World Card Making Day!

What can I say? This probably goes up there with all my favorite holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas. Anywho, this card is my contribution to WCMD. I ventured into the new Papercrafts site and joined Kim Kesti's WCMD Swap with "Thank You" theme. Can you believe I have had this Eastern Blooms Stampin' Up set for OVER a month and I hadn't used it ONCE? Still fresh! The layout for this card was inspired by Beate's Weekend Challenge, it has been modified slightly though.

One of my FAVORITE elements on this card are these Martha Stewart Faux Pearls. Aren't they so pretty? Everytime I go into the store I stare at these and try to convince myself I don't need them. I gave in and I totally LOVE LOVE LOVE them! Now I gotta go get me some more. And guess what I got them at WalMart. Hehehe.

Supplies Used: Stamp sets by Stampin' Up!: Eastern Blooms and Upsy Daisy (sentiment). Ink: Kiwi Kiss, River Rock (SU) and VersaMark. Faux River Rock ribbon from Michaels. Kraft Cardstock from PaperZone. Kiwi Kiss, River Rock CS (SU). Watercolor Paper (Canson). Faux Pearls by EK Success for Martha Stewart. LilyKate DP by Basic Grey.

Kindness.

This card was created in response to Cammie's challenge. You can visit her blog here. She is hosting an incredible blog candy worth over $1000 in honor of World Alzheimer's Day. {Which was last Sunday.} These cards will go to local caregivers that I know to thank them for all the great work they do everyday. Please take the time to thank and hug caregivers that you know. They really do do an outstanding job EVERYDAY! Cammie's blog candy is a great assortment of papercrafting supplies donated by wonderful companies. Some of the companies that donated are Gina K. Designs, Splitcoaststampers, and Papertrey Ink. Some great card artists that donated were Jody Morrow, Kim Hughe, Beate Johns, and Jen del Muro. All these companies and individuals have websites or blogs, please visit them. They are so very kind!

A yummy card to share!

Isn't this so cute?! I finally got in my order from the new SU! catalog and let me tell you something Ms. Molly, there are some FABOULOUS designs in there. The main image is stamped in Really Rust on Vanilla CS. The set is called Upsy Daisy. Love, Love, Love the silhouette images! "{Best wishes}" is stamped in Choc. Chip. The sentiment is part of the Cute & Curly set which I got for {free}! -Email me to ask me how!- Cute & Curly consist of 4 stamps and a matching jumbo punch, awesome! I love how it is packaged seperately so that the stamps and punch can be stored apart. Twill and hemp ribbon are from May Arts. Silver brads are from JoAnns. Designer paper from DCWV 2007 Christmas Stack. Green Galore CS from SU!.

Thanks for peaking! I have a whole bunch more to share soon.

I just gotta say...

Thank you to whoever invented AC..

Rubber Stamps for Sale

Hi All,
I'm having a hard time selling my stamps here locally, so I am going to box them up and sell them for an outrageous price. The boxes are the USPS flat rate box sized 11 x 8.5 x 8.5. They will be filled full, with 1/2 inch of cushion on top and bottom to protect the stamps. Each box will contain an assortment, unless specified. If I have enough of a certain brand, I will group by brand (i.e Hero Arts, Amuse, etc.) Each box will be priced at $30 and that includes the shipping ($8.95). Each box will be filled with QUALITY name brand stamps, the boxes come as is with no substitutions. I will post pictures soon. If you are interested, please email me at pattyandellie@gmail.com I will email pictures to those that are interested first. I accept money orders and paypal.

Guess What!

I took the plunge and signed up to be a Stampin' Up Demo tonight!!!!! I am so excited {even though none of my so called Friends stamp}. I see this as mostly feeding my bad habit. But if anyone wants to place an order, drop me a note and I'll share the best deals with ya'!!

Lots of goodies to share!

Lets start with this fantanstically cute card. I just cant tell you how much I LOVE this card. The original was created by the great Mary Jo Albright. I was having a lazy Sunday afternoon and was surfing SCS when I came upon this little number. I just had to recreate it! Isnt it the best? There was no template for this card, just cut a little here and there and create a shape of a house. I used red cardstock {DCWV} and distressed it with Barn Brown ink {Whispers}. I cut the red into little thin strips and just started layering for the boards. {And continue with the trim a little here and there..} I also used my corner rounder and medium circle punch {SU!}. The stamp set is Ruff Day {SU!}. Grass made from scrap sage CS {SU}. Dark Brown, Eggplant, and Cream CS from PaperZone. Foam dots from Dollar Tree.

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My beloved Papercrafts site is closing! I will miss all the hundreds of swaps that go on so much. I'm slowing preparing myself and switching over to swap on SCS. I made this card for a Newbie swap on that site. Stamped flower and Ink from SU! White CS from PaperZone. DS from Heidi Grace. Sheer Ribbon from CraftWarehouse. Jewel brad from Making Memories. Hope you like it!

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These two cuties I made for my last few remaining swaps on PCMag. The snowman is for a Holiday 3x3 card/tag hosted by Deb P. {I recently broke down and decided that I totally need the Nestabilites by Spellbinders and the Square and Rectangle sets I got first. If anyone is interested, Cut @ Home has the best deals on these.} 3x3 Deets: Snowman {SU!}, Nesties {Spellbinders}, DP {Around the Block}, Dec 25th {Studio G}, Ribbon {May Arts}, WC Markers {Whispers}. The second cutie is an Extra Postage Holder swap hosted by my good bloggin' friend Heidi. Her and Deb have some of the best swaps, and I can always be sure of qualitly work! Postage Deets: DP from Heidi Grace, Nesties {Spellbinders}, Hedge Hog {Penny Black}, Alpha Stamps {Hero Arts}, Ribbon {May Arts}, WC Markers {Whispers}, Button {Walmart}.

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Yes, ladies and gentleman, your eyes aren't foolin' ya. My Stamp room probably has more stuff then your local Scrappin' Store. I found these awesome Closet Maid racks at Home Depot and knew they would be perfect for my ribbon spools! In these 3 beautiful columns of ribbon I have over 350 spools! Yes folks, thats not a type-o, THREE HUNDRED FIFTY. Thats TONS of storage for the price. Each 4 self rack is $15. Which may seem like alot, but after doing some investagating online- it was the cheapest way for me to go. Now I just need ideas on storing my NON-spooled ribbons....

Its been awhile huh?

Its been awhile since I've had time to actually sit down and craft. Many changes have happened in this fabulous month of July. {Which happens to be my favorite month, by the way. Can anybody guess why??} More about the changes later, but first a card:

This card was created for a Sympathy Card Swap. Unfortunately, in my line of business {healthcare} I use these all the time. You'd think that since I DO use these are the time, I would actually have a Sympathy stamp- but NO {gasp!} I don't. I inprov'd with this Love stamp and I think its a pretty good fit. Surprise!- no Stampin Up, except for ink, on this card. Thats a cool accomplisment for me. The card base is standard sized cut from Dark Brown CS. Flowers and Love sentiment are stamped on Watercolor Paper. Faux River Rock silky satin ribbon is from Michael's. The designer paper is from Heidi Grace, it is the opposite side of an double sided sheet. The interior of the card is lined with cream CS. More deets later...

Oops! I forgot...

If you have already placed an order, or we are chatting about items, these committments will still be honored. Everything will remain the same; all promises made will be fulfilled. Thanks again everybody for being such good friends and taking my stuff! If you see something on here the piques your interest, email me, I probably still have it avaliable- let's talk!

A Craftin' Open House

Because of high local demand, I will no longer be listing current for sale items on my blog. I will {hopefully} be selling my goodies at a small open house on an upcoming Sunday afternoon. If you know where I live you are invited to come and browse through my STACKS AND STACKS AND STACKS of stuff. I really do have something for every type of scrapbooker/papercrafter. You will truly be amazed at how much STUFF a single gal can accumulate! Heck, if you want to buy the furniture you can! If its not nailed down, you can buy it! I will update soon on a FOR SURE date {probably next weekend}.

An Updated list

I still have these items avaliable:

1. Cricut 6x12 Machine $100 (with your choice of cartridge)
2. Mini Monograms Cartridge $30
3. DoodleType Cartridge $30 Pending
4. Tear Drop Cartridge $30
5. Base Camp Cartridge $30
6. Stamped Cartridge $30
7. Tags, Bags, Boxes Cartridge $30 Pending
8. Cricut Tool Kit {Missing Paper Piercer, otherwise new. 2 Replacement Blades included} $15
9. Cricut Cutting Mat NIP $6
10. Embellishment Box 1 $12 (see below blog posting)
11. Embellishment Box 2 $10 (see below blog posting)
12. Embellishment Box 3 $12 (see below blog posting)
13. Sizzix Paddle Punch Lot of 5 $3 (email for picture/list)
14. Lot of 13 SMALL handheld punches $8 (email for picture/list)
15. Miss Elizabeth Brads 7.5 Pkgs $5 (email for picture/list)
16. Making Memories Lot#1 {All items NIP!} 13 pkgs in this lot! $12
17. Prima Flowers Heritage Colors $4 (see below blog posting)
18. Prima Flowers Soft/Nursery Colors $2.50 (see below blog posting)
19. Prima Flowers Bold Colors $3.00 (3 pkgs avaliable- see below posting)
20. Prima Flowers Desert Blooming Collection $3.00 ( See below posting)
21. Making Memories Paper Flowers Soft colors $2.50
22. Making Memories Paper Flowers Bold Colors $2.50

This is what I have avaliable as of 7/8/08 11:30PM PST

{Some items are pending, if the sale does not complete, I will relist}

Prima Flowers for Sale

Prima Heritage Colors Approx. 3/4 of bottle $4.00 (1 Avaliable)
Making Memories Paper Flowers $2.50Each (Soft or Bold)
Prima Bold Colors. Approx 1/2 Bottle $3.00 (3 Avaliable)
Prima Soft/Nursery colors Approx 1/3 Bottle $2.50 (1 Avaliable)
Prima Browns (Blooming Dessert Ltd Ed.) 1/3 bottle $3.00 (1 Avaliable)

Individual packages will ship 1st class mail with confirmation $1.00

**Take the WHOLE LOT home for $20.00 and FREE SHIPPING**

Embellishment Boxes

Box 1- Contains Heidi Swapp Embellishments. There are chipboard pieces, filing tabs, and ghost shape/letters. Box Included. This is sold as a grab bag type box. What you see pictured is what you get. $12
Box 2- Contains Misc Embellishments including some brass label frames, Memory Glass Slides, chipboard letters, Card stock letters, woven labels, metal alphabets, faux brass chipboard alphabets, mini clothes pins, "puffy" embellies, mini paper roses, spiral clips, and ball chain. Box Included. This is a Grab Bag type box. It comes AS IS/pictured. $10.00
Box 3- Contails mostly "metal" embellishments. Metal cutout words, metal mini plaques, metal letters with brad loops, metal flowers, metal round alphabets, 3 types of Making Memories Mailbox letters, small self adhesive metal word charms, plastic word charms, metal epoxy charms, leather flowers (making memories), leather frames (making memories), metal rimmed tags. This is a GRAB BAG type box. It comes As Pictured. $12.00

****Purchase all 3 Embellishment Boxes for $30 and FREE SHIPPING IS INCLUDED****

Quickutz For Sale

Here are photos of the 4 QuicKutz sets that I have for sale.
- Vixen includes 37 Dies (Alpha/Numbers/Punct/Shapes) $35
Letter "A" is 1.5 inches tall (single letter per die)
- QVC Set 1 includes 31 Dies (Alpha/Shapes/Punct) $25
Letter "A" is 0.5 inches tall (Capital & lower case on one die)
- QVC Set 2 includes 24 Dies (Alpha/Shapes/Punct)$25
Letter "A" is 0.75 inches tall (2 letters per die)
- Spring Ltd Ed Set includes 39 Dies (Alphas/Numbers/Shapes/Punct) $25
Letter "A" is 1.0 inch tall (Capital & Lower Case on one die)
I also have:
- 2 Squeeze Tools (1 purple $10, 1 blue $6)
- 2 Zip Around Storage Binds (1 purple $8, 1 blue $6)
- 2 Goosebumpz Embossing Dies $7 for 2
- 2 Misc Dies (Lobster, Dove) $3 ea or 2 for $5
- 3 Cookie Cutter Sets (Squares, Scallops, Circles) $15ea or 3 for $40
(Additional Photos avaliable on request)

EVERYTHING CAN BE PURCHASED AT SPECIAL REDUCED PRICING IF YOU TAKE THE ENTIRE BUNDLE!!! Make me an offer I can't refuse! Email Me!

A Sale!

After much, much thought, I am clearing out my craft room and selling off a lot of my unused items. The biggest ticket item that I am selling is my Cricut. It is the Original 6 x 12 version I purchased from QVC when it first came out. I also have many font cartridges for sale. Right now I am accepting INQUIRES. Please email me at pattyandellie@gmail.com if you are interested. I will be taking pictures and listing all my cartiridges when I get off work. Thanks.

Here is a list of general items that I will be posting for sale:
Rubber Stamps- Various Manufactuers; Various Sizes
Quickutz- 2 Handles {1 Original Blue, 1 Purple Squeeze}
Quickutz- 2 Storage Binders {1 Blue, 1Purple}
Quickutz- Alphabet Sets; Singles; Goosebumpz
Fastenator- Pink
Lots of Fastenator staples
Cutterpede Paper Trimmers x 2 Hot Pink (12in)
Cutterpede Paper Trimmer (6in)
Ink Pads- Various Manufactuers
Punches
Deco Scissors
Stencils
Lots, Lots, Lots of designer Paper
Lots, Lots, Lots of Ribbon (can be purchased by the yard or set)
Lots more to come..!!!

Seriously. Cute.

The mother of all challenges. I finally found some free time on my hands- no work, no deadlines- and decided to jump in and join the Sunday challenge over on the Papercrafts Message Board. Today's challenge had the following critera- Colors (Purple, Orange, and Lime Green) and Embellishments (arrows and 3 brads). This was a toughy, all these colors reminded me of halloween and I didnt want to fall into the easy Halloween trap (it is July after all!). I've been wanting to play with this Seriously Sassy set that I acquired awhile ago. It was tough, but I overcame!!! The designer paper is from DCWV Fall Stack. (Thats my only give into Halloween!!!!) I've been on a plaid phase and totally dig this DP. I stamped "Seriously" in Elegant Eggplant on Whisper White and inked up the edges in Pumpkin Pie. I layered it on Elegant Eggplant, and distressed both layers with my Heidi Swapp (thanks Heidi!!!) Edge Distresser. The arrows are from a chipboard embellie pack by Basic Grey that I got a long, long, long time ago at Craft Warehouse. The orange CS is by Bazzill, but I'm not sure what the offical color name is- Sorry! The totally cool "CUTE" is made by Cloud 9 designs. I toned down the lime green color by inking the edges in more Pumpkin Pie. The ribbon is from May Arts. I hope ya' like it- cause I think its pretty darn cool. :)

Sand Castles in the Sky

A fun, beach themed card to share with you today. For this card, I pulled out my trusty TAC stamp- which I still love after all these years!) I tried some new techniques for this one. Instead of coloring the image first, I chose my Designer Paper first. I then picked out watercolors that would match the paper. I liked how this turned out, I was able to challenge myself and use colors that might have been out of my comfort zone. I also was able to use Raffia (Sp?) on this card, which is also something I havent used in ages. This raffia has three colors in it that was just a great addition to this card. The deets: White Card Base- PaperZone. DP- Basic Grey. Dark Brown CS- Paperzone. Watercolor Paper- Canson. Sandcastle/Beach stamp- The Angel Company. Watercolors- markers by Whispers. Adhesive- ATG. TriColor Raffia- May Arts. Tools- Tonic Paper Trimmer, Friskars Rotary Trimmer with Scallop blade.

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