Thursday, March 14, 2024

Seize the Birthday - Coordinating Card & Tag

Hello friends.  We have a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Jules would like us to make a coordinating card & tag.  Of course it can be anything goes, as long as it is for a birthday. 

  

For my card I used my new stamp & die set from Pinkfresh Studio called You're the Best.  After die cutting the pretty flowers, I laid them on the Blushing Bride cardstock and the white just popped, so I only added a little color to the centers of the flowers and colored the leaves with Copics.  The Blushing Bride panels are embossed with one of the SU 3D Basic EF (cross=hatch).    I clipped a little off of the 2 flowers on my card and arranged the leaves on the top flower.  I mounted them with foam tape.  I stamped both sentiments from SU Go To Greetings and angled the strip across the card and the tag.  Lastly, I added a Baker's Twine bow to the tag.

 Be sure to check out all the fabulous card & tag cobos by the team and our guests over at Seize the Birthday.  Hope you join in our fun challenge.
 
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JoAnn
 

Sunday, March 10, 2024

Happy Anniversary

 Hello friends.  I have an anniversary card to share today.  

 
I used Spellbinders Be Bold Blooms dies cut in cream (flowers & buds) and then sponged them with SU Crisp Cantaloupe ink (ret.) I added rhinestones to the flower centers for a little bling.  The leaves & stems were cut from SU Soft Succulent cardstock.  I mounted them on a cream panel and a Crisp Cantaloupe mat cut with SU Countryside Corners dies.  The sentiment is stamped in SU Soft Succulent.  I mounted this panel with foam tape to a cream panel embossed with Spellbinders Dazzling Dots EF.
 
I made my card with two challenges in mind - 
Color Throwdown - Peach, Sage Green, & Cream
 
and Can You Handle the Pressure - Use an embossing folder, with a twist of bling.
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Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Friday, March 8, 2024

Another card for Color Hues

 Hello Friends.  I made another card with the same supplies as my last card with a couple of changes.


While I had the Flower Shop stamp set out, I stamped more flowers in Bermuda Bay ink and added them to a panel cut with Concord & 9th Festive Corner die.  I added a panel of Bermuda Bay cardstock under the white cut out panel and then added it to the white card base.  I used some different leaves from a Spellbinders die.  The sentiment is the same but I added it on a slant with foam tape.

I will link to Color Hues as I like this color combination and had fun playing with it.
 
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Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Birthday Card for Two Challenges

 Hello friends.  I have another birthday card to share today.  I made this one with the colors from Color Hues Challenge - Turquoise & Green, using Tic Tac Toe Challenge 242.


I used the right column down on Tic Tac Toe's challenge board - Floral, Embossing & Favorite Color (which is any shade of blue).  I used an older SU Flower Shop stamp & punch set for the pretty blooms which are stamped in Bermuda Bay ink.  I shaped the petals and added a fancy rhinestone to the centers.  The leaves are die cut from two shades of green using an Altenew die and an older SU die.  I placed the blooms on an embossed panel with Spellbinders Woven EF (love the texture), then added the leaves around them.  The sentiment from SU Happy Thoughts (ret.) is stamped in Bermuda Bay ink, die cut with an oval die and matted with a scallop Bermuda Bay die cut.  I mounted the sentiment with foam tape.

   
 
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Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Friday, March 1, 2024

Happy Birthday for JUGS

 Hello friends.  I have a birthday card to share today.  I made my card for JUGS Challenge -  using the colors from Color Throwdown (Sage, Rose, Burgundy).

ETA:  My card was an Honorable Mention at Just Us Girls.


I chose to copy Carol McFarland on the JUGS DT.  Love her layout with the 4 circles and the sentiment in the center and the white panel with the scallop edges.  I used Taylored Expressions Playful Plaid Background stamp to stamp a white panel in SU Soft Succulent ink (ret.).  I trimmed this panel and mounted it on a white panel cut with MFT Blueprints 27 die for the scallop edges.  For the circles I punched 4 white circles and matted them on Merry Merlot scallop circles.  I die cut 4 flowers from MFT Box Card Bouquet in SU Rococo Rose (ret.) and mounted them to the circles. I added Soft Succulent die cut leaves and a rhinestone to the centers of the flowers, then mounted the circles with foam tape.  I glued this panel to a Soft Succulent panel then to my white card base.  The sentiment from SU Sweet as a Peach (ret.) is stamped in Merry Merlot ink and mounted with foam tape.

  
 
 
 
Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.
 
Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Happy Birthday in Blue

 Hello friends.  I have another birthday card to share today using the same Altenew Mom flowers as on my last card.  I had stamped and die cut several of the lovely flowers.

On this set of flowers I used  blue and green Copic  markers to color with.  Blue is my favorite color and I really like the finish card.  I also used my new Spellbinders Woven EF I received after stamping the flowers so it was a perfect match.  I embossed a white panel and added the flowers with foam tape.  I punched a 1-1/2 " circle and stamped the sentiment from a retired SU set.  I matted it with a scalloped Boho Blue mat which went perfect with the colored flowers.  I also mounted it with foam tape.

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Happy Stamping,
JoAnn
 

Monday, February 26, 2024

Birthday Card for Two Challenges

 Hello friends.  I have a birthday card to share today.  I made this one for a friend with two challenges in mind - Color Hues (Lilac & Mint) and Just Us Girls (Stencil).

ETA;  My card was a Runner Up at Color Hues.


I used Altenew Sphere Stencil and SU Purple Posy ink on the white panel for my background.  I then stamped Altenew Mom flower stamp, colored with SU Purple Posy & Mint Macaron Blends, and then die cut with the matching die.  I have had this set for quite some time and this is the first time I have used them.  I will definitely be using them again soon.  The sentiment is from Spellbinders Fancy Sentiment Strips Pressplate, cut with the included dies.  I mounted the flowers and sentiment with foam tape and then mounted the panel to a Mint Macaron panel,  I glued this whole panel to a white card base and my card was done.  I really like the end result and hope you do also.

 
 

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Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Thursday, February 22, 2024

Seize the Birthday - Red as the Main Color

 Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and I chose the "topping" to Use Red as the Main Color.  I thought it was perfect for a February challenge.  I hope you have fun playing in this challenge.

 

I have a lot of red on my card and of course flowers.  I used Impression Obsession Dotted Argyle background stamp and stamped it in SU Real Red, and then matted it with a Real Red mat.  The pretty blooms are from SU Two-toned Flora which is a 2 step stamp.  I stamped the detail image in Real Red and then for the full image I stamped in Real Red but stamped off once before stamping over the detailed image.  The leaves from the same set are stamped in Gumball Green.  I used the matching dies to cut both the blooms and the leaves and glued them to a white panel cut with SU Radiating Stitches dies.  I used the next to the largest die but put it back in the die and cut one end to make it smaller.  I wanted more of the lovely background to show. I mounted the panel with foam tape.  The sentiment is from an older SU set and I love the font in it and use it quite often.  I added 3 red rhinestones to finish my card.

Be sure to check out all the Team's cards and our Guest Designers.  I know they will inspire  you.

I will link to the Triple B Challenge with my pretty blooms.

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Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Thank You card

 Hello friends.  I have a Thank You card to share today.  A friend requested several Thank You cards and Sympathy cards so I will have several to share.  

For this card I used SSS Vine Canopy EF and inked the top (flat side) with DOI and then ran it through my machine with white cardstock.  I love the result.  I stamped the sentiment from SU Go To Greetings on a white strip and cut it to fit across the center of the panel..

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Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Sunday, February 18, 2024

A New Anniversary Card

 Hello friends.  I have a new anniversary card to share today. I have 6 to make for March. I used a new stamp set SU Enduring Beauty.  I was inspired this card on Pinterest that showed this large image split in half and wanted to give it a try.  I was pleased with the final result. I changed the colors and layout.

This bundle has the stamp set, dies and masks (stencils).  I thought about coloring with markers but used the masks with Regal Rose and Granny Apple Green inks and my blending brushes.  I cut the image in  half and mounted them to a white panel embossed with SU Hatchmark EF (one of the three 3D EF in the SU on-line store).  I added a thin pink mat, then added the panel to the card base.  I stamped the sentiment from SU Celebrating You (ret.) on white strip, added a pink mat and mounted it across the center of the card.  I added two pink rhinestones to finish it off.

I will add this to Darnell's NBUS as this is the first time I have used this new stamp set.
 
 

 
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Happy Stamping,
JoAnn