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Hello Spring… April 26, 2017

Filed under: Cards,Hero Arts — Holly Jackson @ 3:17 pm
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Spring is my second favorite time of year. Sometimes it passes by too quickly though! For this card, I am using Hero Arts Color Layering Birds and Blossoms.

I picked up this cute little set of dies and stamps at our Stamp & Scrapbook Expo in Anaheim, CA. If you have never been to an SSBExpo you have got to go!  If you love to shop and crop this is the place to be! My friend and I are now impatient for the next expo in Califonia which comes in October. That will be in Ontario and since we normally attend 2 Expos each year here in California we look forward to each one!

Find an expo in your area by checking out their site here.

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This set that I picked up came with the cutting dies and a set of 4 Hero Arts stamp cubes. It was a nice little bundle! Thanks, Bee Creative for stocking these and selling them at the SSBExpo! I gave this little card to a co-worker today in celebration of Administrative Professionals Day.

I gave this little card to a co-worker today in celebration of Administrative Professionals Day. She loves birds and I thought it would be a hit!

I am entering this in the April “Anything Goes” challenge at A Blog Named Hero with Hero Arts.

What do you think?

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Sending Prayers March 30, 2017

Filed under: Cards,Uncategorized — Holly Jackson @ 11:35 am

Hero Arts recently came out with the cute Cut & Stamp sets that included the die of the largest sentiment in the set. The hardest part when I was shopping was figuring out which one to purchase first.

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Sending Prayers Card by Holly Jackson

I know that I have been needing to have a set for sympathy purposes since I know many of my friends have gone through some rough times lately.

It’s so easy to just say I am praying for you on a facebook post but I thought I would take it a step further and send a card.

Who doesn’t love snail mail right?

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Supplies

Stamps & Die: Hero Arts Stamp and Cuts-Prayers DC183

Card Base: DCWV A2 Box of Cards- Nana’s Closet

Wink of Stella-Clear Glitter brush tip marker

Version 2:

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Stamps & Die: Hero Arts Stamp and Cuts-Prayers DC183

Stencil: Darice Reuseable Self Adhesive Stencil-Geoweave

Ink: Ranger Distress Ink, Twisted Citron Mowed Lawn

Stencil Brushes: Tonic Dual Tipped Blender Brushes Nuvo

Card Base: DCWV A2 Box of Cards- Solids

Wink of Stella-Green Glitter brush tip marker

My entry goes in to the current A Blog Named Hero’s Bling It Up challenge. Thanks for dropping by!

 

Sizzix & Scrapbook.com Big $2500 Giveaway! June 10, 2016

Filed under: Uncategorized — Holly Jackson @ 4:05 pm
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I love Sizzix products and I bet if you are a crafter, card maker, scrapbooker or a quilter that you have an affinity to them too!

My favorite tool has got to be the Sizzix BIG SHOT. I purchased my first black and pink BIG HOT at my favorite store Scrapbooking Made Simple in Santa Clarita!

Find yours here: http://scrapbookingmadesimple.com/sizzix-big-shot-machine-accessories/

If you would like to enter the contest to win $500 in yummy Sizzix products just enter here: http://www.scrapbook.com/blog/view/757211.html

You can win if you don’t enter!  5 winners will each win a $500 Big Shot package!

  • Be sure to share it with your this crafty friends too!

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Tiddly Inks Wryn and Friend Card September 21, 2013

Tiddly Inks Friends

I used a base card in blue from Die Cuts with a View Jewel cards. I then layered with blue gingham from Creative Imaginations Signature Collection “Gingham” 6×6 collection and a blue floral print from Simple Stories  “Summer Fresh” 6×6 collection.

The Tiddly Ink’s Digital image was printed on Xpress It blending card using a laser printer then colored with various Copic Markers.
Sentiment stamp from Kaiser Craft “Best Friends” stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad.
 
 

Street Photography June 5, 2013

Filed under: Uncategorized — Holly Jackson @ 8:31 am
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Street Photography

Street Photography

 

Monarch Butterfly Birthday March 4, 2013

Filed under: God's Beautiful Creation,Photography — Holly Jackson @ 9:05 pm
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I almost felt like a new grandma seeing her first grandchild being born. Well maybe not quite but it was pretty exiting. The was my second chrysalis that had formed. The first chrysalis has hung for about 5 months and I think it is a goner.  I have researched so many websites about monarch butterflies just trying to figure out what is normal for it’s life cycle.

This is the first chryslis from the caterpillar I adopted from a plant at work.

Dried up chrysalis :-(

Dried up chrysalis 😦

I watched it every day and when the caterpillar began to form the J shape I was ecstatic! After I  found out through my research (along with my Mom and Aunt doing their own research) that butterflies can make a type of “antifreeze” making it easier to survive the cold nights, I felt there might be hope for my first chrysalis after all;  however I wondered why it was taking so long for it to emerge after its’ green shell transformed to a clear shell. The longer it hung on the plant the drier it started to look. It was about 2 1/2 months that it lingered until it finally got a crack on the outer casing. This didn’t look good for the guy. It seemed to dry up inside. January brought  some pretty cold nights in Ojai so it must have taken its toll.

but when another caterpillar begun his own transformation on the plant, I turned my my attention to it.

And…….the other one looked like this:

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Despite the aphids taking up residence with the chrysalis, one day it happened and I couldn’t believe it. It changed to a see-through shell (pic above) and i could see its delicate wings through the casing. I thought surely it will be hatching soon.

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Friends to the Finish March 1, 2013

Filed under: Cards,Ojai — Holly Jackson @ 7:35 am
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Krafting Kimmie Friend's to the Finish

Krafting Kimmie Friend’s to the Finish

Top photo was taken in the sun & bottom photo in the shade. I was at the my favorite neighborhood coffee shop Coffee Connection when these were taken so I used the backdrops that were available.  I just love this coffee shop. The staff are so friendly and the owners are awesome!

I am entering this card into this: Kraftin’ Kimmie Challenge: Fussy Cutting

I cut the runners arm up to about the elbow so that I could put it on top of the  ribbon to look like she was crossing the finish line at the end of her race! The sign post was glittered up using my favorite glitter from Sparkle and Sprinkle.

Have a great day!

–Holly

 

So Happy Together February 28, 2013

Filed under: Cards — Holly Jackson @ 10:43 pm
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Yumi and Fumi Challenge # 10

Yumi and Fumi Card

The stamp I used for this challenge is the Yumi & Fumi stamp.  I first found their stamps at the Carson, CA stamp show and immediately fell in love with their stamps.

I used Copic markers to color the stamp in and fussy cut round the outside of the image. The background papers are from Simple Stories 6×6 pad “Summer Fresh”

Challenge:

Yumi & Fumi Challenge #10 “Case Sandie

 

Ojai at Dusk February 19, 2013

Ojai Avenue at Dusk

Ojai Avenue at Dusk

Most of the time that I see a beautiful sunset on my way home from work, I don’t have my camera.  This time was different. I noticed a beautiful sky that was the backdrop of the Ojai Post Office tower one night around 7:30 as I drove home. Since I couldn’t pull over right away I decided to go around the block and park in front of my favorite country diner Bonnie Lu’s.  Its moments like this that just take my breath away.

 

 

If only wildlife could read. February 11, 2013

Filed under: God's Beautiful Creation — Holly Jackson @ 2:35 am
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Hawk on the line

Hawk on the line

While taking out the trash, I heard this guy before I spotted him. I searched the trees outside my driveway, but didn’t see him right away.  He was calling to another one in the neighborhood. The other one responded from a bit of distance away. Maybe they were communicating with each other. I didn’t notice until about the third shot (of my camera shutter…just to be clear) that he was eating something and it must have been pinned underneath his talons. I am just glad I didn’t see what it was he was devouring!

There is something very special to me about hawks. They seem spiritual and remind me of those who have moved on, reminding me that they are always with me.  This is similar to how I feel when I see a butterfly. They too, remind me how fragile this life is yet it keeps recycling the “circle of life.”

Speaking of butterflies, here is a picture of the “generations” of future monarch butterflies.

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Future Monarch Butterflies