Thanks a Bunch!

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

This design was inspired by the challenge at Double Trouble, the "thankful/grateful" challenge at SUO Challenges, and the sketch at Try Stampin on Tuesday.

The sunflowers were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Stampin' Blends and the sprigs of greenery were added for interest. A couple of gems for bling and a banner for the sentiment and the card was done. Easy peasy!

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Celebrate Sunflowers

Paper - Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock; Old Olive and Very Vanilla Cardstock; In Good Taste DSP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Old Olive; Stampin' Blends: Mango Melody Dark and Light, Daffodil Delight Dark and Light, Old Olive Dark and Light, Natural Medium Deep (SU300)

Accessories - Elegant Faceted Gems

Tools - Big Shot, Sunflowers Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Goodbye & Good Luck!

 Hello and welcome back! Today's card is another for my church friend who is moving to Denver. This card will be going to choir rehearsal so that everyone can sign it and send their own best wishes.

I wanted to make sure there was enough room for everyone to sign, so I made a slightly larger card than usual. This is from an old package of Large Memories & More Cards & Envelopes. This week's color challenge at the Paper Players was my inspiration. 

My additional color was Old Olive so I would have something for the leaves!

The detailed sunflower was stamped with Pale Papaya and cut with the outline die, then the detailed die was cut from Pumpkin Pie and layered on top. An Early Espresso circle was added to the center with some Champagne Rhinestones. The leaves were stamped in Old Olive, then layered with the detailed die cuts.

I doubled up the Pale Papaya and white ribbons before tying them around the DSP and cardstock layers on the card front. The sentiment was stamped in Early Espresso and cut with a die from the Bloom Dies, then layered onto another Old Olive piece cut with the same die. That sentiment is from Greatest Greetings, a wonderful set from the 2016-2017 Annual Catalog.

This card is also entered in the Anything Goes challenge at Retro Rubber this week.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Celebrate Sunflowers, Greatest Greetings

Paper - Whisper White Large Memories & More Cards & Envelopes; Basic White, Pale Papaya, Pumpkin Pie, Early Espresso, Old Olive cardstock; Pansy Petals DSP

Ink - Pale Papaya, Old Olive, Early Espresso

Accessories - Pale Papaya Open Weave Ribbon, Whisper White ribbon from Flowers for Every Season Combo, Champagne Rhinestones

Tools - Big Shot, Bloom Dies, Sunflower Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Card of the Day - Happiest Sunflower Birthday

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

This is another pretty simple card. The piece that was cut with one of the Scalloped Contour Dies has the big sunflower stamped in Smoky Slate (stamped off once) and the sentiment stamped over it in Rich Razzleberry. The pieces of DSP framing the main image are from three retired combos. I added rhinestones to the dots over the "i"s for a bit of bling and a little ribbon bow at the bottom.

 This design was inspired by the color challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches, the sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches, and the theme challenge at Just Add Ink.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Celebrate Sunflowers, Happiest of Birthdays

Paper - Whisper White and Smoky Slate Cardstock; Tranquil Textures DSP, A Little Foxy DSP, Sycamore Street DSP

Ink - Smoky Slate, Rich Razzleberry

Accessories - Rich Razzleberry Cotton Ribbon, Basic Rhinestones

Tools - Big Shot, Scalloped Contours Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Glue Dots

Card of the Day - Sunflower Shutter Birthday

 Hello and welcome back! I have a couple of friends celebrating "I just signed up for Medicare" birthdays this month, so a special card is in order.

I've been wanting to try a shutter card, and I found a really good tutorial on Lisa Curcio's blog. There's a video and she gives all the measurements, along with some great tips. You can find it HERE.

There was one thing that I don't think she mentioned, so I'll do it here. Make sure when you cut the circle in the inside panel that it is closer to the center top to bottom. I put mine too close to the top and when I added the dimensionals, the shutter couldn't line up correctly. I ended up using a foam adhesive strip so that I would have a little more space. The benefit is that the strips are a little thicker than dimensionals so there is more room for the shutter to work.

A bonus is that this design is perfect for the sketch challenge at TGIF this week, and I pulled the colors from this week's challenge at the Paper Players.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Celebrate Sunflowers, Band Together, Dragonfly Garden

Paper - Misty Moonlight, Bumblebee, Blackberry Bliss, and Whisper White cardstock; Dandy Garden DSP

Ink - Bumblebee, Blackberry Bliss

Tools - Big Shot, Circles Collection Framelits, Layering Circles Framelits, Sunflower Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Foam Adhesive Strips, Tear & Tape

Card of the Day - Sunflower Anniversary

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for an old friend's wedding anniversary. I had planned to pull something from my stash until I saw her post a picture from her garden this week on Facebook. She's growing sunflowers for the first time and they are huge! So I just knew a sunflower would be perfect for their card. Here it is:

I was never big on coloring before but I just love using Stampin' Blends! Flowers really come to life!

This card was inspired by the sketch challenge at Paper Craft Crew, the inspiration challenge at TGIFC, and the theme challenge at the Paper Players.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Celebrate Sunflowers, Many Mates (inside sentiment)
Paper - Granny Apple Green, Night of Navy, and Whisper White cardstock
Ink/Coloring Tools - Memento Tuxedo Black and Night of Navy/Stampin' Blends: Daffodil Delight Light and Dark, Mango Melody Light, Soft Suede Light and Dark, Mossy Meadow Light and Dark
Accessories - Champagne Rhinestones Basic Jewels
Tools - Big Shot, Sunflower Dies, Hippo & Friends Dies, Basketweave Embossing Folder, Stampin' Dimensionals, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, SNAIL

Card of the Day - Super Sunflower!

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is a CASE from Brian King.

This sunflower set was one of the first things I purchased in the new Annual Catalog. The stamps are beautiful - see the little one on the envelope - but the dies are amazing! So much detail! I used Brian's colors and hints for assembling the flower, but changed the orientation from landscape to portrait. Mine is also a birthday card, because I just can't have too many of those this year!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Many Mates
Paper - Misty Moonlight, Bumblebee, Crushed Curry, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Just Jade, Garden Green, and Whisper White cardstock; 2020-2022 In Color DSP
Ink - Misty Moonlight, Crushed Curry
Tools - Big Shot, Sunflower Dies, Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Foam Adhesive Strips