Monday, December 25, 2017

Merry Christmas


Jesus truly is the Greatest Gift of All Time.
I wish each and everyone a very Blessed Christmas and a Blessed and Happy New Year.

                                JoAnn

Saturday, December 23, 2017

Anniversary Card for Friends

Good Morning friends.  Just 2 more days until Christmas.  I hope you all are ready.  

Today I am sharing a card I made for a good friend whose anniversary is a few days after Christmas.
The flower and leaves are from SU Painted Harvest set.   I stamped the flower in Pink Pirouette and Sweet Sugarplum inks, and the leaves in Pear Pizzazz. The center of the flower is stamped with SU Smoky Slate, stamped off once for a lighter shade.  The sentiment is from Verve Love Story (discontinued).  The sentiment panel was cut using a Spellbinders die and mounted with foam tape.  I fussy cut the Baha Breeze mat.  The pattern paper and card base are also SU Baha Breeze.  I added some Silver Nuvo Crystal drops to the sentiment panel.  The white panel is embossed with a Darice EF. 

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

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Monday, December 18, 2017

Merry Monday #270 - Tic Tac Toe

Good Morning friends.  This week we are playing Tic-Tac Toe over on Merry Monday.  Check it out and play along with us.
For my card I chose the top line across - stamping, pattern paper, emboss, as a bonus it also fits the first line down - stamping, die cut, red.
I used a retired SU set for the cardinal image and colored it with Promarkers.  I die cut it with an MFT Stitched Oval die and then fussy cut the small black mat.  The greeting is from Verve's Holiday Treats.  I punched it with a retired SU punch and also fussy cut the mat.  The patten paper is from an older Authentique Joyous Collection 6x6 pad.  The white panel is embossed with the SU Decorative Dots EF.

Be sure to check out the desingers' cards at Merry Monday and play along with us.  This is our last challenge until next year (Jan. 1st).   We wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Monday, December 11, 2017

Merry Monday #269

Hello friends and happy Monday.  It is time for a new challenge at Merry Monday and this week Debbie has a color challenge for us.  She wants us to use 3 colors from the inspiration photo.
I am using red, light green and dark green on my card.
I tried several different shots but couldn't get the lighting right on my card, it may be the gold foil letters throwing the lighting off.  It is actually just a little darker IRL.  The green paper is from SU Be Merry Christmas paper and the red is from Love Nicole Seasons Greetings 6x6 pad.  The wreath is from a Sizzix Tim Holtz set, Happiest Holidays.  It has a stamp, 2 dies and embossing folder.  I fussy cut the center of the wreath as it had a sentiment in the middle and I didn't want that.  I colored the wreath and ribbon with Promarkers.  The J and Y are from SU Large Letters Framelits dies cut from gold foil paper and mounted with foam tape.  The wreath is also mounted with foam tape.  The banners are cut with MFT Fishtail Flags Stax dies.

Now don't forget to check out all the fabulous inspiration by the designers over at Merry Monday.  I hope you will join us.

I am also linking up with Muse: Christmas Visions  - Anything Goes

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

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Saturday, December 9, 2017

Happy Birthday for a Friend

Today I am sharing a card I made for a sweet friend at church.  I used SU Blushing Bride CS and  pattern paper from Recollections Midnight Garden pack.   The pink scallop frame is cut with MFT Blueprints 20 die, and the frame is from MFT Stitched Circle Frames.  I mounted the frame with foam tape and also added glitter enamel dots to the right side.  The sentiment is from Verve Cake and Candles set.  The flowers are from SU Secret Garden (retired).  I stamped them with Blushing Bride ink, fussy cut them, and then sponged more ink on the petals.  I added glitter enamel dots to the centers and mounted them with foam tape.

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

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Viva la Verve December

Hello friends.  Today I am sharing a card I made for the Viva la Verve December sketch.  Julie does wonderful sketches and they are a great starting point to make my cards.
The pattern paper is from Authentique Classique Essentials 6x6 pad, matted with black, accept for the mostly black DSP, which was a scrap on my desk from another card.  The flowers and sentiment are from Verve Kindness Matters.  I stamped the flowers in Momento Tuxedo Black ink and sponged them with SU Crushed Curry ink, and then added a black enamel dot to the centers.  The larger flower is stamped twice, fussy cut and layered.   The leaves are from a flower in Verve One Person (discontinued), and sponged with SU Pear Pizzazz ink.  The sentiment circle and mat are cut with MFT dies and adhered with foam tape.  The flowers are also mounted with foam tape.

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

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Monday, December 4, 2017

Merry Monday #268 - Use a Santa Hat

Happy Monday friends.  It is time for a new Merry Monday challenge and this week Deanne wants us to use a Santa hat on our cards.

I used this cute Cottage Cutz Santa Puppy and paper pieced him together with his stocking and Santa hat.  I die cut him from SU Crumb Cake CS and sponged a little ink for shading.  I then added him to a panel cut with Lil' Inker Designs Stitched Mats Rounded Rectangles.  The mats are SU Real Red and I rounded the corners to match the die cut.   I don't remember which pad the pattern paper is from but I think it was an Authentique Christmas pad.  The greeting is from Verve Peace on Earth on a banner cut with an MFT die.

Be sure to check out all the great cards by my teammates over at Merry Monday and join us for this fun challenge.

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

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn