Monday, November 20, 2017

Merry Christmas!



Hi, Friends!

I hope you are doing well on this fine Monday morning!  It's a busy week for many getting ready for Thanksgiving.  I'll be having dinner at my son's house this year.  And, all he wanted me to bring was the pumpkin pie...yum!

Well, I'm here today to share with you a couple of projects that I have been working on for Christmas gifts this year.  I'm entering these over at ABC Christmas Challenge.  I'm hoping that my projects qualify for the X marks the spot theme for the challenge due to my tied yarn.

I plan to give the first treat/card box to the ladies in the office at my church who work tirelessly all year long helping many people with anything and everything.  It is a gift set with candy and Christmas cards...


The stamp image is from Paper Smooches.  I colored the image with copics.  The sentiment is a retired Paper Sweeties sentiment.  The acrylic box is from SU.  The hershey miniature candies were wrapped with paper and yarn for the finishing touch.

Next up, is a Christmas gift to my friend, Nancy.  She is my crafting buddy.  I left the inside of the cards blank so that she can add whatever sentiment she wishes...thank you, birthday, thinking of you, etc.  She loves the color purple, so I made sure to color frosty's hat, mittens, and scarf with the color purple.  The snowman image is from Avery Elle.  Gems and twine to finish the project.  And, here is my gift set to Nancy...


I do hope the all the ladies will like my treat/candy projects for I had so much fun making them!  Well, that's all for now.  Thanks so much for taking the time to drop by today!  Wishing you peace and blessings!  Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Hugs,
Maria

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Thursday, November 16, 2017

Paper Sweeties November 2017-Release Rewind!








Hi, there!

Welcome to Paper Sweeties Release Rewind!  Debbie has designed two new fabulous stamp/die sets...You better not pout and Meet me under the mistletoe/Sweet cuts-Meet me under the mistletoe for this month's release!  This is the day that we combine the new with previously released sets....rewind!

Today I am highlighting the new set  (Meet me under the mistletoe).  Another new product that I'm highlighting today that is in the shop is Photoplay Paper-Mad 4 Plaid Christmas paper...love it!  And, here is my card...




For my card, I started with a red card base.  I paired it with green paper and the plaid Photo Play paper.  Abigail and Jake are meeting under the mistletoe for a quick smooch!  Abigail's outfit is from the set Live Love Grow.  Jake's outfit is from the set Howdy Y'all.  The Mistletoe and Abigail's shoes are from the set Have a Holly Jolly Holiday.  The gifts are from the set Merry Little Christmas.  Sweet Cuts-Oval Scallop Frames was used to make the tree skirt.  The tree and sentiment is from the new set  Meet me under the mistletoe.  Gold sequins to finish the card.





Don't forget about our Challenge going on until the
end of the month!  Anything goes!  Hope to see your project there!



We hope you enjoyed this month's release projects!  Thanks so much for dropping by!  Take care!

Hugs,
Maria






















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Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Paper Sweeties November 2017-Release Party!



Hi, there!

Welcome to Paper Sweeties Release Party!  Debbie has designed two new fabulous stamp/die sets...You better not pout and Meet me under the mistletoe/Sweet cuts-Meet me under the mistletoe for this month's release!

Wonderful sentiments in the first set along with Santa holding a letter.  The second new set comes with a tree with texts, holly and several sentiments!  The new sets are released today!  And, here is my card today highlighting the set (Meet me under the mistletoe)...





For my card, I started with a purple card base.  Usually I shy away from purple.  But, two of my friends, Nancy and Linda love the color.  Hmm...who should I give this card to for Christmas.  I guess I'll have to make another purple card...lol!

I paired the purple base with lovely paper from Kaiser Craft.  The background behind the tree was water colored with distress ink.  The tree text image was embossed with gold.  The die cuts flowers with leaves are from the wreath from the die Sweet Cuts-Kindness Matters.  The Christmas bulbs were gold embossed and colored with copics.  They are from the Planner Series: Happy Holidays.  Sequins (Gold) to finish the card.

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






Don't forget about our Challenge going on until the
end of the month!  Anything goes!  Hope to see your project there!



Please stop back tomorrow to see my projects for the Release Party!  Take care!

Hugs,
Maria
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Dies R Us Challenge-November 15, 2017-Anything Snow!




Hi, Friends!

I'm here to share with you my card for the Dies R Us Challenge!  The theme is (Anything Snow).

I made a Christmas card with the adorable Santa and deer from Avery Elle.  And, Santa loves snow, right?!  So, I die cut the lovely snowflakes from Cheery Lynn Designs.  The snow on the ground at the bottom of the card was made using Lawn Fawn stitched scalloped borders.

And, here is my card...




The background panel was made by using the Lawn Fawn Zig Zag Rectangle Stackables die.  The Santa and deer were colored with copics.  The sentiment die is from Elizabeth Craft Designs.  Sequins from Paper Sweeties(Winter Mix) to finish the card.


 All dies that were used for my card with links are listed below.  I hope you create a project using dies and join us for the challenge!


Lawn-Fawn--Zig-Zag-Rectangle-Stackables-Dies
Lawn-Fawn--Stitched-Scalloped-Border-Dies

 There are so many choices at Dies R Us store!  Hope you check out the store for  amazing selection of dies, stamps, etc.!  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!      
                                         

    Design Team

Barbara
Kathy
Maria—that’s me!
Diane
Joann
Laurie
Sherri



Thanks so much for visiting here today!  Have a great day!

Hugs,
Maria

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Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Paper Sweeties November 2017-Release Sneak Peeks!



Hi, there!

Welcome to Paper Sweeties Release Sneak Peeks!  Debbie has designed two new fabulous stamp/die sets...You better not pout and Meet me under the mistletoe/Sweet cuts-Meet me under the mistletoe for this month's release!

Wonderful sentiments in the first set along with Santa holding a letter.  The second new set comes with a tree with texts, holly and several sentiments!  The new sets will be released tomorrow on the 15th!  And, here is my card today highlighting the set  (You better not pout)...





For my card, I started with a black card base.  I paired it with a white panel stamped with sentiments in red and black.  The shaker was made using the die Sweet Cuts-Window and filled with sequins of (Strawberry) and (Gold).  I wrote the words on the address label addressed to Santa.  I'm sure it's a letter from a good little girl or boy!  The holly is from the new set Meet me under the mistletoe.  Twine to finish the card.


Please check out inspiration from my teammates...have fun!!



Don't forget about our Challenge going on until the
end of the month!  Anything goes!  Hope to see your project there!



Please stop back tomorrow to see my projects for the Release Party!  Take care!

Hugs,
Maria
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Monday, November 13, 2017

Paper Sweeties Plan Your Life Series-November 2017!



Paper Sweeties Plan Your Life Series-November!



Hi, Friends!

Today I'm revealing my planner pages for the month of November!  There isn't a new planner set for this month, but I've used many previously released sets.  I decided to go with a Thanksgiving theme with Jake dressed in his pilgrim outfit.  He is ready to celebrate Thanksgiving!  Usually he has turkey for dinner, but Tom the turkey, is trying to change Jake's mind to go with fish this year...lol!  And, now a closer peek at my planner pages...





As I stated above, Jake is ready for Thanksgiving!  His pilgrim outfit, turkey, and give thanks sentiment is from the set Gobble Gobble.  The pumpkins, pie, and pie sentiments is from the set Happy Thanksgiving.  The sign is from the set Wagon Add-on: bloom & grow.  The fish are from the set Surf's Up.  And, the leaves at the top of the page from from the set Give Thanks.

The planner stamps that I used on the pages are Planner Series:Get Your Craft On,  Planner Series: Happy Icons, Planner Series: Wedding, and Planner Series-Celebrate  and Plan Your Life Series: Fall Sentiments.  

I had lots of fun decorating my planner for November!  I hope you
check out our planner stamps and have fun decorating your
planner, too!

Project Supplies:





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

Maria Patrick--that's me


Don't forget about our Challenge going on until the
end of the month!  Hope to see your project there!





Thanks so much for dropping by!  Please tune in tomorrow for Release Sneak Peeks!  Take care!

Hugs,
Maria
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