Trying Out Some New Stuff

Hi Everyone,
(I realized after my original post, I didn't put a title on it; now it has one!)
Geez, I haven't made anything for a while, and I'm suffering from withdrawal!  I needed to make something, and I'll share that in a minute.

Let me first ask you.  Do you ever get to the point with this wonderful hobby of ours that you buy and buy and buy so much stuff, that you finally put up your hands and say, "Enough, I don't need another piece of paper, or embellishment, or new Cricut cartridge."   HUH!?   For me, well..........ALMOST!

I've said to myself many times, I have so many supplies, I could probably craft away for years before I'd have to really buy anything.  But, of course, I just couldn't resist going to Joann's for their sale on Cricut cartridges this week for $29.99!  Yep, I bought 2 of them:  Pack Your Bags and Simply Charmed.  And they also have a lot of items they've put on clearance, like 50-cent embellishments from K&Co., Soft Spoken, and Craft Essentials.  They also had some small Fiskar punches for $.97 and a set of 6 Sizzix texture plates for $.97!!!  Great bargains, and I just couldn't pass 'em up.

Anyhoo, here's the card I made with a new Cuttlebug embossing folder I also just bought--all Cricut accessories are 25% off right now at Joann's (sounds like I work for Joann's, doesn't it?!  But I don't)--so I took advantage of that and bought a set of cutting mats while they're very reasonable, and some vinyl too!  I've never cut on vinyl before, but I'll check it out!  Oh, and if you haven't tried this yet, try to pick up some of the Post-It Craft Paper that is also marked down to $.97.  I think it may have been originally priced at $5.99 for a pack of 6 papers.  It is really easy to use and great for layering.  My Joann's had all colors.  OK  here's my card...

I'm loving this card; gave it to my husband 'just because' I wanted to make something using the new embossing folder I bought and stamps that I've had for ages and have never used.  I used Kraft paper for the card base, 4.25 x 5.5; DCWV Latte Cardstock Stack (green); Fiskars 3-in-1 Valentrio corner punch; sentiment on front is Studio G clear stamp from Michaels, embossed with MS bronze embossing powder.  I finally got it to turn out pretty good this time--I think because of the shiny paper.  The sentiment on the inside is a wooden stamp from Michael's dollar bin, stamped with bronze metallic ink but not embossed (that stamp is so cute!).  And I used tiny copper brads for the owl's eyes.  Also inside, used MS doily punch for layering.  So do you like it?  And how are your craft supplies holding up?  Do we ever have everything we'll always NEED?  Probably!  But not everything we WANT.  Thanks for stopping by.

Winner from the Christmas in July Blog Hop!

I really had fun in this weekend's blog hop hosted by Expressions by Elaine.  Great projects and very talented crafters.  Thanks to everyone who came by and commented.  Your comments are SO much appreciated.  I love sharing what I do.  And welcome all new followers.  So happy you decided to follow along. 

OK, so let's get to the good stuff.  I will announce the winner to my giveaway, which is shown below.   It includes a set of Indadinkadoo border stamps and of course, some Christmas bling--penguin stickers, snowflake bling, star and present stickers, dimensional embellishments by Soft Spoken, some Studio G xmas clear stamps, and a Santa Claus set.

I received 37 comments on Day 1; 21 on Day 2 and 19 on Day 3 for a total of 77.  Then I used random.org to pick a number from 1 to 77.  And #59 is the winner.   It is...     
                                      
                             Shen from MyCuriousCrafts said...

                  Pat, what a super cute card...love it. Great work! ~Shen

                7/24/2011 2:56 AM

Congratulations Shen!  Send me your addy so I can mail out your goodies.  And I'll try sending one to you too!

Honorable Mention from My Pink Stamper!

You probably know that Robyn announced her My Pink Stamper design team on Saturday night.  This is for the second term of 2011.  More than half of the designers are staying on for this term (13 to be exact), and Robyn named 7 new members.  I entered the challenge since I would love to be on her design team.  So I watched her live video last night.  Karlee was there and they were having a great time. She named the seven new members, and I wasn't one of them.  Then she went on to name the Honorable Mentions(5 of them) and she said my name!  I had to wonder a minute if she meant me!  But I went back to that post and checked the number as well, and it WAS ME!  It was exciting.

As the winner of an Honorable Mention, Robyn lets you pick one of her stamps sets.  Very nice!  So I got close this time; maybe next time, I'll make the team.

Some of you have already congratulated me and I really appreciate it.  I also want to thank all of you that follow me and visit regualrly.  Here's the card I made for the challenge.

Christmas in July Blog Hop, Day 3

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for coming back for our 3rd and final day of our Christmas in July Blog Hop,  hosted by Elaine from Expressions by Elaine.  You should have arrived here from Kimberli @ http://kimberliscreations.blogspot.com/.   If you want to start at the beginning, go to Elaine's blog shown below. Here's my project for today, a Christmas card. 

This card was made using the Jolly Holidays lite cartridge.  I cut the house at 4" and the tree at 2".  I used kraft paper for the card base which measures 6-1/2 by 3-3/4.  Blue, red, green and white papers from my scraps. Then I used a Fiskars scrolly border punch.  I like how it looks.

So, last chance to win my blog candy.  Here's my giveaway.  I'll chose a winner out of all three posts on Monday, 7/25.

Your next stop is Shirley @ http://lookatmycutestuff.blogspot.com/.  And don't forget that Elaine has a Cricut cartridge to give away if you visit and follow all the blogs on the hop.  So after you have stopped at all the blogs, go back to Expressions by Elaine and leave your name at Inlinkz for a chance to win!

Here's the full line-up if you need it.  Thanks so much for joining our hop this weekend!-- Pat

Elaine @ http://expressionsbyelaine.blogspot.com/
Jessica @ http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com/
Sylvia @ http://bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com/
Lisa @ http://indymermaid.blogspot.com/
Amber @ http://pixiperfectcreations.blogspot.com/
Rochelle @ http://twotearsinmybucket.blogspot.com/
Jen @ http://www.jenscraftcorner.com/
Cely @ http://hawaiipaperparty.blogspot.com/
Chris @ http://chatterscene-mom.blogspot.com/
Kimberli @ http://kimberliscreations.blogspot.com/
Pat @ http://patsscraps.blogspot.com/     --- YOU'RE HERE ---

Shirley @ http://lookatmycutestuff.blogspot.com/

Tiffany @ Sparkledmemories.blogspot.com

Georgiana @ Carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com
Candace @  scrappin2littleprincesses

Christmas in July Blog Hop, Day 2

Hi Everyone and Welcome Back!

This is Day 2 of the Christmas in July Blog Hop, hosted by Elaine from Expressions by Elaine.  You should have arrived here from Kimberli @ http://kimberliscreations.blogspot.com/.  I'd like to first thank everyone who visited yesterday and commented on my Christmas card.  I received so many sweet comments, and they are much appreciated.  Thanks so much.  Hope you'll like today's project as well.

It's not a card.  For each season or holiday, I love to display appropriate decorations around my house.  In my kitchen, I have this small plate rack that I change out with different plates.  For summertime, I have these pretty bird plates.  In the fall, I put up my apple plates.

Well, I haven't been able to find any Christmas plates that I've liked.  So I bought these wooden ornaments last winter at Joann's and thought I could decorate them myself with something I like. 

I was really having trouble at first because I planned on using this side which included two raised trim rings on each ornament, and I just couldn't figure out how to cut around all this stuff!  So I turned the ornaments over and worked with one large circle area.  And this is what I came up with!

From my Christmas stash from last year, I found the HoHoHo bling, and knew I had to use that somehow in my project.  So after scoping out some of the Santas I had on various cartridges (using http://www.mycutsearch.com/, of course), I decided on this Santa Face from Doodlecharms.  I used 3 different coordinating papers from my DCWV Christmas Combo stack and cut the face using the blackout feature so I could use some PK stamps for the faces. Santa was cut at 3-1/4".  Using my Lacy Labels cart, I cut the layered circles, red shimmer cardstock at 4" and gold cardstock from my stash at 3-1/2".  Here's a close-up of them all.



I hope that maybe I've provided a little inspiration for you today.  I must say that I am amazed at the talented ladies in this hop.  Each one of them has their own special touch, and I, myself, have been inspired by their creativity.  I'm thrilled to be in their company.

Remember, that I have some candy to give away, and if you comment on my post on each day of the 3-day hop, you'll have more chances to win.  Here's my giveaway.

Your next stop is Shirley @ http://lookatmycutestuff.blogspot.com/.  And don't forget that Elaine has a Cricut cartridge to give away if you visit and follow all the blogs on the hop.  So after you have stopped at all the blogs, go back to Expressions by Elaine and leave your name at Inlinkz for a chance to win!

Here's the full line-up if you need it.  Thanks again for stopping by.  Come back again tomorrow for the 3rd and final day, and more inspiration! -- Pat

Elaine @ http://expressionsbyelaine.blogspot.com/
Jessica @ http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com/
Sylvia @ http://bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com/
Lisa @ http://indymermaid.blogspot.com/
Amber @ http://pixiperfectcreations.blogspot.com/
Rochelle @ http://twotearsinmybucket.blogspot.com/
Jen @ http://www.jenscraftcorner.com/
Cely @ http://hawaiipaperparty.blogspot.com/
Chris @ http://chatterscene-mom.blogspot.com/
Kimberli @ http://kimberliscreations.blogspot.com/
Pat @ http://patsscraps.blogspot.com/     --- YOU'RE HERE ---

Shirley @ http://lookatmycutestuff.blogspot.com/

Tiffany @ Sparkledmemories.blogspot.com

Georgiana @ Carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com
Candace @  scrappin2littleprincesses