Glimmer Anniversary

 Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for a friend's first wedding anniversary.

This card was inspired by the "rotate" challenge at Inkspirational and the sketch challenge at Sunday Stamps.

I've had the Give It A Whirl dies for awhile now, but hadn't used them. This challenge provided the perfect opportunity to try them. The tricky part was trying to find sentiments to fit inside the circle. Fortunately, I have lots of retired stamp sets so I was able to find just the right ones!

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Beautiful Bouquet, Artistically Inked, Stitched All Around, Milestone Moments (inside sentiment)

Paper - Rococo Rose and Basic White Cardstock; Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper; Love You Always Specialty DSP

Ink - Rococo Rose, Sahara Sand

Accessories - Subtles Brads, Blushing Bride Metallic Ribbon

Tools - Big Shot, Give It A Whirl Dies, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

More October Cards

Hello and welcome back! Today I want to share some of the other cards I've made this month that weren't entered in challenges. Some are my own design, while others have been CASEd from Pinterest or from Stampin' Up! catalogs. 

These first two cards are for wedding anniversaries. For friends celebrating their 40th, which is the ruby anniversary, I came up with the color combination using the retired In Color Berry Burst. I changed out the sentiment on the front for other anniversaries.

This card was CASEd from the Annual Catalog and was made for a cousin who just lost her dog. I colored the dog to match hers and this card is a full-sized one, while the one in the catalog was smaller.

These two cards were made for friends who have just moved into new homes. I used the retired Wood Textures DSP for the doors, matching the color to the actual homes.

This card for October birthdays was also CASEd from the Annual Catalog. The only thing I changed was the ribbon and the pearls (the original used the Butterfly Gems, which I don't have yet).

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

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