Welcome Baby

 Hello friends.  I have two baby cards to share today.  We have had 4 new babies at our church and have 2 more due in June & July so I have been making baby cards and baby albums for the new moms.  Of course one is for a girl and one is for a boy.

I had the pink pattern paper in my stash and thought it would be perfect with the hearts.  The stork & bear are from My Favorite Things Welcome Little One.  I colored them with Copics, fussy cut the images, then mounted them with foam tape.  The white oval and pink scallop oval are cut with MFT dies.  Welcome is a stand alone die by Karen Burniston.  It has a shadow die as well as the main die.  Baby is from Karen Burniston Baby Charms die set.  I love the way this turned out and the recipient did also.

I used the same stamps & dies for the the boy one along with SU Balmy Blue gingham paper, Balmy Blue & Tahitian Tide card stock.  The onesie is a die from the Baby Charms die set.  I used a white gel pen to do the lines on the neck, sleeve and legs, and SU Tahitian Tide to color the little heart in and also the diaper the stork is holding .  The mom hasn't received this one yet.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Another Card for the Flower Challenge

 Hello friends.  I have another birthday card to share today.  I wanted to do another card for The Flower Challenge - Add Spots or Stripes.

I had all the pieces done from other cards except for the main white panel which is embossed with a very old SU/Sizzix Perfect Polka Dots EF.  The flowers from Pinkfresh Studios Be Fearless set were already stamped, stenciled with SU Pretty in Pink, Flirty Flamingo & Soft Succulent inks and die cut .  The Basic Beige oval and black frame are die cut with SU Impressions Abloom dies (an On-Line Exclusive).  The beige oval was already embossed with SU Exposed Brick EF.  The sentiment is from The Greetery Arched Sentiments stamp & die set.  It has 2 plain layers plus the stamped layer.  I glued the sentiment in the center of the oval and added the flowers with foam tape to the top and bottom of the oval and my card was done.  I really like the card and am glad I was able to use all the pieces together.

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

I will also link the the AAA Birthday Challenge - it is their 6th Birthday.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Freshly Made Sketches #687

 Hello friends.  I have another birthday card to share today.  I just got this set from Gina K. Designs called Spring Clusters and thought the floral images were perfect for the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.

I stamped the daisy image and colored it with Promarkers (alcohol markers).  I also stamped one of the other images. After die cutting with the matching dies, I snipped the longer leaves from the ends and tucked them under the ends of the daisy flower image.  I mounted the flowers to a panel embossed with SU Crosshatch EF.  I stamped the sentiment from the same set and die cut it with the matching die and also cut two plain layers then glued them together for dimension and glued it to the panel.  I really like the finished card.

I will also link to Darnell's NBUS as this is the first time using this set.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Use a Frame

 Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Ashwini would like us to Use a Frame on our Birthday project.

For my card I used a Stitched Scallop frame by Pinkfresh Studio.  It cuts in two pieces so you use just the outer part, the inner part, or both. I added foam tape strips to the back and kept it together as I like that look.  I blended Calypso Coral ink over the base of the card and stamped the sentiment from an older SU set before adding the frame.  The flowers are from Waffle Flower Tulips stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with SU Calypso Coral and Old Olive Blends.  The top bud is clipped from another image and added for more fullness.  I added them to the card with foam tape and tucked the bottom of the stem under the edge of the frame.

Be sure to check out all the inspiration by the team over at Seize the Birthday and I hope to see you in our gallery.

I will link to the Triple B Challenge - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday in Pink

 Hello friends.  I am sharing a birthday card I made for another great-granddaughter who's birthday is next week. She loves pink so I used the colors from The Paper Players Color Challenge.

I used my new SU bundle Thankful Garden (stamp, stencil, die) for the pretty flower.  After stamping in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I used the stencils and blended Berry Burst ink (1st & 2nd layers) on the flower - it gets darker with the second layer.  I used Lost Lagoon on the leaves.  I die cut the image and mounted with foam tape to a white panel embossed with SU Exposed Brick EF.  I trimmed the white panel to fit in the Bubble Bath scalloped panel and glued them together.  I added this to the white card base.  I used an older SU set for the sentiment - I love the font and use it a lot.  I cut the sentiment with an Altenew Featured Sentiments die and added foam tape to the ends and glue in the center to mount it over the flower stem.

I will also link to The Triple B Challenge - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Blue & Yellow Birthday Card

Hello friends.  I have a new birthday card that I made for the Color Hues Challenge - Blue & Yellow. 

ETA:  Yea, my card was chosen as the Headliner at The Paper Players.

I made these pretty blue flowers with an older SU punch.  It has 3 petals so I punched it twice for each flower from some lt. blue card by Recollections (Michael's).  I used Copic Markers B21 and B45 to flick the strokes on the petals and colored the centers in with B45.  I shaped the petals with my fingers and then glued them together.  I added a fancy rhinestone gem to the center of each flower.  The white panel was die cut with a trellis die from SU Linked Together and then embossed with the Cross-Hatch EF.  I glued the panel to a lt. yellow panel (also Recollections) and then glued the trellis back in.  I glued the flowers in opposite corners.  The sentiment is from The Greetery Arched Sentiments stamp & die set.  After die cutting the sentiment, I cut 2 plain layers and glued them together for dimension and then glued it to the center of the trellis.

I will also add this to The Flower Challenge, as I think the trellis counts as stripes (I hope so).

and to The Paper Players - Something Old, Something New (the punch is several years old and the SU trellis die cut is new to me.)

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 Nancy would like to see flowers on our birthday cards. Thanks Nancy, this is my favorite kind of card to make, as you all probably know.😉

I used my new Pinkfresh Studio Magnolias stamp, die, and stencils for the flowers.  After stamping the images in black, I blended SU Pretty in Pink and Flirty Flamingo inks on the flower and buds; and Soft Succulent ink on the leaves.  I die cut the images and mounted them with foam tape to a panel cut with a Memory Box Fringed Scalloped Frame die.  I mounted the panel with foam tape to the white card base.  The sentiment is an older one from My Sentiments Exactly.  I fussy cut around the sentiment and mounted it with foam tape.

Be sure to check out all the fabulous cards by the team and our party guests over at Seize the Birthday.  I hope to see you in our gallery.

I will link this to Darnell's NBUS as this is the fist time I have used this magnolia set.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Blue & Pink Daisies

 Hello friends. I have another birthday card to share today.   I love this card made by Tina and had to try it.  I don't have the same daisies die she has but I have a Daisy die by Elizabeth Craft Designs that I have had for a number of years and made a card inspired by Tina's card.

I die cut the base of the daisies from white and blended SU Balmy Blue ink in the centers.  I cut the overlay from white and the centers from SU Pretty in Pink, then glued them together.  The leaves are cut from SU Soft Sea Foam.  I die cut the Balmy Blue panel to 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 and embossed with my new Spellbinders 3D Molded Frame EF.  I also cut the white panel smaller and embossed it with the same EF like Tina did.  I arranged my flowers at the bottom of the white panel, mounted them with foam tape and glued leaves under the edges.  The sentiment from Waffle Flower Essential Sentiments is stamped in Balmy Blue ink and cut with the matching die then mounted with foam tape.

I will link this one to Just Us Girls - Die Week -Use a Flower

and Triple AAA Birthday - Anything Goes as they are celebrating their 6th birthday.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Look Who's Turning 1

 Hello friends.  I made this birthday card for my great-granddaughter who turns one next week.  She is the cutest thing, even if I do say so myself. :)

This is a digital image I have on my computer and have had it so long, I don't remember where I got it.  I colored her with Copics and die cut it with a stitched rectangle die, then added a thin SU Pretty in Pink mat.  The white panel is embossed with a SU EF Cross-hatch and added to a Pretty in Pink card base.  I typed the sentiment on my computer and die cut it with an Altenew die.  I had the chipboard 1 and glued some pink over it.  I added the image panel and sentiment with foam tape. I glued the 1 on since it was already thick.  I know she is too young to think anything about the card, but I know her mom & dad will love it, as I do.

AAA Birthday is celebrating their 6th birthday and it is Anything Birthday Goes so I will link to them and wish them a Happy 6th Birthday.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday

 Hello friends.  I have a new birthday card to share today.  This will be going to a friend at church.

I used Spellbinders Club Blooms for the flowers and leaves, and Bold Blooms for the buds.  I die cut the flower layers from SU So Saffron and the leaves from lt. green from my stash.  I die cut an MFT Stitched Oval from white and stamped the sentiment from Waffle Flower Essential Sentiments in SU Early Espresso.  The kraft panel is embossed with SU Pinewood Planks (ret.).  I mounted the white oval with foam tape and then mounted the flowers with foam tape.  I glued the leaves under the petals.  I glued the buds on but added tiny pieces of foam tape to the buds hanging off the oval.  This was mounted to the white card base and my card was done.

I am linking to JUGS Die Week - Use a Flower.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn