Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Sketch 443~Be Jolly, Snowman Season, Itty Bitty Christmas Card, Stampin up

I made a Christmas card
for the challenge at:
The stamp sets featured in this card are:
Stampin Up:  Be Jolly
Stampin Up:   Snowman Season
Stampin Up:  Itty Bitty Christmas 
The colors are quite non-traditional, but I 
think it works well with this snowman today. 
I even colored the gifts to try and 
match that of the DSP. 
I must say I do love that little red bird.  He just 
pops in color and speaks Christmas to me. 
I love traditional colors way better.  
But that's just me.  I'm a bit old fashion perhaps.  
I even colored the top hat.  and didn't make
it black.  (GASP)   I suppose they can be 
any color one chooses. 
Well folks, I worked on a few pencil packets 
for my daughter and son-in-law to pass out 
for Halloween.  They get so many kiddos.  
Last year they were living on the west coast.
So we didn't get the opportunity to give treats. 
It's good to have them back in town again. 
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Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping
💗PJ

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Saturday, October 16, 2021

FMS507~Be Jolly, Stampin Up

I made this card for the challenge at:
The stamp set featured in this card is:
Stampin Up:  Be Jolly
This is one of those stamp sets that 
I wanted to purchase but didn't want to.  
You see I only like a few of the images in 
this set.  So I went back and forth in my 
mind and the catalog, and finally made the 
decision to purchase it.   
Thank goodness I liked more than just one image, or 
I couldn't have justified purchasing it. 
That candy cane DSP really pops in the color. 
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💗PJ

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Sketch 442 ~ Cutest Halloween, Cauldron Bubble, Stampin up

I made this card for the challenge at:
The stamp sets featured in this card are:
Stampin Up:  Cutest Halloween
Stampin Up:  Cauldron Bubble 
Oh I had grand plans for this sketch. 
I started building layers of card stock,
using polka dot DSP, and then I realized
If I didn't stop myself the card would be
at least ¼ inch thick.  In paper alone. 
So I started taking apart my card one piece
at a time, and here folks is the finished look. 
Much less busy and better so as not to be 
too distracting even though my little 
spooks are clustered together, at least they
are cute. 
I like the candy corn background it seems to 
keep it all held together very seasonably.  

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💗PJ

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HSSSC374~Clever Cats, Counting Sheep, Stampin Up

I made this card for the challenge at:

The stamp sets featured in this card are:
Stampin Up:  Clever Cats
Stampin Up:  Counting Sheep (Fence die)
I love that frisky little cat peeking out the 
top of the pumpkin so he could keep his 
eyes on the spider nearby.  
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Sometimes I wonder why I choose the colors 
I do for my cards.  The fence panel was hard 
to see when I cut it out in the matching brown.
So I sponged white lightly over the top, now
it sort of resembles a cob web look.
"purr-fect"  haha
The pumpkin line up is washi tape,  
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💗PJ

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Thursday, October 7, 2021

FUSION - Poppy Door, Pretty Pumpkin, Stampin Up

I made this card for the challenge at:
The stamp set featured in this card is:
Stampin Up:  Pretty Pumpkin 
I used the sketch, and turned it horizontal.  I also
 used brick from the photo.  I sponged in some fall colors. 
This card didn't take the best picture.  Not sure 
why that is.  Perhaps the dark colors.   
But it's quite elegant in person. 
I put clear wink of stella on each of the pumpkins 
for some sparkle.   I love how the gold cord behind
them really bring out the gold on the DSP. 
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💗PJ

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Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Sketch #441~Counting Sheep, Beautiful World, Stampin Up

Oh boy what a day.  My husband took off to 
come with me to the doctor office.  Since I have 
such huge anxiety about it.  I'm so glad he did.  
However, he had great plans to do tons of yard
work before the winter months, and the poor 
guy came down with a migraine, and couldn't
do it.  We are starting to think it is the mask
wearing that causes this for him.  
Any ways the doctor appointment went ok.  New
medications again, and this time one for my anxiety. 
and two for the blood pressure, she said it's out
of control.  I would agree it's alarming.  Still 
trusting Jesus for healing.  Perhaps it will 
come through this medication. 
The stamp sets featured in this card are:
Stampin Up:  Counting Sheep
Stampin Up: Beautiful World  
I'm going to submit this card to the challenge at:
Oh how fabulous is that little sheep jumping over the fence?
So adorable.  The sky is the limit.  
In fact in the cute puffy cloud, I layered a little blue behind
it, and then covered the white card stock with
wink of stella clear. 
I'm so terrible at describing my cards, because 
frankly my desk is a mess when I'm working on a 
"masterpiece" haha.   I say this because  a woman 
wrote to me and asked if she could "case" my card. 
What a grand honor.  I said of course.  Then came
the next questions. What are the colors of ink, 
card stock, and measurements and so on.  I was
like oh dear I have no idea.  I can try and match it 
up for ya, but I'm just a fly by your seat kind of 
stamper gal.  I did the best I could for her.  But as 
I type this blog post, I'm realizing that I'm doing it
again.  Very little information about the card details. 
 YIKES. 
I'm going to have to do better.  
I am so excited to say my orchid is blooming again.
The second time this year.  How amazing.  
Then I posted a picture of my hen and chick on 
an online succulent group because I had questions. 
oh i was so thrilled until  I found out what is going on. 
My hen looks like it is flowering, and come to find 
out is called a death bloom (how awful is that name)
and that most likely it will die, but hopefully the little 
chicks will survive.  Talk about causing anxiety over a name. 
Here is a lovely hen with no bloom, just
chicks.  (smile) 
At least only one hen has the terrible bloom. 
Then I was amazed at how well this leaf blended 
in with the flowers and pumpkin in my little 
barrel by the back door.
Do you decorate for Halloween?  
I use to go all out for decorating for the holidays,
but now it's too hard.  So just a little here and there.  
Oh, and on a super happy note.  I received 2 etsy sales
 within a week of each other.  What a blessing.   

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Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping
💗PJ

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Saturday, October 2, 2021

FMS505~Itty Bitty Christmas, Beautiful Baubles, Stampin Up

I made this card for the challenge at:
The stamp sets featured in this card are:
Stampin Up:  Itty Bitty Christmas
Stampin Up:  Beautiful Baubles 
I used my silver embossing glitter to make
these sparkly ornaments.  I now have sparkles 
everywhere.   
I even did a little sewing on this card.  
I had to find a way to attach those 
jingle bells, so I stitched them on.  It worked
fabulously.  I love how they look. 
I almost gave up on this card.  It 
just was not going the way I had 
planned, so I came up with a plan B. 
I just read a quote today that said, 
"life is about how you handle plan B"
I think it could be right.  Life has a way 
of throwing a person curve balls, and ya 
just have to learn to handle what comes 
your way.  I'm a work in progress. 
This is a picture of the little pumpkin from 
our garden.  I found this leaf in our yard 
and thought it was the perfect picture opportunity.  

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Keep Smiling and Keep Stamping
💗PJ

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