Seize the Birthday - CAS + Dies

 Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Glenda would like us to make it CAS (clean and simple) plus dies.  If you're not a "Toppings" kind of person, well...you can just go with our usual "Anything Goes" Birthday!  The choice is yours!

For my card I began with a panel of SU Basic Beige and embossed it with Honey Bee Burlap EF. I had these flowers cut from white with Altenew Cute Open Rose die so I thought I would use them.  I blended some SU Crisp Cantaloupe ink (ret.) to the centers  and shaped the petals before gluing them together.  The centers are cut from Spellbinders Merlot and Sicily cardstock.  I blended Rustic Wilderness DOI on scraps of white to die cut the leaves and glued them under the flower petals.  The sentiment is cut from white using an older Sizzix die and glued on.  I really love the finished card and will be sending it to my granddaughter as her birthday is next month.

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

I will also link to the Trible B Challenge - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies.

and also to Darnell's NBUS as this is the first time I have used the Honey Bee EF.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Anniversary Card #3

 Hello friends.  I am still working on Anniversary cards for March and this is the third one. I have two more to go.😀

I used my new Altenew Delicate Magnolia dies to create the pretty flowers.  I cut them from white and lightly blended Fossilized Amber DOI in the centers of the petals and shaped them with my stylus before gluing together.  The centers are cut from Kraft card and after adding them, I also added a small gold bead.  I blended SU Soft Succulent ink on a scrap of white to die cut the leaves from another die set.  I used Newton's Nook Gingham stencil to lightly blend Soft Succulent ink in the center of a panel embossed with a very old SU Sizzix EF.  I used the debossed side.  The inking doesn't show up well in the photo but does in person.  I glued the panel to the white card base, added the flowers and the sentiment which is cut with Creative Expressions Mini Shadowed Sentiments - Happy Anniversary.  I didn't use the shadow die though.  I die cut the sentiment from SU Soft Succulent card (ret.) and glued it on.  I really like the finished card and I think the recipients will also.

I will link to Darnell's NBUS as this is the first time I have used the Magnolia dies.

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 and I see Krafty Chicks is looking for birthday cards so I will share my card there.

I stamped the flowers from SU Christmas Greenery and colored them with SU Flirty Flamingo and Soft Succulent (ret.) Blends.  I then cut them with a Spellbinders Emerald Cut Labels and Tag die.  I embossed a panel of Lost Lagoon with SU Peaceful Greenery 3D EF and them mounted the flower panel with foam tape.  This panel was glued to a white card base.  The sentiment is from a retired SU set (I love the font in this sentiment) and mounted with foam tape.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Anniversary Card #2

 Hello friends.  This is the 2nd anniversary card for March.  It is for good friends and she likes purple so that is the colors I used.

I cut a panel of SU Highland Heather and embossed it with Spellbinders Cross My Heart EF, then mounted it to a white card base.  The flowers and foliage are made with Spellbinders Club Blooms and cut from SU Gorgeous Grape and Granny Apple Green.  The white arch is cut with a stitched die from Amazon.  I stamped the sentiment in Gorgeous Grape ink and mounted it with foam tape.  I then arranged the flowers and foliage along the bottom of the arch and the card was done.  I really like the finished card and I think my friend will also.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

A New Anniversary Card

Hello friends.  I am working on anniversary cards for March, I have 5 to make and this is the first one.

I was inspired by this card by Kelly (thanks for the inspiration Kelly) and made a similar card.  I embossed a panel of SU Balmy Blue with Altenew Textured Tiles 3D EF and then blended Blueberry Bushel ink around the edges.  I only used two of the smaller blooms on my card.  I die cut them from SU Bubble Bath and then blended Flirty Flamingo ink in the centers before glueing them together.  The centers are cut from a brown and white scrap.  The leaves are cut from SU Granny Apple Green.  I liked the way Kelly had the vellum across the center with the sentiment on it.  I die cut the sentiment from gold foil with an older die that has no name on it.  I glued the sentiment to the vellum and tried to fold the vellum around the blue layer, but it cracked on the fold, so I trimmed it added dots of glue on the edges and also under the sentiment.  I really love this color combo and the finished card.

I will add this one to Festive Friday - I used pink, ink blending and die cuts.

and to Triple B February Challenge

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday for Festive Friday

 Hello friends.  I saw Festive Friday's Inspo List and wanted to play along.

I didn't make a Valentine card but did make a Birthday card using pink, gray, heart gems, die cuts, and hearts.

I embossed a panel of lt. gray using Spellbinders Cross My Heart EF and mounted to a white card base.  The flowers were made with the smallest flower die in Papertrey Ink's Into the Blooms: Dahlia die set.  I cut 6 flowers, blended SU Flirty Flamingo ink in the centers, shaped them with my stylus and glued two layers together.  The flower centers were cut from yellow using another flower die.  The stem and leaves were cut with a die from a friend (no name).  I clipped some leaves and cut extra leaves to place around the flowers.  After gluing the stem, leaves and flowers on, I added some Altenew white heart gems.  The sentiment is from SU Go To Greetings.  I fussy cut around it and added small strips of foam tape to mount it to the card.

I will also add this to the Triple B Challenge for February.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Color Hues - Pink and Red

 Hello friends.  I am honored to be the Guest Designer at Color Hues Challenge today and the colors are Red & Pink.

        

I was going through my stamps and found this older stamp from Art Impressions, Cupcake BFFs and thought it would be perfect to color in Red & Pink.

After stamping the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I colored her with Copics and used SU Crumb Cake Blends for her hair and cupcake wrapper.  I die cut her with my new Penny Black Curvature dies and also cut a Real Red frame.  It cuts the center out as well a the frame.  I glued the red frame over the white frame for a little dimension, and then to the Pretty in Pink panel embossed with Taylored Expressions Weathered EF.  I then mounted this panel to the white card base.  The stamped image panel was then glued in the opening of the frame.  The sentiment from the same stamp set, is stamped on a white scrap and glued to the edge of the frame.

Now it is time to check out what the DT did with these colors.  Hope you will be inspired to join us in this fun challenge.

I am also linking to Darnell's NBUS (Never Before Used Schtuff) as this is the first time I used these dies.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Anniversary Blessings

 Hello friends.  I have another anniversary card to share today.  I used the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches to make my card, but made a regular A2 size instead of a square.

ETA:  My card was one of those chosen as a Princess at Freshly Made Sketches.

I cut a strip of SU Misty Moonlight and embossed it with Altenew Textured Tiles EF and glued it on the left side of the card.  The flowers and stem/leaves were made with Spellbinders Stylish Oval Hello You Floral.  I cut the flowers from SU Cloud Cover and blended Blueberry Bushel ink over the layers and shaped them with my stylus before gluing together.  I added the smaller flower to make it a fuller bloom, and then added the fancy rhinestone to the centers.  The stem & leaves were cut from Granny Apple Green and I blended a darker ink to the bottom edges of the leaves.  I cut the stem and leaves apart and placed them where I wanted to give it a circular feel..  The sentiment is from a Sweet 'n Sassy stamp set and is mounted with foam tape.  This card will be going to a couple at church.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Wedding Card

 Hello friends.  Today I am sharing the wedding card I made for my grandson and girlfriend who are getting married this weekend.  Navy is their main color so I found this shiny navy card at Michaels and thought it was perfect to use. 

 I die cut the panel with Pinkfresh Sparkling Diamonds Coverplate and glued it to the white card base.  the flowers and stems were cut from white with MFT dies.  I shaped the layers with my stylus, glued them together and added a fancy rhinestone (Hobby Lobby) to the center of each flower.  I glued the leaves under the edges of the petals.  The sentiment is from Waffle Flower Essential Sentiments stamp & die set.  I stamped it in SU Misty Moonlight and mounted with foam tape after die cutting it.

This photo shows the shine on the navy panel.

I will share this at the Inkspirtional Challenge #359 - Shades of Blue.

and also at Color Hues - Blue and White.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day and stay safe and warm.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Anniversary

 Hello friends.  I have an anniversary card to share today.  I saw Just Us Girls #807 is Stencil Week so I am using Pinkfresh Studio Magnolia Stamps, Dies, & Stencils to make my card.

After stamping the pretty magnolias, I used the stencils to blend Pretty in Pink and Polished Pink on the flowers and Rustic Wilderness DOI on the leaves.  I die cut them and laid them aside to do the green panel which is from an old DCWV pack.  It had the border already cut so I just cut it to 4" and then trimmed the edges down to 5-1/4 " to fit the card front with a border.  The sentiment is from an older Verve set and stamped on a shape I had left over from another project and I don't remember which die I used.  I mounted the panel to the card base with foam tape and then glued the bud, flower, and leaves on the bottom left edge, putting foam tape under the parts hanging over the edge.

Cardz 4 Gals is looking for Pink Flowers so I will link there also.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Rainbow of Colors

 Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Cathy wants us to use a Rainbow of Colors. Of course you can always just make a regular birthday card if you are not into our "Topping" option.

Here is the card I came up with.

I cut a white panel and then blended these inks in rainbow fashion: Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Call Me Clover, Pacific Point, Highland Heather and another row of Real Red.  I cut the panel down to to fit behind the Sizzix Tartan Plaid die cut, and then glued it to the white card base.  I used Birch Press Splendid Cosmos Contour Layers die for the flower cut from Pale Papaya and sponged Pumpkin Pie ink in the centers before gluing the layers together.  The center is cut from Crumb Cake and Early Espresso. The leaves are cut from Pear Pizzazz with a little Call Me Clover ink sponged on one side.  I glued the flower on and then glued the leaves under the petals.  I didn't think about it, but the flower covers the Highland Heather row.  The sentiment is from Waffle Flower Essential Sentiments and cut with the matching die, and  I added 2 plain layers under the stamped layer for some dimension.

Be sure to check out all the fabulous cards by the Team and our Party Guest over at Seizer the Birthday.  I hope to see you in our gallery.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Color Hues - Blue & White

 Hello friends.  I have a birthday card I made for Color Hues Challenge - Blue & White.  Blue is my favorite color so I had to play along.

I cut a panel of SU Azure Afternoon, then used a die from Concord & 9th Festive Corner Cuts Dies to cut the bottom left corner.  I then embossed the panel with Taylored Expressions Weathered EF and mounted it to the white card base.  The 3 flowers are cut with Altenew Cute Open Rose dies.  I flicked a gray marker to the centers before gluing the layers together, and also shaped the petals for dimension.  I glued the 3 flowers along the angle of the die cut.  The sentiment was stamped with Gina K. Designs Elegant Thoughts and cut with the matching die.  I mounted it with foam tape and my card was done.

You should check out all the fabulous cards by the design team and the ones in the gallery.

I will also add this to the Inkspirational Challenge - Shades of Blue.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

A Very Special Someone

Hello friends.  I am sharing a birthday card I made for a special young girl at church who is turning 10 this week. 

I used some older MFT stamps and dies to create this card.  The pink scallop layer is cut with MFT Blueprints 27, as is the white frame.  I cut two white frames and layered them together, then glued them to the pink layer.  I stamped the sentiment on one of the cut out layers and them glued them all back in the frame.  I stamped and colored the images from 2 different MFT sets, die cut them and mounted them with foam tape.  I gave her the card yesterday and she wanted to go ahead and open it and she really loved it.  She says she saves all the cards I make for her.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Anniversary Blessings

 Hello friends.  I saw Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge was for embossing using Spellbinder's EF so I wanted to play along.  I have several anniversary cards to make so I made this one using Spellbinders Argyle Plaid EF and their Cosmos dies.

I embossed a piece of SU Balmy Blue and glued to the card front.  Then I die cut the flowers from SU Flirty Flamingo and shaped the petals with my stylus before gluing the 2 layers together.  I used a die from another set for the yellow centers.  The sprigs were cut from SU Granny Apple Green and I blended a little DOI over them.  I glued the flowers on and then glued the sprigs under the petals.  The sentiment is from Sweet 'N Sassy Stamps,  I stamped it on a narrow strip of white and angled the ends, then mounted it with foam tape.

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

Happy Birthday for FMS

 Hello friends.  I love the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches and had to play along.  I finally decided on which papers I wanted to use and this is what I came up with.

I used pattern paper from SU Lily Pond Lane (ret.) to cut the slanted panel.  I used Spellbinders Be Bold Blooms to cut the stems (Mossy Meadow) and flowers (white) to resemble the ones in the paper.  I trimmed some of the stems off the main one and left 3, to fit the flowers and like some of the flowers in the pattern paper.  I glued the stems along the bottom edge and then added a strip of black.  The sentiment is from an older SU set, but I love the font and the size of it, so I use it quite often.  After gluing the flowers on, I added clear rhinestones to the centers and the card was done.  I like the finished card and will be sending it to a friend soon.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Snowflake Background for STB

 Hello friends.  This is our first STB challenge for 2026 and Barb wants us to make our own snowflake background.

I found this navy pattern paper in my stash and it has tiny stars and splatters so I thought it would make the perfect background for my snowflakes.  I used an older die, DieVersions Snow Flurries, to cut all the snowflakes and then added them around an MFT Mini Scallop die cut, which is mounted with foam tape.  I die cut Poppy Stamps Birthday Wishes Moonlight Script base from the same pattern paper and then added the white top layer.  A quick and easy card that looks great, in my opinion.

Be sure to check out all the great cards by the DT and our Party Guests over at Seize the Birthday.  Can't wait to see what you create for our challenge.  Hope to see you in our gallery. 

Linking to AAA Birthday Challenge - Winter Birthday

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Combining Old and New

 Hello friends.  I am sharing a birthday card I made for my granddaughter using some new dies and some old ones.  My granddaughter and two great-granddaughters all have birthdays next week, so I will be busy.😍

ETA:  My card was one of the Top 3 at the Triple B Challenge.

For this card I used my new dies from SSS Fantasy Bouquet.  I die cut them from cream card and colored them with SU Calypso Coral and Old Olive Blends.  I die cut a panel of Petal Pink using Spellbinders Fluted Classic Rectangles and glued it to a cream card base.  Next I cut the cream panel with SU Scalloped Contrours dies (ret.) and glued it to the Petal Pink layer.  I layered the blooms with tiny pieces of foam tape for dimension and then mounted them with foam tape also.  I glued the leaves around the blooms.  The sentiment is an older one from SU cut with a stitched circle die and then using another stitched banner die to cut the center section and mounted it with foam tape.  I colored 3 small white gems with a Calypso Coral Blend and added them to the card.  I love the finished card and I think my granddaughter will also.

I am linking to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Something New

Triple B Challenge - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies

and to Darnell's NBUS

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Sister's Anniversary Card

 Hello friends.  I am sharing the anniversary card I made for my sister and BIL.  She has received it and loved it.  Now,  it is on to making birthday cards. :)

I used Altenew Garden Cosmos dies for the pretty flowers.  I cut them from SU Flirty Flamingo and then used Flirty Flamingo Blends to flick ink in the centers and shaped the petals with a stylus before layering them together.  I used a fine tip black marker to dot the centers.  I die cut the stems from SU Pear Pizzazz and then layered them all together on an MFT Stitched Mini Scallop die cut.  The Misty Moonlight panel is die cut with a scallop die from MFT Blueprints 20 die and embossed with Spellbinders Cross My Heart EF, then glued to the white card base.  I then mounted the white panel to the card with foam tape.  The sentiment is from an older stamp with no name.  I cut it and flagged the end, then mounted it with foam tape.

I will link to Can You Handle the Pressure (their optional twist is Winter Blues)   I did use blue.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Card for Two Challenges

 Hello friends.  I was inspired by two challenges for my birthday card today.  Color Hues - Red & Gray and Just Us Girls - Use a Coverplate Die.

ETA:  My card was the winner at Color Hues.

I used Pinkfresh Studios Sparkling Diamonds Coverplate to cut a panel of SU Smokey Slate, trimmed the edges and mounted it on a white card base.  I then used foam tape to mount a white panel cut with a die from Spellbinders Emerald Cut Labels and Tag set. I used Spellbinders Stylish Oval Hello You Floral dies to cut the flowers from SU Real Red and the leaves from SU Basic Gray.  I inked the edges of the flowers with SU Cherry Cobbler before assembling them.  For the large flower I added another layer using the smaller flower, then added the centers cut from white and Smokey Slate.  I stamped the sentiment from SU Go To Greetings, fussy cut it and mounted it with foam tape and my card was done.

     

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn