Birthday Wishes

Happy Thursday friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and this week it is "Anything Goes" as long as it is for a birthday.

I used Mojo Monday #422 sketch for my card.


The card base and white panel are Coredinations Heavy White CS.  The black mats are Recollections CS.  the DSP is from Chickaniddy Crafts Collection Pad.  The sentiment and cake image are from Verve's Big Wish.  I colored the cake with Promarkers and fussy cut it.  The green panel, cake and sentiment are mounted with foam tape.  The white panel is embossed with WRMK Woven Embossing Folder.

Be sure and stop by the Seize the Birthday blog and check out all the fabulous creations by our designers.  I hope you will join us this week.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.
Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Merry Christmas

This is my card for the Merry Monday Christmas Challenge #178 - Red & Gold.  I used SU Cherry Cobbler and Coredinations Heavy White CS.  I stamped Heartfelt Creations Sparkling Poinsettia in Versamark on Cherry Cobbler and embossed it with Ranger Gold Detail embossing powder.  I cut it using the matching Sparkling Poinsettia dies.  I shaped the petals and layered them, then added a Gold Glitter Gemstone by The Paper Studio.  The Merry Christmas is a die by Impression Obsession and cut from Gold Glitzy paper by DCWV.  The white panel is embossed with a folder I borrowed from my friend and I don't remember the name of it.  I think it is by Cuttlebug.  The gold scallop mat is cut with a die from MFT Blueprints 20.

I am also linking my card to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Christmas Card Challenges #48 - color challenge

Good morning friends.  Wow, we had 121 participants for our challenge last week and now it is time for a new challenge at Christmas Card Challenges.  This week we have a color challenge for you.

My card base is SU Smoky Slate and the mats are MFT Tropical Teal.  The DSP is from Bo Bunny's Altitude Collection 6x6 pad.   The circles are cut with MFT Circle Stax 1 and 2.  I embossed the white layer with The Paper Studio Snowflake EF and added a mixture of Fun Flock & Flower Soft to the bottom for snow.  The cute snowman is from SU Snow Much Fun (sorry, it is retired).  I colored him with my blending pen and MFT Tropical Teal and Sno Cone inks.  I used the Marvy Snow Pen on the snowball and his hat brim (it looks yellowish in the photo but not in person).  I mounted him with foam tape.  The sentiment is from the same set, stamped in Tropical Teal ink.  Both panels are mounted with foam tape.

Now check out all the great cards by the designers over at Christmas Card Challenges.  I hope you will join us this week.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.
Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

I hope Your Season Sparkles

Happy Friday everyone.  I have a Christmas card to share today and I am entering it in the Merry Monday Christmas challenge - Christmas lights & glitter; 

and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - anything goes.

 I used this cute MFT al a mode You Shine image, stamped on X-Press It Blending Card and colored with Copics & Promarkers.  I paper-pieced the top with paper from Echo Park's Tis The Season 6x6 pad.  The black music paper is from the same pad.  The sentiment is from another al a mode set Sparkling Season.  I added sparkle to the lights with my Sakura Clear Glitter Gel pen.  I cut her out with Spellbinder's Classic Oval die and the red glitter paper is cut with a Scallop Oval die.  You can see the glitter better in this photo:

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Birthday Blessings for Just Us Girls #316

I made this card for a young woman at church using the JUGS #316 photo challenge.  I used SU Chocolate Chip and Coredinations Heavy White CS.  I cut a Sizzix Tim Holtz #660220 corner hexagon die from the white and put a piece of DSP (that was on my table, not sure which pad it is from) behind the cutouts.  I tried to match the flowers with a stamp from Verve's On Occasion.  I stamped each flower twice on SU Pink Piroutte and fussy cut them out, cutting the middle layer out separate for dimension.  The sentiment from the same set is stamped in Chocolate Chip ink.  I also stamped them on SU So Saffron and fussy cut the centers.  I cut MFT's Leaf Filled Flourish from Chocolate Chip and then cut sections from it and rearranged it to make it fit. 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Christmas Card Challenges #47 - Anything Goes

Good Morning friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Christmas Card Challenges and this week it is "Anything Goes" for Christmas.

  I stamped this cute elf from MFT BB Santa's Elves in Momento Tuxedo Black ink and colored him with Copics and Promarkers.  I sponged lt. blue ink around the elf and added a mixture of Flower Soft and Fun Flock to his hat brim and stocking cuff.  The sentiment is from the same set.  The tag is cut with SU Lots of Labels Framelits.  I cut the bottom end off and used a punch to round the corners.  The SU Garden Green and MFT Electric Red layers were hand cut.  I punched the hole and added some SU Christmas ribbon.  The DSP is from Echo Park The Story of Christmas.  The card base is MFT Whip Cream CS.

Now check out all the great cards by the designers over at Christmas Card Challenges.  I hope you will join us this week

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.
Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Happy Birthday for JUGS #315

This is my second post today, scroll down for my Seize the Birthday card.

I am always needing birthday cards so I used the color challenge over at Just Us Girls to make my card today.  The black mat and white panel are cut with MFT Blueprints 20 dies.  The flower is from Altenew Hennah Elements, stamped twice in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and the center flower was fussy cut.  I added an MME black enamel dot to the center and mounted it with foam tape.  The background is stamped with SU Gorgeous Grunge set in Blackberry Bliss and Pumpkin Pie inks.  The MFT Leaf Filled Flourish was cut from SU Blackberry Bliss CS and cut apart to fit under the flower.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Pocket Card

Hello friends.  We have a new challenge for you over at Seize the Birthday and this time we have the "Toppings" option to make a pocket card.

For my card I used the Diagonal Double Pocket card tutorial at Splitcoast Stampers.  I used cardstock and DSP from Pebbles Yours Truly 6x6 pad.  The image panel is cut with Spellbinders Floral Ovals and stamped with an image from SU Butterfly Basics.  I colored the image with Promarkers and then sponged lt. blue ink around the image.  It is mounted with foam tape.  I cut the two tags with MFT Pierced Tags die and stamped them with Verve's Birthday to You and May Your Birthday Be Filled by Stampabilities.   I then added some retired SU ribbon that matched the pink check paper.  

You can see the tags in this photo.

Now check out all the great cards by my teammates over at Seize the Birthday.  I hope you will play along with us.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Masculine Happy Birthday

I am sharing a card I made for a gentleman at church.  The image is from SU Moon Lake set and is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then cut with a Spellbinders Oval die.  I colored it with Promarkers and sponged some clouds with SU Bashful Blue ink and Taylored Expressions Cloud Border Die.   The blue panel is Recollections and is embossed with Cuttlebug Scroll Border EF.  The card base and image panel are Coredinations Heavy White CS.

Thanks for stopping by.  I really appreciate it when you take time to leave me comments.  

Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Christmas Card Challenges #46 - Photo Challenge

Good Morning friends.  We have a new challenge for you over at Christmas Card Challenges and this week it is a photo challenge.

I used this Santa image from the Remnants of Christmas 12x12 paper pad by The Paper Studio and mounted it with foam tape. The red music paper is from the same pad and is cut with a die from MFT Blueprints 20.  The sentiment panel is cut with a die from the same set and stamped in MFT Electric Red ink with a sentiment from MFT Trim the Tree.  I sponged some SU Crumb Cake ink around the edges and mounted it with foam tape. The card base and sentiment panel are SU Naturals White CS. A quick and simple card and perfect for mailing.

Now check out all the great cards by the designers over at Christmas Card Challenges.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.
Happy Stamping,
JoAnn

Merry Monday #175

Good morning friends.  This is my card for the Merry Monday #175 challenge - use a moose on your card.  I searched through my stamps and did not have a single moose stamp so I used my Silhouette  Studio and printed this adorable moose.  It is a Print & Cut image, but I fussy cut it myself.  It is mounted with foam tape to an MFT Stitched Circle die cut.  The mats are Recollections Black CS and the card base and white circle are Coredinations Heavy White CS.  The red  DSP is from The Paper Studio A Very Merry Christmas 6x6 pad and the green is from Echo Park The Story of Christmas 6x6 pad.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Just us Girls - Trend Week #314

Hello blogging friends.  Today I have a card to share that I made for a young couple at church.  I used the challenge theme at Just Us Girls - use a stencil on your card. 

 I used a section of the Small Brick Wall Stencil from MFT with Golden Light Molding Paste on the main panel and matted it with SU Wild Wasabi.  I added the MFT Leaf Filled Flourish (cut apart) cut from Wild Wasabi and the MFT Sunflower cut from SU Daffodil Delight.  The center is cut from SU Soft Suede.  I mounted the flower with foam tape.  The Happy Anniversary is an Elizabeth Craft Designs die.  The card base and white panel are Coredinations Heavy White CS.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn