NO CARDS FOR AWHILE

Hello friends,
Just wanted to let you know I won't be posting for awhile :( as I have a fractured right shoulder from a fall the day before Thanksgiving.  I am typing with my left hand, which is no fun. :)
Please keep me in your prayers.  Thanks a lot.
JoAnn

Joy for Merry Monday #135

This is my card for Merry Monday #135 - use Christmas bells.

I used MFT Smooth White and Electric Red CS and the DSP is from Tis the Season by Echo Park.  I stamped the image from Evergreen Holiday by Inkakinkado in Mememto Tuxedo Black on X-press It Blending Card and colored it with Promarkers.   I used Spellbinders Labels Seventeen to cut the image and mat out and mounted it with foam tape.  I sponged the image panel with SU Crumb Cake ink before removing it from the die.  I then added a ribbon and bow from SU Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding ribbon and my card was done.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great weekend.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

New Seize The Birthday challenge - Leaves

Happy Thursday everyone.  It is time for a new Seize the Birthday challenge and the "toppings" option this week is leaves.

Here is my card and I chose to use the "toppings" option of leaves to make my fall birthday card.

I used SU Very Vanilla and More Mustard CS.   The DSP is from some retired SU paper packs.   I also used the retired French Foilage stamp set in some fall colors that matched the papers, Old Olive, Soft Suede and Pumpkin Pie inks. I stamped each leaf and then sponged different inks over them, fussy cut them and mounted them to the sentiment panel.    The sentiment is from SU Simply Sketched, stamped in Soft Suede, cut with Spellbinders Classic Ovals & matted with a Scalloped Oval. The banners are cut with MFT Fishtail Flags dies.  I added some rhinestones in the bottom right corner.

Now hop over to Seize the Birthday and see what my teammates did with this challenge.  I hope you play along with us.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful weekend.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Merry Christmas for 3 challenges

My card base is SU Whisper White and the mat and cross piece are Riding Hood Red.  The turquoise DSP is from an old SU paper pack.  I used Spellbinder's Poinsettia dies (sold at Classy Cards 'N Such) and cut it from Riding Hood Red, inked the edges with Cherry Cobbler ink and shaped the petals.  The center is cut from gold cs and I mounted the flower with foam tape.  The gold ribbon is by Offray.  The sentiment is from SU More Merry Messages.

Here is a photo of the inside which shows a sentiment from Our Daily Breads Christmas Blessings set.  I added a little strip of DSP and red cs to match the front.

ETA:  My card was a runner up at Freshly Made Sketches.

I used Freshly Made Sketches #163 for my layout (I turned the sketch).

Just Us Girls #267 - color challenge (red, turquoise and gold or yellow)

ETA:  I was a winner at Classy Cards 'N Such.

and Classy Cards 'N Such #59 - Christmas Blooms challenge. 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Exciting News

Happy Sunday everyone.  I have some exciting news to share with you - I am now a member of the Design Team at Christmas Card Challenges.  I am thrilled to be part of this Design Team and look forward to sharing MORE Christmas cards with you beginning Dec. 7th ( I do love making Christmas Cards all year long).  Check it out HERE).

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Wedding Wishes

My daughter requested a card for a wedding she was going to, so this is what I made.  I used MFT Smooth White CS and SU Brushed Silver CS and 1/8" silver ribbon.  The sentiment is from Verve's Love Story, stamped in SU Going Grey.  It is mounted with foam tape.  The lacey panel and sentiment panel are cut with Spellbinders A2 Filigree Delight dies.    Sorry about the photo, it was taken in natural light, but the colors just don't look right.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Peace for Merry Monday #134

This is my card for Merry Monday #134 - create a card with ornaments in silver/gray and blue.  

I stamped the ornament from Hero Arts in Versamark ink and embossed with silver embossing powder.  It is a lot prettier in person.  I used SU Island Indigo and Brushed Silver CS.  The white panel is embossed with Darice Snowflakes and Swirls EF and matted with silver cs.  The sentiment is from an old stamp from Michael's dollar bin and is stamped in Island Indigo Ink, cut out with a Spellbinders Grommet Tags die.  I added SU 1/8" Silver ribbon to the tag and to the ornament.  Both are mounted with foam tape.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful weekend.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Christmas Blessings for JUGS #266 Chalkboard Technique

I decided to make a Christmas card with the challenge at Just Us Girls #266.

I tried several different DSP before settling on the green one from Pebbles Welcome Christmas 6x6 pad.  The red is some scrap paper I had.  I cut the black from DCWV Chalkboard Stack with a Spellbinder's A2 Divine Eloquence die.  The sentiment is from Verve Christmas Blessings, the star border from Verve Borderline and the holy is from Inspired by Stamping Festive Frames.  I stamped them all in Versamark ink and used white embossing powder; then I smeared some white ink around to look like chalk dust.  I added some gold rhinestones to the stars and mounted this panel with foam tape.  The card base and mat are MFT Smooth White CS.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

O Holy Night

I have been under the weather for a few days but am finally better and able to make a card.  I made a center step card with a nativity image I cut with my Silhouette Cameo.  I used a pale lt. blue DSP from a Martha Stewart pad so it would look like the night sky.  The large star was part of the image and I added some sparkle with a clear glitter pen.  The tiny stars were stamped by inking just the star on the  O in the sentiment, which is an older stamp from Michael's dollar bin.  I thought it fit the image perfectly.  The swirls were cut with MFT Formal Flourish die.  All the mats are SU Basic Black and the card base is MFT Smooth White.  I added Recollections Enamel Dots on the sentiment panel.

Here is a photo of the inside as I used a sentiment from Our Daily Bread Christmas Blessings and I am entering my card in the ODBD "Anything Holiday" challenge.  I added a small strip of the blue DSP & black CS to the inside panel.

I am also entering my card at Christmas Card Challenge - Faith Based challenge.

and linking to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge for "seeing Stars" since  I do have the stars.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for taking the time to leave me a comment.  I appreciate it.

Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long

Happy Friday everyone.  It is time for a new challenge over at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long and this time it is "anything goes" as long as it is Christmas.

My card base and mats are SU Bashful Blue.  The white panel is cut with MFT Snowflake Fusion Cover-Up die.  I added some thin foam tape strips under the edges and mounted it on another white panel for some dimension.  The sentiment is by Inspired By Stamping and cut with a die from MFT Blueprints 2.  The Magnolia Tilda image was stamped on X-Press It Blending Card and colored with Copics.  I paper-pieced her dress with some Bashful Blue DSP.  I cut her out with Spellbinders Classic Oval die and sponged Bashful Blue ink around the edges before removing the die.  I added some sparkle to her wings with a Gelly Roll Clear Glitter pen, but it looks gray in the photo.

Now check out the great cards by my teammates over at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long and I hope you will be inspired to play along.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful weekend.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize The Birthday - Orange

It is time for a new challenge over at Seize the Birthday and this time we have the "toppings" option of using orange.  Remember it is an option.  The only requirement is that it be a birthday project.

Here's my card using the "toppings" option.

My card base and die-cut panel are MFT Smooth White cs.   I used Spellbinders A2 Divine Eloquence die on the white panel.  The DSP is SU Peach Parfait from a retired pad.   I stamped the 3 smallest Heartfelt Creations Arianna Blooms in Peach Parfait on white and cut them out with the matching dies.  I then sponged PP ink lightly around the edges of the petals and shaped them. I went over the edges with a Sakura Gelly Roll Clear Glitter pen and added an orange rhinestone to the center.  The leaves are made with a MS punch.  The rhinestone flourish is by Queen & Co.   The sentiment is SU Beautiful Birthday (retired) stamped in Soft Suede ink.

Now check out all the fabulous "orange" creations over at Seize the Birthday.  I hope you will play along with us this time.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

A Very Merry Christmas for JUGS #265 - Wreaths

Hello my friends.  Today I am sharing a card I made for the JUGS challenge - wreaths.

The wreath I used is from MFT Inspired by Holiday Botanicals.  I stamped the wreath in SU Always Artichoke and colored it with Promarkers, then fussy cut it out.  The white panel is created with MFT Brick Wall stencil and light molding paste.  I mounted the wreath and sentiment with foam tape.  The sentiment is from SU More Merry Messages and stamped in SU Gumball Green ink.  The mat is MFT Electric Red and cut with Spellbinder's Scalloped Rectangle.  I put it back in the die and cut one side again to make it narrower to fit the sentiment.  The brown DSP is from Pebbles Welcome Christmas (the print doesn't show up well). The card base is MFT Smooth White.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Joy

For my card today I used MFTWSC200 sketch and Merry Monday #132 challenge - use snowflakes, dry embossing, and neutral colors. Also Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes.

The card base, mats and tag are SU Crumb Cake (kraft), and the white is Recollections CS.  The DSP is from Vintage Finds 6x6 pad by Teresa Collins.  I used a Darice Snowflake border embossing folder on the white panel and MFT Let It Snowflake dies for the cut out snowflakes; MFT Tag Builder Blueprints 1 for the tag, and MFT Horizontal Stitched Strips for the small horizontal strip.  I cut joy from MFT Peace, Love, Joy dies 4 times and stacked them together for dimension.  You can tell more about it in this photo:

I added jute twine to the tag and mounted it with foam tape.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn