It’s Just the little things.

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I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother’s Day and a great week end. I sure did. All three of my sons came by at different times Kurt my middle son called bright and early and he took Me and of course his wife Jessica and the kids Emma and Aiden out for breakfast so I got to see Jessica before she had to go to work. Then I went to Menards with Kurt and the Kids and we picked up some bird seed and I got a new side door. Beginning of winter we had a bad wind storm and it ripped our outside door off so we could not use the side door all winter. So it will be nice now we can use the side door. My some Kurt installed it for me and I made sure I got a real good strong nice one this time and the wind will not rip this one off. Then Rob came over and helped Kurt some and he even got me a card (Hallmark). Then David came, no card but I got a gift certificate for Hobby Lobby all three of then stayed for a while and Kurt and Rob left and David and I ordered a pizza and watched a basketball game (I was not thrilled but I was doing something with my son). So I did have a wonderful day with my guys.

It is time for Cards for Men Challenge. Challenge #10 Theme “Something Special” I have used three digital delight images on my card. They are called “Peek A Boo Ridley” “Little boy with Balloons” and “Dog on a Swing”. I made a stand up card. If you would like to see their Challenge blog just click here. Do not forget to upload you card to Cards for Men challenge blog.

Start Date: 9th May
End Date: 23rd May
Theme: Someone Special
Sponsor: Digital Delights
Website: http://www.digitaldelightsbyloubyloo.com/category/all.htm this will take you to the store.

Prize: 3 Digital Stamps of choice.
Blurb: Welcome to Digital Delights, a magical place filled with my little digi creations from all walks of life. We have a wide range of digital stamps which are delivered straight to your email 24/7!!

http://digitaldelightsbyloubyloo.com/

Here is a side view of my card. You can see it is a 3D. I made some little bushes and added some red beads to then to look like berries. To add some color. This gives you a good look at the boy with the balloons.

Here is a close up of Ridley. I have always like Ridley, Wendy at digital delight has him doing all kinds of things. All the images are colored with copic markers.

I just love the Dog on the swing. I added some punched out leaves for above his head so it would look like he is high in the trees.

• I like this sentiment it is from The Angel Company. I do seen to use a lot of their sentiments but they have some good one. It takes someone really special bless our lives and most of all it is just the little things they do.


• Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful week.

Challenges

Digital delight- Something Special ends Wed. 11th

Hugs, Patricia

A little Birdie told me it’s your Birthday

For Fun Challenge this week Starts today and ends on May 10th. Our sponsor this week is Paper Shelter images, I just love her images she has the cutest ones if you check out her images you are going to be glad you did.. The theme for this week is Mothers day or flowers. So I made a Birthday card. I would of love to make a Mothers day but I would of had no one to give it to, my Mom has been gone for a long time now. I made an Octagon Easel just for something different. My images is called “My Sweet Mommy”. Paper Shelter has their own challenge blog so if you would like to see what the challenge is just click on challenge blog and it will take you right to the blog. Remember to upload you card to For Fun Challenges by Monday afternoon.

Here is a side view of my card. I made a small Rosette for in the middle to help hold up the top card. On splitcoast they call it A Fan Fold Flower, if you would like to see how they make their flower here is the link.

This give you a better view and I added some gems to give some sparkle and the flowers paper is all sparkly is is hard to tell. Added three different ribbons yellow, pink and blue.

Here is the close up if my image and I colored it all with copic markers. The sentiments I used all came from CrackerBpx Palace. I hope you enjoyed my card. It came out so Springy. The flowers I did not make this time but the leaf is punched out. Thanks for stopping.

Paper Shelter- Sparkle Glitter

Really Reasonable Ribbon- Use more than one ribbon

Hugs, Patricia

Me and Bubbles

You know how you start a card and for some reason you just can not stop adding things. Well that is what happen here. I was having so much making the flowers I used Martha Steward Hydrangea punch the one with the 3 little flowers. At first I started with the wreath and then I could not think of a card that would be big enough to put the wreath and a image so I thought about the Stand up card. I have not made this card in awhile.

Here is a side view and it shows how the card stands. It is such a girly card. Perfect for my grand daughter Emma she will love all the frills. Her birthday is in September so I will have to hide this from her because she always has to see my cards.

Here is a close up of my image. My image is called “Little girl rabbit and Easter Basket” is one of Mo Manning images. Here is Mo Manning Store and here is her http://mosdigitalchallenge.blogspot.com/ If you click on this link it will bring you to a video How to make Color Fluff. This is another video by Holly. I color here with my copic markers.

Mo Manning Challenge- Challenge #80 Pink and Girlie

Craft us Crazy- Moms or Flowers end May 11

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful week.

Hugs, Patricia

Something Yummy

 

I wanted to share with you this darling card I made. One of my friends her name is Holly she did a video on her blog on how to create A Front Pocket card so I wanted to try to make the one for myself and I really happy with the way it turned out.

Here is Holly’s Video it is not real long so if you would like to make one for yourself please watch the video. Her cards are so cute.

I made my card for a challenge at SCACD Challenge #4 and the challenge for the week is the color blue and flowers. The stamp I used is from The Elisabeth Bell collection of The Peekers and she is the one called Sweet Mischief Peeker. The challenge ends Monday May 2, 12:00 noon.

 

 

I wanted to show you my flowers I MADE. These are Sweet Pea. A friend of mind had the punch and she let me use it to make these wonderful Sweet Pea’s flowers. I have no idea what the punch is called but it is tricky to make these little flowers but I just think they look so nice and I’m so glad I made then so now I have to order the punch so I can make then in all kinds of colors. As you can see I also used Martha Steward Trellis Punch and put it behind everything so the Sweet Pea’s had something to climb on. Of course I had to show you the ribbon, I did not want it to tell let out.

Here you can see the pocket a little more and I have taken out the sentiments.

This show you how I did mine. I did not do mine in circles. I would of if it would not of covered the little Peekers so I thought this would work better.

I set then on the side. I thought the one sentiment Time for something yummy! was so perfect for her reaching for the cake.

Challenge

Prairie Fairy- April shower bring May Flowers

Here is the close up. Of course she is colored with my Copic Markers. Thanks for stopping by. I hope you enjoyed my card and have a wonderful week end.

Challenge

Elisabeth bell- Mothers Day May 22

Hugs Patricia

Life is a journey not a Destination.

Here is my card I made for the For Fun Challenge that is going on this week. It all about recycling something, so that is what I did. I had some short pieces of ribbon and some pieces of scrapes of paper so I used then up, a couple of odd buttons and my card was done. The Sponsor for the challenge is Phiney’s Place Stamp Store this week. I love Phiney’s images.

Phiney’s Place challenge blog also has her own challenge blog and this week it is sparkle.

Here is the close up of my image. I color my image with copic markers.

I hope you enjoyed my card. Thanks for stopping and have a wonderful week.

Copic Creations- SKY ends May 15

Hugs,

THANKS A LATTE!

This was a way different card for me. I really tried to do something different. Things I would normally not do. We have The Cards for Men Challenge starting today. The theme is CIRCLES, I thought was a great idea, so I was trying to set my mind on circles. So this is what I came up with.

Challenge 9 – Circles

Start Date: 25th April
End Date: 8th May
Theme: Circles
Sponsor: Fresh Brewed Designs
Website: http://www.freshbreweddesigns.com 
Logo:

Blurb: Hi. I am Heather Dennis. I am a homeschooling mother of 2 wonderful children, the wife of 12 years to the love of my life, a Christian and the owner of Fresh Brewed Designs. I have loved to draw and create ever since I was a child. My daughter has inherited my love of art and recently inspired me to start creating again.
All the images in my shop are hand drawn. I offer a wide range of images from coffee, cute and inspirational.I also love to create custom drawn images, so if you are looking for anything in particular, please feel free to drop me an email. Heather is also a very SWEET PERSON.

Prize: 3 digi images of your choice, So if you would like to stop by Heather’s store and see what she has just click here and it will take you to her shop. My images is called Latte Party.

I did make an Easel Card. I have not made one in a long time. Here is Tutorial on making the card if you would like to make one. I found this plaid paper and it went pretty good with the paper I was using on top and I thought I would punch out some circles in different size and layer then. I also found some stickers I had that went just fine.

I added some Diamond glaze and some white Liquid Applique’ and puffed it up to look like frosting and whipping cream on the Latte. Added some Diamond Stickles glitter glue.

Here are the circles.

Here is a close up of my image. Thanks for stopping by. I hope you had a wonderful week end and a Happy Easter.

Hugs,

Work are! Working with Metals.

We had a challenge at CMC Copic Challenge Group. I would say this one was a real challenge it was doing different types of metals. The bench I used is a stamp I have from Stampouri (not sure if that is spelled right) and some of the pot and the containers are from then also. The flying geese are from Stampscapes. We have a slide show going on at the challenge site of all the cards that where entered so if you would like to see the cards you are welcome to stop by and see then. This is a challenge that is for people that use COPIC MARKERS so if you like to use copic markers and would like to join our challenges, the next challenge is to make a card using PASTELS COLORS it has started and it ends APRIL 29 10:00 am EST. It is for all levels of people that color with copic markers. We always have wonderful prizes. For this challenge you can win 3 copic markers of your choice and a package of Cryogan card stock.

One the left I tried to make the container rusty. Watering can I tried to make it look duty metal. That is my stuff looks like when it sits out side.

Container on left old rusty and container on right is a porcelain container.

 

These I tried to make look like metal container.

I do think the milk container turned out the best. The one on the right is a bucket.

 

Here is a close up of the bottom shelve. You also can the grass area here also. I hope you enjoyed my try on Metal. I do know that is something I have to work on some more. Thanks for stopping. Have a wonderful week.

Hugs, Patricia

Hey! Little Birdie. Video to make a Small Kleenex Box Holder

I made a Kleenex holder. For the small Kleenex packages you can buy. I seen a video on You Tube and watched it several times before I finally got the pattern. It was a dark video so it was hard to see and I thank the lady that did the video but at times I had a hard time understanding what she was saying. But I finally got it. I want to share it with you. It was really easy to make.

Here is a side view of my holder. I hope you can understand how to put it together and what pieces go where. If you do not understand let me know and I can walk you though it. The larger pieces go on top and the smaller pieces go on top of the larger pieces. As far as my stamp the is an Elisabeth Bell Stamp called her brand NEW set called The Peekers where you can get that Susana’s Custom Art and Card Design. This week Susana’s Challenge Blog is having and you have to use HEARTS on your project. Here are my wonderful flower they are Prima flowers I used on my project and you also can get then at Susana’s, stop by her store and see what she has all kinds of beautiful things. Wait tell you see all the flowers.

I think these would look really cute on someone's desk. I think I know just the friend I’m going to give it to. Have a wonderful week everyone.

Hugs, Patricia

FLOWER

This week For Fun Challenges is a color challenge you need to use pink, blue, purple, green and yellow. YOU MUST chose at LEAST 3. So I hope you chose to play along with us this week. The sponsor is Meljen. If you have non of Meljen’s images this week she gave a way FREE a DONKEY and if you click here you can get the Donkey Free and make a card with it. We would like you to use one of Meljen images on you card for this challenge she has given away a lot of free images. Meljen has her own challenge blog every Thursday. Meljen sales her stamps thru Whimsy Stamps so if you would love to see what she has that is the place you need to go. My image is called “Pair of Poppies”.

Now a little about my card. I colored it with copic markers. I cut it out with one of Spellbinders Frameability. I was so lucky I found some scrapbook paper that matched my flower. I know, I should of checked before but I wanted to use those colors on the flowers and never thought they would be hard to match with paper and they where. No reason why I layered it as I did, just liked the way it looked. So I added some gemstone stars with the color theme and I was done.

 

Here is the close up. I hope you enjoyed my card. Thanks for stopping and have a wonderful week.

 

Hugs, Patricia

Bird by my window.

It is that time again for Challenge #8  Cards for Men Challenge Blog and the theme is Easter. I do have Happy Easter on my card from Digital Delight image. I also made my card with all punches for this challenge,

Start Date:  11th April
End Date:  24th April
Theme:  Easter
Sponsor: Peachy Keen Stamps
website:  www.peachykeenstamps.com
Logo:

Blurb:
Peachy Keen Stamps is a family owned and operated leading clear stamp manufacturer based out of Northeast Wisconsin. Our stamps are made with the highest quality polymer on the market today, giving them their unique peach tint. The whimsical images designed by Kathy Jakopovich coupled with their durability make them a favorite amongst scrapbookers, card makers, and artists alike. These stamps are sold exclusively online at www.peachykeenstamps.com and at independent stamp and scrapbook stores worldwide. Please visit our website for a complete list of retail locations.
Prize: two fab stamp sets for one lucky winner.

Sweetie Pie Peepers

Happy Mother's Day

These are some pretty nice prizes.

 

I made it 3D. The card is 1/4 inch think. I did the background with sponges. Used Brilliance inks sky blue, yellow and orchid to make a sunset. My birds I make I copy from the magazine Birds and Blooms. It is one of my favorite magazines. When I do the birds I write on the back of then so I can remember what they are called. This one is easy but some of then are really hard. If you do not know this is an Oriole. I try and come pretty close to what they look like. The punch I have is from Stampin’ up it is called the bird punch.

For the top and bottom punch is Martha Stewards border punch Laurel Leaf, it makes a nice border.

 

Here is a closer look at my Oriole.

The flowers are from Martha Steward Hydrangea punch, leaves are the Fond punch and the Autumn Branch punch.

Here is a close up of the window with the bird. I have no idea why I made a card with punches but it was fun. I really did not want to make a card with a bunny for a guy so I know my guys would of liked something like this. So this is what I came up with and I hope you like it.

Thanks for stopping and have a wonderful week.

 

Hugs, Patricia