They're Back!!

Imagine what a pleasant surprise I had when I was looking through the new stock over at Cutting Edge Crafts and I spotted individual packs of Patchwork Pals stamps for sale!  In celebration I've made a card for Less Is More challenge #33 - Anything Goes.

I've combined a variety of stamps from the Christmas packs and coloured with Copics.  I've been experimenting with a technique I saw at the Penny Black blog.

I think I have all the sets available at the moment and now that they are out of their box I will have to use them some more!

** Kate **

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

That's the theme at the Winter Wonderland challenge blog and I've used the series 2 Patchwork Pals Christmas stamps to create my card scene.

I've water coloured all the images and used generous helpings of glitter for snow. That's why I'm also entering it for Wild Orchid Crafts challenge #4 - make it sparkle and Moving Along With The Times challenge #60 - Glitter.

I love the background paper I've used so much that it was a struggle to force myself to cut into it. It's from Creative Imaginations Beloved collection part of their Iron Orchid Designs release. I've ordered some duplicate copies so that I can make an album page with them.

YY Kate YY

By The Cute And Girly

I've dusted off my Patchwork Pals stamps for one of my August projects at By The Cute And Girly. I've given this blog a bit of a re-vamp too.

This is Dollie the elephant on a DL sized card.

I've used K&Co Que Sera Sera paper for the background and then stamped out the scene with my stamps and layered it up. The message is on a ribbon slide but the Wild Orchid Crafts flowers have almost covered it up.

My main blog is HERE where I've posted my other By The Cute And Girly project this month and there's currently Summer Candy on offer.

YY Kate YY

Triple Day

It's triple easy pay day at QVC with all on air items and some web specials. There are lots of the Patchwork Pals kits included in the offer, yes! I've stocked up on some non-Christmas stamps so hopefully that should mean some new entries on this blog very soon. Let me know if you buy anything and how you get an with it. Comment on here and I will come and have a look at your Patchwork Pal projects!

YY Kate YY

2 Today

A young man I know is 2 today and I've used Patchwork Pals Billy for his card.

Stamped lots of times on different papers and then pieced together.

I was all sorted and then realised I didn't have any hair stamped, so I grabbed the 1st brown that came to hand. It was flowery but I like the effect!

Happy Birthday Mr Man!

YY Kate YY

Make A Scene!

That's what I've been working on with my Patchwork Pals stamps lately.

My order to complete my collection of Christmas stamps finally arrived and I was able to combine them all to make the gift.

I stamped a scene for the background, water coloured it and used a Xyron Creative Station to seal it with a magnetic back.

Unfortunately, the magnets were only strong enough to cling in very small sizes so I finished off the pieces with double sided laminate to give a cling effect.

So a scene can be made like this ........

I didn't have time to make an elaborate box but did stamp the lovely big Christmas Bonny and Bradley on the lid.

A bit of a proto-type really, but I already have ideas for #2.

I haven't ordered any of the new Patchwork Pals for 2010 yet. I missed the launch show and the internet doesn't show detailed enough pictures so I'm hoping to catch them next time they are on air. I'm thinking of getting the train ones next time I have any spare pocket money, anyine else bought them yet?

Happy Crafting and a Happy New Year.

YY Kate YY

Not really neglected

I have been working with my Patchwork Pals stamps but it's for a Christmas surprise that I can't blog yet.

Also ordered another set of Christmas images as they are now back in stock at QVC except they didn't come, grrrrr! Apparently they were unable to deliver them, wot? So they are on their way again and expected by Christmas Eve at the latest.

YY Kate YY