You Are Amazing Together!

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

This design was inspired by the color challenge at Cupcake Inspirations, the "anything goes" challenge at Retro Rubber, and the sketch challenge at Sunday Stamps.

I am in desperate need of anniversary cards - I have 14 this month and who knew August was so popular for weddings? - and don't have any large anniversary sentiments, but I was able to put this one together from a stamp set that came out in the Summer 2022 Sale-A-Bration catalog. It's got lots of pieces so that you can assemble sentiments for many different occasions. I also had some old Tranquil Tide cardstock and ribbon in my stash, along with the Fresh Florals DSP for some Lemon Lime Twist. I added a few Iridescent Pearls for a bit of bling and this card went together pretty quickly. I think fussy cutting "amazing" took longer than the rest of the assembly!

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Amazing Phrasing

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Basic White and Tranquil Tide Cardstock; Fresh Florals DSP

Ink - Tranquil Tide, Lemon Lime Twist

Accessories - Iridescent Pearls Basic Jewels, Tranquil Tide Finely Woven Ribbon

Tools - Big Shot, Nested Essentials Dies, Paper Snips, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Tap Tap Tap!

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

I was inspired by the tic tac toe challenge at Retro Rubber (left column - your choice, embossing, and ribbon/twine) and the sketch at Try Stampin on Tuesday.

I pulled lots of retired products from my stash for this card - again! The stamp set is from somewhere around 2014, as is the designer paper and the colored cardstock. I wanted to leave the typewriter kind of plain but felt it needed some shiny keys. I found my old gold Stampin' Dazzle Marker, but it didn't give me quite the look I wanted so I added some Clear Wink of Stella on top. I think you can see it in the photo below.

The DSP panel was dry embossed and I added some Early Espresso twine for that needed element. The gold metallic pearls in the corners were in the sketch.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Tap Tap Tap

Paper - Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Summer Starfruit, and Island Indigo Cardstock; Soho Subway DSP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Summer Starfruit

Accessories - Early Espresso Baker's Twine, Clear Wink of Stella, Gold Stampin' Dazzle Marker, Gold Metallic Pearls

Tools - Big Shot, Layering Squares Framelits, Stamparatus, Pinewood Planks Dynamic Embossing Folder, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Grad Cards!

 Hello and welcome back! Here are a couple more cards for today:

This first card is for the sketch challenge at the Paper Players. I rotated it 90 degrees to fit my design elements.

Both cards share some characteristics: I used the same number dies, the same stamp for the sentiment, and created the graduation cap the same way. But I created each one in the recipient's respective school colors and the second design is different.

You can see in the photo below how I cut two sets of numbers and offset them to create a shadow effect.

This second card started out as a vertical "O" for my nephew's high school, but as I started die-cutting the pieces, things got out of whack and it was easier to just rotate it and change the design a bit. There's still a resemblance to the grad announcement but it's not as obvious now.

I'm entering this one in the Retro Rubber Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Bravo (from 2015-2016 Annual Catalog), B.Y.O.P. (from 2016-2017 Annual Catalog)

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Blueberry Bushel, Crushed Curry, Basic Black, Basic White, and Real Red Cardstock

Ink - Blueberry Bushel, Real Red, Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin' Write Markers - Crushed Curry, Real Red

Accessories - Crushed Curry Chevron Ribbon, Real Red Woven Satin Ribbon

Tools - Big Shot, Basics 3D Embossing Folder, Alphabet a la Mode Dies, Countryside Corners Dies, Balloon Framelits Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Timeless Tulip Birthday

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

This design was inspired by the challenges at Freshly Made Sketches and Retro Rubber. I made the tic tac toe three ways - diagonal from top left to bottom right, center row, and right hand column!

The strips with the colored stripes were leftovers from a card I made a few weeks ago. I trimmed them down to get 5 of them to fit the sketch. I added them to a panel of Balmy Blue, then ran that through my Big Shot with the Quatrefoil Tile embossing folder. The tulip was stamped with Fresh Freesia and Pear Pizzazz and added to the front, along with the birthday sentiment strip. I also added a few Iridescent Pearls to enhance the shiny part of the striped paper (it's a resist paper from a few years ago).

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Timeless Tulips (from 2020)

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock, Balmy Blue Cardstock, Irresistibly Floral Specialty DSP

Ink - Fresh Freesia, Pear Pizzazz, Balmy Blue

Accessories - Iridescent Pearls Basic Jewels

Tools - Big Shot, Quatrefoil Tile Embossing Folder, Tulip Builder Punch, Sponge Daubers, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Pop-Up Butterfly Just For You

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

This card is for the fun fold challenge at Double Trouble (I also included flowers in the DSP) and the tic-tac-toe challenge at Retro Rubber (diagonal - die cut, layers, your choice). 

I found a tutorial from Dawn Griffith to make this fun pop-up design. This butterfly stamp set is more than 5 years old, so it definitely qualifies for "retro" status!

The butterfly is stamped in Gorgeous Grape and Highland Heather, with a Memento Tuxedo Black body and antennae. And of course, I had to add those blingy Iridescent Rhinestones. I hardly ever make a card without them!

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Watercolor Wings, Happiness Abounds

Paper - Basic White and Gorgeous Grape Cardstock; Botanical Butterfly DSP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather

Accessories - Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels

Tools - Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Dies, Layering Ovals Dies, Butterflies Thinlits Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Gingerbread & Peppermint

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

This design was inspired by the challenges at Cupcake Inspirations, Retro Rubber (stamp set from 2021), and Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.

Somehow when I was designing this card, I missed the "brown" part of the Cupcake challenge. But the kraft is brown, so I'll let it go. At least I matched the sketch!

I love the detail of these gingerbread frosting dies. I'd probably never use them if I didn't have adhesive sheets because they are tricky to adhere! 

I added a little color to the center of the snowflake with one of the Gingerbread & Peppermint Acrylic Shapes. I was going to add a few more, but they are so small and challenging to work with. After I added the one, I realized I could have used red rhinestones instead. Well, if I make more of these, that's what I'll do!

Speaking of gingerbread, one of my favorite holiday traditions is getting together with some friends from church to decorate gingerbread houses. We met a few weeks ago and this is what I made this year.

I never really know what I'm going to do until I get there, but I did buy the pretzels to make a log cabin. This is the first time I've completely frosted the roof. It's always interesting to see how long it takes before pieces start falling off. We never eat them (it's hot-glued together) and at least through the holiday season I'll used Tombow glue to put pieces back on if they come off. I'm usually tired of looking at it by around St. Patrick's Day! Here are more views of the back and sides.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Frosted Gingerbread

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Basic White, Real Red & Kraft Cardstock; Gingerbread & Peppermint DSP

Ink - Real Red

Accessories - Gingerbread & Peppermint Acrylic Shapes, Real Red Mini Ruffled Ribbon

Tools - Big Shot, Gingerbread Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Layering Circles Dies, Adhesive Sheets, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Garden Wishes Challenge Combo

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

One of my favorite things is to create cards for several challenges that are seemingly unrelated. That being said, this design was inspired by the following challenges: Double Trouble, Paper Players (center column - die-cut, texture, birthday), Retro Rubber (stamp set is from 2021), and Sketch Saturday.

For this birthday card, I added the texture by embossing a die-cut circle of vellum with the Dandelions embossing folder. I used the die-cut flowers as a substitute for the offset rectangles in the sketch. The bow is some thick linen twine that was in my stash, probably left over from a Paper Pumpkin kit. Naturally, I had to add some bling!

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Garden Wishes

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Crumb Cake, Bumblebee, Terracotta Tile Cardstock; Vellum Cardstock; Woven Threads DSP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Early Espresso

Accessories - Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels, Thick Linen Twine

Tools - Big Shot, Dandy Wishes Dies, Starburst Framelits, Dandelions 3D Embossing Folder, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Chocolate Makes Everything Better!

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

This design was inspired by the challenges at Retro Rubber Challenge and Sketch Saturday.

This stamp set appeared in the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog, but for some reason, it has never seen ink! It's fun to try and fit the "candies" into the "box." I rotated the sketch to fit the candy box because it was bigger than I expected. And for a fun element, I die-cut a heart into the card front so that the box inside shows through. I was trying to figure out how to put that foil heart on the front so that you could open it to see the candy box, but I could never get enough edge to glue on. It's okay - this works too!

 I think my favorite thing is the "*not for actual consumption" stamp!

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - More Than Chocolate

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Basic White Cardstock; Lovely Lipstick Foil Sheet

Ink - Lovely Lipstick, Early Espresso, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Powder Pink; Stampin' Write Marker: Early Espresso (for inside sentiment)

Accessories - Powder Pink Finely Woven Ribbon

Tools - Big Shot, Sweet & Sassy Framelits, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Autumn Leaves Birthday

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

This design was inspired by the CAS leaves challenge at the Paper Players, the sketch challenge at Retro Rubber Challenge Blog, and the autumn challenge at SUO Challenges.

 

I'm not quite sure if this card is CAS, but it definitely has a lot less stuff than I usually put on a card! The stamp set and dies I used are at least two years old, so they fit for Retro Rubber.

I die cut the outlined leaves from four different colors of cardstock and layered them onto green squares before popping them up on the front. The simple sentiment is also layered onto green and die cut using some nesting labels from the Stylish Shapes Dies. Just a simple Iridescent Rhinestone on each leaf and it's done.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Music From the Heart

Paper - Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock; Garden Green, Bumblebee, Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, and Pumpkin Pie Cardstock

Ink - Garden Green

Accessories - Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels

Tools - Big Shot, Seasonal Layers Framelits, Stylish Shapes Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Fine-Tip Glue Pen, Stampin' Dimensionals

Could You Use a Little Pickup?

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

It's been a while since I've posted, so I combined a couple of challenges to create this card: the inspiration challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments, the weekly challenge at Freshly Made Sketches, and the "anything goes" challenge at Retro Rubber.

This well-loved stamp set is one of the first SU sets I ever purchased, way back in 2006, but I'll never get rid of it! The accessories really bump up its versatility. And the line art is perfect for coloring with Stampin' Blends!

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Loads of Love, Loads of Love Accessories

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Basic White, Pool Party, Real Red Cardstock; Tis The Season DSP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin' Blends: Basic Black Light, Smoky Slate Light & Dark, Pool Party Light, Real Red Light, Pineapple Punch Light, Cinnamon Cider Light, Natural Medium (SU500), Natural Medium Light (SU800)

Tools - Big Shot, Deckled Rectangles Dies, Layering Circles Dies, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals