SUOC 222, CC&S 320, SSC 204, & RRCB 110 - Celebrate You!

Hello and welcome back! Today's card was inspired by four different challenges - I love making a combo!

I used the sketch from the Sunday Stamps challenge and the colors from the CAS Colours & Sketches challenge. The Retro Rubber and SUO challenges provided the theme.

This stamp set was one of my favorites when it appeared in the Stampin' Up! 2017 Occasions Catalog. As with any 2-step stamping set, it can be tricky to get all of the stamps lined up just right, but this one is random enough to be pretty forgiving. The vase never seems to stamp as solidly as I'd like, but I've come to appreciate the texture that comes from using an old fabric stamp pad.

A couple of the flowers didn't stamp quite right, which provided an opportunity for embellishment! I added the rhinestones for camouflage.

This card is being entered in the following challenges:

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Thankful Life (retired), Crazy About You (retired), Perennial Birthday
Paper - Whisper White Thick Cardstock; Mango Melody, Garden Green, and Whisper White cardstock
Ink - Mango Melody, Melon Mambo, Garden Green
Accessories - Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Tools - Big Shot, Celebrate You Thinlits, SNAIL, Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Playing along with CAS Colours & Sketches #206

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is inspired by the color challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches. 

And here is today's card:

I fell in love with this set when I first saw it in the new Occasions catalog, but I wasn't sure if I would be able to figure out how to use it. I probably wouldn't have come up with this color combination on my own, but I think it works. The vase is stamped off once before putting it on the card front. My Island Indigo stamp pad is one of the old felt pads so I got a bit of texture in the stamp. I think I like it that way! The sentiment is stamped on vellum with classic ink and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder to set it.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used:
Stamp set: Thankful Life
Paper: Basic Gray, Flirty Flamingo, and Whisper White Cardstock, Vellum Cardstock
Ink: Watermelon Wonder, Island Indigo, Flirty Flamingo
Accessories: Island Indigo Bakers Twine (retired)
Tools: Project Life Corner Rounder Punch, Triple Banner Punch, Mini Stapler (retired), SNAIL, Mini Glue Dots