Happy Valentine's Day

 I'm late with my card again.  I made a quick card for my hubby today, and just got it finished. Hubby wanted to take me out for dinner...but it didn't work out today...but he gave me a rain check for sometime tomorrow.

Hope everyone had a nice day today.

Thank you for visiting my blog.

Blessings

Jill

Valentine card

 This card was made with an older stamp that I have.  It's still on the wood block.  Most of my older stamps have been taken off of it's original wood block but when I have some that are my very favorite... I don't always take off the block because I'm afraid that I would ruin them.

I have made many cards using this stamp.  On this card I  heat embossed the stamped image and then colored the image with copics.

Hope to make some more valentine cards today... We'll see.  What I hope to do and what I ending up doing...are sometimes two different things.

Hope everyone has a great weekend,

Blessings,

Jill

Valentine's card 2022

 Another Floating Strips card...   As I have said before on this blog...

It's one of my favorite techniques.  You can find the tutorial at Split Coast Stampers.

I used some paper from Kaisercraft to make this A2 card...using Acetate for the background.

It feels good to finally post a card. 

Thank you for visiting my blog.

Blesssings,

Jill

Herringbone Valentine

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I enjoyed making the herringbone card that I recently posted.

...So I decided to try again and make a valentine card this time around.

My card was made using Kaisercraft Designer paper for the background and some heart dies by Darice, and a lace die bymftstamps.

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Blessings,

Jill

Happy Valentine's Day

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I think I am finally done making Valentine cards,

Most of these cards were made using images from Paper Wishes.   The card at the top the flowers were done with a 3-D sheet that I had printed out and put together a long time ago.  It just had not made it to a card base till now.

I've been trying to, endlessly, clean and purge my craft room.  I've also been trying to use designer papers that have been a around for a while, and use things from my "snippets" box.  I have made up my mind, as I go through the box,  If it has been around for a while, It either has to be used or thrown.

Thank you for visiting my blog today,

Blessings,

Jill

Side step cards

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This is one of my favorite card folds...
I know that not every one likes to "fussy" cut, but I do...I can't cut as much or as long as I used to...(without my wrist hurting)

The third card I think I got a little bit carried away....It looks much too cluttered...but I did still have fun making these cards..
I forgot to look for the link at Splitcoaststampers where they have a tutorial posted for these cards.   They give the dimensions for the card base.  The designer paper that I used came from PaperWishes....

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Blessings,
Jill   

Card for my Hubby

Above is the card I gave to my Hubby today.  I made the card at a craft shop which is located about an hour or so from our house.  The card was actually made using a sample card that the shop owner had put together.  I brought the card home...Put it away...and then couldn't find it for at least eleven months!  Fortunately, I found it in time for this Valentine's day.   Smile.

I used a plastic stencil (made by Echo Park) I sponged the stencil using Dylusions Paint by Ranger.

Thank you for visiting my blog today...
Blessings,
Jill

Happy Valentine's Day

 Happy Valentine's Day Everyone

I made the above card for my sweetie

http://irishdreamweaver.blogspot.com/

I made the card reusing an image that I had previously used on one of his cards.

I'm into recycling these days...smile...

I always liked this image because it makes me think that this could have been us...right  LOL

Those of you who follow my blog may have heard me say before how my Hubby and I met when I was 4 years old, which would have made him 5 1/2.

I'm late again!  Nothing new for me...I made the above card as a Valentine/Thank You card for Darnell.   It will be mailed tomorrow.  I wasn't going to post it...but then...I just visited her blog and saw that she posted a thank you card with the same exact words I used to make her card..."From the bottom of My heart!  Then I knew I had to post it.

"Who so loves,
believes the impossible."
~Elizabeth Barret Browning

Thank you for visiting my blog today,
and Happy Valentine's day to all
Blessings,
Jill

CAS.ology #133

The first card I made for my hubby..It's his Valentine card!

And I'm entering it in the Cas.ology Challenge.  I'm been following this neat challenge for a while now...but I believe it's the first time that I have entered this challenge.

Clean and Simple cards are very difficult for me to make.  One layer cards are almost impossible...(this would be one layer if I didn't paper piece it...smile) (so I came close)  My goal for this year is to learn how to do more CAS cards.

The stamp that I used is from Impression Obsession.  D13078 Couple small
from Dina Kowal dkdesigns.   I paper pieced the image.  

And the second card is yet another side step card that I made.  It did not photograph very well.  The colors are more of a soft ivory and pink.  I again, used a freebie sheet of paper that I found at 

http://www.paperwishes.com/

and I used the tutorial from    

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/sidestepcard/

The link for the CAS-ology challenge can be found here...

http://casology.blogspot.com/2015/02/week-133-love.html

"Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning."

Thank you for visiting my blog today...

Blessings,

Jill

More quick cards

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I made three cards today...but none of these are the card I originally started out making...smile

I was trying to make a card for a challenge...but it's till in the beginning stage...(after several attempts)  So I wouldn't feel like the time was a complete failure...I tried doing something else and fortunately  that something else...resulted in three more cards.

My first card was made using my Spellbinders scalloped borders die 2.  When I first bought this die...it sat in my drawer for a while...it kind of intimidated me...wasn't sure what to do with it or how to use it.  Now I'm glad I got over that fear...so far, I've used it 5 times and I'm sure it will be one of those dies that will be used a lot and become a favorite.

The second card is yet another Side step card.  I think this card fold is so much fun to embellish.  I used some more Paper wishes "freebie" papers to make this card, and a stamped bear image (unknown) that my hubby colored with copics.

The third card was made with my Sizzix framelit die....Card circle flip it's 2  Added a bow, sticker, and  die cut lace.

"I was always taught to respect my elders,
but it keeps getting harder to find one."

Thank you for visiting my blog today
Blessings,
Jill

Quick Valentine card

This card was quick to make because I used a 3d sheet for the tulips.  (the kind that you can punch out the pieces...(not have to fussy cut like you have to do with some)...   I used a spellbinder die for the background. (Decorative Labels Eight) and for my sentiment I used a stamp from Magenta.  I used memento ink, and added some brads.

"A heart that loves is always young."

Thank you for visiting my blog today,
Blessings,
Jill

Another Side Step card for Two challenges...

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I made this card for two challenges...The twisted Sister Challenge at Split coast Stampers

and for the Butterfly Challenge...

It's my turn this week for the Twisted Sister Challenge to give the challenge, and my challenge this time is to learn a new technique. (TSC0206)

 I enjoy seeing so many neat cards done with this technique on Split coast.  My Stampin' Up Demo, Stacie,  showed how to do this in a class one week...Unfortunately, I wasn't able to attend that class, but I did see the card that my crafting friend, Cherie made.  I tried to do one on my own but it was a total failure, so I just put that card in the trash and forgot about it for awhile.  Since this year one of my resolutions is to try new things...I tried it again.   Now I am hooked on this fold, so far I have made three cards using it.

Here is the link for the tutorial for Side Step card At Spring Coast Stampers...

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/sidestepcard/

 

Again, I used some "freebie" papers from Paper Wishes

http://www.paperwishes.com/

I make a lot cards with Butterflies on it...and I thought maybe this would fit in the Butterfly challenge...so I went to check it out and this time it's a butterfly and a valentine theme.

So My Valentine card should fit the challenge...Thank you for the great challenge..I so enjoy seeing all those pretty butterflies on the cards. 

http://butterflyspotchallenge.blogspot.com/2015/01/23-butterflies-v-is-for-valentine.html

"The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in."
~Morrie Schwartz

Thank you for visiting my blog today,
Blessings,
Jill

Another Valentine's Card

I made this card using the side step technique...got the instructions from Split coast Stampers...Forgot to look up the link...Will try to add the link at the bottom of this post.

I receive a newsletter from Paper wishes and my decorations for my card is printed from a freebie from their newsletter

http://www.paperwishes.com/

I’m going to do a disclaimer here…I’m not affiliated in any way with

Paper wishes…I'm  just a happy  shopper and I like  buying/and using

Their products.

I also used some printables from Paper wishes to decorate some Journal pages that I am working on.

I call this my journal project

I'm working on a journal as a gift for my granddaughter for Christmas next year.

I'm working on it a page at a time, and eventually, I will glue all the pages in

a scrapbook for her.  She rarely has read my blog...(I guess it's too boring for

a teenager...smile.)  Plus she's a very busy young lady with going to community

college and working a job.

I just hope she doesn't choose to read it now...It will spoil the project...

If she does...she'll only see part of it...smile.

 This will be one of my first pages in the Journal/scrapbook...A place where she can write down some of her goals.  (besides some embellishments from paper wishes...I used some stickers that she had given to me a long time ago.

 This Journal page is where she can record her favorite quote...(grandma loves quotes!)  (I think anyone reading my blog knows that by now.  smile)

The idea for this journal page came from a pin I saw on pinterest...from the 365 days journal project

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/83175924340494564/

You are to write your name down the left side of the page, and then write a "POSITIVE" word to the right of the letter ...something that describes you.   I put some suggested words on the opposite page or she could put her own word.

Hope everyone is having a good day...

It's an icy/rainy/day here with sloppy snow on the ground

(sounds like a typical February day ....doesn't it?

"Love is a fruit in season at all times and within reach of every hand."

~Mother Theresa

Thanks for visiting my blog today

Blessings,

Jill

 

It's Snowing...

It's Snowing my way...and it's a good time to just do some card making...
Tomorrow, Along with my hubby...I'll probably be shoveling snow.  Poor Jim, had to do all the snow shoveling by himself last year.  I had Doctor's orders that I wasn't allowed to shovel snow.  Those restrictions have been lifted...(so I have no excuse...LOL!)  

This card was made with a NBUS  die. The  Spellbinder die was the one I purchased when I won a gift certificate in Darnell's first NBUS challenge.  I had also purchased a sizzix die with my winning gift certificate, and that die I have used a lot.  I thought I was way overdue to get it out and use it.  Don't want Darnell to think I didn't appreciate winning her gift certificate.  I also used my corner rounder, and added a ribbon and a bow tied using my bow easy...  ( I still can't tie ribbons...LOL!)

LOVE and kindness are never wasted.
They always make a difference.
They bless the one who receives them
and they bless you, the giver.
~Barbara De Angelis

Thank you for visiting my blog today.
Blessings,
Jill

Another Valentine Card

Another Valentine card.  I think I mentioned in my post before that I gave up trying to get my Christmas cards out...(after all it's a month past Christmas  LOL)  So some of the people I missed sending cards to at Christmas are going to get Valentine cards instead...but at the rate I'm going they may end up with Easter cards instead...smile...

I made this card with Designer paper from Pebbles...and heart die cut from Sweet ' Sassy Stamps!
Just added a bow...

"Do all things with love.."   Og Mandino

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Blessings,
Jill

Valentine's card

Another card for Darnell's challenge..The challenge can be found here

http://www.djkardkreations.com/2015/01/happy-new-year-2015-nbus-challenge-3.html

This is Darnell's 3rd NBUS challenge...With the first challenge I think I only posted two cards

(and I was one of the winners!  Oh Happy Day!)   Last time I only posted one...but since you can post three cards ...and this one fits...I decided to add one more...to make this my third one.

I told Darnell that I would enter if there were no prizes and I meant it.  (But prizes are always nice...smile)  This is so nice and generous for Darnell to do this.  

It also gave me the incentive to honestly break out some things that have NOT been used before...

The border trim was made using a die from Our Daily Bread that My hubby bought me for

Christmas  Beautiful Borders CSBD51....   And my NBUS stamp is from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps...SNS-013-012 Bottom of my heart.

"Love begins in a moment,

grows over time and lasts for eternity."

Thank you for visiting my blog today,

Blessings,

Jill 

Happy Valentine's day

Happy Valentine's day!  I know I'm a bit late...but at least it is still Valentine's day when I posting this. 
I had a sort of nice day...I started out my day by sitting almost two and half hours in a dentist chair...Not exactly fun.  But I am fortunate that I finally found a dentist that I actually like...and doesn't terrify me...and understands that I am a big chicken with these kinds of things...

While I was at the dentist's office...hubby went out and bought me the beautiful card that you see above...It doesn't show how pretty it is in the picture.  It also has some sparkles and gems on it... and yes off to the left of the card is a box of chocolates.  I am so addicted to chocolate.  I'm actually not supposed to eat it...so please don't tell my doctor.  smile...

Since Jim surprised me with a card...I knew I needed to get one done for him...so I quick put one together...I kept meaning to find the time to do one...but you know how it is...
I needed to make a monochromatic card for the Split Coast Twisted Sister challenge for this week, so I also used this card for that challenge.

"There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear."
~Saint John

Trying to post before our big snow fall

They are calling for lots of snow in our area in the next couple of days and possible sleet, etc.
and My DH is afraid with this heavy snow, and ice...a lot of it already on our trees, etc. that our electricity might go out.   So I thought I better try and post this card while I can...just in case.

This card took me much longer to do than I would like to admit...LOL!  Mainly because I could not figure out what paper combo to use...It's a larger size card  5"  x 7".

I used a tutorial posted by  Sandi Genovese....who does the most amazing scrapbook how to videos.

http://www.sandigenovese.com/a-hearty-card/

The number one mistake I made in making my card...was my card stock base for this card was not heavy enough.   My card also looks like it's not straight across on the top of the card....but in real life it is.  Not sure why it photographed that way.    It's too late at night, for me to try and take new pics.

I wanted to do a post today...so I could make a card that would be in memory of my Mother.  It is four years this week that I lost my Mom.  She loved Victorian cards, and I'm sure she would have liked this one.  My Mother's service was held during the worse weather that we had that whole winter.  We had a blizzard that day. 

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On a happier note...I had something else to bring me JOY today.  (My motivational word for this year!)

I  have a new follower on my blog.  Bonnie...    Bonnie's blog can be found here...

http://bon2stamp.blogspot.com/

Stamping with Klass.     I realized that she used her name.....but let me tell you her cards are made with CLASS!  Bonnie makes Stunning, elegant cards.   I first became familiar with her work with the lovely cards she posts at Split Coast Stampers.   Thank you, Bonnie...

Since my Mother has been on my mind a lot this week...(and always in my heart)  I want my quote today to be a "Mother" quote...

"A Mother's love is like a circle, it has no beginning and no ending.  It keeps going around and around ever expanding, touching everyone who comes in contact with it."

~Art Urban"

From the Heart

Still working on Valentine cards...The second card was made using copics to color the image (It was colored by my hubby...

"Nobody has ever measured , not even poets, how much the heart can hold."
~Zelda Fitzgerald

Thank you for visiting my blog today...
Jill

Valentine's card

My Hubby spent a good part of his day coloring this Heart Stamp from Stampendious yesterday.  I think he did a fabulous job with the colors.  I used two different spell binder dies to cut out the image, and a Stampin' Up embossing folder to emboss the background and added a bow. 
The stamp is a Cling rubber stamp from Stampendous  Cherish Heart.  The copic colors he used are...
G24, G43, YG63, YG67, YG95, YG97, Rv02, RV14, RV25, R46, W1, Y38m BG01, Uni Ball Gel Impact Gold and Silver pens.

For where your treasure is, There your heart be also...
~Matthew 6:21

Thank you for visiting my blog today,
Blessings,
Jill