"Hey Jude ... take a sad song & make it better!" - the Beatles

My goal is to turn my disabilities around to abilities using art therapy as a means of stroke rehabilitation on my hands & arms. I want to also use cards to spread kindness, show different fun card techniques, bring awareness to issues that are important to me, and to just spread joy in general!

Saturday, December 31, 2016

Love From Lizi Kit Cards Two - Happy New Year!!!

Happy New Year Everyone!!!  First, before we even get into the post or the video, I want to say how grateful I am that you have visited, watched, clicked, commented, encouraged or anything at all since I started with this little art therapy project of "Hey Jude Cards"!  I am so appreciative!  You guys are amazing and wonderful and I can't thank you enough.  I started this as a simple art therapy project to rehabilitate my hands after the strokes and now I am enjoying it so much more and enjoying interacting with all of you.  Thank you for that!  You guys are the best!!!

All eleven final cards from the kit that I made - I had so much left over to use for more things in the future!

On to the kit - this kit was amazing!!!  I loved the colors (or non-colors with black and white) and the gold and all of the fun things included!  As I always say about these kits, they are amazing stash builders.  You not only have what you need to make a ton of cards with the kit the first time you sit down, but you also have a ton left over to use again and again.  I think you guys have seen how I continue to use past kits and various items throughout other videos and other posts - it just always includes great items to have in your craft room!

There are so many beautiful reasons to be happy

Beautiful flower


With this one, as with the other ones, I added a couple of things from my stash to make it "my own".  I don't like to do the ten card/one kit videos as I feel that is something that is already done and there are some great ones out there that you guys can watch.  They are inspiring and they are so much fun to watch.  In those, they try to use only the kit and nothing else - which I appreciate and think is very cool.  But, what I try to do is add the kit to my collection and show how it is a great stash builder and a great base to a fun afternoon of crafting and how it just makes a whole set of fun cards that are similar, but different.

Be Confident - Be Brave - Be Amazing

Always Thinking of You ... You're Amazing

Star Shaker Card

There wasn't really a set theme to this card kit, but it had a New Years Eve vibe which I took as inspiration for some of my cards and a deco vibe which I took as inspiration for some others.  I made a couple of New Years cards as well as a couple of pure uplifting "this is going to be your year" type of cards - you can never have enough of those no matter what time of year it is!  I also made a few that had no sentiments so I can use them for any time or reason at all.  I like having those in my stash in order to give them to someone when they need it and you feel you need to write the words that are best fitting the situation.

Happy New Year

Celebration Card

Today is Full of Possibilities


I made eleven little cards for this video and could have gone on and on.  I have tons left over - which is the point of the kit for me.  I love the major items that are included that are total craft room enhancements (dies, nuvo drops, etc.) and I love the amount of paper, ribbon and embellishments you get as well.  It's an all around win-win in my book!

You're Amazing

This is my favorite card!!!

Be the Reasons Someone Smiles

Hope you enjoyed and I hope that you have a wonderful new year.  I also hope that this is one of your best years ever!  Thank you again for being here and supporting me through my art therapy journey - I could never express to you how much it means to me.  Jude  :-)
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Social Media Links: (Please visit me for more fun art therapy!)
YouTube - Click HERE!
Hey Jude Cards Instagram - Click HERE!
Jude U Personal Instagram - Click HERE!
Snapchat Username - judeunnone
See you there!  Thanks!
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LINKS:

Stampin'Up - if you are interested in anything from Stampin'Up - click HERE!!
For more information on the Love from Lizi kit - click HERE!
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Supplies:



Card Making Magazines - Oh My!!!

Yep - that's right - I found some card making magazines that I absolutely love.  I was so excited!  You see, it's actually been quite hard for me to find some.  There aren't any at Barnes and Noble that I have found nor have I found any at the craft stores (I don't understand)!!!  So, I have definitely been searching!  I did come across Scrapbook and Cards Today online recently and I do love them.  I glanced through the recent issue and it gave me a lot of inspiration and helped me out of a little rut that I was in, which was wonderful!  But I was looking for something that was more like what I do with my Stampin' Up catalogs.  I keep all of those as inspiration and motivation for future, whether they are current or not.  They help a lot in that regard.  So, I guess I wanted something more tangible and that I could save along with those.

The magazines and stamp sets I received


While watching some incredible UK YouTubers using the Papercraft Essentials magazine and the free stamp sets they offered as well as the Creative Stamping magazine and the free stamp sets they offered, I was enthralled!!!  I mean, what?  Magazines AND free stamp sets?!!  I'm in!!!!  But, of course, I couldn't find them anywhere here.  So, instead, I found them on-line at MoreMags.com and I was in Heaven.  Not only could I get the current issue, but I could get the back issues as well - woop woop!!!!  They were well priced and the shipping was reasonable as well.

Creative Stamping Magazine and Papercraft Essentials Magazine

The only issue I experienced is that it took a LONG time to get here!  Bummer!  So, some of the free stamp sets had Holiday type stamps and I will have to save those for next year.  But, a majority of the stamps and dies I can use right now - and, of course, the inspiration is there for always!!!  Love, love, love that part!  I mean, that was what I was after in the first place - the free stuff was just gravy!!!!  So, I am good to go!


I wanted to do this short video and a little post to let you guys know about these in case this is something you were interested in as well.  I think many of us card makers are alike in that, sometimes, we just need some inspiration!  I have put a link below to Scrapbook and Cards Today magazine in case you didn't know about it as well as the Moremags.com site in case you are interested in some of these issues that I received.

Fun stamp sets I got for FREE!!!!

Hope you enjoyed!  Have an awesome day!  Jude  :-)
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Social Media Links: (Please visit me for more fun art therapy!)
YouTube - Click HERE!
Hey Jude Cards Instagram - Click HERE!
Jude U Personal Instagram - Click HERE!
Snapchat Username - judeunnone
See you there!  Thanks!
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LINKS:
Scrapbook and Cards Today Magazine - Click HERE!
MoreMags.com for Card Magazines - Click HERE!

Friday, December 30, 2016

Stampin' Up Haul - New Occasions Catalog

Hey guys - I hope you had a wonderful holiday!  We had a very nice time except I got the flu - bummer!  But, we did manage to drive into Pittsburgh and surprise my husbands family with a visit!!!  That was the best holiday present we could have given and that we could have received as well!  I haven't personally seen any of my family or my husband's family in over two years due to my health issues so I literally cried the moment I got to hug them!  It totally MADE my Christmas!  Now, if I can just get to see my Mom and my brother soon it would be another blessing on top of the one I already received!  Yay!

So, for Christmas I got a few things from the new Stampin' Up Occasions catalog and a few free gifts from the Sale-A-Bration catalog!  It was lovely!  They have some amazing things coming out on January 4th and, if you spend $50.00, you can get something free from the Sale-A-Bration catalog!  I love FREE!!!!  That also includes anything from clearance, anything from the annual catalog and, of course, anything from the new catalog!  So, yay for that!  If you don't already have a Stampin' Up Demonstrator and you want a catalog, just let me know and I will get one out to you.

New Stampin' Up Occasions Catalog & Sale-A-Bration Catalog along with the Annual Catalog


On to the haul - this new catalog had some beautiful items in it, but my most favorite had to be the dragonfly set!  I love dragonflies for some reason and this set was absolutely perfect!  I cannot wait to use it.  There was also a beautiful hot air balloon set and a regular balloon set with a pop-up die cut that was so cool!  The papers in this catalog were beyond gorgeous as well - and, I have said many times that my favorite thing about Stampin' Up is the paper.  It is fantastic quality at great prices and the designer paper is just so fun and fantastic as well!  This catalog was no exception and I had a blast picking out some fun things to work with here in the near future.  There was so much more that I wanted to get, but I had to just calm myself!!!!

New Stamp Sets and Dies from Stampin' Up - Yay!

New Papers and two Project Kits from Stampin' Up - Fun!

Hope you enjoy the haul video and that you are having a wonderful holiday season.  I will have a couple of video's up this week on some New Years cards as well.  Fun, fun, fun!

Thank you for being here.  Jude  :-)
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Social Media Links: (Please visit me for more fun art therapy!)
YouTube - Click HERE!
Hey Jude Cards Instagram - Click HERE!
Jude U Personal Instagram - Click HERE!
Snapchat Username - judeunnone
See you there!  Thanks!
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LINKS:

Stampin'Up - if you are interested in anything from Stampin'Up - click HERE!!
Occasions Catalog:
Dragonfly Stamp Set - Dragonfly Dreams 142924
Dragonfly Thinlit Set - Detailed Dragonfl Thinlits Dies - 142749
Set (10% off) - 144728
Balloon Thinlit Set - Balloon Pop-Up Thinlits Dies - 142753
Hot Air Balloon Stamp Set - Lift Me Up - 142896
Hot Air Balloon Thinlit Set - Up & Away Thinlits Dies - 142748
Set (10% off) - 144712
Falling in Love Designer Paper - 142788
Falling in Love Paper - 142789
Succulent Garden Paper - 142779

Annual Catalog:
Snail Adhesive - 104332
Snail Adhesive Refill - 104331
Wall Project Kit - Clearance section on-line (check website for availability)

Sale-A-Bration Catalog:
Coloring Paper - Inside the Lines Designer Series Paper - 143830
T-Shirt Stamp Set -Designer Tee - 143359
Hot Air Balloon Paper - Carried Away Designer Series Paper - 143608