Kathi's birthday card

 My dear crafting friend, Kathi, came to our house to visit us. This time she came along with her hubby.  (He had never been to our house before).  It's still hard for me to believe that she was at our house for about 4 hours and we never did any crafting.   Smile.  (But we did do some show and tell.

Kathi is cleaning out her craft room, and she brought a bunch of crafting supplies to my house.  (It felt like Christmas again)  (It's what I always ask for at Christmas...crafting supplies.)  I know that I have plenty of stuff...but us crafters know that New stuff..(new stuff to us anyway) Always inspires me.

Some of what she gifted me with was some Martha Stewart punches.  

I needed to make her a birthday card and I was stuck for an idea till I decided to try making a card with some of the punches she gave to me.  She also gave me the dragonfly rubber stamp that I used on the card.  This is one of the things that I love about making greeting cards...that you can personalize them.  She seemed to think it was a great idea.  I hope she liked it anyway.

Thank you for visiting my blog today..

Blessings,

Jill

Easel Card

Not sure how I feel about this card...I like Easel Cards...so I wanted to give this card fold another try...And it's done in my favorite color combo... and I'm still using up my designer paper that I purchased from Paper wishes...(Hot of the press, Charming paper pack)
I'm finally getting down to end of the paper...I only have three more cards to post.

I'm so glad I tried using it for inspiration.  After weeks of not being able to make a card...It, obviously, inspired me.

Thank you for visiting my blog today
Blessings,
Jill

Twist and Pop card (Number 3)

As I said before, I am addicted to making these cards...smile...
The front of the card was made stamping a sentiment from Stampendous,
Using a Spellbinder die to make a frame for the sentiment (Fleur De Lis Squares)
Punching a lace border using a Martha Stewart Border Punch,
and to embellish my inside squares I hand cut out Cherries from my Designer Paper from American Crafts.

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

NBUS Challenge #9

BREATHE

The air taken into or expelled from the lungs.

The power of breathing; life

 The above card was made for Darnell's NBus Challenge #9

The Link to the challenge can be found here

http://www.djkardkreations.com/2017/01/nbus-challenge-9.html

The Lovely, talented, Darnell gave some options for this challenge...one was to try to do a hidden word on our card.   Well, that option was a little beyond me...So instead I decided to just keep with the idea of making a word the focal point of my card.  I wasn't sure what word I should pick then my longtime crafting buddy, Cherie, sent me an email asking me if I had picked my word of the year yet?

Here it is one month into the new year and I still hadn't made a decision on even picking..."One Little Word."   So I went to Ali Edwards website to try and get some inspiration for my word.

You can find her website here  

http://aliedwards.com/2013/12/one-little-word-2014

I looked over the list at the site and narrowed it down to five possible choices.   I like to always have something kind of make the word pop out for me, so it's kind of a confirmation that is the word that I should choose.

I have mentioned before that I have been sick with a really bad cough and cold...My head has been so stuffed up that this past Monday I literally could not breathe!  I had a frightening few seconds (felt longer) that I literally could not catch my breath...  It was early morning, and my hubby was not awake yet.  All I could think is that he will come into the living room and find me on the floor, and wonder..."What on earth happened?'  (sorry to sound so melodramatic)  but that actually happened to me.

That definitely confirmed my word.  Obviously, I'm still here!  After much difficulty and wheezing...I caught my breath.

I think there's a message here for me to slow down and take the time to breathe.

I found this quote at pinterest.  I hope it's all right to put it here. (I'm always so concerned about copyrights.  I tried just copying the link to post on my blog...but I could NOT figure out how to do it.  Blogging has showed me many times how little I know about computers...smile.

The quote is from the website of Lovepeacebeauty.com

"Give yourself permission to take the time to breath,

to live life, to give, to love, to reflect,

to be in the present and to Just Be."

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Before I forget,

 I made my card using

Designer paper by Thomas Kinkade

White cardstock

Gold mirror paper and Velum

Alphabet stamps by Martha Stewart

(My NBUS/Not been used before)

Brads

Versamark

Gold embossing powder

Fence die by Impression Obsession

I also used my Misti for stamping

and rounded my corners with

my Corner Chomper

Thank you for visiting my blog today,

Blessings,

Jill

Birthday Card for My Neighbor

I made the above card for my neighbor who has been showing me how to bead...  And yes she helped me make the necklace that I posted below the card.  I did the beading, and she showed me how to separate my chain and how to use crimp beads and my crimp er.    She did the clasp for me (which she said will be my next lesson).  I  have to say, I really enjoy beading, but I am still struggling with it a bit.

My card was made using a spellbinder die for the background and an embossing folder from Stamping Up, the butterfly was made using my Martha Stewart punch.  My stamp is an oldie (But goodie) Made by PSX.  

Hope anyone reading my blog from US had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.  Mine was wonderful,   I didn't have to cook,  My daughter did all the cooking.  I just had to bring a dessert.
Always a nice day when I can be with my family.

"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtures but the parent of all others." Cicero

Thank you for visiting my blog today,
Blessings,
Jill

I'm also adding this card to The Word Art Challenge which
can be found here...

http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/

Birthday card for a friend

 Click photo to enlarge

I made this birthday card for a friend,  I used Graphic 45 for my Designer paper, and a Martha Stewardt Punch around the page punch  (Swirling Lace)  added a Martha Stewart lace butterfly, Prima flower, ribbon and  dimensionals to pop up the layers. The sentiment was stamped with a Stampin' Up stamp.

"Don't wait for the perfect moment.
Take the moment and make it perfect."
~Author Unknown

Thank you for visiting my blog today,
Blessings,
Jill

More Penny Black Sticker cards

All of the above cards were made using Penny Black stickers.

  My first card Uses the sticker as the focal point, and Stampin' Up Designer paper for my background with a Martha Stewart punched border, and I added a ribbon.

The second card with the sticker again as a focal point, has an embossed background done with using a Stampin' Up embossing folder...(fancy fan) I added  stick on butterfly, a row of lace, and the sentiment Oval was cut out using spellbinder dies (Classic Scalloped Ovals large, and Classic Ovals large) The sentiment was stamped with a stamp from Stampin' Up (Elementary Elegance) and stamped with Stampin' Up  (Marina Mist)  My bookmark is also a Penny Black sticker.

My third card uses a Penny Black sticker for the focal point, and an added sticker for the word Hi (unknown) my background was made using a friends die, and I added a stick on butterfly.

"Friends and Flowers make life a garden"

Thank you for stopping by my blog today.

Blessings,

Jill

 

Card for May day...

I realize it's still April...but I need to get this card in the mail.  So I thought I take a pic and make a quick post while I'm thinking about it.  I made this card for a family member that likes May day...it brings back a favorite childhood memory for her.  My husband colored this image for me ages ago  and can't quite remember if it was a digi image or from a rubber stamp we may have borrowed.
He colored it with copics, and I added a lace background that was punched with a Martha Stewart punch around the page punch (deco fan)

My new Spellbinder die

I recently purchased this new Spellbinder die...It's a Shapeabilities. cut and fold die...
I have some Lace' templates that I would use to cut and fold with an exacto knife...
The Lace template would take me a long time to cut all those cuts by hand, and make me a nervous wreck using the cutting knife, and doing all the cuts by hand...but I really did like the look.  This "nestie" does the same thing in minutes...just running it through a die cutting machine.
Spellbinder used is the cute and fold S5-114
Designer paper by Stampin' Up
lace doily under the die cut design...
 was made using a Martha Stewart punch around the page  punch.

Dream Weaver Glitter Challenge...

I made this card for the glitter challenge at Dream Weaver...Here is a link to the challenge...

This was the first time that I used glitter with stencils... It was fun and a lot easier than I thought it would be, and on the website they give great instructions.  But I have to tell you that I am a messy crafter and with the glitter I did have it everywhere...  My family came to visit me after I finished making my card.  And one of the first things my sister-in-law said to me..."Do you realize that you have glitter on your face?  No I did not!  But I knew I had it on my clothes, floor, etc.  But it was fun and I will try it again, but much later...LOL.

Dream Weaver Stencil used...LL374
Stampin' Up Lattice Embossing Folder
Martha Stewart Butterfly punch
Lace,
Spell binder's Class Oval Die to cut out my Sentiment...
Sentiment from SweetNSassy Stamps
stick on pearls, Ribbon and pop dots used.

For the Queen for a day at Split Coast stampers

I made this card for the Queen for a day Challenge at Split Coast Stampers.  This week's queen is Taylor who had a lovely gallery with so many fabulous cards.  It was hard for me to find one card to case but then I found this card by Taylor...

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1933686?&cat=500&ppuser=96315

I recently had the good fortune to attend a copic class with Korin of SweetNSassy stamps, and this card is one of my first tries at Coloring with copics...(Usually my husband does the coloring)  Korin is a good teacher, I feel less intimidated now with coloring with copics.  I now need a photography class because my lavender frame looks blue.  smile.

My card was made using a stamp from SweetNSassy stamps,

designer paper is Stampin' Up

I used a Martha Steward punch around the page for my background, and a Spellbinder labels die for my sentiment, and I added brads.

Another Bird, Fieldfare

They're going to call me the bird lady after while...smile... I can't help that my husband is so crazy about birds... All the coloring that he has done for me is so appreciated. Just wish I could keep up with him. He can color the images faster than I make cards for them. I have to find some way to keep him busy. Retired husbands get bored....smile...

This bird was stamped with a Martha Stewart stamp

Colored by my husband with copics, I added ribbon and pop dots, and cut out the oval with a spellbinders Oval. I used Stampin' Up Designer paper for the background.

My husband used his bird book for inspiration in coloring these bird images.

I'm also going to show you a picture of the stamps he used...

Bird, Gold Finch

Another Martha Stewart stamped bird, colored with copics by my husband. I used Stampin' Up designer paper for the background. The ovals were made with spellbinders, and I added ribbon and brads.

It's spring and this really reminds me of spring

Seeing the birds, is a wonderful spring time treat. My husband has so many bird feeder's out in our small yard. He keeps a list of how many different birds we have seen just in our back yard, and it's something like 28 different birds. Of course this bird is a robin...

He colored it for me with copics...It's a Martha Stewart stamp, and the designer paper is from Stamping Up.