Friendly Love and Support

 Hello and welcome back! I needed a quick, simple card for a friend who recently lost her mother. Here's what I came up with.

I used the sketch at CAS Colours & Sketches and the Sale-A-Bration challenge at TGIF Challenges for inspiration. 

I simply cut 1-1/2" squares from the DSP and Basic White for the sentiment and layered them onto 1-5/8" squares of Basic Black cardstock. I used a 1/2" circle punch to notch the edge of the card so that I could tie the ribbon around the card front. A few gems were added to the flower centers for a bit of accent. Even a clean and simple card needs a bit of embellishment.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Friendly Hello, In Your Words (inside sentiment)

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock, Basic Black Cardstock, Friendly Hello DSP

Ink - Pool Party

Accessories - Elegant Faceted Gems, White Glittered Organdy Ribbon

Tools - 1/2" Circle Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Glue Dots

Happy 70th Birthday!

Hello and welcome back! This week, one of my husband's cousins is turning 70! We are all getting to be a certain age, so it's definitely worth a special card.

I was inspired by the color challenge at TGIF Challenges and the sketch and celebration challenge at Try Stampin on Tuesday.

Pretty much everything on this card is retired, but I might as well use my stash!

 She lives nearby, so I haven't decided yet whether to mail this or hand deliver it. I'm leaning toward the latter.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Number of Years, In Your Words (inside sentiment), Balloon Celebration (on envelope)

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Basic White, Night of Navy, and Blushing Bride Cardstock; Gold and Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper; Subtles Patterns DSP

Ink - Night of Navy, Blushing Bride

Accessories - Blushing Bride Bakers Twine

Tools - Big Shot, Layering Ovals Framelits (inside card), Layering Circles Framelits, Large Numbers Framelits, Well Written Framelits, Balloon Bouquet Punch, Adhesive Sheets, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Plaid Birthday

 Hello and welcome back! I've got another simple birthday card today.

This week's challenge at Inkspirational Challenges is to use plaid so I pulled out some DSP from last year to create this simple card. I'm sending this to a couple of female cousins but the design could easily be adapted for masculine cards by using different colors and maybe skipping the ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - In Your Words

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Rich Razzleberry, Mango Melody, and Basic White cardstock; Plaid Tidings DSP

Ink - Mango Melody

Accessories - Melon Mambo Cotton Ribbon

Tools - Big Shot, Bark Embossing Folder, Double Oval Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Blessings of Home Birthday

 Hello and welcome back! Today I'm using a preview stamp set from the January-June 2022 Mini Catalog for a birthday card.

Last weekend I participated in On Stage @ Home, Stampin' Up!'s virtual convention and as part of a stamping presentation, participants were able to purchase a brand new suite of products. This stamp set and dies were included, along with some DSP, ribbon, and embellishments. Since I'm entering this in a color challenge, I couldn't use the DSP or ribbon, but I've got plenty of others in my stash!

This design was inspired by the color challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches and the challenge at Freshly Made Sketches.

This is another pretty straightforward card to assemble. The flowers were colored with Stampin' Blends and I added the Silver Epoxy Shapes for some bling.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Blessings of Home, Enjoy the Moment, In Your Words (inside sentiment)

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Whisper White & Polished Pink Cardstock; Silver Foil Sheets

Ink/Coloring Tools - Mossy Meadow, Memento Tuxedo Black, Polished Pink (envelope); Stampin' Blends: Mossy Meadow Dark and Light, Polished Pink Dark and Light

Accessories - Polished Pink Open Weave Ribbon, Silver Epoxy Shapes

Tools - Big Shot, Tasteful Texture 3D Embossing Folder, Flowers of Home Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Card of the Day - Color & Contour

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for more birthdays - I can never have enough!

I've used the Scalloped Contour Dies for other cards but this is the first time using the coordinating stamp set. The Daffodil Delight layer was trimmed using the border die from the set. The sentiment is from the In Your Words stamp set, available during Sale-A-Bration to hosts with a minimum $300 workshop. It has so many great sentiments in it, I'm sure I'll be using it forever!

 The design was inspired by the challenge at Freshly Made Sketches.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Color & Contour, In Your Words

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Polished Pink, Daffodil Delight, and Whisper White cardstock

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Polished Pink

Accessories - Polished Pink Open Weave Ribbon, Opal Rounds

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

Card of the Day - Starshine Sympathy

 Hello and welcome back! Today I have a sympathy card for a friend who recently lost a close friend.

My design was inspired by the sketch at Just Add Ink. I missed the cutoff for entry, but I liked the simple sketch.

I used the Little Twinkle stamp set to stamp the heart in Whisper White Craft Ink, which I then embossed with clear embossing powder. I punched the stars and moon from Silver Foil Paper and then attached them to the Twinkle Twinkle DSP card front layer. The DSP is layered on a piece of Whisper White cardstock and some bakers twine from the Flowers for Every Season ribbon combo was tied around the front before adhering it to the Night of Navy card base.

The idea to use stars came from this sentiment. I was so happy to see it in the In Your Words stamp set (available as a Sale-A-Bration host gift with a $300 workshop order). It's one of my favorites for sympathy cards.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Little Twinkle, Inspired Thoughts, In Your Words

Paper - Night of Navy and Whisper White cardstock; Twinkle Twinkle DSP; Silver Foil Paper

Ink - Whisper White Craft Ink, Night of Navy, Misty Moonlight

Accessories - Misty Moonlight/Whisper White bakers twine from Flowers for Every Season ribbon combo, Clear Embossing Powder

Tools - Twinkle Builder Punch, Heat Tool, Double Oval Punch, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stamparatus