Color Hues - Pink and Red

 Hello friends.  I am honored to be the Guest Designer at Color Hues Challenge today and the colors are Red & Pink.

        

I was going through my stamps and found this older stamp from Art Impressions, Cupcake BFFs and thought it would be perfect to color in Red & Pink.

After stamping the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I colored her with Copics and used SU Crumb Cake Blends for her hair and cupcake wrapper.  I die cut her with my new Penny Black Curvature dies and also cut a Real Red frame.  It cuts the center out as well a the frame.  I glued the red frame over the white frame for a little dimension, and then to the Pretty in Pink panel embossed with Taylored Expressions Weathered EF.  I then mounted this panel to the white card base.  The stamped image panel was then glued in the opening of the frame.  The sentiment from the same stamp set, is stamped on a white scrap and glued to the edge of the frame.

Now it is time to check out what the DT did with these colors.  Hope you will be inspired to join us in this fun challenge.

I am also linking to Darnell's NBUS (Never Before Used Schtuff) as this is the first time I used these dies.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Use Your Favorite Color

 Hello friends.  It is time for a new post at Seize the Birthday.  I am the host this time and I chose "Use Your Favorite Color" as our "Toppings" option this time.  Of course the only requirement is that it be for a birthday.

Any shade of blue is my favorite color so I used SU Boho Blue inks and cardstock.  The die cut frame is from Penny Black Double Frame set.  I used the larger frame for my card.  The beautiful bloom is from SU Thankful Garden set (stamps, dies, stencils).  After stamping the flower I used the stencils to blend Boho Blue ink for the flower and Old Olive ink for the leaves.  I glued the frame to the card base and then stamped the sentiment from Gina K. Designs Elegant Thoughts, stamped in Boho Blue ink.  I mounted the flower using foam tape and the end of the stem glued under the edge of the frame.

Be sure to check our the Design Team & our Party Guests cards to see what their favorite colors are.  I hope to see you in our gallery.

Thanks for stopping by.  Hope you have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Two More Christmas Cards

 Hello friends.  I am slowly getting my Christmas cards done and have two new ones to share.

 

For Card #1 I combined some old and new stamps/dies.   The old is Taylored Expressions In & Out Christmas stamps for the sentiment.  I stamped it in Real Red ink and fussy cut around it.  The poinsettia is from a retired SU set Poinsettia Petals stamp & dies.  I stamped the poinsettia in Smokey Slate ink and cut with the matching dies.  The leaves were stamped in Mossy Meadow on some green from my stash, and then die cut.  I added the die cut gold center to the poinsettia.  The Real Red background is stamped with my new Penny Black Christmas Story stamp with Whisper White ink.  I then added my new SSS Double Plaid Cover cut in white.  The sentiment and poinsettia are mounted with foam tape and the leaves glued under the petals.  I really like the finished card.

 

For card #2 I used Creative Expressions Festive Collection - Poinsettia Additions for the white poinsettias.  The leaves and pine boughs are cut from Evening Evergreen using Spellbinders Holiday Blooms die set.  The gold pieces are cut using SU Poinsettia Petals (ret.) .  Noel is cut from gold foil using SU Joy of Noel (ret.) and glued on an Ornate Layers (ret.) die cut. I glued the letters on the panel and mounted it with foam tape. The flowers and foliage are glued on over the banner. I like this one too and my granddaughter said this one is her favorite of all my Christmas cards.

I will link Card #1 to Darnell's NBUS as the die cut and background stamp are new.

 

And Card #2 to the Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge

  

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

 Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Another Christmas Card

 I am slowly getting some Christmas cards done before the rush and I have one to share today.

ETA:  My card was chosen as one of the Top 3 picks at Peace on Earth.

I used some new dies to make my card - Birch Press Holly Sprig Contour Layers and Penny Black Classy Frames.  I die cut all of them from white and colored the Holly Sprig with Copics.  The white frame is the middle frame of the set.  The larger mat is the center cut out from the largest frame and stamped with a sentiment from SU Brightest Glow (ret.).  I blended some Crumb Cake ink around the edges.  I mounted the frame piece with foam tape on a mat embossed with Spellbinders Scattered Christmas EF, and then to a thin mat of SU Real Red.  I will probably make more of these for Christmas as I really like it.

I will link my card to the Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge.

 

 

Also to Darnell's NBUS as this is my first time using these 2 new dies. 

 

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Embossing on Vellum

 Hello friends.  I have a new birthday card to share today.  I did the embossed vellum technique the Group of Seven Cardmakers are doing on their blog this month.

I used the smallest butterfly from Penny Black Butterfly Trio and stamped it several times on a piece of Vellum and then embossed it with white embossing powder. I didn't stamp on the back (I missed this in the description) but I colored the back of the vellum with yellow and orange alcohol markers, then trimmed the vellum to fit inside a die cut Mama Elephant frame from Framed Tags - Madison Avenue.   I had an older lt. blue pattern paper and cut it to 4-1/4 by 5-1/2 and glued it to the white card base.  I then mounted the famed panel to the card base and added a sentiment from a retired SU set.  I like the finished card and am glad I tried this technique.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday for The Flower Challenge

 Hello friends.  I have a new birthday card to share today.  This one will be going to a friend at church.  I made the card with The Flower Challenge in mind - their theme this month is Birthday.

 

 I had these flowers from Pinkfresh Studio You're the Best already stamped so I colored them with Copic markers and then fussy cut them out.  The white die cut border is cut with a Gina Marie Designs die.  I glued this to a SU Basic Beige panel and then to a white card base.  I mounted the flowers with foam tape around the border.  The sentiment is from Penny Black Super Day stamp set.  I really like the finished card and I hope the recipient does also.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Add a Sky

 Hello friends.  Happy Thursday - it is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Vicki wants us to Add a Sky. With that in mind, I made this cute card for a little girl at church.

 

For my sky I die cut a SU Scalloped Contours Die from white and then sponged some DOI Speckled Egg over it using a Taylored Espressions Cloud Die.  This is the first time I have used that cute bunny image from Penny Black called Flying By. I stamped him with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with SU Blends Flirty Flamingo and Granny Apple Green.  I also used a lt. gray Copic marker around the edges of the bunny image.  I then fussy cut the bunny and mounted him with foam tape to the sky panel.  The sentiment in the top right corner is from the same stamp set but I masked off the word "Hi" and than stamped a second sentiment (SU) on a scrap piece and added it to the bottom left corner.  I added this panel to a Powder Pink panel embossed with SU Subtle EF (ret.) and then to a white card base.

I will also link this to Darnell's NBUS Challenge as this is the first time I used that cute bunny.

 

 

and to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge (my first time playing in this challenge)

 

 

and also to Happy Little Stampers Birthday Challenge. 

 

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

Hello

 Hello friends.  I have a new card to share today.   I have been wanting to use this large butterfly stamp from Penny Black Butterfly Trio and when I saw the color challenge at Just Us Girls I thought I would give it a try.

 

I stamped the butterfly in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored over the black with my black marker as it didn't stamp real clear (I tried it a couple of times).  I colored the wings with SU Pale Papaya and Pool Party Blends, then fussy cut it out.  There is no matching die but it was easy to cut out.  I embossed the white panel with SSS Blossom Field EF and matted it with a thin Pool Party mat.  I die cut the Hello (Tutti Designs) twice in white, once in Pool Party, and layered them together; but it looked too pale on the white, so I die cut it in black and glued in on top of all the layers.  I thought it looked better as there was black in the butterfly.  I am please with the final result.

 

I am also linking to NBUS as this is the first time I have used this stamp.

 

 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

Seize the Birthday - Food

 Hello friends.  We have a new challenge for you at Seize the Birthday and the topping option this time is food, glorious food, which was previously chosen by our lovely teammate Lindsey, who passed away recently.

 

 

I was going through my stamps and paper recently and came across this cute stamp by Penny Black called Sweet Thing.  I thought it would be perfect for the topping option with that big cupcake.  The paper is some I have had for a loooong time but was perfect with the image.  I stamped her with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with Copics.  I then die cut the image with a stitched circle die and a mat from dark brown cardstock. She is mounted with foam tape. The pattern paper is also matted with the same brown.  The white panel is embossed with SU Timeworn Type EF and the sentiment is from SU Peaceful Moements, also cut with a circle die and mounted with foam tape.

Don't forget to check out all the fabulous cards by the design team over at Seize the Birthday.

 

I will also link to Happy Little Stampers Birthday - Anything Goes 

 

 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Birthday Blessings

Good morning friends.  I have a cute little birthday card to share today.  This one is for a little one at church.

I used this cute image from Penny Black called Beautiful Day.  I colored her with Promarkers and think she turned out so cute.  I added Wink of Stella to her wings, but it doesn't show up in the photo.  I sponged the blue sky and green grass and added an older stamp grass image on top.  I die cut the panel with a stitched rectangle die.  The sentiment is by Verve and cut with banner die.  Both of these are mounted with foam tape on a tiny pink check panel cut with MFT Blueprints 27 die from Sunny Studio DSP.

I am linking to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes.

I will also link to Darnell's NBUS Challenge as I have not used this stamp set before.


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

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

CAS Christmas - Stocking

Hello Friends.  Today I am sharing a card I made for CAS Christmas - Stocking.
ETA:  My card was one of the Outstanding Design picks for May CAS Christmas.

For my card I used this cute image from Penny Black Gather Around set. Aren't those kitties cute hanging on to their stockings.

I colored the image with Promarkers and also added a background by sponging Crumb Cake ink over an MFT English Brick Wall stencil.  I added to rhinestones, colored with a gray marker, to the ends of the garland to look like it was pinned on the wall.  I then framed the image with 2 dies from SU Stitched Rectangle dies.  I added a thin red mat to pick up the red in the stockings.  The sentiment is from Pretty Pink Posh Angel Friends set.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Just Us Girls #454 Color Week

Hello friends.  Today I am sharing a card I made for a young girl at church.  I used this week's JUGS Color Week challanged

The image is a cute Penny Black stamp called Birthday Wheels.  I stamped her on X-Press Blend Card and colored her with Copics and Promarkers.  Her hat is paper-pieced with the same background paper which is from MFT Pastel Stripes 6x6 pad.  I die cut her with a Spellbinders Scallop Rectangle die and mounted the panel with foam tape.  I die cut the lt. green stripe paper with a MFT Blueprints 20 die.  The sentiment is also from the same stamp set.  I just put foam tape on the ends of the sentiment strip and place it over the corner of the image panel.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Merry Monday #285 - Add Ribbon

Hello and happy Monday friends.  For our challenge this week over at Merry Monday, Nina wants us to add ribbon to our Christmas card.

I used this cute image from Penny Black Gather Around set stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Promarkers.  I added some tiny bows on the ends of the garland using some older Christmas ribbon from Michael's.  I also added some fluff to the stocking cuffs with a mixture of Fun Flock and Flower soft..  The sentiment is from Powerpoppy Poinsettia set.

You should check out the other Merry Monday designers cards using ribbon.  I hope you join us for this fun challenge.

Thank you for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Christmas Card Challenges #16 - Anything Goes

Good Morning Friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Christmas Card Challenges and this week it is "anything goes" as long as it it Christmas.

I decided to use this cute Penny Black image from "Mimi's Christmas".  I stamped her on X-Press It Blending Card and colored her with Copics.  I used a SU Gold marker to color her halo.  I fussy cut her out and mounted her with foam tape to the Spellbinders Classic Oval, sponged with SU Soft Sky ink, and the Floral Oval cut from SU Blushing Bride.  The pink DSP is Blushing Bride from a retired 6x6 pad.  The blue is from My Mind's Eye Vintage Christmas 6x6 pad.  Both are matted with MFT Whip Cream CS and the oval and banner are also Whipped Cream.  I stamped the sentiment from a discontinued MFT Christmas set and punched it out with the SU Modern Label punch.  I mounted it with double layers of foam tape and glued the ends down to give it dimension.  The card base is MFT Natural CS.

You should check out all the great cards by my teammates over at Christmas Card Challenges.  I hope you will join us this week.

Carol  Donna  Gail  Heather  Jessica  Justine  
Margo  Marsha  Monica  Shirley Anne  Tenia

Thanks for stopping by.  have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Christmas

I combined two challenges to make my card - MFTWSC192 and Merry Monday #125.

The sweet image is from Penny Black Mimi's Christmas set.  The card base is MFT Smooth White CS, the mats are SU Basic Black and the DSP is from Echo Park's 'Tis The Season 6x6 pad.  The image is stamped on X-Press It Blending Card, colored with Copics and Promarkers, and then cut out with MFT Pierced Circle Dies.   I sponged around the edges with light blue ink and then added a little torn snow hill at the bottom.  The mat is cut with a Spellbinders Scallop Circle die.  The sentiment is from MFT Happy Christmas and then cut out with MFT Fishtail Flags Layers Die and Pierced Fishtail Flags for the black mat.  I put both pieces back in the dies and cut the opposite ends.  The red flag at top is cut with a die from MFT Blueprints 15 dies.  I tied a button with Jute Twine and added it to the flag.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great weekend.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize The Birthday - Anything Goes

Happy Thursday morning everyone.  It is time for our challenge over at Seize the Birthday and this week it is "anything goes" as long as it is birthday.  For my card I used this cute "Sweet Thing" by Penny Black and the current Seize The Sketch #22.

I stamped the image on X-Press It Blending Card and colored her with Copics.  The card base and mats are SU Regal Rose.  The DSP is from MME Happy Day 6x6 pad.  The white panel is embossed with the birthday Cuttlebug EF so I didn't add a sentiment.  I wrapped some pink Baker's Twine around the DSP and tied a cute bow. The image panel is mounted with foam dimensionals.  Lastly, I used my Clear Glitter pen to add shine to the cherry and the wings, although it doesn't show up well in the photo.

My teammates have created some fabulous cards to share with you this week. I hope you will drop by the STB blog and share some stamping love with them, and also share your great birthday creations with us.  Can't wait to see what you create.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn