Happy 2nd Birthday

 Hello friends.  Tomorrow is my great-granddaughter's 2nd birthday and this is the card I made for her.

The cute bunny is from Penny Black's Flying By.  After stamping the bunny, I used some light Copic colors to give her and the flower a littler color.  I fussy cut the image and mounted her with foam tape to a white panel that I used a stencil and Balmy Blue ink to blend some clouds on.  I used two different sentiments to add the sentiment - "Flying By to Say" is from the Penny Black set (I cut the Hi off).  Happy Birthday is from Gina K. Designs Elegant Thoughts Stamp & Die set. I had a boo-boo stamping on the panel, so I stamped, die cut and glued the sentiment over the boo-boo and it worked fine.  2nd was an afterthought so I glued a die cut 2 on and stamped the ND from an older SU set.  The whole panel was added to a white card base.  I wish I had thought of adding the 2nd beforehand so there would be more spacing, but I think it turned out fine anyway.

I will add this to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge.  I have several Penny Black Stamps and this is just ONE of my favorites.

also to the AAA Birthday Challenge (they are celebrating their 7th Birthday.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday for JUGS

 Hello friends.  I have a new card I made for the JUGS Challenge - copy a designer's card.

ETA:  My card was Winner of the Week at JUGS.

There are so many lovely cards but I was inspired by Bobby's lovely card with the flowers tucked under the strip and the embossing.

For my card I die cut several of SSS Jaunty Stem flowers from Flirty Flamingo (flowers) and Granny Apple Green (stems/leaves).  I blended Flirty Flamingo ink in the centers of the larger flowers and on the bottom of the buds.  Instead of using the single flowers, I layered two together for more fullness and liked them better.  I colored the white dotted centers with a yellow marker.  After putting the flowers together, I tucked them behind a SSS Garden Fence die cut from white and the same lt. gray as the embossed background (Spellbinders Dazzling Diamonds EF).  I mounted the flowers with foam tape and glued the stems down, then glued the fence on, and mounted to a white card base.  The sentiment is from SSS/Paper Rose Studio Stamptember 2025 - Thankful Florals stamp & die set and glued on the fence.  I really like the finished card

I will also add this to Darnell's NBUS as this is the first time I have used these SSS dies and the stamp/die set,

and to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Anniversary Card #2 for May

 Hello friends.  I have the second anniversary card for May to share.  This will be going to some special friends at church.

I used some new dies from Altenew, Butterfly Ranuculus, die cutting them from Mixed Media paper and blending Altenew inks on the flowers: Strawberry all over the flower and Raspberry Sorbet in the centers.  I glued the layers together and added a fancy rhinestone to the centers.  The leaves were blended with SU Soft Succulent ink.  I mounted the flowers with foam tape to a white panel cut with Pinkfresh Studio Sparkling Diamonds cut plate.  The leaves were glued under the flower petals.  The sentiment is from an older Sweet n' Sassy set and cut with Altenew Featured Sentiments die set.  I added foam tape on the ends and mounted it between the two flowers.  The panel is added to a Soft Succulent mat and then to the white card base and my card was done.  I really like the finished card.

I will send this to Darnell's NBUS as this is the first time using the new Altenew dies.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Color Hues - Coral & Green

 Hello friends.  I have a new anniversary card I made using the new Color Hues colors of coral and green.  Of course I thought of flowers with these colors and made an anniversary card for a couple at church.  I have 5 to make for May.

I used Simon Says Stamp's Divine Peony die, cut it from Mixed Media paper and blended SU Cameo Coral ink (ret.) over the flower layers and bud, making the centers and the bud darker.  The leaves are blended with Gina K. Designs Light Spruce.  The small center is colored with a dark brown marker.  I also rubbed the ink pad over a piece of the Mixed Media paper to die cut the Creative Expressions Mini Shadowed Sentiment from.  I didn't use the shadow though.  I also die cut 3 layers of the sentiment and glued them together for dimension.  I mounted the flowers, leaves, and sentiment on a white panel cut with Honeybee Spring Vine Layering Frames die.  I found this light green patterned paper in an older DCWV pad and thought it matched the green color so I glued the white panel to the pattern paper and then to a white card base.  The flower was mounted with foam tape and the leaves and bud glued under the petals. That's it for my card.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday Primarily Pink

 Hello friends.  It's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Nancy would like our birthday cards to be Primarily Pink.  Of course there is always our "anything goes" birthday, if you are not into our "Topping" option.

I cut a panel of SU Barely Blush (available May) and used Waffle Flower Rhombus Texture Die to create the pretty texture.  I used Gina K. Designs Wishful Florals Stamps, Dies, and Stencils to create the pretty flowers.  After stamping them with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I used the stencils and Barely Blush ink to color the flowers and SU Soft Succulent ink (ret.) to color the leaves.  I used SU Lt. Pretty in Pink Blend to add a little color to the centers of the flowers and base of the buds.  I die cut them and mounted with foam tape to the pink panel.  I added an Altenew white enamel dot to the centers of the flowers.  The sentiment is from Gina K. Designs Elegant Thoughts stamp and dies, and is mounted with foam tape also.

I will save this for my great-granddaughter's birthday in May as her favorite color is pink.

Don't forget to check out all the fabulous pink cards by out Party Guests and the Design Team at Seize the Birthday.  Hope to see you in our gallery.

Also linking this to Triple B Challenge - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Last April Anniversary Card

 Hello friends.  This is the last anniversary card I have to make for April anniversaries.  I do have several to make for May though.

I use some new dies I recently received - Gina K. Designs Ornate Frame and Simon Says Stamp Blossom Vine.  I cut the frame from white and also the flowers from white.  I blended SU Crisp Cantaloupe ink on the flowers and Soft Succulent ink on the stems & leaves. Thanks to Bonnie for the idea of adding the third flower. on this card.  I embosed a panel of Crisp Cantaloupe using SU Cross-Hatch EF and then mounted the white frame on it, adding the center piece back in.  I mounted the flowers with foam tape, gluing the stems down.  I cut the second flowers in half and added one to the center.  For the final touch I stamped the greeting from a Sweet n' Sassy stamp set, die cut it with an Altenew die and mounted it with foam tape.

I will add this to Darnell's NBUS as this is the first time using the frame die and flower die.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

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Happy Birthday for FMS 732

 Hello friends.  I am making cards again and this one is for my daughter's birthday in May.  I used the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches and the color teal as she loves teal.

I used Altenew Darling Dahlia dies for the pretty blooms cut from SU Pretty Peacock and the leaves from Granny Apple Green.  I added some black enamel dots to the center of each bloom.  I thought the black/white pattern paper went good with the teal color so I added a strip to the left of the card base, as in the photo. The flowers are in a slightly different angle but I hope they are o.k.  I added a small strip of black to the edge and then arranged the flowers for the circles in the sketch.  I thought about embossing the white but left it plain and stamped an older SU sentiment to the bottom right.  

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Another April Anniversary Card

 Hello friends.  This is another anniversary card for April.

I used Pinkfresh Studio's Sparkling Diamond Cut Plate again for the background - it makes such a pretty background, cut in white and mounted to the card base.  I added a strip of black/white pattern paper from my stash, to the left side of the card, and added a narrow strip of SU Real Red to it.  I stamped SU Layers of Beauty in black and used the stencils with Real Red and Soft Succulent (R) inks to blend the colors on.  I used a Dark Real Red Blend to go over the small buds and the centers of the smaller flowers.  After die cutting, I mounted the image with foam tape.  The sentiment is from an older Sweet n' Sassy Stamp set and is mounted with foam tape.

I will add this to Darnell's I.D.E.A.S Challenge as it is Ink/Color Mediums week and I used plenty of ink.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Anniversary Card Using Fuchsia and Navy

 Hello friends.  I have another anniversary card made with the colors from the Color Hues Challenge.

I just received Waffle Flower Rhombus Texture Die and Rhombus Panel Die set and couldn't wait to use them so I cut the white panel and then placed the trellis die cut over it.  I used Altenew Delicate Magnolia die for the pretty blooms, cutting them from SU Melon Mambo card. I then used a finger dobber and white ink to go around the edges of the petals before gluing them together.  I added fancy rhinestones (Hobby Lobby) to the centers of the flowers.  I cut the leaves from SU Starry Sky card using a Spellbinders die   The sentiment is an older Verve stamp and I stamped it in Starry Sky ink and then cut it with a die from SU Unbounded Love die set.  I placed it back in the die to shorten the length and mounted it with foam tape.

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

and to the Triple B Challenge - Birds/Blooms/Butterflies

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Another Anniversary Card

 Hello friends.  I have another April anniversary card to share today. This will also be going to a couple at church.

I was inspired by this card by Lea Lawson and loved the colors so this is what I made.  After die cutting the pretty Altenew Darling Dahlias, I blended lt. pink ink to the centers before gluing together.  I blended lt. green ink to the leaves.  I cut a piece of SU Basic Gray with Pinkfresh Studio's Sparkling Diamonds cut plate and added it to the white card base.  I used the two label dies from SU Peace on Earth dies to cut from white and SU Bubble Bath.  I placed the white label back in the die to cut it down some as there was too much white around the pink.  I embossed the sentiment in white on the pink label and glued them together.  I mounted the label with foam tape, added small pieces of foam tape under the flowers and adhered them around the label, then glued the leaves around the flowers.  I added fancy rhinestones to the centers of the flowers and 3 small rhinestones on the gray layer.  I really love the finished card

I will add this to the Triple B Challenge

and to Just Us Girls _ die week (I think my flowers are springy)

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Add a Tag

 Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Jules wants us to Add a Tag to our card.

I used Simon Says Stamp Rustic Layering Flower for my bloom.  I used Pale Papaya card for the flower and blended Grapefruit Grove ink in the centers of the 3 layers, then glued them together.  I added a brown center, colored with a Copic marker.  The leaves are cut from Granny Apple Green and blended with a little Mowed Lawn DOI.  I cut the largest and smallest tags from SU Tailor Made Tags dies (ret.) and mounted the flower on the largest tag and added a bow to the top with a glue dot.  I stamped the sentiment on the small tag.  I cut a panel of Pale Papaya and glued it to the card base and then added a white panel embossed with SU Crosshatch EF (ret).  I mounted the large tag with foam tape and then added the small tag under the flower petals with foam tape.

Check out all the inspiration by the DT and our Party Guest over at Seize the Birhday.  I hope you will join us in this fun challenge.  Hope to see you in the gallery.

I am sharing at AAA Birthday - use die cuts.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Freshly Made Sketches #728

 Hello friends.  I have a birthday card made with the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.  Thanks Narelle for a fun sketch.  Lots of inspiration by the team and in the gallery.  I am glad I could get a card done.

I used Spellbinders Club Blooms for the pretty flowers and leaves.  I cut the flowers from SU Pale Papaya (ret) and blended SU Grapefruit Grove Ink (ret) in the centers.  The larger flowers are 2 pieces glued together.  I cut the centers from Soft Suede card.  The leaves are cut from Soft Sea Foam and I blended Bundled Sage DOI on them.  I glued the flowers and leaves on a panel of SU Basic Beige embossed with SU Cross-Hatch EF, and then to the white card base.  The sentiment is from an older SU set, stamped in Soft Suede ink and mounted with foam tape.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

The Paper Players #777

 Hello friends.  I have a new birthday card to share today.  I made this one for the Paper Players Challenge #777 - Clean and Simple with Florals.   You know I had to play since the theme was florals - my favorite kind of card to make.

I do have a hard time with clean and simple, but I managed to to do it with Spellbinders Layered Anemone dies.  I have had the dies for a while but I think this is the first time I have used them.  I cut the blooms from a peachy pink from my stash and blended a little Saltwater Taffy DOI in the centers before gluing them together.  The stems and leaves are cut from SU Garden Green and I also blended Bundled Sage DOI on the edges to lighten them a little.  The leaves are actually from a Simon Says Stamp die set, as is the flower centers cut from SU Daffodil Delight.  I mounted the flowers with foam tape to a panel embossed with SU Dainty Delight EF (ret.) and then glued the stems and leaves on.  The sentiment is from Gina K. Designs Elegant Thoughts stamped in Garden Green, die cut with the matching die and mounted with foam tape.  The whole panel was glued to the card base. That's it for my card.

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

Happy Stamping, 

JoAnn

Anniversary Blessings

 Hello friends.  So glad you stopped by.  I am working on Anniversary cards for April and have several to make - this is the first one.  I was inspired by this card on Pinterest but I changed the colors and sentiment.

I used Spellbinders Stylish Oval Hello You Floral dies for the pretty blooms die cut from a pale blue and then blended SU Baha Breeze (ret.) ink in the centers before gluing them together.  I also cut an extra layer of the middle bloom and layered it.  I cut the leaves from SU Granny Apple Green.  The white panels are cut with Spellbinders Infinity Punch & Pierce Plate and the center panel is mounted with foam tape.  They are mounted to a panel of blue from my stash, then to the white card base.  The sentiment is from an older set from Creative Worship Stamps. with foam tape in the center as the smaller flowers have foam tape under them.  I also blended ink on the top layer of the flower center before gluing to the white layer, then to the flowers.  I really love the finished card.

I will link to the Triple B March Challenge.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Treat Pouch

 Hello friends.  I have had a busy couple of weeks and this is what I have been working on, other than a few cards.  I downloaded The Paper Pixie's Project Sheet for these Mini Treat Pouches and made 50 of them for table favors at our church's Widows Luncheon today.   Everyone loved them.

I used different pattern papers in different colors and  I think they all turned out great.  The sentiment is from a retired SU set and is cut with an oval die.  I put 2 miniature Hershey Bars in each pouch.  Here is a link to Julie's Youtube video which has a link to her Project Sheet if anyone is interested.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Thinking of You

 Hello friends.  I have a new card to share today.  I made this one for a friend who recently had knee surgery.  I used the Color Hues Challenge colors of green and gold, and no flowers. 😃

The pattern paper is from a Honey Bee Christmas pad.  I like that the green had the gold stripes in it.  I used mat gold foil card to cut the frame (Recollections) and the strip from Spellbinders Ribbon & Trim dies.  The frame die cuts out the center so I had to cut it out of white also to stamp the sentiment from SU Happy Thoughts (ret.).  I mounted the white oval with foam tape to the center of the gold frame after gluing the strip and frame down.  I added 3 small gold beads for a little bling.  I think the card is clean and simple but elegant.

I will also add this to Darnell's NBUS #84 as this is the first time I have used both die sets.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Main Color of Green

 Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and I am the hostess for this challenge.  I chose to use green as the main color since St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner.  It can always be our "Anything Goes" for a birthday - the choice is yours.

I embossed a panel of SU Garden Green with Altenew Textured Tiles EF and then mounted it to the white card base.  I used my new SU Simply Beautiful set and stamped the flower and leaves on white with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then blended DOI Squeezed Lemonade in the center of the flower and DOI Bundled Sage on the leaves.  I don't have the dies yet, so I fussy cut the flower and leaves and then mounted them with foam tape to the green panel.  Then sentiment is stamped and die cut using Gina K. Designs Elegant Thoughts.  I mounted it with thin strips of foam tape.  I added Spellbinders Black Dimensional Dots for a little bling and my card was done.

Check out all the different cards by the DT and out Party Guests over at Seize the Birthday and join in our fun challenge.  Hope to see you in our gallery.

I will send this to Just Us Girls Challenge - Emboss

and to the Triple B Challenge

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

The Paper Players #774 Sketch

 Hello friends.  I saw the sketch at The Paper Players and used it to make this birthday card for a good friend who likes purple.  I finished just in time to link to the challenge.

I used SU Thankful Garden stamp, stencil & dies for the pretty bloom. After stamping it, I blended SU Highland Heather and Granny Apple Green inks on the flower, and then die cut it.  I embossed a white panel with my new EF from Scrapbook.com called Etheral and then added a piece of older SU Highland Heather pattern paper for the cross panel.  I added the flower (mounted with foam tape) for the vertical panel.  The sentiment was already stamped and ready to use (it is from a retired SU set).  I added foam tape to the right end of the sentiment and glued the other end on the flower image.  That completes my card and I think she will like it.

I will also add this to Darnell's NBUS as this is the first time using the embossing folder.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn