Happy Birthday in Pink

 Hello friends.  I am sharing a birthday card I made for another great-granddaughter who's birthday is next week. She loves pink so I used the colors from The Paper Players Color Challenge.

I used my new SU bundle Thankful Garden (stamp, stencil, die) for the pretty flower.  After stamping in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I used the stencils and blended Berry Burst ink (1st & 2nd layers) on the flower - it gets darker with the second layer.  I used Lost Lagoon on the leaves.  I die cut the image and mounted with foam tape to a white panel embossed with SU Exposed Brick EF.  I trimmed the white panel to fit in the Bubble Bath scalloped panel and glued them together.  I added this to the white card base.  I used an older SU set for the sentiment - I love the font and use it a lot.  I cut the sentiment with an Altenew Featured Sentiments die and added foam tape to the ends and glue in the center to mount it over the flower stem.

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

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Blue & Yellow Birthday Card

Hello friends.  I have a new birthday card that I made for the Color Hues Challenge - Blue & Yellow. 

ETA:  Yea, my card was chosen as the Headliner at The Paper Players.

I made these pretty blue flowers with an older SU punch.  It has 3 petals so I punched it twice for each flower from some lt. blue card by Recollections (Michael's).  I used Copic Markers B21 and B45 to flick the strokes on the petals and colored the centers in with B45.  I shaped the petals with my fingers and then glued them together.  I added a fancy rhinestone gem to the center of each flower.  The white panel was die cut with a trellis die from SU Linked Together and then embossed with the Cross-Hatch EF.  I glued the panel to a lt. yellow panel (also Recollections) and then glued the trellis back in.  I glued the flowers in opposite corners.  The sentiment is from The Greetery Arched Sentiments stamp & die set.  After die cutting the sentiment, I cut 2 plain layers and glued them together for dimension and then glued it to the center of the trellis.

I will also add this to The Flower Challenge, as I think the trellis counts as stripes (I hope so).

and to The Paper Players - Something Old, Something New (the punch is several years old and the SU trellis die cut is new to me.)

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Flowers

 Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Nancy would like to see flowers on our birthday cards. Thanks Nancy, this is my favorite kind of card to make, as you all probably know.😉

I used my new Pinkfresh Studio Magnolias stamp, die, and stencils for the flowers.  After stamping the images in black, I blended SU Pretty in Pink and Flirty Flamingo inks on the flower and buds; and Soft Succulent ink on the leaves.  I die cut the images and mounted them with foam tape to a panel cut with a Memory Box Fringed Scalloped Frame die.  I mounted the panel with foam tape to the white card base.  The sentiment is an older one from My Sentiments Exactly.  I fussy cut around the sentiment and mounted it with foam tape.

Be sure to check out all the fabulous cards by the team and our party guests over at Seize the Birthday.  I hope to see you in our gallery.

I will link this to Darnell's NBUS as this is the fist time I have used this magnolia set.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Blue & Pink Daisies

 Hello friends. I have another birthday card to share today.   I love this card made by Tina and had to try it.  I don't have the same daisies die she has but I have a Daisy die by Elizabeth Craft Designs that I have had for a number of years and made a card inspired by Tina's card.

I die cut the base of the daisies from white and blended SU Balmy Blue ink in the centers.  I cut the overlay from white and the centers from SU Pretty in Pink, then glued them together.  The leaves are cut from SU Soft Sea Foam.  I die cut the Balmy Blue panel to 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 and embossed with my new Spellbinders 3D Molded Frame EF.  I also cut the white panel smaller and embossed it with the same EF like Tina did.  I arranged my flowers at the bottom of the white panel, mounted them with foam tape and glued leaves under the edges.  The sentiment from Waffle Flower Essential Sentiments is stamped in Balmy Blue ink and cut with the matching die then mounted with foam tape.

I will link this one to Just Us Girls - Die Week -Use a Flower

and Triple AAA Birthday - Anything Goes as they are celebrating their 6th birthday.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Look Who's Turning 1

 Hello friends.  I made this birthday card for my great-granddaughter who turns one next week.  She is the cutest thing, even if I do say so myself. :)

This is a digital image I have on my computer and have had it so long, I don't remember where I got it.  I colored her with Copics and die cut it with a stitched rectangle die, then added a thin SU Pretty in Pink mat.  The white panel is embossed with a SU EF Cross-hatch and added to a Pretty in Pink card base.  I typed the sentiment on my computer and die cut it with an Altenew die.  I had the chipboard 1 and glued some pink over it.  I added the image panel and sentiment with foam tape. I glued the 1 on since it was already thick.  I know she is too young to think anything about the card, but I know her mom & dad will love it, as I do.

AAA Birthday is celebrating their 6th birthday and it is Anything Birthday Goes so I will link to them and wish them a Happy 6th Birthday.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday

 Hello friends.  I have a new birthday card to share today.  This will be going to a friend at church.

I used Spellbinders Club Blooms for the flowers and leaves, and Bold Blooms for the buds.  I die cut the flower layers from SU So Saffron and the leaves from lt. green from my stash.  I die cut an MFT Stitched Oval from white and stamped the sentiment from Waffle Flower Essential Sentiments in SU Early Espresso.  The kraft panel is embossed with SU Pinewood Planks (ret.).  I mounted the white oval with foam tape and then mounted the flowers with foam tape.  I glued the leaves under the petals.  I glued the buds on but added tiny pieces of foam tape to the buds hanging off the oval.  This was mounted to the white card base and my card was done.

I am linking to JUGS Die Week - Use a Flower.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Stenciling

 Hello friends and happy Thursday.  We have a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Shirley would like us to add stenciling to our Birthday project.  Of course, the only requirement is that it has to be for a birthday.

For my card I used SU Layers of Beauty Stamps, Dies and Stencils for these pretty flowers.  Using the stencils I added Flirty Flamingo ink to the roses and Daffodil Delight to the small daisies.  For the leaves I used Soft Succulent ink (ret.).  I then snipped parts of the large image and arranged it how I wanted it, then placed Press and Seal over it to keep it together.  I used an older stencil to lightly add Smokey Slate ink in the background.  I added foam tape to the image and then pressed it down on the upper half of my card base, removed the Press and Seal and it was perfect.  The sentiment is also from a retired SU set, but I love the font in it, so I stamped it in black on the bottom part of the card to finish it off. 

Be sure to check out all the inspiration by the team over at Seize the Birthday and I hope to see you in our gallery.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

New and Old

HAPPY EASTER. Hope you have had a Blessed Resurrection Sunday. 

  I have a new anniversary card to share today.  I made this one using some old and new products from Stampin Up and I really like how it turned out.  It will be going to some really good friends for their anniversary soon.

The old is the flower, buds and leaves from the retired Paper Florist dies and the new is the Mini Corrugated EF, which I really like.  I die cut the petals for the flower from Bristol smooth card and blended Worn Lipstick DOI on them.  I shaped them with my stylus and glued the 6 petals together, then added the black die cut center.  I also added a fancy rhinestone (Hobby Lobby) to the center for a little bling.  The leaves were die cut from Old Olive card and the small leaves and bud stems from Pear Pizzazz.  The buds were cut from a scrap of lt. pink card.  I added the flower with foam tape and then glued the leaves around it.  I also added foam tape under the small buds.  I stamped the sentiment from SU Many Mates (ret.), fussy cut it and added it with foam tape.

I am adding to The Flower Challenge - use Spring Colors.

and to Triple B Challenge - Birds, Blooms, & Butterflies

and to Darnell's NBUS as this is the first time I used my new embossing folder.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Layer It

 Hello friends.  Happy Thursday, it is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Nancy wants us to "Layer It" on our birthday cards.

There are quite a few layers on my card.  A panel of Calypso Coral is glued to the card base and then a white layer was cut with Poppystamps Cortina Pinpoint Plate and glued to the coral panel.  I die cut a frame with Concord & 9th Thinking of You Perfect Pairings Die and then stamped two of the corner images from Concord & 9th Thinking of You stamp set with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored the images with SU Calypso Coral and Old Olive Blends.  I fussy cut the two images (I didn't like the holes in the leaves and flowers from the die cut) and mounted them on the corners of the frame.  I added foam tape to the two large flowers and the two small flowers, then glued  the frame to the card.  The sentiment from Poppystamps Birthday Wishes Moonlight Script is die cut from Calypso Coral and a base layer of vellum (which is hard to see in the photo).  I then added glue behind parts of the sentiment and added it to the card.  I really like the finished card.

Be sure to check out all the inspiration by the team over at Seize the Birthday.  I hope you will join us in this fun challenge. 

I am linking to Addicted to Stamps and More - Dies and/or Stencils.  I used several dies.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Blue & Coral Birthday card

 Hello friends.  I have a new birthday card to share today.  

I had these flowers from an older SU set, Fresh Cut Flowers, stamped for a while but had not used them.  I colored them with SU Calypso Coral and Granny Apple Green Blends, then cut them with the matching die.  I snipped off the bottom leaves so it would fit on the white die cut from SU Thoughtful Expressions dies.  I stamped the sentiment from SU Labeled With Love and then mounted the flowers with foam tape.  This was added to the lt. blue panel embossed with Altenew Checkered Diamonds 3D EF.  I then glued the lt. blue panel to the white card base and my card was done.

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

and The Flower Challenge - Use Spring Colors

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Birthday Wishes

 Hello friends.  I have a new birthday card to share today.  I made this one for a friend who likes pink.

Wow, my card was chosen as the Headliner at The Paper Players.

I used Pinkfresh Studio Be Fearless Stamps, Dies, and Stencils for the pretty flowers.  After stamping them, I used the stencils to blend Pretty in Pink, Flirty Flamingo (flowers) and Soft Succulent (leaves) on the images.  I had the Pinkfresh Studio Stitched Scallop Frame already cut so I used it and arranged the flowers around one side.  I saw The Paper Players had a Tic-Tac-Toe challenge with flowers, pink, and ribbon along the top row so I had to think how I wanted to use ribbon so I could play along with their challenge.  Of course flowers are my favorite kind of cards.  I looked through my ribbons and had some wide pink satin ribbon so I used that as a mat under the frame die cut.  The flowers and frame are mounted with foam tape.   The sentiment is from Honey Bee Stamps Birthday Wishes.  I stamped in black and used the matching dies to cut it out, then mounted it with foam tape.  I really  like the finished card.

I am linking to The Paper Players - top row across, flowers, pink, ribbon.

and also to Darnell's Weekly I.D.E.A.S. challenge as this week is S for Stencils.

and to Addicted to Stamps and  More - Any Occasion

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Sympathy Card for a Friend

 Hello friends.  Unfortunately I needed a sympathy card for a friend who's husband passed away and this is the one I made for her.  She really loved and appreciated the card.

I used SU Layers of Beauty Stamps, dies, and masks (stencils).  I stamped the flowers with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and used the stencils to color them with Bubble Bath, Pretty in Pink and Soft Succulent (ret.) inks.  I added Flirty Flamingo to the centers of the small daisy flowers.  I cut the image apart ad arranged it at the bottom of my Smokey Slate panel which is embossed with the Cross Hatch EF.  I stamped the sentiment from SU Peaceful Moments (ret.) and die cut it with a die from SU Mixed Labels dies.  I mounted the sentiment and flowers with foam tape.

I will link to Just Us Girls Anything Goes Stencil Week #768

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn