Happy Anniversary

Hello friends.  Today I am sharing an anniversary card I made for a young couple at church.

I used my new SU Painted Poppies stamps & matching dies.  I stamped the flowers with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them with Highland Heather (flowers) and Old Olive (leaves) Blends.  I used Highland Heather DSP and cardstock on the white panel partially embossed with the Lace 3D EF.  The doily is an MFT die cut.  I added 3 small purple enamel dots after stamping the sentiment from the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set.  I mounted the doily die cut and the flowers with foam tape.

I will link to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Something New 

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Your comments are appreciated and they make my day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Layer It

Hello Friends and Happy New Year.  We are starting a New Year, New Blog Design and new challenge at Seize the Birthday.  How do you like our new blog design? 


Ashwini has chosen "Layer It" as our toppings option (she also created our new blog design and name badges - thank you so much Ashwini).  This card was made for our piano player at church - she loved it.

For my card I layered 2 of the SU Daisy Lane die cuts stamped in Petal pink, and then added a gold gemstone to the center.  The leaves are punched from Mossy Meadow.  I also layered the Petal Pink and Mossy Meadow panels which have been die cut with a border die from the Good Morning Magnolia bundle.  The pink panel has been embossed with Pinewood Planks EF (retired).   The strip of pattern paper is from the Magnolia Lane DSP.   The sentiment is a Poppystamps  die.

Now check out all the fabulous cards by my teammates over at Seize the Birthday, and our Surprise Party Guest, Joyce Mehrber.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment, it makes my day.  I hope you have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Another Baby Album

HAPPY NEW YEAR my blogging friends.  Today I have a new baby mini album to share with you.  My grandson's step-daughter had a baby boy the day after Christmas so I made this album for her.  I hope you enjoy looking.

This is the cover.  I downloaded the image and colored with Copics.  I used several different dies on the cover and throughout the album.

The first two pages. The flap on the 2nd page opens.

Pages 3 & 4.

Pages 5 & 6

Pages 7 & 8

Pages 9 & 10

Pages 11 & 12.

The flap on page 11 opens and page 12 has a photo waterfall held closed with a magnet.

The back cover.

If you have any questions please let me know.

I am going to link this over to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Something New as it is for a new baby.

Thanks so much for stopping by to take a look.  I really appreciate your comments.

Have a blessed day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

MERRY CHRISTMAS

The REAL reason for the season.

"And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manager because there was no room for them in the inn.”  Luke 2:7

Wishing you all a Blessed Christmas and a very Happy New Year.

JoAnn

A Christmas Card for The Flower Challenge

I have another Christmas card to share for the The Flower Challenge - Use a Die.  

I have used a couple of dies for this card - Spellbinders Layered Poinsettia and Lattice Rectangles.  I layered 2 middle poinsettias and 1 small poinsettia, and added a gold gem stone to the middle.  The leaves are also made with the middle poinsettia and trimmed.  The fern is punched with an older punch which is now broken, :(   The sentiment is from The Project Bin Luke 2, embossed in gold.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I appreciate you taking the time to leave me a comment.  I hope you have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Merry Christmas for The Flower Challenge

I have another Christmas card to share.  I used 3 different dies on this one so I am linking to The Flower Challenge - Use a die.

The pretty poinsettia is made with Tim Holtz Tattered Poinsettia which I have had for a number of years and I love using it.  The leaves are made with Spellbinders Poinsettia die.  The scallop border is cut with Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Borders 2.  The sentiment is from SU Perfectly Plaid set.  The pattern paper is by Recollections from Michael's.

I am also linking my card at Just Us Girls - Anything Goes.

and to The Card Concept - photo inspiration.  I was inspired by all the red and touches of green.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

a little Birthday Wish for a Great Friend

I made this card for a special friend's birthday.  I am sharing over at Just Us Girls - Anything Goes.

The sentiment is from My Favorite Things Birthday Greetings.  The embossed frame is made with SU Heirloom Frames Dies & Embossing Folders.  The pattern paper is from SU Woven Heirlooms DSP.  The flowers are from SU Floral Essence stamped in Rococo Rose.  I stamped 1 large flower and 3 small ones, then fussy cut them out.  I layered a small flower over the large flower with foam tape.  The leaves are die cut with a retired die.  The mat is Rococo Rose card.  I love the way it turned out and hope my friend will also.

I am also linking to The Flower Challenge - use a die.  (the frame and leaves are cut with dies).

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

Shadow Box Frame

I am making gifts for a few friends for Christmas and saw this beautiful shadow box frame on Pinterest  and had to make one for my friend.  I changed a few things but the basic theme is there.

This is Debbie's frame, not sure what size hers is but mine is 9x9" and I had to alter some of the elements.

and this is mine.

I didn't realize the frame had the linen like fabric mounted inside but it was perfect as the base for the elements I used, which are Whisper White & Blackberry Bliss cardstock and ink.  I used MFT alphabet dies for Friend, and the friend sentiment from MFT Words of Inspiration (love this sentiment), also MFT Stitched Ric Rac die for the zig zag.  The leaf die cut border and the flower/leaves in the top right corner are from  SU Wonderful Romance (retired).   The tea cup and small sentiment are from SU Tea Together.  I shaded the teacup with a light gray for more dimension and stamped the rosebuds, colored with ink and an aqua brush.  I mounted the teacup with foam tape on the cardstock.  Butterflies are from SU Butterfly Gala stamped in Blackberry Bliss ink.  The bottom center flowers are from SU Wishing You Well (retired)  I altered a punched element to make the vase. 

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

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

CAS Stencil - Monoprint

Hello friends.  I was finally able to get a card done for CAS Stencil - Monoprint.

ETA: Yea, my card was one of the Outstanding Design picks at CAS Stencil.

I used Tim Holtz Floral Layering Stencil and mixed media paper under the stencil.  I added some DOI in Picked Raspberry and Peeled Paint, spritzed it with water and then pressed it on another piece of  mixed media paper. Both pieces are pretty and I will have to use the other piece to make a card also.  I die cut a circle in a white panel and added the monoprint panel under it.  I stamped the sentiment in Picked Raspberry DOI and then added it to the card base with foam tape.  The die cut white flower is from Memory Box Glorious Floral die.  I curved it a little when placing it on the card.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Touch of Red

Hello friends.  Glenda would like us to use a touch of red on our cards this time for our "toppings" option on the Seize the Birthday challenge.  Remember the only requirement is that it has to be for a birthday.

For my card I used SU Flower Shop (retired) to stamp the flowers in Smokey Slate ink and added small punched red flowers with a tiny pearl for the centers.  The leaves are punched from Smokey Slate card with SU Leaves punch.  The white panel is embossed with SU Tufted EF (love this EF).  The sentiment is from SU Beautiful Bouquet stamped in Basic Gray ink on a SU Stitched Nested Labels die and mounted with foam tape.  I also added a thin red mat for another touch of red.

Now check out the Seize the Birthday blog for more inspiration from the DT and our party guest Annie.

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

Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Thank You So Very Much

Hello friends.  I needed a couple of thank you cards so I am sharing one I made.

I used this pretty SU Country Floral EF for the main panel, and sponged some Lost Lagoon ink over the raised flower areas.  The pretty border is cut from Lost Lagoon card with a Delicate Lace Edgelits die.  The lovely butterfly is from Butterfly gala stamped in Lost Lagoon ink  The sentiment is from Flourishing Phrases, also in Lost Lagoon.  I die cut it with the an oval die and mounted it on a Stitched Oval die, and mounted with foam tape.  I added 3 small pearls for a finishing touch and the card was done.  I really like how it turned out.

I am linking to Shopping Our Stash Challenge - thankful.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn