Birthday Card for a Friend

 Hello friends.  I have a new birthday card for a friend I am sharing today.

I used Pinkfresh Studio Floral Daydream stamp, dies & stencil set for the pretty blooms.  After stamping them I used Ripe Persimmon and Rustic Wilderness DOI with the matching stencils.  I only used the 2 inks and darkened them at the bases of the flowers and leaves and really like how they turned out.  The white panel is embossed with SU Exposed Brick EF and glued to the card base.  I die cut another white panel with SSS Petal Point Frames dies and stamped the sentiment from Gina K. Designs Elegant Thoughts.  I mounted this panel with foam tape and then mounted the flowers with pieces of foam tape.  I think it turned out pretty and I know my friend will like it.

I will add this to the following challenges:

It's stencil week at Darnell's IDEAS

Addicted to Stamps and More - Die cuts and/or Stencils -  I used both.

and to Triple B Challenge - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

  

Best Birthday Wishes

 Hello friends.  I finally got a card made for the Color Hues Challenge - Yellow & Orange.

I had to think about how I wanted to used these colors and this is what I came up with.  I used PTI Bitty/Big DSP for the yellow panel and matted it on a thin orange mat, then to a white card base.  Then I used Penny Black Classy Frames and cut 3 of the middle frame and glued them together.  I used one of the center cuts to glued in the frame and stamped the sentiment from an older SU set in brown ink.  I die cut 2 sunflowers (Amazon) from Daffodil Delight and inked the centers with orange ink and added the brown die cut centers.  The leaves are cut from SU Crumb Cake and the edges inked with the brown ink.  I mounted these on the bottom of the frame and my card was done.

I will share this at Darnell's IDEAS as it is Anything Goes week.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Anniversary

 Hello friends.  I have another anniversary card to share today.  I used the same dies on this card that I used for the birthday card yesterday, but used different colors.  While I had them out I decided to make an anniversary car which is for a couple at church..

I used the same trellis and scallop frame dies from Spellbinders and Houseplants by Altenew.  I used a different flower from the die set, cutting six from SU Daffodil Delight and layering them together.  I did blend SU Crushed Curry ink in the centers first and added a white enamel dot that I colored with a brown Copic marker.  The leaves are cut from SU Granny Apple Green.  The lattice die cut is mounted on a panel of SU Evening Evergreen (ret).  The sentiment from a retired SU set is stamped in SU Peaceful Pine, one of their new In-Colors.

I will share this over at Darnell's IDEAS as it is die week and I used several dies.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Color Throwdown #840

 Hello friends.  I saw the colors at Color Throwdown #840 and of course thought of flowers so I had to make a card using those colors.

I cut a white panel using Pinkfresh Studio Sparkling Diamonds Cover Plate and glued it to the white card base.  I die cut red and yellow flowers using Spellbinders Garden Wreath Add-Ons with SU Riding Hood Red (ret), Lemon Lolly, and Daffodil Delight.  The leaves were cut from two greens from a Recollection card pack.  I added black die cut centers to the flowers, and yellow centers to the two small flowers.  I tried several different arrangements but liked this one the best.  The middle yellow flower is mounted with foam tape and the rest are just glued down in the centers.  The sentiment is from a Spellbinders Press Plate and die set, then mounted with foam tape.

I will also add this to Darnell's IDEAS as it is die week and I have used lots of dies.

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

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