Happy Birthday

I made this card for my great-grandson's birthday.  He will be 3 this Saturday.  The image is Balloon Trevor by Sugarplums stamps.  I stamped him on X-Press It Blending Card using Mememto Tuxedo Black ink and colored him with Copics.  I paper-pieced the balloon and shirt.  I sponged the edges of both pieces and also added a white hi-light to the balloon.  He is mounted with foam tape.  The sentiment from SU Something To Celebrate is stamped in Real Red ink.  The DSP is from Imaginisce B-Day Bash Build A Card Pad.  The mats are Real Red CS, and the card base is MFT Smooth White CS.

Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday challenge is Anything Goes, so I am linking my card up there.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday

Happy Thursday my friends.  I hope you all are doing well.  It is time for another challenge at Seize the Birthday.  This week we have a "Toppings" option of adding rhinestones or buttons.  Remember it is just an option, if you prefer you can just make our usual "Anything Goes" birthday project.

 

 

Here is my card.  I added a button to the center of my flower.

 

 My card base is SU Pool Party and the mats are SU Early Espresso.  The DSP is from SU Sweet Sorbet pack. The sentiment from Verve's Chevron Love is stamped in SU Soft Suede ink.  I did some paper-piercing around the edges.  The flower from Verve's Lean On Me is stamped twice with Soft Suede ink on Crisp Canteloupe CS. I cut the center flower from the 2nd one and layered with a dimensional, then added my button with the twine bow.

 

I used the sketch from Viva la Verve March Week 3.

 

I am also entering my card in the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - to use buttons.

 

I hope you will check out all the great samples by the Design Team over at the Seize the Birthday blog and play along with us.  Can't wait to see all your lovely creations.

 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

Merry Christmas

I made another Christmas card.  This one is for Merry Monday (use an animal on your card) and Simon Says Stamps Monday challenge  (stamp something) and Simon Says Stamps Wednesday challenge (bling it on).

I cut this adorable penguin using my Silhouette Cameo and pieced him together.  The blue DSP is MME and I used the Simon Says Stamps Falling Snow template and some molding paste to add texture. I sprinkled SU Dazzling Diamonds over the molding paste while it was still wet to add some sparkle.  I tore the snow banks and shaped the edges with my fingers.  The sentiment is from SU Occasional Quotes.  The mat is SU Basic Black and the base is MFT Smooth White CS.

 

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Little Angels

Aren't these "Little Angels" from Stampendous just the sweetest.  I stamped them with Mememto Tuxedo Black ink on X-Press It Blending Card and colored them with Copics.  I added some SU Dazzling Details to their wings and the candle light, and some white flower soft for the snow.  I added 2 shades of blue ink around the edges and mounted the image on a Spellbinders' Classic Rectangle cut from MFT Electric Red CS.  This panel is mounted with foam tape on to some DSP from Teresa Collins' Santa's List 6x6 pad, matted with more Electric Red CS.  The base is MFT Smooth White CS.  I added a MS Snowflake punched from American Crafts Red Glitter Paper, mounted with foam tape also.

 

I am joining in the following challenges:

Merry Monday #87 - Create a card with mittens on it (my Little Angels are wearing mittens)

                           

Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge - Let it snow (snowflakes on my paper and snow on the ground) 

Casual Fridays #123 - Let it snow.

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Trick or Treat for The Dynamic Duos and Simon Says Stamps Challenge

This is my card for the Dynamic Duos #75 color challenge and also Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge - Halloween or Halloween colors .  I used MFT Smooth White and SU Basic Black CS.  The b/w houndstooth paper is from Recollections and the Orange DSP is SU.  The pumpkin is made with 5 small oval punches. I inked the edges with Soft Suede ink and layered them. I cut a small Choc. Chip CS stem and the vine is Old Olive CS cut with the Spellbinders Our Daily Bread Fancy Foliage die.  The sentiment is from SU Holiday Best (retired), colored with markers and them stamped on Smooth White CS and cut out with Spellbinders Classic Ovals and mounted on a Scalloped Oval diecut.   The sentiment panel and the pumpkin are mounted with foam tape.

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate your comments.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn