Part 2... Beautiful cards that I received...

 Here are some more beautiful cards that I found in my mailbox this year...

Card by Sue

Sue does not have a blog...but you can see her beautiful cards in her Split Coast Gallery 

Which you can see here.

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=113778

Thank you, Sue... I had the privilege of meeting Sue in Real Life at a Stamp show...Lovely lady...

and I hope we have the opportunity to get together again...

 Card by Rita.
I don't think Rita has a Blog either but you can see more of Rita's Lovely card here at Split Coast

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?ppuser=150426&cat=500

Rita has over 2000 cards in her gallery and most of those, (I am pretty sure) are cards that she made to donate to either her church, cards for a cause, or the soldiers, etc.)  I admire that she makes so many cards to give away...

 This beautiful card was made by Stacie, my Stampin' Up Demo...I found Stacie through a friend about 6 years ago...shortly after I joined Split Coast Stampers.  Thank you for your lovely card, Stacie, and for all the fun I have had making cards in your wonderful classes...

 Okay, I know that my cabinet needs to be organized again!  It's on my list for the New Year.
The cabinet I'm using to store my stamps, had been one of my Mother's favorite pieces of furniture, and she wanted my husband to have it.  My hubby tried using it as a desk for a while, but it didn't work for him...so I told him I would move it to my stamp room and try it there.  I think it works for my stamps. 

The bottom drawers are just the right size for stamps...Just think when I joined Split Coast Stampers six years ago...I had about 10 stamps to my name.  I still have a small shoe box full that wouldn't fit in my cabinet....And yes, I know the TV sitting in my stamp room is old!  (like me) and yes, they are VHS tapes in the cabinet under the TV...but I still like to watch them while I'm stampin at my desk...

I know I still have to get around to visit some of your blogs...I'm working on it...(Hopefully, I will find more hours in my day in the new year!  (well, one can dream can't they?

Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, 
to think freely, to risk life, to be needed.
~Storm Jameson

Thank you for visiting my blog today,
Blessings,
Jill

More pictures of my craft room

 Closer look at my workspace...I keep my ribbons on the bottom shelf, and my finished cards in boxes.  I love the white cabinet...It's so easy to pull out the sections to get what I need...My spellbinder dies, are in one, envelopes in another, more embellishments, and paper in another...

 This is how I store my ribbon, I really like these cases, I tried other storage like shoe boxes, poking holes for the ribbon, putting in on spindles.  But I like this storage the best, it was a bit of investment buying the plastic boxes, some I bought with a coupon at Michaels, and some on Amazon.

 I told my husband I would tell people that the pole is to practice dancing...LOL

Close up of the cross stitch on the wall, I don't think I posted this to my blog before.  My Mother really liked this picture.  It had been one of her Mother's day presents.  I'm a slow cross stitcher so it took me a while to do.  Don't think this "grandmother" could do anything like this anymore.

Craft room about 90% done

Ever since I saw on a blogging post at Karen's blog  http://www.mydesertcottage.com/

The links to  where blogger create...

http://www.mydesertcottage.com/2011/06/where-bloggers-create-2011.html

I wished I had a craft room that I could post...I realize that my craft room does not have the creativity and pop like some of the ones in those links....they are fabulous.  But I am finally happy with my space. It's not completely done,  still need to paint the closet and closet doors, etc.  But it is now usable, and quite functional.  I know I will be spending less time at my dining room table crafting now.

 I asked my contractor who put in my new hardwood floor to find me some upper cabinets for more storage in my room.

 The cabinet in the corner holds my embellishments.

 I was looking at the photos of my room and told my husband that something else I need is a radiator cover...LOL.  He just kind of groaned...He has made me 4 for some of our other rooms.  My paint color is a light pink,  (My favorite color) at night it has a lavender look.  The paint is by Behr, it's called French Heirloom.

My sister's birthday...

 I made this card for my sister's birthday (she's actually my step-sister but I think of her more as a sister) She's celebrating a mile stone birthday, but this card looks more like it should be going to  a child ...smile.  Hope she doesn't think so.  You probably already guessed that she loved cats, and has one herself.
My side step card was made with a stamped image (I borrowed the stamp so Not sure of the name of the stamp).  My husband colored it with copics, I cuttlebugged the side panels with coordination's paper. I added brads for the paws, and a pearl Gem for the top of the birthday hat. (couldn't find my pom poms...and I wanted to add white flower soft for the paws...(couldn't find that either)  I honestly knew where these items were before I packed up my craft room.  The sentiment is computer generated and my heart is a spellbinder die cut.

It's started anyway...In this pic only one window is in, but both windows are in now.
Tonight and tomorrow I am going to paint, and if I get the painting done...They will put the floor down on Friday.  (Oh, I hope I can get it done.  I need my room.

Hope everyone is having a good day...Blessings, Jill

I'm still waiting...

I'm still waiting for the contractor to come and do work in my craft room.

I was hoping that by now, I would have new windows...the OLD original windows are not very energy efficient.  And I would have the ceiling fixed (water damage) and a new floor, and finally a new fresh coat of paint (done by me).  But my room is just sitting, mostly empty waiting.  I thought I would go ahead and post the BEFORE pics, and I hope in at least (No more than a week from now)...I will have AFTER pics to post....One can hope anyway.

Today was a blast.  I went to a Stamp show (Do I need to go to a stamp show?  No...
but I had so much fun.  I literally shopped till I almost dropped.  I am so tired!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend...
Blessings, Jill