Celebrate Love (last AJVD DT post)

 Hi y'all! Happy Friday!
Merry Christmas!! 

Somewhat a bitter sweet post, today. It was a tough decision for me but I decided to step down from being on the AJVD DT. Though, you may still see me around here and there guesting for them. ;) I want to give a BIG thank you to Bunny and Jillian for having me all these years!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!! 

Now for my last DT card...

To get all the details about my card, be sure to swing on over to the AJVD blog. I would be so happy if you would leave a comment there, too! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great day and see you soon! Have a Happy New Year!! :) 

Happy Holidays

 Hi y'all! Happy Friday, hope all is well?! :) 

Today, I'm up on the Jillian Vance Design blog sharing this fun holiday card...

To get all the details about my card, be sure to swing on over to the AJVD blog. Also, I would be so happy if you would leave a comment there, too! :) 

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great day and see you soon! 

Hello, bouquet of flowers

 Hi y'all! 

Happy Wednesday, hope all is well?!...

I'm slowly but surely still working on using my goodies that I have yet to use. Though, it seems to take me forever to even make one card! lol But to my defense, I was finishing up the last of some DT things, sooo...yeah. And I did finish up those things, so my new goal will be in 2021 to start back up blogging and sharing more on social media, etc. I would say 2020, but with this year almost done and all the holidays approaching, I think 2021 would be best. ;) 

Anyhow, here is the card I made this time. No challenges or anything, just for fun, using those 'new to me' goodies. 

I did pull out my colored pencils again and went to town coloring those flowers. It does take me awhile to color, so this took me about two days or something. lol I'm sure most can color everything in one day, but I'm not that fast/good. It's all about 'trails and errors' with me. lol ;) After coloring, I chose a cover plate that I haven't used in who knows how many ages?!...but at last, I used it! I didn't want to 'hide' my flowers too much (especially after all that coloring) so I just put a simple die cut 'hello' on top. I did a lot of mixing and matching but I think it all works together?... :) 

Well, that's all for me. For today, that is. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great rest of the week and see you soon! 

Frosty Snowman

 Hi y'all! Happy Friday! :)

Today, I'm up on the Jillian Vance Design blog sharing this fun card...

To get all the details about my card, be sure to swing on over to the AJVD blog. I would be so happy if you would leave a comment there, too! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great day and see you soon! 

Season's Greetings

 Hi y'all! 

Happy Friday! :)

I'm up on the Jillian Vance Design blog today sharing this simple Christmas card...

To get all the details about my card, be sure to swing on over to the AJVD blog. I would be so happy if you would leave a comment there, too! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Have a great day and see you soon! 

MERRY & bright

Hi y'all! 

Happy Friday, hope y'all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! :)

I'm up on the Jillian Vance Design blog sharing this simple and fun Christmas card...

To get all the details about my card, be sure to swing on over to the AJVD blog. Also, I would be so happy if you would leave a comment there, too! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great day and see you soon!  

Merry & Bright

 Hi y'all! 

Happy Friday! :)

I'm up on the Jillian Vance Design blog sharing this fun and simple Christmas card...

To get all the details about my card, be sure to swing on over to the AJVD blog. I would be so happy if you could leave a comment there, too! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great day and see you soon! 

25 Days of Christmas Tags!! AJVD

 Hi y'all! 

I'm swinging in today to share my tag for Tracey's 25 Days of Christmas Tags! If you haven't checked out any of the tags yet, be sure head on over to Tracey's blog...there is sooo much fun and inspiration to be found!! Just look at all the companies participating! :) 

Without further ado...here is my tag for A Jillian Vance Design.

I used the cute little snowman die to make my shaker tag. I filled here with some different shades of pink sequins and some little tiny 'bubbles' (very small round gems). After, I added some arms and a hat using some kraft cardstock. Then added a light pink scarf and a snowflake on the hat, as well as adding the eyes and nose. To finish things off, a sweet little sentiment and some burlap twine to tie it onto a gift. Simple and sweet, yeah?!...

Thanks so much for stopping by! Don't forget to check out all the creations and fun going on! :) 

All the AJVD products I used can be found HERE. And you can find all the info and fun about the 25 Days Of Christmas Tags HERE. 

Have a great day! 

Love, you warm my heart

 Hi y'all! 

Happy Friday! :) Today is the last day of the Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop, so I'm sharing this card on the Jillian Vance Design blog to finish off the hop. 

To get all the details about my card, be sure to swing on over to the AJVD blog. I would be so happy if you would leave a comment there, too. :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great day and see you soon! 

Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!

 Hi y'all! 

Happy Friday! :) Today, starts the Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! YAY!! I'm up on the Jillian Vance Design blog sharing this card for the hop...

To get all the details about my card, be sure to swing on over to the AJVD blog. I would be so happy if you would leave a comment there, too! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by! Don't forget to check out the Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop, too! 

Have a great day and see you soon! 

Seasons Greetings

 Hi y'all! 

Happy Friday! :)

I'm up on the Jillian Vance Design blog today sharing this Christmas card...

To get all the details about my card, be sure to swing on over to the AJVD blog. I would so happy if you would leave a comment there, too! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great day and see you soon! 

Hello Friend

 Hi y'all! 

Hope all is well?! :)

I'm swinging in to share a 'just for fun' card. No challenges or anything, just using up some 'new to me' goodies that have been sitting for quite some time now. I happen to be really good at that. lol I decided to put a clear bin, by my desk, on a shelf,  almost in my face (lol) for all the sets I have yet to use. My overall goal is to use each set at least once before putting it away. If I'm being honest, I should go through all my stamp bins because I'm sure I have many sets that have not used. ever. lol For now though, I continue with what's in the bin...staring at me daily. lol ;) 

Anyhow, enough with my rambling...here is my card.

I haven't inked up any Neat & Tangled stamps for awhile now and well, I had to change that. When I saw things were on sale, I took advantage of that and picked up some things. Which, they still have a sale going on...just saying! ;) 

I pulled out my colored pencils to color the image and decided to only color the big flower and leaves. I wanted to give that the 'spotlight'. ;) I stamped on a soft background and then added a touch of jewels to finish things off. Sweet, yeah?!...

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day and see you soon! :) 

Merry Christmas

 Hi y'all!

Happy Friday! :)

I'm up on the Jillian Vance Design blog sharing this Christmas card...

To get all the details about my card, be sure to swing on over to the AJVD blog. I would be so happy if you would leave a comment there, too! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great day and see you soon! 

Hello

 Hi y'all! Hope all is well?!... :) 

I'm swinging in to share a card I made for the Current Altenew Inspiration Challenge. 

I was inspired by the fall colors and the leaves. And if I'm being completely honest, the colors are something that I wouldn't typically use. However, something just drew me to them and well, it's good to challenge yourself, right?! ;) 

This card was so fun to make! I didn't have any ideas in my head or plans for it, I just somewhat knew what set or sets I wanted to use. After settling on exactly what I wanted to use and what embellishments I wanted to throw in, things came together (well, I least I think so?!). 

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great day and see you soon! :) 

JOY

 Hi ya'll! 

Happy Friday! :)

Today, I'm up on the Jillian Vance Design blog sharing this fun Christmas card...

To get all the details about my card, be sure to swing on over to the AJVD blog. While you're there, I would be so happy if you could leave a comment there, too! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day and see you soon! 

Happy Holidays

 Hi ya'll! 

Happy Friday! :)

I'm up on the Jillian Vance Design blog sharing this fun holiday card...

To get all the details about my card, be sure to swing on over to the AJVD blog. I would be so happy if you could leave a comment there, too! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great day and see you soon! 

Season's greetings

 Hi y'all! 

Happy Friday! :)

I'm up on the Jillian Vance Design blog sharing this fun tag...

For all the details about my tag, be sure to swing on over to the AJVD blog. Also, I would be so happy if you could leave a comment there, too. :) 

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Have a great day and see you soon! 

Merry & Bright

 Hi y'all! 

Happy Friday! :)

Today, I'm up on the Jillian Vance Design blog sharing this card for the new releases that are available! :)

Be sure to swing on over to the AJVD blog to get all the details about my card and to check out all the new goodies! Hope to see you there! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great day and see you soon! 

Happy Thanksgiving

 Hi y'all! 

Happy Friday, hope all is well?!...

I'm up on the Jillian Vance Design blog today sharing this simple Thanksgiving card...

Be sure to swing on over to the AJVD blog to get all the details about my card. Also, while you're there, I would be so happy if you would leave a comment there too! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day and see you soon! 

A crafty friend like you is a gift.

 Hi y'all! 

Hope all is well?!...

I'm swinging in today to share a card for the current Altenew Inspiration Challenge. 

I was inspired by the picture of the garden and boldness of the butterfly, though for my card I decided to just just with using florals. :) 

Can you believe I actually used patterned paper for my background?!!...lol I always love patterned paper but seem to always be more of a 'hoarder' with it rather than actually using it. BUT, not this time. lol The only thing I added to the patterned paper was a little bit of ink splatters. For some reason I've been drawn to do that lately with my cards...or at least some of them. ;) I used one of Altenew's layering flower dies to make the flower and then I mixed and matched some leaves as well. Then added a sentiment on a little piece of white cardstock. And to finish things off, I added some jewels and burlap twine. Simple, yeah?!...

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great day and see you soon! 

We had a fine OWL'D time...

 Hi y'all! 

Happy Friday!! :)

Today, I'm up on the Jillian Vance Design blog sharing this fun friendship card...

To get all the details about my card, be sure to swing on over to the AJVD blog. Also, I would be so happy if you would leave a comment there too! :) 

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great day and see you soon! 

Hello Fall

 Hi y'all! 

Happy Friday! :)

Today, I'm up on the Jillian Vance Design blog sharing this card...

*This was the best editing I could get on this card...for some reason this card was a nightmare for me on editing it. lol Sometimes you win and sometimes...you get what you get. lol ;) 

To get all the details about my card, be sure to swing on over to the AJVD blog. Also, I would be so happy if you would leave a comment there, too! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great day and see you soon! 

Thanks SNOW much

Hi y'all! 

Happy Friday!! :)

I'm up on the Jillian Vance Design blog today sharing this simple and sweet winter themed thank you card.  

To get all the details about my card, be sure to swing on over to the AJVD blog. :) Also, I would be so happy if you would leave a comment there too! :) 

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great day and see you soon! 

Blue pomegranates?!?...

 Hi y'all! 

Hope all is well?!...Things are good here. :) I've been a little quiet on my blog, besides posting for DT things...it's not that I haven't been creating but I'm trying to get back on schedule of things, now that my kids started school back up. I still homeschool them as before, it's just trying to work out a plan for all my kiddos and still give myself time for blogging, etc. ;) 

Anyhow. I'm sharing a card I made for the current Altenew Inspiration Challenge.

I was inspired by many things, one being in the garden, the other being the colors and even by the sketch. So I tried to mix in a few different things for my card. ;) 

Have you ever heard of or seen blue pomegranates?!...Well, me neither. lol But I thought why not?... ;) 

Pretty straight forward, right?!...I did some easy watercoloring with the image and then used the matching die with it, once things were dried. After, I added some paint splatters onto my card base and then stamped on 'thank you' towards the bottom corner. Once done, I added my watercolored image and then topped things off with some enamel dots. Easy peasy, yeah?!...

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great day and see you soon! 

Thankful

 Hi y'all! 

Happy Friday!! :)

I'm up on the Jillian Vance Design blog sharing this simple Fall themed card...

To get all the details about my card, be sure to swing on over to the AJVD blog. Also, I would be so happy if you would leave a comment there too! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great day and see you soon! 

Paper Smooches Challenge...Anything Goes!

Hi y'all! 

Hope all is well?!...

Today, starts a new Paper Smooches Challenge! It is also my last post as a design team member...thank you Kim and Savannah for having me!! I had a blast!! :) 

For this challenge, it's anything goes! Fun, right?!...

Once again keeping things simple, I used the Geo Frame dies and did some ink blending with the main frames. After, I used the leaves and blooms in the die set with a few different colored cardstock and a little bit of white glittered cardstock. I just layered things to slightly 'peek out' from one another and to give a little more depth. Before actually adhering anything down, I stamped on the sentiment using black ink. For a finishing touch, I added a piece of burlap twine. Simple, yeah?!...

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Be sure to swing on over to the Paper Smooches blog to see all the design team creations and to join in on the fun!! :)

Have a great day!
See you soon! 

PS products used:

Geo Frame dies 

So Lovely stamp set

Cup of JOY

 Hi y'all! 

Happy Friday!! :)

I'm up on the Jillian Vance Design today sharing this fun and simple Christmas card...

To get all the details about my card, be sure to swing on over to the AJVD blog. Also, I would be so happy if you would leave a comment there too! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great day and see you soon! 

You light me up

 Hi y'all! 

Happy Tuesday, hope your week is starting off good?! :)

I'm swinging in to share a card I made for the current Pinkfresh Studio Challenge. 

I decided to use colored pencils to color my image with. I chose some shades of blue, pink/red, and grey. I was going to color the whole image with just using the blues and pinks/reds. But then after coloring part of the image I thought grey would be nice and make the blue and pink/red 'pop' more...I could be wrong but I went with it?....I used the matching die with the image once I was done and before adding it to my card, I used an embossing folder for my background. To finish things off, I added a touch of enamel dots and a little sentiment. SImple, yeah?!...

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great day and see you soon! 

Hello Friend

Hi y'all! 

Happy Friday!! :)

I'm up on the Jillian Vance Design blog sharing this card...

To get all the details about my card, be sure to swing on over to the AJVD blog. Also, while you're there, I would be so happy if you would leave a comment there too! :) 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day and see you soon! 

Paper Smooches Challenge...Happy Birthday!

Hi y'all! 

Hope all is well?!...

Today, starts a new Paper Smooches Challenge! :) This time it's all about birthdays! Fun, right?!...

I kept my card simple and went for a boy birthday card. Though, I still think you could give this to a girl as well?! ;) I used the PS Boom Bots for my images and then used colored pencils to color them in with (I also used the matching dies to die cut them). After, I used the Party Balloon dies for the balloon and I simply used patterned paper and colored cardstock for it. Lastly, I stamped on my sentiment, added my images, and then a touch of enamel dots. Simple, right?!...

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Be sure to head on over to the Paper Smooches blog to see all the design team creations and to join in on the fun!! :) 

Have a great day!

See you soon! 

PS products used:

Boom Bots stamp set

Boom Bots matching die set

Sentiment Sampler stamp set

Party Balloons dies

Rainbow Sherbet paper pad

Thanks...you're so sweet!

Hi y'all! Happy Friday!! :)

Hope all is well?!...

I'm up on the Jillian Vance Design blog sharing this fun slimline card...

To get all the details about my card, be sure to swing on over to the AJVD blog. Also, while you're there, I would be so happy if you would leave a comment there too! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Have a great day and see you soon! 

Hello BREWtiful

Hi y'all! 

Happy Friday, hope all is well?! :)

I'm up on the Jillian Vance Design blog sharing this fun slimline card...

To get all the details about my card, be sure to swing on over to the AJVD blog. Also, I would be so happy if you would leave a comment there, too! :) 

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great day and see you soon! 

hello hello hello

Hi y'all! 

Happy Friday! :)

I'm up on the Jillian Vance Design blog today sharing this fun slimline card...

To get all the details about my card, be sure to swing on over to the AJVD blog. Also, while you're there, I would be so happy if you would leave a comment there, too. :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day and see you soon!