MOJO Monday

Get YOUR Mojo on today at Mojo Monday. I used Kraft card stock as my base. I used the Large Scallop Bigz Die and my Big Shot to quickly cut my Merry Moments print. Inside the print is a circle of Kraft. I inked up a sentiment in Chocolate Chip from Greeting Galore. To the left side I used dimensionals to lift up my Shimmery White double Designer Label punch. There are random Chocolate Chip snowflakes in the center of those and brads anchoring them on the sides. To pop out the Large Scallop Circle, I used a Sakura White Gel pen and make tiny stitches.

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Have a great day, and please leave your comments below!

Wandering Holidays

This card was simple to put together. I am not out shopping on Black Friday, but I am out taking a walk and then will make our very own Thanksgiving Dinner (as opposed to the family potluck we had yesterday with extended family--no turkey!!) Hometown  2nd round CIF football game tonight--go Argos!

Shopping List:

Card Stock: Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Whisper White

Stamps: Wandering Words

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Extras: Petals-a-Plenty, Sizzlits Merry Moments, Big Shot, Clear Rhinestone Brad, Real Red Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon

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Pals Paper Arts KISS

Keep 

It 

Simple

Sweetie!

That is the theme of this week's Pals Paper Arts Challenge. Make a card (or other creation) and keep it simple. Minimal stamping, layers, equipment. If you usually have lots of layers, then two layers is simple for you. Go for it! Upload your art to our site using Mr. Linky and play along!

Ingredients:

Card Stock: Chocolate Chip (textured), Very Vanilla, Old Olive (textured)

Stamps: Darling Dots

Ink: Real Red

Accessories: Top Note Die, Big Shot, Small Dots Texturz Plate, Little Leaves Sizzlit Die, Jumbo Eyelets, Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Boho Blossoms Punch, Dimensionals

Okay, it doesn't look like I skimped on the accessories, but it really was fast and easy just getting out my Big Shot and zipping all of these through!

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Thankful

As I prepare to have family around at Thanksgiving, I am truly thankful for all that I have. I am thankful for loved ones far and near. I am thankful for those I will see, and for those who will not be here with us. I have so many blessings in my life.

Take a moment to count yours!

Shopping List:

Cardstock: Blush Blossom, Chocolate Chip, Basic Black, Handsome Hunter

Designer Series Paper: Nouveau Chic

Stamps: God's Blessings, Autumn Splendor

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Extras: Big Shot, Billboard Alphabet Die, metal die cuts, Stampin' Dimensionals

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Mojo Monday

Obviously short on time around here! Mojo Monday on Tuesday? How could it be? Oh well, I got my Mojo going late Monday night, but finished a couple of projects after that. 

This card was a snap. I tried to keep to the sketch, but my large sentiment, which I then decorated, was too big to push into the left-hand corner, so I centered it.

Please leave your comments below, I love to read them.

Shopping List:

Card Stock:  Real Red, Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Hostess Patterns Pack III

Stamps: Sincere Salutations

Ink: Real Red

Extras: Real Red Taffeta Ribbon, Ticket Punch, Scalloped Edge Punch

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Happy Christmas

I really like how this card turned out. The image is in Real Red on Whisper White from the Wandering Words set.  I used Merry Moments ornament print to back the image, then backed it again with a piece of Real Red card stock. Across the top, I added a strip of Old Olive card stock surrounding a snippet of Real Red Petals-a-Plenty and anchored with four gold brads. Around the middle, I tied a piece of Sleigh Bells ribbon. Card base is Chocolate Chip.

Shopping List:

Card Stock: Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Old Olive, Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Merry Moments

Stamps: Wandering Words

Ink: Real Red

Extras: Gold Brads, Big Shot, Petals-a-Plenty Impressions Folder, Sleigh Bells ribbon

All items Stampin' Up!

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Pals Paper Arts #16 Sketch Challenge

 

Today Pal's Paper Arts has a Sketch Challenge. The sketch is by our Pal, Margaret Moody. You will have fun with this one--I did! The images on Whisper White from the Autumn Days (115452) set are stamped in Always Artichoke, Elegant Eggplant, Ruby Red and More Mustard. These match the colors in the stripe pattern from Autumn Traditions Designer Series Paper (115668) that I used on the base of my Always Artichoke card. I surrounded each of my punched circles with a punched scalloped square in coordinating colors.  I matted a bracket from my retired Pewter Hodgepodge Hardware with a piece of More Mustard. The hardware frames my Elegant Eggplant sentiment from Grateful Greetings (116511 Holiday Mini Catalog). 

I hope you will play along with us at PPA and please do leave your comments below so I know you were here.

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Teal Joy

I had so much fun combining colors on this card. It began with some scraps sitting on my desk!

The ornament from Delightful Decorations was already stamped, punched and adorned with the silver cord and punched Melon Mambo swirls. The Barely Banana piece of Eyelet Punched card stock was also sitting there. I added a piece of Basic Black behind that to make it pop, backed it with a piece of Melon Mambo ran through my Big Shot with the Perfect Details Texturz Plate and topped it with a piece of Taken with Teal (retired) Flirty Ribbon Originals. Card base is Taken with Teal. I'm taken with this bright holiday card!

I love to read your comments, so don't go away without leaving one!

Shopping List:

Card Stock: Taken with Teal, Melon Mambo, Barely Banana, Basic Black, Whisper White

Stamps: Delightful Decorations

Ink: Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo

Extras: Ornament Punch, Silver Cord, Stampin' Dimensionals, Circle Punch, Eyeler Border Punch, Big Shot, Perfect Details Texturz Plate

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Simple Wanderings

Simple Tuesday here at Papercrafts by Patti. 

Shopping List:

Card Stock: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Taken with Teal

Stamps: Wandering Words

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Extras: (retired) Flirty Ribbon Originals, Ticket Corner Punch

All Products Stampin' Up!

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Mojo Monday

Good morning! Once again, I was lucky enough to get my Mojo going early! My card base is Kraft with a Really Rust background that is wrapped in Chocolate Chip Striped Grosgrain Ribbon. The next panel was a leftover piece of Very Vanilla that is embossed using a Chocolate Chip "wiped" Harlequin Texturz Plate. I love the feel of this paper after the ink has dried! It makes the impressions deeper, I think. That panel is wrapped with a piece of twill. The last layer is a Brushed Copper piece of cardstock that frames the Very Vanilla with the Chocolate Chip sentiment and decorative leaf images. To one side, completing the sketch is one more Chocolate Chip leaf on Very Vanilla, surrounded by a circle of Chocolate Chip cardstock and fisnished with a knot of linen thread.

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Please leave a comment, I love reading them all!

Colored Leaves in a Row

I used Autumn Days leaf stamps in More Mustard, Always Artichoke and Ruby Red. They were stamped onto Whisper White card stock and framed with Really Rust and Bravo Burgundy cardstocks. I accented this panel with three Always Artichoke brads. I surrounded the panel with the More Mustard print from Autumn Traditions Designer Series Paper. I topped off the front of the card with a retired piece of Bravo Burgundy Designer Ribbon. I used a snippet if the More Mustard pattern again to line the opening of the Small Open-End Envelope. This is going to be a thank-you card for a dinner we are attending.

I hope you will leave your comments so I know you were here. If you are in need of any Stampin' Up! supplies, I hope you will use my website to order any time, day or night.

Shopping List:

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Bravo Burgundy, Really Rust

Designer Series Paper: Autumn Traditions

Stamps: Autumn Traditions

Ink: More Mustard, Always Artichoke, Ruby Red

Extras: Always Artichoke brads, Bravo Burgundy (retired) Ribbon 

All products Stampin' Up!

Clean and Simple

This week's Splitcoast Clean and Simple Challenge was certainly simple--white and one other color.  I already had these Patterned Pines stamped on Whisper White, so I added matching star toppers, an embossed matte and a few swirls and the sentiment.  Easy! Quick! Elegant, I think. What do you think? Please leave your comments before you leave, I love to read them all.

Shopping List:

Card Stock: Real Red, Whisper White

Stamps: Patterned Pines (11655 Hostess Level 1 Holiday Mini), Christmas Greetings (115448)

Extras: Petals-a-Plenty Folder (116824 Holiday Mini)

All products Stampin' Up!

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Pals Paper Arts Christmas Cheer

This week's challenge is just to make a "Christmas Cheer" project. AND--There's BLOG CANDY! Yippee! Please join us at Pals Paper Arts and submit your Christmas Cheer project for a chance to win. Use Mr. Linky and input a DIRECT LINK to your project to play along and be eligible for the blog candy and the chance to be a Pals Paper Artist Pick of the week.

1. I began with textured Melon Mambo card stock
   
2. I ran a piece of Whisper White through my Big Shot with the dotted swiss Texturz Plate
   
3. Used my Eyelet punch, to decorate the bottom edge of the Whisper White
4. Stamped the Delightful Decorations ornament in Rich Razzleberry onto Whisper White
5. Used Ornament punch to punch out the ornament, then tied it with silver cording
6. Used the Sizzlits Merry Details die and attached the little birdie in Whisper White
7. Added a little detail to the birdie's tail with my Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Write Marker
8. Popped the ornament up on Stampin' Dimensionals
9. Tied a bow in dotted grossgrain Rich Razzleberry ribbon around the top of the card
10. Stamped the sentiment from Christmas Greetings in Rich Razzleberry

Simple! Quick! Easy! and Cheery!

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Thanks for looking, and please leave a comment for me!

Play at Pals Paper Arts

Won't you join me and our design team tomorrow for Pals Paper Arts Challenge #16? You can sign up at the site to receive email notification of our weekly challenge each Thursday morning. There is a multitude of talent showcased there each week. Sometimes we offer Blog Candy, so you can have a chance to win! Each week we choose 3 Paper Arts Picks that we think best represented our challenge. These crafters receive our blog badge to put on their blogs. You may use any brand of supplies to create your art. Just create your submission and upload it using the "Mr. Linky" with a direct link to your creation, whether you have a blog or online gallery.

What are you waiting for?? Play along this week and tune in tomorrow to my blog and see my creation.

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Mojo Monday

I apologize for my photo. It's very foggy outside and I couldn't get a good/dry photo! So I relied on my backup plan, the dining room table with what little light is coming through the window. Mojo! It's fun, play along. The sketch this week seemed difficult, but I began with the circle area. I knew I wanted to use my Big Shot, so I ran the Sizzlets and Embosslits through for the snowflake and flower. I had a little bird leftover from deciding should the snowflake be Very Vanilla or Real Red? More Big Shot use for my strips using the dotted swiss Texturz Plate. Merry Moments background paper and an added sentiment which is not really part of the sketch, but I noticed the left corner seemed naked. I hope you enjoy. Please leave a comment so I know you were here. Happy Monday!

Shopping List:

Card Stock: Garden Green, Very Vanilla, Real Red

Designer Series Paper: Merry Moments

Stamps: Fundamental Phrases

Extras:  Heart 2 Heart, Word Window and Modern Label punches, Sizzlets Merry Details, Embosslits Flower Burst, Big Shot, Circle Rhinestone, Stampin' Dimensionals

All Products Stampin' Up!

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PPA15 Color Challenge

PPA 15 is a color challenge. Use Ruby Red, Taken with Teal and Basic Gray in your project. Upload it to our challenge website: Pals Paper Arts and join us playing with stamps and paper!

I enjoyed making this card. It's called a Side Step card and the original design is by Jackie Topa. I got my instructions from Julie Davison's tutorial.

The card base involves one cut of your 8-1/2 x 5-1/2" piece of card stock. There are 5 scores. Then you are ready to "decorate" your card base with stamps, bling, punches, etc. I used the Eastern Blooms set and cut out the small flower images to put onto the first and second rows of my card. I left a little room on the back row under the sentiment so I could write a personal message. Here is what the card looks like from the side:

Your card will fit in a regular size envelope.

I hope you enjoy looking at my creation. I would love to read your comments, so please leave one!

Shopping List:

Card Stock: Basic Gray, Whisper White, Ruby Red

Stamps: Eastern Blooms

Ink: Ruby Red, Taken with Teal, Basic Gray

Extras: Big Shot, Pattern 2 Texturz Plate, Stampin' Dimensionals, Stampin' Write Markers in Ruby Red, Taken with Teal, Basic Gray

All products used are Stampin' Up!

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Falling Leaves

I had so much fun creating this card. First I stamped the border on the left, using the leaf from Darling Dots and thought I'd end up with a clean and simple card. I then envisioned all of those cut out leaves and a wreath of some sort. Well, it isn't round because I chose to surround a definition from Define Your Life, which is a rectangle shape. After I cut out the square matte in Pumpkin Pie card stock, I thought I'd do a line of piercing. During the piercing I saw all those dots on the leaves and thought I'd use one of them for my stencil in two of the corners. I hope you enjoy looking at my card. Please leave me a comment so I know you were here.

Shopping List:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, textured Pumpkin Pie

Stamps: Define Your Life, Darling Dots

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Soft Suede, Sage Shadow

Accessories: Matt Pack Paper Piercer, Stampin' Dimensionals

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Mojo Monday

I used my new Embosslits Flower Burst for the first time on this Mojo Monday card. I chose to ink up the die before cutting and it came out nicely, I think. I used Perfect Plum and Elegant Eggplant to produce the color. I like to wipe my ink pads over the plates for embossing so that you can see the swipe marks. I think it looks cool like that!

Don't forget that Pals Paper Arts is giving away Blog Candy this week-- a nice package of Pink goodies for our Pink Challenge, as shown above. You have until 12PM CST Tuesday, tomorrow, to get your PINK entry uploaded and be eligible to win our blog candy! Please remember to use a fresh creation and provide a DIRECT LINK to your project. We would also love to have you put a link to PPA with your posting so that others can join in and play, too.

Shopping List:

Card Stock:  Pale Plum, Always Artichoke, Blush Blossom

Stamps: God's Blessings

Ink: Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum

Accessories: Big Shot, Embosslits Flower Burst, Perfect Details Texturz Plate, Square Rhinestone Brads