Belated Happy Birthday

 Hello and welcome back! I've had a bit of a creative block lately so I haven't posted in a couple of weeks. I decided to CASE a couple of cards that I pinned on Pinterest, just to try and catch up on my list. I'm a bit behind on that too. 😐 Anyway, here is today's challenge card:

This is perfect for the "anything goes" challenge at Double Trouble.

I needed a couple of masculine belated birthday cards and this black & white with a pop of color design fits the bill. I love the Azure Afternoon color accent!

The other cards I've made recently were for a batch of anniversary cards using the "stack, slice, and shuffle" technique.

And a birthday card for a young Star Wars fan at my church who shares a birthday with my husband. This one is CASEd directly from Wendy Cranford.

I'm not sure I'd want to make this one again, but it was fun to make once! 

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used for birthday card (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Biggest Wish, Well Said, Approaching Perfection (inside sentiment)

Paper - Basic Black, Basic White, Azure Afternoon cardstock; Plaid Tidings DSP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Azure Afternoon

Tools - Big Shot, Stitched Triangles Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Supplies used for anniversary cards (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Beautiful Bouquet

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Basic White and Bermuda Bay cardstock; Dandy Designs DSP

Ink - Coastal Cabana

Accessories - Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels

Tools - Big Shot, Nested Essentials Dies, Detailed Trio Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Supplies used for BB-8 card (all Stampin'  Up!):

Stamp set - Best Day

Paper - Basic White, Pumpkin Pie, Smoky Slate, and Basic Black Cardstock; Happy Haunting DSP

Ink - Pumpkin Pie; White Gel Pen

Tools - Big Shot, Layering Circles Dies, Large Numbers Dies, 1" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Cookie Cutter Builder Punch, Classic Label Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Sapphire Anniversary

 Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for a 45th (sapphire) anniversary.

This design was inspired by the sketch at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenges.

I used strips of the Night of Navy piece from the Blue Foils and some Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper to create the background. I had planned to butt them together, but the math didn't work. Trying to measure in 32nds of an inch is just a bit much! I actually like it this way, with the tiny gaps.

I had originally stamped the numbers and the word "anniversary" directly on the white panel, but I didn't like the way it looked. So I modified a die-cut Stitched Rectangle and layered it on top of the panel. To make it fit, I tucked it under the loops on "happy" and edged the die-cut with a marker to give it some dimension. 

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Well Said, Alphabest

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock, Basic White Cardstock, Blue Foils, Balmy Blue Glimmer Paper

Ink - Night of Navy

Accessories - Elegant Faceted Gems

Tools - Big Shot, Well Written Dies, Stitched Rectangles Dies, Adhesive Sheets, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Card of the Day - Happy New Home!

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for a friend who has just moved into a brand new, built-just-for-her home. 

The Coming Home stamp set was perfect for this card. It has several house fronts that you can mix and match. These two pieces almost perfectly match my friend's new home! I colored them before I drove by today and saw that her door is white - oh well! There's also no landscaping yet, but maybe someday she'll have a tree like this too!

For the inside, I used the house piece that wasn't needed for the front, plus an additional tree.

 This design was inspired by the sketch challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments. I recently discovered this challenge blog, so I'll be adding it to the list of places I like to play along.

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Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Coming Home, Well Said

Paper - Pool Party, Basic Gray, Whisper White Cardstock; Trimming the Town DSP

Ink/Coloring Tools - Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin' Blends: Night of Navy Light and Dark, Old Olive Light and Dark, Cinnamon Cider Dark, So Saffron Light, Basic Black Light, Smoky Slate Dark

Accessories - Basic Gray Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools - Big Shot, Home Together Dies, Potted Succulents Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

A special graduation card

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for our cousin, who is graduating from college with her master's degree next month. It's a rough year for grads. They're missing out on cap and gown ceremonies and big family celebrations. Here's hoping they can celebrate soon!

I wanted to match her school colors so I checked out the college website. If any of you attended Ohio University in Athens, feel free to let me know if I'm close!

I'm entering this card in the challenge at TGIFC this week. It's a belly band challenge.

I hope she likes it!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Well Said, B.Y.O.P.
Paper - Whisper White Thick Cardstock; Whisper White and Shaded Spruce cardstocks; Gold Foil Paper; Regals 6 x 6 DSP (retired patterns), label from Calligraphy Essentials project kit (retired)
Ink - Shaded Spruce
Tools - Big Shot, Well Written dies, Layering Squares Framelits, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Multi-purpose Adhesive Sheets, Stampin' Dimensionals

SSC 194 - Sketch Challenge

Hello and welcome back! I'm taking a break from my Christmas cards today to show you a new birthday card for a challenge. Here it is:

Once again, I've pulled some DSP out of my stash of retired products. This is from It's My Party. It was a nice big stack of 48 sheets of 12 x 12 paper, so I've got a lot to work with.

The card base is Whisper White Thick Cardstock with a layer of one of the DSP patterns. I cut a rectangle of another pattern and backed it with a layer of Pool Party, then tied the It's My Party bakers twine around it before adding it to the front of the card. The circle for the sentiment is Whisper White die cut with the Stitched Shapes Framelits and backed with Pool Party die cut with the Layering Circles Framelits. "happy" is from the Well Written Thinlits in the upcoming Occasions Catalog (available January 3) and "birthday" is from the coordinating Well Said stamp set. While the bundle for these two items is a bit pricey, there are so many possibilities with these products, so well worth the spend. And when you buy the bundle, you get a 10% discount, so there's that! :)

I also made a few cards for belated birthdays with Melon Mambo/Basic Black bakers twine.

And here is why I rarely toss my scraps when creating cards. 

The circle at the upper right was left over from one of my Christmas cards, seen here. It turned out to be the perfect size for me to cut the circle I needed for these birthday cards. The skinny circle on the left is all that was left over. I probably won't save that!

This card is for the sketch challenge at Sunday Stamps. 

Hopefully I can get these in the mail today, since some of them are already late! 

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Well Said
Paper - Whisper White Thick Cardstock; It's My Party DSP (retired); Whisper White, Crushed Curry, and Pool Party Cardstock
Ink - Crushed Curry
Accessories - It's My Party Baker's Twine
Tools - Big Shot, Well Written Thinlits, Layering Circles Framelits, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Multi-Purpose Adhesive Sheets, SNAIL, Tombow Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals