Card of the Day - Wonderful Anniversary

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for the many October wedding anniversaries among my family and friends.

So it's actually two cards! When I decided to use the Rainbow Glimmer Paper, I realized I could make the same design in two different colorways, one from the top half of the paper and one from the bottom half. I embossed a coordinating panel under the glimmer paper and added the sentiment banner on top stamped in another coordinating color. It still looked kind of plain and I wanted to add a vellum die cut filigree heart, but I couldn't get it to stick to the glimmer paper, so the two-piece stamped heart was Plan B. I think I like this better!

This card was inspired by the sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

Edited to add: After I posted this, I found out about a Facebook friend who was celebrating her 25th wedding anniversary, so I made a special edition just for her!

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Bloom & Grow, Meant To Be

Paper - Whisper White Thick Cardstock; Whisper White, Magenta Madness, and Bermuda Bay cardstock; Shimmery White Cardstock; Rainbow Glimmer Paper

Ink - Granny Apple Green, Mango Melody, Magenta Madness, Bermuda Bay

Tools - Big Shot, Ornate Layers Dies, Stitched Be Mine Dies, Hammered Metal 3D Embossing Folder, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Card of the Day - Anniversary Challenge Combo

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is inspired by three challenges - the color challenge at Just Add Ink, the sketch challenge at CASE this Sketch, and the theme challenge at the Paper Players. Here's the card:

I tried to use all current products, but didn't have any Smoky Slate DSP, so I pulled out this pattern from the retired Carried Away. The Pool Party bakers twine is also retired. 

I love this color combination - it's so cool and relaxing, unlike the weather we've been having lately. Thank goodness we have air conditioning!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Bloom & Grow, Itty Bitty Greetings
Paper - Pool Party, Pretty Peacock, and Whisper White cardstock; Carried Away DSP
Ink/Coloring Tools - Memento Tuxedo Black, Pretty Peacock, Pool Party; Stampin' Blends: Pretty Peacock Dark and Light, Pool Party Dark and Light
Accessories - Old Olive/Pretty Peacock Reversible Ribbon, Pool Party/Whisper White Bakers Twine
Tools - Big Shot, Budding Blooms Dies, Stitched Rectangles Framelits, Detailed Trio Punch, SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals

Time for a Fun Fold!

Hello and welcome back! For today's card, I decided to try something new - a z-fold card. I don't think I've ever made one of these. Some friends are celebrating their anniversary next week and the first thing that came to mind for me was their beautiful gardens. That meant something with flowers (and coloring with Stampin' Blends)!

I've had Bloom & Grow in mind for this card for a while, but I wasn't sure exactly how to use it. A bit of surfing on Pinterest gave me this idea. The large floral pieces are popped up with Mini Dimensionals and the smaller pieces are tucked under and glued in. The coloring was the fun part! 

I wasn't sure just how much I should add to this card, but in the end, decided to let the flowers take center stage. The last panel has a bit more, but it's subtle.

I pulled out some old envelope paper since this card will not fit in a standard envelope. My color choices were limited, so I went with the Mint Macaron, even though that's not a color I used. The inside also has Whisper White but the card used Very Vanilla. Not a big deal to me.

I hope they like this card. I made one using the Grace's Garden stamp set for her birthday last month and they loved that! (You can see that one HERE.)

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Bloom & Grow, Well Said
Paper - Soft Suede and Very Vanilla cardstock, 2015-2017 In Colors Envelope Paper
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Sahara Sand, Mint Macaron
Coloring Tools: Stampin' Blends - Purple Posy Light & Dark, Flirty Flamingo Light & Dark, Granny Apple Green Light & Dark, So Saffron Dark, Highland Heather Light, Calypso Coral Light, Old Olive Light, Mango Melody Light & Dark
Tools - Big Shot, Envelope Punch Board, Budding Blooms Dies, SNAIL, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals