still working on my Christmas cards

 I'm still working on my Christmas cards, and I'm still trying to use up my Stampin' Up Brightly gleaming Christmas paper.  I'm getting closer to the end of it.

I hope to start addressing some of my cards tomorrow.  I keep remembering that last year at this time...I not only had all my cards done, they were addressed and most of them in the mail.  (I think that is what makes me fee so far behind)

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Blessings,

Jill.

Tie One on Day...

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 I made this for the challenge at CCEE stampers blog.

The challenge can be found here

https://cceestampers.blogspot.com/2020/11/ccee2048-tie-one-on-day.html

I made a card to enter the "Tie one On Day"  A challenge issued by Kelly,

To make a card that would have something to tie...shoe strings, ribbons, apron ties, etc.

I made my card using a die  from Dreamweaver.  I used some of my Brightly Gleaming paper from Stampin' Up.  I really do like that designer paper,  but I have been making so many cards using it these last couple of weeks...I really want to get to the point where I have used it all.  So I am trying to think of card techniques that I can use up the scraps and smaller pieces of paper that I have left.   This card  seemed to fit that!

Thank you for the great challenge, Kelly.

And thank you for visiting my blog,

Blessings,

Jill

For a dear friend's birthday

 This is a birthday card for a dear friend of mine.  She was my very first co-worker when we were both 17.  For many years I told people that I had known Carol since we were both 17.  Then my friend comes to visit me one day to tell me that statement was NOT true.  She then pulls out a photo she found of both us in a Girl Scout photo.  I didn't even know that the photo exsisted.  (we were both about 11 or 12 at the time.  Anyway, she is one of those friends who has NEVER ever forgotten my birthday.  So I try not to forget hers...(although sometimes my cards have arrived late).  

Carol's favorite color is red and through the years I have always tried to give her or make her a card with red on it.  I made this card at night, so I thought the dress was RED, but in daylight in actually looks ORANGE!  (I hope she thinks it look red!  Smile.. .. The image was cut out of a piece of Graphic 45 Designer paper.  The background is also a piece of designer paper that my hubby found for me to use from his stash of craft supplies   (It great to have a hubby who does crafting too!)  The stamps I used for my sentiments also came from his craft supply...

Thank you everyone, for all the nice comments you leave for me...It always makes my day...

And Thank you for visiting my blog

Blessings,

Jill

Happy Thanksgiving

 3D Thanksgiving card.  The 3D sheet is by Penny Wessenauer.

I added some orange lace around her 3D sheet image using a die from Our Daily Bread.

It's Thanksgiving in the USA!  A very different Thanksgiving.  

It's going to be just my hubby (who is doing the cooking) and me!

One thing that I am giving thanks for is that my husband loves to cook, and he is a great cook.

I always tell him he should have been a chef.  Yes, he spoils me.  He often cooks me my favorite meals.  I will miss seeing my daughter and her family, and  sometimes she does the cooking for us.  This year we feel we need to do social distancing.  

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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

Pinterest inspired

The two cards above were inspired by cards that I saw at pinterest...

Pinterest is a place that I definitely spent too much time...but I am so addicted at seeing what other people post, and it so inspires me.  (I need all the help I can get...)

My cards above was again using Brightly gleaming paper.  I have just a couple of sheets left.  My goal is to us it all. before Christmas but I was running out of ideas...thus my Pinterest hunt.

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The card below is the card I posted yesterday.   After I posted it and took a better look at my pic...

My question after looking at my card was.  Why is there white smudges above my branches?

Then I remembered ...That I forgot to make sure that all the white powder was off my card.

I don't know if anyone else does this or not??  I saw a hint on someone's blog that if your card feels sticky...get out your embossing buddy and lightly press over where it's sticky.  It definitely helps to get rid of any sticky residue.  The only thing is ....Like with stray embossing powder....You need to remember to brush off the stray powder.

Now maybe this is a hint that everyone else knew before I did....smile

In case someone else would need this info   I thought I would pass it along.

I certainly don't want my card to stick to my envelopes....so I was very grateful to read about this hint...

and it works...

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Blessings,

Jill

 

Sparkly Christmas Card

 My spakly Christmas card...Had me sparkly too.

My hubby kind of groans when he sees me using glitter.  Somehow I not only get it on my card, and get it on me, and all over the house.   My ornament was made using an Elizabeth Craft Peel off sitcker. covered with white glitter.  My branch was cut from a die cut by Impression Obsession,  added a twine bow.

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Blessing,s

Jill

Fabric cards

 I  really like making cards with fabric (for one thing it's so easy to do...)

All you need is fabric ( of course) Maybe an iron (Do you remember those?)

your fabric should be free of wrinkles and then all you have to do is lay your fabric down on a flat adhesive sheet (either one sided or two sided)  (I prefer the one sided sheets)  I found my adhesive sheets at a local craft store, and on line.  Your cut  around the image you want to adhere to a card base,

and then after you have put it on your sticky sheet (which you need to stop the fabric from fraying) then cut around your image, and then just adhere it to your card base.

The first image is my favorite, but the craft store that I purchased it from only had that one last image left.  I sent that card to the on line friend that I have been exchanging cards with.  She loves horses and I hoped she would like this technique  (she did!)

Thank you for stopping by my blog today...

Blessings,

Jill

Twofer Challenge Stars

 These two  cards are for this month's Twofer Challenge.

I made two Christmas cards.

My first card was made using a tutorial from Split Coast Stampers which can be found here...

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

The Twofer Challenge can be found here...

 

https://twofercardchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/11/twofer-card-challenge-33-stars.html

My die that I used for my stars came from Stampin' Up (Stitched Stars Dies...

I found out how rusty I am when I went to stitch the star for this card.  The Split Coast Tutorial gives great instructions...  But I still stuggled with the stitching.  You would think after many years/ and hours I spent stitching cross-stitch projects/ embroidery projects, etc.  It would have been easy for me, NOT!

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Blessings,

Jill

PS.  I knew I woud make a mistake with this post...I put two of the same individual cards.  I deleted the one not sure how to put the second one back in this post.  Didn't want to mess  up the whole post.  But you can see the second card in the first picture.

 

3D Christmas Card

 I'm still working on my Christmas cards...(and it's slow going)  In between my stamped cards, (and other card techniques that seem to take me so much longer to complete a card...

I go back once in a while to my quick cards to feel like I'm accomplishing something, anyway.

Like another 3D card, They go so much quicker for me.  This is another image I made a long time ago, it just never made it to a card base, so I don't know where it came from.  I guess it's strange colors for a Christmas card but I like Christmas cards with unconventional colors.

Hope everyone has a nice weekend, ( as much as we can have these days)

Thank you for stopping by my blog

Blessings,

Jill

Christmas card inspired by a friend's card

My card

Joan's card

 My card was made using Stampin's up's Christmas paper Brightly Gleaming.

I really like that paper...Wish I had ordered more.  Not sure if the card design has a name.

I met someone (so to speak) at my favorite card forum.  Her name is Joan, and we had been exchanging emails and then decided to start exchanging cards.  I have been a member of Split Coast Stampers since 2007.  I have met so many people through that site, and many have been in real life.  (And many of the members have sent me beautiful cards)

I met Joan there, but I don't think we will get to meet in real life, we live too far apart, and I'm not much of a traveler.  It has been so much fun to exchange cards but this time it's been a bit different.  We not only exchange cards, we also include the cards instructions and sometimes a small card kit along with the card.  It has been so much fun, and a welcome addition to getting through these difficult times with having something extra to look forward to.  I'm enjoying getting my mail so much more these days.

Joan does not have a blog but this is the link to her fabulous gallery at Split coast stampers.

https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?ppuser=392847&cat=500

The second card that I posted above is the first card that she sent to me, and then the first one is the one that I made using Joan't instructions.

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Blessings,

Jill

More 3d cards

 I made some more 3D cards to add to my Christmas stash.  Sometimes it pays to look through old files where I found these images.  

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Blessings,

Jill

3D Snow men

I found some old 3D sheets that I still had (from years ago) and in between my other card making...

I'm making a few 3d cards...because I find them to be so quick to make  (and JILL does love to do fussy cutting,  (as long as my hands will let me that is)

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My previous upload was a Card made using the Triple Fold card Tutorial...I had forgotten to add the link as to where I had found the tutorial.  I went back and updated my last post...but in case you don't have time to go back and look for it...

I'm also adding the link here to for that card " Triple fold card."

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

Thanks for visiting my blog today,

Blessings,

Jill

 

Triple Fold Card

 I made this card for a challenge at Split Coast Stampers.  It's their Falliday challenges.  This is my first time entering these challenges.  The first challenge is to make a card using the card fold....Triple Fold card!  I really liked this fold and I can see me using this fold a lot more in the future.

I used Stampin' Up designer paper for this card (Brightly Gleaming)   The color of this card should show up more like a green teal.  My background paper is called Pretty Peacock and it's such a pretty color.  I just wish my card color would show that color instead of blue.  (although I do like Blue)

Thank you for the prayers and good wishes for my daughter in my previous post.

I had an update from her on Monday after her doctor appointment (where they removed her stitches). She is doing so much better than the doctor expected her to be doing.  Instead of 4 weeks on crutches she only has to do 3 weeks, and he gave her permission to drive again...(only to work...she lives 5 blocks from her job)  Driving to work made her happy then she doesn't have to depend on other people picking her up for work and bringing her home.

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Blessings,

Jill

I forgot to add to this post the link to where you can the triple Fold card.  As I said in a previous comment...  I love this fold and I plan to make another card using this fold today.  

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

Get well card

 My daughter recently had surgery...so I wanted to send a get well card her way.

My clip board was a free image that I found on Google, and I made a computer generated sentment.

The designer paper is from Moxie.

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Blessings,

Jill

Another Christmas card to add to my stash

 Another Christmas card to add to my stash.  I used Stampin UP Designer paper,  (Brightly Gleaming)

Spellbinders die (Heirloom Reflections)   

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Blessings,

Jill