St. Patrick's Day Cards

 It is hard to believe that March is almost half over!  It was a beautiful day in PA with temps in the high 60's!  We traveled to Lancaster and had a wonderful lunch with friends that are moving to Tennessee.  The weather was perfect for a drive in the country.  I always make cards for this holiday and this year is no exception.

These were made with the stamp set/die from an older kit that I had purchased from Gina K a few years ago.  I used it that year to make this card. 

I used SU's Old Olive CS for my base card with and Basic White for my layer.  

For my inside sentiment, I used one of my old wood stamps that I have had for years!  I loved how these cards turned out.

I entered this post over at - Double D Challenges.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Frog St. Patrick's Day Card

 I needed to make one last card for St. Patrick's Day which was for Jennifer.  When I was looking in Pinterest for ideas I came across this cute frog card.  Jennifer loves frogs!  I don't know where she got all the information but she has a bunch of them in different shapes and sizes in rubber and always quizzes me on what kind they are and different facts about them.  The one I remembered is that the green one is a tree frog and the red one is poisonous.  She loves to talk about them and has names for all of them.  This is usually on facetime, so I have my cheat sheet to help me along!  LOL!!

   I changed my card up a bit but like how it turned out!  I used SU's Lemon-Lime Twist CS for my base card with layers of Garden Green, Whisper White and mounted my little frog on the Lemon-Lime Twist.  For my sentiment I used Gina K's stamp set Luck & Love again.  My frog came from SU's stamp set So Hoppy Together.  I decorated it with some shamrocks and put a wobble on the frog so when she opens it up it will move around!

I didn't decorate the inside much - just with some shamrocks.  I'm going to say something like the frog is hopping over to wish her a Happy St. Patrick's Day.  

Here is one tray of pretzels that I decorated with some green chocolate pieces.  

I had some leftover chocolate so I found some molds and used it up.

I saw this cute craft on Pinterest and decided to make some for the girls.

I used my old bigz top note die from SU and decorated them with some craft flowers, shamrocks and filled with chocolate coins!  Such fun!

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Shamrock St. Patrick's Day Card

 Since I had some leftover shamrocks, I decided to make some more cards for St. Patrick's Day.  This was an easy card to put together. 

The shamrocks are from Gina K's kit Luck and Love that I used in my last post.  The papers are from SU - Whisper White, Garden Green and some scrap DSP.  The sentiment is also an old SU stamp that a friend found at a garage sale and gave  me.  

The inks used for the shamrocks are SU's Garden Green, Old Olive and Lemon Lime Twist.  I added some gem stones in the center of them.

I used my Inkadinkadoo stamp for the inside sentiment with another leftover shamrock.

I like decorating my envelopes, so I used my Peg stamp again from Judith Stamps.

We went from 70 degrees yesterday to rain/snow today.  I guess winter doesn't want to give up its grip on us yet.  They are forecasting another storm over the weekend!  I'm looking for robins but haven't seen any yet.  

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

St. Patrick's Day Cards

 With some warm weather coming in, it is hard to believe that it is March.  I always make some St. Patrick's Day cards and was having trouble deciding what to make when I saw this - KIT - that Gina K was selling.  I thought it was so neat so I decided to try it!  You get so much for your money with her kits.

I made my cards bigger than an A2 size.  I found these 5 1/2" x 6" cards and envelopes and decided to use them instead.  This was the first time I did cards like these but was happy with the results.  I used her Luck & Love and Frame Flora stamp set and dies.  

I also used a different sentiment.  For my inks I used Garden Green, Old Olive and Lemon-Lime Twist.

I only have two St. Patrick's Day stamps and I used the one from Inkadinkado that I have had forever for my inside sentiment.

I even decorated the envelope with a peg stamp from Judith's stamps.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

St. Patrick's Day Card

Well, everyone is happy around here - it has been in the 50's and we just love it!  It has been so nice to get outside and enjoy this beautiful weather.  Unfortunately, rain and colder weather is on its way but at least I know it won't be for long.  We always celebrate St. Patrick's Day, and I love making cards for that occasion.  I saw this card over on Pinterest and thought it was so cute so I made a bunch of them with goodies I had on hand!  

It is amazing what one finds when they clean out a drawer.  I found these cute scalloped note cards with envelopes.  I must have purchased them from the annual Craft Show which unfortunately won't happen again this year!  We always enjoyed the show  so much.  Hopefully - next year!  

I used SU's stamp set Over the Rainbow with my misti and loved how they all turned out.  The little sentiment on the bottom is from Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set.  A few gems and it was done!

I used my Irish sentiment stamp from Inkadinkadoo and a cute peg stamp from Judith's for the inside.

I even dressed up the envelope with it!  I love these little stamps.  I  hope everyone is doing well.  Joe and I are still trying to get appointments for the vaccine.  Hopefully, now that J&J is approved there will be more around.

Thanks for topping by,

Nancy

St. Patrick's Day Cards

Well, I finished my cards that I made for St. Patrick's Day and got the in the mail on time!!  My Irish genes come out and we love to celebrate this holiday with the all the customary foods as well this weekend.  The cards I made came together pretty quick. 

I used Whisper White for my base card with Garden Green and Whisper White for my layers.  The Sweet and Sassy Framelits Die from SU were used to make my shamrocks in Garden Green and Lemonlime Twist.  I popped the smaller heart up with some dimensionals and fussy cut the stems.

I found some green twine in my stash for the bow and used my Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set from SU for my sentiment with some Metallic Pearls for decoration.  I even decided to decorate the oiutside of the emvelops for some added green!

For my inside sentiment, I dug through my stamps and found my Inkadinkadoo Irish sentiment stamp.

I have a few birthdays coming up, so I need to get busy.  Joe and I did some food shopping this week and I couldn't believe how empty the store shelves were becoming.  No paper items to be found - toilet paper, paper towels, wipes, etc., as well as water.  Hopefully, this virus will not spread here like it did in Europe but I guess everyone is getting nervous. 

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

St. Patrick's Day Card

Here is another card I made for St. Patrick's Day.  I had been wanting to use my tree stamp I had purchased last year at the Craft Show along with the stub shamrock.  They are both from Stamps by Judith.

I knew I had them packed away in a box and was able to find them.  This card was so simple to put together.  I used SU's Garden Green for my base and SU's Very Vanilla for the layer I stamped my tree on.

I used my Teeney Tiny Wishes stamp set for the sentiment and popped it up over some thin gold thread I had.

I used my St. Patrick's Day greeting again for the inside with some shamrocks floating around.  I wanted to get them in the mail before the snow came today.  We watched Jennifer yesterday and she had fun with some shamrocks I had purchased from the $1 store.  By the time Mom came home, we had decorated a lot of windows!!  It snowed most of the day, but we only got a few inches.  Joe is getting ready for the next storm which is due next week, which is supposed to be a big one.  I told him his plowing days were over yet!  Have a great weekend!

Thanks for stop by,
Nancy

I entered this card in Addicted to Stamps & More Challenge #233 - Holiday

St. Patrick's Day Balloon Card

Before I started making some Easter cards, I wanted to make my St. Patrick's Day cards.  I saw this card in Pinterest as a birthday card and thought why not for St. Patrick's Day!  I think they turned out cute!

These came together pretty quick - which is what I needed as I needed to send Joe to the Post Office this AM to mail them out!

I used SU's Old Olive paper for the base card with Very Vanilla as my layer which I embossed.  I punched out some balloons with my new balloon punch from SU and just drew some lines in Old Olive going to my sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set from SU.  I can always find a sentiment in that stamp set.  What a great way to use up some scraps!

My sentiment on the inside is a Inkadinkado stamp that I have had for years!  Have a great weekend!

Thanks for stopping by,
Nancy, Rachel & Sarah

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!!

Well, does everyone has their corn beef and cabbage ready?  We're all going to Jennifer's house on Sunday to celebrate St. Patrick's Day!  I wanted to finish up my goodies for the Wellness Center today so my daughter can take them on Monday.  I saw these cuties on Pinterest and saved them knowing I would want to make some.

They came together pretty fast.  I used my two different SU tag punches and adhered a shamrock on each one that my friend Denise had punched out for me with her shamrock punch - thank you!

Then I filled my cello bags with some green M&M's.  I punched a small hole in the bag and the tag and tied my tag on with 1/8" ribbon and I was done.  All in all I made 30 treats.  The only thing that slowed me down was tying the ribbons.  I guess as one gets older the eyes go and one gets all thumbs.  The girls offered to help but they were eating too many M&M's, so I was on my own!  In case you are interested, I ordered the green M&M's on Amazon.  I didn't realize how many ways you can order these great candies.

We're going to try and melt some green chocolate this weekend and decorate some pretzel sticks and send some of those along as also.  Well, our weather has warmed up and the snow is finally melting and I can see some of my lawn again.  With Easter early this year, I hope the weather stays warm or we will be looking for our eggs in the snow!

I have entered this post on Cardztv Challenge - Create a Treat Box or Bag.

Everyone in the Pansy Patch wishes you all a Happy St. Patrick's Day!!


   Nancy           Rachel          Sarah

St. Patrick's Day Card

I thought I had better start making some cards to send for St. Patrick's Day.  Before you know it the day will be here.  I have been working on some treats for the Wellness Center, which I will share next week.  This is another simple card to make which fits into my schedule.  Way too many things to do which is why I loved the video I posted yesterday.

I used SU Whisper White CS and some DSP I had on hand.  I used my polka dot embossing folder on my layer which I punched out with my blossom punch and then popped it up with some dimensionals.  I threaded some twine in my button and then used my glue dots to secure it in the middle of my flower.  I cut out my banner and used SU's Teeny Tiny Wishes for the sentiment.

For the sentiment inside my card, I used a stamp from Inkadinkadoo,  I just love this Irish blessing!  I decided to sponge Old Olive ink to the layer so it would stand out.

Hopefully, I'll get a few more done!  The girls had off again today and have a delayed opening tomorrow.  Hopefully, this will be the last of the snow, as the weather forecast for next week is calling for the 40's & 50's - yeah!!!!!

Thanks for stopping by,
Nancy, Rachel & Sarah

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!!

A few years ago, I put together these cute little baskets to give to Rachel and Sarah for St. Patrick's Day!  Now every year I get them out of storage and fill them with their little bags of coins made of chocolate.  I think it has become a ritual as they look to seeing them every year, and this year was no exception.  Next year I'll have to make one for Jennifer, but we decided that we'll put in some animal crackers for awhile!

I got the instructions from Chic n'Scratch.  I used my Just Rite stamps for the greeting and some cute ribbon from Michael's with some tiny green brads to secure it.  Funny, it's not a big item but one they remember and look forward to.

We had a busy day.  Sarah and I went to the Scrapbook Show in Allentown today and had a great time!  During the week I'll show you some of our goodies.  We then had our corn beef and cabbage at our daughter's and were joined by Jennifer and her Mom.  Other than Rachel being under the weather, we all had a great time!  Hopefully the snowstorm will miss us this time and we can look forward to spring!

Everyone here at the Pansy Patch wants to wish you and your families a Happy St. Patrick's Day!!


 Nancy                       Rachel                     Sarah

Quilled Shamrock Card

I haven't done much quilling the past year, but when I saw this cute card in the recent Cardmaker's Magazine I got out my quilling supplies!  I think this card could also be made with a heart, bunny, etc.

I didn't follow all the directions - naturally - as they called for you to paint paper, etc.  I substituted my gold foil paper but was in such a hurry, I glued my layers together and then wasn't able to put in my eyelets as my crop-a-dile wasn't long enough, so I just tied my bow along with the sentiment and left them out.

Here's a closeup of the card.  You can view the magazine online and this pattern is the freebie for the month.  If you haven't done any quilling, don't let that stop you.  There are a lot of videos on youtube showing basic instructions for quilling.  You don't even need special paper.  You can cut your own DSP or CS in the desired length and width and just use you fingers to roll the paper instead of a tool.   But watch out - it is additive!

We had a great time today playing with Jennifer!  She is really starting to move around and be so responsive.  I was rocking and singing to her and she started making these cute noises like she was singling along with me!  These kids really suck you in!!

Is everyone having their corn beef and cabbage this weekend?  We're getting together at the girls house for dinner on Sunday, but not until we go to the Scrapbook Show in Allentown, PA.  We look so forward to this show every year.  Sarah loves the Make n' takes.  Rachel was sick last year and now is sick again, but I hope she'll feel better by Sunday.  I think we all need some sun and warm weather!  Have a great weekend!

Thanks for stopping bye,
Nancy, Rachel & Sarah

This card was entered in Cardz TV 3-D Challenge #3

Owl Shamrock Card

I saw this adorable card on Paper Boutique and knew that I wanted to make it for the girls Mom as she loves owls!  I didn't make a lot of St. Patrick's Day cards this year but knew I had to make this one!

I don't have the Silhouette, so I asked my friend Denise if we could have a craft day and make some.  I love how they turned out.  Here's a close up.

The only thing I did different was use punches for the eyes.  Here's a look at the inside.  I saw this stamp and fell in love with the wording and got it on Amazon with my points.

I  enter all the contests out there for the Silhouette - maybe one day I'll win one.  It looks really neat!

Joe, Rachel and I babysat for Jennifer yesterday and had a busy time.  She is growing so fast.  Sarah didn't get to go as she had a dance in school.   Hope everyone had some sunshine in their day - the warm weather here was great - but snow is due to come back mid-week!!!

Thanks for stopping bye,
Nancy, Rachel & Sarah

Shamrock Card

Here's another St. Patrick's Day card I made over the weekend.  I haven't used my cricut for awhile, so I thought I would use it with this card.  Actually, this card is pretty simple once you get started.  Is anyone thinking about getting the new Cricut Explore which is coming out soon?

Recipe:

Ink - Crumb Cake - SU
Paper - Crumb Cake, Garden Green, Green Galore - we really loved that color!!!
Accessories - Cricut Cartridge - Accent Essentials
Embellishments - Gem and tiny shamrocks

I cut my Crumb Cake 4 1/4" x 11" and scored in the center.  Sponge the edges with some Crumb Cake ink. My layer is 4" x 5 1/4" in Crumb Cake and sponged as well.  I cut out 4 solid hearts in Garden Green, 8 open hearts at 2" in Green Galore and 2 swirls at 3 3/4" - one of each color.  Adhere the solid green hearts first forming your shamrock, your open hearts are  next and then place your swirls to form a stem.  Then cut 4 solid hearts out at 1 1/2" and place them over the top of the shamrock.  I secured a gem that I had for the center of my shamrock and placed a few tiny shamrocks on the front of the card, as I felt it needed something else.  I then secured this layer to the base and I was done.

We are waiting to see how much snow we are going to get from this latest storm that is marching our way!  The girls of course of hoping for no school tomorrow, but I am hoping for SPRING!!!  Have a great week and stay safe!

Thanks for stopping bye,
Nancy, Rachel & Sarah

St. Patrick's Day Card with Iris Folding

Continuing my mission to use up some of my goodies I have accumulated over the years, I came across some cutouts that I used with Iris folding.  I used to do this a lot along with quilling, but one can only fit so much into a day!  There's was one left for St. Patrick's Day that was calling my name!  If you're interested, I got these at creationsbydedra.com.

Here is the finished card.  I mounted the finished Iris Folding on a layer of yellow scrap that I had and then put that on my base card of Garden Green - I still don't understand why SU eliminated that color!!

This is what the cutout package looks like when you receive it. Their directions are very good.  This is also a great way to use of all those paper scraps you are saving!  I used up a scrap of ribbon I had left over and decorated the front with some shamrocks!  I forgot how much fun Iris folding can be.  There are lot of websites you can visit as well with loads of free patterns you can download.  Give it a try!

Are you tired of snow yet?  I am!!!!  And no relief in sight - with more on the way!  We have our annual Scrapbooking show coming up in a few week, so I hope it won't be snowed out!!  Keep warm and have a great weekend!

Thanks for stopping bye,
Nancy, Rachel & Sarah

I have submitted this card to the Cardztv Card Challenge #2

St. Patrick's Day Card

I always feel that St. Patrick's Day is somewhat a forgotten holiday.  Stuck inbetween Valentine's Day and Easter it can get neglected!  We love this holiday and go all out to celebrate it.  Here is one of the cards I made to send to friends and family.  I saw this done on several blogs and love how it looked.

Supplies:

Stamps - Teeny Tiny Wishes, Happy St. Patrick's - SU
Paper - Old Olive, Whisper White, DSP - SU
Ink - Old Olive - SU
Accessories - Full Heart, Large Oval and Scallop Punch - SU, Gem

The card is an A2 size - 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" in Old Olive.  The layer is 4" x 5 1/4" in Whisper White.  I punched out 3 hearts in Old Olive and 3 hearts in the DSP of your choice.  I adhered the 3 hearts in Old Olive to my layer to form my shamrock.  I then cut a small stem by hand and adhered it to the center of the shamrock leading down to where my sentiment will be.  I scored the 3 DSP hearts in half and adhered them down over the other hearts just in the fold so they would give a 3D look which I think made this card.  Then I stamped my sentiment and punched it out and placed it on the scalloped punch.  I then popped it up on the bottom of my card hiding the end of the stem.

It was so windy here today!  We have a busy weekend.  The family is celebrating Sarah's birthday Sat.  Hard to believe she will be 11 years old.  Then on Sunday we are all going to a St. Patrick's Day Brunch with green eggs and ham!  Gotta love it!  Hope you all have a great weekend whatever your plans are and a wonderful St, Patrick's Day!

Thanks for stopping bye,
Nancy, Rachel & Sarah

St. Patrick's Day Basket of Goodies

I had some goodies left over from my last tray I had made up, so I decided to put together a quick basket for my daughter to take to the hospital for her co-workers to enjoy.

All I did was line the basket with some green doilies and tie a green bow on the handle.  I stamped some whisper white paper with the Happy St. Patrick's stamp from SU and punched it out with the large scalloped from SU.

I then made up some quick goodie bags for the girls to hand out to their teachers.

Supplies:

Paper - Whisper White, Garden Green - SU
Stamps - Happy St. Patrick's - SU
Accessories - Top Note Die - SU, plastic bags

I scored the Top Note die in half - lengthwise - and then stamped my sentiment on it.  I used up the rest of my goodies from my other projects this week putting them in a  4x6" plastic bag.  I stapled the Top Note on either side and covered up the staple with some left-over shamrocks and they were done!

It's hard to believe that I'm starting to decorate for Easter.  These holidays are just going bye way too fast!  Hope you have a great week!

Thanks for stoppping bye,
Nancy, Rachel & Sarah