Christmas Cheer

Good Sunday Morning my friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Christmas Card Challenges and we have an inspiration photo for you this week.

I took my inspiration from the stripes and from the gingerbread man.  I used an old Close to My Heart Gingerbread Man stamp.  I stamped him on SU Crumb Cake CS and paper-pieced his big red bow and the icing on his legs.  I sponged Crumb Cake ink around the edges before fussy cutting him out and adhereing his bow.  The sentiment is from Inspired By Stamping Festive Frames.  I cut the SU Naturals Ivory with Spellbinders Labels Seventeen, traced the die on Riding Hood Red CS and cut the mat out.  The DSP is from Simple Stories Handmade Holiday 6x6 pad. and the card base is Naturals Ivory.

My teammates over at Christmas Card Challenges have got some great cards to inspire you.  I hope you will play along with us this week.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great week.
Happy Stammping,
JoAnn

Seize The Birthday Challenge

Happy Thursday everyone.  It's time for another challenge at the Seize The Birthday blog.  This week we have a "toppings option" to use lots of texture (embossing).  Come on over and play along.  Our challenge lasts for two weeks and anything goes, as long as it is for a birthday.

Here is my card for this week's challenge and I used the toppings option and did a lot of embossing, dry and wet.

For my card I used SU Whisper White, Wild Wasabi and Strawberry Slush CS.  The card base is Wild Wasabi and the white layer is embossed with the Cuttlebug Birthday EF.  The green check is from MFT's Textile Backgrounds stamped in Wild Wasabi ink. I added a border punched from Wild Wasabi with the SU Scallop Trim Border punch.  The sentiment is from SU Simply Sketched, stamped in Basic Gray ink, and cut out with MFT Pierced Circle Stax dies.  I sponged a little green ink around the edges while it was still in the die.  I added this to a Spellbinders Scalloped Circle cut from Strawberry Slush.  The flowers are from SU Vintage Vogue and the large flowers are stamped with Versamark ink on Strawberry Slush and embossed with white embossing powder. The small flowers are stamped in Strawberry Slush ink on white CS.  I fussy cut all the flowers, layered them, and added a white brad to the centers.  They are mounted with foam dimensionals.  I added the leaves punched with the Build a Bird Punch, and the white fern punched with a MS punch.

The butterfly is from SU Papillion Potpourri stamped in Wild Wasabi ink. I fussy cut him out and only glued the center part to my card and folded his wings back.

 

I really hope you can play along this week. Be sure to check the blog to see the rest of the fabulous Design Team creations and to find out all the details.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

Blue Christmas for Merry Monday #63

This is my card for this week's Merry Monday #63 sketch challenge.   The card base is some older DCWV cardstock from my stash.  The ornament is an Inkadinkado stamp and is embossed in white on some of the blue CS.  The snowflake DSP is from Recollections Festiva 6x6 christmas pad.  The ribbon is white with silver edging, but it looks bluish in the photo.  The sentiment is from SU More Merry Messages and the white panel is embossed with SU Snowburst EF (I decided to use it since the DSP had snowflakes on it).

Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate your comments.

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Merry Christmas

I made another Christmas card today.  I just used cardstock from Michael's I had in my stash.  The embossed panel is made with the largest folder in the Sizzix Thank You Set #5.  I used the smallest die from Spellbinders Layered Poinsettia cut twice and layered. I made the leaves with the next larger poinsettia die and the Martha Stewart fern punch.  The poinsettia is mounted on foam tape and I added a golden rhinestone from Michael's to the center.  The sentiment is from Stampin Up's Greetings Of The Season stamped in Real Red ink.  I added the Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch under the sentiment.  This panel is mounted on a red cardstock panel and then to the base of my card.
Size: 4-1/4 by 5-1/2"

Thanks for stopping by.  Comments are greatly appreciated.

Freshly Made Sketches #59 - Noel

 This is my card for Freshly Made Sketches #59. I have been following their blog for awhile and always intend to make a card and this is the first time I have entered.  When I first saw this sketch I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it.  All products used are Stampin UP.
My card base is Crumb Cake. The DSP is from Jolly Holiday (retired). I used Cherry Cobler and Old Olive CS to mat the papers.   NOEL is stamped in Cherry Cobler ink with the Jayne's Type alphabet onto Very Vanilla CS, punched with the 1" square punch and adhered to Old Olive CS punched with the Postage Stamp punch and mounted with foam dimensionals.  I tied a piece of Chantilly Lace around the Cherry Cobler matted DSP before adhereing it to the card base.

Thanks for stopping by my blog.  Comments are greatly appreciated.

Supplies:
Stamps:  SU Jayne's Type Alphabet
Papers:  SU Jolly Holiday
Ink:  SU Cherry Cobler
Accessories:  Chantilly Lace; Postage Stamp punch, 1" square punch. dimensionals

 

Welcome Christmas

Another Christmas card done and I like the way this one turned out too.  Base is Crumb Cake CS stamped with the snowflakes from the Snow Swirled set and the spots from French Foliage in Whisper White craft ink. The designer paper is from the Jolly Holiday pack and the bottom corners are punched witht the Ticket Corner punch.   The stamped sentiment is from Welcome Christmas set stamped on Very Vanilla CS and matted with Cherry Cobler CS.  The ribbon is Old Olive 5/8' grosgrain and an Antique Brad on the bow.

This is also for Jeanie's That's Krafty Thursday challenge on The Spotted Chick blog.

Thanks for stopping by.

JoAnn

Season's Greetings

Another Christmas card done. For this one I used all Stampin Up products:  Jolly Holiday DSP, Very Vanilla CS, Cherry Cobbler CS, Old Olive CS, Peaceful Season stamp set (Level 2 Hostess Set), 5 petal flower punch, Summer Sun corduroy button (retired) and gold brads.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek.

Tidings of Comfort & Joy

This is my first Christmas card for this year.  I love the way it turned out. The card base is textured Always Artichoke, 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 folded in half. The mats are Always Artichoke also as well as the Sizzlets Lots of Tags label 2 die, and the small buttons.  I used the new Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder on the Cherry Cobler panel. The sentiment is from the Word Play stamp set and is stamped in Cherry Cobler on Crumb Cake (formerly Kraft) CS, and inked on the edge with Soft Suede ink.  I used the gold cord from last years' Holiday Mini.  That's about it. Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek.

Double challenge

This is my first time participating in both of these challenges and I combined both challenges, the Mojo Monday week 155 and PPA59- celebrity color challenge.  I had fun making this card and am looking forward to participating in more challenges since I started my new blog.
All products are by Stampin Up:  Tempting Turquoise & Whisper White CS, So Saffron DSP and ink, Old Olive DSP, ink, and ribbon. I used the large and small tag punches and cut the tags down a little.  The stamp sets are Vintage Vogue and Vintage Labels.  I used one of the new Antique brads for thecenter of the flower. Thanks for stopping by blog.
JoAnn

Embrace Life

This layout is of my granddaughter at a senior photo shoot earlier this year. I can't believe that she has graduated and attending college. She is a beautiful girl, inside and out.   All supplies are from Stampin Up:  Sweet Pea DSP (retired), Pretty In Pink CS, Butterfly Embosslits, Lovely Letters Alphabet, 1" and 1-1/4" circle punches, large oval punch, Sizzlets Lots of Tags die, Choc. Chip satin ribbon & brad, Embrace Life stamp set.
Thanks for stopping by and taking a peak.