Forever After Wedding

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

This card is for the challenges at Sunday Stamps Challenge (what better celebration than a wedding?)and Tic Tac Toe Challenges (left column: vellum, floral, stitching and diagonal: vellum, free, love sentiment).

A young woman who used to sing in the choir at my church just got married last week, so we wanted to send a card from the group. I used my favorite wedding sentiment from Forever Fern and some florals from the Eden's Garden Specialty DSP and Forever Flourishing Dies, along with some Gold Glimmer Vellum and Gold Glitter Enamel Dots for sparkle. Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent, and Gold were an almost perfect match for her wedding colors!

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Forever Fern, Eden's Garden, Something Fancy (inside sentiment)

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Basic White, Evening Evergreen, and Soft Succulent Cardstock; Ever Eden Specialty DSP, Ever Eden Cotton Paper, Gold Glimmer Vellum

Ink - Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent

Accessories - Gold Glitter Enamel Dots

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

Nature's Prints Wedding

 Hello and welcome back! It's been way too long since I've posted anything - and I haven't been sending cards out either. I'm sure my friends and family are thinking their cards got lost in the mail, when the truth is, I feel like I've lost my mojo. Well, I had to make a card this week because my cousin's daughter is getting married on Sunday! When all else fails, use the catalog for inspiration! Here's what I made:

As you can see in the photo below, the new Nature's Prints stamp set and Pretty Prints DSP are almost a perfect match to the wedding invitation! I try to match invitations whenever I can.

The design is from the catalog - I just changed up the colors and added the embossed panel. 

And lucky for me, this card happens to fit a couple of challenges this week! I'm entering the challenges at Tic Tac Toe Challenges (center column - floral-ish, free, embellishments) and Try Stampin' on Tuesday (die cutting, not the sketch).

 I'm looking forward to hanging out with my cousins this weekend.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Nature's Prints, Celebrating You (inside sentiment)

Paper - Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent, Basic White Cardstock; Pretty Prints DSP

Ink - Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent

Accessories - Elegant Faceted Gems

Tools - Big Shot, Natural Prints Dies, Fern 3D Embossing Folder, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Forever Blossoms Wedding

 Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for a friend who got married this weekend.

I used the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches and the colors at CAS Colours & Sketches for inspiration.

The blossoms were colored with Stampin' Blends and I used the Color Lifter to pull a bit out of the flowers because I felt like the pink was a little too bright.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Forever Blossoms

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Basic White and Garden Green Cardstock

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin' Blends: Polished Pink Dark and Light, Soft Succulent Dark and Light, Color Lifter

Accessories - Iridescent Basic Rhinestones, Soft Succulent Open Weave Ribbon, Polished Pink Open Weave Ribbon

Tools - Big Shot, Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Detailed Trio Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Card of the Day - Forever Fern wedding

 Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for a friend's daughter who recently got married.

The bridesmaids wore navy and there were purple flowers in the bouquets. Stamping on this paper was a little tricky, so I used some clear embossing powder and my heat gun to set the ink. I really like that the texture of the paper still shows through the stamping.

The design was inspired by this week's board at Tic Tac Toe Challenges. I used the left column (ribbon, die cuts, foliage).

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Forever Fern, Beautiful Bouquet (inside sentiment)

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock, Night of Navy Cardstock, Vellum Cardstock, Natural Touch Specialty Paper

Ink - Night of Navy, Rich Razzleberry, Blackberry Bliss

Accessories - Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding, Night of Navy ribbon from Playing With Patterns Combo Pack, Elegant Faceted Gems, Clear Embossing Powder

Tools - Big Shot, Stitched Rectangles Dies, Forever Flourishing Dies, Mulitpurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Card of the Day - Wedding Bells!

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for an old friend's daughter's wedding. We were really looking forward to attending the celebration this weekend, but the coronavirus has put a damper on that. The party has been postponed until next year but the wedding will still take place this week. Here's the card:

I used the Bird Ballad Laser-Cut Card as a base and added a layer of Very Vanilla inside the front panel. The foliage is die cut from Certainly Celery cardstock (from my retired stash) and the labels are die cut from Very Vanilla. I added a couple of pearls and a lace bow for some additional texture.

I'm entering this card in the Just Add Ink challenge this week. My added "F" is foliage and frills!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Beautiful Bouquet, Petal Palette
Paper - Bird Ballad Laser-Cut Card, Very Vanilla and Certainly Celery cardstock
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Certainly Celery
Accessories - Very Vanilla Scalloped Lace Trim, Basic Pearls
Tools - Big Shot, Tasteful Labels dies, Petals & More Thinlits, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals

How quickly can you make a card?

Hello and welcome back! It's been ages since I last posted, but I've got to get caught up on my card sending, so here's one I made for a cousin's upcoming wedding.

If you follow me, you know that almost all of my cards are designed to meet the requirements of a blog challenge, and this one is no exception. The challenge at As You See It Challenges was to create a card only in shades of gray and to complete it in less than 10 minutes. I've never done a speed challenge before, so this was a good way to get back into creating. I needed a little more guidance, so I used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches to help with that. (FYI - this card was completed in 8 minutes and 21 seconds!)

The card base is Whisper White Thick Cardstock (my favorite!), and I used some retired designer paper as well for the bottom layer. It's hard to tell from the picture, but the paper has a bit of sheen to it, almost like silver. I stamped the car on Smoky Slate with Versamark and embossed it with black embossing powder, then fussy cut it and popped it up on the white layer. The trailing cans and balloons are stamped in Basic Gray. I decided to add a bit of Wink of Stella to the balloons after assembling the card and, wouldn't you know it, the Wink dripped out of the pen onto my card! I should know better, since something similar to this has happened to me before, but this wasn't too bad.

(A few years ago I was making some cards for a friend who was going on a Disney cruise to use with their family's "fish extender gifts." I didn't even know what those were until I Googled it! Anyway, I was adding the silver Dazzling Details to the stars after assembling the cards, and the nozzle was clogged. I squeezed a bit too hard and this was the result! My friend thought it looked like glittery cat poo!) That's my story, and I'm sticking to it!

As I mentioned, the wedding card is for the speed challenge at As You See It, and the sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. 

This card will be going in the mail today, because the wedding is on Friday. Wishing lots of love and happiness to the happy couple!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Beautiful Ride (retired)
Paper - Whisper White and Smoky Slate Cardstock, Whisper White Cardstock, Neutrals DSP (retired)
Ink - Versamark, Basic Gray Classic, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Clear Wink of Stella, Black Embossing Powder
Tools - Heat Tool, Paper Snips, SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals

Special cards for special people!

Hello and welcome back! I've got a couple of cards today that are not for challenges. A friend of my son got married last week. They've known each other since elementary school, and he is a very sweet and thoughtful young man. I sent this card to him and his new wife.

In the photos I saw on Facebook of the wedding, the bridesmaids were wearing dresses that were a dusty plum color, so I thought this would be the perfect color combination for this card. The base, stamping, and ribbon are Perfect Plum and the layer is Smoky Slate. I added a doily for interest and stamped on that as well.

The other card I sent out today is for my niece who just passed the test to become a Registered Nurse. She has worked so hard to get there, and even had a baby in the middle of her studies last summer! This is what I made for her.

I loved this stamp set as soon as I saw it in the new Occasions Catalog, and it will be so much easier to use when I get my new Stamparatus! I used Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, and Soft Sky for the stamping, and the card base is Early Espresso. Here's the inside:

I found this punch owl idea on Pinterest and just had to use it! 

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day! 

--Cindi



Supplies used - wedding card:

Stamp set - For the New Two (retired)
Paper - Perfect Plum and Smoky Slate Cardstock
Ink - Perfect Plum
Accessories - Delicate Lace Doilies, Perfect Plum 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon (retired)
Tools - SNAIL

Supplies used - congratulations card:

Stamp set - Amazing Congratulations
Paper - Early Espresso, Soft Sky, Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Real Red, and Basic Black Cardstock
Ink - Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, Soft Sky
Accessories - Pool Party 1/4" Cotton Ribbon (retired)
Tools - Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Owl Builder Punch (retired), Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (retired), SNAIL, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Fine-Tip Glue Pen

Playing Along with What Will You Stamp? #80

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for the Swirly Bird challenge at What Will You Stamp?

This bundle was one of the first things I ordered from the new catalog, and though I've used the thinlits several times, I hadn't yet inked up the stamps. Well, that changed today! Here's today's card:

As you may have noticed from several of my posts recently, it has been wedding season in our family. In the past year, two cousins, two nephews, and my son have gotten married, and tomorrow, it will be my niece's turn! Add in a couple of family friends, and we've been busy.

We're hoping for beautiful weather tomorrow, but no matter what, this is a sunny card! 

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used:
Stamp sets: Swirly Bird, Floral Phrases
Paper: Whisper White Thick cardstock; Whisper White, Watermelon Wonder, Mint Macaron, Flirty Flamingo cardstocks; Affectionately Yours Specialty DSP
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Cucumber Crush, Flirty Flamingo
Accessories: Delicate White Doilies, Watermelon Wonder dotted lace trim (retired)
Tools: Swirly Scribbles thinlits, 1-3/8" circle punch, 1-3/4" scallop circle punch (retired), Paper Piercing Tool, SNAIL adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Fine Tip Glue Pen, Mini Glue Dots

Playing Along with Freshly Made Sketches #250

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for this week's challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. 

And here is my card:

I needed an anniversary card and a wedding card this week, so I planned on using the same card for both. This is what I originally created:

Which is close to the sketch, but not exactly. :)

Both cards use the Flourish Thinlits, the retired Gold Foil Vellum paper, and a little bit of Clear Wink of Stella on a Very Vanilla card base. The sentiments have been stamped with Versamark and heat embossed with gold embossing powder. The Wink of Stella and embossing didn't show up very well in the photos, but it's there!

I'll be putting these cards in the mail today, and I hope they are appreciated.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used:

Very Vanilla card stock
Gold Foil Vellum paper
Gold Foil paper
Versamark ink
Flourish Thinlits
Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder
Pearls Basic Jewels
Clear Wink of Stella
Mini Glue Dots

It's Wedding Season!

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is not for a challenge - it's one I made for my husband's cousin who got married yesterday! This was the third wedding we've been to this summer!

I took my cue from the colors used at the bridal shower last month. I've used wedding invitations for inspiration in the past, but the invitation for this wedding was - what can I say? - unique! The bride and groom are into online gaming, so the invite looked like an old style Nintendo game cartridge. There was no way I was coming up with something like that!

Funny thing is, the flourish from the thinlits used on the card kind of resembles the centerpieces that were on the tables at the reception. Who knew? :)

Congratulations and best wishes for a happy life, Ben and Dri!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used:

Stamp set: Flourishing Phrases
Cardstock: Cucumber Crush, Elegant Eggplant, Shimmery White
Ink: Elegant Eggplant
Accessories: Cucumber Crush dotted lace trim (retired)
Tools: Flourish Thinlits, Tags & Labels Framelits, Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Precision Base Plate, Die Brush, Stampin' Dimensionals 

CYCI #126 - Die Cut Challenge

Hello and welcome back! It's been way too long since I posted. There's been lots of stuff going on in my personal life, and I feel like my mojo was gone for awhile, but I'm back with a special wedding card for my nephew who is getting married this weekend. After I made the card, I realized that it is perfect for the challenge this week at Can You Case It. 

This week is a die challenge, and I've used a few of them on this card. First, here is a photo of the wedding invitation that provided the inspiration:

And here is the card:

As soon as I saw the invitation, I knew that the new Jar of Love stamp set and matching framelits would be perfect for this card. Unfortunately, I don't own them, but my upline does, and was gracious enough to let me borrow them. Thanks, Laura! :)

For the card base, I pulled out some retired Baked Brown Sugar cardstock, and used it for all the other elements as well. The branches, jar, and holder are all stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black, and the sentiment and fireflies were stamped with Versamark and heat embossed with white powder. I used a chalk marker to add the dots, and the edges of the card front and the added elements are sponged with Baked Brown Sugar ink.

I also heat embossed the inside sentiment and added a few more fireflies. I used the Envelope Punch Board to make an envelope using the retired Baked Brown Sugar backgrounds DSP.

I think this card really reflects the inspiration of the invitation, don't you?

I'm looking forward to the wedding this weekend, and I hope my nephew and his bride-to-be like the card. I hope you like it too!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

Supplies used:
Jar of Love stamp set - 141587
Happy Happenings stamp set - 139381
Baked Brown Sugar cardstock - retired
Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad - 132708
Versamark ink pad - 102283
Baked Brown Sugar ink pad - retired 
White Stampin' Emboss Powder - 109132
Heat Tool - 129053
Stampin' Sponges - 141337
Everyday Jars Framelits - 141490
Big Shot - 143263
Magnetic Platform - 130658
Basic Black Baker's Twine - 134576
White Stampin' Chalk Marker - 132133
Stampin' Dimensionals - 104430
Multipurpose Liquid Glue - 110755

Another Special Wedding Card!

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is not for a challenge - it's for my nephew, who is getting married this weekend! This has been a busy year for wedding cards for me. So here is the card:

This was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest, but I made a few tweaks. The base is Whisper White Thick Cardstock (love that stuff!). The top layer is regular Whisper White cut with the Hexagon Hive Thinlit and stamped with some little images from the "vintage" Tiny Tags set. The perfectionist in me had to use the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to get those little stamps set just right! 

Can you believe how similar that little motif is to the one on the invitation? Serendipity! The middle layer is Basic Black cardstock, with the "vintage" Dictionary stamp inked with Versamark and heat embossed with silver powder. A silver satin ribbon bow and a few tags from the Tiny Tags are beautiful additions to the card. The front panel is popped up with dimensionals. 

We'll be hitting the road tomorrow to head to the wedding in Ohio. I was stumped for a gift and then my husband suggested we start distributing his grandmother's china to the great-grandchildren. Ross and Kayla will be getting the first two place settings, packed in this fancy box.

I picked this up at Hobby Lobby today, and used my 40% off coupon. I never shop without it! I already had the white tulle, and purchased a roll of black tulle (50% off!). I was originally going to just tie it up around the box, but then I thought it would be nice if they could open it without messing up the bow, so the box and the lid were "tulle-ed" separately.

I got really ambitious and lined the inside with felt, and then made felt bags for the different types of pieces to protect them, both for the drive and for storage.

The bags are hard to see, with those 25 sheets of tissue paper bunched up in there, but everything is snug in the box. Good thing too, because this box is heavy. It's amazing how much a few pieces of china weighs!

That's it for today. I'm really looking forward to seeing family this weekend!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day! 

--Cindi

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Can You Case It #91 - Color Challenge

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for the color challenge at Can You Case It.

And here's my entry:

My son is headed to a wedding this weekend and this card is for the newlyweds. I was inspired by their wedding invitation, which you can see part of in this picture:

With the shades of green in the invitation, it was perfect for this challenge. I built my card on a Wild Wasabi cardstock base. The main layer is Watercolor Paper stamped with the "vintage" Distressed Dots background stamp. I inked the stamp with Wild Wasabi and then randomly sponged on some Garden Green and Island Indigo. I stamped it onto the paper, then spritzed it with water to soften the background. The hearts from the Watercolor Words stamp set were stamped in Island Indigo onto Watercolor Paper and spritzed, then fussy cut. The Wild Wasabi ribbon was wrapped around the layer and tied in a knot and the hearts were attached with dimensionals. The "love" was cut from Island Indigo cardstock using the Expressions thinlits and attached with the mini stapler. A few sequins were added for a bit of bling.

I wish I were going to this wedding - I have a feeling it will be unique!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

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PCCCS#164 and CC&S#144 - Another Wedding Card

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is inspired by the sketch challenge at the Paper Craft Crew and the color challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches. My son is headed off to a wedding in Tennessee at the end of the month, so this card will be going to the bride & groom.

So, without further ado, here is the card:

As with the last wedding card I made (you can see it here), this is a square card. The base is Night of Navy, with a layer of gold striped Fancy Foil Vellum. I added glue dots under the stripes in the corners to hold the vellum to the base. The banner is cut from Soft Sky cardstock. The navy motif is from the Everything Eleanor stamp set and was fussy cut. A Gold Glimmer Paper scallop circle was added to the end. The hearts were punched out of Gold Foil Paper and the sentiment on the banner is from the Big News stamp set.

I hope the newlyweds like this card, and I hope you do too!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

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PCCCS #161 - A Special Wedding Card

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for sketch challenge #161 at the Paper Craft Crew.

And here's the card:

A couple of months ago, I posted a card for a bridal shower. You can see it here. Well, the wedding was last night, and this is the card I made to go with the wedding gift. This is the first time in quite a while that I've made a card that is not a standard size, but since it wasn't going to be mailed, I didn't have to worry about extra postage! It also gave me an opportunity to make an envelope with my Envelope Punch Board, which does not get a lot of use.

Since I didn't have any 12 x 12 Stampin' Up! Whisper White cardstock, I had to dig into my "contraband" stash (gasp!) for the card base. This card is 6 x 6, since I needed something big enough to hold that giant scalloped heart. I cut out the scalloped heart from Elegant Eggplant, then attached it to the Wisteria Wonder layer, only gluing around the outside edges. I cut the smaller heart through the two layers of cardstock, and then did the ribbon weave on the back of the layer before attaching the whole thing to the front of the card. That was about the time I thought, "I should have done some piercing around the edges." So I did! With all the layers, I didn't really have to worry about poking all the way through.

Here's a close-up so you can see the detail of the piercing.

I added the two hearts cut from Brushed Silver cardstock and the sentiment, cut with the Ovals framelits. And this card is unusual for me in another way - there is no bling! I decided that the shiny ribbon and the silver cardstock blinged it up enough!

I used some old DSP from my stash to create the envelope, and added some popped-up Brushed Silver circles and Wisteria Wonder bakers twine to create the closure.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

--Cindi

P.S. - Here's a photo of the happy couple! Congrats Kat and Greg!

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