Merry Christmas for JUGS

 Hello friends.  I have a Christmas card to share today.  When I saw JUGS Color Challenge of  Red  & Green, naturally I thought of Christmas as did a lot of others.

For the red blooms I used Spellbinders Holiday Blooms and cut several large blooms and small blooms.  I layered 3 of each together, shaped the petals and glued the cluster together on a white panel die cut with SU Split Card Textures Dies.  The greenery is from the same die and cut from 2 shades of green.  I added a golden rhinestone to the centers of the flowers.  The sentiment is from SU Mistletoe Magic (ret.) and stamped in red.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Another Wedding Card

 Hello friends. I have another wedding card to share today.  This is for another granddaughter (sister of the one getting married this weekend) that is getting married in December.  Her wedding theme is formal black and white so I thought this was perfect for them.

I die cut the image (no name on the die) 4 times from black cardstock and layered them for sturdiness and dimension.  I mounted it to an off-white panel embossed with a Darice EF with lots of hearts.  I stamped the sentiment from an older SU set on a strip of the off-white cardstock and mounted it across the center of the image with foam tape on the ends and glued in the middle.  I had these cute little heart enamel dots (Altenew) and thought they were the perfect finishing touch.

I will link to Just Us Girls Challenge CAS - Use just the center of your card as I think it fits the challenge.

 

 

and to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Emboss It

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Mr. & Mrs. Wedding card

 Hello friends.  I am sharing a wedding card that I made for my granddaughter who is getting married this weekend.

I got the idea from this card I saw on Pinterest.  Instead of stamping flowers, I copied the flowers from their wedding invitation serveral times and resized them to die cut the retried letter diess by SU. I also cut a plain letter to stack them for a little dimension.  I cut a strip of SU Misty Moonlight to match the flowers and embossed it with an older Darice embossing folder.  I matted the embossed panel to a black mat and added ribbon and bow from narrow white & silver trimmed ribbon.  I mounted the panel to a slimline card base - 8-1/2" by 8" and scored at 4", which fits a standard #10 size envelope.

I am pleased with the end result and I think she will like it also.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Christmas Blessings

 Hello friends.  I am sharing a Christmas card I made using the technique at the Group of Seven Cardmakers.    You have to do stenciling over a heat embossing.

I used a Stampabilities Music background stamp (from Hobby Lobby) which I have had for several years and this is the first time I have used it.  I stamped it with Versamark ink and embossed with Ranger Fine Detail Gold embossing powder.  I was inspired by Bonnie's beautiful poinsettia card using this technique so I used the Tim Holtz Poinsettia Layering stencil for my stenciling along with Lumberjack Plaid and Pine Needles DOI.  I messed up the top poinsettia when buffing it with a paper towel, so I cut it down using a Spellbinders' Fluted Classics Rectangles die.  I placed it back in the die to cut it shorter and then matted it with SU Shaded Spruce cardstock.  I glued this to a white panel embossed with Spellbinders' Scenic Poinsettia EF.  The sentiment is from SU Wrapped in Christmas, also matted with Shaded Spruce, and then mounted with foam tape.

The below photo shows the gold embossing better.

I enjoyed this technique and am looking thru my background stamps to try it again.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Have the Best Birthday

 Hello friends.  I have another birthday card for a little girl at church.  She is best friends with the girl I made the cute bunny card for and their birthdays are two days apart.

I had this cute image already stamped and decided to color her and use her as she reminds me of the girl who will receive the card.  She has long blonde hair and loves being outside.  She is from an older MFT stamp set which must be discontinued as I can't find her on the MFT site.  After coloring her, I fussy cut her out and mounted her with foam tape to a stitched rectangle die cut after sponging clouds (Taylored Expressions Cloud die) using SU Baja Breeze ink (ret.) and a little green for the grass area. I drew the little grass sprigs with an Old Olive marker.  The sentiment  is from an older SU set.  I added the sun die cut as it looked like a bright sunny day (Florida style).  I added a #6 sticker to the sun.  I matted this panel with a blue mat and then to a white panel embossed with SU Tasteful Textile EF (ret.) and finally to the white card base.

I will link to Happy Little Stampers Birthday Challenge

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

Happy Stamping, 

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Add a Sky

 Hello friends.  Happy Thursday - it is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Vicki wants us to Add a Sky. With that in mind, I made this cute card for a little girl at church.

 

For my sky I die cut a SU Scalloped Contours Die from white and then sponged some DOI Speckled Egg over it using a Taylored Espressions Cloud Die.  This is the first time I have used that cute bunny image from Penny Black called Flying By. I stamped him with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with SU Blends Flirty Flamingo and Granny Apple Green.  I also used a lt. gray Copic marker around the edges of the bunny image.  I then fussy cut the bunny and mounted him with foam tape to the sky panel.  The sentiment in the top right corner is from the same stamp set but I masked off the word "Hi" and than stamped a second sentiment (SU) on a scrap piece and added it to the bottom left corner.  I added this panel to a Powder Pink panel embossed with SU Subtle EF (ret.) and then to a white card base.

I will also link this to Darnell's NBUS Challenge as this is the first time I used that cute bunny.

 

 

and to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge (my first time playing in this challenge)

 

 

and also to Happy Little Stampers Birthday Challenge. 

 

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

Happy Birthday in Kraft & Yellow

 Hello friends.  I am sharing a birthday card I made using the colors at the current Color Hues Challenge of Kraft & Yellow.

 

I die cut the flowers from a lt. yellow (Recollections) using an older MFT Sunflower die set.  I cut 6 layers of the smaller flower in the set and layered 2 each for my sunflowers.  I shaped them with my stylus to give a little dimension.  The centers are cut from SU Crumb Cake (kraft), as are the leaves, which are from a Spellbinders die set.  I added the veins to the leaves with a dk. brown marker and also shaped them with my fingers before gluing under the flowers.  The white background is embossed with SU Dainty Diamonds EF (retired).  The sentiment panel and mat are cut with SU Countryside Corners dies.  I trimmed the kraft mat down a little before adding to the card with foam tape.  The sunflowers are also mounted with foam tape.  The sentiment is from SU Happy Thoughts (retired).

I will also link this to Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes With Dies

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

Happy Stamping

JoAnn

Just Us Girls Color Challenge

 Hello friends.  I finished my card for the JUGS 700th Challenge - a color challenge just in time.

 

I love the colors for this special 700th challenge and had to play along, and of course I had to use flowers.  The orange flower and buds are cut with Spellbinders Be Bold Blooms dies from some Recollections card.  I die cut the leaves and stem from SU Sahara Sand card.  I die cut the Balmy Blue pattern paper and the white panel with SU Radiating Stitches dies.  The sentiment is from a retired SU set and I love the mixture of fonts in it and use it quite often.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Hot Pink & Lime

 Hello friends.  Happy Thursday, it is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Shirley has chosen the colors of Hot Pink & Lime for our "Topping" option this time.

 

For the hot pink flowers I used SU Medium Daisy Punch (ret.) and punched 6 daisies, layering 2 for each flower.  I shaped the petals with my fingers before gluing them together.  I then added a white enamel dot to the center of each flower.  I die cut the leaves from white with a die from Spellbinders Club Blooms and inked them with SU Parakeet Party ink. The sentiment is from SU Artistically Inked stamp set.  I flagged the left end and then blended a little of the green ink around the edges to help it stand out from the white background. I mounted the sentiment with foam tape to a background die cut with The Greetery's Herringbone Parquet Die.  I just received this die and was anxious to use it.  It has a woodgrain texture to the slats and I love the way it looks.

 

I will also link to NBUS as this is the first time I have used my new die.

 

 

and to Happy Little Stampers Birthday Challenge. 

 

Be sure to check out the teams cards using this color combination. 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Repetitive Die Cut

 Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Nancy has chosen the "Topping" option of Repetitive Die Cut.  Hope you join us in this fun challenge.

 

 For my repetitive die cut I used a leaf die from Spellbinders Club Blooms die set. I was thinking of using it all over the background like faux embossing, but after I had the four die cuts in each corner, I liked it and stopped there.  The pretty pink bloom, green leaves, stems & buds are all from the same Spellbinders set, which I love using.  I die cut an MFT stitched oval in white and a scalloped mat in the same lt. pink as the buds.  I stamped the sentiment and then arranged the other die cuts along the bottom.  I did sponge some Blushing Bride ink in the center of the flower and then added a fancy rhinestone to finish it.  The oval panel is mounted with foam tape. 

 

I will also link to September Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes With Dies Challenge.

 

 

 

and also to Triple B Challenge (Birds, Blooms, & Butterflies)

 

 

Now hop over to Seize the Birthday and check out all the inspiration by my teammates.  I hope to see you in our gallery.

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Use Fall Colors

Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Linda has chosen to Use Fall Colors for our "Topping" option.  Of course, the only requirement is that it has to be for a birthday.  Be sure to check out all the great cards by the team over at STB.

  

I thought of orange, brown and yellow for fall colors, so that is what I went with.  I embossed the Crumb Cake panel with SU Dainty Diamonds EF.  I fussy cut the corners to match the smaller panels.   Then I die cut Spellbinders Club Blooms in orange - large flowers; yellow - small flowers and centers for large flowers; and green for the leaves and stems.  The white and brown panels were die cut with SU Countryside Corners die. I stamped the sentiment from a retired SU set and glued it all together, then mounted the flowers in the corners. I added dark brown enamel dots to the flower centers.  They were originally cream color, but I colored them with a Copic marker.

I will also link to The Flower Challenge #84 - Use a Die Cut

 

and to the Triple B Challenge - Birds, Blooms, and Butterflies. 

 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Hello

 Hello friends.  I have a new card to share today.   I have been wanting to use this large butterfly stamp from Penny Black Butterfly Trio and when I saw the color challenge at Just Us Girls I thought I would give it a try.

 

I stamped the butterfly in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored over the black with my black marker as it didn't stamp real clear (I tried it a couple of times).  I colored the wings with SU Pale Papaya and Pool Party Blends, then fussy cut it out.  There is no matching die but it was easy to cut out.  I embossed the white panel with SSS Blossom Field EF and matted it with a thin Pool Party mat.  I die cut the Hello (Tutti Designs) twice in white, once in Pool Party, and layered them together; but it looked too pale on the white, so I die cut it in black and glued in on top of all the layers.  I thought it looked better as there was black in the butterfly.  I am please with the final result.

 

I am also linking to NBUS as this is the first time I have used this stamp.

 

 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn