Happy Birthday Dad!

This is a card I created for my dad.  His birthday was last week and we were all suppose to get together to celebrate the January birthdays but dad suffered a heart attack the day after his birthday, so our birthday celebrations were post-poned.  Dad is a mechanic by trade but he is retired now.  I have always wanted to try punch art cards but have alway found them very intimidating!  I cased this card loosely from Splitcoaststampers.  I kept the layout the same, but added a bit of my own finishing touches to make it mine.  Very simple to do! 

I used foil paper to wrap around my cardstock, and then ran it through my embossing folder.  I also added the punched out nuts using the SU Cogs punch (I believe it is retired now).  To make the wrench, I just cut a piece of strip of paper and sponged the areas with basic grey - my youngest son asked why I did that and I explained that when mechanics work, they always have grease on their tools - so the sponging was to make it look a bit dirty.  Nothing is ever clean! 

I think this card also qualifies for Sunny Challenges 071/13!

I hope you enjoy this card as much as I have enjoyed creating it!

Here is the recipe:

Stamps:  Occasional Quotes

Punches:  1" Circle, 3/4" Circle, Boho Blossoms, Cog, Word Window, Modern Label

Paper:  Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black, Basic Grey, Whisper White, Urban Oasis DSP, Silver

Accessories:  Harlequin Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Shimmer Brads (Making Memories), Foil

Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful day,

~ Pat

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Ok, stampers!  Here is my second take on Sunny Challenges 046/12.  With this card, I decided to make a masculine card.  You will see a similar card a few blogs below – only I changed it to fit the challenge.

I used the technique direct to paper to give it that antique look, and did the same for the inside.

I added the ribbon to my panels before adhering it directly onto the front flap.  Because it is suppose to be a masculine card, I opted to use the Pewter ribbon buckle  to one side, rather than tie a knot.  And on the other side, I just wrapped it around the panel.  To make it more symmetrically appealing when the card is opened up, I also added a strip of the DS paper to the bottom of the inside of the card. 

The photo holder (if that is what you call the embellishment) on the top right was meant to hold the card closed.

Thanks for stopping by ~  Pat

Here  is the recipe:

Stamps:  Lovely as a Tree

Paper:    Whisper White, Soft Suede, Basic Black, Mocha Morning DS

Ink:                Soft Suede

Accessories:  Pewter Hodgepodge Hardware, Black Grosgrain Ribbon

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Hi everyone!

I must say I was tickled pink when I was asked to participate as a weekly guest designer as Sunny Challenges.  This week`s challenge is Fancy Folds.  Now I have to admit, I don`t think I`ve ever made a card with this type of fancy fold – and I was a little apprehensive on taking this on this project, but here is what I have come up with.

You take a 5 1|4” x 12” card base and score at 2”, 4”, 8” and 10”.  Mountain fold the score lines so that the edges are facing the outside of the card.

I added the black layer under the DS paper to give it a bit of dimension.

Stamped the Happy Birthday medallion and punched it out with the small scallop punch.  Punch out a large scallop in real red using the large scallop punch and layer.  Now here`s the tricky part – only apply sticky strips or glue to half of the medallion and not the whole thing, otherwise, you will glue it shut.

The balloons were added as an afterthought to try and keep the flaps closed – it didn`t quite work but I love the effect it gives, plus it gave me a chance to use the baker`s twine I had but didn`t know quite how to add it to a card.

I also layered the inside with a layer of black just so it will match the outside and stamped the party hats (using my markers).

Enjoy!

Here is the recipe:

Stamps:  Happiest Birthday Wishes, Party Hearty

Ink:        Basic Black

Paper:   Whisper White, Cutie Pie DS, Old Olive, Real Red

Accessories:  Scallop punches (small and large), Baker`s Twine, pop-ups

Happy Mother's Day

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Wow, I finally get a chance to play!  My chores are all done and the house is somewhat back to normal after a very busy weekend and I don’t feel the slightest guilt at all!

Anyways, Sunny Challenges this week below and the theme is “Mother”. 

I am going to give this to my mother-in-law seeing that she is so fond of cats . . . not!  But I think it will bring a smile to her face, knowing that our cat isn’t the most angelic cat, but rather, very naughty!

I coloured my flowers using my chalks and blender pen. 

I sometimes like these sketch challenges because it allows me to use my non-SU stamps.  And Fluffles does remind me of my own mischievous cat, Casper!

I don’t know if you can see it but on the Wisteria Wonder strip, I stamped the background with the round stamp from My Friend as it reminded me of the dandelion weed when it is in the seed mode.

When I finished my card, and went back to look at the sketch, I realized that my white cs should have been a little bit shorter, but oh well, I can’t fix it once it has been adhered to my mine card.

Here is the recipe:

Stamps:  Stampendous – Flowers Fluffles, Messages for Mom, My Friend

Paper:    Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Wisteria Wonder

Ink:        Basic Black, Wisteria Wonder

Accessories:  Dotted embossing folder, primas, chalks, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, Pinking Hearts Border punch

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful rest of the week!

~Pat

Lucky You . . .

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Ok, so I am a bit late in posting my challenge. But thing is, at least I completed it! That’s what counts – didn’t I tell you how I suck at challenges? Anyways, the sketch is below and you had to use buttons to embellish your card:

I am hoping that this fits within the sketch:

On the inside, I stamped Thanks and added the little flower on opposite corners.

Here is a close up of my little rosettes.  The measurement for these tiny rosettes are 6 ½ x ½ inch.  While doing the arts and crafts segment with Colebrook Elementary, I pulled out my glue gun to help speed the process and thought why not use them with my rosettes.  I hot glued the rosettes onto a background scrap circle – that definitely help speed the process of gluing and holding!  You can see I punched the edges with the border scallop punch hoping to make the pleats look more like petals.  I like the way it turned out.

Here is the recipe:

Stamps:  Afterthoughts

Paper:   Lucky Limeade, Whisper White; Everyday Enchantment DS Paper

Ink:       Poppy Parade

Accessories:  SU Buttons, Grosgrain Ribbon, Scallop Trim Border Punch; Round Corner Punch

Have a wonderful evening and thanks for stopping by!

~Pat

UPSY DAISY FOR SUNNY CHALLENGES #018/11

I am tired of making Christmas cards, so  was glad to see a new challange from Sunny Challenges & Creations. The brief is to use Stampin' Up!'s "Upsy Daisy" stamp set on a project based on this sketch:

As it was the Grey Cup game yesterday, I decided to base my colour choices on our home team's colours – black and orange.  Now I am not a football fan, I felt I had to honour the BC Lion's win!  I brayered my sky with More Mustard, Cajun Craze and then Cranberry Crisp.  I stamped my Upsy Daisy in versamark and then embossed with black embossing powder.  

I didn t have any Cajun Craze ribbon (next time, I ll have to think twice about a colour), so I used a strip of the Cajun Craze DS and punched out a strip in black using the dotted scallop border punch and adhered it to my card.  I think it worked out fine – gives it a masculine feeling.  I added my spiral clip to the top and tied a knotted ribbon to it.

Thanks for the fun challenge!

Recipe:

Stamps:  Upsy Daisy

Paper:  Cajun Craze, Black, Whisper White

Ink:  More Muster, Cajun Craze, Cranberry Crisp, Versamark

Accessories:  Black Embossing Powder, Pewter Hodgepodge, Black Grosgrain Ribbon, Oval Scallop Punch, Oval Punch, Dotted Scallop Board Punch