STYLISH BLOGGER AWARD

Blogger Award"

And this was given by my wonderful Shirley from nanieflash. Shirley and I have been friends for awhile now we are both on the design team for Cards for Men since it started and I love her dearly, she is from the UK and I want to thank her for this, right Shirley?. This is not my favorite thing to do is pass theses along. I hate not passing them because some people really look forward in getting these awards and if I miss you I’m sorry Please forgive me. Do not forget to post the award on your your blog.

As you can expect to receive this award you've got several rules and these are as follows:-
Step 1 - Make a post linking back to the person who gave you the award!
Step 2 - Share 7 random things about yourself
Step 3 – Award 7 recently discovered bloggers with this award
Step 4 – Contact these bloggers and tell them they’ve won the award

7 random things about me...

1. I hate having to pass these Awards on as its difficult to give it to no more than the Award Allows. (I’m leaving Shirley first #1 right here)

2. I really do not like to cook any kind of food. Many years ago I was a chief at a restaurant here in town it was a pretty fancy place and I was the head cook and I hated it, was so glad when I got out of that job and I sill hate to cook.

3. I LOVE to teach people I guess my calling in life was to be a teacher but I did not know that when it mattered.

4. I love to Bird watch. Birds are very interesting. I could watch them for a long time and enjoy every minute.

5. I also love to garden and grow flower and watch them grow.

6. Pictures, my hubby thinks I’m crazy I love to take pictures of so many things.

7. Help people and animals and I will leave it at that.

That was not easy to do, I can think of lots of things but they are just stupid things.

1. Holly Young http://hogwildaboutstamping.blogspot.com/

2. Helen Dooley http://tomorrowstreasure.blogspot.com/

3. Mandy http://craftyfoxcards.blogspot.com/

4. Stephanie http://stephaniemino.blogspot.com/

5. Pauline http://paulineguttrey.blogspot.com/

6. Chelsea http://cjpbcreations.blogspot.com/

7. Vicki http://stampedsmiles.blogspot.com/

I do hope girls you will accept this award and enjoy it. I will be back a little later, I do have a post to do but I wanted to get this done.

Hugs, Patricia

Lilies and Hummingbirds

 

I made my card for a challenge at Color Creative Classroom, if you have never heard of it it is a forum for people that work with copic markers and they have a challenge that goes on about twice a month. Each time we have different Sponsors, all of our Sponsors are  wonderful. We even win prizes. This time our theme was FLOWERS and these challenges are not easy one. The girls the are in Color Creative Classroom are really fantastic artists. Our Sponsor for this FLOWER Challenge was Tiffany Doodles and she offered 10 free images to the winner of the challenge. WOW!!!! That is a lot of images. To my surprise last night I went on to check the cards and I found out the I WAS THE WINNER!!!! HONEST I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT!!! LADIES THEIR ARE SO MANY BEAUTIFUL CARDS ENTERED AND I WON…. YAHOO!!! THANK YOU.. THANK YOU… I CAN NOT SAY IT ENOUGH. I”M SO HAPPY… I’M DOING THE HAPPY DANCE.  I went over to Tiffany Doodles and picked out 10 beautiful images. She has some wonderful images in her store, I love her flowers and her birds are stunning.

  

Here is a side view, you can see that I made that card 3D. You also can see that I added the Stamen and Pistil, how I did that, I took wire and colored it black cut them in small pieces bend the ends a little and added Alieens Tacky glue a small amount on the ends and used black flower soft.

I did pull out my magazine Birds and Blooms and found a picture of a Hummer and it really matched up with the picture I found. Here is a closer look.

Suzanna Dean also offers ONLINE classes for copic at Color Creative Classroom.

She has classes for beginners to advanced. Just clink on the link if you want to check it out. Suzanne is a fantastic teacher so if this is something you have been thinking about go over and take a look at what Suzanne offers. It might be just what you are looking for.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope everyone is having a wonderful week end.

Hugs, Patricia

Honey, You look great today.

We have our challenge for Cards For Men. This is a image by Bonibleaux Designs. The sponsor for the challenge is One Stop Crafts. You need to upload your image to Cards For Men Challenge Blog.

Start Date: 14th Feb 2011
End Date: 27th Feb 2011
Theme: Recipe challenge - use 1 image, 2 papers, 3 embellishments (could be 3 different or 3 of one thing)Sponsor: One Stop Card Crafts
Website: http://www.onestopcardcrafts.co.uk/Prize:  £10 gift voucher

Blurb:

At One Stop Card Crafts we have a big range of ever changing discount card making and cardmaking craft supplies.We are always adding to our range of craft supplies which are ideal for making handmade greeting cards, do-it-yourself invitations scrapbook pages, altered items and much more.

Our card making craft supplies include free UK postage* and our popular discount scheme and quick service means our customers keep coming back for more.

Our prices are very competitive and this makes us an ideal place to buy your cardmaking supplies online.

Logo:

Here is my close up of my image from Bonibleaux Designs. It is called “Every day Hero Evan” There images are so funny. They make great cards for men. I so sorry for posting this late my son is really sick and we had to spend a couple days at the hospital with him getting all kinds of tests, scans, blood work and now they have him on an antibiotic drip for an infection he has in his stomach. So I’m hoping this helps a lot because the doctors are talking about surgery.

Thanks for stopping, stay warm and have a wonderful week.

Hugs, Patricia

Here is another challenge I missed

This one was For Fun Challenges and today is the last day you can enter the challenge. Being sick sure can mess everything up. I still wanted to share it with everyone. This week we have a sponsor and you have the opportunity to win a prize.

And here is the wonderful prize. This will go to 1 winner.

Although Little Scraps of Heaven (blog) and Little Scrap of Heaven Store have such wonderful images, and so many wonderful things to choose from, Tricia made us some REALLY SPECIAL IMAGES for our challenge this week. I DO THINK THAT WAS SUPER NICE OF HERE AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A CARD USING THE SAME IMAGES YOU CAN GET THEM FREE AT  Little Scrap of Heaven.
This weeks Challenge-
Its a you pick challenge meaning you decide on which challenge you would like to do. We had the challenge for groundhog's day, you could decide if its 6 more weeks or winter or spring. Of course I picked the spring image.

I added a butterfly but some Stickles used star dust and dark blue. It is a Spellbinders die cut.

I used this sentiment it says “It’s a new day”.

Here is the close up of my Mr Hedge Hog.

I stamped the words Happy Spring and added some flowers to the bottom of the inside of the card. I’m sorry I am so late but I will not be for the weeks challenge.

Thanks for stopping. I do hope you enjoyed my card. How about those PACKERS??? What can I say I am a Fan…

Hugs, Patricia

My Card Holder and it could be much more.

 

At FOR FUN Challenges this week is to make a card holder. All this is a paper bag. Wonderful Card Holders and even Gift Bags. The cost is almost nothing to make the card holder and you can make it to hold and size cards you want. This one I made to hold my 5” by 7” cards. I do make a lot of cards that size. The standard size sandwich bag you get at the store is good for the 5 1/2” by 4 1/4” cards. So we would love for you to join us at FOR FUN Challenges this week. We would love to see what you make.

Here is a side view of the bag. I use heavy card stock on my card or gift bags it makes them much stronger. I did add some embellishments for today but if it is for me I do not usually do that but I use these all the time. I decorated this one different on the other side.

 

I used stampin up punch to punch a handle on the top. You can embellish it any way you want. If you have something else that will work for making a handle that wonderful. One thing when you punch the handle make sure the ends of the bag are pulled out on both sides because you could punch the ends it they are inward, you want to keep the edges away from the punch.

You also could leave the bag long and decorate the lower half use one border punch on the top of the bag to make it look fancy and fold it over toward the front and this way it will seals the bag for a gift bag. You can use a punch add some ribbon and tie it closed. Just have fun and make it your creation. You even could cut the card stock wider on top and a little smaller on the bottom and see if you can get it to look like a flower pot. 

The Card Holder holds a lot of cards. Just to give you some more ideas you can do with this. I also make them as garbage bags and carry the bags in my small craft bag when I go to some ones house. This way I have some place to put my garbage in and it folds up real small in my craft bag. All you do is measure the size of your bag and cut the card stock about 1/2 inch bigger on each end, now the length is up to you if you want it to be for standard size cards and remember do you want the cards standing up or on the sides so what you decide measure up and I would add a couple inches so you have room for your handle. Glue or tape the card stock to the bag, now that can be a little tricky. On the one side it is fine because the bags lays flat so line up your card stock with the bottom and tape it down. The other side is not as easy because you need to fold down the flap and it will not lay straight and do not make it. Just go ahead and tape your card stock right along that edge because when it opens it will all stand up perfect. I went down to our Card Store, it has all kinds of stuff for having parties and I found some white paper bags. Also they had bags much nicer ones in all kinds of colors but I did not want to pay what the store wanted for those bags. Maybe some day when I have to make a gift bag.

Thanks for stopping by. I you have any questions just let me know. Have a great day.

Hugs, Patricia

I just join Pay it forward

 

I join this wonderful game from my friend Shirley http://nannieflash.blogspot.com/ blog.
And this is how it goes:
I promise to send a handmade card to the first five people who comment on this post. However, there's a catch. You must post this, offering something handmade to five other people.
The rules state that it must be something handmade or homemade by you and needs to be sent to five other people during 2011. During the year 2011, so do not worry I will get it out.
If you'd like to join in the fun, then be the first to post a comment and something handmade or homemade (card) will be coming your way at some point this year.
Isn't that cool? If you are the first to comment, please leave your email address and I will get in contact with you to get you address. Or if you are in the first 5 and you feel better to contact me and not leave your email address here is mine icyurastamper@hotmail.com . 
So lets see what we can do!
Come play!
I will contact the first five by email for your snail mail address.

Hugs, Patricia

Something from many year ago, maybe you remember.

Aprons do you remember when? I do..

This is such a sweet story and I wanted to share it with everyone and I hope it brings back many of wonderful memories. It did for me.

Remember making an apron in Home Ec? Remember Home Ec? If we have to explain HOME EC. you can do not have to read this.

The History of 'APRONS'

I don't think our kids know what an apron is.

The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath because she only had a few and because it was easier to wash aprons than dresses and aprons required less material. But along with that, it served as a pot holder for removing hot pans from the oven.

It was wonderful for drying children's tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears.
From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven.

When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids.

And when the weather was cold, Grandma wrapped it around her arms.

Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow, bent over the hot wood stove.

Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron.

From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables.
After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls.

In the fall, the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees.
When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds.

When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and the men folk knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner.

It will be a long time before someone invents something that will replace that 'old-time apron' that served so many purposes.

REMEMBER:
Grandma used to set her hot baked apple pies on the window sill to cool. Her granddaughters set theirs on the window sill to thaw.

They would go crazy now trying to figure out how many germs were on that apron.

I don't think I ever caught anything from an apron - but love...

I remember making an apron in Home ec and I also remember making one for Fair one year and my grandma helping me. I did not win anything but I made something. I do not think I ever seen both my grandmothers without an apron on. I hope you enjoyed this I sure did and memories are the only way we can keep our family alive in our minds. Thanks for stopping.

Hugs, Patricia

"We Love the Green and Gold" (OFFICIAL HD MUSIC VIDEO): Pat McCurdy

I just can not help myself. I’m from Wisconsin and I’m so HAPPY FOR OUR GREEN PAY PACKERS.. That we have even made it this far!!! I made this card a long time ago when I was on the DT for The Stamping Boutique and the is one of their images. We had a challenge at that time some about our state football team. I’m a GREEN BAY PACKER FAN ALL MY LIFE AND I WATCH ALL THEIR GAME. I do not watch any other game. I have three sons so what I know about football I learned from them. Now it is much better. When they made a touch down, I would call it a home run so my guys would explain to me what everything was so now I call it like it is, but sometime I still get something wrong. I will say you know that little thingie you know…. and they just shake there heads.

 

If you want to listen to the song that is fine but if not, I just want you to know I’m real proud of our GREEN BAY PACKERS~~~GO PACK GO~~~ Oh, I hope you like my crazy card. Thanks for stopping.

Hugs, Patricia   GO GREEN BAY PACKERS!!!!!!

Flower Fairy

I did this for The Next Challenge FOR FUN Challenges it is make it Sparkle, what you can to add glitter use Gems anything that will make your project glitter. I hope you can see all my glitter I added a lot and I find it hard to see. So if you would like to join us please upload you card to For Fun Challenges. This is one of Mo manning images Called Baby Fairy Ayana and if you would like to see more of Mo Manning images.

I punched all kinds of flowers and branches and greens out with several punches. The flowers where from Nellies and the others where from Martha Stewart. I not sure if you can tell put she is stand in water so I used Diamond Glaze from Judi Kins. In the middle of the flowers I used Stickles glitter glue cinnamon color and Star dust on the flowers.

I used a big yellow bow and added a charm with a fairy on it and I’m sorry I did not make sure it was turned right. Add green dots all around the scalloped edge and sponged around the edge with Brilliance Ink Yellow.

Here is one of the flowers in the upper right side.. I just got that branch punch and I really like it. The paper I used is from DCWV (Die Cuts with a View).

Here is the close up of my little Ayana, she is so cute. I hope you enjoy her. Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful Thursday.

Challenges

Angels creative updates- use flowers on your card

Penny Challenges- Anything

Mo Manning- Challenge Play time

ABC Challenges- M is for... Magical Feb 2

Hugs,

Patricia

Just Simple Pleasures

Squigglefly is having Challenge #81 this week. It is Green, Silver and Flowers. It you have not been over to the Squigglefly Challenge Blog to see all the wonderful projects that the Design Team members put together you are really missing some thing. We have NEW images that were released on Saturday and if you would like to see them just click here, we have some wonderful hearts sets that would be perfect for Valentines day.

These are the copic I used to color my images. My images is called “Simple Pleasures Birdbath” and the Artist is Marla Shega. I think she did a beautiful job in creating the birdbath. The paper I used was from K and Company. I did go over the birdbath with some Shimmerz Hi Ho Silver. The backing paper of the birdbath is shinny silver and I add some glitter dots on the side. Those are Prima Flowers one is green and the other one is silver. I also added a green ribbon.

Here is the close up of my coloring. The butterflies almost look red but I did use an orange. I wanted then to be a Monarch Butterfly. They are so beautiful.

I hope you have a great day. As it is Wednesday and the week is half over for some of you.

Thanks for stopping. I hope you enjoyed my card.

Challenges:

Flutter By: Have a butterfly on your card

Hugs, Patricia