the countdown to valentine's day

XOXO- 2 by 2

My new Wild About You set from Stampin Up needed to be used this week. Here is what I came up with. Using my new Cuttlebug heart embossing folder as well. :)

Supplies- SU Cardstock- Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White.
Ink- SU Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip
Pen- Staedler yellow fineline
Ribbon-SU Chocolate chip RETIRED, and pink from my stash
Stamps- Giraffe SU Wild about you, Heart & Alphabet stamps- PSX, oval- amuse.
Flower- Bazzill by Imaginsce
Brad- Making Memories
Sticker- Rusty Pickle

Punch- SU Ticket corner, Large and Small Oval

Cuttlebug comes home.

Happy day after Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year's to me.

My new Cuttlebug and embossing folders that arrived this week. I ordered them the day after American Thanksgiving and am so glad they are here to stay!!

30th Birthday card

Supplies:
Cream cardstock, Soft Sky SU cardstock, Basic Grey Patterened Paper "Periphery", Flowers were a gift for Christmas, Making Memories Crystal brad, Cloud 9 Design stickers, Kelly Panacci for SandyLion crown stamp, Technique Tuesday word stamps, SU word stamps.

Word of the year for Jill

Last year I read Ali Edwards posts on choosing a word of the year and I even chose one, mindful. I didn't really do anything with it though. It was a sort of difficult word to follow through on. The year went by without me consciously living out being mindful.

This year I choose JOY. I choose joy because I have the Wordsworth stamp. Just kidding. I choose joy because at the end of the day I can look through all of the not so nice stuff and still find at least one thing that brings me joy. The choosing of joy has been inspired by the Mars Hill Seattle pastor Mark Driscoll who was doing a series on The Rebel's Guide to Joy from the book of Philippians. I have downloaded some of the pod casts of the sermons and have been watching them.

2008- I choose Joy!

And there you have it....

I told you so!

You Don't Have a Boyfriend Because You are Too Shy

When a guy gets to know you, he finds a great catch Problem is... you're too shy for most guys to get to know. From meeting someone to dating, you usually have your guard up. And while you're just holding back, it makes you seem like you've got something to hide.

Why Don't You Have a Boyfriend?

The Recipe For Jill

3 parts Fun 2 parts Wit 1 part Inspiration Splash of Playfulness Finish off with a squeeze of lime juice

What's" the Recipe for Your Personality?

This is what I sent out this year

for my Christmas cards.



I am late in posting them, but here they are nonetheless.

Stamp set Tags on Board SU, inner stamp- Great Impressions.

Cuttlebugged Whisper White SU Cardstock

Wild Wasabi and Soft Sky cardstock tags with the ticket corner punch and horizontal slot punch with ribbon and jeweled brad. Large oval punch, Purely Pomegranate ink.

Regal Rose cardstock