FMS393~We Must Celebrate, Stampin up

 This fun card I made for the challenge at:

Freshly Made Sketches

The stamp set featured in this card is:

Stampin up:  We Must Celebrate

I used some washi tape for the stripes on top and bottom and then colored in all the little furry friends.  

I'm also including a picture of these lovely little stickers.  I won them awhile ago, and they are my absolute FAVORITE little embellishments, they lay flat and adhere nicely, it's almost like they are two -toned, with a gold rim and then a little sparkle silver inside.  I am hoping that by posting it on my blog frequently someone will be able to tell me what they are, and where to purchase them.   

Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

PJ

FMS393~ Stuck on You, Lawn Fawn, My Sunshine, Mama Elephant

 I made this card for the challenge at:

Freshly Made Sketches

The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Lawn Fawn: Stuck on You

Mama Elephant:  My Sunshine

Of course I had to add googly eyes to the cactus, He just seemed to have personality, especially since the flower reminded me of a top hat.  

I also took another picture with lots more light to show how lovely the center of the sun sparkles with that jewel.  

I'm also including a picture of these lovely little stickers.  I won them awhile ago, and they are my absolute FAVORITE little embellishments, they lay flat and adhere nicely, it's almost like they are two -toned, with a gold rim and then a little sparkle silver inside.  I am hoping that by posting it on my blog frequently someone will be able to tell me what they are, and where to purchase them.   

Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

PJ

Sketch #321~Love You To Pieces. Stampin Up

 I made this little note card for my darling husband.  He works two jobs to take care of us, and does so many things around the house to help me out, from chores I can't do anymore, to just encouraging me daily.  I'm blessed to have such a supportive person in my life.   

I will submit this card to the challenge at:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

  

You might have noticed I strayed a bit from the sketch, as far as not keeping it an A2 size card.   I just wanted a little note for hubby, so the card is a 4x4 size, in fact I even had to make the envelope to fit it.   Apparently my envelope punch board didn't give me the right scoring measurements the first time, but I figured it out.   Phew.  😉  I then decorated the envelope too. 

The stamp set featured in this card is:

Stampin Up:  Love You to Pieces.

I really love the background puzzle.  I used the die that comes with it.   In fact I used a tape runner on the back of the pieces while they were still in the die, and then placed them on the black card stock and popped them down, and they stuck perfectly in place.

I used two different ribbons on this card.  I really like how it sparkles.   I had to tell myself "no"  to adding more little embellishments to the card.   I'm quite pleased with how it turned out.  Sometimes it's nice to make a different size card then what I usually make.  

Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

PJ

FMS392~Dragonfly Dreams, Stampin Up

 I made this happy card for the challenge at: 

Freshly Made Sketches

The stamp set featured in this card is:

Stampin Up: Dragonfly Dreams

I used some lovely DSP that adds a bit of shine to the dragonfly, hence the double pictures of the front of the card.   I also decided to create my own background for part of the sketch, just to keep it a more simple card, and not so many layers.  

I'm also including a picture of these lovely little stickers.  I won them awhile ago, and they are my absolute FAVORITE little embellishments, they lay flat and adhere nicely, it's almost like they are two -toned, with a gold rim and then a little sparkle silver inside.  I am hoping that by posting it on my blog frequently someone will be able to tell me what they are, and where to purchase them.  

Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

PJ

Sketch #320~City Scene, Papertreyink, Night In Bethlehem, Stampin up

 A little bit of a story for you today.   I saw this lovely sketch at:

 Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

I knew I wanted to play along.   However, I noticed I haven't been making many Christmas cards, so that is what I planned on doing and went right to work with the card you see below.   After I finished it, I realized it didn't have the two horizontal stripes.  DRATS.. What was I thinking or should I say I wasn't thinking.   

So next I pulled out my little city builder stamp set  for the card I will submit, which is the top one.  I started construction on the two roads to make sure I have matched the sketch.   And as my luck would have it, I smudged the bottom one, so I had to take a "detour"  and resurface that road.  haha.. Anways I tossed the sun up in the sky to to match the butterfly in the sketch.   I really love this little set.  Perhaps because I so enjoy big cities and tall buildings and of course tree lined streets.    

Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping.

PJ

HSSIC316~Friendly Conversation, Daisy Delight, Stampin Up

 Well folks, here is the second card I made for the challenge at: 

Hand Stamped Sentiments

The previous card I decided to try my hand with the palm tree, however my heart is really all about the daisies, as you can see from my profile picture.  It's my favorite flower.  So hence the reason I had to submit a second card.

This card features the following stamp sets:

Stampin Up:  Friendly Conversation

Stampin Up: Daisy Delight

I really love how this card turned out.  I asked my husband which of the two cards he liked best and he chose the palm tree, I think because there was more green on it.  haha.  

Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

PJ

HSSIC316~ Plant Hope, Stampin Up

 Well, I'll keep my card description quite brief, being I made two cards today for this challenge, and will enter the next one as soon as I finish here.  

You see I thought I'd try something a bit out of the box, and go for the palm tree, which I think are fantastic.  It makes me smile, because you see my son had a lovely opportunity early this spring to go to Florida, for a bike trip.  I'm happy to say he does a great job at staying in contact with me for which I'm grateful.  So about 3:30am, when they got down there,  I get a text saying, "Mom, I just saw my first palm tree"  aww.. that made me smile.  😊 

I will submit this card to the challenge at:

Hand Stamped Sentiments

The stamp set featured in this card is:

Stampin Up:  Plant Hope

Thank you for stopping by for a visit.  

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

PJ