Another New Home!

 Hello and welcome back! As promised, here's another card for today:

I used this week's challenge at Sketch Saturday as inspiration for this design. I'm afraid it became a loose interpretation, but I think you can recognize it. I think I even managed to stick with the optional theme of using only 3 colors - I've only used blue and green and there's a little bit of brown in the DSP.

I used one of the houses on the Rings of Love DSP as a focal point - it turned out to be a bit larger than the sketch calls for - and then just layered bits to match the sketch. The sentiment was stamped at the bottom of the card and I added a bit of bling with the adhesive gems.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Pop on By, At Home With You (inside sentiment)

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Night of Navy Cardstock; Rings of Love DSP

Ink - Night of Navy

Accessories - Blue Adhesive-Backed Gems, Mint Macaron Sheer Linen Ribbon

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

Another Silver Anniversary!

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

This card is for the challenges at Double Trouble (anything goes), Inkspirational (embossed background), and the Paper Players (sketch).

I've got more friends celebrating a 25th anniversary this year, so it was time to make another card! This one uses silver glimmer paper, silver foil paper, and mercury glass acetate. I also added some vellum sprigs and frosted white heart pearls.

This couple also just moved across the country to the Pacific Northwest, so my next post will be a "new home" card for them. 

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - A Wish For Everything, Well Said (inside sentiment)

Paper - Smoky Slate and Basic White Cardstock; Silver Foil Paper; Silver Glimmer Paper; Mercury Glass Designer Acetate; Vellum Cardstock

Ink - Smoky Slate

Accessories - Heart Pearls

Tools - Big Shot, Sweet & Sassy Framelits, Layering Squares Framelits, Splendid Stems Dies, Playful Alphabet Dies, Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots 

Zany Zoo Birthday

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

This card was inspired by the challenges at TGIF Challenge and Color Throwdown.

I used a fun fold from a Jackie Bolhuis tutorial with Blueberry Bushel cardstock and DSP and a bit of Real Red DSP, which I toned down with a piece of vellum. I really like to layer vellum on top of DSP to mute the colors when necessary. The stamped piece was colored with Stampin' Blends and die cut using the Zany Zoo Dies.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Zany Zoo

Paper - Blueberry Bushel and Basic White Cardstock; Vellum Cardstock; Regals DSP, 2018-2020 In Colors DSP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin' Blends: Blueberry Bushel Dark and Light, Real Red Dark and Light, Crumb Cake Dark and Light

Tools - Big Shot, Zany Zoo Dies, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Christmas Cheer

Hello and welcome back! Today may be the first day of summer, but that means that Christmas is only about 6 months away. Maybe it's time to start thinking about Christmas cards, rather than waiting until December to make them! In that spirit, here's today's card:

I used three challenges to inspire this design - the theme challenge at Christmas Card Throwdown, the sketch at Just Add Ink, and the weekly board at Tic Tac Toe Challenge (center column - free, stripes, white heat embossing).

There's really no explanation needed for this card - it's pretty straightforward! The candy canes were stamped in Versamark on Real Red cardstock and then heat embossed with white embossing powder. The Basic White layer was embossed with a striped folder and the layers were put together. I added the sentiment on a punched oval that was layered with a Real Red scalloped oval from the same punch. Some red rhinestones were added for bling - easy peasy!

 Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Sweet Candy Canes

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Basic White and Real Red Cardstock

Ink - Real Red, Versamark

Accessories - Real Red Sheer Ribbon, Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels, White Embossing Powder

Tools - Big Shot, Candy Canes Dies, Simple Stripes Embossing Folder, Heat Tool, Double Oval Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Hello Friend

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

Today's card was inspired by the challenges at Just Add Ink and Tic Tac Toe Challenges (left column and center row).

Ink blending is not one of my strongest skills, but I knew I needed to do it for the inspiration challenge. I tried to replicate the feeling of that sunset, then added the wreath for the silhouette. I die cut the wreath from Basic Black and Basic Gray and layered them, offsetting a bit, to get a shadow effect. The sentiment was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black on vellum and embossed with clear embossing powder to help it stand out a bit. 

I knew I wanted to add a bow and really wanted some baker's twine to match the center of the sunset but I didn't have the right color. I tried coloring some white twine with a Stampin' Blend but didn't like the way it looked, so I added the ribbon bow instead, along with some Iridescent Rhinestones. I love the way those rhinestones pick up the surrounding colors!

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - A Touch of Ink

Paper - Basic Black, Basic White, Basic Gray, Pumpkin Pie Cardstock, Vellum Cardstock

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Blueberry Bushel, Pumpkin Pie, Orchid Oasis

Accessories - Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels, Pumpkin Pie Taffeta Ribbon, Clear Embossing Powder

Tools - Big Shot, Natural Prints Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Blending Brushes, Heat Tool, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Glue Dots, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

The Best is Yet to Come!

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

This card is for the "Anything Goes" challenge at Cupcake Inspirations and the "flowers" challenge at SUO Challenges.

The inspiration for this design came from Call Me Crafty Al's May 2023 SheetLoad of Cards sketch. This is one of my go-to sites for ideas when I have a creativity block. Her videos and pdfs are super helpful! And since I used a SheetLoad of Cards sketch, I actually made the 12 cards in this month's handout.

Crafty Al's handout uses two different patterned papers, but since our Stampin' Up DSP is double sided, I was able to get several different, but similar, cards.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Forever Blossoms, Dainty Delight

Paper - Basic White, Cherry Cobbler, Petal Pink Cardstock; Parisian Beauty Specialty DSP

Ink - Cherry Cobbler, Pool Party

Tools - Big Shot, Radiating Stitches Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Have a Birthday Brew!

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

I'm entering this card in several challenges this week: Paper Craft Crew, Double Trouble Challenge, TGIF Challenge, Paper Players, and Sunday Stamps Challenge. Several challenges were for masculine cards and the others I used for color inspiration and the sketch.

The "vintage" Bubbles & Fizz DSP had all three of the colors I needed but there were some others mixed in. I pulled two patterns with Calypso Coral and Lemon Lime Twist and backed them with a layer of Smoky Slate before adding them to the card base. I also added a few Glitter Epoxy Shapes to look like bubbles.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Bubble Over

Paper - Basic White, Smoky Slate, Lemon Lime Twist Cardstock; Bubbles & Fizz DSP; Silver Foil Sheet

Ink - Calypso Coral, Lemon Lime Twist, Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories - Glitter & Clear Epoxy Shapes

Tools - Big Shot, Bottles & Bubbles Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals