Birthday Cupcake

 Hello friends.  I have a new birthday card to share today.  I made this one for a young girl at church who is turning 9 next week.

I had this MFT cupcake left over from a previous project and the papers are scraps from my stash.  I colored the cupcake to match the colors in the papers - SU Pretty in Pink and Mint Macron Blends, with a little yellow on the candle.  I mounted the cupcake with foam tape to a white oval cut with Spellbinders Essential Stylish Ovals and then a mat of Pretty in Pink.  The pattern papers were mounted on white and cut with a stitched rectangle die, then mounted to the white card base.  Happy Birthday is from a SSS set and glued across the bottom of the oval.

I saw TGIF is celebrating their 600th challenge so will share my card there.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

New Anniversary Card

 Hello friends.  I am sharing a new anniversary card I made for some friends at church.

I embossed a panel with SU Exposed Brick EF and glued it to the card base.  Then I used a stitched octagon die (no name on it) to cut a green shape with the largest die. I then used the 2nd largest die to cut a white shape and the 2nd & 3rd largest dies to cut a frame from cream card.  I stamped the sentiment using a stamp from SU Layers of Beauty set.  Then I glued the cream color frame on the white octagon.  The flower is made using MFT Upsy Daisy dies.  I cut 2 large and 2 medium flowers from SU Barely Blush, blended Flirty Flamingo ink to the centers and glued them together.  The leaves and sprigs are from PTI Into the Blooms: Anemones die set. The pink buds are cut from Flirty Flamingo card and glued to the white sprigs.  I added a fancy rhinestone (Hobby Lobby) to the flower and added a few clear rhinestones on the sentiment panel and my card was done.

I will link to the Tic Tac Toe Challenge #297 - my card fits the middle and bottom rows across.

and to Can You Handle the Pressure - with the twist of Celebration - I think an anniversary is a celebration.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Combining Old and New

 Hello friends.  I was inspired by a couple of challenges to create my card today.

Just Us Girls - Die Week: Forgotten Favorite and Triple B Challenge - inspired by the white daisies in their mood board.

 

I had these MFT Uspsy Daisy Dies out for my card the other day and thought they would be perfect for these two challenges.  I have had them for over 12 years and love them.  I thought they would be perfect for the white daisies in the Trible B mood board so I cut 3 of them and layered them together, adding the yellow centers.  I added some Wink of Stella to the centers but it doesn't show up well in the photo.  I embossed a panel of Beige cardstock from a Recollections pack with my new Altenew Crisscross Blooms EF and glued it to a white card base.  The stem and leaves are cut using Simon Says Stamp Layered Perky Flower - I clipped the blooms off and added the white daisies.  The sentiment is from SU Go To Greetings (ret.) and mounted with foam tape.

I will also add this to Darnell's NBUS #88 Mutual Appreciation Celebration as this is the first time using the Altenew EF. Be sure to check out Darnell's post on this wonderful challenge.  She has done an excellent job inspiring all of us.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

Seize the Birthday - Sweet Treats

 Hello friends.  It's time for our new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Shirley would like to see Sweet Treats on our cards. Of course, we always have our "Anything Goes" option.

The cute cupcake on the stand is from My Favorite Things Mice Day to Celebrate.  After stamping the image, I colored it with Copics and die cut with the matching die.  The banners are also from the same stamp & die set.  I embossed the pink panel with Spellbinders Balloons & Banners 3D EF of the Month from May 2023.  After coloring the die cut banners, they fit over the embossed banners.  The die cut oval was blended with DOI and glued to the pink panel,  The cupcake was mounted with foam tape.  The sentiment is from SU Charming Day stamp set, fussy cut and mounted with foam tape also.

Be sure to check out all the great cards by the team over at Seize the Birthday.  I hope you will join in our fun challenge.

Will also share this at Addicted to Stamps and More - Birthdays.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Wedding Card

 Hello friends.  Today I am sharing the wedding card I made for my grandson and girlfriend who are getting married this weekend.  Navy is their main color so I found this shiny navy card at Michaels and thought it was perfect to use. 

 I die cut the panel with Pinkfresh Sparkling Diamonds Coverplate and glued it to the white card base.  the flowers and stems were cut from white with MFT dies.  I shaped the layers with my stylus, glued them together and added a fancy rhinestone (Hobby Lobby) to the center of each flower.  I glued the leaves under the edges of the petals.  The sentiment is from Waffle Flower Essential Sentiments stamp & die set.  I stamped it in SU Misty Moonlight and mounted with foam tape after die cutting it.

This photo shows the shine on the navy panel.

I will share this at the Inkspirtional Challenge #359 - Shades of Blue.

and also at Color Hues - Blue and White.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Anniversary Blessings

 Hello friends.  I have a new anniversary card to share.  This will go to a young couple at church.

I used some older MFT products for my card.  The pattern paper is from MFT Black & White Stripe paper pad.  I cut a 1-1/2"  strip and glued it to the left side of the card base.  I added a 1/4" black strip for separation. The pretty flowers are from MFT Floral Focus.  It is one big stamp which after stamping and coloring I die cut it with the matching die and then cut it apart to place it how I thought it looked best.  I used SU Boho Blue Blends for the the flowers and Soft Succulent (ret.) for the leaves.  I put foam tape under the flower parts and glued the ends of the stems along the black strip..  The sentiment is from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Anniversary Innies.  I stamped one word at a time, then cut at an angle and mounted with foam tape.  I really like the finished card.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Welcome Baby

 Hello friends.  I have two baby cards to share today.  We have had 4 new babies at our church and have 2 more due in June & July so I have been making baby cards and baby albums for the new moms.  Of course one is for a girl and one is for a boy.

I had the pink pattern paper in my stash and thought it would be perfect with the hearts.  The stork & bear are from My Favorite Things Welcome Little One.  I colored them with Copics, fussy cut the images, then mounted them with foam tape.  The white oval and pink scallop oval are cut with MFT dies.  Welcome is a stand alone die by Karen Burniston.  It has a shadow die as well as the main die.  Baby is from Karen Burniston Baby Charms die set.  I love the way this turned out and the recipient did also.

I used the same stamps & dies for the the boy one along with SU Balmy Blue gingham paper, Balmy Blue & Tahitian Tide card stock.  The onesie is a die from the Baby Charms die set.  I used a white gel pen to do the lines on the neck, sleeve and legs, and SU Tahitian Tide to color the little heart in and also the diaper the stork is holding .  The mom hasn't received this one yet.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day and a great weekend.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Stripes

 Hello friends.  There is a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Linda has chosen "Stripes" as our topping option this time.

 

For my card I used MFT Bold Blooms for the flower & leaves.  I die cut the flowers, layered them and added a gem from Queen & Co. to the center.  The leaves are cut from SU Pear Pizzazz.  The striped paper is an old one from my stash by American Crafts.  The swirly design was the bottom strip on the paper and I almost threw it away, but thought it would make a great design element on my card, so I glued it below the flower.  The sentiment from The Greetery Balloon Bouquet is stamped on an oval die cut and mounted with foam tape.

There is lots of inspiration from the team and our Party Guests 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

 

Seize the Birthday - Cute Critters

 Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and I am the hostess this time.  I have chosen the "Topping" option of Cute Critters.  If you are not into the "Topping" option, the only requirement is that it has to be for a birthday.  Have fun with this challenge and I hope to see you in our gallery.

I die cut the Waffle Flower Postage Collage die from white and left the die in place while I blended lt. green ink around the bottom right corner and lt. blue ink around the top left corner of each section.  I stamped the cute raccoons from MFT You Little Rascal stamp set and die cut them with the matching dies.  I colored them with Copic markers and mounted them with foam tape.  I also stamped the grass from the same set in the corners of each section and colored it with a darker green marker.  The flowers were stamped, colored and die cut, then added to the grass areas.  The sentiment is from Gina K. Birthday Greetings.  The 30 and Hugs Inside are from Waffle Flower Postage stamp set. I mounted this panel to a lt. blue mat and then to the card base.  I really like the finished card and hope you do also.

Be sure to check out all the great cards by our guest designers and the team over at Seize the Birthday.

 

I am also linking to   AAA Birthday #64 where they are looking for critters

 

 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday for Great-Granddaughter

 Hello friends.  Today I am sharing a card I made for my great-granddaughter who turns 15 this week.

 

She is always in jeans or shorts and a t-shirt so thought this image from MFT (Purfect Birthday) was perfect for her.  I added the balloon and #15 stickers.  I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with Copics.  I blended lt. green ink and lt. blue ink for the background and then matted with a small black mat.  The blue stripe paper is from my stash and worked perfectly.  I also added a black mat to it and then mounted it to the card base.  The sentiment is from an older SU set and I fussy cut around it and glued it on.  I hope she likes it and I think she will.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday in Kraft & Yellow

 Hello friends.  I am sharing a birthday card I made using the colors at the current Color Hues Challenge of Kraft & Yellow.

 

I die cut the flowers from a lt. yellow (Recollections) using an older MFT Sunflower die set.  I cut 6 layers of the smaller flower in the set and layered 2 each for my sunflowers.  I shaped them with my stylus to give a little dimension.  The centers are cut from SU Crumb Cake (kraft), as are the leaves, which are from a Spellbinders die set.  I added the veins to the leaves with a dk. brown marker and also shaped them with my fingers before gluing under the flowers.  The white background is embossed with SU Dainty Diamonds EF (retired).  The sentiment panel and mat are cut with SU Countryside Corners dies.  I trimmed the kraft mat down a little before adding to the card with foam tape.  The sunflowers are also mounted with foam tape.  The sentiment is from SU Happy Thoughts (retired).

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

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

Happy Stamping

JoAnn

Make My Monday - Summer Theme

 Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Make My Monday and I am the host this time.  I have chosen Summer Theme for our cards.  I hope you have fun with this challenge.

I thought going to the beach was a fun summer activity so I used 4 different stamp sets to create my beach scene,  MFT PI Beach Day for the girl and sandcastle; MFT Penguins in Paradise for the palm tree; SU Paradise Palms (ret.) for the sun and sentiment, and the wave image from On the Horizon (ret.) stamped over the ink blended water section.  I also blended Crumb Cake ink for the sand area and a lt. blue for the sky and a med. blue for the water area.  I colored the girl and palm tree with SU Blends and Copic markers.  I glued the palm tree on and mounted the girl with foam tape after fussy cutting them out.

I hope you check out all the great cards by the designers over at Make My Monday and join in our fun challenge.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Use Your Initials

 Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Glenda has chosen the "Topping" option to Use Your Initials.

You can use one initial, your first and last initial, or all three, as a few of our 

Design Team Members have done.  Lots of options, so I hope you have some fun with it!

  

I went with the topping option of using your initials and mine are JB.  The B was easy of course, blue, birthday.  I thought of the word joy for J and searched through several stamp sets to find the one I wanted and used 4 different stamp sets to create my sentiment.  I cut it in strips to place around the focal image which is a tier of cupcakes from MFT Sweet BD Wishes.  After stamping the image I colored it with SU Blends, Smokey Slate, Crumb Cake and Tahitian Tide.  I used a lt. blue panel cut with SU Scalloped Contours die and embossed with the Subtle EF.  I die cut the white panel with MFT Inside & Out Stitched Arches.  I mounted the white panel and sentiment with foam tape.  I shaded the bottom of the white panel for the cup cakes to sit on and they are mounted with foam tape also.

Be sure to check out all the lovely cards by our team and guest designers over at Seize the Birthday.  Hope to see you in our gallery.

 

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping, 

JoAnn

Festive Friday Challenge

 Hello friends, would you believe this is my 3rd post today but I wanted to share this birthday card I made for my great-granddaughter, and she loved it.  I used the Festive Friday Challenge - Wear Red Day.

 

From the Inspo List I chose red, clothes, hat, and texture.  I embossed the white panel with SU Paint Texture EF, then added strips of older SU pattern paper in red check and blue print.  I stamped the image from MFT Saddle Up and Celebrate Stamps and dies (I can't find it on there website so it must be discontinued).  I colored her with Copics and cut her out.  I die cut a circle and sponged blue for the sky and green for the grass, and also stamped some grass images.  I mounted the cowgirl with foam tape to the circle and mounted the circle with foam tape also.  The sentiment from the same set was die cut with a die and mounted with foam tape.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

It's the Best Day

 Hello friends.  HAPPY NEW YEAR.

I have a new birthday card to share today.  This one is for a young girl at church who is turning 6 next week.

I used this cute image from MFT Sweet BD Wishes, stamped her with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.  I colored her with Copics, fussy cut her out and then mounted with foam tape.  The white curved panel is die cut with SSS  Dot Scallop Border, then mounted over a panel of pink plaid paper from my stash.  The sentiment is from SU Best Day (new Jan- April Mini Catalog).  I added 3 tiny pink pearls for a little bling.

I am linking to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Party, as she definitely has to have a party for her birthday.

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Gnome Birthday Card

 Hello friends.  I have a new birthday card to share today.  My friend wanted a card for her niece who likes gnomes.  This gave me a chance to use this Spellbinders March 2022 Stamp of the Month - Spring Gnomes.  It is my first time using the set and it really turned out cute, my friend loved it.

For the background panel, I blended Salty Ocean and Bundled Sage DOI ink and then stamped an old stamp where the ground and sky meet.    I stamped the image and colored her with Copics.  I then fussy cut her, then mounted her with foam tape to the background panel.  The balloons were stamped, colored with Copics and die cut with MFT Beary Special Birthday.  I also added foam tape to the back of the balloons.  The sentiment is from a new SU set Best Day (January-April 2023 Mini Catalog). This panel was mounted on a black scallop mat cut with MFT Blueprints 27.

Another one for NBUS 

and for Happy Litlle Stampers Birthday Challenge - Anything Goes

 

  

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Baby Card

 Hello friends.  I have a baby card to share today.  This one is for a baby shower tomorrow and of course it is a boy.

YEA, My card was also a Top Pick at As You See it Challenge.

ETA:  Yea, my card was a Fave at Festive Friday.

I made a side step card from SU Balmy Blue card.  I punched the bottom of both sides with a retired SU pumch.  I cut 3 drawers and inked around the edges with Balmy Blue ink and mounted them with foam tape.  I added a piece of plaid pattern paper from my stash on the right side.  I stamped the cute onesie from Sweet n' Sassy Oh Baby set, colored with SU Balmy Blue and Soft Suede Blends, then mounted it with foam tape  The cute little images on the bottom are from MFT Hello, Little One stamp & die set.  I colored them with Copics and glued them to the bottom.    I added little pearls for the drawer handles and as a hanger for the onesie.

I will link to Festive Challenge Grandparents Day.  I chose Fancy Fold, Plaid and Pearls.

 

I will aslo link to As You See It Challenge -- Baboes 

 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Tis the Season

 Hello friends.  I have a Christmas card to share today.  I made this one for the CAS Christmas Card Challenge - Santa.

ETA:  Wow, my card was chosen as the winner at CAS Christmas challenge.

 

I got out this old set by My Favorite Things called Christmas and stamped the Santa image and the sentiment from this set.   I colored the Santa with Copics and die cut him with a stitched oval die, then mounted him on a black scalloped oval die cut.  I stamped the sentiment on a white panel and embossed it with an older SU EF called Perfect Polka Dots (retired) as I thought it looked like falling snow.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

Seize the Birthday - Purple, Blue and Green

 Hello friends.  We have a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Colleen has chosen the colors, Purple, Blue and Green as our "Toppings" option.

 

 

I strayed from my usual floral card and made one with balloons. I  thought it was a good choice for the colors (although flowers would fit perfectly also).  I dug out this older set from MFT( Party Balloons)  and stamped the balloons in Blueberry Bushel, Granny Apple Green and Highland Heather inks, then die cut them with the matching die.  I also stamped the confetti in the same colors.  The balloon strings, stamped in black, and the confetti were stamped on the white panel and then I embossed it with SU Tasteful Textile EF.  I glued the balloons on flat.  The sentiment is cut with an Impression Obsession die set in Highland Heather and Blueberry Bushel.  I die cut 2 sets and layered them for more stability and glued them on the embossed panel.

 

I will also link this to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - For a Child

Be sure to check out all the great cards using these colors by the Design Team over at Seize the Birthday.  I hope to see you in our gallery.

Happy Stamping.

JoAnn

 

Seize the Birthday - Summer Activities

 Hello friends.  After being off for a couple of months due to foot surgery,  I am happy to be joining my STB teammates for this fun challenge.  Barbara has chosen the "Topping" option of Summer Activities for this challenge.  The only requirement though, is that it has to be for a birthday.

 

 For my card I used an older MFT stamp set, Sprinkler Girl,  I stamped her in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with Copics.  I also stamped her again on the tiny blue check pattern paper and fussy cut the bathing suit and glued it on.  I fussy cut her and the sprinkler and mounted them with foam tape to a scallop die cut panel to which I sponged on blue and green DOI for the sky and grass. The sentiment is from SU Peaceful Moments.  I mounted this panel with foam tape on a panel of SU Simple Marbleous DSP (retired), and then to the white card base.

I will also link up to the Color Hues challenge - Blue and Green.

 

Be sure to check out all the fun summer cards over at Seize the Birthday and join in our fun challenge.

Hope to see you in our gallery.

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn