Simply Happy Birthday

Hello stamping friends.

The challenge at:

Hand Stamped Sentiments

Was just that a challenge indeed for me.

My goodness I couldn't get these colors

to work at all with my desired stamp choices.

I tried floral, but for some reason the black berry

bliss just seemed to overpower everything I stamped.

I even tried coloring it with markers, but I still 

didn't like the images. 

I was just about to give up and decided to 

go ultra simple.  It actually made me laugh.  I 

didn't have the exact colors, but I tried to match

the best I could.  

The stamp set is:  Stampin Up: Happy Birthday to you

The inks are:

Just Jade, Pool Party and Black Berry Bliss 

I was happy to have black berry cardstock on hand

to use as the base for the card.   

You know after I stamped this I thought hearts would 

have stamped lovely with these colors,  I tend 

to come up with the better ideas after I've 

stamped and pictured the cards already.  sigh.

I wanted to share a picture of these 

darling little buds I notices on my 

spring cactus.  The ole girl is hanging in there. 

So happy when she blooms.  They tend 

to last long like orchids.  I think that is 

another reason I love them.  

Psalm 19:7KJV

The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul;

the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. 

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💗PJ

 

Snake Plant Thank you

Hello friends.  I had yellow card stock 

out to use today, and you can see I went 

in a completely different direction.  

I will submit this card to the challenge at:

Freshly Made Sketches

The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Stampin Up:  Plentiful Plants,

A Touch of Ink

Crackle Paint 

I stamped the leaves to create the rainbow 

look, and then I stamped the sentiment on the 

matching green card stock. The flower pot

is stamped on the linen paper from stampin up

then I just cut out the middle to give it a bit

of detail.  Speaking of that, I added a few 

little floral embellishments to the leaves.  

I wanted to make sure to stamp the snake

plant, because this thank you is for my 

dad.   He gave me  the sweetest BD card

and gift of money so I asked my hubby to buy

me a snake plant with it.   

And here is the lovely snake plant.

I'm so excited to have one.  I hope it will

grow well here.  Any tips to keep it happy?

 Please share with me. 

1Cor. 3:7 KJV

So then neither is he that planteth anything, neither he that 

watereth; but God that giveth the increase. 

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💗PJ

 

Anniversary Card

I made this card for my hubby.  On May 2nd

we will celebrate our  wedding anniversary. 31 years.  I'm laughing 

right now because I had to ask Robb how many years.

Isn't the wife the one that usually knows?  Well not here,

heck I don't even remember how old I am half of

the time.  But being I just had a birthday in the

beginning of this month, I can remember I'm 52.

By the middle of the summer I'll be 50 something.  haha  

I will submit this card to the challenge at:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Stampin up:  Sweet Conversations 

Conversation Bubbles

Hedgehugs 

This card may look simple, but in reality it took 

quite a process to get it to this point.  I just couldn't 

make up my mind, and I changed stamp sets a 

bazillion times.  That might be a small exaggeration, but

there was a great deal of struggle in the decision process. 

Then I had to color that little hedgehog.  

Oh my goodness another decision, apparently

today that was my struggle, making choices.  

At least the fussy cutting wasn't bad, just simple 

follow the lines, and not to much thinking.  haha 

Here is a picture of HP in the craft room checking out

the driveway and bird seeders.  I call them seeders

because that's what is in the feeders.  It's been a 

thing I've done forever.  

Now here is a fun book I just finished.  You might

wonder how I read with my eyes.  It's difficult, 

and usually after reading I can't do much for awhile,

just wait for them to come into focus, but I'm going keep

reading for as long as I can.  I love books.  

Now this particular story is very fun, deliciously smutty 

but that's ok.  I love most any books except 

science fiction or horror type things.  I got my first 

taste of a smut books from my Big Grandma's house,

she had a big stack of these romance novels, and as 

a young teenager I use to peek in the pile to read them.

We'd go to Big Grandma's every Sunday, so if it wasn't 

that, I was picking up the party line phone and listening

to conversations.  Haha. We didn't have a party line

phone and I didn't realize that wasn't how it was used.

I thought everyone could join in on the conversations.  

I soon learned that is not the case.    Gosh I got a little

off track there.  Well any ways, the book is good, and 

intended for a mature reader.  It will have you smiling,

crying, and blushing.  

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Gen. 2:24

There shall a man leave his father, and his mother,

and shall cleave unto his wife; and they shall be one flesh. 

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You Matter

Hello Friends.  I'm watching the trains go 

by trying to think of something to write. 

I find it so interesting that I have so much

to always say, but lack the ability to write nice blogs.  

Maybe I should do those video blogs, but 

they'd be too long, So back to short story blogs

that make no sense and hard to follow my 

"train" of thoughts wherever that may lead.  

Like a random thought right now:

 I'm crunching down 

some veggie straws, they now have

a bbq flavor, which is my favorite.  I love 

foods that have a bit of a kick.  Highly recommend

these crunchies.  HP likes them too.  But only a few.

I made this card for the challenge at:

Sunday Stamps

The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Stampin Up:  Petal Park, Happy & Heartfelt

I don't have the new colors, so I just worked with 

what I had and chose the Blue, pink and green. 

I never know what this fold is called.

but I like how it looks.  There was 

a bit of fussy cutting with the leaves 

but a punch for the flowers so that was

nice and helpful.   I love the placement

of the sentiment.  

Here is HP snoozing.  I love how he 

rests his head on his paw.  The little darling. 

1 John 4:7 KJV

Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of 

God; and every one that loveth is born of 

God, and knoweth God.

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💗PJ

 

Wildflowers & Butterfly Card

Wait to you see the inside of this card.  I'm 

laughing because my original plan was to 

use a dragonfly.    Well it didn't go very well

with all the other stamping, but guess who 

stuck him in on the inside anyways?   I mean

I did go to all the work coloring him so I wanted

to include him too.  haha  

I used two stamp sets to create this card.

Stampin Up:  A touch of ink, Dragon fly garden 

After stamping the wild flowers side by side and

coloring them all, I lightly sponged over the top with

 yellow, and the bottom with green.

 I cut them into 5 pieces to lay side by side

on the yellow card stock.

I fussy cut out the butterfly and leaf branch and used

dimensionals to give it some height.  I tied a yellow

ribbon on it because the sentiment was a bit too high 

for my liking.  I used scotch tape on the bottom part 

of the sentiment, so it wouldn't stamp, and so I didn't 

guesstimate it correctly.  haha  

I will submit this card to the challenge at:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

The picture below is of HP.  That sweetheart

was taking a nap so peacefully. I just couldn't resist.

I probably have a hundred pictures of the same pose. 

I love how his long fur feathers so nicely on his legs.  

If anyone is looking for a good book, check out this

one:  Bridge to Haven.   I loved it.  Had me in tears

and couldn't put it down. 

Matt 6:30 KJV

Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and

to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more 

clothe you, O ye of little faith? 

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💗PJ

 

Strawberry Card

It's been raining all day here.  I tell myself, it 

will help things grow.  April showers

bring May flowers.  Also it is better 

then snow right now.  

Although they say we will be getting a few inches

tonight and tomorrow. 

I made this little strawberry card for the 

challenge at:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

The stamp set featured in this card is:

Stampin Up:  Sweet Strawberry 

I stamped and stamped and then re-stamped

that strawberry to get the sentiment to show up,

and finally I thought why not ink it up with 

the stamp and write marker that way I will 

only color a few of the seeds and the sentiment 

will pop out more.  Finally success.  

A bunch of the good ole fussy cutting, but 

sometimes it's relaxing to do that.  

I was laying on my ice and HP loves to stand 

guard over me, he's such a pal. Love those puppy dog eyes. 

Gen 1:29KJV

And God Said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed,

which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit

of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

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💗PJ

 

Golden Wattle

Hello Friends, it has been so nice here

the past few days I could get use to this 

weather.  However, I know living in WI 

there will be snow and cold again before 

summer rolls in.  But I'm loving the sunny

warm days while they are here. 

I think this card reflects the weather, 

 bright and sunny.

 As I type this I hear birds singing

sweetly even with all the trains.  

I will submit this card to the challenge at:
Freshly Made Sketches

The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Stampin Up:  Brightest Beauty & Garden Birdhouses

This was a fast easy card to make the main

imagine which I think is a golden wattle, was

stamped and die-cut, then I added some dimensionals

to the back of it and starting working my way up.

I fussy cut the bird house and bird and added a few

embellishments. 

My husband chose the background color for me.

I thought a vibrant yellow, or perhaps a toned down 

yellow but my darling liked this one.  So I 

stuck with it.  

Here is our precious little HP, with quite a smug

look on his face.  Why?  because the treats on 

top of the frig, is what he is waiting for.  He likes

to give direction as to where they are, with a quick toss

of his head and a bark, not saying he's spoiled, he 

just knows what he wants. haha  

These lovely little flowers popped up.  Does any one 

know what they are?  

Luke 8:15KJV

But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest 

and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring 

forth fruit with patience. 

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Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ