Love You for MFTWSC214 and JUGS Love challenge

This is my card for this week's MFTWSC214.   I used MFT Peace, Love, Joy dies for the sentiment.  The "you" was made by cutting joy apart and I cut a second y and altered it to make the u.  They are cut from SU Rose Red CS.  The arrow and the arrow DSP were cut with MFT Blueprints 13.  I made the arrow longer.  I used MFT Pierced Circles and Circles Stax 2 to make the half circles.  The white is embossed with Darice Heart Background EF.  The arrow paper is from SU Stacked With Love Paper Stack and the black is SU Basic Black.  I mounted the Love with small pieces of foam tape.  I added 3 small enamel dots by Recollections and my card was done.

I am also linking up with Just Us Girls word challenge - Love.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Your Love Lifts Me Up for Just Us Girls Challenge #233

Love the inspiration photo at JUGS this week.  I was going through my stamps and found this Close To My Heart set, Lifting Spirits.  It had this air balloon in it - perfect  for the challenge.   I stamped the image on X-Press It Blending Card and colored it with Promarkers, fussy cut it out and mounted it with foam dimensionals.  I used some SU Bashful Blue ink and my brayer to ink up the flat side of the Darice Clouds EF and ran it through my Big Shot with MFT Smooth White CS, love how it turned out.  The sentiment is from Heart Benton from Inky Antics, stamped in SU Brilliant Blue ink and cut out with MFT Fishtail Flags Stax and Fishtail Flags Layers Stax Die-namics.   I added two enamel dots from MME Now and Then collection.  The blue and yellow CS is from Recollections.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

You Are The Only One For Me

 

Happy Friday my blogging friends.  Today I have a card I made for two challenges:
My Favorite Things WSC162 - here's the sketch.

And also for Classy Cards 'n Such #16 - Think Pink

Here is my card

The card base and mats are MFT Natural CS. The SU Blushing Bride panel is embossed with Cuttlebug Cross My Heart EF.  All the DSP is from MME Love Me 6x6 pad.  The sentiment is from MFT Lovey Dovey Sentiments stamped in SU Rose Red ink on MFT Smooth White CS and cut out with an MFT Blueprints 3 die, also available at Classy Cards 'n Such, and the mat is cut with a MFT Circle Stax 1 die. I added a cute little heart cut from a Blueprints 8 die, and added some sparkle with the Gelly Roll Stardust Clear Glitter Pen, and then mounted it with foam dimensionals. 

 The banners are cut with MFT Fishtail Flags Stax and Fishtail Flags Layers Stax.  I used 1/4" Scor-tape to adhere my papers & CS.

 

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Love for JUGS #226

I made my card using this week's Just Us Girls #226 sketch challenge.

ETA:  Yea, my card won Chic of the Week at JUGS

 

The card base and mats are MFT Smooth White CS.  The DSP is from Recollections Valentine 6x6 pad. I used Spellbinders Heart and Scallop Heart dies and embossed the Pink Pirouette heart with the Cuttlebug Cross My Heart EF.  The arrow and letters are from 2 Valentine stamps from Michaels.  The love had two doves & a heart also, but I just fussy cut the letters out and used them on my heart.  I also altered the arrow and cut it apart to look like it was going through the heart.  They are mounted with foam dimensionals.  The ribbon and bow are from my stash. Card size is 5" square.

 

I am also linking up with the following challenges:

 Simon Says Stamps Monday Challenge - Love Notes

Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge -Have a Heart

 

 

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

 

Playing Favorites Diva Dare

I have been wanting to participate in the Playing Favorites Diva Dare challenge - to pick one of your favorite Verve creations in 2013 or create a new one.  I finally had time to peruse my Verve creations and picked these two (it is hard to pick just one, but I love the sentiments and flowers on both of them - love Verve's flower stamps).

You can read about this card on this post.

 

and this one on this post.

Thanks for stopping by.

 

I would like to wish everyone a Blessed Christmas and a Safe and Happy New Year.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Labor Day Weekend VCMP at Operation Write Home

Operation Write Home is having a "Virtual Card Making Party" (VCMP) on this Labor Day weekend and I am joining in their challenges.  You can read all about it on there blog.   I have made a couple of cards, but haven't done them in order of the challenges. I am still trying to catch up.  Here are the two that I have made:

Challenge #1 is a sketch challenge for a Christmas card using 1" squares.  Here is my card and the sketch:

 

I used SU Garden Green CS for the base and SU Naturals Ivory CS for the layer embossed with a Sizzix holly EF and for the sentiment strip.  I punched the 1" squares from some retired SU Christmas DSP, using both sides.  The sentiment from SU More Merry Messages is stamped in SU Cherry Cobbler ink.  I added the two SU glitter brads to finish my card. 

Challenge #4 is to make a Love card using this sketch:
 

I flipped the sketch sideways so the sentiment would fit.  I used some papers from Echo Park's Yours Truly 6x6 pad, SU Basic Black CS and X-Press It Blending Card.  The sentiment is from Verve's Hundred Hearts.  I did some paper-piercing around the edges, sponged some Cherry Cobler ink on the edges and added the little punched heart.

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I appeciate your comments.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

Happy 4th of July and a Card for SC443

Happy 4th of July to you all!

Happy 237th Birthday America!
And I'm proud to be an American where at least I know I'm free.
And I won't forget the men who died, who gave that right to me.
And I'd gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today.
Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land God bless the U.S.A

I borrowed the above photo and sentiment from Joan's Gardens blog HERE. I love that song and it expresses my sentiments exactly.

Here is my card for the current sketch challenge at Splitcoast Stampers. I flipped the sketch sideways so I could use this cute (new to me) stamp image from Inkyantics Heart Benton. I got it at StampFest in Orlando this past weekend for the purpose of sending cards to OWH for our service men & women to send home to their families. It will go in a box I am mailing out tomorrow.

I stamped Benton on X-Press It Blending CS and colored him with Copics.  The sentiment is from the same set and is stamped in SU Choc. Chip ink on some ledger DSP from Echo Park's This & That. The other DSP is from MME Collectable-Unforgettable.  I matted all the papers with SU Choc. Chip CS and added them to a card base of Canvas Corp Heavy Weight White CS.  The image panel is mounted with foam tape.

Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate your comments.

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Love You More Today for OWH Sketch #179

I made my card using OWH Sketch #179. Love all the layers and I like how they put the measurements for each layer.  Check their blog out.  This card is going in my box that I will be mailing to OWH this week.  They send cards to our service men and women around the world so they will have cards to send home to thier family and friends.  I think it is a great way to appreciate their service for our country.  My husband served in the US Army for 20 years, but they didn't have this kind of organization when he was in the service.

 

My card base is Canvas Corp. Heavy Weight White CS.  The mats are SU Choc. Chip CS.  The DSP is from MME's Honey Cake 6x6 pad.  The sentiment from Verve's Hundred Hearts is stamped on SU Shimmery White CS (which doesn't show up in the photo) with Choc. Chip ink.  I punched 2 small hearts to place in opposite corners.  I used a SU border punch for the little border piece at the end of the sentiment panel. I attached the sentiment panel with foam tape.  I added the 3 small brown brads on the love paper panel before putting my card together.

 

That's it for my card.  Thanks for stopping by my blog.  I really appreciate your comments.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn