Seize the Birthday - Funny/Pun-y

 Hello friends.  We have a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Jenny would like us to make our cards Funny/Pun-y.  Of course it can always be our usual Anything Goes Birthday if you are not into our "Topping" option.

I don't know how funny/pun-y this is but I like it and it is as close as I can get to "funny/pun-y".  This cute image is from Art Impressions and I have had it for quite a while.  I stamped the image with Versafine Onyx Black ink and colored with Copic markers.  There is no die so I cut it with my Scan 'n Cut and it worked fine.  I embossed a panel of SU Basic Beige with SU Brick and Motar 3D EF and added a strip of woodgrain paper to the bottom to resemble a wall and floor, and then mounted to the white card base.  The sentiment is from the same set cut with a circle die and matted with a scallop circle cut from pink.  I mounted it with foam tape also and my card was done.

Be sure to check out all the great cards by my Teammates over at Seize the Birthday and join us in this fun challenge

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

New Birthday Card

 Hello friends.  I have another birthday card to share made with some new dies from Brass & Bliss.

The flower is cut 4 times from SU Lemon Lolly using the largest flower die from Build a Bloom Chamomile Die.  I blended Daffodil Delight ink to the centers before layering them together, and then added a pretty rhinestone to the center.  The buds are cut from SU Boho Blue with a die from Spellbinders Be Bold Blooms.  The darker green leaves are cut with a die that has no name.  The white frame is cut with Brass & Bliss Decorative Floral Circle Die - isn't it pretty.  I stamped the sentiment from The Greetery's Arched Sentiments.  The frame is mounted on a Boho Blue panel embossed with SU Exposed Brick EF and glued to a white card base.  Then I glued the flower & foliage on the left side and my card was done.

I will add this to the JUGS Challenge - die week (I used a lot of dies)

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

  

CASEing Myself

 Hello friends.  I loved the last card I made in navy & teal, so I CASEed the card with different dies and colors.  This anniversary card is for some good friends at church.

I used the same die to cut the white scallop frame and a lighter blue - Starry Sky (SU) for the base panel.  I used the same Pinkfresh Studio Sparkling Diamonds Cut Plate - it makes such a pretty background, on the blue.  I glued the blue panel to a white card base and then mounted the white scalloped panel with foam tape.  The flowers were cut from SU Barely Blush and blended with Regal Rose in the centers.  The larger flower & leaves dies had no name on them.  The sentiment is an older Verve stamp.  I added the rhinestones for bling and my card was done.

It is die week at Darnell's I.D.E.A.S. challenge so I will link there.

Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your sweet comments.  I appreciate them.

Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday in Navy & Teal

 Hello friends.  I have a birthday card I made using the Color Hues Challenge - Navy & Teal.

I really thought on this one and finally settled on these pretty blooms by Pinkfresh Studio - Floral Daydream set (stamps, dies, stencils). This is my first time using them and I really like them.  After stamping, I used the stencils with Bermuda Bay ink (flower) and navy for the leaves.  After cutting it, I mounted it with foam tape to a white panel cut with a pretty scallop die (Temu).  I mounted this panel with foam tape to a navy panel cut with Pinkfresh Studio Sparkling Diamonds cut plate - it doesn't show up that well in the photo.  The sentiment is from SSS Daisy Frame stamp & die set.  I used the die to cut it out after stamping in black ink.  I also mounted it with strips of foam tape. I added a few rhinestones for bling and mounted the panel to a white card base and my card was done.

Sharing at Color Hues

and also at Just Us Girls - die week (I used several dies)

and to Darnell's NBUS

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 is for a friend at church.

I die cut the flowers from white using PTI Into the Blooms: Anemones.  I blended SU Barely Blush ink to the petals before gluing them together.  The centers are cut from black and Kraft.  The leaves from the same die set are cut from some green from my stash.  I embossed a panel of Barely Blush with Altenew Crisscross Blooms EF and mounted it to a black mat, then to the white card base.  The flowers have a lot of dimension so I just glued them to the panel and glued the leaves under the edges.  The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp/Paper Rose Studio Stamptember set with dies.  I added foam tape under Birthday and glue under Happy to mount it, and my card was done. 

I will link to Can You Handle the Pressure challenge - the optional twist is Celebration and we al love to celebrate birthdays.

and to the Triple B August Challenge

and I found a new challenge - Beautiful Blossoms Challenge (which is perfect for me as I love making flower cards)

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Anniversary

 Another new anniversary card for August.  I only had 2 to make this month for couples at church, but lots of birthdays. :)

I used Papertrey Ink Into the Blooms: Anemones for the pretty flowers.  I die cut them from SU Barely Blush and then blended Flirty Flamingo ink to the petals before assembling them.  The centers are cut from white and Soft Suede.  The leaves are cut from some green in my stash.  I stamped the sentiment from Gina K. Designs Anniversary Flowers on the center cut out of the largest Penny Black Classy Frames (left over from another project).  I cut Waffle Flower Rhombus Die from SU Balmy Blue and glued it to the Balmy Blue card base.  I mounted the sentiment panel with foam tape and then mounted the center flower with foam tape to the top.  I glued the other 2 flowers and leaves around it.  For a final touch I added Wink of Stella to the brown centers of the flowers, but it doesn't show up in the photo.

I am sharing my card at the Triple B August Challenge

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Just Us Girls #834

 Hello friends.  I am sharing a card I made for the JUGS #834 Challenge - CASE a DT

ETA: Thanks to JUGS for the Shout Out on my card.

The DT have some wonderful cards but I was drawn to Bobby's beautiful card and made my card inspired by her card.

I like the way Bobby had the flowers in the frame and ink blended the background.  I used Spellbiners Open Lace Frame and cut the Decorative Lattice in the center.  I blended Bundled Sage DOI in the center of the card base and them glued the frame over it.  The flowers are from Waffle Flower Tulips colored with SU Daffodil Delight and Granny Apple Green Blends.  I fussy cut the image and mounted it with foam tape over the trellis frame.  I masked each word on the sentiment and stamped Wishes under Birthday so it would fit the space better, fussy cut it, and then mounted it with foam tape.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Get Well Soon

 A friend asked me to make some Get Well cards so I am working on them and this is the first one.

I used Gina K. Designs Ornate Frame and mounted it over a panel of SU Pumpkin Pie.  I stamped the sentiment on the middle panel and glued it back in the center.  The flowers are from Gina K. Designs Flower Medley stamp & die set.  I colored them with SU Blends - Pumpkin Pie and Granny Apple Green, then mounted them with foam tape.  I added 2 black enamel dots to the flower centers. The frame panel is mounted to a panel embossed with SU Dainty Diamonds EF and then to the card base.

I will share this at Triple B July Challenge - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies

and at the Tic Tac Toe Challenge - bottom row

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

New Anniversary Card

 Hello friends.  I am sharing a new anniversary card I made for some friends at church.

I embossed a panel with SU Exposed Brick EF and glued it to the card base.  Then I used a stitched octagon die (no name on it) to cut a green shape with the largest die. I then used the 2nd largest die to cut a white shape and the 2nd & 3rd largest dies to cut a frame from cream card.  I stamped the sentiment using a stamp from SU Layers of Beauty set.  Then I glued the cream color frame on the white octagon.  The flower is made using MFT Upsy Daisy dies.  I cut 2 large and 2 medium flowers from SU Barely Blush, blended Flirty Flamingo ink to the centers and glued them together.  The leaves and sprigs are from PTI Into the Blooms: Anemones die set. The pink buds are cut from Flirty Flamingo card and glued to the white sprigs.  I added a fancy rhinestone (Hobby Lobby) to the flower and added a few clear rhinestones on the sentiment panel and my card was done.

I will link to the Tic Tac Toe Challenge #297 - my card fits the middle and bottom rows across.

and to Can You Handle the Pressure - with the twist of Celebration - I think an anniversary is a celebration.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

CAS Christmas - Snowman

 Hello friends.  I have a new Christmas card to share today.  I made this one for CAS Christmas Card Challenge - Snowman.  Thanks to Loll for starting the challenge again.

I looked through several of my snowman stamps and settled on Snowy by Penny Black.  He is easy to stamp and easy to color.  I stamped him on a panel cut with MFT Wonky Stitched Rectangle die and colored him with a few Copic markers.  I added Flower Soft to his hat band and pompom.  I  have had these glitter snowflake stickers (Hobby Lobby) for a while and thought I would add a few small ones to the background.  The sentiment is from an older Sweet 'n Sassy Crazy About Snowmen stamp set.  It has quite a few snowmen also, but I wanted to use Snowy.

You can see the snowflakes and Flower Soft better in this close up photo.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Square Card & Non-White Base

 Hello friends.  I have been under the weather for a couple of weeks and am finally up to making a card just in time for our new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Glenda wants us to make a Square Card using a Non-White Base.

For my card I made a 5-1/4" square card using Crumb Cake.  I them embossed a cream panel with Spellbinders Diamond Plaid EF.  I had the flowers fussy cut from some older SU pattern paper so I colored them with SU Blends - Crisp Cantaloupe & Calypso Coral for the flowers and Soft Succulent for the leaves.  I mounted them with foam tape to the embossed panel, then added Memory Box Happy Birthday Posh Script die cut from Calypso Coral and my card was done.

Be sure to check out what the Team and our Party Guest have created for this challenge.  Hope to see you in our gallery at Seize the Birthday.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Combining Old and New

 Hello friends.  I was inspired by a couple of challenges to create my card today.

Just Us Girls - Die Week: Forgotten Favorite and Triple B Challenge - inspired by the white daisies in their mood board.

 

I had these MFT Uspsy Daisy Dies out for my card the other day and thought they would be perfect for these two challenges.  I have had them for over 12 years and love them.  I thought they would be perfect for the white daisies in the Trible B mood board so I cut 3 of them and layered them together, adding the yellow centers.  I added some Wink of Stella to the centers but it doesn't show up well in the photo.  I embossed a panel of Beige cardstock from a Recollections pack with my new Altenew Crisscross Blooms EF and glued it to a white card base.  The stem and leaves are cut using Simon Says Stamp Layered Perky Flower - I clipped the blooms off and added the white daisies.  The sentiment is from SU Go To Greetings (ret.) and mounted with foam tape.

I will also add this to Darnell's NBUS #88 Mutual Appreciation Celebration as this is the first time using the Altenew EF. Be sure to check out Darnell's post on this wonderful challenge.  She has done an excellent job inspiring all of us.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

Happy Anniversary

 Hello friends.  I have a new anniversary card to share today.  This one is for a sweet couple at church and I have one more to make for July.

I used Altenew Cute Open Rose dies for the flowers and cut them from a scrap piece of aqua card., then added a fancy rhinestone (Hobby Lobby) to the centers.  The leaves are cut using a die from a Spellbinders set.  The lt. aqua panel is from my stash and is embossed with Spellbinders Diamond Plaid EF.  I cut the white arch panel and stamped the sentiment from a Stampin Up set and then mounted it with foam tape.  I glued the flowers on and then glued the leaves under the petals and my card was done.

I will add this to the Triple B July Challenge - I always love making floral cards.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #296

 Hello friends.  I have a new birthday card to share today which is for my great-granddaughter's birthday and she loves pink and green.

I embossed a panel with SU Exposed Brick EF (ret.) and glued it to the card base. Then I added a strip of Mint Macaron gingham paper across the center.  I die cut a Mint Macon scalloped circle and a white plain circle to stamp the sentiment in SU Peaceful Pine ink.  I glued the circles together and mounted with foam tape.  The pretty flowers are die cut using MFT Upsy Daisy dies.  I cut them from SU Barely Blush and blended Flirty Flamingo ink to the centers before gluing together.  I added a fancy rhinestone to the centers and glued them to opposite sides of the circle.  The leaves from a Spellbinders set are cut from Mint Macaron and added under the flowers.  I really like the finished card and I know she will also.

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #296

My card fits the center panel down -Patterned Paper, Die Cut, 3D (daisies)

and the right diagonal down row - Summer Colors, Die Cut Layers.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Poppies Birthday Card

 Hello friends.  I have a new birthday card to share today.  This one is inspired by a card I think I saw on Pinterest but I can't find it now.  (ETA:  I found the card here. Thanks Kelly) I changed a few things but kept the colors the same except for the blue.  The sentiment,  trellis die, white flowers, and leaves are all different and the flowers are arranged differently.  I have seen so many pretty cads with PTI Into the Blooms: Poppies that I had to  have it.

ETA:  My card was a Team Pick at Tic Tac Toe.

I die cut the poppies from SU Barely Blush and blended SU Melon Mambo ink on them.  The centers are cut from black.  I layered them together using pieces of foam tape between the main layers.  The smaller white flowers are cut using Spellbinders Petite Floral Potpourri and then blended SU Azure Afternoon ink in the centers.  I glued to die cuts together and added a small black gem to the centers.  The white oval is cut using two MFT Stitched Oval dies.  The leaves are cut from SU Granny Apple Green using PTI Into the Blooms: Wild Wood.  The card base and Waffle Flower Rhombus Panel Die are from SU Seaside Spray (ret.).  I glued the trellis on and then mounted the white oval with foam tape.  The flowers and foliage are mounted with glue and pieces of foam tape where needed.  The sentiment is from Gina K. Designs Elegant Thoughts.

I will share this at Tic Tac Toe Challenge - left column down, Floral, Pink, Birthday.

and the Triple B Challenge - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies

and to Darnell's NBUS as this is the first time using the Poppies dies.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Pink, Blue & Yellow

 Hello Friends.  It is time for out new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Barbara would like us to use Blue, Pink, & Yellow on our cards.

I used this cute set from Simon Says Stamp called Party Like A Panda stamp & die set.  After stamping the images I colored them with SU Blends: Balmy Blue, Pretty in Pink and Lemon Lolly.  I die cut the images and mounted each with foam tape.  The Birthday sentiment is fussy cut.  The hat was separate and blued on the panda's head.  I mounted them to a panel embossed with a really old SU EF called Filigree Frame.  I thought it looked kind of like confetti so that is why I used it.  The panel was glued to the card base and the card was done.  I really like the finished card and will probably give it to a little one at church whose first birthday is next month.

Be sure to check out all the team's wonderful cards, along with our Party Guests 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

CAS Christmas Challenge

 Hello friends.  I am glad Loll started the CAS Christmas Challenge again and I finally got a card done for this month's challenge - Bird.

I used Avery Elle Peace on Earth stamp & die set.  I stamped the image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with Copics, with just a little lt. gray around the edges of the dove.  Noel was stamped on the tiny tag after coloring it with an ivory marker.  I die cut the bird and then trimmed some of the white around it before mounting it with foam tape on the card base.  I blended SU Balmy Blue ink on the card before mounting the dove.  I stamped Peace in the lower left corner and my card was cone.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #295

 Hello friends.  I am sharing a birthday card I made for the Tic Tac Toe Challenge.  I chose the left column down -  Floral, Pink, Birthday.

and here is my card.

I used an older SU set call Two Tone Floral (which is a two-step set) for the pretty pink flowers and leaves.  I stamped the detailed stamp in Flirty Flamingo and the full image in Pretty in Pink and colored the stamens with a yellow marker.  The leaves were stamped in Wild Wasabi (ret.)  I cut them using the matching dies and laid them aside to determine how to display them.  I cut the lacy edge panel using Gina K. Designs Master Layouts 19.  I taped the outer frame to the center panel and mounted it with foam tape to a panel embossed with SU Cross-hatch EF (ret.)  I mounted the flowers across the top with foam tape and glued the leaves under them.  The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp/Paper Rose Studio Stamptember set, and that finished my card.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn