Card of the Day - Stellar Birthday

 Hello and welcome back! This is my 300th post - that's a lot of cards! Today's card is for a 5-year-old's birthday.

The card base is Misty Moonlight and the next layer is Balmy Blue, which has been inked with Misty Moonlight using Blending Brushes. I die cut it with the largest Stitched Rectangle Die, and then used one of the stencils from the March 2021 Paper Pumpkin kit to add the stars with Embossing Paste. The moon is a die-cut circle of Smoky Slate that has been sponge daubered with Gray Granite ink. The astronaut and dog were stamped with Memento ink, colored with Stampin' Blends and fussy cut. Unfortunately, the dog lost his bone when I did that. :(

This design was inspired by the sketch challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Stellar Birthday

Paper - Misty Moonlight, Balmy Blue, Whisper White, Smoky Slate, So Saffron cardstock

Ink/Coloring Tools - Misty Moonlight, Memento Tuxedo Black, Gray Granite, Daffodil Delight; Stampin' Blends: Smoky Slate Light, Cinnamon Cider Dark, Basic Black Light, Daffodil Delight Light, Misty Moonlight Light, So Saffron Light, Ivory, Color Lifter; Stampin' Write Markers: Smoky Slate, Poppy Parade, Misty Moonlight, Daffodil Delight, Mango Melody

Accessories - White Embossing Paste

Tools - Big Shot, Layering Circle Dies, Stitched Rectangles Dies, Star Stencil, Palette Knives, Sponge Daubers, Blending Brushes, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Card of the Day - Home Sweet New Home!

 Hello and welcome back! Today's card(s) are for some church friends who are moving into new homes -- one locally and one to another state.

Both cards are the same design, but I have colored the houses with Stampin' Blends to try and match the new homes. The houses in the background were stamped in Smoky Slate and the colored pieces were stamped in Gray Granite. 

This design was inspired by the sketch challenge at Sunday Stamps. 

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Coming Home, Sweet Home, In The City (inside sentiment)

Paper - Basic Gray, Balmy Blue, and Whisper White Cardstock

Ink/Coloring Tools - Smoky Slate, Gray Granite; Stampin' Blends: So Saffron Light, Old Olive Light, Soft Suede Dark and Light, Cinnamon Cider Light, Soft Succulent Light, Bronze, Poppy Parade Light, Night of Navy Light

Tools - Big Shot, Home Together Dies, Home Sweet Home Dies, Scalloped Contours Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Card of the Day - Starshine Sympathy

 Hello and welcome back! Today I have a sympathy card for a friend who recently lost a close friend.

My design was inspired by the sketch at Just Add Ink. I missed the cutoff for entry, but I liked the simple sketch.

I used the Little Twinkle stamp set to stamp the heart in Whisper White Craft Ink, which I then embossed with clear embossing powder. I punched the stars and moon from Silver Foil Paper and then attached them to the Twinkle Twinkle DSP card front layer. The DSP is layered on a piece of Whisper White cardstock and some bakers twine from the Flowers for Every Season ribbon combo was tied around the front before adhering it to the Night of Navy card base.

The idea to use stars came from this sentiment. I was so happy to see it in the In Your Words stamp set (available as a Sale-A-Bration host gift with a $300 workshop order). It's one of my favorites for sympathy cards.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Little Twinkle, Inspired Thoughts, In Your Words

Paper - Night of Navy and Whisper White cardstock; Twinkle Twinkle DSP; Silver Foil Paper

Ink - Whisper White Craft Ink, Night of Navy, Misty Moonlight

Accessories - Misty Moonlight/Whisper White bakers twine from Flowers for Every Season ribbon combo, Clear Embossing Powder

Tools - Twinkle Builder Punch, Heat Tool, Double Oval Punch, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stamparatus

Card of the Day - Tailored Masculine Birthday

 Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for some upcoming masculine birthdays. I can never have enough of these but they are difficult for me.

This card is for a clean & simple challenge, so no bling and no ribbon. I added texture by embossing the top panel after adhering the punched tag pieces but before adding the sentiment. Since the sentiment is stamped on the same color cardstock, I ran a Stampin' Write Marker along the edge to give the piece some definition.

This design was inspired by the masculine clean & simple challenge at The Paper Players.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Handsomely Suited

Paper - Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock; Very Vanilla, Soft Succulent, and Evening Evergreen Cardstock

Ink - Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent; Stampin' Write Marker - Soft Succulent

Tools - Big Shot, Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder, Tailored Tag Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Card of the Day - Bold Butterfly Birthday

 Hello and welcome back! For today, I have another birthday card.

This is another pretty simple card. I stamped the butterfly on a panel of Whisper White Cardstock, then cut it out using a die from Seasonal Labels. I used the spotlight technique and just colored in the die-cut part with Stampin' Blends, then added it to the card front using dimensionals. The sentiment was stamped on a strip of white, then cut into separate words and added on either side of the butterfly. I added a couple of sequins for a bit of shine.

This design was inspired by this week's challenge at Freshly Made Sketches.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Beautiful Day

Paper - Mango Melody and Whisper White Cardstock

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin' Blends: Daffodil Delight Light and Dark, Mango Melody Dark, Calypso Coral Light and Dark, Granny Apple Green Light and Dark, Seaside Spray Light and Dark

Accessories - Artistry Blooms Adhesive-Backed Sequins

Tools - Big Shot, Stamparatus, Seasonal Labels Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Card of the Day - Lacy Anniversary

 Hello and welcome back! Today I have another anniversary card.

The 13th anniversary is lace/textiles, so I created this card. The base is Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock and I added a layer of Pink Pirouette embossed with the Lace Dynamic Embossing Folder, then a piece of Fan Fair DSP with lace on it. The heart was punched from Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper and the "love" was die cut from Lovely Lipstick Foil Paper. A bakers twine bow and a few rhinestones for bling and the card is done!

This design was inspired by the sketch at TGIF Challenges.

I also made a few other cards this weekend for silver, sapphire, and gold anniversaries, using a design I created last year. I really like it for the special anniversaries. You can see the original blog post HERE.

It's difficult to tell from the photos but the stamping on the gold and silver cards is heat embossed.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Sunshine Sayings

Paper - Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock; Pink Pirouette and Very Vanilla Cardstock; Fan Fair DSP; Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper; Lovely Lipstick Foil Paper

Ink - Lovely Lipstick, Pink Pirouette, Certainly Celery

Accessories - Basic Jewels Rhinestones, Blushing Bride Baker's Twine

Tools - Big Shot, Sunshine Wishes Thinlits, Lace Dynamic Embossing Folder, Heart Punch Pack, Adhesive Sheets, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Card of the Day - Anniversary Vases

 Hello and welcome back! Today I have another anniversary card - August seems to be a busy month!

I used a color challenge this week to help ground my design. I die cut a template from the Picture This Dies and placed it on my Stamparatus to help line up the flowers. The vases were stamped, punched, and adhered with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, as was the sentiment banner.

This design was inspired by the color challenge at TGIFC and the Anything Goes challenge at Retro Rubber. These stamp sets are all retired.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Varied Vases, Vibrant Vases, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Whisper White, Basic Black, and Coastal Cabana Cardstock

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Coastal Cabana

Tools - Big Shot, Picture This Dies, Vases Builder Punch, Classic Label Punch, Stamparatus, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Card of the Day - Hand-Penned Anniversary

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for an upcoming anniversary.

I created my card base with the fold at the top so I could tie the ribbon around the entire card front. The Cinnamon Cider layer is embossed with the Pinewood Planks embossing folder. The DSP and ribbon are retired. I colored the stamp with Stampin' Blends.

 This design was inspired by the color challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments and the sketch challenge at Paper Craft Crew.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Hand-Penned Petals, Peaceful Moments (inside sentiment)

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock: Cinnamon Cider and Whisper White Cardstock; Color Theory DSP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Rich Razzleberry; Stampin' Blends: Cinnamon Cider Light, Old Olive Dark and Light, Rich Razzleberry Dark and Light

Accessories - Champagne Rhinestones, Rich Razzleberry Cotton Ribbon

Tools - Big Shot, Pinewood Planks Embossing Folder, Penned Flowers Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Card of the Day - Happiest Sunflower Birthday

Hello and welcome back! Today I have another birthday card for you.

This is another pretty simple card. The piece that was cut with one of the Scalloped Contour Dies has the big sunflower stamped in Smoky Slate (stamped off once) and the sentiment stamped over it in Rich Razzleberry. The pieces of DSP framing the main image are from three retired combos. I added rhinestones to the dots over the "i"s for a bit of bling and a little ribbon bow at the bottom.

 This design was inspired by the color challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches, the sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches, and the theme challenge at Just Add Ink.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Celebrate Sunflowers, Happiest of Birthdays

Paper - Whisper White and Smoky Slate Cardstock; Tranquil Textures DSP, A Little Foxy DSP, Sycamore Street DSP

Ink - Smoky Slate, Rich Razzleberry

Accessories - Rich Razzleberry Cotton Ribbon, Basic Rhinestones

Tools - Big Shot, Scalloped Contours Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Glue Dots

Card of the Day - Emerald Anniversary

 Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for a couple from my church celebrating their 55th wedding anniversary.

The Always in My Heart stamp set and the coordinating Floral Heart Dies are my go-tos for special anniversary cards. The large die especially makes a huge impact. Since the 55th is the emerald anniversary, I cut the heart from a green foil sheet backed with a piece of adhesive sheet. That's the best way to adhere these intricate die cuts. 

The gold accented vellum and sentiment banner finish the card. 

This design was inspired by the sketch challenge at Sunday Stamps.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Always in My Heart, Milestone Moments

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Emerald Envy and Whisper White Cardstock; Gold Fancy Foil Designer Vellum; Green Foil Sheet

Ink - Emerald Envy, Smoky Slate

Tools - Big Shot, Floral Heart Dies, Adhesive Sheets, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Card of the Day - Mixed Drink Birthday

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for a friend who is having a special birthday - one that ends in a 5 (and makes her eligible for Medicare)! She is traveling with her family now but I'll be taking her out for margaritas when she returns.

I decided to use the left hand column - fruit, drink, sparkle - on this week's board at the Tic Tac Toe Challenge.

The lime slices on the glass rims take care of the fruit, margaritas - check, and the layer of silver glimmer paper and the metallic ribbon cover the sparkle.

I'm also entering this card in the Inkspirational Challenge this week.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Mixed Drinks, Number of Years (inside sentiment)

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Whisper White and Bermuda Bay Cardstock; Bubbles and Fizz DSP; Silver Glimmer Paper

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Lemon Lime Twist, Bermuda Bay

Accessories - Silver Metallic Ribbon

Tools - Big Shot, Layering Circles Framelits, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Card of the Day - Dandelion Wishes Tin Anniversary

 Hello and welcome back! Today's card is another card for a 10th (tin) anniversary.

I found some Galvanized Metallic Paper in my stash and embossed it with the Tin Tile embossing folder to create the tin ceiling look. I added the layer of Coastal Cabana and the Bermuda Bay accents to mimic the colors from my friends' wedding 10 years ago.

The sequin trim adds just the right amount of bling.

This design was inspired by the sketch challenge at Paper Craft Crew.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Dandelion Wishes, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, and Coastal Cabana Cardstock; Vellum Cardstock; Galvanized Metallic Paper

Ink - Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay

Accessories - Bermuda Bay Sequin Trim

Tools - Big Shot, Tin Tile Dynamic Embossing Folder, Sweet & Sassy Framelits, Story Label Punch, Classic Label Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots