Iowa Hawkeye birthday card

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is not for a challenge - unusual for me! A friend who is an Iowa Hawkeyes fan had a birthday this week, so I wanted to make something special just for her. What do you think?

I got some inspiration from Pinterest and changed the card up just a bit. Instead of using DSP for the punched pieces, I used the Hawkeyes colors and ran the pieces through my Big Shot with the Subtle Dynamic embossing folder. The base layer is also embossed.

Since this is a birthday card, I used the Happy Birthday thinlit and cut it out of gold foil paper and black cardstock. I added the multi-purpose adhesive sheet to the back of the cardstock before die cutting and layered the die cuts so they would stick up a bit. It's a lot easier than trying to put dimensionals on the back!

A couple of gold sequins added for bling, and it's done! I hope she likes it!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Endless Birthday Wishes (retired, for inside sentiment)
Paper - Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, and Whisper White cardstock, Whisper White Thick Cardstock, Gold Foil Paper
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Gold Sequin Trim (retired)
Tools - Big Shot, Happy Birthday Thinlit, Subtle Dynamic Embossing Folder, Tailored Tag Punch, Tombow Glue, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals, Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets

A Combo Challenge - PP#328 & SUO#166

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is inspired by the challenges at the Paper Players and SUO. #PP328 is a clean and simple card with a flower, and #SUO166 is a challenge to use any kind of embossing on a card.

Here is today's card:

I got the inspiration for this card from the Annual Catalog. I love this image for the lace edging and it is gorgeous embossed in copper! I also embossed the birthday sentiment before trimming it out with the label framelit. 

It turns out that the Always Artichoke seam binding ribbon I found in my stash is the perfect addition to this card. Now you know why I never get rid of anything! :)

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used:

Stamp sets: Grateful Bunch, Endless Birthday Wishes
Paper: Whisper White Thick Cardstock; Always Artichoke, Crumb Cake, and Pink Pirouette cardstock
Ink: Pink Pirouette, Always Artichoke, Versamark
Accessories: Always Artichoke seam binding ribbon (retired), Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder, Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Tools: Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Lots of Labels framelits, Blossom Bunch punch, Heat Tool, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, SNAIL

Playing Along With the Paper Craft Crew and Freshly Made Sketches

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is another combo for the sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches and the color challenge at Paper Craft Crew.

I'm a little behind on birthday cards this month, but these are going out today.

I used Crushed Curry for the card base and made my own "DSP" with stamps from the Sunshine Sayings stamp set stamped in Crushed Curry and Tangerine Tango. The sentiment is stamped with Emerald Envy on Whisper White and layered with an Emerald Envy cardstock strip. The word "congrats" is also cut from Emerald Envy using the Sunshine Wishes Framelits and is adhered using the Fine Tip Glue Pen. I added a little bling with some rhinestones and Clear Wink of Stella. You can see it a little better in the photo below.

I hope my friends like these cards, even if they are a little late!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used:

Stamps: Sunshine Sayings, Endless Birthday Wishes (inside sentiment)

Paper: Crushed Curry, Emerald Envy, Whisper White Cardstock

Ink: Crushed Curry, Emerald Envy, Tangerine Tango

Accessories: Basic Rhinestone Jewels, Clear Wink of Stella

Tools: Sunshine Wishes Framelits, Project Life Corner Rounder Punch, Tombow Liquid Glue, Fine Tip Glue Pen, Big Shot, Magnetic Platform

SUO#152 - Delight in Nature Challenge

Hello and welcome back! Two posts in one day may be a record for me! My earlier post had the card I'm sending out for July birthdays (a couple are belated wishes) but I realized last night that I missed one. The challenge at SU Only provided me an opportunity to create a special card for my cousin in New Jersey.

Here is today's (second!) card:

I purchased the Botanical Blooms stamp set and matching framelits when they were in the Occasions catalog this past spring, but hadn't yet used them. This challenge provided the perfect opportunity. I also used colors that for some reason don't normally appeal to me and even "decorated" the inside.

I used the leaf border to trim the edge for a nice finish. The little flowers are there because I used the "Press'n Seal" method to create my layered look on the front and I ended up with a couple of exposed glue dots. So I covered them up with the small punched flowers!

I hope you like this card and I hope my cousin will too!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

--Cindi

Supplies used:

Stamp sets: Botanical Blooms, Endless Birthday Wishes

Paper: Early Espresso, Whisper White, Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Pool Party, Cajun Craze, Delightful Dijon cardstock

Ink: Always Artichoke, Cajun Craze

Tools: Botanical Builder Framelits, Layering Squares Framelits, Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack (retired), glue dots, SNAIL adhesive

PCCCS #178 - Sketch Challenge

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is inspired by the sketch challenge this week at Paper Craft Crew.

And here is my card:

I wanted a soft, feminine birthday card for a certain someone and I think this qualifies. I created it on a Whisper White Thick cardstock base, embossed a layer with the Modern Mosaic embossing folder, then used a sponge dauber to add a little Soft Sky to enhance the embossing. The Bermuda Bay taffeta ribbon and Soft Sky seam binding came from my stash. The sentiment is from Endless Birthday Wishes and was die cut with the Deco Labels framelits. I added the little flower punched with the two smallest scallop circle punches, and snipped some petals, then added the glimmer paper center for just a touch of bling.

Can you see just a hint of the birthday cake under the sentiment? It was stamped with Soft Sky.

This card is part of the "challenge" posted by Shannon West to take back birthdays from Facebook and start sending cards again. I've got a list of people who want cards from me - if you'd like to be added, you can send me a message through Facebook or comment below - but at least I don't have as many as Shannon. At last count, I believe she is up over 900 requests! You can join us too! We're using this hashtag (#imbringingbirthdaysback) so you can check our progress on social media.

That's it for today! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

--Cindi

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A Musical Birthday Card

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is a birthday card I made for a very special person - our church choir director. Her birthday was on Thursday and we had a little celebration after rehearsal. Naturally, I volunteered to provide a card for everyone to sign. Here's what I made:

Her favorite colors are pink and black, and I wanted the card to have a vintage feel, so some of the products I used were "vintage" Stampin' Up! It's a bit bigger than a standard card - 5 inches by 7 inches - to allow everyone to have room to write a message. The base is Very Vanilla, with Basic Black and Blushing Bride layers. The music notes in the background are from an old Stampin' Wheel and the sentiment is from Endless Birthday Wishes. The little music note paper clip came from my stash, as did all of the ribbon (Very Vanilla seam binding, Blushing Bride chevron, and Basic Black taffeta). You can see my ribbon stash here.

A few months ago, I unmounted all of my wheel stamps and mounted them onto cling foam. They are much easier to use and take up a lot less space in my craft room!

The card was a hit with the choir members and with the director. Happy birthday, Jen!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

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