Still going down memory lane

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This is more or less an experiment!  I was trying to see if I could post a card 
directly again...that I had posted 11 years ago on my blog.

This is one of the first Iris folding cards that I had posted on my blog.

And yes, Carol, of Our little Inspirations.  I remember the fun times we had doing Iris folding together.

I'm posting this card to inspire me to try and do another Iris folding card tonight.

Thank you for visiting my blog today...
and following me down memory land
Blessings,
Jill

Eleven Years ago...

Eleven Years ago...On January 14, 2009...
I started my blog...
I still can't believe  that much time has gone by.

My blog was going to be just  someplace where I posted a few pictures of my cards for some of my family and friends to see.

Never thought it would  still be around this long, or that I would have met (so to speak) so many friends on line. ( And In real life) by blogging (more about that later).

In the meantime this is the first card I posted...(Jan, 14, 2009)

I noticed that in 2009, I had posted on my blog 277 times!

Last year in 2019,  I had posted just 50 times on my blog.

Somewhere I had lost the zest for posting and being on my blog.

But,
This year I want to get that ZEST for my blog back again, and
start by trying to post more.

I think by looking back at some of my past posts and cards may help me to get my emthusiasm back again.  At least that is where I want to start.

If you have read down to this line...
Thank you so much for being with me in my blogging adventure, Thank you everyone who have ever visited and left me the sweet encouaging comments.  It means so much to me.

This year..."Good Things are going to happen!"
Blessings,
Jill

My word of the year

 For several years now I have been picking a word for the year.
Some past words have really worked for me such as "Believe" and "Breathe"
I had also picked the word" Joy", and then the word "Focus"
The word Focus NEVER worked for me...I always seem to think of it as Unfocused,
Unclear, etc.  (The way I was feeling at the time...)

I was having trouble picking a word for this year...so I googled Word of the year,
and a website came up that would help you pick a word of the year by answering a few questions.
The word that came up after that was     BLOOM!
(It made me wonder if everyone would be given that word...smile)

I then found a website that offered some free printables like the one I have posted above.
(Forgot to write down the link)  I'll try to post the link later...
anyway, I like the positive words on the poster, and I had fun coloring all those "Blooms!"

The link to the free printable that I used can be found here...
https://papercraftsecrets.com.au/



Coloring the free printable was very relaxing and very inspirational.  So I decided to try and make my first BLOOM card

My card was made using the wreathe builder technique.
I used a stamp that came with a magazine I had purchased.

"Simply Cards" Issue 191
I colored my blooms with copics...
and my sentiment is a PSX stamp 
Stamped with Memento ink.

Remember "Good things are going to happen"
Thank you for stopping by my blog today
Blessings,
Jill

Anniversary cards

Now that I know that the Anniversary cards that I mailed out were received.  I can post them.

As usual my cards went out late.  No matter how hard I try to keep up with birthday's Anniversary cards, etc.  I seem to always be late.  At least all my Christmas cards arrived before Christmas this year.  (That was a big accomplishment for me!)

I had three Anniversary cards I needed to send out the end of  December.  I totally forgot.!  I guess I was too busy making Christmas cards.  

Both cards were made using a stamp set that came with the Cardmaking and Papercraft Magazine #194.  My pink swan card pretty much followed the example of the card that they displayed in
the magazine.  I usually try not to copy cards exactly, but I liked the design so much, and as I said before I don't SELL my cards so I try not to worry too much about that.

I used copics where I needed to color, and added dimensionals to pop up the swan images.

Thank you for visiting my blog today
Blessings,
Jill

The Secret Garden

One of my new year resolutions was....that I would post more on my blog...

Here it is 12 days into the New Year and this is my first post...
Hopefully, I will  do better as the year goes on...

This is a pop up book card...I found the instructions to make this card here...
https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/popupbookcard/

As I have said in a previous post I love to read.  (I'm addicted to reading)  and now I'm addicted to making cards using this fold.

My paper is from Graphic 45, (French Country)  I used a PSX stamp  (Yes, an oldie, but still a favorite of mine)  the  bird house die is from Impression Obsession.

Thank you for visiting my blog today
Blessings,
Jill

Pop up Book Card

The above card is my first try at doing at pop up Book card.  I found the tutorial to make this card  here
   

https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/popupbookcard/

I LOVE to read... In four years I have read over 300 books.  I buy most of my books at used book stores.  I am on a first name basis with one of  the book store owners, and a friend on Facebook with her.

So I wanted to make her a special card which I hope to give her tomorrow at her book store.

I don't think she has the link to my blog, so I don't think she will see this ahead of time.

I wanted to make her a card with  a BOOK theme, and use a book that is one of my favorite Christmas books.  The book was a gift to me from my sister-in-law, and it is author signed.

I wasn't quite sure how I was going to do the cover and I was running out of time to get my card done (so I could give it to her before Christmas) so I just scanned part of the front cover of the book.  Since it's NOT a card I'm going to sell, I hope I did not break any copyrite rules.  I'm always so aware of that...

Hope everyone is pretty much ready for Christmas...I'm almost there...

Thank you for visiting my blog today

Blessings,

Jill

Kaiser Craft card

To take a break from making Christmas cards...I grabbed one of my favorite papers...Kaiser Craft and made a needed Birthday card.  My Christmas cards are mostly finished and mostly in the mail.  (Still need some addresses).  This year it was a record for me to get my cards done so early and have them in the mail so early.  However, My tree is not up yet...  (which takes me about an hour at the very most to put up)  It's just a tiny tree which already has the lights on it,  and NO Christmas shopping done yet.  Since my family is kind of small and I mostly give gift cards it won't take too long to finish my shopping.   Hope everything is going smoothly for the rest of you.  

Thank you for stopping by and visiting my blog
Blessings,
Jill

New House Card

Click on pic to enlarge

My cousin and his wife are in the process of moving into their brand new house.
They invited Jim and I up to their place to see it before they moved in...
It's Just adorable, and we felt honored that they called us and asked if they could come and get us and take us to their brand new house.  They had just made settlement.  It was great sharing in their excitement .  I wanted to make a card for them for this big occasion.

Thank you for visiting my blog
Blessings
Jill

My designer paper is unknown...(I just one small piece left of it with no name on it.  The die that I used for the house is from Impression Obsession.

Yes, Another Bridge card

Yes, I'm still making Bridge cards.  I really like this fold.   The one thing I don't like about it is that It's difficult getting a good picture of the cards.  Then again It's probably me again.  I would not win any photography awards for my taking pictures.  

The card was made using an image from House Mouse.  It was colored by my hubby for me.  He used 21 different colors.  I knew I wouldn't do this image justice and I wanted the card to look nice for my neighbor.  I thought the image would make a perfect card for a librarian.  She did seem to like the card, and the bridge fold.  In fact, when she came over to my house for craft night.  She started making a card using the bridge fold..

Sorry, that I have not been around too much lately.  I've been busy trying to finish up making my Christmas cards.  Every year I have this hope of getting my cards done and addressed and in the mail by Thanksgiving.  I have yet to achieve that goal.  Many times my cards have arrived AFTER Christmas.  So far, I'm doing better.  My Christmas cards are made, now I just have to address them.
Maybe...Just maybe, I will get them in the mail on time this year.

Thank you for visiting my blog
Blessings,
Jill