Shabby Chic and Last Day Of Promotion

Don't you love the shabby "chic-ness" of the card below.  It is CASED from a couple of different cards that I saw on Stampin' Connection (demo online website). I combined two or more ideas I saw on other cards and came up with this one.  Of course, though when I went back to see who I had CASED, I couldn't find the cards anymore.  I usually save the ones I CASE in my favorites, but they weren't there.  I do always like to give credit when I borrow someone else's design and/or idea.


I have really got to take a photography class, because this card really does look better in real life.
This one of the cards that my stamp club made this month.  Later this week, I'll show you the other card that we made.  It is a completely different style from this one.

I would list the stamps, accessories and etc. that I used on this card, but I am out of town for the next several days and apparently left home without my Idea Book and Catalog!!  Can you believe I did that?!  I did remember to bring the supplies to work on a card swap that I am participating in though.

Oh, and I wanted to remind you that today (7/31) is the last day to join SU! as a demonstrator for the low, low price of $99.  You really don't want to miss this opportunity so contact me ASAP!

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Patty Mickle
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Ever thought about being a demonstrator?

If you have ever thought about becoming a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, now is the time to take the plunge and do it!  You have until Sunday the 31st to sign up for only $99!!! Yes only $99!!  You get over $185 worth of product for only $99!!  You don't get a partial kit.  You get the entire regular size kit.

But that is not all. In addition to the really incredible discount that you get on the starter kit,  join now and you will also get a Christmas Keepsake project kit.

So don't delay.  You only have until Sunday evening to take advantage of this awesome deal.  You can go straight to my website to sign up. My password is jointhefun2.  If you have any questions call or email me so we can chat. (pjmickle@yahoo.com or 479-719-1986)

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Patty Mickle
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A Few Challenges

What better way to update your blog than by participating in a few challenges.  I used the color challenge at Friday Mashup for my colors, and I got my sketch from Pals Paper Arts.  I just turned it on it's side.  Using challenges is a fun way to jumpstart your creativity.



stamp sets: Create a Cupcake and Teeny Tiny Wishes
cardstock: always artichoke, cherry cobbler, not quite navy, and river rock
ink: always artichoke
accessories: 1 1/4 circle punch, 3/4 circle punch, 2 3/8 scallop circle punch, 2 1/2 circle punch, and jewelry tag punch

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Patty Mickle
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Ribbon Share!



Have you ever wanted a lot of the Stampin' Up! ribbon, but knew you didn't need 10-15 yards of each color?   Or maybe you fell in love with one particular style of ribbon, but couldn't afford to buy it in all the available colors?  Well, me too, for both of the above, therefore, I have decided to do a ribbon share.  What is a ribbon share?  It is where you buy a share of a roll of ribbon.  For example,  this month I am going to offer a ribbon share for the seam binding ribbon.  Since, I have never done this before, I am starting small and only offering the seam binding.  If this goes well, I will be offering more shares in the future for some of the other ribbon.

So for the seam binding the cost is $17 for  a total of 19 1/4 yards of seam binding ribbon, which includes taxes and shipping to me. 

The colors you will be receiving are always artichoke, baja breeze, cherry cobbler, crumb cake, pear pizazz, rose red (pictured above), and very vanilla.  You will receive 2 3/4 yards of each color.

If you would like to participate in this share you need to email me your:

name

email address

mailing address

and phone number

I will then send you an invoice from paypal to your email address for $17.  When I receive the ribbon, I will divide it all up, package it,  and send you an invoice for the cost of mailing it to you.

I need at least 7 people to participate in this share. 

So don't delay!  Here is a way to get the ribbon you want in all the colors in all the styles over the next few months starting with the seam binding ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by and I look forward to hearing from you,

Patty Mickle

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A Daddy's Love

Below is a picture of my great-niece not long after she was born.  She is now 18 months or so.  Anyway, I have been meaning to scrap this picture and few others for awhile now and am finally getting them done.
I tried something different this time by placing my title down the side of my page.  I got this idea from a book titled, Embellished Emotions for Scrapbookers.

For this page I used one strip of retired dsp on the title and the soon to be retired photo corners punch.  If you want this punch be sure and order it by the 30th or it will be too late.

I used real red, basic gray, basic black, and whisper white card stock. I used the heart to heart, full heart extra large, and the eyelet border punches.
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Patty Mickle
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Flower Notepads

Aren't these notepads cute!?! When I saw one on LAStamper, I knew I had to make one or two.(I think it was LAStamper.  I can't find the post now.)  They are cute little note pads made with the fun flower bigz die and the blossom party die.
They are super simple to make.  I just cut out the chipboard(the backing), filler sheets and cover using the die.  I then used the crop a dile to punch a hole and strung everything on the black 1/8" taffeta ribbon.  The cover is made from the bold brights patterns dsp stack.
 

Easy peasy and super cute too!
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Patty Mickle
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Scrapbook Page Case

I am back for the third time this week with another club project.  My stamp club made this page this week, and let me tell you it has a lot of stamping on it.  This is a partial CASE from a fellow demonstrator, Sheena Ledbetter.  I found her sample on a wonderful demo only site called Stampin' Connection.
At first I thought the map across the top of the page was a piece of patterned paper that I had missed somehow, but no, it is an image that is stamped about 5 times across the page.  It was actually pretty easy to do. 
I guess I should mention that the stamp set used on this page is Travel Log. Every image on it is stamped from this set.  I can't wait to use it to make a mini album/journal to take on vacation with me this summer. 


The ink colors used in this set are cherry cobbler and soft suede.  The card stock colors are whisper white, soft suede, baja breeze, and cherry cobbler.

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Patty Mickle
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Oh, and don't forget to stop by my online store and get what you are wanting off the retired list before it is too late.  You only have until June 30th.

Woodland Walk Notepad Holder

Tonight at my stamp club we made this post it note holder for one of our projects.  I got the inspiration for this particular project from many different sources online.
Yes, I know the pen isn't decorated, but I didn't decide to make these until the last minute and these were the only pens that I had on hand.  I tried to decorated the inside with matching paper, but these are not the pens for that job.  So instead we just tied ribbon around them..

The best thing about this note pad holder is that it has magnets on the back so you can put it on the fridge!  I am always looking for a notepad, and now I'll know where one is at all times.

I use the Woodland Walk designer paper and early espresso cardstock and ribbon with very vanilla ribbon on the pen.
Don't forget if you want something off of the retired list to get it now.  You only have until June 30th and some of the accessories are selling out now.

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Patty Mickle
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Scripture Challlenge- Easy

I finally completed another page of my abc scripture challenge.  This time the word is Easy, and I used the verses, Matthew 11: 29-30.

If you like my photo corners, and don't have the photo corners extra-large punch, you had better get it while you can.  It is retiring and will no longer be available after June 30th, if they don't run out of them before then. 

I love the punch. After completing this page I felt like something was missing and the photo corners are just what the it needed.

The flowers in the bottom left corner are just rolled flowers.  Cut your paper into a square and then spiral cut to the center.  Next, you roll the paper starting on the outside and rolling to the center, where you glue it down.  Let me know if you have no idea what I am talking about and I will find you a tutorial.

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Patty Mickle
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A Few Challenges

Well another week has gone by without me blogging but I vow to do better.  I was fussed at today for not posting as often as I used to, and that made me feel good that someone noticed and missed  my posting.
So I thought I would start off with a card I created by using a three different challenges.
First of all I used the sketch from Inspirational Card Sketches:

and came up with the clean and simple card below.
I used the medallion like stamp from the set, Day of Gratitude.

Another challenge that I used in making this card was the challenge at Just Add Ink to use the colors black and white only.
Finally the last challenge that I participated in was to make a masculine card for Crazy 4 Challenges.  I suppose this could be considered a masculine card.  It isn't covered with bling or flowers and like I said before it is clean and simple.

I really like this card even if it is made from only two colors.  Black and white always make such a striking combo.
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Patty Mickle
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Just Us Girls Challenge

It's about time I got back to posting.  I have just been out of it lately if you know what I mean.  I did enjoy making this card though, for the Just Us Girls Challenge for this week.

 I like how different the sketch is, and I really like the colors I used if I do say so myself.  The colors are not quite navy, always artichoke, and chocolate chip, with sahara sand as the card base.

Obviously, I am still on my masculine card kick.  They are rather easy for me and fit my minimalistic style

Don't forget that you only have until the end of June to get items that are on the last chance list.  Go to my website to see what all is on th list and to place an order before it is too late.  Some of the accessories have already sold out so don't delay.
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Patty Mickle

Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Operation Write Home Blog Hop.  If you are just joining us and would like to start at the beginning, please click on the link below.

Our blog hog theme is "missing you."  I don't have a stamp that says that exactly but I think "thinking of you" means the same thing so that is what I used.

I also decided to make a masculine themed card because you don't seem to see them quite as often and because I seem to be stuck on that theme lately.

I used the colors always artichoke, not quite navy and black.  I use the stamp sets, Teeny Tiny Wishes and Lovely as a Tree.  Lovely as a Tree is my favorite go-to stamp set for masculine cards.

I didn't include a picture of the inside, but I lined it with a piece of very vanilla cardstock that I stamped with another stamp from the Lovely as a Tree stamp set.

 

Thanks for stopping by and now please continue on to Doris' blog at
Mom's Been Scrappin'

Clean and Simple

Below is a clean and simple card that I made using sketch 68 at Operation Write Home.  If you've never checked out their blog before you really should.  They have a lot of fun challenges. 
I made the gears on the card by using the extra-large double cog punch.  To make the gears more dimensional I glued three layers on top of each other.

 

On the inside, I stamped the card with gears from the Sense of Time stamp set.

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Patty Mickle
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Raffia Again

Here is one more project using one of the raffia flowers that I made.  This time I created a scrapbook page.  I don't know what is up with my camera.  The colors just aren't showing up very well.  Maybe it's the computers fault instead of my camera.

Anyway, I used a sketch from The Scrappiest.  It was last Monday's sketch, and I am just now getting my page posted.  I haven't been feeling well this week so I am a little behind.

These are pictures of my great-niece from last year.  I am scrapping them for my niece's in-laws who live out of state.

Here is a close-up of my raffia flower.  It is just like the last one I made except it has a different color  button.

I want to make some more of these  in different colors, but I haven't had a chance yet and may not for awhile.  I am busy preparing for my Advanced Flower Making Class that uses the blossoms petal punch.  We will be making 5 different flowers and I have 3 classes so far.  Woohoo!

I am able to do this class because the blossoms petal punch is being carried over from the occasions mini catalog.  Can I get another woohoo?  Each participate in the class recieves the punch as part of the class so that everyone will have the punch to use during class. (That is a lot of classes.)  I knew I couldn't teach it with only one punch.  If a participant already has that punch they can pick another that is the same price.

If you live in Western Arkansas in or near southern sebastian county and would like to attend one of these classes, just email me using the link in the right sidebar.

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Patty Mickle

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