Painted Poppies Birthday

 Hello and welcome back! I'm working on getting my mojo back, so here's today's card:

This design is based on the challenge at Sketch Saturday.

Another friend who shares a birthday with my husband loves poppies, so this was the perfect set for her card. The die cut flowers were added onto a layer of DSP that has the leaves stamped on it, then a die cut circle with the sentiment was popped up on top. I added a few sequins for the theme twist from the challenge.

Easy peasy!

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Painted Poppies, Peaceful Moments

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Basic White, Basic Black, Calypso Coral, and Poppy Parade Cardstock; Peaceful Poppies DSP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Mossy Meadow

Accessories - Artistry Blooms Adhesive-Backed Sequins

Tools - Big Shot, Poppy Moments Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, Detailed Trio Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

A Combo Challenge Birthday Card

 Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for a couple of challenges.

The colour challenge at Just Add Ink and the weekly challenge at Tic Tac Toe Challenges provided the inspiration for this design. I used the top row of the tic tac toe board.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Peaceful Moments

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Basic White, Magenta Madness, and Just Jade Cardstock; 2020-2022 In Color DSP

Ink - Magenta Madness

Accessories - 2020-2022 In Color Square Gems, Flowers for Every Season Ribbon Combo

Tools - Big Shot, Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Card of the Day - Age Awareness Resist

 Hello and welcome back! Here's another birthday card today.

I created an ink blended background with some Irresistibly Floral DSP from a few years ago. 

To make the large sentiment easier to see, I stamped it with Rich Razzleberry on vellum and then heat embossed it with clear powder.

I added adhesive under the darkest parts of the sentiment so it wouldn't show through the vellum. Some rhinestones on the flower centers add a bit of bling, although the embossing is pretty shiny too!

The design was inspired by the color challenge at The Paper Players (my 4th color is Granny Apple Green), and this week's challenge at Tic Tac Toe Challenges (I used the diagonal from lower left to upper right and the right hand column).

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Age Awareness, Peaceful Moments (inside sentiment)

Paper - Rich Razzleberry and Whisper White cardstock; Vellum Cardstock; Irresistibly Floral DSP

Ink - Blackberry Bliss, Rich Razzleberry, Polished Pink, Granny Apple Green

Accessories - Rich Razzleberry Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Basic Rhinestones Jewels, Clear Embossing Powder

Tools - Heat Tool, Blending Brushes, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Glue Dots

Card of the Day - Hand-Penned Anniversary

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for an upcoming anniversary.

I created my card base with the fold at the top so I could tie the ribbon around the entire card front. The Cinnamon Cider layer is embossed with the Pinewood Planks embossing folder. The DSP and ribbon are retired. I colored the stamp with Stampin' Blends.

 This design was inspired by the color challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments and the sketch challenge at Paper Craft Crew.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Hand-Penned Petals, Peaceful Moments (inside sentiment)

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock: Cinnamon Cider and Whisper White Cardstock; Color Theory DSP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Rich Razzleberry; Stampin' Blends: Cinnamon Cider Light, Old Olive Dark and Light, Rich Razzleberry Dark and Light

Accessories - Champagne Rhinestones, Rich Razzleberry Cotton Ribbon

Tools - Big Shot, Pinewood Planks Embossing Folder, Penned Flowers Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Card of the Day - Painted Poppies

 Hello and welcome back! I'm trying to keep up with my birthday challenge again so I've got another birthday card today.

I decided to pull out this stamp set since I hadn't used it yet. I love these little poppies. They weren't too hard to color in with Stampin' Blends. I added the Mossy Meadow braided linen trim to ground them on the scalloped label.

The Tasteful Textile embossing folder adds just enough texture to the background.

This design was inspired by the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Painted Poppies, Itty Bitty Birthdays, Peaceful Moments

Paper - Whisper White Thick Cardstock; Calypso Coral and Whisper White cardstock; Peaceful Poppies DSP

Ink/Coloring Tools - Memento Tuxedo Black, Calypso Coral; Stampin' Blends: Poppy Parade Dark and Light

Accessories - Mossy Meadow 1/8" Braided Linen Trim

Tools - Big Shot, Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Card of the Day - Best Anniversary Ever

 Hello and welcome back! While today's card is not part of my unloved stamps challenge, I have used some retired paper and embellishments.

As it turns out, I do have several anniversaries this month, and since they are all members of my church, I felt like I needed to give them different cards. Not that they would be comparing, but you never know!

I love the bright and cheery colors in this suite, perfect for this time of year when the light is disappearing and everything looks dreary.

I'll be hand delivering this card because I don't think the buttons will make it through the mail, but they are cute!

This design was inspired by the sketch challenge at Fab Friday Challenges.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Peaceful Moments, Best Day Ever (inside sentiment and envelope)

Paper - Coastal Cabana and Whisper White Cardstock, Best Year Ever DSP

Ink - Calypso Coral, Coastal Cabana, Crushed Curry

Accessories - Best Year Ever Ribbon and Buttons

Tools - Big Shot, Stitched Rectangles Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Happy birthday!

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for a special birthday - a cousin is turning 60! Birthday celebrations are hard to plan during these difficult times, so I wanted to make an extra special card for her. Here it is:

I loved these dies when they first came out, but still hadn't taken them out of the package - not unusual for me! I still have some of the Grapefruit Grove foil paper from last year in my stash, so I decided to layer that with some Basic Black cardstock for the butterflies. I used a multi-purpose adhesive sheet on the back of the black cardstock so it would stick better to the foil layer - some glues just don't work well on that foil paper. There's some very subtle stamping on the Pool Party layer just to add a bit of texture, and the sentiment is also layered with some of the foil. I felt like it needed just a little something else, so I added the ribbon. The butterflies that got trimmed off from the front were added to the inside.

This card is for the birthday challenge at Stampin' Up Only Challenges.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Peaceful Moments, Beauty Abounds
Paper - Merry Merlot, Basic Black, Whisper White, and Pool Party Cardstock; Grapefruit Grove Foil Paper (retired)
Ink - Merry Merlot, Pool Party
Accessories - Whisper White Polka-Dot Tulle Ribbon
Tools - Big Shot, Butterfly Beauty Dies, Layering Circles Framelits, Multi-purpose Adhesive Sheets, Stampin' Dimensionals, SNAIL, Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This week's cards

Hello and welcome back! This week started out happy, with news that my niece gave birth to a darling baby boy, but quickly turned sad when I learned of the passing of two friends' parents and a long-time member of my church. The new baby card will wait until I finish the framed art piece I'm making, but I'm sharing the sympathy cards today, along with a birthday card I made for my husband's aunt.

First, the birthday card:

This particular aunt has been a prolific artist in her own right, creating oil paintings for just about everyone in the family. She has moved on to watercolors and does beautiful work. I wanted to make something that honors her artistic talent, and the My Meadow stamp set allowed me to created something that looks like watercolor without all the work!

I even decorated the envelope.

Yesterday, I spent the afternoon making sympathy cards. Not my favorite way to spend the day, but unfortunately necessary.

This card was inspired by a sample in the January - June 2020 Catalog. The sample is a treat bag, but I used a retired background stamp as a substitute for the bag. It's stamped with Versamark and embossed in copper, but it's hard to see in the photo. I did a watercolor wash on Shimmery White cardstock before die cutting the pieces for the flower (except for the poppy outline and the flower center).

This card was inspired by a sample in the 2018-2019 Annual Catalog. The catalog sample was a small square card, but I used the entire panel of retired Graceful Glass Vellum to create the card front. It's colored with Stampin' Blends. I also added the die cut on the side and wove retired Certainly Celery Grosgrain ribbon through it for an added accent. The butterfly on the envelope was also colored with Stampin' Blends. I put a piece of cardstock inside the envelope before coloring to prevent bleed-through from the markers.

That's it for today. I'm getting ready to start on my March birthday and anniversary cards after sending the last of my February cards this morning. Total for the month includes 22 birthday cards, 3 anniversary, 3 get well, 4 sympathy, and 20 Valentines for my co-workers. March will be even busier!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Birthday card --
Stamp set - My Meadow
Paper - Whisper White, Basic Gray, Pool Party, and Crumb Cake cardstock
Ink - Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Granny Apple Green, Basic Gray, Real Red, and Pool Party
Tools - Stampin' Dimensionals, SNAIL

Poppy sympathy card --
Stamp set - Peaceful Moments, Pretty Pattern (retired)
Paper - Whisper White Thick Cardstock; Whisper White, Shimmery White, Crushed Curry, Basic Black, and Poppy Parade cardstock
Ink - Poppy Parade and Old Olive
Tools - Big Shot, Poppy Moments dies, Stitched So Sweetly dies, Aqua Painter, 3/8" Circle Punch, Heat Tool, Copper Embossing Powder, Multi-purpose Liquid Glue, SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Stained glass sympathy card --
Stamp set - Painted Glass
Paper - So Saffron, Basic Black, and Whisper White cardstock, Graceful Glass Designer Vellum (retired)
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Coloring Tools - Stampin' Blends: Pumpkin Pie Light and Dark, Night of Navy Light and Dark, Balmy Blue Light and Dark, Flirty Flamingo Light and Dark, Old Olive Light and Dark, Daffodil Delight Light
Accessories - Certainly Celery 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon (retired)
Tools - Big Shot, Stained Glass dies, SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots