Anniversary Blessings

 Hello friends.  I have an anniversary card to share today.  This will go to a sweet couple at church.  I made it for The Flower Challenge - Clean & Simple.

 

I stamped two flowers and 6 leaves from SU Prized Peony set (retired) and die cut them with the matching dies; I also fussy cut some of the white edging away.  I colored the flowers with Copics and the leaves with SU Granny Apple Green Blends.  I mounted the flowers with foam tape on a white panel embossed with SU Subtle EF.  I glued the leaves under the edges of the flowers.  The sentiment is from a Sweet n' Sassy anniversary set.  I masked the words separately so I could layer them.  I then die cut it with an Ornate Frames die by SU (retired), and mounted it with foam tape also.

 I will also link to the Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes With Dies Challenge as I used several dies on this card.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday in Peach & Gray

 Hello friends.  This is my card I made using the colors for the Color Hues challenge.

 

The flowers and leaves are from Altenew Perfectly Perfect.  I colored them with SU Pale Papaya and Smoky Slate Blends, die cut them with the matching dies, and mounted them with foam tape.  I used Altenew Sphere Stencil and Smoky Slate ink on the white panel.  The sphere is large so I die cut a smaller circle from white cardstock and placed it over the Sphere Stencil to get a smaller circle in the center of the panel.  I then embossed the panel with SU Tasteful Textile  EF and mounted it on a Smoky Slate panel cut with MFT Blueprints 27 die.  The sentiment is stamped in Smoky Slate, hand cut with a flagged end, and mounted with foam tape.

I am linking to the Color Hues challenge - Peach and Gray

 

 

and Happy Little Stampers Stencil Challenge - Anything Goes

 

 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Just Us Girls Challenge - Color Week

 Hello friends,  It is my third week as guest designer at Just Us Girls and this is Color Week.  I love these soft and pretty colors and I think you will enjoy using them on your cards, I know I did.

 

I cut a panel of ivory card with Pinkfresh Studio Diagonal Stitched Plaid and mounted it to the ivory card base.  The flower from Ink to Paper Into the Blooms: Dahlia Dies is cut from SU Blushing Bride.  I inked the edges of the petals and shaped them before assembling the 3 layers, added a gemstone to the center and mounted it with foam tape.  The leaves are cut from SU Soft Succulent and I also inked the edges.  Birthday is stamped in Soft Succulent with The Greetery Birthday Blooms and die cut with the matching die.  Happy is from a retired SU set.  These are mounted with foam tape.  For a final touch, I added 3 small clear rhinestones.  I love the final card with these pretty colors.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope to see you in the gallery at Just Us Girls.

Have a wonderful day.

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

Happy Birthday in Silver, Blue & White

 Hello friends.  I have a birthday card to share that I made for Just Us Girls color challenge. Lt. Blue, Silver and White.

ETA:  My card was chosen as Chic of the Week at JUGS.

I used some lt. blue card from my stash and a hot foil plate by The Greetery.  I matted this with a thin silver mat.  The greeting is also hot foiled with a Spellbinders hot foil plate and matching die to cut it with, then mounted with foam tape.  The flower is Layered Fresh Flowers from Memory Box.  I layered two large and one small flower. The center is cut from the silver foil paper.  The leaves are die cut with SU Stitched Blooms dies.

I took another photo to show the shine and greeting better.

I will also link to Happy Little Stampers - Anything Goes With Dies (I have used several different dies)

 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday for Color Hues

 Hello friends.  Thanks for stopping by.  I have a card I made for the current Color Hues challenge - Pink and Yellow.

ETA:  My card was chosen as one of the Watercooler Rockers

 

I just got these new Picture This dies from Stampin Up and used them to die cut the white panel and then placed it over a panel of pattern paper from an old pad I had called Watercolor by Ms. Sparkle & Co.  I don't remember where I got it but I like it and it was perfect for the challenge.  I colored the flower from MFT Magnolia Blooms with SU So Saffron and Crumb Cake Blends.  I cut it with my Scan n' Cut as I don't have the matching dies.  I mounted the flowers with foam tape and then stamped the sentiment from a retired SU set.  This is mounted on a Sahara Sand card base.

 

I will also link to Watercooler Wednesday challenge - All About Occasions 

 

 

and also to Happy Little Stampers - Anything Goes with Dies.

 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

An Anniversary Card

 Hello friends.  I have an anniversary card to share today.  I made it for some friends at church.

All supplies are by Stampin UP.  The colors or Balmy Blue and Pear Pizzazz.  I die cut the flowers with Pierced Blooms dies, the leaves with a Forever Flourishing die.  The pretty white doily is from Encircled in Beauty Dies, and the sentiment is from Many Mates stamp set.  The pattern papers are from You're a Peach DSP matted with Balmy Blue cardstock. I mounted the flowers with foam tape..

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

 

 

 

and also to Addicted to Stamps and More - Dies and/or Stencils

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Merry Christmas

I pray everyone in the path of Elsa stays safe.  We are starting to get some heavy rain here in Florida where I am at and it is stronger along the coast.  I am more inland.

Hello friends.  It is Christmas in July and I am working on some Christmas cards.  I made this one for the Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes, optional Jingle Bells

 

 

The bell image is an older Our Daily Bread stamp (now Divinity Designs) called Jingle Bells.  I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with Promarkers.  I then fussy cut the image and mounted it with foam tape on a white panel cut with Pinkfresh Studios Diagonal Stitched Plaid Cover Plate.  I matted the white panel with a thin mat of Real Red CS.  I cut Memory Box Special Merry Christmas from Real Red CS 3 times and layered it for dimension.  After I colored the image I painted a thin coat of SU Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint (retired) over the bells and they really shine in person. Below is a picture of the shine on the bells.

 

  I am really pleased with the final results on my card and have another one ready for Christmas.

 

I will also link to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I really appreciate your comments.  I hope you have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Wedding Wishes

Hello friends.  Today I have a wedding card to share.

I had the trellis frame already cut twice with my Silhouette and layered it for for sturdiness, then mounted to a white card base.  I wanted to use my new Memory Box dies, Layered Fresh Flowers, so I die cut them several times in white,  and then layered the blooms.  I used the blue card to die cut the centers and then added a clear rhinestone to each flower.  The leaves are die cut with an older SU set.  The sentiment from a Verve set is heat embossed in white. I am pleased with the final result.  I think the lt. blue and white color combo make a lovely wedding card.

I will link to Memory Box Challenge - Feeling Blue.  June is the perfect time for weddings and blue is a good color.

 

also linking to Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes With Dies

 Thank so much for stopping by.  I appreciate your comments. Have a wonderful day.

 Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Congrats Grad

 Hello friends.   I have a graduation card to share today.

The school colors are royal blue and white so I used SU Pacific Point.  The graduation hat is cut with my Silhouette and the letters and numbers are cut with SU Playful Alphabet.  The Congrats is from an older SU set.  I drew the diplomal and fussy cut it.  I added gold thread around it.  The white panel is embossed with SU Subtle EF and the scalloped blue mat is cut with an MFT Blueprints 27 die.  I mounted the hat and diploma with foam tape.

I will link to Happy Little Stampers - Anything goes with dies.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Anniverary Card

 Hello friends.  I have an anniversary card to share that I made for some friends at church.

I saw this card by Cindy I knew it would make a lovely anniversary card.  I used different colors, sentiment, and a different embossing folder. I used the Tufted EF and a larger heart in the middle of the woven heart.  I also used 3/8" strips instead of 1/2' like Cindy used.  I was pleased with the final card and I hope the recipients will like it too.  The sentiment is from SU Many Mates and is stamped on a Stitched Rectangle die cut..

Other supplies are SU Lots of Hearts dies and Bermuda Bay Cardstock. 

 

I will link to Happy Little Stampers - Anything  Goes With Dies as I used several dies for this card.

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn