Confirmation Blessings

 Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for a confirmand at my church that I have been sponsoring this year.

This design was inspired by the sketch challenge at Try Stampin on Tuesday and this week's Tic Tac Toe Challenge (diagonal from lower left to upper right - any shape die, free, sentiment).

I searched on Pinterest for some inspiration and found this layered vellum idea. The sentiment was stamped with Versamark and heat embossed in silver. Under the vellum is a silver foil die-cut cross.

I added the Layering Ovals frame and the dry embossed piece, also layered with silver foil. A few metallic pearls keep this card understated and fit the sketch.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Hold on to Hope

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock, Basic White Cardstock, Silver Foil Sheets, Vellum Cardstock

Ink - Versamark, Smoky Slate (inside sentiment)

Accessories - Metallic Pearls, Silver Embossing Powder

Tools - Big Shot, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Layering Ovals Framelits, Cross of Hope Dies, Heat Tool, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini 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

 

My 150th post! - On Stage Swaps

Hello and welcome back! This has been a busy blogging week for me, but as promised, here are the cards I created to swap at OnStage in Orlando last month. I forgot to take "nice" pictures before I left, so these were taken on the fly. They're a little wonky because all of my cards were in clear envelopes. 

This card was CASEd from the Annual Catalog with just a few alterations.

Supplies used:

Stamp set - Hold on to Hope

Paper - Whisper White and Old Olive Cardstock, Vellum Cardstock

Ink - Petal Pink and Calypso Coral

Stampin' Write Markers - Old Olive, Calypso Coral

Accessories - White Baker's Twine

Tools - Big Shot, Cross of Hope Framelits, Seaside TIEF, Detailed Trio Punch, SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Supplies used:

Stamp set - Lettter Board Messages

Paper - Crumb Cake, Whisper White, and Bermuda Bay Cardstock

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Bermuda Bay, Pear Pizzazz

Accessories - Bermuda Bay 1/4" Mini Striped Ribbon

Tools - Big Shot, Petal Burst TIEF, Layering Squares Framelits, SNAIL, Tombow Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

This is a variation of a card I created earlier this year, which can be found HERE.

Supplies used:

Stamp set - Petal Palette

Paper - Night of Navy, Flirty Flamingo, Whisper White, and Mint Macaron Cardstock

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Stampin' Blends - Flirty Flamingo Light and Dark, Mint Macaron Light and Dark

Tools - Big Shot, Petals & More Thinlits, Petal Pair TIEF, SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals

Supplies used:

Stamp set - Detailed With Love

Paper - So Saffron, Whisper White, and Basic Black Cardstock; Share What You Love DSP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Tools - Big Shot, Layering Ovals Framelits, Subtle TIEF, SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals

DISCLAIMER - While I'm pretty sure the supplies used are correct, I'm not 100% sure of the colors. In my haste to create my swaps - at the last minute - I forgot to write down what I used! And I can't always count on my phone to accurately depict cardstock and ink colors. What appears above are my best guesses based on my inventory.

Well, that's a wrap for 2018! For those who may have been keeping track of my #imbringingbackbirthdays posts, I sent a total of 388 cards this year. That is a combination of birthday, anniversary, thank you, Christmas, Valentines, and other assorted occasions. I don't know if I can do that again, but I'm going to give it a try!

Thanks for stopping by, and Happy New Year!

--Cindi