#FMS546~By My Side, Stampin UP

What a lovely day here.  Sunny with a balmy 

breeze at 82 degrees.  I could have this weather

all year long.  

We had to make the usual grocery store haul.

Praise the LORD we can afford the prices,

but still suffering with what some would 

call "sticker shock"  Anyways just 

thankful we are hanging on by a thread.

Nevertheless, I did hear others grumbling too

at the prices, and mind you we were at Walmart. 

We came home and while my sweetheart put

all the groceries away, I made us lunch.  

We had hotdogs.  We had not had those in 

probably years, but our daughter got us a 

new brand and they were delicious.  

Perfect summer day food. 

I made this card for the challenge at:

Freshly Made Sketches

The stamp set featured in this card is:

Stampin Up:  By my side 

I must be on a kick with the bold colors.

However, I do love how this card 

turned out.  

I stamped and colored each image,

and then used dimensionals to pop

them up and layer them

on the punched out circles.  

When I  think of my friends, I realize how blessed I am. 

I truly appreciate these individuals, they are all 

so very different, but yet 

I'm so grateful to each and everyone,

they offer me encouragement, 

wisdom, love, and most important prayer. 

My darling HP loves his toys, and he thinks 

under the table is his secret fort area to collect

all his favorites.  

Thank you for your continued prayers and

encouragement as I recover from covid.  

And also,  for my dog, HP.

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 #483~ The Best Remedy, Stampin Up

I am just in one of those moods, where I 

feel like, "what's the use?"   What I mean 

by that is card making is so much fun, but

I often wonder what will become of it.  

I just get bummed because I feel like if I 

invested my time say in a potters wheel, or 

perhaps macrame, that is something that would last

and people would like it more then a card. 

I also feel like the price of postage is

constantly going up. Hence the main reason

I closed my etsy shop.   Well, I suppose I also

wonder now that I have a little collection of 

stamps and accessories, there is no turning back.

So perhaps it's guilt I'm feeling at the cost

of all my supplies, after all it is just a hobby.  

I'm a stampin up "hobby" demonstator,  I've 

just not ever been a good sales person, even 

when I worked at JcPenney's.  I understand

the cost of living (especially now) and the price

is sometimes just not affordable.  I don't like to be

pushed into things, so I'm not a pushy person. 

I honestly don't know where I'm going with my thoughts

here this evening, just venting I suppose. 

I did just have a funny thought though, Maybe it's 

because I wasn't a cheerleader in high school.  

you know those high energy kind of gals,

that know how to get the crowd on their 

feet and excited about even a losing game.  

Well at least I show up for the game. 

Enough with my pity party.  

I made this card for the challenge at:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

The stamp set featured in this card is:

Stampin Up:  The Best Remedy 

How does one color a skunk and yet still 

see the lines in the stamped image.  That 

was my dilemma while making this card.  

Then I went for bold DSP for the banners

and background paper.  It might be a bit

busy, but there it is folks.  It just wouldn't

be a good week for me  if I don't  play along with 

this challenge.   They really test your creative 

skills here, especially today's sketch.  

I'm always trying to save the honey and bumble

bees,  They seem quite pleased with the sunflowers. 

The raspberries are doing well too, we just 

picked our third little dish of them.  Delicious. 

They remind me of my childhood.  Granddad 

had a HUGE raspberry patch.  

Darling HP is doing ok.  He threw up

quite a bit yesterday.  I'm hoping it was 

just heat, or perhaps upset tummy and 

nothing more alarming.  

He has been doing pretty good today,

much sleep, and his  bad eye looks 

very glossy today, but otherwise

he is doing ok. I love how he crosses

his paws. He's such a love. 

Thanks for listening/reading my grumbles.  

I really have a lot to be thankful for.  

So I need to focus more on that.  

Thank you for your continued prayers and

encouragement as I recover from covid.  

And also,  for my dog, HP.

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

 

Sweet Songbirds, Stampin up

Isn't this funny.  I played along with a color 

challenge only to find out the time had 

already expired.  Drats!!

It turned out so cutely too.  Isn't that 

the way of it. 

It was a challenge at: Hand Stamped Sentiments

The stamp set featured in this card is:

Stampin Up:  Sweet Songbirds

I like how the dry embossed musical notes

work perfectly for the notes stamped on top,

and on the inside. 

My little darling was watching the yard 

for me again today.  I love how he rests 

his chops on the window sill.  

Thank you for your continued prayers and

encouragement as I recover from covid.  

And also,  for my dog, HP.

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

 

Challenge #479 - Colors~ Rays of Light, Bottled Happiness, Stampin Up

I had a difficult time capturing the colors on these

pictures.  No matter what lighting I tried,

the blushing bride and so saffron, just out powered

the soft sea foam. 

Nevertheless, I gave it my best shot.  So I will

submit it to the following challenge at:

CAS Colours & Sketches

The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Stampin Up:

Botttled Happiness

Rays Of light

My husband says, "why don't ya stamp the green 

darker so you can see it better"  I said, "it looks 

better in person, so not to worry." haha  

He is quite my pal when it comes to helping me 

make card decisions.  I love that he cares. 

I think adding the bow was the perfect little touch for

this card.  And so in keeping with the yellow I will

share a picture of my sunflower and the lovely

honey bee. 

Also, Here is HP my darling, watching

the traffic as if to give a traffic report later.  

He always takes his place during 

Bible Study time.  Such a cutie. 

Thank you for your continued prayers and

encouragement as I recover from covid.  

And also,  for my dog, HP.

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 #482~Sweet Songbirds, By my Side, Stampin Up

I made this card for the challenge at:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

The stamp set featured in this card are:

Stampin Up:

By my side

Sweet Songbirds

Oh gosh I love these little birdies.  They 

are so adorable.  I don't know if I'm creative

enough to do multiple colors.  But I might 

have to try.  I think it will give the 

cards a new look each time I stamp them.

And this little branch is so fun with the 

little flowers that I fussy cut.  It was worth 

the effort. 

I did add a few little embellishments 

around the sentiment.  

Those musical notes just seem to make 

the card speak volumes.  haha 

My little buddy loves to lay close by,

whether, it's Bible study time, card making

or watching TV.  

I thought I'd share a few pictures of 

my sunflowers.  I'm so happy they 

survived the storm. 

Also we have had two small 

raspberry harvests from this garden.  

Not sure the chimes are keeping the birds 

away, but they look cute in there, so there 

they will stay.  haha.. 

Hope you are all having a blessed Sunday. 

Thank you for your continued prayers and

encouragement as I recover from covid.  

And also,  for my dog, HP.

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 #481~ Hippest Hippo, Swirly Frames, Stampin Up

Well I just wanted to make one more card

for the fun sketch at:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Stampin Up:

Hippest Hippos

Swirly Frames 

I think this set is so stinkin' cute. 

I'm having a blast with it.  haha 

It does not help my moderation in stamping though.

It seems I want to use every die it comes with. 

I took a little liberty with this sketch, 

I didn't add scallops to the top and bottom,

and instead of a bow I used flowers.  

I like the straight lines.  Which is 

sort of funny, because if you saw my 

decorating style in my house not to much is 

in straight lines.  I'm just an odd one I suppose.  

Here's the little darling wishing everyone a 

very Happy Sunday.  I do believe he is smiling.

A small update on my health.

Six months out after covid, still not much smell has returned

and my eyes are terrible.  The hair loss has slowed down so 

Praise The LORD for that.  Gosh that was alarming.   I really

miss my sense of smell, but mostly my eyes.  They are 

very bad.  I now fight the dizziness, and such, so I've not 

been able to drive down to my son's house and that makes me 

sad.  Long distance driving is hard for me.  Something I loved 

to do is driving.  But it seems I must not do that for now.  

But thankful I'm still here and trying to stamp and read,

just amazes me how much I took for granite with my health. 

I'm grateful that my eyes were as strong and well as they were

for 51 years of age, because when this virus hit, it came hard. 

and exasperated my underlying health conditions.  

Thank you for your continued prayers and

encouragement as I recover from covid.  

And also,  for my dog, HP.

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