Card #4 for 2025

Dearest Blog Reader, I appreciate you stopping by.

I'm trying to stamp a bit more, even though the 

puppy is a full time job.  My goodness.  It's just

like my dear friend Nancy said, they are like having

toddlers in the house again.  That is so very true.

I did manage a card today, and even got to color in

the images. The stamp set I chose to work with today

is Stampin Up, Toile Christmas  

I have four red markers and all but one worked.  I need

to sort through these markers and toss the old dried up 

ones.  Why must I keep things like that.  I even need 

to go though my ink pads.   Well long story there to 

say I wanted to try and blend colors on the cardinal, 

but my markers weren't cooperating so I used a dried up 

one to make it lighter in spots.  

I will enter this card in at:

Stamping Sensations

Anything Goes

with the option of

Hand Coloured Image

Here is a picture of the little 6 month old.

He just woke up from a nap, and is concerned

he's back in the stamping room with me. 

The verse I chose for this card is:

Matthew 6:26KJV

 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, 

nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them.

 Are ye not much better than they?

 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ

 

Card #3 for 2025

Dearest Blog Readers, I'm so happy you

stopped by for a visit.  

I used a lovely snowflake embossing folder

to start this card off in the right direction of winter.

I then stamped and colored in the images using

an array of colors and realizing I don't have nearly

as many brown markers as I thought I did.  So 

Mr. Moose looks a bit like copper. (haha) Which 

would make for a cute name if I had a pet moose. 

I will enter this card at:

Can You Handle The Pressure

Challenge:

Anything Goes Embossing with a 

Twist of Winter.

The stamp sets I used in this card are from

Stampin Up:

All Bundled UP

In the Pines

Below are a couple pictures of Patriot pup.  He

is 6 months old and full of energy.  Always

watching out the windows to see the action. 

The verse I chose for this card is:

Psalm 74:17KJV

Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.

 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ

 

Card #2 for 2025

Dearest Blog Readers, I do hope you are 

ending the weekend on a happy note of thankfulness. 

I'm trying.  But this pup of mine is frustrating me.  

He is a jumper and each time I tried to stamp this 

card, into my lap he decided to be.  He's a 35 pounder 

right now so it's no easy task and I'm covered in 

blue marks.  We are trying to practice staying down. 

But it's not sinking in yet for this 6 month old.

I will enter this card at:

AAA Cards Challenge

The stamp set I used in this card is:

Stampin Up: Light & Peace

I decided it needed a little gold accent paper along 

the side to make the angle wings stand out. 

This year I'm going to try and use my older 

stamps more frequently.  Through my years of 

stamping I've stocked up quite a collection.  And now 

with the uncertainty of my husband's new job,

I'm not going to be purchasing much.  So I am

grateful for all the supplies I have and look

forward to using some oldies but goldies.  I might

even add a few to my etsy shop.  I need to start

getting more serious with that dwindling little 

shop of mine.  

Here is the little card making culprit. 

Patriot the pup.

The verse I chose for this card is:

Luke 2:10KJV

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold,

 I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ

 

Card #1 for 2025

Dearest Blog Readers, Happy New Year. 

I can't believe that last year I only made 61 cards.  Of 

course there were a few card projects with multiple cards,

and a few tags for Christmas, but what a bummer to think

that's all the cards I made.  It had been a rough year losing

our beloved dog, and then my husband's jobs here in Dec. 

But I am hopeful and prayerful this year will be better.  

So I'm starting off with a card of gratitude for life.

We are here living and that is a lot to be grateful for.

 

I will enter this card in the

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

The stamp set I used for this card is, Stampin up:

Simply Zinnia 

I was going to do a Christmas card, because I'm 

always running short.  SO hopefully this year I will be 

making many more Christmas cards to be prepared.  

Any ways, I ended up with a flower.  Not my usual go

to for card making but I gave it a shot.  ya know the 

leaves there just didn't look right to me tucked under the 

bloom, so I used them as a stem instead. The color I chose for the

flower is razzleberry and it matched the DSP pretty well 

I added glitter to the center but my glitter pen is running low, 

so it's hard to tell unless you hold the card just right.  wink. 

Patriot Pup turned 6 months old today.  He's a handful

and we are exhausted trying to train him.  He's a bit 

naughty and sometimes aggressive, but we aren't 

giving up.  He's part of the family. 

He has those puppy dog eyes, that make you think

aww, sweet little pup, but turn your back and the little

goat is on the furniture, table, counter, or nabbing 

socks from the laundry basket then a fun game of 

tag around the table to fetch the sock.. Who is 

training who here?   He is a rascal.  

The verse I chose for this card is:

Psalm 100:4KJV

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: 

be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ

 

Card #61 for 2024

Dearest Blog Readers~ How will you be spending

your New Year's Eve? Do you make resolutions?  

We stay in and watch the ball drop on tv.  I'm not

one to make resolutions, but I do choose a word and

a scripture verse for the year.  

I will enter this card in the challenge at:

Sunday Stamps

The stamp sets I used for this card is:

Stampin Up:

It's a celebration

Light the sky

Autumn Leaves clear stamps 

hand drawn alphabet 

I took the "round" about way to finally get to this card.

My goodness, it started off gold and silver, and then 

white and gold, white and silver, but finally I decided 

tuxedo black was the perfect choice.  I even looked up

traditional New Year's Eve colors: 

• Gold and silver: A classic combination that symbolizes wealth, success, and luxury.
• Yellow: A bright color that represents joy, happiness, and the energy of the sun. It's also believed to attract wealth and prosperity. 
• Red: A color associated with luck, prosperity, and vitality. It's also said to bring love and abundance. 
• White: An angelic color that represents purity, cleanliness, pure intentions, and new beginnings.
• Purple: An understated color that represents wisdom, royalty, collected energy, and power. 
• Black: A color that represents elegance, formality, drama, and mystery. 
• Green: A color that represents renewal, growth, and harmony. 
• Chocolate brown: A color that represents the groundedness of the earth signs. 
• Pink: A color that represents friendship, inner peace, and approachability

I embossed the fireworks in sparkle silver and now have glitter

everywhere.  I'm sure I'll be finding it for days to come.  

I kept the inside simple with just the year so that I have 

room to write my message.  

The little pup is a tiny bit better.  Thanking the Lord for that.

It's been a rough week. Last night he made it through the night

without having to go outside with tummy troubles.  

Tomorrow my husband starts his new job.  Our nerves our 

a little frazzled here still from him being let go so 

unexpectedly without warning from both jobs,  they 

say it was the economy.  But nevertheless it has been a 

humbling experience for us both.  25 years with a company 

gives a person no security.  But God heard our prayers and 

He prepared a new job for my husband and he starts tomorrow.

Please keep our family in your prayers.  My health is fragile,

the dog for healing, and my husband's strength to learn his 

new job and do it well.  Thank you so much.  

The verse I chose for this card is:

Rev. 21:5KJV

 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. 

And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.

 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ

 

Card #60 for 2024

Dearest Blog Readers.  I hope ya all had a lovely

Christmas with family and friends.  

I made this birthday card for my daughter.  We love

that her birthday is next to Christmas, so does she. 

I will enter this card in at:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

The stamp sets I used in this card are:

Stampin Up:

Flowing flowers

rise & shine

latte love

incredibly like you

I used an assortment of blender pens to acheive

the colors I desired.  I heat embossed the sentiment

on the front of the card in white as to match the 

snowy white accents.  I also added glossy accents

to the mugs to make it look more realistic and 

resemble liquid. The little pearls were added later

because I ripped the DSP and needed to ink it up and

then cover it up as best I could.  Always a mishap 

or two on my cards.  Guess that keeps them originals.  

If you could PLEASE keep our family in your prayers.  

My husband was dismissed *without warning from both of his

jobs on Dec 12th, and he is the sole provider for our family. They

say it is the economy and that is why they released him.  

Also, our sweet pup has been sick since Christmas Eve.

throwing up and diarrhea.  Had him to the vet and they put him

on a probiotic which only made it worse.  We were up 6x 

with him last night.  So we would appreciate prayers for us all. 

Thank you so very muchly.    

The verse I chose for this card is:

Psalm 23:5KJV

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: 

thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ 

 

Card #59 for 2024

Dearest Blog Readers, 5 days until Christmas.  

This year with having covid since after Thanksgiving,

I feel very unprepared for Christmas, in fact I didn't

even send out as many Christmas cards this year.  I

do thank the Good LORD that my smell and taste 

are returning slowly, just very weak and tired yet. Then

on Dec 12th we had some very unexpected upsetting news.

We are still trying to process it all.  I will share more 

later on that topic.  For now lets talk about this card I made.

I can't believe I've only made 59 cards for the year,

goodness that's astonishing low, for someone who loves 

to stamp, guess losing Hunter, and now the new pup 

have just kept me busy, with worry and stress. 

I will enter this card at:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

I used the following stamp sets:

Stampin Up:

Holiday Home

For Unto Us

Winter Window from paper treyink

and a Christmas snowglobe set(not sure the name)

I took a lot of creative liberties with the sketch in 

regards to this card.  I just wanted to use my window pane set.

Sometimes when I go through my stamps, I forget what I have. 

It had 12 panes but I cut off the lower three so it would fit 

in the space better.  I used blue cardstock in the background

and stamped white snow and then the Santa and his reindeer are in 

black.  I die cut the christmas tree after stamping it along with the 

windowsill evergreen.   I look forward to playing a bit more with 

this set.  I looked it up online to see what others have done with it.

Below is a picture of Patriot enjoying the snow. It's the first 

accumulation where he can frolic and play.  He loves it.

I finished my crocheted tote bag last night.  Very hard

on my eyes because of the dark colors, but it's a whopper

and I'm sort of proud of myself for getting it done.  

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and 

a Happy Healthy prosperous New Year  

Thanks for sticking with me all year.  

The verse I chose for this card is:

Luke 2:14KJV

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ