Sending Smiles

 Hello and welcome back! According to my Sandra Boynton "Every Day's a Fabulous Holiday" calendar, today is Hot Air Balloon Day. So naturally, today's card features a hot air balloon!

I used the challenge at Try Stampin' on Tuesday for inspiration - the sketch for the design and the optional pattern mixing. I also entered the card at Double Trouble Challenges.

Once again, this card went together pretty easily. The DSP coordinated with the stamp set and I used the coordinating die set to cut the balloon. Layering Circles and Nested Labels completed the design, with a few rhinestones added for bling!

I'm hoping to make cards for a few more of those "fabulous" holidays, but a couple of them might be tricky. I might have to skip "National Earl Day"!

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Lift Me Up

Paper - Night of Navy and Basic White Cardstock; Carried Away DSP

Ink - Night of Navy, Peekaboo Peach

Accessories - Basic Jewels Rhinestones

Tools - Big Shot, Layering Circles Dies, Stitched Nested Labels Dies, Up & Away Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Another Dino Birthday!

 Hello and welcome back! While yesterday's card was a repeat of the Honey Bee set, today's card is a repeat of the Dino Days set. My great niece and great nephew are both dinosaur lovers, so whenever their birthdays roll around, this set gets another workout!

This design was inspired by the sketch challenge at TGIF Challenges. I've also got the elements for the bottom row and right-hand column (sentiment, embellishment, die-cut, stitching, white) at Tic Tac Toe Challenges.

I used the Pretty Peacock Stampin' Write Marker to add faux stitching around the punched cloud to coordinate with the stitching on the square element. A few Garden Gems were added for some bling and a bit of Denim Ribbon for texture.

I didn't want to forget the inside of the card, so I added another dino!

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Dino Days, Lift Me Up

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Lovely Lipstick, Old Olive, and Soft Sky cardstock; Dinoroar DSP

Ink - Mango Melody, Pretty Peacock, Pool Party, Lovely Lipstick; Stampin' Write Marker: Pretty Peacock

Accessories - Garden Gems, Denim Ribbon

Tools - Big Shot, Stitched With Whimsy Dies, Dino Dies, Cloud Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

A Special Baby Shower Card

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is not for any challenge - it is for my niece's baby shower. Baby J is due in July, and unfortunately, I can't make it to the shower this weekend, but I've sent a gift and this card to my sister to pass along. The card was inspired by one I saw on Pinterest by Australian demonstrator Bussakorn Mpelasoka. You can see her beautiful creations here.

I absolutely love this stamp set! :) I think I'll probably end up making a framed art piece for the nursery with the other big stamp, but this one is perfect for the shower. The nursery colors are blue, gray, and white, but Baby J is a girl, so I had to add a touch of pink as well. I stamped all of the images, except for the clouds, with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored them in using a blender pen. The lamb is fussy cut and popped up with dimensionals, and there is a touch of Clear Wink of Stella on the stars. Someday I'll figure out how to photograph that so it shows! The clouds are from the Lift Me Up stamp set, stamped off with Marina Mist and cut out with the Up & Away Thinlits. I pulled out a package of an old Sale-A-Bration DSP to make the envelope liner. I don't often line my envelopes, but with the large stash of DSP in my craft room, I should start!

I'm looking forward to meeting Baby J later this summer, and I hope my niece likes the card. I know she appreciates my work - I made her wedding invitations just a few years ago.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi


Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Moon Baby, Lift Me Up
Paper - Whisper White Thick Cardstock, Smoky Slate and Whisper White Cardstock, Best Year Ever DSP (retired)
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Marina Mist, Basic Gray Archival, Smoky Slate, Blushing Bride, Daffodil Delight, So Saffron
Accessories - Clear Wink of Stella, Pink Pirouette Taffeta Ribbon (retired)
Tools - Lucky Stars embossing folder (retired), Layering Circles Framelits, Up & Away Thinlits, Big Shot, Blender Pen, Stampin' Dimensionals, SNAIL

Up & Away Birthday

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is inspired by the sketch challenge at Stamp Ink Paper and the color challenge at Paper Craft Crew.

Here is today's card:

I used the Up & Away Thinlits to create the balloon and to cut the clouds out of the Whisper White layer. The sentiment is from the Lift Me Up stamp set. I cut the stamp apart and used the other half of the sentiment on the inside of the card.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set: Lift Me Up
Paper: Whisper White Thick Cardstock; Whisper White, Basic Gray, Pink Pirouette, Blushing Bride, Flirty Flamingo, Wisteria Wonder, Perfect Plum, and Elegant Eggplant cardstock, Carried Away DSP (Sale-A-Bration item available FREE with a $50 purchase!)
Ink: Elegant Eggplant
Tools: Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Precision Plate, Paper Piercer, Up & Away Thinlits, Banner Punch (retired), Fine-Tip Glue Pen, SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals