Just had to do a new challenge on the block - Color Hues

Here's my what I did:

I used an old stamp from Penny Black which was colored with copics, cut-out and layered. Used patterned paper, an embossing folder, glitter, button, ribbon, etc.

Patty

 Yay...Another Christmas card done...thanks to this sketch #452 at Freshly Made Sketches

Here is my card:

I used a CottageCutz die (Holly Bells) and a panel die from The Greetery. The base cardstock is a lovely Pinefeather green from Papertrey. Lightly sponged the olive green holly and put crystal effects on the berries. The sentiment is from my stash of old stamps.....That's it!

Thanks for looking in...

Patty

 Just bee-cause I wanted to do a sketch -

This sketch:

Found here: MFT sketch #502

My card: 

I turned the sketch on its side to accomplish my mission.

 I used a MFT stamp set - Meant to Be. 

The images were cut out and layered, colored with pencils, and Nuvo shimmer glitter put on the bees wings. 

That's it......Thanks for looking in....

Patty

 For the last day of  MFT Summer School found here: Day 5 Summer School

The lesson is about "white space", meaning leaving the design open and free from embellishment, which puts the focus on the main image.

I usually put a lot of time into making just one card. Open space cards are not easy for me, but I did make two:

These are very basic with a simple flower, sentiment, and scored lines on two sides. I really need to learn to make more of these clean and simple cards......... Thanks for looking in....Patty

I practiced ombre shading today, because of Summer School Day 4 found here: MFT Summer School

I found that it takes a lot of practice to get it right - 

 I blended 3 hues each of distress inks in blues and greens. After a few hours and tossing many bloopers into the trash, I finally settled on this background. I used Harvest Mouse from My Favorite Things which was colored with pencils. A tree die completed my little scene. The main panel was layered onto a dark blue panel and then white. The sentiment was heat embossed with an ivory powder. Thanks for looking in.....Patty

Today I watched the video of Day 3 of  MFT Summer School found here: My Favorite Things School #3

The lesson is symmetry - meaning the right and the left side of a design mirror each other.

It sure makes for a quick and easy card.

I used a Penny Black sentiment stamp which was heat embossed in hunter green on white c/s. Outlined using a Spellbinders hemstitch die, and layered on a hunter green card. Looks almost black in the pic. Bummer. Also used a gold glitter cardstock for the layering and the star. Yay, another Christmas card done! I wasn't sure that I would like this design, but now I will have to give it some more thought. Thanks for looking in....

Patty

Summer School again, here at - My Favorite Things Summer School Day 2

Today is about using colors of the RAINBOW for a happy occasion card.

SO, of course a fairy house should be colorful:

This image was colored with copics and the colors are purple (looks more blue in the pic), yellow, orange, red, and green. The sun and cloud dies are placed like the visual triangle I learned yesterday. :^)

The crystal effects on the mushrooms and the glitter on the flowers don't show up well in the pic either. Bummer. Thanks for looking in.

Patty

Learning is fun!

Yesterday I saw this post: My Favorite Things Summer School Day 1

The lesson was all about the Visual Triangle.

I was busy at the time, but today I watched the instructional video and I was inspired to put together this card -

I already had the flowers watercolored, so the design went together easily. I never thought about it before, but my eyes really are drawn to the three flowers in the corner ( visual triangle). The flowers were white heat embossed and colored in coral, pink, and light green inks and layered onto vanilla cardstock. The ribbon is a vanilla seam binding.

Thanks for looking in....

Patty

I am also sharing this card with - Watercooler Wednesday #282 - Anything Goes

A happy day to get a start on this year's Christmas cards.

We have quite a few friends with doggies in their families so that is where I began.

I am happy to join My Favorite Things for this weeks sketch challenge, which happens to be number 500. WOW! I was inspired by this sketch and here is the link to it:   https://mftstamps.com/blogs/news/wsc500

Here is that sketch:

Here is my Christmas card:

The image is from the MFT stamp set Happy Pawlidays and the sentiment is from Deck the Howls (retired). The dog was colored with polychromos pencils, cut out and layered and glitter put on the white of the hat. I put him on the left side instead of the right. I was going to add those images you see below the card, but I liked the card just the way it was, so I will put them on the inside of the card....I do like this sketch and will definitely use it again. Thanks to My Favorite Things! And thanks for looking in.....PaddySue

I have just a little gray hare today.....

Saw a sketch challenge that I thought - no way can I think that one through.

Here is that sketch at : Freshly Made Sketches

I also saw the challenge #559 at : Little Red Wagon - Spots or Stripes
So,
Anyway, a challenge is just that, and here is what I came up with:

Was happy to use a super cute stamp set from Reverse Confetti called Crafty Critters. The sweet bunny with the polka-dot dress was colored with Faber-Castell pencils. She was having a good hair day (correction, a good hare day), so I put a flower by her ear. I cut out those small images by hand - and I lost those images several times, and spent time trying to find them and actually had to re-do a few of them. I almost gave up.....One of those days.....good grief ....Also used the quilted hearts embossing folder from Sugar Pea with neat tiny dots and hearts on it and hexagon dies from I don't remember. That's it! THANKS for looking in.....PaddySue

Yay - I needed a nice sketch to get my mojo going again. I have been ignoring just too many challenges lately and I am afraid I just might forget why I have all of these stamps...

Here is the sketch that caught my eye this week at: Freshly Made Sketches


I needed a card for my young grandson who thinks that he really is one hot dude. He lives in Arizona and he has a little chihuahua.  So this is what I came up with:

I used a stamp set from Hero Arts and Faber-Castell pencils. Nice and easy....just what I needed....I never make square cards, and because of that, I almost did not make this one. But now I am glad I did, 'cause now I think that this is kinda cute....It is 5 inches square.
Thanks for looking......
Patty

Just a pretty card for a lovely lady whose favorite color is pink:

This stamp from Our Daily Bread was colored with Faber Castell pencils and the oval cut-out with the Spellbinders hemstitch die. Other dies used are from My Favorite Things. Some of those yellow flowers were layered and Stickles applied......

I am sharing this with - Addicted to Stamps #387 Make Your Mark

and with - Shopping Our Stash #419 - Mother's Day

Thanks for looking in....

Patty

Just a chillaxing little mouse:

I need a lady's retirement card, so this just might work.
I used a Penny Black stamp which was colored with Prismacolor pencils to sorta match some old patterned paper. Put some aqua shimmer on the flowers on the umbrella that really doesn't show up in this pic.

I am sharing this with - Just Add Ink #503 - pencils and patterned paper

                                  

 And with - CAS Colors and Sketches #368

Thanks for looking in....
Patty

In all of my years of stamping, I have never "splatted" on a card. So I was definitely challenged when I saw this sketch yesterday:

 

So, I pondered for a day, and this is what I ended up with:

To make that "splat" in the center,  I wadded up a piece of paper and smooshed it onto a saffron yellow ink pad and then pounced it many times onto the cardstock. The dandelion stamps are old ones from Great Impressions. I did take all of 2 seconds and put some crystal glaze on that tiny ladybug

Making this card was a good thing, 'cause I would do this sketch again, and now I have a get well card done before I really need it.

I am sharing this card with : Freshly Made Sketches #433

And with : Addicted to CAS #183 - Silhouette

Thanks for looking in....

Patty

Hello there,

I just made a birthday card for a dog.
A special Sheltie dog that does agility with his human mom.
His human dad passed away last year, so I knew that this card would surprise his "mom" and give her a much needed smile.....

This stamp set is retired from My Favorite Things - Best in Show
The images were colored with Prismacolor pencils and cut out with a Scan-N-Cut.

Sometimes a simple little card is good.....

I am sharing this with : Krafty Chicks Challenge #504 - All Occasions

I thought that a special dogs birthday is a good occasion.

Thanks for looking in....

Patty

We have had a LOT of April showers here and going to get even more this weekend....

But this bunny and his little frog friend don't seem to mind....

This sweet, older House Mouse stamp was colored with Prismacolor pencils and Stickles added to the raindrops and I layered the umbrella....

I am sharing this with - Little Red Wagon challenge #546 - April Showers

and with - Double D Challenge - Showers and Flowers   


Thanks for looking in.....

Patty

Time for Tulips....

So, how about a card with tulips.....

I used a retired stamp from Taylored Expressions, Stampin' Up white, navy, and saffron cardstock and dsp, vellum, Nestabilities, prismacolor pencils, embroidery floss, Stickles, and a tiny blue gem.

Sharing this card with : Shopping our Stash #418 - Spring 







and with : the Flower Challenge #43 - Spring or Autumn

Thanks for stopping by....
Patty

Today is.....

a good day for this cute bear to get some fresh air - while practicing social distancing....

And for his little bird friend:

I am sharing this card with  the Inspired By challenge - cute critters

I was inspired by the cute bears and the colors.....

A good reason to make a card for a friend who is an avid bicyclist.....

Love this sweet stamp set from Waffle Flower called Happy Day.

Thanks for the looking in....

Patty

Here is Mr. and Mrs. Bandaid

I need  a fun, get well card for a lady who is having surgery in the near future:

I have made similar cards before for different folks as they recuperate from a surgery.
It always gives them a smile.
For guys, I make the card with blue cardstock instead of a pink.
It just takes a couple of bandaids, googlie eyes, and handdraw the rest.
This is totally the extent of my drawing skills....


I am sharing this card with Just Us Girls challenge #526 - word week is heal

Thanks for lookin' in today at my quick and easy card.... 

Patty

When I saw this challenge about tea, I just had to submit a card......even if it is almost at the last minute:

I used a very old Stampin' Up stamp that I don't know the name, but I always liked it. I used Prismacolor pencils, scallop border and circle punches, a word window punch for the "awning", Papertrey vanilla and autumn rose cardstock and ribbon.

I am sharing this with :
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Let's Have a Tea Party

Thanks for looking in.....
Patty

My story is - I had this idea in my head before Valentine's Day, but I wasn't sure how I was going to do it.

I wanted to put some hearts in a box, but didn't have a single box stamp. But today, I found a very old stamp with a cat in a box. This stamp is stored with some cat stamps that I rarely use and I didn't remember that I even had it. (I must have too many stamps )  :^)

Even though Valentine's Day is over, I really do have a purpose for this card......

So,
Here is what I did:

The image was stamped onto kraft c/s and cut out with extra front panels and the cat was covered up with a bunch of punched hearts. That's all.....

I am sharing this card with Little Red Wagon challenge #537-Have a Heart

Thanks for looking in.....
Patty

Happy Valentine's Day!

Here's my Valentine for Richard:

Used some heart dies n punches n twine n dsp and some love.  I was inspired by various sizes of hearts everywhere, especially on the pillows and mantel, so I created a clean and graphic design.....

Sharing this card with: the Card Concept #128. Be Mine, Valentine

Also sharing this with the Double D Challenge for all about Hearts

and CAS on Friday #173 - to send a card to someone you love - Now that's EASY!

For a long time, I have admired what other stampers do with stencils. So I purchased a few stencils a loooooong time ago ........ and stored them .......to try someday.
 For some reason, stencils have intimidated me. But I thought that it was time to "dig" one out and discovered how much fun it can be to blend colors so easily!
Here is what I created:

I used the Tim Holtz burlap stencil, a Make Art station, make-up brushes, and distress inks. Added  some die cuts and I was pretty happy with this challenge.  Now, I need to "dig" out some more stencils that I have been "saving".
The cardstock colors are Durango, Suede, Olive, and Neenah white.

I am sharing this with Seize the Birthday #181-with Topping option to use a Stencil

Thanks for looking in today!