tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57012556635122896002024-03-05T05:16:40.199-05:00Paper Creations by PattiPatti P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16408837464626707537noreply@blogger.comBlogger708125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701255663512289600.post-46086455776538180302016-03-29T12:11:00.000-04:002016-03-29T12:11:04.831-04:00Visiting Hip to be Square<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hello all, I am joining the lovely designers at<span style="color: #660000;"> <a href="http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2016/03/hip-to-be-square.html">Frilly and Funkie</a> where <a href="http://cwcardcreations.blogspot.com/"> Cec Wintonyk</a> is hosting their challenge "Hip to be Square" and this is what she says about it....</span><br />
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I created a 5 1/4 square card base with layers of square and a new tile die from Spellbinders using some patterned papers in oranges and blues. The patterns and colors remind me of the 60's.<br />
My main focal image is an ATC size watercolor panel that I stamped with versamark ink and white embossed a Prima stamp on to, I then used my Peerless watercolors to paint the background. I love the way it came out.<br />
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I added two rows of lace, skeleton leaves and a wire butterfly along with an ombre bow in the yellow to orange palette. Love this ribbon.</div>
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For the inside I did a simple layer of more of the pattern paper and a second generation stamping of the same stamp.</div>
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Patti P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16408837464626707537noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701255663512289600.post-58025025565980742162016-02-29T16:09:00.001-05:002016-02-29T16:09:40.018-05:00Splattering, Spritzing and Smooshing<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hello, I know it has been such a long time since I have posted on my blog but I wanted to share what I created this week using the current challenge at <a href="http://stampsandstencils.blogspot.ca/2016/02/splatter-spritz-and-smoosh.html"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Stamps and Stencils</span></a> where they ask us to use some splattering, spritzing or smooshing. I have created a post it note holder for my craft room with some of my favorite colors and words to inspire me, I also used one of my favorite folds, the easel.<a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a></div>
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It started with a 5 1/2 inch square of water color paper, I used distress inks in peacock feather, squeezed lemon and cracked pistachio which I smooshed onto a palette of acrylic and after spraying with water I took the acrylic and smooshed it around the paper until I was happy with the colors.</div>
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After my water color had dried I used crackle embossing paste through a heart Heidi Swapp stencil, I love the look of crackle especially after dusting it with the cracked pistachio when it dried. There is light stamping in the background with Bo Bunny and Prima stamps using Archival watering can ink. I also tried Autumn's technique and stamped the butterfly and flowers in the lower corner with Perfect Pearls.</div>
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My patterned paper is from an old Memory Box pack and my art words are a Stamplorations stamp. After stamping it in Versafine onyx black I trimmed the phrases apart and adhered them to the canvas. I also used some varigated twine , a miniture clothespin with a flower glued to it and a dragonfly from Frilly and Funky with the clasp snipped off. I also found a chipboard piece that blended in perfectly with the colors, I added a bow and clear button.</div>
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I hope you enjoy my post it note creation and will check out this fun site.</div>
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Patti P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16408837464626707537noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701255663512289600.post-90556060155602634852015-07-31T12:07:00.001-04:002015-07-31T12:07:53.320-04:00Sympathy and the Sea<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hello Friday and hello to you, thanks for stopping by. Unfortunately I have needed 4 sympathy cards in the past couple of weeks and this design was one of my favorites. I purchased this stamp and sentiment at an estate sale held at a local stamp store and I love it. I used the same lighthouse stamp for the inside, just off stamping it once to get a lighter shade that I could write over.</div>
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The coloring was done with Bic markers and a few of my Spectrum Noir markers.</div>
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I am entering my card at <a href="http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/2015/07/challenge-269-no-patterned-papers.html"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Fab and Funky Challenges</span></b></a>
and their Challenge #269 - No Patterned Paper and <a href="http://stampinroyalty.blogspot.com/2015/07/stampin-royalty-challenge-288.html"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Stampin Royalty</span></b></a> and their Challenge #288 - By the Sea.
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Patti P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16408837464626707537noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701255663512289600.post-42668963213939558832015-07-29T11:52:00.000-04:002015-07-29T11:52:34.709-04:00Stamping with Distress inks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The challenge for July at <a href="http://stamplorations.blogspot.com/2015/07/july-challenge-stamps-distressing.html"><b><span style="color: #741b47;">Stamplorations</span></b></a><span style="color: #a64d79;"> </span>is to use stamps and distressing. I took it in the direction of using distress inks, I find when using the ink to stamp it gives an uneven distressed look to my images. I did a smoosh water color effect on water color paper for my tag and after it dried I started stamping my flowers and leaves. These are all from one of the newest set at Stamplorations which I just ordered, it is called Frames and Flowers. I also stamped and fussy cut some of the flowers so that I could layer them and create some dimension.</div>
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I love this layout and it is courtesy of this week's sketch challenge at <a href="http://www.thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/2015/07/paper-players-255-sandys-sketch.html"><b><span style="color: #741b47;">The Paper Players</span></b></a> .</div>
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For the inside I placed two of the foliage stamps on my block and created my own corner embellishment.</div>
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Patti P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16408837464626707537noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701255663512289600.post-7056792526974598072015-07-14T13:48:00.000-04:002015-07-14T13:48:17.690-04:00My First Canvas<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Do you have anything in your craft room that you keep meaning to use but just don't? This canvas is one of those things for me, I had been thinking about it for a while and finally just decided to jump in.</div>
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I created this using inspiration from <a href="http://anythingbutcutechallenge.blogspot.com/2015/07/challenge-3-july-summer-romance.html"><b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">Anything But Cute</span></b></a> with this month's challenge "Summer Romance" and this beautiful mood board.</div>
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Although I love the ocean and shells, I took my lead from the "Romance" which is where my verse and wedding idea came from and the lovely shades of blue, white and cream.</div>
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I started with a layer of white gesso, then acrylic paint in parchment, sand and soft blue.</div>
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I added some torn design paper along with dictionary paper. I stamped, distressed and used stencils to create the background.</div>
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The quote is on vellum and backed with a piece that I water colored using distress ink re inkers.</div>
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I used Spellbinder and Sizzix dies to cut the flowers, leaves and swirls in very vanilla card stock.</div>
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Using the same acrylic paints I colored the flowers adding a script stamp when the paint was dry.</div>
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My heart and butterfly are embossed chipboard and the bird cage is wood. I painted all of them with the parchment acrylic paint, adding crackle texture paste to the bird cage after it dried. I love how the cracks stood out after I sponged it with antique linen distress ink.</div>
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I added some more of the script to the heart along with a key. I also added a hat pin with cream pearls and spacer beads. I hope you can see the bit of sparkle on the side where I added translucent embossing paste through a heart stencil with super fine glitter.</div>
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Although I am cutting this just about as close as I can, I am also entering this at <a href="http://frillyandfunkie.blogspot.com/2015/07/something-to-say.html"><b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Frilly and Funkie</span></b></a> and their challenge "Something to Say" - to put your sentiment, etc front and center.</div>
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Thanks for seeing my debut with the canvas and mixed media.</div>
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Have a wonderful weekend. Hugs......</div>
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Patti P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16408837464626707537noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701255663512289600.post-10245699816895492272015-07-08T18:43:00.001-04:002015-07-08T18:43:34.554-04:00Markers, markers, markers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have new stamps, yeah! I signed up last month at<b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> <a href="http://www.techniquetuesday.com/category/Greenhouse-Society.html"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Technique Tuesday</span></a> </span></b>in their Greenhouse Society, in the auto ship program. This gets me the newly released stamp each month at a discount. My first month was a lovely stamp called Bootiful Tulip which I couldn't resist. Who doesn't love rain boots filled with tulips? At the same time, I was able to buy this beautiful stamp "Cosmo" at a discount.</div>
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I have grown cosmos in the past and love the soft delicate flowers. I used my Bic markers to color these and love how they turned out. Which brings me to the challenge that inspired me,<b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> <a href="http://addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.com/2015/07/challenge-152-make-your-mark.html"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Addicted to Stamps</span></a></span></b> and their theme of "Make Your Mark", which is to use your choice of coloring medium-markers, pencils, watercolor, etc. to color your image. I have had some success in the past with the Bic markers and since I have been playing quite a bit and experimenting with different coloring mediums and tools lately....why not use the Bic markers?</div>
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I loved how this paper that I bought recently just blends wonderfully with the flowers.</div>
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I am also going to enter my card at <a href="http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/challenge-72-anything-goesmonochromatic.html"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Creative Moments</span></b></a> and their challenge #72 - Anything Goes-Monochromatic.</div>
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Here you can see how I fussy cut the image and mounted it on the die cut.</div>
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Hope you like this card and will check out the blogs above, I love visiting and getting ideas and I am sure you are just like me. Have a great rest of the week.</div>
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Patti P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16408837464626707537noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701255663512289600.post-5509045566269416022015-07-02T09:01:00.000-04:002015-07-02T09:01:18.296-04:00Playing Around with Sketch Saturday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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My card started as just an experiment, I had bought this retired two step stamp set which is a retired set from Stampin' Up a while back and never inked it. I taped off the front of my card base to keep the back clean and started stamping....I love these big beautiful flowers. I then stamped the stem which is also part of the same set. After seeing this week's sketch, it was fate, a simple matter of putting this card together. </div>
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Patti P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16408837464626707537noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701255663512289600.post-87665380479288434482015-07-01T20:20:00.000-04:002015-07-01T20:20:00.655-04:00CASEing Virginia Lu<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hello everyone, are you having a great week? We have been enjoying a few days of cooler temps, which I love!!! Windows open, birds singing in the tree outside and me crafting away--a perfect day.</div>
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I am back with another card using the beautiful "Countryside Bouquet" image from <a href="http://powerpoppy.com/"><b><span style="color: #e69138;">Power Poppy</span></b></a>, I have always been a fan of Marcella Hawley's beautiful images and I am so happy to be able to purchase them. Please stop by the store and take a look around, she has both stamps and digital stamps available. I posted a card using this same image yesterday, just in a different color palette and using just a part of the image.</div>
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The image is digital and from <a href="http://powerpoppy.com/"><b><span style="color: #e06666;">Power Poppy</span></b></a>, have you shopped there? They have digital images but if you love stamps....they have those as well. Something for everyone.<br />
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As you can see, I used just a small part of this lovely image...I have another card to post soon, using more of the image and different colors. My coloring was done using Prismacolor colored pencils. I am also entering this at<span style="color: #e06666;"><b> <a href="http://powerpoppy.blogspot.com/2015/06/power-spark-can-you-pencil-me-in.html"><span style="color: #e06666;">Power-Spark Pencil me in Challenge</span></a> </b></span>at the Power Poppy blog where June's challenge is to use a different coloring medium-pencils.<br />
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I created a 5 x 7 card today, not my usual size but thought it gave me a larger canvas for my flowers.</div>
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I started with Recollections 120lb white card stock, layering GinaK Designs chocolate card stock and a piece of design paper. I pulled the melon card stock from my scraps and used the Scor pal to make my scored background for the sheer ribbon and bow.</div>
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Patti P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16408837464626707537noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701255663512289600.post-91726903536441949202015-06-21T19:44:00.000-04:002015-06-21T19:44:42.752-04:00Happy Birthday and a CASE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I am love with watercolor smooshing and this is the technique I used to create my background for this card. I used distress inks for this, you simply stamp the pad on an acrylic block, craft mat or some other non porous surface-spritz with water, then taking a piece of acetate or anything similar smoosh in the wet ink. Place the acetate with the ink however you want it on your paper (I used watercolor paper for my card). After placing the color , I heat set the first layer, then smooshed more ink and dried until I had the look I wanted. I love the dried water spots this creates. I hope I haven't confused you too much, just google this technique or look at YouTube.</div>
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My inspiration comes from this card by Vicki Dutcher at <span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><a href="http://allidoisstamp.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">All I Do is Stamp</span></a> </b></span>, </span>I love the CAS look of her card and took my inspiration from the water colored background and her layout, I did flip flop my sentiment and main image on my card, Thanks Vicki for always inspiring me with your cards. I am entering this in the Caseplorations June challenge at <a href="http://stamplorations.blogspot.com/2015/06/caseplorations-june.html#more">Stamplorations</a> --- CASE one of the DT members cards and tell who and how.</div>
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My inspiration for my baby card came from this week's sketch at <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><a href="http://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/2015/06/freshly-made-sketches-191-sketch-by-jen.html"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Freshly Made Sketches</span></a> </b></span>. I am making a few cards for a friend, with baby cards as one of her requests.<br />
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The stamps are from different sets, love the tiny sweet feet which is a wood stamp from I don't know where???? I love using the lace, makes me happy to see it with these sweet baby images.<br />
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Patti P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16408837464626707537noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701255663512289600.post-39095549399341601692015-06-15T13:28:00.002-04:002015-06-15T13:28:50.721-04:00A Sympathy Card for Sketch Saturday...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hello all, how was your weekend? Very hot and muggy here in Virginia. I spent some of mine outside enjoying the day and part of it in my stamp room creating this card. </div>
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I used a retired SU set "Early Spring" , don't you love the brush stroke style of this? Copics were my medium with a background created using distress ink and a stencil. I love the soft fade I got with this one. A Spellbinders nobel rectangle die gave it the lovely frame. A snip of ribbon, a sentiment and gem and we can call this card front done.</div>
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My inspiration came from this week's challenge at <a href="http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/2015/06/week-365-with-simon-says-stamp.html"><b><span style="color: #e06666;">Sketch Saturday</span></b></a> with Sketch #365.</div>
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Patti P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16408837464626707537noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701255663512289600.post-81985773990556633332015-06-13T21:04:00.004-04:002015-06-13T21:04:52.200-04:00Butterflies and CAS<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I love this card and hope you will enjoy seeing it as well. So simple and quick to make. I used an embossing folder on my card base to create my butterfly scene after which I punched and die cut two different butterfly shapes creating a three layered butterfly. One of the layers uses patterned vellum and the other is from paper painted with Folkart metallic paint which I am in love with, I placed these over the embossed butterflies.</div>
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A simple sentiment and a few pearls and we can call it a finished project.</div>
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I am entering this in the challenge at <a href="http://addictedtocas.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/challenge-65-butterfly.html"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Addicted to CAS </span></a> - Butterfly, hope you will check out the challenge and join in as well.</div>
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Hi everyone, I am sharing a card I made using a technique I found on Pinterest. You can see this beautiful card <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/51721095697455973/"><span style="color: #20124d;">Here</span>.</a> I have done a couple of practice runs and as of yet still have not made one that makes me as happy as her lovely card....but I will keep trying as I love this look. </div>
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You use chalk pastels as a base, I chose pinks, yellow and green which I smeared with my fingers after putting the color down with the sticks. Then I off stamped a leaf image on copy paper to soften it before adding it to the background. Added a flourish stamped with Versamark, heat embossed with a fine detail embossing powder then a run through the Big shot with my Script folder finishes my background.</div>
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Love the sketch this month at <a href="http://stamplorations.blogspot.com/2015/06/sketch-challenge-35.html#more"><b><span style="color: #20124d;">Stamplorations</span></b></a> , they also have a Case challenge if that is more your style. </div>
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Welcome Spring and everyone back to my blog, it seems I have been hibernating for a bit, but with Spring popping up here in Virginia my mojo has also returned. Boy, does time get away from me anymore. Due to the need for some birthday and all occasion cards and a desire to try something new in my Silhouette software, I came up with this design. It all started with this video on YouTube by Clever Someday showing how to use a stencil font to make a shaped edge card. I tried it using a floral cut file and it worked for me, yeah! You can find her video <b><span style="color: #783f04;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsPnePgcnzo"><span style="color: #783f04;">Here</span></a> </span></b>.<br />
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The file from the Silhouette online store is called Poppy Fields and can be found <span style="color: #783f04; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.silhouettedesignstore.com/?page=view-shape&id=32773">Here</a>. </span><span style="color: #783f04;"> </span>It takes up more of the front than her example but I am still happy with the way it turned out and can't wait to try some of my other shapes. I ungrouped the file and cut additional flower tops in design paper. The shading on the design paper was done with alcohol markers. These are Glitz Travel Papers paper pad ,the backing I placed behind my flowers doesn't look as mint in the pictures as it does in real life, especially next to their color block. <a href="http://colorthrowdown.blogspot.com/2015/04/color-throwdown-336-countdown.html"><b><span style="color: #783f04;">Color Throwdown #336 </span></b></a> is where I got my inspiration. I am going to enter my card there today, why don't you visit them with me.</div>
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Patti P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16408837464626707537noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701255663512289600.post-778312018546293672014-08-08T20:09:00.000-04:002014-08-10T08:21:52.402-04:00Home for Christmas<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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How about a Christmas card? I used this week's sketch at <a href="http://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.com/2014/08/sketch-148-sketch-by-jen-m.html"><span style="color: #990000;"><b>Freshly Made Sketches</b></span></a> for my starting point.</div>
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the beautiful shine. I glittered the snow laden tree, red ornaments and light</div>
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Patti P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16408837464626707537noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701255663512289600.post-62890050794663925402014-08-04T09:16:00.002-04:002014-08-04T09:16:43.483-04:00Beach Days Notes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Don't you just love these papers from The Beach House (found at Hobby Lobby -The
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mind that she is --- she came up with the idea and measurements</div>
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You can find the one she created <a href="http://www.cwcardcreations.blogspot.com/2014/07/notepad-holder.html"><span style="color: #073763;"><b> here</b></span> </a>, such a beautiful vintage</div>
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I stamped shells on a piece of the design paper and the sentiment using a GinaKDesigns set.</div>
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The beautiful background piece was straight from the pad.</div>
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The crackle finish was made using Wendy Vechi crackle<br />
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Here is the inside pocket- layered with design paper<br />
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Wow, two months with no posts! I have missed you all!
Between spring cleaning, shooting sporting clays tournaments and a lack of mojo, I haven't been creating much!
Thankfully due to a visit from my dear friend Cec, <a href="http://www.cwcardcreations.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #783f04;"><b>"CW Card Creations" </b></span></a>, I may have a bit of my creativity back. We spent a wonderful week, shopping for craft items, sightseeing, cooking together and just plain chilling and I loved every minute of our time together. She was nice enough to come visit with me while Rick was on a bear hunt in Newfoundland, Canada. We joked that we did an even exchange- one American for one Canadian. As a side note, Rick saw 5 inches of snow on June 20th, our weather was much better.
Just before Cec left I started coloring this beautiful image <a href="http://powerpoppy.com/products/gerbera-daisies"><span style="color: #783f04;"><b>Gerbera Daisies</b></span> </a> from<b> <a href="http://powerpoppy.com/"><span style="color: #783f04;">Power Poppy</span></a></b> with Bic markers. Love how well these blend together.
My card base is the standard 5.5 x 4.25 with a score line on the 5.5 side at 2.75. Love how this turned out.
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Patti P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16408837464626707537noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701255663512289600.post-5578789709043546192014-04-29T09:13:00.001-04:002014-04-29T09:13:53.662-04:00Graphics and Washi Tape....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Time to play along at one of my favorite challenge blogs,<a href="http://stamplorations.blogspot.com/2014/04/april-challenge-stamps-technique.html"><b><span style="color: #0c343d;"> Stamplorations</span></b> </a> where the themed monthly challenge for April is "Stamps and your favorite Technique".</div>
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This will also be entered in<b><span style="color: #0c343d;"> <a href="http://beccysplace.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/april-challenge.html"><span style="color: #0c343d;"> Beccy's</span> </a></span></b> April Challenge.</div>
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Patti P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16408837464626707537noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701255663512289600.post-24452851059685986782014-04-16T11:29:00.000-04:002014-04-16T11:29:01.716-04:00Sketch #9- Stamplorations!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Happy Day, although it is a bit chilly here in Virginia, the sun is shining brightly.</div>
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I created this card to send to the Newsome family --for more information about Lauryn</div>
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and her fight against Leukemia...click <a href="http://papercreationsbypatti.blogspot.com/2014/04/join-card-drive-for-lauryn.html"><b><span style="color: #7f6000;"> here</span></b> </a> to see my post and to enter for my blog candy. </div>
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I am using the sketch for the first part of April at <a href="http://stamplorations.blogspot.com/search/label/sketch%20challenge"><b><span style="color: #7f6000;"> Stamplorations</span></b> </a>. </div>
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They have two sketch challenges and a themed challenge each month.</div>
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Be sure to stop by for a visit.</div>
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I had been wanting to use this stamp cut file from Silhouette and couldn't believe my luck</div>
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when I saw the sketch. I pulled in the digital "Wild Rose" image</div>
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from Doodle Pantry which I colored after cutting with Spectrum Noir</div>
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markers adding some stickles for shine.</div>
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Have you ever made a flat card, I hadn't until now but I purchased a set of flat cards and envelopes</div>
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by DCWV and found them while looking through my stash and the yellows were</div>
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perfect together as was the piece of mulberry paper I found.</div>
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Will try using these again in the future for a flat and easily sent mailed card.</div>
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Again I will remind you to check out my Card Drive post</div>
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for Lauryn, and if you would please keep this sweet 2 year old</div>
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in your prayers.</div>
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Hugs......</div>
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Patti P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16408837464626707537noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701255663512289600.post-51505183859025382152014-04-14T06:00:00.000-04:002014-04-14T14:14:42.477-04:00Join the Card Drive for Lauryn.....<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKhBMTCWAnKBm3JEq0lXjjHN-OajzH_SqqOYkYYr7pk91lyxbMJw0WVvUNc-PZE9Aw4HIa29tL64FVG9O2MWOsCfQicHPfXRmtbbE5LIZEBYBL6imLyyVzGB54G1_FYgO19rJnpjsE-0/s1600/1508610_542291342555724_1530948663_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKhBMTCWAnKBm3JEq0lXjjHN-OajzH_SqqOYkYYr7pk91lyxbMJw0WVvUNc-PZE9Aw4HIa29tL64FVG9O2MWOsCfQicHPfXRmtbbE5LIZEBYBL6imLyyVzGB54G1_FYgO19rJnpjsE-0/s1600/1508610_542291342555724_1530948663_n.jpg" height="400" width="400" /></a><br />Isn't this little girl just precious? Let me introduce you....<br />Lauryn
was diagnosed with Leukemia on March 27, 2014. She is currently
hospitalized in the DC area undergoing chemotherapy to fight this
terrible disease. Lauryn is <a href="http://paynehollercards.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Linda Payne</span></b></a>'s granddaughter...many of you in the stamping community probably already know sweet <a href="http://paynehollercards.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Linda</span></b></a>!<br /><br />As
news of Lauryn's illness spread via social media, many of you have
asked if there is anything you can do to help, so we have come up with a
plan. We decided to have a Card Drive and would like to invite <b>YOU</b> to help by sending "happy mail" to Lauryn and her family. <br /><br />Please
create cards to share your love and encouragement for Lauryn and her
family. Lauryn's parents are Josh and Elizabeth and she has two older
siblings: Lily and Logan. We thank the Lord for this dear family and
need to pray for them as they are seeking to glorify the Lord throughout
this trial. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b>Children's National<br />Hematology/Oncology RM 437<br />Lauryn Newsome<br />111 Michigan Ave NW<br />Washington DC 20010</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can find updates on Lauryn via a Facebook page that has been set up by some family. It is <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fight-on-Little-Lauryn/540517492733109"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Fight on Little Lauryn</span></b></a>.
They have shared how encouraging it is receive a simple "like" on a
Facebook status or words of love and encouragement that is posted.</span></span></div>
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is the fabulous group of bloggers who have joined us in promoting this
Card Drive. We would love for you to hop with us as numerous bloggers
have <b>blog candy</b> and all you need to do is leave a comment... </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://lotsofloveforlauryn.blogspot.com/">Lots of Love for Lauryn</a> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Olga Jewell <a href="http://craftieodamae.blogspot.com/"> Craftieodamae</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mary Anne Kelemen <a href="http://lakesidestamping.blogspot.com/"> Lakeside Stamping</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lisa Haines <a href="http://the-purple-place.blogspot.com/"> The Purple Place</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Patti Painter <a href="http://papercreationsbypatti.blogspot.com/"> Patti’s Paper Creations</a></span></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jennie Harper <a href="http://stampawaytheday.blogspot.com/"> Stampin Away the Day </a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Colleen Holmes <a href="http://cardsdelight.blogspot.com/"> A Card’s Delight </a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jennifer Scull <a href="http://justcoffeepleasestampsribbonspaper.blogspot.com/"> Just Coffee Please…& Stamps & Ribbons & Paper</a></span></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Anita Autore <a href="http://cardsandcoffee.blogspot.com/"> Cards & Coffee </a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sandra Van Blaricum <a href="http://cardsandcreativity.blogspot.com/"> Cards and Creativity </a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jerusha Borden <a href="http://ilovepapercrafting.blogspot.com/"> I Love Paper Crafting </a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jenn Borjeson <a href="http://stampinangeljenn.blogspot.com/"> Stampin' Angel Jenn </a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Nina Brackett <a href="http://ninabdesigns.blogspot.com/"> Crafting in Croatia </a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Linda Coughlin <a href="http://thefunkiejunkie.blogspot.com/"> The Funkie Junkie </a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Kathleen Curry <a href="http://willstampforwine.blogspot.com/"> Will Stamp for Wine</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Melissa Czapor <a href="http://melissacreates10.blogspot.com/"> My Many Journeys</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Vicki Dutcher <a href="http://allidoisstamp.blogspot.com/"> All I Do is Stamp</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Debbie Ebat <a href="http://debbiesstampingadventures.blogspot.com/"> Debbie’s Stamping Adventures</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tera Fujan <a href="http://stampqueen.blogspot.com/"> Stamp Queen </a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Patti Gilliam <a href="http://cherisheachpreciousday.blogspot.com/">Cherish Each Precious Gift </a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Joy Hadden <a href="http://piecesofjoyhadden.blogspot.com/"> Pieces of Joy</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Danielle Haddon <a href="http://musingsofachocoholic.blogspot.ca/"> The Musings of a Chocoholic </a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Karen Knegten <a href="http://studioatthelake.blogspot.com/"> Studio at the Lake </a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lori McAree <a href="http://smilingwhilestamping.blogspot.com/"> Smiling While Stamping</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">CG Merrill <a href="http://cg-says.blogspot.com/"> CG Says (something loudly)</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Rhonda Miller <a href="http://bluepoohbear753.blogspot.com/"> Rhonda’s Place to Shine</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lee Murphy <a href="http://luvleestamper.blogspot.com/"> My Reality</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Betty Neville <a href="http://stamptv.ning.com/profiles/blogs/lot-of-love-for-lauryn">Betty Neville's Blog</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jackie Randolph <a href="http://papermoments.blogspot.com/"> Paper Moments </a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Shirley Ross <a href="http://cardartetc.blogspot.com/">Card Art, Etc.</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Melissa Shultz <a href="http://coffeestampsandstitches.blogspot.com/"> Coffee Stamps and Stitches</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Carla Suto <a href="http://carlasstampingspot.blogspot.com/"> Carla’s Stamping Spot </a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cat Tidwell <a href="http://catdidit.blogspot.com/"> Cat’s Creations </a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Brenda Turner <a href="http://stamp-it-up.blogspot.com/"> Stamp It Up</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Geri Utterback <a href="http://geriscards.blogspot.com/"> Geri’s Cards </a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cheri Weston <a href="http://stampnboomer.blogspot.com/"> Stamp’n Boomer </a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">and speaking of blog candy, this is what I am </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">offering here on my blog---you just need to </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">leave me a comment either saying you will </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">send sweet Lauryn a card (doesn't have to </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">be handmade) or will make a donation to her</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">family and I will put your name in the running.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I created this banner to send to Lauryn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Using <a href="http://doodlepantry.com/home/home-page.html"><b><span style="color: #990000;"> Doodle Pantry's </span></b></a> Banner Banquets</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This last panel uses the beautiful word art created by Cec at <a href="http://www.sugarcreekhollow.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: #990000;"> Sugar Creek Hollow </span></b></a>. You can get this by making a </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We appreciate your support of Lauryn!</span></div>
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I created this flat card for a special young lady named Lauryn Newsome, a two year old
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hospital undergoing chemo treatments for the next 30-45 days at least.</div>
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She is the granddaughter of our dear friend <a href="http://paynehollercards.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> Linda Payne </span></b></a> whom many of you probably know in
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where you can join a large group of like minded crafters in prayer and cards </div>
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for this family. There will be prizes, and lots of inspiration in the cards made</div>
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by this group. You can find more information at the blog created</div>
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for Lauryn <a href="http://lotsofloveforlauryn.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> Here</span></b> </a> . I will have some blog candy for anyone leaving a comment</div>
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that you will send this sweet child a card or would like to make a donation.</div>
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I will try to post a picture of my candy later this week.</div>
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I have a Paypal button on my sidebar where you can donate.</div>
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My card is a double sided piece of textured card stock cut at 5.25 square.</div>
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I created a pocket for my tag with foam tape. Here you can see the tag removed.</div>
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My images are from <a href="https://doodlepantry.com/"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> Doodle Pantry </span></b></a> "Critter Tops" and "Easter Peeps". </div>
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I added these soft felt flowers hoping she will love the way they feel.</div>
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Hope you can come back on Monday for the card drive.</div>
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