Peachy Keen Guest Designer - Day 3

Good Morning! This week is certainly flying by. Thanks to everyone at Peachy Keen Stamps for giving me this opportunity. And to all of you who have left such wonderful comments, thank you so much. I am enjoying every second of my fifteen minutes of fame. Speaking of fame and stardom. Please give a wonderful welcome to the one and only, Miss Patty Cake!!! Today is all about her.

My first project is a visit to the "Great Pumpkin" exhibit at the fair with Patty. She's all dressed up in a yellow and green polka dot dress with an orange bow in her hair. I used colors in my layout to coordinate with her dress on a black 12" X 12" page. The black cardstock makes those colors really pop. I feel that the matting of photos is really important. Without a mat a photo can get lost on the page. So, if you're ever struggling with a layout, try a mat. It just may change the whole feel of the page. The color of the mat is usually a color pulled from the photo, a complimentary color or one with the same temperature. My main photo is one I took at the Canfield fair. I enlarged it and cropped it in a way that forms a page banner with room for my title. I always use my computer for journaling. I have really nice handwritting and have a background in caligraphy. But I prefer computer generated journaling. I used punches and die cuts to add a bit of interest to my layout. My style of scrapbooking is clean and simple.

The rosette is made using the Tim Holtz mini paper rosette die. The image on the front is a photograph of the sign over the pumpkin exhibit at the fair. I resized my photo and cut out the image with a circle punch. Then attached it to the rosette. I think this is a real prize winner!

And now, I'd like to introduce you to the bewitching Patty. She's all dressed up for Halloween. Her witches hat was made using the witch hat die from Sizzix. Miss Patty's beautiful dress is a "Copic" creation.

Patty's life is not always glamorous. Alas she has fallen upon some rough times. Please welcome Patty, the bag lady. I wanted to try a little stamping on fabric. I've been doing a lot of paper piecing, but now it's time for some fabric applique using the Patty Cake Jr stamp. For the applique pieces I stamped the Patty image onto three pieces of fabric. I used a fusible web to attach the fabric to the front of the bag. The scallop circle was cut with the Nestabilities scallop circle die. I ironed on the fusible web to the back of the fabric before cutting. I colored parts of Patty's body with Prismacolor pencils and added some ribbon and embellishments.

I used a circle template cut from cardstock to make the faux stitching around the inside of the scallop circle.

And here's a close up of Miss Patty in fabric.

Oh yes, tough times. I was quickly reminded of the importance of testing fabrics before applying heat for applique. Need I say more?

Most of the cards that I create have a lot of detail and take some time to complete. So, for my final project today I have created a a couple of small cards measuring 2 3/4" X 4". They are very simple and go together very quickly. For the card on the left I simply sponged on Vintage Photo Distress ink and dressed Miss Patty in polka dots. This was a very quick way to color this adorable ginger. For the card on the right I stamped Miss Patty onto printed cardstock, cut the image out and attached her to the card. Both cards use the same layout with ribbon along the bottom and both images were attached with pop dots. These cards are super quick and simple to make.

I'd like to take this opportunity to share with you some of the many faces of Patty. I've shared them before, but never together.

The name of the stamp that I have been using is Patty Cake Jr available at Peachy Keen Stamps. She is my all time favorite go to stamp. If I am struggling with a card she can usually break the creative block. You've just got to love her. She's so darn cute!

As I end my third day as Guest Designer, I want to remind you that Peachy Keen Stamps has generously donated the In Stitches Face Assortment to be given away on Saturday to one lucky winner.

 

To enter all you have to do is leave a comment here at the end of this post. Tell me about your favoirte go to stamp. I know you have one! I can't wait to find out what it is! Then, hop on over to Peachy Keen Stamps and leave a comment there too.

Wishing you all a very special day! Jane - the Polka Dot Gypsy

Wow! Another post. Can you believe it? Today's card was made for the Tuesday Sketch Challenge with a Twist at Peachy Keen Stamps. The sketch is pictured below, and the twist is to use buttons somewhere on the project.

I created this cute Mickey Mouse themed card using the Patty Cake Jr stamp. This time Patty Cake is a Mousekateer wishing that special someone a "Happy Birthday".

I stamped Patty Cake Jr from Peachy Keen Stamps on Cryogen white cardstock and colored the image using Copic Markers, E00 - E13 - E15 - R20. Then, I cut out the image and set it aside. For the dress I decided to do a little paper piecing. So, I stamped a second image onto the polka dot cardstock and cut out the dress and bow. I inked the edges of the dress and bow with Distress Ink and attached them to the colored image. I used the tiny Mickey Mouse punch to make a button embellishment for her dress.

Next, I assembled the panels of the card front using solid red and black cardstock. The large mouse heads were cut with the Cricut, embossed with the Cuttlebug using the Swiss Dots embossing folder and layered onto the card front. Patty Cake was attached to the card front with foam squares to give her a little dimension.

I used the Tim Holtz Mini Rosette Die to make the rosette from polka dot cardstock. A red and white print cardstock from Stampin' Up! was used for the Scallop Circle layer. Happy Birthday was printed on white cardstock using the computer and punched out with the 1 1/4" Circle Punch to make the top layer. This was attached to a larger black circle for contrast. I added small red buttons to create the mouse head image on the top of the rosette and finished it off with a tiny bow.

 

I made a dimensional border strip along the bottom of the card using the same printed papers cut with the the rosette die. A large and small strip was layered, fan folded and attached to the card with glue. I added black ribbon to the layered strip for contrast. Once the fan folded strip was in place I attached the the rosette to the card front.

Supplies for this Project

Patty Cake Jr (PK-401) from Peachy Keen Stamps.

Black 6" Square Card (Folded)

Red Cardstock - 5" X 5 3/8"

Black Cardstock - 4 3/4" X 5 1/4" 

4" Red  Mouse Head

3 3/4" White Mouse Head

1 1/4" White Circle

1 3/8" Black Circle

Polka Dot Cardstock - Dress, Bow, One Large & One Small Rosette Strip

Red Print Cardsock from Stampin' Up! - Scallop Circle & Large Rosette Strip

Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Copic Markers

Red Buttons - 1 large and 2 small
1/8" Black Ribbon

Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

Tim Holtz Mini Rosette Die

Tiny Mickey Mouse Punch

Circle Punches - 1 1/4" & 1 3/8"

Cuttlebug & Cricut

I am really enjoying making these wonderful rosettes. I hope you are inspired to make one for your next card. And don't forget how versatile the Patty Cake stamp is. So far she has been a rabbit and a Mousekateer. You'll want to be here in September for my Guest Designer week with Peachy Keen Stamps. I promise you, you'll see her again. Wishing everyone a creative week of card making! - Jane, the Polka Dot Gypsy.

PKS Sketch Challenge #45

The "Best Friend" card is my interpretation of the sketch below. To see all the challenge entries just click on PKS.

Featured Peachy Keen Stamp

PK-401 Patty Cake Jr.

Paper Dimensions

Bright Olive Green Card – 6” X 12” (Folded to 6” Square)

(A) Dark Olive Green Mat – 5 ¾” Square

(B) Green & White Polka Dot from Stampin’ Up! Apple Cider DS Paper – 5 ½” Square

(C) Bright Olive Green Strip - 1 ¼” X 5 ½”

(D) White Strip – 2 1/2” X 5 ½” (Before punched edges.)

(E) Bright Olive Green Strip - 2 ¼”  X 5 ½”

(F) White Cardstock – 8 ½” X 11”

(G) Dark Olive Green – 3 7/8” Circle

(H) Hot Press Watercolor paper - 3” X 4”

Ink

Onyx Black Versafine Ink

Distress Inks:

Skin: Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy and Rusty Hinge

Cheeks: Tattered Rose and Worn Lipstick

Dress & Bow: Peeled Paint, Forest Moss and Walnut Stain

Tools

Waterbrush

Martha Stewart Floral Lace Edge Punch

PhotoShop Elements 9

Cricut

Lace Circles SVG Die Cut File (Laina Lamb – Two Peas in a Bucket)

Shamrock Border SVG Die Cut File (Images by Heather M)

Card Construction

Step 1 – Stamp the gingerbread girl image onto watercolor paper with black Versafine ink.  Add color using the waterbrush and Distress Inks. Cut out around the image leaving a small border. Set aside.

Step 2 – Sew B to A and attach to the Card Front.

Step 1 - Sewing the layers and attaching to the card front.

Step 3 – Print out your greeting on an 8 ½” X 11” piece of white cardstock. Before printing on the cardstock, test on copy paper to make sure that the text placement is correct for cutting with Cricut.

Step 4– Place the printed cardstock on the Cricut mat and cut the scallop circle.

Step 4 - Placement of printed text.

Step 5 – Sew the scallop circle to the dark green circle. Center and attach to the card front.

Step 5 - Attaching the scallop circle to the card front.

Gypsy Tip – I tack the circle to the back of the scallop circle with double sided tape to hold both pieces in place while sewing. Do not stitch through the adhesive because it will gum up your needle.

Step 6 – Cut the Shamrock Border from the dark olive green cardstock using Cricut.

Step 7 – Punch along the top and bottom edges of the white strip using the Martha Stewart Floral Lace punch.

Step 8 – Stitch along top and bottom edges of strip E.

Step 9 – Stack pieces C, D and E. Stitch together along top and bottom edges of strip C.

Step 10 - Attach the Shamrock Border to the stitched strips. 

Detail of the layered Sharmrock border strip.

Step 11 - Attach the layered shamrock border over the scallop circle on the card front.

Step 11 - Adding the border strip.

Step 12 – Attach the gingerbread girl to the card front with Pop Dots. Attach a ribbon and button to the gingerbread girl.

Finished Card

Well, that’s my entry for this weeks PKS Sketch Challenge. It was a fun one and I hope you enjoy my card. I have yet another card that I am trying to finish up for the Hero Arts Challenge this week. Once it is posted I will post some details about how I place my text on the cardstock to be cut out accurately using my Cricut. Thanks for stopping by. Hope you enjoyed your stay! – Jane, the Polka Dot Gypsy