Christmas card Number 6

 Christmas card number 6.   I did manage to get my goal of making 7 cards completed this week.

Just didn't get them all posted yet.  This was one of my favorites and, again, hubby did most of the work,    He colored this beautiful image for me with copics and  wink of stella pens.  It is so beautiful in real life.  The shimmer from the shimmery pens is awesome.

Hubby and I had a wonderful day today.  We don't eat out that much anymore...due to $$$$

If we do it's usually breakfast, but today we went for a late lunch at a very nice restaurant.  The food was awesome!  I even had desert which is something I don't usually do when we eat out.

Then he surprised me by taking me to craft store.   And yes, I shopped a bit.  I try to avoid them more these days because I still have a lot of supplies on hand, and a very dear friend is cleaning out her craft room and gifted me with some wonderful craft supplies.

We came home and received a call from two dear friends who asked if we were going to be home.

We had a nice, long visit.  It just made our day because is two friends that we really like and don't get to see too often.

We heard from our grandson.  so far, the typhoon has not hit where he is...they expect it to hit about Saturday to Monday.  Still on pins and needles with this...I'm hoping his base does every thing they can to keep all the soldiers safe.

Thank you for the kind Anniversary wishes and for the prayers for the safety of our grandson. They are much appreciated.

Thank you, for visiting my blog today

Blessings,

Jill

Anniversary card

 I made this very quick Anniversary card for hubby.

Our Anniversary is this week..  I was really stuck as to what I should make...when I remembered the papers that I had from Graphic 45.

Right now I am very scared because of the news we received earlier this evening.  Our Grandson's military base is being evacuated because of a Hugh storm that is headed their way.

He sent a text telling the family that it was originally rated a category 5 storm...but I think it's been down grated a bit.  Hopefully, a whole lot.  They are expecting very high winds and flooding ...  Please send some prayers/good thoughts our grandson's way.   Thank you and Bless you...

Jill

Christmas card Number 5

 This was a quick and easy card.  I don't make too many CAS cards.  I also rarely make duplicates of my cards.  The exception to that rule is sometimes at Christmas I will make a couple extra of the same design.  This is one that I want to make again.

The designer paper I used is from Stampin' Up.  Lights aglow.  My sentiment was stamped with a Stampin' Up stamp (More Merry Messages)  I cut out the tree using a Spellbinder die, and dry embossed the background with an embossing folder from Cuttlebug (Swiss dots)

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Blessings,

jill

Christmas card Number 4

 The above card is an image that my husband colored for me with copics.  

I just had to make it into a card!  I really like this classic Christmas image.

Hope everyone is having a good week!

Blessings,

Jill

Christmas card Number 3

 If you are wondering why the numbers with my cards.  ....  I was hoping I would reach my goal this week of making 7 Christmas cards.  So far it's only 3...

This was a quick and easy card.  I used my Stamping Up supplies...The paper I used is called Aglow, and I used a Spellbinder's Shapeabilities die for the Cut, Fold, and Tuck technique.  

Thank you for visiting my blog today

Blessings,

Jill

Christmas card number 2

 I'm using some more of my new Supplies for this year's batch of Christmas cards.  This is a die cut from Stampin' Up called Aspen Trees.  I stamped some birds from a sweet and Sassy Stamp and just added a purchased greeting...

Thank you for visiting my blog today

Hope you are having a great weekend

Blessings,

Jill

Christmas card

 I received my latest order from Stampin' Up and it's mainly supplies to make this year's supply of Christmas cards.

I liked the wreath stamp and matching die.  I wanted to continue to get a head start on my Christmas card...and then...

I made the mistake at looking at my calendar.  When I looked at September...  I was shocked at how many birthday cards I need to make for September!  So I need to start on those too.  I always knew that September is my busiest month for making Birthday cards...but some how the list has really grown.

The above card was made using heat embossing with my wreath and a die to cut out my sentiment!  I added Stamp' Up stick on Pearls to the wreath and added a ribbon..

It has been a busy month for us with lots of things happening... Like our Granddaughters Collage graduation.  We are so proud of her and happy that she is finished.  (Working a full time job and going to school too is not easy...as I'm sure many of you know).  She is so happy to be finished.

Now that she is done with school...  She told me that she would come to my house and craft with me again.  This past Thursday night she sort of kept her promise and came to our house....  Only she didn't craft...smile.   But she kept me company while I was crafting which was special  too!

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Blessings,

Jill

Birthday Card

 I made this card two weeks ago and I thought that I had posted it to my blog...  but I didn't see it, so, obviously I didn't post it.

It's another Floating strips card.  I found the tutorial on Split coast stampers and I have made a couple of Christmas cards using this technique.  It's one of my favorites...because it's easy to make,  I also like the fact that you can use snippets of paper on your card.  It's made using acetate paper for the background (or you can use plastic from packaging that can be found on purchased store items.  etc.

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I looked at today's date and realized it August 10th.  It's a special date to me...  (not sure if my hubby even remembers what todays' date would mean to me).

On August 10th...many, many, years ago.  I met my hubby at a teenage dance.  I, for one, will never forget it...  because I will always remember how nervous I was when he asked me to dance.  Jill is NOT a good dancer.  So I am sure I stepped on his toes a lot.  Hubby is a good dancer.    Just don't ask me how long it's been since we have danced.    Smile...

Thank you for visiting my blog today..

Blessings,

Jill

PS.  I actually met my hubby for the first time when I was about 4 years old  (long story)

but I don't remember that meeting.  (my Mother-in-law was the one that had given me that information.)

Twisted sister challenge

 I made this card for this month's twisted sister challenge at  Split Coast Stampers.  We were supposed to make a Christmas card using last week's sketch.  Sketch SC917.  I hope I did the challenge correctly.  I'm always afraid that I will have the challenge police come after me.  I just die cut an oval...added a tree sticker to it and put stickles on my tree to look like snow.

Thank you for visiting my blog today...

Blessings,

Jill

Anniversary card

 This is a card I made for my daughter and son in laws wedding Anniversary.  

The stamped images came from a magazine but I'm not sure which one.  

I added some ribbon to the bottom of the card.  (The ribbon was in a gift box of card supplies she gave me for Christmas).

And I used a very OLD Martha Stewart Punch for the trim on the bottom of the card.  I can't remember the last time I used that punch!

Question, Are other bloggers still having a problem with the Spam box issue.

When I log on to look at my comments there's usually nothing there...and then I go look in my spam box...and that's where ALL of the comments are.

I'm just happy that I remember to look there.

Hope you are having a good week.

and thank you for visiting my blog today.

Blessings,

jill

Another Christmas card for my stash

 Another Christmas card for my stash.  And again Iris folding...

I'm doing better than I thought I would.  Last year I had 0 cards done at this time of year.

This year I think I have about 10 cards made so far.

Thank you for visiting my blog today...

Blessings,

Jill