Card of the Day - Waterfront Sandy Shores

Hello and welcome back! Here's another birthday card.

One of the challenges this week was an inspirational photo of a sandy beach, so this is my interpretation. The scene was stamped using the Waterfront set, then a square was die cut from the center of the scene, layered on a bit of Soft Sky and popped up over the opening. The linen thread adds another beachy element. 

 All of the background elements were stamped off before stamping on the card to give a softer look.

This design was inspired by the challenge at the Paper Craft Crew.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Waterfront, Best Year

Paper - Soft Suede, Soft Sky, Whisper White Cardstock

Ink - Balmy Blue, Crumb Cake, Soft Sky, Soft Suede, Garden Green, Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight

Accessories - Linen Thread

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

Card of the Day - Art in Bloom

Hello and welcome back! I've got another birthday card for you today.

I recently received the Art in Bloom bundle so I thought it was time to ink it up and see what I could do with it. I embossed a panel of Misty Moonlight, then stamped the three flowers on Basic White and used the hybrid embossing folder with the die to cut them out. They are layered on the embossed card in the same spots they appear there. I stamped and die-cut a few leaves and tucked them in among the flowers. The sentiment die is from the same set but I shortened it a bit to fit. Added the bow in the center and the card is done!

This design was inspired by the color challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Art in Bloom, All Squared Away

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Misty Moonlight, Granny Apple Green, and Whisper White Cardstock

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Coastal Cabana, Misty Moonlight, Granny Apple Green

Accessories - White Ribbon from Flowers for Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack

Tools - Stamparatus, Big Shot, Bloom Dies, Bloom Hybrid Embossing Folder, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Card of the Day - Birthday Delivery

Hello and welcome back! I've discovered a couple of new challenge blogs, so today's card was created for one of them.

I'm actually combining three challenges today - the "people" challenge at SUO Challenges, the "retro" challenge at Inkspirational, and the sketch/DSP challenge at Try Stampin' On Tuesday.

I had to dig back a couple of years to find this DSP and stamp set. I don't have much with people in it. There are three layers of DSP under the oval with the girl. She was on the DSP so all I had to do was die cut her out. I really wanted another oval under the cupcakes, but I needed the largest die to cut that out, so no more layers. :(

 

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Birthday Delivery

Paper - Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Whisper White cardstock; Birthday Memories DSP

Ink/Coloring Tools - Early Espresso, Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin' Blends: Pink Pirouette Dark, Seaside Spray Dark

Accessories - Sweet Sugarplum Ruched Ribbon

Tools - Big Shot, Birthday Friends Framelits, Layering Ovals Framelits, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Card of the Day - Spice Cake Sympathy

 Hello and welcome back! For today's card, I went waaay back in my stash of Designer Series Paper.

I think Spice Cake was one of the first DSPs I bought when I became a demonstrator a little over 10 years ago. I just loved the patterns and colors! (I think I even have some of the fabric and coordinating giant buttons somewhere in my studio...) Like many of us, I tend to hoard DSP so I thought it was time to give it some love. Don't worry, I've got plenty left! Not so with the River Rock cardstock though. Just had about a half-sheet worth of scraps but enough for this card.

The sentiment from Inspired Thoughts is stamped in Soft Suede on a scrap of River Rock and die cut with one of the dies from Tailor Made Tags. I added a little die-cut reinforcement with Pool Party, then a flag of crochet trim and a linen thread bow to tie it together.

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 - Inspired Thoughts, Day of Gratitude (envelope)

Paper - Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock; Pool Party, More Mustard, Soft Suede, River Rock cardstock; Spice Cake DSP

Ink - Soft Suede, Pear Pizzazz

Accessories - Victoria Crochet Trim, Linen Thread

Tools - Big Shot, Tailor Made Tags Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Card of the Day - Shaded Summer Birthday

 Hello and welcome back! I'm finishing up September birthdays this week.

For this card's background, I did a watercolor wash with Pacific Point and Granny Apple Green on watercolor paper. I used the Magenta Madness and Granny Apple Green Stampin' Write Markers to color the stamp, then used the Summer Shadows Dies from Sale-A-Bration to cut it out. The sentiment label is from the Bloom Dies.

For embellishment I added Matte Black Dots to the flower centers and a Lemon Lime Twist bow. It matches the Granny Apple Green really well!

This design was inspired by the inspiration challenge at Just Add Ink and the Sale-A-Bration challenge at TGIF Challenges.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Shaded Summer

Paper - Pacific Point, Magenta Madness, and Whisper White Cardstock; Watercolor Paper

Ink/Coloring Tools - Granny Apple Green, Pacific Point; Stampin' Write Markers: Magenta Madness, Granny Apple Green

Accessories - Matte Black Dots, Lemon Lime Twist Gingham Gala Ribbon

Tools - Big Shot, Summer Shadows Dies, Bloom Dies, Water Painters, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots