Virginia's View Challenge #10 - All Things Distressed

Here's my card for Virginia's View Challenge #10. I'm always drooling over the cards that are entered in Virginia's challenge. They are always so gorgeous! 

The theme is All Things Distressed. I never have an issue with creating anything and distressing it. I love the look. For this card I went a little out of my comfort zone. I always see all these beautiful cards that are colored. I will never be able to do that. I have maybe four markers to my name. However, I do have the Tim Holtz Distress Markers. The stamp I used is called Christmas Truck by Stampendous. Using distress markers on the stamp itself, I then stamped the image onto my paper. I know this is something people have been doing forever, but I don't generally do it. I'm happy with the way it turned out. The colors I used are: pine needles, vintage photo and barn door. I used a regular distress pad in vintage photo to ink my edges. All the gems on the tree and wreath are from TPC called Holly Jolly Mini Jewels. Base cardstock is Vintage Cream from PaperTrey Ink. Sentiment is by Hero Arts called Very Merry Christmas. 

Definitely make it a point to stop by the challenge and check out all the awesome cards!

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Used Stamps

As I've been setting up my craft room, I've been going through my stamp collection. I've found several that I don't use anymore. I think I've listed a little over 40 items! Some of these sets have barely been used, some never used and some have been well used.  Some of the very well used sets I purchased from a scrapbook store that used them for classes.

I've listed them all on eBay. If you're interested you can see them all here. You can also access my eBay store from my Pattitudes Facebook page. Just click on the Shop tab on the top right.

I also found a few embossing folders that I accidentally bought twice! I'll be listing a few more items over the next few days. Keep checking back in my eBay store because you never know what you'll find! 

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Scrappy Girls Make It Better Challenge #4

 

This is my card creation for the Scrappy Girls Make It Better Challenge this week. The sketch is shown below. I can't give proper credit to the creator because I'm not sure where it originates from. 

Once again I use a lot of black because it's one of my favorite colors to work with. I added a little red to make it "pop". I used cardstock from PTI and the patterned paper is from BoBunny from the Enchanted Collection. It's beautiful paper! The flourish is from Making Memories called shimmer flourish chipboard. I used two white flowers  Kaisercraft and the others I made using both the Carnation and Rose Creations dies from Donna Salazar by Spellbinders. The bling for the flower centers is from Bazzill, TPC and Hero Arts. The sentiment is by Hero Arts called Life Is Not Perfect - CL387. It's amazing what you can come up with just by using product in your stash that you forget that you have! This card can be used for wedding, anniversary or birthday.

 

Scrappy Girls Make It Better Challenge

This post is linked to these parties:

Inspiring Creativity

Whatever Goes Wednesday

What I Whipped Up Wednesday

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Wedding Cards

 

Today I'm going to share two cards I've created for an order I'm working on. The third one I made about a month ago for another order for the same customer. I decided I better take a photo and blog after I make a few. Otherwise I get behind and end up having to do everything all at once.

 

I popped up the sentiment on this one. I love this silver paper from TPC Studio. On the flowers I used some stickles to give them a little sparkle. Below is the sentiment I used on the inside.

 

To give this card a little pop I added the red jute and liquid pearls to the center of the flower.

On the inside I used a stamp from Verses Rubber Stamps called Warm Congratulations.

I added a little color with the red bling on this one. 

I thought I'd share some of my favorite adhesives. Clockwise below I have my Scotch Advanced Tape Glider, Zip Dry Wet Paper Glue and foam mounting tape.

I'm so happy I decided to break down and buy the Scotch Tape Glider! After years of using inferior tape runners that don't adhere the cardstock to my projects I needed something new. I kept seeing people using them in videos I watch on YouTube. Thanks to my friend Susie over at Creative Cafe, I decided to purchase one. I asked her opinion and she emailed me a 40% off coupon for Michael's. It's a very aggressive adhesive which I love. When I use it, I know that nothing is going to fall off a project. I don't use it alot, but I would never go back to other tape runners that I once used.

My next absolute favorite is Zip Dry. I have other wet glues that I use for various projects, but this is my number one adhesive that I use exclusively. I use it for everything. I use this more than the tape glider.

The foam mounting tape shown in the photo above is something that I buy at the Dollar Store. I saw a video (I can't remember who did the video - sorry!) and the woman said that's what she used instead of buying foam pop up dots. What a fantastic tip! It's so much less expensive and all you have to do is cut it to size. I found it in the hardware section. I will never spend money on the other stuff again!

I was telling my husband I need more table space! The problem is I don't have room. I have one table to work on. The mess above is another table I use to the right of my work table. I like to pull everything out and have it at my fingertips while working. The only thing is, I fill it up so much I can't find anything! I really miss having a six-foot and a four-foot table to use like I did in our house in Minnesota. Now I'm down to two four-foot ones. My only option is to take the sofa out of my room. I can't do that because my furry friends use it. I wouldn't want them to have to lay on the floor!

Products used for these cards include: Cardstock by PTI, Stamps from Inkadinkado, Fiskars, Verses Rubber Stamps and Studio G, Sizzix and Cuttlebug Embossing Folders, Liquid Pearls, Stickles, Jute, Sheer Ribbon, Memento Black Ink, EK Success Edge Punch, Corner Punch from Creative Memories, Patterned Paper from TPC Studio, Stampendous! Dot Sparklers, Metallic Decor from Hero Arts.

I still have quite a few more cards that I'll be sharing as I finish them. Thanks for stopping by!

21 Days Of Christmas Cards - Day 13 - Merry Christmas

Whoops! I forgot to post my card yesterday! I should probably take advantage of automatic posting, but I prefer to manually do it myself. I have my posts ready to go, I just have to remember to post them!

I really love how this card turned out and it's one of my favorites! I did use Stickles on Santa's hat, cuffs and the bottom of his coat. I'm not sure if that shows through on the photo very well. The patterned paper for this card is from the Authentique Wonder Collection. It's such a wonderful collection. If haven't seen or used their paper, I highly recommend checking it out.

Supplies used for this card: PTI in Ripe Avocado, Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Vintage Photo, Felt Flower, We R Memory Keepers Glitter Brad, EK Success Open Scallop Edge Punch, Bazzill in Red, Authentique Wonder Collection, Stickles in Stardust, Stamp from TPC Studio - Christmas Greetings.

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This post is linked to these parties:  Tip Me Tuesday, Get Your Craft On! Tuesday, Tuesday Confessional.

21 Days Of Christmas Cards - Day 10 - Christmas Greetings

Here's another simple design for Day 10 of the "21 Days Of Christmas Cards". While at Scrapfest this past September I bought the Icing Sugar Candi by Craftworkcards after watching a demo of them. I like their description of them: Just Like Brads But Legless. They come in all colors, but I bought the white. That way I can make them whatever color I want for projects. They are very economical too! There's probably well over 100 in a bag.

Supplies used: PTI Cardstock in Pure Poppy, Authentique Wonder Collection, Stamp from TPC Sutdios - Christmas Greetings, Holly Embellishments from Recollections.

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This post is linked to these parties: Saturday Spotlight, Show and Tell Saturday, Saturday Is Crafty Day.

Recipe Pocket Mini Book

Today I'm going to share a little mini album that I created. I'm calling it a Recipe Pocket Mini Book. I saw this book last year in the PaperCrafts Magazine "Holiday Cards & More" issue. If you have that issue it's on page 109. It was designed by Kim Kesti. My version is a little different than the one Kim created.

The photo above shows the front and below is the back.

This little book accordion folds.

There are four pockets on one side.

....and four more on the other side.

I used the So Delish collection from TPC Studios. The papers I used are called: Spice Rack, Utensils, Stripe, Everything But The Kitchen Sink and What's Baking.

I diecut the cork and cardstock with my scalloped circle Nestabilities. The stamped words are from a stamp set from Fiskars called Recipe Madness. The edges on the pockets were cut using my EK Success edge punch called Brackets. The letters that spell "Favorite" on the cover are from Jillibean Soup called Kraft Mini Black Alpha Cardstock Stickers. The letters that spell "Recipes" on the cover were diecut using letter dies from Sizzix called Cat 'n Mouse.

This is a super simple little mini to make:

You'll need two 5" x 12" strips of cardstock that you will score every 5 inches. You'll end up with two-2" flaps. Adhere one of the two inch flaps to one of the five inch squares of cardstock. That will give you one long accordion strip. I cut another five inch piece of cardstock and adhered it to the other two inch flap to create my front cover. Decorate as desired.

It's a cute little mini book. I didn't design it as a permanent holder for recipes. It will be a place to temporarily hold a recipe until I can decide if I want to make it or toss it. I'm constantly clipping recipes from magazines, etc. Instead of just piling them up, I thought this would be a perfect place for them. It would also make a great gift for someone.

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This post is linked to these parties: Made By You Monday, Tuesday Confessional, Take-A-Look Tuesday

One Stamp, Three Cards

I took a technique card class last week and I really enjoyed it! I generally don't gravitate toward alot of new techniques when it comes to stamping. I know this sounds terrible, but I like the way I create my cards. I would prefer just to admire other cardmaker's work. I do emboss but it makes me uncomfortable. It doesn't always turn out how I would like it to. Taking this class took me out of my comfort zone just a little.

I used scraps from my stash for all three cards. What a fantastic way to recycle them. Of course if you could see my stash, I'd be here for years creating hundreds of cards!

For this card, I stamped the image on a piece of cardstock that had small squares. I don't have the name of the manufacturer for this paper. I used my new found love.....Inkssentials Enamel Accents from Ranger. I adore this stuff! I bought the two pack of black and white. It's so much more economical to use this rather than gemstones. Especially for mailing. I'll never quit using gems, but I like having the option of another product.

Secretly this one is my favorite, but I really like all of them. This technique was doubly hard for me because it was embossing and coloring! I'm not good at the coloring part which is why I never use markers. I was so apprehensive learning this one. Since Tim Holtz Distress Inks are used in combination with a waterbrush it was fun and easy. I'm not one to have alot of ink colors so creating this one at home was a bit of a stretch. I'm going to keep practicing with different stamps until I get better at it. For the flowers, I used Tim Holtz Trimmings and cut three of them apart. I inked them with Tim Holtz Distress Inks and add a Hero Arts Pearl Gemstone in the middle.

This one really has a piece of my heart, because I used black embossing powder. Black is one of my favorite colors and paired with this paper from Making Memories called Love Struck, it really stands out. I used black Fiskars Raindots around the bottom.

I'll be adding these cards to my Etsy shop in the next few days. If you're interested in them, check back to see when they're listed.

This post is linked to these parties:
All Things Fee
Creating Success Around the World
Inspire Me Monday
Inspiring Creativity
Delightfully Inspiring Thursday Party - 26
Turning The Table Thursday

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Wedding Cards

Today I'm going to share four wedding cards I created for a friend. For this card I used my new Shapeabilities Fancy Tags Die. I picked this die up while on vacation and I think I'm going to use it alot. Out of all four cards, I can't decide if this one is my favorite or this next one.

I can't make up my mind! I like the patterned paper I used for this card. It's from TPC Studio called Wedding Silhouette Tapestry Stripe. I paired a Creative Imaginations brad I had in my stash with a Hero Arts flower. Behind the flower I added some tulle that I inked and then inserted a Maya Road Trinket Pin in Vintage Black Pearls. I love those pins! I'd been searching for them for awhile and found them at Archiver's. Here's a closer look at the flower.

For this card, I had to get some black in. It just wouldn't be like me to create some cards and not use black. My friend gave me free rein to do whatever I wanted. I even made mention to her that I like to use black and she said she was fine with whatever I came up with.

For the leaves I used a Sizzix die I have called Branch with Leaves. The sentiment is called "Love Continues To Grow" from Versus Rubber Stamps.

For the inside of this card I used a Hero Arts stamp and an EK Success Edge Punch called "Brackets".

For the fourth card I didn't use a stamped sentiment. I thought the patterned paper I used from Best Creation Inc worked well since it had sentiments on it. I did use a Hero Arts stamp called Dot Flourishes. I stamped it on the cardstock using Versamark and added some Stampendous Dot Sparklers.

That's it for the wedding cards. In my next post I'll share the sympathy cards I made.

Here's a list of products I used for these cards: PTI Cardstock, Tim Holtz Vintage Photo & Black Soot Distress Ink, Shapeabilities Fancy Tags Die, Hero Arts Flowers, Studio G iClear Wedding Stamp, Versus Rubber Stamp - Love Continues To Grow MA0320-E, EK Success Edge Punches: Open Scallop & Brackets, TPC Patterned Paper - Wedding Silhouette - Tapestry Stripe, Brad from Creative Imaginations, Clear Embossing Powder, Tulle, Hero Arts Stamps - Live Life - CL498, Versus Rubber Stamps - Warm Congratulations - MA0328-F, Ranger Liquid Pearls in Silver Pearl, Maya Road Trinket Pins in Vintage Black Pearls, Versamark, Patterned Paper from Doodlebug Design Inc called Beetle Black Serenade, Sizzix Branch with Leaves Die, Cloud9 Design Rain Dots, Hero Arts Stamps - Everyday Sayings - CL342, Ribbon, Hero Arts Stamps - Flourishes - CL235, Stampendous Dot Sparklers.

Hope your have a fun and safe 4th of July!

Card Patterns Sketch 108 Challenge

It seems like forever since I've participated in a challenge. I guess I've just been busy!

I used my Nestabilities to create my flower using patterned paper from TPC Studio called Grandma's Attic Embroidery.

I love this ribbon! I purchased it on my recent visit to Archiver's at the Mall of America. Now I wish I had bought more. Thankfully I'm heading back real soon so I can stock up on it.

Here's the sketch I worked from:

 

Head over to Card Patterns and check out all the gorgeous cards from the design team.

Products Used: Bazzill, Nestabilities Classic Scalloped Circles Small & Labels One, Clear Embossing Powder, Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Vintage Photo, EK Success Open Scallop Edge Punch, American Crafts Ribbon, May Arts Jute, Patterned Paper from TPC Studio called Grandma's Attic Embroidery, Hero Arts Clings - CG125 - Friend Definition, Hero Arts Clear Stamps - CL498 - Live Life, Card Patterns Sketch 108.

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*as of 3/31/11 this card is featured here.

I'm Into Thank You Cards.....

It's the time of year when most people are creating Valentine cards. Not me....oh no! I think I was traumatized last year making them. My thought this year is, if I need one I'll buy one! I've moved on to Thank You cards. These are one of my favorite to make.

This "Grandma's Attic" paper line from TPC Studio is such a fun one. I really like the colors in the collection. For this card I used "Timeless Memories".

Products Used For This Card:
Bazzill
TPC Studio - Grandma's Attic - Timeless Memories
Tim Holtz Alterations On The Edge Die - Brackets
Creative Memories Square Punch
Shapeabilities Ribbon Tags Trio
Amuse Ribbon
Buttons
May Arts Twine
Hero Arts Stamps - Everyday Sayings - CL342

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Snow Much Fun



I think this might be my favorite layout I've created lately. I'm really happy with the way it turned out! I did this page for display at The Baker's Wife, where you can find all the products listed below. These photos are the grandson of owner Phyllis Van Beynen. The way I've cropped the photo looks like there isn't any space on the right where the photo is or on the left where the snowflake is. Trust me there is!

Products used for this layout:

Nestabilities Standard Circles Small

TPC Studio Christmas Village Printed Brads and Holly Jolly Pearlized & Glittered Brads

Buttons

We R Memory Keepers Crimson Sewn Cardstock

Dreamstreet Papers Alphabet

Another fun Blog Candy contest is going on! You could win the stamp set below called Morphic Birds from Inkadinkado by clicking here. All you have to do is become a follower and leave a comment. If you're already a follower, just leave a comment stating what you will do with the set if you were to win. Good luck!

Layout Using Sewn Cardstock

Here's a quick layout using We R Memory Keepers Sewn Cardstock. This is such beautiful paper and it comes in many colors and patterns.

Phyllis, owner of The Baker's Wife, let me use photos of her grandchildren for this layout. I think it turned out pretty cute.

Products used for this layout:
We R Memory Keepers Sewn Cardstock in Evergreen
Patterned Paper from TPC Studio Christmas Village - Decorating The House
Sizzix Die - Word Christmas
Dreamstreet Papers Chipboard Letters
We R Memory Keepers Layerd Chipboard "White Christmas" Words
Bazzill Just The Edge Cardstock Strips
May Arts Ribbon

All products can be found at The Bakers Wife. I'll be dropping this layout off for diplay there later this morning.

Don't forget to pop over to the blog, become a follower and leave a comment to be eligible to win some blog candy.

New Cards

Here are three new cards using patterned paper from TPC's Grandma's Attic Collection. I made two of the cards and this one was created by Mary Ann from The Baker's Wife:

Here's a funny story about Mary Ann's creation: When I brought all of the paper home to work with, I also had her card with me. I really loved it and I showed it to my husband. Here's what he said, "That's the nicest one you've ever made!" To which I replied, "Uh, I didn't make this card. Mary Ann did!" At least someone got a nice compliment! I do agree, it's beautiful. This card uses the Embroidery and Hidden Treasures patterned paper.

This card uses the Timeless Memories paper.  As I went to take the photo below, I was sad to discover that my camera had stopped working. It was totally dead. I'm probably just as attached to my camera as I am my computer. Well, problem solved...I have taken over my husband's camera!

...and this one uses the Collectibles paper.

Other products used for these cards:
TPC Framed Domed Stickers
DoubleMates Cardstock
May Arts Ribbon
Tim Holtz Alterations On The Edge Dies - Ornate, Plaque & Postage
Graphic 45 Staples Trim
We R Memory Keepers Large Round Snaps

You can see these cards on display at The Baker's Wife. All products used to create them are available there.

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Cards & Things Challenge #54

I came across a sketch challenge over at Cards & Things Challenges that I wanted to participate in, but I'm a little late. I should have submitted it yesterday, but the day got away from me. Oh well, I'm still going to post it.

Here's my card:

Here's the sketch:

As you can see, I chose to flip the sketch vertically.

Products used for this card:

DoubleMates Cardstock

TPC Patterned Paper - Grandma's Attic - Embroidery

Solitaire Stamp by Penny Black

Memento Ink in Rich Cocoa

May Arts Ribbon

Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Vintage Photo

TPC Framed Dome Stickers

Cards & Things Sketch Challenge #54

I love this Grandma's Attic Collection from TPC. I'll share some more cards in a future post that were created using this paper. You can find this collection at The Baker's Wife where this card will be on display. If you can't make it into the store, just give Phyllis a call and she'd be happy to mail you anything you need for your papercrafting projects.



Christmas Baking Layout

Here's a two page layout I just finished for Phyllis from the local scrapbook store, The Baker's Wife. Why is it so much easier to scrap someone else's photos? Is it because mine aren't organized and ready to go?

Very cute pictures of her and the grandkids decorating Christmas cookies. I did leave a little space on the first page down in the right hand corner so that Phyllis has a small journaling area to record the fun memories.

I'll be dropping this off at the store this week for display.

Products used for this layout:
Best Creations Winter Wonderful Patterned Paper
TPC Studio Christmas Village Trim the Tree Patterned Paper
Reminisce Glitter Factory in Precious Jade
Layered Chipboard  White Christmas from We R Memory Keepers
Dreamstreet Papers Alphabet
Burlap Twine from May Arts
Buttons
Nestabilities Classic Scalloped Circles Small & Standard Circles Small



Get Sketchy Challenge #59

I love this sketch! It's so versatile, I can see using it for numerous cards.

This was designed for the Get Sketchy Card Challenge. You can check out all the beautiful creations by the design team here.

Instead of stamping a sentiment, I went "out of my norm" and used a cardstock sticker by Moxxie. I embellish it with some mini jewels from TPC Studio. I have to say I love how this card turned out! I'm not sure why, but it could be the color combination. Since I can't tie a free hand bow to save my soul, I used the fork trick a friend showed me. Perfect every time!

The card:

The sketch:

Products used for this card:
Moxxie Joys of the Season Winter Wonderland Patterned Paper &
Joys of the Season Elements Cardstock Sticker
Solid Cardstock
Ribbon
Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Vintage Photo
TPC Studio So Delish Mini Jewels

I'll be dropping this card off at The Baker's Wife for display.

Have a fantabulous day!!

OWH Stars & Stripes Challenge #38

I love the design of this sketch from Operation Write Home's Stars & Stripes Challenge. It really inspires me to "keep it simple" since I sometimes have a hard time doing that.

Here's my interpretation:

Here's the sketch:

For this card I chose to use patterned paper from TPC Studio's Christmas Village Collection called Trim The Tree and Snowman.

Other supplies used for this card:
Reminisce Glitter Factory Precious Jade & Shimmering rubies
Ribbon
Hero Arts Holiday Sayings Clear Design Stamps CL343
Memento Ink in Lady Bug
TPC Studio So Delish Mini Jewels

This card will be on display at The Baker's Wife.