Happy Birthday

 Hello friends.  I have a new birthday card to share today. This one is for a special lady at church who has a birthday this week.

The pretty flowers are from PTI Into the Blooms: Poppies.  I cut them from SU Blushing Bride and blended SU Sweet Sorbet ink over them for dimension.  The leaves from a different die set were cut with green from my stash.  They are mounted on a panel cut with Honey Bee Spring Vine Layering Frames, then over a panel to match the blooms.  The sentiment is from The Greetery Arched Sentiments, cut with the matching die and layered 3 times for dimension.  That finishes my card.

I will share at Triple B Challenge

and at Addicted to Stamps & More - Birthday theme

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Last Two Thank You Cards

 Hello friends.  I wanted to share the last two Thank You cards I made for my friend.  She will be going home on Monday and is very happy about that. She wanted 2 masculine cards so these are what I came up with.  They were inspired by cards I had seen on Pinterest, but I used different colors and papers.

For this one I used SU Cloud Cover to emboss the leafy border in white, then added a strip of Misty Moonlight to match the card base.  I embossed an older SU sentiment in white on the strip.  The butterflies are also from an older SU set and colored with Cloud Cover and Misty Moonlight Blends.  They are punched out with an older matching punch.

For this card I also used an older SU set for the plane, fussy cut it, colored with SU Pecan Pie Blends and mounted it with foam tape to a white strip bordered with Pecan Pie cardstock.  The striped paper is from my stash and had no name on it, but matched the Pecan Pie color.  I also stamped the sentiment with Pecan Pie ink.

I have also been working on more Christmas Cards and Birthday cards so will share them later.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Christmas Blessings

 Hello friends.  I have a new Christmas card to share today.  I made this one for the October CAS Christmas Card Challenge - Poinsettia

I used Poppystamps Blooming Poinsettia to cut the flower from white, cutting 2 of the largest layers, and then blending Kitsch Flamingo DOI to the centers before gluing them together.  I cut the leaves from SU Mint Macron.  I wanted a little something extra so I die cut Spellbinders Ribbon & Trim die from white and added it under the poinsettia, although not too much of it shows.  I embossed the sentiment with gold as the center of the poinsettia is cut from gold foil.  The background beige panel is a card front from an older SU Paper Pumpkin kit and has a light pattern on it.

I will also share this at Peace on Earth Christmas challenge

and Krafty Chicks Challenge as they are looking for Christmas cards.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Double Frame

 Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Nancy wants us to use a Double Frame on our cards.

I thought this was a good challenge to use the Double Frame by Penny Black.  I have only used one of the frames previously.  I cut them in SU Crumb Cake and Soft Suede (Ret.).  I layered them with foam tape between the layers.  The image and sentiment are from an older Newton's Nook stamp set called Loads of Blooms.  This is my first time using it although I have had it for several years.  I colored the image with SU Blends (Flirty Flamingo & Granny Apple Green) and Copics.  I layered the sentiment with foam tape and the card was done.  This is different than my usual floral cards but it does have flowers and  I like it.

Be sure to check out all the different ways the Team used frames on their cards at Seize the Birthday.  Hope to see you in our gallery.

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

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Thank You Card #4

 Hello friends.  I have another thank you card for my friend and I really like this one.

I used a SU Peaceful Pine panel and embossed it with SU Lovely Stripes EF, then mounted it to a white card base.  Then I die cut a white stitch octagon from SU Memorable Blooms die set.  I stamped the Thank You from an older SU set as I like the font.  I stamped and die cut the flowers from SU Charming Day set and colored them with SU Peach Pie and Soft Succulent Blends.  I mounted the white die cut with foam tape and then mounted the flowers with foam tape also.

I will share this at Triple B Challenge

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Thank You Card #3

 Hello friends.  Happy World Card Making Day.  I did get another Thank You card made for my friend.

I embossed a Crumb Cake panel with Altenew Piped Floral Lace 3D EF and added it to a white card base.  I die cut the flowers (SU Pumpkin Pie) and leaves (green from my stash) using Spellbinders Hello You die set.  I also blended Pumpkin Pie ink to the centers of the flowers and shaped them with my fingers before gluing them together.  I added a gem to the centers.  The lacy frame is from SU Scalloped Wishes, stamped in Early Espresso ink and cut with the matching die.  I stamped Thank You from The Greetery Arched Sentiments in the same ink and mounted it with foam tape.  Then I mounted the flowers and leavers on the bottom of the frame.  I really like this one and I know my friend will also.  She has been in the hospital and then rehab with a broken arm and unable to make cards herself so she asked me to.

I will share this at Triple B Challenge - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies.  Isn't there inspiration board beautiful.

and at Can You Handle the Pressure Challenge

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Thank You Card #2

 Hello friends.  I am still working on Thank You cards for my friend so here is #2.

I embossed a lt. blue panel with Spellbinders Diamond Plaid EF and added a darker blue mat, then glued them to the white card base.  The flowers are from SU Birthday Blooms (ret.) colored with SU Flirty Flamingo and Old Olive Blends.  There was no matching die so I stamped and cut several with my Scan 'n Cut.  The white circle is cut with SU Spotlight on Nature Dies and stamped with Thank You from SU Magnolia Blooms (ret.).  I glued the flower on the circle and then mounted it with foam tape, adding foam pieces on the flower sections not on the circle.

I will also add this one to the Tic Tac Toe Challenge - middle row down, Die Cuts, Free, Embossing

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Thank You Card

 Hello friends.  A friend requested I make her a few thank you cards so this is the first one.

I had all these pieces left from other projects so all I had to do was put them together in a layout I like.  The white panel is embossed with Altenew Piped Floral Lace 3D EF, which I love.  The blooms and leaves are from Spellbinders Club Blooms dies.  I don't remember the ink I blended in the centers.  I just added the pretty rhinestones to the centers.  The leaves were cut from a green in a Recollections pack.  The ovals were already cut, I just stamped the sentiment from an older SU set - Magnolia Blooms.  I added the flowers and leaves to the ovals and mounted it with foam tape and my card was done.  I really like the finished card and so does my friend.

I will send this to Can You Handle the Pressure challenge - did not use the optional twist of trees.

and to the Tic Tac Toe Challenge - used the center row down, DieCuts, Free, Embossing Wet/Dry,  I used several dies and embossing.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Use Fall Colors

 Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Linda would like us to Use Fall Colors on our cards.  Of course the only requirement is that it be for a birthday - our Anything Goes option.

I always think of orange, yellow, green and tan for fall colors, so that is what I used for my card.  The pretty flowers are Altenew Cute Open Rose cut from SU Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie.  I used the same inks to blend in the centers and shaped the petals before gluing the layers together.  The Crumb Cake centers were cut using a Spellbinders die.  The leaves and stems were already cut using Simon Says Stamp Layered Perky Flowers - I clipped the flowers off of the stems.  I glued the stems/leaves and flowers on a Crumb Cake panel embossed with SSS Thread Plaid EF and then to a white card base.  The sentiment is from a SSS set also and mounted with foam tape.

Be sure to check out all the great cards by the Design Team and our Party Guests over at Seize the Birthday.  I hope you will join us in this fun challenge.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Anniversary Blessings

 Hello friends.  I have several anniversary cards to make for October so I am getting a head start.  I like the colors at Color Hues Color Challenge - Purple & Artichoke, so I used those to make the first one. These colors are perfect for flowers.

I used SSS Jaunty Stems to die cut the flowers from SU Highland Heather and blended Gorgeous Grape ink to the centers of the flowers and the bottom of the bud.  I also cut two of each and layered them to make them fuller.  I added a clear rhinestone to the centers for the flowers.  The stems & leaves are cut from SU Always Artichoke (ret.).  I die cut one of the frames from Penny Black Double Frames and layered it over a white panel die cut with Waffle Flower Rhombus Texture Die for some texture behind the flowers.  I then glued the flowers and stems in place, reversing one of the stems/leaves.  I stamped the sentiment from an older Sweet 'n Sassy set in Gorgeous Grape ink.  I then die cut it with a die from Altenew Featured Sentiments Die Set and mounted it with foam tape.

Color Hues Color Challenge

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Congratulations

Hello friends.  I have another wedding card as I made two for my friend.  Here is the 2nd one.

I used an old Sizzix EF for the embossed panel as I thought the detail and the blank space were perfect for a sentiment.  I stamped the sentiment from an older SU set.  I used Memory Box Riverbank Large Layered Bloom for the flower and blended Salty Ocean DOI in the centers before glueing the layers together.  I shaped the center and mounted it with a small piece of foam tape.  I also added Wink of Stella for a little shine but it doesn't show up well in the photo.  The leaves are cut using SSS Grand Corner Leaves die.  I clipped the leaves and added them where I thought they looked good and glued them to the bottom portion of the embossed panel, then to the white card base.  I thought this could also be used for any special occasion. 

I will share at Triple B Challenge - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies.

and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - texture but not Tim Holtz

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

Best Wishes for the Mr. & Mrs.

 Hello friends.  I have a wedding card to share today.  A friend asked me to make her one so this is what I came up with.

I embossed a panel with Spellbinders Cross My Heart EF and added a black mat.  The couple (a die from a friend) are cut from black and mounted with Black Foam Dimensionals.  The sentiment is from an older Verve stamp set.  I fussy cut it and mounted with foam tape.  I added the Altenew black heart enamel dots for a little added interest and I think they worked fine.  I like the card and hope my friend does also.

I will link to Addicted to Stamps & More - Die Cuts and/or Stencils.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn
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