Card of the Day - Silver & Black Birthday

 Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for a friend's birthday next week.

Mary has silver hair and almost always wears black and white, so when I saw this color challenge, I knew it was perfect for her Christmas Eve Eve birthday!

This Silver Foil Vellum has been in my stash for years and I hadn't even opened it yet! It's the perfect background for the ornate die cuts. I can't believe how shiny that silver foil is - it's like a mirror!

Because I created a mini slimline card, I had to make a custom envelope. I found this old Neutrals patterned paper that has a silver sheen to it and it was striped on one side, so it matches the card! Since I'd already decided that this card would be hand-delivered, I figured I might as well go all out and use the really big clear epoxy droplets. I'd never be able to put those through the mail!

This card was inspired by the color challenge at The Paper Players and the sketch challenge at TGIF Challenges.

 I hope Mary likes this card - I think it's classy, just like her! :)

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Perennial Birthday

Paper - Whisper White Thick Cardstock, Basic Black Cardstock, Silver Foil Paper, Silver Foil Vellum, Neutrals Patterns DSP

Ink - Versamark, Memento Tuxedo Black (inside sentiment), Smoky Slate (envelope)

Accessories - Frosted & Clear Epoxy Droplets, Basic Black 5/8" Satin Ribbon, Silver Embossing Powder

Tools - Big Shot, Ornate Layers Dies, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Envelope Punch Board, Heat Tool

One Sheet Wonder Cards!

Hello and welcome back! As promised, I've got the results of my one sheet wonder adventure for you today. There are lots of different designs out there, but the one I found gets 14 cards from 1 sheet of DSP! Here is the cutting pattern.

And here is the design showing the placement of the elements on the cards. I placed some of mine differently.

I was hoping to photograph them as a group but had to make a couple and mail them before all of the cards were complete. So here are separate pictures of all 14 cards (not in order - see captions).

Card #13

Card #3

Card #14

Card #4

Card #9

Card #8

Card #2

Card #10

Card #7

Card #5

Card #12

Card #11

Card #1

Card #6

I used Whisper White Thick Cardstock for all card bases and the retired Magnolia Lane DSP for the panels. All DSP panels are layered on Early Espresso cardstock cut 1/8" larger on both dimensions. Sentiments are stamped in Mossy Meadow on Whisper White cardstock, with some layered on Petal Pink cardstock. The extra flowers were fussy cut from another sheet of the DSP. I also added the retired Petal Pink variegated ribbon on a couple of the cards. Card #13 got the special coloring treatment with the large die-cut magnolia colored with Stampin' Blends.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Good Morning Magnolia, Special Celebrations, Hello Cupcake, Incredible Like You, Perennial Birthday, Watercolor Words
Paper - Whisper White Thick Cardstock; Early Espresso, Petal Pink, and Whisper White cardstock; Magnolia Lane DSP
Ink/Coloring Tools - Early Espresso, Mossy Meadow; Stampin' Blends: Petal Pink Dark and Light, Mossy Meadow Dark and Light, Daffodil Delight Dark
Accessories - Petal Pink/Whisper White Variegated Ribbon
Tools - Big Shot, Magnolia Memory Dies, Layering Ovals Framelits, Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Birthday Club

Hello and welcome back! Last week I held the first classes I've had in a while. I'm trying to start a "Birthday Club," basically, a monthly class for participants to make 8 cards to send off to their family and friends. It's part of #imbringingbirthdaysback, and I'm hoping to use it to kickstart my business.

Anyhoo, these are the cards we made for January. I've made extras to send out to my February birthday card recipients, along with a variation for anniversaries.

I decided to use up some of my large stash of retired products for these cards. This one uses Rose Red ink & cardstock and Regal Rose cardstock along with some Rose Red DSP, and the retired Starburst Framelits and Elegant Bouquet embossing folder. We made a variation of this card where the embossed layer was turned 180 degrees and the sentiment circle was placed at the top.

This card uses the retired Tranquil Tide cardstock & ink, Share What You Love specialty DSP, and Powder Pink ribbon. The stamp and die are current from the 2019-2020 Annual Catalog.

This card is a variation of one I made for a challenge last year. It uses the Botanical Butterfly DSP and the Gingham Gala ribbon from earlier Sale-A-Brations. Instructions can be found HERE.

This card was inspired by a sample in the 2019-2020 Annual Catalog. All products are current except the Mint Macaron ribbon and Thick White Bakers Twine, but there are similar products in the catalog that could be substituted. 

And this is the variation of the second card above to be used for anniversaries. I just changed up the paper and ribbon and added the "Happy Anniversary" sentiment inside. I love this paper with its shiny bits. You can sort of see it in the second picture.

My first cards for February went into the mail today, so if you're on my list and have a birthday coming up, one of these may show up in your mailbox!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Rose Red birthday card --
Stamp set - Perennial Birthday
Paper - Whisper White Thick Cardstock; Rose Red, Regal Rose, Whisper White cardstock, Rose Red DSP
Ink - Rose Red
Tools - Big Shot, Elegant Bouquet embossing folder, Starburst Framelits, Starburst punch, Layering Circles Framelits, Multi-purpose glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Special Day card --
Stamp set - Stitched All Around
Paper - Tranquil Tide & Whisper White cardstock, Share What You Love DSP
Ink - Tranquil Tide
Accessories - Powder Pink ribbon, Basic Rhinestones
Tools - Big Shot, Stitched Labels dies, Multi-purpose glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Butterfly card --
Stamp set - sentiment from special Paper Pumpkin kit (but you could substitute one from Special Celebrations - we used one for the inside sentiment)
Paper - Basic Black & Whisper White cardstock, Botanical Butterfly DSP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Gingham Gala organza ribbon
Tools - Banner Triple punch, Multi-purpose glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Pop of Petals card --
Stamp sets - Pop of Petals, Here's A Card
Paper - So Saffron, Mint Macaron, Soft Sea Foam & Petal Pink cardstock; Whisper White Thick cardstock
Ink - Old Olive, Calypso Coral
Accessories - Mint Macaron ribbon, Thick White Bakers Twine
Tools - Big Shot, Basketweave embossing folder, Story Label punch, 4-petal Flower punch, Multi=purpose glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

SUOC 222, CC&S 320, SSC 204, & RRCB 110 - Celebrate You!

Hello and welcome back! Today's card was inspired by four different challenges - I love making a combo!

I used the sketch from the Sunday Stamps challenge and the colors from the CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. The Retro Rubber and SUO challenges provided the theme.

This stamp set was one of my favorites when it appeared in the Stampin' Up! 2017 Occasions Catalog. As with any 2-step stamping set, it can be tricky to get all of the stamps lined up just right, but this one is random enough to be pretty forgiving. The vase never seems to stamp as solidly as I'd like, but I've come to appreciate the texture that comes from using an old fabric stamp pad.

A couple of the flowers didn't stamp quite right, which provided an opportunity for embellishment! I added the rhinestones for camouflage.

This card is being entered in the following challenges:

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Thankful Life (retired), Crazy About You (retired), Perennial Birthday
Paper - Whisper White Thick Cardstock; Mango Melody, Garden Green, and Whisper White cardstock
Ink - Mango Melody, Melon Mambo, Garden Green
Accessories - Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Tools - Big Shot, Celebrate You Thinlits, SNAIL, Multipurpose Liquid Glue