Merry Monday #127

This is my card for this week's Merry Monday #127 challenge which is like tic-tac-toe.  I used the first column down, but my card actually matches the top row also, a 2 for 1. :)

My card base and image panel are MFT Smooth White and the mats are MFT Electric Red.  The DSP is from Tis' The Season by Echo Park.  The pine sprigs, stamped in Wild Wasabi, are from SU Watercolor Winter and the ornament is from SU Ornament Keepsakes.  I stamped the ornament in MFT Electric Red ink and embossed it with SU Irridescent Ice embossing powder for some sparkle, then cut it out with the matching framelits die.  This photo shows the sparkle a little better. It is very pretty in person.

I added a gold twine cord bow to the ornament and mounted it with foam tape. I paper-pierced around the panel and mounted it with foam tape also.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Merry Christmas

It's Friday and time for another Christmas Stampin' All Year Long challenge which is to use non traditional colors.   This week our sponsor is DRS Designs and I am using their "Large Filigree Star" image.  Here is my card:

I printed the image on Silver CS, cut it out and adhered it with foam tape.  I made the star burst design with papers from an older Martha Stewart Christmas Mat Pad.  There are lots of tutorials for this technique, but to do it, you cut strips of paper 4" by 1-1/2", then cut from top right corner to bottom left corner lengthwise.  I used 4 different designs.  Adhere the strips to a cardstock base and then trim the ends off.  The mats are SU Basic Black and the card base and sentiment panel are Whisper White.  The sentiment from SU Greetings of the Season is stamped in Versamark ink and embossed with silver embossing powder.

I think the blue and silver, with the touch of black, made a pretty non-traditional card.  What do you think?

Now hop on over to Christmas Stampin All Year Long and check out the other fabulous cards by the designers.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful weekend.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize The Birthday with Banners and/or Pennants

Happy Thursday my friends.  It is time for another Seize the Birthday challenge and this time we have the "Toppings" option of using "Banners and/or Pennants".  Remember it is just an option, the only requirement is to make it a birthday project.

For my card I used the SU Petite Pennants punch to make my pennants across the top,  The papers are from American Crafts Hip, Hip, Hooray 6x6 pad.  I hand-cut the mats from SU Basic Black and the card base and horizontal panel are SU Regal Rose.  The Happy letters were cut using MFT  By The Letter Upper Case dies and the birthday was cut using MFT Happy Birthday dies.  The cupcake is from MFT Sweet Birthday Wishes stamped in Mememto Tuxedo Black ink on X-Press It Blending Card, colored with Copics and cut out.  It is mounted with foam tape.  I used a Sakura Gelly Roll Clear Glitter Pen to add some shiny to the cupcake icing - it shows up a little in the photo.

Now you need to check out all the fabulous cards by my fellow design team members over at Seize the Birthday.  I hope you will join us this week

Thanks for stopping by.   Have a great day.
Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

May This Year Be Your Best Ever

This is my card for My Favorite Things Weekly Sketch Challenge #194.

I used some of my new MFT goodies.  The card base is Smooth White, the next layer is Grape Jelly, stamped with the new Burlap Background in Grape Jelly ink.  The circles of Smooth White and Grapesicle were cut with Circle Stax 1 and 2.  The Horizontal Stitched Strip panel and flowers (Blueprints 19) were cut from Blu Raspberry and stamped in Blu Raspberry ink with the Burlap Background and Diamonds and Dots Borders stamp.  The sentiment is from Birthday Sentiments and stamped in Grape Jelly ink on a panel cut with Blueprints 19.  I stuck the panel back in the die and cut the two top corners like a tag, punched a hole and added Baker's Twine.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Merry Monday #126 - Have a Holly Jolly Season

I have had a lot of family stuff and a doctor's appt. this week and this is the first time I have been able to make a card.  My card is for the Merry Monday #126 challenge to make the sentiment the star of your Christmas card.

For my card I used all My Favorite Things products except the DSP from Little Yellow Bicycle Making Merry 6x6 pad and the Santa hat from a Cottage Cutz die.  I added a tiny pompom at the end of the hat. The sentiment panel is cut with the Textile Rectangle die from Smooth White CS and stamped the sentiment from Grand Holiday Greetings in Electric Red ink.  I also cut two of rectangles in red and cut them half (1 lengthwise and 1 crosswise) to make the mat for the sentiment. The mats are Electric Red CS and the base is Smooth White CS.

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

Happy Christmas

I combined two challenges to make my card - MFTWSC192 and Merry Monday #125.

The sweet image is from Penny Black Mimi's Christmas set.  The card base is MFT Smooth White CS, the mats are SU Basic Black and the DSP is from Echo Park's 'Tis The Season 6x6 pad.  The image is stamped on X-Press It Blending Card, colored with Copics and Promarkers, and then cut out with MFT Pierced Circle Dies.   I sponged around the edges with light blue ink and then added a little torn snow hill at the bottom.  The mat is cut with a Spellbinders Scallop Circle die.  The sentiment is from MFT Happy Christmas and then cut out with MFT Fishtail Flags Layers Die and Pierced Fishtail Flags for the black mat.  I put both pieces back in the dies and cut the opposite ends.  The red flag at top is cut with a die from MFT Blueprints 15 dies.  I tied a button with Jute Twine and added it to the flag.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great weekend.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Not a Card

It's Friday and time for another challenge at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long.  This week our sponsor is Bugaboo Stamps and we are to make a "non card project". The winner will get 7 digi images of their choice from Bugaboo Stamps.

I used the cute Deacon-Christmas Elf Presents image and printed him on X-Press It Blending Card and colored him with Copics.   The sentiment is from MFT Christmas Ornaments set.  The DSP is from a DCWV Christmas Mat Stack.  The tag is made with SU Read Red CS and the Scallop Tag Punch.  I made it wider than the 2" slot and slid it up under the guide to punch the top and then rounded the corners.  I added some ribbon and a jute cord bow.

Now check out all the great creations by the Design Team members over at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long.  I hope you will join us.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful weekend.
Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Seize The Birthday - Sweet Treats

Happy Thursday my friends.  It is time for another challenge over at Seize the Birthday and this week we have the "toppings" option of "Sweet Treats".

I stamped this sweet image PI-Hello Cupcake from My Favorite Things on X-Press It Blending Card and colored her with Copics.  I paper-pieced her dress and inked around the edges for some dimension.  The sentiment is from MFT's Sweet Birthday Wishes.  I cut it out with MFT's Pierced Fishtail Flags Die and ran it back through to cut the flag end on the other end.  It is mounted with foam tape.  The stripe DSP is from Simple Stories Vintage Bliss 6x6 pad.  The pink dotted DSP is from Recollections Little Princess pad.  I added some enamel dots by My Mind's Eye.

Now check out all the "sweet" cards by my fellow teammates over at Seize the Birthday.  I hope you will play along with us.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday for MFTWSC192

My card is for a friend a church.  I made it using this week's MFTWSC#192.

The card base and image panel is MFT Smooth White CS.  The mats are SU Basic Black.  The yellow DSP is from MME Dilly Dally 6x6 pad and the blue check is from Farm House Fair Skies pad.  The red strip is SU Real Red CS.  I stamped the image from MFT Every Day Is A Picnic on X-Press It Blending Card in Mememto Tuxedo Black Ink and colored her with Copics and Promarkers.  I cut her out and mounted on with foam tape on a panel sponged with SU Bashful Blue ink.  I added the grass border with a Fiskars punch.  The sentiment is from MFT Sweet Birthday Wishes.  I masked each word and stamped them separately, than punched it with a circle punch.  It is mounted with foam tape also.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a Wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Mojo Monday 361

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

I finally got to play along with the Mojo Monday #361 sketch.  This is the first time in awhile I have played along.  Here is the sketch:

And here is my card:

I used Verve Plain Jane Birthday to You for the sentiment and Verve One Person (discontinued) for the flower (one of my favorite flowers that I use a lot).  The DSP is from Pebbles Front Porch 6x6 pad.  I stamped the flower on some of the DSP twice and cut out the smaller layer and mounted with foam dimensionals, and added a Recollections Enamel Dot.  I stamped the leaves separtely on white and inked them with a couple of different inks to get the shade I wanted.  I pierced the edges of the sentiment panel and added some SU Riding Hood Red ribbon (retired).  The mats are also Riding Hood Red CS.  The card base and sentiment panel are MFT Sweet Tooth CS.

Thanks for stopping by.
Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Merry Wishes for Merry Monday

The challenge at Merry Monday is to use presents/gifts on your Christmas card.

Here is my card:

I used Jen's Deconstructed Sketch #167 for my layout, but turned it sideways.

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

My card base is MFT Smooth White CS and the DSP is from Lawn Fawn's Peace, Joy, Love 6x6 pad.  I stamped the image from MFT's Presents for You on X-Press It Blending Card and colored her with Copics and Promarkers.  I paper-pieced the presents and mounted the single present from MFT's Sweet Birthday Wishes with foam tape.  I used EK Success Corner Rounder to round the corners, then added faux pen stitching on the image panel and the card base.

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

Joy To The World for CSAYL

Happy Friday my friends.  It is time for another challenge at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long.  This week's challenge is to use only one stamp.  Our sponsor is Di's Digi Stamps.  The winner will receive a $12 gift certificate from our sponsor.

Here is my card:

The stamp I used is an Inkadinkado stamp by Brenda Walton. I stamped the image in Riding Hood Red ink and cut it out with a Spellbinder's Classic Ovals die then matted it with Spellbinder's Floral Ovals die cut from Riding Hood Red CS.  The card base and ribbon are also Riding Hood Red.  The DSP is from Echo Park's Tis The Season 6x6 pad.  The white panel is cut with MFT's Modern Morocco Die. 

Now hop over to Christmas Stampin' All Year Long and check out the fabulous cards by our designers.  I hope you will join us in this challenge.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful weekend.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday for MFTWSC191

This is my card for this week's MFTWSC191.   My card base is MFT Smooth White.  The mats are SU Lost Lagoon and the DSP is from Recollections Home Basics 6x6 pad.  The leaves are cut from MFT Spearmint using the MFT Royal Leaves and the flower is cut using MFT Layered Rose Die.  I inked the edges and shaped the leaves and then added a Recollections White Enamel Dot to the center.  The sentiment from MFT Document It Bingo is stamped in Lost Lagoon ink.  I rounded the bottom corners with an EK Success punch.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn