Seize the Birthday - Use Fall Colors

Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Linda has chosen to Use Fall Colors for our "Topping" option.  Of course, the only requirement is that it has to be for a birthday.  Be sure to check out all the great cards by the team over at STB.

  

I thought of orange, brown and yellow for fall colors, so that is what I went with.  I embossed the Crumb Cake panel with SU Dainty Diamonds EF.  I fussy cut the corners to match the smaller panels.   Then I die cut Spellbinders Club Blooms in orange - large flowers; yellow - small flowers and centers for large flowers; and green for the leaves and stems.  The white and brown panels were die cut with SU Countryside Corners die. I stamped the sentiment from a retired SU set and glued it all together, then mounted the flowers in the corners. I added dark brown enamel dots to the flower centers.  They were originally cream color, but I colored them with a Copic marker.

I will also link to The Flower Challenge #84 - Use a Die Cut

 

and to the Triple B Challenge - Birds, Blooms, and Butterflies. 

 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

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 Hello friends.  I have a new card to share today.   I have been wanting to use this large butterfly stamp from Penny Black Butterfly Trio and when I saw the color challenge at Just Us Girls I thought I would give it a try.

 

I stamped the butterfly in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored over the black with my black marker as it didn't stamp real clear (I tried it a couple of times).  I colored the wings with SU Pale Papaya and Pool Party Blends, then fussy cut it out.  There is no matching die but it was easy to cut out.  I embossed the white panel with SSS Blossom Field EF and matted it with a thin Pool Party mat.  I die cut the Hello (Tutti Designs) twice in white, once in Pool Party, and layered them together; but it looked too pale on the white, so I die cut it in black and glued in on top of all the layers.  I thought it looked better as there was black in the butterfly.  I am please with the final result.

 

I am also linking to NBUS as this is the first time I have used this stamp.

 

 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

Happy Anniversary for Friends

 Hell friends.  I am sharing an anniversary card I made for some good friends.  I hope you like it.

I used Spellbinders Club Blooms for the pretty flowers.  I die cut them in an off-white cardstock and then sponged Calypso Coral ink in the centers.  I also sponged a strip of the cardstock and then die cut the small buds.  I layered the blooms together and added a fancy rhinestone to the center of the large flower.  I die cut the leaves and stems from SU Pear Pizzazz cardstock.  The frame is cut with Poppy Stamps Geometric Deco Plate - I didn't use the center section.  I glued it to my card base and then glued the blooms on.  I sponged a little of the Calypso Coral ink where I wanted the sentiment then stamped it using an older Verve stamp set.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Make it Musical

 Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Jules has chosen the "Topping" option of Make it Musical.  If you choose not to use the "topping", the only requirement is that it has to be for a birthday.

 

 I used an older music embossing folder (Darice Music Sheet) for the white panel and Memory Box Musical Happy Birthday die for the sentiment die cut from black.  For the tulips I saw a card on Pinterest that used the wing from the retired SU Bird punch to make tulips and I wanted to give it a try.  I punched 15 wings from pink paper in my stash, blended ink around the bottom edges and glued 3 together to make the 5 tulips. I also hand cut the stems and leaves as she did and arranged it all for a bouquet of tulips.  I glued them all together and then glued them to the embossed panel.  The sentiment is glued over the stems.

 

I will link this to The Flower Challenge as there are stripes in the embossed musical panel and a few connecting the music note and happy birthday.

 

Be sure to check out all the fun musical cards by the Team at STB and join in this fun challenge.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Anniversary Card

 Hello friends.  I have an anniversary card to share today, I hope you like it.

I used Spellbinders Hello You Floral dies for the pretty blooms and die cut them in Flirty Flamingo (small flower) and Sweet Sorbet (large flower, bud, and other small flowers).  The stem was cut from Pear Pizzazz and the leaves from Wild Wasabi and then they were all layered together.  I placed them on a Poppy Stamps Penelope Pinpoint Frame - this is a new die and the first time I have used it.  I love the detail on it.  The sentiment is from an older stamp that I got at a stamp show several years ago and it does not have a name on it.  I die cut it with an Altenew Featured Sentiments Die Set (it has different sizes of dies).  I mounted the sentiment with foam tape and the whole panel was glued to a white card base.

 

I am linking my card to the following challenges:

 

Birds, Blooms & Butterflies (Triple B)      

Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes With Dies

 

 

and to Darnell's NBUS 

 

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Make a Shaped Card

Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and I am hosting this time.  I have chosen "Make a Shaped Card" for our "Topping" option this time.  It can be square, oval, round, any shape but the standard A2 card (4-1/4 x 5-1/2).  And if you are not into the "Topping" option, the only requirement is that it has to be for a birthday.

For my card I used Spellbinders Essential Stylish Ovals die and placed the folded card just inside the left side of the oval so it did not cut.  I then cut smaller oval and embossed it with SU Timeworn Type EF.  The flowers and leaves are from MFT Bold Blooms Die-namics and MFT Bold Greenery Die-namics.  I die cut the large flower 2 times from SU Flirty Flamingo and layered it; then added a small flower cut from SU Blushing Bride to the center.  I added a small flower on each side and then added the leaves.  The sentiment is from SU Peaceful Moments (ret.) and cut with SU Stylish Shapes oval and layered on a scallop oval die cut from Flirty Flamingo.  I added the sentiment with foam tape.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you will check out all the shaped cards by the team and join in our fun challenge.

I will also share my card at AAA Birthday - Anything Goes.

 

 

and to Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes With Dies

 

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

Happy Birthday

 Hello friends.  I have a birthday card to share today.  I used the colors from JUGS Challenge - Blue, Green & Yellow as I thought the colors were perfect for a flower card.

 

I wanted to play with my new Honeybee Lovely Layers Wildflowers dies so I die cut the flowers from white card and blended Daffodil Delight ink on the yellow flowers and Brilliant Blue ink on the blue flowers. The stemmed flowers were cut from Pear Pizzazz card and the colored flowers were glued on top.  I added a white enamel dot to the centers of the yellow flowers.  I arranged them on a white panel embossed with SU Crosshatch EF and matted with a thin blue mat.  The flowers and leaves were mounted with foam tape and the ends of the stems were glued down.  I stamped the sentiment from SU Go To Greetings on a strip of white matted with blue and glue it across the flower stems.

I will also link to AAA Birthday Challenge - Anything Goes

 

 

and to Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes With Dies

 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Birthday Card for Several Challenges

 Hello friends.  I have a new birthday card to share today.  I made this using the colors from Color Hues Challenge, the sketch from Global Design Project;  Tic Tac Toe Challenge, and Happy Little Stampers Birthday Challenge.

 I die cut the flowers from some pattern paper in my stash.  I don't remember ever die cutting flowers from pattern paper, but thought I would give it a try, and they turned out great. I used Papertrey Ink Into the Blooms - Dahlia for the flowers and leaves, which are cut from PTI Tropical Teal Card.  I cut all 3 layers for the bigger flower and the 2 smaller layers for the small flower.  I shaped the petals with my fingers and layered them together, and then added a black enamel gem to the centers. The pattern paper is from PTI Bitty Big Tropical Teal Designer Paper Pack.  I die cut a stitched rectangle for the white panel, but had to partially cut it and then put the other end back in the die to make it wide enough to cover the pattern paper panel per the sketch from .  The birthday sentiment from a retired SU set is stamped in Tropical Teal ink and fussy cut.  I mounted it with foam tape.  The white panel is also mounted with foam tape.

 

I really like the way the card turned out, and hope you enjoy seeing it.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Color Hues Challenge

 

 

Global Design Project sketch

 

 

TicTacToe Challenge (Flowers, Birthday Sentiment, Gems)

 

 

Happy Little Stampers Birthday Challenge

 

Seize the Birthday - Inspired by a Book

 Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Glenda has chosen the "Topping" option of Be Inspired by A Book. Of course, if you don't choose the topping option,  the only requirement is that it has to be for a birthday.

 

I hardly ever read a book so I researched the title of some books and found The Sun Also Rises - not sure what it is about but I liked the title so I picked out seveal stamps and dies that I thought would make a good scene and showed the sun rising.  The stamped images are from a retired SU set Oceanfront and the black die cuts are from SU Paradise Palms (ret.).  I die cut a framed using 2 stitched rectangle dies and stamped it with a woodgrain stamp.  I stamped the sentiment from SU Artistically Inked and mounted the frame with foam tape.  The scene is made with the panel cut from the center of the frame  die cut and glued to the card base.

I will link this to Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes With Dies.

 

 

I will also link to Tic Tac Toe - my card fits the top row across and the middle row down.

 

Be sure to check out all the team's cards and see how they were inspired by a book.

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

Seize the Birthday - Circle/Circles

 Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Colleen has chosen the "Topping" option of Circle/Circles.  We also have a new Surprise Party Guest joining us for July and August - Isabella from Izzy Scraps.

 

 I used all Stampin' Up products for this card - Night of Navy for the background panel and leaves; Merry Merlot ink for sentiment (from a retired set), die cut with a circle Stitched Shapes die, and Merry Merlot cardstock on which I embossed the larger flower from Irresistible Blooms (SU On-Line Exclusive) with white embossing powder.  The white panel is die cut with a circle die from the Irresistible Blooms die set and then embossed with one of the new 3D EF which is an On-Line Exclusive.  I mounted the die cut sentiment and the flower with foam tape.  The leaves are glued under the petals.

I am linking to the Color Hues challenge as I used their current colors of Merlot & Navy.

 

 

and also to Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes With Dies

 

 

Now hop over to Seize the Birthday and check out the way the team used circles for their wonderful cards.  I know you will be inspired and I hope to see you in our gallery.

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Baby Card

 Hello friends.  I have a baby card to share today.  I went to a baby shower this past weekend and this is the card I made.  I also made her a baby album and will show photos of that later.

The baby clothes images are from Sweet 'N Sassy Oh Baby stamp and die set.  I stamped the images in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them with SU Seaside Spray, Crumb Cake, and Daffodil Delight Blends.  The sentiment and baby rattles are from an older Verve Little Ones set and colored with the same blends.  I die cut the sentiment with SU Stylish Shapes die and added a Soft Suede mat.  I mounted the sentiment and images with foam tape to a Seaside Spray panel embossed with SU Timeworn Type EF which is also matted with Soft Suede and then added to the white card base.

I will link to Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes With Dies.

 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Make My Monday - Birthday

 Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Make My Monday and it is a birthday theme chosen by Debbie.  I make a lot of birthday cards for family and friends so this was a perfect theme for me..

I used Spellbinders Gerber Daisy to make the pink flower and green leaves.  I shaped the petals of the flower with my fingers before gluing the 3 layers together, adding the yellow center and then a sparkly gem to the center.  I mounted the daisy on a white panel cut with SU Radiating Stitches die.  The greeting is from an old SU set stamped in Early Espresso ink.  I mounted this panel to my card base and the card was done.

 

I hope you will check out all the cards by the team over at Make My Monday and join in our challenge.

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

Happy Stamping, 

JoAnn

Happy Birthday You Little Rascal

 Hello friends.  I have a fun birthday card to share today.  I made it for a little one at church who is turning 2.  I just had to get this MFT Little Rascal set when I saw it as I knew I would be making cards for the little ones at church and I don't have any little grandchildren as they are all growing up so fast.

I stamped the images, colored them with Copics and cut them out with the matching dies.  I die cut a stitched rectangle die and blended Speckled Egg DOI for the sky using MFT Cloud Stencil,  I blended Bundled Sage DOI for the grass area and then mounted the two standing images with foam tape.  I glued the log and sitting raccoon  flat.  I also stamped a balloon from another set on the panel and then on yellow card and cut it out to glue over the stamped image.  I also added the #2 sticker on the balloon.  I mounted the rectangle panel with foam tape on a piece of pattern paper from my stash, then glued it on the white card base.

I will link to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge as they are featuring MFT products.

And another one for Happy Little Stampers Birthday Challenge.

Seize the Birthday - Use a Number

Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Cathy has chosen the "Topping" option to Use a Number.  Remember if you are not into the "topping" option, it is always "anything goes" as long as it is for a birthday.

 

 I made this card for my Great-Granddaughter who will be 20 soon and her favorite color is pink.  The flower, buds and leaves are cut with Spellbinders Be Bold Blooms and Club Blooms dies.  I used Mint Macaron, Flirty Flamingo, Powder Pink (ret) and Pretty in Pink (ret) cardstock.  The sentiment is cut in Flirty Flamingo using Poppy Stamps Vintage Happy Birthday die.  20 is cut using a retired SU set.  The white panel is embossed with SU Absolutely Argyle EF (also retired).  I added a clear rhinestone to the center of the flower and mounted it with foam tape, then glued the leaves and buds under the petals.

I will also link this to Happy Little Stampers Birthday challenge.

 

 

and also Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with dies (I used a lot of dies on this one).

 

 

Be sure to check out all the great cards by the team over at Seize the Birthday.  Hope to see you in our gallery.

 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Make My Monday - On the Water

 Hello friends.  We are starting a new challenge at Make My Monday and the theme is On the Water chosen by Dawn.

I used this loon image from a retired SU set Moon Lake.  I love the images in this set and couldn't part with it.  It is great for masculine cards.  I colored the image with SU Blends and blended Pool Party ink for the sky section.  I die cut the image with a stitched oval die and mounted it on a Lost Lagoon oval die cut.  The pattern paper is also old and matched the Lost Lagoon perfectly.   I cut a 1-1/4" slit in the center of the panel and folded it from the corner to the fold (I think it is called a collar fold).  I saw several cards with this fold on Pinterest and wanted to give it a try.  I mounted this on a white panel and stamped the sentiment from SU Artistically Inked set.  I added a 3/8" strip of the pattern paper before mounting the image with foam tape.  This is all mounted to a Lost Lagoon card base.  I am pleased with the final result.

Be sure the check out all the great cards by the team over at Make My Monday.  I hope you will join in our fun challenge.

 

I will also link this to Happy Little Stampers Birthday Challenge.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday for Color Hues

 Hello friends.  I have a new birthday card to share.  I made this one using the colors at the Color Hues Challenge - Green & Yellow.  Of course I thought of flowers right away.

I wanted to use my new SU Sketched Plaid stamp so I stamped a white panel in Granny Apple Green and matted it with Pear Pizzazz (which seemed to match perfectly).  I punched two large daisies and two medium daisies with SU punches (retired) from some lt. yellow I had on my work table.  I shaped the petals with my stylus before gluing all the layers together and then added a glitter gem to the center.  The leaves are cut with a Spellbinder's die and the sprigs from SU Cheerful Daisies, and then glued under the edges of the daisy petals.  The sentiment from SU Happy Thoughts was stamped on a stitched oval die cut and mounted on a scallop oval die cut.  I mounted the sentiment and the daisy with foam tape.

I am linking to the following challenges:

Colors Hues Challenge

  

 

Happy Little Stampers Birthday Challenge 

 

 

and Darnell's NBUS Challenge (my first time using the Sketched Plaid stamp) 

 

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn