Trying to catch up

Am I the only one who has trouble trying to think of a Blog title for a post?

Sometimes that takes me longer than to do a post!  LOL

"I'm trying to catch up!" does fit as a blog title today...
because I am trying to catch up with posting, commenting, and using up all the beautifully copic colored images that my hubby has done for me through the years.  (Only a couple 200 or so to go)

The above cards were made with some digi images Jim found on line a while back at Digital Two forTuesday.

http://digitaltuesday.blogspot.com/2013/04/begonia-and-roses.html

"We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon

instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today."

~Dale Carnegie 

Thank you for visiting my blog today

Blessings,

Jill

Twisted Sister challenge... Corner bookmark

 The challenge this week for the twisted Sisters  was given by Sylvia. We were to make a corner bookmark. I like this idea for a bookmark.  I made some before and had to make one for me. I like the way that they really do stay put on the page.  The other bookmarks sometimes slip out of the book these don't!
I used the tutorial that I found at Split Coast stampers.

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/cornerbookmark/

The above card was made for me by the wonderfully talented crafter, Darnell.
Darnell did NOT send me a crooked card...LOL!  It's my terrible photography!
After I took this card my batteries in my camera died and I would have had to wait till my
rechargeable batteries were ready again for me to use.  I didn't feel like waiting.
That's my story and I am sticking to it!  (but it really is the truth!  smile...

Thank you Darnell, your card is beautiful, and the candle buttons are adorable,
but when I showed them to my hubby...his comment was...."There's not enough candles"!!!
Can you imagine!!!!  I wouldn't want to start a fire anyway if they put all of the needed
candles on my cake!  Yikes.

Danell's blog and her beautiful cards can be found here...

http://www.djkardkreations.com/

Thank you for visiting my blog today

Blessings,

Jill

More fabulous cards that I received

 The above card is the birthday card that Cherie made for me...

 And this is the birthday card that Kathi made for me...

 What a great time I had last evening.  My two weekly crafting buddies, Cherie and Kathi...came to my home and brought me the two lovely cards that they made.

Back in September when it was Cherie's birthday, we went out to a restaurant together.  One that I suggested.  I honestly thought that it was called Squirrel something (where was my head?)  (or should I say my brain?)  They haven't let me hear  the end of this since then.  smile.

This is the link where I first posted the story about this fun day.

http://ribbonchallenged.blogspot.com/2014/09/to-everything-there-is-season.html

Thus, if you look carefully at the above the cards...you will see that both cards have squirrels on them.  Also since they said I am obsessed with making side step cards....(me obsessed!!!!   I've only made 21 of those side step cards! )  For that reason...They said that they knew it had to be side step cards!

I will definitely treasure these cards...  This is also one of the reasons I like card making so much.

You can so personalize the cards...Favorite color, favorite memories, etc.

Hubby took me to my favorite restaurant to eat last night.  My meal was so good, and Yes, I had

dessert.  A piece of cake.  You have to cake on your birthday, right?  

 The restaurant had so many pretty flowering trees and flowers.  It was a lovely evening weather wise too.

I love this view from the restaurant...They are planning a major remodel of this place, and I hope they don't change the windows.

After we came back from the restaurant my daughter and grandchildren came to visit.
And brought me a gift...a Fitbit!
Does anyone reading this right now, have a Fitbit?

I think it's a great gift and idea...but not sure if I will be able to use it or not.
(I'm already having problems with it!)  (not the fitbit...it's me!

Thank you for visiting my blog today,
Blessings,
Jill