My Granddaughter's birthday card

 This is the birthday card I made for my granddaughter's birthday!

I gave it to her soon after I finished making it...so I didn't take enough time to get a better photo of it.

The stamp I used to make this card is from Hero Arts and called "The sky is the Limit.

I used copics to color this card... (hubby colored the Yellow balloon for me) I sponged the back ground and fussy cut the images. The clouds were cut out with a die from  Sweet and Sassy stamps!

And Yes, she has been up in a hot air balloon!  She is much braver than her grandmother!

Thank Your for visiting my blog today.

Blessings,

Jill

3D Dog card

 I promise this will be the last 3D card that I will be posting for right now.  I have some more to post, but I want to try some other kinds of cards first.

This is a another card for my stash.  I liked the dog image, and I liked the cute sentiment.  Don't have anyone in mind for it right now.  Whoever, I send it to I would hope they know it's meant as a" fun" card.

The sentiment is from Hero Arts.

Thanks for visitng my blog today,

Blessings,

Jill

It's tulip time!

This card was done using  an image colored with copics by my hubby

I don't know where this image came from because it is one that he colored many years ago.

I still have a book full of images that he has already colored 200+ images.  I don't think that I will ever catch up...but fortunately for me, he now has his own blog, so he is also trying to make cards out of some of those images along with me.

I used some Graphic 45 designer papers for the background and I finished the inside of my card stamping a sentiment from Hero Arts.

I usually don't finish the inside of my cards right away.  I wait until I decide who the card is for,
and what occasion the card is being used for...then I finish the inside of my card.

But Jaycee  has so inspired me to start finishing up the inside of my cards too.   Of course, my cards, are not as beautifully done as hers are.  The inside of her cards are as pretty as the outside.  Jaycee, thanks for the inspiration.

"Life isn't a tiptoe through the tulips."   Shannon Hoon

Before posting this card,  I took a quick walk around our small yard to see what flowers were in bloom,  We have a few hyacinths, daffodils, and ONE YELLOW tulip!  Those flowers really speak spring to me!  

Hope you are having a good week...
And thank you for visiting my blog today,
Blessings,
Jill

NBUS Challene number 4, and TWISTED Sister Challenge

I made the above card for two challenges.  
Darnell's Fourth NBUS  challenge.  Darnell, you continually amaze me.  I'm sure this challenge is a lot of work for you to do.  But I'm sure I speak for all of your followers when I say...we so appreciate you doing this challenge for us.  It certainly does encourage me to get out my Not before used items.

My NBUS item on the above card is the Hero Arts stamp  (Two Silhouette Woman)
My Border lace was made using a die from Our Daily Bread Designs (Beautiful Borders)
and I used the Stampin' Up Stamp (hello Doily.  I added stick on pearls and a ribbon.  

Darnell's challenge can be found here...

http://www.djkardkreations.com/2015/03/nbus-challenge-4-here-we-go.html

I also made this card for the Twisted Sister Challenge at

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/

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The challenge this week is to make a card using neutrals.

My card is going to my sister for her birthday.

This sentiment inside the card will be...

The most special thing about this card...

is the person holding it.

Thank you for visiting my blog today

Blessings,

Jill 

PS. Thank you Shirley from

http://mypinkieisinkie.blogspot.com/

For telling me that this card would also qualify for

the Classy cards and such challenge...

http://classycardsnsuch.blogspot.com/2015/03/ccns-challenge-77-fancy-pearls.html

 

Take Time to Enjoy...

Take Time to Enjoy the Simple Things in Life...

Okay, to be honest, today life didn't seem so simple to me.  It was in some ways a challenging day.  I try to keep in mind that we ALL have days like that, and I keep reminding myself things can always be worse.  So I tried to keep in mind my motivational word.  JOY...   And Enjoy the day!

Making cards is one of the things that definitely bring me JOY!  Usually does anyway...but after two failed attempts with making a  card today...It wasn't as Joyful as I hoped...LOL.  So I put the other cards aside for now...and went the Simple way, and made a card using a 3d sheet that was given to me as a gift from my crafting friend, Cherie,  Thank you Cherie.  I hope you like the card that I made with the 3d sheet you gave me.  The sentiment was stamped with memento ink...The stamp is by Hero Arts.

Thank you for visiting my blog today,
Blessings,
Jill

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I also wanted to Welcome my Newest follower, Kimberly.  Kimberly's blog can be found here

Kimberly makes beautiful cards...I like the CAS cards...so well done, something I struggle with...
but Kimberly certainly doesn't have a problem with them...very creative....Thank you, Kimberly.

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I made this card for the Twisted Sisters Challenge at Split Coast Stampers.  Jan issued this challenge.  For this week the challenge is to make a card with Food!  I made my comfort food.  Hot Chocolate!  It's especially comforting this time of year with all the snow and cold weather that we have been having.  (and Yes, it snowed again today)  Sure wish I could send some of this snow to areas where they really need rain, etc.
My card was made using a rubber stamped image from House Mouse stamps, colored with copics by my husband.  I added a sentiment stamp using  a stamp from Hero Arts.  I also using a cuttlebug folder for my background (Argyle) Added a ribbon, sticker and dimensionals.

"In the sweetness of Friendship.  Let there be laughter and sharing of Pleasures."
~ Kahill Gibran

(I'd like to add much JOY too!

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Blessings,
Jill

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I made this card using a 3d image that I found at the Lilac Garden...
the website can be found here

http://www.thelilacgarden.co.uk/

I stamped my sentiment with a rubber stamp from Hero Arts,

My lace frame was die cut using a spellbinder die...Lattice Rectangles

Thank You for visiting my blog

Blessings,

Jill