Tuesday, May 26, 2020

FUSION - Enough~ Enjoy LIfe, Flourish Dies, Stampin Up, Encouragement card






I made this card for the challenge at:

The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Stampin up:  Enjoy Life
Stampin Up:  Flourish Dies 

I achieved the cool look on the side panel of the card, by scrunching up wax paper and tapping it on the ink pad.. what a fabulous way to make a quick and easy background, no two cards will ever be the same.  I love it.  

I like the way the light plays off of the glossy paper.  I added three little embellishments to this card, and easy peasy it's finished.  

* Please stop in at my Etsy shop.   You might just find a stamp or stamp set you NEED to purchase.  I know I'd greatly appreciate it.  I really need to unload a few stamps.  To make room for the new.   Perhaps if you find one you really like,  we can negotiate a price that seems reasonable for us both.


Thank you for stopping by for a visit. Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping 💗PJ

PP492 Jar of Flowers, Cozy Cottage, At Home With You, Thinking of you Card

I was inspired to make this card because of the Bumblebees.   I was outside yesterday and notice one in the ground.  So I tried to capture a video of it.  I will add that to the end of this post.  Please excuse the background noise.. That is the train yard and traffic.  Oh and HP too, He wanted to let us know he saw the bee too.  

The card I made today I will submit to the challenge at:

The stamp sets featured in this card are:
Stampin Up:  Jar of Flowers
Stampin Up:  Cozy Cottage
Stampin Up: At Home with You

I never add enough sequins to the shaker cards, so I had to make a small cut in the back and add a few more.  I added both the blue to reflect water and gold to blend in with the flowers.   Those cute little wooden bumblebees were purchased at Michael's years ago.  and finally I found a perfect card for them. 
I really like the burlap ribbon around the rim of the jar.  It just seems to finish it off nicely.   The sentiment on the inside of the card is lovely.  

* Please stop in at my Etsy shop.   You might just find a stamp or stamp set you NEED to purchase.  I know I'd greatly appreciate it.  I really need to unload a few stamps.  To make room for the new.   Perhaps if you find one you really like,  we can negotiate a price that seems reasonable for us both.





Thank you for stopping by for a visit. Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping 💗PJ

Saturday, May 23, 2020

FMS436 Music from the Heart, Jar of Flowers, Stampin up. Thinking of you, Just a Note


I made this card for the challenge at:


The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Stampin Up:  Music From the Heart
Stampin Up:  Jar of Flowers

I love how it turned out.  I used glossy accents to make the mason jar look like real glass.  and the flowers are so soft and go lovely with the background DSP.  I added the burlap ribbon around the top, and a few little embellishments along the side for some bling. 


Thank you for stopping by for a visit. Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping 💗PJ

* Please stop in at my Etsy shop.   You might just find a stamp or stamp set you NEED to purchase.  I know I'd greatly appreciate it.  I really need to unload a few stamps.  To make room for the new.   Perhaps if you find one you really like,  we can negotiate a price that seems reasonable for us both.

CTS #373~ Stampendous, Family Home.

I wills submit this card to the challenge at:


The stamp set featured in this card is:
Stampendous: Family Home

These crazy cute little homes all nestled together are lovely nestled on top of that embossed brick background.  I kept all the colors soft except for the one red door.  I love a nice red door.  It just seems so inviting to me.   
The sentiment on the inside is lovely.  


Thank you for stopping by for a visit. Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping 💗PJ


* Please stop in at my Etsy shop.   You might just find a stamp or stamp set you NEED to purchase.  I know I'd greatly appreciate it.  I really need to unload a few stamps.  To make room for the new.   Perhaps if you find one you really like,  we can negotiate a price that seems reasonable for us both.

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Sketch 369~ Happy Graduation Cards

I made this card for my niece who is graduating from high school this month.   Must be the year of graduations.  On my husband's side there are a couple also, however, we don't stay in touch with his side of the family due to conflicting views on many things.   Don't know why I felt at liberty to share that, but there it is.    
On a happy note our daughter also graduated from College this past Sunday.  She worked extremely hard to stay on the Dean's list, and went through summer school to graduate early, and had to get an internship job during this Covid 19 lockdown.  It was mandatory for graduating.  The LORD answered our prayers and she was able to work from home at an office job for the University.    She did all of this while working her other job unloading semis, at which she had to report to work sometimes by 3am.   I'm so proud of her because they worked hard and she graduates with no school debt.   What a tremendous accomplishment.  I will share the card I made for her at the bottom of this post.  
I will submit this card to the challenge at:


I really like how this card turned out.  I didn't take another picture because I forgot. OOPS.  Anyways, the inside of it says something like " the tassel was worth the hassle"  I told my  daughter it went for her and myself, as the tassel on this card gave me some trouble. 😉

Thank you for stopping by for a visit. Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping 💗PJ


* Please stop in at my Etsy shop.   You might just find a stamp or stamp set you NEED to purchase.  I know I'd greatly appreciate it.
I am having a spring sale in my shop right now.

Friday, May 15, 2020

Challenge #161 Snapshot, Crafting Forever, Music from the Heart, Painter's Palette, Stampin Up. Be Creative



I made this card for the challenge at:
With an optional twist:  One layer Card.

So I went for it with my card.  I chose to do the retiform technique, because it would make a lovely one layer card, and "the arts" mean so many different things to me that I wanted to include most of them on my card.😉

The stamp sets featured in this card are:  
Stampin Up:  Snapshot
Stampin Up:  Crafting Forever
Stampin Up:  Music From the Heart
Stampin Up:  Painter's Palette

I like how it turned out.  many different images but one golden thread runs through it all.  "ART"   oooh thread.. I could have put on something with sewing too, I just didn't have a stamp for that.

Come to think of it this would look nice in one of the frames I'm now including in my Etsy shop.  

Thank you for stopping by for a visit. Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping 💗PJ

* Please stop in at my Etsy shop.   You might just find a stamp or stamp set you NEED to purchase.  I know I'd greatly appreciate it.
I am having a spring sale in my shop right now.

Thursday, May 14, 2020

TMS #554 Stampin Up: Timeless Tropical. Lawn Fawn: Dad and Me, Happy Father's Day





I'm most excited to say I have a new follower here on my blog.  Oh my goodness after such a long time I gave up on ever reaching 100, and then out of the blue, bless their dear heart  I have another.  I'm so grateful that she decided to follow my blog.  It makes me happy.  

I made this card for my dad for Father's day.  I thought the sketch worked perfectly at:  



The stamp sets featured in this card are: 
Stampin Up: Timeless Tropical
Lawn Fawn:  Dad and Me

The little shirt was all folds and no glue, how fabulous is that?  No scissors needed either.  Just a piece of 4x6 card stock.  

I've been adding more items to my etsy shop some new framed stamped art.  I'm so proud of these.  Hopefully they will sell so I can try adding more. 
White frame stamped art for your wall or shelf. Koala bear image 0Lovely hand stamped image framed in white with pink tulips. image 0White frame stamped art for your wall or shelf. Eiffel Tower image 0



Thank you for stopping by for a visit. Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping 💗PJ

* Please stop in at my Etsy shop.   You might just find a stamp or stamp set you NEED to purchase.  I know I'd greatly appreciate it.
I am having a spring sale in my shop right now.