Happy Birthday in Fall Colors

 Hello friends, thanks for stopping by.  I have a birthday card to share using new stamps, dies, stencil, and fall colors for a few challenges.

This is my first time using the Altenew Cone Flower stamps and dies.  It is a layered stamp but I chose to stamp the flower and color it with SU Bleends:  Pale Papaya, Calypso Coral, Soft Suede and Old Olive.  After die cutting the image I did a little fussy cutting on the white border so it wouldn't show on the Altenew Sphere Stencil.  I used Frayed Burlap DOI on the stencil and off set it on the edge.  After sponging I embossed the panel with SU Tasteful Textile EF.  The sentiment is from SU Sweet As A Peach, stamped in Soft Suede ink.  I cut the slanted ends and mounted both the sentiment and flower with foam tape.  

Make the Cards Challenge - Peachy Keen

 

 

Time Out Challenges - I chose flowers and joy from the words

 

 

Tic Tac Toe Challenge - top  row, Die Cut, Orange/Rust/Embossing

 

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Season's Greetings

I am still making Christmas cards and have a cute snowman card to share today.  I used Snowy stamp by Penny Black.  I think he is so cute.

I stamped the trees (borrowed from a friend) and inked around them for the lt. blue sky.  I added 3 die cut snowflakes and then added glitter to the panel.  The greeting is from SU Itty Bitty Christmas.  I colored Snowy's hat and scarf and then added dots with my white gel pen.  His hat brim and puff have a mixture of Flower Soft and Fun Flock for a little dimension and then he was added with foam tape.  The card base is SU Soft Sky.

I am linking my card to the following challenges:

Just Us Girls - Anything Goes

Time Out Challenges - Merry & Cheerful 

and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Traditional Christmas

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Another Anniversary Card

Hello Friends.  I am sharing another anniversary card I made for some dear friends.  

I used the challenge at Just Us Girls - Off the Edge, for my card inspiration.  

I used my new stamp & die combo by Gemini called Peony.  It has the stamp and two edge dies to cut out the whole image, but I just used one on the outside edge.   I got this on a shopping trip to Hobby Lobby.  I used Altenew markers to color the image (my first time using them).  The sentiment is from Just Rite Large Fancy Sentiments. I love the font in this set and have used it quite a few times.  I added some pink glitter gemstones for a little glitz.  I then added some Recollections pattern paper to the inside of my card and also a narrow strip on the top of the card for balance.  I really like the way my card turned out.

I saw the Time Out Challenges was calling for embellishments, and one layer cards and I am joining them as my card fits both categories.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn 

Joy to the World

Hello friends.  I am almost finished with my Christmas cards and this is one I loved making.  It shows the true meaning of Christmas.

The Joy die is from Cottage Cutz and I have used it on several cards.  For this one I cut it from textured gold paper and mounted it with foam tape to a circle die cut.   The sentiment is from Concord & 9th Joy Stamp set.  I cut it with a fishtail die and mounted it with foam tape also.  The gold foil stripe paper is from Craft Smith Love Story 12x12 pad.

I am linking my card up to three challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Christams

Time Out Challenge -  Joyful

Inkspirational - Anything Christmas Goes

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn