Seasons Givings Blog Hop!

Happy 2017 All! Hope 2016 was good to you, and you’re ready to rock 2017! 🙂

I’m joining in the Seasons Givings Blog Hop to celebrate the crafty world and to share the kindness for all the support over the past year. Whether it be here on my blog, another blog, or Instagram, it is always appreciated! 🙂

Today, I’m sharing a couple of cards that are for the super fun New Release of Technique Tuesday! And of course, I have a Giveaway!! First the fun cards 🙂

This uses the new Fredrick and Fiona stamp set from Technique Tuesday. I stamped, colored with Copics, and then masked these cuties to blend on some Distress Ink. They make such a sweet little card. ❤Of course, I had to balance the cute with some cool, right? Here they are in their sly fox glory! 🙂 These foxes, I masked again, and colored with my Zig pens. The sunglasses are from THIS Fresh Cut Studio Summer die set. Too fun! 🙂 Too sly. 😉

Ok–the Giveaway already, right? A smidge of everything! Fun fun!

Here it is:

jdh-giveaway-2016

You can follow on with the Blog Hop from here! Below is the complete list of participants for today’s fun! 🙂

Lawn Fawn

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Clear & Simple Stamps

Richard Garay

My Sweet Petunia

JustNick

Stamp Simply Ribbon Store

Jill Hawkins <—-You are HERE. 🙂

Heidi Ramsey Blankenship

Hop on and have fun! Sure to be fun stuff to see and prizes to take a chance on!

ETA: Giveaway is closed. Thank you! 😉

For my giveaway, please leave a comment below, telling me what stamp or stamp set you could NEVER part with 🙂 . (If you do not own any stamps, let me know which from the prize photo above, you’d be most excited to own! 🙂 ) Please leave your comment/answer by January 7th, and I’ll use the random selector for a winner. (Please note: I can only ship to a mailing address in the US.) I’ll be back to announce the winner shortly thereafter. I’ll also email the winner to get your prize sent, so be sure to leave your correct email! 🙂

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Thanks again for another great year & all the crafty hugs! More excitement coming here soon! 🙂

Next stop, my delightful crafty friend, and former MFT teamie, Veronica Zalis! ❤

Happy New Year! BIG Thanks to Latisha for all her time, organizing this fun hop! 🙂

Take care-

Jill 🙂

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Cheers to the New Year!

I wanted to wish you all a Happy New Year and THANK YOU so very much for all the kind notes you have left here this year! They are ALL appreciated, and I’m so grateful you took the time to leave them! 🙂

This card is made with the latest Paper Smooches Snow Drifts die. The sentiment comes from THIS awesome set, Be Merry.

Does this remind anyone of a Dr. Suess book? I couldn’t stop seeing it myself after I finished! 😉I’ve kept my snow drifts die attached to each other, and therefore, I pieced this all together, to make a dynamic design. Love how it turned out! 🙂

I also had this card without sequins and at the last second, I added them. Usually, I leave things alone, but I’m glad I added a little sparkle to this card.

You can find some of my previous Paper Smooches posts HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.:) I had such a good time with PS these last two months and am looking forward to making more fun things! 🙂

Happiest New Year to you all! May 2017 bring you all many laughs and good health! 🙂

Jill

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You’re Pretty Fly!

Beginning to slowly come out of the Christmas fog…I reiterate, slowly! 🙂

I wanted to share a couple of cards using Nerdy Bird from Technique Tuesday. Love this little guy! I also used the Memory Keeper’s Studio Light Bulb Moment stamps! Bright and fun! And here’s another cutie stack!

Aren’t they fun, all with their little ties?! 🙂 Eeep!

I watercolored these cards, both with my Zig pens and with my Kuretake watercolors. If you can go with the flow (literally), it is such a fun way to color images for cards.

Be sure to check out all the fun new stuff from Technique Tuesday this month HERE! The next release is right around the corner! 🙂

Thanks for stopping by!

Jill 🙂

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Sending Hugs!

Popping in quick to post my take on MFT Sketch Challenge #312! 🙂

These little BB yetis are too cute! I borrowed a friend’s stamps and dies to make this little cutie in October, and I stuck him here last night. 🙂

I stuck this lil guy on GOOD before I stitched. Doh! So the stitching isn’t fantastic (or complete), but I’m sure it bothers me more than it would anyone else. LOL 🙂

I hope this posts well, as I am writing it on the train, via my phone. Haaa! I made this card last night, and I’m giving it to a coworker today. ❤

I used MFT’s BB Beast Friends and some patterned paper. I’m trying to use more PP up slowly, but surely. My goal was to not purchase any new patterned paper in 2016, and I think I accomplished that!? Hooray! 😉

Thanks for popping by! Have a great Thursday all!

Jill 🙂

Birch Press Fun!

Happy Wednesday! I thought I’d pop in and share this card I made the other night. I have been eager to use this set I received in a gift exchange, and I’m so glad I finally did! Pink Trees!! 🙂

These stamps and dies are from Birch Press. My sweet friend Tracey McNeely, the troublemaker, introduced me to these products (and round-a-about gifted me these 😉 ) and they are FUN!! (I have another BP card & I’ll share below!) 🙂 This set is called Let it Snow! And the coordinating die is the same name, HERE. It probably would have been beneficial to look at some examples before I dove in to use this set, but I think it turned out a-ok for the first go. I mean, pink trees! Right? ❤

This card below was made by borrrowing Tracey’s dies. I’m telling you, that girl is an enabler! Watch out 🙂

I mean: ❤ ❤ <3!! These dies stack and create these incredible cards so quick and easy. The hardest part is attaching them, which is made easier if you die cut it with some stick it, but then it’s harder to shift. But phew! So cool!I also borrowed this “Hello” die, to complete the card. Gah…I’m not sure if I can send this one!? 🙂 ❤ This is the Sevilla Layer die set from Birch Press! I love cover plates, and these are awesome. I die cut a bunch of stuff to assemble later. Whenever “later” is :). Thanks for sharing these, Tracey! xo!

Thank you for stopping by, and for all the kind comments you have left here. Such warm fuzzies! 🙂

Jill

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Eye Like You

Here’s my take on MFT Sketch Challenge #311. Always a delight to have a good read over at the MFT Card Challenges blog!

I wanted to play along, and but had to be expeditious! Even making just the quickest of cards, is such a great way to end the day! I just masked some circles for these little guys, and then did some quick stamping. This is a set that will get inked often for kiddo’s birthday parties! 🙂

Supplies from My Favorite Things: Monster Love!

Thanks for stopping by–stay warm! 🙂

Jill

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feel better soon

I needed a little love to send in the mail today. I was inspired by all the lovely RED and white in the current Ellen Hutson’s Pin-Sights Challenge, so I ran with that. I love white with some deep, dark red! 🙂

I white heat embossed the sentiments on the background repeatedly. It’s such a subtle and delightful detail to add.I then die cut some hearts from Ellen Hutson’s All Inside dies and stamped a sentiment from Warm Fuzzies! The background was stamped & heat embossed with the stamps from All Inside. 🙂

I’m entering this in the current Essentials by Ellen December Pin-Sights Challenge.

The three wreaths in the bottom right photo inspired my three hearts. ❤

I really like these challenges every month! So inspiring 🙂

Have a great weekend! Stay warm!

Jill

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you’re a keeper

It’s that crazy time of year right? But when isn’t it always a little bit crazy? 🙂

I’m squeaking in this entry to Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist! Such fun!

Here’s my festive tag!

I used Neat & Tangled’s Scandinavian Prints Christmas and Ellen Hutson’s Warm Fuzzies! I was delighted and inspired by Day 8 with Carly Tee Minner & Kelly Marie Alvarez…I loved these colorful trees (below) by Margaret Berg, that Carly was inspired by to create her super cute tag. And then Kelly’s adorable unicorn tag! Gah, so stinkin’ fun!

That’s three levels of inspiration, right? 🙂

Thanks for stopping by!

Jill

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Thanks a Latte!

I’m back with some more fun from the Paper Smooches December release!

For this card, I used the new Cozy Coffee die and the new stamp set, Winter Sampler! Have I ever mentioned how much I love Paper Smooches sentiment sets? 😉 😉

This little coffee cup is the perfect die cut size for a card. So fun! I need to cut a bunch of these for some holiday gifts! I better get on that 🙂

You can check out two other December Paper Smooches posts: HERE and my Warm Wishes card HERE.

Have a warm and cozy week! It is COLD here in Chicago this week! Burrrrrr!

Take care- Jill 🙂

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All is Calm…

Once again, I had to use this great new set from Neat & Tangled, Scandinavian Prints Christmas, designed by my friend Miriam!

The sparkle from the gold ink and the silver sparkle paper, add such a punch in person. Unfortunately, my photography skills do not nearly capture it in these photos.So cool to make!

My first card was actually this card below, but after I stamped this gold tree, I was all: <3! Hence, I made the card above, which I think is ultimately better overall. 🙂 But I figured I’d finish this one, and share it too!

Next up, I plan to use this set with some fun colors!! But for now, I again wanted to play along with the current challenge: