Happy Retirement!

Hi, Friends!

It's another hot day in the 90's here in NW Ohio...whew!  I'll be happy when it cools down for the weekend!  So, I'm inside with the comfort of air conditioning and doing one of my favorite things!  You guessed it...making a card!  I needed a card for a former co-worker who is retiring this week.  Barb is certainly a sweetheart! We started out in Med Surgical together and she moved over to Pain Mgt. where I worked.  We were thrilled to have her transfer!  She is a hard worker and always willing to learn!  She has become one of my very dear friends!   Barb has dedicated her life working as a nurse for thirty-four years!  Happy Retirement, Barb!:-)

For my card, I started with a white card base and distressed the background for the sky with Tim Holtz inks, which are broken china and tumbled glass.  I colored Sophie with copics and die cut her with coordinated die Sweet Cuts-Sophie.  Her outfit is from the stamp set Feel Better Soon.  The sun is from the set Island Time and die cut with coordinating die Sweet Cuts-Island Time. The clouds were die cut using Sweet Cuts-Let's Go to the Beach The sentiments are from the set Happy Everything.  For the stems of the sentiment I used the stems from the flowers of the set I Pick You.  And, the white fence behind Sophie was die cut using Sweet Cuts-Home Tweet Home.

Well, that's all for now, friends!  Hope you're having an awesome week...take care!  Thanks so much for taking the time to drop by today!

Hugs,
Maria

Pile It On Challenge-#113!

Hi, Friends!

Happy Sunday to you!  I hope you're having a wonderful weekend! It's definitely a hot one here!  I'm thankful to be staying indoors with the comfort of air conditioning!:-)

I'm here today to share a card I made for the Pile It On Challenge. The theme for the challenge is to make a shaker card.  Paper Sweeties is sponsoring the challenge with a $25 gift certificate!  I'm also entering my card over at Simply Create Too.

And, here is my shaker card...

For my card, I started with a white card base from Bazzill.  I paired it with Doodlebug paper.  The flags and tiny stars are from I Love Summer stamp set.  The sentiment is from You're Invited.  Distress inks were used to make the background. The sequins are Robin Egg and Marshmallow.  White pearl cotton bow to finish the card.  

And, just a reminder...I hope to see your creation over at the Paper Sweeties Challenge that is still going on until the end of the month!

And,  here it is this month's...

 Kit of the Month!

Some more exciting news....

Paper Sweeties is celebrating their 4th

Birthday next month!  Please join us

for the festivities!

Thank you so much for dropping by!

Hugs,
Maria

Brrr....

We're here again with another MFT Color Challenge! Join us as we create with this week's color combination. 

This challenge features nautical colors to inspire you — Cherry Crisp, Blu Raspberry, Cornflower, and After Midnight. 

Hi, Friends!

It's warm and humid here!  I know it's not as hot as it is out west, but warm and uncomfortable just the same.  This week is the fair, also.  Those poor animals out in the warm weather.  I hope their owners take good care of them with lots of cool water!  

Anyways, I wanted to think some cool thoughts, so I made the above card.  And, I'm entering it over at MFT Color Challenge!  I was very inspired by Barbara Anders, MFT DT, card...so cute!

I started with a white card base and paired it with Lawn Fawn paper.  All the stamps and dies are from MFT!  I just love the sweet polar bear and everything that comes with the fun stamp set!  

Well, that's all for now.  Lots of hot weather out there...stay safe and cool!  Take care!

Hugs,

Maria

Paper Sweeties July 2016 Blast from the Past!

 Hi there!

Welcome to the final day of Blast from the Past!  This is a blast from the past card made for my 7-13-15 post one year ago!  We will return next month with projects featuring a new release!  

I used the Love die, which comes with the Sweet Cuts-Wish!  The sentiment is from the coordinating stamp set Wish.  I gave this card to my great niece for her birthday.  Aren't those little puppies sweet?!  The stitched heart is from the stamp set Stitched Tags-#1 and Sweet Cuts-Stitched Tags-#1 coordinating die cut.  The cute little dogs are from the stamp set Sweeties Pets.  Enamel hearts from Recollections, pearl cotton, and seam binding ribbon from Paper Sweeties(licorice) to finish off the card.

More inspiration can be found by viewing my talented teammates blogs.  Please check them out and leave them some love!

 Beth Luetschwager
Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Jeri Thomas

Kathy Schweinfurth

Larissa Heskett
Lisa Bzibziak
Mackie Robertson

Maria Patrick--that's me

Michele Henderson
Michelle Bala

Nancy Salkeld



Please go here to join in the fun

for the July Paper Sweeties Inspiration Challenge!



Well, that wraps it up for this month!  I hope you enjoyed all the inspiration!  And, just a reminder...I hope to see your creation over at the Paper Sweeties Challenge that is still going on until the end of the month!

And,  here it is this month's...

 Kit of the Month!

Some more exciting news....

Paper Sweeties is celebrating their 4th

Birthday next month!  Please join us

for the festivities!

Thank you so much for dropping by!

Hugs,
Maria

Paper Sweeties July 2016 BLAST FROM THE PAST!

Hi there!

It's a blast from the past with Paper Sweetie goodies!  We will return next month with projects featuring the new release!  

The above card was made for my 8-13-15 post last year! Such fun party themed stamps/dies that is highlighted on this fun festive card!  I gave this card to my great nephew for his birthday last year.

I started with a white card base and paired it with blue and red polka dot paper from Doodlebug.  Just look at those FUN banners...awesome...huh?!  I stamped them using the stamp set Birthday Banners and used the coordinating die cut Sweet Cuts-Birthday Banners.  I colored them with copics.  The sentiment is from the stamp set Let's Party.  The present and piece of wrapped candy are from the same set and they were die cut using Sweet Cuts-Let's Party.  The twine(Blueberry) is from Paper Sweeties, also.

 Here is a peek of the inside of the card...

The sentiment used is from the stamp set You're Invited.  Please hop along with the blog list below for more inspiration from my wonderful teammates!

 Beth Luetschwager
Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Jeri Thomas

Kathy Schweinfurth

Larissa Heskett
Lisa Bzibziak
Mackie Robertson

Maria Patrick--that's me

Michele Henderson
Michelle Bala

Nancy Salkeld



Is your project over at the challenge site yet?  If not, I hope to see it there soon!  Come on over and join in the fun!:-)  Here is the inspiration photo for the challenge...

And,  here it is this month's...

 Kit of the Month!

Thanks so much for visiting here today!  Take care!

Hugs,

Maria



Paper Sweeties July 2016 BLAST FROM THE PAST!

Hi there!

Welcome to Paper Sweeties Blast from the Past!   Debbie is giving us a break this month, so I searched for some of my favorite cards!  We will return next month with projects featuring a new release!  

The above card was posted last summer on 6-15-15. 

I used the stamp set Surf's Up, which has the boat and fish.  And, I used the stamp set Island Time for the sentiment.  

For my card, I started with a white card base.  The background was made using salty ocean and tumbled glass distress inks for the water.  I used a white gel pen and copic marker for more interest with the waves.  The sky was made using mustard seed and spiced marmalade distress inks.  The sequins(Robin Egg) and (Frosting) along with tiny blue beads were placed for the shaker.  Twine(Blueberry) and blue beads to finish off the card.

Please follow along with the list below for more awesome inspiration from my teammates!

 Beth Luetschwager
Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Jeri Thomas

Kathy Schweinfurth

Larissa Heskett
Lisa Bzibziak
Mackie Robertson

Maria Patrick--that's me

Michele Henderson
Michelle Bala

Nancy Salkeld



And, just a reminder...I hope to see your creation over at the Paper Sweeties Challenge that is still going on until the end of the month!

And,  here it is this month's...

 Kit of the Month!

Thanks so much for dropping by!  Take care!

Hugs,
Maria

Paper Sweeties Plan Your Life Series-July 2016!

Hi, there!

Today I'm revealing my planner pages for the month of July!  There are no new planner sets for July, so I used several previously released sets for a summer theme!

Emma is having some beach fun!  She was die cut using Sweet Cuts-Emma and her outfit is from the set At the Beach.  The beach balls and sand pail are from that same set, also.  The sun is from the set Island Time.  The flag and summer sentiment is from the set I Love Summer.  The sand castle is from the set Let's go to the Beach.  Sweet Cuts-Island Time was used to die cut the sun.  Sweet Cuts-Let's go to the Beach was used to die cut the waves.  The planner series stamps are from the sets Planner Series-Summer Sentiments, Planner Series-Celebrate, Planner Series-Happy Icons, and Planner Series-Get Your Craft On.  Twine(Robin Egg) was used for the beach ball banner.

And, here is a closer peek of my pages...

Please hop along and view some awesome planner inspiration from our Planner Team:

Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Jeri Thomas

Maria Patrick--that's me

Michelle Bala
Michele Henderson

Nancy Salkeld

Planner Series 2016 Full Year Calendar

And, just a reminder...I hope to see your creation over at the Paper Sweeties Challenge that is still going on until the end of the month!

Thank you for taking the time to drop by!  Please stop back tomorrow for Blast From The Past!  Take care!

Hugs,

Maria

Just a Little Note!

Hi, there!

It's been too long since I've been here!  I had a busy weekend last weekend with celebrating birthdays and July 4th!  But, it was a fun time!  I hope you had a wonderful weekend, too!

I recently bought this darling stamp set from  Pretty Pink Posh.  I thought the little birdie was too darn cute.  The sun stamp is from Paper Sweeties.  I thought it would be great to have a few note cards on hand.  Here are two more that I made...

I thought I'd share some birthday fun pics of two of of sisters, Cecilia and Christina.  My sis, Cecilia, hosted the party at her

cottage on the lake.

Lucretia, Donna, me, Christina, Cecilia

Obviously, we weren't all ready for this pic, but didn't want to ask brother-in-law to take another...lol!  We had lots of fun!

Well, that's about it for now!  Hope you have a great weekend!  Thank you so much for visiting here today!  Take care!

Hugs,
Maria

Paper Sweeties Inspiration Challenge-July 2016!

Hi, Friends!

It's time once again for the Paper Sweeties Monthly Challenge!  And, there is a sale going on to save 10% with the coupon-sparkler along with a free package of apple pie sequins with every purchase 7-1- through 7-4-16!  Everyone loves a sale!  So, stop by the shop...happy shopping!:-)

A yummy wagon display with treats and ice cold lemonade with the inspiration photo!  Sounds like a great 4th of July party to me!   We will be having a busy weekend getting together at my sis's cottage for two bdays.  The following day we will be going to Cedar Point amusement park with son and friends and watch the fireworks over the lake!  I'm looking forward to the fun!  Whatever you have planned...enjoy and stay safe!  And, I hope you join in on the fun with the challenge!

A $20 gift certificate goes to one lucky winner of the challenge!  This is my second post for today, so please scroll down to see my card made for Dies R Us Challenge!

 And, here is my card...

For my card, I started with a white card base and added a water colored panel using Color Burst(Ken Oliver) ultramarine blue paint.  The mason jar, sentiment, and hearts are from the stamp set Mason Jar.  The cherries are from the set Homegrown.  Sweet Cut dies were used for the mason jar  Sweet Cuts-Mason Jar and for the cherries Sweet Cuts-Homegrown.  Sweet Cuts-Borders were used for the gingham tablecloth. Twine(Strawberry) and (Blueberry) to finish the card.

Please hop along and view more inspiration from my teammates...

 Beth Luetschwager  
Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Jeri Thomas  

Julie Tucker-Wolek

Kathy Schweinfurth

Larissa Heskett
Lisa Bzibziak

Mackie Robertson

Maria Patrick--that's me

Michele Henderson
Michelle Bala

Nancy Penir
 Nancy Salkeld

July Guest Designer: Tracey Kelly

Thanks so much for visiting here today!  Take care and have an awesome day!

Hugs,
Maria

Dies R Us Challenge-Outdoor Fun-Team A!

Hi, there!



Happy July 1st!  And, it's time for the Dies R Us Challenge!  The theme is outdoor fun!  You can make a card/project that has anything to do with the outdoors!  I recently purchased the hot air balloon die and also went with some patriotic colors due to July 4th being here very soon!  We plan to go to Cedar Point, which is an amusement park and watch the fireworks over the water on Lake Erie.  We're looking forward to it!  Whatever your plans are for the 4th....stay safe and have fun!

I started with a white card base and added Lawn Fawn paper for the sky.  The patriotic paper is from Doodlebug.  The hot air balloon die and clouds are from Spellbinder's.  I water colored the clouds and the grass.  The scalloped border and birthday sentiment die is from Lawn Fawn!  Dots and twine to finish the card.   All dies are listed below and available at Dies R Us!



Lawn-Fawn--Happy-Birthday-Border
Spellbinders--D-Lites--Flight
Lawn-Fawn--Stitched-Scalloped-Border-Dies

 There are so many choices at Dies R Us store!  And, new items are added all the time!  I'd love to see your project in the challenge...happy creating!

Would you like more inspiration?  Check out some amazing creations from my talented teammates!      
                                                                            

A Team Members

Theme:  Outdoor Fun
Barbara

Jenny
Maria--that's me
Vicki

Kathy

Thanks so much for visiting here today!

Hugs,
Maria