Another Anniversary Card

 Hello friends.  First I would like to say Happy Veteran's Day to all those who have served.  

I have an anniversary card to share today.  I made this one using several Spellbinders dies - Hello You for the flowers; Starshine Background for the white panel cut with the Emerald Cut Labels and Tag die and I just got the corners off of a Boho Blue rectangle for the blue mat.

I used SU Boho Blue for the mat and the flowers. After cutting the flowers, I added some white ink to the centers and edges of the petals.  I put 3 layers on each of the larger flowers and 2 layers on the bud. I added a fancy rhinestone (Hobby Lobby) to the centers of the larger flowers.  The leaves and stem were cut from a lighter green and then blended with DOI Rustic Wilderness.  The sentiment is from Sweet 'N Sassy Anniversary Innies and mounted with foam tape.

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

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Lime and Yellow Birthday

 Hello Friends.  I made a birthday card with two challenges in mind - The Flower Challenge and Color Hues.

I recently watched this video by Tina Smith that showed how she used two sizes of pierced circle dies to make a background on her card.  I thought it was neat and wanted to try it.  I didn't have the same dies she used but had Spellbinders Essential Circles dies that has solid circles and dotted circles. I used the 3 smallest of the dies and made my background panel.  While trying to decide how I wanted to decorate the panel, I saw Color Hues challenge today and decided to go with yellow flowers and lime leaves.  I used a piece of Bristol Smooth 100# card and blended Mustard Seed DOI on it to die cut the flowers from Spellbinders Floral Spray.  I also cut some buds using Spellbinders Be Bold Blooms.  The Lime Green card is from a Recollections pack from Michaels. I cut a panel to back the white panel and also cut the leaves and flower stems from it.  I already had several of the Birthday Wishes white embossed sentiments so used one of them on my card.  I really like the finished card.

I am linking to Color Hues Challenge - Lime and Yellow

and to The Flower Challenge -  Add Circles.  It is also their 100th challenge and there are prizes.  

and to Just Us Girls Challenge - Green

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Another Anniversary Card

 Hello friends.  I have another anniversary card to share today.  This one is for my sister and brother-in-law; she has already received it so I can post it now.

I used Gina K Designs Blooming Sunflower Stamp & Die set for the pretty flower and colored it with SU Azure Afternoon & Granny Apple Green Blends, with a little yellow in the center.  The white panel is embossed with Spellbinders Deco Holiday EF and mounted to an Azure Afternoon panel.  The sentiment is from Sweet 'n Sassy Anniversary Innies. I stamped it on a white strip, added an Azure Afternoon mat and then to the white panel.  I mounted the flower with foam tape below the sentiment strip.  I colored some clear rhinestones with the Dark Azure Afternoon Blend and added them for a little bling.

I will add this to Just Us Girls Challenge - Die Week.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

This is the Day for FMS

 Hello friends.  I am getting my card finished just in time to link to the Freshly Made Sketches challenge.

 

This is the first time I have used the Papertrey Ink January Psalms and Love to Layer: Decorative Bracket and I love the way it turned out. I added two tiny flowers from Spellbinders Petite Floral Potpourri cut in coral cardstock and green for the leaves.  I added two small gold brads to the centers and mounted the sentiment frame and flowers with foam tape.  The lt. green pattern paper has a faint pattern that didn't show up well, so I embossed it with SU Tasteful Textile EF (ret.).

I will also link to Darnell's NBUS as this the first time using these stamps & dies.

 

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

JOY Christmas Card

 Hello friends.  I am working on Christmas cards and have a new one to share today.

I embossed a white panel with my new Hexi Snowflake EF from Spellbinders and then die cut some white poinsettias from Spellbinders Holiday Blooms.  I layered the poinsettias and added 3 clear rhinestones to the center of each one.  The greenery is also from the same die set cut from a Recollections green card pack.  I mounted the poinsettias with foam tape and glued the greenery under the edges.  I used The Greetery Abundant Joy die to cut the sentiment from white and green, then mounted it with foam tape.  I really like the finished card and will be making more of them, maybe in red and white.

 

 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Thinking of You

 Hello Friends.  This is my second post today, scroll down for my Color Throwdown #810 post.

I made this card for a friend that just got out of the hospital after major surgery.

I used Rusty Hinge DOI and inked a piece of off-white card to die cut Spellbinders Sunflower Serenade 4 times and then layered them.  The center pieces were cut from SU Soft Suede and Crumb Cake.  The leaves and stems are cut from SU Shaded Spruce.  I embossed a panel of off-white card using Spellbinders Diamond Plaid EF, then mounted it to a Crumb Cake panel and then to the card base. I glued the sunflowers to the bottom section of the card, cutting the stem a little shorter on one of the flowers..  The sentiment from SU Layered Leaves is stamped in black on a stitched oval and mounted with foam tape.

I am linking to the Color Hues Challenge as I used their current colors to create my card.

 

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Color Hues - Coral & Teal

 Hello friends.  I made a card for the Color Hues Challenge using Coral and Teal.

 

ETA:  Yea, my card was chosen as one of Runner Ups at Color Hues. 

 I used my new stamp and die set from Spellbinders - Lily Arch.  I stamped the image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with SU Calypso Coral and Bermuda Bay Blends.  I also die cut 3 plain white layers to glue behind the image, instead of using foam tape, because of the narrow outline in the  image.  I embossed a panel of Bermuda Bay card with Spellbinders Diamond Plaid EF and glued the image to it, then to a white card base.  I didn't add a sentiment as the image is so pretty by itself - I may add one when I decide to send it out.

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

 

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Pink tulips

 Hello friends.  I have a new birthday card to share today.  I made this one for The Flower Challenge - Color Your flowers.

 I stamped Waffle Flower Tulips in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them with Copics (flowers) and SU Soft Succulent Blends (leaves). I cut them out with my Scan n' Cut as I don't have a die; then I used my Exacto knife to cut out the inner white parts.   I cut a Pool Party panel to 5-1/4 x 4" and embossed with  my new Spellbinders EF Lattice Work.  I swiped my white ink pad over it but it doesn't show up too much. The sentiment from Gina K. Birthday Greetings is stamped on a SU Thoughtful Expressions die cut.   I mounted the pretty tulips and the sentiment panel with foam tape.  I added 3 small rhinestones to finish it off.

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

 

 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Anniversary

 Hello friends.  I have an anniversary card to share today.  

 

I used Spellbinders Be Bold Blooms dies cut in cream (flowers & buds) and then sponged them with SU Crisp Cantaloupe ink (ret.) I added rhinestones to the flower centers for a little bling.  The leaves & stems were cut from SU Soft Succulent cardstock.  I mounted them on a cream panel and a Crisp Cantaloupe mat cut with SU Countryside Corners dies.  The sentiment is stamped in SU Soft Succulent.  I mounted this panel with foam tape to a cream panel embossed with Spellbinders Dazzling Dots EF.
 

I made my card with two challenges in mind - 

Color Throwdown - Peach, Sage Green, & Cream

 

and Can You Handle the Pressure - Use an embossing folder, with a twist of bling.

 

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Love You, Friend

 Hello friends.  I am sharing a card I made for a very good friend.  We have been friends since high school and she just started making cards (thanks to me. 😉) and she loves it as much as I do.

 

The flowers are from an older CTMH set that I had borrowed and stamped for quite a while.  I colored them with SU Daffodil Delight and Granny Apple Green Blends and then cut them with my Scan N Cut as I didn't have the dies.  The lacy circle is a die from SU Encircled In Friendship (ret.) I taped the circle back in after stamping the sentiment from SU Shaded Summer (ret.)  I masked friend and then stamped it below Love You, so it would fit in the circle.  I mounted it with foam tape and then glued the flowers and leaves around.  I did add foam tape to the bottom of the flower.  This was mounted on a panel of pale minty green embossed with Spellbinders Columns EF.  I used the debossed side as I thought it was pretty also. 

This photo shows the detail of the embossing better.

I am linking to the Tic Tac Toe Challenge (used the diagonal Rose (flower, Die Cut, Use Word Love.

 

and also to Can You Handle the Pressure Challenge

 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Card in Pink & Red

Hello friends.  I have an anniversary card to share today.  Red & Pink are great colors for February, so I made my card with two challenges in mind.

 I used some new pattern paper from SU called Most Adored and I love it.  This paper was perfect for the challenges.  I die cut it with Spellbinders Fluted Classics Rectangles and the white panel with Spellbinders Floral Ovals.  The flowers are die cut with flower dies borrowed from a friend.  I sponged SU Real Red ink in the centers and added a pretty rhinestone to the centers.  I stamped the sentiment in Real Red and mounted the oval with foam tape.  I glued the flowers around the oval and added some fancy leaves cut with Altenew Leaf Mix Die Set.

I am linking to the Color Hues Challenge 

 

and to Just Us Girls Challenge

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by.  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 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

 

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

Seize the Birthday - Make it Pop

 Hello friends.  We have a new challenge starting today at Seize the Birthday and Ashwini wants us to make our cards pop.  I thought orange and lime green would pop so that is the colors I went with on my card.  I don't use orange very often but I like the way my card turned out.

 

I used Elizabeth Craft Designs Florals 7 to die cut my flowers.  I cut the 2 medium layers twice from SU Pumpkin Pie card and the smaller flower once for each flower and shaped them with my stylus before gluing them together.  The leaves are cut from a scrap piece of Parakeet Party card and blended with the same ink around the edges.  The white panel is embossed with Spellbinders Stylized Trellis EF and mounted on a Pumpkin Pie mat.  The sentiments are from SU Sending Smiles stamp and die set.  I die cut the base layer of Sending in Pumpkin Pie and the top layer in white.  Birthday Wishes is stamped in Pumpkin Pie ink on a die cut shape from the same set.  The flowers and small sentiment are mounted with foam tape and the leaves glued under the petals.  I added two fancy rhinestones to the flower centers for a final touch.

Be sure to check out all of the great cards by the team over at Seize the Birthday and join in the fun.

 

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day. 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Pastel Flowers for The Flower Challenge

 Hello friends.  I have a new birthday card made for The Flower Challenge - Pretty Pastels

 

I used Concord & 9th Friendly Florals Dies and die cut the pretty blooms from Pink Pirouette card (ret.) and sponged Blushing Bride ink over the petal tips.  I glued the two layers together and then added the top cut from Crumb Cake and lightly sponged with the same ink.  The leaves are cut from Pear Pizzazz and also lightly sponged.  I glued these to a white panel embossed with Spellbinders Stylized Trellis EF and then to a lt. blue mat.  The sentiment from SU Go To Greetings was stamped in Soft Suede ink and mounted with foam tape.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

Happy Birthday for JUGS

 Hello friends.  I have a birthday card to share today.  I made this one using JUGS Challenge - CASE a DT Member.

There are quite a few that I was drawn to but the one that spoke to me most was Lisa E's card with the 2 big blooms and sentiment tag on the side, also love the embossed background.

I thought of several flower dies I have but settled on Honey Bee Lovely Layers Anemone die set.  I cut the layers from SU Petal Pink and the leaves from Pear Pizzazz.  I blended the same color ink around the edges of the petals and leaves and layered the flowers.  I added the centers cut from Crumb Cake and Soft Suede.  I mounted the flowers with foam tape on a white panel embossed with Spellbinders Hydrangea Blooms EF.  I tried die cutting several doilies to glue on the background (like Lisa's embossing) but liked the embossed panel better.  I stamped the sentiment in Soft Suede and die cut it with a die from SU Seasonal Labels die, shortened it and mounted it with foam tape.  I added Wink of Stella to the flower centers and my card was done.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Anniversary for The Paper Players #638

 Hello friends.  I have an anniversary card to share today.  I made this one for our Youth Pastor and his wife using the Paper Players Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge. 

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

 

 I used the bottom left to upper right diagonal line - sparkle (gold beads & gold embossing), die cut (flowers and background cover plate) and embossing, wet or dry (wet embossing with gold embossing powder).  I was inspired by this card by Bette Manning on Pinterest (thanks for the inspiration Bette).  I love the colors and flowers and used the same but changed up the design and sentiment.  The Pale Papaya background is cut with Spellbinders Infinity Punch & Pierce Plate - I left out the center panel and placed it on a white card base.  The flowers are cut with Spellbinders Stylish Oval Hello You Floral dies in off-white card.  I sponged the centers with Petal Pink ink and die cut the small center pieces from Petal Pink card for a little contrast.  I added small gold beads to the centers to coordinate with the gold embossed sentiment, which is from an older Verve set.  The leaves are die cut from Soft Sea Foam card.

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

 I will also link to Darnell's NBUS as this is the first time I have used me new Spellbinder's dies.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday with Balloons

 Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Vicki has chosen the "Topping" option of balloons.  Remember it is an option and the only requirement is that it has to be for a birthday.

 

The digital image is called Party Kitty and I thought it was perfect for this challenge.  I don't remember where I got it. I found it on my computer and printed it out, colored with SU Blends and then cut it out with my Scan and Cut as some of the colors bled outside the lines a little.  I mounted the image with foam tape on a white panel embossed with Spellbinders Argyle Socks EF.  I stamped the sentiment from SU Go To Greetings on a scrap of white and die cut it with an MFT die.  I went around the edges with Lt. Flirty Flamingo Blend to make it stand out from the background, and then mounted it with foam tape.  I added a lt. pink mat then glued it to the card base.

Be sure to check out all the fabulous cards by the team over at Seize the Birthday and join in our fun challenge.

I will link this one to Happy Little Stampers Birthday Challenge

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn