Christmas Greetings

Hello friends.  This is my 2nd post today as I wanted to get my card done for Loll's CAS Christmas Challenge.

I knew I had a Santa's sleigh silhouette stamp and had to hunt it.  The images are from SU Cozy Christmas - a really old set, but I like it.  I cut a white panel with SU Coutnryside Corners dies (ret.) and stamped the images in Versafine Onyx Black ink after blending SU Balmy Blue ink over the top portion of the panel.  Then I traced the die on a black piece and fussy cut it for a thin mat.  The sentiment is from an older SU set also.  The white panel is embossed with SSS Wonderland Snowflakes 3D EF and glued to the white card base.  Then I mounted the stamped panel and my card was done.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

Freshly Made Sketches

Hello friends.  Since I am making Christmas cards at the moment, I thought Michele's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #751 was perfect to use for one so this is what I made.

I had this Lawn Fawn Stitched Poinsettia already made from SU Cherry Cobbler cs and wanted to use it. I added 3 small gold gems to the center.  For the background I embossed a panel of white with Spellbinders Vintage Ornaments EF and glued it to the white card base.  I cut a panel of green using MFT Stitched Rectangles and shortened it to a square by running it back thought my Big Shot and then mounted it with foam tape.  I cut Altenew Burlap Texture Die from SU Crumb Cake and added that to the green square - it is larger than the small square in the sketch, but I hope it is o.k.  I then added the poinsettia and some leaves cut from a different green and the sentiment - a Betterpress Sentiment from Spellbinders.  One more card to add to my Christmas stash.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

Pink Poinsettia

 Hello friends.  I have another Christmas card done and sharing today.

I had the green panel (Soft Succulent) already cut and embossed so thought I would pair it with a pretty pink poinsettia (Poppystamps Blooming Poinsettia).  I cut the poinsettia from a light pink and blended a darker pink ink to the centers before gluing the layers together.  The center is cut from gold foil.  The leaves are cut from SU Peaceful Pine.  I mounted the poinsettia & leaves on a white panel cut with Spellbinders Emerald Cut Labels and Tag die set.  I stamped the sentiment from Penny Black Be Lifted Sentiment set in Peaceful Pine ink before mounting the panel with foam tape.  I like these soft colors for a Christmas card, although red & green are still a favorite also.

I will link this to Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge - Anything goes.

and to Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge - Any occasion

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - No Stamping-Dies Only

Hello friends.  I am the host this time at Seize the Birthday and I would like you to use your dies only-no stamping on your birthday cards.   I love using dies so I think this is a fun challenge.

I used Spellbinders Sunflower Serenade for the flower cutting from SU So Saffron, Crumb Cake, and a brown for the center and sentiment, which is from Poppy Stamps Birthday Wishes Moonlight Script.  I did not use the shadow that comes with the sentiment die.  The flower stem and leaves are cut from a green in my stash.  The sunflower is mounted on a white panel cut with Spellbinders Emerald Cut Labels and Tag die set.  I mounted the label with foam tape to a Crumb Cake panel embossed with Spellbinders Dazzling Dots EF, and then to the white card base.

Let's go see what the DT did with this fun challenge.  Hope to see you in our gallery.

I will also send to Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge - Any Occasion.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn
 

The Paper Players #800

 Hello friends.  The Paper Players are celebrating their 800th challenge and using the sketch from there first post.  Thank you Paper Players designers for all the inspiration you have shared over the years. 

While going through my dies I found this pansy (older SU set) already completed in the package and wanted to use it.  It is cut from white with yellow ink blended around the edges before gluing the layers together. I die cut the leaves from some green and glued them to the back of the pansy.  The yellow pattern paper is the back of the PTI paper I used on yesterday's card, and mounted to a thin mat of Daffodil Delight.  I glued it to a white panel embossed with an older SU EF, and then to the card base.  I cut a strip of SU Basic Beige and stamped the sentiment on it, then glued it across the bottom of the panel.  I mounted the pansy with foam tape and my card was done.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Best Birthday Wishes

 Hello friends.  I finally got a card made for the Color Hues Challenge - Yellow & Orange.

I had to think about how I wanted to used these colors and this is what I came up with.  I used PTI Bitty/Big DSP for the yellow panel and matted it on a thin orange mat, then to a white card base.  Then I used Penny Black Classy Frames and cut 3 of the middle frame and glued them together.  I used one of the center cuts to glued in the frame and stamped the sentiment from an older SU set in brown ink.  I die cut 2 sunflowers (Amazon) from Daffodil Delight and inked the centers with orange ink and added the brown die cut centers.  The leaves are cut from SU Crumb Cake and the edges inked with the brown ink.  I mounted these on the bottom of the frame and my card was done.

I will share this at Darnell's IDEAS as it is Anything Goes week.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Freshly Made Sketches #750

 Hello friends.  I used Freshly Made Sketches #750 to make another Christmas card.

ETA:  My card was chosen as one of the Princess at Freshly Made Sketches.

I had this cute little elf from Penny Black Sing Joy already colored and cut in the package and thought I would use her.  I cut two white Spellbinders Essential Diamonds and layered them together and them mounted the cute elf with foam tape.  For the background, I embossed a panel of SU Basic Beige with Spellbinders Christmas Tile EF and mounted it to the white card base.   I added 2 narrow strips of red behind the diamond and glued it all to the embossed panel.  The sentiment and music notes are from the the same stamp & matching die set.  I cut the sentiment apart and mounted it with foam, then glued the music notes around.  I really like this card and will probably give it to a friend at church who teaches the young kids music.

I will also share this at Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge - anything goes Christmas.

and also to Can You Handle the Pressure - use an embossing folder.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Another Christmas Card

 Hello friends.  I have another Christmas card to share today.

I die cut a white ornament using Hero Arts Infinity Christmas Ornament, then used the stamps from an older Paper Pumpkin kit to stamp Joy in Real Red ink and To The World in Garden Green ink.  I also cut the ornament topper from gold foil and glued it over the white layer.  The leaves (Garden Green) and berries (Real Red) were cut using  dies from a friend, no name on them.  I glued them to the top of the ornament and added 3 red sequins, from the Paper Pumpkin kit, along the bottom of the ornament.  I used some gray pattern paper from an older Christmas pad (Michael's I think), then mounted it on a Real Red mat and to the white card base.  I mounted the ornament with foam tape and added a thin strip of gold foil for a hanger and another Christmas card done.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Joyful Christmas

 Hello friends.  I have a Christmas card to share today.  I am slowly starting to get them done, hopefully before December😉

ETA:  My card was one of the Top Picks at Krafty Chicks Christmas challenge.

I used this lovely Brass & Bliss Decorative Floral Circle die cut from white and mounted on a white card base.  I stamped the sentiment from an older SU set in Garden Green ink. The Lawn Fawn Stitched Poinsettia dies were used to cut them from SU Poppy Parade and the leaves from some green from a Recollections pack. (Michael's)   The centers are cut from SU Daffodil Delight using a die from another set.  I mounted them around the bottom left corner of the floral frame and my card was done.

I will share this at Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge - I didn't use Santa or a beach scene, but did use red as there is a lot of red in the inspiration board.

and to the Krafty Chicks Challenge  - Christmas

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Funny/Pun-y

 Hello friends.  We have a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Jenny would like us to make our cards Funny/Pun-y.  Of course it can always be our usual Anything Goes Birthday if you are not into our "Topping" option.

I don't know how funny/pun-y this is but I like it and it is as close as I can get to "funny/pun-y".  This cute image is from Art Impressions and I have had it for quite a while.  I stamped the image with Versafine Onyx Black ink and colored with Copic markers.  There is no die so I cut it with my Scan 'n Cut and it worked fine.  I embossed a panel of SU Basic Beige with SU Brick and Motar 3D EF and added a strip of woodgrain paper to the bottom to resemble a wall and floor, and then mounted to the white card base.  The sentiment is from the same set cut with a circle die and matted with a scallop circle cut from pink.  I mounted it with foam tape also and my card was done.

Be sure to check out all the great cards by my Teammates over at Seize the Birthday and join us in this fun challenge

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

New Birthday Card

 Hello friends.  I have another birthday card to share made with some new dies from Brass & Bliss.

The flower is cut 4 times from SU Lemon Lolly using the largest flower die from Build a Bloom Chamomile Die.  I blended Daffodil Delight ink to the centers before layering them together, and then added a pretty rhinestone to the center.  The buds are cut from SU Boho Blue with a die from Spellbinders Be Bold Blooms.  The darker green leaves are cut with a die that has no name.  The white frame is cut with Brass & Bliss Decorative Floral Circle Die - isn't it pretty.  I stamped the sentiment from The Greetery's Arched Sentiments.  The frame is mounted on a Boho Blue panel embossed with SU Exposed Brick EF and glued to a white card base.  Then I glued the flower & foliage on the left side and my card was done.

I will add this to the JUGS Challenge - die week (I used a lot of dies)

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

  

CASEing Myself

 Hello friends.  I loved the last card I made in navy & teal, so I CASEed the card with different dies and colors.  This anniversary card is for some good friends at church.

I used the same die to cut the white scallop frame and a lighter blue - Starry Sky (SU) for the base panel.  I used the same Pinkfresh Studio Sparkling Diamonds Cut Plate - it makes such a pretty background, on the blue.  I glued the blue panel to a white card base and then mounted the white scalloped panel with foam tape.  The flowers were cut from SU Barely Blush and blended with Regal Rose in the centers.  The larger flower & leaves dies had no name on them.  The sentiment is an older Verve stamp.  I added the rhinestones for bling and my card was done.

It is die week at Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. challenge so I will link there.

Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your sweet comments.  I appreciate them.

Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn