Another Anniversary Card

 Hello friends.  First I would like to say Happy Veteran's Day to all those who have served.  

I have an anniversary card to share today.  I made this one using several Spellbinders dies - Hello You for the flowers; Starshine Background for the white panel cut with the Emerald Cut Labels and Tag die and I just got the corners off of a Boho Blue rectangle for the blue mat.

I used SU Boho Blue for the mat and the flowers. After cutting the flowers, I added some white ink to the centers and edges of the petals.  I put 3 layers on each of the larger flowers and 2 layers on the bud. I added a fancy rhinestone (Hobby Lobby) to the centers of the larger flowers.  The leaves and stem were cut from a lighter green and then blended with DOI Rustic Wilderness.  The sentiment is from Sweet 'N Sassy Anniversary Innies and mounted with foam tape.

I will link this to Triple B Challenge - Birds, Blooms & Butterflies

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Anniversary Blessings

 Hello friends.  I have a new anniversary card to share today.

ETA:  YEA! My card was one of the Top 3 at Triple B Challenge.

I had to have this new Altenew Garden Cosmos die set and couldn't wait to make a card with it.  I die cut the flowers and stems from white and then ink blended them with DOI, Broken China for the flowers & buds, and Rustic Wilderness for the stems.  After gluing the layers together, I added a pretty rhinestone gem to the centers.  The flowers have dimension from the layers so I didn't use foam tape, but put glue in the centers and glued them over the stems.  The buds & stems are separate so I added them where I wanted them.  The sentiment is from Sweet 'N Sassy Anniversary Innies.  I mounted it with foam tape.  I added texture to the white panel with SU Tasteful Textile EF (ret.)

I will link to the Triple B Challenge - Birds Blooms Butterflies

and to Darnell's NBUS as this is the first time using this die set.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Birthday Card for a Friend

 Hello friends.  I have a birthday card to share today.  I made this one for a friend who's birthday is today.  My daughter and I delivered the card and a small birthday cake to her and she loved it (the card and the cake).

I embossed a panel of SU Shaded Spruce with SU Forever Plaid EF and adhered it to a white card base.  The flowers are cut with Waffle Flower Poinsettia Frame Die which has separate flower dies also. I think they are too pretty to just use as poinsettias at Christmas so I cut them twice from white and blended DOI Festive Berries in the centers before layering them together. There are 3 sizes of flowers on the one die and also separate leaves that go with the frame die.  I cut the leaves from a lt. green.  The circle is cut with SU Spotlight on Nature dies and the sentiment is from SU Unbounded Love.  After stamping the sentiment, I mounted the circle with foam tape and then added the flowers around the bottom with the leaves glued under the petals.  I added rhinestones to the centers of the flowers to finish off the card.

I will add my card to the Triple B Challenge

and also Darnell's My NBUS as this is the first time I have used this die set.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

New Birthday Card

 Hello friends.  I have a new birthday card to share today.  I was inspired by a couple of challenges for my card.

I used the sketch at The Flower Challenge for my layout and lots of layers plus embossing for the Can You Handle the Pressure Challenge and Triple B Challenge (always love making floral cards).

I used my new Honey Bee's Burlap EF for the background panel, then added the layered sentiment from Spellbinders Birthday Wreath Add-Ons die set.  The pretty bloom is from Papertrey Ink Into the Blooms: Anemones.  I die cut from lt. pink card and then blended a darker pink ink to the centers of the layers. The spikey center is cut from kraft card and white.  I layered the bloom and glued it to the panel just in the center.  I die cut the leaves from the same set in a green card from my stash and glued them under the edges of the bloom.  Really loving the finished card which will go to a special friend at church.

Linking to the following challenges:

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize The Birthday - Embossing

Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Jenny would like to see embossing on our birthday cards.  If you are not into our "Topping" option, the only requirement is that it has to be for a birthday.

I used some old and new products on my card.  The old is the SU Heirloom Frames Dies.  I die cut the oval frame and then embossed it with the matching embossing folder.  The Balmy Blue panel is embossed with SU Cross-Hatch EF.  I added foam tape strips under the frame and mounted it to the blue panel.  I stamped the sentiment from Gina K. Designs Elegant Thoughts (beautiful fonts in this set) on the oval cut out and glued it in the center of the frame.  The flower images are from Gina K. Designs Flower Medley (love this set and have been using it a lot).  After stamping them, I colored with SU Balmy Blue and Soft Sea Foam Green Blends.  I die cut them and arranged them around the oval frame.  For the final touch, I added black dimensional dots to the centers of the flowers.

I will link to the Triple B Challenge

Hop over and check out all the inspiration by the team using embossing on their cards.

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

Happy Birthday for A Few Challenges

 Hello friends.  I have a new birthday card to share today.

I used a new set from Gina K. Designs, Flower Medley, for the pretty blooms.  After stamping them in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I colored them with Copic markers and die cut with the matching dies.  I embossed a panel of Pool Party with SU Distressed Tile EF and added it to the white card base.  I then die cut a panel of Lost Lagoon with a stitched rectangle die and white with a smaller stitched rectangle die.  I adhered these two panels together and then adhered them to the card.  I mounted the flowers with foam tape and glued the extra leaves and bud under the edges.  I glued white enamel dots to the centers of the flowers and colored 3 smaller white enamel dots with a Copic marker to match the flowers.  The sentiment is from Gina K. Designs Elegant Thoughts.

I am linking to The Flower Challenge - Add Embellishments

and to Just Us Girls - die week, Florals.

and to the Triple B Challenge - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies (didn't use the inspiration board)

I will also add this to Darnell's IDEAS Challenge - Dies.  This is the first time I have joined and need to do it more often.  Thanks Darnell.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday for The Flower Challenge

 Hello friends.  I saw the inspiration photo at The Flower Challenge and had to make a card for it using my new Spellbinders Cosmos dies.

I die cut 3 sets of flowers from white card and ink blended Salty Ocean DOI over them, making it darker in the centers.  I shaped them with my stylus before gluing together.  I die cut 3 of the spikey centers from black for each flower, shaped them with my stylus and glued together.  I added a rhinestone to the centers.  I found this peach colored DSP in my stash (it looks lighter in the photo) and thought it would make a good background.  I glued it to the front of the white card base and then had to decide how I wanted to arrange the flowers.  I tried several ways before I decided to make a white square, embossed with SU Distressed Tile EF, turned in a diamond shape for the sentiment, and then arranged the flowers around the bottom.  The sentiment is from Gina K. Designs Elegant Thoughts Stamp & Die set.  I stamped it in SU Pumpkin Pie, die cut it, and added 3 plain white die cuts for dimension, then glued it to the diamond shape.

I will also link to the Triple B Challenge - Birds, Blooms, Butterfiles.

and to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Sending Flowers

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Special Anniversary Card

Hello friends.  I have a special anniversary card to share today.  This one is for my pastor and his wife who are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary this week.

 I used an older Poppystamps die  (Floral Cake Pop Up Easel set) from 2019.  I have had it for several years but this is the first time I have used it.  I altered it a little by making it a top fold card.  I cut the die a little over half way and then reinserted it to cut the other half so it would stand up when opened.  The original is like an easel card.  I lightly inked around the middle layer with Purple Posy ink so it would stand out better.  The top layer is in two sections and with the ruffle border, it does look like a cake.  The flowers from the same set were cut from Purple Posy card and layered together.  I inked some of them for a little variation.  The leaves were cut from Pear Pizzazz card.  After gluing the flowers and leaves on, I added a golden rhinestone to the centers of the flowers.  I stamped the sentiment (Verve) in Highland Heather ink.  I blended Purple Posy ink on a scrap of Purple Posy card and die cut the 50 with some older number dies by Momenta.  I really like the finished card and will have to use this die set again.

I will link to Triple B Challenge - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies

and to Darnell's NBUS Challenge

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Use a Frame

 Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Ashwini would like us to Use a Frame on our Birthday project.

For my card I used a Stitched Scallop frame by Pinkfresh Studio.  It cuts in two pieces so you use just the outer part, the inner part, or both. I added foam tape strips to the back and kept it together as I like that look.  I blended Calypso Coral ink over the base of the card and stamped the sentiment from an older SU set before adding the frame.  The flowers are from Waffle Flower Tulips stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with SU Calypso Coral and Old Olive Blends.  The top bud is clipped from another image and added for more fullness.  I added them to the card with foam tape and tucked the bottom of the stem under the edge of the frame.

Be sure to check out all the inspiration by the team over at Seize the Birthday and I hope to see you in our gallery.

I will link to the Triple B Challenge - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday in Pink

 Hello friends.  I am sharing a birthday card I made for another great-granddaughter who's birthday is next week. She loves pink so I used the colors from The Paper Players Color Challenge.

I used my new SU bundle Thankful Garden (stamp, stencil, die) for the pretty flower.  After stamping in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, I used the stencils and blended Berry Burst ink (1st & 2nd layers) on the flower - it gets darker with the second layer.  I used Lost Lagoon on the leaves.  I die cut the image and mounted with foam tape to a white panel embossed with SU Exposed Brick EF.  I trimmed the white panel to fit in the Bubble Bath scalloped panel and glued them together.  I added this to the white card base.  I used an older SU set for the sentiment - I love the font and use it a lot.  I cut the sentiment with an Altenew Featured Sentiments die and added foam tape to the ends and glue in the center to mount it over the flower stem.

I will also link to The Triple B Challenge - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

New and Old

HAPPY EASTER. Hope you have had a Blessed Resurrection Sunday. 

  I have a new anniversary card to share today.  I made this one using some old and new products from Stampin Up and I really like how it turned out.  It will be going to some really good friends for their anniversary soon.

The old is the flower, buds and leaves from the retired Paper Florist dies and the new is the Mini Corrugated EF, which I really like.  I die cut the petals for the flower from Bristol smooth card and blended Worn Lipstick DOI on them.  I shaped them with my stylus and glued the 6 petals together, then added the black die cut center.  I also added a fancy rhinestone (Hobby Lobby) to the center for a little bling.  The leaves were die cut from Old Olive card and the small leaves and bud stems from Pear Pizzazz.  The buds were cut from a scrap of lt. pink card.  I added the flower with foam tape and then glued the leaves around it.  I also added foam tape under the small buds.  I stamped the sentiment from SU Many Mates (ret.), fussy cut it and added it with foam tape.

I am adding to The Flower Challenge - use Spring Colors.

and to Triple B Challenge - Birds, Blooms, & Butterflies

and to Darnell's NBUS as this is the first time I used my new embossing folder.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Blue & Coral Birthday card

 Hello friends.  I have a new birthday card to share today.  

I had these flowers from an older SU set, Fresh Cut Flowers, stamped for a while but had not used them.  I colored them with SU Calypso Coral and Granny Apple Green Blends, then cut them with the matching die.  I snipped off the bottom leaves so it would fit on the white die cut from SU Thoughtful Expressions dies.  I stamped the sentiment from SU Labeled With Love and then mounted the flowers with foam tape.  This was added to the lt. blue panel embossed with Altenew Checkered Diamonds 3D EF.  I then glued the lt. blue panel to the white card base and my card was done.

I will link to the Triple B Challenge - Birds, Blooms, Butterflies

and The Flower Challenge - Use Spring Colors

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Anything That Flies

 Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Linda has chosen the "Topping" option of Anything That Flies.  Of course, it can always be anything goes for a birthday.

I thought about butterflies first, then birds, so I looked through my stamps and found this WPlus9 Flora and Fauna 3 stamp set which had the bird amongst the flowers so I went with that. You know I love using flowers.  I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copics and think it turned out so pretty.  I fussy cut the image as their is no die.  I laid it on several background panels and finally settled on this lt. blue panel and embossed it with SU Subtle EF (ret.)  I mounted the image with foam tape to the blue panel and then to the white card base.  I stamped the sentiment from an older SU set and cut it with an Altenew die.  I mounted the sentiment with foam tape also and my card was done.

Be sure to check out all the inspiration by the design team and our party guests over at STB.

I am linking to the Triple B Challenge (I have both birds & blooms).

and to Darnell's NBUS Challenge - first time using this stamp set.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Pink for the Flower Challenge

 Hello friends.  I have a new card to share today.  I made this one with the Flower Challenge in mind where they are looking for the color pink.  

I used a new SU stamp & die set - Mixed Florals (on-line exclusive).  I stamped the flowers with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them with SU Blends - Pretty in Pink, Flirty Flamingo (small flowers) and Granny Apple Green.  I cut them with the matching die and added them with foam tape to a white panel embossed with SU Distressed Tile EF.  Added a thin black mat and then mounted to a Pretty in Pink card base.  The sentiment is from SU Unbounded Love, die cut with an Altenew die and mounted with foam tape.

I will also link to The Triple B Challenge  (I love making floral cards)

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn