Another New Home!

 Hello and welcome back! Today's card is not for a challenge. My BIL and SIL recently moved to a new home in a new state so this card is for them.

I used this card from Tammy Gill as inspiration. Their home has some stone on the front and the siding is green so I used the Stacked Stone stamp for the background and Mint Macaron since it is the closest color I have. Of course the heart had to be red so I brought in some Sweet Sorbet. 

For the trim, I wrapped the ribbon around the base layer and taped it to the back, then cut another piece and gathered it into a bow tied with Linen Thread. A couple of Mini Glue Dots were used to attach it to the card front. I took Tammy's suggestion and used Foam Adhesive Sheets when die cutting the letters and house to make them easier to pop up.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Stacked Stone, Home Life (inside sentiment)

Paper - Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Sweet Sorbet, Mint Macaron Cardstock; 2015-2017 In Color DSP

Ink - Crumb Cake

Accessories - Natural Ribbon Trim, Linen Thread

Tools - Big Shot, Playful Alphabet Dies, Home Together Dies, Foam Adhesive Sheets, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Another New Home!

 Hello and welcome back! As promised, here's another card for today:

I used this week's challenge at Sketch Saturday as inspiration for this design. I'm afraid it became a loose interpretation, but I think you can recognize it. I think I even managed to stick with the optional theme of using only 3 colors - I've only used blue and green and there's a little bit of brown in the DSP.

I used one of the houses on the Rings of Love DSP as a focal point - it turned out to be a bit larger than the sketch calls for - and then just layered bits to match the sketch. The sentiment was stamped at the bottom of the card and I added a bit of bling with the adhesive gems.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Pop on By, At Home With You (inside sentiment)

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Night of Navy Cardstock; Rings of Love DSP

Ink - Night of Navy

Accessories - Blue Adhesive-Backed Gems, Mint Macaron Sheer Linen Ribbon

Tools - Big Shot, Stitched Rectangles Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Card of the Day - Happy for You!

 Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for my sister who just moved from Arizona to Texas to a brand new home.

I used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches but instead of squares, I die cut these cute little houses from the Home Together Dies. The linen thread bow stands in for the branch.

I used the label die from Give it a Whirl for the sentiment. To make it stand out a bit more I used my Night of Navy Stampin' Write Marker and ran it around the edge.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - In The City

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Cajun Craze, Night of Navy, Mossy Meadow, and Sahara Sand cardstock

Ink/Coloring Tools - Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie, Sahara Sand, Mango Melody; Stampin' Write Markers: Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy

Accessories - Linen Thread

Tools - Big Shot, Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder, Give it a Whirl Dies, Home Together Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Black Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Card of the Day - Home Sweet New Home!

 Hello and welcome back! Today's card(s) are for some church friends who are moving into new homes -- one locally and one to another state.

Both cards are the same design, but I have colored the houses with Stampin' Blends to try and match the new homes. The houses in the background were stamped in Smoky Slate and the colored pieces were stamped in Gray Granite. 

This design was inspired by the sketch challenge at Sunday Stamps. 

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Coming Home, Sweet Home, In The City (inside sentiment)

Paper - Basic Gray, Balmy Blue, and Whisper White Cardstock

Ink/Coloring Tools - Smoky Slate, Gray Granite; Stampin' Blends: So Saffron Light, Old Olive Light, Soft Suede Dark and Light, Cinnamon Cider Light, Soft Succulent Light, Bronze, Poppy Parade Light, Night of Navy Light

Tools - Big Shot, Home Together Dies, Home Sweet Home Dies, Scalloped Contours Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Card of the Day - Just Moved!

 Hello and welcome back! Today's card was inspired by the summer challenges at Retro Rubber Challenge Blog and the Paper Players.

While typical summer activities include road trips, or days at the pool or beach, another typical summer activity is moving! And that's exactly what one of my friends did this week, so here's a card for her.

And in the spirit of the Retro Rubber Challenge, virtually all of the elements (except for the ink and Stampin' Blends) on my card are old - oops, sorry, retro! 😀 I've used the Loads of Love and Loads of Love Accessories (last appearing in the 2011-2012 Annual Catalog) to stamp the focal point, which was cut out with the Stitched Nested Labels. These may be retired, but I'll never stop using them! The DSP is from 2011, when Pool Party was an In Color. The only current paper here is the circle of Gray Granite cardstock - even the white is Whisper, not Basic!

I used the Cloudy Day embossing folder for the sky and the Starburst Framelits for the sun. The DSP on the bottom was trimmed with the Fringe Scissors.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Loads of Love, Loads of Love Accessories, Home Life (inside sentiment), At Home With You (envelope)

Paper - Whisper White Thick Cardstock; Whisper White, Pineapple Punch, and Gray Granite cardstock; 2011-2013 In Color Patterns DSP

Ink/Coloring Tools - Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin' Blends: Cajun Craze Light, So Saffron Dark, Smoky Slate Light, Misty Moonlight Light, Cinnamon Cider Light, Granny Apple Green Light, Basic Black Dark, Calypso Coral Light, Pool Party Light, Petal Pink Light, Balmy Blue Dark, Bermuda Bay Light, Real Red Dark and Light

Accessories - Basic Gray Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools - Big Shot, Cloudy Day Embossing Folder, Stitched Nested Labels Dies, Starburst Framelits, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Fringe Scissors, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Card of the Day - Another New Home!

 Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for a relative who recently moved. I like trying to make something that looks like the actual house.

The Coming Home stamp set and coordinating Home Together dies are my favorites for making these types of cards. For this card, I used the Layering Circles dies to make a mask so I could blend the background and sun. The Blending Brushes were the perfect tool for this technique!

Stampin' Blends were used to color the house die cuts to match the actual new home.

This design was inspired by the sketch at Sunday Stamps Challenges.

Thanks for stopping by - happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Coming Home, Home Life

Paper - Whisper White Thick Cardstock, Whisper White Cardstock, Trimming the Town DSP

Ink/Coloring Tools - Memento Tuxedo Black, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Granny Apple Green; Stampin' Blends: Crumb Cake Dark and Light, Cinnamon Cider Light, So Saffron Light, Bronze

Tools - Big Shot, Home Together Dies, Layering Circles Dies, Blending Brushes, 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

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

Welcome to the neighborhood!

Hello and welcome back! Once again today I have a card that is not for a challenge. Some friends have moved from suburban Chicago to suburban Atlanta and into a brand new home. Definitely a card-worthy occasion!

My inspiration for this card came from Brian King. Instead of using DSP for the first layer, I made my own using some retired Soft Sky cardstock and the Buffalo Check stamp. My Stamparatus was really helpful for this because I needed to ink up the stamp a couple of times to really get good coverage. I turned the check into a plaid by drawing lines through the pattern with a Basic Black Stampin' Write marker. The birdhouses are stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Stampin' Blends. I got the outside sentiment from the retired host set In the City and the inside sentiment from the retired set Home Life (sorry, no pic of the inside). It went together pretty quickly.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Flying Home (retired), Buffalo Check, In the City (retired), Home Life (retired)
Paper - Crumb Cake, Soft Sky (retired), and Whisper White cardstock
Ink - Call Me Clover, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker, Stampin' Blends
Tools - Stamparatus, Stampin' Dimensionals, SNAIL

CTD 458 - Congrats on Your New Home!

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for the challenge at Color Throwdown, and here is the inspiration. 

And here is today's card:

I have some friends who have recently relocated from the Chicago suburbs to the Pacific Northwest. They are moving into their brand new home this weekend, so obviously, a card is in order!

I inked up the Home Life set for the first time to create this card. Because it is photopolymer, it's relatively easy to line up the three stamps, but it takes a little bit of work. This was my third try! I love that the coordinating framelits allow you to cut out many of the small flowers at one time to create some dimension on the card. The new Mini Stampin' Dimensionals also came in handy!

I hope my friends are happy in their new home - I can't wait to see the photos!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used:

Stamp set - Home Life
Paper - Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, and Vellum Cardstock; Subtles Patterns DSP (retired)
Ink - Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi, Memento Tuxedo Black
Tools - Big Shot, Welcome Home Framelits, Brick Wall TIEF, SNAIL, Tombow Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals