Happy Christmas for Merry Monday #68

Here is my card for this week's Merry Monday #68 sketch challenge.  I used SU Whisper White and Basic Black CS.  The DSP is from Recollections Festivites 6x6 pad.  It has a lot of cute papers in it and I used one that had this cute border with the snowman, penquin & igloo.  The only stamping is the sentiment from SU More Merry Messages.  I thought the Happy Christmas sentiment went with the fun border scene.  I punched 3 snowflakes with a Martha Stewart punch and added a silver brad in the middle.  The banners are made with MFT Fishtail Flags Stax. I also added 2 brads to the sentiment banner. A fun and quick card.

 

I am also entering this in Hazel's Christmas card challenge here:  http://www.craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2.blogspot.co.uk/

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I really appreciate your comments.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

This Hope - Mojo Monday 298

This is my card for last week's Mojo Monday 298, I am just now getting posted (even though it is time for another sketch).  I used my new Verve Strong Anchor stamp set and Nautical Die Set.  The sentiment is stamped in Mememto Tuxedo Black ink and I sponged the edges with SU Going Gray ink.   I also used Verve's Pennant Trim die.  The CS is SU Whisper White and Basic Gray.  The DSP is from Studio Calico Atlantic Collection by American Crafts.   The ribbon is SU Basic Gray Taffeta ribbon.  That's it for my card.

Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate your comments.

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Operation Write Home Sketch 178

 

This is my card for Operation Write Home Sketch 178.  I made a boy birthday card using Sugarplums Balloon Trevor stamp.  I stamped the image with Mememto Tuxedo Black ink on X-Press It Blending Card and colored him with Copics.  I paper-pieced his shirt, pants, and balloon.  I also added a little white highlight with a Signo White Gel Pen.  The DSP are from a Build-A-Card Pad by Imaginisce.  I used SU Choc. Chip for all the mats.  The two brads are from SU.  That's it for my card. 

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate you taking the time to leave me a comment.

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Happy Anniversary for Freshly Made Sketches 91

Here is my card for this week's Freshly Made Sketches 91.  I used the sketch to make an anniversary card for a couple at church.  We have had 3 anniversaries and serveral birthdays this month and I try to make each one a card.  The are very appreciative and I enjoy making cards for them.

My card base is SU Crumb Cake CS and then a mat of SU Baha Breeze CS.  The dark DSP is from Studio Calico's Atlantic 6x6 pad and the SU Naturals CS is embossed with a Darice Argyle EF.  The flower is from Verve's One Person and I stamped it with SU Basic Gray on Baha Breeze DSP, cut out both layers, inked the edges with Baha Breeze ink and layered them with foam dimensionals.  The leaves are stamped on cream CS and sponged with SU Certainly Celery ink.  The Baha Breeze scalloped border is cut with an MFT die.  The sentiment flags are cut with MFT Fishtail Flags Stax Die-namics.  The sentiment is from Stampendous Special Messages Set and stamped in Basic Gray ink on a piece of the embossed paper I trimmed down.

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate you taking the time to leave me a comment

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

A Child Is Born

 

I made my card using Swiss Pixies "Baby Jesus and Angel" from All That Scraps.  This is the first time I have inked this sweet image up even though I have had it for quite awhile.  I stamped her on X-Press It Blending Card and colored her with Copics and Promarkers.  I added Sakura Clear Glitter pen to her wings and halo.  It shows up better in the 2nd photo although the colors are off.   I cut the image out with MFT Circle Stax dies and inked the edges while still in the die.  The mats are SU Basic Black and the DSP is from Echo Park's Very Merry Chirstmas 6x6 pad.  The ribbon is from a Christmas spool from Michael's.

 

 

My card is for  Merry Monday #67 sketch challenge at Lesley's Always Playing With Paper blog.

and also for the challenge at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long here.

This week's challenge is to include 3 of the following elements on your creation:

M - Metal
E - Embossing Folder
R - Ribbon (used ribbon)
R - Rub on

Y - Yellow

C - Chipboard
H - Heat Embossing
R - Rhinestone
I -distressing Ink (used shading ink)
S - Sticker
T - Twine
M - Markers (used markers)
A - Acrylic
S - Stickles  (used Gel Glitter Pen)

 

I am also entering this in Hazel's Christmas challenge - Anything goes http://www.craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2.blogspot.co.uk/

 

That's it for my card.  Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate your comments.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn



Seize the Birthday 19 and Color Throwdown 246

Sorry for all the posts today but I am trying to get caught up with some challenges.  I am glad if I get one card posted on some days. This is my card for Seize The Birthday 19 and Color Throwdown 246.

ETA;  Yea, my card won the challenge at Seize the Birthday.

 

The color challeng had me stumped for a little while, but I tried several different DSP and flower colors and finally settled on these.

The card base is Pear Pizzazz CS. The DSP is from 3 different SU packs.  The white mat and sentiment panel is SU Whisper White.  I stamped the SU Happy Birthday sentiment in Old Olive ink and matted it on Old Olive CS.  I stamped the flowers from SU Secret Garden in Rich Razzleberry and cut them out.  The top flower and sentiment panel are mounted with foam tape.  The leaves are from Build A Bird punch and the fern punch is a MacGill punch, all punched from Old Olive CS.

Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate your comments.

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Happy Father's Day (Second Post for today)

This is the card I made for my hubby for Father's Day.  I am entering it in the June challenge at Operation Write Home - Our Daily Bread Designs for a card featuring water.

 

The card base is SU Whisper White, then a mat of SU Night of Navy CS and Night of Navy DSP.  The image from ODBD "The Waves of the Sea" is stamped in Mememto Tuxedo Black ink on X-Press It Blending Card and colored with Copics.  I added some white highlights to the water and around the boat with a Signo White Gel pen.  I sponged clouds on with SU Bashful Blue ink and a scalloped circle punch.  The botton corner pieces are from an older Cuttlebug die and I used the negative pieces for the top corners.

 

I am also entering my card in this challenge at 2 Sisters Challenge Blog  Just for Dad







I just noticed Linda at Catered Crop has a challenge "For the Boys" so I am linking this card to her challenge here:  http://cateredcrop.com/  


That's it for my card.  Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate your comments very much.

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Double Challenge - Deepest Sympathy

This is my card for this week's Freshly Made Sketches #90 and the Dynamic Duos #57 color challenge.  Unfortunately I needed a sympathy card for some friends whose daughter passed away.

The card base and image panel are SU Whisper White and I used Pear Pizzazz CS & DSP with Basic Black Mats.  I stamped the image from SU Just Believe and sentiment from Verve's Borderline set with Mememto Tuxedo Black ink.  I also added two butterflies from Papillion Potpourri stamped in black.  I sponged a little Going Gray ink on the wings and added tiny pearls for the bodies.  The button is from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate your comments.

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Two cards for Operation Write Home

 

Here are two cards I made for Operation Write Home, Sketch #175 and #176. 

 

Card 1 (Sketch #175)  The card base is white and the rest of the papers are DSP from DCWV Linen Closet Matstack.  I used a 1" square punch and inked around the edges of the squares with Baha Breeze and Crumb Cake ink.  The sentiment is from My Favorite Things  triple scoop free set - Bold Statements and is stamped in Baha Breeze ink.  The tiny buttons are from my stash.

 

Card 2 (Sketch #176)  The card base is Whisper White, next is a mat of SU Choc. Chip CS and the DSP is from SU Afternoon Tea (retired).  The banner is cut with MFT Fishtail Flags Stax and the sentiment is from SU Sincere Salutations stamped in Choc. Chip ink. The bottom left corner is cut with an older Cuttlebug die with Choc. Chip CS.

 

That's it for my cards.  Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate your comments.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Merry Monday #66 - Merry Christmas

Here is my card for this week's Merry Monday #66 sketch challenge.  I barely got it finished in time.

 

















The card base and sentiment panel are SU Crumb Cake and the mats are SU Basic Black.  The holly leaves are from Spellbinders Little Leaf Sets cut out of SU Garden Green.  The little berries are silver dots from JoAnn's that I colored with a Sharpie marker.  The sentiment is from SU Greetings of the Season.  I used MFT Fishtail Flags Stax to cut the banners from Graphic 45 Christmas Emporium DSP pad.  The holly leaf print is from the same pad.   I left the bottom of the banners unglued and curled them up slightly with my fingers.

I am also linking my card to this challenge: http://www.festivefriday.blogspot.com/2013/06/welcome-back-to-new-challenge-here-at.html  for a vintage style Christmas card.  I think these papers from Graphic 45 have a vintage style.

That's it for my card.  Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate your comments.

Monsters of the Deep - MFTSCRAP8

This is my layout for My Favorite Things Scrap 8 sketch.  You can check out the sketch and details on MFT's blog here.

This is the sketch

 

I took these photos of my granddaughters in the pool with their masks, flippers and snorkels on and thought about doing this layout with the title "Monsters of the Deep".  They are my sweet girls, not really monsters. :)

My layout base is SU Certainly Celery DSP.  The blue wavy paper is from DCWV Neon Chic Stack. I thought it looked a lot like water.   The pink DSP is some older paper from my stash.  The sun diecut and vellum bubble stickers are also from my stash.  I used 4 different MFT stamp sets:  Document It - Graph Paper Notes (Evidence); Document It - Right This Way (arrows and Check This Out); Journal It - Calendar Basics (Month & Year in black frame); Die-namics Jersey & Stamp Set (Of The Deep).  I also used several dies from the Blueprints 2 Die-namics. I cut 3 of the black frames and used the third one to add extra length to them.  I then backed them with the DSP and cut some of the cross pieces out and wrote their names in the sections.  The monsters part of the title was cut with my Cricut and I used MS Cherish border punch for the white border strip.

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate your comments.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

Happy Anniversary - SC440

This is the card sketch challenge on Splitcoast Stampers and I made an anniversary card for a couple at church using the sketch. This is a great sketch and I will be using it again.

 

The card base and white panels are Image Plus CS (from Sam's Club).  I used SU Raspberry Ripple for the mats and the DSP is from SU Print Poetry Paper Stack.  I stamped the flower image from SU Asian Artistry (ret.) and colored it with a blending pen and Raspberry Ripple and Gumball Green inks.  The sentiment is from Verve's Love Story set and stamped in Raspberry Ripple.

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate your comments.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Hope Your Birthday Is A Blast for STB18

I received birthday honors for my card.

 

This is my card for Seize The Birthday #18 challenge.  I stamped the images from Technique Tuesday's Out of This World set on X-Press It Blending Card in Mememto Tuxedo Black ink and coored them with Promarkers.  I cut them out and mounted them with foam tape.  The DSP and Lt. Blue Paper is some older Hot Off The Press paper from my stash. I used SU More Mustard to mat the DSP and punch the star by the sentiment.  I colored the "Blast" part of the sentiment with orange and yellow markers to resemble the flame on the rocket.  The sentiment is mounted with foam tape also.

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I appeciate your comments.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday Dynamic Duos #56

 

I made this card for a friend's birthday using Freshly Made Sketches 89 and this week's Dynamic Duo challenge.  I didn't get it finished in time for the FMS challenge but am linking up to the Dynamic Duo challege to use Soft Suede and Blushing Bride.

 

The card base is from a pack of cards and envelopes by The Paper Co.  I used SU Soft Suede CS and Beau Chateau DSP (retired).  I stamped the flower from SU Secret Garden in Soft Suede on some DSP and cut it out with the matching Framelit Dies.  I inked the flower with Blushing Bride ink and added a Very Vanilla brad. It is mounted with foam tape.  The leaves are cut from the same set of dies in Soft Suede.  The sentiment is from SU Memorable Moments, stamped in Soft Suede and cut out with MFT Fishtail Flags die-namics and the edges are inked with Soft Suede.  The small Soft Suede flags are also cut with the same MFT dies. I curled the ends up with my fingers.

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate your comments.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn



MFTWSC127 and JUN13VSNM

For this week's MFT sketch challenge and also for Brenda's water challenge at Splitcoast Stampers. 
I used MFT PI-Sprinkler Girl, MFT Circle Stax 1 and 2, and MFT Fishtail Flags Stax. The DSP is from MME Ruby and the button is from my stash. The mats are SU Certainly Celery and I used the Swiss Dots EF on the large green circle. I stamped the image on X-Press It Blending Card, colored her with Copics and cut her out. When I started to paper-piece her swimsuit, I decided to make it a yellow polka dot bikini, so I drew the lines and cut it out. The background is sponged with Certainly Celery and Bashful Blue inks and I stamped the sprinkler by itself after I sponged the background.
  Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate your comments.

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Merry Monday #60

Yea - My Card won Honourable Mention.

Here is my card for this week's Merry Monday #60 sketch challenge (this is actually Merry Monday #65).  The card base is SU Crumb Cake and the DSP is from DCWV Christmas Matstack.  The cute gingerbread house and trees were on the paper so I decided to use it.  I added the stamped border from MFT LJD-Stitched Stockings, stamped in Mememto Tuxedo Black ink and then stamped the hearts, buttons and stars separately, cut them out and glued them on.  The sentiment is from the same set, but I masked off "a very" and stamped the rest of the sentiment on a Crumb Cake banner cut with MFT Fishtail Flags Stax die. It is mounted with foam tape.  That's it for my card.

I am also linking this to http://www.craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2.blogspot.co.uk/

Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate your comments.

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

MFTWSC126 Merry Christmas

This is my card for this week's MFT sketch challenge here.

I decided to make a Christmas card with the sketch.  I used X-Press It Blending Card to stamp the sweet PI Angel and colored her with Copics. I paper-pieced her dress with some MME DSP. The other DSP is from DCWV Christmas Matstack.  The frame and mats are SU Crumb Cake CS.  I used 4 different MFT stamp sets on this card:  PI-Angel, PI-Sending You A Little Christmas (All Hearts Come Home for Christmas); LJD-Stringed Stockings (Heart) and Christmas Ornaments Set (Merry Christmas).  The stitched heart is stamped in Real Red ink, I thought it was perfect to go with the sentiment.  The Looped Border was cut from Wild Wasabi CS and the white banner was cut with MFT Fishtail Flags Stax die-namics.

I am also linking this to Hazel's Christmas challenge at http://www.craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2.blogspot.co.uk/

Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate your comments.

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Miss You All The Time for OWH

This is a card I made for Operation Write Home sketch challenge #174.  It will be going in a box of cards I am sending to OWH.
The base of my card is Canvas Corp Heavy Cardstock I got at Hobby Lobby.  The image is from one of the Hero Arts Operation Write Home sets from Hobby Lobby.  I used SU Baha Breeze CS and DSP and matted them with SU Basic Black CS.  I used a SU scallop punch and Spellbinders Scallop Circle die for the mats on the image.  The little black strip is embossed with SU Starburst EF.  I used white baker's twine for the small vertical panel.

 

That's it for my card.  Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate your comments.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

Merry Monday #64

This is my card for this week's Merry Monday #64 sketch challenge.  The card base is Canvas Corp. Heavy Cardstock and the mats are SU Garden Green and Real Red CS.  The DSP is from DCWV Christmas Matstack.  The cute penquin is by Hampton Art.  I stamped him in Mememto Tuxedo Black ink and colored him with Copics. I added some dimensional paint to his hat brim and pom pom, but it doesn't show up in the photo. He is mounted with foam tape on some snow hills created by tearing the paper and curling the edges with my fingers.  The bottom snow hill is mounted with foam tape also.  I sponged some clouds on the background with a scallop punch mask and Bashful Blue ink. The snowflakes and sentiment are from MFT's Christmas Ornaments & die-namics set.  I stamped the snowflakes in Bashful Blue and the sentiment in Real Red.

Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciated your comments.

Sweet Baby Boy

 

 

These are two baby boy cards I made for a friend who requested them. 

 

Card 1:  I used last week's sketch from The Paper Players.  The image is from SU A Slice of Life (I just love that cute little onesie with the heart) and stamped in Mememto Tuxedo Black ink on X-Press It Blending Card.  I used my blender pens and Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery and Pretty In Pink inks to color the image.  The sentiment is from SU Itsy Bitty Banners stamped in Mememto Black ink on Bashful Blue CS and cut out by hand. It is mounted with foam tape.  The DSP is from SU Nursery Nest (retired).  The hearts are from SU Heart trio punch (retired).  I round the corners of each panel and mounted them on Bashful Blue CS.  I inked the edges of each panel with Bashful Blue ink.

 

Card 2:  I CASE'd my self for this card.  You can see the original .here.  I used the same image from A Slice of Life, stamped in Mememto ink on X-Press It Blending Card, colored with blender pen and Bashful Blue ink.  I cut it out with Spellbinder's Ovals and inked with BB ink while still in the die. It is matted with a SP Scalloped Oval cut from Bashful Blue CS and mounted with foam tape.  The sentiment is from MFT PI Cute As A Button stamp set and cut with MFT Fishtail Flags Stax & Fishtail Flags Layers Stax. The center panel is SU Bashful Blue DSP and the other printed paper is some from my stash, which I thought matched the cute image.  The buttons are from my stash also and mounted with Glue Dots.

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate your comments.

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn