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

Thank You So Very Much

Hello friends.  I needed a couple of thank you cards so I am sharing one I made.

I used this pretty SU Country Floral EF for the main panel, and sponged some Lost Lagoon ink over the raised flower areas.  The pretty border is cut from Lost Lagoon card with a Delicate Lace Edgelits die.  The lovely butterfly is from Butterfly gala stamped in Lost Lagoon ink  The sentiment is from Flourishing Phrases, also in Lost Lagoon.  I die cut it with the an oval die and mounted it on a Stitched Oval die, and mounted with foam tape.  I added 3 small pearls for a finishing touch and the card was done.  I really like how it turned out.

I am linking to Shopping Our Stash Challenge - thankful.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn