Happy 30th Birthday Son

I made this card for my son.  He is 

catching up to me in age.  haha  

I will submit it to the challenge at:

TGIF Challenges

The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Stampin Up: Beautiful World, Number of years,

Birthday wit. 

Hampton Art~candles.

I decided to use the sketch in a square 5" x 5"  card. 

It was quite a challenge to fit that circle with the strips

on there along with a sentiment in the corner.  

I chose a scenic DSP that is land, water, sky,

to fit with the whole world, and globe theme. 

I cut the strips and glued them on green 

card stock before adding them to the finished card. 

It was quite the decision on what color the globes

should be, and so I just stuck with the basic blue. 

I love how the inside of the card turned out.  I 

did a "W" fold to give it the pop out look.  

I hope my son likes it. 💖

The verse I chose for this card is:

Psalm 20:4 KJV

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 

 

Halloween card #2 for the 2023 season

My second Halloween card for the 2023

season, and this one I made for the challenge at:

Freshly Made Sketches

The stamps sets featured in this card are:

Stampin Up:  Cutest Halloween, Welcoming Woods,

Scary Silhouettes 

I love how this turned out.  Even the little fairy

lights made it have a spooky vibe.  

The side spider web is washi tape, and I stamped 

the spider and cut him out to add on top.  I punched

a circle to use as a mask while I shaded in the background

color. then I stamped the trees in black and used a white

gel pen to add highlights as if from the moon.   I  stamped

and punched out the ghost and added him behind the 

sentiment.  The final touches were the stars and bats.  

I think it looks pretty "spook-tac-ular" 

I just thought a little piece of ribbon

would be nice to "tie" it all together. 

My little guy is snoozing with his little

bone.  He loves his toys.  

The verse I chose for this card is:

Psalm 104:20 KJV

 Thou makest darkness, and it is night: 

wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ 

 

Santa is Checking His List

I got busy cleaning up my plants today.  

That is a full time job.  Good golly I love them, 

but they are a handful.   Hopefully this weekend

my sweetheart will help me repot a few.  

I don't know how I turned into the plant lady. 

It started with a just a couple, and now I have 

 more then 50.   It's like when I got my 

ears pierced it started out just the normal 

one on each side and now I have seven.  Good grief.

I don't know when to stop. 

Well, after all that snipping, I realized I made

a mistake with my lovely orchid, that is actually blooming

again.  I cut the aerial roots.  They were shooting out all over 

the place.  I should have just repotted her.  Gosh I'm hoping she will survive. 

So to relax and calm down, I decided it was time for Christmas. 

and you all know what I mean by that.  It was Christmas card making

time again.  Nothing makes me destress better then that.   

So I turned on the Christmas music and got to work

with this little gem.  I will submit it to the challenge at:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Stampin Up:  Signs of Santa

Lawn Fawn:  Christmas Dreams 

I used an embossing folder to create the center 

piece. In my mind it looked like a stone fireplace,

so hence that is the direction I went. I had so much fun

stamping and coloring this little scene.  Even though 

it was difficult to see some of the project I kept at it

with my glasses on and I love how cozy it looks,

right down to the rug in front of the firepalce and the cookies on 

the mantel.   Notice how Santa is checking his list just one

more time before filling the stockings.  haha. 

That is one of my favorite little pine 

trees in the yard.  It has the best layers for 

catching leaves.  

I made this set of Christmas coasters for my Etsy shop.

I want to get some more yarn colors to keep working 

on these.  They are fun to make.  I think some fall/autumn ones

would be a nice touch too.  

The verse I chose for this card is:

1 Peter 4:10KJV

As every man hath received the gift,

 even so minister the same one to another,

 as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ 

 

My First Halloween card for the season 2023

Happy Saturday friends.

I made this Halloween card for the challenge at:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

The Stamp set featured in this card is:

Stampin Up:  Best Witches 

I felt inspired by the upcoming "holidays"

 I haven't added anything

to my etsy shop for a while.  So today I added

two stamp sets and one beach card. 

I will be adding this one too, most likely tomorrow.

Goodness I forgot how much a person has to type

 just to put an item up for sale.  

But while in my etsy shop, I noticed I did not have any

cards, especially Halloween, hence the reason for this 

card today.  

I am not a "spooky" Halloween kind of gal, but I do 

love the cute stuff.  That's what I think of this little 

witch, a cutie with some attitude.  

It was just basic stamping here folks, some coloring

and fussy cutting.  The DSP works lovely for the 

three individual levels on this card.  

When I saw this message today, I thought of how it 

is perfect for just about anything in life, whether it 

be gardening, dieting, stamping, parenting, even having an 

etsy shop. It just seems to cover the bases.  Don't give up!

The verse I chose for this card today is:

Proverbs 21:21KJV

He that followeth after righteousness and mercy

 findeth life, righteousness, and honour.

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ 

 

Autumn Deer~Hello Friend

I made this fall card for the challenge at:

Freshly Made Sketches

The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Stampin Up:  Welcoming Woods, 

Rustic Retreat 

This card used simple stamping techniques. 

I stamped directly on the card stock.  I then

stamped the deer and cut him out to place him

in front of the trees. 

I used ribbon on the bottom part of this card

for the two horizontal stripes as shown on the sketch. 

This is one of my many sunflowers 

in my garden.  I love how happy they look.

The birdies just love the seeds. 

The verse I chose for this card is:

Psalm 18:33KJV

 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, 

and setteth me upon my high places.

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ 

 

Beary Cute Rainbow Christmas

Hello blog friends.  

I made this fun card for the challenge at:

Global Design Project

The stamp set featured in this card is:

Stampin Up:  Beary Cute

I Stamped the sentiment in black, and then ran it 

through my big shot to give it some embossed snowflakes.

I then stamped and colored the presents and tree according

to the rainbow colors.  I also added the polar bear family.

How lovely that I didn't have to worry about adding color to them. 

They just sort of blend into the snowbanks.  

I love how the presents are tucked in 

the snow drifts.  

I found this little art piece on instagram and 

thought it was perfect for the rainbow challenge.  

The verse I chose for this card is:

Gen 9:13KJV

 I do set my rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for

 a token of a covenant between me and the earth.🌈

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ 

 

A Beary Cute Christmas Card

I made this fun book fold card for the challenge

at: 52 Christmas Card Throwdown

The stamp set featured in this card is:

Stampin Up:  Beary Cute

I used a snowflake embossing folder, but 

before I ran it through the big shot, I stamped the 

blue snow flakes, and the "Merry Christmas"

I stamped out the other images and cut them 

out for placement on the front.  Even with my 

glasses on, I still managed to place the little bears

a bit to close to the sentiment, but I let it be.  

I like how the "binding" part of this card has 

the snowflake DSP.  I think it ties it all together nicely. 

While I was busy stamping I knocked 

my scissors right off the desk, but my 

desk drawer caught them for me.  So 

funny I had to snap a picture and send 

it tp my kiddos.  I know they appreciate things 

like this. 

The drawer closed at the exact moment

to catch the little chain. 

The verse I chose for this card is:

1 Sam. 17:34 KJV

And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep,

 and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:

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 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ