Magenta Paper Hug

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

I used the challenges at Color Throwdown and TGIF Challenges as the inspiration for this card. 

It's always nice when the paper can do the heavy lifting and all you need to add is a little ribbon and a sentiment! The DSP has a shaded gray background and that hint of magenta in the mat and the circle is just enough to pop this card. I thought about trying to color the ribbon to match but decided that might be a bit too much. This is the point where I usually add some kind of embellishment too, but I like keeping this simple.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Limited Edition, Framed Florets (inside sentiment and envelope)

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Basic White and Magenta Madness Cardstock; Beautifully Penned DSP

Ink - Magenta Madness

Accessories - Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon

Tools - Big Shot, Stylish Shapes Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Paper Hugs!

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for a combo of challenges!

Just Add Ink has a color challenge, The Paper Players has a sketch challenge, and TGIFC has a "no white cardstock" challenge.

Now I know you're looking at this card and saying, "I see white cardstock!" I actually fussy cut a floral motif from a printed black-and-white DSP. The background may be white, but it's not white cardstock, so... 😉

For the color challenge, I used Crumb Cake as the base and added some retired pattern DSP for the colors. I added a little bit of coloring on the floral DSP with a Pacific Point Stampin' Write marker and stamped the sentiment on vellum and embossed it with black powder. I used a couple of mini dimensionals on the back of the punched sentiment hoping they wouldn't be too obvious. You can still see them, but they're not too bad.

 Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Limited Edition

Paper - Crumb Cake cardstock, Vellum cardstock, Brights Pattern DSP (from 2011), True Love DSP

Ink - Versamark; Stampin' Write marker: Pacific Point

Accessories - Iridescent Pearls Basic Jewels, Black Embossing Powder

Tools - Big Shot, Subtle Dynamic Embossing Folder, Rectangular Postage Stamp Punch, Heat Tool, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals