Card #23 for 2024

Hello Crafting friends.  

Hope you are all doing fine.  We had the most strange

and wonderful weather yesterday.  It was 70 degrees here

in WI.  Oh my goodness and some places reached 72, 

well it was short lived, woke up to 9 degree temps again.

No wonder the pain came back so strong.  But that is our 

normal and to be expected.  It was just so nice

to have a break from the dreary cold. 

I think my card sort of reflected on yesterday's temps,

you see I even had my house windows open and tried 

to clean up the carpet and floors.  A little spring cleaning early.

You know Hunter ( my beloved dog) would have loved it.

He absolutely loved breezy days.  

I will enter this card at:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

The stamp set used in this card is:

Stampin Up:  Trucking Along

I cut out 3 pieces of cardstock to match the one DSP for

the horizontal strips.  I then die cut the circles.  I stamped

and colored the images and decided to make a little "scene"

for the evergreen/floral sprigs.  So I stamped a little paved road

under the truck, and clouds above to take up about 3 of the 

horizontal strips.  I am happy with how it turned out. 

I was not going to get this stamp set,

but a sweet friend made me the most lovely Christmas card, and 

I was inspired to purchase this set.  I can only hope my cards 

will inspire someone to want to make cards too. 

I've made a little progress yesterday like I mentioned. 

Here is a picture below.  

The verse I chose for this card is:

Song of Solomon 2:12KJV

The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds 

is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ 

 

Card #22 for 2024

Hello Crafting friends. 

Happy Sunday Afternoon. 

I'm entering this card in the following:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Stampin Up:  Detailed Dogwood

Cutest Cows

This card was headed in the completely opposite 

direction, note the last picture.  I'm not even 

sure what I was intending with the final card,

but it eventually turned out. 

This was an exhausting effort, but I was 

thrilled to use the new little cow set.  I think 

it will be "utterly" sweet to make a few 

cutesy cards the next few days.  

The verse I chose for this card is:

Proverbs 27:23 KJV

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, 

and look well to thy herds.

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ 

 

Card #21 for 2024

Hello crafting friends.  

We are having a slow Sunday here. 

Trying my best to keep on doing the normal

things, but nothing feels normal since HP 

had to be put down, our whole routine is 

all different now and so quiet.  

I actually made a card yesterday that didn't have

a pawprint or dog theme.  That was a big step.

So we are headed in the right direction, in fact

quite funny because it was a card with a pizza

theme.  I do love pizza and lately that's been our 

go to comfort for easy meals.  

I made this rather simple card, by stamping, coloring, and 

cutting out the images, I also used an embossing folder to give

a little dimension to the background instead of just solid white. 

I so love the little scattered dog bones. 

I have been using the red card stock in honor of HP, because

that was the color of his harness and  dog collar. 

I will enter this card in the challenge at:

Retro Rubber Challenge

The stamp sets used in this card are:

Simon says:  Pawprints on our hearts ~2014

Simon Says: Pocket full of happy ~2020

Stampin Up:  Happy tails~2019

The verse I chose for this card is:

Isaiah 46:4KJV

And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar(gray) hairs will I carry you:

 I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ 

 

Card #20 for 2024

Hello Crafting friends. 

I am loving how this card turned out.  

I will enter it in the challenge at:

Double "D" Challenges

The stamp set featured in this card is:

Stampin Up:  Supremely Awesome

Simon Says: Noted Heart

This is just straight forward stamping, coloring

and cutting.  I love pizza so much so it seemed fitting

I should make this card.  Since our beloved dog passed 

away, we have been resorting to pizzas. I haven't felt 

much like cooking, so pizza seems like a go to.  I use

to make homemade pizzas all the time when the kids

were home, now we have been choosing frozen, 

nevertheless I like any pizza so no complaints here.  

I came across this little bandana idea while looking up cards using this stamp set. 

  I will credit Brenda Fertitta for this fun addition of the bandana to the chef. 

 I'm not sure what she used to create it, but I just looked at her

 card and freehand cut out one in red card stock.  I think

it adds the perfect finish touches to the chef. 

The verse I chose for this card is:

1 Cor. 10:31 KJV

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ 

 

Card #19 for 2024

Hello Crafting friends.

I'm still quite upset over the loss of our beloved HP.

It's the little things that make it so raw feeling.

Getting a package in the mail, use to be so exciting

because my little buddy would be sniffing away at it,

and we'd open it together.  Then when I went out

to grab an afternoon slice of cheese I instinctively 

looked for my little guy to give him a slice.  I went 

outside for the first time since his passing and coming

back into my home I had a full on panic attack, my chest

was so tight I thought it was the end.  I'm so use to 

him greeting me like he always has for the past 12 1/2 years. 

The one that hurts so much is he watched me as much as I watched him.

He was also my little vacuum, so the other day when I came out 

of my craft room and noticed a piece of a siete chip on the floor,

I just lost it, he would have scarfed that down in a second.  It hurts 

my friend, sooo very bad.  Well anyways I made this card and a duplicate

for our Vet, who had to put him down, the whole office signed a 

sympathy card and sent it to us.   The other card is for a friend 

who always asked about HP.  

I will submit this card to the challenge at:

The Male Room

The stamp sets used in this card are:

Stampin up:  Happy Tails, Strong of heart

Simon Says:  Pawprints on our hearts

This is just a straight forward card, some 

stamping,  cutting and a few dimensionals, 

to pop up the paw, and the sentiment to tie 

it all together.   It's so hard to be creative

when your heart is broken.  

This is the night before our little guy had to be put

down.  The kids all came home and we spent time

loving on him and making him the center of attention

like we also did,  he then went and laid down as if 

to take us all in, so sweet, and then he got up and 

came and sat by my feet.  Oh how my heart hurts for him. 

He fought hard the past two years, and especially the last

2-3 months, we were bottling feeding him the last two 

months, it was difficult, and little sleep, but I wouldn't trade 

that time with him for anything, and if I could, we'd still

be doing it, but he was having trouble breathing in the end. Not 

just the swallowing.  what an amazing dog,  So blessed 

to have had him in our family. I have videos on instagram

if you care to see him, it's in my highlights under Sir Hunter. 

The verse I chose for this card is:

John 14:1 KJV

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, Believe also in me.

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ 

 

Card #18 for 2024

Hello Crafting Friends, 

I have one more card for this evening. 

I will enter this card in the challenge at:

CAS on Friday

We have another FUN challenge for you ....

VALENTINE

*Please Don't forget to make it CAS!*

The stamp set featured in this card is:

Stampin Up:  Bee My Valentine. 

This card was made in record time, I 

stamped directly onto the white cardstock

and just colored in the honeycomb.  It

would be a lovely card to mass produce.  

The verse I chose for this card is:

Proverbs 16:24 KJV

Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, 

and health to the bones

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ 

 

Card #17 for 2024

Hello crafting friends,

I'm still trying to pick up the pieces of 

my broken heart, since HP had to be 

put down, so I thought I'd play with 

my new stamp set.  

It actually came on the day we had to 

put him down. Feb. 8th  But I just couldn't even

get excited about it, so I decided last night

to give a go with it.  

How wonderful to find this challenge to play along with:

As You See It Challenge

My latest craft purchase is this stamp set: 

Bee My Valentine (stampin Up)

I love how cheerful and springy this 

card turned out.  

I made two, one for each of my kiddos. 

That little bumblebee is buzzing with happiness.  

Much like How I feel "bee-ing" with my kiddos. 

My daughter sent me this below, who doesn't love

snoopy?   I think my darling dog HP had the attitude

of Snoopy, which made him all the more lovable.  

The verse I chose for this card is:

1 John 4:19KJV
We love him, because he first loved us.

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ 

 

Card #16 for 2024

Oh Friends, and fellow crafters, If you 

follow my blog, then you know already

the heartache.   My beloved HP had to be put down. 

My dad use to get HP all sorts of toys and so 

I wanted to make sure to thank him.  Hp loved 

his grandpa and the toys.  This card was hard to 

make and surely not one of my best, but I 

had a hard time concentrating and it seemed 

like the creative juices were all bottled up.  

I went to  my one of my favorite sketch challenges

for inspiration and that's where I will submit this card.

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Happy tails (stampin up) 

Pawprints on our hears, Pocket full of happy

(Simon Says)

I would have liked to color the little puppy

much like HP all black and white,

but then you can't see his little nose and eyes so

goodly, so I went with a little brown pup. 

I love the sentiment, because my dad loves

puns so this is perfect.  The inside sentiment is 

absolutely true. 

These are the last hours with our beloved

friend and companion. 

This is how sweetly he came home,

now at peace and no pain, but always

so lovely with his crossed paws, he does 

that on his own. 

My heart is broken and I feel completely

crushed by the weight of his absence, 

the house is so still and quiet and yet it

is deafening  at the same time. 

I updated his profile picture on the side of my blog.

This picture below is where we laid him 

to rest in our yard. 

My daughter sent me this picture below,

On Thursday, the day we put him down. 

I don't know how I'm going to get thought this,

In my head I know one day at a time sweet Jesus,

but my heart hurts so bad, he's all I had all day

by myself, he was my world.  

The verse I chose for this card is:

Luke 23:43KJV

And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, 

Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ