Color Hues - Blue and Yellow

 Hello friends.  I have a birthday card to share today. I made this one using the Color Hues Challenge colors of blue and yellow.

This card came together quickly as I already had several of the items  done.  The blue panel was already embossed with SU Tasteful Textile EF and I just used SU Scalloped Contours dies (ret) for the scalloped edge.  The sentiment label was already cut, I just stamped the sentiment from Gina K. Designs Spring Clusters and mounted it with foam tape..  The yellow cone flower (Honey Bee Designs) was already done form a previous project and I mounted it with foam tape.  I added a few clear rhinestones to the panel and glued it to the white card base and my card was done.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Birthday Wishes for Three Challenges

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

I used Honey Bee Lovely Layers Anemone for the white flower.  I shaped the petals a little before gluing the 3 layers together.  I cut the centers from SU Night of Navy and Lime Green (Recollections). The leaves were also cut from the Lime Green. I embossed the Night of Navy panel with Spellbinders Flowers & Leaves EF, and then swiped over the raised edges with my white ink pad.  It looks like pattern paper to me and I love the look.  I glued the flower on and glued the leaves under the petals. The sentiment is from Poppy Stamps Birthday Wishes Moonlight Script - I did not use the shadow layer. I glued this on the navy panel and then glued the panel to my white card base.  I really like the finished card and it will be going to a friend at church.

I made this one using the Color Hues Challenge - Navy & Lime Green.

Also linking to AAA Birthday Challenge - Winter Birthday. I think it has a wintry look with the white inking on the embossed layer and the white flower and her birthday is in winter.

and to Can You Handle the Pressure Challenge- Use an embossing folder.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Use Metalics for Seize the Birthday

 Hello friends.  Time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Ashwini would like us to Use Metallics on our birthday cards.

 

I used some textured gold foil cardstock for my metallics, cutting the mat, sentiment (Memory Box Birthday Posh Script) and the center of the bloom.  The flower is Honey Bee Lovely Layers Anemone die set.  I cut the flower layers from lt. blue card and blended Bashful Blue ink in the centers before gluing it together.  I also shaped the petals with my fingers to give it a little dimension.  The leaves are cut from SU Soft Sea Foam and blended with the same ink.  It gives a little shading to them.  I also added the cute little flower bud from the same set.  The white panel is embossed with SU Tasteful Textile EF.

 Be sure to check out all the great inspiration with metallics over at Seize the Birthday.  Hope to see you in our gallery.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Alcohol Inks with Gilding Flakes

 Hello friends. I have a couple of cards to share today.  I made these with the technique the Group of Seven Cardmakers are using this month.  I thought it would be fun to try it.

 

I used Yuppo paper and 3 shades of Ranger Alochol Inks Monsoon, Pool, and Glacier). After squirting them on the Yuppo I blew them around with a straw (no puffer tool), adding a little Alcohol Blending Solution in a few areas. When the panel was dry in most places, I dabbed some gold gilding flakes on.  I really like the finished panel and decided to make 2 cards with it. I cut a panel to fit behind Avery Elle's Starburst Oval Die  and cut the die from white, I glued the Yuppo panel to the card base and mounted the die cut panel with foam tape.  I die cut Honey Bee's Anemone die from white cardstock and blended some blue ink to the centers, glued them together and then added a center die cut from the alcohol ink panel.  The leaves are cut from SU Pear Pizzazz. The sentiment is from an older SU set and I embosed it in gold and die cut it with a stitched die and mounted with foam tape under the starburst panel.  I really liked the finished card, and so did my daughter.

For my second card I die cut a Cottage Cutz Stitched Sqare from the Yuppo panel and mounted it with foam tape to a white panel embossed with SU Tuffted EF (ret.).  I stamped the Hero Arts Poppy in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with SU Sweet Sorbet and Old Olive Blends. I then die cut it with the matching die.  I did trim some of the white around the flower, then mounted it with foam tape.  The sentiment is an older Verve stamp stamped on a stitched shape from SU Enduring Beauty dies., and mounted with foam tape. I like this one too.

I will link to the Triple B Challenge

 

 

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

 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday

 Hello friends.  I have a birthday card to share today.  I used the colors from JUGS Challenge - Blue, Green & Yellow as I thought the colors were perfect for a flower card.

ETA:  My card was a favorite at Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes With Dies August challenge.

 

I wanted to play with my new Honeybee Lovely Layers Wildflowers dies so I die cut the flowers from white card and blended Daffodil Delight ink on the yellow flowers and Brilliant Blue ink on the blue flowers. The stemmed flowers were cut from Pear Pizzazz card and the colored flowers were glued on top.  I added a white enamel dot to the centers of the yellow flowers.  I arranged them on a white panel embossed with SU Crosshatch EF and matted with a thin blue mat.  The flowers and leaves were mounted with foam tape and the ends of the stems were glued down.  I stamped the sentiment from SU Go To Greetings on a strip of white matted with blue and glue it across the flower stems.

I will also link to AAA Birthday Challenge - Anything Goes

 

 

and to Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes With Dies

 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Brightest Birthday

 Hello friends.  I have a pretty birthday card in yellow to share.  When I saw the challenges at Tic Tac Toe and also at Dobule D which both have yellow in them, I had to make a card.

ETA:  My card was chosen as one of the Top 3 at Double D Challenge.

 

I had the background die cut (Spellbinders Candy Stripes die) in my unused stack and thought it would look good over the lt. yellow card.   It is cut twice and the bottom layer is reversed and glued together  for the crossed look.  I mounted this to a white card base.  The flowers from Honey Bee Spring Peony were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with SU Daffodil Delight and Granny Apple Green Blends.  I die cut them with the matching dies and arranged the flowers at the bottom right corner of my card with foam tape.  I glued the leaves under the edges of the large flower.  The sentiment is from SU Cheerful Daisies as I thought it went well with the cheerful yellows.  This will go to a very good friend whose favorite color is yellow.

Double D Challenge

 

 

Tic Tac Toe Challenge ( right row down - yellow, die cuts, floral)

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a wonderful 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

Honey Bee Cone Flower Birthday

 Hello friends.  I am sharing a new birthday card today.  I finally got the Honey Bee Cone Flower Die and this is the first time I have used it.  

 

 

I die cut the petals from Powder Pink card stock (retired SU) and ink the centers with darker pink ink.  I then glued all the layers together at the top (love the dimension of the flower).  I die cut the cone part from Crumb Cake and inked the top layer with Crumb Cake ink to darken it some.  The leaves are cut from Wild Wasabi (retired) and the edges inked with the matching ink.  I shaped the leaves before gluing them under the flower petals.  I mounted the flower on a panel embossed with an Anna Griffin EF Matelasse, and die cut with a stitched rectangle die.  I mounted this to a thin Wild Wasabi mat.  I glued the sentiment strip across the lower part of the panel and added 2 small green enamel dots.  The sentiment is from a retired SU set.  I cut a thin strip of green and added it for a stem as the die set doesn't have a stem and I like the way it turned out.

I will link this to AAA Birthday Challenge - layer it up.

 

 

also to Darnell's NBUS challenge 

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday for HLS

 Hello friends.  I have another birthday card to share today.

I had this blue paper on my table and the white strips from a Spellbinders die and decided to make a card with them.  I glued 3 strips horizontally and vertically starting from the lower left corner.  After adding the strips, I embossed the panel with SU Subtle EF (retired - but I love using it).  Then I had to decide which flower to use and settle on Honey Bee Lovely Layers Anemone.  I already had the leaves and bud cut from Pear Pizzazz card so I die cut the flower layers and bud from white and then blended Pacific Point ink in the centers of the layers and on the bottom of the bud.  I shaped the petals with my stylus and then glued them together.  I glued the flower in the lower left corner and glued the leaves under the edges of the petals.  I decided to add the pretty bud and like the way it turned out.  I die cut the sentiment with Memory Box Happy Birthday Posh Script die but did not use the shadow die as it did not need it.

I am linking to Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies

 

 

and also to Happy Little Stampers Birthday Challenge. 

 

 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Annivesary Card for Color Hues

 Hello friends.  I have another anniversary card to share today using the colors at the Color Hues challenge - Pink & Green.  Of course this just says flowers to me. :)

ETA; YEA, my card was a Runner Up at Color Hues. 

 

I used several new items on this one - Honey Bee Lovely Layers Anemone for the flowers, leaves and buds; Pinkfresh Studios Sparking Diamonds Cover plate for the background, and Spellbinders Many Birthdays for the Happy stamp and die.  I had been eyeing the Honey Bee Anemone die set for some tine and finally ordered it - I love it.  After die cutting the images, I lightly sponged ink over the edges to make it stand out better.  I also shaped the flower petals a little before gluing them in the centers only.  Happy and anniversary (retired SU) are mounted with foam tape.  I love that cover plate also and think it makes a great background.  

I added Wink of Stella to the flower center pieces and this photo shows it better.

I will also add this to MYNBUS challenge as I have several never before used items on this one.

 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Sending Hugs

 Hello friends. I have a card to share today that I made for a friend who had back surgery a little while ago and is still recovering.

I used the colors from the Color Hues Challenge - Orange and Brown, to color the flowers from Honey Bee's Cosmos stamp and dies.  I used two flowers from the set and colored them with SU Pumpkin Pie and Crumb Cake Blends.  I added a little Soft Suede in the centers for the flowers.  I used the Stitched Circles Cover Plate by Reverse Confetti to die cut the white panel and mounted it on a Crumb Cake card base.  I mounted the flowers with foam tape.  The sentiment from SU Eden's Garden is stamped in Early Espresso ink on an oval die cut and mounted to a Crumb Cake scallop oval die cut, then mounted with foam tape to the card.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

The Flower Challenge

 Hello friends.  Today I have a birthday card to share that I made for The Flower Challenge - Latest Stamps or Dies.

 

For my card I used my new Altenew Wallpaper flowers and Honey Bee Stamps' Farmhouse Check Background. I stamped the background in Memento Tuxedo Black and matted with a black mat.  The flowers are also stamped in black and colored with Copics.  I fussy cut the flowers and added some black Nuvo Drops to the centers of the flowers.  The leaves are from Altenew Beautiful Day and stamped with two shades of green and then die cut.  The sentiment is from a SU set embossed in white on a black stitched flag die cut.  I mounted the flowers and the sentiment with foam tape, only putting tape on the ends of the banner and glue in the center.
 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Birthday Wishes for The Flower Challenge #52

 Hello friends.  I finally got my card done for the Flower Challenge -  Embossing Heat/Dry

 

 

I stamped Honey Bee Winter Anemone in Basic Gray ink on watercolor paper and then re-stamped with Versamark Ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  I cut the image with my Scan N' Cut and then watercolored with DOI (Worn Lipstick, Peeled Paint and Mustard Seed).  While this was drying I mounted the dry embossed panel (SU Tulip Border - retired) on a thin pink mat then to the card base.  I stamped Birthday Wishes (SU Fancy Phrases) on the embossed panel and mounted the flower image with foam tape.

You can see the shine from the embossed outline in the bottom photo.

 

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

 Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Anniversary

I have another anniversary card to share with you today.  This one will be going to some very good friends I graduated high school with so I wanted to make it special.

I used my new Altenew Celebrate Today stamp and die set.  I colored the image with SU Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green and Daffodil Delight Blends and then cut it out with the matching die.  I sprayed the die cut with my shimmer spray but it doesn't show up in the photo and I didn't take another one before I mail it.  The sentiment is an old one from Just Rite Large Fancy Sentiments.  I stamped it and then fussy cut around each word.  The flowers and sentiment are mounted with foam tape.  The die cut background is from Honey Bee Stamps Winter Prism.

I will link this one to The Flower Challenge also.


Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day and stay safe.

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

CAS for Seize the Birthday

Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and this time our "Toppings Option" is to make it CAS (clean and simple).  Of course the only requirement is that it be for a birthday.  Hope to see you in our gallery.

For my card I stamped one of the flowers from Honey Bee Cosmos set  on a panel that I scored a half inch from each side.  I then colored it with Promarkers.  The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp It's Your Birthday.   I made a mask for the flower and splatter some yellow and tan DI (to match the flower) over the panel and then mounted it on a thick white card base and my card was done.  It is really clean and simple, and quick too.

Be sure to check out what the Design Team at Seize the Birthday created for your inspiration and I hope you will play along with us.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn