Sketch #450~Tidings & Trimmings, Warm & Toasty, Stampin up

Oh gosh I miss your comments so muchly.  

I feel like it is my only connection to the 

outside world.  I was just getting 

bombarded with spam.  It was so frustrating. 

Therefore I tried to block it to the best of 

my abilities, but in doing so I don't hear from 

anyone anymore.  Tis so sad. 

But nevertheless I love to make cards

and enter challenges.  

Even when they are a difficult challenge 

like this one for me today.  

I'm just no good with diamonds, and I keep 

trying, but still haven't got it down yet.  grrrr 

I'm going to submit this card to the challenge 

at:  Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Stampin Up:  Tidings & Trimmings 

Stampin Up:  Warm & Toasty

I tried to cut out diamonds, please don't

look too closely, as they are really all uneven,

just take my word for it.  I then die cut out the 

snowflakes, first in sparkle white, then navy blue

I layered them down with a silver brad, and then

ran the silver string around each brad to keep 

it in place.   I think that polar bear is super cute,

with his adorable scarf.  Fun fact:  I've lived

in a cold snowy state my whole life, and not

once have I ever gone ice-skating.  Perhaps

in my next 50 years I'll give it a try.  

Who knows, The Lord works miracles 

everyday, and I just might be able to do it. 

It's cold about 8 months out of the year here,  

some might argue that, but truly I've seen 

snow in the middle of May.  

Well, in other news, I finished writing

out the majority of my Christmas cards. 

I'm not a fan of the writing.  I'd prefer 

just to make cards.  

We are expected to get about 6-10"

of snow tomorrow.  

I'm not spending as much time on 

facebook, I still post a few things

randomly, but it was just getting me 

too frustrated, so not worth it. 

I'm also thinking about closing my Etsy 

shop.  The way things are going in this

world and the rising costs, it's just 

not working out for me.   I'm happy to 

say that I did eventually reach 200 sales. 

So that's a big whoohoo.  Not sure how

to go about selling my stamp sets that 

I don't use anymore, but I'll figure it out.  

The cards I make I will just send them out or 

gift them to people to use.  

As far as my health is concerned no big 

changes, They had me on a BP med that hurt my

 hands/joints so bad I had to go off that too.  sigh.

 Just praying and trusting the 

LORD for a miracle. 

Thank you for your concern and continued prayers.  

I know some of you have been so kind to remember

me and I sure do appreciate it.  

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

pjs.projects

 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ

Friends.  I am sorry to say I had to

 turn on word verification

 because I’m getting ridiculous amounts

 off spam.  And sadly this has not stopped them. 

 So I am now only able to let friends comment. 

 This is so frustrating.  I am so sorry.