Saturday, December 31, 2011

Awash with Flowers...

Happy New Years Eve!
I hope this post finds everyone well! I've been crazy busy and totally unproductive in my craft room! I needed a small gift for a client of mine so I made her a set of cards. I used Awash w Flowers and AnnaBelles Squared Poise's to create these.

I used so saffron , certainly celery, pretty in pink and bashful blue. Nice soft color pallet! My client loves to send cards and is a great customer!
These are pretty CAS for me... they will be easy for her to mail!
Challenges:
Top Tip Tuesday – #66 Anything Goes.
 Simon Says Stamps – Anything Goes.
 The Cutie Pie Challenge use a sentiment
 Anything Goes - Blue and One Other Color
Meljens - Blue
That's it for me today! Be sure and come back tomorrow to see what the lovely Rose's have been up to! Have a safe and Happy New Years!
HUGS
Patti

Thursday, December 29, 2011

AnnaBelle Sketch Challenge...

OH my goodness.... I'm late,late,late! I've been so busy with work I totally forgot to get my post ready for the fun filled challenge at AnnaBelle Stamps! You have to admit that's one awesome sketch! The possibilities are limitless!
My card base is melon mambo layered with very vanilla and Oah LaLa for her dp. The sentiment is from whimsey flowers!There just happens to be a big sale going on...  pop over to AnnaBelle Stamps and check it out! Be sure and check out the rest of the DT. You can find their links on my sidebar. 
About our challenges:
- We post our challenges every Friday at 12:00pm AEST (AEDT during Daylight Savings).
- Each challenge runs for a week, and will close on the Thursday 5.00pm so that we can announce and showcase our weekly winners prior to the next challenge.
- Each weeks winner will receive our special blinkie to display on their blog and a special little something. Our last challenge for the month will be a sketch challenge which will attract our main prize of a $15.00 gift voucher for that weeks winner.

How To Play Along :
- Copy and save our challenge banner and include it and a link back to the ABS blog in your post.
- Please link directly to your entry not just to your blog.
- Please don't link to postings made prior to the date of our current challenge. All projects submitted must be new.
- A maximum of 7 challenges may be combined including this one.
- You may enter any challenge several times as long as each submission is with a new creation.
- We would love you to use AnnaBelle Stamps and embellishments, but you can play along without using them, it’s all about sharing ideas ☺

Monday, December 26, 2011

Because I Care...

Good Morning!
I hope everyone had a great Christmas. I think Santa ate my mojo instead of the cookies we left for him! 
My card base whisper white layered with marina mist and twitter~pated dp.The focal image is from because I care! 
Headed back to my craft room to see if I can muster up some mojo! Have a great day!

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Merry Christmas to all my blogging friends! May the Lord bless you in the coming year!

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Happy Birthday Tris...

Good Morning!
Sorry I've been MIA... I've been busy,busy,busy! Seems everyone wants to be pretty for Christmas! This card is for another gdaughter. I actually got hooked on stamping 3 yrs ago making a card for this kid! This gdaughter is almost a tom~boy. She  plays every sport in school {very well} ! She also loves to fish and hunt! She does clean up very well and is drop dead gorgeous in a dress and makeup!
My card base is riding hood red layered with very vanilla and well worn dp. The sentiment is from happiest birthday wishes. The packages are just scraps of paper! I love how this turned out... it's kinda funky fun!
Challenges:
Stampavie And More  #158 red.
Shelly's Images  anything goes.
The Crafty Pad   #152 anything but Christmas.
The Corrosive Challenges  #139 anything but Christmas.
Sparkles Forum  anything but a Christmas card.
OSAAT  #93 anything goes.
Have a super great day! I will be doing hair for 12 hrs straight today )0=

Monday, December 19, 2011

Last AnnaBell Blog Hop of the Year......... Ornaments!

Good Afternoon!
It's time for the last blog hop of the year with AnnaBelle Stamps. Today we are sharing ornaments created for your inspiration! 

My first one is pretty simple. The shape was cut out with nesties and embossed. I then heat embossed it with iridescent ice EP. It's Christmas it just had to sparkle!  The sentiment is from Stamped for Christmas.

The second is a little on the funky side. I saw a baby mobile made out of a book that looked like this! I'm not totally happy with the way it turned out but it was my first. I think the thing I don't like is the brad! Other than that it's ok! I used Ornamental Christmas on the front!
Here is a picture from the side.
Yep... it's the brad that I don't like! I will be making more of these, I'm sure they will improve! Be sure and check out what the rest of the DT has come up with!

Patti



Sunday, December 18, 2011

Sweet Sunday Sketch... {NOT}

Good Afternoon!
I started the day with some major Mojo... and then life got in the way )-; I made a few things and then had to go grocery shopping. When I got back I cleaned house... you know bathrooms, bedding, laundry, dusting UGGGGGH! Then I had the great idea to rearrange my craft room! Hours later I popped over to the Sweet Sunday Sketch to see what was happening! It gave my mojo the jump start it needed!

My card base is pool party layered with very vanilla and spice cake dp. I used mixed bunch for my focal image and the sentiment is from always thankful.





 I think I finally settled in my craft room! Would you like to see a few pictures?

My little sis Pam made my create~s with her cricut expression. She didn't know what size I wanted so she brought me 3 different sizes. I just had to use all 3.... Thanks bunches Pam!


 I moved my counter under the window for some natural light. My room isn't very large so I need to make the most of what space I have! That's it for me today.... enjoy the rest of your Sunday!
OK I'm NUTS.... the sketch was for Nov 20th.....

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Sweet Stop...

Good Afternoon!
I have a quick card to share! I saw the sketch at the Sweet Stop and just had to play. My card base is early espresso layered with very vanilla and spice cake dp. My focal image is from apothecary art and the sentiment is  from God's beauty. My flower was created using the new pleated ribbon. That's it for me today... DH is taking me to see Breaking Dawn (0= Have a great weekend!

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Say it With....


Good Afternoon!
It's challenge time at AnnaBelle Stamps and I'm so glad you could join us! This week we are to say it with Christmas cards. Sooooo I made a set! My cards are pretty much one layer ! I created a poinsettia added a punched border , ribbon and a sentiment from Stamped for Christmas. Easy peasy... very easy to mass produce. My cards and envelopes all fit into my large envelope decorated with a Holly Branch image and sentiment.
Here is a close up of the card. Be sure and check out what the rest of the DT has come up with!


 I can't wait to see what you come up with!

 

About our challenges:
- We post our challenges every Friday at 12:00pm AEST (AEDT during Daylight Savings).
- Each challenge runs for a week, and will close on the Thursday 5.00pm so that we can announce and showcase our weekly winners prior to the next challenge.
- Each weeks winner will receive our special blinkie to display on their blog and a special little something. Our last challenge for the month will be a sketch challenge which will attract our main prize of a $15.00 gift voucher for that weeks winner.

How To Play Along :
- Copy and save our challenge banner and include it and a link back to the ABS blog in your post.
- Please link directly to your entry not just to your blog.
- Please don't link to postings made prior to the date of our current challenge. All projects submitted must be new.
- A maximum of 7 challenges may be combined including this one.
- You may enter any challenge several times as long as each submission is with a new creation.
- We would love you to use AnnaBelle Stamps and embellishments, but you can play along without using them, it’s all about sharing ideas ☺

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Snow Much Fun...

Good Morning!
The weather man is saying we are to get a little snow )0= So hope he's wrong! I've really enjoyed the open winter! My Christmas card was created for one of my gkids. This was created when my sis  was here. We took the same image and made 2 very different cards. Wish I'd taken a picture of her cards )0;  Any~hoo the snowman is from snow much fun (SU). Paper is melon mambo layered with very vanilla and MME dp. 


I think I should add a few challenges:
Crafty Boots - Christmas
ABC Christmas - Anything Christmas
Creative Card Crew - Tis the Season
 Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
Cupcake Crafts - Sparkle, Shine and Glitter
Belli Challenge - Winter or Christmas
Auds Sentiments - Winter Holiday Sentiment
Raise The Bar - Christmas
  Whoopsi Daisy sparkle and shine {stickles}
Dream Valley Challenges Christmas
Lollipop Crafts happy holidays
Paper Sundaes anything Christmas
The Squirrel & the Fox Christmas
2 Sisters Christmas

Phew... that was a work out! Have a super awesome day!


Tuesday, December 13, 2011

HB Katie Lou!

Good Morning!
This is a BD card for my now 14yr old grand~daughter! She is a beautiful young lady and absolutely LOVES pigs... go figure! I made this when my sis was here and am just now getting it posted! Katie loved it and yelled OMGOSH it has a pig on it... THANKS Gma! That's it for me today... need to exercise and get ready for work )0=

Monday, December 12, 2011

MOJO 219

Good Morning!
It's Monday and that means MOJO time! I love sketch challenges... they make card making so easy! My card today is created mostly form my toss box again! My image from Christmas Postcard was already stamped and embossed. The holly was created using a poinsettia that was already cut out... I just cut 2 petals off and sponged them! 

I think I need more challenges... don't you?
Paper Sundaes – #99 Anything Christmas.
Bearly-Mine Challenge – #25 Non-Traditional Colors for Christmas.
 2 Sisters Challenge – #69 Christmas.
 Belli Challenge - Winter or Christmas
Auds Sentiments - Winter Holiday Sentiment
Crafty Creations - Christmas with a Sentiment
ABC Christmas - Anything Christmas
Raise The Bar - Christmas
Card Makin Mamas - Christmas (2 entries only)
Creative Card Crew - Tis the Season
Tuesday Throwdown - Celebrate the Season
 Have yourself a GREAT day!

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Enchantment...

Good Sunday Morning!
My day is off to a great start! Mojo is working and I have some time to play a little! This card started with the sketch at the Sweet Stop. I love how it turned out... it has such a vintage  feminine feel to it! My card base is very vanilla layered with early espresso. The dp is everyday enchantment. My focal image is from fesh vintage and the flower is from mixed bunch.  
I think I need a few more challenges don't you?
Flourishes feminine flair
 Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Stamps R Us - Emboss it
  The ABC Challenge - E for Embossing
  pile it on - bling it up
That's it for me today! Have an awesome day!

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Say it With....

It's challenge time at AnnaBelle Stamps... Christmas boxes! Well I cheated a little. I have a granddaughter whose birthday is 2 days after Christmas. She always gets her BD gifts with Christmas wrapping.... so I've made a box for her birthday!  She is a girly girl! I recycled a box I got soap in.
I knew when I bought this soap I would be recycling this box! I don't know if you can see it but it's embossed!
This was pretty simple to revamp! I used a sentiment from Squared Poises 
and framed it with spellbinders. 


I added a few flowers, pearls and bow...... ALL girl! Be sure and check out what the rest of the DT has come up with...


Belles



About our challenges:
- We post our challenges every Friday at 12:00pm AEST (AEDT during Daylight Savings).
- Each challenge runs for a week, and will close on the Thursday 5.00pm so that we can announce and showcase our weekly winners prior to the next challenge.
- Each weeks winner will receive our special blinkie to display on their blog and a special little something. Our last challenge for the month will be a sketch challenge which will attract our main prize of a $15.00 gift voucher for that weeks winner.

How To Play Along :
- Copy and save our challenge banner and include it and a link back to the ABS blog in your post.
- Please link directly to your entry not just to your blog.
- Please don't link to postings made prior to the date of our current challenge. All projects submitted must be new.
- A maximum of 7 challenges may be combined including this one.
- You may enter any challenge several times as long as each submission is with a new creation.
- We would love you to use AnnaBelle Stamps and embellishments, but you can play along without using them, it’s all about sharing ideas ☺

Vintage Christmas

Good Morning!
I have yet another Christmas card to share with you! This one was pretty simple... I let the paper do all the work! Gotta love that MME Christmas paper! I used a tag cut out with my cricket and the holly was is from spellbinders. The sentiment is SU but I don't know which set. It was a garage sale find!

Here is a view of the inside! I thought I would enter a few challenges!
Creative Card Crew - Tis the Season
 Tuesday Throwdown - Celebrate the Season
Raise The Bar - Christmas
Crafty Creations - Christmas with a Sentiment
 Come and Get It - Anything Christmas
ABC Christmas - Anything Christmas
Gingerloft - Winter or Christmas
Belli Challenge - Winter or Christmas
 Heartsong - Christmas and/or Red, Green and White
Phew... I think I worked up a sweat LOL! Be sure and come back tonight for the AnnaBelle Challenge!

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Mojo 218

Good Morning!
 I can't believe Christmas is sooooo close! Mother Nature is being super kind to us .... NO snow! It's pretty cold, but dry (0= I can live with that! My card is for the Mojo 218 sketch. 
My card base is river rock layered with very vanilla and Kaiser Kraft secret bird dp. The small panel is river rock and basic grey curio. The focal image is from vintage labels. My flower was created with a SU punch. 
That's it for me today.... Have a great day!

Monday, December 5, 2011

Christmas Gift Tags...

Good Afternoon! 
It's blog hop time at AnnaBelle Stamps! This month we are just sharing inspirational pieces! We've created Christmas Gift Tags! I have 2 to share.... 
My first is a "big one" LOL! 

This was created using BGBD 6 and Holly Branch. The tag was cut out using my cricut!
This tag was created using a sentiment from Round for Christmas!! I was also cut out with my cricut and scraps from my little "toss box". My toss box is items I've cut out and didn't use! This hop is to simply give you some inspiration and ways to use your stamps!
Be sure you check out what the rest of the team has come up with!
Have a great evening!

Punched Posies

Good Morning!
I hope you had a super great weekend! I've been up since the wee hours... one of those nights )0= Good side of being awake is my craft room is at the opposite end of the house from our bedroom! You guessed it... I've been making cards (0= This card is for the Sweet Stop sketch challenge! It cam together pretty easy!My card base is early espresso layered with very vanilla and MME dp. My flowers are from punched posies .


I am also entering these challenges:
PIO bling it up, {pearls, buttons}
2 Sisters punches or dies
DYSU ribbon
Lily Pad buttons
Craft your Day Away buttons or bows

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Say it With....


Good Afternoon!
It's time for another fun filled challenge at AnnaBelle Stamps! I have 2 projects to share with you today! The 1st is a simple little item for my daughter. She LOVES to decorate everything and this will hang in her car!

This was hard to get a picture of! I finally hung it up on my cork board (0=  To create this I used MME holly jolly dp and Ornamental Christmas. I also used sultana sprinkles and natural twisted paper cord! It really is cute IRL!

This is a little mini album {I've wanted to make one of these for a very long time} made into a calender. Super simple and I will be making many more ! You can see the tutorial here. I used cheerful treat dp and daisy delight to decorate this little jewel. You can find free printable calenders here.
Be sure and check out the rest of the DT to see their beautiful creations!

About our challenges:
- We post our challenges every Friday at 12:00pm AEST (AEDT during Daylight Savings).
- Each challenge runs for a week, and will close on the Thursday 5.00pm so that we can announce and showcase our weekly winners prior to the next challenge.
- Each weeks winner will receive our special blinkie to display on their blog and a special little something. Our last challenge for the month will be a sketch challenge which will attract our main prize of a $15.00 gift voucher for that weeks winner.

How To Play Along :
- Copy and save our challenge banner and include it and a link back to the ABS blog in your post.
- Please link directly to your entry not just to your blog.
- Please don't link to postings made prior to the date of our current challenge. All projects submitted must be new.
- A maximum of 7 challenges may be combined including this one.
- You may enter any challenge several times as long as each submission is with a new creation.
- We would love you to use AnnaBelle Stamps and embellishments, but you can play along without using them, it’s all about sharing ideas ☺

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Scenic Christmas

 
Good Morning!   
 I hope all is well with you! When my little sis Carol was over she wanted to CASE this card of Theresa Mombers. Theresa does such beautiful work. I love the scene she creates! We both did a card and they turned out so different! That was really fun! Carol's card is absolutely gorgeous in it's own right.... but she doesn't blog anymore so you won't be seeing it )0=
Here is a shot of the inside. I'm really happy with how it turned out! Is anyone else having problems with blogger? I run Firefox and have to pop over to internet explorer to upload pictures. I find it so frustrating sometimes I just want to scream!!!!! Maybe it's just menopause and blogger )0=
I used the classic lovely as a tree from SU and AnnaBelle's holly branch for the sentiments! Hope your day is filled with joy!

                                                                      


Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Kissy Dear...

Good Morning!
Well I have just about all my Christmas cards ready to mail. I just need to address a few more and I will be done (0= My 2 younger sisters were over this past weekend and we made Christmas cards.... to fun! Thanks for coming Carol and Pam! I love this image! It's CC designs and I don't think it's available anymore. I think I better enter a  challenge don't you?
Cooking it up with Katie a piece of pie {punch,ink,embossing}
That's it for me today! Have a good one!





Monday, November 28, 2011

MOJO 217

Good Monday Morning!
I hope you had a great weekend! I love to start my week off with the Mojo sketch! Today I felt like going vintage. This paper from MME was the perfect place to start! I stamped my music from AnnaBelle's BGBD 6. My sentiment is from SU but I don't know which set!

                                                         Here is a view of the inside!                                                                         
                         
Now for a few challenges:                                        
  Mojo Monday sketch                                           
Crimbo Crackers Santa                                        
MAWTT ribbons & bows                                 
  PCJ anything goes                                                
  Poodles Parlour Christmas   
Totally Paper Crafts Christmas   
Gingerloft Challenge Christmas  & winter   
Papertake Weekly Christmas   
Little Red Wagon Christmas      
Ribbon Carousel holiday & ribbon  
2 Sisters holiday
There's Magic in the Air vintage shabby chic

Have a great day!
{{{{HUGS}}}}




Sunday, November 27, 2011

Rose Challenge...

Good Morning!
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I know I did! DD cooked her first and she did a GREAT job! It's the last Sunday of the month so that means the Rose's have some creations to share! This month the lovely Mary Anne Rose set the challenge. We were to make a birthday card with buttons and bling! Well since she just had her birthday yesterday I used this challenge to make her card!


My card base is early espresso layered with very vanilla and MME DP. The focal image is from SU's precious butterflies and well scripted! I used various spellbinders to creat the flower and foliage. 
Now we need a few challenges (0=
PIO sugar and spice for all the girls in your life!
Sweet Stampin  punches and dies
Secret Crafter borders and flowers
That's it for me today.... Hope you had a great Birthday Mary Anne!


Thursday, November 24, 2011

Sketch time at AnnaBelle Stamps...

Good Evening!
I hope you had a super awesome Thanksgiving full of love and laughter! It's sketch time at AnnaBelle Stamps! I took a little creative license with this one. No matter how hard I tried I couldn't stick to the sketch completely (0=


I started with the circle on both of my cards and then they just went wild !!


For this card I used Ornamental Christmas! As you can see my ornament flips! To fun!

For my 2nd card I used Stamped for Christmas! This is pretty CAS and will be easy to mail! Be sure and check out what the rest of the DT has to share... I'm sure you won't be disappointed!
November Guest Designer: Sue McRae


About our challenges:
- We post our challenges every Friday at 12:00pm AEST (AEDT during Daylight Savings).
- Each challenge runs for a week, and will close on the Thursday 5.00pm so that we can announce and showcase our weekly winners prior to the next challenge.
- Each weeks winner will receive our special blinkie to display on their blog and a special little something. Our last challenge for the month will be a sketch challenge which will attract our main prize of a $15.00 gift voucher for that weeks winner.

How To Play Along :
- Copy and save our challenge banner and include it and a link back to the ABS blog in your post.
- Please link directly to your entry not just to your blog.
- Please don't link to postings made prior to the date of our current challenge. All projects submitted must be new.
- A maximum of 7 challenges may be combined including this one.
- You may enter any challenge several times as long as each submission is with a new creation.
- We would love you to use AnnaBelle Stamps and embellishments, but you can play along without using them, it’s all about sharing ideas ☺