Tutorials Archives – Jill's Card Creations

A Tulle Shaker Card

jillhilliard / November 28, 2018 / 4 Comments

Hi Friends. Today we are shaking it up with sequins and tulle. This is a fun shaker card inspired by Jennifer McGuire ink and an onlinecardclass I took with her.

tulle shaker card, stamp with jill, spellbinders large die of the month

This tulle shaker card is made with oatmeal cookie card stock (Kraft) and mirror gold! SOOOOOO PRETTY! You can actually see through the whole front panel – all the gold sequins are enclosed within the tulle pocket. So fun and not too hard. I had no idea you could do this. I love learning new tricks!

Time for the video tutorial. I love, love, love the Large die of the month (November) from Spellbinders and thought it was ABSOLUTELY PERFECT for this card.

Additionally, I sneak in the Spellbinders small die of the month too. (wink wink)

Basically the usual shaker card sandwiches sequins, beads, glitter or other small items between two layers of acetate with foam tape. Instead we are going to use Tulle. After all, it is cheap and can be found in most craft stores. But I also have a link below.

Without doubt I’ll definitely use this tulle shaker card technique again. Thank you, Jennifer McGuire, for your crafting inspiration!

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Spotlight Stamping Technique

jillhilliard / November 25, 2018 / 2 Comments

Hi Stamping Friends! Today we are learning the spotlight stamping technique with some simple ink blending. This technique is an ink blended background to draw the eye to the sentiment (or stamped image) focal point.

spotlight ink blending, stamp with Jill concord & 9th, very merry sentiments

This is so easy! I laid down a light layer of distress ink in Mowed Lawn and then similarly applied another layer of Pine Needles distress ink color over top but closer to the edges. Finally, a few splatters of Sparkle silk created my snow.

You can see how simple this is in the video tutorial (and how I struggle with my new tweezers and new Nuvo drops).

You can blend on a teflon mat, copy or grid paper! the mat is easy to clean and the paper can be trashed when you are done. It just depends on your preferred method of clean up.

I just LOVE the sparkle silk It gives just the touch of sparkle with out having to get out glitter! Check out that sparkle!

I think the spotlight stamping technique really makes the sentiment POP as the focal point of the card. Need more inspiration? Check out the red and a green cards HERE! You can use both the Distress inks or the Spellbinders FSJ fusion ink. Both blend great!

Finally, here are the Products I used, click the images to shop online with me.

Christmas Treat Boxes and a Blog Hop

jillhilliard / November 15, 2018 / 5 Comments

Hello stamping friends and welcome to a new 2018 Spellbinders-FSJ Creative Team blog hop! Are you ready for CUTE! These are so stinkin’ cute! Adorable Christmas treat boxes made from the Treat box die! Lets start with the Santa Box.

Santa Christmas Treat Boxes, Stamp with Jill. Spellbinders FSJ

This box holds treats of all kinds, small gifts and GIFT CARDS! I always love a box that can hold a gift card. Santa has lots of elves so we needed a coordinating Elf Treat box.

Elf Christmas Treat Boxes, Stamp with Jill. Spellbinders FSJ

Decided to flip it and get creative with an upside down Elf Christmas Treat box. Added some feet with the Christmas Magic Die set. It coordinates with the Christmas Magic stamp set!

The box base is the AWESOME Treat Box die. I used the Border Basics dies for the Collars. The rest is just cut card stock. Check out the video tutorial.

Here are the Specs and the full supply list is at the end of this post.

Candy Apple Red or Limeade Splash (Green) Cardstock cut to 9 x 8 for die cutting with the Treat box die

Scrap White and Candy Apple red for the collars to die cut with the Border Basics dies

Black Licorice card stock: Belt band: .75 x 8.5 Belt center .75 x .75. Button .25 circle punch out.

Mirror Gold or Silver for the Belt Buckle 1.25 x 1.25

Hope you enjoyed the Christmas Treat Boxes! Keep hopping along and check out my other fellow teammates’ pages. They have some pretty amazing projects to share!

Jill Hilliard <——-You are here

Marty McGee

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The Gel Press and Christmas Card Backgrounds

jillhilliard / November 12, 2018 / Leave a comment

Time to get inky with my Gel Press and Christmas card backgrounds. I decided to play with re-inkers and some embossing folders. Here is what backgrounds look like:

gel press Christmas card backgrounds, Stamp with Jill

Nothing that amazing to start- pretty simple too. Let’s start with the video tutorial that shows you how to make the backgrounds. Grab your gel press, some holiday colored re-inkers and someday dry embossed layers!

The end results of the gel press and Christmas card backgrounds are the best part. Creating with them is fun and sometimes challenging. I just realized I forgot to add the sentiment to this Llama card! On the inside it goes!

Gel Press Christmas Llama card, Stamp with Jill

Another llama card with non traditional Christmas colors. Mostly because he is so cute. See his blanket? it is made from the coffee first dies. The cozy is the perfect fit!

And one more with the ADORABLE Yeti from My Favorite Things stamp company. BB Beast Friends is name of the set.

Gel Press Christmas Yeti card, Stamp with Jill

Gel press, Christmas cards, Stamp with Jill

Need to see a few more Gel Press projects? This post shows 3 ways to use a print, this card shows the same embossing technique and this card are my 3 favs! Search “Gel Press” in the top right search box and you will get lots of ideas!

Hope you enjoyed todays tutorial! Here are the supplies for todays cards:

Introducing Zenspired Holidays Christmas Sentiments Card

jillhilliard / November 1, 2018 / Leave a comment

Happy November Stamping Friends!

As soon as I saw these fun Zenspired Christmas Sentiments from Spellbinders (by Joanne Fink) I knew I had to have them! They are so easy to use on your Christmas cards. And the added bonus is that there is a sentiment for the INSIDE of your card! WIN!

Zenspired Christmas Sentiments, Spellbinders FSJ. Stamp with Jill

You all know I am loving the Buffalo plaid this season! That’s from the FSJ Cozy Winter prints paper. Lets get to the Video Tutorial:

The Branch and Cone die and the Bloom Cluster die complete the card. Don’t you just love the touch of gold!

I used the following Products on the Zenspired Christmas Sentiments card:

STAMPS: Christmas Sentiments Stamps Zenspired Holidays By Joanne Fink

PAPER: Candy Apple, Black Licorice, Kiwi Slice, Oatmeal Cookie and Mirror Gold card stock. Cozy Winter Prints designer paper.

INK: Black Licorice

DIES: Branch and Cone, Bloom Cluster

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Flower Tangle Makes an easy Halloween card

jillhilliard / October 23, 2018 / Leave a comment

Another easy Halloween card with my favorite fall pumpkin set: Martha’s Pumpkins! Looks hard but trust me its easy!

easy Halloween card, Stamp with Jill, Fun Stampers Journey, Marthas Pumpkins

The background is the Flower Tangle background stamp. Oh how I love this stamp. Never thought that I could use it to make an easy Halloween card . I used the ink blending technique to create the colors. You can see the video tutorial on how to do the background on THIS POST. All I did was change the colors to fall and halloween.

This easy Halloween card is so striking in person. Hopefully the colors come through on the screen just as nice!

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Use your Pretty Papers- Part 3

jillhilliard / October 19, 2018 / Leave a comment

I love beautiful paper and I have lots of it. An embarrassing amount of it to be quite honest. I am always looking for great layouts that showcase pretty paper with a simple layout that is easy to recreate with any paper you have.

Use your pretty papers Part 3, Stamp with Jill

This is so easy and the main focal point is the pretty paper. The key here is to have a tiny sentiment so it does not over power the paper.

Here are the specs. The designer paper is cut to 3.75 x 3.75. the next step is to simply layer with coordinating colors. This Fun Stampers Journey paper called The Good Life Prints is absolutely beautiful and make designer paper cards SUPER EASY! Here are the rest of the measurements. Whip Cream 3-3/4 x 4, Chambray Shirt 3-3/4 x 5, Denim Days 5-1/8 x 3-7/8, Whip Cream 4 x 5.25 and the card base is 4.25 x 11, scored at 5.5.

You can see my Use Your Pretty Paper Part 1 HERE and Use Your Pretty Papers Part 2 HERE

And here are the products I used on the card. Click the images to shop with me online.

Ghirardelli Chocolate Matchbook Holder

jillhilliard / October 12, 2018 / Leave a comment

Today is day 5 and the last day of the week of Sweet Treats. Today is the Ghirardelli Chocolate Matchbook Holder!

Ghirardelli Chocolate Matchbook Holder, Stamp with Jill, Fun Stampers Journey

You know I love love love these cute little monsters. I can’t wait to use them after Halloween for Birthdays and other fun events.

Lets get to the Ghirardelli Chocolate Matchbook Holder video tutorial.

Here are the card stock specs. I used Lavender Fusion card stock. The Matchbook wrap is 2-3/4 x 7-1/4. Scored at 3, 3-1/2 and 6-3/4.

The inside pouch is 2-3/8 x 5-3/4. It is scored at 2-1/4, 2-1/2, 2-3/4 and at 5, 5-1/4 and 5-1/2.

the Whip cream card stock is 2-1/2 x 2-3/4 and the inside piece is 2 x 1-1/2.

What do you think of this Ghirardelli Chocolate Matchbook Holder? DO you love it? will you make one? Let me know what you think by sharing a comment below. I hope I inspired you this week to make cute fun Halloween treats!

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Bad Witch 2-4-6-8 Candy Box

jillhilliard / October 11, 2018 / Leave a comment

Day 4 of the Sweet treats Week! Lets make the ever classic 2-4-6-8 candy box! Halloween style!

2-4-6-8 candy box, Stamp with Jill Fun Stampers Journey, Bad Witch

Don’t you love the Bad Witch stamp set! That hat is so much fun! and so easy to use. Lets get to the video tutorial:

What do you think? Hopefully Thomas wasn’t to disruptive in the video. Ha Ha!!

SPECS: Halloween paper 6 x 8-1/2. With the 6″ side at the top of your scoring tool, score at 2″. Turn 1/4 and score at 2, 4, 6, and 8.

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Reese’s Pumpkin Treat Purse

jillhilliard / October 10, 2018 / 2 Comments

Welcome to day 3 of the week of Sweet Treats! Today Project is a Reese’s Pumpkin Treat Purse. Perfect for Halloween treat giving!

reeses pumpkin treat holder, Stamp with jill, Fun Stampers Journey.

Take Five candy also fits nicely in this little purse!

Lets get right to the video Tutorial:

Here is what you will need: Halloween paper and some matching cardstock, Reeses pumpkin candy, a scoring tool, adhesive and some halloween stamps for decorating.

SPECS: Fall-o-ween Prints paper 4-1/4 x 7. Belly Band 1/2 x 6-1/2

Score 3/4 down both long sides. Turn and score at 2-1/4, 3, 5-1/4

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