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

Cherry Blossoms Anniversary

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

This card was inspired by the recipe challenge at As You See It and the challenge at Shopping Our Stash.

I have friends who live near Washington, DC with an anniversary coming up. A card with cherry blossoms is perfect, and fits this challenge, too!

I pulled out some "vintage" Primrose Petals Core'dinations cardstock, ran it through my Big Shot with the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder, then rubbed it with a sanding block to expose the color inside. The cherry blossoms are colored with Pink Pirouette and Old Olive Stampin' Blends and I added a Primrose Petals bow and some Heart Pearls to embellish the card.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Forever Blossoms, Milestone Moments

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Blushing Bride and Basic White Cardstock; Primrose Petals Core'dinations cardstock

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Primrose Petals; Stampin' Blends: Pink Pirouette Dark and Light, Old Olive Dark and Light

Accessories - Primrose Petals Satin Stitched Ribbon, Heart Pearls

Tools - Big Shot, Cherry Blossoms Dies, Stitched Nested Labels Dies, Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder, Sanding Block, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Forever Blossoms Wedding

 Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for a friend who got married this weekend.

I used the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches and the colors at CAS Colours & Sketches for inspiration.

The blossoms were colored with Stampin' Blends and I used the Color Lifter to pull a bit out of the flowers because I felt like the pink was a little too bright.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Forever Blossoms

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Basic White and Garden Green Cardstock

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin' Blends: Polished Pink Dark and Light, Soft Succulent Dark and Light, Color Lifter

Accessories - Iridescent Basic Rhinestones, Soft Succulent Open Weave Ribbon, Polished Pink Open Weave Ribbon

Tools - Big Shot, Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Detailed Trio Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Happy 85th Birthday!

 Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for a friend who is celebrating her 85th birthday today!

I used the sketch from Sunday Stamps for the design.

I had originally planned to put the "85" element on the card front, but I wasn't sure if she wanted to advertise her age, so I swapped it out for the birthday cake, which was colored with Stampin' Blends. Not wanting to waste that first element, I opted to put it inside and make it a pop-up, using the tutorial from Vy Tran. (I used this tutorial to create some cards last week too.) I had to tweak it a bit to get it to fit, but it worked perfectly!

I hand delivered the card today and Mary was very impressed!

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Happy Birthday to You, Forever Blossoms (on envelope)

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Basic White, Blushing Bride, Pool Party Cardstock; Birthday Bouquet DSP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Pool Party; Stampin' Blends: Pool Party Dark and Light, Mint Macaron Dark and Light, Old Olive Dark and Light, Petal Pink Dark, Bermuda Bay Light, Basic Black Light

Accessories - Blushing Bride Bakers Twine, Matte Black Dots

Tools - Big Shot, Layering Ovals Dies, Birthday Dies, Large Numbers Framelits, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Card of the Day - Forever Blossoms

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for my son and daughter-in-law's 4th wedding anniversary. It seems like just yesterday that we flew to the Seattle area for the beautiful outdoor ceremony - time sure flies! Anyway, here's the card:

I have so many stamp sets that have never seen ink - I need to do something about that! This sentiment from Beautiful Bouquet is one of my favorites for anniversary cards (the inside says "...it's in the staying there."). This card is pretty simple but gave me a chance to do some coloring with Stampin' Blends. I think I'm finally get the hang of it!

I added the vellum die cut under the flowers and dry embossed it for some texture, and to make it show up better.

This card is for the designer's choice challenge at SUO, the tic-tac-toe challenge at Paper Players (diagonal from upper left to lower right, plus a bit of silver in the ribbon), and the vellum die cuts challenge at TGIFC.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Forever Blossoms, Beautiful Bouquet
Paper - Whisper White Thick Cardstock; Whisper White, Pool Party, and Petal Pink cardstock; Vellum Cardstock
Coloring Tools - Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin' Blends: Soft Suede Dark, Old Olive Light and Dark, Petal Pink Light and Dark
Accessories - 3/8" Silver Metallic Edge Ribbon
Tools - Big Shot, Layering Ovals Framelits, Cherry Blossoms Dies, Parisian Flourish embossing folder, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, SNAIL