Another New Home!

 Hello and welcome back! As promised, here's another card for today:

I used this week's challenge at Sketch Saturday as inspiration for this design. I'm afraid it became a loose interpretation, but I think you can recognize it. I think I even managed to stick with the optional theme of using only 3 colors - I've only used blue and green and there's a little bit of brown in the DSP.

I used one of the houses on the Rings of Love DSP as a focal point - it turned out to be a bit larger than the sketch calls for - and then just layered bits to match the sketch. The sentiment was stamped at the bottom of the card and I added a bit of bling with the adhesive gems.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Pop on By, At Home With You (inside sentiment)

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Night of Navy Cardstock; Rings of Love DSP

Ink - Night of Navy

Accessories - Blue Adhesive-Backed Gems, Mint Macaron Sheer Linen Ribbon

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

Christmas At Home With You

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

This design was inspired by the Tic Tac Toe Challenge (any shape die, wreath, gold foil/glitter) and the sketch at Try Stampin on Tuesday.

This design is pretty self-explanatory. The door was stamped and die cut, and I added a bit of So Saffron behind the window cut-outs. The berries on the wreath were colored with the Dark Real Red Stampin' Blend. I used a handheld punch to make a notch in the fold to feed the ribbon through for the bow on the front.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping! Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving too!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - At Home With You, Cottage Wreaths

Paper - Old Olive, Basic White, Pacific Point Cardstock; Gold Foil Sheet

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Real Red; Stampin' Blends: Real Red Dark

Accessories - Gold 1/8" Ribbon

Tools - Big Shot, At Home Framelits, Layering Circles Dies, Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder, 1/8" Handheld Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Card of the Day - Just Moved!

 Hello and welcome back! Today's card was inspired by the summer challenges at Retro Rubber Challenge Blog and the Paper Players.

While typical summer activities include road trips, or days at the pool or beach, another typical summer activity is moving! And that's exactly what one of my friends did this week, so here's a card for her.

And in the spirit of the Retro Rubber Challenge, virtually all of the elements (except for the ink and Stampin' Blends) on my card are old - oops, sorry, retro! 😀 I've used the Loads of Love and Loads of Love Accessories (last appearing in the 2011-2012 Annual Catalog) to stamp the focal point, which was cut out with the Stitched Nested Labels. These may be retired, but I'll never stop using them! The DSP is from 2011, when Pool Party was an In Color. The only current paper here is the circle of Gray Granite cardstock - even the white is Whisper, not Basic!

I used the Cloudy Day embossing folder for the sky and the Starburst Framelits for the sun. The DSP on the bottom was trimmed with the Fringe Scissors.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Loads of Love, Loads of Love Accessories, Home Life (inside sentiment), At Home With You (envelope)

Paper - Whisper White Thick Cardstock; Whisper White, Pineapple Punch, and Gray Granite cardstock; 2011-2013 In Color Patterns DSP

Ink/Coloring Tools - Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin' Blends: Cajun Craze Light, So Saffron Dark, Smoky Slate Light, Misty Moonlight Light, Cinnamon Cider Light, Granny Apple Green Light, Basic Black Dark, Calypso Coral Light, Pool Party Light, Petal Pink Light, Balmy Blue Dark, Bermuda Bay Light, Real Red Dark and Light

Accessories - Basic Gray Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools - Big Shot, Cloudy Day Embossing Folder, Stitched Nested Labels Dies, Starburst Framelits, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Fringe Scissors, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

More October Cards

Hello and welcome back! Today I want to share some of the other cards I've made this month that weren't entered in challenges. Some are my own design, while others have been CASEd from Pinterest or from Stampin' Up! catalogs. 

These first two cards are for wedding anniversaries. For friends celebrating their 40th, which is the ruby anniversary, I came up with the color combination using the retired In Color Berry Burst. I changed out the sentiment on the front for other anniversaries.

This card was CASEd from the Annual Catalog and was made for a cousin who just lost her dog. I colored the dog to match hers and this card is a full-sized one, while the one in the catalog was smaller.

These two cards were made for friends who have just moved into new homes. I used the retired Wood Textures DSP for the doors, matching the color to the actual homes.

This card for October birthdays was also CASEd from the Annual Catalog. The only thing I changed was the ribbon and the pearls (the original used the Butterfly Gems, which I don't have yet).

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi