Paradise Palms Birthday

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

I'm entering this card in the challenge at Tic Tac Toe Challenges (diagonal from bottom left to top right) and the challenge at TGIF Challenges. I wasn't sure what the theme was but one of the other entries called it a silhouette with blended background challenge, so I'm going to run with that!

I originally started to make this card for another challenge where I'll be guest designer, but it just wasn't working out the way I'd hoped. So, I went in a little different direction and came up with this. (Stay tuned for my guest designer card on November 4!)

 Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Paradise Palms, Oceanfront, High Tide

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Basic White and Soft Suede Cardstock

Ink - Soft Suede, Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Balmy Blue, Misty Moonlight, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories - Nature's Twine

Tools - Big Shot, Palms Dies, Layering Circles Dies, Blending Brushes, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals 

Card of the Day - High Tide

Hello and welcome back! I haven't posted for a couple of days because I've been "attending" On Stage @ Home. I really missed being able to hang out with my stamping friends in Salt Lake City but it was nice to have an opportunity to see some new products and get some training from the home office and other successful demonstrators from around the world. You are going to love the January-June mini catalog when it comes out!

Anyway, today I'm continuing with my personal challenge to use my unloved stamp sets. Here's today's card:

This set has been out for a few years but I only purchased it recently. The design was inspired by a couple of challenges. I stamped the lighthouse on Shimmery White cardstock and then masked it with a sticky note so I could sponge the background.

It's hard to see in this photo but I added some Wink of Stella to the beams of light just to give them a bit more shimmer. I stamped the sentiment on vellum and adhered it with mini glue dots. Unfortunately, they showed through the paper so I added the epoxy droplets to cover them. The black layer was embossed with the Brick & Mortar folder and then sponged with white craft ink.

I'm entering this card in the challenges at Freshly Made Sketches and As You See It.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - High Tide, Hold on the Hope

Paper - Shimmery White, Basic Black, and Basic Gray Cardstock; Vellum Cardstock

Ink - Flirty Flamingo, Petal Pink, Memento Tuxedo Black, Basic Gray, Jet Black Staz-On, Whisper White Craft Ink

Accessories - Frosted & Clear Epoxy Droplets, Clear Wink of Stella

Tools - Big Shot, Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder, Stamping Sponges, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots