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

Two More Christmas Cards

 Hello friends.  I am slowly getting my Christmas cards done and have two new ones to share.

 

For Card #1 I combined some old and new stamps/dies.   The old is Taylored Expressions In & Out Christmas stamps for the sentiment.  I stamped it in Real Red ink and fussy cut around it.  The poinsettia is from a retired SU set Poinsettia Petals stamp & dies.  I stamped the poinsettia in Smokey Slate ink and cut with the matching dies.  The leaves were stamped in Mossy Meadow on some green from my stash, and then die cut.  I added the die cut gold center to the poinsettia.  The Real Red background is stamped with my new Penny Black Christmas Story stamp with Whisper White ink.  I then added my new SSS Double Plaid Cover cut in white.  The sentiment and poinsettia are mounted with foam tape and the leaves glued under the petals.  I really like the finished card.

 

For card #2 I used Creative Expressions Festive Collection - Poinsettia Additions for the white poinsettias.  The leaves and pine boughs are cut from Evening Evergreen using Spellbinders Holiday Blooms die set.  The gold pieces are cut using SU Poinsettia Petals (ret.) .  Noel is cut from gold foil using SU Joy of Noel (ret.) and glued on an Ornate Layers (ret.) die cut. I glued the letters on the panel and mounted it with foam tape. The flowers and foliage are glued on over the banner. I like this one too and my granddaughter said this one is her favorite of all my Christmas cards.

I will link Card #1 to Darnell's NBUS as the die cut and background stamp are new.

 

And Card #2 to the Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge

  

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

 

Anniversary Card for Inspired By Challenge

 Hello friends.  I have an anniversary card to share today.   For my card I was inspired by the colors at Inspired By Challenge - Lilacs.

 

I chose the lilac and green colors from the bouquet of lilacs and used SU Fresh Freesia as the main color.   I embossed the white panel with Spellbinders  Diamond Plaid EF and mounted it on a mat of Fresh Freesia.  I then die cut the flowers from Fresh Freesia with Spellbinders Be Bold Blooms die set and the green leaves and sprigs from a scrap of green.  I added a small white flower to the centers of the larger flowers and then added a fancy rhinestone.  The flowers are mounted with foam tape and the leaves and buds were glued under the petals.  The sentiment is die cut using Creative Expressions dies.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Another Christmas Card

 Hello Friends.  I made another Christmas card with some new dies I didn't get to use this Christmas so I am getting ready for next Christmas. :)

I die cut Altenew 3D Poinsettia from SU Cherry Cobbler card and shaped the petals with my fingers.  I also added a little Diamond Stickles Glitter to the petal tips.  I glued the 4 layers together and added a glitter gem to the center.  I mounted this on a panel of Crumb Cake card that I had stamped with an MFT Christmas type background stamp in Whisper White ink.  I die cut Creative Expressions Merry Christmas once from gold foil and layered it over 2 more Crumb Cake die cuts for dimension.  I really like the final result and will be making more cards with the 3D Poinsettia dies.

I will link this to a new challenge I found which is Make My Monday Challenge and they are asking for cards with Something New.

   

and another new challenge I found - Inspire, Create Challenge  #133 - New to You. 

 

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.

I die cut the black background panel with Spellbinders A2 Tranquil Moments and adhered it to my card base.  The white flowers are cut with my new Spellbinders Cinch and Go Blossoms die set. I sponged some So Saffron ink in the middle and layered the blooms.  The yellow centers are cut from a scrap piece of yellow I had on my work table. I also added small yellow gems to the centers.  The leaves are cut from Memory Box Exquisite Leaf Set and I snipped them to make them fit under my flowers.  Happy Anniversary is a Creative Expressions die - I love the different fonts in this die.  I added 3 small pale yellow pearls under the sentiment.

I will link this card to the Make the Cards Challenge #60 - Use a Black Cardstock Background

 

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Thank You for Color Throwdown #294 challenge

Hi friends.  I am playing along with the Color Throwdown #294 challenge this week. 

 I love these color choices and had to play along.  I made a Thank You card for someone special.

My card base is Sahara Sand, a Whisper White layer, and Coastal Cabana DSP.  I inked the edges of the DSP with Coastal Cabana ink.  I used my new Creative Expressions Californian Collection - Beverly Hills die to cut the pretty white layer and stamped the sentiment from SU Perfectly Penned in Coastal Cabana ink.  I stamped the flowers from Flower Shop and Petite Petals in Strawberry Slush ink and mounted them with foam dimensionals.  The leaves from SU Peaceful Petals are stamped in Sahara Sand ink on SS CS and inked with SS ink for more dimension.  I added a piece of Strawberry Slush CS under the die cut to finish my card.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great week.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn