Just Us Girls - Die Week

 Hello friends.  I have a Thank You card for die week at Just Us Girls Challenge

I had this pretty flower cluster from Gina K. Designs Bright and Beautiful stamp & die set already colored and cut and wanted to use it.  I think I used SU Real Red & Old Olive Blends to color it.  I die cut Spelllbinders Open Lace Frame and lightly stamped a text stamp in SU Smokey Slate ink for a little interest.  You can see it better in person.  I mounted the frame with foam tape to the white card base.  I die cut Thank You (an older die from Michaels) with SU Basic Gray twice for dimension and glued it on the frame, then mounted the flowers with foam tape.

Thanks 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

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

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

Birthday Card for Color Hues

 Hello friends.  I have a new birthday card made for Color Hues #135 - Black & Yellow.

I used an older MFT die for the pretty yellow daisies and cut the black leaves using a die from Spellbinders Club Blooms.  I added a black enamel dot to the centers of the flowers.  I tried several arrangements before deciding on this one.  I embossed a panel with Spellbinders Diamond Plaid EF and glued it to the card base.  Then I die cut the center panels of Spellbinders Infinity Punch and Pierce Plate.  I cut two of the larger oval and glued them together for stability and dimension, then glued them to the center of the card.  I then glued the smaller oval to the center and arranged the yellow daisies around the left end and glued the leaves around them.  The sentiment from Gina K. Designs Elegant Thoughts was stamped in black and die cut with the matching die.  I mounted it with small pieces of foam tape and my card was done.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Another Anniversary Card

 Hello friends.  I have a new anniversary card to share today and I have one more to do for May.

I used a my new die from Gina K. Designs - Ornate Frame, cut from white card, matted with white and then placed on a mat of Pretty in Pink.  The flowers are from Gina K. Designs Thoughtful Flowers.  I colored the flowers with SU Blends - Pretty in Pink & Granny Apple Green.  After die cutting them with the matching dies, I mounted them with foam tape around the frame.  The sentiment is an older one  from SU, stamped on the center cut out and then placed back in the frame.  I mounted the panel to a white card base and my card was done.  I really like the finished card.

I will add this to the Triple B Challenge - Birds, Butterflies & Blooms.  Their May inspiration board is beautiful with all the lovely pink images.

and to Darnell's NBUS  as this is the first time I have used this new die.

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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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 Card #4 for March

 Hello friends.  Well, I am almost done with March Anniversary cards.  This is #4 and I have one more to go.

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

I used a new set from Gina K. Designs, Ruffled Blooms stamp, die, stencil, and embossing folder to make these pretty flowers.  After stamping them, I used SU Terracotta Tile (center petals) and Grapefruit Grove (large petals) to blend the inks on.  There are two more flower petal stencils that I didn't use as I like them this way.  I used SU Soft Succulent for the leaves (sorry, all inks are ret.).  I die cut them and then embossed with the matching embossing folder.  I embossed a white panel with the new Spellbinders  February 2D EF called Spring Stripes.  It kind of looks like rows of wonky hearts and I thought it would make a pretty background for the blooms.  The flowers have a lot of texture so I just glued them to the panel and then glued the sentiment over them.

I will add this to Darnell's NBUS as this is the first time for the flower set and embossing folders.

and to Addicted to Stamps and More - Diecuts and/or Stencils (I used both)

I will also add it to the Tic Tac Toe Challenge (middle row down - die cutting, ink blending, friendship) as it is for friends' anniversary - I hope that qualifies.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

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

Happy Anniversary

 Hello friends.  I think I am done with my Christmas cards and had to make an anniversary card for some good friends who's anniversary is next week.

I used Gina K. Designs Flower Medley for the pretty blooms and foliage.  I stamped them with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with SU Daffodil Delight and Old Olive Blends.  I die cut them with the matching dies and mounted them to a circle cut with SU Spotlight on Nature Dies.  The circle is mounted with foam tape and I added small pieces of foam tape under the petals sticking off the circle. The sentiment is from an older SU set.  I embossed a panel of white with SU Cross-Hatch EF and tore the edge and then cut a strip of pattern paper from my stash to glue under the torn edge.  I really like the finished card and I am sure my friends will also.  Her favorite color is yellow.

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

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Thank You for The Flower Challenge

 Hello friends.  I finally got a card done for The Flower Challenge - Thanks.

ETA: My card was an Honorable Mention at The Flower Challenge.

The photo doesn't really do it justice, but it looks good IRL.  I used a couple of new items for my card: Gina K. Designs Ruffled Blooms stencil & embossing folder for the lovely flowers and a die set from Amazon for the Pale Papaya & Pumpkin Pie panels.  I stamped the lighter panel with a sentiment from SU Go To Greetings (ret.) in Soft Suede ink.  The blooms are embossed and stenciled with SU Pumpkin Pie, Calypso Coral and Cajun Craze inks.  I die cut them with a die included with the embossing folder and then embossed then again for more detail.  The leaves are cut with a Memory Box die.  I embossed a panel of SU Basic Beige, glued to a white card base and then mounted the die cut panels with foam tape.  I glued the blooms on and glued the leaves under the petals.

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

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize The Birthday - Embossing

Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Jenny would like to see embossing on our birthday cards.  If you are not into our "Topping" option, the only requirement is that it has to be for a birthday.

I used some old and new products on my card.  The old is the SU Heirloom Frames Dies.  I die cut the oval frame and then embossed it with the matching embossing folder.  The Balmy Blue panel is embossed with SU Cross-Hatch EF.  I added foam tape strips under the frame and mounted it to the blue panel.  I stamped the sentiment from Gina K. Designs Elegant Thoughts (beautiful fonts in this set) on the oval cut out and glued it in the center of the frame.  The flower images are from Gina K. Designs Flower Medley (love this set and have been using it a lot).  After stamping them, I colored with SU Balmy Blue and Soft Sea Foam Green Blends.  I die cut them and arranged them around the oval frame.  For the final touch, I added black dimensional dots to the centers of the flowers.

I will link to the Triple B Challenge

Hop over and check out all the inspiration by the team using embossing on their cards.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Black and White

 Hello friends.  It is time for our new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Linda wants to see our birthday cards in Black and White.  Of course it can always be Anything Goes for a birthday.

I used two black & white pattern papers from my stash, glued them together and added to a thin black mat, then mounted on my white card base.  The flower from Gina K. Designs Wishful Florals was stamped in Versafine Onyx Black ink and die cut with the matching die.  I added strips of foam tape to the back and then added it to the center of the black/white dotted paper.  The sentiment is from an older SU set, cut and added with glue and foam tape.  A quick and simple card but I think it looks elegant in black and white.  Thanks Linda for a fun challenge.

We are glad to welcome a new team member to STB - Nance Salked.  Glad to have you joining us Nance.

Be sure to check out all the inspiration by the DT and our party guests over at Seize the Birthday.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday for A Few Challenges

 Hello friends.  I have a new birthday card to share today.

I used a new set from Gina K. Designs, Flower Medley, for the pretty blooms.  After stamping them in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I colored them with Copic markers and die cut with the matching dies.  I embossed a panel of Pool Party with SU Distressed Tile EF and added it to the white card base.  I then die cut a panel of Lost Lagoon with a stitched rectangle die and white with a smaller stitched rectangle die.  I adhered these two panels together and then adhered them to the card.  I mounted the flowers with foam tape and glued the extra leaves and bud under the edges.  I glued white enamel dots to the centers of the flowers and colored 3 smaller white enamel dots with a Copic marker to match the flowers.  The sentiment is from Gina K. Designs Elegant Thoughts.

I am linking to The Flower Challenge - Add Embellishments

and to Just Us Girls - die week, Florals.

and to the Triple B Challenge - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies (didn't use the inspiration board)

I will also add this to Darnell's IDEAS Challenge - Dies.  This is the first time I have joined and need to do it more often.  Thanks Darnell.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Birthday card for Can You Handle the Pressure

 Hello friends.  When I saw Can You Handle The Pressure has the optional twist of Birthday or Anniversary and since I am always making these types of cards, I thought I would enter this one.

Edited to add another photo that shows the embossing better.

My card was chosen as one of the Top 3 at Can you Handle the Pressure.

The white panel is embossed with SU Distressed Tile EF (ret).  I used Spellbinders Spring Label Motif dies to cut two Basic Beige labels and the white trellis which fits over the smaller label die.  After gluing the white layer on, I then glued the two labels together and then to the white embossed panel.  I used Spellbinders Be Bold Blooms for the flowers, cut from white and ink blended with SU Pretty in Pink and Balmy Blue inks.  The smaller pink flower is from the label die set.  The leaves were cut from some green card in my stash.  I added the white centers and then added small, clear rhinestones to the centers.  I arranged the flowers how I liked and then glued them down just in the centers.  The sentiment is from Gina K. Designs Elegant Thoughts stamp & die set.

This is one of those cards I like so much I hate to give it away, but it will be going to a very dear friend who has a birthday in August.

I will also link this one to Darnell's NBUS as this is the first time I have used this label die, but it won't be the last.  I really like it.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday for The Flower Challenge

 Hello friends.  I saw the inspiration photo at The Flower Challenge and had to make a card for it using my new Spellbinders Cosmos dies.

I die cut 3 sets of flowers from white card and ink blended Salty Ocean DOI over them, making it darker in the centers.  I shaped them with my stylus before gluing together.  I die cut 3 of the spikey centers from black for each flower, shaped them with my stylus and glued together.  I added a rhinestone to the centers.  I found this peach colored DSP in my stash (it looks lighter in the photo) and thought it would make a good background.  I glued it to the front of the white card base and then had to decide how I wanted to arrange the flowers.  I tried several ways before I decided to make a white square, embossed with SU Distressed Tile EF, turned in a diamond shape for the sentiment, and then arranged the flowers around the bottom.  The sentiment is from Gina K. Designs Elegant Thoughts Stamp & Die set.  I stamped it in SU Pumpkin Pie, die cut it, and added 3 plain white die cuts for dimension, then glued it to the diamond shape.

I will also link to the Triple B Challenge - Birds, Blooms, Butterfiles.

and to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Sending Flowers

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn