Seize the Birthday - Focal One

 Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Ashwini wants us to use a Focal Image for our cards.

 

What this means is, in your card, for the focal image, use only one stamp and stamp it only once. No more stamping is allowed on the focal image. However, you are free to color it and free to do anything else with the rest of the card.

If you're not a toppings kinda person, well...you can just
stick with our usual "Anything Goes" Birthday!
The choice is yours!

 

I used Picket Fence Brighter Days Gerbera Daisy for my focal image.  I stamped the daisy and colored it with alcohol markers and die cut it with the matching die.  I snipped off the leaf on the right side and rearranged it to place my sentiment (retired SU set) at the bottom.  I die cut a Scalloped Contours die  from SU Basic Beige and then embossed it with the Subtle EF.  I mounted this panel to a panel of SU Copper Clay and then to the white card base.  I then glued the daisy and sentiment on.

Also linking to Darnell's NBUS as this is the first time I have used this stamp & die set.

and to The Triple B Challenge

Be sure to check out all the fabulous cards by the team and our guest designers at Seize the Birthday.  Hope you join in our fun challenge.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Another Christmas Card

 Hello friends.  I have had a busy week or two and haven't been able to post, but I got another Christmas card done and wanted to share it.  I just received this new Build-An-Angel die set from Papertrey Ink and had to use it.

I die cut the angel from white and the wings and halo from gold glitter card.  Also added a piece of the gold glitter behind the skirt to show off the detail and added vellum under the die cut wings.  I stamped a piece of blue with SU Falling Snow background stamp in Whisper White ink and die cut it with Scalloped Contours die (retired).  I mounted the blue panel to a white card base, and then added the angel with foam tape.  I stamped the sentiment from SU Dove of Peace (retired) on a die cut shape and mounted it with foam tape also.   I really like the finished card and really like this angel die set.

I will link to Just Us Girls Challenge  - Color Challenge

 

 

and to Darnell's NBUS as this is my first time using this new die set.

 

 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

 

Two More Christmas Cards

 Hello friends.  I am slowly getting my Christmas cards done and have two new ones to share.

 

For Card #1 I combined some old and new stamps/dies.   The old is Taylored Expressions In & Out Christmas stamps for the sentiment.  I stamped it in Real Red ink and fussy cut around it.  The poinsettia is from a retired SU set Poinsettia Petals stamp & dies.  I stamped the poinsettia in Smokey Slate ink and cut with the matching dies.  The leaves were stamped in Mossy Meadow on some green from my stash, and then die cut.  I added the die cut gold center to the poinsettia.  The Real Red background is stamped with my new Penny Black Christmas Story stamp with Whisper White ink.  I then added my new SSS Double Plaid Cover cut in white.  The sentiment and poinsettia are mounted with foam tape and the leaves glued under the petals.  I really like the finished card.

 

For card #2 I used Creative Expressions Festive Collection - Poinsettia Additions for the white poinsettias.  The leaves and pine boughs are cut from Evening Evergreen using Spellbinders Holiday Blooms die set.  The gold pieces are cut using SU Poinsettia Petals (ret.) .  Noel is cut from gold foil using SU Joy of Noel (ret.) and glued on an Ornate Layers (ret.) die cut. I glued the letters on the panel and mounted it with foam tape. The flowers and foliage are glued on over the banner. I like this one too and my granddaughter said this one is her favorite of all my Christmas cards.

I will link Card #1 to Darnell's NBUS as the die cut and background stamp are new.

 

And Card #2 to the Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge

  

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

 Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Feather(s)

 Hello friends.  Time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Vicki has chosen feather(s) as our Topping option this time..

 

 My feathers are digital images I have had for quite some time and they were perfect for this challenge as I don't have any feather stamps.  I printed them on white cardstock and colored them with Crumb Cake Blends, but didn't like the way they looked so colored them with Misty Moonlight Blends and like them better.  I fussy cut them and added a  bow cut from SU Gray Granite with a retired SU flower set.  I die cut a stitched rectangle from white, stamped the sentiment from SU Unbounded Love and then embossed it with Tasteful Textile EF (ret.).  I added this to a Gray Granite mat.  I cut a rectangle from the new SU Nests of Winter DSP and added a Gray Granite mat, then added to my white card base.  I added the stamped panel with foam tape and then added the feathers with foam tape also.

Now hop over to STB and check out all the great cards by the Team and out Guest Designers.  I hope you will be inspired to play along with us.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Happy Anniversary for 2 Challenges

 Hello friends.  I have a new anniversary card to share today.  I made this card with two challenges in mind - Color Throwdown #815 and The Flower Challenge #96.

I used Pinkfresh Studio's Be Fearless Stamps, Dies & Stencils along with PFS inks Mimosa & Mango Sorbet for the flowers and Gina K. Designs Light Spruce for the leaves.  After stamping the images, I used the inks and stencils to color them, and then die cut them with the matching dies.  I die cut two white panels with SU Radiating Stitches dies and blended Bermuda Bay ink around the edge of the largest panel.  I stamped the sentiment from an older Verve set in Bermuda Bay ink and then mounted it with foam tape to the larger panel, and then to the white card base.  I laid the 3 flower die cuts around in an arch to see how I liked it and then mounted them with pieces of foam tape.  I really liked the finished card with this color combo.

I am linking to Color Throwdown - use Aqua, Orange & Green

 

 

and The Flower Challenge - Add a Stencil

 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Dots

 Hello Friends.  It is time for our new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Shirley has chosen Dots as our "Topping Option" for us to play with.

 

 

 I chose Memory Box Small Circle Burst for my dots - center circle cut out and the dots fade out to small and smaller.  I die cut the white panel and then embossed it with SU Subtle EF (ret.) to give it a little texture.  I stamped the sentiment from SU Labeled With Love in the center of the cutout on the Soft Sea Foam green card base, then glued the white panel on.  The flowers are from Gina K. Designs Delicate Flowers Stamp, Die & Stencil set.  After stamping the flowers in Memento Tuxedo Black, I used the stencils and SU inks - Azure Afternoon & Granny Apple Green to color them.  I then die cut them with the matching dies and mounted the flowers with small pieces of foam tape and glued the stem down at the bottom.  I really like the finished card.

You can check out all the inspiration by the TEAM and our Party Guests using Shirley's Dot "topping" and I hope to see you in our gallery.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Two More Christmas Cards

 Hello friends.  I am slowly getting my Christmas cards done and have two more to share today.  Both of these were inspired by several cards I saw on Pinterest using The Greetery's Big Beautiful Bow. I cannot find the original cards.

My first card uses different dies, sentiment and embossing folder.  The original card used a different big bow die and greenery dies, a different background and sentiment. The layout and colors are based on the card I saw.

 

For my card I embossed the white panel with SU Exposed Brick EF and mounted it to a Blushing Bride panel, then to the white card base.  I cut the bow die from Blushing Bride and inked the centers before gluing the pieces together. The foliage is from different dies and I am not sure which ones I used.  The sentiment is from SU Brightest Glow (ret.).

 

This card  was inspired by one of Bette Manning's cards and is almost the same except for the foliage dies.  The white panel is cut with The Greetery's Herringbone Parquet Die and mounted to a SU Pear Pizzazz green panel.  The bow is cut from SU Real Red and layered together.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Seize the Birthday - Celebrate

 Hello friends.  It is time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Nancy wants us to use the word "Celebrate" on our cards.

 

  I used The Greetery Balloon Bouquet Stamps & Dies for the pretty balloons and Birthday Blooms Stamp & Dies for the word Celebrate.  The background is embossed with Spellbinders Balloons Banners EF.  I stamped the large balloon in Soft Sea Foam ink and then used the separate stamps and inks to stamp in the pretty flower bouquet.  I have to admit that I had to do several balloons before I got it lined up right but it is really pretty when finished.  The other balloons are die cut from white card that I ink blended with the same inks as the stamped flowers.  I die cut the little white accent and glued it on the balloons.  The pink balloons are glued to the embossed panel and the lt. green balloon is mounted with foam tape.  The smaller sentiment is from SU Cutest Cows and mounted with foam tape.

Be sure to check out all the great cards by the Design Team and our Party Guests over at STB.  I hope to see you in our gallery.

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Another Christmas Card

 I am slowly getting some Christmas cards done before the rush and I have one to share today.

ETA:  My card was chosen as one of the Top 3 picks at Peace on Earth.

I used some new dies to make my card - Birch Press Holly Sprig Contour Layers and Penny Black Classy Frames.  I die cut all of them from white and colored the Holly Sprig with Copics.  The white frame is the middle frame of the set.  The larger mat is the center cut out from the largest frame and stamped with a sentiment from SU Brightest Glow (ret.).  I blended some Crumb Cake ink around the edges.  I mounted the frame piece with foam tape on a mat embossed with Spellbinders Scattered Christmas EF, and then to a thin mat of SU Real Red.  I will probably make more of these for Christmas as I really like it.

I will link my card to the Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge.

 

 

Also to Darnell's NBUS as this is my first time using these 2 new dies. 

 

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

Birthday Card for a Friend

 Hello friends.  I am sharing a birthday card I made for a friend.  I hope she likes it.

The red flower is cut with MFT Bold Blooms and the leaves are SSS Grand Corner Leaves.  I cut 2 of the largest flower, layered them, and added a swirly gem from Queen & Co. The Balmy Blue panel is cut with SU Stitched Greenery die and mounted to the white card base.   The white panel is cut with The Greetery Deco Frames Dies and stamped with a sentiment from The Greetery Arched Sentiments. 

I will link to Triple B Challenge 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a wonderful day.

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

This is the Day for FMS

 Hello friends.  I am getting my card finished just in time to link to the Freshly Made Sketches challenge.

 

This is the first time I have used the Papertrey Ink January Psalms and Love to Layer: Decorative Bracket and I love the way it turned out. I added two tiny flowers from Spellbinders Petite Floral Potpourri cut in coral cardstock and green for the leaves.  I added two small gold brads to the centers and mounted the sentiment frame and flowers with foam tape.  The lt. green pattern paper has a faint pattern that didn't show up well, so I embossed it with SU Tasteful Textile EF (ret.).

I will also link to Darnell's NBUS as this the first time using these stamps & dies.

 

 

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

 

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn

JOY Christmas Card

 Hello friends.  I am working on Christmas cards and have a new one to share today.

I embossed a white panel with my new Hexi Snowflake EF from Spellbinders and then die cut some white poinsettias from Spellbinders Holiday Blooms.  I layered the poinsettias and added 3 clear rhinestones to the center of each one.  The greenery is also from the same die set cut from a Recollections green card pack.  I mounted the poinsettias with foam tape and glued the greenery under the edges.  I used The Greetery Abundant Joy die to cut the sentiment from white and green, then mounted it with foam tape.  I really like the finished card and will be making more of them, maybe in red and white.

 

 

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

Happy Stamping,

JoAnn