Card of the Day - Love & Affection

 Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for the first of my October birthdays. I found a sketch in a challenge that I liked and pulled the first DSP from my stash to inspire me. My papers are filed alphabetically and I have quite a few!

The top row is from miscellaneous manufacturers (my contraband!) but that second row is all Stampin' Up! The package I pulled is the Affectionately Yours Specialty DSP, so I also pulled the coordinating stamp set - Love & Affection. Here's the card:

I also used the coordinating embossing folder for the layer under the sentiment banner. For some added interest I adhered a boutique detail embellishment. I was able to go a bit bulky since this card will be hand-delivered.

I'll be making a few more of these, but needed to get this one done today!

The design was inspired by the sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Love & Affection

Paper - Crumb Cake, Watermelon Wonder, and Whisper White cardstock; Affectionately Yours Specialty DSP

Ink - Mint Macaron, Watermelon Wonder

Accessories - In Color Boutique Elements, White Tea Lace Doilies

Tools - Big Shot, Floral Affection Embossing Folders, Triple Banner Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Card of the Day - Petal Promenade Birthday

Hello and welcome back! I just noticed as I opened up Blogger that this is my 200th post! Although I haven't really been consistent, it's hard to believe that I've posted that many times!

Today's card uses some retired and some current products. I've got so much in my stash I should probably stop acquiring more stuff, but it's hard when the products are gorgeous! Here's today's card:

I've been making lots of cards with Whisper White cardstock bases lately, so I thought it was time to change it up a bit. Also, I'm just about out of Whisper White envelopes!

This card base is Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock, with a layer of Mossy Meadow and one of the retired Petal Promenade DSP. I added a piece of embossed vellum on top of that and then the sentiment with a die cut layered underneath. A couple of gems and the card is complete!

The embossing on the vellum is a little easier to see in this photo. I love the softening effect of a vellum layer even more when it is embossed.

This card was inspired by the tic-tac-toe challenge at the Paper Players (diagonal from bottom left to upper right) and the die-cutting and punching challenge at SUO Challenges.

Also, as part of my accountability for #imbringingbirthdaysback this year, as of August 31, I've sent out 324 cards, 174 of which were birthday cards. I'm really impressed with my ability to stick to my plan this year! Last year I fell off the wagon by mid-February!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Butterfly Gala, Beautiful Day (inside sentiment and envelope)
Paper - Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock; Mossy Meadow, Petal Pink, and Very Vanilla Cardstock; Vellum Cardstock; Petal Promenade DSP
Ink - Lovely Lipstick, Petal Pink (on envelope)
Accessories - Elegant Faceted Gems
Tools - Big Shot, Subtle Dynamic Embossing Folder, Tasteful Labels Dies, SNAIL, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Stampin' Dimensionals