It's the Best Day Birthday

 Hello friends.  I have another birthday card for a young girl at church.  She was born the day after the young girl I made the card for a couple of days ago and they are best friends, as are their families.

I embossed a panel of SU Basic Beige with an older Cuttlebug birthday EF and mounted it to a white card base.  The image and sentiment are from SU Best Day (ret).  I colored the image with several different alcohol markers and added Diamond Stickles to the balloon, hat pom pom and bow tie. The 2nd photo shows the glitter better.  I mounted it with foam tape to a stitched circle die cut.  I added a strip of Crisp Cantaloupe pattern paper to the center of the beige panel and then added the circle with foam tape also.  The sentiment is also mounted with foam tape.  I think she will like the card as I like it.

I will share this at the Tic Tac Toe Challenge ( used the right diagonal row down - Orange, Glitter, Polka Dots).

Thanks 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

Get Well Soon

 A friend asked me to make some Get Well cards so I am working on them and this is the first one.

I used Gina K. Designs Ornate Frame and mounted it over a panel of SU Pumpkin Pie.  I stamped the sentiment on the middle panel and glued it back in the center.  The flowers are from Gina K. Designs Flower Medley stamp & die set.  I colored them with SU Blends - Pumpkin Pie and Granny Apple Green, then mounted them with foam tape.  I added 2 black enamel dots to the flower centers. The frame panel is mounted to a panel embossed with SU Dainty Diamonds EF and then to the card base.

I will share this at Triple B July Challenge - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies

and at the Tic Tac Toe Challenge - bottom row

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

New Anniversary Card

 Hello friends.  I am sharing a new anniversary card I made for some friends at church.

I embossed a panel with SU Exposed Brick EF and glued it to the card base.  Then I used a stitched octagon die (no name on it) to cut a green shape with the largest die. I then used the 2nd largest die to cut a white shape and the 2nd & 3rd largest dies to cut a frame from cream card.  I stamped the sentiment using a stamp from SU Layers of Beauty set.  Then I glued the cream color frame on the white octagon.  The flower is made using MFT Upsy Daisy dies.  I cut 2 large and 2 medium flowers from SU Barely Blush, blended Flirty Flamingo ink to the centers and glued them together.  The leaves and sprigs are from PTI Into the Blooms: Anemones die set. The pink buds are cut from Flirty Flamingo card and glued to the white sprigs.  I added a fancy rhinestone (Hobby Lobby) to the flower and added a few clear rhinestones on the sentiment panel and my card was done.

I will link to the Tic Tac Toe Challenge #297 - my card fits the middle and bottom rows across.

and to Can You Handle the Pressure - with the twist of Celebration - I think an anniversary is a celebration.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #296

 Hello friends.  I have a new birthday card to share today which is for my great-granddaughter's birthday and she loves pink and green.

I embossed a panel with SU Exposed Brick EF (ret.) and glued it to the card base. Then I added a strip of Mint Macaron gingham paper across the center.  I die cut a Mint Macon scalloped circle and a white plain circle to stamp the sentiment in SU Peaceful Pine ink.  I glued the circles together and mounted with foam tape.  The pretty flowers are die cut using MFT Upsy Daisy dies.  I cut them from SU Barely Blush and blended Flirty Flamingo ink to the centers before gluing together.  I added a fancy rhinestone to the centers and glued them to opposite sides of the circle.  The leaves from a Spellbinders set are cut from Mint Macaron and added under the flowers.  I really like the finished card and I know she will also.

Tic Tac Toe Challenge #296

My card fits the center panel down -Patterned Paper, Die Cut, 3D (daisies)

and the right diagonal down row - Summer Colors, Die Cut Layers.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Poppies Birthday Card

 Hello friends.  I have a new birthday card to share today.  This one is inspired by a card I think I saw on Pinterest but I can't find it now.  (ETA:  I found the card here. Thanks Kelly) I changed a few things but kept the colors the same except for the blue.  The sentiment,  trellis die, white flowers, and leaves are all different and the flowers are arranged differently.  I have seen so many pretty cads with PTI Into the Blooms: Poppies that I had to  have it.

ETA:  My card was a Team Pick at Tic Tac Toe.

I die cut the poppies from SU Barely Blush and blended SU Melon Mambo ink on them.  The centers are cut from black.  I layered them together using pieces of foam tape between the main layers.  The smaller white flowers are cut using Spellbinders Petite Floral Potpourri and then blended SU Azure Afternoon ink in the centers.  I glued to die cuts together and added a small black gem to the centers.  The white oval is cut using two MFT Stitched Oval dies.  The leaves are cut from SU Granny Apple Green using PTI Into the Blooms: Wild Wood.  The card base and Waffle Flower Rhombus Panel Die are from SU Seaside Spray (ret.).  I glued the trellis on and then mounted the white oval with foam tape.  The flowers and foliage are mounted with glue and pieces of foam tape where needed.  The sentiment is from Gina K. Designs Elegant Thoughts.

I will share this at Tic Tac Toe Challenge - left column down, Floral, Pink, Birthday.

and the Triple B Challenge - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies

and to Darnell's NBUS as this is the first time using the Poppies dies.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Anniversary Card #4 for March

 Hello friends.  Well, I am almost done with March Anniversary cards.  This is #4 and I have one more to go.

ETA:  Yea!  My card was a Team Pick at Tic Tac Toe.

I used a new set from Gina K. Designs, Ruffled Blooms stamp, die, stencil, and embossing folder to make these pretty flowers.  After stamping them, I used SU Terracotta Tile (center petals) and Grapefruit Grove (large petals) to blend the inks on.  There are two more flower petal stencils that I didn't use as I like them this way.  I used SU Soft Succulent for the leaves (sorry, all inks are ret.).  I die cut them and then embossed with the matching embossing folder.  I embossed a white panel with the new Spellbinders  February 2D EF called Spring Stripes.  It kind of looks like rows of wonky hearts and I thought it would make a pretty background for the blooms.  The flowers have a lot of texture so I just glued them to the panel and then glued the sentiment over them.

I will add this to Darnell's NBUS as this is the first time for the flower set and embossing folders.

and to Addicted to Stamps and More - Diecuts and/or Stencils (I used both)

I will also add it to the Tic Tac Toe Challenge (middle row down - die cutting, ink blending, friendship) as it is for friends' anniversary - I hope that qualifies.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

A Lovely Birthday

 Hello friends.  I made a new birthday card after I saw the Tic Tac Toe Challenge board.

I used the top row across - Stencil, Birthday, Die Cut, but it also fits the left row down - Stencil, Blue, Stripes (stripes in the stencil).

I used a new frame die from Papertrey Ink - Reflections: John I cut from white.  I used a Spellbinders stencil and SUTahitian Tide ink on the card base so it would show through the frame openings.  The flowers and sentiment are from an older Altenew set - Sakura Blooms.  I die cut the flowers and leaves from white and then stamped the centers of the flowers with Tahitian Tide ink.  I blended a little ink around the edges of the petals, shaped the petals with my fingers, and then added a rhinestone to the centers.  I stamped the leaves with Old Olive and then blended some ink on them.  I stamped the sentiment on the center cut out and glued it back in the frame after gluing the frame to the card base.  I glued the flowers and leaves in opposite corners and then added some rhinestones colored with an alcohol marker.

I will also add this to the Triple B Challenge.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Blue and Red Birthday Card

 Hello friends.  I have a new birthday card to share today.   I made this one for a little one at church who is turning two.

 

The images are from SSS Party Like A Panda. I stamped them in Versafine Onyx Black ink and colored them with SU Azure Afternoon and Real Read Blends.  The horn is colored with a Zig Gold marker.  I die cut the Panda and the Happy balloons with the matching dies and fussy cut Birthday.  The white oval and red frame are cut using SU Impressions Abloom dies.  I also used SU Pattern of Friendship Die on the white oval and then glued the red frame around it.  Then I used  The Greetery Stencils and SU Azure Afternoon ink on the background panel and added it to the Azure Afternoon card base.  I glued the oval on and then mounted the images with foam tape.

Linking up to Color Hues Challenge 

and to Darnell's NBUS as this is the first time of have used the Pattern Of Friendship Die

and to the Tic Tac Toe Challenge - bottom row across (Red, Stencil, Rectangle Shape-card)

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Birthday Card for Two Challenges

 Hello friends.  I have another birthday card to share today.  I made this one with the colors from Color Hues Challenge - Turquoise & Green, using Tic Tac Toe Challenge 242.

I used the right column down on Tic Tac Toe's challenge board - Floral, Embossing & Favorite Color (which is any shade of blue).  I used an older SU Flower Shop stamp & punch set for the pretty blooms which are stamped in Bermuda Bay ink.  I shaped the petals and added a fancy rhinestone to the centers.  The leaves are die cut from two shades of green using an Altenew die and an older SU die.  I placed the blooms on an embossed panel with Spellbinders Woven EF (love the texture), then added the leaves around them.  The sentiment from SU Happy Thoughts (ret.) is stamped in Bermuda Bay ink, die cut with an oval die and matted with a scallop Bermuda Bay die cut.  I mounted the sentiment with foam tape.

   

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Love You, Friend

 Hello friends.  I am sharing a card I made for a very good friend.  We have been friends since high school and she just started making cards (thanks to me. 😉) and she loves it as much as I do.

 

The flowers are from an older CTMH set that I had borrowed and stamped for quite a while.  I colored them with SU Daffodil Delight and Granny Apple Green Blends and then cut them with my Scan N Cut as I didn't have the dies.  The lacy circle is a die from SU Encircled In Friendship (ret.) I taped the circle back in after stamping the sentiment from SU Shaded Summer (ret.)  I masked friend and then stamped it below Love You, so it would fit in the circle.  I mounted it with foam tape and then glued the flowers and leaves around.  I did add foam tape to the bottom of the flower.  This was mounted on a panel of pale minty green embossed with Spellbinders Columns EF.  I used the debossed side as I thought it was pretty also. 

This photo shows the detail of the embossing better.

I am linking to the Tic Tac Toe Challenge (used the diagonal Rose (flower, Die Cut, Use Word Love.

 

and also to Can You Handle the Pressure Challenge

 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Birthday Card for Several Challenges

 Hello friends.  I have a new birthday card to share today.  I made this using the colors from Color Hues Challenge, the sketch from Global Design Project;  Tic Tac Toe Challenge, and Happy Little Stampers Birthday Challenge.

 I die cut the flowers from some pattern paper in my stash.  I don't remember ever die cutting flowers from pattern paper, but thought I would give it a try, and they turned out great. I used Papertrey Ink Into the Blooms - Dahlia for the flowers and leaves, which are cut from PTI Tropical Teal Card.  I cut all 3 layers for the bigger flower and the 2 smaller layers for the small flower.  I shaped the petals with my fingers and layered them together, and then added a black enamel gem to the centers. The pattern paper is from PTI Bitty Big Tropical Teal Designer Paper Pack.  I die cut a stitched rectangle for the white panel, but had to partially cut it and then put the other end back in the die to make it wide enough to cover the pattern paper panel per the sketch from .  The birthday sentiment from a retired SU set is stamped in Tropical Teal ink and fussy cut.  I mounted it with foam tape.  The white panel is also mounted with foam tape.

 

I really like the way the card turned out, and hope you enjoy seeing it.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Color Hues Challenge

 

 

Global Design Project sketch

 

 

TicTacToe Challenge (Flowers, Birthday Sentiment, Gems)

 

 

Happy Little Stampers Birthday Challenge

 

Brightest Birthday

 Hello friends.  I have a pretty birthday card in yellow to share.  When I saw the challenges at Tic Tac Toe and also at Dobule D which both have yellow in them, I had to make a card.

ETA:  My card was chosen as one of the Top 3 at Double D Challenge.

 

I had the background die cut (Spellbinders Candy Stripes die) in my unused stack and thought it would look good over the lt. yellow card.   It is cut twice and the bottom layer is reversed and glued together  for the crossed look.  I mounted this to a white card base.  The flowers from Honey Bee Spring Peony were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with SU Daffodil Delight and Granny Apple Green Blends.  I die cut them with the matching dies and arranged the flowers at the bottom right corner of my card with foam tape.  I glued the leaves under the edges of the large flower.  The sentiment is from SU Cheerful Daisies as I thought it went well with the cheerful yellows.  This will go to a very good friend whose favorite color is yellow.

Double D Challenge

 

 

Tic Tac Toe Challenge ( right row down - yellow, die cuts, floral)

 

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Congratulations

 Hello friends.  This is my second post today as I had to make a card for a friend who is getting married.

I used Memory Box Riverbank Large Layered Blooms for the flowers and Memory Box Exquisite Leaf Set for the leaves.  I die cut the 3 layers of the blooms and blended Pacific Point ink in the centers before gluing them together. I colored the die cut centers with lt. gray markers.  The lt. blue panel is embossed with an older Darice EF and mounted to the white card base.  The flowers were mounted with foam tape and I glued the leaves under the edges of the petals.  I cut a strip of the lt. blue card and embossed the sentiment (SU Flourishing Phrases - retired) in gold and them mounted it with foam tape.  I added to clear gold gems on the strip.

I will link this to Happy Little Stampers - Anything Goes With Dies.

 

also to Can You Handle the Pressure Challenge - optional Flowers

 

 

also to Tic Tac Toe Challenge - bottom left to upper right diagonally.

 

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn