National Limerick Day

Re-posting from May 12 2011

This is the post that went missing from the 12th to the 17th while Blogger had an aneurysm!  The comments are still lost!  I have held onto it until now I was dealing with what happened during its absence...

I was trying to get in contact with my HS English teacher to thank her for my love of literature. (Notice I said literature and not English as a reader of my blog you know I find any type of structure confining.) I am sure some of you remember the Flash Gordon Paper.  OMGoodness, it made her laugh Hysterically;)  

In the process I learned that my Friend (the teachers daughter) had lost her 17 year old son.

Is it not amazing how God works and knits things like a Limerick day post back to my friend in her darkest hour.  As of yet I have to send a card or give her a call.  I am lucky, our girls were permitted more time in this world when her son was not.  I know how close we were I just can't imagine the crushing feeling of burying your child.  A child one week short of graduating HS. 

 A child full of vim and vigor just as his mother.  

So God Bless you my Friend and I am keeping you and your family in my prayers.

  Remember to tell the people you love that you love them EVERYDAY.  Because no one knows when your last day will be.

So here it is again if you missed it....

Celebrate National Limerick Day!

I love this holiday it is obvious if you know me or have the pleasure of living with me!  My kids laugh hysterically when I  am in a rhyming mood.  

Don't you ever let go and say what comes to mind?  Try it!  You will be amazed.

If you are submitting to PaperCrafts Magazine the have an open submission call for a Card a Day 2012.

I printed off a list of my favorite days I wanted to work with I have submitted some but others are just hanging around.  This is one of those creations...

I printed off the sentiment in Word because I am having issues with my computer!  I plan on getting some word art in photoshop up for grabs as soon as I get this figured out;)

Here is a quick one Jessica and I made up...

There is a girl named Jesse

Her room is very Messy

She did not pick up her shoes

now she suffers the one shoe blues

and her Momma is a bit testy.

My Minds Eye Stella and Rose collection dp and ribbon

Cuttlebug flower dies

PTI cardstock, buttons, felt and bling

Nestabilities lacy circle dies and the Big Shot

computer/printer

Scrap Fabric

embroidery floss

Okay, the MRI scan results are back on my right knee.  Not what the Dr. was expecting.  

What can I say it is ME!

In short my problems are being caused by degeneration, arthritis and my body sending too much fluid to heal the area.  This fluid is getting trapped in the back of the knee were the situation above has done damage and is collecting making movement of my knee difficult and painful.  There is a name for it but I am not going to look it up cause if I do I certainly will have earned a Doctorate Degree!  So I can deal with it or go get an injection directly into the knee cap.  I went and looked it up anyhow and the term is EFFUSION.  Now you can call me Dr. Sara Paschal!   I don't know what the worst of the two evils are at this point.  I know in the past I have different results with injections.  Have been told the more of them you get the less they work.

So no surgery is needed...that is a good thing. 

However to chalk up one more body part to degenerative disease does not make me one bit happy.

Happy Stamp Day.  God Bless.

Mini Tissue Paper Bloom

I DID IT!  Not as difficult as I had made it out to be.  I did decrease the layers to 4, I think if you were working with more you could possibly start pulling your hair out.

I opened up the center and placed some bling from SU pretties kit.

You can make a bloom also check out this weeks featured video;)  

Use 4 to 5 squares of tissue about 5 by 5 inches.

Nesties ovals

SU oval punch, tt ink and pretties Kit

PTI cardstock, sentiment and ribbon

BasicGrey DP

Bling Recollections

Floss and dimensional foam dots

Happy Stamp Day.  May God Bless America.

Sketchy Throwbacks

Some publication denials....

I love these little bloomers on the line and the cute little clothes pins.

Version #2 used as a sympathy card.  No, I can't get enough of these rolled beauties!  

Jessica cuts very good spirals:)

Happy Stamp Day.  May God bless our country and the world.

A new TWIST for Spring

I love, love, LOVE this creation.  One of my all time Favorites.  The new TWIST for Spring is the addition of the rolled paper flower center.  Pretty cool or what?  

Below I will show you the changes to make to achieve this look.  I am so happy with the way it resembles the flower on the DP.  

Grunge flower video...

Here you can see the pieces I used from the tutorial above and the addition of the rolled spiral flower.

I use glue dots to adhere my pieces after they are adhered very well I will trim off the back of the cone piece that fits in the center of flower 1.  By doing this the flower will sit flat against the card.

Product list...

Cricut Expression

Walk in my Garden Cartridge

Websters Pages once upon a springtime

SU lace and pear pizazz cardstock

PTI mellon berry cardstock

Shape scissors

dimensional dots

Silk flowers are from Hobby Lobby

small scallop scissors 

White Gel Pen

The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.  Isaiah 35:1

Happy Stamp Day.  May God Bless our Country and the World.

Flower Basket

I love the Vintage Picnic set by papertrey ink, it has been out of stock and a hard set to get my hands on. Thanks to the kindness of my friend Chris I had some images to color with while waiting for the set to come back into stock.

The awesome YOYO on this creation was made by Edna I purchased from her Etsy shop here...
http://www.etsy.com/shop/Meisharay she makes a beautiful product has great customer service and fast shipping. I recommend if you like YOYO's for your creations to pick some up from Edna.

For the winner of the Seam Binding the number drawn was number 3 Cheryl. Cheryl, please send me your current snail mail address to paschal.sara@gmail.com. I will be sending out some goodies to all of you who commented on the seam binding post, I really appreciate you who take time to create and visit my blog. (Please send your current addresses to my gmail, thank you.)

Product list...
Jenni Bowlin DP
Nestabilities Oval
Copic Markers
papertrey ink Vintage Picnic stamp set, stampers select white cardstock, satin ribbon and vintage buttons.
Twine
MS border punch
yoyo made by Edna

Happy Stamp Day, God Bless!

"Lil Bloomer" Shredded Paper Flower Video

Edit to place my card pic 8:07 AM...



This Shredded paper flower is so darn CUTE, I like how it can be used as gift topper or smaller ones on your cards or sb pages. Have not had a chance yet to make one for the blog but will get it up as soon as I can. Enjoy the youtube video...




Happy Stamp Day, God Bless!

"Lil Bloomer" Twisted Fabric Flower

This is a fun flower to make and a great way to use up fabric scraps.Here you see how I used a large one (three strips of fabric) and attached it to a headband for little J...


Here is a video tutorial from youtube...



Product list...
Fabric Scraps
Fabric Glue
E600 (if you are going to attach the flower to headband as I have done)
Headband

Have a Happy Stamp Day, God Bless!

Happy Birthday "Lil Bloomer" Rolled Paper Rose

I am so happy to have full time access once again to the net, being unplugged is not a fun thing at all! This week I am bringing you "Lil Bloomer" week, a week full of creative flowers. Today it is a Rolled Paper Rose.

A wonderful crafty friend of mine is celebrating a birthday Today, Happy Birthday Amy! You can find her blog here...The Stamping Tree.


How to make the "Lil bloomer" rolled paper rose...


Cut a 5" square from double sided DP or card stock (The side that you roll into the center will be the side that shows up most on your flower.)
Start cutting a 1/4" spiral using a shape scissors, stop cutting the spiral when you are down to a small circle. (This becomes the bottom of the flower that you will attach the rolled paper to.)
After your spiral is cut start rolling it on the start end, pinching the bottom a bit.
Work your way to the end circle.
Place the paper on top of the circle and let the rolling relax to make the center of the flower loose.
Place glue on the circle and adhere the bloom.
You can smash and distress, place buttons or bling in the flower center.


Product list...
Sei DP
Shape scissors
PTI card stock, stamp set and bling
Ribbon Vintage (unknown)
SU felt flower
embroidery thread

Have a Happy Stamp Day, God Bless!

You Can Do IT! Tutorial

Yes, you can!

Okay, I took time and played around with the PTI hybrid reinkers and acrylic felt and it does work to dye your own. Here are my tips...

1) Die cut your image from felt I used 100 percent acrylic
2) Metal measuring cup 1/8 with warm water
3) Place in 5 drops of Hybrid reinker
4) Mix the ink and water very well
**I did notice with the Lavender Moon there were chunks of a darker purple color in the mix, not sure why but they did cause the process to be uneven and you could really see the difference in the pink and purple blends. The Lemon tart turned out BEAUTIFUL!

4) Place your felt cuts into the mixture (they wick up the color and water quickly)
5) Set felt aside on a glass plate to dry
The felt will wick out the color and water just as quickly if you put it on an absorbent product such as newspaper or towels so stick to the glass plate.
6) I made little flower short stacks on the plate and flipped them during the day took about 24 hours to dry this way but the color stayed very well.

Below you can see the white I started with and the end products in Lemon Tart and Lavender Moon...



Do-Da used on a card front...


Close up view of finished do-da...


Product list...
Acrylic Felt
Cuttlebug and flower dies
PTI hybrid reinkers in Lemon Tart and Lavender Moon, blooming button bits stamp set
gems, ink, buttons and card stock
Metal Mixing cup and fork
Glass Plate
Marvy flower punch
Vintage Book

A Look Back into 2009

WOW, 2009 is quickly coming to a close and that means in March 2010 I have been blogging my crafty creations for THREE years that is HUGE! There are many great ideas you can find in my Creative Adventures and many posts about random things. I am getting close to hitting my storage limit and plan on going back and deleting some random posts through that journey I thought about closing out the blog year by highlighting my fave post for 2009 below you will see my faves for the first 6 months of 2009 but, first I want to share with you my top 5 tools that helped me in this adventure.

1) Cricut Expression
2) Cricut Design Studio
3) PapertreyInk.com (there is not much here that I don't like;)
4) Scor-Pal
5) SU Bella Rose DP pack

Now onto my monthly picks...

July 13 CAS swap card This was my swap card and it made use of my Lil Bloomers I had such fun creating these this past year. July also meant my DH started treatment to lower his cholesterol and triglycerides levels. Proud to report the first 6 months he has made awesome progress and is on the road to feeling MUCH better.




June 2 flower pot shape card I taught myself how to crochet flowers in 2009 in the process taught our DD L and now she enjoys making crocheted items. She took on a huge project making scarfs for Christmas gifts.



Ice Cream cone treat bag May 22 One of my Cricut DS projects, I am addicted to this program and LOVE making cut files. You can download my .cut files for free take the link under blog header and you are on your way.


April 3 2009I found JenC in 2009 she was very helpful on my Journey with Cricut and Cricut DS this is one of her .cut files I used it to make these cute bags for Easter Gifts.


52 sketches Week 8 and Week 9 This site was great for me and got me into doing more scrapbooking (my first true crafty love). I enjoyed taking pics of Little J and scrapping them for her. And you my readers know 2009 was the year of the digi camera. From broken cameras to new cameras that stunk to my friend Wanda creator of My Creative Corner that actually sent me the camera that I now use. Thanks again Wanda!


PTI blog hop Feb 25thA PTI blog hop project later won second place at the county fair (I was crooked on some cuts). I used my fave dp pack on this creation.


OCC Sketch Card Jan 30th 2009 Made use of the Bella Rose DP pack on this creation also along with a sketch from Our Creative Corner.


Well that is the first 6 months of 2009, what are your faves from the past year?

52 Weeks 52 sketches week 35

Yikes it has been a long time since I have completed a SB LO for 52 weeks 52 sketches, the one this week really caught my attention and I had the perfect pic for it so I decided to play along.

I had printed off some extras of this photo to send to my childhood friend, she has been diagnosed recently with a brain tumor. I find myself saddened at the thought it took this diagnosis for me to pick up the phone and call a good childhood friend. I have kept up with her through other people my Sister her Mom and Aunt through the years but truly it is not the same. During the summers we were growing up we were inseparable where one would be you would see three more. We rode our bikes, played on the swings and soaked up water and sun at the pool. Don't make my mistake pick up the phone, send one of your creations snail mail and let your friends know you are thinking of them.

Product list...
MM Chloe's Closet DP
PTI Enchanted Eve ink and buttons, Spring moss buttons
"lil Bloomers"
SU not quite navy card stock
Sakura glitter pen
dimensional dots

Happy Stamp Day!

All things grow with love

I love the color combonation that I used for this card the combonation of PTI's newest colors are amazing then to put them with ripe avacado and spring moss, WOW! I am toying with bringing back my own color challenges, what do you think?





Product list...
PTI Everday Button Bits
PTI card stock, ink, ribbon and buttons
Cricut Expression
Cricut .cut file (look alike nesties)
Cricut Design Studio
Cricut George
Lil Bloomers
cb embossing folder

Happy Stamp Day!

Challenged Friends

Scrap and Stamp Saturday Friend Challenge you can find more about it {here}

52 Weeks 52 sketches sketch challenge 31.






When I first saw the challenge on scrap and stamp Saturday I had a plan right away to use one of my fave photos of my good friend and I at her HS graduation party way back in 1988. (Yep, we are old fogies.) Well she says I am just because my birthday comes in June and hers in July. Next year we both hit the big 40, ACK!

We share many great memories and some we would rather forget for a friendship that has lasted since the second grade. She moved to Ohio a few years back and just recently came home to say goodbye to her Daddy, he passed away this past spring. Now we have one more thing in common the death of a parent, that falls in the class of some not so good memories.

One year back in middle school possibly even HS we did not talk to each other, some major fight that can't be recalled after so many years. Makes you wonder what could have been so bad that we did not speak for over a year...I will have to ask her if she remembers. My favorite bible passage about friends falls in Proverbs 17:17 When things go wrong as often do in any type of friendship God tells us to..."...love at all times".

Product list...
MM Chloe's Closet DP and pin
Basic Grey Chipboard
acrylic paint
PTI ribbon, jute and buttons
cricut expression
cricut .cut file scallop circles
cricut DS
Cricut George Cartridge

Happy Stamp Day!

July PTI blog hop Blessings from Heaven

The PTI Blog Hop challenge this month was to use script in your creation. As you know I so can't put down my "Lil Bloomers" I use them on almost everything lately. For this project I wanted to Jazz up a space in the master bedroom. So along with some vinyl wall art cut on the Cricut and an altered dollar spot frame I now have a niche that I love!

Altered Dollar Spot Frame, directions found below...


Wall Niche...


More Script Goodies I have created...

Product list...
dollar spot Black Frame
PTI card stock, ink, ribbon and buttons
PTI Floral Frenzy Stamp Set
Vintage dried floral arrangement book
cricut expression
Cricut George Cartridge
Cricut Cursive 101
Cricut Design Studio
CM corner rounder
Black Vinyl
Modge Podge
Paint Brush
Sand Paper


Frame Directions...
Remove any embellishments from frame and sand lightly.
Rip Pieces of script (I used a vintage book).
Adhere pieces of script with Modge Podge and let dry.
Apply another coat of Modge Podge and let that dry.
Sand around all open edges of the frame lightly.
In lower left corner apply your buttons and flowers.
In the upper right corner apply your ribbon.
Stamp images onto a page of script.
Crumple up the script then ink the edges and some of the creases.
Mount the script onto card stock.
Assemble your frame.
I stamped my flower stem and leaves onto vintage cream then used a pop dot to apply a lil bloomer. (My main image is mounted to the outside of the frame).


Happy Stamp Day, enjoy the Hop!

Write On!

Edit to place link where I found the project...
http://www.designspongeonline.com/2009/07/wallpaper-wipe-off-board.htmlI used my transparency sheets in place of the contact paper and DP in place of the wallpaper.

Great way to use those Die Cuts and or your Cricut!

 

What a wonderful idea however, it is not mine I found it on the net have to go and look the link back up I think it is bookmarked on DH's computer.

I used the Cricut to cut the top note .cut file from JenC on...
1) recycled cardboard cereal box
2) DP times two
3) Transparency Sheet



Adhere the transparency with double stick tape to the bottom top note cardboard covered in DP. (My tape is hidden under the top layer of scallop DP.)

Top it off with some "Lil Bloomers" and some Yummy PTI ribbon and walla a wipe off board. I am going to be very busy making these for the girls and their friends for back to school.

Product list...
Cricut
Cricut Design Studio
Cricut Cut file
Cricut George cartridge
Papertrey ink ribbon and buttons
SU DP bella rose
SU scallop border punch
double stick tape
magnets
cardboard (any recycled light box such as cereal boxes)
transparency sheets
dry erase markers
pop dots
thread

Happy Stamp Day!

Clean and Simple

This round of PTI swapping has a section for Clean and Simple CAS layouts this is the one I have chosen. I worked on these cards over the weekend and am happy to say I have them completed. Now to figure out something for my other spot...? I know this is probably getting very old but I just love the color Scarlett Jewell and the little bloomers then to combine it with the Ripe Avocado and craft YUMMY! I used the scor pal at every 1/4" to get my background for this, and you can find more about CAS {HERE} PTI round 4 swap can be found {here}.



All products PTI except for the "lil bloomer" paper.

Happy Stamp Day!

Scarlett Jewel "Lil bloomer" Garden

This new color from PTI is quickly becoming my fave to date, Scarlett Jewell. The card stock, ribbon and buttons are su YUMMY! I used my cricut and GB cartridge to make up more of my fave flowers and stitched some PTI buttons onto them. The flower stems are stamped with PTI Wishing You stamp set.

Have a wonderful weekend and a Happy Stamp Day!

Where has it been?

I have not used my Bind it all in months, when I first purchased it I made up a ton of these little notepads using some salvaged pads from the newspaper. I had a ton of them done with just the DP on them, not anymore I have finished them off and here is one of my faves...



I am going to have to break out the BIA soon and get to using it, I have some post it note pads in mind.

Product list...
Bind it all
marvy scallop punch
SU sab rub-ons (yes, I still have some left)
"Lil Bloomer"
ribbon scraps
DP is unknown

Have a great day and a safe 4th!

Bloom and Grow

I had so much fun working on this frame, I used my "Lil Bloomers" some adhesive Vinyl and yummy PTI ribbon. This frame started out plain Jane from the Dollar Tree and just kept blooming...




Product list...
Black Frame
PTI ribbon, buttons
Adhesive backed white vinyl (hobby lobby)
"Lil Bloomers"
Cricut Expression
Cricut Design Studio
Cricut cursive 101
Cricut George
Coats and Clark black thread
Vintage floral book

Happy Stamp Day!

Lil Bloomers

Mellon Berry and Hibiscus Burst from Papertrey ink, the paper used is from a vintage flower arrangement book from the 1960's. All buttons are hand sewn to the top flower a zot is used to adhere the layers and a foam square is placed on the back. If you wish to order please email me at paschal.sara@gmail.com cost is $2.50 per package plus shipping. They are ready to adhere to your cards, scrapbook pages and creative projects.



Product list
All PTI except "little bloomers" and dew drops.

Happy Stamp Day!