I Sure Do Miss You!

I don't know about you, but I'm thrilled that today is FRIDAY!  After a little mini vacation last weekend, this has been a very long week.  As I colored this Lili of the Valley image (Fab Fisherman), it truly calmed my soul.  By adding the clouds behind the image, the depth increases making him look even smaller and even more isolated as he fishes all by himself.

Some days we need to be alone. We get so caught up in the hustle of the world and our daily issues, we seek just a few quiet minutes to think or just to relax.  I know my husband and I love our 'porch time' here, where we can spend a few minutes or a few hours and never say a word.  That peaceful time revives our souls, recharges our batteries, helps us to refocus ourselves for the next day's goals.

What about you?  Where do you find your time to recharge?

For this card, I printed the image on Neenah 110# cardstock and used Copic markers for coloring.  The decorative edging was done using Gina Marie Designs Nested Labels 3.

Thank you for stopping by today to view my blog.  I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to “Follow” my blog and to visit my site ~ “Not Just Scraps” on Facebook ~ where you can purchase my cards.

 

I’ll be entering this card in the following challenges: 

Stinkin' Inkers ~ You're the Man 

2 Sisters on the Blog ~ Challenge 51 ~ Maritime 

Creatalicious ~ Challenge 213 ~ In/At the Water 

Digi Doodle Studios ~ Challenge 39 ~ Male Themed 

Pearly Sparkles ~ Challenge 63 ~ For Men/Boys 

Mod Squad ~ Masculine

 

Pam's Pearls

 

Copics Used: Water: BG11, BG15, BG23, BG02, Shirt: R37, C5, Pants: B91, B93, Pole: C3, R29, YG13, Hat: W2, W3, W4

Products Used:

Lili of the Valley, Fab Fisherman

Gina Marie Designs, Label 3

 

A Million Thanks

 As some of our daily things return to a new normal, what are you thankful for?  

One of the things that I'm grateful for today is being able to physically return to attending Sunday School and church worship services. While we've been blessed with alternate ways of worshiping during the restricted times, it's just not the same as sitting together, praying together, and sharing concerns or praises with each other. 

Today's featured card is an image from Rachel Ann Miller ~ her Giraffe & Bird ~ which you all know how I LOVE giraffes!  I've added my thank you sentiment (from Penny Black, Grateful Heart) to this card and prepared it to be mailed to one of my church members who I'm grateful for.  I'd encourage you today to think about something/someone that you are thankful that has returned to 'normal'.  Maybe they would like to know you appreciate them too!

 Thank you for stopping by today to view my blog.  I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to “Follow” my blog and to visit my site ~ “Not Just Scraps” on Facebook ~ where you can purchase my cards.

 

I’ll be entering this card in the following challenges: 

Angie's Digital Stamps ~ Challenge #52 

CD Sunday ~ Challenge #63 

Crafty Catz ~ Challenge #556 ~ Anything Goes with Animal Twist  

Color My Heart ~ Dare 448 

Through the Purple Haze ~ Challenge 181 ~ Use Plaid 

Penny Black ~ June Blog Challenge

Serving A Risen Savior,

Pam's Pearls

Copics Used:  Bird: B91, B93, R02, YR27, Giraffe: YR00, YR02, YR20, YR21, YR23, YR24, YR27, Flower: RV09, Around the image: B000

Products Used:

Rachel Ann Miller, Giraffe & Bird

Penny Black, Grateful Heart

Penny Black, Elegant Stitching

 

 

 

 

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Grumpy Goose with a Reminder

Over the weekend one of my card groups' challenge was for Christmas Cards with the addition that the card had to be non-traditional colors.

For mine, I selected one of the digital stamps from Beccy's Place.  Although I did use some red, my focus was on the yellow/golds. The image and sentiment are from her Grumpy Goose package.

Here's my finished card ~ 

To make this card, I sized the goose to fit the horizontal position on the A2 card base.  Then I added the sentiment (which is simply love!).  After printing on Neenah 110# card stock, I used my Copic markers for coloring. 

The edge die cut is the Penny Black Elegant Stitching Rectangle die set.  The chocolate brown card base is cut from a 12 x 12 as I wanted that dark contrasting color.  Then I added the yellow/gold matting, followed by the red swiss dot matting, then the completed image.  For the final touch I added the country heart for the "i" in Christmas.

Thank you for stopping by today to view my blog.  I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to “Follow” my blog and to visit my site ~ “Not Just Scraps” on Facebook ~ where you can purchase my cards.

 

I’ll be entering this card in the following challenges: 

A Gem of a Challenge #13 

Christmas Blog Challenge ~ #6 ~ Christmas Birds 

C.R.A.F.T. ~ Challenge #601 ~ Christmas 

Krafty Chicks ~ Challenge #6 

Through the Purple Haze ~ Challenge 181 ~ June 

Simon Says ~ Wednesday Challenge ~ Animal Antics 

Watercooler Wednesday ~ wwc318

Serving a Risen Savior,

Pam's Pearls

Copics Used: Hat: R17, R46, Beak & Feet: Y08, YR04, YR24, Bells: Y28, Goose: E30, E50, E51, E53

Products Used:

Beccy's Place, Grumpy Goose

Penny Black, Elegant Stitching Rectangle

 

 

 

 

BOY MOM

Today I'm sharing one of the Stamping Bella images done in a Clean and Simple card.  Curvy Girl BOY MOM has only been out for a couple of months but sure is showing up everywhere.  

I stamped this image and sentiment on Neehah 110 # card stock and used my Copic markers for coloring.  When completed, I took marker B23 and drew in the dark edging around the sides to make it appear to have a liner mat.  I covered the A2 sized card stock with the blue dotted papers and the horizontal 1-1/2" solid strip.  Then I secured the Stamping Bella image to the card base.  Since this one is going in my personal stash, I didn't add the bow - I will do that once I select it for mailing.

Thank you for stopping by today to view my blog.  I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to “Follow” my blog and to visit my site ~ “Not Just Scraps” on Facebook ~ where you can purchase my cards.

 

I’ll be entering this card in the following challenges: 

CD Sunday ~ Challenge #63 

Dragonfly Dreams ~ June ~ For the Boys 

Crafty Gals Corner ~ One for the Boys

 

Serving a Risen Savior, 

Pam's Pearls 

 

Copics Used: Girl, Shirt & Flowers: R32, R43, Pants: BG32, Boys:  Jeans: B93, B45, Shirt: B91, Shoes: N1, Hair: E42, Y32, Y21

Products Used:

Stamping Bella, Boy Mom

 

I Love You MOWER Each Day

Happy Father's Day to all the Dads!  While your kids may think you are the best ever, I'd have to disagree.  My Dad has already taken that Number 1 spot!  

Dad has always been one who can't sit still long. Being outside, working in his yard, building in his shop or even working on the computer doing drafting and house plans, he's always busy.

Even now in his mid 80's keeping up with his 8 acre farm is his Joy!  This month's images from Imagine That Digi Stamps - Lawn Ranger had a great image for me to use.  I hope you can check this package out as it has FOUR male images doing different yard activities.

So here's my take on one of these images and the card I made for My Number One Dad on Father's Day.

I've colored the image with my Copic markers and then used the Whimsy Zig-Zag die for the borders and the green basket weave paper.  Both layers are mounted on an A2 Kraft card base. 

Thank you for stopping by today to view my blog.  I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to “Follow” my blog and to visit my site ~ “Not Just Scraps” on Facebook ~ where you can purchase my cards.

 

I’ll be entering this card in the following challenges: 

Imagine That Digi Stamps ~ June 

Crafty Gals Corner ~ Challenge #220 ~ One for the Boys 

Double D Challenge  Signs of Summer 

Male Room Challenge #151 ~ Dads & Grandads 

Paper Minutes ~ Challenge #696 ~ Keep it Simple 

Try it Tuesday ~ Man in Your Life 

Pearly Sparkles Challenge ~ Challenge #63 ~ Men/Boys 

Krafty Chicks ~ Challenge 564 ~ CAS

 

 Serving a Risen Savior, 

Pam's Pearls

 Copic Used:  Grass: YG61, YG63, YG93, YG95, Mower: E31, E35, R37, N5, C3, Overalls: B23, B24, Shirt: BG72, Shoes: E30

Products Used:

Imagine That, Lawn Ranger

Whimsy Stamps, Zig-Zag Die

TruLuv

For the friends that follow my cards and know a little about me, you know that Carl and I shocked many last February 14th when we posted we had just gotten married!  It had to have been the biggest secret we had ever kept for two months prior - not even telling our family of the plans we were making.

But with all of us being in the middle of Covid with the gathering restrictions imposed, and the choice of maintaining our privacy ~ it was perfect for us.  We put any honeymoon plans on hold then as the task of relocating him and getting his home ready to go on the market was huge and a bit overwhelming.

Now, just four short months later, we are celebrating our delayed honeymoon and enjoying a few days at the coast.

I've selected Scribbles Designs 'TruLuv' today to make a card for my sweetie honoring and celebrating our new lives together.

The image was hand colored using my Copic markers.  Since I'm away from home, I didn't have any card making supplies with me.  Plus I had just received a new digital paper package from my friend Kris - the Owner and Artist at Imagine That Digi Stamps.  The digital paper is from her Beach Combing package.

Using Photoshop Elements 12, I added the multiple layers of beachy papers and the red solid.  The top layer is the sentiment tag that I typed the words and added the bottom solid layer.  Like you do when you do your card layouts, using all these layers adds to my ability to move them around until I get the look I'm happy with.       

Thank you for stopping by today to view my blog.  I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to “Follow” my blog and to visit my site ~ “Not Just Scraps” on Facebook ~ where you can purchase my cards.

 

I’ll be entering this card in the following challenges:  

Crafty Calendar Challenge ~ June  

The Paper Shelter ~ challenge 474 ~ Use a Digi 

Watercooler Wednesday ~ Challenge WWC318 

Papercraft Challenge #71 ~ Wedding 

Scribbles Designs ~ Challenge 101 

Imagine That Digi Stamps ~ June

 

Serving a Risen Savior,

Pam's Pearls 

Copics Used:   Car: BG11, BG15, BG45, R05, C2, C4, C6, C8, Her Hair: E15

Products Used: 

Scribbles Designs, TruLuv

Imagine That Digi Stamps, Beach Combing

 

Best Friend Hugs!

I'm posting today with the Polkadoodles Design Team.  For our Girly Cards with Contrasting Colors challenge, I've selected Honeypie Best Friend Hugs from the Honeypie Bundle.  Using hot pink and royal blue colors as my contrasting colors here's what I came up with.

  

 After printing on Neenah 110# cardstock, I used my Copic markers for coloring this sweet image.  For the multiple layers, I used Whimsy Stamps Notched Stitched Square die set. The blue patterned paper is from Winnie Celebrations 2 digi package. 

For the embellishments, I selected a row of die cut pink hearts from my stash, three tiny enameled hearts and the sentiment from the Winnie Sunshine Delight package. 

Be sure to check out all the Design Team cards and also enter your card for this week's Polkadoodle Challenge.  Also, thank you for stopping by today to view my blog.  I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to “Follow” my blog and to visit my site ~ “Not Just Scraps” on Facebook ~ where you can purchase my cards.

 

I’ll be entering this card in the following challenges: 

The Paper Shelter ~ Challenge 474 ~ Use a Digi  

Watercooler Wednesday ~ Challenge wwc318 

Cards Galore ~ Challenge #88 - June 

Creative Craft Cottage ~ Challenge 141 ~ Anything Goes 

Day of the Month Card Club ~ 6/28 Best Friends 

Sheepski Designs ~ Challenge 51 ~ Layer it Up 

World Wide Open Design Team ~ June

 

 Pam's Pearls

Copics Used: Left Girl:  Hair: YR21, YR24, YR27, E39, Dress: B23, B24, Y19, Boots: E33, E31, E39   Right Girl: Hair: E21, E23, E25, Dress and Shoes: R81, R83, R85, Y19, Shadow: W3

Products Used: 

Polkadoodles Honeypie Bundle

Polkadoodles Winnie Collection 2 papers

 Polkadoodles Sunhine Delight Sentiments

Whimsy Notched Stitched Squares

Dust Bunnies

Today I'm here with a new week at the Colour Crazy Challenge. I'm sharing the 'Spring Cleaning' digi from Oddball Arts Creepy Cute Chronicles.  We're happy to have this artist with us this week and appreciate the sponsorship.  

Here's what I came up with ~ 

 Inspired by the waves in her hair on this image, I decided to make her a woman of color.  Using Copics N1, N3, N5, N7 for her hair gave the image the highlights and kept the artist lines.  

To achieve her pretty caramel skin tone I used Copics E21, E04, E11, E30, and E35.  The dress colors were selected to match the patterned paper - BG10, BG11, and BG13.  for the bunny and shoes I used R81 and R85, then matched that combo to get the pink border strip at the top of the card.

Once my coloring was complete, I used the Spellbinder Curved Rectangle Die set (S5-006) to get the pretty edge and for the topper pieces.  I also used BG13 to carefully add the edge color for additional contrast.

After adhering all the layers to the A2 sized card base, I finished the card by adding the moss green twine.  

Thank you for stopping by today to view my blog.  I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to “Follow” my blog and to visit my site ~ “Not Just Scraps” on Facebook ~ where you can purchase my cards.

 

I’ll be entering this card in the following challenges:

The Paper Shelter ~ Challenge 474 - Use a Digi 

Paperminutes ~ Challenge 696 CAS 

Scribbles Designs ~ Challenge 101 ~ Anything Goes 

Colouring in Scrapland ~ June ~ Anything Goes

Serving a Risen Savior,

Pam's Pearls   

Products Used:

Oddball Arts, Spring Cleaning

Spellbinder, Curved Rectangles

 

 

Smokin' Hot Body

My husband and I are getting ready to slip away to the beach for a few days, our 'delayed honeymoon' finally!  I thought this QKR Stampede Bikini Frog card would be appropriate for today.  

I did use the digital stamp, however some of you will be pleased to find this in both unmounted and cling also.

I sized the image to fit the A2 card front and printed on Neenah 110# card stock.  After coloring with my Copic markers, I used a cloud stencil and a light blue Distressed Oxide to make the clouds.  The sentiment is a Cas-ual Friday stamp, from the Franklyism set.

I covered the card base with a coordinating red patterned paper with a generic X-Stitched edge for it and the image also. Love the way she turned out!

Thank you for stopping by today to view my blog.  I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to “Follow” my blog and to visit my site ~ “Not Just Scraps” on Facebook ~ where you can purchase my cards.

 

I’ll be entering this card in the following challenges: 

QKR Stampeded ~ Challenge # 422

Crafty Sentiments ~ Anything Goes 

Digi Chooseday  ~ Week 24 

A Perfect Time to Craft ~ June  

Bastel-Traum ~ Challenge #102 ~ Animals  

Creatalicious ~ Challenge #213 - Water 

Daisy Chain ~ Challenge # 53 Cute Animals 

Dream Valley ~ Challenge #250 ~ Summer Fun 

Make Mine Monday ~ Challenge #150 ~ Outdoor Fun

 

 Pam's Pearls

Copics Used: Frog YG00, YG01, YG05, YG07, YG13, YG21, Bathing Suit:  R27, R37, Water: B000, B04, B93, B97

Products Used:

 

QKR Stampede, Bikini Frog

Cas-ual Fridays, Franklyisms

 

Clip, Clip Hooray!

Today I'm sharing the June image from Imagine That Digi Stamps called Lawn Ranger.  You should check it out as it has four different 'male' images that are perfect for Father's Day.  Remember this is the site that will give you the package FREE if you blog their card and share through Social Media. 

I'll be bringing you several of their cards, since I hope to try out each image, but here's the first one today.

I sized the image and sentiment for the A2 card front and printed it on Neenah 110# card stock.  I've used my Copic markers for coloring and the My Favorite Things Elegant Rectangle Stax die for the image and dark green liner.  

I covered the yellow card base with a lighter green patterned paper then secured the mat and image in the center. Ribbon or twine could be added along with other embellishments.  I've elected to leave this one to this point until I'm ready to send it out.   Sometimes those final additions need to 'fit' the receiver. 

Thank you for stopping by today to view my blog.  I enjoy sharing my work with you and invite you to “Follow” my blog and to visit my site ~ “Not Just Scraps” on Facebook ~ where you can purchase my cards.

 

I’ll be entering this card in the following challenges:  

Imagine That Digi Stamps ~ June 

Festive Friday Challenge ~ FF0086 - CAS, Blue, Things with Wheels 

Craft Rocket Challenge ~ #82 Birthday 

Seize the Birthday ~ #216 

Mod Squad ~ Simple Focus  

Digi Doodle ~ Challenge #39 Boys to Men

Pam's Pearls

Copics Used:  Shirt: BG72, Shoes, E35, Overalls: B23, B24, Mower: E31, E35, R37, N5, C3, Grass: YG61, YG63, YG93, YG95

Products Used:

Imagine That Digi Stamps, Lawn Ranger

My Favorite Things, Elegant Rectangle STAX