Christmas Pinecones

Did September just fly by for anyone else?

I can't believe it's already Oct. 4th. 

What does this gal do when she feels down? 

Make a Christmas card, of course. 

I will submit this card to the challenge at:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Stampin Up:  Beary Cute, Christmas Season 

The sentiment on this card is from the new 

Beary Cute stamp set.  It is a long one, but I masked

it with tape, so I had to stamp the Merry, and then underneath

the Christmas.  I love how it turned out.  The rest 

was just stamping the images directly on the white

cardstock, except for the pine cones, those I stamped

and then cut out so that I could add some dimensionals 

to them.  I filled in some of the white space with a little

dot stamping.  I inked off a couple times to keep it light

looking and not overpower the whole picture.  I'm 

amazed at how well the bow turned out for me today. 

I'm trying my hand at making a sourdough starter. 

This is my first time doing this, so if you have 

any helpful tips or advice please let me know.  

Below is a picture of my first doily. I'm so

impressed I did it.  My husband was even 

proud of me.  That made my day.  Perhaps

I will add these to my etsy shop.  I just need

to get myself some more yarn.  

Here is a couple pictures of the trees in our

yard.  The ash tree might not hit it's peak

colors of red, since it's losing the leaves so fast

this year.  Nevertheless, lovely.  

The black walnut is always a gorgeous

looking tree.  The sheer size is what

makes this tree so grand. 

We are blessed to have such lovely trees

in our yard.  

The verse I chose for this card is:

John 17:3 KJV

And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only

 true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ