I'm in need of some thank you cards to give as a gift to my niece and I need to send some out from myself.  This card uses last week's MOJO sketch.  I actually had the card done in time, but didn't take pictures until yesterday.  My excuse ... Bethany was home on Spring Break last week and I wanted to do stuff with her.  I am really good at putting stuff on the back burner ... especially when it comes to my children.

This card will be given to my brother's mother-in-law.  She is being very generous and sharing her Master's tickets with us.  I am so excited about attending again this year.

Stamps:  Elegant Thank You, Language of Friendship

Paper:  Lavender Lace, Certainly Celery, White

DSP:  The Classics by Paper Studio

Ink:  Certainly Celery, Memento Black

Accessories:  White Baker's Twine, Boho and scallop border punch, pearls, dimensionals, Spellbinders rectangle dies, Copics

All products are Stampin' Up unless otherwise noted.

I like the way this card turned out but if I were to make it again, there would be a few changes.  First, I would reverse the DSP so the trio of flowers would be against the polka dots.  I would also dry emboss the rectangle panel and emboss the sentiment.  Who knows, there just might be a take two on this card.

Thanks for stopping by and as always ...

Have a great day!

Pam~

The lovely whippet ...

Today's card has a story with it. About a week ago Terry was at Lowe's and saw a woman walking in the store with her whippet. He had to take a second glance at the dog as he looked just like our Banjee. Terry went over to her and started a conversation. To make a long story short, they exchanged names and numbers to set up a play date for the dogs. How funny is that? This past Saturday she had us over to her house to visit and let all three whippets play. Her whippet, Scout, is much older and is pretty much in the just chillin' stage of life. He is such a sweetie! Banjee and Sadie just wanted to wander through her house and get treats. It was a fun morning and I could tell it meant a lot to Charlotte. She too is a sweet person ... I've always had a soft spot in my heart for older people.

This card is for Charlotte and her best friend, Scout.  I used this week's MOJO sketch as my beginning point.

I am more of a square person when it comes to cards but I love circles on my squares.  Here is my ending point ...

Stamps:  Fabulous Phrases, Whippet (source unknown)

Paper:  River Rock, Chocolate Chip, White

DSP:  Slab III (Paper Studio)

Ink:  Memento Black, Chocolate Chip

Accessories:  Prismacolor pencils, OMS, ribbon and brads (H.L.), Spellbinders rectangle, square and scallop dies, spritzer, dimensionals

All supplies are Stampin' Up unless otherwise noted.

This is a 4 1/4 by 4 1/4 card.  

Thanks for stopping by and as always ...

Have a great day,

Pam~

Man's best friend ...

 

Today's card is for my brother who just had to put down his yellow lab, Bailey, last week.  My heart just aches for him and his family.  Our dogs are truly the best friend we will have.  They are always happy when they see you ... no matter if you're gone 5 minutes, 5 hours or 5 days.  


I used the Pals Paper Arts sketch this week for my starting point.  

I stayed pretty true to the sketch, except for the banner at the bottom.  I could not get it to look right on my card.  I fell back on 'ole faithful ... punches!  Here is my finished product ...

Stamps:  Fabulous Phrases, Will & Way (from H.L.)

Paper:  More Mustard, Black, Vanilla, Cajun Craze

DSP:  Cajun Craze

Ink:  Memento Black, Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue

Accessories:  Copics, Bic marker, Spellbinders rectangle dies, word window and modern label punch, sponge daubers, dimensionals

All products are Stampin' Up unless otherwise noted.

• The vanilla panel was sponged with Certainly Celery and Bashful Blue to make a sky and grass.
• I added rhinestones, which I colored black, on the modern label before I sent it off.  Added a nice touch.

I spent last week having a great time with Michael while he was home for his Spring Break.  No stamping for me and I didn't even miss it.  Though, I totally enjoyed my craft room today! :)

Thanks for stopping by and as always ...

Have a great day,

Pam~

Another Fresh Sketch

It is time for another great sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches.  This week it is one of my favorite Pals, Linda at Stampin' Seasons, who designed the layout. This is what gets your creative juices flowing ...

This is what my inky fingers created ...

Stamps:  Summer Solstice

Paper:  Night of Navy, Daffodil Delight, Regal Rose, White

DSP:  Night of Navy

Ink:  Regal Rose, Night of Navy

Accessories:  Cuttlebug script embossing folder, Paper Studio brads, Nestabilities square and scallop die, ribbon (non SU), sponge dauber, corner rounder, dimensionals

All products are Stampin' Up unless otherwise noted.

I knew I wanted to use this flower so that was my starting point ... after knowing I was going to use this sketch.  This is one card that I really struggled on to get it to "work".  It turned out to be an all afternoon project.  I hit the craft room at 1 p.m.  By the time I was trying to cut out the butterfly (I don't like fussy cutting at all and it shows), my husband was home from work.  He works until 6 p.m. and then has a 25 minute drive.  Phew, I got it done and am satisfied with the end result.

The tails on my ribbon ended up a bit on the short side.  I kept whacking them off for one reason or another.  Thankfully, I put the scissors down and didn't have to make a new bow. I added the yellow panel to brighten up the Night of Navy.  I'm still feeling the spring colors ... love 'em!

Thanks for stopping by and as always,

Have a great day,

Pam~

Some Spring for The Paper Players

This week at The Paper Players, Jaydee is hosting and she has a theme challenge ... Spring has Sprung ... to play along with.  I dusted off an old SU set, flipped through some layouts, pulled out some markers and got inky.  There are a lot of little squares in my trash that just didn't work.  So here is the final card ...

Stamps:  Hello Spring 

Paper:  White, Blushing Bride

DSP:  Blushing Bride

Ink:  Memento Black

Accessories:  Prismacolor Markers, CB square die, So Saffron ribbon, rhinestone ice brads, Boho and itty bitty punch, pearl, stripes embossing folder, dimensionals

All products are Stampin' Up unless otherwise noted.

• This layout is from a previous MOJO sketch by Mary Fish.
• This square die cuts out the square and a border.  I colored each border with a Prismacolor Marker.
• This stamp set is from 1997 and I've loved it since I first saw it.
• I thought the card looked a little "empty" in the middle of the squares so I punched some flowers out, glued them together and added a pearl.  It's amazing what effect a little flower can have.  

Thanks for stopping by and as always ...

Have a great day,

Pam~

Freshly Made Sketch with the Pals color

It has been a day full of tornado warnings here in North Alabama.  Thankfully, nothing happened right around me.  Unfortunately, there was a lot of destruction just north of where I live.  The worst part about this damage, it is the same area that got hit badly last April with tornado's.

To break up the day and to take my mind off the weather, I headed upstairs to my craft room.  I used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches and the color challenge over at the Pals Paper Arts for my inspiration. 

From the above challenges, I created this ...

Stamps:  Need for Speed

Paper:  White, Crumb Cake, Always Artichoke, Lucky Limeade

DSP:  Always Artichoke

Ink:  Always Artichoke, Crumb Cake

Accessories:   Non SU - crop-a-dile, eyelets, CB sticks embossing folder, Nestabilities rectangle dies, edge distresser; SU - sponge dauber

All products are Stampin' Up unless otherwise noted.

• The edges were distressed and then sponged with Crumb Cake and Always Artichoke.
• Two corners were rolled upwards and the DSP was sponged with Always Artichoke.  Wanted to give a worn and rough look to the card. 

This will go to Michael for his birthday next month. 

Thanks for stopping by and as always,

Have a great day,

Pam~

 

It's a Paper Players Sketch

Today's card is for The Paper Players sketch challenge which was designed by the very talented LeAnne.  She came up with this layout ...

I came up with this card ...

Stamps:  Bunny Buddies, A Good Egg

Paper:  Pink Pirouette, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, White

DSP:  Pawsitively Paws

Ink:  Memento Black, Certainly Celery

Accessories:  SU - word window, label and corner rounder punches, sponge dauber, NON SU - Prisma Markers, Nestabilities oval and circle dies, Cuttle Bug diamond embossing folder, gems, ribbon, glitter glue

All products are SU unless otherwise noted.

• Bunny Buddies is long retired from the SU family.  Believe it came out in 2000.  I had to pull it out of a bag of stamps that I want to sell.  
• I added glitter glue to the petals on the flower to give it a little glam.
• It is a rainy afternoon here, hence the dark background of my picture.

Thanks for stopping by and as always ...

Have a great day,

Pam~

Birthday card ... FMS23

I'm trying to squeeze this card in the Freshly Made Sketches challenge this week before it closes.  This was my inspiration ...

This is my finished card ...

Stamps:  Zoo Review, It's Your Birthday (SU)

Paper:  White, Black

DSP:  The Classics by The Paper Studio

Ink:  Memento Black, Versa Mark

Accessories:  clear embossing powder, Copic Marker, brads

I went with a simple masculine card and wanted to let the zebra prints do the work for me.  This card will be postal for my nephew's birthday.  

Thanks for stopping by and as always ...

Have a great day,

Pam~

Paper Crafts magazine CASE

I was looking through some older issues of my Paper Crafts magazine and found a card by Michelle Woerner I had to CASE.  I used the layout and colors but changed everything else.  Love these colors together!

Stamps:  Avairy, Petite Pairs,

Paper:  White, Close to Cocoa, Sage Shadow

Inks:  Close to Cocoa, Sage Shadow, tea dye distress ink by T. Holtz

Accessories:  finial embossing folder, hodgepodge hardware, corner rounder, sponge dauber, pop dots, Nestabilities oval dies, Sakura glitter pen, ribbon (from Hobby Lobby)

All products are Stampin' Up unless otherwise noted.

Thanks for stopping by and as always ...

Have a great day,

Pam~

Sketchy with pinks ...

Today's card is for the sketch challenge at the Pals Paper Arts and color challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers.  I have not participated in either one of these great challenges in a while and it felt great to play along again.  Terry has been out-of-town this week so I've been stamping in the evenings.  I spent my days with my wonderful friends going out to lunch and shopping.  Can't beat that!


Here is the sketch that I started out with ...

The color challenge was to use ... 

Basic Gray

Pretty In Pink 

Pink Pirouette

So I put these elements together and came up with this ...

Stamps:  Posy Punch

Paper:  Basic Gray, Pretty In Pink, Pink Pirouette

DSP:   Pretty In Pink, Pink Pirouette

Ink:  Pink Pirouette, Versa Mark

Accessories:  Pewter embossing powder, Pretty In Pink ribbon, polka dot and houndstooth embossing folder, Spellbinders border die, CuttleBug flower die, brads, corner rounder, itty bitty button and punch, flower punch, baker's twine, dimensionals

All products are Stampin' Up unless otherwise noted.

The card size is 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 so that it will still fit into an A2 envelope.


These colors just screamed Bethany to me.  So you know where this card will be heading to.

Thanks for stopping by and as always ...

Have a great day,

Pam~

Tom's birthday card ...

Here is another quick card to post. When I made this, I was not feeling well so fast and easy was all I was thinking about.  Sorry, Tom!  I will have to send him another card to make up for my lack of creativity.

Stamps:  In Wilderness, Petite Pairs

Paper:  White, Soft Suede

Ink:  Soft Suede, Memento Black

Accessories:  twine, Nestabilities label ten dies, oval punch, Sizzix embossing folder, sponge dauber, Copic markers

All products are Stampin' Up unless otherwise noted.

As always, thanks for stopping by and ...

Have a great day,

Pam~

Bethany's Valentine ...

I didn't want to post Bethany's Valentine's card until she saw it.  Don't know if she has time right now to check out my blog but just wanted to make sure.  Everyone loves a surprise!

Another awesome sketch to go by.  Thanks to the gals at Freshly Made Sketches for this fun layout.

This is what I did with it ...

Stamps:  Love You Much, I {heart} Hearts

Paper:  White, Rose Red, Baja Breeze, pink Pirouette

DSP:  Rose Red

Ink:  Baja Breeze, Rose Red, Pink Pirouette, Memento Black

Accessories:  Nestabilities rectangle dies, heart punch, scallop border punch, sponge dauber, Copic markers

All products are Stampin' Up unless otherwise noted.

Thanks for stopping by and as always ...

Have a great day,

Pam~

Hoppin' you'll be mine ...

I'm feeling human again and have a little time so thought I would upload my hubby's Valentine's card.  I got the layout from Freshly Made Sketches.  The card was actually done before the cutoff date but I'm just very slow to post these days.  Lesley and her crew always have great sketches to use!  This was the starting point ...

And this is the finished card ...

Stamps:  Have a Heart, I {heart} Hearts

Paper:  White, Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Not Quite Navy

Ink:  Memento Black, Cajun Craze, Not Quite Navy

Accessories:  Polka dot and heart CB embossing folders, Copic markers, Nestabilities rectangle dies, Old Olive ribbon, Baker's twine, heart punch

All products are Stampin' Up unless otherwise noted.

Thanks for stopping by and as always ...

Have a great day,

Pam~

Featuring Holstein ... FS258

I'm really late posting this card.  I actually started it on time but did not finish it until yesterday.  Can you say SLOW?  


This card is for the Splitcoast Featured Stamper (FS258) Linda aka Holstein at SCS that was picked last week.  Linda has an awesome gallery full of fabulous cards of all kinds.  The reason I picked this card is that I had just purchased this stamp set and had not used it yet.  Plus I really liked Linda's card.  I just loved the blue roof on the barn.  Here is my take on Linda's card ...

Stamps:  Farm Life (Gina K.), Make It Count

Paper:  Real Red, White

Ink:  Memento Black, Real Red, Tim Holtz tea stain distressing ink

Accessories:  Nestabilities labels ten, Copics, oval and circle punch, sponge, pop dots, stripes embossing folder, twine.

All products are Stampin' Up unless otherwise noted.

I used the same stamp, layout and cardstock.  I changed where the twine is on the card, different layers and embossing folder and sentiment.

My disappointment in this card is that I messed up the barn door so I restamped it and colored it again.  I messed up the second one as I colored the roof brown.  I could have still used it but what drew me to Linda's card was the blue roof.  So after all that, I ended up using the original image with the messed up barn doors.  This is a well used barn and those doors have been worked hard.  Sound legit ... lol

Thanks for stopping by and as always ...

Have a great weekend!

Pam~

Up, Up and Away

Happy Saturday my friends!  Yesterday I got to stamp in between doing laundry and all that other domestic goddess stuff.  I went to Freshly Made Sketches for my inspiration.  My fellow Pal, Linda, drew a delightful sketch for us this week.  Love it, Linda!

I was thinking along the lines of Valentine's Day when I started making this card.  If I want to mail them out, I better get my fingers working.  So this is it ...

Stamps:  Up, Up & Away

Paper:  Vanilla, Poppy Parade, Pool Party

DSP:  Everyday Enchantment (Sale-a-bration)

Ink:  Poppy Parade, Pool Party

Accessories:  Nestabilities oval and scallop dies, Spellbinders border die, rhinestones, Bic marker, sponge, pop dots, Sakura glitter pen, blender pen

All products are Stampin' Up unless otherwise noted.

• The DSP will be available for purchase when Sale-a-bration starts.
• The rhinestones were colored with a red Bic marker.
• After the card was all finished I added some glitter ... love that pen.  Darn, if I didn't smudge two of the hearts with my hand.  Someone will still get this ... added character, right?

Thanks for stopping by and as always ...

Have a great day,

Pam~

PPA 127 ... it's a sketch

Good Morning to all!  Today the Pals Paper Arts are hosting a sketch challenge.  I love a good sketch to get the juices flowing and this one definitely did that.  Here is the starting point ...

And the ending point ...

Stamps:  Heartfelt (Gina K.), Sweetly Said

Paper:  White, Pretty In Pink

DSP:  Pawstively Prints

Ink:  Memento Black, Pretty In Pink

Accessories:  lace punch, Pretty in Pink brads, sponge, Nestabilities scallop and oval dies, Copic markers, pop dots

All products are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Because my focal image is so large, I did not center panels 2 and 3.  I also shortened panel 5 as I did not want to cover my lace border.  Hmm ... guess you can say I still followed the sketch. :)  

Since there is pink on this card, I'm betting it is going to my daughter.  

Thanks for stopping by and as always ...

Have a great day,

Pam~

MOJO for the Paper Players ...

A quick post tonight to upload a card for two great challenges.  I used this week's MOJO sketch and The Paper Players color combination. 

 Putting those two together, I came up with this ...

Stamps:  Dogwood and Butterfly (Gina K.)

Paper:  Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz, Calypso Coral, White

DSP:  Pear Pizzazz

Ink:  Memento Black

Accessories:  Petals-a-Plenty EF, baker's twine, swirls Scribbles Sizzlites die, pearls; Non-SU--Prisma Markers, Nestabilities oval and scallop die, pop dots

All products are SU unless otherwise noted.

When I was cutting out the butterfly, I accidentally cut off her antenna's ... oops.

It was rainy this afternoon so I had to use artificial lighting which does not make the best picture (in my case) ... sorry.

Thanks for stopping by and as always ...

Have a great day/evening,

Pam~

A New Year ...

Happy New Year to all!  It's been a while since I've posted on my blog.  I spent the last month with my family and loved every minute of it.  It was wonderful to have everyone home again.  We played golf, disc golf, tennis and took walks during the holidays.


Today I took a few minutes for myself and headed to my craft room.  I wanted to play with the Pals Paper Arts since I have not done that in a while.  This week they are featuring a coloring challenge ...

I also looked over at Splitcoast Stampers to see which challenge I wanted to play with.  I decided on Clean and Simple using die cuts.  For Christmas Bethany gave me some Cricut cartridges and I thought that would be perfect for this card.  Here is what I came up with ...

Stamps:  You've Got Style by Gina K.

Paper:  Vanilla, Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze

Ink:  Not Quite Navy, Riding Hood Red

Accessories:  Cricut Damask cartridge, Nestabilities scallop and oval dies, glitter pen (non SU), polka dot embossing folder, word window and modern label punch, rhinestones, blender pen, dimensionals

All products are SU unless otherwise noted.

I cut out the design on my Cricut in Baja Breeze and then glued it onto a piece of Not Quite Navy.  I then ran it through my Cuttlebug using the polka dot embossing folder.  Next I trimmed it down to the border of the polka dots.  Now I have a cool looking background!

The image was colored with my blender pen and Not Quite Navy ink pad.  I added a few sparkles to the belt on the dress and the heart on the coat hanger.  

Thanks for stopping by and as always ...

Have a great day,

Pam~

Playing with stickers ...

I love going into craft stores and browsing along all the aisles.  Of course, when there is a sale, something always jumps into my buggy.  I have a basket full of stickers ... never know I just might get into scrapbooking ... so I thought I would try and make a card using some of them since I don't see scrapbooking in the horizon.  So here is my card with no stamping ...

This was actually for the PPA challenge -- Puttin' on the Ritz.  The card was ...

• made on time
• picture taken on time
• uploaded LATE

I'm singing Meatloaf's song ... Two Out of Three Ain't Bad.

My crafting time is dwindling to nonexistence with Christmas right around the corner.  If I don't get back on here before the holidays, I want to wish all my blogging friends a very Merry Christmas!  Be safe and enjoy it all!

Thanks for stopping by and ...

Have a great day,

Pam~

Freshly Made Sketch ...

I finished making all my Christmas cards, so today I played with the gals at Freshly Made Sketches.  The talented Jennifer Timko created this week's sketch ...

Just love the simplicity of their sketches and this is what I did with it ...

Stamps:  Snow Much Fun (Gina K.)

Paper:  Vanilla, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler (SU)

DSP:  Jolly Holiday (SU)

Ink:  Memento Black

Accessories:  Nestabilities square and lacy dies, Bic Markers, Copic marker, Marvy snowflake punch, Sakura glitter pen, SU Old Olive ribbon and rhinestone

• I tried to capture the sparkle on the snowflake and it looks gawdy here.  Looks much better in person.
• Since I tied my bow first, I added the snowflake on the other side, switching up the sketch a bit.
• The card size is 4 1/4 by 4 1/4 ... still fitting into an A2 envelope.
• This card is already in the mail to UAB wishing Bethany well on her finals.

While taking pictures, my sweet pups were wandering around so I had to snap some photos of them.  Michael was holding some cookies and they wanted them.  Otherwise, I would never have gotten them to sit together.  Sadie always runs whenever I pull out the camera.

Banjee and Sadie

Thanks for stopping by and ...

Have a great day,

Pam~