Get Well Soon

 Hello friends.  I have a Get Well card to share today which will be going to a good friend who is in the hospital.  I used the new colors at Color Hues Challenge.  My friend Nancy has chosen the colors of Dusty Blue and Brown, which I love. Be sure to check out all the fabulous cards by the designers over at Color Hues.

The blue gingham pattern paper is from my stash and I cut a panel and mounted it on a SU Soft Suede mat.  Then I used Altenew Darling Dahlia to die cut the flowers from SU Boho Blue and the leaves from Soft Suede.  I blended white ink to the centers of the Dahlias before gluing the layers together.  I used my new SSS Petal Point Frames dies to cut the white panel, stamped the sentiment from Gina K. Designs Elegant Thoughts in brown ink, and glued the panel at an angle to the the card.  Then I mounted the flowers in opposite corners of the frame and my card was done.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Blue and Red Birthday Card

 Hello friends.  I have a new birthday card to share today.   I made this one for a little one at church who is turning two.

 

The images are from SSS Party Like A Panda. I stamped them in Versafine Onyx Black ink and colored them with SU Azure Afternoon and Real Read Blends.  The horn is colored with a Zig Gold marker.  I die cut the Panda and the Happy balloons with the matching dies and fussy cut Birthday.  The white oval and red frame are cut using SU Impressions Abloom dies.  I also used SU Pattern of Friendship Die on the white oval and then glued the red frame around it.  Then I used  The Greetery Stencils and SU Azure Afternoon ink on the background panel and added it to the Azure Afternoon card base.  I glued the oval on and then mounted the images with foam tape.

Linking up to Color Hues Challenge 

and to Darnell's NBUS as this is the first time of have used the Pattern Of Friendship Die

and to the Tic Tac Toe Challenge - bottom row across (Red, Stencil, Rectangle Shape-card)

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Anniversary for Two Challenges

 Hello friends.  I saw the new Color Hues Challenge of Pink and Grey so naturally I thought of flowers and the Flower Challenge which wants us to add embellishments. 

I used a new to me set from Altenew called Dreamy Dahlias - stamps, dies, and stencils.   It is a large image so I used my SU Stamparatus (ret.) to stamp the image on white.  I used blending brushes, the stencils and SU Bubble Bath, Pretty in Pink, Smokey Slate and Basic Gray inks to color the image.  I then cut it apart to fit on my card (5-1/2 by 4-1/4).  I die cut SSS Double Plaid Cover from white and adhered it to the card base.  I then arranged the flowers like I wanted, sticking the flower stems under the bottom of the die cut and adding foam tape to the flowers and leaves.  I stamped the sentiment in Basic Grey ink and glued it over the flower stems.  I added some Nuvo Jewel Drops, which matched the flowers perfectly, for embellishments. I really like the finished card and it will be going to some good friends for their anniversary.

I will also link to Darnells NBUS as this is the first time I have used the Altenew set.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Let's Celebrate You for JUGS

 Hello friends. I am sharing a card I made for the JUGS challenge -Word Week #731 - Celebrate.

 

 I used Pinkfresh Studio Blooming Branch Stamp, Stencils & die for the pretty blooms.  After stamping them in black ink, I used the stencils and PFS Chasing Sunsets ink cubes to blend ink on the flowers. The leaves are done with SU Wild Wasabi ink (ret.).  I also lightly blended one of the ink cubes, Mimosa, on the card base and then attached Altenew Trellis die cut over it.  I die cut the flowers and mounted them with foam tape over the trellis panel.  The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp Sweet Birthday, stamped in Mimosa ink and mounted with foam tape on the right side and glued over the edge of the flowers.

 

I will also link to the June Triple B Challenge - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies 

 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Thank You card

 Hello friends.  I have a Thank You card to share today.  A friend requested several Thank You cards and Sympathy cards so I will have several to share.  

For this card I used SSS Vine Canopy EF and inked the top (flat side) with DOI and then ran it through my machine with white cardstock.  I love the result.  I stamped the sentiment from SU Go To Greetings on a white strip and cut it to fit across the center of the panel..

I will link my card to Can You Handle the Pressure - use an embossing folder

 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday for The Paper Players

 Hello friends.  I have a birthday card to share today.  I made it with The Paper Players color challenge in mind - Black & White with a pop of color.

I embossed a white panel with SSS Blossom Field and added a black mat, then mounted to the card base.  For the black frame I used Altenew Fine Frames Rectangles Die.  I stamped the sentiment from a retired SU set and then mounted the smaller white panel under the frame before adding it to the embossed panel.  For my pop of color I added 2 red flowers.  I stamped the flowers with SU Two-Toned Flora set in Real Red for the detail and Poppy Parade for full layer.  I colored the stamens with my black pen.  I glued the green leaves under the edges of the flowers and my card was done.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  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

 

Thinking of You with Gilding Flakes

 I finally got to play with the gilding flakes to make this card inspired by the Group of Seven Cardmakers.  Love the different techniques they inspire us with and  this month they are dry embossing with gilding flakes.  Here is my card using this technique.

I used gold and copper gilding flakes on a scrap piece of white card that I had applied double sided sticky sheet to.  After pressing and burnished the flakes on, I then embossed it with SSS Vine Canopy EF and swiped Staz-on Black Ink over the raised areas several times,  I used the outside die from Pink & Main Diagonal Die to cut the black panel and then a stitched rectangle die to cut out the center to make a frame.  I heat embossed the sentiment from SU Go To Greetings in gold on a strip of black and glued it diagonally under the edges of the frame. I trimmed the embossed panel and glued the frame over it.  I then mounted the panel to the white card base.  I am pleased with the final result and enjoyed trying this technique.

Check out there blog and try the fun techniques they share, plus all the inspiration from the designers' cards.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday

 Hello friends.  I am sharing a birthday card I made for my step-daughter who lives in Texas.

I used Spellbinders Club Blooms for the pretty flowers and leaves.  The flowers are cut from SU Seaside Spray.  I blended a darker blue ink in the centers, shaped the petals and then layered them. The yellow centers are die cut with a lt. yellow from my stash.  I also cut 3 of the small blooms from white and added the yellow centers. The leaves are cut from a Recollections green pack.  The sentiment is from an older SU set Rose Wonder, as is the die used to cut it.  I mounted the sentiments and arranged the flowers on a Sahara Sand panel embossed with SSS Spun Glass EF.  I added a thin black mat and mounted it to the white card base.

I will link to the following challenges:

Triple B - Birds, Butterflies & Blooms

 

 

Shopping Our Stash - flowers 

 

 

 

Can You Handle the Pressure - anything goes with an Embossing Folder 

 

 

I have to share at The Flower Challenge - Dies or Stencils

 

 

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Anniversary Card

 Hello friends.  I have an anniversary card to share today.  This is for a sweet young couple at church.

I used one of my favorite new flower dies - Spellbinders Club Blooms (January Large Die of the Month Club).  It makes the prettiest flowers in white or colors.  I die cut the layers in white and blended SU Balmy Blue ink to the centers.  I glued them together and added a fancy rhinestone (Hobby Lobby) to the centers.  The background panel is cut from Balmy Blue and embossed with SSS Spun Glass EF.  The leaves and bud stems are die cut with some green from my stash and the buds are cut from Balmy Blue.  I added these around the flower cluster after gluing the buds on the stems.  The sentiment is from an older stamp I have had for several years and has no name on it.  I die cut it with MFT Essential Stitched Sentiments dies and mounted it with foam tape.  I added some small clear rhinestones for more sparkle and shine.

 

I am linking to Just Us Girls Challenge -  Sparkle

 

 

 and also to The Flower Challenge - use your latest Stamps/dies

 

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

A New Technique

 Hello friends.  I have a card to share using a new technique to me after seeing a new blog using old/new techniques.  It is called Group of Seven Cardmakers and was created by Loll and several blogging friends.  Can't wait to see all their creative endeavors.

 

After seeing all their beautiful cards I had to try the technique they were using - I used a crumbled paper towel and pounced Versamark ink on a black background and then sprinkled Liquid Platinum  and Rose Gold embossing powders over it, heat set with my heat gun and watched the pretty background appear.  I used Pinkfresh Studio Stitched Scallop Rectangles, mounted with foam tape, to frame the background.  I then die cut Simon Says Stamp Stacked Layered Daisy Stem twice to layer it for dimension.  The daisy has 2 layers so that is 4 layers on the flower.  I glued the daisy as an angle and then added the sentiment form Pinkfresh Studio Perfect Sentiments stamp and die set.

Make My Monday Challenge

ETA:  My card was chosen as one of the Top Four at January AAA Birthday Challenge.

 

 Hello friends.  I have some exciting news to share - I found a new challenge to play in and they were looking  for new DT members.  I played in the challenge and was invited to join the Make My Monday Challenge Design Team and am so happy to be sharing my first card for the challenge.

The first challenge for 2023 is to choose your favorite theme from 2022 for your card.  Of course, I went with a birthday theme as I am always making birthday cards for friends and family.  I  chose Challenge #185 - Birthday Wishes.  Here is my card.

For my card I embossed a Smokey Slate panel with Gina K. Designs Lattice EF and then swiped white ink across the raised areas for a little more definition.  The white panel is cut with Pinkfresh Studio Braided Oval die.  I stamped the sentiment from SU Little Delights (ret.) and added the oval panel with foam tape to the gray panel.  The flowers are from SSS Delicate Flowers.  I stamped them on watercolor paper with Versamark ink and embossed with black powder.  I used SU Berry Burst ink (ret.) and my water brush to watercolor the flowers and Old Olive for the leaves; then added a little Crushed Curry ink to the large flower center.  I glued these around the bottom of the oval and added a little foam tape under the leaves off the panel.   For a final touch,  I scattered a few clear rhinestones around for a little bling.

Be sure the check out which 2022 theme the designers chose over at Make My Monday and join in with our challenge.

I am linking this to AAA Birthday Challenge #45 - Anything Birthday Goes.

  

 

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Merry Christmas card

 Hello friends.  I am working on getting my Christmas cards done for this year, still have quite a few to go.

I had these two poinsettias from SSS Holiday Sprigs stamped, colored, and die cut and ready to use.  I was deciding how I wanted to use them and was inspired by a card on Pinterest by Bette Manning. I embossed a lt. gray background with a die and used the de-bossed side. I then used my white ink and a dobber to ink the raised lines.  I just received my MFT order yesterday with the Pretty Poinsettias stamp set and matching dies so I stamped 2 each of the foliage and berries from that set, colored with Copics, then die cut them.  I arranged two sprays in opposite corners and added the die cut white circle with a sentiment from SU For Unto Us stamp set.  I added two yellow glittery dots to the centers of the poinsettias and 3 small red rhinestones on the sentiment panel.  The sentiment circle and poinsettias are mounted with foam tape and the foliage is just glued under the petals.

I will add this to Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes

 

 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Christmas Tag

 Hello friends.  I have a Christmas tag to share today.  I don't make too many tags but had to do this one  for JUGS Wild-Card Week which is Holiday Gift Tags.

 

 I used an older MFT Stitched Tag die to cut my tag.  I then blended DOI Peeled Paint over the bottom left corner where I wanted to place my poinsettia spray.  I used SSS Holiday Sprigs and matching dies for the poinsettia and the mistletoe sprig.  I colored the images with Copics and added Diamond Stickles to the center of the poinsettia and the berries.  The poinsettia is two layers separated with foam tape.  The sentiment is also from the same set.  I punched a hole in the top and added white & silver ribbon and tied with white & silver Baker's Twine.

 

I am linking to Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Christmas

I am also linking to NBUS (Never Before Used Schtuff) as this is the first time I have used this set even though I have had it a while.

 

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Signs of Spring

 Hello friends and happy Thursday.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Lindsey has chosen Signs of Spring for our "Toppings" option this time.  Remember the only requirement is that it has to be for a birthday.

I had these pretty blooms and leaves from an older retired SU Peaceful Petals set in my bits and pieces pile.  They were already stamped, colored and fussy cut, and the only thing I had to do was emboss a light pink panel with a new SSS Vine Canopy EF and die cut my new Memory Box Happy Birthday Posh Script die from white and green..  I mounted the sentiment and pretty blooms with foam tape to the panel and then to my card base.  I was pleased with the final card and think it is a sign of spring.

I will also link to MYNBUS (never before used schtuff).

 

Be sure to check out all the pretty springy cards by the team over at Seize the Birthday.  I hope to see you in our gallery.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Just Us Girls Challenge - Trend Week

 Hello friends.  This is my second week as guest designer at JUGS and this is Trend Week.  The trend is Embossing Folders.  You know we all have lots of EF, I know I do, so it will be a fun challenge.

 

 I chose to use my new EF from SSS called Kaliedeschope and I sponged lt. blue ink in the area where I would lay the flower spray from SU Blessings of Home.  I colored the image with SU Daffodil Delight, Seaside Spray and Granny Apple Green Blends.  I die cut the image with the matching dies and mounted it with foam tape.  The sentiment is from Waffle Flower Essential Sentiments stamp & die set.  I mounted it with foam tape also.

Be sure to check out all the wonderful cards by the designers over at Just Us Girls and join in this fun challenge.

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

Happy Stamping,

     JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Ocean Creatures

 Hello friends.  It is Thursday and time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday.  This time Glenda has chosen Ocean Creatures as our Toppings option.  We also have a new Guest Designer for March and April - Deepti at Handmade by Deepti.

I used an older Simon Says Stamp set, Beautiful Mermaids, for all the images, stamped them, colored them with Copics and fussy cut them out.  I made my background panel with blender brushes and several shades of blue Distress Oxide Ink and SU Sahara Sand ink on the bottom.  I mounted most of the images with foam tape and just glued the sentiment and starfish on.

I hope you check out all the fabulous cards by the team over at Seize the Birthday and join us in this fun challenge.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Birthday Wishes for a Special Friend

 Hello Friends..  I am sharing a birthday card I made for a special friend. Her favorite color is yellow so I always try to include yellow flowers.

The flowers are from SSS Bouquet of Thanks, colored with SU Daffodil Delight and Old Olive Blends.  They are mounted with foam tape on a panel of SU Soft Sea Foam card with the edges die cut with Altenew Creative Edges: Lace Die.  I mounted this to a white panel embossed with SU Tufted EF (retired), and then to the card base.  Birthday is from The Greetery Birthday Blooms stamp and die set.  I masked the word wishes from another stamp set, cut around it and mounted it with foam tape also.  

I am linking to The Flower Challenge - Occasions.

 

 

I will also link this one to the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge - Occasions

 

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn