12th Birthday!

Hola! I’m sharing this card I made for my niece, who is turning 12!!!??? How!!?? I swear she was just turning 3 yesterday. Yup, I’m that adult that cannot digest that children just keep on growing! Haaa! 🙂  ❤

I thought this bear would be fantastic to hold some fun balloons! AND a cupcake, while sporting a party hat! Busy little dude! 🙂

I colored the cutie bear and his accessories with Copic markers, added some Stickles and Wink of Stella sparkle. I tied silver thread to each balloon (which, while time consuming, is a fun detail) and finished it off with a little washi tape and stitching. In the end, it’s a little bit busier of a card than I generally make, but it is a PARTY! 🙂

For this, I used Essentials by Ellen All Inside ( and dies), EH’s Silver Linings, and Avery Elle’s Numbered Balloons and Party Animal  stamp/die.

I’m adding this for the Mix-It Up Challenge with Avery Elle over at Ellen Hutson! Perfect! 🙂

Thanks for stopping by! Biggest birthday wishes to E on Monday! Shhhhhh! 🙂 ❤

Jill 🙂

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Happy 5th!

Lots of fun birthdays to make cards for! I used some awesome Avery Elle stamp sets for this one: Numbered Balloons, Party Animal, and Surf’s Up! I decided I’d love to have the dies from the Numbered Balloons! 🙂 Never fails. Haaa!Oh, to be five! 🙂

I colored the van with Copics, used Distress inks to rub over, and finished off the balloon with some Wink of Stella shine. That was a mistake bc my WOS pen is sort of on the fritz and spurts out a lot all at once. Should have waited til after I photo’d. I say this EVERY TIME I touch that pen! Grrrrr. Haaaa! Oh well. 🙂

The wonky stitch rectangle die cut is MFT. I’m pretty much using that on everything right  now 🙂 The STAX set it comes from rocks! 🙂

That’s about it for today. Stay warm! I went out this morning and it was 1 lovely degree today! 🙂

Jill 🙂

super friend!…

I finished this card, and thought, wow, this is to be given to a super friend! It has super hero like qualities doesn’t it!? Maybe its the colors? The layout? Not sure 🙂

This is all inlaid…ahhhh! 🙂 …One of those cards you can plan only to an extent, but in the end, you’re still surprised how it looks!  😉

Anywhoozle, if you haven’t seen this week’s Sketch Challenge #211 over at My Favorite Things Challenge & Inspiration blog, go there STAT. 🙂 We’re having too much fun! This card is made with the following supplies by My Favorite Things: Die-namics Friend (dies), Persimmon, Blueberry, Nightshift, Lemon Drop, Smooth White, Limelight, Steel Grey (Card Stocks). I know, more stripes!! Just LOVE them with this card stock! 🙂

I can’t wait to check out some entries there later this weekend myself! 🙂 Have a good weekend all! Create something! 🙂join us! 🙂

Thanks for popping by …and thanks for all the nice comments Y’all have left…geesh, YOU’re awesome! 🙂

Jill 🙂

MFT Sketch #211…

Today starts a new Sketch challenge on My Favorite Things Challenge & Inspiration blog!! Sketch #211! Whoooooot!

Go over there today to get all the details! Then find some crafty time to jump in! 🙂 Here’s a peek: (hint: I love stripes. Shocking, I know.:) )
I tend to rotate and flip sketches. That’s how my mind works I guess? 🙂

What’s that? Another card? Yes! Here it is! 🙂

It’s fun to use stamps in unconventional ways–stretch your goodies! You also need to sometimes improvise with what you have. I have no ovals, so I used a rectangle on this card below. The strip was made with the Planner Basics stamp set…check out the set and you’ll see what I used…teeehee. 🙂
…stars and stripes, go figure 🙂This card is made with the following supplies by My Favorite Things: Die-namics Blueprints 19 (dies), MSTN Wild Things & Planner Basics (stamps), Persimmon, Kraft, Nightshift, Sno Cone, Limelight (Hybrid Inks), Smooth White, Persimmon, Limelight, Sno Cone, Nightshift (Card Stocks). mmmmm MFT Card Stock…You gotta try it if you haven’t! 🙂join us! 🙂

My MFTC&I teamies: Veronica Zalis, Vera Yates, Alice Wertz, Erin Lee Schreiner, Miriam Prantner, and Susan R. Opel!

Many thanks for popping by to see! 🙂

Jill 🙂

…hellllloooo sketches!

Today is the FIRST day of the FIRST challenge on My Favorite Things Challenge & Inspiration blog!! Sketches!

Hop over there today to get all the details! Then ink up those stamps and/or fire up the die cutter! 🙂 Here’s a peek: (hint: best speech bubble die cut ever!)
I know those creative friends of mine will have GOOD stuff to see there as well! 😉

And…here’s a bonus card to get your mind turning! Oddly enough, these colors are almost all the same–yet, I made these cards a week apart and didn’t plan/piece that together til writing this post…weird! Planner stamps for a card? Yup! 😉

…and my layout is pretty similar! I guess you get in a groove, and that’s that 🙂

This card is made with the following supplies by My Favorite Things: Die-namics Blueprints 19 (dies), BG Swiss Dots Background & Planner Basics (stamps), Persimmon (Hybrid Ink), Smooth White, Persimmon, Black Licorice (Card Stocks), Black Licorice & Jellybean Green (felt)–Yum!join us! 🙂

My MFTC&I teamies: Veronica Zalis, Vera Yates, Alice Wertz, Erin Lee Schreiner, Miriam Prantner, and Susan R. Opel!

Thanks for stoppin’ by 🙂

Jill 🙂

You Party Animal…

A fun little birthday card for a friend. I used the Party Animal stamp set and die from Avery Elle. Highly, highly enjoyable!

Also, one note: This is the first time I’ve used gold *anything* on a card. This Delicata ink is hot damn tamales good! 🙂 I think i shall try to work it in again somewhere! lol

Thank you for popping by…

Jill 🙂

Supplies: (Party Animal Stamps & die) Avery Elle, Delicata Gold (Tsukineko), Hero Arts inks & embossing powder, thread.

Happy Bug…

Gulp…our little guy’s birthday is this weekend. Trying to process how these years have gone by…:) He loves his “famiwee” (family) so I thought he’d enjoy this…if nothing else, he’ll like the googley eyes!

Happy Birthday Bug! (Nickname, don’t worry 🙂 )

The awesomeness of Lawn Fawn stamps 😉 (pssst…I added eyelashes…teehee)

Thanks to you for popping by…

Jill 🙂

Supplies: Monster Mash, Year Two, Milo’s ABC’s: Lawn Fawn. Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics, sewing machine, thread.