Happy New Year

I didn't have time to make another New Year's card

So I went searching on my blog to try and find one.

This is a card I made and posted back in 2009.

It was posted the first year that I started my blog.

Oh my goodness!  Where did that time go?

Hope everyone reading this...has a wonderful New Year.

Thank you for visiting.

Blessings,

Jill

 

I Love books

I love to read.  I have to be grateful  to my Mother for that...

She seemed to always have a book in her hand. 

Every Christmas I could count on finding books under the Christmas tree for me.  She also joined a Children's book club for me.  I so looked forward each month to see what book they were sending to me.  

Books like, Black Beauty, The Secret Garden, Little Women, etc.

I have mentioned before that I'm a member of Good reads...where I can log my books, and try to meet a challenge each year.  I Challenged myself to read 50 books this year...

AND I MET MY CHALLENGE...  The above book was book number 50.

Hope everyone is having a good day.

Thank you for stopping by my blog.

Blessings,

Jill

Pocket card

 I was so behind in making cards.  So I decided to try and make some quick cards to send out.

I enjoy making these cards. It's mainly card folding.  When Your card is done you have a pocket inside the card where you can insert a gift card, picture, money, etc.  I made 9 of these and since I couldn't put a gift card in every one.  I put a post card inside with my Christmas greeting and told the people that I sent them to...That they could reuse the card as a gift card or money holder.

I hope everyone reading this had a Very Merry Christmas...Filled with many Blessings.

Thank you for visiting my blog today...Jill

Music

 I stamped this image a while ago.  I think it came out of one my purchased craft magazines.  I colored the image with copics.  I made this for a challenge at Split Coast stampers for the Twisted sister Challenge.

This will not be the Christmas I had hoped for...  Since I got really sick with a virus a few weeks ago.  It really put me behind with every thing,  and my Vertigo returning after 5 years of thinking It was cured and wouldn't have to worry about it again.  Well, so much for that.  I keep reminding myself that things could be much worse.  I am so fortunate with the one fall that I had...well that could have had much worse results too.  (I fell backwards on a hard surface.   So scary.   Hopefully, it will get better now that I managed to get appointments set up with a physical therapist.

I managed to get about half my cards in the mail...Hope to complete the rest with New Year's cards, etc.  The problem Is that I was trying to get them done as quickly as a could.  (I am a slow crafter.  I forgot to take pictures of most of my cards before I put them in the mail.

I hope everyone reading this page...has a very special, blessed Christmas with friends and family and good health.

Thank you for visiting my blog.

Blessings,

Jill;

Trees

 I made this card for a challenge at Split Coast Stampers.  The challenge was to have trees on our cards.  This is a stamp from Our Daily Bread  Designs.  It is meant to be a graduation stamp ..but I think it makes a nice background for a sympathy card.

I'm still working on my Christmas cards.  I'm almost done, but till I get them in the mail.  They will be received late.  I hope I do better next year.

Blessings,

Jill

Another Twisted Sister card

 Everyone else is posting Christmas cards on their blogs...(except me)  I'm still in the process of making my Christmas cards.  I'm afraid that my cards may not be received till after 
Christmas.  I'm thinking that maybe I should start making some New Year card instead...(smile)

I made the above card for a friend using using an old 3-D sheet that I had.  I fussy cut the flowers.  I used a Pink Fresh Cover plate die for my back ground (Floral tiles) And a Stampin' Up Rectangle stitched Die to make my black frame.
 

Dinner is served

 I'm still trying to get caught up on my commenting and posting.

I'm slowly getting there... This was a card that I made for a challenge at Split Coast stampers.  I posted the card in October.

For the challenge we were supposed to make a card with Food on it.  For the challenge I dug out this very old Stampin' Up stamp.

This was the very first SU stamp that I had ever purchased. 

I had a friend help me me to cut the stamp out.  Do you remember when you had to cut around the stamps from SU?

I'm thankful that now they  come already cut out.

Originally purchased this card to make a card for my hubby.  The chef in our house hold... Yes!  He is a great cook!  (and I know how fortunate I am).

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Blessings,

Jill

Thank You card!

 This is  a card that I actually made in JULY! I made it for a challenge at Split Coast Stampers.  The Challenge was to make a card in my favorite technique.  My favorite technique is Iris Folding.

I made this as a thank you card for a friend that lives in California.  She sent us a beautiful anniversary gift and I wanted to make a special card for her.

Besides the Irish folding, it has copic colored butterflies that I punched out, and I added sticker for my sentiment.

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Blessings,

Jill

Late again

 This is a jointly made card.  My granddaughter wanted to make a card for our neighbor.  She gave my granddaughter free fire wood for her fireplace.  

This makes me feel OLD when I say that my granddaughter has purchased her first home.  She likes her house but she thinks it's too small.  I think it's just a perfect size, and it's not much different than the size of our house.    (Hope she doesn't read this...smile.   I really love her!  Don't want her to get upset with me for saying that)

She used  a Stampin' Up set that I have to make the card.  It's called the great outdoors!  She colored the stamp.  I helped her with the design and she put the card together.  I love it when we make cards together.

AGAIN, I have to apologize for being missing in action here.

I do have an excuse for part of the time.  Hubby and I were really sick with that latest Flue?  or whatever that was.  We tested negative for Covid.  We had what felt like a terrible cold, coughing and major migraine headache.  I had a two day headache which brought my vertigo back again.  I had that 4 years and and was in the hospital for 5 days with it.  I was sure hoping that I would not have to go to the hospital again for that.   so far, NOT!  But I still have it...but I think it's getting a little bit better.  If anyone sees me walking  these days they will probably think I had to much to drink...smile

I didn't finish answering all the lovely comments I received while I was away from blog I hope to get to finish responding to the rest tomorrow.  Thank you, and Thank you for visiting  my blog.

Blessings, Jill