Thank You Card #3

 Hello friends.  Happy World Card Making Day.  I did get another Thank You card made for my friend.

I embossed a Crumb Cake panel with Altenew Piped Floral Lace 3D EF and added it to a white card base.  I die cut the flowers (SU Pumpkin Pie) and leaves (green from my stash) using Spellbinders Hello You die set.  I also blended Pumpkin Pie ink to the centers of the flowers and shaped them with my fingers before gluing them together.  I added a gem to the centers.  The lacy frame is from SU Scalloped Wishes, stamped in Early Espresso ink and cut with the matching die.  I stamped Thank You from The Greetery Arched Sentiments in the same ink and mounted it with foam tape.  Then I mounted the flowers and leavers on the bottom of the frame.  I really like this one and I know my friend will also.  She has been in the hospital and then rehab with a broken arm and unable to make cards herself so she asked me to.

I will share this at Triple B Challenge - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies.  Isn't there inspiration board beautiful.

and at Can You Handle the Pressure Challenge

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Thank You Card #2

 Hello friends.  I am still working on Thank You cards for my friend so here is #2.

I embossed a lt. blue panel with Spellbinders Diamond Plaid EF and added a darker blue mat, then glued them to the white card base.  The flowers are from SU Birthday Blooms (ret.) colored with SU Flirty Flamingo and Old Olive Blends.  There was no matching die so I stamped and cut several with my Scan 'n Cut.  The white circle is cut with SU Spotlight on Nature Dies and stamped with Thank You from SU Magnolia Blooms (ret.).  I glued the flower on the circle and then mounted it with foam tape, adding foam pieces on the flower sections not on the circle.

I will also add this one to the Tic Tac Toe Challenge - middle row down, Die Cuts, Free, Embossing

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Thank You Card

 Hello friends.  A friend requested I make her a few thank you cards so this is the first one.

I had all these pieces left from other projects so all I had to do was put them together in a layout I like.  The white panel is embossed with Altenew Piped Floral Lace 3D EF, which I love.  The blooms and leaves are from Spellbinders Club Blooms dies.  I don't remember the ink I blended in the centers.  I just added the pretty rhinestones to the centers.  The leaves were cut from a green in a Recollections pack.  The ovals were already cut, I just stamped the sentiment from an older SU set - Magnolia Blooms.  I added the flowers and leaves to the ovals and mounted it with foam tape and my card was done.  I really like the finished card and so does my friend.

I will send this to Can You Handle the Pressure challenge - did not use the optional twist of trees.

and to the Tic Tac Toe Challenge - used the center row down, DieCuts, Free, Embossing Wet/Dry,  I used several dies and embossing.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Best Wishes for the Mr. & Mrs.

 Hello friends.  I have a wedding card to share today.  A friend asked me to make her one so this is what I came up with.

I embossed a panel with Spellbinders Cross My Heart EF and added a black mat.  The couple (a die from a friend) are cut from black and mounted with Black Foam Dimensionals.  The sentiment is from an older Verve stamp set.  I fussy cut it and mounted with foam tape.  I added the Altenew black heart enamel dots for a little added interest and I think they worked fine.  I like the card and hope my friend does also.

I will link to Addicted to Stamps & More - Die Cuts and/or Stencils.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn
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Just Us Girls - Die Week

 Hello friends.  I have a Thank You card for die week at Just Us Girls Challenge

I had this pretty flower cluster from Gina K. Designs Bright and Beautiful stamp & die set already colored and cut and wanted to use it.  I think I used SU Real Red & Old Olive Blends to color it.  I die cut Spelllbinders Open Lace Frame and lightly stamped a text stamp in SU Smokey Slate ink for a little interest.  You can see it better in person.  I mounted the frame with foam tape to the white card base.  I die cut Thank You (an older die from Michaels) with SU Basic Gray twice for dimension and glued it on the frame, then mounted the flowers with foam tape.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Freshly Made Sketches

Hello friends.  Since I am making Christmas cards at the moment, I thought Michele's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #751 was perfect to use for one so this is what I made.

ETA:  My card was chosen as one of the Princess at Freshly Made Sketches.

I had this Lawn Fawn Stitched Poinsettia already made from SU Cherry Cobbler cs and wanted to use it. I added 3 small gold gems to the center.  For the background I embossed a panel of white with Spellbinders Vintage Ornaments EF and glued it to the white card base.  I cut a panel of green using MFT Stitched Rectangles and shortened it to a square by running it back thought my Big Shot and then mounted it with foam tape.  I cut Altenew Burlap Texture Die from SU Crumb Cake and added that to the green square - it is larger than the small square in the sketch, but I hope it is o.k.  I then added the poinsettia and some leaves cut from a different green and the sentiment - a Betterpress Sentiment from Spellbinders.  One more card to add to my Christmas stash.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

Pink Poinsettia

 Hello friends.  I have another Christmas card done and sharing today.

ETA:  My card was one of the Top 3 at Peace On Earth Challenge.

I had the green panel (Soft Succulent) already cut and embossed so thought I would pair it with a pretty pink poinsettia (Poppystamps Blooming Poinsettia).  I cut the poinsettia from a light pink and blended a darker pink ink to the centers before gluing the layers together.  The center is cut from gold foil.  The leaves are cut from SU Peaceful Pine.  I mounted the poinsettia & leaves on a white panel cut with Spellbinders Emerald Cut Labels and Tag die set.  I stamped the sentiment from Penny Black Be Lifted Sentiment set in Peaceful Pine ink before mounting the panel with foam tape.  I like these soft colors for a Christmas card, although red & green are still a favorite also.

I will link this to Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge - Anything goes.

and to Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge - Any occasion

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - No Stamping-Dies Only

Hello friends.  I am the host this time at Seize the Birthday and I would like you to use your dies only-no stamping on your birthday cards.   I love using dies so I think this is a fun challenge.

I used Spellbinders Sunflower Serenade for the flower cutting from SU So Saffron, Crumb Cake, and a brown for the center and sentiment, which is from Poppy Stamps Birthday Wishes Moonlight Script.  I did not use the shadow that comes with the sentiment die.  The flower stem and leaves are cut from a green in my stash.  The sunflower is mounted on a white panel cut with Spellbinders Emerald Cut Labels and Tag die set.  I mounted the label with foam tape to a Crumb Cake panel embossed with Spellbinders Dazzling Dots EF, and then to the white card base.

Let's go see what the DT did with this fun challenge.  Hope to see you in our gallery.

I will also send to Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge - Any Occasion.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn
 

Freshly Made Sketches #750

 Hello friends.  I used Freshly Made Sketches #750 to make another Christmas card.

ETA:  My card was chosen as one of the Princess at Freshly Made Sketches.

I had this cute little elf from Penny Black Sing Joy already colored and cut in the package and thought I would use her.  I cut two white Spellbinders Essential Diamonds and layered them together and them mounted the cute elf with foam tape.  For the background, I embossed a panel of SU Basic Beige with Spellbinders Christmas Tile EF and mounted it to the white card base.   I added 2 narrow strips of red behind the diamond and glued it all to the embossed panel.  The sentiment and music notes are from the the same stamp & matching die set.  I cut the sentiment apart and mounted it with foam, then glued the music notes around.  I really like this card and will probably give it to a friend at church who teaches the young kids music.

I will also share this at Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge - anything goes Christmas.

and also to Can You Handle the Pressure - use an embossing folder.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Just Us Girls #834

 Hello friends.  I am sharing a card I made for the JUGS #834 Challenge - CASE a DT

ETA: Thanks to JUGS for the Shout Out on my card.

The DT have some wonderful cards but I was drawn to Bobby's beautiful card and made my card inspired by her card.

I like the way Bobby had the flowers in the frame and ink blended the background.  I used Spellbiners Open Lace Frame and cut the Decorative Lattice in the center.  I blended Bundled Sage DOI in the center of the card base and them glued the frame over it.  The flowers are from Waffle Flower Tulips colored with SU Daffodil Delight and Granny Apple Green Blends.  I fussy cut the image and mounted it with foam tape over the trellis frame.  I masked each word on the sentiment and stamped Wishes under Birthday so it would fit the space better, fussy cut it, and then mounted it with foam tape.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Square Card & Non-White Base

 Hello friends.  I have been under the weather for a couple of weeks and am finally up to making a card just in time for our new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Glenda wants us to make a Square Card using a Non-White Base.

For my card I made a 5-1/4" square card using Crumb Cake.  I them embossed a cream panel with Spellbinders Diamond Plaid EF.  I had the flowers fussy cut from some older SU pattern paper so I colored them with SU Blends - Crisp Cantaloupe & Calypso Coral for the flowers and Soft Succulent for the leaves.  I mounted them with foam tape to the embossed panel, then added Memory Box Happy Birthday Posh Script die cut from Calypso Coral and my card was done.

Be sure to check out what the Team and our Party Guest have created for this challenge.  Hope to see you in our gallery at Seize the Birthday.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Anniversary

 Hello friends.  I have a new anniversary card to share today.  This one is for a sweet couple at church and I have one more to make for July.

I used Altenew Cute Open Rose dies for the flowers and cut them from a scrap piece of aqua card., then added a fancy rhinestone (Hobby Lobby) to the centers.  The leaves are cut using a die from a Spellbinders set.  The lt. aqua panel is from my stash and is embossed with Spellbinders Diamond Plaid EF.  I cut the white arch panel and stamped the sentiment from a Stampin Up set and then mounted it with foam tape.  I glued the flowers on and then glued the leaves under the petals and my card was done.

I will add this to the Triple B July Challenge - I always love making floral cards.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday

 Hello friends.  I have had a busy week as we had Vacation Bible School at church and I was one of the craft helpers.  Today is the first time I have had to make a card and I was inspired by two challenges:  Color Hues - Pink & Turquoise and Just Us Girls - Dies, Butterfly.  This is the card I came up with using some new to me dies.

The pretty butterfly is from Scrapbook.com Heirloom Butterflies.  I cut the bottom layer from turquoise paper in my stash and the top layer from SU Pretty in Pink.  I added a little color to the middle of the pink layer, then glued it to the turquoise layer after gluing the black body on.  I mounted the butterfly to a panel of SU Smoky Slate embossed with a Paint Texture EF.  I added a thin mat of Basic Gray and them mounted it to my white card base.  The sentiment is from my new Spellbinders Layered Happy Birthday cut from black and turquoise.  I thought about adding some pink enamel dots but left it as is and I like the finished card.

   

Also linking to Darnell's NBUS challenge as this is the first time using these dies.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

             

Happy Anniversary Card

 Hello friends.  I have another anniversary card to share today.  This one is also for a lovely couple at church.  I have several more to make for June.

The pretty flower is from Spellbinders Hello You Floral set cut from SU Petal Pink.  I layered the two flowers together after sponging a little ink in the centers.  The leaves are cut from SU Granny Apple Green.  I snipped some of the leaves off to fit the flower and arranged on my card.  The Evening Evergreen panel was embossed with Altenew Piped Floral Lace 3D EF and mounted to the Basic Beige card base.  I stamped the lacy oval from SU Scalloped Wishes in Crumb Cake and die cut with the matching scallop die.  I stamped a Verve sentiment in the center and mounted it with foam tape.  I added a piece of foam tape to the flower center and glued the stem & leaves down.  I added a fancy rhinestone (Hobby Lobby), colored with a brown alcohol maker, to the center of the flower and my card was done..

I will link to Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - wedding/anniversary.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Sweet Treats

 Hello friends.  It's time for our new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Shirley would like to see Sweet Treats on our cards. Of course, we always have our "Anything Goes" option.

The cute cupcake on the stand is from My Favorite Things Mice Day to Celebrate.  After stamping the image, I colored it with Copics and die cut with the matching die.  The banners are also from the same stamp & die set.  I embossed the pink panel with Spellbinders Balloons & Banners 3D EF of the Month from May 2023.  After coloring the die cut banners, they fit over the embossed banners.  The die cut oval was blended with DOI and glued to the pink panel,  The cupcake was mounted with foam tape.  The sentiment is from SU Charming Day stamp set, fussy cut and mounted with foam tape also.

Be sure to check out all the great cards by the team over at Seize the Birthday.  I hope you will join in our fun challenge.

Will also share this at Addicted to Stamps and More - Birthdays.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Congratulations

 Hello friends.  I made this card for my granddaughter who got married recently and I hadn't shared it yet, so here it is.

I used Spellbinders Infinity Punch & Pierce Plate, cut from white and SU Basic Beige, for the background.  I layered them on the white card base using the beige oval for the center layer.  The pretty blue blooms and green leaves are from Spellbinders Club Blooms.  I added rhinestones to the centers of the flowers.  The sentiment is from a stamp set with no name - it was a gift from a friend.  I fussy cut the sentiment and mounted it with foam tape.  The card was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest, with a few minor changes.  I really like the finished card.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Freshly Made Sketches #728

 Hello friends.  I have a birthday card made with the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.  Thanks Narelle for a fun sketch.  Lots of inspiration by the team and in the gallery.  I am glad I could get a card done.

I used Spellbinders Club Blooms for the pretty flowers and leaves.  I cut the flowers from SU Pale Papaya (ret) and blended SU Grapefruit Grove Ink (ret) in the centers.  The larger flowers are 2 pieces glued together.  I cut the centers from Soft Suede card.  The leaves are cut from Soft Sea Foam and I blended Bundled Sage DOI on them.  I glued the flowers and leaves on a panel of SU Basic Beige embossed with SU Cross-Hatch EF, and then to the white card base.  The sentiment is from an older SU set, stamped in Soft Suede ink and mounted with foam tape.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

The Paper Players #777

 Hello friends.  I have a new birthday card to share today.  I made this one for the Paper Players Challenge #777 - Clean and Simple with Florals.   You know I had to play since the theme was florals - my favorite kind of card to make.

I do have a hard time with clean and simple, but I managed to to do it with Spellbinders Layered Anemone dies.  I have had the dies for a while but I think this is the first time I have used them.  I cut the blooms from a peachy pink from my stash and blended a little Saltwater Taffy DOI in the centers before gluing them together.  The stems and leaves are cut from SU Garden Green and I also blended Bundled Sage DOI on the edges to lighten them a little.  The leaves are actually from a Simon Says Stamp die set, as is the flower centers cut from SU Daffodil Delight.  I mounted the flowers with foam tape to a panel embossed with SU Dainty Delight EF (ret.) and then glued the stems and leaves on.  The sentiment is from Gina K. Designs Elegant Thoughts stamped in Garden Green, die cut with the matching die and mounted with foam tape.  The whole panel was glued to the card base. That's it for my card.

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

Happy Stamping, 

JoAnn

Anniversary Blessings

 Hello friends.  So glad you stopped by.  I am working on Anniversary cards for April and have several to make - this is the first one.  I was inspired by this card on Pinterest but I changed the colors and sentiment.

I used Spellbinders Stylish Oval Hello You Floral dies for the pretty blooms die cut from a pale blue and then blended SU Baha Breeze (ret.) ink in the centers before gluing them together.  I also cut an extra layer of the middle bloom and layered it.  I cut the leaves from SU Granny Apple Green.  The white panels are cut with Spellbinders Infinity Punch & Pierce Plate and the center panel is mounted with foam tape.  They are mounted to a panel of blue from my stash, then to the white card base.  The sentiment is from an older set from Creative Worship Stamps. with foam tape in the center as the smaller flowers have foam tape under them.  I also blended ink on the top layer of the flower center before gluing to the white layer, then to the flowers.  I really love the finished card.

I will link to the Triple B March Challenge.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Thinking of You

 Hello friends.  I have a new card to share today.  I made this one for a friend who recently had knee surgery.  I used the Color Hues Challenge colors of green and gold, and no flowers. 😃

The pattern paper is from a Honey Bee Christmas pad.  I like that the green had the gold stripes in it.  I used mat gold foil card to cut the frame (Recollections) and the strip from Spellbinders Ribbon & Trim dies.  The frame die cuts out the center so I had to cut it out of white also to stamp the sentiment from SU Happy Thoughts (ret.).  I mounted the white oval with foam tape to the center of the gold frame after gluing the strip and frame down.  I added 3 small gold beads for a little bling.  I think the card is clean and simple but elegant.

I will also add this to Darnell's NBUS #84 as this is the first time I have used both die sets.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn