Red Hot StampersSSC30

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

Got off the couch and played in the stamping studio this morning.Yippee!!! And I wanted to lolo. I feel better today and finally slept all night. I hate colds don't you!

I was checking out a few sketch challenges on line and ran across this sketch that the gals over at the Red Hot Stampers came up with. http://www.redhotstampers.blogspot.com/

Isn't this a fun one. There are so much parts to work on and so many ways you can go with it.
This is what I came up with

Only thing I did different from the original sketch was to carry the doily die all the way through to the bottom half of the card. I felt the gingham was a bit much and wanted to tone it down a tad. I made a ribbon bow by heating one edge of the ribbon with my Heat Tool and allowing it to curl up on it's self then I adhered it to a circle  of tacky tape. A few pearls here and there really gussy it up. I hope you like it as much as I did making it. Thanks Red Hot Stampers for inspiring me to create. That was a long dry spell and my Mojo is returning.

Maybe later I'll show you pictures of My Little Patch of Dirt as it is all a bloom with flowers. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day. I hope you too find some time to create something fun.
Patrice

A Little Saturday Something For You

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

Jeff has been home the last two days as we both came down with colds. Yuck! He is such a nice man as Friday night he brought home cold and cough meds and a nice warm dinner so I didn't have to cook. He is so sweet. Awe. XOXOXO

 I finally got myself into the studio this morning and made a pretty card to cheer me up. Did I ever mention I really love to stamp! I hope you do too!
Here it is. I love the bold statement that White and Pacific Point bring together on a card. What do you think?

 I found a few of these lattice Die Cut samples in my stash and thought they would work out great. The flower is made from the punched out parts of the Die that I kept around. I had no idea how cute they would come together to make the flowers.
Here is a look at the inside too.

That's it for today. I'm going back on the couch and watch a movie maybe Braveheart  sounds good You can never go wrong with Mel! I haven't watched that movie in ages. Next, I think I'll watch Gone With The Wind! I'll fire up the Fireplace and get wrapped up in a blanket and make us some hot tea. Sounds good hugh!One good thing about being sick is that we are a captive audience lolol.
Thanks for stopping by!

Sketch Frenzy Friday 3/30/12

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

Wow, March went fast! First off, I want to apologize to the SFF Design Team and my little band of followers for not posting last week. I completed my post and card on Wednesday  because I knew we would be gone for a week up north but I forgot to post it with all the preparations and travel arrangements that had to be remade. Geeze! Sorry for any inconvenience I may have caused you all! So much for best laid plans.Smile!

We are back now and all is said and done with regard to my Brother Vince's funeral. It was sad and yet very beautiful. I had no idea his passing would hit me so hard. But life must go on and I think I am ready to enter the world of the living again. I know he would like that. Thanks for all your prayers and kind thoughts. You are all very dear to me.

Our sketch this week is from Tammy Fite and its a good one to get my back into the swing of things.

This is what I came up with

I felt like using the Scallop Circle and the 1 1/4 Circle Punches for the focal images instead of the square like the sketch. (The rebel in me came out lolol ) The Stamped flower is from the SAB brochure it is called Fresh Vintage. I just added some doodle marks around the edge to add some pizzazz to the flowers. I also used a strip of Daffodil Delight 1 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon for the diagonal piece adding two thin strips of black card stock to make the appearance of three stripes of yellow. I have included a photo of the inside of the card as well. I really hope you like my card and get so inspired that you will want to try the sketch out and upload it to our blog http://sketchfrenzyfriday.blogspot.com/
Your next stop on our mini blog hop is to visit Robbie Rubula you know she is always a crowd pleaser
http://inkedx2.blogspot.com/

Thanks so much for stopping by,
Patrice

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

Look what my friend Regina over at Working Out The Inks sent me http://workinouttheinks.blogspot.com
This award couldn't have come at a more perfect moment. I was feeling a bit under the weather and this really made my day. It is a funny thing though because Regina so often inspires me. It is nice to know we inspire each other. Regina is so talented and a really neat lady too, do check out her blog! Thank you my friend this couldn't have come at a more perfect moment (BIG SMILE) to help lift my spirits.

To accept the award, the following had to be done:

~  Pass the award to five other people whose blogs (with fewer than 200 followers) inspire you;

~  Leave a comment on their blog so they know about their new award;

~  Link back to the person's blog who awarded my blog;

~  Post the award on my blog.

There are just too many wonderfully talented ladies around our crafting community so it was difficult to choose only five. With that said, here are five ladies who really do inspire me.

1. Glenda Calkin http://thestampcamp.com/blog/

2. Sheila http://shelia-shestamps.blogspot.com/

3. Jen Mitchell http://jen-icreate.blogspot.com

4. Lisa http://www.snowymoosecreations.com/

5. Sandi http://anotherchancetostamp.blogspot.com/

Besides being very creative they are funny, enjoy their family and friends and most of all inspire me to do better! 
Thank you ladies.
Patrice 

Sketch Frenzy Friday 3/23/12

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

I am posting early because we are leaving to travel up north for my brothers funeral services. Please continue to pray for His Family and I guess for me too. I have not been able to stay any length of time in my craft room to create, seems my Mojo has been zapped out of me?????

I hope to make myself settle down and JUST DO IT starting when we get back! But I did manage to make this card for our challenge this week. I hope you like it. I promise I will shake this sadness and become my normal self soon!
I had better make something I created the sketch lolo

This is what I came up with

Everything is from the Sale-A Bration Brochure. For every $50.00 you spend with SU you get a free item. I have the Brouchur on the side of my blog just in case you would like to see what is inside.

Have a great weekend and I hope you find some time to create!  Make a card form me if you need an incentive lolol then download it to our site http://sketchfrenzyfriday.blogspot.com/    we would love to see what you come up with.
Your next stop on our Mini Blog Hop is to visit Robbie Rubula I know you will not be disapointedhttp://inkedx2.blogspot.com/

Thanks for stopping by!
Patrice

Sketch Frenzy Friday 3-16-12

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

It's SFF time and we have a great sketch for you this week that's for sure. Sharon Wheet created this sketch

isn't it wonderful! I can't wait to see what the rest of the ladies have in store for us!

This is what I came up with.

The basket was made by punching towards the top at the center of a rectangle piece of Early Espresso CS with the Large Oval. I ran the basket portion through the Big Shot only impressing the basket not the handle with the lattice impression folder. I cut around the handle freehand and rounded the edges of the basket. The eggs were punched with the very small oval.
Here is a look at the inside.

That's all it took.Hope you enjoyed the card and will join us this week.
Your next visit on the hop will be Robbie Rubulas pretty blog http://inkedx2.blogspot.com/
If you would like to delight us with your creativity please upload your card here http://sketchfrenzyfriday.blogspot.com/

Thanks for stopping by.
I'm really trying to be cheery and fun but the death of my brother has hit us hard.  It just takes time I guess.
Patrice

Hello Friends I found my Mojo

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

This has been a very tough week! YUCK!!!

I started these cards before the death of my brother Vince and just couldn't get myself to complete them. I didn't even go into my studio for several days. It is kind of like my Joy had left me. But, I thought one week was enough of that sadness business and I better dust my self off and move forward once again!
Here are a couple CAS cards I was working on and now have finished them.

Let me know what you think. I didn't even do anything to the inside (smile)

I don't know if you can see the stripped embossing on the bottom of the first card. It made me think of a fence. The bird was punched out and embossed with purple embossing powder. It looks really pretty in person.

The second card I was going to use it as an Easter card but looks like I will now have to use it as a sympathy card for my family. I cut strips of heavy bronze/silver double sided foil and ran them through the Big Shot with the Lattice Impression Folder and attached them together with a large glue dot in the shape of a cross. I then cut very thin strips of silver foil and wrapped that around the bronze color. I think it turned out nicely and they will like it.

My sister in law said she received the picture I sent of the three of  kids a few weeks ago, but she said Vince was pretty out of it by that time and didn't really get what it was all about. At lease she has a picture of him as a little boy to keep. She is a wreck so Please, Please, Please keep her in your prayers.
Thanks for stopping by.
Patrice