Seize the Birthday - Food and/or Drink

 Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Glenda would like to see Food and/or Drink on our cards, of course it can be anything goes as longs as it is for a birthday.  I would like to welcome Karen Letchworth who is joining us as our Surprise Party Guest for the next two months.  

I was looking through my stamps to find one with food and found this older SU stamp set Sweet as A Peach and decided to use it.  I used SU Peekaboo Peach (ret.) to stamp the 3 peaches, stamping them twice.  I stamped the leaves twice with Granny Apple Green ink.  I die cut the peaches & leaves with the matching dies and then had to decide how I wanted to use them.  I had recently received this frame stamp & die set by the Greetery, Sweetest Frames, and decided to use it  to place the peaches on.  I stamped it and die cut with the matching dies, then stamped the sentiment from the Sweet as A Peach set.  The pattern paper was laying on my table from another project and I thought it went perfect with the peaches.  I mounted the frame with foam tape and then glued the peaches on the bottom right corner.  I added pieces of foam tape under the parts not on the frame.  There were small flowers in the stamp set but I decided to die cut some small white flowers with Spellbinders Be Bold Blooms set.  The centers were cut from white and inked with Peekaboo Peach ink.  The leaves were from a cluster in the stamp set and I cut them apart to glue under the flowers.  I really like the finished card - thanks Glenda for a fun challenge.

I hope you will check out all the fabulous food/drink cards by the team and our guests over at Seize the Birthday and join in our fun challenge.

I will also link to AAA Birthday #75 - summer birthday.  

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday for The Flower Challenge

 Hello friends.  I saw the inspiration photo at The Flower Challenge and had to make a card for it using my new Spellbinders Cosmos dies.

I die cut 3 sets of flowers from white card and ink blended Salty Ocean DOI over them, making it darker in the centers.  I shaped them with my stylus before gluing together.  I die cut 3 of the spikey centers from black for each flower, shaped them with my stylus and glued together.  I added a rhinestone to the centers.  I found this peach colored DSP in my stash (it looks lighter in the photo) and thought it would make a good background.  I glued it to the front of the white card base and then had to decide how I wanted to arrange the flowers.  I tried several ways before I decided to make a white square, embossed with SU Distressed Tile EF, turned in a diamond shape for the sentiment, and then arranged the flowers around the bottom.  The sentiment is from Gina K. Designs Elegant Thoughts Stamp & Die set.  I stamped it in SU Pumpkin Pie, die cut it, and added 3 plain white die cuts for dimension, then glued it to the diamond shape.

I will also link to the Triple B Challenge - Birds, Blooms, Butterfiles.

and to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Sending Flowers

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Anniversary Blessings

 Hello friends.  I have a new anniversary card to share.  This will go to a young couple at church.

I used some older MFT products for my card.  The pattern paper is from MFT Black & White Stripe paper pad.  I cut a 1-1/2"  strip and glued it to the left side of the card base.  I added a 1/4" black strip for separation. The pretty flowers are from MFT Floral Focus.  It is one big stamp which after stamping and coloring I die cut it with the matching die and then cut it apart to place it how I thought it looked best.  I used SU Boho Blue Blends for the the flowers and Soft Succulent (ret.) for the leaves.  I put foam tape under the flower parts and glued the ends of the stems along the black strip..  The sentiment is from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Anniversary Innies.  I stamped one word at a time, then cut at an angle and mounted with foam tape.  I really like the finished card.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Add a Silhouette

Hello friends.  Cathy is our host at Seize the Birthday and she would like us to "Add a Silhouette" to our birthday cards.

 

I had to think about which stamps I wanted to use for the silhouette and decided on a silhouette stamp set by Inkadinkado called Meadow.  I have had it for several years and this is the first time I have used it (not sure if it is still available).  I stamped the image along the bottom of a white panel in Versafine Onyx Black and then stamped the butterfly twice.  I sponged SU Balmy Blue ink around the sky area and then stamped the sentiment from SU  Little Delights (ret.). I added a black mat and then glued it to my white card base.  Thank you Cathy for a fun "Toppings" option.  I enjoyed making this card.

Be sure to check out what the Team and our Guest Designers came up with for the Silhouette theme.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Best Birthday Wishes

 Hello friends.  I have a fun fold Birthday card to share today.  I saw these cards on Pinterest and followed Jackie's video tutorial to create my card.

I used Crumb Cake for my card base and for the center panel.  After cutting the angle in the front of the card, I used some pattern paper from Scrapbook.com Vintage Patterned Collection that I thought went well with Crumb Cake.  I stamped the sentiment from SU Poised Peony (ret.) and then embossed the white panel with SU Subtle EF (ret.).  I already had the flowers stamped from SU Spotlight on Nature and fussy cut, so I colored them with Petal Pink & Soft Succulent Blends so they would match the color of the flowers in the paper.  I glued the flowers on and then glued the white panel  on.  On the inside I added another white panel with s sentiment from an older stamp from Hobby Lobby.  The photo below shows how the card opens.

I really like the finished card and now have to decide who to send it to. :)

I will link to The Flower Challenge as I do have dry embossing on the front panel.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Fancy Fold for Seize the Birthday

 Hello friends.  It's a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Barbara would like to see our "Fancy Fold" cards for a birthday.

My fancy fold turned out pretty good I think.  I cut a sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 Grapefruit Grove  in half long ways to be 4 1/4 by 11.  I then scored each end at 2 3/4" and folded to meet in the middle.  I used a corner rounder punch on each corner.   I also rounded the corners of the cross piece - mat of Grapefruit Grove and white panel.  I embossed the white panel with SU Cross-Hatch EF.  The stamped flowers are from SU Layers of Beauty and ink blended using the masks (stencils) with Grapefruit Grove and Granny Apple Green inks.  I cut a couple of the end pieces of flowers off so it would fit on the front of my card.  I even used one of them to decorate the inside.  I glued the images on and mounted the sentiment with foam tape.

Be sure to check out all the fun fold cards by the DT and our Party Guests over at Seize the Birthday.  Hope to see you in our gallery.

I am linking to Triple B Challenge - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Special Anniversary Card

Hello friends.  I have a special anniversary card to share today.  This one is for my pastor and his wife who are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary this week.

 I used an older Poppystamps die  (Floral Cake Pop Up Easel set) from 2019.  I have had it for several years but this is the first time I have used it.  I altered it a little by making it a top fold card.  I cut the die a little over half way and then reinserted it to cut the other half so it would stand up when opened.  The original is like an easel card.  I lightly inked around the middle layer with Purple Posy ink so it would stand out better.  The top layer is in two sections and with the ruffle border, it does look like a cake.  The flowers from the same set were cut from Purple Posy card and layered together.  I inked some of them for a little variation.  The leaves were cut from Pear Pizzazz card.  After gluing the flowers and leaves on, I added a golden rhinestone to the centers of the flowers.  I stamped the sentiment (Verve) in Highland Heather ink.  I blended Purple Posy ink on a scrap of Purple Posy card and die cut the 50 with some older number dies by Momenta.  I really like the finished card and will have to use this die set again.

I will link to Triple B Challenge - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies

and to Darnell's NBUS Challenge

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Birthday Card for The Flower Challenge

 Hello friends.  I have another birthday card to share today.  I made this one with The Flower Challenge in mind.  They are looing for embossing - heat or dry.  I used dry embossing.

I used some retired SU products for my card.  The flowers are from Blended Seasons, colored with SU Pale Papaya  and Granny Apple Green Blends.  I fussy cut the flowers and mounted them with foam tape to a white panel cut with a die from the new SU Impressions Abloom (on-line exclusive).  The sentiment is from SU Go To Greetings.  I mounted this panel to a Pale Papaya panel embossed with SU Distressed Tile EF, and then to the white card base.  I really like the finished card and hope the recipient does also.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Anniversary Card for 2 Challenges

Hello friends.  I am sharing an anniversary card I made for some friends at church.  I made this with two challenges in mind - 

Color Hues Challenge - Coral and Green

The Flower Challenge - Add Embossing

I embossed a SU Soft Sea Foam panel with Spellbinders Christmas Wrap Pattern EF and glued to the white card base.  I used my new Gina K. Designs Flower Medley stamps, dies, and stencils to make the pretty flower images.  After stamping with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I used the stencils to blend SU Grapefruit Grove (ret.), a hue of Coral, Granny Apple  Green, and Old Olive inks to the flowers & leaves.  I die cut the images with the matching dies.  I used Spellbinders Essential Diamonds dies to cut a white panel and a mat of Grapefruit Grove.  I stamped the sentiment (an older Verve stamp) in Grapefruit Grove ink, then glued the 2 panels together.  I mounted the diamonds with foam tape and then mounted the flowers with foam tape in opposite corners.  I colored 5 clear rhinestones with the SU Dark Calypso Coral Blend and glued them around the diamond panels.

I will also link to Darnell's NBUS as this is the first time using the Gina K. Designs set.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

Welcome Baby

 Hello friends.  I have two baby cards to share today.  We have had 4 new babies at our church and have 2 more due in June & July so I have been making baby cards and baby albums for the new moms.  Of course one is for a girl and one is for a boy.

I had the pink pattern paper in my stash and thought it would be perfect with the hearts.  The stork & bear are from My Favorite Things Welcome Little One.  I colored them with Copics, fussy cut the images, then mounted them with foam tape.  The white oval and pink scallop oval are cut with MFT dies.  Welcome is a stand alone die by Karen Burniston.  It has a shadow die as well as the main die.  Baby is from Karen Burniston Baby Charms die set.  I love the way this turned out and the recipient did also.

I used the same stamps & dies for the the boy one along with SU Balmy Blue gingham paper, Balmy Blue & Tahitian Tide card stock.  The onesie is a die from the Baby Charms die set.  I used a white gel pen to do the lines on the neck, sleeve and legs, and SU Tahitian Tide to color the little heart in and also the diaper the stork is holding .  The mom hasn't received this one yet.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day and a great weekend.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Another Card for the Flower Challenge

 Hello friends.  I have another birthday card to share today.  I wanted to do another card for The Flower Challenge - Add Spots or Stripes.

I had all the pieces done from other cards except for the main white panel which is embossed with a very old SU/Sizzix Perfect Polka Dots EF.  The flowers from Pinkfresh Studios Be Fearless set were already stamped, stenciled with SU Pretty in Pink, Flirty Flamingo & Soft Succulent inks and die cut .  The Basic Beige oval and black frame are die cut with SU Impressions Abloom dies (an On-Line Exclusive).  The beige oval was already embossed with SU Exposed Brick EF.  The sentiment is from The Greetery Arched Sentiments stamp & die set.  It has 2 plain layers plus the stamped layer.  I glued the sentiment in the center of the oval and added the flowers with foam tape to the top and bottom of the oval and my card was done.  I really like the card and am glad I was able to use all the pieces together.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

I will also link the the AAA Birthday Challenge - it is their 6th Birthday.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Freshly Made Sketches #687

 Hello friends.  I have another birthday card to share today.  I just got this set from Gina K. Designs called Spring Clusters and thought the floral images were perfect for the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.

I stamped the daisy image and colored it with Promarkers (alcohol markers).  I also stamped one of the other images. After die cutting with the matching dies, I snipped the longer leaves from the ends and tucked them under the ends of the daisy flower image.  I mounted the flowers to a panel embossed with SU Crosshatch EF.  I stamped the sentiment from the same set and die cut it with the matching die and also cut two plain layers then glued them together for dimension and glued it to the panel.  I really like the finished card.

I will also link to Darnell's NBUS as this is the first time using this set.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn