Card #23 for 2025

Dearest Blog Readers, I do believe this card brings 

the grand total of Valentines up to 20, so that will do for now.

I have to confess, I enjoy french fries, well anything

potatoes, in fact tonight I fried up potatoes to go 

with our supper.  But my real problem is sugar, and 

pizza.  Oh my goodness pizza any time ~any place.

Love it all styles, from deep dish to thin,  hot or cold.

You might say I have a Pizza problem.  haha

But the good ole American French fry is quite 

scrumptious too.  And these little card just cracks 

me up.  Drives the point home that no matter how

much we enjoy our food, family is first. 

I will enter this card in the challenge at:

Sketch Saturday

The stamp sets I used for this card are:

Stampin Up

Friendly Seagulls

Country Bouquet 

Sweet Conversations 

I love how the playful DSP works with the 

cute seagull, just seems cheeky.   Speaking of 

cheeky, I included a picture of the little pup at the bottom. 

I used the pebbles from the stamp set and then just 

sponged over all of it to look like a sandy beach.  

The seagull is popped up on dimensionals after 

coloring and cutting it out.  The little square 

features a heart and the fries.  

Six months old, nearly 7 and still 

a lot of attitude.  But at least today

he rested a bit in the craft room for me.  

he was sick yesterday because I left him

for 2 hours for an eye appointment. 

That was not good for his little anxiety issues. 

The verse I chose for this card is:

John 14:21KJV

 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: 

and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father,

 and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ

 

Card #22 for 2025

Dearest Blog Readers,

I'm continuing with Valentine cards.  In fact 

one more to go to make it 20  That should be enough for my 

friends and family. 

I will enter this card in the challenge at:

CAS Colours & Sketches

The stamp set I used is:

Stampin Up

Bee My Valentine

I should have taken a picture of the honeycomb I 

stamped in the corner.  I colored it all in, then

cut it out and it looked just terrible.  All that work for

nothing.  So reached over for some scrap papers

and came up with this little heart piece for the corner.

I think it works lovely with the sweet honey bee.  

Here's Patriot on his post.  Always looking out 

the windows. 

The verse I chose for this card is:

Proverbs 16:24KJV

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 #21 for 2025

Dearest Blog Readers

Another Valentine card, I don't know who I will 

be sending these all too, but I keep making them.  

I will enter this card in the challenge at:

The Paper Players

The stamp sets I used are:

Stampin Up

Country Bouquet

Softly Said

I was a bit lazy in making this card.  You see, I had the  DSP

cut for a different card, but then it became a scrap piece.  

The heart behind the sentiment was already cut out too.

So all I really had to do was stamp the sentiments and

the heart on the inside.   It's a bit busy, but it sends 

a clear message to the receiver.  You are loved indeed.  

Puppy has mastered the begging pose, and he knows

it makes us smile, so he does it frequently now.  

One little sweet thing while I chase the goat 

down from furniture and beds and such.  

The verse I chose for this card is:

John 15:9KJV

As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ

 

Card #20 for 2025

Dearest Blog Readers,

This card I made for my husband.  

Even though we both enjoy summer much more

than the cold long winter months of WI.  It 

was perfect for the challenge:

Can You Handle the Pressure

The OPTIONAL TWIST for today's challenge is:

SNOW

Something warm and cozy the way the die cut heart

embraces the snow couple.  

I used a snow embossing folder, and die cut the heart,

then stamped the images, colored and then popped them

up with some dimensionals.  Waiting patiently for 

my wink of stella pen to come in the mail.  It would 

have been the perfect little sparkle on this card. 

However, I did find my little red heart embellishments

and they worked just as nice, maybe even better.  

My puppy was way over tired of being cooped

up in the stamp room with me, as I type this 

he is giving my husband all kinds of trouble.

The little goat is constantly climbing and jumping

on things.  Bless his heart. 

The verse I chose for this card is:

Gen. 2:18KJV

 And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone;

 I will make him an help meet for him.

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ

 

Card #19 for 2025

Dearest Blog Readers,

The challenge I'm entering this card in, is so dear to my "heart"

you see I really did start off the year telling myself a "crafting 

resolution"  so this challenge is perfect.  

As You See It Challenge

Such a unique challenge.  I was thinking

I was the only one that had a crafting resolution.

  I LOVE stamping and 

crafting, and this year I took inventory

of how few cards I made last year, so 

this year my resolution is to make as many

cards as I can and also to add more to my etsy shop. 

I also want to try and make it a habit to give my 

older stamp sets some ink.  

So take this card for example.  

The stamp sets are older:

Stampin Up:

Strong of Heart

Heartfelt

Better Than E-Mail

It's so great that the thing I enjoy and also 

made a New Year's Resolution about 

falls into my Valentine theme.  So it was perfect

for keeping up with the "love cards"

Very basic stamping here, just clean and simple. 

Apparently my puppy found it rather boring, as 

he takes a nap in the stamp room.

The verse is Chose for this card is:

Psalm 20:4KJV

Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.

NIV

May he give you the desire of your heart
    and make all your plans succeed.

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ

 

Card #18 for 2025

Dearest Blog Readers, I'm having quite the time

making everything about Valentine's Day, and using

my old stamps.  We have a system that is somewhat

working for me.  We purchased a babygate for the door way 

of my little stamp room, so I can keep the puppy in

by me and that way keep a close watch on him.  In 

fact as I type this he is finally sleeping.  After 

jumping repeatedly on me, and playing, he has calmed 

down for a few minutes.  Thank the Good LORD. 

I will enter this card at:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

The stamp sets I used in this card are:

Stampin up:

Meant to be

Heartfelt

Sharing sweet thoughts

Sweetheart Candy II

I'm not listing inks today,

because the candy hearts in the jar consisted 

of multiple colors.  

I didn't think layering the hearts would look very 

nice.  In fact I have one other stamp set that I tried

to use, but it was not very good quality and I think

that's what the problem was.  So when I pulled out this

set, the jar was bigger and allowed more room for back

ground stamping.  I used light colors for that, and for the

conversation hearts I chose a darker color.  I die cut the red 

heart and then used dimensionals to pop up the jar. 

I thought the sentiment was perfect for the candy.  I added

a few embellishments and finished off the inside. 

Here's a picture of Patriot pouncing on me as I try

to stamp this card. 

The verse I chose for this card is:

Psalm 119:103KJV

 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, 

sweeter than honey to my mouth!

 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ

 

Card #17 for 2025

Dearest Blog Readers, I stepped outside my 

comfort zone in making this card.  Much like a 

"junk journal"  I used up scraps and layered it 

to make another Valentine card. 

I'm also using this opportunity to give my older

stamps some love, by turning them into Valentine cards.

I will enter this card at:

TGIF Challenges

The stamp sets used for this card are:

Stampin Up:

Country Bouquet

Meant to Be

Parisian Beauty

The inks:

Chocolate chip

Soft suede

Polished pink

I chose brown for a base thinking it would

give an aged look to the paper.  I wanted this

Valentine to feel nostalgic.  Like a place visited and

love bloomed, I so enjoy how in old movies they tie

their love notes and post cards with string so I added

a string to the side with a silver heart.  I ripped the edges

of my paper then sponged it to create interest. Then

the layers and stamping fun began.  

This little fella has found his tail again, and

it's been all exciting the past two days.  My 

goodness I forgot how much fun little 6 month

olds can have when left to entertain themselves. 

Better his tail, then zipper pulls, socks and plants.  

Just saying, this one has been a handful.  

The verse I chose for this card is:

Proverbs 16:9KJV

 A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.

 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ

 

Card #16 for 2025

Dearest Blog Readers, my goal is to have all my Valentine's

ready by the end of the month so they can all be mailed out

and arrive on time.  So I am having a blast with 

challenges to turn them all into Valentine cards.    

I will enter this card at:

The Paper Players

The stamps I used in this card are:

Stampin up:

Heartfelt

Vintage Postcard

The inks:

Polished pink

berry burst

and black

I stamped the post card, and stamp down on the 

white card stock then stamped the other images

on a seperate paper to be cut out and placed 

in the desired location.  I layered the center heart

on top of the arrow and the added a little more 

extra "love" to each heart center.  

Patriot was giving me the sweet look because

he wanted a treat. 

The verse I chose for this card is:

Luke 6:31KJV

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ