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

Noel for FMS #702

 Hello friends.  I am working on getting Christmas cards done and I thought the sketch at FMS would look good with a poinsettia for the circle element and the 2 leaves for the other elements.  This is what I came up with.

ETA:  My card was chosen as one of the Princess cards at FMS.

I embossed a white panel with Spellbinders Holly & Foliage EF and glued it to the white card base.  The poinsettia is made with Concord & 9th Festive Blooms Dies with lt. pink card from my stash.  I blended a little pink ink to the centers.  I just used the individual dies and layered the poinsettia for a fuller bloom.  The leaves are cut with dies from SU Poinsettia Petals (ret.) as is the silver foil center on the poinsettia.  Noel is cut using Simon Hurley Handwritten Holiday Sentiments from Spellbinders.  I cut the top layer from white and the mat from silver foil.  I added little strips of foam for dimension and mounted it. I really like the finished card and may have to make a couple more, maybe with a red poinsettia.

I am linking to Freshly Made Sketches #702.

 I will also link to Darnell's NBUS as this is the first time I have used these two die sets.

I realized it is Die Week at Darnell's IDEAS so will share this there also.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Layer It

 Hello friends.  Happy Thursday, it is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Nancy wants us to "Layer It" on our birthday cards.

There are quite a few layers on my card.  A panel of Calypso Coral is glued to the card base and then a white layer was cut with Poppystamps Cortina Pinpoint Plate and glued to the coral panel.  I die cut a frame with Concord & 9th Thinking of You Perfect Pairings Die and then stamped two of the corner images from Concord & 9th Thinking of You stamp set with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored the images with SU Calypso Coral and Old Olive Blends.  I fussy cut the two images (I didn't like the holes in the leaves and flowers from the die cut) and mounted them on the corners of the frame.  I added foam tape to the two large flowers and the two small flowers, then glued  the frame to the card.  The sentiment from Poppystamps Birthday Wishes Moonlight Script is die cut from Calypso Coral and a base layer of vellum (which is hard to see in the photo).  I then added glue behind parts of the sentiment and added it to the card.  I really like the finished card.

Be sure to check out all the inspiration by the team over at Seize the Birthday.  I hope you will join us in this fun challenge. 

I am linking to Addicted to Stamps and More - Dies and/or Stencils.  I used several dies.

Thanks so much for stopping 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.  I just received the Spellbinders Floral Spray die and wanted to use it right away.  

I die cut the pretty flowers from 3 shades of blue (Balmy Blue, Marina Mist & Misty Moonlight) and then layered them together. I did do a little ink blending to the center of the lightest flower and around the edges of the largest flower.  The leaves and stems were cut from Pear Pizzazz.  I added these to a white panel cut with Concord & 9th Basket Weave Card Front Die. I also added small rhinestones to the flower centers. The sentiment is die cut with a Creative Expressions die.  I really like the finished card and hope the recipients will.   They always enjoy my cards.

I am linking to the Triple B Challenge - Birds, Blooms & Butterflies.  Of course I always enjoy making floral cards.

 

And Darnell's NBUS challenge as this is the first time I have used my new dies.

 

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

Happy Birthday to You

 Hello friends.  I have a birthday card to share today.  I made this one for Just Us Girls Challenge.

 

I chose to copy Carol's lovely card.

 

I love the way she arranged her flower elements on the edge of the circle and added a die cut bow.

I had these flowers from SU Decorative Borders (ret.) on my table from a previous project so decided to use them. They are colored with SU Calypso Coral and Granny Apple Green Blends.  I die cut the white bow from SU Stitched Blooms (ret.) and the circle is die cut from a new set, SU Spotlight on Nature.  I mounted the circle with foam tape to a white panel cut with Concord & 9th Basket Weave Card Front die.   The flowers were partially glued to the edge of the circle and I added bits of foam tape on the ends off the circle.  The sentiment is from Penny Black Super Day set.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

Another card for Color Hues

 Hello Friends.  I made another card with the same supplies as my last card with a couple of changes.

While I had the Flower Shop stamp set out, I stamped more flowers in Bermuda Bay ink and added them to a panel cut with Concord & 9th Festive Corner die.  I added a panel of Bermuda Bay cardstock under the white cut out panel and then added it to the white card base.  I used some different leaves from a Spellbinders die.  The sentiment is the same but I added it on a slant with foam tape.

I will link to Color Hues as I like this color combination and had fun playing with it.

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Kraft and Another Color

Hello friends.  It is time for another challenge at Seize the Birthday and Colleen would like us to use Kraft and Another Color.

 

 I used Concord & 9th Festive Corner Cuts for the white panel and placed a panel of Crumb Cake under it.  I stamped the flower from Altenew/Pinkfresh Studio  Celebrate Us stamp set and colored it with SU Flirty Flamingo and Crumb Cake (kraft) Blends.  I mounted the flower with foam tape.  Poppystamps Vintage Happy Birthday is cut from Crumb Cake twice and layered for dimension, then glued in place.  I added the 5 small lt. pink pearls for an touch of bling.

 

Be sure to check out all the cards by the team over at Seize the Birthday.  I am sure you will be inspired.  Hope to see you in our gallery.

 

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

Anniversary Card for my Sister & BIL

 Hello friends.  I have an anniversary card to share today.  I made this one for my Sister & Brother-in-law whose anniversary is this week.

 

 

I was inspired by a card on Pinterest but made a few minor changes.  I used Spellbinders Be Bold Blooms dies for the flower and foliage cutting from 2 shades of blue card and 2 shades of green.  I also die  cut the small leaf branches from gold foil and added gold foil centers to the blooms.  The top is cut with Concord & 9th Festive Corner Cuts Dies and then cut with Concord & 9th Basket Weave Card Front Die for the bottom portion.  I added a layer of shiny lt. blue card under the cutout section. The sentiment is from Just Rite Festive Sentiments - an older set I have had for a while and use a lot.  It is die cut with a stitched banner die and mounted with foam tape.

I will link to Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes With Dies.

 

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

The Flower Challenge - Use Gold

 Hello Friends.  I am working on Christmas cards and have one to share at The Flower Challenge where they want us to Use Gold.

  

For my card I used gold foil to cut out the sentiment and to back the top cut out section, which are both from Concord & 9th Festive Corner Cuts Dies.  I was inspired by this card on Pinterest the way Bette used the corner die across the top of the card panel. I love this new set and have used it several times.  The poinsettia is die cut from lt. pink cardstock using SU Poinsettia Petals Stamps & dies (retired) and the leaves from the same set cut from Soft Sea Foam green.  The berry sprigs are from the same set and stamped in Soft Suede ink and the berries in Flirty Flamingo ink.  I added some gold beads to the center of the poinsettia and mounted it with foam tape, then tucked the leaves and sprigs under the bloom.

I am linking to The Christmas Kickstart Challenge also.

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

 

Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge #207

 Hello friends.  I just got Concord & 9th Friendly Florals Dies and have been playing with them.  I cut the flowers in several different colors and wanted to use the purple ones so I made a card for Tic Tac Toe Challenge #207 using the diagonal row from bottom left to top right - Purple, Dry Embossing, Die Cut.

ETA:  My card was one of the Team Picks at Tic Tac Toe Challenge.

 

I die cut the two layers of flower from Highland Heather and blended the same color ink on the ends of the petals before gluing just the top parts together.  The flower centers are cut from Crumb Cake and also blended with ink.  I die cut the stems & leaves from Wild Wasabi (retired) and then blended them with ink.  I dry embossed the top 2/3 of the white panel with Tasteful Textile EF and then stamped the sentiment from Gina K. Designs Birthday Greetings on the bottom of the panel.  I added a strip of pattern paper from my stash and then mounted the flowers with foam tape and glued the stems down.  I really  like how the card turned out.  These Concord & 9th dies are so easy to use and make lovely flowers.

 

I will link to Beautiful Blossoms Challenge  as I love to make cards with flowers. They have a lovely mood board and purple & green are two of the colors.

I will also link to NBUS as this is the first time I have used the new dies.

 

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Just Us Girls Challenge - Lucky

Hello friends.  I am honored to be guest designing at Just Us Girls for the month of March.  It is Word Week and the word for this week's challenge is "Lucky".

 

I created the sentiment in Word on my computer as I couldn't find one that I wanted to use in my stamps.  I die cut it with a die from SU Stitched So Sweetly dies.  I have a special friend that will be receiving this card so I used yellow flowers (her favorite color) cut with SU Botanical Builder dies (retired). The leaves are from the same set.  I added large golden rhinestones to the flower centers and  mounted all this on a panel cut with my new Stitched Stripe Card Front Die by Concord & 9th (love it), and then to the card front.

Be sure to check out all the wonderful cards by the designers over at Just Us Girls and join in this fun challenge.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

A New Birthday Card

 Hello Friends.  I have a new birthday card to share today.  I used some new and old goodies on this one.

The flowers are from SU Botanical Builder dies (retired) and the leaves are from my new Concord & 9th Lovely Layers Anemone die set.  I added yellow rhinestones to the flower centers.  The background panel is die cut with Concord & 9th Stitched Stripe Card Front die, another new one.  The sentiment from SU Happy Thoughts is stamped on a label from Seasonal Labels dies (retired).  I sponged Pear Pizzazz ink around the edges of the label to help it stand out from the background and then mounted it with foam tape.

I will link this to Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge - Any Occasion.

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a wonderful day.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Framed

 Hello friends and welcome to a new challenge at Seize the Birthday.  This time TaeEun is our host and would like us to have a frame on our cards.

 

 I just received this Concord & 9th Thinking of You Stamp Set and die set and thought it was perfect for our framed challenge this time.  The frame and flowers are all one piece and the stamp set matches the corner flower spray.  I die cut the whole frame in white and then overstamped the flower images.  I tried my best to line it up.  One corner was not lined up good so I stamped and die cut just the corner section and then did some snipping and lined up the second piece.  I colored the flowers with SU Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green and Balmy Blue Blends, and a yellow for the flower centers.  I cut a lt. blue card 4-1/4 x 5-1/2", embossed it with the Tasteful Texture EF and mounted it to the white card base.  The sentiment from SU Well Written dies is die cut twice in white and layered for dimension. I am really pleased with the final card and will be using this lovely floral frame again.

 

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

I will also link to Addicted to Stamps and More - Any Occasion

 

Thanks so much for stopping by. I appreciate your comments.

I hope you have a wonderful day.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn.