Merry Christmas for Merry Monday #123 & JUGS #256

Good morning my blogging friends.  Today I combined two challenges for my card - Merry Monday Christmas Challenge (use a wreath on your card) and Marisa's challenge on JUGS Wild Card Week (anything other than a 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 card).  

I made a center step card and made it a Christmas card with a wreath.

My card base is SU Whisper White and the mats are Real Red CS.  The DSP is from the Lawn Fawn Peace, Love & Joy 6x6 pad.  The sentiment and wreath are from Verve's O Christmas Tree set.  I stamped both in Mememto Tuxedo Black ink and colored the wreath with Promarkers and cut it out.  I paper-pieced the bow with Real Red CS and added gold rhinestones to the centers of the poinsettias.  I then mounted it with foam dimensionals and added the two green buttons tied with white Baker's Twine.  The die-cut flourish is from MFT's Formal Flourish. 

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Christmas Blessings for Christmas Stampin' All Year Long

Our challenge this week at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long is to use dies.  

I have used the Poppystamps Blooming Poinsettia in SU Pink Pirouette and Pear Pizzazz CS, and Spellbinders Floral Ovals dies.  I inked the edge of the oval die and the sentiment is Verve's Christmas Blessings stamped in SU Going Gray ink.  The flower and oval are mounted with foam tape.  I added some pearls to the flower center.  The DSP is from American Crafts Jolly 6x6 pad.

I hope you will hop over to the CSAYL blog and check out the fabulous cards by the other designers and play along in this week's challenge.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Black and White

Happy Thursday my friends.  It is black & white week at Seize the Birthday. 

 Here is my card.

The card base is MFT Smooth White CS and the mats are SU Basic Black.  The DSP is from  My Mind's Eye Meadow Lark 6x6 pad.  The lacey scallop border is made with a Martha Stewart punch.  The flower is MFT Gerbera Daisy  (also at SSS) and mounted with foam dimensionals.  The leaves are made with the MFT Layered Leaves die (also at SSS) and the banner is made with MFT Pierced Fishtail Flags die (also at SSS) and Fishtail Flags Layers die (also at SSS).

I am also linking my card to this week's Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes.

Now you need to check out all the fabulous cards by the Designers over at Seize the Birthday.  I hope you will be inspired to play along.  Remember you don't have to use the option (B&W), you can just make a regular birthday project.  We love to see your creations.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday

I made this card for my great-grandson's birthday.  He will be 3 this Saturday.  The image is Balloon Trevor by Sugarplums stamps.  I stamped him on X-Press It Blending Card using Mememto Tuxedo Black ink and colored him with Copics.  I paper-pieced the balloon and shirt.  I sponged the edges of both pieces and also added a white hi-light to the balloon.  He is mounted with foam tape.  The sentiment from SU Something To Celebrate is stamped in Real Red ink.  The DSP is from Imaginisce B-Day Bash Build A Card Pad.  The mats are Real Red CS, and the card base is MFT Smooth White CS.

Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday challenge is Anything Goes, so I am linking my card up there.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Birthday Wishes for MFTWSC190

This is my card for the weekly sketch at My Favorite Things.  The card base is MFT Smooth White and the mats are SU Blackberry Bliss.  The DSP is from the SU Moonlight DSP pad.  The curve is cut with a die from Blueprints 16.  The sentiment is from Birthday Chalkboard Greetings (stamped in Blackberry Bliss) and the  cupcake is from Sweet Birthday Wishes. I masked sections of the cupcake and stamped it in Blackberry Bliss and then Hello Honey.  I used a blending pen to add ink to the top of the cupcake and then mounted it with foam tape.  The glittered adhesive dot in the corner is by Recollections from Michael's.  It is brown, but has a purplish tint so it goes with the Blackberry Bliss CS.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Peace on Earth for Merry Monday

This is my card for Merry Monday Christmas challenge #122 to use black, gold and silver.  I used SU Gold Fancy Foil Designer Vellum for the gold stripes and attached it to the card front.  The black scallop mat is cut with MFT Blueprints 1 dies, and the silver panel and image panel are cut with MFT Pierced Rectangle dies.  The main image is from a Hero Arts set and the sentiment is from an Inspired by Stamping set. Both are stamped with Versamark and embossed with black embossing powder.  The black scallop panel is mounted with foam tape.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a Blessed Sunday.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long

Happy Friday everyone.  Hope you have had a good week.  It is time for another challenge at Christmas Stampin All Year Long 

and our sponsor this week is Meljen's Designs.  Here is my card using her cute digi image "Cozy Little Chickadees".  

I printed the image on X-Press It Blending Card, colored it with Promarkers, and then cut it out using Spellbinders Deckled Rectangle Nestabilities.  I sponged light blue ink around the edges before removing the die.  The sentiment is from MFT Christmas Ornaments.  The DSP is from MME Sweater Weather 6x6 pad.  The mats are SU Midnight Muse and the card base is MFT Smooth White CS.

Now check out the other Designers cards at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long.  I hope you will join us this week.  The winner will receive 4 non-colored digi images from Meljen's Designs. 

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Anniversary for 3 challenges

I made my card for a couple at church using JUGS #254 color challenge and Viva La Verve August Week 3 sketch.  I am also playing in Verve's Diva Dare for August to create a celebration card as they are celebrating their 7th year.  Yea, Congrats Verve.

 

I used SU Whisper White, Midnight Muse and Certainly Celery cs and ink.  I used 4 Verve stamp sets:  Elegant Flower Plain Jane, Grateful Elegance (flower), Making a Statement (scalloped frame) and Love Story for the sentiment.  I turned the Week 3 sketch sideways to fit the sentiment better.  I layered the flowers with foam dimensionals and added a pearl to the center. The white panel is embossed with SU Finial Press EF.  The green ribbon is from last year's SU Sale-A-Bration.

 

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

 

 

Happy Birthday for MFTWSC189

This is my second post today.  Please scroll down for my Merry Monday card.

My card is for MFTWSC #189.  I used MFT  Smooth White CS, SU Basic Black for mats, and DSP from Studio Calico Snippets 6x6 pad.  I stamped the PI Happy Banner on X-Press It Blending Card with Mememto Tuxedo Black ink.  I colored her with Copics, paper-pieced her dress, bow and happy banner, then cut her out.  She is mounted with foam dimensionals.  The Birthday is from MFT Birthday Sentiments stamped in black ink on DSP.  I cut it out with MFT Pierced Fishtail Flags using only the plain end and running it through twice without cutting all the way. I added a Kraft Button tied with Jute Cord and my card was done.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seasons Greetings for Merry Monday

Today's card is for Merry Monday Christmas Challenge #121 - use pine cones, greens and plaid ribbon.  I got it done just in time to post it.

ETA:  My card was an Honorable Mention at Merry Monday.

The card base and main panel is MFT Smooth White CS.  I stamped the panel with MFT Wood Plank Background in Sahara Sand ink.  The mat is SU Always Artichoke.  I used MFT Winter Wreath die to cut out 3 layers in SU Old Olive and Always Artichoke CS, layered them and mounted them with tiny pieces of foam dimensionals.  The pine cones are from SU Watercolor Winter and stamped in SU Soft Suede ink on Crumb Cake CS and sponged lightly with Soft Suede ink.  The sentiment from Inspired by Stamping's Festive Frames is stamped in Always Artichoke on a banner cut with MFT Pierced Fishtail Flags die.  I didn't cut the top end, but placed it back in the die and cut the flag end again to make it longer.  I then scored it, folded the ends and adhered it with foam dimensionals.  I added the plaid ribbon to the wreath and my card was done.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Season's Greetings for Christmas Stampin' All Year Long

Happy Friday and you know what that means, it is time for another challenge at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long.  This week our sponsor is "Chi Chi Memories Designs" and we are using a Sweet Sunday Sketch by Karen Giron here.

The digi image I am using is "May Girl".

I printed her on X-Press It Blending Card and colored her with Copics and Promarkers.  I then cut her out with an MFT Pierced Circle die and sponged Bashful Blue ink around the image. She is matted with black cut out with MFT Circle Stax die.  The sentiment is from Verve's Holiday Treats and punched with SU 1-3/8" and 1-1/2" punches.  Both the image and sentiment are mounted with foam tape.  The red DSP is from Pebbles Welcome Christmas pad and the green DSP is from Lawn Fawn's Peace, Joy, Love pad.  The white CS is embossed with a Holly EF by The Paper Studio. The card base is SU Real Red CS.

Now check out the lovely creations by the other DT members at CSAYL.  I hope you will join us this week.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful weekend.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Birthday Wishes for JUGS & FMS

This is my second post today.  Scroll down for my Seize the Birthday card.

This is my card for the JUGS #253 challenge to use washi tape and I used the Freshly Made Sketches #149 challenge.

My card is more CAS than I usually do, but I like the end result.  I think this is my first time using washi tape on a card.  I have had several rolls for awhile but never got around to using it.  The pink print is washi tape by Recollections from Michael's.  I turned the sketch sideways and used my new stamp from MFT Chalkboard Greetings stamped in SU Melon Mambo.  The card base is Melon Mambo CS, the mats are Basic Black and Whisper White CS.  The large panel is embossed with the new SU Large Polk Dot EF.  I added 4 rhinestones to the sentiment panel and my card was done.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

It's Your Day for Seize The Birthday

Hello my friends.  It is Thursday and time for a new Seize the Birthday challenge.  It is "anything goes" for a birthday and there is no option this week.  Here is my card:

I used this sweet digi image I got awhile ago but can't remember where.  If I find it I will let you know.  I printed her on X-Press It Blending Card and colored her with Copics and Promarkers.  I cut her out with MFT Pierced Rectangle die and sponged some SU Bashful Blue ink around the edges.  The image panel and flags are mounted with foam tape.  I printed the sentiment on my computer and cut it our with MFT Fishtail Flags and Fishtail Flags Layers dies.  My card base and mats are SU Crumb Cake CS and Whisper White CS.  I added 3 Recollections white enamel dots along the bottom.  

Here is the inside of my card.  I added a small strip of the DSP from Pebbles Garden Party 6x6 pad, and the sentiment "Special Birthday" is by Hero Arts.

Now I hope you will join us over at Seize the Birthday and play along in our challenge.  My fellow DT members have created some lovely samples to inspire you.  Hope you will join us.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Merry Monday #120 - Skis, Skates, or Sled

Good morning everyone.  I hope you are having a wonderful weekend.  I got my card done for the Merry Monday #120 Christmas Challenge - to use Skis, Skates, or Sleds on your Christmas card.  

Here is my card:

I am using this cute "Sledding Bear" digi image from QKR Stampede.  I printed him on X-Press It Blending Card and colored him with Promarkers.  I drew a sloping hill and sponged some clouds in the background.  He is cut out with MFT's Pierced Rectangle dies.  I had to put it back in the die and cut a little off of one end as it was too long, but it worked.  The red snowflake is a Martha Stewart punch, and I added a white enamel dot to the center.  I used an older Deconstructed Sketch #160 for my layout.  The DSP is from Echo Park's Very Merry Christmas 6x6 pad.  The mats are SU Choc. Chip and the card base is MFT's Smooth White CS.

Thanks for stopping by.  Enjoy your day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Noel for CSAYL

Happy Friday everyone. It is time for a new challenge at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long, and it is Anything Goes - Tags.  

Our sponsor is Bugaboo Stamps and I am using their digi image "Noel Birds".

I printed the image on X-Press It Blending Card and colored it with Promarkers, then I cut it out with Spellbinder's Wonky Rectangles and sponged light blue ink around the edges before removing the die  I hand-cut the Real Red mat and punched a hole in the corner to add my Real Red ribbon to make a tag. Then I added the tag to my card with foam tape.  The card base is SU Real Red CS, and the mats are MFT Smooth White CS.  The red DSP is from Echo Park's Tis' The Season 6x6 pad.  The green DSP is a piece from my scrap pile.

My teammates over at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long have created some great projects to inspire you.  I hope you will play along with us.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful weekend.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Birthday Blessings

I combined three challenges for my card today -  Color Q #252

MoJo Monday #357 sketch

and Just Us Girls Challenge #252 - use ribbon

I had fun with these 3 challenges and really like my finished card.  The card base, mats and sentiment flag are MFT Smooth White CS.  The DSP is from SU Fresh Prints Mat Stack and Certainly Celery from the Subtles DSP pad.  The Crumb Cake panel was embossed with SU Lacey Brocade EF.  The sentiment from Verve's On Occasion (and is on sale right now) is stamped in Early Espresso ink and cut out with MFT Fishtail Flags Stax dies and matted with Early Espresso CS.  The flower (my favorite) from Verve's One Person (Retired) is embossed on SU Real Red CS and layered with foam dimensionsls.  The leaves from the same set is stamped on Certainly Celery CS with Certainly Celery ink.  I added a white enamel dot by My Mind's Eye to the center of the flower.  The corners were rounded with the SU Corner Rounder punch.  The red ribbon is recycled from a gift bag.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Merry Monday and MFTWSC187

Happy Saturday my friends.  I hope you are having a wonderful weekend.  I combined two challenges for my card today - Merry Monday Christmas Challenge and MFTWSC187. 

As you can see it is not a Christmas card and that is because Merry Monday is having a special birthday tribute to one of their design team members. a sweet lady, LeAnne.

I stamped the cute MFT PI It's A Sign image on X-Press It Blending Card and colored her with Copics and Promarkers.  I paper-pierced the chalkboard border with some woodgrain paper from my stash and embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder.  I also added two balloons, SU Riding Hood Red and Certainly Celery CS, (I hand drew the strings) and a present, both from MFT's Sweet Birthday Wishes set paper pieced with DSP.  I sponged the edges with ink and mounted the red balloon and present with foam dimensionals.  The DSP is from Pepples Front Porch 6x6 pad.  The card base and MFT Simply Scallop Medium die-cut is from MFT Smooth White CS. The mats are SU Basic Black.

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long

Hello friends.  It is Friday and time for another Christmas Stampin' All Year Long challenge.  Our sponsor this week is Emma Canning and we are suppose to do one layer cards.  As you can see from my card I forgot it was supposed to be one layer and have several layers.  I love this sweet image by Emma called "Bauble Gown".

The digital image is printed on X-Press It Blending Card and colored with Copics and Promarkers.  I cut it out with MFT Vertical Greetings II die.  It was a little long, so I stuck it back in the die, overlapping one end and cut a little off.  I hand cut the Real Red mat.  The DSP is from Echo Park's Tis the Season 6x6 pad.  The mats are SU Basic Black and the card base is MFT Smooth White CS.  The sentiment is from MFT Christmas Ornaments and is cut out with MFT Fishtail Flags Stax die.  I trimmed the white layer down just a little so it would fit in the black layer.  The sentiment and image panel are mounted with foam dimensionals.

Check out the great cards over at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long and you will be inspired to play along.  Hope to see your creations there.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful weekend.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn