I Miss You card

 I saw this adorable stamp set and fell in love with it.  It's called "Here's Your Sign" by Jess Francisco in collaboration with Maker Forte.  I know the owner of Maker Forte and I'm so happy for their success.  The stamp set is a little girl holding up a blank sign that can be stamped with a bunch of sentiments on the set as well as cute little faces.  I just knew it would be perfect to sent to Jennifer.

I used SU's Pool Party CS for my base card and some of their DSP from a 6x6 pad along with a doily. I used Lawn Fawn's Joint Stitching Double Rectangle Die on the DSP.  This time I used the "I Miss You" sentiment on the sign and colored her with my markers.  I also put her on a Wobble which Jennifer loves! I have so much  ribbon that my SIL got me and found the perfect match!

I used some extra DSP and punched some cute little hearts to dress up the inside.  I haven't used much of this CS before, but I liked how it turned out.  It is still bitter cold here and they are forecasting another snow storm for the beginning of the week!  Just what we need!  Have a great weekend!

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Snowflake Cards

I told myself that I would not buy any more DSP until I used some of my stash up, but when I saw Simon Says Snowflake Season January 2021 kit I justified the purchase by telling myself the paper was only a 6x6 pad and a small part of the kit!!  I fell in love with this kit!  It came with beautiful snowflake stamps, a snowflake die, embossing folder (Filigree Snowflake SF211) and lots more.  The paper is just so pretty which makes it hard to decide which side to use.  

Here are the first two cards I made with this kit.

The first card I used the cute thank you sentiment, embossing folder and snowflake die.

Here is another stamp that I used on the inside,

Here is the second card I made with using another sentiment.  I just love the DSP.

Here is the same stamp I used for the inside.  Before I put this kit away I'm going to try and make some Christmas cards.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Thinking of You Card

I needed another Thinking of you card and even though Christmas is over, I decided to use Heartfelt Creation's Snowy Pines Collection that I used for most of my Christmas cards!  I just love this collection - especially their DSP.  For this card, I used their Rounded Window Frame Dies, Eyelet Circle and Basic Small Die and Fanci-Fold Pocket & Accents Die. 

I used SU's stamp set Beautiful Day for my sentiment and the flowers I made with Heartfelt Creations Poinsettia stamp set and die.  I always use SU's Real Red to color my poinsettias - I love that color!  The leaves were stamped and colored with SU's Old Olive with their Leafy Accents Collection.  I used some gold prills for the centers.  I was so happy with the results.

Jennifer went back to school Monday and this is Daisy as she left in the morning!

And, this is Daisy when she came home!

It was a long day for both of them! Thanks for stopping by today!

Nancy

Cookie Mix Gift Jars

 I saw this great idea over at - Brenda Quintana's Blog - and decided to make a bunch of them to give out at Christmas.  They were a big hit!  The kids always are looking for cookies and this makes it so easy for them to make their own.  All the main  ingredients are layered in the jar and the recipe is printed on the back of the tag on how to mix everything together.  It makes 12 cookies!  

Here are two samples of what I made.  I used Lawn Fawn Bugs & Kisses stamp set for my jar and SU's Seasonal Chums for my sentiment.  

I made the folded tag.  I loved how they turned out!  Brenda made a pdf file with the recipe printed out which made it so easy to put together.  There are so many different recipes on the web, so I'm sure I will make these again for different occasions.  

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Snowglobe Christmas Shaker/ Easel Cards

 I finally got around to finishing up the girls Christmas cards this weekend and wrapping presents!  Nothing like getting things done under the wire!  I fell in love with this cute die that Heartfelt Creations released last month.  There are so many things you can make with it.  I decided to make it into shaker cards for Rachel and Sarah.  Shaker cards are one of my favorite things to make.  These were made using Heartfelt Creations DSP and matching dies.  This was one of the first collection I purchased last year.

Aren't these little penguins adorable!  I love them!  I used some DSP for the inside of the shaker cards and decorated the outside with all the goodies!

It was easy to make the easel part of the card!  The decorative dies are also part of the Snowglobe Die set.  I added some gems to dress it up.  The sentiment came from SU's stamp set Snow Place.  I made the poinsettias from another Heartfelt Collection and used SU's Real Red ink and some prills for the center.  Of course, I also used some glitter!  You can never have too much glitter.

This is how it looks from a side view.

The red card is going to be for Rachel with the penguins going sled riding.

The blue card is going to be for Sarah with the penguins skating on a pond.  I can't get enough of this die!  I want to make some ornaments with it as well.  

Everyone in the Pansy Patch wishes you and yours a very Merry Christmas!

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Jennifer's Christmas Shaker Card

 A friend of mine turned me on to Queen and Co. stamps and dies.  They had this really cute kit called Winter Wonderland.  One of the Christmas cards was this adorable Ballerina!  I just knew I wanted to make this card for Jennifer for Christmas.  She was taking lessons until Covid hit and she loved them.  This kit included a whole bunch of items - DSP paper, stamps, dies, shaker elements and toppings!  I love how it turned out!

The CS I used was Powder Pink, Smokey Grey and Shimmery White from SU.  My little stars were from the Snow is Glistening stamp/die set from SU as well, and I used a little heart punch I had in my stash.  These cute little snowflakes were in the set as well.

My inside sentiment was a $1 stamp from Michael's.  There are several other options you can make from this set.  Check out these great cards that my friend Denise made over at her blog - Doggone Stamping With D!  

Well, we are preparing for a major snowfall.  They are forecasting up to 24"!!  I don't mind the snow as long as we don't lose power again!  I don't think we will be venturing out for awhile!  Stay safe everyone!

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy

Christmas Oraments

 Well, we had a busy day!  My daughter and Jennifer came up this afternoon for a visit.  Jennifer is always looking for something to do and today was no exception!  She wanted to make some Christmas ornaments for friends, cousins, etc.  Fortunately, the other day I was looking for something and came across SU's Be Merry Kit that I had purchased the other year.  Not sure why we didn't make it then but it came in handy today!  It turned out to be a really nice kit.  Of course it had all the pieces needed but it was easy to put together.  Jennifer put together the rosettes and decided the designs, and I used the glue gun.  She used some of the plain white circles to sign and date them and I glued them on the back.  Mom cut 6 inches off of her hair.  I think it made her look more grown up.  No little girl anymore!

Here is a close up of the ornaments.

Now I have to get back to finishing up the kids Christmas cards.  It was really warm and foggy here today but they are forecasting snow for the middle of the week - Oh Goody!!

Our Governor shut down the state again, so Rachel lost her job and Sarah will probably be next.  It is hard to understand why they let some places open and others they shut down.  I hope next year will be better.  All schools are back to remote until at least the first of the year and I'm sure it will be longer than that.  My daughter was told this week that she will still be working home remotely until at least the Spring.  Jennifer had her picture taken this week with both her and Santa wearing their masks - something documented for her to look back on in the years ahead.

Thanks for stopping by,

Nancy