Get Well From the Herd

 Hello and welcome back! Here's today's card:

This design was inspired by the sketch challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches.

I've had these Layering Diorama Dies for awhile but hadn't come up with a card yet that could use them. They make a bigger cut out than the circle in the sketch, but the card is still pretty simple. Most of the work comes from coloring with Stampin' Blends.

I just love these animals - they make me smile!

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - From the Herd

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Basic White, Pool Party, and Granny Apple Green

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Granny Apple Green, Pool Party; Stampin' Blends: Balmy Blue Light, Granny Apple Green Light, Pumpkin Pie Dark and Light, Pale Papaya Dark and Light, Pink Pirouette Dark and Light, Smoky Slate Dark and Light, Bronze, Ivory, Natural Tones (SU300, SU400, SU700)

Accessories - Matte Black Dots

Tools - Big Shot, Layering Diorama Dies, Classic Label Punch, Blending Brushes, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Zany Zebras Birthday

Hello and welcome back! Here's today's card:

 This design was inspired by the safari animals challenge at Cupcake Inspirations and the sketch challenge at Try Stampin' on Tuesday.

In my collection, I didn't really have many options for safari animals, especially those that would be suitable for a little boy's birthday. Our neighbor's son is turning 3 next week, so this card is for him. There are lots of layers, but it's a pretty simple card.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Zany Zebras

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Basic White and Crushed Curry Cardstock; Celebrate Everything DSP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Tools - Big Shot, Layering Circles Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Stitched Shapes Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Vintage Anniversary

 Hello and welcome back! Here's today's card:

This design was inspired by the photo inspiration challenge at Inkspiration, the sketch challenge at the Paper Players, and the monochrome challenge at SUO Challenges.

I'm calling this a vintage anniversary card for two reasons - one, the photo definitely reads "vintage" to me and two, virtually all of the products I used are "vintage" Stampin' Up!

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - En Francais, Happiness Abounds

Paper - Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, and Crumb Cake Cardstock; Vellum Cardstock; Neutrals DSP (from 2011)

Ink - Crumb Cake, Versamark

Accessories - Hemp Twine, Vanilla Flower Trim, Champagne Rhinestones Basic Jewels, White Embossing Powder

Tools - Big Shot, Stitched Lace Dies, Stitched Rectangles Dies, Heat Tool, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Perfect Pomegranate

 Hello and welcome back! Here's today's card:

This design was inspired by the color challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches and the sketch challenge at Sunday Stamps.

You may remember from my previous post that I had created a card using the colors above but it wasn't really a CAS card. So here's the CAS card I promised!

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Perfect Pomegranate, Framed Occasions

Paper - Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock; Very Vanilla and Calypso Coral Cardstock

Ink - Mossy Meadow, Merry Merlot, Calypso Coral

Tools - Big Shot, Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder, Deckled Rectangles Dies, Stitched Rectangles Dies, Paper Snips, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Autumn Bouquet Birthday

 Hello and welcome back! Here's today's card:

This design was inspired by the color challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches, the "just choose two" at Just Add Ink, the "CASE the catty with a twist" challenge at Paper Craft Crew, the "cut it out" challenge at TGIF Challenges, and the challenge at Tic Tac Toe Challenges. For Just Add Ink, I chose foliage and masking and for Paper Craft Crew, I CASEd a card on page 52 of the July-December 2022 Mini Catalog. My tic-tac-toe is diagonal - bottom left to upper right - foliage, any sentiment, flowers.

Once I finished the card, I realized it doesn't really fit the CAS challenge, so I won't enter it there.

To CASE the catty, I chose a card made with the Fond of Autumn stamp set and coordinating dies. Instead of using the detailed die to cut a background, I made a stencil instead and created a colored background with blending brushes.

I used water painters with the challenge colors to color the floral motif. It's amazing how much variety you can get with just three ink colors! The sentiment was stamped with Versamark and embossed with white embossing powder.

Just like a card I made a few weeks ago, I felt like the background was a bit overpowering so I added a vellum layer to soften it and help the large die cut stand out.

A few details - some long retired organdy ribbon and some iridescent rhinestones - add the finishing touches.

I'm going to try to make another card with these colors so that I can actually enter a CAS card for that challenge!

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Fond of Autumn

Paper - Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock; Very Vanilla, Mossy Meadow, and Merry Merlot Cardstock; Vellum Cardstock; Shimmery White Cardstock

Ink - Mossy Meadow, Calypso Coral, Merry Merlot, Sahara Sand, Versamark

Accessories - Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels, Calypso Coral Organdy Ribbon, White Embossing Powder

Tools - Big Shot, Autumn Bouquet Dies, Heat Tool, Blending Brushes, Water Painters, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Glue Dots, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Stampin' Dimensionals 

Wood Textures Masculine Birthday

 Hello and welcome back! Here's today's card:

This design was inspired by the sketch at Hand Stamped Sentiments and the challenge at Double Trouble, along with the woodgrain challenge at Use Your Stuff.

Masculine cards are always difficult for me, as I like to use lots of bling and ribbon and colors. CAS is also difficult, but I think I've hit it with this card. I trimmed down a panel of Wood Textures DSP and spotlighted the center of the tree rings by die-cutting a circle from the center of another piece of DSP. If I planned better, I could have used the same piece of DSP, but I didn't think of the spotlight until the card front had been assembled. The center of the tree fits perfectly with the sketch!

A simple sentiment was added to the front, punched out with the Tailored Tag punch, and layered with another punched piece that was cut in half.

This card will be sent to my BIL, who is celebrating his 65th birthday this week, so I decided to add a funny sentiment to the inside, along with another strip of the wood grain DSP.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Handsomely Suited, Five For All

Paper - Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock, Early Espresso Cardstock, Wood Textures DSP

Ink - Early Espresso

Tools - Big Shot, Layering Circles Dies, Tailored Tag Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Autumn Leaves Birthday

 Hello and welcome back! Here's today's card:

This design was inspired by the CAS leaves challenge at the Paper Players, the sketch challenge at Retro Rubber Challenge Blog, and the autumn challenge at SUO Challenges.

 

I'm not quite sure if this card is CAS, but it definitely has a lot less stuff than I usually put on a card! The stamp set and dies I used are at least two years old, so they fit for Retro Rubber.

I die cut the outlined leaves from four different colors of cardstock and layered them onto green squares before popping them up on the front. The simple sentiment is also layered onto green and die cut using some nesting labels from the Stylish Shapes Dies. Just a simple Iridescent Rhinestone on each leaf and it's done.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Music From the Heart

Paper - Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock; Garden Green, Bumblebee, Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, and Pumpkin Pie Cardstock

Ink - Garden Green

Accessories - Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels

Tools - Big Shot, Seasonal Layers Framelits, Stylish Shapes Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Fine-Tip Glue Pen, Stampin' Dimensionals

Sweet Songbirds

 Hello and welcome back! Here's today's card:

This card was inspired by this week's challenge at TGIF Challenges.

A pair of birds seems perfect for an anniversary card! And these are so sweet! 

I used a blending brush to add a bit of color to the background before stamping the branches and the smaller bird. The larger bird was punched out and popped up, and I created a mask with a die-cut circle to create the sun in the corner.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Sweet Songbirds, Love & Happiness (inside sentiment)

Paper - Basic White, Sweet Sorbet, Mango Melody Cardstock

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Sweet Sorbet, Mango Melody, Granny Apple Green, Early Espresso, Pool Party, Daffodil Delight

Tools - Big Shot, Layering Circles Dies, Songbird Builder Punch, Stamparatus, Blending Brushes, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Blooming Birthday

 Hello and welcome back! Here's today's card:

This design was inspired by the sketch challenge at Just Add Ink.

I was surprised at how well the design of this die and embossing folder set matched the sketch. I tried to stick to a fall color scheme, since I'm sending this to a friend who turns 60 on October 1.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Art in Bloom, Happiness Abounds

Paper - Thick Very Vanilla, Mossy Meadow, Very Vanilla cardstock

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Mango Melody, Mossy Meadow

Accessories - Crushed Curry Chevron Ribbon, Gold Glitter Enamel Dots

Tools - Big Shot, Bloom Dies, Bloom Hybrid Embossing Folder, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Glue Dots, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Detailed Floral Anniversary

 Hello and welcome back! Here's today's card:

I needed a 40th anniversary card for a relative and CASEd this design from a friend. After I started I making it, I thought I could alter it a bit to fit one of this week's challenges, but no matter what I tried, I just couldn't make it work. So here it is on my blog, where probably no one will see it because it's not in a challenge! (I'll add it to Pinterest though, so maybe it will get some traction there!)

The retired Lovely Lipstick Foil is my go-to for 40th (ruby) anniversary cards.

I didn't have any Lovely Lipstick ribbon, but I think this silver-edged white ribbon is a nice complement to the foil paper. And I love these Iridescent Pearls!

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Floral Phrases (inside sentiment and envelope)

Paper - Thick Basic White, Basic White, Lovely Lipstick Foil

Ink - Lovely Lipstick

Accessories - White/Silver Metallic Edge Ribbon, Iridescent Pearls Basic Jewels

Tools - Big Shot, Detailed Floral Thinlits, Layering Circles Framelits, Timeless Type Alphabet Junior Sizzlits, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Today's Tiles Anniversary

Hello and welcome back! Here's today's card:

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

I made this card for some friends celebrating their 35th (coral) wedding anniversary. I stamped a panel using Today's Tiles, then die cut it with a Layering Square die. I placed a scalloped square under each one, then added the stem, leaves and flowers from the Pierced Blooms dies. The die cut sentiment is stamped in Granny Apple Green for some contrast. 

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Today's Tiles, In Bloom, Charming Sentiments

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Basic White, Calypso Coral, and Granny Apple Green cardstock

Ink - Calypso Coral, Granny Apple Green

Accessories - Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels

Tools - Big Shot, Layering Squares Framelits, Pierced Blooms Dies, Sentiment Silhouettes Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

 

Cupcake Celebration

 Hello and welcome back! Here's today's card:

The design was inspired by the challenges at CAS Colours & Sketches, Cupcake Inspirations, and Double Trouble.

When I saw the photo from Cupcake Inspirations, my only thought was a cupcake card! I followed the recipe from Double Trouble - at least 3 colors, 2 embellishments, and 1 stamped image. Now I'm hungry for a chocolate cupcake!

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Hello Cupcake, Itty Bitty Birthdays

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Daffodil Delight and Basic White Cardstock; Sweet Symmetry DSP

Ink - Chocolate Chip, Daffodil Delight, Just Jade

Accessories - Early Espresso Baker's Twine, Early Espresso Seam Binding Ribbon, 2020-2022 In Color Enamel Dots

Tools - Big Shot, Tailor Made Tags Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Boho Indigo Birthday

 Hello and welcome back! I've got a second card for you today!

The design for this card was inspired by the photo at Just Add Ink and the sketch at Try Stampin on Tuesday.

I followed these challenges pretty literally, using the layers from TSOT and the blue vase and yellow flowers from JAI.

I've had this product medley for a few years and had never even taken the parts out of the box! The DSP, ribbons, and flower embellishments will definitely be used another time.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Boho Indigo, Sending Smiles

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Starry Sky and Gray Granite Cardstock; Sun Prints DSP

Ink - Starry Sky, Mango Melody, Crushed Curry, Daffodil Delight

Accessories - Iridescent Pearls Basic Jewels

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