Papercrafts by Patti

Cupid's Arrow for Pals Paper Arts

2012-02-02T02:25:00.000-08:00

PPA128 Color Challenge: Use Any RedHello everyone and welcome to the Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge. Use any red! I hope you will play along with us and use any of your favorite RED products. When you post your card onto your blog or gallery, please label it PPA128.I chose Stampin' Up's Poppy Parade for my "red" card stock base. It's perfect for a Valentine. My next layer is a Whisper White

Beau Chateau Birthday and PPA Sneak Peek

2012-02-01T02:25:00.000-08:00

It's now February and I have been able to get ahead making birthday cards. This one is for March! Once again, I began my design with a die-cut from the Beau Chateau Side Notes (122379 pack of 24 die-cuts $5.95) There are two die-cuts of each of 12 designs. Think how many projects you can create using these designs that are ready-to-go. The die cuts are made of heavyweight felt-weave paper, so

Beau Chateau Package Tie and This Week's MDS Releases

2012-01-31T09:20:00.000-08:00

Here is my completed gift bag tag. Below you will see what I began with. This is a die-cut tag from the Side Notes (122379) Beau Chateau package. These tags coordinate with the Beau Chateau Designer Series Paper (122357) as well as the entire Beau Chateau Product Suite found on pages 132-133 in the 2011-2012 Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalog.Such an easy project when you begin with the above "

Clean and Simple Friday-Valentine

2012-01-27T02:25:00.000-08:00

Happy Friday! I'm trying to be more disciplined with my postings and having Clean and Simple Friday is one of my routes to that end!Here I have created a fun and easy card that really takes just a few tools and could be modified by using any stamped sentiment that you like!I stamped the "greenery" from Fabulous Florets in Basic Gray about 1/4" from the bottom front of the card. Add a Full Heart

Dreams and Sale-A-Bration

2012-01-25T08:16:00.000-08:00

Good Wednesday to you! I made this card for my daughter, who has set a goal for this month to begin a business. I'm sure she is going to accomplish this goal very soon (she is a master at keeping on track!) By now, she has received the card in the mail, so I won't ruin the surprise!I used a bunch of strips of paper I had cut from several retired Stampin' Up! Designer Series papers. The strips

Sale-A-Bration and My Digital Studio Updates!

2012-01-24T02:25:00.000-08:00

I'm very excited to share my very first My Digital Studio scrapbook pages! I have played with the MDS program here and there, but never really competed a whole project with it. Here, you will see that my pages are complete. I had so much fun. Wanna know how I did it? I took a lesson from my friends Jan and Wendy. You can find the details on Jan's website. My page is about a trip we made to

Notebook Trio and Sale-A-Bration is Almost Here!!

2012-01-23T02:25:00.000-08:00

I bought a 4-pack of post-it type pads and they were all different solid covers in matchbook style.The fourth booklet was a pink color that I could not match with any of my designer papers, so I took the other three: a blue, green and red and found that they coordinated with the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper (Available during Sale-A-Bration, Jan. 24-Mar. 31).Each cover got a square

Cherry Lip Gloss-P.S. I Love You

2012-01-21T02:25:00.000-08:00

****UPDATE: Here is the link to the recipe for Lip Gloss: Homemade Lip Gloss ****A pile of puckery shine! I made some home made Cherry Lip Gloss (learned from Pinterest posts), put it into these sweet containers with attached snap lids and then decorated a label for the tops with the "P. S. I Love You" stamp set (heart rings). I spelled out "Cherry" with the "Calendar Alphabet & Numbers" stamp

PPA127 Sketch Challenge-Perfect BIG Top Birthday!

2012-01-19T02:25:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the Pals Paper Arts 127 Challenge--Sketch. Margaret Moody is our sketch artist and she has been providing our sketches faithfully for a couple of years! This sketch was particularly "challenging" for me (haha) because I only have a Large Oval punch, which looks too small for this sketch, or the Oval Scallop Frame die, which is too large! What to do? (okay, besides place an order for

Package Decoration and PPA Preview

2012-01-18T02:25:00.000-08:00

Happy Wednesday! I hope you are having a fantastic week! I made this quick package decoration with a scrap that has been on my desktop forever! You can punch out quite a few of these Large Hearts if you run a half sheet of Blushing Bride card stock through your Big Shot with the Fancy Fan Letterpress Plate that has been inked in Cherry Cobbler ink. Let it dry and start punching! I adhered the

Thank You Kindly Set

2012-01-16T02:25:00.000-08:00

Happy Monday! I made a FUN set of Thank You cards using the Thank You Kindly Stamp set and these colors which were inspired by the label on a bottle of liquid soap! Colors: Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Blushing Bride, Baja Breeze and Lucky LimeadeI used each of the stamps in the set once. For the circles, I stamped with Circle Circus stamp set and then cut out each image using the 3/4", 1" and

Memento Photo Book

2012-01-14T02:25:00.000-08:00

Happy Weekend! I created this last weekend, after taking one peek at Amy Celona's 6 x 6" books. I got so excited! I knew that I wanted to make my book with the stamps and papers from the upcoming Sale-A-Bration brochure. The Fresh Vintage Stamp set and the Everyday Enchantment Designer papers coordinate beautifully and use the colors Lucky Limeade, Pool Party, Peach Parfait, Calypso Coral, Poppy

CAS Friday

2012-01-13T02:25:00.000-08:00

Happy Friday! I hope your week was great and that you have a relaxing weekend planned.I had a few scraps laying on my desk and I made a card with them! Clean and Simple Scrap card that is perfect for someone I love.Here is a close up of my sentiment. It's popped up on Stampin' Dimensionals.Please let me know how you like my card below. I love to read each comment! Thanks for visiting.Card

Pals Blog Hop--Love is in the Air

2012-01-10T02:25:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone! Welcome to the January Pals Blog Hop-- "Love is in the Air."You've likely hopped over from Leah's Stampin' Corner and I'm stop #23 on this month's hop. I made today's card for my husband. He will be traveling on business just before Valentine's Day and I'm going to sneak this into his suitcase. When he gets back just before Valentine's Day, we'll be ready to celebrate!I began with

MOJO 222

2012-01-06T02:25:00.000-08:00

Happy Friday! I haven't used a Mojo sketch in a very long time, but I'm going to try and do more challenges in the New Year. (Now that I told everyone, I just may have to keep it up!)I had a tough time with this sketch. I began by stamping my sentiment from the set "On Your Birthday." Each time I trimmed around it and matted it, it was too large. I ended up closely cropping it so that it would

PPA126 Color Challenge

2012-01-05T02:25:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the first Pals Paper Arts Challenge of 2012! How will you choose to play along? You have until Thursday, January 12th to upload your creation(s). The PPA Design Team invites you to play along using YOUR favorite products!Most people need 'Thank You' cards right after Christmas, so that is what I've made for this week's challenge. I loved playing with the new Framelits dies from the

Stampin' Up! Occasions Mini is LIVE and PPA126 Preview

2012-01-04T02:25:00.000-08:00

Good morning! Happy New Year--this being my first post of 2012. I hope you have a safe and fun celebration.Here is a preview of the very first Pals Paper Arts Challenge for 2012. You will note that we have changed up our challenges a bit, and only have two per month. You will now have an entire WEEK to upload your project! We hope this facilitates more playing along. The design team uses Stampin'

Occasions Mini Sneak Peek "Thank You"

2011-12-31T02:25:00.000-08:00

Needing lots of Thank You cards at this time of year, I couldn't help but keep them Clean and Simple. Here I used the *new* "Twitterpated" designer series paper and *new* Cherry Cobbler pleated satin ribbon (available in the Occasions Mini, January 4th) to make this card stand out in the easiest possible way! I hope you enjoy looking. Clean and Simple "Thank You" Card Supplies:Card Stock: Basic

Hand Made Cards and Giveaway Winner

2011-12-30T02:25:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to Julia!She is the winner of the above card. Julia, you have until January 3, 2012 to email your address to me so I can get this card out to you! Thank you for visiting my blog and for commenting!Being a card maker myself, I always appreciate hand made cards best! This season, I got a few from around the country. I thought you might enjoy looking at them as much as I do!This one

PPA Best Dressed List

2011-12-29T02:25:00.000-08:00

At the end of the year, the Pals Paper Arts Design Team announces our "Best Dressed" list, one for each month from the weekly "picks." I hope you will check out the entire list on the blog. I had the month of February and the month of September to pick the Best Dressed from. This is a tough job, so I hope you enjoy my choices~My February's Best Dressed Pick is this lovely card from Lynn Put for

PPA Best Dressed List

2011-12-28T05:11:00.001-08:00

Tomorrow the Pals Paper Arts Design Team reveals their "Best Dressed List of 2011" Each team member has taken a month or two of the PPA Picks and chosen their favorite for that month. Join each member to see who they chose and why! You will see that there is a lot of talent in those who Play at PPA!The Clearance Rack Blitz is in full swing, but you'd best hurry if you haven't already ordered

Occasions Mini Preview and Card Giveaway

2011-12-26T02:25:00.001-08:00

I hope your Christmas was fantastic! We had a very lovely family time. In looking toward a New Year, I have a sneak peek for you of some products from the Stampin' Up! Occasions Mini Catalog, which goes live on January 4, 2012 - right around the corner!For this card, I used the Twitterpated Designer Series Paper, buttons and coordinating *new* pleated ribbon. Isn't it gorgeous?Close up, you can

Last Minute Gift Giving

2011-12-23T16:55:00.000-08:00

It's the 23rd and many of you may be frantically wrapping gifts and goodies for giving in the next couple of days. If you own the Christmas Lane Simply Scrappin' Kit, you can create a tag in seconds! Just use a piece of card stock cut to any size (or use a die cut tag), add a sticker from the kit and you are finished! The Simply Scrappin' Kit is chock full of self-adhesive die-cuts, 6

PPA125 Tags!!

2011-12-22T02:25:00.000-08:00

Happy Thursday! It's PPA's Tags Challenge. Just now is the time when everyone should be wrapping up their Christmas presents and of course, you will need some tags!These were put together fairly quickly, yet they packa punch!Inside this one, I let the recipient know what is inside my goody bag! YUM!For this cute Christmas Tree, I used some circles that I had cut out from a previous tag (I made

PPA Preview and Promotions Reminder

2011-12-21T02:25:00.000-08:00

Please join the Pals Paper Arts Challenge this week! Visit the PPA blog tomorrow and see how you can play along using your favorite products! Please don't forget about Stampin' Up's Clearance Rack Blitz!! You can save up to 80% while supplies last! var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-13186815-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga =