The Paper Players #777

 Hello friends.  I have a new birthday card to share today.  I made this one for the Paper Players Challenge #777 - Clean and Simple with Florals.   You know I had to play since the theme was florals - my favorite kind of card to make.

I do have a hard time with clean and simple, but I managed to to do it with Spellbinders Layered Anemone dies.  I have had the dies for a while but I think this is the first time I have used them.  I cut the blooms from a peachy pink from my stash and blended a little Saltwater Taffy DOI in the centers before gluing them together.  The stems and leaves are cut from SU Garden Green and I also blended Bundled Sage DOI on the edges to lighten them a little.  The leaves are actually from a Simon Says Stamp die set, as is the flower centers cut from SU Daffodil Delight.  I mounted the flowers with foam tape to a panel embossed with SU Dainty Delight EF (ret.) and then glued the stems and leaves on.  The sentiment is from Gina K. Designs Elegant Thoughts stamped in Garden Green, die cut with the matching die and mounted with foam tape.  The whole panel was glued to the card base. That's it for my card.

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

Happy Stamping, 

JoAnn

Anniversary Blessings

 Hello friends.  So glad you stopped by.  I am working on Anniversary cards for April and have several to make - this is the first one.  I was inspired by this card on Pinterest but I changed the colors and sentiment.

I used Spellbinders Stylish Oval Hello You Floral dies for the pretty blooms die cut from a pale blue and then blended SU Baha Breeze (ret.) ink in the centers before gluing them together.  I also cut an extra layer of the middle bloom and layered it.  I cut the leaves from SU Granny Apple Green.  The white panels are cut with Spellbinders Infinity Punch & Pierce Plate and the center panel is mounted with foam tape.  They are mounted to a panel of blue from my stash, then to the white card base.  The sentiment is from an older set from Creative Worship Stamps. with foam tape in the center as the smaller flowers have foam tape under them.  I also blended ink on the top layer of the flower center before gluing to the white layer, then to the flowers.  I really love the finished card.

I will link to the Triple B March Challenge.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Treat Pouch

 Hello friends.  I have had a busy couple of weeks and this is what I have been working on, other than a few cards.  I downloaded The Paper Pixie's Project Sheet for these Mini Treat Pouches and made 50 of them for table favors at our church's Widows Luncheon today.   Everyone loved them.

I used different pattern papers in different colors and  I think they all turned out great.  The sentiment is from a retired SU set and is cut with an oval die.  I put 2 miniature Hershey Bars in each pouch.  Here is a link to Julie's Youtube video which has a link to her Project Sheet if anyone is interested.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Thinking of You

 Hello friends.  I have a new card to share today.  I made this one for a friend who recently had knee surgery.  I used the Color Hues Challenge colors of green and gold, and no flowers. 😃

The pattern paper is from a Honey Bee Christmas pad.  I like that the green had the gold stripes in it.  I used mat gold foil card to cut the frame (Recollections) and the strip from Spellbinders Ribbon & Trim dies.  The frame die cuts out the center so I had to cut it out of white also to stamp the sentiment from SU Happy Thoughts (ret.).  I mounted the white oval with foam tape to the center of the gold frame after gluing the strip and frame down.  I added 3 small gold beads for a little bling.  I think the card is clean and simple but elegant.

I will also add this to Darnell's NBUS #84 as this is the first time I have used both die sets.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Main Color of Green

 Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and I am the hostess for this challenge.  I chose to use green as the main color since St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner.  It can always be our "Anything Goes" for a birthday - the choice is yours.

I embossed a panel of SU Garden Green with Altenew Textured Tiles EF and then mounted it to the white card base.  I used my new SU Simply Beautiful set and stamped the flower and leaves on white with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then blended DOI Squeezed Lemonade in the center of the flower and DOI Bundled Sage on the leaves.  I don't have the dies yet, so I fussy cut the flower and leaves and then mounted them with foam tape to the green panel.  Then sentiment is stamped and die cut using Gina K. Designs Elegant Thoughts.  I mounted it with thin strips of foam tape.  I added Spellbinders Black Dimensional Dots for a little bling and my card was done.

Check out all the different cards by the DT and out Party Guests over at Seize the Birthday and join in our fun challenge.  Hope to see you in our gallery.

I will send this to Just Us Girls Challenge - Emboss

and to the Triple B Challenge

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

The Paper Players #774 Sketch

 Hello friends.  I saw the sketch at The Paper Players and used it to make this birthday card for a good friend who likes purple.  I finished just in time to link to the challenge.

I used SU Thankful Garden stamp, stencil & dies for the pretty bloom. After stamping it, I blended SU Highland Heather and Granny Apple Green inks on the flower, and then die cut it.  I embossed a white panel with my new EF from Scrapbook.com called Etheral and then added a piece of older SU Highland Heather pattern paper for the cross panel.  I added the flower (mounted with foam tape) for the vertical panel.  The sentiment was already stamped and ready to use (it is from a retired SU set).  I added foam tape to the right end of the sentiment and glued the other end on the flower image.  That completes my card and I think she will like it.

I will also add this to Darnell's NBUS as this is the first time using the embossing folder.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Anything With Wings

 Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Jenny would like us to make a card with Anything With Wings.  Of course, it can always be our "Anything Goes" if you are not into our "Topping" option.

For my card I used an older retired SU set called Free as A Bird.  I stamped the image and colored with SU Blends: Balmy Blue, Granny Apple Green and Crumb Cake, with a little yellow on the small flowers.  I blended Balmy Blue ink around the oval after coloring it.  I cut it out with an oval die and matted it on SU Misty Moonlight cut with a scalloped oval die.  I mounted the image with foam tape to a white panel embossed with a 3D leafy embossing folder, but there is no name on it and I can't remember where I got it.  I added a Misty Moonlight mat and then glued to a white card base.  I stamped the sentiment from SU Charming Day on a white strip and added it with foam tape and my card was done.

Be sure to check out all the fabulous card by the Team and our Guest Designers over at Seize the Birthday.  Hope to see you in our gallery.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Anniversary Card #5 for March

 Hello friends.  Well, it has been a week since I posted but I was finally able to get my last anniversary card for March done and I used the current sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.

ETA;  My card was one of the runner ups at FMS.

I used SU Charming Day stamps & dies for the pretty blooms.  I stamped them twice and colored with SU Melon Mambo and Soft Succulent (ret.) Blends.  After die cutting them, I mounted them with foam tape to a panel embossed with SU Exposed Brick EF and then to the white card base.  I added the stamped sentiment from an older Sweet 'n Sassy stamp set to the center using foam tape also.  A fairly quick and easy card but I love the finished results.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Anniversary Card #4 for March

 Hello friends.  Well, I am almost done with March Anniversary cards.  This is #4 and I have one more to go.

ETA:  Yea!  My card was a Team Pick at Tic Tac Toe.

I used a new set from Gina K. Designs, Ruffled Blooms stamp, die, stencil, and embossing folder to make these pretty flowers.  After stamping them, I used SU Terracotta Tile (center petals) and Grapefruit Grove (large petals) to blend the inks on.  There are two more flower petal stencils that I didn't use as I like them this way.  I used SU Soft Succulent for the leaves (sorry, all inks are ret.).  I die cut them and then embossed with the matching embossing folder.  I embossed a white panel with the new Spellbinders  February 2D EF called Spring Stripes.  It kind of looks like rows of wonky hearts and I thought it would make a pretty background for the blooms.  The flowers have a lot of texture so I just glued them to the panel and then glued the sentiment over them.

I will add this to Darnell's NBUS as this is the first time for the flower set and embossing folders.

and to Addicted to Stamps and More - Diecuts and/or Stencils (I used both)

I will also add it to the Tic Tac Toe Challenge (middle row down - die cutting, ink blending, friendship) as it is for friends' anniversary - I hope that qualifies.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - CAS + Dies

 Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Glenda would like us to make it CAS (clean and simple) plus dies.  If you're not a "Toppings" kind of person, well...you can just go with our usual "Anything Goes" Birthday!  The choice is yours!

For my card I began with a panel of SU Basic Beige and embossed it with Honey Bee Burlap EF. I had these flowers cut from white with Altenew Cute Open Rose die so I thought I would use them.  I blended some SU Crisp Cantaloupe ink (ret.) to the centers  and shaped the petals before gluing them together.  The centers are cut from Spellbinders Merlot and Sicily cardstock.  I blended Rustic Wilderness DOI on scraps of white to die cut the leaves and glued them under the flower petals.  The sentiment is cut from white using an older Sizzix die and glued on.  I really love the finished card and will be sending it to my granddaughter as her birthday is next month.

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

I will also link to the Trible B Challenge - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies.

and also to Darnell's NBUS as this is the first time I have used the Honey Bee EF.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Anniversary Card #3

 Hello friends.  I am still working on Anniversary cards for March and this is the third one. I have two more to go.😀

I used my new Altenew Delicate Magnolia dies to create the pretty flowers.  I cut them from white and lightly blended Fossilized Amber DOI in the centers of the petals and shaped them with my stylus before gluing together.  The centers are cut from Kraft card and after adding them, I also added a small gold bead.  I blended SU Soft Succulent ink on a scrap of white to die cut the leaves from another die set.  I used Newton's Nook Gingham stencil to lightly blend Soft Succulent ink in the center of a panel embossed with a very old SU Sizzix EF.  I used the debossed side.  The inking doesn't show up well in the photo but does in person.  I glued the panel to the white card base, added the flowers and the sentiment which is cut with Creative Expressions Mini Shadowed Sentiments - Happy Anniversary.  I didn't use the shadow die though.  I die cut the sentiment from SU Soft Succulent card (ret.) and glued it on.  I really like the finished card and I think the recipients will also.

I will link to Darnell's NBUS as this is the first time I have used the Magnolia dies.

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 and I see Krafty Chicks is looking for birthday cards so I will share my card there.

I stamped the flowers from SU Christmas Greenery and colored them with SU Flirty Flamingo and Soft Succulent (ret.) Blends.  I then cut them with a Spellbinders Emerald Cut Labels and Tag die.  I embossed a panel of Lost Lagoon with SU Peaceful Greenery 3D EF and them mounted the flower panel with foam tape.  This panel was glued to a white card base.  The sentiment is from a retired SU set (I love the font in this sentiment) and mounted with foam tape.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn