A Hidden Treasure!

Hello and welcome back! This card is a bonus this week - I was cleaning my stamp studio and found a stash of anniversary cards that I made back in February, but never mailed. Oops! They were not made for a challenge, so I never posted them, but here they are today!

As you can see, I was going for a rustic look. I don't even remember if I was inspired by something on Pinterest or if I just made it up myself. I have used the burlap before for die cuts. It cuts very well with the original steel-ruled Sizzix dies, but the framelits do a serviceable job as well. I needed to trim a bit where the die didn't cut all the way through, but it wasn't a deal breaker. I added the three trims tied together with linen thread and used a glue dot to attach it to the center of the heart. The simple "happy anniversary" sentiment is stamped inside.

So there's your bonus for this week - hope you like it! (and now I can mail these!)

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used:

Stamp set - So In Love (retired)
Paper - Crumb Cake Cardstock
Ink - Early Espresso
Accessories - Very Vanilla 1/4" Satin Ribbon (retired), Victoria Lace Trim (retired), 5/8" Burlap Ribbon, Linen Thread, Burlap Fabric (non-Stampin' Up!)
Tools - Big Shot, Hearts Collection Framelits (retired), Woodgrain TIEF (retired), SNAIL, Tear & Tape Adhesive, Mini Glue Dots

Can You Case It #91 - Color Challenge

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for the color challenge at Can You Case It.

And here's my entry:

My son is headed to a wedding this weekend and this card is for the newlyweds. I was inspired by their wedding invitation, which you can see part of in this picture:

With the shades of green in the invitation, it was perfect for this challenge. I built my card on a Wild Wasabi cardstock base. The main layer is Watercolor Paper stamped with the "vintage" Distressed Dots background stamp. I inked the stamp with Wild Wasabi and then randomly sponged on some Garden Green and Island Indigo. I stamped it onto the paper, then spritzed it with water to soften the background. The hearts from the Watercolor Words stamp set were stamped in Island Indigo onto Watercolor Paper and spritzed, then fussy cut. The Wild Wasabi ribbon was wrapped around the layer and tied in a knot and the hearts were attached with dimensionals. The "love" was cut from Island Indigo cardstock using the Expressions thinlits and attached with the mini stapler. A few sequins were added for a bit of bling.

I wish I were going to this wedding - I have a feeling it will be unique!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

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PCCCS #161 - A Special Wedding Card

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for sketch challenge #161 at the Paper Craft Crew.

And here's the card:

A couple of months ago, I posted a card for a bridal shower. You can see it here. Well, the wedding was last night, and this is the card I made to go with the wedding gift. This is the first time in quite a while that I've made a card that is not a standard size, but since it wasn't going to be mailed, I didn't have to worry about extra postage! It also gave me an opportunity to make an envelope with my Envelope Punch Board, which does not get a lot of use.

Since I didn't have any 12 x 12 Stampin' Up! Whisper White cardstock, I had to dig into my "contraband" stash (gasp!) for the card base. This card is 6 x 6, since I needed something big enough to hold that giant scalloped heart. I cut out the scalloped heart from Elegant Eggplant, then attached it to the Wisteria Wonder layer, only gluing around the outside edges. I cut the smaller heart through the two layers of cardstock, and then did the ribbon weave on the back of the layer before attaching the whole thing to the front of the card. That was about the time I thought, "I should have done some piercing around the edges." So I did! With all the layers, I didn't really have to worry about poking all the way through.

Here's a close-up so you can see the detail of the piercing.

I added the two hearts cut from Brushed Silver cardstock and the sentiment, cut with the Ovals framelits. And this card is unusual for me in another way - there is no bling! I decided that the shiny ribbon and the silver cardstock blinged it up enough!

I used some old DSP from my stash to create the envelope, and added some popped-up Brushed Silver circles and Wisteria Wonder bakers twine to create the closure.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

--Cindi

P.S. - Here's a photo of the happy couple! Congrats Kat and Greg!

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Paper Plunge 18 - Vellum Challenge

Hello again! This is my second post today, but I didn't want to miss the deadline for this challenge! This week's challenge at The Paper Plunge is to use vellum as a design element. I've used vellum many times, but I'm always looking for new things to do with it. So, here is my card:

Paper Plunge 18

Since Valentine's Day is coming up, I thought it was a good idea to make something for that holiday. As you can see, my vellum layer has been embossed with the Ampersand embossing folder, and then I colored in the ampersand on the back of the paper with a Real Red Stampin' Write marker. It was hard to see over the background DSP, so I added a Whisper White starburst circle underneath to set it off. The words were cut from a stamp in the You Plus Me set (Occasions Catalog page 5), and then I added a strip of DSP punched with the Hearts Border Punch.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

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Paper Plunge 15 - Sketch Challenge

Welcome back! Today's card is my entry for The Paper Plunge 15 sketch challenge. Here's the sketch:

Paper Plunge 15 sketch

Since yesterday was the final day for the 2014 Holiday Catalog, I spent a bit of time culling the retired products from my current collection. Since I usually tend to use current products for challenges, I thought it might be fun to pull out some retired stuff for this card. So here it is:

Paper Plunge 15 Valentine

Stampin' Up! products used:

Stamp set: You Are Loved (retired)

Paper: Crumb Cake, Coastal Cabana, Real Red, and Whisper White cardstock, Fresh Prints DSP Stack (retired)

Ink: Real Red

Accessories: Basic Rhinestones, Silver Dazzling Details, Real Red Stitched Satin Ribbon (retired)

Tools: Hearts Framelits, Labels Collection Framelits, Festive Paper-Piercing Pack, Occasions Paper-Piercing Pack, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack

Today is the first day of the new 2015 Occasions Catalog, and also the first day of Sale-A-Bration! For every $50 you spend in the Annual Catalog and/or the Occasions Catalog, you can choose one free item from the Sale-A-Bration brochure. And there are some awesome products! You can check them out at the links on the right. Tomorrow I'll post some cards we made at my upline meeting last month.

Thanks again for stopping by, and have a great day!

Cindi