Cheers to You!

 Hello and welcome back! This is a quick post for a challenge deadline.

Getting in under the deadline for Tic Tac Toe Challenge (middle row - bow, red, die). Will edit post for Inkspirational and the Paper Players. 😀

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping! 

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Handsomely Suited, Whiskey Business

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Whisper White, Pacific Point cardstock; Well Suited DSP

Ink - Poppy Parade

Tools - Big Shot, Suit & Tie Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Beautiful Leaves Anniversary

Hello and welcome back! I mentioned in my last post that I was behind on my cards this month. Here's another anniversary card (so many in October)!

This card was inspired by the challenge at Just Add Ink and the tic-tac-toe challenge at Paper Craft Crew (bottom row - die cuts, leaves, frames).

I love the colors in the inspiration photo so I decided to try some ink blending on the back of some vellum cardstock. I added an adhesive sheet to the back before die cutting the large leafy motif. The frame was cut using two Stitched Rectangles Dies and the vellum was attached to the back and trimmed before adhering it to the card front. 

 I had planned to make six of these cards but it was more labor intensive than I expected, so there are only two.

Have a great day, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Posted For You, A Word For You (inside sentiment), Beauty of Tomorrow (envelope)

Paper - Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock; Very Vanilla, Merry Merlot, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, and Old Olive Cardstock; Vellum Cardstock

Ink - Merry Merlot, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Rich Razzleberry

Accessories - Gold Shimmer Ribbon, Metallic Pearls

Tools - Big Shot, Stitched Rectangles Dies, Beautiful Leaves Dies, Blending Brushes, Adhesive Sheets, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

In Symmetry Anniversary

 Hello and welcome back! I've definitely fallen off the grid for a bit - major family crisis last week really messed with me - and I'm super behind on my cards this month. These anniversary cards are going out tomorrow. I'm surprised at how many people got married in October!

I combined the challenges at Freshly Made Sketches and CAS Colours & Sketches to come up with this design. I rotated the sketch 90 degrees and made a horizontal card instead of a vertical one.

I used my Stamparatus to create the center stamped panel - each color of stamp was on a different plate. It makes assembly line stamping so much easier! I layered the stamped panel onto a piece of Old Olive cardstock to make it stand out a bit from the card base and popped the whole thing up with dimensionals. A little resin heart in the center of the flower finishes off this card.

I still have more anniversary cards to make this month but at least I'll be making a dent with these!

Have a great day, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - In Symmetry, A Word for You (inside sentiment)

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Whisper White and Old Olive cardstock; Sweet Symmetry DSP

Ink - Night of Navy, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive

Accessories - Resin Hearts Embellishments

Tools - Big Shot, Stitched Rectangles Dies, Stamparatus, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Goodbye & Good Luck!

 Hello and welcome back! Today's card is another for my church friend who is moving to Denver. This card will be going to choir rehearsal so that everyone can sign it and send their own best wishes.

I wanted to make sure there was enough room for everyone to sign, so I made a slightly larger card than usual. This is from an old package of Large Memories & More Cards & Envelopes. This week's color challenge at the Paper Players was my inspiration. 

My additional color was Old Olive so I would have something for the leaves!

The detailed sunflower was stamped with Pale Papaya and cut with the outline die, then the detailed die was cut from Pumpkin Pie and layered on top. An Early Espresso circle was added to the center with some Champagne Rhinestones. The leaves were stamped in Old Olive, then layered with the detailed die cuts.

I doubled up the Pale Papaya and white ribbons before tying them around the DSP and cardstock layers on the card front. The sentiment was stamped in Early Espresso and cut with a die from the Bloom Dies, then layered onto another Old Olive piece cut with the same die. That sentiment is from Greatest Greetings, a wonderful set from the 2016-2017 Annual Catalog.

This card is also entered in the Anything Goes challenge at Retro Rubber this week.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Celebrate Sunflowers, Greatest Greetings

Paper - Whisper White Large Memories & More Cards & Envelopes; Basic White, Pale Papaya, Pumpkin Pie, Early Espresso, Old Olive cardstock; Pansy Petals DSP

Ink - Pale Papaya, Old Olive, Early Espresso

Accessories - Pale Papaya Open Weave Ribbon, Whisper White ribbon from Flowers for Every Season Combo, Champagne Rhinestones

Tools - Big Shot, Bloom Dies, Sunflower Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Berry Blessings Birthday

Hello and welcome back! I've got another birthday card today.

This card was inspired by the color challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches and the sketch challenge at As You See It.

The Berry Delightful DSP was layered on coordinating cardstock and adhered to the card base. The berries and leaves were outlined, then filled in with the same ink color stamped off once. The sentiment was stamped with Versamark on vellum, then heat embossed with black embossing powder.

 Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Berry Blessings, Best Year (inside sentiment)

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Poppy Parade, Pacific Point, Garden Green, Basic White Cardstock; Berry Delightful DSP; Vellum Cardstock

Ink - Garden Green, Pacific Point, Versamark

Accessories - Black Embossing Powder

Tools - Heat Tool, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Seal

Mountain Air Birthday

 Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for a friend who is moving to Denver next week. Her birthday isn't until the end of the month, but I'll see her in church tomorrow and hand deliver it.

The design is from this week's challenge at Freshly Made Sketches.

The diagonal strips are from the retired Wood Textures DSP and the mountain scene is from Mountain Air and colored with Stampin' Blends. I masked the mountains and used a blending brush with some Balmy Blue ink for the sky, then added the moon (stamped off with Smoky Slate). The trees behind the die cut circle are from the Majestic Mountain Dies and the sentiment is from Brushed Blooms.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Mountain Air, Brushed Blooms

Paper - Gray Granite, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Basic White Cardstock; Wood Textures DSP

Ink/Coloring Tools - Memento Tuxedo Black, Balmy Blue, Mossy Meadow, Smoky Slate; Stampin' Blends: Crumb Cake Dark and Light, Soft Suede Dark and Light, Old Olive Light

Accessories - Matte Black Dots

Tools - Big Shot, Majestic Mountain Dies, Stitched Shapes Dies, Adhesive Sheets, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Card of the Day - So In Love Anniversary

 Hello and welcome back! I needed a bunch of anniversary cards so I made these up quick. No challenge inspiration, just me!

I pulled out some old retired product for this card. I like the soft look of this DSP.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - So In Love

Paper - Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock; Blushing Bride and Soft Sky Cardstock; Falling In Love DSP

Ink - Sweet Sugarplum

Accessories - Sweet Sugarplum Ruched Ribbon, Heart Epoxy Droplets

Tools - Big Shot, So Detailed Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Glue Dots

Card of the Day - A Star is Born!

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for a new baby, born to the daughter of my closest friend from back in the day. 

This retired DSP and stamp set is perfect for a new baby. And it's always fun to pull old ribbon and embellishments out of my stash! I love these iridescent stars!

Welcome to the world, little Evelyn!

This design was inspired by the challenge at Try Stampin' on Tuesday.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used - (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Little Twinkle

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Whisper White and Soft Sea Foam Cardstock; Twinkle Twinkle DSP

Ink - Petal Pink

Accessories - Petal Pink ribbon from Metallic Ribbon Combo, Twinkle Adhesive-Backed Sequins

Tools - Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Dies, Mini Glue Dots, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Card of the Day - Spiral Spins

 Hello and welcome back! Life has really gotten in the way of my posting this week and I'm really behind in my cards this month. Lots of belated birthday cards going out this weekend! :)

I used the stamps from Spiral Spins and Lacy & Lovely to create the background, which was adhered to a layer of Mint Macaron cardstock, then embossed with the Polka Dot Basics embossing folder. I tied the ribbon around the embossed layer before adhering it to the card base.

The sentiment was die cut with a die from the Tasteful Labels Dies then attached with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals.

The design was inspired by the tic-tac-toe challenge at Retro Rubber Challenge Blog. The stamp sets are from 2014, and I used the top row of the board (one word sentiment/greens/circles).

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Spiral Spins, Lacy & Lovely

Paper - Soft Sea Foam, Mint Macaron, Very Vanilla Cardstocks

Ink - Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent, Mint Macaron, Soft Sea Foam

Accessories - Evening Evergreen Open Weave Ribbon

Tools - Big Shot, Tasteful Labels Dies, Polka Dot Basics embossing folder, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals