I'm so late on posting my TT #5. I have been busy shipping orders for stamps that I was selling.

Thankful Thursday #5. I have a set of cards for this week. I'm trying to build a healthy stockpile of cards so whenever I create the idea is to make several using the same items. I do tend to get bored easily so I change the layout in some manner.

All of these used the Mat Stack #5 collection from PTI. Cutting them out and embossing all at once makes the process faster. 

One card gets twine in a horizontal layout and another goes vertical. Have you noticed all the twine I have been using??? LOVE The Twinery. This color is Buttercream.

Did some machine stitching on a couple. . . I'm sure you get the picture.

My card this week is being sent to a friend that opened her home for a Gone With the Wind movie night. I am not sure when I saw this film last but it was a fun evening. Love the dresses and that Scarlett is quite the girl. 

Would love for you to play along. ~Rhonda

Happy February!!! Can you believe it? Not sure about you but I'm finding I need to be much more intentional with my time. The time is speeding by and then those "projects" don't happen. What do you need to accomplish in February??

My card today is simple but I LOVE it. The heart is the Jotted Heart die from Verve as well as the XOXO stamp. 

Did you notice that my heart is about 4 layers deep? You will be seeing this a lot from me. I like the depth without using pop dots. By making the bottom layers another color you get the added pop of color that sings!

It's the start of another new week!! and a new month on Wednesday!! You might recognize this paper. I used it on a card here. I'm trying very hard to make lots of things with the scraps that pile up on my desk. A creative push sometimes. 

I used the negative from the Bloom Builders die #3 for the background of my gift sack.

Have you made a thank you card?? Be sure to link up to my Thankful Thursdays! ~ Rhonda

Enjoy your day! ~Rhonda

The sentiment is from PTI's Tiny Treats:Valentine Set - Thanks for asking Joyce!

Who do you need to thank this week? One of my cards is going to the sweet young ladies that work at my local Sonic. I showed up to get my medium Coke with extra ice on Tuesday only to discover that my wallet was NOT in my purse. They gave me my drink on the house!!! I LOVE Sonic!

My cards this week use MFT Frames/Quotes set. I really like the shape of this die.

Playing along with my Thankful Thursday this week is Carol. Her blog the Crafty "Magra" is a delight to visit. She whipped out a card using the new PTI Mat Stack 5 with the Harvest Berries Stamp set. Love the shape of this set. The button detail is fabulous. You also have to see this wonderful birthday album Carol made to celebrate her husband's birthday. Carol is one gracious lady. Thanks for playing!

I would love to feature someone new every week!! Play along and make sure you leave me a way to contact you. Visiting new blogs is always fun.

Have a great day. Thank YOU for visiting. ~Rhonda

6 cards total - 2 of each color. Matching twine from The Twinery.

Here is the sample of the new PTI Kraft ink on Kraft paper. Hope this helps someone!!

Have a great weekend. My new goodies from Papertrey and Verve arrived today. ~ Rhonda

Are you working on your Valentine cards yet? The library card fits perfectly in a small glassine bag. 

The Pure Poppy Swiss Dot Satin ribbon is soooo cute!!! A little stitching and the Sunshine impression plate help the red shine.

Still going strong on writing thank you's! My card today is for my Christmas Decor team that set-up/took-down Christmas for clients. Tangled Christmas lights were par for the course. 

I hope you are upping your gratitude this week. It is a win win for everyone.

Thankful Thursday #2!! If you missed it last week, my goal for the year is to Up My Gratitude in 2012. I plan to write at least one thank you a week at a minimum but one a day would be the ultimate goal. I'm doing pretty well. I'm on #14. I would love for you to link up a thank you and help keep me accountable. 

Joyce

I love the font and design of PTI's Simple Sentiments. They fit the double ended banner die perfectly and are so easy to use.

A little stitching of the Love Lives Here butterfly finishes this card.

We are getting a much needed rain today. I hope you are enjoying a wonderful day wherever you are! ~ Rhonda

Happy 2012 Everyone!!! Do you still take the long walk down your driveway each morning to pick up the morning paper? I DO!!! I still love to eat my morning Cheerios while reading the newspaper. Did you happen to read the article in the Parade Magazine on Sunday by John Kralik called Up Your Gratitude? In 2008 he began a year of thank-yous. You can Google to find the complete article.

My first cards are actually postcard Christmas thank yous. Just turn them over and start writing.

Life has been absolutely crazy. My office/craft room remodel has been happening which means my supplies have been inaccessible since November!!! But it didn't keep me from ordering MORE STUFF!! I received PTI's "A Big Thank You" with my latest order. I made a few Christmas thank you cards. See what you think.

I used the leaves from the Holly Jolly collection die for a little accent.

 Love this snowflake.

Okey Dokey Friends!!! I am obviously loving the new Front and Center die from PTI. It such a wonderful size and EASY to use. My inspiration for this bag is from Michele Wooderson's In the Meadow post here. I'm celebrating a friend's 50th birthday today so whipped this little number up.

I always struggle a little with how to attach the Wonderful Word dies. This time a just sewed across the bottom of the "p".

I glittered my little clothespin. A needed touch.

How many of you have pinterest boards??? and how many of us spend waaaaayyy to much time getting inspiration?? I decided that I needed to DO some of the things that I had pinned. We made these Southwest Chicken Wraps for dinner last night. The vote is in and it is a keeper recipe.

My new goodies from Papertrey Ink arrived today! I couldn't wait to try the Front and Center die. I also broke open the new Pure Poppy ink.

The tag is also the new Tag Sale #5. I was so glad that I had a white lunch bag already in my craft goodies.

Have a great evening!! I'm watching the Texas Rangers in the World Series. It isn't looking to good. :(

I love the look that stamping on a modge podge surface gives. Try it!! Lots of shine. So I'm on journal THREE. This is for Stephanie - long name means you use an initial. Another coaster pocket was essential. The dies from Love Lives Here were perfect for this cover.

The large sentiment on the cover is from Verve's Words of Wisdom set. 

I'm playing along with the Mojo Monday sketch which I rotated for my card. I picked up some new My Mind's Eye Lost & Found paper pad at my LSS.

I stamped the pumpkins in brown ink and then used my Copic Marker C-3 to go over the lines to create more definition. It really does make a difference. The leaves are paper pieced for more layers.

I like creating a pattern behind my sentiment in circles. PTI's Mega Guideline stamps are perfect for this application. Just stamp off once.

What do you think about my orange border piece?? It was a happy "find." It was the scrap between my rickrack die and medium scallop border die embossed with a woodgrain impression plate. I used my Tattered Angels Glam Glitter paint on the twine so it would hold its shape.

Don't we ALL need the reminder to "Just Start?" For Sarah's journal I thought this was the perfect sentiment to attach to my coaster pocket. 

Did you notice the touch of green on the kraft tag? It is from the PTI Banner Builder collection. The verses are Verve Plain Janes. LOVE these stamps.

 

The 1st October Verve sketch is up and everyone can play along. I turned it around for my card. I found this lovely paper at my LSS. The line is Glitz Design. The soft yellow and distressed blue flower paper were almost too wonderful to cut apart.

I am hooked on making my own chipboard embellishments after PTI's last Make it Monday. I had to create more. I used the new holly jolly die collection to create some leaves for my 1st card. The sentiment is from Verve's Autumn Splendor set.

The next card has a butterfly die chipboard embellishment. My new go-to stamp set is Verve's Words of Wisdom. The sentiments have been perfect for so many items that I have make over the last few weeks.


Hopefully this next picture gives you a closer look at the details. Click to make it larger.


Hope your week is going well. I started working my Christmas set-up job today. I've already decorated several trees. Thanks for stopping by friends!! R