Season of Chic

Hello and welcome back! I can't believe it's been over two months since my last post! If you want to know what I've been doing, check out the ACK!! page on this blog. It's been a fun project, but it has taken up all my spare time. Most of my friends with November birthdays and anniversaries didn't get cards this year; however, many of them did get a chicken. 🐔

Anyway, it's time to get back to making cards and entering challenges. Here's today's card:

For this card I was inspired by the challenges at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge and Color Throwdown.

The sketch is a slimline card but I made mine a standard size. I used the Season of Chic stamp set along with the matching Chic Dies. I pulled out my Stamparatus so that I could stamp the flowers several times to bring out the color. This was a pretty simple card to make.

I've got a lot of birthdays in December so I need to get working on those and I haven't thought about Christmas cards yet! I may have to pull from my stash to get those out on time...

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Season of Chic

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Basic White, Balmy Blue, Old Olive, and Petal Pink Cardstock; Design a Daydream DSP

Ink - Balmy Blue, Old Olive, Petal Pink

Accessories - Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels

Tools - Big Shot, Stamparatus, Chic Dies, Layering Ovals Framelits, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Textures & Frames Birthday

 Hello and welcome back! It's been a while since I've posted a card because I've been preoccupied with another project - ACK!! You can read about that on the ACK! page on this blog. For today, though, here's a card:

I used the challenges at Color Throwdown and CAS Colours & Sketches for inspiration. The colors were perfect for a masculine card, which I have a need for this week.

For the solid circles, I stamped off once with Pecan Pie, then used it full strength for the outer frame. The bars in the center are stamped in Crumb Cake and the sentiment is stamped in Cajun Craze. This card was very quick to put together.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Textures & Frames, Artistically Inked

Paper - Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock; Mossy Meadow and Very Vanilla Cardstock

Ink - Pecan Pie, Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze

Tools - Big Shot, Basics 3D Embossing Folder (Cross Hatch), Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Decorative Borders Birthday

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

This design was inspired by the challenges at Color Throwdown, Freshly Made Sketches, Just Add Ink, and Paper Craft Crew.

Clean and simple cards are difficult for me - I'm a "how many layers is too many?" kind of stamper! I've had this set since last year's OnStage gathering and hadn't inked it up yet. I used my Stamparatus to line up the floral sprays in the corner so they'd be even, added the sentiment in the center, and then colored in the flowers and leaves using the color challenge colors. I had to add a little bling - even a CAS card needs bling! - and the little diamonds at the ends of the floral sprays were the perfect size for the epoxy shapes I had in my stash.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Decorative Borders, Go-To Greetings

Paper - Basic White and Garden Green Cardstock

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin' Blends: Daffodil Delight Dark, Granny Apple Green Light, Lemon Lolly Dark, Poppy Parade Dark

Accessories - Silver & Clear Epoxy Essentials

Tools - Stamparatus, Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Zany Zoo Birthday

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

This card was inspired by the challenges at TGIF Challenge and Color Throwdown.

I used a fun fold from a Jackie Bolhuis tutorial with Blueberry Bushel cardstock and DSP and a bit of Real Red DSP, which I toned down with a piece of vellum. I really like to layer vellum on top of DSP to mute the colors when necessary. The stamped piece was colored with Stampin' Blends and die cut using the Zany Zoo Dies.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Zany Zoo

Paper - Blueberry Bushel and Basic White Cardstock; Vellum Cardstock; Regals DSP, 2018-2020 In Colors DSP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin' Blends: Blueberry Bushel Dark and Light, Real Red Dark and Light, Crumb Cake Dark and Light

Tools - Big Shot, Zany Zoo Dies, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Moon Baby Girl

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

This card was inspired by the challenges at Color Throwdown and Try Stampin on Tuesday. (I rotated the sketch 90 degrees to fit my design.)

A woman I sing with in a community chorale just had a baby girl this week so naturally, I had to make a card! Baby cards are my favorite, and I keep coming back to this stamp set. Normally I would have colored the moon with yellow, but since the color challenge did not include that, I improvised with the gray. The moon really is that color anyway! I stamped the image on Smoky Slate cardstock and added some texture with a moon stamp, then fussy cut it and added it to the focal image. The baby is colored with Stampin Blends and I added a little glimmer paper star. I also painted a couple of the embossed stars on the background with Clear Wink of Stella. I think you can see it in the photo below. Also barely noticeable is the Pecan Pie outline on the scalloped label that I created by edging with the brush end of a Stampin Write marker. It adds a bit of definition, along with popping the piece up with dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Moon Baby

Paper - Smoky Slate, Basic White, Bubble Bath, and Kraft Cardstock; Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper

Ink - Smoky Slate, Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin' Blends - Bubble Bath Dark and Light, Natural Tones SU 100 & SU 900; Stampin' Write Marker - Pecan Pie

Accessories - Clear Wink of Stella

Tools - Big Shot, Basic Borders Dies, Seasonal Labels Dies, Lucky Stars Embossing Folder, Confetti Stars Border Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Celebrate with a Milkshake!

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

This design was inspired by the challenges at Color Throwdown and Just Add Ink.

I didn't order this set from the mini catalog, but when it carried over to the annual catty, I decided I needed it! And a couple of new colors were perfect for the Throwdown challenge.

Can you see the Wink of Stella on the cherry? It's so hard to photograph that!

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Share a Milkshake

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock, Lemon Lime Twist and Bubble Bath Cardstock, Gingham Gala DSP

Ink - Lemon Lime Twist, Bubble Bath

Accessories - Pastel Adhesive-Backed Sequins, Clear Wink of Stella

Tools - Big Shot, Share a Milkshake Dies, 2-3/8" Circle Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Dots & Stripes Slimline Birthday

 Hello and welcome back! Here's card number three for today (I've been busy!):

This design was inspired by the challenges at CAS Colours & Sketches, Color Throwdown, and Inkspirational.

This card went together very quickly. I cut a full-sized slimline base (7" x 8-1/2", scored at 3-1/2"), added a panel of Certainly Celery, then layered on a piece of Basic White that was die-cut with the Dots & Spots Die and a piece of vintage Subtles pattern DSP in So Saffron. The sentiment was stamped in Tahitian Tide and banner-cut before adding to the card front with dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Slim Sayings

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Basic White and Certainly Celery Cardstock; Subtles Patterns DSP

Ink - Tahitian Tide

Tools - Big Shot, Dots & Spots Die, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

So Much Love Anniversary

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

This card was inspired by the challenges at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge, Color Throwdown, and Double Trouble.

I'm always needing anniversary cards for my stash, so when this set appeared in the new Mini Catalog, it was at the top of my list! I pulled a lot of retired products for this card - good thing I have a big stash! I fussy cut the edge of the lace patterned paper to match the torn edge on the sketch and used ribbon for the solid piece under the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Love For You

Paper - Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock; Pink Pirouette, Old Olive, and Very Vanilla Cardstock; Fan Fair DSP, 2011 Subtles Patterns DSP

Ink - Old Olive

Accessories - Old Olive Taffeta Ribbon, So Saffron Taffeta Ribbon, Iridescent Pearls Basic Jewels

Tools - Big Shot, Love For You Dies, Classic Label Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Anniversary Love Notes

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

I used several challenges as inspiration for this card: Hand Stamped Sentiments, Color Throwdown, Shopping Our Stash, and Sunday Stamps Challenge.

 

My other inspiration for this card is my friends and my sister, who both have wedding anniversaries on Valentine's Day. Their cards usually take on a Valentine theme, and this year is no different! I used a heart in the center instead of the circle in the Sunday Stamps sketch and added little love note envelopes instead of floral accents.

To bring in the colors for the Color Throwdown challenge, I used Soft Sea Foam as the green in the card base and small hearts on the envelopes, kraft paper for the envelopes as the brown, and stamped on the love notes in Blushing Bride for the pink. I think the red is obvious!

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Sealed With Love, Occasionally Funny

Paper - Basic White, Soft Sea Foam, and Real Red Cardstock; Kraft Paper; Sending Love DSP

Ink - Real Red, Blushing Bride

Tools - Big Shot, Sweet & Sassy Framelits, Love Notes Framelits, Stylish Shapes Dies, Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

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

Apple Harvest Greatest Gift

Hello and welcome back! It was so nice to get back to stamping tonight -- I've been stuck in the spare bedroom of my house for the last week with COVID. I'm still not feeling quite up to par but getting back into my craft room is definitely good for my mood! Anyhoo, here's today's card:

I created this for the challenges at Color Throwdown and Freshly Made Sketches.

I stamped the flowers, apple, and sentiment with Early Espresso, then colored in the apple and flowers with Real Red and Old Olive Stampin' Blends. The apple is popped up on a die cut square and the flower squares were backed with Early Espresso cardstock to make them stand out a bit better. A few red rhinestones were added in the corners for some sparkle.

 This was a pretty quick and easy card to put together.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Apple Harvest

Paper - Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock; Very Vanilla, Real Red, and Early Espresso Cardstock; Gingham Cottage DSP

Ink - Early Espresso; Stampin' Blends: Real Red Dark and Light, Old Olive Dark and Light, Natural Deep (SU 200)

Accessories - Red Rhinestones Basic Jewels

Tools - Big Shot, Apple Blossoms Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Multupurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals