Card #59 for 2024

Dearest Blog Readers, 5 days until Christmas.  

This year with having covid since after Thanksgiving,

I feel very unprepared for Christmas, in fact I didn't

even send out as many Christmas cards this year.  I

do thank the Good LORD that my smell and taste 

are returning slowly, just very weak and tired yet. Then

on Dec 12th we had some very unexpected upsetting news.

We are still trying to process it all.  I will share more 

later on that topic.  For now lets talk about this card I made.

I can't believe I've only made 59 cards for the year,

goodness that's astonishing low, for someone who loves 

to stamp, guess losing Hunter, and now the new pup 

have just kept me busy, with worry and stress. 

I will enter this card at:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

I used the following stamp sets:

Stampin Up:

Holiday Home

For Unto Us

Winter Window from paper treyink

and a Christmas snowglobe set(not sure the name)

I took a lot of creative liberties with the sketch in 

regards to this card.  I just wanted to use my window pane set.

Sometimes when I go through my stamps, I forget what I have. 

It had 12 panes but I cut off the lower three so it would fit 

in the space better.  I used blue cardstock in the background

and stamped white snow and then the Santa and his reindeer are in 

black.  I die cut the christmas tree after stamping it along with the 

windowsill evergreen.   I look forward to playing a bit more with 

this set.  I looked it up online to see what others have done with it.

Below is a picture of Patriot enjoying the snow. It's the first 

accumulation where he can frolic and play.  He loves it.

I finished my crocheted tote bag last night.  Very hard

on my eyes because of the dark colors, but it's a whopper

and I'm sort of proud of myself for getting it done.  

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and 

a Happy Healthy prosperous New Year  

Thanks for sticking with me all year.  

The verse I chose for this card is:

Luke 2:14KJV

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ 

 

Card #58 for 2024

Dearest Blog readers, Happy Saturday Evening.  

Thanksgiving is later this year and yet here I am in 

a panic that it's already this Thursday.  I must get 

things in order for the family.  

I will enter this card in the challenges at:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

Double Trouble

The stamp sets I used in this card are:

Stampin Up:  Hope & Peace, 

Cross Stitched Christmas

I had a heck of a time lining up my cross stitched tree,

it is a combination of 3 stamps to create this tree.  I thought it

would be perfect for the stitch challenge at Double Trouble. 

I used the sketch from Atlantic Hearts.  After finally getting the

tree stamped, cutting it out was just as challenging.  Then

when I layered it on the rectangle, there was too much red

card stock, so hence the sentiment banner.  

Below are a few pictures of Patriot.  He's 

quite a busy puppy.  He finally fell asleep on his 

own on the floor by the heater.  He loved the warmth,

just like his older brother Hunter did.  IT was a welcome 

break from this little hyper hound. 

The verse I chose for this card is:

Isaiah 60:13KJV

The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree,

 the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; 

and I will make the place of my feet glorious.

 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ 

 

Card #57 for 2024

Dearest Blog Readers, Happy Saturday.  

Our little fella, is having a difficult time staying 

focused, I included some pictures of him at the bottom 

of this post. Thank goodness Robb is off today,

so I was able to get some much needed time in 

my craft room.  Oh how I missed it in here.  I had

to blow the dust off the desk before I could start

stamping and having fun.  

I will enter this card in at:

TGIF Challenges

I used a variety of stamps:

Sweet N Sassy~Harvest Blessings

Stampin Up~For all things & Birds of a Feather

the sentiment on the front is a no name single stamp.  

I really like how it came together.  It was rather relaxing

coloring it all in after stamping.  Still frustrating with 

my eye sight, but nevertheless it was enjoyable.  

Below are the two pictures of the little fella.

His name is Patriot, (he was born on July 4th)

but his nickname is Trouser. 

The verse I chose for this card is:

Psalm 106:1 KJV

 Praise ye the Lord. O give thanks unto the Lord;

 for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ 

 

Card #56 for 2024

Dearest Blog readers, Happy Saturday evening.  

Husband and I are spent trying to keep up 

with a 4 month old puppy.  But we had 

him outside while we dug up carrots from the 

garden, he nosed around in the grass eating 

all the leaves he could nab.  

I will enter this card in the 

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

I used stampin up:

Good Greetings

Birds of a Feather

Caring Leaves

Crackle Paint

I used the crackle paint stamp to create the background,

and then stamped the rest of the images.  I probably should

have die cut a bigger circle, but I was too tired to get up again

and go make another cut.  So this one will have to do. 

Here are a few pumpkins from my garden. 

Below is a picture of my prayer plant, first 

time I've had it ever blossom.  How exciting.

Here's a picture of the little fella.

He will officially be 4 months old on Monday.

Monday will be the day we have Grandma's

funeral.  It's hard to believe after 101 years she

is no longer on this earth with us.  Such an

extraordinary lady.  Please say a prayer all 

goes well and smoothly for the services and family.

Thank you.  

The verse I chose for this card is:

1 Thess 5:18KJV

In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God

 in Christ Jesus concerning you 

 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ 

Card #55 for 2024

Dearest Blog readers, I hope you are having a 

blessed Sunday.  

Today, my dear grandma went to be with the Lord.

She was 101.  She had a full life indeed.  I am 

so blessed because we lived behind her growing up, 

which meant that I was at grandma and grandpa's 

practically every day of my childhood. I know people

can't live forever, but what a pillar of our family.

We are shaken but we are strong. 

Congratulation's on the 600th sketch.  Such 

a phenomenal challenge.  I always enjoy playing 

along, and look forward to what the team comes up with. 

Thank you for being an amazing place to share our

love for crafting. 

So I will enter this card in the the challenge at:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

The stamp sets I used are stamping up:

Everything Festive

Welcoming woods

Beary cute.

I stamped the woods with a light gray, then the snowflakes

with a much darker gray, then I found some lovely DSP and

stamped the sentiment which I also embossed in white. I was going

to add a snowman, so I stamped and colored two different size snowmen,

to which my husband said, just leave them off, so I did, and I think

that was a great call, it looks much more uncluttered this way.  

Here's a couple pictures of Patriot.  He is growing so 

fast and we can no longer keep him in the crib,

he's too big.  He's lost a few of his baby teeth already.

The verse I chose for this card is:

Gen 8:22 KJV

While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, 

and cold and heat, and summer and winter, 

and day and night shall not cease

 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ 

 

Card #54 for 2024

Dearest blog readers, I hope you are having

a fantastic Saturday.  Our weather here in WI.

is exceptional nice for this time of the year.  

I think God is giving us some extra time to 

try and get things done.  Especially since puppy keeps

us so very busy. 

I will enter this card in at the:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

I used the following stampin up products:

Halloween memories 

cauldron bubble 

spooky sweets

bewitching 

It got a little busy with the DSP, but I think

the die cut leaves toned it down instead of 

stamping them.  

The way the witches

boots are under the sentiment reminds me 

of the Wizard of Oz when the house fell 

on the wicked witch. 

Patriot was practicing catching his ball.

He has a hard time with his eyes and focus. 

He has a slow eye that don't follow well,

but the little fella is doing the best he can.  

He's grown so much in the 8 weeks we've

had him, I'm afraid he won't be able to 

stay in his crib much longer.  

The verse I chose for this card is:

3 John 11KJV

 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. 

He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.

 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ