Freshly Made Sketches #17

Hello to all my blogging friends. I hope this post finds you all well and happy!

I was visiting some of my favorite blogs today and came across a very fun sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches
http://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com
here is their sketch

This is what I came up with

When I first saw the beautiful horn I imagined musical hearts softly blowing out from it. The SU -Rue Des Fleurs stamp set has so many wonderful stamps in it that the possibilities for creating great cards are limitless.
The little hearts are from the build and Owl Punch, the small heart is SU's also. The word love is from the Sprinkled Expressions SAB stamp set. and I glued it on our tag punch, and then slipped it just under the heart combo. Of course the Cherry Cobbler  and Gold CS pieces were die cut using the New Framelits- Label set. I used Cherry Cobbler        1 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon and 1/4" Very Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbons for the striped part of the sketch! I love to use the Cherry Cobbler Embossing Powder when ever I can and I did so on the horn. I think that about does it for the front of the card. Lets see what the inside looks like;

The Love sentiment is unfortunately a retired Hostess stamp set called- Occasional Quotes 2010. It is one of my go to stamp sets for sentiments. That was stamped in Cherry Cobbler and I added a few more floating hearts and another horn piece to the inside  top flap. I hope you enjoyed this card. I think this Valentine has my honeys name written all over it!
Have a great weekend and I hope you find some time to create something fun!
Thanks for stoppin in,
Patrice

Sketch Frenzy Friday Mini Blog Hop

Hello to all my blogging friends, I hope this post finds you all well and happy!

I am so glad it is Friday-Yippee! Jeff is off on Monday for a well deserved long weekend! So I have been really busy all week around the house and the garden so I can spend some time with my honey!

And it's Sketch Frenzy Friday too!!! Today's sketch was designed by Tammy Fite. At first glance it looked CAS and I so struggle with those types of  sketches lolol. But, after I got going on it a card was created and it was really very challenging and fun to work with! You did good Tammy! Here is her sketch;

This is what I came up with;

The Early Espresso CS gives the cooler patterned paper a warmth to it. I used the new DSP from our Occasions Mini Catalog called Attic Boutique. It  has very lovely tones to it. Some Soft Suede Seam Binding one new Everyday Enchantment Brad for the bow. An Antique Safety Pin, Pool Party CS for the tags. I used the tiny tag punch and just punched 3 coordinating tags for a little extra something. The Birthday Wishes is from the Hostess set- Happiest Birthday Wishes. The inside sentiment is one from our yearly catalog called Sincere Salutations.

Here is a picture of the inside.

I think that about does it for today. Have a great weekend and I hope you find some time to create something fun!
Now, you are off to see what Robbie Rubula has in store for us. I know it will be amazing as usual. http://inkedx2.blogspot.com/
If you would like to create a card from this sketch we would love to see it . Please upload it to our site
http://sketchfrenzyfriday.blogspot.com/

Thanks for stopping by,
Patrice

Rue Des Fleurs PPA 126 Color Challenge

Hello to all my blogging friends. I hope this post finds you all well and happy!

Happy Monday to everyone. I know this is going to be the start of a great week for all of us! I can feel it in my bones, or is that because it feels like spring around here! It's about 80 degrees and I'm going to have to water the garden again real soon if this keeps up.
But, until then, I had a little extra time to play along with the Paper Player Color Challenge 126 http://www.palspaperarts.com/2012/01/ppa126-color-challenge.html.
Here is their challenge and it is a good one.

I love these colors together! They are so scrumptious. I had to breakout the Rue Des Fleurs stamp set for this one because I wanted to make an extra special card.  It feels like this color combination has a hint of elegance  and softness to it.

Here is my card

I tried a close up view so you can  see  the Dazzling Diamond and Chrystal Effects that I put on the umbrella!

I hope that helps. I am experimenting with the camera and my photo editing program.
To start with, I cut out the top piece of the umbrella and mounted it on Dimensionals as well as the little flower bouquet above the handle. Then I applied Crystal Effects and Dazzling Diamonds and a few Rhinestones to give it that little extra touch of bling. The Top Note Die, the Scallop Oval Die and a Textured Impression Folder -Vintage Wallpaper gave it some added dimension and texture. I also used the corner rounder to keep with the softer look of the card to finish it off. 
Here is a look at the inside.

Just a little extra something too dress it up a bit. I won some wonderful DSP blog candy last week over at  The Stampin Schach, so I thought I would use some of that today.
 I hope you enjoyed the card and you have a great day planned. Here is to finding some time to create something fun.
Thanks for stopping by,
Patrice

On the Fringe

Hello to all my blogging friends, I hope this post finds you all well and happy!

Brenda over at Fuzzy Maddy, one of our sketch challenge participants on last weeks SFF used Fiber on her card. I love Fibers and used to use it all the time in embellishing the cards I designed. I really love Fibers and have tons of it. It adds color and texture, depending on the thickness of the Fiber it can be simple and or make a bold statement.

I am totally enjoying the colors found on the Everyday Enchantment DSP. I even experimented with some deeper shades of CS Poppy Parade and Island Indigo to coordinate with it.  The bolder colors really do make the card "Pop".  With the addition of a lots of texture and of course Fibers and you have a very fun card.

I hope to have some time this weekend to play around with the Rue Des Fleurs Stamp set a bit more too. I'll need to pull out my watercolors with this stamp set.

Here is my card, I do hope you like it.

Bold bright colors this card shouts of fun!
Here is a shot of the inside too.

This is a short post today. I have tons of work to do on this house, and My Little Patch of Dirt needs watering. We haven't had any rain in over a month!

Hope you find time to create something fun for your self, and have a great rest of the week.

Versatil Blogger Award

Hello to all my blogging friends. I hope this post finds you all well and happy!

Look what the very talented Maria Vanderform gave me... A Versatile Blogger Award. How stinking cool is that! Maria is so very talented she is so very creative and inspires me to do better. Please check out her blog, http://craftymariasstampingworld.blogspot.com.  I am ecstatic she thought enough about my work to pass this on. Thank You Maria!

Once given this award you have to tell your readers a little about your self and then select 15 other talented crafters to bestow the award upon.

 So here goes, I have been creating one thing or another since I was a little girl. Besides Paper Crafting, flower arranging, gardening and cooking are my other passions. You get almost all of your senses working at one time- taste, sight, smell and touch!
I was introduced to paper crafting by my BFF Carey aka Roscoe's Mom (Hi Carey) . She always gave out the prettiest cards and 3-D gifts. One day she said she would show me how to "Rubber Stamp"?  From that first day I was hooked! She took me to a Pre Convention stamp a stack evening event and it was "Love at first stamp". I think its going on 9 years now that I've been a stamping! I have been a SU Demonstrator for 3 of those years, mostly as a hobbyist demo to support my habit lolol.
I am engaged to Jeff, the love of my life! Between us, we have two children (well young adults really) as they are both 26. My Daughter Jeanne', is a few months older than Rick.  Jeff lets me stay at home and take care of things around here and the payoff is...I get to garden and "Rubber Stamp".  We have three furry kids. Two BIG gold Lab/Retriever mixs  "The Boys" their names are Bear and Marley and then their is Bob a white and orange tabby cat.
So that's my story and I am sticking to it!

Now, the second part of the requirement is to choose 15 other amazing crafters you would like to share this award with. Here are my picks.

#1 Carey Rogers my BFF and Mentor- http://pedstamperstampingtreehouse.blogspot.com
#2 Regina Andari - http://workinouttheinks.blogspot.com
#3 Angela Walters- http://www.lifewithawienerdog.com
#4 Ann Schach -  http://www.stampinchic.com
#5 Deb Currier - http://www.artfeltimpressions.blogspot.com
#6 Jennifer Weide- http://www.sunflowerstamper.com
#7 Robbie Rubala -http://inkedx2.blogspot.com
#8 Kim Innis - http://kimskreativeinkings.blogspot.com
#9 Sharon Wheet- http://www.inkwooddesigns.com
#10 Sharon Field - http://createdbyu.blogspot.com
#11Tammy Fire - http://www.stampwithtammy.com
#12 Tina Munzke - http://www.craftedwithclass.blogspot.com
#13 Lesley Croghan - http://alwaysplayingwithpaper.blogspot.com
#14 Linda Callahan - http://www.stampinseasons.blogspot.com
#15 Glenda Calkins - http://thestampcamp.com/blog


Although the requirement is only to chose 15 there are many, many more talented crafters who inspire me. I'm just not that great of a typist and this list was a labor of love!

Please pick up your award and post it to your blogs ladies whenever you have a free moment. You have earned it, and again thank you for the inspiration.

I hope you find some time to create something fun today.
Thanks for stopping in,
Patrice

Merry Mondays 1st Sketch Challenge

Hello to all my blogging friends, I hope this post finds you all well and happy!

Lesley over at Always Playing With Paper  http://alwaysplayingwithpaper.blogspot.com has come up with a terrific idea. "Create a Christmas card a week". I thought about this for just a minute and said "Why Not give it a go". It beats making 50 cards all at one time and being under the gun with so many other things going on around the holidays. I may even just have enough time to mail them early too! I know, I know you have already put away your Holiday Stamps me too! But, I think what I will do is just keep one pack close at hand and use it for a couple weeks lolol.
Here is Leslie's lovely sketch and the card I created from it. Earlier this week I made a regular card from this great sketch. You can go back a few days and check it out if you like. It's just a great all around sketch.

I like Masculine and Rustic looking Christmas Cards so I will make a few of these first.

It is a shame you can not see the tree up close but it has a few specks of Dazzling Diamonds here and there to look like snow. Click on it to make it larger if you can then you will see it. I used the new Edgelits and Framelits dies on the card as well as a Textured Impression folder and the Modern Label punch. Always Artichoke and Early Espresso classic inks and some Hemp Twine.
 This is what the inside looks like.

I sure hope you like this card and give Leslie's Monday Challenges a try. One down and 51 to go (Smile).
Have a great day go and create something fun.
Thanks for stopping in,
Patrice

Stampin 411 Saturday Sketch Challenge #237

Hello to all my blogging friends, I hope this post finds you all well and happy!

I saw a really pretty sketch challenge over at Stampin 411 the other day and thought I would give it a try!
Here is their sketch;http://stamping411.blogspot.com/2012/01/saturday-sketch-challenge-237.html

This is what I cam up with;

I have been using a lot of bright bold colors lately, so I switched it up a bit with this card and chose a more subtle pallet  of Pool Party, Daffodil Delight and Soft Suede. I love the Beau Chateau Side Notes and try to use them for focal images when I can. Add just a hint of color to them and they pop.
I have seen some ladies doing a lot of extra things to the inside of their cards lately. I think they look great and made them look extra special. I gave it a try on this card. Let me know what you think do you like it or not?

Why can't we write on the left hand side of a card? I do not believe there are any set rules that state that the right side of a card is designated solely for correspondence? So, I chose to decorate the right side. Although, I did try it on the left side but it made the front of the card way too heavy and the right side couldn't keep up with the weight.
 
Ha ha, the little rebel in me stepped out there for a minute lololol.

Have a great day today. I hope you find some time to create something fun!
Thanks for stopping in , Patrice