Hello and welcome back! Today I've got a graduation card for you.
One of our younger cousins just graduated earlier this month from the University of Toledo, so I tried to match the school colors as closely as I could using only Stampin' Up! products. I've created this card using the double z-fold technique. The punched graduation cap idea came from Wendy Lee's blog HERE. I'm trying to use up some of my old retired DSP so it came in handy for this card.
Here are a couple of close up shots.
This card is for the fancy fold challenge this week at Stamp Ink Paper. Too bad I missed out last week on the Dads & Grads challenge!
Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!
--Cindi
Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):
Stamp sets - Amazing Congratulations, Bravo (retired)
Paper - Dapper Denim, Basic Black, and Whisper White Cardstock, Regals DSP Stack (retired)
Ink - Dapper Denim, Crushed Curry, Daffodil Delight
Accessories - Neutrals Brads (retired), DMC pearl cotton #5 (for tassel)
Tools - Big Shot, Large Numbers Framelits, 1-3/8" square punch (retired), Large oval punch (retired), Paper-Piercing Tool, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, SNAIL, Mini Glue Dots
Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for the color challenge at Stamp Ink Paper.
I have to say that these colors scream "Halloween" to me, but I don't send Halloween cards and since I just made one yesterday for another challenge, I needed to go in a different direction. And then I thought, "These colors are perfect for cake icing," so I pulled out the Icing on the Cake stamp set and made this:
The shell borders are the perfect size to frame the top layer of the card, and look great in that Lemon Lime Twist. The flowers and sentiment are stamped in Pumpkin Pie (my favorite orange shade!), but how to add the black was eluding me. Then it hit me - add a layer under the cake for a cake board! I wish I had some black glimmer paper - that would have been perfect!
The flowers and leaves were fussy cut and added to the top, and I added a flower to the front of the envelope as well. I usually forget about the envelope, but stamping it adds a nice touch.
Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!
--Cindi
Supplies used:
Stamp set - Icing on the Cake
Paper - Whisper White Thick Cardstock, Basic Black and Whisper White Cardstock
Ink - Pumpkin Pie, Lemon Lime Twist
Tools - Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Paper Snips, Stampin' Dimensionals
Hello and welcome back! This week's challenge at Can You Case It? is a color challenge.
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These colors kind of scream "Valentine," but since I've made a bunch of those over the past few weeks, I felt like I needed to do something different, so here it is:
I've been wanting to ink up this Lotus Blossom set because I've seen lots of beautiful cards made with it. Many of them use two colors of ink to stamp the flower, but I decided to try it with just one. If you want to see how to get this effect, check out this video. I selected this DSP because the design reminded me of the flower, but it was a bit busy for the background, so I softened it with a layer of vellum. It still seemed like too much, so I slipped the half of a doily under the vellum as well. I think it helped a lot.
Did you know that you can get this stamp set for FREE during Sale-A-Bration? As a matter fact, that's the only way you can get it! Just place a $50 order from any current catalog, and you can choose this set as your free item from the Sale-A-Bration flyer. There are also lots of other wonderful stamp sets and accessories that are available for free. Check out my online store, or contact me for a hard copy of the catalogs.
Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!
--Cindi
