Combo Challenge Anniversary

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is another anniversary card.

I checked out a couple of challenges this week, and was surprised to see that two of them had the same colors! That did it for me! 

I'll be entering this for the challenges at Freshly Made Sketches, CAS Colours & Sketches, and Color Throwdown.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Varied Vases, Beautiful Bouquet
Paper - Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Call Me Clover, and Blueberry Bushel Cardstock, 2018-2020 In Color Patterns DSP (retired)
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Blueberry Bushel, Call Me Clover, Pineapple Punch
Tools - Starburst Punch, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Big Shot, Subtle Dynamic Embossing Folder, Vase Builder Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, SNAIL, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Blast from the past!

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for my cousin's birthday. She's a veterinary technician, so something with puppers seemed appropriate.

This is one of the very first stamp sets I purchased when I started as a demo. And it's from before we had thin dies, so fussy cutting was necessary. When I started to put the card together, I felt like it needed something extra, like ribbon. Then I remember that I had this gray stitched ribbon in my stash - perfect!

This card is for the challenge at Retro Rubber. The stamps I used for this card last appeared in the 2011-2012 Annual Catalog, so they are definitely older than a year!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Loads of Love, Loads of Love Accessories, Not So Seriously (all retired)
Paper - Whisper White Thick Cardstock; Whisper White, Balmy Blue, and Daffodil Delight cardstock
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Coloring Tools - Stampin' Blends: Light Shaded Spruce, Light Basic Black, Light Smoky Slate, Light Petal Pink, Light Balmy Blue, Light and Dark Soft Suede, Light So Saffron, Bronze
Accessories - Basic Gray 1/4" stitched grosgrain ribbon (retired), Clear Wink of Stella
Tools - Big Shot, Cloudy Day embossing folder (retired), Layering Circles Framelits, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Stampin' Dimensionals, SNAIL, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Glue Dots

Rainbow Challenge

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for a special anniversary - I just haven't figured out exactly who to send it to yet!

Is there anything more frustrating than spending a lot of time lining up stamps and choosing colors and then sticking the panel on the card front crooked? Aargh! Oh well, it's handmade, right? :)

I've been missing church during the shelter-in-place orders here, so this reminds me of the stained glass windows.  I didn't want to cover up too much with the sentiment, so I just stamped on a thin piece of cardstock and embossed with the same color as the row of stamping beneath. It still needed a little something, so I added a few rhinestones.

Now to decide who the lucky recipients will be!

This card is for the challenge at As You See It.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Florentine Filigree, So In Love (both retired)
Paper - Basic Black, Whisper White, and Crushed Curry cardstock
Ink - Real Red, Calypso Coral, Pumpkin Pie, Mango Melody, Crushed Curry, Granny Apple Green, Shaded Spruce, Bermuda Bay, Blueberry Bushel, Blackberry Bliss, Gorgeous Grape, Versamark
Accessories - Basic Rhinestones, 2018-2020 In Color Embossing Powders (retired)
Tools - Big Shot, Florentine Thinlit (retired), Stamparatus, Heat Tool, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, SNAIL, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

A special graduation card

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for our cousin, who is graduating from college with her master's degree next month. It's a rough year for grads. They're missing out on cap and gown ceremonies and big family celebrations. Here's hoping they can celebrate soon!

I wanted to match her school colors so I checked out the college website. If any of you attended Ohio University in Athens, feel free to let me know if I'm close!

I'm entering this card in the challenge at TGIFC this week. It's a belly band challenge.

I hope she likes it!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Well Said, B.Y.O.P.
Paper - Whisper White Thick Cardstock; Whisper White and Shaded Spruce cardstocks; Gold Foil Paper; Regals 6 x 6 DSP (retired patterns), label from Calligraphy Essentials project kit (retired)
Ink - Shaded Spruce
Tools - Big Shot, Well Written dies, Layering Squares Framelits, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Multi-purpose Adhesive Sheets, Stampin' Dimensionals

More birthdays!

Hello and welcome back! Well, the first part of tax season is over, so it's time to start making more birthday cards. I've been finishing up some kits in my limited spare time to tide me over, but I need to get my mojo working again!

Using a sketch as inspiration, here's what I came up with today:

I loved this Birthday Bouquet DSP when it came out about 4 years ago, and like every good paper crafter, it's been in my stash ever since. I think I've only used it a couple of times. If I were to make this card again (which I might), I'd probably use the Mossy Meadow as the anchor layer to make the DSP stand out a bit more.

I also made a slightly different version for a young lady from my church choir who celebrated her birthday last week.

These cards were inspired by the sketch at Sunday Stamps Challenge.

That's it for now. Back to the stamp studio!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets -- Number of Years (retired), Banners for You (retired), Beautiful Bouquet
Paper -- Whisper White Thick Cardstock; Blushing Bride, Pool Party, Mossy Meadow, and Whisper White Cardstock; Birthday Bouquet DSP (retired)
Ink - Mossy Meadow, Pool Party, Blushing Bride
Accessories - Mossy Meadow 3/8" stitched satin ribbon (retired)
Tools - Big Shot, Layering Circles Framelits, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Large Numbers Framelits (retired), Bunch of Banners Framelits (retired), Timeless Type Sizzlits (retired), Multipurpose Liquid Glue, SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals