Hello and welcome back! Today's card is my entry for this week's challenge at The Paper Plunge. I actually made this card a couple of weeks ago, but never got around to writing the blog post for it. How serendipitous that the card is perfect for this challenge! So without further ado, here's the card:
I made this card for our church's associate pastor who was recently assigned to another congregation. Pastor Megan is a sweet soul who will be missed by us, but will surely bless her new church. This sentiment just seemed so appropriate for her. I used the "vintage" Sale-A-Bration Irresistibly Yours Specialty DSP and sponged it with Night of Navy ink to create the background. The sentiment from Banner Blessings was stamped in Versamark and embossed with gold embossing powder. Some matching seam binding and a few stars punched from the "vintage" Brushed Gold cardstock add the final touch.
I received a lovely note from Pastor Megan - she loved the card - I hope you will too!
Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!
--Cindi
Hello and welcome back! I've spent the last few days relaxing in paradise, aka Pentwater, Michigan. It's a lovely little town with a charming beach. A friend has a summer home there that she rents out, and she needed to get it ready for the season, so she asked me if I'd like to join her. I jumped at the chance! We took care of a few chores, but had time to do a bit of shopping and sun ourselves at the beach. The weather was perfect!
Unfortunately, you have to return to real life some time. We came back home today, and I realized I needed to make a card! My husband's cousin is getting married in September and tomorrow is her bridal shower. Lucky for me, this card is perfect for this week's challenge at The Paper Plunge. The invitation was white with purple printing and accents, so I used that as my inspiration for this card.
And here's a picture of the inside:
It's definitely not a quick and easy card, but I think the effort was well worth it. The punched flowers in the bouquet were a great way to use some smaller scraps, and the stems gave me a chance to use my fringe scissors, which have been languishing of late. You can't tell in the photo, but there are 3 layers of dimensionals underneath the flowers to hold them above the stems. I had to make a thick envelope on my envelope punch board to fit this card!
I hope you like it, and I hope Kat likes it!
Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!
--Cindi
Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for this week's challenge at The Paper Plunge. For a girl who loves color as much as I do, a black & white card really is a challenge! So, here's the card:
The inspiration for this card was found on Facebook, but I had to tweak it somewhat. I really wanted to do the scored tile technique, but found it didn't work very well with this stamp set, so I just created the base with smaller pieces of white cardstock adhered to the black base and then stamped. I added the eyelet trim from my craft stash for the window valance. I really wanted to add curtains, but the eyelet was a bit too wide.
This card is headed to the rehab hospital for a church friend who has had a rough time of it lately. I'll pick up some flowers on the way and hope to brighten her day.
That's it for today. Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!
--Cindi
Hello and welcome back! This week I've decided to try a challenge mash-up! I'm entering this card in The Paper Plunge Red, White, and Blue Challenge and the Fab Friday 64 Sketch Challenge. Here's the sketch:
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And here's my card:
My son's girlfriend has a birthday coming up in just a couple of days, so she will be receiving this card in the mail. It also gave me the opportunity to ink up another set that I've had for a while but hadn't yet used. I just love that cute little smiley cherry on top!
Well, that's it for today. I hope you like this little card!
Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!
--Cindi
Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for the challenge at The Paper Plunge. The challenge this week was to create a project using products that are retiring at the end of this catalog year on June 2. I've got so many things in my stash that qualify (!), but I decided to use this set, which hasn't even been inked up yet. How did that happen?!
Here's my card:
I nearly missed the deadline for this challenge, so I had to create something quickly! The retiring products I used were the So Very Happy stamp set, the Blossom punch for the flowers, and the Color Coach to come up with the color combination. I'm really sorry to see the Coach go, because I use it a lot. However, since most of our colors are staying for the next year, I'm sure I'll still get some use out of it.
I hope you enjoy this card!
Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!
--Cindi
