Please check out my other blog!!

 I have added the link to my other blog that I have started.  This blog will be associated with my youtube channel, my instagram and will at some point have a dedicated facebook page as well.  I would love it if you would check it out bc I will soon be adding a newsletter and also freebies like card recipes that I am working on and many other digital items I make daily.  It will all be free and I think people will really find them useful for different aspects of life.  While my channel will be dedicated to 99% papercrafting with an emphasis on cards the freebies could be planner printables, recipe cards, junk journal templates, you just never know so you will have to check back often!!  Than you and love you, Jill             

CountryRoadsCrafter

Easel Card for Cardz 4 girlz Design Team

 

The theme for the challenge for the next 2 weeks are easel cards.  I actually enjoy making this kind of card just dont do it very often.  They are definitely fun to make and I encourage everyone who hasnt tried one to do so they are super easy but look like you worked forever on them.  They are definitely a card anyone would feel very special if they received one.  If you have any questions about how to make one Im happy to help with cutting scoring or anyting else.

Interactive card (my card choice) for cards for galz challenge Blog

 

This is the interactive card I made for the cardz 4 girlz challenge blog.  The card for this 2 weeks was my choice and I even have to pick the winners.  I know this will be so difficult bc their are always so many beautiful projects to choose from. The talent I see every 2 weeks being on this design team has always impressed me!!  I decided to do a magic slider card (which was what I was thinking of when I chose this).  I used the scripty background stamp from sss to add some texture and soft stone ink from gina k.  I used pinkfresh studios todays special stamp set as my image and decided to use my ohuhu alcohol ink markers to color in place of the stencil which I have used other times with this stamp set but just wanted to do it a little different.  I stamped the sentiment from sss in medium carnation from gina k bc I thought it went perfectly with the flowers and added just a pop of color to the front of the card.  I had a lot of fun making this card and hope everyone who participates in our chalenge has a great time and let me wish you luck!!

Jill, Design Team

Make this christmas memorable

I did this project to try out my spellbinders monthly box.  I signed up for the big one for this release bc I love christmas in July products and this one did not disappoint. I highly recommend it if you are not in any of the clubs but this particular kit is 130$ so totally understandable with everything being so high priced these days if you wanted to start smaller and maybe move up.  I love this kit because they always add a couple extra surprises and they even include a 10 pack of their excellent new cardstock in different colors to match the kit.  For this I used the festive forest betterpress plate on spellbinders watercolor paper and used Gina K medium and dark spruce inks for some texture and they worked beautifully.  I did red and gold splaters with metallic watercolors (from Amazon) I used gold thread from stampin up (retired) and Used strawberry slush ink to press the sentiment.  This is a beautiful plate, slightly larger that an a2 card panel but sized perfectly.  Spellbinders press plates can also be foiled with their glimmer and I will be trying that next bc I think it will be absolutely beautiful.

I will be entering my project in the following challenges:

Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog

Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge

 

Blue Sky Card for Cardz 4 galz design team

I made this project using spellbinders watercolor paper and altenew watercolor set lush terra.

It had the perfect blue , green and brown for just the 1 layer paintng.  I used a White Gel pen to add some texture to the blue sky and in the water so it looked like breaks where the waves are.  I used the gink k tropical sillhouettes stamp set for all of the stamping.  This is my inspiration card for cardz 4 galz challenge blog, and I am pretty happy with the end result and could hopefully help someone with a jumping off point if they have any trouble getting started with the challenge.  I look forward to seeing all of the lovely cards that get entered bc we see some serious talent!!  Have fun and good luck!!

Jill

 

Cardz 4 galz Rainbow theme Insp.

For the Cardz4Galz challenge blog this 2 weeks the theme was key word "Rainbow" my contribution was a couple days late but this is my inspiration project.  I had literally gotten the adorable rainbow stamp set just like a few days before the new challenge started in a mystery box that was such a great value from pink and main!!  I felt it was a sign I was meant to use it and I just love the way sh turned out!!  so colorful and the pink and main products are such quality products!!  It was such a full box of so many beautiful products.  Like christmas for a kid.  The background was made using the i believe its called the sun sea and sand stencil from gina k designs which just happens to be a favorite of mine it is so fun and versatile.  My inks were all Gina K designs.  I have them written down and as soon as I find the list of the ones used I will come back and add!!  Cant wait to see all of the colorful beautiful entries bc I have never been let down by anyone that enters the challenge!!  Everyone is so talented and I always learn one or 2 new things from them.  I hope everyone has a great time and good luck!!! 

 

Cardz 4 Galz- CAS Card

This project is my contribution to the Cardz 4 Galz CAS challenge.  

 

Cards 4 Galz Friend Project

 

I made this card as part of the design team for Cardz 4 Galz.  I have really been enjoying being a part of such an amazing, talented design team!!  I feel I have definitely gotten my mojo back from Dr. Evil (Terribly corny, old joke lol).  Yeah Baby!!  It does feel good being able to actually make projects that meet my standards.  It is also a pleasure to see the entries that are always so beautiful and well just amazing.  I am so inpressed with the paper crafting community, they are some friendly, helpful, caring, talented people and I truly feel honored every day to be involved in such an awesome community!!  For my project I used the following:

Stamps- Maker Forte- Elegant Roses (I fussy cut the flowers and leaves after stamping with versamark ink and heat embossing with gina k designs gold detail embossing powder.  The greeting is from the very cool modern greetings stamp and die set from Gina K. Designs stamped in versa fine clair black.  

Cardstock- Spellbinders 8 1/2 x 11 watercolor paper for the flowers (cut down to an A2 size panel), Neenah solar white 110 lb cut in half at 5 1/2 and scored at 4 1/4 for an A2 card.  I also cut a 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 panel of neenah solar white for the front panel.

Ink- I watercolored the flowers with a watercolor set from amazon (currently sold out), I also ink blended light lilac with a very light hand all over the panel (Ink from Gina K. Designs).

Tools- I used the largest die from the teardrop point nesting dies from Simon Says Stamp, I absolutely love this set of nesting dies, they are so beautiful and versatile with many sizes to choose from and best of all at an amazing price point!!  Last I added a few embellishments from the cool tones pawsitively dazzling gems from simon says stamp.

Seaside/Coast (C4G Challenge)

I made this card for the Cardz 4 Galz design team.  The theme for today (6/11/26) is a seaside/coast project.  I used the oceanfront stamp set and the beach day stamp and die set (both stampin up, both retired).  I also used the hero arts unbelivably awesome stamp and die set (just for the details of the clouds and the water breaks).  I stamped the beautiful oceanfront design using my misti on an a2 panel that I then cut out using the wavy edge nesting dies (scrapbook.com).  The silhouette palm tree and the lovely shells were cut from the beach day dies the sentiment, that I just love is also from that bundle.  I used a tonic embossing pen to draw in the birds and used gina k black detail embossing powder.  I adhered the panel to an a2 top folding card made from neenah solar white 110 lb cardstock.                                                                                         

 

Hello Friend

I made this using Pinkfresh Studios Nested Hexagons- Blanket Stitch.  If you look behind the flowers you can just see the lovely stitch around the hexagon.  I also used the garden cosmos build a flower from altenew.  It turned out so much better than what I even had in my head, I love it so much its got to be one of my all time favorite cards and I know just the friend to give it to.

I am entering this project in the following challenges:

Cut it Up Challenge Blog- #357 Friendship

Update:  I was chosen in the top three for the cut it up challenge and I feel so good about that!!  I thought my creativity was totally gone so this really feels great!!  Ty ladies for choosing me out of quite a few beautiful cards by very talented crafters.  I was definitely among some talented company!!

 

Cardz 4 galz challenge blog

 

This 2 week cycle on the Cardz 4 Giirlz challenge blog is brown and green with twine.  I think I covered everything.  I was worried but am actually very happy with how this card turned out.  I hope it can inspire someone out there wanting to participate but unsure where to go with this challenge.  I used the following products when making this card:

Paper:  Neenah- Desert storm card stock, a top folding A2 card, and a panel that is 4 x 5 1/4

Neenah solar white 80 lb for sentiment strip and to spamp the leaves and color

Spellbinders new card stock colors in 2 greens (unsure at this time of the names but will check and update)

The doiley is from a simon says stamp monthly kit ( cant remember which one off the top of my head) (twine was also included in kit )

Ink:  Gina K designs- Kraft and fresh asparagus and versafine clair in black for stamping the leaves

Colored the stamped leaves with altenew green alcohol markers (g503 and g515)

Stamp set and leaf dies are from stampin up- notes of nature (retired)

Sentiment strip is from the SSS wide sentiment strip die (the banner die)

DT Call for CRAFT Challenge Blog

 

These are just a small number of designs I have made.   Definitely some of my favorite work.  I appreciate you taking a look.  Thank you

Floral Watercolor eclipse card

 I saw mindy eggan do this technique and just had to try it .   I dry embossed the design onto watercolor paper and using the coloring stencils that match the 3d embossing folder I taped my paper to a board and wet it with a spray bottle then did light watercolor all over the image then using the stencils once more I ink blended over the watercolor with colors that I had chosen that matched it pretty good.  I then decided to cut 3 circles out using dies and then used foam tape to elevate the circles for the eclipse look.  I then did some black splatter all over and stamped my sentiement in black to bring it all together.  I loved doing this technique it was so fun and easier than you might think.  I am not good at all with watercolor but I think this turned out beautifully.  

Products used:

Paper- spellbinders 81/2x11 waercolor paper cut down to an a2 panel, A2 top folding card base was made with neenah 110 lb solar white.

Ink:  Gink K- Medium and dark lilac and gina K med and dark spruce, also for splatter I used the Simon says stamp black splatter medium, the watercolor is a set from amazon (sold out so cant provide link)

Tools:  Gina K 3d embossing folder and coloring stencils blooming branches, altenew and pinkfresh blending brushes.  I also use a glass mat from glassboard studio which I love and use a plain clip board and painters tape to tape down watercolor paper.

This is my circle card for the Cardz 4 Galz Design Team.  Its my very first one and I am excited about being a part of the design team.  They are a group of talented ladies and I do hope I can keep up and be half as good as they are!!

I will also be entering into the following challenges:

52 Christmas Card Throwdown- Technique card

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

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52 Christmas Card Throwdown

Week 3- Theme- A Grinch Christmas

So this is the card I created for the inspiraton for the design team for 52 CCT.  I had gotten this die set a little while with the express purpose of making cute grinchy cards this year.  I just love the action of the arm when the card is opened and it comes down to decorate the tree unless its the mean ole grinch then its to steal the ornaments!!  I actually really like how this project turned out.  I almost gave up a half dozen times but I kept going and in the end im so glad I did.  I used the following to complete this project

Paper- Papertry Ink- White heavyweight cardstock (I believe its 110 lbs) they had this on sale recently for a great price so I picked up a couple packs (the packs are quite large and it could be my new favorite white cardstock.  Its very smooth so perfect for stamping. coloring and its so bright white.  It makes such sturdy card bases. I also used some Gina K christmas pine for the tree and the geenery on the front, also excellent cardstock with a nice 100 lb weight.  The gold is tim holtz craft metallic.  

Tools: The stamp is I believe from a slimline background set from scrapbook.com and of course the dies are Concord and ninth Tree Topper Dies.   The small strip of patterned paper is from echo park and it has a a nutcracher theme.

I hope you fins inspiration here if you need just a little nudge to get started and dont forget to come visit us at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown every saturday and you may just get to be a guest designer for us!!  We love seeing all of your beautiful work and we appreciate the inspiration you give us weekly!!

Love 

Jill

52 CCT

Design Team Member

 

color Challenge 2nd week 52 Christmas Card Throwdown

 Hello all.  Im your hostess for the month of December for 52 Christmas Card Throwdown and we are already at week 2 which is a pick a previous challenge so the previous color challenge I chose was gold and blue.

Sketch challenge fpr 52 cct 1(1st week 12/6)

Jill- Pick a Previous-Sketch Challenge (1st Week Deceber 6, 2025)

This is my shetch card for week 1 over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown.  I really hope everyone is almost finished with their cards, if you happen to need a few more ideas you will see some from the design team the next couple weeks.  You will see the sketch below and I know it may be a little hard to see bc it is light but i did use the SSS snowy hills stencil to stencil some snowy hills and some snow.  This area represents the white area on the sketch.  I used gina k designs blue sky ink to ink that stencil.

My white panel is made from neenah solar white 80 lb cardstock and my card base is also neenah solar white but the 110 lb cardstock which is perfect for strong card bases!!My mat layer, christmas tree and matting behind tim holtz sentiment is gina k chistmas pine 100 lb cardstock.  If you are looking for some really high quality cardstock the ones I listed above are the best I have ever used including the colored cardstock from gina k.  It is all 100lb so very sturdy and they match her ink colors perfectly.  You can also get cardstock to go with each and every ink color she has in her collection.  The Tim Holtz sticker book below my card is full of possible sentiments, and added this year are some lovely stickers and tags.  Highly recommend.  I hope my card helps you a little if you find yourself having trouble getting started!!

Changes and New things happening soon!

 I just wanted to let anyone out there that might me interested that I will be adding affiliate links to my blog .  Just 1 or 2.  I am planning on starting a you tube channel and adding some how to videos to the blog.  I hope these are things you may be interested in because there are so many excellent companies oit there and I could bring more paper crafting content plus I can add content on the other things I can do well.  There are so many crafts I enjoy and actually excel at and I would love to share all of my papercrafting plus additional knowledge that I have to offer.  Hope to have both things up and running before the end of this year but first of the new year at the latest!  TY for your support and hope to continue to receive it!!

Shameful Neglect

 I am so ashamed at how much I have neglected my blog.  I felt lke my creative spirit had left me because nothing I was making was up to par with my standards, In fact I just felt everything was terrible despite how much effort I was putting into everything.  I am going to start posting my designs and maybe a few other surprises here and there regularly again beginning now!!  I am really hoping anyone out there that sees my hard work will appreciate it and possibly even leave a comment good or bad when they visit.  I look forward to showing my creations again and hopefully the creative spirit I once had will find its way back to me!!  Thank you 

Jill

Body of Water

 I Made this card to try out my new stamps and dies bc they were so cute and I also had this great SSS water background stamp that I felt went great.  I then saw the cardz for guyz challenge and thought why not, It seems to match the topic this time around.  My A2 card base is neenah 110 lb solar white cardstock, I already mentioned the sss background and the other stamps are spellbinders.  I colored using ohuhu alcohol markers and stamped in versa clair black ink then covered in clear embossing powder and heat set.  It really made me feel kind of beachy and I hope it makes you feel that way too.

Submitting to the folowing challenges:

Cardz for guyz challenge blog