#FMS539~Every Chapter, Stampin Up

It is a wet, soggy day here.  

What better way to enjoy a rainy day, stamping or reading?

I made this card for the challenge at:

Freshly Made Sketches

The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Stampin up: Every Chapter

The sentiment is a thank you stamp

from Lawn Fawn 

This image is one large stamp.  However, I cut it apart

so that it would somewhat resemble the sketch. 

I love that die cut strip.  It looks so fancy.

I added a few embellishments around the books.

HP is not happy with  the donut wearing again, but 

he's off of prednisone and started licking his paws.  

We have some exciting news.  

Today we get our new phones.  Because of 

covid affecting my eyes so badly, my 

husband has agreed to get bigger 

cell phones.  I'm so happy.  

The bill has gone up so we are going

to get rid of our basic cable TV, no 

local stations or anything.  But it 

will be ok.  

Thank you for your continued prayers and

encouragement as I recover from covid.  

And also,  for my dog, HP.

I'd love to have you follow me on instagram at: 

pjs.projects

 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ

 

Sketch #476 Wildflower Path

What a wonderfully unique sketch at:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

The stamp set I used in this card is:

Stampin Up:  Wildflower Path 

I like the vibrant colors on this card.  

It's all summery to me. 

I thought I made that word up..( summery) but

it's an actual word.  

Perhaps I'm too tired to being typing my 

blog.  But I made the card and I want

to get it posted.  I added  few little 

embellishments around the sentiment.

Speaking of the sentiment (quote)  I love this one. 

That green DSP reminds me of grass.

I thought I'd share a picture HP 

All snuggled up snoozing.  

Also the other day I thought these storm

clouds looked so nice with the green trees. 

No big storm, thank the LORD, just a nice

gentle rain. 

Thank you for your continued prayers and

encouragement as I recover from covid.  

And also,  for my dog, HP.

I'd love to have you follow me on instagram at: 

pjs.projects

 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ

 

Sketch 475~Santa's Sleight, Holly Jolly Wishes, Stampin Up

I had that, I'm so excited it's June & summer feeling

so what better time to start a few Christmas cards.  

I will submit this card to the challenge at:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Stampin Up:  Santa's Sleigh & Holly Jolly Wishes

I used a stencil and sponge to create the background.

I only messed it up like a trillion times.  As you can

see I used one of my mistakes on the inside of the card.

On the top, you can see the stripes didn't line up.  I think

it works ok for the inside, plus I like that you can see 

the background a little bit.  

I went a bit crazy stamping and coloring 

all the little pieces,  I just have to be thankful I 

didn't put a Christmas wreath around "Rudolph's" Neck.  

Perhaps that would have been too much.   wink. 

This was my last big piece of sparkle paper.  I 

will have to add that to my wish list.  But it works

so nicely with this card.  

Well HP had his vet visit.  It went 

well.  We are staying off the prednisone,

The vet was amazing over 50 years of 

practice, and he says he sees new things 

all the time.  Most likely just as I assumed

it was that awful Covid that got me,

is the same virus that attacked his immune system.

The vet thinks the worse is done, so that

is a blessing, but his loss muscle behind

his eye won't come back, and so we will

have to use eye drops daily for him to keep

the eye clean and we also have an antibiotic should

it become infected, since there is pocket now that

his eye is sunken in.   Such a little trooper.  

You know I wish I would have shared Hunter's jouney

from the start.  But I didn't have an IPHONE  until two years

ago.  My kids always said he should have his own page. 

Any ways, I bring this up to say I've been trying to make 

reels, or posts now on instagram of him.  And Wowza,

the response is amazing.  People love their animals.  

Cracks me up, because my cards are nothing grand,

but soon as I put an HP picture out there.  I'm blessed

with responses.  It's so fun to see.  I love sharing our

sweet pupper's cute ways with the world. 

I made this delicious chocolate malt last night

and thought I'd share the ingredients in the picture.  

Thank you for your continued prayers and

encouragement as I recover from covid.  

And also,  for my dog, HP.

I'd love to have you follow me on instagram at: 

pjs.projects

 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ

 

Challenge #472~Cactus Cuties Stampin up

How exciting to play with a challenge where

I actually have all the exact colors.  

So I will submit my card to the challenge at:

CAS Colours & Sketches

The stamp set featured in this card is:

Stampin Up:  Cactus Cuties 

I tried so many different sets, and was 

about to give up, when I looked on my little

book case of stamp sets and this one just popped 

right off the shelf.  

That bright green works perfect.  

I had to cut out planters for the two little ones,

no measuring just eyeballing it.  Not to shabby.  

My ink pads must be old, because they 

seem to be falling apart, they are still

inking ok, but the pad itself seems to 

have fuzz on it or something.  

So after coming up with this card idea,

I laughed to myself, as to why didn't I think

of plants first.  I LOVE plants and have a house

full of them.  I will share a few pictures of my

spring cactus that is now blooming. 

It always amazes me.  She is old, and yet

she still blooms.  and Just in time as my 

orchid is dropping its gorgeous blooms.

 They last for months,  but now

my spring cactus will carry us through with 

some lovely color. 

HP my pal had to jump up and check out 

the plant situation too.  Always the little helper.

He goes to the vet tomorrow to get his MMM 

checked out especially his eyes.  Can you believe

this?  Covid attacked our eyes so badly,

Along with other stuff.  I'm thankful we are 

alive, and able to talk about it.  

It is 20 weeks out today, and still struggling.  

and makes me extra sad to see my dog struggling.

Such a pal, I'm comforted by what my family tells 

me.  They say Hunter would have stayed with me no 

matter what.  So that helps, I just feel so guilty,

because when I had high fevers for the first two

weeks this little fella would lay right next to me 

all the time, to make sure I was ok.  and so it 

breaks my heart to see him so sick. The reason 

he got MMM is because most likely he also

had covid, and his immune system couldn't handle

it and turned on itself, so now he has wasting muscles,

behind his jaw and his eye. He's been off of 

prednisone for a few weeks, and so tomorrow 

we go see what is the next step.  

Thank you for your continued prayers and

encouragement as I recover from covid.  

And also,  for my dog, HP.

I'd love to have you follow me on instagram at: 

pjs.projects

 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ

 

Sketch 474~Game on, Sweetly Swirled, Stampin Up

You know what is so funny about this card, is the 

fact that the three panels I stamped all line up 

pretty closely and I didn't even try.  I wanted them

to be a little misplaced looking but oh no, they 

look as though I had one giant stamp and just 

cut the pieces of card stock after I stamped them. 

It's little things like this that just amaze me. 

Then there was great debate in my mind,

if I should use a pop of color with the playing cards.

Well, after stamping them in black and blue, I 

finally chose red.  

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

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challege

The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Stampin Up:  Game on, and Sweetly Swirled 

My parents  and grandparents use to always play dice 

when I  was a kid.  I never learned how.  

But card games, that we all played, 

everything like, solitaire, speed, spoons,

crazy eights, go fish, canasta, gin rummy etc.  

I think speed is my absolute favorite,

and then solitaire for solo playing.  

I thought this was such a cute picture of 

my darling talking to HP 

I think they are telling secrets.  Haha  

My columbines are blooming.  They 

are so detailed looking.  Love it. 

I took this picture last night.  My sweetheart

and I were driving home and the sunset was 

glorious, and it was so beautiful with the flag. 

How absolutely fitting for Memorial weekend. 

Thank you for your continued prayers and

encouragement as I recover from covid.  

And also,  for my dog, HP.

I'd love to have you follow me on instagram at: 

pjs.projects

 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ

 

HSSSC389~On the horizon, borders to backgrounds, blended seasons, Stampin up

I made this card for the challenge at:

Hand Stamped Sentiments

The stamp sets featured in this card are:

Stampin Up:  On the Horizon,

Borders to backgrounds, and Blended Seasons. 

At first I left everything plain, and then realized 

the card needed something extra.  The floral 

image just seemed so bold for a basic card.

So I created backgrounds, like the wood paneling with

the gray, and then the splattered look on the sides.

I also cut the floral image apart so I could carry 

one little flower to the inside. 

I added some ribbon underneath the flowers

on the front to give it some texture, and then 

I used a brad pierced through a sequin to poke 

in the flower centers to hold them on the ribbon. 

I fussy cut out the sentiment, and then popped

it up with some dimensionals.  

I made donuts for the family this evening.

and my daughter took this cute picture and 

added the captions.  

I started two new Rx's yesterday, and my 

goodness it has not been a pleasant 

experience.  I was so hoping it would

immediately help me feel better, but 

yet again, like all other meds, I'm the 

exception to the rule.  sigh.  

Thank you for your continued prayers and

encouragement as I recover from covid.  

And also,  for my dog, HP.

I'd love to have you follow me on instagram at: 

pjs.projects

 Thank you for stopping by for a visit.

Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping

💗PJ