JUST PEARL

I was in the presence of crafting royalty yesterday!! WOOP WOOP WOOP!

I was in Akron at Adventures In Stamping and Tim Holtz was there demoing and sharing of himself. I sat to rest my hurting hip and watch him demo…so not like me at rubber stamping conventions…I’m usually all about the shopping (pardon me if I have ever been distracted). Any who I sat to watch and T!M was just finishing a technique and asked the crowd what we wanted to see next. No one spoke up so I said loudly “JUST PEARL”!

 

T!M said “just Pearl”?”

QP: “Yep Just Pearl!”

T!M: “Are you sure, just Pearl.”

QP: “Yeeessss Just Pearl. I’m not going to change my mind.”

T!M: “Alright you picked a good product!” And proceeded to show us at least 3 things we could do with the Pearl paint dabber by Ranger.

 

He was demoing on his signature shipping tags and I thought he was finished so I asked him could I have the tag. T!M said don’t you want me to bling it up! And if you know me there must be bling. And he opened this lovely tool box (which he will be selling in his line soon) and BLINGED IT UP BABY.

Of course T!M wasn’t all I did (JUST PEARL); there was the shopping. First we went to Hollo’s Paper and I picked up some much needed 12 x 12 paper to use in my Cricket. I also got some letter size paper and envelopes. At convention here are the toys that came home to play with me!

I was so excited to see new African American stamps at the Rubbernecker!!! More Loralie Stamps and Impression Obsession sold me on the Mega Mount by letting me take for a test drive.

Finally after looking at Darcie’s shrink plastic CDS for 10 years I bought some; the new designs pushed me over the edge! Just For Fun is back doing its postage templates and I bought some of T!M’s paper as well as SEI 6X6 paper.

 

My favorite thing was getting to be with my friends who are like minded!

Happy Stamping!

PS:

Please remember my friend and fellow stamper Judy Sanderson along with the missionaries from my church who are in Haiti rebuilding a school.

 

QP

Diva’s

I got some more stamps from Loralie designs and I created this card.

I so love coloring with my copic markers!

Enjoy!

QueenPam

Freedom

Today I was in divorce court. And just as it began we were there in matching outfits.

Could not make eye contact as we stood giving sworn statements before the judge. In 5 short minutes our marriage was legally ended. What a relief to have this part be over and to feel the freedom infuse my spirit. My fear was that there would be something unpleasant. But nothing was just as it began with pleasantness.

 

As I sat here a few moments ago celebrating my freedom with a melody of praise music, the Spirit spoke in my heart “now you need a spiritual divorce” and so I prayed. Father divorce me from him. Let there be no soul ties, cleanse me of all physical bonds and release me from all spiritual ties. Free me from anything that this marriage has left in my life. In Jesus‘ name.

 

May you be free too!

 

QueenPam

Black History Month

I was asked to teach a card to a group of stampers on the theme Black History Month.

To me It makes me think of Africa and where I came from.

I used my Black is Beautiful die cut I created for the ATC swap and 2 stamps from

Repeat Impressions for the background. I cut a window in the top layer to frame the postage stamp. Take time and remember your roots whatever that means to you and celebrate

those who came before you.

 

QP

ATC for Black History Month

I am a member of IOCSA (Images of Color Stamp Artist) yahoo group and Sandy Mayfield hosted an ATC swap with the theme of Black History. The ladies did some wonderful work!

 

First our Hostess Sandy’s entry is a beautiful Collage Piece: Lift Every Voice and Sing

Front Back

My own entry called Black is Beautiful is a combination of a stamped background and a custom die cut I created with my Pazzles:

Mahalia Jackson was done by Angela:

Front

Back

Freedom Is A State of Mind was created by Marsha:

Vicki Forbes created this next one and there is textured sand at the bottom:

Michele Nelson’s atc:

We come from Kings and Queens is done by Linda Johnson

Barbara Bass sent this 3D wonder:

We got this beautiful encaustic piece from Brenda Robinson representative of our flag:

Front

Back

Duke was created by Pat Simpson

Little Darlin was made by Kathy Martin

Front:

Back:Ray  was created by Pennie Thomas

Front:

Back:

Deborah Willis Created I Have a Dream

Dominique

I am a member of the Fearsome Foursome a group of friends who do battle together against and for life! One has a birthday this week and the others are on the same day in early March!

I made these cards for them with a stamp I found at Loralie Designs called Dominique!

For the “Task Master”

For “Kimba” who will be fiercely 50 this year.

And for McDancer whose birthday is this week.

I also made McDancer this notebook to use in Bible Study tomorrow night.

It was a composition book that I covered with Mariposa Paper from DCWV

Enjoy every moment!

QueenPam

First Cards of 2010

I spent the evening stamping with friends. As always a great time!

 

I made these today playing with hearts we cut last night!

the hear was cut from a Cricuit Cartridge and the background is a home made embossing folder that I cut on my Pazzles machine. I used Coordination's paper and sanded it.

Same paper and technique used used on this background.