Thanks for choosing such an awesome stamper for our Featured Stamper today, Mudder!
42,000 hours later I have finally finished my Featured Stamper card in honor of the one and only PATTY CAKES, aka patsmethers! Talk about a challenge! Pat's amazing creations are always so wonderfully detailed and always made from her BIG heart for someone who is dear to her.
It only took me 42,000 hours to make this card, but, it was so worth it for our sweet Patty Cakes!
I chose a blend of various projects from Pat's gallery. In her Christmas album, she uses this adorable Relaxed Snowman a lot. I happen to have and love this image, too, so I cased him from her Christmas ornament here:
I also love the vast array of easel cards Pat makes. I wanted to go the extra mile, like Pat does in everything she does, and try my hand at making this four-drawer easel card. I found a fabulous tutorial by Kristine on her blog, Ink Something:
What's cool about these boxes is that they are an origami fold, which were easy and fun to make! .
My snowflakes and snow on the ground are heat embossed with white detail embossing powder. For the snow on the ground, I also added some dimensional snowflakes by rubbing two styrofoam balls together to create my flakes and gluing them on top of the heat embossed snow.
The knobs I used on the drawers are jingle bells!
CONGRATULATIONS, Pat! If you ever make it to Michigan, I'd love to meet you in person and be added to the awesome gallery you have of all the stampers you've met!!
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Registered: January 21, 2007 Location: New York Posts: 54876
Sun, Apr 11, 2010 @ 9:45 AM
OMGosh Charlene, This looks amazing, great case of Pats and I so love that stamp. I have it and someday hope to make something as WOW as this...lol~
I wanted to case an easel card also, but not enough time this week~
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Registered: April 23, 2006 Location: Looking For Teapots! Posts: 59742
Sun, Apr 11, 2010 @ 9:50 AM
This is like storage under your bed! How cool is that, send a card and store your minature treasures just underneath! What a wonderful job you did with this...wow, lots of work...you did good only having 42,000 hours in this.....I am so impressed cuz I would have double that! Holy cow, you rocked this challenge! Whatcha puttin' in those drawers, M & M's? If you do, you might not never send it to someone so put sumthin you don't like in there, just to be safe! Snort!
Awesome Bertie....just awesome! I love what you did in honor of Pat...off to see the other picture!
Registered: May 31, 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 14509
Sun, Apr 11, 2010 @ 9:50 AM
Charlene, this is awesome! What a fabulous tribute to sweet Pat and your jingle bell drawer pulls are inspired!
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Registered: November 17, 2006 Location: Nanaimo, British Columbia Posts: 52798
Sun, Apr 11, 2010 @ 10:03 AM
whoo hoo, Charlene.... this is absolutely fabulous.. I love your Easel, drawer style card.. cute little snowman and wonderful winter scene.... only 42,000 hours... you did real good... I will have to try making one of these... some day (week).. Such a wonderful case of our sweet Patty Cakes... she will love seeing the work of art done in her honor....
Fantastic project, Charlene! I love that super cute snowman and the jingle bell knobs are pure genius! What a great way to give a gift of tags! The LONG hours were worth it!
Registered: November 28, 2004 Location: the Florida wilderness Posts: 20588
Sun, Apr 11, 2010 @ 10:21 AM
Oh, my goodness, Charlene!! this is awesome!!! I love it! Now I know I'm gonna have to break down and buy this box die! What a fabulous project! Your snowy scene is perfect...no wonder it took 42,000 hours!!
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Registered: October 29, 2004 Location: Coos Bay, Oregon Posts: 24007
Sun, Apr 11, 2010 @ 10:43 AM
OMG Charlene, you definately went the extra MILES for Pat.....and she is so deserving. I am so thrilled she is this weeks FS and can't wait to play.
I am going to have to set aside some long quantity time to check out the links you shared. Your card is absolutely stunning and adorable. TFS your amazing talent :-)
Oh dang, Charlene, I couldn't do something like this in 42 MILLION hours! This is so awesome! I can totally see this as something to set out as a Christmas decoration. We need to come up with something that can only be seen in Michigan to entice Pat to come here - Bronners, pasties, Mackinac Bridge?
Registered: July 17, 2005 Location: Staying inky in eastern Connecticut Posts: 79205
Sun, Apr 11, 2010 @ 11:00 AM
Charlene.....I truly bow to your talents.....this is such a wonder on its own....but made even more special with all the inspiration you referred to Pat (poorly worded, but I think ya know what I mean)......high fives, my friend