Birthday card for my son-in-law

 Birthday card for my son-in-law.  and, yes, he is a pretty "handy" guy to have around the house.

I'm dating myself again with this card.  I'm sure a lot of people looking at the inside of the card would not of ever heard of RED GREEN!  He had a TV show about 20 years ago.  It was on the PBS station.    My Hubby loved that show.  and so did his DAD!  We would go to my in-laws house on a Saturday night to watch the show with them.

Later years, our son in-law would watch some of the shows with us at our house.  So I thought these "Sticker" tools would make a great card for him.  Along with Red Green's favorite saying on the inside of the card.

My son-in-law put up my daughter's kitchen cabinets, and has fixed a lot of things around their house.

Our daughter gave her Dad a lot of CD's for Christmas of some of the old Red Green shows.  (so we will be watching a lot more of those shows)

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Blessings,

Jill

Merry Monday #238 Light Posts

I made the above card for this week's Merry Monday Challenge...
The challenge can be found here...
http://merrymondaychristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2017/03/mm-238-light-posts.html

I searched my rubber stamps and my designer paper and I could not find anything with a light post on it...and I knew I wouldn't have the time I needed to try and make one on my own...so I wasn't going to do this week's challenge...    Then...I managed to get to my local craft store and what did I see?
A pack of Jolee stickers with lamps.  I feel like I'm cheating...but they seemed to work for this card...and I have several more on the packet to make some cards...

Thank you for this challenge...(And every week's challenge)  It really does help me get my Christmas cards done early so I don't panic as much as I usually do...smile...

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Blessings,
Jill

I'm Thankful for "Stickers!"

I needed to make a Graduation card for my grandson who recently graduated from College.

Frankly, I was stuck as what to make for him.  (As I said before, I'm a bit out of practice...I have not made too many cards lately.  Stickers to the rescue.  LOL!  I think these were "Jolee" stickers that I used.  I know I wanted to make a card with the colors red and blue (His school colors)  and went from there...

One of my new years resolutions is to get back into making cards again.  Sure hope I can stick to that resolution...  smile.

Hope everyone visiting today...has a wonderful New Year's day and the best year ever...

Blessings,
Jill

AAA Cards Challenge...fussy cutting

I made the above card for the AAA Card Challenge...this week it's fussy cutting.  I really like to do paper cutting.  When I first started making cards it was the technique I used the most.  I still like to make 3d cards...aka decoupage cards.  I don't do as many these days because all the layers need so much more for postage.  My first thought to do this challenge was to make a 3d card....then I realized it would NOT be a CAS card, and my card was also supposed to be CAS.

The AAA card challenge can be found here

My flower image was made using a peel off sticker which I colored with copics (My hubby isn't the only one who uses the copics!  Smile.  He definitely uses them more than I do, and he is also way better at using them them me.  I just fussy cut around the image, and added a die cut to the bottom of the card (unknown)  the die was borrowed from a friend.  My thanks sentiment was made using a Stampin' Up embosslit!  I made this thank you card for one of our neighbor's who gave us this lovely bouquet of flowers!

"Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude.  
Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness.
Thankfulness may consist merely of words.
Gratitude is shown in acts."
~David O.McKay

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Blessings,
Jill

Card In Black and White...

I'm still continuing my Challenge to use up some of my sticker stash.  My Sympathy card (Which, thankfully, I don't have an immediate need for right now)  has a rub on sticker for the sentiment (MSE!  My Sentiments Exactly) and the sunflowers are a jolee Sticker.  My background has a die cut frame borrowed from a friend...not sure of the name of the die)  and my vine is cut from a Cheerylyn designs die (fanciful Flourish)
My flip flop card...the flip flops are a jolee sticker, and I used peel off stickers for make a frame around the edge.  My sentiment is Computer generated.

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Blessings,
Jill

More sticker cards

Made a couple more cards trying to use up my sticker stash.  The top card has a Computer generated sentiment, The sticker is from jolee's boutique, and the Designer paper is from Me and my big ideas.

The second card is a pyramid card made from a sheet I printed up a long time ago...(source unknown)
My sticker is from Momenta.

Remember...

"The more you praise and celebrate your life,
The more there is in life to Celebrate."
   ~ Oprah Winfrey

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Blessings,
Jill

Time To...

I must be honest and tell you that these cards were not my idea...I saw them in Paper Crafts magazine, and I knew I wanted to case them.  I tried to make some changes...so it wouldn't be an exact copy.  As soon as I saw the card ideas I knew exactly who I wanted to make the cards for.

The first card was made using a 3d image from a 3d sheet from Paper Wishes .  The 3d sheet was a gift to me from my friend Cherie.  I used some stickers on both cards...(my sticker stash is going down so slowly).  I think it would take me 20 years (crafting everyday) to use up my stash.

Everyone is the age of their heart.
      ~Guatemalan Proverb

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Blessings,
Jill

If dogs could talk...

This card was made using a 3d sheet from Nikky...
I did use some stickers on this card...my peel off stickers that I used as a frame...I mounted
the "puppy" on a background made with an embossing folder from stamping up...(Lattice)
I stamped the sentiment...(can't remember which stamp I used).  I know the sentiment seems like a contradiction, but for some reason for me it worked.  I could picture me giving this card to a man for his birthday with the inside reading....Smile...it's your birthday!

"If dogs could talk, it would take a lot of fun out of owning one."
     ~Andy Rooney

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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"

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Blessings,

Jill

 

Penny Black Stickers

I made this card using another sticker from my sticker box.  I added a die cut from Heartfelt Creations on the top of my card (Decorative Lace Border) and stamped my sentiment with a stamp From Northwoods Rubber stamps, and used Stampin' up Ink...



Remember that happiness is a way of travel, not a destination..
       ~Roy Goodman

Sending Happy Thoughts you way...
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Blessings,
Jill

Christmas in August

I'll probably sound like a broken record to anyone who had visited my blog before...but this is continuing my wish to use up stuff I have on hand.  Last month it was unused 3d sheets to make cards, this month I want to try and make cards using up stickers that have been sitting in my sticker box what seems like forever.

So these two cards were mainly made with stickers.  I used Stampin' Up designer paper for the background.and stickers from Royalbrush...(rub ons)  and added some peel off stickers.

Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts.
               ~Janice Maeditere

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Blessings,
Jill