Sketch #457~ cactus cuties, Stampin up

I made this very simple card for the challenge at:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

The stamp set featured in this card is:

Stampin Up:  Cactus Cutites 

I really wanted to play with this stamp 

set, even though I am having eye complications

from this rotten covid plague.  

I could not see well enough to get things to line

up and so then I ended up cutting out the little

cactus on the front so I could tie the 

twine around the planter and add a little bow. 

I was very thankful for the little yellow 

embellishments.  It helped to finish the card. 

Even though it's a bright and cheery little card,

that is NO was how I'm feeling.  I seriously

can't believe what is happening.  I have 

impaired vision in my right eye, and now 

moving to the left. They say it's from covid,

but Next Wednesday I go to the eye doctor.

That is the fastest they could get me in. 

God willing my eyes will be safe  It's 

quite frightening.  I won't lie.  I feel like 

all my other belly aching is nothing 

compared to this one now.  my Goodness

the LORD must have me in the trial of testing.

Anyways dear friends of my blog, please continue

to pray, that I will recover completely from 

this covid, and my senses will return, smell, taste,

and mostly my sight.  

Thank you for your continued prayers and

encouragement.  

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 

 

Week 399: RENEW~ In the Moment, Meant to Be, Stampin Up

I made this card for the challenge at:

CASology

The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Stampin Up:  In the Moment

Stampin Up:  Meant To Be 

The cue card word "renew" just seemed to mean 

refresh,  and relax to me.   

Sometimes to renew a person just needs to slip

away and relax and get a new fresh perspective on things.  

Ideally my idea of renew would be to grab 

a good book and/or Bible study and just 

lose myself in it.  That was until about a week and 

a half ago, and now my vision is being messed 

up thoroughly because of covid.  

In fact making this card was a challenge indeed.

The coloring was almost impossible.  My right eye

is so blurry and now it's moving into my left eye.

I couldn't see the lines good, and I wasn't sure

if my colors were blending together.  Sigh. 

I also find petting my dog and snuggling with him

so helpful.   SO I love this image.   Even 

though my little HP is Black and white, this is 

very much how we relax together.  And renew

our mind and energy.  

I sure could use prayers for my eyes to be 

restored to good vision.  and that I fully recover

 from this horrible covid.   

Thank you for your continued prayers and

encouragement.  

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 

 

FMS519~Cactus Cuties, Stampin Up

I made this card for the challenge at:

Freshly Made Sketches

The stamp set featured in this card is:

Stampin Up:  Cactus Cuties 

I had to do something to keep my mind off 

of how miserable I feel.  Apparently my senses

are all taking leave of absence.  It is not pleasant. 

I ordered this new stamp set weeks ago,

but haven't been up to playing with it. 

Today I pushed myself to try and bring 

back some of my usual routine.  

I do believe I'll be laying down again soon. 

I had two sentiments in mind for this card.

one said, "thanks for sticking by me"

the other said, "I'm stuck on you"  

and yet I ended up using the one that 

came with the stamp set.   

So much for that idea. 

I hope you are all staying well.  

Thank you for your continued prayers and

encouragement.  

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

 

Sketch #456 Meant to Be, stampin Up Valentine card

Hello dear friends.  I missed you all.

  It took all the strength I 

had to make this card today.  

 I cut all the vertical strips out

of DSP, and then layered them on red card stock.

Then I had to decide which ones I wanted to stick

next to each other.  Something so simple, and yet

it took me quite a long time. 

I will submit this card to the challenge at:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

The stamp set featured in this card is:

Stampin Up:  Meant To Be

I'm dealing with alarming eye troubles.

Of all the things, now this.  GRRR.  

Anyways according to my eyes the sketch seemed 

to hover over to the left side of the card.  So hence

the reason I included the stamped heart near the 

bottom of the right hand side to even things out. 

Well as much trouble as I had making this card,

I'm happy with how it turned out.  I had a hard time

seeing my paper trimmer for cutting all those strips,

but I kept trying, even right now as I type this 

my eyes are weak and blurry.  

I will try not to be too long winded in telling 

you about last week, and into this week. 

It has been absolutely awful.  

This sweet little HP came down with 

a raging ear infection.  We usually keep 

on top of things, but this time we got 

side tracked, my poor husband was sick.

Then my new doctor appointment, was 

not at all what I was hoping for in terms 

of help.  I feel like I'm not ever going to 

get anyone to help me.  Anyways, back to HP.

  We had to drive about 

35-40 minutes away to go to a Vet. that 

was horrible.  They wouldn't even let us 

be with our dog.  4 hours by himself, 

was just heartbreaking.  He has such anxiety

and loves to be close to us.  

I cried the entire time.  We got home

and I started to make us a very 

very late supper, so there I was trying 

to make us food and all of a sudden

out of the blue, I started feeling horrible

by 10:30 I was in my chair, fever, and 

sleeping, then it happened, bad eye 

pressure, I woke up the next morning

all fevers and for the next three days,

and now blurry eyes,  And 

unfortunately I think It is covid.  I was 

thinking the flu, but today lost all since of 

smell and taste.  So I beg of you dear friends

and fellow card makers Please pray for us

This is horrible.   I feel weak and broken. 

But I was inspired today because of a dear friend

who made this gorgeous card for me.  Her words 

on the inside moved me to tears.   So 

very comforting to know people are praying.  

Nancy's cards are just gorgeous.  I'm so grateful 

to receive one.  

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

 

Sketch #454~Making Christmas Bright, Stampin Up.

Happy New Year Friends.  

Hopefully this year will be filled with abundant 

blessings for you and your families. 

I honestly wasn't going to play along this time. 

I've had a bit of a set back with my health.

Spent some time in the ER because of this 

ridiculous BP, then came home and a week 

later still so dizzy I almost passed out.  And 

my hands are so weak and numb. 

SO please please pray for me.  This is 

getting more bothersome and scary now.  

I go to a new clinic on Wednesday and my dear

husband took off to take me since apparently 

I can't drive at this rate.  Ugh 

I've done so much crying, feeling absolutely 

hopeless in the pursuit of getting help for 

my health.  This is the first time I've stamped 

in about a week or so.  Hands just aren't cooperating. 

My darling sat with me and helped me with the washi

tape, because I was struggling with it.   He has prayed 

so hard for me.  I thank God for such a dear man.   

Any ways I was able to make a card and it made me 

happy.  It is such a happy hobby for me.  

I actually made this card for a neighbor down the road.

I don't know them, but their Christmas lights are 

always a delight to me.  They put them up in Dec.

and leave them up a week or two into Jan.  I think 

it is so lovely.  And I just wanted to let them know.  

I used my glossy accents on the bulbs, and used 

gold paper for the threads of the bulbs.  So I matched

up the gold stars with that.  

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:  Making Christmas Bright

and I also used the stitched dies. 

I thought I'd share the start of a card I was 

originally going to submit, I tried to 

 make cute little blocks, well after using a ruler

and getting frustrated with my drawings, 

 I just couldn't make 

it look nice, no matter what I tried, so I finally

decided to try a whole new direction and 

hence the Christmas one.  Plus making 

Christmas cards always makes me happy. 

Nevertheless I want to share this one too. 

Oh and on a happy note.  I think it is one of the 

delightful team members on your blog who recommended 

a book for me. "Surviving Savannah"  I purchased one for my 

daughter too, for her birthday.and she LOVES it.  So thank you so much. 

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.  If you 

would like to leave a message I invite you 

to do so on my instagram page.  At least 

for now until these spammers slow down. 

Thank you kindly.