#GDP332~ Itty Bitty Greetings, On the Horizon, Jar of Flowers, Stampin up

I made this card for Ukraine.  To show 

support in prayer.  I noticed on instagram

people were using the hashtag:  #cardsforukraine 

I was inspired by the  challenge at:

Global Design Project

The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Stampin Up:  Jar of Flowers

Stampin Up:  On The Horizon

Stampin Up:  Itty  Bitty Greetings 

I was pleased to choose yellow to work

with, as it fit the cause and the challenge. 

I learned that the Ukraine colors are

blue and yellow.   I will put this 

card on my instagram page along with a prayer. 

I really like the wood grain background. 

Thank you for your continued prayers and

encouragement as I recover from covid.  

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

pjs.projects

I've also added a new tab to the bar at the top of my blog.  

I'll be trying to sell a few of my older stamp sets.

So keep checking back to see if there is something 

there you might like.

 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ 

 

SSC277 WINTER BLUES~ Let's set sail, Ready to pop, Stampin Up

I had every intention of going to church today.

It has been weeks since I've gone anywhere.   

I even researched online the guidelines after

you've had the initial fever virus of covid.  I think

it's safe to be around people.  But I still 

have symptoms of no smell and such. 

I just don't want to give it to anyone, if I'm 

still contagious.  It has been a miserable experience. 

Still struggling with eye problems. no smell and so tired. 

But thankful to be alive. So if I have to stay home 

more, so be it.   More time for stamping. 

I made this card for the challenge at:

Sunday Stamps

The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Stampin Up:  Ready to Pop

Stampin Up:  Let's Set Sail

The ink colors are:

Marina Mist

Island Indigo 

Early Espresso

Soft Suede 

I've never went sailing.  But I always think 

of the movie, "What About Bob"  He went sailing. 

So funny. 

I've gone boating and love it, whether 

a ski boat and tubing, or a pontoon, for

a nice relaxing day on the lake.  I'm 

thankful for those experiences growing up. 

HP claimed his side of the bed today, and

was in no hurry to get going.  

Such a little buddy.  He likes to stay 

close by while I have my eye drops 

and warm compresses.  

Thank you for your continued prayers and

encouragement as I recover from covid.  

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

pjs.projects

I've also added a new tab to the bar at the top of my blog.  

I'll be trying to sell a few of my older stamp sets.

So keep checking back to see if there is something 

there you might like.

 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ 

 

#290 Fancy Fold~ Awesome Otters, Stampin Up, Push Here, Lawn Fawn

I made this fun easy fold card for the 

challenge at: Cardz 4 Guys

#290 Fancy Fold

The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Stampin Up:  Awesome Otter

Lawn Fawn:  Push Here

I love how the note card tucked on the 

inside is seen from the front as well.  

I also think it would be a fabulous 

place to tuck in a gift card or 

couple dollars without it falling out. 

I clipped it shut so I could take a nice front 

picture of it. 

I hope the video works for you.  

I'll also add it to my instagram post too.  

My sweet little guy turns on the charm

when there is a snack to be had.  

Thank you for your continued prayers and

encouragement as I recover from covid.  

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

pjs.projects

I've also added a new tab to the bar at the top of my blog.  

I'll be trying to sell a few of my older stamp sets.

So keep checking back to see if there is something 

there you might like.

 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ 

 

Challenge #423 ~Kite Delight, Stampin Up

I made this card for the challenge at:

Addicted to Stamps and more

The stamp set featured in this card is:

Stampin Up:  Kite Delight 

I wanted my kite to look like a ray of sunshine

coming through the clouds.  So hence the reason 

for the kite color.  

While making this card  I was very careful 

not to use black ink, because I thought it 

would be too bold.  Next time I might outline 

 the kite in black and see how that looks. 

The clouds were made using a punch and DSP.

Thank you for your continued prayers and

encouragement as I recover from covid.  

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

pjs.projects

I've also added a new tab to the bar at the top of my blog.  

I'll be trying to sell a few of my older stamp sets.

So keep checking back to see if there is something 

there you might like.

 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ 

 

Sketch #461~Stellar Birthday Stampin Up

Oh gosh the shipping tape sure does show up in my 

little homemade white box.  I will have to cover that

again.  I thought it wouldn't be so bad.  But there

is an awful glare now.

I made this card for the challenge at:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

The stamp set featured in this card is:

Stampin up:  Stellar Birthday 

I don't know if it is my coloring or the stamp itself, 

but the little girl kind of don't look friendly. At least 

that is my opinion.  The puppy however is quite happy.

Maybe if the girl had a treat like the little dog, she'd

be happy too.  haha.  I know I would be. 

For the two horizontal strips I used black card 

stock and silver, then layered white on top, because 

they seemed too bold. and I really wanted my 

make believe world to pop.  For the world I used 

some DSP.  My sponging is not so grand.  I even 

washed all the little sponges and daubers, but still

I struggle with the blending.  DSP to the rescue. 

I punched out the little stars with the silver card stock.

and to finish it off I stamped the sentiment crooked.  

Always something haha. 

Hubby and I made HP some dogfood.  

We have been trying to make it to see if that 

will help with his allergies.  He LOVES it. 

Thank you for all the kind words  You're truly a lovely 

bunch of people.   And I appreciate you all. 

Thank you for your continued prayers and

encouragement as I recover from covid.  

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

pjs.projects

I've also added a new tab to the bar at the top of my blog.  

I'll be trying to sell a few of my older stamp sets.

So keep checking back to see if there is something 

there you might like.

 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ 

 

PP579~ Safari Huge Thanks, Hero Arts

I made this card for the challenge at:

The Paper Players

The stamp set featured in this card is:

Hero Arts:  Safari Huge Thanks 

Sometimes when I'm adding so many pictures of 

the card it reminds me of the recipe blogs I visit,

where all I really want is the recipe and not all

the other stuff.  Can anyone relate to this?  

Yet here I am rambling on and on about it, 

and then I go ahead and do the same thing. 

I'm blaming  it on the fact I can't decide on what 

picture to choose.  So I include them all.  haha 

Sometimes the simplest cards are the hardest to 

make for me.  You can't even imagine all 

the smudges I had on the first 3 attempts to make 

this card.  I was started to get frustrated. 

So I texted my hubby all my frustrations, he told me to take a 

break, so that is what I did.  You know since

my eyes got damaged from covid, I sit with my 

reading glasses on and about a foot away from my 

card so I can see what I'm doing and I think it will

just taking some getting use too.  Still praying 

they are restored completely, and my since of smell too. 

My sponging technique is something horrible, 

but I keep trying.  I even washed all my little

sponges and daubers today.  I think I will

save for those nice handled blenders.  That

might make it easier.  

I haven't played with this set for awhile.  

After I was all done I remembered I didn't put 

a foundation line down.  Well folks, I just left it

very plain.  We can imagine it is there.  😉

Thank you for your continued prayers and

encouragement as I recover from covid.  

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

pjs.projects

I've also added a new tab to the bar at the top of my blog.  

I'll be trying to sell a few of my older stamp sets.

So keep checking back to see if there is something 

there you might like.

 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ 

#TGIFC356 A sale a bration Christmas card

I was inspired by the Sale a bration catalog to make 

this tropical Christmas card.   I wanted to step off 

the beaten path and make something a little different

while using many of the saleabration stamps/dsp, and a

few older stamps sets too. 

I will submit it to the challenge at:

TGIF Challenges

The stamp sets featured in this card are all

Stampin Up:

Catching Butterflies

Timeless Tropical 

So Santa

Friendly Hello

White Christmas

Driving By

Farmhouse Christmas

Let's start on page 3 the island vibes stamp set had

me thinking something tropical.  On page 6 & 7 it 

carried on when I saw the palm trees on one of the 

cards.  So knew I'd be adding palm trees. 

I really like how the VW van was colored leaving part 

of it white in front, so authentic so I did the same.   From

the "catching butterflies" I used the little squiggle mark

as tire tracks under the van. 

On page 8&9 I was inspired by all the bright 

bold colors so I added some yellow to my card.

On page 10 the marble DSP made me think of ocean

and hence I added a surfboard to the side.

On page 12 I used the DSP as background and also

paper pieced the surfboard.   I  used the 

little pebbles in that set to create my sandy beach look.

Did you notice the Christmas lights on the VW van? 

Guess who is back in a donut and not happy?  

It's one thing after another here between the 

dog and myself this has been a rough start

to the year. 

I found this so encouraging so 

I saved it to my phone and wanted to share it 

with you all.

Thank you for your continued prayers and

encouragement as I recover from covid.  

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

pjs.projects

I've also added a new tab to the bar at the top of my blog.  

I'll be trying to sell a few of my older stamp sets.

So keep checking back to see if there is something 

there you might like.

 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ 

 

 

FMS523~ Friends are like seashells. Stampin Up

I made this card for the challenge at:

Freshly Made Sketches

The stamp set featured in this card is:

Stampin Up:  Friends are like seashells 

I embossed the bigger white card stock, 

then layered the smaller ones.  Of course after

coloring the sand dollars they all looked like cookies

too me.  Perhaps because I was hungry or perhaps

because of the color I chose.  

Does anyone have good advice on embellishment

placement?  I struggle with this.  I usually put down 

and odd number which I heard is the best option, 

and then I end up rearranging them all over, 

just enough to cause a bit of adhesive to always 

get stuck where it shouldn't be.  Oh the joy. 

Perhaps my sentiment

should have been more horizontal instead of 

vertical to match the sketch, so in came 

the wonderful twine.

Today marks 5 weeks since I came down 

with the fevers and flu from covid. 

Recovery is taking a lot longer then I expected.

I have days where I wonder if it will 

ever be ok again? 

My eyes are still giving me much trouble,

and the smell comes and goes,  it usually

has to be right under my nose to smell 

anything.  Which is so odd.  I had a nose like  

a bloodhound before all this.  

Same with my eyes, my ma use to say 

I had eagle eyes.  Well folks sad 

to say that has all changed since this 

terrible covid.  With all that being said,

I'm so grateful to be alive, and Thank Jesus

that it didn't hit us any harder.

Thank you for your continued prayers and

encouragement as I recover from covid.  

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