Our Winner Is..........

Sorry this is late girls!!  I guess my long weekend got away from me.  Usually I remember to draw the winner because I knew that 24 was coming on but now that its over.......sheesh, just call me brain dead!!

WOW!!!!  We had some fabulous entries this last week!  Thank you all who joined us.  Every single one of the cards was out of this world!!!  BUT.....unfortunately we can only have one winner and I have to say that the random draw shocked me and I have never seen it pick this number before.

True Random Number Generator Min:1 Max:8 Result: 1

CONGRATULATIONS TO BEV!!!!!! 

Here's Bev's winning entry for this week!!!!!

Isn't this just the cutest scrapbook page!?!  Congratulations again Bev and hope to see more of your fabulous creations!!!  Make sure you get in touch with Michelle to claim your prize!!!  Now none of us can say that the first entry NEVER gets picked!!!  :)

Hope you all have a great day!!!!

Stampin' Up! Sweet Scoops Card Idea

The new mini catalog is a fabulous new set from the Summer Mini Catalog.  I mean, who doesn't LOVE ice cream? And this ice cream is 100% fat & calorie FREE!  Woo Hoo!

This card was really fun to make!  I used the Wide Oval Punch to punch out a rose red oval, and cut it in half (actually, just above half) and then snipped off the bottom to create a bowl for my icecream.  The little highlights on the bowl are added with a White Gel Pen.

I used Certainly Celery, Barely Banana, Rose Red and Pretty in Pink, and Soft Suede for ink and cardstock.  This card was really fun to make.

I hope you are enjoying your Memorial Weekend, and enjoying some yummy ice cream!  We are having BEAUTIFUL weather here in Michigan, and I am spending the day today in my Bible, and thanking God for the countless sacrifices that were made by our Men and Women in service to our country.  Take the time today to pray for our soldiers.  We have no idea the pain, fear, agony, stress and terror they face every day so we can sit at home, in our comfy houses, enjoying a bowl of ice cream with a nice breeze blowing through.  May God Bless them all and the United States of America!

Challenge 31 Circles and Lace/Ribbon

Hi everyone!!  It's time for a new challenge this week and thank goodness for a DT that is willing to step in and help when needed!!  I have been crazy busy lately and Nancy was sweet enough to set our challenge for us this week!!!

Our challenge this week is to use a Michelle Perkett Studio image and we want to see circles and lace/ribbon!!!  Now how easy is that!?!  :)  The DT has created some wonderful things for your viewing pleasure today.

First we have this awesome Purse card from Ileana...

Next we have Nancy's wonderful card...

  Hmmmm....I wonder if she set this challenge because she knew she would rock it!?!  :)

 Next up we have this beauty from Jean.....

And of course you have me last!!!!

Okay....now that you have a little inspiration from the DT we want to see what you can do with this challenge!!!

Make sure you link your entry using the little blue froggie at the bottom!!!  :)

Hope you will join us and have a good one!!!

Winner Challenge #30

Hello everyone... We have a random winner for this week and the winner is #7.  Congratulations Trish... Please email Michelle to collect your prize.

Thank You

Flowers Galore...Challenge #30

Wow, what gorgeous creations we had last week! Congrats to Claire with her lovely entry. Here we are already at challenge #30. Boy the time went by so fast. This week our challenge theme is called "Flowers Galore". We want to see all those pretty flowers incorporated on any creation. You can use paper, silk, stamps and any other flower that you can think of as long as there are plenty of them. You must use one of Michelle Perkett's images. If you don't have any just go to Michelle's Paper Craft Planet Group to get one. The winner will receive a $10. shopping spree at Michelle's Etsy Store. This challenge will run all week and the deadline is Monday May 24th at 5PM CDT.

Now on to the DT inspirations for this week.

Lynne created this beautiful jar to hold flower embellishments.

Rhonda created this pretty card with flower paper and a silk flower.

Terri made this wonderful card and added many flowers.

Pattie, that's me... used acetate as a base for my card. I added many stamped flowers.

Now it's your turn so get out all of those beautiful flowers and show us your creations. Just post your link here:

Challenge 29 Winner

Thank you to all who participated in our distressing challenge!! You all did such an awesome job distressing your projects and I'm glad a few of you stepped out of your comfy zone to play along!! We love ya!!! :)

Our winner this week drawn by Random.org is....................

True Random Number Generator Min: 1 Max: 8 Result: 8

#8 is Claire with this fabulous entry..............

Congratulations Claire.  Your card is absolutely stunning!!!  You can contact Michelle to claim your prize and thank you for playing along with us this week!

Tomorrow will be a new challenge and I can't wait to see what Pattie's team has cooked up for us this week!

Thank you again for joining us this week!!

Have a good one!!  :)

Sweet Scoops Card Idea

This is my new favorite card!  It's rare that I come up with something that I totally LOVE, but the colors of this card are just sooooo YUMMY!

This is made with the new Sweet Scoops stamp set from the Summer Mini Catalog.  And, another reason I love this card so much is because Stampin' Up! gave it to me for FREE a couple months ago!  One of those demonstrator perks!

I chose the colors Certainly Celery, Rose Red, Pretty In Pink and Barely Banana for this project.

I stamped the cones first in Creamy Caramel and then texured the cardstock with the Perfect Polka Dot texture folder (still availalbe from the occasions mini catalog.... there's lots of things that are 'still available'.... CLICK HERE TO SEE THE CARRY OVER LIST.)

Then I stamped the ice cream swirls and cut them out (on the pink one.... I made swirls of strawberry with the kissing stamp in the set... ink the icecream in pink, and the swirls kissing stamp in rose red, then kiss them together to transfer the red swirls to the ice cream, then stamp. Fun Fun, yummy FUN!

The dazzling diamonds glitter makes it even more yummy!!!

What do you think?  Good enough to eat????

Watercolor Trio Build A Journal

This project has been on my mind for quite some time, but just couldn't get straight in my mind what I wanted to do.... ever have that happen?

Well, let me tell ya, it's all about God's timing!

Yesterday I was stamping some ideas from my upcoming Big Shot Class, and after I was done, I sat down, and viola, this project happened.  I am so excited to share it with you.  God is so good.... I love it when He works through me like this!

This is a journal, but it's not your ordinary journal!  It's totally hand made and built my me!

I wanted a place to keep all of my thoughts (yes, there's lots of them and it's hard to keep them all contained in my head without forgetting something!)

Inside my journal are five divided sections: places to record my notes from Pastor's sermons, prayer requests and also a place to write the answers to those prayers so I can see God's work and reflect back on how He has blessed me, Scripture verse page to record my favorites and ones I want to memorize as well as what those verses are saying to me, Letters to the Lord pages to write out my own prayers to God, and In My Thoughts pages where I can just journal whatever is on my mind.

I hope I've inspired you to spend more time meditatating on the promises of God.  They are so beautiful, and now, you can have a special place to keep them all :)

DEMONSTRATORS: You can purchase this class planner HERE.

This planner/project and ALL my planners are FREE for demonstrators on my team.  Email Me to find our more about joining my team of DYEnamINK Stampers today!

Scallop Die Dress

Know anyone getting married?  Maybe it's YOU! This idea would be a great wedding/shower card... or even a shower invitation!

This is just one of the projects we will be making at my Big Shot Class on May 24th.  Want to Join Me?  Just send me an email and I can hold your spot!

Watch for more teasers to come!

Women of Faith Wednesday Blog Hop

If you could go back in time and tell your teenage self one thing, what would you say?

Wow, only one thing!  How can I choose.....hmmmmmmmmm
I would have to say in order to sum everything up in one thing....
Don't try so hard to run away.

I don't know about you, but I sure did a lot of running... In the wrong direction!
I kept trying to run to the next thing that would make my life better, and in the end, found myself so far from where I ever wanted to be.  I thank God every day that He brought the most amazing man in the world into my life, who loved me right where I was, and brought me out of a life of running.

There is no place to run, except into the arms of Jesus.  When you live your life in the arms of Jesus, you don't need to run after all those other things.... because, in the arms of Jesus, you have all you will ever need.  It's when you push Him away and try to do things your own way that you end up a mess and running in any direction to try to find what's missing. 

Jesus has hold of you.  He promises to never let you go.  Don't let go of Him either....

Lets Get Distressed Challenge 29

Hi everyone!!  Welcome to the Michelle Perkett Studio Challenge Blog.  Sorry my post is late this morning but I have been a bit under the weather.  No fever this morning but my body feels like I've been hit by a Mack truck!!  :)

The DT and I have come up with a fun challenge for you this week!!  WooHoo....we want you to use a Michelle Perkett Studio image and DISTRESS it!!  Honestly...distressing is one of my favorite things to do but for some reason I don't think about doing it on my cards.  This week has changed that a little!  :)  We will let you interpret distressing the way you want to.

Now on to the FABULOUS DT inspiration for you this week.  First up we have Ileana (our brand new DT member and we're so happy to have her on board!) and she has created this awesome card for us................

Next we this beauty from Jean...............

Next up is this gorgeous card from Nancy.........

And last you have me (Tammy)................

Aren't they all awesome!?!  You can check out all of the details on their blogs which you will find links in the sidebar!!

We hope you will join us this week and show us your favorite distressing technique!!

Remember....you must use a Michelle Perkett Studio image and you must use some form of distressing.  The winner chosen by Random.org will receive a $10 gift certificate to Michelle's etsy store.

Thank you for stopping by today and look forward to seeing your awesome creations!!!

Have a good one!!!

Winner Challenge #28

Wow, what beautiful entries we had this week. I hope everyone had a great time creating and entering Michelle's Challenge. We want to thank all who entered but we can only have one winner. Here is the winner... Drum Role Please...

Claire is our winner this week with her beautiful Gift Box and Beaded Pin.

 Congratulations Claire!!! Please e-mail Michelle to claim your prize.

I wonder what our new challenge will be. Tammy's Team will be hosting it this week and I can't wait to see what her team has created.

Thank You

Pattie

More Stampin' Up! Watercolor Trio

From the heart....

What do you think of when you hear that?

Jesus said:
But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart.....(Matthew 15:19)

Our words really do speak volumes about who we truly are... What words do you use?  Are they kind and loving, fogiving and filled with grace? Do they encourage and stengthen, motivate and build up? Or do they criticize and hurt, lie and deceive? Do they push people away and tear them down?

When it comes to knowing how we are to live, we have the perfect example... Jesus himself! We are to be imitators of HIM! 

What comes from your heart?  Do you need a heart-attude adjustment?  Picking up God's word can change your life.... Heart matters aren't something we should take lightly... they really are a matter of life... or death....

So may today's From the Heart Card INSPIRE you to let your words reflect a kind and loving heart.

Not only did I use the new Watercolor Trio stamp set, but also the new Square Lattice Embossing folder..... LOVE THAT LITTLE TOY FOR MY BIG SHOT!  The colors are Mellow Moss, Always Artichoke, Dusty Durango.... And this layout is fun too. I like making the Dusty Durango cardstock a bit wider than the white cardstock.  I think it adds some neat interest to the card.

From my heart to yours today!

Holland Seminar Fun!

What a fun weekend we had at the Holland seminar here in Michigan!

Seven of my team mates joined me in Holland for a fun girls weekend. 

Friday night, we learned tons of great ways to use the big shot with fabric, including hair clips, pins, quilts, table runners, banners, flags, purses, totes and more. 

Then, on Saturday we focused on workshops.... and I have TONS of great ideas to share with you... You will want to get your party on the calendar so I can share lots of great ideas with you and your friends.

I did a presentation at the seminar... over 100 ladies, and I made it through! :)

Here are a few projects to inspire you....

One of the best thing about any Stampin' Up! event are the friends.... especially ones you don't get to see very often!
Here's Tiffany, Beth and Deanne, taking a little break from stamping.

My dear friend Sherry Weldy..... She is an amazing lady! And SOOOOOO funny!

My dear friend Jackie Bolhuis, who organizes this semiar every year....

My sweet soul sister Cathy Worrell.... I love you girl!

And one of the amazing gals on my team, Debbie Bartak! She is a fabulous demonstrator! We got to know each other so much better at Leadership Conference in Janaury.  It's amazing the friendships you make through this wonderful company!

Thanks ladies for a fabulous weekend, and all your love and support!  You are amazing ladies, and I am truly blessed to have you in my life.  I thank God for all of you, and pray he blesses your life in many ways,,,, as you have blessed mine!