Wreath #5

 Hey fellow crafters!

Here's my 5th wreath and I think my piece de resistance!  And probably my last one for this year as I am now in full Christmas mode. I wanted to make a Christmas wreath but that's not going to happen. Too many other things I'm making for Christmas.

I saw one like this on Pinterest and decided to make it happen even though I wasn't quite sure how. I bought the Indian Corn from a seller on Ebay and went from there and just kinda winged it. I might update this post later as to how I made it but for right now I don't have the time. I have a lot of Christmas ornaments and cork art I'm making for gifts that I may post later but need to get them done first.

That's all for now, hope you enjoyed stoppin' by!

Blessings!

Pam D

Wreath #4

 Hey blogger peeps!

Here's wreath #4.

                   My son's

I liked the sunflower I made for my son so much I decided to make to make one for myself. This one's a little different in that the tricolor burlap is more of a closed plaid, where the other one is more of an open plaid, if that makes sense. I found it on Amazon and I snatched it up because it's no longer made and I was very glad and surprised to have found it. I wish I had gotten a few more rolls.

 That's it for now, hope you enjoyed stoppin' by!

Blessings!

Pam D

Wreath #3

Hi crafty frinds!

Here's wreath #3.

I made this one I think in September. It's made with three different colors of Deco Mesh. But each "petal" is made with 2 different colors. It's called a heart wreath because the petals resemble a heart. The original one I copied it from didn't have as many petals, so I made more and filled it in. I think it looks better.

I ended up giving this one away to my sister for her birthday. 

That's it for now, hope you enjoyed stoppin' by!

Blessings!

Pam D

Wreath #2

Hey blogger friends!

It's been a few months since my last post, and I have made a few more wreaths, but I just haven't put them up. But here's the 2nd one I made.

I gave this one to my other son Evan for a house warming gift when he moved in with his new roomies I think it was July or August. They hung it on the front door. This one is made out of Poly Burlap which is a little more durable than the deco mesh. I thought it turned out really nice, so did they.

That's all for now, hope you enjoyed stopping by!

Blessings!

Pam D

So Excited!

 Long time no see my crafty friends!

I'm really excited about a new craft I'm learning how to do, making wreaths!

These wreaths are made mostly with either deco mesh or poly burlap and here's my first one! I made this for my son's anniversary made out of white deco mesh with irridescent stripes I got from JoAnns. 

I watched a tutorial on YouTube by Julie's Wreath Boutique. She's a pro at this. The cross frame I got from Dollar Tree and the lilies are from JoAnns. They are really high quality lilies and feel almost like the real thing.  For my first attempt I thought it turned out pretty nice. I hope to be doing more of these in the near future. I've seen these sell for up to $120.00. Not 

a bad return.

That's all for now, hope you enjoyed stoppin' by!

Blessings!

Pam D

Belated Happy Father's Day!

 Hello my friends in blogland!

I have a Father's Day card to share today.

Entering in these challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - #13 AAG

Cardz 4 Galz - #175 Dies/Punches

Cardz 4 Guyz - #298 Father's Day

CRAFT - #641 Transport

Crafty Catz - #600 AAG/Add a Sentiment

Creative Fingers - #233 AAG

Dies R Us - #195 AAG/Dad's Day/Masc.(Won Top 3!)

Digi Choosday - #24 AAG

Dream Valley - #272 Add a Sentiment

The Four Seasons - June/Summer

Li'l Patch of Crafty Friends - #184 AAG

Polkadoodles - #24 AAG

QKR Stampede - #446 AAG

Long time no see everyone! It's been a couple months since my last post, which seems to be the norm. Can't seem to find the gumption to do a whole lot these days. First Father's Day without my husband. I think there will be alot of those "firsts" this year. His birthday was the Sunday before so it's been a rough couple weeks.

I know it's a couple days past Father's Day, but I made this card about 4 wks ago and I wanted to post it ever since, but then I got sick with Covid - again!    When it rains, it pours!

This is made with Anna Griffin's Antique Train Slimline Easel Die set, so dang cute, I just love it!! Pretty much every thing on here is AG. The base and the background dies I cut with a dark grey matte metallic paper. I cut the train with 3 different color matte metallic papers, then paper pieced the blue and copper into the brown. I cut some of the blue paper to look like curtains and put them behind the windows. The smoke, stars and sentiment embellishments I pulled from another AG set, I think the Gentlemen's Study Craft Box. You could add alot more embellishments, which I've seen on other makes, but I wanted to feature the train in all it's glory. Maybe next time.

That's it for today, hope you enjoyed stoppin' by!

Thanks to all the challengers above for lettin' me play along.

Blessings!

Pam D

Happy 30th Birthday!

 Hey blogger friends!

I have a 30th birthday card to share today.

Entering in these challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - #8 AAG

Allsorts - #671/72  AG/Masculine

Cardz 4 Galz - #170 Fun Folds

Cardz 4 Guyz - #293 Add Texture

CRAFT - #633 Shaped Cards (Won Top 3!)

Crafty Catz - #590 AAG

Creative Fingers - #228 AAG

Cut It Up - #249 Easter-OR-Create Your Own Bckgrnd

Digi Choosday - #14 AAG

Dream Valley - #267 AG

Li'l Patch of Crafty Friends - #179 AAG

Penny's - #518 AAG

Polkadoodles - #15 AAG

QKR Stampede - #441 AAG

I made this card for my son Evan's 30th birthday. It's called a Triangle Corner Easel Card  or Triangle Corner Pop Up Card. He's not really into cars, more into trucks and motorcycles, but I had this stamp so I decided to use it. If I ever had the chance to get a vintage muscle car, it would be this, a Chevy Chevelle SS.

When looking at the instructions on how to make this, it says to start out with an 8"x 8" pc of card stock, but that would have made it 4" when all was said and done and I wanted it a little bigger. So I decide to go with a 12"x 12" base, which actually ended up being a little too big, but it turned out nice. If I make this again I think I'll go with a 10"x 10" base. You can go here to see the tutorial.

That's all for now, hope you enjoyed stoppin' by!

Thanks to all the challengers above for lettin' me play along!

Blessings!

Pam D

A Valentines Day Card!

Hi craft family!

I have a Valentines Day card to share today.

Entering in these challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - #4 AAG

Allsorts - #664 AAG/I Love...

Aud Sentiment - #292 Love

Crafty Catz - #583 AAG/Add a Sentiment

Creative Fingers - #225 AAG

Cupcake Inspirations - #538 AG

Cut It Up - #245 Love/Valentines

Dies R Us - #187 AAG/Valentines/Love *

Digi Choosday - #7 AAG

Double D - Shades of Pink

Inkspirational - #259 Shaped Cards

Li'l Patch of Crafty Friends - #176 AAG

Make My Monday - #168 3 Hearts

Penny's - #515 AAG

Polkadoodles - #8 AAG

QKR Stampede - #438 AAG

Sweet Stampin' - Love *

* Dies R Us - Spellbinder's hearts

* Sweet Stampin' - sentiment stamps

I've been MIA from making cards and from life for a few months as I have been dealing with the death of my husband. He died January 12th and it's just been now that I felt like I could get back to some sort of normality. I didn't think it would hit me so hard as we have been pretty much room mates and estranged for many years now. But I guess when you've been together for 33 years there's more of a bond than I thought. Through all of this I also have a new found admiration and respect for him that I didn't have before. 

He was in the Navy for 8 yrs and a Vietnam vet and with the help of customers of mine who are 2 retired Navy captains, I found he had several medals, ribbons and awards that I didn't know he had and quite a career while he was in. One incident being the ship he was on was one of the ships that helped in the evacuation of Saigon. So quite deserving of the military honors he recieved.  I also found out from 3 nephew and nieces that he was thier favorite uncle, not to mention the love of our sons and his brothers and sisters, one being a twin brother. 

 He was also a believer in Jesus so I know where he is now and that he is no longer in anymore excrutiating pain and enjoying the wonders of heaven in his glorified body!   Hallelujah!

I started making this card over a year ago but never finished it till now.

It's mostly made with Anna Griffin's Twist and Pop card kit and a few other stamps and embellishments in my stash.

That's it for now, hope you enjoyed stoppin' by!

Thanks to all the challengers above for lettin' me play along!

Blessings!

Pam D

 

Merry Christmas #1

 Hey Blogger friends!

I have the 1st of a few Christmas cards to share today.

Entering in these challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - #25 AAG

Cardz 4 Guyz - #286 Contemporary Christmas

CRAFT - #622 Christmas

Crafty Sentiments - AG

Creative Moments - #228 AAG

Dies R Us - #183 AAG

Digi Choosday - #50 AAG

Dream Valley - #260 Christmas

Hand Stamped Sentiments - #379 Photo Inspiration

Inkspirational - 253 Photo Inspiration

Li'l Patch of Crafty Friends - #170 AAG

Penny's - #511 AAG

Polkadoodles - #51 AAG

QKR Stampede - #434 AAG

The Paper Shelter - #495?  AG

I made this side step card from an idea from Pinterest and here's my version. Her's was an A 4 card and I wanted to make mine bigger, so I fiddled with it and this is a 6 x 6". You can go here to watch the video tutorial. I actually wanted it a little wider, but it turned out pretty nice as is, maybe next time. 

The plaid paper, senti, gold background die and large holly is Anna Griffin, the lamp post I think is Memory Box, I don't remember where I got the others. I made graduating panels for the back 2 steps and decorated them.

That's all for now, hope you enjoyed stoppin' by!

Thanks to all the challengers above for lettin' me play along.

Blessings!

Pam D

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hi crafty friends!

I have a Thanksgiving card to share today.

Entering in these challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - #24 AAG

Aud Sentiment - #288 AG

Crafty Sentiments - AG

Creative Fingers - #219 AAG

Creative Moments - #227 AAG

Cupcake Inspirations - #532 Fall Foliage (Won Sweet Pick!)

Di's Digi Challenge - LoL - Lots of Layers

Digi Choosday - #47 AAG

Dream Valley - #259 AAG

The Four Seasons - AG/Fall

Inkspirational - #252 Outdoors/Foliage

Li'l Patch of Crafty Friends - #170 AAG

My Time to Craft - #470 Texture

QKR Stampede - #432 AAG

I made this card with the Sue Wilson Three Column background die, the Anna Griffin Happy Thanksgiving die and foliage stickers, a puffed pumpkin from Michaels and some mini pinecones I found outside. I made the background paper by putting a layer of Sue Wilson's double sided adhesive on a piece of paper and spead her Cosmic Shimmer, Gilding Flakes, Mulled Wine. I also added some green and pink Aurora gilding flakes for added color. 

I took a couple of pictures of just this background paper and gorgeous die that I hated to cover up. These pictures don't do the gilding flakes any justice, they are so much more shiney and glittery than this.

That's it for now, hope you enjoyed stoppin' by!

Thanks to all the challengers above for lettin' me play along.

Blessings!

Pam D

Happy Hanukkah!

Good evening blogger friends!

I have a Hanukkah card to share today:

Entering in these challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - #24 AAG

Aud Sentiment - #288

Crafty Catz - #573 AAG/Add Metal

Crafty Sentiments - AG

Creative Fingers - #219 AAG

Di's Digis - LoL - Lots of Layers

Dream Valley - #259 AG

Li'l Patch of Crafty Friends - #170 AAG

My Time to Craft - #470 Texture

QKR Stampede - #432 AAG

I made this card with the Anna Griffin Hanukkah card kit. I just love her kits! Even though they're a bit pricey, they are all inclusive and I think worth it. You get everything you need to make a card, from a variety of base cards, embellishments, sentiments, inside sentiment inserts, envelopes, dimensionals, instructions and examples, making it look so professional. She also has the dies to match that are seperate, which I also have, but I didn't use them on this card. I had a few Hanukkah dies, stamps and embellishments but nothing to this extent. 

And here's my first version.

                  Inside

Isn't that just too fun!

That's all for now, hope you enjoyed stoppin' by!

Thanks to all the challengers above for lettin' me play along.

Blessings!

Pam D

Happy Autumn!

 I have a Happy Autumn card to share today. 

Entering in these challenges:

Crafty Catz - #569 AAG/Layers 

Crafty Sentiments - AG

Creative Fingers - #217 AAG

Creative Moments - #225 AAG

Dies R Us - #179 AAG

Digi Choosday - #43 AAG

Li'l Patch of Crafty Friends - #168 AAG

My Time to Craft - #468 Halloween/Fall

Polkadoodles - #43 AAG

QKR Stampede - #430 AAG

In looking at my fall examples on Pinterest, I came upon one similar to this and this is my version. It's the second of a non-traditional, Fall, color scheme I thought was nice. I used one of Anna Griffin's blue, Fall, plaid papers and matching plain papers in my stash. I used a Sizzix leaf embossing folder for the lighter blue, some of Anna Griffin's gold flourishes, 3 skeleton leaves are from Michaels and the wheat pieces are from Impression Obsession dies. 

           Inside

That's all for now, hope you enjoyed stoppin' by!

Thanks to all the challengers above for lettin' me play along!

Blessings!

Pam D

So Much Beauty in Fall!

 Evening Blogger friends!

I have another Fall card to share today.

Entering in these challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - #22 AAG

Crafty Catz - #569 Add Some Layers

Crafty Sentiments - AG (Won Top 3!)

Creative Fingers - #217 AAG

Creative Moments - #225 AAG

Dies R Us - #179 AAG*

Dream Valley - #257 Circles

The Four Seasons - AAG/Oct./Fall

Hand Stamped Sentiments - #375 Blue/Plum/Gray

Li'l Patch of Crafty Friends - #168 AAG

My Time to Craft - #468 Halloween/Fall

Penny's - #507 AAG

Polkadoodles - #43 AAG

QKR Stampede - #430 AAG

* Wheat dies are from Impression Obsession

I made this Fall wreath card from a card I saw on Pinterest. I liked the darker blue and burnt orange color combo with the gray, wood background. After making most of the card, I got these wheat dies in the mail and wanted to use them so they went on top. I would normally have mixed the wheat in with the rest of the other wreath pieces, but I would've had to tear it apart 'cause they were already glued down. The wheat kinda covered up a lot of the other colors which I wasn't too happy about, but, what's a girl to do. Not my finest piece of work, but it's ok.

 That's all for now, hope you enjoyed stoppin' by!

Thanks to all the challengers above for lettin' me play along!

Blessings!

Pam D