It's JIFFY time!

Hello everyone!! I am so happy to be sharing a post today.  As you know I have been away on vacation for most of November and upon returning home learned that my grandmother (who lives with us) was having problems to the point that she was in surgery this past Friday.  Needless to say the 4 days in between getting home and surgery were a whirlwind (doctors, specialists, driving, surgeons, snow storms and more!).  My grandmother had a successful surgery but has had a difficult time recovering and has even had some set backs in recent days.  By the time this posts I will be getting ready to leave to see her again as she is in a hospital 1.5 hours away.  Fortunately mum is able to stay in the same city and visit her daily.   We have a long road ahead and we are not sure what to expect especially with the disorientation.  We are just grateful the doctors were able to save her legs and that she made it through the surgery.

On that note, I am THRILLED to share a Jiffy post with you.  I have missed the last few Jiffy posts but was determined to let the creative juices flow during this stressful time.  We all need stamp therapy right?!  If you don't know, every month the J(ust)F(or)F(un) crew collaborate for an exciting challenge using the same patterned paper and stamped image. This month I picked the patterned paper called Brrr from the Tradition collection by Fancy Pants Designs and Kim picked the ultra cute monkey images from the set Monkey Gone Bananas by Your Next Stamp.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Create card bases and layers.
2. Stamp image and colour. Stamp sentiment.
3. Stitch layers.
4. Thread button with paper strip.  Cut out leaves and banana.
5. Adhere all layers

SUPPLIES

Stamp Set(s): Monkey Gone Bananas by Your Next Stamp; sentiment created with Snap Stamps by Karen Foster

Cardstock: Vintage Cream by PTI, Brown by Bazzill

Patterned Paper: Brrr from Tradition Collection by Fancy Pants Designs

Ink: True Black by PTI, Dark Chocolate by PTI

Accent: Button by PTI

Tools: Copic Markers, Sewing Machine

Make sure to check out the other card variations by my very talented jiffy friends...

Lori Craig

Carole Burrage
Julie Campbell
Kim Hughes
Michele Boyer
and guest  Glenda Wyatt is also joining us!

Have a super day!  I will keep you posted regarding grandma too.

Alli