Sweet Baby

 

My card is for the current A.R. T. Challenge - make a baby girl card.  I stamped this sweet teddy bear image from SU Bear Hugs in Mememto Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with Promarkers.  I sponged Crumb Cake ink around the edges of the image panel cut with a Spellbinders Classic Oval.  I matted this on a Pretty In Pink Floral Ovals diecut.  I stamped the sentiment from SU Itty Bitty Banners, cut it out with the matching SU Framelits and then handcut the mat.  I mounted this with foam tape on a large oval punch, sponged with Pretty In Pink ink.  This panel is mounted over some Pretty In Pink taffeta ribbon. The DSP is from SU Flirtatious DSP (retired) and the card base is Pretty In Pink CS.

I am also linking up to CAS on Sunday - to make a baby card.

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Merry Monday Christmas Card Club #74

 

 

Good Sunday morning my blogging friends.  Just a quick post of my card for the Merry Monday Christmas Card Club #74- use green and white and woodgrain.  I printed this cute Christmas Ava digital image from Bugaboo Stamps on X-Press It Blending Card and colored her with Copics and Promarkers.  I added some Stickles to her wings but it doesn't show up very well in the photo.  All the green paper is from the Recollections Festivites Christmas pad.  I used the Tim Holtz Woodgrain EF for the white panel.  The sentiment is from SU Teeny Tiny Wishes.  I used Spellbinders Tag die to mount the sentiment on.  The ribbon is from SU.

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate your comments.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday Wishes for the Dynamic Duos

 

 

This is my card for the Dynamic Duos #69 challenge.  This is only my second time using Pacific Point, but I think it is a lovely shade of blue (and blue is my favorite color).   I used Canvas Corp Heavy White CS and SU Pacific Point & Old Olive CS.  I din't have any Pacific Point DSP so I made my own with PP ink and MFT's LJD-Textile Backgrounds.  The flowers from SU Flower Shop are stamped in PP ink and the lighter one is stamped off once.  The Old Olive leaves are diecut with SU Little Leaves Sizzlet. I cut them apart and fit them around my flowers.  The sentiment is from SU Simply Sketched stamped in PP ink and cut out with a Spellbinder's Classic Oval and matted with Classic Scalloped Oval.  I lightly sponged a litte blue ink around the sentiment while it was still in the die.  I used the SU Lacey Brocade EF on the white panel.  That's it for my card.

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I really appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Birthday Wishes for Seize The Birthday Challenge

It's Thursday and time for another Seize The Birthday challenge -

It's an Anything Goes Birthday type of challenge with a "Toppings " Option!

Remember that a Topping is infact an "Option" and not a requirement!
Because not everyone always wants a cherry on top...now do they??

So this week your "Toppings" option is

" Monochromatic."

If you decide to add a topping to your Birthday card/project it

should exude one particular color of your choice!

Remember you can always add neutrals to your design

I went with the "Toppings" option and here is my monochromatic card:

 

I chose the new SU in-color Crisp Cantaloupe as my monochromatic color and added the neutrals of SU Whisper White and Crumb Cake (kraft).  I used an older Seize The Birthday sketch #19, but I turned the sketch sideways.  I stamped the flower from SU Flower Shop in Crisp Cantaloupe ink and punched it out with the SU Pansy Punch.  I used the Sizzlets Little Leaves die and Martha Stewart fern punch in Crumb Cake CS around the flower.  The sentiment is from SU Simply Sketched set stamped in Basic Gray ink and mounted on a Spellbinders Timeless Rectangle diecut from Crisp Cantalouple CS.  I also added some faux stitching around the sentiment. The base of the card is Crisp Cantaloupe also.

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate your comments.

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Have a Lovely Birthday

ETA:  My card was A Cut Above for the Paper Players color challenge.

 

I combined two challenges for my card - MFTWSC140 and The Paper Players color challenge.

 

The DSP is from SU Sycamore Street (retired).  I stamped the flowers from SU Secret Garden in Rich Razzleberry ink and cut them out with the matching dies, and mounted them with foam tape.  The sentiment is from MFT LJD-Birthday Greetings.  I also used MFT Dienamics:  Leaf Filled Flourish and the new Blue Prints 7.  I added some paper-piercing around the sentiment panel for more detail.

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate your comments.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

A Little Birthday Wish for Freshly Made Sketches 102

 

 

This is my card for Freshly Made Sketches 102.  I started out with an entirely different thought, but like the way the card ended up.

 

This is an all SU card except for the sentiment, which is from MFT's LJD- Birthday Greetings., and the Spellbinders dies I used - Classic Ovals and Floral Ovals.

 

 

Stampin Up Supplies: 

Cardstock:  Very Vanilla and Crumb Cake

Ink:  Soft Suede

Paper:  Tea for Two

Buttons:  Daffodil Delight

Ribbon:  Crumb Cake Taffeta ribbon

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate your comments.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn



 

Happy Anniversary for Mojo Monday309

 

 

I just got my card posted in time for the Mojo Monday Challenge.  I made an anniversary card for a couple at church.  I am always needing birthday and anniversary cards for our church members.  The card base is SU Soft Suede CS.  I used some retired SU papers, Spice Cake, along with SU Soft Suede and Very Vanilla CS.  The Very Vanilla panel is embossed with the SU Lacey Brocade EF.  I sewed around the two DSP panels. The banner is cut with MFT Fishtail Flags and Fishtail Flags Layers Die-namics.  The sentiment and frame are from Verve's Love Story, stamped in Soft Suede ink and cut out with the Lovely Marquee Die.  The flower is from Verve's Lean On Me.  I stamped two layers in Soft Suede ink, inked the edges with Crumb Cake ink and added a pearl brad to the center.  The sentiment and flower are mounted with foam tape.

 

That's it for card. Thanks for stopping by.  I really appreciate your comments.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Thanks So Much (OWH - VCMP)

 

I made another card for the Labor Day weekend challenges at Operation Write Home.   This is challenge #5 to use masking tape on your stamp block and stamp with it.  This is my first time trying this technique. I think it makes a nice background.  This is an all Stampin Up card also (except for the painter's tape)  I used painter's tape and Wild Wasabi ink and then stamped the image from Just Believe set on Whisper White CS.  The sentiment from Simply Sketched is stamped in Gumball Green.  I did some paper-piercing around the edge before mounting it with foam dimensionals.  The Gumball Green CS is embossed with the Vine Street EF.

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate your comments.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Thanks (Another card for OWH VCMP)

 

This is another card for one of the challenges on the Operation Write Home VCMP (Virtual Card Making Party) over the Labor Day weekend.

 



My card is for challenge #3  here, which is to make a triple die cutting technique card.  I chose this pretty paper from the SU Tea for Two DSP and used two of the Spellbinders Classic Rectangles taped together to cut the 3 separate pieces at one time.  I then matted each piece with SU Always Artichoke CS and then adhered them on top of each other aligning the pattern.  The strip across the middle is done with SU Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch.  The sentiment is from SU Tagtastic stamped in Alway Artichoke ink, punched with a scallop circle punch, and then I sponged ink on the edges.  This piece is mounted with foam tape.

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate your comments.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Another Christmas Card

 

I made another Christmas card with the cute Tilda Angel from Magnolia Stamps - the same image as on yesterday's card.  I had stamped several images so colored her to match the challenge at The Merry Monday Christmas Card Club #73 challenge - use red, green and kraft with a choice of ribbon, twine or burlap.  She is stamped on X-Press It Blending Card with Mememto Tuxedo Black ink, and colored with Copics.  I paper-pieced her dress with a piece of Crumb Cake DSP.  I added distress stickles to her wings, which doesn't show up in the photo.  I cut her out with Spellbinders Classic Ovals and matted her on a Large Scallop Oval.  I inked around the image panel with Crumb Cake ink while it was still in the die.  The tag is punched with a McGill punch and the sentiment is from MFT's Christmas Ornaments set.  I made a small slit around her hand and glued the twine under it - so she would be holding the tag and mounted both with foam tape.  I also wrapped the twine around the red DSP in a criss-cross pattern.

 I used SU Riding Hood Red CS for the card base and Crumb Cake (kraft) CS for the mats. The DSP is from Recollections Festivites 6x6 pad.

 

 

I am also linking my card to the following:

 

craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge #140:  use ink or paint in any way you wish - as little or as much as you like (I inked the edges of the image panel and tag. I also used ink and a blender pen to add shading to the dress and color her stockings)

Craftyhazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra - anything goes as long as it's Christmas
The Glory of Christmas Challenge

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate your comments.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Merry Christmas for Freshly Made Sketches 101

 

 

I used Freshly Made Sketches 101 to make another Christmas card for my collection.

I stamped this cute Magnolia Angel on X-Press It Blending Card with Mememto Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with Copics.  I paper-pieced her dress with some DSP from SU Tea For Two and used the Baha Breeze marker for the trim on her dress.  I also added some distress stickles to her wings.   I used a piece of the same DSP and Baha Breeze CS for the banners.  The mats are all SU Baha Breeze CS.  The white is Canvas Corp Heavy White Cardstock.  The white panel is embossed with the SU Finial Press EF.  The sentiment is from SU Come To Bethlehem set.

 

I am also linking my card to

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for September - Anything goes as long as it is Christmas.

Sparkles Christmas Challenges - Non traditional colors (no red, green, or gold)

The Glory of Christmas Challenge

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I appreciate your comments.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Labor Day Weekend VCMP at Operation Write Home

Operation Write Home is having a "Virtual Card Making Party" (VCMP) on this Labor Day weekend and I am joining in their challenges.  You can read all about it on there blog.   I have made a couple of cards, but haven't done them in order of the challenges. I am still trying to catch up.  Here are the two that I have made:

Challenge #1 is a sketch challenge for a Christmas card using 1" squares.  Here is my card and the sketch:

 

I used SU Garden Green CS for the base and SU Naturals Ivory CS for the layer embossed with a Sizzix holly EF and for the sentiment strip.  I punched the 1" squares from some retired SU Christmas DSP, using both sides.  The sentiment from SU More Merry Messages is stamped in SU Cherry Cobbler ink.  I added the two SU glitter brads to finish my card. 

Challenge #4 is to make a Love card using this sketch:
 

I flipped the sketch sideways so the sentiment would fit.  I used some papers from Echo Park's Yours Truly 6x6 pad, SU Basic Black CS and X-Press It Blending Card.  The sentiment is from Verve's Hundred Hearts.  I did some paper-piercing around the edges, sponged some Cherry Cobler ink on the edges and added the little punched heart.

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I appeciate your comments.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn