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

Thinking of You

 Hello friends.  I have a new card to share today.  I made this one with the technique the ladies are doing at Group of Seven Cardmakers. Their technique this time is ink blending on colored cardstock. There is a video link on their blog with this technique if you would like to try it.  It is an easy technique and I love the final result of my card.

I chose Cherry Cobbler as my base and embossed this pretty image from Unity Stamps I have had for several years called You Are Forever Beautiful.  I embossed it in gold and then blended Cherry Cobbler ink around the edges and Black Soot DI lightly around the edge.  I embossed the sentiment from SU Go To Greetings in gold on a strip of black cardstock and glued it to the edge.  I added some gold sequins as a final touch.

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

Happy Stamping

JoAnn

Just Thinking of You

 Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Make My Monday and the theme is Clean and Simple (card base + 1 layer).  I made a Thinking of You card to send to a friend who is still recovering from a stroke.

For my card I softly blended Sahara Sand ink over Altenew Grid Stencil and then stamped SU Two Tone Flora in Calypso Coral ink, full strength for the detail image and stamping off once for the lighter base layer.  I stamped the first flower off the side and then added the second flower.  I wanted to add stems and leaves so I used SU Flowering Tulips for those and stamped them in Wild Wasabi ink.  The sentiment is also from the Flowering Tulips set.  For a final touch I used SU Stitched With Whimsy dies (retired)  around the panel - it just adds stitches but does not cut.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

Thinking of You with Gilding Flakes

 I finally got to play with the gilding flakes to make this card inspired by the Group of Seven Cardmakers.  Love the different techniques they inspire us with and  this month they are dry embossing with gilding flakes.  Here is my card using this technique.

I used gold and copper gilding flakes on a scrap piece of white card that I had applied double sided sticky sheet to.  After pressing and burnished the flakes on, I then embossed it with SSS Vine Canopy EF and swiped Staz-on Black Ink over the raised areas several times,  I used the outside die from Pink & Main Diagonal Die to cut the black panel and then a stitched rectangle die to cut out the center to make a frame.  I heat embossed the sentiment from SU Go To Greetings in gold on a strip of black and glued it diagonally under the edges of the frame. I trimmed the embossed panel and glued the frame over it.  I then mounted the panel to the white card base.  I am pleased with the final result and enjoyed trying this technique.

Check out there blog and try the fun techniques they share, plus all the inspiration from the designers' cards.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Two Cards to Share

 Hello friends.  I have two cards to share with you today.  I made the first one for The Flower Challenge - Shades of Purple.

 

I used my new Altenew Sweet Flowers set to stamp and die cut the image.  I colored the flowers with SU Highland Heather Blends and the stems with Old Olive Blends.  I used dark Highland Heather and flicked it against the lid to get the speckles on the white panel.  I mounted the flowers with foam tape.  The sentiment is from SU Magnolia Blooms stamped in Highland Heather and die cut with a stitched oval.  I mounted this with foam tape also.

 

I really like this stamp set and like coloring it so I made another card with it and cut the flowers apart after coloring them. I used the largest Stitched with Whimsey die to emboss the front of the pink card base (the die doesn't cut, it just embosses).  The sentiment is from Good Morning Magnolia set stamped on a die cut from the Floating & Fluttering Butterfly set.  I mounted the flowers and sentiment with foam tape.

I made both cards to share at The Twofer Card Challenge - Your Choice ( of course my choice was flowers).

 

And since this is my first time using this set I will link to the NBUS challenge #24.

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I appreciate your visit and if you take time to leave a comment, thank you.  Have a wonderful day.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Twofer Challenge and Just Us Girls

 Hello friends.  This is my second post today and I have two cards I made for the two challenges:  Twofer Challenge and Just Us Girls Challenge

 

This is my first time participating in the Twofer challenge but since it was for flowers, I had to join in. 

I originally made the card with the blue stripes for Just Us Girls Challenge

  

I used scraps of blue and cut different widths, added them to a transparency and then die cut it with a stitched rectangle die.  I stamped the sentiment on the bottom strip and then mounted it with foam tape to the panel embossed with the Ornate Floral EF.  The white flowers are die cut with Memory Box Daisy Silhouette.

 Then I remembered the Twofer challenge was for flowers so I made another card using the same flowers.

For this card I embossed the white panel with the Stone EF.  I had the scrap of green pattern paper and cut it to 4 x 5-1/4" and then cut it in half diagonally, and then again.  The sentiment is stamped on a stitched oval die cut which I inked light around the edges before removing the die.  I mounted this with foam tape.  I die cut the flowers and colored them with Promarkers and then mounted them on the sides of the oval.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I appreciate the visit and your comments.

I hope you have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Thinking of You for Color Hues

 Hello friends.  I am sharing a card I made for the Color Hues Challenge - Navy and Cream.  I will be sending this card to a friend who needs a little encouragement.

 

I used 2 different stamps sets on my card, SU Butterfly Wishes (small flowers stamped in Night of Navy) and Good Morning Magnolia (sentiment stamped in Night of Navy). The tiny leaves sprigs are from the Positive Thoughts die set.  I embossed the Naturals Ivory cardstock with SU Dainty Diamomnds EF (you have to click on the photo to get a good look at it).  I die cut the two pattern papers with MFT Fishtail Flags dies and then two circle dies for the sentiment and mat.  I mounted the sentiment and small flowers with foam tape.  I colored 3 clear rhinestones with the Dark Night of Navy marker and added to the center of the flowers.  That finished my card and I am pleased with the final result.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

Thinking of You - Color Hues

 Hello friends.  I have a card I made using the colors from the Color Hues challenge - Turquoise and Navy. 

 I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with this color combo but I just received this new Pretty Frames 2 die from PinkFresh Studio and had to try it out.  It cuts a lot of frames at one time.  I used the 2nd largest, middle, and small center frames.  I mounted the outer frame and center frame with foam tape and glued the middle one down.  I stamped the sentiment from an older stamp in Night of Navy ink and added a very thin Night of Navy mat.  The flowers from SU Daisy Lane are stamped in Tempting Turquoise and layered.  I added a clear gem stone to the centers and mounted them with foam tape between the frames.  The leaves from a retired stamp set are die cut in Night of Navy card and glued under the flower petals.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Thinking of You

This is a card I made for a friend who was recently in the hospital but is now home and doing better (no virus - for other health reasons). I wanted to let her know I was thinking of her and hope this cheers her a little.

The flowers are Sweet 'n Sassy Spring Tulips colored with SU Daffodil Delight and Granny Apple Green Blends, and die cut with a SU Stitched So Sweetly die.  The DSP and mat are also Daffodil Delight.  The sentiment is from the Good Morning Magnolia set and die cut with a die with the Stitched Rectangles dies.  Both panels are mounted with foam tape.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a safe and blessed day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

CAS Stencil - Monoprint

Hello friends.  I was finally able to get a card done for CAS Stencil - Monoprint.

ETA: Yea, my card was one of the Outstanding Design picks at CAS Stencil.

I used Tim Holtz Floral Layering Stencil and mixed media paper under the stencil.  I added some DOI in Picked Raspberry and Peeled Paint, spritzed it with water and then pressed it on another piece of  mixed media paper. Both pieces are pretty and I will have to use the other piece to make a card also.  I die cut a circle in a white panel and added the monoprint panel under it.  I stamped the sentiment in Picked Raspberry DOI and then added it to the card base with foam tape.  The die cut white flower is from Memory Box Glorious Floral die.  I curved it a little when placing it on the card.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Thinking of you

Hello friends.  Today I am sharing a card I made for a friend that fell and had to have surgery on a fractured knee cap.  I hope this card cheers her up a little and lets her know she is thought of.

The Soft Sea Foam panel is embossed with a Cuttlebug EF.  The yellow check is from SU Gingham Gala 6x6 pad.  I added white Baker's twine around the gingham panel.  The butterflies from Butterfly Gala is stamped in Daffodil Delight and I sponged a little ink in the center.  I added small rhinestones and glued the butterflies on just in the center.  The sentiment is an older retired SU stamp and is stamped on a die cut from SU Rose Trellis Framelits and mounted with foam tape.  That's it for today.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Thinking of You

I am sharing a card I made for a friend who had a fall before Christmas and needed a little cheering up.  It was pretty bad but could have been worse.

I should have used a darker background as the white card base kind of fades into the background.  Anyway, I used Calypso Coral and 2 different background stamps to stamp the papers - MFT Gingham and Floral Flourish.  I stamped the flourish on Cajun Craze CS, which is a little darker than the Calypso Coral, but it showed up fine.  The image from SU Wishing You Well is stamped with Wild Wasabi and Calypso Coral inks on an MFT Pierced Rectangle die cut.  I love the bow in this set, it looks so dimensional.  The sentiment is from Sweet 'n Sassy Poppies and Greetings and is stamped on a die cut from MFT Blueprints 13, and mounted with foam tape.

I will share 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

CAS Mix Up September Challenge

This is my second post today as I made a card for the CAS Mix Up September Challenge - Ink your stamp with markers.

Die cutting is my choice so I die cut the Reverse Confetti Stitched Square die and then stamped the image from SU Serene Silhouettes after coloring it with SU Chocolate Chip and Real Red markers.  I had a little boo-boo on the bottom two red birds as I got brown on them but it still looks o.k, in my opinion. :)

I placed the die cut back in the die and sponged some Bashful Blue ink around the edges and then matted it with a thin mat of Chocolate CS.  I mounted this on my card base with foam tape and then stamped the sentiment, which is an older SU stamp.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Just Us Girls - Hand Drawn Elements

Hello Friends.  This is my second post today as I made a card for the Just Us Girls Challenge - Hand Drawn Elements.   They allowed stamped outline images that look hand drawn so I searched through my stamps and found this set.

I die cut an oval mat for a mask and then stamped this small flower from a really old SU set called Delight in Life all around the mask.  They have the hand drawn look.  I colored them with some pastel markers.  I also drew around the oval mat with my Zig pen.   The sentiment is Rubber Stampede Elegant Thinking of You.  I mounted this panel to a pastel pink card base as it will be going to a lady friend that needs some encouraging.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn 

Thinking of You

I tried a new technique on my card I am sharing today - faux stained glass.  I saw it on Darnell's blog here and she had another link to this technique.

YAY, my card was chosen as one of the Outstanding Designs for CAS Miz-Up challenge.

I followed the directions and die cut this Memory Box Perky Poppy die once and glued it down to my die cut panel which is cut with MFT Blueprints 20.  I colored the flower section with Copics and then added three more die cuts glued together, and filled it with Nuvo Crystal Glaze.  I let it dry overnight and then colored the bottom part of the die cut and added a touch of the Nuvo glaze to the small bud.  The sentiment is from an older SU set.  I did a light sponging with SU Pistachio Pudding ink and the MFT Moroccan Lattice stencil as I felt it needed a little something in the white space.  I am really pleased with the way it turned out.  I am not used to doing the CAS style.

I am linking my card up at CAS Mix Up - Color your die cuts.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Thinking of You

I made this card for a sweet lady that is in the hospital.  I wanted her to know I was thinking of her.

I used one of my favorite flower sets - Peony Bouquet by Altenew.  I stamped it in different shades of peach/orange inks and mounted it with foam tape.  The DSP is from Authentique Grace Collection and is matted with MFT Natural CS.  The sentiment is from MFT Spring Tulips (discontinued)- I masked off the bottom portion of the sentiment, then cut it with an MFT Pierced Fishtail Flag die.  The small enamel dot is by SU.

I used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches

I am also linking to The Flower Challenge  #13- use your favorite flower.  I have so many favorite flowers, but this is definitely one of them.  The Flower Challenge is celebrating their first birthday this month.  I would love to win prize #4.


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

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Thinking of You

I made this card for a friend, who is having surgery, using this week's Just Us Girls photo week challenge.

The red frame is cut from SU Real Red CS with a Mama Elephant Framed Tags die, and mounted with foam tape.  The sentiment and tulips are from MFT LJD Spring Tulips.  I die cut two layers of  MFT Grassy Edgers and glued one to the card base and one under the edge of the frame for some dimension.  The tulips are mounted with foam tape between the grass layers.  I sponged the clouds on using Taylored Expressions Cloud Border Die and SU Bashful Blue ink.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

MHK Designs December Release - Day 1

Good Morning friends.  I have some exciting news to share.  I am a guest designer for MHK Designs December release. December 6-10th.  You can find all of Mynn's wonderful designs in her Etsy store here.

This is  Day 1 of the December Release with a digi set called "Pretty Petunias".  I printed the pretty petunia, colored with Copics and fussy cut it.  I mounted it with foam tape on a die cut with Spellbinders Timeless Rectangle.  The DSP is from French County Digital Paper Pack, matted with SU Rose Red and Garden Green CS.  The sentiment is from the same digi set and I cut it with a banner die by MFT and mounted it with foam tape also.

That's it for my card today.  I hope you will stick around all week and check out the great designs we have to share with you.  I am excited to be part of this release and share my cards with you.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Thinking of You

We are having a Crafts Day at our Church this month and I was asked to do a card class so this is the card we are going to make.  I used MFT Whip Cream CS for the card base and sentiment panel.  The flower was cut with MFT Upsy Daisy dies and MFT Electric Red CS.  I used MFT Royal Leaves dies cut from SU Pear Pizzazz CS.  The sentiment is from Just Rite Large Fancy Sentiments.  The panel is cut with  Lil' Inker's Side Stiched Rectangles.  The black mats are Recollections CS.  The DSP was loose in my stash but I know it is from a My Mind's Eye 6x6 pad.  I added a yellow rhinestone to the flower center and mounted the panel with foam tape.

 We will be using assorted colors for the DSP and flower.

I am linking this up at My Favorite Things Be A Superstar Card Contest. 

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Three for One

This is my first time playing in the Mojo Monday challenge in quite awhile.  I also combined it with the Verve Inspiration Challenge - "Let It Bloom" and the Color Me Challenge - Crisp Canteloupe plus Neutral.

  

ETA:  Yea, My card was the top choice at Color Me.

I made this card for some friends that recently lost their father, a good Christian man.  

I used SU Crisp Canteloupe CS and DSP.  The white panel is embossed with Darice Intricate Swirls EF.  The sentiment panel is cut with Lil Inkers Stitched Mats: Rounded Rectangle die and the sentiment is from Verve's Wonderfully Made.  The flower from Verve's One Person (sorry it is no longer available).  This is one of my favorite Verve flowers.  I stamped it twice and cut out the center layer, inked the petal edges and mounted it with foam tape.  The leaves are stamped on Crumb Cake CS.  The banners are cut with MFT Pierced Fishtail Flags Die, adhered the top with foam tape and glued the bottom edges to the sentiment panel.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek.  Have a wonderful week.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn