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

FMS 303 - Happy Starbursts

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for the challenge at Freshly Made Sketches and here is the sketch. 

And here is today's card:

For this card, I dug back into my stash of retired products (which is way too big, BTW!). The only current item here is the Very Vanilla cardstock.

I wanted something that I could use for masculine cards, and I think this fills the bill. I'm planning to use it as a belated birthday card, but it would also be a nice thank you card.

I hope you like it!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

Supplies used:

Stamp set - Starburst Sayings (retired)

Paper - Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock; Coastal Cabana (retired), and Very Vanilla Cardstock, Retro Fresh DSP (retired)

Ink - Tangerine Tango, Baked Brown Sugar (retired), Coastal Cabana (retired)

Tools - Big Shot, Starburst Framelits (retired), SNAIL, Tombow Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

SIP 114 - Delightful Daisy Happy Birthday

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for the challenge at Stamp Ink Paper, and here's a copy of the sketch.  

And here is today's card:

When I originally ordered this Daisy bundle, the punch was on backorder, so I didn't work with it right away. Then I read about several people having trouble with the punch. Luckily when mine arrived, it worked just fine!

Even though it's starting to feel like fall, this is a very spring-like card. I stamped, punched, and layered two daisies, but I think I could have done three. The stamping was done with Crushed Curry on Daffodil Delight cardstock so the stamp would show better. I added a few layers and the sentiment banner to finish off the card.

I hope you like it.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used:

Stamp sets - Daisy Delight, Birthday Banners
Paper - Whisper White Thick Cardstock; Daffodil Delight, Wisteria Wonder, and Whisper White Cardstock, Delightful Daisy DSP
Ink - Crushed Curry, Wisteria Wonder
Accessories - Clear Faceted Gems
Tools - Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Layering Circles Framelits, Daisy Punch, Banner Punch (retired), Tombow Glue, SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals 

PP 359 - Best Fishes!

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for the challenge at The Paper Players. 

And here is my card:

I've only inked up this stamp set once, but for some reason today, that goldfish called out to me! I'll be using this card as a belated birthday greeting, so I wanted to make the fish look like a gift sitting on a tabletop. The clouds in the background could be the sky or wallpaper. 

I created the piece for the sentiment by stamping "Best Fishes" and punching it out with the end of the new Everyday Label Punch, and then turning the piece around and punching it again to get the smaller shape. The "tablecloth" has been "blinged up" with some Wink of Stella. You can sort of see it in the photo below. It's really tricky to photograph Wink of Stella, but it adds so much to a card.

That's it for today -  thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Jar of Love
Paper - Soft Sky, Whisper White, and Rose Red cardstock, Whisper White Thick Cardstock
Ink - Pool Party, Tangerine Tango, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Tangerine Tango bakers twine (retired), Clear Wink of Stella
Tools - Big Shot, Everyday Jars Framelits, Ovals Collection Framelits (retired), Everyday Label Punch, Cloudy Day TIEF (retired), Sparkle TIEF, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, SNAIL, Fine-Tip Glue Pen

Crocheting a temperature blanket - part 2

Hello and welcome back! It's hard to believe, but this is my 100th post! I think it's fitting that it is not a stamping-related post, but a personal one. You may remember that back in January, I posted about a blanket I was creating for my son and daughter-in-law for their first anniversary. (You can find that post HERE.) Anyway, their anniversary has come and gone, but I have finally finished the blanket! 

It turned out a bit bigger than I expected - I guess I crochet too loosely - but the blanket is more than 6 feet square! Lots of room for them to cuddle up under it when the weather turns cooler. But I couldn't get a picture of the whole thing together, so here are two pictures so you can see all the colors.

As you can see, it stretches a little more than end to end on this twin bed, and folded in half, covers it side to side as well.

I tried scrunching it up to get the whole thing in, but it didn't work very well! You can see the top corner where the blanket was started, then worked in diagonal rows to the bottom.

Here is the final corner with the red sparkly yarn for their anniversary. I also added this yarn for Christmas and Valentine's Day.

I had originally planned to edge the blanket with either white or off white, but since I had so much of the royal blue left over, I decided to use that instead.

I'm shipping it off to them tomorrow, and enclosing the two cards below to show them how the colors work.

The first is the color chart with samples of the yarn used, and the second is the temperature chart I used to determine the colors. I also wrote them a note on the back to explain it.

I don't think they'll be able to use it for a while, but I hope they like it!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi