Give Thanks

 Hello Friends.  I have a new card to share today.  We will soon be in the season of giving thanks so I made a fall card for the season.

The pumpkin images are from the September Paper Pumpkin Kit.  I stamped them in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them with Pumpkin Pie & Old Olive Blends.  I then fussy cut them out and used them on a wreath die cut from the Arrange A Wreath Bundle.  The sentiment, small flowers (stamped in Cajun Craze ink) and the bow die cut from Cajun Craze Card are all from the wreath set.  I die cut a white circle to fit in the Crumb Cake wreath and glued the inner leaves and parts of the thin circle to the white die cut.  I fussy cut the flowers and glued them and the bow to the wreath and mounted it with foam tape to a Crushed Curry panel embossed with the Pinewood Planks EF.  I then mounted the pumpkins with foam tape. I am pleased with the final card.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday 200th Challenge

We have a special challenge for you today.  

Seize the Birthday is celebrating its 200th challenge.  Woohoo!  We are so grateful to all of you that have helped us reach this milestone. 

MAKE SURE you read the entire post so you will understand the rules for this challenge!

 

So for this challenge, Nancy is offering ...

2 Twenty-Five Dollar Simon Says Gift Certificates to both of our Top Winners.

And to add to the fun... we have 4 Mystery Design Team Members that have prizes up for grabs on their blogs.  However, the requirement to win ANY of those prizes is, you must go to ALL of the Design Team's blogs and leave each one of them some love! We all need a little love in our lives these days.

Also for your post, we are asking you to explain how exactly you were inspired by our graphic!

Let me explain our topping. 

 For this challenge we want you to make a card and/or project that is inspired by the graphic below.  Whether it be the colors, the balloons, the watercolor vibe, or the numbers, etc. Whatever sparks your creativity. 

 Remember for this challenge only, we are asking you to explain in your post how exactly you were inspired!

  Our "Topping"

So we are NOT having an option of Anything Goes

 for this challenge. 

I was inspired by the colors, the watercolor look, and the balloons.

I used watercolor paper and added Melon Mambo, Gorgeous Grape and Bermuda Bay inks with my waterbrush.  I die cut the Happy using SU So Much Happy dies and then cut each letter separate.  I also cut it in black and offset it to look like a shadow.  I stamped the cute bear from MFT Beary Special Birthday, die cut him with the matching dies, and colored him with Promarkers.  I stamped the balloons separately on pieces of the watercolor paper, pieced them together, and added  twine for the balloon strings.  The white panel is embossed with SU Subtles EF and lightly sponged with blue ink over the top section.  I matted the sentiment strip with Bermuda Bay and added it to the embossed panel.  The bear and balloons were mounted with foam tape.  All this was glued to the Melon Mambo card base.

 

I am one of the Mystery Design Team Members and this is the prize  I am offering:

Simon Say Stamp Circle Loops die and Newton's Nook Peony Blooms.

I will also link my card to AAA Birthday - Animals & Critters.

 

Don't forge to check out all the designers cards over at Seize the Birthday and remember to leave a comment on their blogs as four Design Team members have prizes up for grabs.

 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Another Birthday Card

 Hello friends.  I have another birthday card I made using the Altenew/Pinkfresh Studio Celebrate Us set that I used yesterday.  I really love using these flowers.

 

 I stamped several flowers and I used SU Daffodil Delight and Crushed Curry inks for these flowers and colored the leaves with Granny Apple Green Blends.  I colored the centers with a brown marker and added Wink of Stella to them.  The sentiment is from SU Fancy Phrases stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black on a stitched oval die.  The flowers and sentiment were mounted with foam tape.  The white panel is die cut with Simon Says Stamp Marilyn Full Card die.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Birthday Wishes for The Flower Challenge

 Hello friends.  I have a birthday card to share today. I made it using the colors from The Flower Challenge -  brown.& pink.

 

I used the flower image from Altenew/Pinkfresh Studio Celebrate Us. This is a layered stamp set and I stamped it in Flirty Flamingo and Rococo Rose.  I colored the leaves with SU Crumb Cake Blends.  The sentiment from SU Butterfly Wishes is stamped in Soft Suede ink. The oval panel is cut with Spellbinders Floral Oval and mounted with foam tape on a white panel embossed with SU Dainty Diamonds EF (love this EF).  I matted the white panel with a thin mat of Tip Top Taupe  (retired).  For a final touched I added 3 clear gems I colored with a Flirty Flamingo Blend.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Thinking of You - Color Hues

 Hello friends.  I have a card I made using the colors from the Color Hues challenge - Turquoise and Navy. 

 I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with this color combo but I just received this new Pretty Frames 2 die from PinkFresh Studio and had to try it out.  It cuts a lot of frames at one time.  I used the 2nd largest, middle, and small center frames.  I mounted the outer frame and center frame with foam tape and glued the middle one down.  I stamped the sentiment from an older stamp in Night of Navy ink and added a very thin Night of Navy mat.  The flowers from SU Daisy Lane are stamped in Tempting Turquoise and layered.  I added a clear gem stone to the centers and mounted them with foam tape between the frames.  The leaves from a retired stamp set are die cut in Night of Navy card and glued under the flower petals.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

CAS Christmas Challenge - Christmas Tree

 Hello friends.  I have a card for the CAS Christmas September Challenge - Christmas Tree.

I printed this cute Lily of the Valley digital image (Teddy with Christmas Tree) and die cut it with my new Reverse Confetti Center Frame Cover Panel die.  I colored the image with Promarkers and added Fun Flock to the hat brim and pompom.  I added  modeling paste at the bottom of the image for the snow and sprinkled fine glitter over it for a little sparkle  The DSP is from MFT Candy Land 6x6 pad.  It has Christmas greetings all over it so I didn't need to add a sentiment.  I strategically placed merry & bright and merry Christmas in the top opening of the die cut.  For a final touch I added Wink of Stella to the star and ornaments.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday

 Hello friends.  Today I have a birthday card for a little one at church who is turning 1 year old this week.

I used the cute zebra and sentiment from SU Zany Zebras.  I stamped the zebra, and his party hat, using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and fussy cut them out.  I colored the hat with markers and added it to the zebra, which I mounted with foam tape.  I sponged Pear Pizzazz ink over the bottom of the center panel and then over-stamped it with an older grass stamp in Wild Wasabi ink.  I sponged some lt. blue ink over the top portion for a sky.  I die cut the balloons and mounted them with foam tape.  I hand drew the balloon strings.  The sentiment is also mounted with foam tape.  The mat is Balmy Blue.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Birthday Wishes for CAS Mix Up - Embossing with Dies

 

 Hello Friends.  First, let me say that I hate the new Blogger. :(  I can't tell you how much trouble I have had the last 2 days with it and I am finally trying to get this card posted for the CAS Mix Up Card Challenge. - Embossing with Dies.

 

 

For my card I used this lovely flower from Technique Tuesday called Royal Jasmine.  I stamped it with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with SU Petal Pink and Granny Apple Green Blends.  I die cut it with the matching die and then did a little extra fussy cutting.  I mounted it with foam tape on a Stitched Rectangle die cut panel embossed with a die from Kaisercraft.  You can see the embossing better in the photo below.  The sentiment is from SU Butterfly Wishes.  

 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Diecuts Only

Hello and welcome to another challenge at Seize the Birthday.  Today Cathy has chosen our "Toppings" option to Use Diecuts Only.  Remember it is an option and the only requirement is that it has to be a birthday project.

For my card I used SU Sending Flowers dies (retired) for the main element and the birthday banner.  The flower die only cuts the image into the paper, I used a large circle die to completely cut it out, colored the flowers with markers and added to a yellow gingham panel with foam tape.  I stamped the sentiment from SU Blossoms in Bloom stamp set and added it with foam tape also.  For the final touch I added small rhinestones to the yellow flowers.

I will add this to Darnell's NBUS (Never Before Used Stuff) Challenge for September as I had not used this die before.


Be sure to check out all the fabulous cards by my teammates over at Seize the Birthday.  I hope you will join us for this fun challenge.

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

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Masculine Birthday Card

Hello friends.  I have a masculine birthday card to share today.  I made it for a friend at church.

I used SU Woodland EF and inked the inside top half of the EF with Pool Party ink and then stamped the trees in Mossy Meadow Ink before gently closing the EF and running it through my Big Shot.  I love how you can ink and stamp on the embossing folders to give the design a totally different look.  I cut the panel down, added a thin black mat and adhered it to my card base.  The deer is from a Memory Box die and cut from retired Tip Top Taupe Cardstock and mounted with foam tape.  The sentiment is from SU Blossoms in Bloom set and die cut with an MFT Stitched Fishtail Flag die.  I placed it back in the die to cut the other end and mounted it with foam tape.

I am linking to The Paper Players - Masculine Birthdays.

and to Festive Friday - First Day of Fall

(I chose green, brown, and trees)

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday

Hello friends.  Today I have a birthday card to share.  I used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches 

and the colors from the new Color Hues Challenge by my good friend Nancy Leppek. The colors for their first challenge are yellow and green.

I used SU So Saffron and Pear Pizzazz inks for the pretty flower from PinkFresh Layered Bouquet and matching die.  The stripe pattern paper is some older paper.  The sentiment is from SU Blossoms In Bloom and cut with an MFT Stitched Fishtail Flag die.  I cut one end and then inserted it back in the die and cut the other end.  The flower and sentiment are mounted with foam tape on a white panel embossed with SU Dainty Diamonds EF (love this EF).

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Birthday Blessings

Good morning friends.  I have a cute little birthday card to share today.  This one is for a little one at church.

I used this cute image from Penny Black called Beautiful Day.  I colored her with Promarkers and think she turned out so cute.  I added Wink of Stella to her wings, but it doesn't show up in the photo.  I sponged the blue sky and green grass and added an older stamp grass image on top.  I die cut the panel with a stitched rectangle die.  The sentiment is by Verve and cut with banner die.  Both of these are mounted with foam tape on a tiny pink check panel cut with MFT Blueprints 27 die from Sunny Studio DSP.

I am linking to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes.

I will also link to Darnell's NBUS Challenge as I have not used this stamp set before.


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

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn