Seize the Birthday - Square Card

Happy Thursday friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and this time Glenda would like us to make a square card.

I made this card for my great-grandson who's birthday is tomorrow.  I hope he likes it.  I used these cute animals from MFT Sending Sweet Birthday Wishes along with the matching dies.  I stamped and colored the images with Promarkers and then die cut them.  They are mounted with foam tape on a panel that I blended DOI Bundled Sage and Salty Ocean.  The mat is SU Marina Mist.  The sentiment is from the same same stamp set.  The card is 4-1/2" square.

Now check out all the fabulous cards by my teammates over at Seize the Birthday.  I hope you will join us in this fun challenge.

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

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

CAS Watercolor - Colorful Butterflies

Hello friends.  I am sharing a card I made for the CAS Watercolor Challenge - Colorful Butterflies.   I am just getting in before the deadline.

I used this pretty Dream Butterfly die by PoppyStamps that I won on Darnell's blog in the past.  This is the first time I have used it - thank you Darnell.  I made a watercolor section on Canson Mix Media paper with my Gansai Watercolors and then die cut the butterfly from that.  I used different colors to make the butterfly colorful and pretty. :)  I glued the die cut on vellum and fussy cut it out.  I added the body die cut from a Verve die and the sentiment from the matching stamp set.  I think the sentiment is perfect as God makes so many beautiful and colorful butterflies.

After I stamped the sentiment on the white panel I ran it through the Big Shot with the Subtle EF from SU.  The pattern paper is some older SU paper and I added a thin black mat.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I really appreciate your comments.

I hope you have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

CAS Mix Up - Paper towel

I finally tried the paper towel technique for the CAS Mix Up Challenge. This is a fun technique to try.  I used the paper towel technique, die cutting and stamping.

Yea, This card was one of the Outstanding Design picks at CAS Mix Up Challenge.

I was trying some spray mists I have had for ages and had wiped some up with this paper towel and started to throw it away, when I remembered the paper towel challenge over at CAS Mix Up so gave it a try.  The paper towel was wet so I just laid it on some Bristol Smooth card and pressed it down and this is what I came up with.  You can still see the texture imprint from the paper towel.  I will have to try this technique again.

I used MFT Rectangle Peek-a-boo Window to cut out the center of my white panel, cut with a SU Stitched Rectangle die, and placed the inked piece behind it.  I die cut Memory Box Glorius Floral Stem from white card and added it with foam tape for more dimension.  The sentiment is from SU Beautiful Bouquet stamped in Melon Mambo to match the color of the inked panel.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

CAS Christmas Challenge - Glitter

Hello friends. Today I have a card for the CAS Christmas Challenge - Glitter.

Yea, my card was one of the Outstanding Designs at CAS Christmas card challenge.

For my card I used SU Delicate Ornaments dies (retired) cut from Gold Glitter and white glitter CS.  I cut the ornament tops from gold foil and silver foil, along with the bows from Memory Box Prescious Hearts dies.  The tree branches are cut from green glitz paper and Memory Box Pine Needle Border die.  I added these to the white panel embossed with SU Pinewood Planks EF.  I sprayed this panel with a mixture of alcohol and gold shimmer paint for a little more glittery shine - it is so pretty in person, but doesn't show up in the photo.  The sentiment is a Verve stamp.  I flagged the ends and mounted it with foam tape.

I will share my card over at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Clean and Simple.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Your comments are greatly appreciated.

I hope you have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday for a friend

Today I am sharing a card I made for a friend.  Can you tell her favorite color is purple?

I love this pretty flower from Gina K Designs Grateful Heart and have used it quite a few times.  I colored it with SU Highland Heather Blends and Granny Apple Green Blends for the leaves. I added Wink of Stella to the flowers for a little sparkle - it shows up in the photo below.

I added the flowers to a die cut oval with the sentiment form SU Beautiful Bouquet, matted with a black scallop oval.  Added 3 small pearls and mounted the oval with foam tape.  The pattern paper is Highland Heather from SU Subtles. The top white section is embossed with SU Basket Weave EF.

I will link this to The Flower Challenge #35 - use your favorite flower, as this is one of my many favorite flower sets.  I love making floral cards.

Thanks so much for stopping by, your comments are greatly appreciated. I hope you have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Butterflies

Hello friends and happy Thursday.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and this time Barbara wants us to add butterflies to our birthday project.  Remember it is our "Topping" option and the only requirement is that it be for a birthday.

I used MFT Beautiful Butterflies stamps and matching dies (discontinued), All Lined Up Background stamp, and Tropical Teal ink and cardstock.  The butterflies are a 2 step stamp and after stamping the outline in black, I stamped the next layer in Tropical Teal, stamped off once for a lighter shade.  I added small clear rhinestones to the bodies and glued the center down.  The sentiment is from SU Magnolia Blooms and is stamped on a die cut from SU Stitched Labels die and mounted with foam tape.

I will link this up to MFT Camp Create Day 4 - monochromatic

Now check out all the fabulous cards by the designers over at Seize the Birthday.  I hope you will join us for this fun challenge.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Just Us Girls Challenge #500 - Circles

Today I am sharing a card I made for the Just Us Girls Challenge #500 - Circles. Wow, #500, that is a lot of challenges and a huge milestone.  Congratulations to JUGS.

When I saw the challenge, the first thing I thought of was the circles stamps in SU Beauty Abounds so I stamped them in Blushing Bride ink to make the background. I matted this panel with Blushing Bride CS.   I die cut the decorative band from SU Band Together in Champagne foil and then from white for the center.  The sentiment is also from the same set.  I stamped the medium flower from SU Daisy Lane set in Blushing Bride ink and punched it with the matching punch.  I added a clear gold faceted gem to the center.  The leaves are die cut from the Wonderful Romance die set.

I love the Daisy Lane flower set so I am going to link to The Flower Challenge - use your favorite flower.  (I have so many favorite flowers as that my favorite kind of card to make)

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge and The Flower Challenge

I always love making floral cards so I am sharing a card I made for a friend and linking it to The Flower Challenge and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Add A Die Cut.  I used several die cuts.  

I used Catherine Pooler Designs Grateful Heart stamps and matching dies.   This is such a pretty floral set with different flowers.  I colored the flowers with SU Blends and then trimmed the leaves on the ends and glued them to follow the shape of the oval.  I also used SU Layering Ovals and Stitched Ovals dies.

The sentiment is from TCP Studio.  I added 3 small pearls under the sentiment and mounted the flowers and the ovals with foam tape.  The pattern paper is from my stash.  I also used black mats to make the elements pop on the white background.

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

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Tool time

Hello friends.  I am sharing a card my sister requested for a friend.  She said he likes to do woodwork and uses a lot of tools so this is what I came up with.  I think they both will like it.

I embossed a panel of Sahara Sand with SU Pinewood Planks EF.  I applied Sahara Sand ink to one side of the EF before embossing, then added a red mat.   I downloaded the images of the tools and the tool box and fussy cut them out,  glued them in the tool box, and then mounted it with foam tape.  The drill is just glued to the card.   The sentiment is from a TPC Studio birthday set.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Flowers

Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and this time Vicki has chosen the "Toppings" option of flowers - my favorite kind of card to make.

I used the flowers and matching dies from SU Tea Together set and colored them with Flirty Flamingo Blends.  (I bought this set just for the flowers. :) ) I also added Wink of Stella to each of the flowers.  The frame is from SU Heirloom Frames set and is embossed with the matching EF.  I mounted the frame with foam tape.  I trimmed the center panel down and stamped the sentiment from Beautiful Bouquet, and glued it down to the Pear Pizzazz pattern paper.  The mat is Pear Pizzazz CS.  Finally I added clear rhinestones to the small flower centers and to the sentiment panel.

Be sure to check out all the lovely creations by the team over at Seize the Birthday.  I hope you will join us in this fun challenge.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn