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I made this card for this week's Twisted Sister challenge at Split Coast Stampers...

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/

 

My card was made using one of the photographs I took on my dream vacation many years ago.

I have a confession to make...I started making this card a long time ago...and I am now finally finishing it and posting it...

Marie, from

http://anothercardmakingblog.blogspot.com/

Kindly made my photograph into a pyramid sheet and gave me permission to post it on my blog.

You may copy the sheet, but please only use it for personal use.  Thank you.

My card also is using some more stickers from my stash.  The beach chair and Seagull are jolee stickers, and I used a stick on sticker for the word Dream (Phrase Cafe, EK success)

The challenge for Twisted Sister this week, was issued by Tater, and she wanted us to make a card with a beach scene and sand.  and no pink!  

Through the grapevine...

 These are some 3d cards I made with some very OLD 3d sheets I had...Can't even tell you what year I printed these out...So I'm not sure where the images came from.  They are both 3d and pyramid cards that I am keeping blank inside to give them together as Note cards for a gift.

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The above pic is another one I took on our visit to Longwood Gardens this week.

http://www.longwoodgardens.org/

We have visited so many times through the years that I have lost count as to how many times we have been there.  It was actually FREE to visit when we first started going there.  (Of course, it's not free anymore...but they have added so much).  This past visit I didn't even go through too many of the flower bed areas...So most of my pics are of the wooded areas...which I will share pics of later.

But I had to take a pic of this area...with the Grape Arbor...It reminded me of my childhood.  We had grapes growing in our backyard...and I liked to sit under the arbor during Hot summer days, It was nice and shady.  My grandmother made grape Jelly with the grapes.

Be Like the flower, turn your face to the sun.  

~Kahlil Gibran

While I was posting the pic of the grape Arbor...  A song sung by Marvin Gaye, "I heard it through the Grapevine." kept playing in my mind...(I'm dating myself again...smile)  Of course, I had to go to UTUBE and play it while I writing my post... 

Believe it or not...this month, I have posted over 60 cards to my blog...It is a record for me!

Thank you for visiting with me today...

Blessings,

Jill

 

Anniversary/Wedding cards

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I made these two cards which I think could work for either Wedding/or Anniversary cards!  My daughter and son-in-law have an Anniversary coming up, and I'm trying to figure out a card for them.  I've made several and, so far, I'm not sure which one I'm going to use.

The first card is a pyramid card (the image was made up years ago...so I'm not sure where I found it. For the background I used a Stampin' Up Embossing folder (Textured Impressions Frames Tulips)Added a bow (made with bow easy)  and some line peel offs around the image.

Second card the Image came from   http://www.jakheath-designs.blogspot.com/

Added some die cut paper lace, a ribbon, and a charm.

Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Blessings,

Jill

"A successful marriage requires falling in love many times,

always with the same person."

~Honore de Balzac

Art Deco

It feels so good to be back making cards again. I had one of the longest dry spells that I have had for quite a while. Just could not get myself back to making cards. As anyone who had followed my blog knows....Making cards is one of my very favorite things to do! Smile!

I printed out this image so long ago, that I am not sure where I found it...but I finally got around to making a card with it. My Mother's best friend (they were friends for over 60 years) loves art Deco, so I made this card for her. Now I just have to invite her to dinner (a long overdo invitation that I have yet to fulfill, and I will give her this card...

Have a good day everyone.

Today I am praying for the healing of our nation...God Bless America...

More roses

Yes, More roses. I told you I make a lot of cards with roses on them! So I guess it will be my theme for a few days...

"I don't know whether nice people tend to grow roses or growing roses makes people nice."~Roland A. Browne

A Mother's Love

Having trouble deciding what title I wanted to call this card. I made this card for my Mother to give as a New Baby card...I really like the image...

pyramid sheet made by Toby, I also used a teabag medallion I made using the fold from here....

http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c129/bahome1/Jeannie%20Queen%20of%20Folds/?action=view&current=ResizedFivepointsbyJeanniePelletrea.jpg

I also used Vellum, and my cuttlebug for the corners on the medallion, and paper punch by Fiskars.

Below is a Utube video that was posted at Circle of crafters, It shows some excellent instructions on how to make a pyramid card.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCNl080FSeE&feature=channel_page

Another April birthday card

Birthday card for my sister. I'm late sending out this card, It's going in the mail today and her birthday is today.

"Each Birthday is a new beginning full of promise and opportunity and the chance to make dreams come true."

Pyramid image by Angela

March

It's spring but it still felt a bit the winter here today...

I thought the quote below described the day perfectly...

"It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade." ~Charles Dickens

Spiral pyramid card image by Judith...

Sunday's card

This card was made using a beautiful pyramid sheet from Solaris, and my Fiskars Sunburst Border Punch.

I'm posting this card today in memory of Step-father his birthday would have been today, and I have several friends in need of prayers right now, so this is also for them.

"More things are wrought by prayer than this world thinks of." ~Alfred Lord Tennyson.

Birthday cake card

Since I just posted the picture of the cake I made for my husband for Valentine's day...

I thought this cake card would be appropriate for today. I am getting to the age that this card could be for me....smile!

Image on the "pyramid technique" card is from Penny