A card for Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 29 - add a door or window...

Hi everyone,
Here with a card for the Cheery Lynn Designs challenge #29.  Add a door or window to your project. You can find all the details on their blog post:  HERE.

I had kind of a hard time deciding what to do for this challenge because I don't have one of Cheery Lynn's awesome window dies or door dies to play with.  Finally I found some Maya Road chipboard and set about painting it with pink and white paint.  Adding lines for siding on the main part of the house and stamping for the roof.  I also added a whimsical touch of some doodling in the windows by making curtains and myself in the window looking out - LOL! 

To me home is where my heart is and where LOVE for my family lives in our little two bedroom cottage here in Seattle.  I used a wonderful stamp set from Papertrey Ink called "Love Lives Here" to add my sentiment.  I also used a tiny tag cut in half to make a welcome mat just outside of the front door.  The door is made with a piece of silver cardstock and some more doodling.

The chimney is made with a chipboard heart and a bow made from twine.  I made some bushes and trees using Cheery Lynn Designs dies.  The "trees" are die B147 Olive Branches; and the flower bushes are from the mini rose die.  I folded the flower pieces in half to make a bush shape and then added a flower bling to each one. 

Here you can see a closer view of the lines I made with my paper piercer to make the house chipboard look like it has siding on it.  Along with my hilarious doodling....did I mention I can't draw worth beans?

A few clouds and a banner over the roof with the sentiment.  You can also see the Tiffany border die B137 cut out of pink cardstock running behind the house. 

Here is a close up of the pink "flower bushes" and the "trees".  You can also see a "white picket fence" made with the Queen Anne's Lace Border Die B160.

Well that is it for me today.  Thanks for taking a look at my card.  I just realized that it has both a door and 4 windows so I think I met the challenge requirements.   You may be wondering why I didn't use one of Cheery Lynn's fabulous doily dies on this project....hmmmm I just wasn't thinking.  I had the doily laying out on my desk from the previous card and slipped it under the house and liked the way it looked and then forgot that I was making this card specifically for a Cheery Lynn entry! 

How quickly I forget what I am doing these days!  LOL!  

Happy Crafting my friends!

:)  Jill

Make it Monday #67 - Card #2

Hello,
Still playing with the Make it Monday challenge #67 over at Nichole Heady's blog for Papertrey Ink.  You can find the challenge: HERE.

Here is my second card using purple scraps from my scrap basket (which has way to many scraps in it by the way so I am glad this is whittling it down a bit! LOL!)

I used the new notched flower dies for my flower and another felt heart border on this card.  I used banner dies from MFTstamps.com to create the patterned paper banners for the background on this one.  This was a very quick card for me which I just love!!!!

A close-up of the flower.  Added some glue and some Martha Stewart glitter to punch it up a bit.  Along with some twine and a vintage button from my stash.

Thanks for taking a look at my card!  I am enjoying this challenge and building up some birthday cards that I need for June and July!

:)  Jill

A card for Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday #67: Step-it-Up: Mixing Patterned Papers

Hello Crafty friends,
I found some time to play with Papertrey Ink's Make it Monday #67: "Step it up mixing pattern papers" challenge over at Nichole's blog: Capture the Moment:  HERE

Here is a picture of my card:

I used scraps from my stash.  Some of the papers are scraps from one of my all time favorite designers Margie Romney Aslett of "The Girl's Paperie" line from a couple years ago.  She is now designing over at Bazzill Basics Papers and has some great new papers out that I just received and LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!!!  I also used my favorite new twine in a blue sky and brown combination and some delicious pink felt for my heart border.  The lovely brown and blue twine is from "Trendy Twine" and also comes in pink and brown too.  I just love the colors of twine that Trendy Twine produces!!  You can purchase it at Annie's Paper Boutique at Big Cartel:  HERE

The sentiment stamp is one of my favorite's from a set called "Signature Series Dress Form" in the Raspberry Suite line by Dawn McVey for Papertrey Ink.  It is a wonderful little $5.00 stamp set with 4 awesome sentiments and a dress form in it!  The dress form also has a matching die.  Adorable!

I hope you take time to join in the Make it Monday challenge over at Papertrey Ink this week.  And the upcoming blog hop on the 25th too!  I would love to hear what you think of my card and of patterned paper combining.  I always struggle a little bit with combining patterns.  It takes me a while.  This card was no exception though it helped that I had lots of scraps in the pink/blue/green color families. Thank Goodness!!!  I may even try to make another card using scraps but with the colors for the blog hop coming up...we will see how my week goes. 

: )  Jill

Make It Monday #66: Felt Flowers From Border Dies

Hello,
Here today with a card for the Make it Monday challenge over at Papertrey Ink.  The challenge asks us to make Felt Flowers from border dies.  I chose to use the edgers #2 card border dies to make my flowers after experimenting a little bit.  I ended up making two sets of 3 flowers each - enough to make one more card this weekend if I can find some more time. 

Here are some pictures of the card I ended up making:

Thanks for takig a look at my card.  I had fun trying this technique out and I liked the detailed edge on my flowers that I was able to get with the dies I used.  I hope you have time to join in this challenge too!  Happy Crafting!

:)  Jill

Waltzing Mouse Sketch Challenge #97–May 2012

Hello Everyone,
Today I have a card I made for the Waltzing Mouse Sketch Challenge #97.  You can find the challenge information: HERE . 

I used the set called:  Afternoon Tea Sentiments.  You can purchase it on their website:  HERE
I absolutely ADORE beautiful antique teacups and saucers so I of course wanted to use this set!

I also want to give a shout out of inspriation to Kelly S.  I had seen a card by Kelly S - Gingham Girl that inspired me to want to ink up my teacup stamp and stamp on patterned paper!  You can see the post on her blog that inspired me:  HERE 

I love that Kelly's blog title is "Gingham Girl" because gingham ribbon and patterns and fabric is one of my favorite things!!!  I love watching for her new posts!  So fun to see what she creates!!!

Here are some pictures of the card I created this morning:

The flowers and leaves are from Prima.  The patterned papers are My Mind's Eye and The Girl's Paperie - two of my favorite companies ever!!!  Have you seen the new lines Margie is desiging at Bazzill?  Gorgeous!!!!!  So happy to be able to get her designs again!!!  Yeah! 

I added some Stickels diamond to the roses to make them shimmer. 

I used more prima flowers and cut some baby leaves for the sentiment strip and popped it up and scored the sides to make it stand out from the card base.  I also tipped it at an angle to add some interest to the card and because I just didn't think it looked good covering up too much of my gorgeous Martha Stewart punched border on the pink paptterned paper. 

Love all the dimension...I like to use cards like this for gift giving and have some gorgeous pink and kraft bags that I used as envelopes...then I just add some of my favorite packaged tea bags and some little cookies and the person is all set for a hot cup of tea to warm themselves up and make them smile!

One more shot of the whole card taken on my back porch to catch the light....

I would like to dedicate this card to Claire Brennan ( owner and creator of Watlzing Mouse Stamps) and her entire family.  Claire's Mom just passed away and I know how hard it is to lose the one's we love.  I send my heartfelt sympathy to her and her family.  We never stop missing the one's we love so I will be keeping them in my prayers and I hope you will too.  The Waltzing Mouse Stamp company is such a huge part of my enjoyment of this card-making craft and I am honored to use Claire's truly beautiful products to bring a little love and smile into other people's lives.  God Bless you and your family Claire and your angel Mother!!!

xoHUGSxo
Jill 

Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 28 - Bling it Up!

Hi Everyone,
I am here with a card for the "Bling it up" challenge #28 over at the Cheery Lynn Designs blog:  HERE

I made a birthday card for a cousin and decided to even add bling to the ice cream!  I used three Cheery Lynn Designs Dies:  DL103 Italian Flourish; B136 Anastasia Border and DL129 Border Carnivale.

Here are some pictures:

You can see the Italian Flourish doily peaking out from behind the store bought one as a border. 

Here is a close-up of the two border dies....and a bow to add a finishing touch!

I hope everyone enjoyed their Mother's Day weekend.  It was Tim's and my first Mother's Day without Papa Stu and it was very hard.  The day after Mother's Day also marked 3 month's since Stuart went up to heaven after his long battle with brain cancer.  Stuart's cancer truly taught me to treasure the people I love each day, each moment, for we never know what God's plan is or when we might not be able to say or more importantly show them that we love them by our actions and words and deeds.  This life truly is a blessing each and every day....I am learning now to see it that way without my husband being a part of each moment.  It is hard but there are still daily gifts and love surrounding both of us.  Here are some of the Mother's Day cards I made for the special women in my life:

I hope you join in the Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge and also take a look at their new dies that were just released.  Happy Crafting my friends!

: )   Jill

Teacher Appreciation Day 2012

Here are a few cards that I have been working on for Teacher Appreciation Week at my son's school.  It is a week long celebration of the teacher's and staff that make our school such a wonderful place to learn and grow.  Here are my cards:

Thanks for taking a look at my cards.  I used stamps from MFTstamps.com; and Red Lead as well as Papertrey Ink.  I used dies from Cheery Lynn Designs and Papertrey Ink.  The cardstock is from Papertrey Ink and the patterened paper is from Michael's - Recollections collection.

: )  Jill

Papertrey April Blog Hop Challenge

Hello all,
I made a card to participate in the Papertrey April Blog Hop Challenge.  You can see all of the information and hopefully play along too: HERE.

Photo credit on Nichole's blog linked above

 I love the inspiration photo!  The colors of aqua, light and darker shades of pink, and the roses and leaves really spoke to me.  I inked up my "Rosie Posie" stamp set for the first time and came up with this card:

Thanks for taking a look at my card.  I sure enjoy seeing what everyone comes up with based on the inspiration photo.  I think this is just my second time participating.  I like that they release the info early on Nichole's blog.  It gives me some time to work on it ahead of having to post it on the 25th.
Happy hopping!

:) Jill

Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 24 - Birthday

Hello all,
Sorry it has been so long since I last posted anything.  I finally got some time to craft and made a card for the Cheery Lynn Designs weekly challenge #24.  The theme is "Birthday".  You can join in the challenge over at the Cheery Lynn Designs challenge blog:  HERE.  

I made a sweet little birthday card with a lovely ice cream cone on the front.....



The patterned paper is from My Mind's Eye - Howdy Doody 6x6 pad.  The cardstock is Papertrey Ink.

Here are the lovely Cheery Lynn Dies that I used on my project:
E161 - Old Parchment Embossing plate
B136 - Anastasia Border Die
DL180 Nautical Wheeler Doily
XL-5 - Circle Scalloped Stackers Nesting dies
XL-13 - French Flair Scalloped Stackers Nesting Dies

On the cone I added a pretty paper cover made with the center portion of the Nautical Wheeler Doily Die from Cheery Lynn Designs.

The cone and ice cream scoop outline stamps and the sentiment stamps are all from Papertrey Ink.


That is it for me today.  Thanks for taking a look at my "sweet" birthday card.  Is anyone else ready for some ice cream? 
Yummy!

:) Jill



A couple of "Happy Birthday" Cards

Hi all,
I made a couple of birthday cards today using some Papertrey Ink stamp sets.  Here are some pics:

The cupcake stamp is from the set "Baby Button Bits" at Papertrey Ink.  I paper pieced the frosting on both cards using papers from We R Memory Keepers and Pink Paislee. 

The border on this card is from Cheery Lynn Designs.  The die is named "Border Carnivale".  It is one of my favorite border dies.  The hearts are made from an epiphany crafts punch.  The button is from My Mind's Eye. 

The borders on this card are from an EK Success punch and an MFT die.  The teal ribbon is from Michael's Recollections collection and comes with adhesive already on it - quite lovely for quick adhesion.  The corner punch is a new one from Fiskers and makes those lovely hole punches which are the perfect size for bling.  The background ATC cards in the gingham check are from a shop called:  http://www.etsy.com/shop/iralamijashop. Here is the listing for the specific item:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/74900000/sale-gingham-backgrounds-collage-digital  Her shop is full of wonderful digital items in a shabby chic style I jut love!

Thanks for looking at my cards!  I would love to hear what you think of them!
:)  Jill

Challenges:  The Friday Mashup - pink cupcake card.

Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 21 - Things with Wings

Hello,
Sorry I have been away from blogging for a bit.  It has been a tough month for my son and I with lots of additional tasks to handle.  I have been having difficulty creating anything but yesterday evening and tonight I was able to make a couple of cards.  I am putting one of them into the "Things with Wings" challenge #21 over at the Cheery Lynn Designs blog:  HERE .  I hope you will join in the fun too!

Here are the cards that I made:

This card was going to be for the "Easter" challenge at Cheery Lynn Designs but I missed the entry deadline and didn't realize that the "Things with Wings" challenge was this week.  Oops!

This is my entry for the "Things with Wings" challenge.  I used a variety of Cheery Lynn Designs dies on this one. See picture below:

Thanks for taking a look at my cards.  It did feel good to create again though my mojo is still sadly lacking.  I am so very blessed by all that I have in my life but losing the one you love the most in the world is so HUGE that both my son and I are struggling in ways we have never experienced before.  Family, Friends and Christian music station SPIRIT 105.3 here in Seattle are helping us to get through each day with grace.  Sometimes healing comes through tears....as Laura Story sings in the song "Blessings".  Her husband also battles brain cancer and her music means so much to me.  Check her out on You Tube.  Beautiful music!
Hug the ones you love each day!   And keep on keepin on....that is what we are trying to do....
Smiles,
Jill

Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 18 - Doilies - using stamps from My Favorite Things....

Today I had some time to whip up some cards using a lovely stamp set from My Favorite Things Stamps - http://mftstamps.com.  I adore their lovely products and I chose the set called Pure Innocence - One Sweet Chick for my cards.  I also am entering the center card with the doily on it in this weeks Cheery Lynn Designs challenge:  HERE  The title of this challenge is "doilies" which are one of my favorite card making items!  Yeah!  I hope you will join in and play along!  A lovely prize is up for grabs each week so go and check it out!

Here are some pictures of the cards I made today:

Here are all three of the cards grouped together.

This focal point was colored wth copic markers only.  No paper piecing.  The flowers are put together using a variety of flower dies from MFT.

This card was paper pieced using papers from My Minds Eye.  I paper pieced her outfit and the egg she is holding.

(This card is being entered in the Cheery Lynn Designs Doily Challenge.)  It was also paper pieced - her clothes and the egg again - and it also has flowers and greens using dies from MFT.  The large doily behind the focal point is called the "English Tea Party Doily" and it is from Cheery Lynn Designs - www.cheerylynndesigns.com - and is a favorite of mine especially for 5x5inch cards.  The blossom die that is edged with pink copic marker is from Spellbinders - a set called: Blossom Tags and Accents. 

That is it for me today.  Thanks for taking a look at my cards....I am off to try and upload them to splitcoast stampers.  I am just learning how to use their site if anyone has any tips.

Thanks,
:)  Jill

Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 17 - Lots of Layers

Hi Everyone,
I am here with some projects for Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 17 - Lots of Layers.  You can find the challenge:  HERE

I made a tag, a gift bag, and a card for this challenge.

This is the card and it definitely has lots of layers! 

An Easter tag...

A gift bag for some Easter treats!

An Easter basket all decked out for the big day...

Thanks for taking a look at my projects.....you can purchase Cheery Lynn Designs Dies at:
http://www.cheerylynndesigns.com.



Here is a You Tube video with more information about how I made these projects....

Thanks for taking a look at my Lots of Layers projects!  If you want some of these beautiful dies go visit Cheery Lynn Designs: HERE.  

Happy Crafting!
:)  Jill