Card #56 for 2025

Dearest blog readers, I made this card 

for my darling.  Yesterday we celebrated our 

33rd wedding anniversary.  

I will enter the card in the challenge at:

Freshly Made Sketches

The stamp sets I used are:

Stampin Up

Dance with me

Forever blossoms

Best birds 

I stamped the images down and colored them.  I also 

stamped the images on DSP and then cut out the dress

and shirt to give a little something extra to the outfits.  

I made sure to color the couple's hair gray to match

my hubby and myself.  haha  I'm sure my darling 

appreciated that.  

WE have little love birds that made their nest 

in our wreath on the front door.  So now we have

little babies out there and a whole mess on the door 

and the wreath.. but I don't want to move them,

I have to knock each day so I can open my door to get 

my mail. Wait for her to leave and then quickly open and 

snap a picture of the littles.  they are growing fast. 

The little pup is still struggling with that amputated 

dew claw.  A few more days on medicine, we are leaving

it unbandaged today to see how it goes.  His obsession with

licking it, is quite a challenge.  

I found this lovely picture for our anniversary.  

The verse I chose for this card is:

Gen 2:24NKJV

Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be[a] joined to his wife, 

and they shall become one flesh.

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ

 

Card #55 for 2025

Dearest blog readers, Happy May Day🎕

I'm always sad that May Day seems like a lost

tradition, so I like to remember and share it.  

I will enter this spring card in the challenge at:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

The stamp sets I used are

Stampin Up: 

Thoughtful blooms

Storybook life

The thoughtful bloom stamp set came with a punch

so that was easy enough for the blooms.  I used some 

old nail art flowers for added embellishments.  They are raised up quite a bit.

 I used dimensionals for the whole back of this card 

so the flowers could nest inside a bit more.  I probably

still won't be able to mail this one without extreme extra postage

and care to the envelope. 

I thought I'd share a few pictures of May

Day in the yard.  

and of course the little Pup.  Patriot is 

still in recovery mode.  Trying to keep

him off the incisions, has turned into a full time 

job, as he is quite determined to get at them.  

He's still on medicine, and today he threw up

a considerable amount, so I think his little tummy

is over all the pills.  I am too for him.  

Hope you all have a blessed evening. 

The verse I chose for this card is:

Song of Solomon 2:12 NKJV

The flowers appear on the earth;
The time of singing has come,
And the voice of the turtledove
Is heard in our land.

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ

 

Card #54 for 2025

Dearest blog readers,

We could use some prayer for our little puppy.

Patriot had surgery the 22nd, and his recovery

is not going so very well.  Just this afternoon 

his paw was bleeding again, so we had to bring out 

the sedation medicine to calm him down.  It's been

a long difficult week with the little one.  

I'm actually surprised I was able to make a card.

However, when I found our my dear friend's grandma

passed away, I knew I could count on the Atlantic sketch

challenges to have a great sketch to use.  So I will

enter this card in the challenge.  I am pretty sure my 

dear friend and her Grandma would be pleased I did. 

They are card makers.

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

The stamps I used are:

Stampin Up:

First Frost

Flourishing Phrases 

The ink is:

Blackberry bliss

Mossy Meadow

I wanted to keep the card soft and sweet being

it's a sympathy note.  I did add a little sparkle,

because I think all Grandma's deserve a little sparkle.

Below are a few pictures of Patriot pup

Finally got some rest yesterday.  

We tried to protect the paw, he's not

liking that at all.  He ripped it off in seconds. 

The verse I chose for this card is:

Matt 5:4 NKJV

Blessed are those who mourn,
For they shall be comforted.

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ

 

Card #53 for 2025

Dearest blog readers, 

Happy Easter.  May God bless your 

Resurrection celebration with family and friends. 

I will enter this card in the challenge at:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

The stamp sets I used for this card are:

Stampin Up:

Buffalo check

color & contour

storybook life

sweet songbirds

I stamped the buffalo check background, die cut out 

the white piece of card stock, and stamped the images.

Then layered the sentiment and added a few embellishments

to the musical notes.  

Here's the little fella,  Please keep Patriot pup in 

your prayers, as he has to have his surgery on Tuesday,

also for it not to be as expensive as they think it could be. 

We have quite a few bills piling up on us here.  

Thank you kindly.

The verse I chose for this card is:

Luke 24:6NKJV

He is not here, but is risen!

 Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee,

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ

 

Card #52 for 2025

Dearest blog readers, 

Today is Maundy Thursday.  

I don't think as a child I fully understood the 

significance of today.  But I do recall with fond memories

how the Pastor of our little Baptist church would do things.

I believe we had a supper prepared by the church ladies,

followed by a sermon and then the part that sticks out so 

clearly in my memory is the wooden cross with nails.  

We were given pieces of paper to write down our sins, and then

one by one we'd go up and pierce the paper on the nails.

What a significant meaning to my heart as a believer, 

Christ on the cross dying for my sins.   

Here is a picture of the tapestry that has been in our family 

for years.  It was on my grandma's living room wall.

The story goes, that grand-dad purchased it from a man down

at the tavern he visited.  The rest is history.  

I will enter this card in the challenge at:

The Paper Players

My card was simple stamping, and yet so much fun

because I felt like I was dying Easter eggs but without

the mess and cleanup.  I really like how it turned out.

I might make a few more for next year so I'm prepared.

I ran out of time this year.  I don't know why I wait to the last 

minute for holidays, and then I never have enough cards.  

Patriot pup will have his surgery April 22nd.  Please keep

him in your prayers, for a safe procedure, he has to have 

to incisions.  and that the cost will not be as bad as they say.  

Thank you kindly. 

The verse I chose for this card is:

Luke 22:19-20NKJV

 And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying,

 “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”

 Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, 

“This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you.

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ

 

Card #51 for 2025

Dearest blog readers, Happy Palm Sunday.

I will enter this card in the challenge at:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

The stamp sets I used were:

Stampin UP:

Inspiring Iris

Work of Art

Storybook Life

Very straightforward stamping here.  I didn't 

have time for much else today.  But I do 

 need to mail out a few Easter Cards.  So that's 

my choice for this sketch. 

Patriot Pup posing for a Sunday Picture.  

Yesterday I was able to weed out 

the garden bed where our two Springers 

are laid to rest.  It looks so much better now.  

The verse I chose for today's card is:

John 12:13KJV

Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried,

 Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ

 

Card #50 for 2025

Dearest blog readers, 

I'm a lot crabby today.  I suppose this will sound

rather spoiled, but our wifi just keeps going in and out

all day long.  I know there has been awful conditions here

so I'm truly grateful we have heat/water and power, except

the internet service just is on the fritz.  But goodness gracious

it can test a gal's patience, from phone to tv to printer, etc.  I sound

awfully spoiled.  Forgive me for that.  I'm grateful.  But I'm human.  

I made a card with plants again.  I tried dusting my plants this

morning, and well that's quite a bit of work, and Patriot was no

help jumping at each leaf, so I just gave up until he is in his kennel.

I decided a plant card seems more pleasant.  I will enter it in the challenge

at: Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

The stamp set I used in this card is:

Rubber Stamps: Aloe there.

I don't know where I got this set from, perhaps amazon. 

I stamped, colored and cut out the images, found some DSP

that seems to be pleasing for the plants and then began the layering. 

I love puns, and plants, so this set was perfect,

I do remember thinking that when I purchased it.  

Patriot was getting impatient with me and wanted

to see out the window.  

He finally figured out how to do it without

me lifting the blinds.  He loves to stand and 

watch the squirrels.  He also nabs my hanging 

flower that's to the left of him, but not in this picture. 

The verse I chose for this card is:

Gen 1:29NKJV

And God said, “See, I have given you every herb that yields seed which 

is on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields seed; to you it shall be for food.

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ