Quilted Birthday

Hello and welcome back! February is a busy birthday month for me, so I'm making lots of cards. Here's another for today.

The "cozy" challenge at Inkspirational and the color & inspiration challenge at Sunday Stamps inspired this design. After all, what's more cozy than a quilt?

 I was very excited when I realized, after debossing the card front and quilt motif separately, that I could line them up perfectly! That was serendipitous for sure! I made another card with the front embossed instead but I like this one better. It looks more like actual quilt stitching to me.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Balloon Celebration, Christmas Quilt, Happy & Heartfelt (inside sentiment)

Paper - Smoky Slate, Real Red, Blushing Bride, Basic Gray, and Basic White cardstock

Ink - Real Red, Blushing Bride, Basic Gray, Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories - Resin Hearts Embellishments

Tools - Big Shot, Quilt Builder Dies, Quilt Top Embossing Folder, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy 70th Birthday!

Hello and welcome back! This week, one of my husband's cousins is turning 70! We are all getting to be a certain age, so it's definitely worth a special card.

I was inspired by the color challenge at TGIF Challenges and the sketch and celebration challenge at Try Stampin on Tuesday.

Pretty much everything on this card is retired, but I might as well use my stash!

 She lives nearby, so I haven't decided yet whether to mail this or hand deliver it. I'm leaning toward the latter.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Number of Years, In Your Words (inside sentiment), Balloon Celebration (on envelope)

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Basic White, Night of Navy, and Blushing Bride Cardstock; Gold and Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper; Subtles Patterns DSP

Ink - Night of Navy, Blushing Bride

Accessories - Blushing Bride Bakers Twine

Tools - Big Shot, Layering Ovals Framelits (inside card), Layering Circles Framelits, Large Numbers Framelits, Well Written Framelits, Balloon Bouquet Punch, Adhesive Sheets, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

CC&S#222 & PP#344 - Let us celebrate!

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for the challenges at CAS Colours & Sketches and The Paper Players.

 

And here is my card:

The Paper Players color challenge provided lots of bright colors, so I decided a bright birthday card was the perfect match. I used the Balloon Celebration stamp set to stamp balloons on three colors of cardstock, and then backed the focal panel with the fourth color. A Real Red baker's twine bow ties it all together. (I'm so punny!) I've stamped the inside to make this a birthday card, but you could use it for any happy occasion.

Hope you like it!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Balloon Celebration
Paper - Whisper White Thick Cardstock; Whisper White, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Pear Pizzazz, and Tangerine Tango Cardstock
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Real Red Baker's Twine from the Candy Cane Lane assortment (retired)
Tools - Balloon Bouquet Punch, SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots