FUSION - Cake~ Happy Birthday to you, Stampin Up, Stuck on You, Lawn Fawn, Sweet Succulents, Whimsy Stamps.

I was so excited to make the card today.   You see I love plants.  

I have quite a few, however I didn't think I owned any succulents 

except for my little fake ones in the ceramic pot above.   

Well, much to my delighted surprise, I actually have some. 

I found this wonderful fb group and posted picture of a few plants 

of mine, and they helped me identify them.   The clipping in the 

picture is elephant bush, and I'm going to try and propagate it.  

I also have a kalanchoe, and a spring cactus.  

Now I have many spider plants,  African violets,

prayer plant, an orchid that is blooming right now

aloe and pothos.  I would share pictures, but I'd run out of room here.

I'm just delighted to also have a few succulents.  I even found out the names

of the two outside:  Sedum Neon, and Sempervivum know as Hen and chick.  

Now for the card.  I'm going to submit it to the challenge at:

Fusion

For the card today I chose to play with the photo side.   As you can 

see in the above picture that is the cake (I made)  stamped and colored.

Now I just needed to spruce it up with some cactus.  Btw- mentioning 

the word spruce made me think of trees, did you know that there is 

a succulent called miniature pine tree?  I'm going to add that to my wish list.

The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Stampin Up:  Happy Birthday To You

Lawn Fawn:  Stuck On You

Whimsy Stamps: Sweet Succulents 

After stamping each of the lovely succulents, it was 

coloring, cutting and then the crucial placing.  It was helpful 

to add the dimensionals to a few to give them room to squeeze in. 

I'm so happy with how it turned out.  My husband asked me, "are they made 

with the good frosting?"   He's so funny.    Speaking of funny I thought the below

picture was quite comical.  Hope you smile too.  

  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.  Perhaps even a card.  I know I'd greatly appreciate the sales.  Plus I've recently just added more items.  So make sure to check it out. 😊 

 

CAS Christmas September 2020 ~ Papertrey Ink: Storybook Christmas, Stampin Up: Blended Seasons, Making Christmas Bright

Oh gosh I was excited to find this stamp challenge to play along with:

CAS Christmas

  

You see I got a new stamp set and I couldn't wait to play 

with it, and this was the perfect challenge to try it out.  

So even though I'm a stampin up demonstrator,  I don't want 

to be a stamp snob.  So when I came across this adorable 

book set, I knew it was a must have.  I LOVE reading and this 

just seemed to shout my name.   A perfect match. 

In fact the book I'm reading right now I highly recommend.  

As Sure As the Dawn by Francie Rivers

It is book 3 in the Mark of the Lion Series.  

The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Papertrey Ink:  Storybook Christmas

Stampin Up:  Blended Seasons

Stampin Up:  Making Christmas Bright

I thought the little lego train was the perfect prop. 

There was a lot of 2 step stamping involved but it 

went pretty well being the first time using the book stamps.  

One book got a little smudged, but I just called it a well 

worn/read book and left it be. 

I'll share a couple pictures of our yard, Autumn is in the air.  Here in WI.  

  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.  Perhaps even a card.  I know I'd greatly appreciate the sales.  Plus I've recently just added more items.  So make sure to check it out. 😊 

 

CTS #390 Queen Anne's Lace, Forever Blossoms, Stampin Up. Hello Friend

I chose Autumn colors for this card today.  I was inspired

by the colors of the leaf my husband gave me this afternoon. 💕

To create the background I stamped my acrylic block onto

the ink and then onto the paper, with both the espresso and daffodil.  

The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Stampin Up:  Queen Anne's Lace

Stampin Up:  Forever Blossoms  

Originally I was going to use the flowers in the Queen Anne's lace 

set, but I had a difficult time getting them to look nice.  So hence,

I opted for set number two for the flowers.  😉 After stamping and die

cutting I added them to the card with dimensionals, and the finishing touch 

is the little embellishments to the center of the flowers.   I usually like to 

have an "odd" number of embellishments, but this time 4 seemed to be 

pleasing to the eye.  

I'm going to submit this card to the challenge at:

CAS(E) This Sketch

  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.  Perhaps even a card.  I know I'd greatly appreciate the sales.  Plus I've recently just added more items.  So make sure to check it out. 😊 

 

TMS #572~ Whimsy Stamps, Sweet Succulents, Stampin Up Dear Doily

I am loving my little plant stamp set.   It's amazing. 

I'm also thrilled to belong to a group on fb that is 

all about succulents.  I have a few plants at home

and didn't know the name, and after adding a photo

and asking for help.  I now know.  I have a Kalanchoe, 

Mother of Millions,  and Variegated Elephant Bush.  

How exciting.  

The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Whimsy Stamps: Sweet Succulents 

Stampin Up:  Dear Doily  

After stamping the doily on the card, it was the perfect

back drop for the plant.  Almost like having a real

crochet doily on a plant stand.  

My grandma use to crochet doilies.  I wish I would have 

had more appreciation for it when I was young.  Perhaps I 

would have learned how to do it.   I do know how to crochet, but 

I think it's so difficult to do the fine work.  Especially with 

my hands not cooperating lately.  Grandma made it look easy. 

I guess I'll stick to stamped doilies for now. 

I'm going to submit this card to the challenge at:

Tuesday Morning Sketches

  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.  Perhaps even a card.  I know I'd greatly appreciate the sales.  Plus I've recently just added more items.  So make sure to check it out. 😊 

 

Sketch #386 Birthday card using Stampin Up: Whale Done, Itty Bitty Greetings, High Tide, Lighthouse, and Great Impressions, Seaside Lighthouse.

I made this card for my son.  It will be his 27th Birthday

tomorrow.  💕🎂🎈

Now normally I try to make a card out of the ordinary, like a 

fancy fold or a box or something strange, but this year I tamed 

it down a bit. My hands were not cooperating at all.  

So I decided to reflect on last year's birthday.

We had the perfect opportunity to take pictures of the sunset by a 

lake where he lives.  Him, his girlfriend, and my daughter.  

I will submit this  card to the challenge at: 

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

 

The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Stampin Up:  Lighthouse (1998)

Great Impressions:  Seaside Lighthouse G305

Stampin Up:  High Tide

Stampin Up:  Itty bitty Greetings

Stampin Up:  Whale Done  

Ya all might have noticed that I tried taking 

pictures with different items.  UGH.. I'm not very good

at the props and setting up the card.  To make it look it's best. 

But I'll keep trying.  

I used an embossing folder for the background, and then 

just sponged some ink over the top.  The background fishy paper 

is a lovely DSP.  Then I stamped the water, land, and sky

for the next rectangle.  It took me many times to stamp that lighthouse, 

and it finally lined up.  I stamped the rocks and cut them out along with other

images, then just needed the placement good to glue them down.  

I think my favorite part about this card is the sky and 

the birds flying in the background.   I also like the 

funny pun on the inside too.  

Heath Update:  I go for a nerve test at the end of the month to 

see how bad it has gotten  (sigh)  I apparently am quite low on Vit. D

so she gave me a Rx for 50,000 IU to boost me up.  We will 

see if that helps.  The doctor was very kind and compassionate and 

listened, so I am so grateful for that.  She also wants to start me 

on a pill to help with pain. It's a compound medicine.  So I'm nervous 

as usual, being I don't like taking medicine.  But I guess I'm at the age 

I better do something.  So after the nerve test I will be starting that. 

She said most likely what is done as far as nerve damage won't come back,

it's sad, but I believe Jesus is my healer, and if He so chooses it will come back.

So I gotta Keep the faith and Keep on believing. 

Thank you all for your love, concern and prayers. 

  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.  Perhaps even a card.  I know I'd greatly appreciate the sales.  Plus I've recently just added more items.  So make sure to check it out. 😊 

 

 

Challenge #180 Farmhouse Christmas, Joy To The World, In The Pines, Stampin Up

I had so much fun making this card today.  I used embossing paste 

for the first time.  It is a blast and gives such a great texture and shimmer 

to the card.  

I even got creative trying to set up a couple props next to my 

card.  I always have this little lamp post and tree on 

my bookshelf so it was handy to use.  It tied in well 

with today's card. 

The stamp sets featured in this card are: 

Stampin Up:  Farmhouse Christmas

Stampin Up:  Joy To The World

Stampin Up:  In The Pines  

I'm going to submit this card to the challenge at:

Always Fun Challenges

Challenge #180

Our theme for the new challenge is
"Make a Scene"  

I created a country Christmas snow scene.  

It was so relaxing making this card today.  

I love making Christmas cards.  🎄

  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.  Perhaps even a card.  I know I'd greatly appreciate the sales.  Plus I've recently just added more items.  So make sure to check it out. 😊 

 

PP508~ Forever Fern, Wishing You Well, Painted Poppies, Stampin up

I must have a different way of processing certain words.  

For instance the challenge I will submit this card to:

The Paper Players

  

It asks for glitter or foil to be on the card too.  For some reason

I took that as glitter paper.  Never thinking to use my wink of

stella glitter pen, until after the card was made and I re-read the challenge. 

So here is my very glittery card.  The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Stampin Up:  Forever Fern

Stampin Up:  Wishing You Well

Stampin Up:  Painted Poppies  

I tried to match the inks as close as possible. 

Stampin Up Inks are: 

Terracotta Tile

Blackberry  Bliss

Island Indigo  

I wanted the bow on the other side of the wreath but the 

foliage just seemed very blunt on the bottom so hence 

the placement of the bow on that side.  

  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.  Perhaps even a card.  I know I'd greatly appreciate the sales.  Plus I've recently just added more items.  So make sure to check it out. 😊