Happy 40th Birthday

 My neighbor wanted to have a CARD party for her brother's 40th  Birthday.

The card was supposed to be given to her by today.  So I quick made this card and took the quick crooked picture.  The card already left the house before I realized what a terrible picture I took.  (most of my photos would NOT win a prize!)

I also added this photo to the Free Fall Challenge at Split Coast Stampers where the theme was baseball!

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Blessings,

Jill

Card for the free for All Challenge

 I made this card for the Free for All challenge at Splitcoast Stampers.

I can't even begin to remember how long it's been since I enetered a card for that challenge.

This one popped out at me because we were to make a card that said "spring" to us.

My first thought was about the brand new nest being built under the eaves of our porch.  I didn't see it till yesterday morning.  A robin built a nest there last year.  (Makes me wonder if it's the same one)  To me, this was a really big reminder that spring is on it's way.

I stamped the bird with a stamp that came with a magazine that I have.  The magazine is Simply Cards and Papercrafts.  I tried my best to make the bird look like a robin.  I stamped it using memento ink.  I then colored some of it with copics. I added a gem for the eye,   My background paper is from BoBunny.

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Hope you are having a great weekend

Blessings,

Jill

Time for The Green

 Angie at SplitCoast Stampers wanted us to bring out the green for the Free 4 All challenge

Another challenge that I can't remember how long it's been since I entered it! (or if I ever entered a card in that particular challenge)

I made another Standing pop-up-card for my base.  I had some shamrock paper which I couldn't tell you how OLD it is...I finally found a way to use it.

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...I may have told this story before... but here it comes again.  A few years ago for  my Mother's day gift from my daughter was that she purchased a DNA kit for me.   It was a very special gift because she knew how much it would mean to me.  I was adopted when I was about 3 (close to the age of 4) and there is so much about my background that I did not know.

So I was excited when I got my kit back to see the results and to realize that I am 15% Irish.  (After many years of celebrating St Patrick's day telling people that I was not Irish) 

Thank you for visiting my blog today.  

Blessings,

Jill