Sketch #422~Garden in Bloom, Daisy Lane, Beauty Abounds, Very Versailles, Stampin Up

Well folks here it is:  Card #2 for this challenge

at: Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

 I flipped the sketch for this card.  I love

how it turned out.  Perhaps Because 

I love daisies so much. 

Plus it has one of my all time favorite bumble bees 

too.  How cute is that little guy?

The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Stampin Up:  Garden In Bloom

Stampin Up:  Daisy Lane

Stampin Up:  Beauty Abounds

Stampin Up:  Very Versailles 

My little garden is at this moment being 

covered with a tarp.  My darling husband

is taking care of this for me, since it's suppose

to dip into the twenties tonight.  

I have one daisy in my little flower bed,

reading garden.  

I call it that because of this lovely little 

bench with the kiddos and a dog.  It 

reminds me of our family.   My sister

gifted it to me years ago, and I 

treasure it.  

We had a storm roll through the other night,

and then this lovely rainbow appeared. 

Aww.  Thank you Jesus 

Then I found the cutest little mushroom and really 

wanted to paint it red to have white polka dots. 

Lastly our  Sweet HP got his hair cut.  So sharing the 

before and after picture.  Do you like the longer hair

on a Springer Spaniel or shaved? 

Thanks so much for stopping by.

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ

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Sketch #422~Campology, Stampin Up

Well I had a great vision in mind with this card,

It didn't pan out the way I was hoping, ( I suppose

the gold diggers thought the same, all that work for fool's gold) 

haha.   Sometimes I crack myself up. I seriously never 

thought of that statement like that before.  I'm sure that 

has to be where it came from.  I will have to google it now. 

ooh, I was right.  Yay.  And it ties in so well with camping

and panning for gold.  well isn't that special?  

I'm going to submit the card to the challenge at:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

The stamp set featured in this card is:

Stampin Up:  Campology 

I had fun making this card, I just didn't know

when to stop adding things.  

The one thing I like about this card is how the

wood embossing folder made it look like a nice frame. 

After I got done adding all the camping gear to the side

of the card,  I realized I did it again.  YIKES a bit 

busy, so I went right to work on another card.  I will 

add that to my blog next.  

  

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ

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FMS486, Happiest of Birthdays, Days To Remember, Forever Blossoms, Stampin Up

I made this card for my Grandma.  She will be 

98 years old.  What an amazing woman.  

She still lives on her own.  Quick story about Grandma.

I was fortunate to grow up right next to her, depending

upon which way you came, she was behind my parents

house or in front of it.  Either way there was a well

worn path to granny's and Granddad's home.

Grandma has lived through so much.  She has buried

two husbands, and three adult children, one being my mom, in 

2018.  She has lived through wars, and often tells the story 

of when grandpa flew fighter planes during WW2, and 

how things had to be rationed, and how she was alone 

raising the little ones.  

She is one strong little woman, she keeps us 

smiling, So I wanted to make her a special card.  

I will submit this card to the challenge at:

Freshly Made Sketches

I took a little artistic liberty with this sketch to make it work 

for a birthday card for Grandma.  

The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Stampin Up:  Happiest of Birthdays

Stampin Up:  Days To Remember

Stampin Up:  Forever Blossoms.  

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ

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Sketch #421 Dragonfly Garden, Stampin up

I was in my little craft room today, determined to 

make a card.  My lack of concentration is something

crazy lately, even with things I always enjoy.  

However, I did learn how to make a new bow.  So 

of course I had to add it to my card.  It's called a 

Dior bow. 

I'm going to submit this card to the challenge at:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

The stamp set featured in this card is:

Stampin Up:  Dragonfly Garden  

I was inspired to go with these colors today,

because the lilacs are just starting to bloom outside

my craft room window.   Purple was on my mind. 

I added some clear wink of stella to the dragonfly to 

give it a nice little shimmer of sparkle.  

We have started a garden.  I'm so excited.  

We put a few pumpkins and sunflowers in 

this little bed.  I will be sure to update it 

so you can see the progress.  It's so fun. 

I'd love to have you follow me on instagram at: 

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ

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Sketch #420~ Simply Succulents, Color & Contour, Ridiculously Awesome, Stampin UP

I made this card for the challenge at:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Stampin Up:  Simply Succulents (die)

Stampin Up:   Color & Contour

Stampin Up:  Ridiculously Awesome 

Now folks, I honestly just don't have the skills to 

make an octagon freehand and have it turn out. 

The ruler and I are not well acquainted  

So being I have no die to help me out I chose to 

use a different shape die. 

No matter how many times I put that polka dot 

ribbon down it was too high.  Finally after a few 

tries, I just left it.  I should really take pictures 

of the struggle, my gosh, how I can accurately place

it in the exact same spot as the previous card, blows

my mind.  That's some messed up talent. haha  

I've been busy making a few fun little projects.  

This one here is for the two people that order from me.

I wanted to make them a gift they could use, and yet

show how much I appreciate them. 

This gift box is for a dear friend.  It holds about 

8-10 cards depending on how crazy I went with 

embellishments.  It is a birthday gift for her.  

I have these project videos on my instagram. 

Nothing fancy.  If you wanted to check it out.

Health news.  Still plugging along,  Praise the LORD.  

Taking all kinds of weird supplements from the 

Holistic clinic.  and ironically my raynaud's has calmed

down a bit.  SO that is another praise report.  

The new drops just came in Friday, 

to relax my nervous system, so hoping it will help. 

Please will you pray that my BP will go down.  and also

I have to make a trip on Monday and could use 

prayers for strength and no swelling in my legs, and 

that I will be alert as I drive the distance . 

Thank you for caring.  

I'd love to have you follow me on instagram at: 

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ

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FMS484~ Color & Contour, Stampin Up

Just a simple card, with a nice bright 

cheery color. 

I will submit this card to the challenge at:

Freshly Made Sketches

The stamp set featured in this card is:

Stampin Up:  Color & Contour 

I sometimes get a bit fussy when the colors 

don't match up in the stamped image.  

So instead of using the stamp that coordinates

with the flower petals, I chose to color them 

in for a more precise look, instead of the water color look. 

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ

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Sketch #419~ So Sentimental, Color & Contour, Stampin Up

Oooh this was a tough sketch for me this week. 

But nevertheless, I wanted to give it a try.

So I will submit this card to the challenge at:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Stampin Up:  So Sentimental 

Stampin Up:  Color & Contour 

The one thing I didn't want to do was go overboard.

So I sponged the two tiny banners on the white larger 

one, thinking that would help cut down on layers, and distractions. 

But as you can see my homemade DSP, is a 

bit busy.  So much for keeping things simple.  

My constant struggle.  

I like the bright sunshine colors though.  And do you 

want to know what gave me the inspiration?  The

yellow brick road, from the Wizard of Oz.  

That's right folks.  When I went to the holistic woman

yesterday.  There in between two buildings was a delightful

surprise.  I'll share a couple pictures at the bottom 

of this post.   

It made me so happy.  I had to take a few pictures.

It was like God saying this is the the path, (yellow brick 

road)  walk in it.  I know it sounds a bit weird, but 

it just gave me confirmation, that I need to try 

something different because my doctors aren't 

helping me.  

So I went into the office with a hopeful attitude.

Praying God would give the woman wisdom and 

guidance to help.   She told me after the test, 

that my adrenal glands are exhausted, and that my 

nervous system is shot.  which explains a lot.  I also

have some issues in the gut, which need some supplementing. 

I left overwhelmed but hopeful.  She seems quite willing

to walk through this with me.  Please continue to pray

that things will work out and I will be on the path to 

healing and restoration.   I'm still keeping my doctor

appointment in August but wouldn't it be grand 

if blood work came back all good.   

Here is the crew on the yellow brick road.  

Well we sure did have a busy day yesterday.  Between 

finding the place, which was a 2½ hour drive, then a 2 hour

appointment.  We went to our son's house he lives down 

in that area, spent the afternoon with him.  Came home

to pizza, my dad ordered for us all.  Our son and his 

girlfriend actually drove back up here, and our daughter

and son in law came over, so it was a fun filled night.  

I was and still am exhausted today.  but it was all so worth it. 

I'd love to have you follow me on instagram at: 

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ

* Please stop in at my Etsy shop.   You might just find a stamp or stamp set you NEED to purchase.  Perhaps even a card.  I know I'd greatly appreciate the sales.  So make sure to check it out. 😊