Happy Birthday

Hello friends, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and this time it is "Anything Goes" for a birthday.

The inspiration for my card came from this card by Wanda Guess.  I made this card for a young girl at church.  She loved it.

I used  MFT BB Adorable Elephants and the matching dies.  The sentiment is from the same set and is mounted with foam tape.  I diecut the elephant and balloon shapes, stamped them with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and colored them with Promarkers. I fussy cut the butterfly.  All are mounted with foam tape on an MFT Stitched Square Stax.  I sponged some clouds using a punched scallop circle, and added some grass with a very old DOTS Hillside Grass stamp.  The DSP is from My Mind's Eye My Girl 6x6 pad.  

Now check out all the fabulous creations by my teammates over at Seize the Birthday.  I hope you will play along with us.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Merry Christmas to Everyone

Just a quick post to wish everyone a Blessed Christmas day full of family, friends, and God's blessings.

(((Hugs)))

JoAnn

Ho Ho Ho

Hello friends.  I had a little crafting time this afternoon so I made this card for Merry Monday #185 challenge - use boots on your card.  

I cut this cute design with my Silhouette and adhered it to a SU Night of Navy panel embossed with the SU Lucky Stars EF.  The Ho Ho Ho is cut on my Silhouette also.  The Merry Christmas is from an Inspired by Stamping set.  

I am also entering this in the Silhouette Challenges #32  - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

JOY

This is a special project I made to display on my mantle for Christmas and to represent the true meaning of Christmas.  These are paper mache letters from Hobby Lobby.  I painted them ivory color, chose different DSP, My Mind's Eye - green and holly print, and the red music paper is from a Recollections Christmas pad.  I traced the letters backwards on the back of the papers, and fussy cut them out.  The nativity scene is cut with my Silhouette twice and layered together for sturdiness.  I painted over the letters with Americana DuraClean Satin Varnish to seal them.  The sentiment from SU Reason for the Season set is stamped on SU Very Vanilla and punched with a 2" circle punch.  It is mounted on a gold foil MFT doily die (discontinued).  The poinsettias are made with MFT Poinsettia die from MFT Electric Red CS.  I added a large glittery enamel dot by The Paper Studio to the centers.  The leaves are from a Christmas pick from the Dollar Tree.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

Tuesday Morning Sketches #332 - Anything Goes

and the Silhouette Challenges #32 - Anything Goes

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

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

More Anniversary Cards

These are my other two anniversary cards for couples at church.  I will give them to the couples tomorrow.  They are always appreciative of the cards I make for them.

This card is made with SU Lost Lagoon CS and ink.  The hearts are from SU Always (retired).  The top heart is glued down and the bottom heart is mounted with foam tape. The white panel is embossed with an Anna Griffin EF Poppy.  I added some Recollections silver glitter paper behind the embossed panel and the sentiment panel.

For this card I used SU Real Red and Old Olive CS, and Corediations White Heavy Card.  The flowers and leaves are cut with Lil' Inker Designs Perky Posies Die Set.  I added some small pearls to the centers of the flowers. The fern is punched with a Martha Stewart Punch.  I used Spellbinders Classic Circle dies to cut the center and layered a Fancy Lattice die cut behind it.  This was adhered to a Real Red panel.  The sentiment is from Just Rite Large Fancy Sentiments.

I am entering the 2nd card in Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - die crazy.


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

Happy Anniversary

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

This is one of 3 anniversary cards I am making this week for couples at church.  The red sequins are from Verve's Holiday Sequin mix.  The sentiment is from Verve's Love Story.  I use Cheery Lynn Designs Two of Hearts largest die for the heart.  The DSP is from SU Stacked With Love Mat Stack (retired). The black mats are Recollections CS, and my card base is Coredinations Heavy White Card from JoAnn's.   Love using this for my card bases.

I am entering this in the JUGS Trend Week #323 challenge - use sequins.

and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Die Crazy.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Red & White

Welcome to a new challenge at Seize the Birthday.  This time our "toppings" option is to use Red & White on your birthday card.

For my card I used some older gingham paper by Making Memories, SU Real Red and Coredinations Heavy White Card.  The scallop red mat is cut with a die from My Favorite Things Blueprints 20 set.  The flower from SU You've Got This was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Promarkers.  The sentiment is from SU Birthday Blossoms.  I fussy cut the flagged ends, shaped it and mounted it with foam tape in the middle.  The flower panel is also mounted with foam tape.

Now check out all my teammates fabulous creations over at Seize the Birthday.

 I hope you play along with us.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek.  I appreciate it when you take time to leave a comment.  They mean so much to me.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Joy

Good morning crafty friends.  We have a new challenge for you at Christmas Card Challenges and this week it is a color challenge.

The image is from an Art Impressions set by Hampton Arts.  I stamped it in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, colored with Copics and cut it out with Lil' Inkers Designs Side Stitched Rectangles die.  The DSP is from a Christmas pad by The Paper Studio from Hobby Lobby.  The card base is Coredinations Heavy White Card from JoAnn's.  I added a mixture of Flower Soft and Fun Flock to the hat brims and pompoms.

Now, you should check out all of the great creations by my teammates over at Christmas Card Challenges.  I hope you will play along with us this week.   We will be taking a 2 week holiday break after this challenge.  See you next year!!!

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Merry Everything

Good morning friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Christmas Card Challenges.  This week we have a photo challenge for you.

This cute santa is from My Favorite Things Jingle All The Way. I used the matching die to cut him out and stamped him in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.  I colored him with Copics and mounted him with foam tape in the center of the MFT Jumbo Peek-a-boo Circle Window.  The sentiment is from the same set.  The DSP is from Echo Park's The Story of Christmas 6x6 pad.  The mats are MFT Electric Red and the card base is Coredinations Heavy White Card.

I hope you will check out all the great creations by my teammates over at Christmas Card Challenges and play along with us.

I am also linking my card up over at JUGS for their word week challenge and the word is Merry.


and the Curtain Call challenge Dear Santa


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

A Very Merry Christmas to You

This is my card for Merry Monday #182 - use a bird on your card.  My bird is a Burlap Cardinal sticker I got at Hobby Lobby (I think).  I added some pine branches with a die from Diemond dies.  The sentiment is from SU Reason for the Season and is on a panel cut with Lil' Inkers Designs Side Stitched Rectangles die.  The DSP is from Echo Park's The Story of Christmas 6x6 pad, and the card base is Coredinations Heavy White Card (from JoAnn's).

Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate it when you come to visit and take time to leave me a comment.

Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Joyful Christmas Wishes

I made this card for the JUGS #321 Color Challenge. I used pink for my card.

I used Spellbinders Poinsettia die for my Pretty In Pink poinsettia and added some Martha Stewart white fern punches, and pearls to the center.  I went over the veins of the flower with my gel clear glitter pen. The sentiment is from SU Joyful Christmas stamped in Versamark and silver embossing powder, on Spellbinders Floral Ovals die.  I mounted the sentiment panel and poinsettia with foam tape.  The ribbon is some older Christmas ribbon from Michaels.  The DSP is from Making Memories Sabrina 6x6 pad (I had in my stash for several years).  The pink mat is cut with a die from My Favorite Things Blueprints 20.  The card base is Coredinations Heavy White Card.

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

Warm Birthday Wishes

Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and this time our "Toppings" options is to use a holiday stamp on your birthday card.

For my card I used this cute MFT Presents for You image (sorry, it has been discontinued), stamped on X-Press It Blending Card.  I colored her with Copics and paper-pieced her coat and hat.  I added a mixture of Flower Soft and Fun Flock to the hat brim, pompom, and the bottom of her coat.  I used MFT Happy Banner and Holiday Hugs Snowman sets for the sentiment.  I masked parts of each sentiment before inking and stamping.  I used Spellbinders Classic Ovals and Scallop Ovals to cut the image and mat.  The image panel and sentiment are mounted with foam tape.  The DSP is from Pebbles Yours Truly 6x6 pad.  The card base is Coredinations Heavy White Card.

I hope you will hop over to Seize the Birthday and check out all the fabulous cards by our surprise party guest and the design team.  I hope you will join us.

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

Wedding Wishes

Hello friends.  I am sharing a card I made for a wedding shower I went to this past weekend.

The flowers are from Verve's One Person (discontinued) and the sentiment is from Verve's Love Story (on sale).  I stamped the flowers several times in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and sponged them with SU Bravo Burgundy (retired) and the leaves in SU Pear Pizzazz.  I fussy cut the flowers and leaves and mounted them with foam tape between the layers and to the card.  I added a flat back pearl to the centers.  The white panel is embossed, but not sure of the name of the EF.  The Bravo Burgundy scallop mat is cut with a die from MFT Blueprints 20.  The white panel and card base are Coredinations Heavy White Card.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I appreciate the time you take to leave a comment.
Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Warm Winter Wishes

Good morning everyone.  It is time for a new challenge at Christmas Card Challenges and this week, it is "anything goes" for Christmas.

For my card I used a colored digital image I have had for a while, not sure where it is from, but he is so cute.  I printed him and cut him out with a Lil' Inker Designs Side Stitched Rectangle die, then mounted him on a SU Always Artichoke mat.  The DSP is from Echo Park's The Story of Christmas 6x6 pad.  The sentiment is from MFT's Holiday Hugs Snowman set.  I masked part of the words and stamped each word individually on a punch 1 3/8" circle, and matted it with a 1 1/2 circle punch.  The image and sentiment are mounted with foam tape.

Now check out all the great creations by my teammates over at Christmas Card Challenges.  I hope you will play along with us.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Merry Christmas

This is my second post today.  Scroll down for my Christmas Card Challenges post.

I made my card using this reindeer from Lawn Fawn's Toboggan Together set.  I stamped him in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored him with Copics, then fussy cut him out.  The circles are Spellbinder Classic Circles and Scallop Circles dies.  I stamped the tree background with an Inkadinkadoo stamp and SU Old Olive ink.  I sponged lt. blue ink around the trees and added a mixture of Flower Soft and Fun Flock to the bottom for the snow.  The deer is mounted with foam tape and so are the circle panels and sentiment flags.  The sentiment is from Inspired By Stamping's Festive Frames set.  The mats are SU Cherry Cobbler and the white is Coredinations Heavy White Card.  The DSP is from 'tis the Season by Echo Park.

I am entering my card in Merry Monday Christmas Challenge - use a reindeer,

and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Christmas.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

In The Air There'a A Feeling of Christmas

Hello friends, welcome to another challenge at Christmas Card Challenges.  This week it is anything goes.

For my card I used the stamp set from my new Close To My Heart Winter Pines Scrapbooking Workshop On The Go kit.  I stamped the sentiment in SU Old Olive on a panel cut with my Cricut Artistry cartridge and matted it with a cut from the same cartridge.  I used a SU retired punch to punch 2 of the small flowers and layered them, and then added an orange rhinestone to the center.  The panel is mounted with foam tape.  The DSP is from Authentique Festive 6x6 pad.  The base and white panel are Coredinations Heavy White Card.

I hope you will check out all the fabulous creations by my teammates over at Christmas Card Challenges and play along with us this week.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Welcome Little One

This is a quick baby card I made for my granddaughter as she was going to a baby shower this afternoon and forgot to get a card.  The image and sentiment are from Sugar Pea Designs Bundle of Joy set.  I colored it with Copics and cut it with Spellbinders Classic Ovals and Scallop Ovald dies.  I I used SU Pink Pirouette and Coredinations Heavy White Card.  The DSP is from American Crafts My Baby 6x6 pad.

Thanks for stoppng by.  I appreciate it when you take time to leave a comment.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - use Vellum or Acetate

Hello friends.  We have a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and this week our "toppings" option is to use vellum or acetate on your card.

I embossed the flower from SU Flower Shop and the leaves from Birthday Blossoms on vellum with white embossing powder.  Then I colored the back of the vellum with Melon Mambo and Always Artichoke markers.  I punched the flowers with the matching punch and fussy cut the leaves.  I adhered the flowers with foam tape and glued the bottom of the leaves under the flowers.  The sentiment is from JustRite Large Fancy Sentiments stamped in black on DSP from Studio Calico's Snippets 6x6 pad.  The pink DSP is from Colorbok Light Bright 6x6 pad.  The black mat is punched with a SU border punch (retired).  I added 2 enamel dots (Recollections) to the centers of the flowers.

Now check out all the fabulous creations by my 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

Merry Monday #179 - Pink, Green and White

This is my second post today.  Scroll down for my Christmas Card Challenges card.

I didn't think I was going to get my card done for the Merry Monday Challenge this week, but I just barely made it in time.  I have had a very busy week.

The pine branches were cut from SU Certainly Celery and Old Olive with Memory Box Pine Needle Border.  The white panel is embossed with SU Brick Wall EF.  The sentiment from SU Greetings of the Season is stamped in Old Olive ink.  The ornaments are made from SU Pink Pirouette and Certainly Celery CS with Memory Box Snowflake Ornament and Classic Ornment dies.  The bows are cute from Brushed Silver paper with Memory Box Precious Hearts, naturally, I cute the hearts off.  The pink ornament and sentiment are mounted with foam tape.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look.  I hope you have a wonderful day.
Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Seasons Greetings

Good Morning friends.  We have a photo challenge for you this week over at Christmas Card Challenges.

I used this vintage style Santa from MFT IB-Christmas (sorry, it is no longer available).  I stamped him on Naturals Ivory CS and colored just his hat, coat, & face.  I inked around the edges with Sahara Sand ink for a more vintage look.  He is cut with Spellbinders Circles and matted with Scallop Circles die in Old Olive, and mounted with foam tape.  The sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping Festive Frames and matted with a diecut from Spellbinders Grommet Tags die.  I added two small gold brads and mounted it with foam tape.  The DSP is from American Crafts Noel 6x6 pad and all the mats are SU Old Olive.  The card base is SU Naturals Ivory.

Now check out all the fabulous cards by the designers over at Christmas Card Challenges.  I hope you will join us this week.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Another Anniversary Card

ETA:  Yea, my card was chosen as Chic of the Week at JUGS.

This is my second anniversary card this week for another couple at church.  The DSP is from Teresa Collins Hello My Name Is 6x6 pad and the mats are Recollections Black CS.  The card base is Coredinations Heavy White Card.  I stamped the grid DSP with the Love stamp from Verve's Love Notes in Cherry Cobbler ink.  The sentiment is from Just Rite's Large Fancy Sentiments and is cut with MFT Circle Stax 1 and Circle Stax 2 for the mat.  The long banner is cut with MFT Fishtail Flags Stax and Fishtail Flags Layers Stax.  The Cherry Cobbler hearts are cut and embossed with a SU Sizzix Fashionable Hearts folder (retired).  The embossing doesn't show up well in the photo.  They are mounted with foam tape, as is the sentiment panel.  I added a Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding bow at the top.

I am entering my card at Just Us Girls #318 - Stripes

and Mojo Monday #423 Sketch Challenge

I turned the sketch vertical and I forgot the bottom layer, but it still works, I hope.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Staming,

JoAnn

Season's Greetings

Good morning friends, it is time for a new challenge at Christmas Card Challenges and this week it is "Anything Goes" for Christmas.

My card base is MFT Natural CS, then a layer of SU Cherry Cobbler.  The white panel is Coredinations Heavy White Card embossed with a Sizzix Holly EF.  The flowers are made using Cherry Cobbler and SU 5 Petal Flower and Boho Blossoms punches (both retired) . I added a gold rhinestone to the centers.  The leaves are cut from SU Always Artichoke and Spellbinders Poinsettia die.  The sentiment is cut from Always Artichoke using Poppystamps Vintage Season's Greetings.

Check out all the details and the designers fabulous creations over at Christmas Card Challenges.  I hope you play along with us this week.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Anniversary

I made an anniversary card for a couple at church (1 more to go), using Viva la Verve November Week 1 sketch.  I love Julee's sketch and will be using it again.

The white, pink, and gray DSP is from Pink Paislee Bella Rouge 6x6 pad.  Black mats are Recollections and the card base is Coredinations Heavy White Card.  The sentiment from Verve's Love Story is stamped in SU Basic Gray ink.  I paper-pierced the 4 corners and added 3 small black pearls.  The flower from Verve's Grateful Elegance and Plain Jane 016 (largest flower)(sorry, both are discontinued) are stamped in Basic Gray ink on Blush Blossom CS.  I sponged Blush Blossom ink on the tips of the petals.  The leaves are from SU Birthday Blossoms, stamped in Basic Gray ink.  I added foam dimensionals between the flower layers and also to adhere it to the card.  The banners are cut with MFT Fishtail Flags and Fishtail Flags Layers dies.  Lastly, I added a Basic Gray ribbon and bow.

I am also entering this in Just Us Girls challenge - Word Week - stripes.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn