Navy and Gray Birthday

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

This card is for the challenges at Color Throwdown and Try Stampin on Tuesday.

This was a pretty simple card to put together. The birthday cakes were stamped and punched with a 1-1/4" circle punch, then layered onto a 1-3/8" scallop circle punch. The circles were then added to the Smoky Slate piece that had been embossed with the Hive 3D embossing folder. The sentiment was stamped onto a scrap of Basic White, trimmed to a flag and layered on a scrap of Night of Navy, then tucked under the embossed piece. There's a bit of Clear Wink of Stella on the candle flames, but it was hard to photograph.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Amazing Birthday, Happy Moments

Paper - Night of Navy, Smoky Slate, and Basic White Cardstock; In Good Taste DSP

Ink - Night of Navy

Accessories - Clear Wink of Stella

Tools - Big Shot, Hive 3D Embossing Folder, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Card of the Day - It's For You!

Hello and welcome back! Today I have another birthday card.

I wanted to use this DSP from Sale-A-Bration this year, so I consulted my trusty Color Coach to come up with this combination. The cardstock colors are all current, but the other elements are all retired. The candles are from an old builder wheel stamp. I unmounted all of my wheel stamps a few years ago and backed them with EZ Foam so I can use them in my Stamparatus. It works really well and they take up a lot less room!

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

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Amazing Birthday, Candle Crazy Builder Wheel

Paper - Whisper White Thick Cardstock; Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Rich Razzleberry, and Whisper White Cardstock; Oh So Ombre DSP

Ink - Bermuda Bay

Tools - Big Shot, Confetti Embossing Folder, Stamparatus, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Small Scallop Punch, 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