This Piggy is Thinking of You

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for an old friend from high school. She is obsessed with piggies!

When I found myself at Jo-Ann Fabrics last week, this cutie from the clearance aisle "jumped" into my cart! Don't you just hate when that happens? 😁

I knew immediately that I'd be sending her off to my friend, but she couldn't go without a card and This Birthday Piggy had the perfect images. I got the sketch inspiration from the challenge at Just Add Ink.

To create the banner I used the Deckled Rectangles Dies to cut a rectangle then rotated it to cut the point for the banner. The stamped image was colored with Stampin' Blends and cut with a smaller rectangle. The greenery and flowers were cut using the Garden Gateway Dies. I added my new favorite embellishment, the Iridescent Rhinestones, to the flower centers for some bling.

I'll be shipping this package off to Pennsylvania on Monday. I think Holly will be surprised!

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - This Birthday Piggy

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Basic White, Polished Pink, Granny Apple Green Cardstock; Brights Patterns DSP (retired)

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Polished Pink; Stampin' Blends: Petal Pink Dark and Light, Polished Pink Light, Granny Apple Green Light, Pineapple Punch Dark, Crumb Cake Dark and Light

Accessories - Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels

Tools - Big Shot, Deckled Rectangles Dies, Garden Gateway Dies, Classic Label Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Tropical Birthday

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is a bit late for my great-niece who turned 5 last week. Here you go! 

She spent the week with her family at the beach, and when my niece posted a pic of her in her swimsuit, I found my inspiration for this card! 

The only thing that is not Stampin' Up! on this card is the bright pink background. I just couldn't find anything that I felt was bright enough, so I raided my "contraband" stash! Lots of retired products used here too!

I'll be putting this in the mail tomorrow. Hope she likes it!

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

PS - I'm entering this card in the tropical challenge at SUO Challenges.

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up! unless otherwise indicated):

Stamp sets - Artfully Layered, Botanical Blooms, Itty Bitty Birthdays

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Bermuda Bay, Poppy Parade, Mango Melody, Basic White Cardstock; bright pink cardstock (non-SU)

Ink - Mossy Meadow, Poppy Parade, Bermuda Bay

Accessories - Artistry Blooms Adhesive-Backed Sequins

Tools - Big Shot, Tropical Layers Dies, Botanical Builder Framelits, Stylish Shapes Dies, 5-Petal Flower Punch, Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals