Still going down memory Lane

I think I'm finally done with my going down memory lane with my cards.

I managed to get a lot of card ideas.  Now I just have to sit down and make some cards.

The above card is book card.  I only made two of these cards.  I have to admit that I did struggle with these.

This is the inside of the book card.  I found the directions on how to do this at Split Coast  stampers.

This is a card I made with dies.  I made this card for a favorite cousin and his wife when they purchased a new home.  My cousin David was like my little brother growling up. I remember that he really liked this card when I handed it to him when we went to visit his house for the first time.  Sadly, I lost my Cousin this past year.  But the card reminded me to send another card to his wife. 

This card was made with washi tape.  I liked this card technique and again it reminded me to make another card with washi tape.

I made this card for my granddaughter's' birthday.  I can['t remember what it's called.  Obviously my granddaughter likes to bake.  I tried this card technique once...and I don[t think I['m going to try it again..

This is another card I like to make.  Side step cards. I made quite a few of these.,

Thank you for visiting my blog today.  Where I live it is snowing, (and very cold out today)  So today I am going to stay hone and make cards. (so I finally have some new cards to post.

Hugs,

Jill

 

(Cards made in 2019

 I know here we go again cards previously posted!.

As I said before,  I am having fun with this.

I had forgotten that I had even made some of these cards.

This a card techniques is one  that I hope to do this week.

I made several of these cards after watching a video on 

Jennifer McGuire's  website.  She was showing how to use Distress Oxide inks for backgrounds.

Back when I was still beading...  (hope to get back to it again)

I would sometimes send a bracelet along with my card as a memory  bracelet.

2018 was the year that I had fun making Twist and fold cards.  I counted on my blog that I had made at least 8 of them.  I was enjoying making them...but I did find them  bit time consuming.  (no I never did buy the die you could buy that would cut out all the pieces for you.  Would have made it so much easier, but It wasn't in my budget!..

There is instructions on how to do them in the tutorial section at Split coast Stampers.

This is another card technique that I like doing.

Inlay.  I actually put all those little pieces in the tea pot with  tweezers.

Thank you, Jules for the comment you made on my blog.

Jules said that it's good to go back and look at things you have made in the past...because it helps you to remember some of the things that in your craft room that you have NOT used for while.  It is probably not her exact words.  (but I found them to be very profound)  And It also gives me a legitimate  reason for my craziness right now...smile.

Thank you for stopping by my blog.

Blessings,

Jill

Cards from 2017)

I'm still going down Memory Lane

I honestly had not planned on going on this long on my blog reposting old cards.

But I'm finding it to be kind of fun, and giving me some inspiration I needed.

The above card is a Pull out Panel card.

The instructions for making this card can be found at Split Coast Stampers.

The card below is the inside of the same card.

This card was made using a borrowed stamp.  I like that picture that my hubby colored.  I wish I had that stamp again to make another card.

I named this card "Squirrel with Measles .

Another card done with my favorite card fold.  Iris Folding.

This card was made using a die from Heart felt creations.  I posted a card a few days ago using this same die.  I really like it and want to use it again.  But a search in my craft room has still not helped me to locate it.

 I remember that this card was difficult to take a photograph of it.  I used gold reflective paper.

and I used Turquoises embossing glitter to make this card.

Again, Thank you for going down memory lane with me.  

I promise the soon I will posting new cards.

Hope everyone had a nice weekend.

Blessings,

Jill

Cars from 2016)

I was stuck trying to figure out what card to make for my Grandson for his college graduation...and then I remembered that I had these stickers.  I may have gotten carried away with using them...smile   This card is also a reminder to me to get those unused stickers out again.

I made this card for my husband's birthday.  It reminded me of our One day vacation at a B & B in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

  It's also to remind me to do some more cards using sponges.  I'm not very good at  using the sponges...  But still I think they are a lot of fun to us.

I made this card using Graphic 45 paper.  I really like the look of Their paper.  But... I keep forgetting to get it out of the bottom drawer in my craft room.  

 I came across this picture I took of my daughter's dog, Trixie.  I had a dog as a child, my daughter did too.  I really like dogs...but I'm not as much of a fan of cats...because I am allergic to some of them.  (more info than you probably wanted to know).  Poor Trixie, she obviously did not like her rain coat.

  Of all the dogs in our family...this one was my favorite she was the cuddliest and sweetest one of all.  My daughter lost her three years ago and we ALL miss her still. Sorry to end today's memory cards and pictures on a sad note.

Thank you for for going down memory lane with me again.

Blessings,

Jill

More going down Memory lane..(2015

This is  a picture of a box lid that I decorated  for my sister  I can't remember what gift that I put in the box but I remember she liked the picture on the box,  I know a lot of you have cats thought might like the cute picture.

This side step card jumped out at me, because of the beads.

Back when I was making cards during this year...I was also trying to learn how to bead.

I made this card for the lady that had been my Mother's best friend for over 60 years. She loved the card! But when she took it out of the envelope ...she said to me.  "I was hoping you didn't sign it.")  She wanted to give it to her cousin.  I told her I would fix it for her so she could.  I know that sounds strange...but I definitely took it as a compliment.

I only tried this technique one time.   I liked the look.  I added  it here so I  could remember to try it again.  On my original post I put the link to where I found the instructions but the link was not any good anymore. It looks like it's Just scoring and sponging.

 

Here is another card I hope to make again.  I loved the bright colors on it.  I read my notes under Neath the card.  And the flowers were from a 3D sheet that I purchased at a craft show.  Disappointing but maybe I can some how find flower stamps in my stash of craft stuff to do something similar!

 This card is a reminder of something else I used to like to do.  Use embossing paste!  I need to check my pastes...Hopefully, they haven't all dried up...smile...

Thank you again for going down memory lane with me.

My idea was to find things that would help to inspire me with making cards again.  Hopefully, some of these techniques will inspire you too.

Blessings,

Jill

Cards posted in 2014

For anyone just looking at my blog for the first time...or if it's been a while... 

I was stuck with getting inspiration to make cards again...You would think after making cards for so many years I would Not have that problem....but I do..

I have decided to go back and look at some of the old cards that I made to get inspiration.

As I am going through my blog I  see so many memories of things that happened in the past.  Like the above card when Jim and I celebrated one of our Anniversaries at one of our favorite restaurants.  Sadly, the place is not open any more.  I am grateful for all the good times (and meals) that we had there.  

The backdrop of the card is a picture of the restaurant.  I used a stamp that I have used many times.  The chef was the first stamp that I ever purchased from Stampin' Up.  The Chef treated us so well that night.  He even was our private server that night and made some special things for us since it was our anniversary. I had to make a special card for him to say thank you and this was the one that I made for him.

My husband colored this card for me with Copics,

I have this card posted at Split Coast Stampers...(where I have many other cards posted)

I made this card one night very quickly.. In fact it is the quickest card that I have ever made.

I wasn't going to post it at the site because, to me, it wasn't good enough to post.

Imagine my surprise to go back and look at this card again and realize that this card is my most favorited, and most viewed card in my gallery of 766 cards.

 I added this card to the list today, because it is one that I definitely want to try and make again.

The center background was made using peg stamps.  It's been a while since I used them,  I think I need to get them out again.

Thank you for being a part of my journey down memory lane.

Blessings,

Jill

Cards I posted in 2013 (some of my favorites)

This is a dahlia fold card!

It's what they call a tea bag folding card.  You can make these kinds of cards using a circles, squares, ovals, triangles, rectangles, etc.  I have made cards in the past with all of the above.  I punched out all of my circles with a punch.,,  and I still do even though now I have circle dies.  It goes quicker using a punch.

This card popped out at me...  because  I don't usually use bright colors on my cards.

This card is a center fold card, and it's  one of my favorite card folds.

This card was made using a 3-D sheet.

Thank you for going down memory lane with me.

Blessings,

Jill

 

2011

 If you didn't get to see my two former posts... I  explained that I was having trouble sitting down and making a card.  You would think I never made a greeting card before....(In reality it probably over 2000 cards, ) 

So I started looking back at some of my cards that I had through the years hoping it would inspire me to get to card making again...It has worked I started making some new cards but they are ready for me to post yet.  I started posting on my blog in 2009, and posted a card from that year.  Yesterday I posted a card I made in 2010.  Then I went back through 2011.  I could NOT decide on one very favorite card for 2011...so this post will contain Many cards that I posted back in 2011..

If I Remember correctly this is call the bargello technique, I recently tried making a card with this same technique and it failed.  I guess for the new year I need to try again. 

This card was made using shrink art for the Cherries for this card.  When I made this card I did not have a circle die

This card I made for Tea Pot Tuesday at Split coast...Using the Iris Folding technique... (My very favorite technique)

And Of course, I had to put a pic of my granddaughter (from many years ago)  She doesn't look happy here... Hope It's not because of the dress that I made for her.  It was the first time I made a dress with pin tucks in it.

I've been having fun looking back and remembering some of my favorite card making days.  I hope you enjoyed my pics

 from the OLDEN days.

Thank you for visiting my blog.

Blessings,

Jill

National scrapbooking day...

I so hoped to make a page today for national scrap booking day...but I spent the day instead running errands, and getting some things to finish my craft room.  (almost done)

So instead, I doing another repost from a previous blog post of mine found here...

http://ribbonchallenged.blogspot.com/2010/05/my-mothers-book.html

This is the cover of a scrapbook I made for my Mother one year for Mother's day, of course,

the picture on the front is me with my Mom.  I put vellum over the picture, and added some

plastic tiles on the bottom for the title.  If you click on the above link you should be able to

see some more photos from the book.  

Two of my favorite scrapbooking sites are..

 

http://www.scrapbook.com/

 

http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/

I do like to scrapbook, but I do more with card making, I think it goes a bit faster.  (I'm a slow crafter...smile)  Do you scrapbook?

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

Repost of Mother's Memory jar

Since my craft room is still not together, and most of my craft things are still in boxes...I decided to do a couple of  re posts on some of the gifts that I made for my Mother through the years.  Hoping that some of these gifts will give some inspiration to someone.

I originally posted about this Memory jar here...
My Mother only had a small apartment, and she was a "shopper" one of  her favorite things to do.  So...there was very little she needed, and it made it hard for me to buy things for her...fortunately, for me, she loved home made gifts.  So each year I would try and make something special for her.  This was a favorite of hers.  If you read my original post you will see that it was not my idea, I found it in a magazine.  I was surprised at how much this gift meant to her.  I still have it, and from time to time I will read the notes inside till the tears start to come, then I put it away for later.  But I also remember how much she enjoyed it and reading the notes I had inside......So it will be a keeper!

These are some of the notes from inside the jar...

I remember the cake Jerry and I baked for your birthday.  It fell apart when we took it out of the oven, and we tried to glue it back together with lots and lots of icing.  It was an Overly "sweet" cake, but you seemed to appreciate it anyway.  At least you made us feel that way....smile.

I remember the day I learned to ride my bike for the first time in my back yard.  I asked you if I could ride my bike out in front of the house.  You cautioned me that I was not ready, and I didn't listen, and I fell off of my bike into our neighbors bush next door.  The one with the thorns.  Ouch!

I remember how much fun I had with the flour and water paste you would make up for me, and let me make a collage on our basement door using cut outs from our old Sears Catalogs...

I remember a favorite dress that you purchased ...you bought it for me when I was in grade school...Yellow and white with small yellow rose buds on the dress underneath, and it had a pretty organza pinafore that went over top the dress with a pretty lace collar.

Hope everyone is having a good day...

Blessings,
Jill

Father's day gift idea

This is an OLD picture of gifts that I gave to my husband years ago, but I thought the gifts kind of tied in with the Father's day theme.

I made my husband, a boat out of two cardboard boxes that I glued together. It doesn't look that great in the photo that I am posting today. It think it looked better in real life (smile) I made it up in one evening so I didn't spend a lot of time on it...but it did serve it's purpose. I also took a very small tree limb and tied a string on it to serve as a fishing pole.

Inside the boat I put:

Gummy worms in a tin can

A small tin of gold fish crackers

A funny video on fishing

A fishing magazine

A pillow I sewed with a picture of a fishermen on it

A fishing ornament that I made out of shrink it

Cloth fish that I sewed

An insulated vest with lots of pockets (like fishermen wear)

And Finally, a Fishing hat that I cross-stitched.

I thought that this could give ideas to some one for a Future Father's day, Christmas, or for a birthday.

"And he said unto them, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men."~Matthew 4:19

A Treasure

Recently, my step-brother came to visit me and then handed me the Bible I have posted above. He asked me if I wanted it? I opened up the front cover, and this is what I read.....

Presented to: (had my Father's name on this line)

By: (Had my name on this line)

Date: Father's Day, June 21, 1987

I had forgotten that I had given him the bible, I lost my father in 1994, and his things mostly went to my step-Mother and Step-brother. I felt like my step-brother had brought me a treasure, It was especially timely since I received it right before Father's day. The one thing that makes me chuckle now, is that the Bible is in LARGE PRINT! When I gave this bible to my father, I didn't appreciate large print, but this "GrandMa" does NOW!

This quote, makes me think of my father.

"A Father is someone who carries pictures where his money used to me."

My Mother-in-Law

This cross-stitch is the cover of a box that I had made for mother-in-law's birthday. I made it to match the pillow that I posted this past Sunday (the 15th) which would have been her birthday.

LOVE LIVES ON

Those we love are never really lost to us--

We feel them in so many special ways--

through friends they always cared about

and dreams they left behind,

in beauty that they added to our days...

In words and wisdom we still carry with us

and memories that never will be gone...

Those we loveare never really lost to us--

for everywhere their special loves lives on.

~Amanda Bradley~

I lost my mother-in-law 8 years ago today. I know I was very blessed to have the kind of relationship that we had. I'm sure very few people can make the statement that I have said,

"My mother-in-law was my best friend."

She was my mother-in-law, Mother, neighbor, and best friend all rolled into one, and even after all this time, I still can't believe that I can't walk to the house next door to me, open up the door, and say "Good morning, Mom, how are you today?" Then I would walk over the the coffeepot (it was always on) pour my self a cup of coffee and we would chat. Sometimes that was followed by praying together, or crafting together, or just having a good laugh.

She taught me to sew, cross-stitch, crochet, and how to enjoy life more. She lived her life to the fullest, and was called MOM by many people besides her own flesh and blood children. She was a great listener, a shoulder to cry on, and someone you could always count on. Mom I am so glad that the Lord put you in my life; you filled my life with such great memories. You will never be forgotten.