Bridge card for Twisted Sister Challenge

 I made this card for the Twisted sister challenge at Split Coast Stampers...

The challenge was to make a Bridge card and it had to have Blue on it.

I made this card using some more of my Paper Blooms dies and paper from Stampin' Up.

I was working on this card while my neighbor was working on her paper Blooms card for a card to give to her sister.  Again, she did a great job.

My sentiment is a design from Elizabeth craft designs, and my girl image is a stamp from Rubber Necker designs colored with copics.  Also the background was cute out with a Spellbinder die, Shapabilities (Criscross)

At the moment my grandson is on his way to going overseas for Three LONG years.  He left yesterday for his first flight.  He has three more plane trips to make in two days.  Obviously, I am a nervous GrandMom right now.  Please pray for safe travels for him.   (and for this grandmom to keep calm...smile.

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Blessings,

Jill

Glitter Ornament

 This card was made using  a sticker which I put on sticky paper and covered it with glitter.

My sticker was from Elizabeth designs.

I enjoy seeing glitter cards,   However, I manage to get glitter everywhere every time I use it.

But I alwyas feel that the end result is worth it.

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Blessings,

Jill

paper Blooms Dahia fold

I made this card using my Paper Blooms designer paper.  I must be honest and tell you that I orginally threw this card into my paper trash bin.  Hubby saw me do it, and said to me "Why did you do that?"  I told him that I did NOT like the card, but he told me he did!  So I picked it back out of the paper trash bin and tried again.  I think I don't like the fact that the double sided paper I used did NOT have too much contrast.  I added the doily to hopefully give the card more interest, and tried again...

The doily made this card larger than an A2 card it's a 5 inches by 6 1/2 inches card.

I found my instructions fo the dahlia fold here...

https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/dahlia_fold/

I added a ribbon and a brad, my sentiment was made from a die by Elizabeth craft designs

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Blessings,

Jill
 

CCEE2111 Trees

 I made the above card For the CCEE stampers blog...the challenge can be found here...

https://cceestampers.blogspot.com/

The challenge is for International Day of Forests on March 21    CCEE2111

I again, made my card using some of my Paper Blooms Designer Paper, and a Tree die from Penny Black and Sentiment die from Elizabeth Designs.  I made an Easel Card.

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Blessings,

Jill

Working with peel offs

 I made this card using peel offs.  The hat was a peel off from Elizabeth Designs.  I colored the hat with copics and cut it out. The designer  paper is from Kaisercraft!  This was a quick and easy card to make..

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Keep safe

Blessings,

Jill

Sympathy card

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I made the above card for one of my neighbors who recently lost her mother.

Today would have been my Mother's birthday...It's been 10 years since I lost her...

so ...while I was making this card I felt a little teary eyed for my neighbor,  and also for remembering what today was...

Sorry, I was trying to think of a way to make this post a bit more cheery...but I kind of failed.

I do feel a bit better lately that I am back making cards again.

It has definitely helped my morale  (ecept today...smile)

At least it was NOT another opressive hot day today.  I was definitely thankful for that.  I actually sat out in my favorite reading place (My back porch)  Reading while wearing a sweater.  A nice cool breeze was blowing.

My card was made using the Prized Peony designer paper, and die from Elizabeth craft, andSpellbinders (Gilded Gate)

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Hope you have a great weekend.

Blessings,

Jill

Iris folded Sailboat

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I posted an Iris folding card to my blog yesterday!  I had mentioned that it was a card I made about Eleven years ago.  I have been making Iris folding cards even longer than that.  In fact, I think it was one of the first card techniques I tried.  I have made dozens of cards using this technique.

I found out this weekend how rusty I am at some of my card making.  This card took me way too long to make.  I definitely need more practice again. 

 The card was made using a pattern from a book I purchased... "460 Iris folded Cards to make.  The complete Iris folding Compendium."  (so far, I think I've only about 20 card patterns that are in that book...smile)

I used Kaisercraft paper, and a die from Elizabeth crafts designs for my sentiment!

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Blessings,
Jill

Pink Sympathy Card

My husband colored this image for me with copics.
I know that I have mentioned before how much he likes coloring with copics.
I have a folder full of images that he has colored.  I think that there are over 100+ images
in that folder.  I am way behind in making cards using them.  

I don't like to make sympathy cards but I needed to have some for my stash and I thought his colored flowers would work for a sympathy card.  He has no idea where he found the image.
I added some design paper that came with a crat magazine, and used a Elizabeth craft designs die to cut out my sentiment.

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Blessings,
Jill

Masculine Birthday Card

My sister made a card request for a card that she could give to a coworker...  But she couldn't give me any ideas...

When possible I like to personalize my cards...
I asked her if he, fished, golfed, bowled, did gardening, etc.
and she answered no to all of the above and couldn't think of anything to add...so I thought maybe adding his name to personalize the card...

I found this pin on Pinterest...and used it for my inspiration...
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/92112754851907313/


The problem was I didn't have dies or could I find any templates that I use for my Numbers and letters...

So my, dear, crafting buddy Kathi, came to my house yesterday with some of her dies for me to use...

She brought her "We are memory Keepers" punch board for the Numbers and her Sizzix dies for the alphabet letters...

My striped background paper came from Stampin' Up, my stars were made with a die from SweetNSassy.  My birthday sentiment is from a die mad by Elizabeth Craft Designs.

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Blessings,
Jill

Sympathy card made with Dream Weaver Stencil

I needed to make a sympathy card, and I went looking for an image to use that had been colored with copics by my hubby.  I had mentioned before that I have a whole book full of images colored by my hubby that I use for cards.  I am so behind in using them.  I thought that this image would be appropriate for a sympathy card.  I wanted to post the card before this but I could not find the STAMP that he used.  I finally realized that it wasn't a stamp but a stencil from Dreamweaver!
(Wisteria Embossing Stencil)
 I added a sentiment using a die cut from Elizabeth Craft Designs.

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Blessings,
Jill

I cased my own cards...

Yes,  I decided to try and case some of my own cards...
So you may remember seeing me post  cards similar to these  two before.
I did try and change them up a bit.

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Made this card using papers from Paper Wishes.  I added some dimensionals to pop up my center image and some stickles.

I used the instructions from here to make the Center fold card.

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

I also used paper from Paper wishes for this card.  I used some dies from Stampin' Up  to make the button embellishments.  My hubby colored the butterfly for me with copics.  My "Hello" greeting was cut using a die from Elizabeth craft designs.

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

"All you need is Love
and maybe a little ice cream."

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Blessings,
Jill