Merry Christmas for Color Hues

 Hello friends.  I have a new Christmas card to share today.  The colors at Color Hues of  Red & Green are perfect for making a Christmas card.

and here is my card

I embossed a panel of SU Evening Evergreen (ret) with Spellbinders Christmas Tile EF and mountned it to a white card base.  The larger poinsettias are cut from SU Real Red using Lawn Fawn Stitched Poinsettia dies.  I cut two medium and two small for each poinsettia and layered them together, adding 3 small gold beads to the center of each one.  The small Cherry Cobbler poinsettias are from another Spellbinders set. The foliage is cut from two shades of green using Spellbinders Christmas Bird Poinsettia die set.  The kraft leaves are from a different Spellbinders die set as are the small white flowers.  I also added a small gold bead to the center of each small flower.  The sentiment from an older SU set is embossed in gold and die cut with a label die.  I mounted it with foam tape off center at the bottom of the floral arrangement.  

I will also share this at Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge - there is lots of greenery in their mood board.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Freshly Made Sketches

Hello friends.  Since I am making Christmas cards at the moment, I thought Michele's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #751 was perfect to use for one so this is what I made.

ETA:  My card was chosen as one of the Princess at Freshly Made Sketches.

I had this Lawn Fawn Stitched Poinsettia already made from SU Cherry Cobbler cs and wanted to use it. I added 3 small gold gems to the center.  For the background I embossed a panel of white with Spellbinders Vintage Ornaments EF and glued it to the white card base.  I cut a panel of green using MFT Stitched Rectangles and shortened it to a square by running it back thought my Big Shot and then mounted it with foam tape.  I cut Altenew Burlap Texture Die from SU Crumb Cake and added that to the green square - it is larger than the small square in the sketch, but I hope it is o.k.  I then added the poinsettia and some leaves cut from a different green and the sentiment - a Betterpress Sentiment from Spellbinders.  One more card to add to my Christmas stash.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

Joyful Christmas

 Hello friends.  I have a Christmas card to share today.  I am slowly starting to get them done, hopefully before December😉

ETA:  My card was one of the Top Picks at Krafty Chicks Christmas challenge.

I used this lovely Brass & Bliss Decorative Floral Circle die cut from white and mounted on a white card base.  I stamped the sentiment from an older SU set in Garden Green ink. The Lawn Fawn Stitched Poinsettia dies were used to cut them from SU Poppy Parade and the leaves from some green from a Recollections pack. (Michael's)   The centers are cut from SU Daffodil Delight using a die from another set.  I mounted them around the bottom left corner of the floral frame and my card was done.

I will share this at Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge - I didn't use Santa or a beach scene, but did use red as there is a lot of red in the inspiration board.

and to the Krafty Chicks Challenge  - Christmas

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - By the Sea

ETA:  Yea!!  My card was chosen as A Cut Above at The Paper Players.

 Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Nancy has chosen By the Sea for our "Toppings" option.  We also have a new member joining our team - Julie Peddicord (Jules).  Be sure to check out her blog.

I used an older (2008) stamp set by Our Daily Bread Designs (now Divinity Designs) and colored it with Copics.  I die cut it with a circle die and the black mat with a larger circle die and then mounted it with foam tape to a panel embossed with an older Cuttlebug EF.  The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn Happy Sayings and the die from Lawn Fawn Simple Wavy Banners, then mounted with foam tape.

Be sure to check out all the great cards by the team over at Seize the Birthday and join in this fun challenge.  Hope to see you in our gallery.

 

I am also linking to The Paper Players - CAS Masculine

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Welcome cards

Hello friends.  I am sharing some cards my sister requested for new people in her neighborhood.  I sent her a picture of one before I made the other 4.  She wanted them all to be a little different.  I think she will like them.

Ooops, I didn't notice the tiny piece of paper on the bottom card on the left house when I took the picture.
Here is a close up of one of the cards.

I used Lawn Fawn's Happy Village stamps and die set, Lil' Inkers Side Stitched Rectangle dies and MFT Wonky Stitched Rectangle dies.  I sponged the grass and sky and mounted the stamped elements with foam tape.

I will link my cards over at Lawn Fawnatics Challenge 75 - Spectacular skies.  My sky is bright and cheerful so hopefully that counts.


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

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

CAS Christmas - Winter Scene

Hello friends.  I made a card for the CAS Christmas Card Challenge - Winter Scene

I created my winter scene with these cute penguins from Lawn Fawn's Here We Go A-Waddling set and matching dies.  I stamped the penguins and lamp post with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored them with Copics.  I trimmed a little closer around the penguins after die-cutting them and added foam tape to them and the lamp post.  For the main panel I sponged Salty Ocean DOI for the sky and made a sidewalk by drawing a thin line and sponging SU Smokey Slate ink.  I added a little darker  shadow under the penguins.  The sentiment is from the same set.  I also used Simon Says Stamp Falling Snow stencil and light molding paste to make some snow.  After my card was done, I lightly misted a mixture of 70% alcohol and SU Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint for a little sparkle.  It shows up in the photo below.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Have a Roaring Good Birthday

Hello friends.  I am sharing a card requested by a friend for her granddaughter who loves zoo animals.  I used Lawn Fawn's Critters on the Savannah stamps and die set.

I stamped the animals and colored them with Copics, and then cut them out with the matching dies.  I punched a 1" circle to use as a mask for the sun while I sponged the background with blue and green inks  The grass is from the stamp set.  I cut the tree in half and mounted it on each side and them mounted the animals with foam tape.  I matted the panel with green card and then a larger brown mat to match the colors in the design.

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a look.  I so appreciate it when you take time to leave a comment.  I hope you have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Thank You So Very Much

Hello friends. Today I am sharing a card that was a special request by my brother who is pastor of Cowboy Fellowship Church.  He needed several special thank you cards.

I used 3 different stamp sets for my card.  The cowboy is from MFT Saddle Up & Celebrate, along with the matching dies.  The church, trees and clouds are from Lawn Fawn Happy Village stamps and matching dies.  The sentiment is from SU Butterfly Gala.  I colored the images with Copics.  The cowboy and the church are mounted with foam tape.  The trees, clouds and sentiment panel are glued on the main panel which is sponged with Distress Oxide inks and matted with brown card.  The card base is SU Crumb Cake.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Holidays for JUGS Photo Week

I was inspired by the cute buggy of presents and bows over at Just Us Girls this week and made this card for their challenge.

I love this cute set by Lawn Fawn Toboggan Together and used the penguin with his sled full of presents.  I stamped the presents twice and layered them.  The images are colored with Promarkers and die cut with the matching dies.  I embossed the white panel with SU Softly Falling EF and added a little torn strip for snow at the bottom. The images are mounted with foam tape.  The sentiment is from the same set and is stamped in MFT Electric Red, cut with an MFT die and mounted with foam tape.

I am also linking this at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Merry Monday #292 - Add Penguins

Good Morning friends.  For our Merry Monday challenge this week Kim wants us to add penguins to our Christmas cards.

I used these cute caroling penguins from Lawn Fawn's Here We Go A Waddling, along with the matching die set.  I stamped them with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them with Copic markers.  I added two strips of torn white cardstock at the bottom for the snow.  One layer is glued down and the other is popped up with foam tape.  It doesn't show up well in the photo but looks great IRL.  The background pattern paper is from a Recollections Christmas pad and I stamped the sentiment on it.  The lamp posts are glued flat and the penguins are mounted with foam tape.  The scalloped frame by The Pretty Pink Posh is mounted with foam tape.

As always, don't forget to check out the wonderful cards by my teammates over at Merry Monday.  I hope you will join us this week for this fun challenge.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Merry Christmas

This is my second post today.  Scroll down for my Christmas Card Challenges post.

I made my card using this reindeer from Lawn Fawn's Toboggan Together set.  I stamped him in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored him with Copics, then fussy cut him out.  The circles are Spellbinder Classic Circles and Scallop Circles dies.  I stamped the tree background with an Inkadinkadoo stamp and SU Old Olive ink.  I sponged lt. blue ink around the trees and added a mixture of Flower Soft and Fun Flock to the bottom for the snow.  The deer is mounted with foam tape and so are the circle panels and sentiment flags.  The sentiment is from Inspired By Stamping's Festive Frames set.  The mats are SU Cherry Cobbler and the white is Coredinations Heavy White Card.  The DSP is from 'tis the Season by Echo Park.

I am entering my card in Merry Monday Christmas Challenge - use a reindeer,

and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Christmas.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn