Button, Button, Whose Got the Button?

Pals Paper Arts Challenge #62 "Elements of Style" is to use a button or buttons on your project. How easy is that? I chose to keep it simple and let one button speak volumes! Isn't this cute? I began this thinking it would be a welcome baby card, but I'm thinking it could really be for almost any occasion. The Nursery Suite Designer Series Paper is just darling and provides plenty of detail on the corner to match the cut-outs on the background paper.

Won't you play along with us? Upload your creation and be eligible to be "picked" as a favorite for the week.

Supplies for this card:

Card Stock: Pear Pizzazz, Baja Breeze, Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Nursery Suite

Stamps: So Cute

Ink: Basic Black (stamped off)

Extras: Designer Buttons

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Preview...

Just a sneak peek of the card I created for tomorrow' Pals Paper Arts Challenge. What will the challenge be this week? Tune in tomorrow to see. Have you subscribed to PPA yet? Why not? It's fun to challenge yourself each and every week.

Thanks for looking--see you bright and early tomorrow!

Tiny Tags Set

Love

Thanks So Much

The Full Set

This was the easiest set of cards to make! I ran the four pieces of Very Vanilla through my Big Shot using the Elegant Lines embossing folder. Next, I cut the four colors of card stock to the A2 size card. The colors I used are: Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Basic Black and Old Olive. I tied the coordinating Satin ribbon in a bow around each piece and adhered it to my card front.

To finish the cards, I die cut the same colors from the Movers and Shapers Modern Label shape and used that to matte my sentiments (punched with my Modern Label hand punch) from Tiny Tags in the same four colors of ink. I added clear rhinestones to each one and popped them up on dimensionals. Each card also has a Very Vanilla inside for writing on.

I was thinking that the Movers and Shapers were only good to make a CARD with the cut out shapes, but now I see how I can use the magnet piece to cut out just the matte to match each of my hand punches! (Star, Heart, Modern Label and Heart)

Since the Chocolate Chip satin ribbon is no longer available, you could substitute Early Espresso. (Wish I had thought of that sooner!)

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PPA61 Sketch Challenge

Pals Paper Arts invites YOU to challenge yourself and use this sketch to make a card:

Our Pal, Margaret Moody has come up with this FABULOUS sketch! I really enjoyed making my card this week. What will you make?

Supplies:

Card Stock: Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake, Basic Black

Designer Series Paper: Wickedly Fun Specialty Paper, Newsprint

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Grateful Greetings, Everyday Flexible Phrases ("&")

Ink: Basic Black

Extras: Texturz Plates Harlequin from Backgrounds I, 1-3/8" x 5/8" and 1-3/4" x 7/8" punches

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Pals Paper Arts Challenge Preview

Here is a sneak peek of my creation for Pals Paper Arts Challenge. It will go live tomorrow bright and early, so be sure and visit Papercrafts By Patti and see how YOU can play along!

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Simple Scalloped Love

This is my first use of the Scallop Oval from the Movers and Shapers Die. It coordinates beautifully with the Scallop Oval punch. I made the inside of my card white so you would see the punch shaped better. See how it fits exactly into the die cut out? I used my Big Shot and it was made so quickly.

I hope you like looking at my card and will leave you comments. I like reading them all.

Supplies:

Card Stock: Textured Rose Red, Whisper White and Basic Gray

Stamps: So Cute

Ink: Rose Red

Extras: Movers and Shapers Scallop Oval, Scallop Oval punch, 3/8" Basic Gray taffeta ribbon (retired)

(All products Stampin' Up!)

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MOJO157

Monday! Mojo! I played along bright and early. I didn't let the name of the Designer Series Paper, "Elegant Soiree" dissuade me from making a card that is fit for any lady OR man!

All of the materials I used are Stampin' Up! If you need any Stampin' Up! to complete your projects, please use my Website to order.

Supplies used for the above card:

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Baja Breeze

Designer Series Paper: Elegant Soiree

Stamps: Vintage Labels

Ink: Soft Suede

Punches: Scallop Edge, 1-1/4" Circle, 1-3/8" Circle and Itty Bitty Shapes circle

Extras: (retired) Soft Suede dotted swiss grosgrain ribbon

PPA60 - Fashion Inspiration - Halloween

Pals Paper Arts Challenge #60 is Fashion Inspiration - "Halloween" using this WICKED photo for inspiration! I hope you enjoy my creation and will join us with your own. Just upload your new and directly linked card or project using the above photo and you are playing along! Don't forget to use the photo and title of the challenge for inspiration and any supplies you like to create with!

Supply List:

Card Stock: Wild Wasabi, Basic Black, Brushed Gold

Designer Series Paper: Patterns In Colors (Wild Wasabi)

Stamps: Tiny Tags

Ink: Basic Black

Extras: 1-3/8" x 5/8" Oval punch, Linen Thread, Harlequin from Texturz Plates Backgrounds I, Big Shot

(all supplies Stampin' Up!)

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Pals Fall Blog Hop

Hello! Here is a list of some of my Pals who are having a Fall Hop today! Please visit and enjoy-there are lots of fantastic ideas here:

HOP LINE-UP

1. Ann Schach http://www.stampinchic.com

2. Joanna Munster http://www.inspiredbystampin.com

3. Melanie Collins http://www.oopsadaisy.typepad.com

4. Stephanie Uzee http://stampinwithsuzee.blogspot.com

5. Linda Callahan http://stampinseasons.blogspot.com

6. Carla Bazhenow http://www.carlas-scraps.com

7. Pam Giudici http://pamshobby.blogspot.com

8. Kris Kilcoyne http://kweenbee.typepad.com

9. Mary Fish http://www.stampinpretty.com

10. Barbara Furlong http://www.theloveofstamping.com

11. Angela Richwine http://www.stampinawaywithangela.blogspot.com

12. Gina Shaw http://www.cardsbyginashaw.com

13. LeAnn Slater http://leleathome.blogspot.com

14. Jason Casper http://stampindad.com

15. Tracy Cowee http://tlccrafting.blogspot.com

16. Kylie Nicolosi http://kyliescraftycorner.blogspot.com

17. Margaret Moody http://www.margaretmoody.typepad.com

MOJO Monday 156

Good Mojo Monday to you! I hope your weekend was fantastic, as mine was! It was the perfect mix of getting some work done and relaxing.

I chose to follow the sketch using Greenhouse Gala designer series paper and almost all of the colors from that print!

Here is the list of what I used to make my card:

Card Stock: Early Espresso, Real Red, Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: Greenhouse Gala

Stamps: Perfect Punches

Ink: Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler

Extras: Small Oval punch, 3/8" Whisper White taffeta ribbon, 1/8" Early Espresso taffeta ribbon, Scallop Edge punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, sticky tape

(all supplies Stampin' Up!)

If you have questions, please feel free to email me.

For all of your Stampin' Up! supplies, please use my Website to order.

You still have one day to play along with Pals Paper Arts Challenge! Get your project uploaded today!

Happy Anniversary!

Dear friends celebrated their 25th Anniversary this week and I wanted to make a special, yet non-traditional card for them. The only hint of silver in the card is the tiny cording that holds the "Mr. & Mrs." sentiment. I thought I needed to use that stamp more than for a wedding card!

This is a close up of how I used the heart-shaped stamp from Punch Potpourri as a background to the Happy Anniversary sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes.

I hope you enjoyed looking at my creation and that you will come back and visit again soon. Why not subscribe and get my updates automatically? Enter your email address under my profile on the left column and click "subscribe." You will receive an email which tells you how to confirm your subscription.

Anniversary Card Supplies:

Card Stock:

Garden Green, Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink

Designer Series Paper: Nursery Suite

Stamps: Calendar Alpha Numbers, Tiny Tags, Punch Potpourri, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Pretty In Pink, Garden Green, Chocolate Chip

Extras: Small Oval/Boho Blossoms/Full Heart punches, Scalloped Heart of Hearts die, Movers and Shapers Curly Label Bigz Die, Punch Windows Magnetic Movers and Shapers Die, Big Shot, Blushing Bride Stitched ribbon, silver cording (retired)

(all supplies Stampin' Up!)

PPA59-Celebrity Color Challenge

This week's Pals Paper Arts challenge is a Color Challenge and our special Celebrity participant is none other than Beate Johns! If you don't know Beate has inspired many of us with her fun projects excellent video and photo tutorials on Splitcoast Stampers. You can see her work on our Pals Paper Arts Website. Check it out and play along! This week everyone who submits a new creation and uploads a direct link to their project will be eligible to win Blog Candy!

The striped block on my card was created by cutting the striped pattern into 1/2" strips, and then laying them across the matte just "off" of each other to alternate the pattern. A fun and easy effect.

Here is what I used to make my 50th Birthday card:

Card Stock: Tempting Turquoise, So Saffron, Old Olive, Very Vanilla

Designer Series Paper: Play Date

Stamps: Perfect Punches

Ink: Tempting Turquoise

Accessories: Star punch, basic clear rhinestones

(all products Stampin' Up!)

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Pals Paper Arts Preview

Are you ready for this week's challenge? Here is my sneak peek. \

Play with us at Pals Paper Arts! Tune in tomorrow to find out how you can join us and be eligible for Blog Candy, too!

We'll also have a special guest--you don't want to miss this post!!

MOJO Monday 155

Monday was such a nice, relaxing day without stress, so I made my Mojo Monday card today! I liked this sketch and I already had a circle laying on my desk, so I went with Poppy Parade card stock to start with. I added some Poppy Parade Patterns Designer Series Paper. Christmas will be here before we know it, so I decided to start celebrating!

I hope you enjoy looking at my card and that you will leave your comments below. Please use my Website to order your Stampin' Up! supplies. I love using Stampin' Up! because the products are all high quality and coordinate so well.

Supply List:

Card Stock: Poppy Parade, Garden Green, Whisper White

Designer Series Paper: In Colors Patterns

Stamps: Perfect Punches, Tiny Tags

Ink: Garden Green

Extras: Poppy Parade Stampin' Write Marker, Circle Die Cutter (non-SU), Sizzlits Little Leaves, XL Decorative Label punch, Big Shot, Flower Brad, Boho Blossoms punch, Gold Cording (retired)

All products SU except where noted.

MOJO154

Mojo Monday's sketch was Round or Square, so I chose the easier--Square! I LOVE these colors together, inspired by the Designer Series Paper "Love Letter." The colors in the paper are Riding Hood Red, Basic Black and Very Vanilla.

Accessories really made this card pop! I used the rich Basic Black Satin ribbon and one Basic Clear Rhinestone.

My Big Shot came in handy, allowing me to create that beautiful Basic Black Large Scallop Square. I ran it through a second time to texture it with the Textured Impressions Square Lattice Embossing Folder.

Two hand-held punches gave me the paper circle and the round scallop. "Amour" was stamped in two colors using my Stampin' Write markers and was then punched out using the Small Oval punch.

The square of Very Vanilla inside the Basic Black scalloped square is my own "designer" paper! I love creating my own background papers using my stamps. One of the Artistic Etchings stamps dipped into Riding Hood Red and repeated across the paper sideways completed the look I was going for.

I hope you enjoyed looking at my card and that you will leave your comments below.

If you need any Stampin' Up! products, you can use my Website to order.

Card Supplies:

Card Stock: Riding Hood Red, Basic Black, Very Vanilla

Designer Series Paper: Love Letter

Stamps: Artistic Etchings

Ink: Basic Black, Riding Hood Red

Extras: Clear Basic Rhinestones, 2-3/8" Scallop Circle XL punch, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Bigz Clear Large Scallop Square Die, Textured Impressions Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Big Shot, 5/8" Basic Black satin ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

All supplies are Stampin' Up!