sweet nothin's...

Another rainy, rainy day here in Southern California. The politically correct response to that is, "We need it." The truth to most native Californians is..."Enough already!" We have been socked in here for a whole week and I have to admit after the first 48 hours of being happy to be stuck inside, now I wanna go out and play. But I know...we've had years of drought and we need the rain.

Just wanted to share a sweet little card I made for the Card Positioning System's (CPS150) challenge this week sponsored by October Afternoon.

I have been receiving the KOM from Unity stamps now for nearly a year and I hate to admit that I have not even begun to ink many of the up. But that is changing cuz I'm lovin their images.
This delicate little cupcake and sweet nothin's sentiment is from the August KOM. I used copic markers on the image but also on the little pearls in the middle of the flowers. What a wonderful way to get a perfect match...the pearls were from a mixed bag of white pearls I picked up at Joanne's for 40% off last year but with the swipe of a copic marker they can become any color my heart desires. I love em! The October Afternoon paper line is Report Card. I just love the retro look of it...kind of looks like your grandma's wallpaper.

I used my sewing machine to underline the sentiment and to zig zag the two papers together. The heart border punch from Martha Stewart is one of my favorites right now...a simple bow and twine tied button finish it off. So simple...so sweet.

Pretending to enjoy another day of rain,

Patty

moments...

I received the most beautiful email from my sister in law yesterday and it really touched a cord in my heart. We just celebrated my brother's (her husband's) 5oth birthday, they married as high school sweethearts, so that means we have a lotta history between us. She spoke of how she feels the Lord gently reminding her to slow down and enjoy the everyday moments in life. To be still and watch his blessings happen in tender moments, expressions given, thoughtful gestures...


What a wonderful attitude to choose. Life goes by so quickly, we can't go back and capture a memory. We need to appreciate the moment now before the moment is gone.

More Earth Love paper...

Some October Afternoon...

Just a few tags I am stockpiling getting ready for my Christmas Tea and Boutique...a new twist on an old tradition. I will share more on this soon.

Blessings,

Patty

October afternoon...

Oh, wait...it's November! I just received this cute paper from October Afternoon in the mail. I love the retro kind of look to it...

A thank you tag...

A vintage tin full of apples...the shiny look of the apples is from a layer of glossy accents. It almost makes you want to take a bite!

Happy Sunday afternoon...it has definitely been a fall back kinda day. My eyes are drowsy and the clock only says 5:00 p.m. It seems toddler's have no respect for the change of hours and their little clocks don't adjust to sleeping in. I stayed up late last night knowing that I could sleep in an extra hour only to remember that I was in charge of getting up with a little munchkin this morning. So my old body is having a little trouble getting with the program.

I was double blessed this morning to have Andrew's mom and dad in church as well as my niece. As usual Pastor gave us a lot to think about this week and even teased us with a two parter that continues next week...all focusing on Jesus main objective (and ours as well) to bring heaven to earth. What does that look like? No more petty jealousy, no more selfishness, no more unforgiving, no more bitterness...What is our part in it? How do we get there? That's part two...

Blessings,

Patty