Homesteading in the Alaskan Wilderness

     Looking for something to read? My multi award-winning book, A DELIBERATE LIFE: A JOURNEY INTO THE ALASKAN WILDERNESS is only $3.99 for an e-book copy this week. Click here to order from Amazon. They also have a printed edition you can order if you prefer. And, it's available on Prime so you can have it quickly.

   

     You can also order A DELIBERATE LIFE anywhere you normally buy books - online or in store.

     Thanks so much for stopping in today.

DCWV Stack-a-holic Challenge, May 2018

 

     Are these flowers not gorgeous!?! They are from the Botanical Beauty stack from DCWV, Inc. So many pretty sheets in this stack. Some have gold foil embellishing like the gold bees on my card. I made this card for the Stack-a-holic Challenge for May at DCWV.

     First, I trimmed my card front. Yes, it was hard to cut through these beautiful flowers, but you can do it! Next, I stamped and die cut my sentiment tags and adhered them with foam tape. To finish up, I added a few epoxy dots.

 

         Lately, I have been making 4.25 x 5.5 cards, but I wanted more of the flowers to show on this card, so I made this one 5 x 7.

     We had the sketch below to work with this month. There is still a little time to join in the fun if you have an idea for your own card. Details are on DCWV's Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/DCWVInc/.  

 

    Thanks so much for stopping in. Hope you are having a great day, Pamela

 

Materials Used:

 

cardstock- Botanical Beauty (DCWV)

stamp- A Happy Hello (Gina K Designs)

dies- frames (Spellbinders Card Kit)

ink- chalk Wisteria (ColorBox)



 

 

 

 

DCWV Stack-a-holic Challenge, April 2018

     Today, I have a layout for April's Stack-a-holic Challenge at DCWV. This is my favorite picture of Mom and I. It was taken at the Amarillo airport. The horse in the background is one of the famous painted horses you can find around Amarillo. The journaling reads:

     Mom always said, "We have two choices when difficult things come our way. We can choose to be miserable, or we can choose to be happy. I choose happy!"
     Mom now sits at the Master's feet. I miss her.

     I used DCWV's Botanical Beauty stack to create my layout. The stack is all double-sided cardstock with gold foil on many of the sheets.

     To create my title and journaling tags, I printed them from my computer onto vellum.
    
DESIGNER TIP:
     When printing on vellum, you must be careful not to let the ink smear before it dries. Mine dried in about ten seconds. I planned to only use vellum for the title, but I thought I needed a bit more color to this layout so I ran the vellum through my Xyron Sticker Maker and adhered it to a piece of the cardstock.

     The deadline is now passed for entering a project this month, but you can still vote. I would appreciate it if you would vote for my layout, or any of the other entries you might like better. You can find the details on the DCWV, Inc. page on Facebook.

     Thanks so much for stopping in. Check back with DCWV at the first of the month for May's Stack-a-holic Challenge.

Materials used:

cardstock- Botanical Beauty (DCWV)
                  solid gold (Spellbinders)
dies- Fancy Foliage (ODBD)
        filigree (Spellbinders)
    

Happy Birthday, Simon Says Stamps

     Today, I have a card for the "Happy Birthday Challenge" over at Simon Says Stamps. They are celebrating their 9th Anniversary this week. So excited for them!

     I don't usually use ready-made stickers, but I won this flower sticker in a kit from Spellbinders. It's so pretty that I had to use it for this card.

     You have plenty of time to join in the fun before a new challenge goes up next Wednesday. Here's a link to the rules.

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/

  Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today. I appreciate the time you spend here with me.      

Materials Used:
     cardstock, sticker, pearls - Spellbinders
     cardstock, ink - Gina K Designs
     stamp, die - ODBD
     double-stick and foam tape

Anything Goes, Simon Says Stamps

     Today, I have a card for the Anything Goes challenge over at Simon Says Stamps. They are spotlighting Stampendous products this week. The sentiment I used on my card is a Stampendous stamp that I've used many times.

     As you probably know, according to the laws of aerodynamics, the bee should not be able to fly with its large body and small, thin wings. And yet it does! Bees always remind me that all things are possible with God.

     Want to join in on the challenge? Here's a link to the rules: http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-anything-goes-48/
   
     Thanks so much for stopping in today. 
     Pamela

Materials used:
   stamps-  Stampendous!, Stampcraft
   cardstock-  Oh My Lemons (the Paper Studio), Grass Green (Gina K)
   ink-  green (Gina K), black (ColorBox)