Happy Holidays for JUGS Photo Week

I was inspired by the cute buggy of presents and bows over at Just Us Girls this week and made this card for their challenge.

I love this cute set by Lawn Fawn Toboggan Together and used the penguin with his sled full of presents.  I stamped the presents twice and layered them.  The images are colored with Promarkers and die cut with the matching dies.  I embossed the white panel with SU Softly Falling EF and added a little torn strip for snow at the bottom. The images are mounted with foam tape.  The sentiment is from the same set and is stamped in MFT Electric Red, cut with an MFT die and mounted with foam tape.

I am also linking this at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

Good Morning friends.  I am sharing a tag I made for the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything But a Card.

All supplies are from My Favorite Things except the ribbon and jute twine.  I love their new Filled With Joy stamps and matching dies, which is what I used for the letters and snowman.  I masked the sentiment and only stamped part of it on a banner die cut form Blueprints 16.  I mounted the sentiment and letters with foam tape.  The pattern paper is from MFT Hearts & Stripes 6x6 pad.  The tag is cut from MFT Biscotti CS with MFT Stitched Tag die.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Anniversary

Hello Friends.  I am sharing another anniversary card I made for a couple at church.  I used two challenges to make my card.  Just Us Girls - Photo Week

and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Make your own background

I used Concord & 9th Plaid Background Stamp in SU Peekaboo Peach ink for the background and mounted it on a black MFT Blueprint 20 scallop die cut.  The heart and the flower image are from Impression Obsession Floral Heart Set.  I colored them with Promarkers and fussy cut them.  They are both mounted with foam tape.  The sentiment is from a Verve set.  I added Studio G Self-Adhesive Gems in black to the flower center and also tiny ones around the sentiment.

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

Happy Stamping

JoAnn

Happy Birthday for a Friend

Hello friends.  Today I am sharing a birthday card I made for a good friend.

I used the W Plus 9 Modern Anemones stamp and die set, stamped and colored with Copics, then cut them with the matching dies.  The background die cut is MFT Modern Morocco (retired) and I used MFT Stitched Circle Frame and mounted the frame with foam tape.  I stamped the sentiment from Verve Cake & Candles on the center cut out and glued it directly on the die cut panel.  I then mounted the flowers and leaves around the bottom of the frame using foam tape only on the large flower.

I am linking my card to The Paper Players - Celebration



  Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes,  featuring W Plus 9 stamps.

and at Just Us Girls - Anything Goes

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Anniversary for friends

Hello friends.  I am sharing a card I made for sweet friends at church.

I used Altenew Layered Paid Cover Die A for the white panel and placed some blue pattern paper from my stash behind it and then adhered it to my card base.  The flowers are from SU Flower Shop and Petite Petals (both retied).  I stamped them on light pink card, punch them with the matching punches and then sponged Blushing Bride ink on the petals.  I shaped the petals, layered then and added Nuvo drops to the centers.  They are mounted with foam tape.  I added the leaves from an older SU Secret Garden set stamped in Wild Wasabi and die cut with the matching die.  The sentiment is from MFT Together Forever and cut with an MFT Pierced Fishtail Flag die.  I die cut one end and then re-inserted it in the die to cut the other end.  This is mounted with foam tape also.

I am entering my card at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Bright and Cheerful.  I think anniversaries are very cheerful.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I appreciate it when you take time to visit and to leave your comments.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Wishing you a Wonderful Birthday

Hello friends.  I am sharing a birthday card for a friend at church.  

I used a Heidi Swapp stripe stencil and Tumbled Glass DI to make the background panel.  The matching cardstock is from a Recollections pack.  The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp It's Your Birthday set.  The blue mat is punched with a retired SU border punch.  The flowers are made with MFT Upsy Daisy die (retired) from SU Daffodil Delight CS.  I added some gold glitter gemstones to the centers.  The leaves are die cut from SU Pear Pizzazz with Little Leaves Sizzlit (also retired).  (Sorry about all the retired items but I save them because I do like using them.)

I am linking to Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Stencil It

  

and Just Us Girls Trend Week - Stencils

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday

Hello friends.  Today I am sharing a birthday card I made for a friend.

I used Simon Says Stamp More Spring Flowers stamps and matching dies, and also Spring Flowers for a couple of the leaves.  I colored them with Promarkers and then die cut them.  I added texture to the Soft Sky panel with the Courtyard 2 EF by Lifestyle Crafts.  After embossing, I swiped my white ink pad over the raised areas for a little highlight.   I used MFT Stitched Circle Frame and mounted it with foam tape for dimension and then added the small yellow enamel dots.  The sentiment is from JustRite Fancy Sentiments and I mounted that directly to the Soft Sky panel.

I am linking my card at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Add Some Texture.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday for a Friend

Hello friends.  I am sharing another birthday card for a friend.  I am entering this one at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - add a die cut.

 I have used 3 MFT dies for my card -  Stitched Circle Frame. Royal Leaves,  and  Sunflower die (may have been discontinued).  The sunflower is cut from SU Daffodil Delight, the leaves from Pear Pizzazz, and the frame and card base are Crumb Cake (kraft).  The frame is mounted with foam tape.  The white panel is embossed with an older Tim Holtz Brick Wall EF.  I cut another white circle to go in the frame and it is stamped with a sentiment from Just Rite Cupcake Wishes.

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

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

July 4th Anniversary Card

Hello Friends.  Today I am sharing another anniversary card for a couple at church whose anniversary is on July 4th.  I also have several more July anniversary cards to make.

I used SU Riding Hood Red CS and DSP from Recollections Home Basics 6x6 pad.  I fussy cut the banner shape and matted it on white CS.  The large white panel is embossed with Cuttlebug Cross My Heart EF.  The flower is made with MFT Upsy Daisy Die-namics.  The sentiment is from Verve's Love Story set (sorry, it has been discontinued) and is cut with MFT Pierced Circle die, and matted with Circle Stax 2 dies.  I added blue enamel dots and a large red enamel dot to the flower center.

I am sharing my card at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Merry Christmas Tag -25 Days of Christmas Tags

Hello friends.  I made another tag for Tracey McNeely's 25 Days of Christmas Tags.  They are on Day 25, the last day today, but I have only completed two tags as I have been very busy with other things.  For my tag I was inspired by several cute tags with doggies.  One was this cutie by Angela:

For my tag I used an adorable doggie print & cut image on my Silhouette.  He is mounted with foam tape.The sentiment is die cut from red glitter paper with an Elizabeth Craft Designs die.  The DSP is a scrap from my stash and the tag base is SU Crumb Cake.  I added some Christmas ribbon to the tag and it was done.

I am linking my tag up with Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge as I used IO Merry Christmas die.


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

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Little Bear for Seize the Birthday

Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and this time it is "Anything Goes" for a birthday.  No "toppings" option this time.

I used this cute Little Bear Birthday digi image from Bugaboo Stamps.  I colored him with Promarkers and cut him out with a Pierced Circle die by MFT, and matted it with SU Lost Lagoon die cut with MFT Circle Stax 2 die.  All the mats are Lost Lagoon and the scallop mat is cut with a die from MFT Blueprints 20.  The DSP is from SU Moonlight Paper Stack.

Be sure to check out all the fabulous creations by the designers over at Seize the Birthday.  I hope you will play along with us.

I am entering my card over at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Animal Magic.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Happy Birthday

I made my card for a sweet lady at church using JUGS Challenge #339 - use lavender, peach and ivory.  

I had to do some thinking on these colors and tried several things before decided on this finished card.  I CASEd myself with a card I made here.   I used SU Very Vanilla CS for the card base and the 2 main panels.  The first panel is embossed with SU Filigree Frame EF.  The next panel is cut with Creative Expressions Californian Collection-Beverly Hills die by Sue Wilson.  I stamped Verve's Happy Birthday Plain Jane in black ink.  The flowers from SU Petite Petals are stamped in Crisp Cantaloupe (I tried Peach Parfait, but it looked yellow) and Wisteria Wonder inks.  I punched them out with the matching punch and sponged the edges of the petals and added ivory pearls to the centers.  The leaves from SU Peaceful Petals is stamped in Crumb Cake ink on Sahara Sand CS.  After fussy cutting them out, I sponged them with Crumb Cake ink.  Both vanilla panels are mounted with foam tape for dimension.

Since this is a girlie card, I also am entering in this week's Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Merry Christmas

This is my second post today.  Scroll down for my Christmas Card Challenges post.

I made my card using this reindeer from Lawn Fawn's Toboggan Together set.  I stamped him in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored him with Copics, then fussy cut him out.  The circles are Spellbinder Classic Circles and Scallop Circles dies.  I stamped the tree background with an Inkadinkadoo stamp and SU Old Olive ink.  I sponged lt. blue ink around the trees and added a mixture of Flower Soft and Fun Flock to the bottom for the snow.  The deer is mounted with foam tape and so are the circle panels and sentiment flags.  The sentiment is from Inspired By Stamping's Festive Frames set.  The mats are SU Cherry Cobbler and the white is Coredinations Heavy White Card.  The DSP is from 'tis the Season by Echo Park.

I am entering my card in Merry Monday Christmas Challenge - use a reindeer,

and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Christmas.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Christmas Card Challenges #45

Good morning friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Christmas Card Challenges and this time it is "Anything Goes" for Christmas

This cute deer is from SU Home for Christmas DSP.  I bought the paper pack just for the deer. :)  I have seen so many cards with it.  I fussy cut him out, glued him to cardstock for extra sturdiness and mounted him on a tag cut with a die from MFT Tag Builder Blueprint 1.  I stamped the trees with an Inkadinkado stamp in SU Wild Wasabi ink, then sponged a blue sky around them.  I added some snow to the bottom with a mixture of White Fun Flock and Flower Soft, before mounting the deer with foam tape.  I hand cut the MFT Electric Red mat and added some Christmas ribbon by SU.  The white panel is embossed with The Paper Studio Snowflake EF.  I used Coredinatins Heavy White CS and MFT Electric Red CS.

Now check out all the fabulous creations by my teammates over at Christmas Card Challenges.
I hope you will play along with us this week.

I am also entering my card at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Clean and Simple Christmas.


Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you have a wonderful day.
Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Christmas Card Challenge #39 - Anything goes

Good Morning friends, it is time for a new challenge at Christmas Card Challenges and this week it is "Anything Goes" for Christmas.

For my card I used Coredinations Heavy White CS and SU Real Read CS.  The DSP is from an older Basic Gray Wassail 6x6 pad.  The snowflake EF is by Darice.  The poinsettia is cut from SU Real Red with Simon Says Stamp Poinsettia Parade die and mounted with foam tape.  The sentiment is Poppy Stamps Vintage Season's Greetings cut from gold glitter paper.  That's it for my card.

I am also entering this in the Merry Monday Christmas Card Challenge - use red, light green and dark green.


and the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog - Anything Goes.


Now check out all the fabulous cards by my teammates over at Christmas Card Challenges.  I hope you play along with us this week.

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you have a wonderful day.
Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Happy Christmas for Merry Monday

The challenge this week at Merry Monday is to use a tree on your Christmas card.  I used this cute Daisie's Christmas Tree digi image from Di's Digi Images.  I printed her on X-Press It Blending Card and colored her with Copics and Promarkers.  I cut her out with Spellbinders Classic Oval (SSS) and matted her with Spellbinders Scallop Oval (SSS).  I sponged Bashful Blue ink around the edges before removing the die.  The green mats are cut from cardstock from a DCWV Christmas Scrapbook Kit In a Stack.  The DSP is from Echo Park's Reflections Christmas 6x6 pad.  The red strip is MFT Electric Red CS.  The sentiment is from MFT's Happy Christmas.  I hand cut the banner ends.  I used a Gelly Roll Clear Glitter pen on the ornaments and the star and mounted the image and sentiment with foam tape.

I am also linking to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - anything goes.


Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.
Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Merry Monday #143 - Carollers/Music

This is my card for Merry Monday #143 challenge - music theme or carollers.

 I looked through my stamps and found this pretty angel stamp that I had never used.  It is a clear mini stamp by Inkadinkado, Holiday Assortment.

I stamped the image in Versamark ink and used Ranger Detail Gold embossing powder.

This photo shows the gold embossing better. It is so pretty in person.

The card base and Spellbinders Square Scallop are MFT Electric Red CS. The image panel is mounted with foam tape.  The white panel is embossed with Sizzix Dot Swirl EF, which kind of matches the swirls in the border of the image.  I added some gold twine and a white poinsettia from an older CTMH Mistletoe Assortment pack.

I am also linking my card to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - Anything Goes.



Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful Sunday.
Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Christmas Card Challenges -

Good Sunday Morning.  I hope you are having a wonderful weekend.  It is time for a new challenge at Christmas Card Challenges.  We have a photo inspiration (penguin) for you this week.

ETA:  My card was picked as an Honorable Mention over at Merry Monday.

I used this adorable "Bundled Penguins" by Stampendous, stamped it in Mememto Tuxedo Black and colored them with Copics.  The card base is MFT Smooth White and the black mats are from a Recollections paper pack.  The red DSP is from Pebbles Welcome Christmas 6x6 pad and the green is from Lawn Fawn's Peace Joy Love 6x6 pad.  The sentiment is from Flourishes Christmas Candles stamp set and punched with a SU scalloped oval punch.  I also punched the black oval and cut it in half and off set it a little for the mat.

Now you need to check out all the great cards by my fellow teammates over at Christmas Card Challenges.  I hope you will play along with us this week.

•  Alanna   Carol     Gail    Heather     Jessica    Lisa    Margo   Marsha   Monica     Shirley Anne    Tenia

I am linking my card to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Winter Inspiration.  Snow and penguins are definitely winter themed. :)

and Merry Monday which is a for a winter themed Christmas card.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

O Holy Night

I have been under the weather for a few days but am finally better and able to make a card.  I made a center step card with a nativity image I cut with my Silhouette Cameo.  I used a pale lt. blue DSP from a Martha Stewart pad so it would look like the night sky.  The large star was part of the image and I added some sparkle with a clear glitter pen.  The tiny stars were stamped by inking just the star on the  O in the sentiment, which is an older stamp from Michael's dollar bin.  I thought it fit the image perfectly.  The swirls were cut with MFT Formal Flourish die.  All the mats are SU Basic Black and the card base is MFT Smooth White.  I added Recollections Enamel Dots on the sentiment panel.

Here is a photo of the inside as I used a sentiment from Our Daily Bread Christmas Blessings and I am entering my card in the ODBD "Anything Holiday" challenge.  I added a small strip of the blue DSP & black CS to the inside panel.

I am also entering my card at Christmas Card Challenge - Faith Based challenge.

and linking to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge for "seeing Stars" since  I do have the stars.

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for taking the time to leave me a comment.  I appreciate it.

Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn