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

Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 16 - Frame It

Hello,
I am entering the "Frame It" Challenge over at the Cheery Lynn Designs Blog:  HERE

I decided to make a small wall hanging after much debating with myself this afternoon in my craft room.  I lost my husband to cancer 10 days ago and this is the first thing that I have created since he passed.  I am trying to remind myself that his love gave me wings to fly and that I need to keep on keeping on....for him and for our family.  It wasn't until I decided to make something dedicated to him that I was able to make anything at all.

Here are some pictures:

This is the frame I used from Cheery Lynn Designs for the challenge.  It is called "Scandanavian Hearts" and you can find it on their website:  HERE.  It is popped up from the design paper behind it with foam tape.

I used a piece of cardboard for the base of my wall hanging and a pipe cleaner for my hanger. 

Here is a picture of the Kiwi Spirit Doily - purchase it: HERE.  I cut the die cut up into 3 pieces to make a second layer for my wings...see below.

I cut this set of wings (purchased at Frost it Pink: HERE) in half and.....

taped them to the back of my stamped image with scotch tape.

I then took the quarter doily pieces and fitted them to the underside of the wing, traced with a pencil and cut them down to fit underneath so that the wings would be two-layered and more substantial.

Here is a picture of the finished product.  I love the tag added to the top right with the rest of the sentiment:  "to fly".  This stamp set is from Verve Stamps and is called Wings of Love by Julee Tilman.   I added diamond stickles glitter glue to both parts of the wings on each side to give it some glitz and also popped everything up with tons of foam tape!  A couple of buttons and some adorable "cherry cupcake" trendy twine from Annie's Paper boutique: HERE  finish off the hanger made from a clear colored pipe cleaner and shaped with a "heart" hanger at the top.

Here is a close-up of the wings....the smaller wings were made to look like they are in flight by rolling a piece of foam tape in a circle and placing under the center part of the wing.

You can see the shadow created by the popped up portion of the wings...

 Here is a short You Tube video I posted about this project:
NOTE:  To turn off music on my blog go to the very bottom of this post and place your cursor over the equal sign and press enter.  This will stop the music player.  

That is it for me tonight.  It feels good to have spent a couple hours in my craft room.   Thanks for taking a look....

Cheery Lynn Designs Pink and White Challenge

Hello Everyone,
It is time for another Cheery Lynn Designs challenge.  You can get all of the info on their blog:  HERE
I missed a couple of challenges while family members were visiting and staying in my craft room for a couple of weeks but I am back in my room now (as of last week's red and white challenge) and trying hard to get my crafting items back in there usual spots so I can get creating.  Ah the challenges of small home living when you need an extra bedroom and you have to create one in your basement craftroom for a few weeks!

Last night I dived into everything that is pink and white and all the lovely Cheery Lynn dies that are at my disposal.  I just love the incredible detail that these dies have - it makes creating a stunning card, tag, or project effortless and you end up with an elegant project that looks like you spent hours creating it!

Note: You may want to grab a cup of tea or coffee as this post is going to be video/picture intensive as I made a lot of items!  I went on a pink and white binge of craftiness!  Boy was it fun!

My beginning intent was to make some elegant note cards that can be used for a variety of occassions just by adding a sentiment to either the outside or inside of the card.  Because of my husband's cancer I am often in need of thank you notes but I also like to have cards on hand for birthday, sympathy, and various other occasions also.  This elegant stash of pink and white cards could go from baby to birthday to thank you notes effortlessly.  Here we go....

This is a quick video of the cards I made for the challenge and I am also going to be adding some pictures of a few other pink and white cards and tags I made for my son's teachers at school further on in this post....

NOTE: You can turn off the music on my blog by paging down to the bottom and pushing the "equal" sign in the music box....

These two cards and the tag were made for some of my son's teachers.  I added a little bit of blue into these cards....

This card was inspired by designer Jessica Witty.  Her blog is:  HERE  and is full of great inspiration!

Another version.....

Some tags that I placed on boxes of mints for the teachers that he sees each week for art, PE, advanced reading, etc.

These pink and white only tags were for two other special people at my son's school.

The butterfly cards below and in the video were made with these Cheery Lynn Design Dies.  They are releasing new dies tonight on their website:  HERE   I cannot wait to see the new dies that they are coming out with!!!!  Be sure to go and take a look!

Love this gorgeous butterfly die!  It just shouts SPRING to me!!!!

Gotta have some glitter...diamond stickles is sooooo pretty!

Love the burlap embossing plate!!!!

Clear cardstock is a great thing to have on hand....or some acetate from a stamp set can be used in a pinch...or even plastic packaging.....as long as you are not concerned about it being acid free....

More of the gorgeous Cheery Lynn dies whose names I showed in the video I posted above and to You Tube at my Greenwood Girl Cards channel.



Love the intricacy of this die and the beautiful border die too!  Thanks Maille for the inspiration!



So gorgeous - just love this die for Valentine's Day or Weddings or even any day you want to show someone you love them!

All the cards for the pink and white challenge at Cheery Lynn Designs grouped together....

That is it for me today.  Thanks for taking a look at this long post (if you made it this far!) LOL!
Would love to hear what you think of my cards and tags!
: )  Jill

Papertrey Ink Anniversary Day 9: Butterflies and Leaves challenge card #2

Here is my second card (and post) of the day for the Papertrey Ink Butterflies and Leaves challenge on Nichole Heady's blog "Capture the Moment":  HERE

I used the same Jessica Witty card for inspiration as I did in my last post.  For this card I used Tag-Its #2 stamp set - butterfly stamp; Flower Fusion #12 Stamp Set - flower; leaves and stem; and Year of Flower Collection - sentiment.

I am a HUGE glitter lover so I added some glitter to the outside of the impressed doily and to the butterfly wings and flower petals.  I love the way this card looks in person - the pictures never seem to do them justice....I think I am going to have to break down and by a light tent soon.....if you have any suggestions on which one to get I would love to know!

Thanks for taking a look at my card.  I would love to know what you think.  Happy card-making!
                                                           :  )   Jill