Birthday Wishes for a Special Friend

 Hello Friends..  I am sharing a birthday card I made for a special friend. Her favorite color is yellow so I always try to include yellow flowers.

The flowers are from SSS Bouquet of Thanks, colored with SU Daffodil Delight and Old Olive Blends.  They are mounted with foam tape on a panel of SU Soft Sea Foam card with the edges die cut with Altenew Creative Edges: Lace Die.  I mounted this to a white panel embossed with SU Tufted EF (retired), and then to the card base.  Birthday is from The Greetery Birthday Blooms stamp and die set.  I masked the word wishes from another stamp set, cut around it and mounted it with foam tape also.  

I am linking to The Flower Challenge - Occasions.

 

 

I will also link this one to the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge - Occasions

 

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Red & Black Birthday Card

 Hello friends.  I have a new birthday card made for the Color Hues Challenge - Red & Black.

ETA:  My card was chosen as one of the Rockers at Watercooler Wednesday challenge.

 

I used some new goodies from Spellbinders - Be Bold Blooms for the red flowers and black centers. I added Wink of Stella to the black centers and the edges of the flower petals.  The open leaves are from SU Artistic Dies.  I cut them apart and placed them under the flowers where I thought they looked best.  The sentiment is stamped in Real Red using Waffle Flower Essential Sentiments stamp and die set.  I mounted it with foam tape to a white panel embossed with SU Pine Planks EF.  The black gingham paper is from a Recollections pad and the scallop border is cut with a SU die. 

 

I will link to the Watercooler Wednesday challenge - All About Occasions.

 

 

and to The Paper Players - Tic Tac Toe Challenge  (I use the diagonal row bottom left to upper right corner)

ETA:  My card was chosen as  A Cut Above at The Paper Players.

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Plaid Birthday Card

 Hello Friends.  I am sharing a birthday card for Just Us Girls - Plaid challenge.  I got this plaid paper from Michael's this week and thought it was perfect for this challenge.

I mounted the plaid paper on a Crumb Cake card base which matches the tan stripe in the paper.  I had the flowers already colored and fussy cut from SU Friendly Hello (Sale-a-Bration item) and thought they went with the paper perfectly.  The sentiment panel and mats are cut with SU Stitched So Sweetly dies and mounted with foam tape.  I glued the edges of the flower to the sentiment panel and added foam tape to the edges not on the panel, then glued the leaves under the flowers.  The sentiment is from SU Peaceful Moments.

I will also link to Watercooler Wednesday Challenge - All About Occasions.

 

 

and to The Paper Players - Tic Tac Toe challenge. (bottom left to upper right corer)

 

 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Another Anniversary Card

 Hello friends.  I have another anniversary card to share today.  I used some new goodies to make this card.

For the flowers I used Waffle Flower Layered Poinsettia die and sponged Balmy Blue ink in the centers.  I think it is too pretty to use just at Christmas and it makes such a pretty flower.  I added a clear rhinestone to the centers.  The leaves are from PTI Into the Blooms - Dahlia.  I thought about using the blooms from this set but I already had the Layered Poinsettias inked and layered so used them instead.  The sentiment is from SU Many Mates.  The pattern paper is from my stash and is die cut with an MFT Stitched Border die.

I will link this to the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge - All About Occasions.

 

 

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

I hope you have a wonderful day - and stay warm.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Embossing

 Hello friends.  We have a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Barbara has chosen the "Toppings" option of embossing.  It can be dry embossing or wet embossing, your choice.  Of course, the only requirement is that it has be be for a birthday.  Hope to see you in our gallery.

 

 For my card I chose dry embossing and used SU Basket Weave EF (retired).  For the bouquet I used Pinkfresh Studio Modern Layered Florals.  It is a layered stamped set and I think I got it lined up pretty good using my Stamparatus.  I stamped it in Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape, Mint Macaron and Just Jade inks, then die cut it with the matching die. I mounted the bouquet with foam tape.  The sentiment is from SU Sweet As a Peach and stamped in Gorgeous Grape.  I flagged the ends and added it with foam tape, just on the ends, over the bouquet.stems.

 

I will link this to Watercooler Wednesday Challenge - All About Occasions  (birthdays are always an occasion to celebrate)

Be sure to check out all the fabulous cards by my teammates over at Seize the Birthday and join in the fun challenge.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

A New Anniversary Card

 Hello friends.  Happy New Year to all.  I have an anniversary card to share today.  I made it for a young couple at church who is celebrating their anniversary today.

I had the ink blended panel on my table and thought it would be the start of a beautiful card.  I splattered some ink drops on it and then die cut it with SU Scalloped Contours dies.  I die cut the two white flowers with a Tim Holtz die and glued them on the panel.  I added some small enamel dots to the centers of the flowers.  The sentiment is from an older stamp I have had for quite some time and it doesn't have a name on it.  I flagged the ends and mounted it with foam tape.

I will link to the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes.

 

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Anniversary

 Hello friends.  I have an anniversary card I made for some good friends to share today.

I used Reverse Confetti's Peony stamp and die set for the pretty flower and leaves.  I stamped them in Momento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with SU Flirty Flamingo and Old Olive Blends.  I used MFT Stitched Rectangle Frame die for the white panel and frame.  I mounted the frame with foam tape and glued the center cut out to the pattern paper from SU.  It was laying on my desk and I thought it went perfect with the pretty flower.  The sentiment is from Just Rite Large Fancy Sentiments.  I love the font in this set.  The flower was mounted with foam tape over the frame and the leaves were glued on the frame and I added foam tape on the sections not on the frame.

I am linking to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

 

and to Watercooler Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes. 

 

 

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

                                                   

 

A New Anniversary Card

 Hello friends.  I am sharing an anniversary card made for a young couple at church that is celebrating their first anniversary this month.  I used the colors from Color Hues Challenge - Orange and Green, plus the neutrals of kraft and black.

ETA: Yes, my card was a runner up at the Color Hues Challenge.

The flower is from Altenew/Pinkfresh Studio Celebrate Us stamp & die set. It is a layered stamp set and I used Pumpkin Pie ink, stamped off once for the lighter shade and full strength for the darker shade.  I colored the leaves with alcohol markers.  After die cutting the image, I trimmed a little of the white border off, added Wink of Stella to the flower, and mounted it with foam tape.  The green dotted paper is from my stash and I used black mats on it and the embossed kraft panel.(Tasteful Textile EF).

This photo shows the pretty shine from the Wink of Stella pen.

The sentiment is from an older JustRite Large Fancy Sentiments (not sure if it is still available).  I fussy cut it and added it with foam tape also.

I will also link to Watercooler Wednesday - All About Occasions.

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday for Watercooler Wednesday

 Hello friends.  I have a birthday card for the challenge at Watercooler Wednesday - All About Occasions.

 

I used SU Floral Essence for my flowers and leaves.  I stamped the flower twice for each flower with Polished Pink ink and then colored them with Lt. Polished Pink Blend.  I punched them with the coordinating punch, and layered them together, adding a black enamel dot to the centers.  The leaves were stamped in Granny Apply Green and punched with the leaf punch.  The sentiment from SU Happy Thoughts was stamped in black on a Nested Label die cut and matted with a black Nested Label die cut.  The pattern paper is from my stash and has a thin black mat.  The flowers were mounted with foam tape.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

Happy Birthday for Color Hues

 Hello friends.  Thanks for stopping by.  I have a card I made for the current Color Hues challenge - Pink and Yellow.

ETA:  My card was chosen as one of the Watercooler Rockers

 

I just got these new Picture This dies from Stampin Up and used them to die cut the white panel and then placed it over a panel of pattern paper from an old pad I had called Watercolor by Ms. Sparkle & Co.  I don't remember where I got it but I like it and it was perfect for the challenge.  I colored the flower from MFT Magnolia Blooms with SU So Saffron and Crumb Cake Blends.  I cut it with my Scan n' Cut as I don't have the matching dies.  I mounted the flowers with foam tape and then stamped the sentiment from a retired SU set.  This is mounted on a Sahara Sand card base.

 

I will also link to Watercooler Wednesday challenge - All About Occasions 

 

 

and also to Happy Little Stampers - Anything Goes with Dies.

 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

Anniversary Card

 Hello friends.  I have an anniversary card to share today.  I CASE myself on this one with this card I made a few years ago. I love the layout and border die I used so wanted to make another one.  I used different colors on this one.

 

The lace border die is by Altenew and the pale green cardstock is from my stash.  The flowers are Clearly Besotted Perfect Peonies.  I stamped and die cut the image with the matching die and then colored it with SU Pink Pirouette and Mint Macaron Blends.  The sentiment is an older Stampabilities stamp and stamped in Just Jade ink.  I added 3 little heart enamel dots by Doodlebug Designs.

I will link to Watercooler Wednesday Challenge - All About Occassions

 

and also to the Retro Rubber Challenge - Anything Goes.  The flowers stamp is older than 3 years and the sentiment is from 2005.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Congratulations

 Hello friends and happy Friday.  I have two graduation cards to share today.

 

I used an older stamp from Taylored Expressions that I have had for several years.

 This one is for my granddaughter who graduated this week.  Her school colors are black & red. I stamped the image and colored with Copics, then die cut with a stitched rectangle die. The pattern paper is from my stash and I matted with black.  The sentiment is from an older SU set.  I also added some red sequins for a little bling.

 

This one is for my great-granddaughter who is graduating in two weeks.  Her school colors are blue & white.  Her hair is blonde, so I colored the image to match.  I used the same supplies and added gold sequins to her card.

I will link my cards to the Retro Rubber Challenge #159 - Anything Goes

                              And to the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge - All about Occasions.

 

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

 Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Anniversary

I am sharing an anniversary card I made for a couple at church.

The flower is from Altenew/Pinkfresh Celebrate Us stamp and die set.  It is a layered set so I stamped the flower in So Safron and Crushed Curry.  I stamped the So Safron layer twice using my Stamparatus to make it a little darker.  The leaves were stamped with Pear Pizzazz and I added Soft Sea Foam with my markers.  The white die cut panel is cut with A Gina Marie Designs die and glued to the card base.  I mounted the flower with foam tape.  The sentiment is from SU Many Mates.  I added 3 small yellow pearls and my card was done.

I am linking to Watercooler Wednesday Challenge - Occasions as an anniversary is a very special occasion.


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

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn