Card of the Day - High Tide

Hello and welcome back! I haven't posted for a couple of days because I've been "attending" On Stage @ Home. I really missed being able to hang out with my stamping friends in Salt Lake City but it was nice to have an opportunity to see some new products and get some training from the home office and other successful demonstrators from around the world. You are going to love the January-June mini catalog when it comes out!

Anyway, today I'm continuing with my personal challenge to use my unloved stamp sets. Here's today's card:

This set has been out for a few years but I only purchased it recently. The design was inspired by a couple of challenges. I stamped the lighthouse on Shimmery White cardstock and then masked it with a sticky note so I could sponge the background.

It's hard to see in this photo but I added some Wink of Stella to the beams of light just to give them a bit more shimmer. I stamped the sentiment on vellum and adhered it with mini glue dots. Unfortunately, they showed through the paper so I added the epoxy droplets to cover them. The black layer was embossed with the Brick & Mortar folder and then sponged with white craft ink.

I'm entering this card in the challenges at Freshly Made Sketches and As You See It.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - High Tide, Hold on the Hope

Paper - Shimmery White, Basic Black, and Basic Gray Cardstock; Vellum Cardstock

Ink - Flirty Flamingo, Petal Pink, Memento Tuxedo Black, Basic Gray, Jet Black Staz-On, Whisper White Craft Ink

Accessories - Frosted & Clear Epoxy Droplets, Clear Wink of Stella

Tools - Big Shot, Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder, Stamping Sponges, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

 

Card of the Day - Love You More Than Cookies

Hello and welcome back! I don't know if I should really call this "card of the day" since it's my 4th post today! I've finally had some mojo so I thought I should use it. I've also gone out of order on my alphabetical challenge because I needed to use this set.

This card is a direct CASE from the Annual Catalog. I was surprised yesterday with a porch drop of cookies by a family from my church and wanted to send them a thank you. This set is perfect and I really couldn't improve on the sample in the catty.

The only changes I made were to substitute a retired DSP for a current one, a stamped heart rather than a punched one, and I colored the cookies to better match the yummy ginger cookies we received.

Even with the die cutting and coloring, this card went together pretty quickly.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Nothing's Better Than, Heart Happiness

Paper - Real Red and Whisper White Cardstock, Regals 6 x 6 DSP

Ink/Coloring Tools - Memento Tuxedo Black, Petal Pink, Cinnamon Cider; Stampin' Blends: Cinnamon Cider Dark and Light

Tools - Big Shot, Love You More Than Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets, Stampin' Dimensionals

Card of the Day - Special Birthday

Hello and welcome back! This is my third post of the day, since I've been hanging out in my stamp studio to avoid the news. I posted my card-sending accountability chart on Facebook the other day and asked my friends to let me know if there were any upcoming birthdays or anniversaries that I could add to my list.

Well, one of my friends told me that she had just celebrated a special birthday, so I obviously needed to make a special card for her!

I made one similar to this a few years ago, but never blogged it, so I'm making up for it now! This will be hand delivered, so I was able to go a bit crazy with the bow and embellishment. I miss these colors.

And, as it turns out, the challenge this week at Retro Rubber is Anything Goes! The stamp sets I used were from 2016.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Something to Say, Number of Years

Paper - Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Canteloupe, and Whisper White Cardstock; Gold Glimmer Paper, Gold Soiree Specialty DSP

Ink - Watermelon Wonder

Accessories - Watermelon Wonder 1" Dotted Lace Trim, In Color Boutique Details

Tools - Big Shot, Large Numbers Framelits, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Card of the Day - Hand-Drawn Blooms

Hello and welcome back! I've been trying to avoid all the election drama, so I have spent the evening in my stamp studio creating lots of birthday cards. This is actually my second post of the day!

I chose the stamp set for my personal challenge (to use my unloved stamp sets, in alphabetical order). The color combo came from the challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches. 

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Hand-Drawn Blooms, Beautiful You

Paper - Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock; Very Vanilla and Pear Pizzazz Cardstock

Ink - Cajun Craze, Bumblebee

Accessories - Bumblebee 1/4" Gingham Ribbon

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

Card of the Day - Plaid Builder Birthday

Hello and welcome back! Today's card uses a stamp set I've used before, but the dies are new.

I love the look of these dies, but popping out all those little pieces is kind of a pain! My die brush didn't really cooperate and there were a few spots that didn't cut all the way through. It's probably time to replace my Big Shot cutting pads...

I felt like the card was too masculine looking so I added the bow and the glitter dots to dress it up. I think the purple dots bring out the purple in the Blackberry Bliss ribbon and ink.

 This card was inspired by the sketch challenge at CAS(E) This Sketch and the color challenge at Sunday Stamps Challenges.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Happiest of Birthdays, Itty Bitty Birthdays (inside sentiment), Amazing Birthday (envelope)

Paper - Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock; Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, and Crushed Curry Cardstock

Ink - Blackberry Bliss, Crushed Curry

Accessories - Blackberry Bliss 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon, Glitter Enamel Dots

Tools - Big Shot, Best Plaid Builder Dies, Stitched Nested Labels Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots