Card of the Day - Plaid Anniversary

 Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for my sister and brother-in-law's anniversary.

I created this card with a couple of challenges in mind, so that's where the color combination and plaid design come from. I used the Buffalo Check stamp in Just Jade and turned it into a plaid by drawing lines with the Bumblebee and Blushing Bride Stampin' Write Markers. The lines are very subtle and it's hard to tell what colors they are, so I added the layers of cardstock to help bring them out.

The challenges are the color challenge at Fab Friday and Stesha Bloodhart's plaid challenge at TGIF Challenges.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Buffalo Check, Itty Bitty Greetings, Always in My Heart (inside sentiment)

Paper - Whisper White Thick Cardstock; Whisper White, Blushing Bride, and Bumblebee Cardstock

Ink/Coloring Tools - Bumblebee, Just Jade; Stampin' Write Markers: Blushing Bride, Bumblebee

Accessories - Blushing Bride 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools - Stamparatus, Big Shot, Happy Heart Embossing Folder, Stitched Be Mine Dies, Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Banners Framelits, Stampin' Dimensionals, Multipurpose Liquid Glue 

Card of the Day - Hydrangea Haven

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for a friend with a lovely garden whose birthday is coming up this month.

I fell in love with this stamp set as soon as I saw it in the catalog, and the DSP that coordinates with it is luscious! I love hydrangeas but have absolutely no luck with them in my garden. So I'll have to settle for the paper ones!

I stamped the flower head in Balmy Blue and layered the die cut on Misty Moonlight to make the petals stand out. The leaves and stem are stamped in Old Olive, then the die cut leaves were layered on top. I used a piece of Adhesive Sheet on the cardstock to help the leaves adhere better. It's the best for delicate die cuts! I embossed a piece of vellum and layered it over a piece of DSP. I love the look of embossed vellum - it's one of my favorite techniques, and it's super easy!

This design was inspired by the sketch challenge at Paper Craft Crew and the tic-tac-toe challenge at the Paper Players. I went from upper left to lower right - die-cut, embossing, blue.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Hydrangea Haven

Paper - Balmy Blue, Old Olive, Misty Moonlight, and Whisper White cardstock; Vellum Cardstock; Hydrangea Hill DSP

Ink - Balmy Blue, Old Olive, Misty Moonlight

Tools - Big Shot, Hydrangea Dies, Dainty Diamonds Embossing Folder, Adhesive Sheets, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Card of the Day - Senior Years

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for a friend who's birthday I missed this week - oops!

I've had this stamped and colored image on my work table for a while now, but hadn't decided how to use it. I think it's perfect for this card. I layered it with some flowery DSP and added the gingham ribbon to dress it up.

 I like the subtle detailing on the die cut labels.

This design was inspired by the challenge at Just Add Ink. There are borders on my stamped pieces and a lovely bow! :)

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Senior Years, Approaching Perfection

Paper - Whisper White Thick Cardstock; Whisper White and Magenta Madness Cardstock; Flowers for Every Season DSP

Ink/Coloring Tools - Memento Tuxedo Black, Magenta Madness; Stampin' Blends: So Saffron Dark, Purple Posy Dark and Light, Basic Black Dark and Light, Smoky Slate Light, Ivory

Accessories - Flowers for Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack

Tools - Big Shot, Hippo & Friends Dies, Lovely Labels Pick a Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Card of the Day - Always in My Heart Anniversary

Hello and welcome back! I've got several friends that will be celebrating their 40th wedding anniversaries this year and the first is coming up on Valentine's Day. The 40th is the ruby anniversary, so I knew I would have to create something with red and the holiday practically requires it! Here's today's card:

I used the new Always in My Heart stamp set with the coordinating Floral Heart Dies. I was going to use Red Foil Paper but I thought it was a little too bright, so I pulled the red glimmer paper from my stash. I added a piece of an Adhesive Sheet to the back of the glimmer paper before die cutting. It's so much easier to add the die cut to the card front that way! The numbers are from a retired set - Memorable Moments.

I'm always on the lookout for more anniversary-friendly stamp sets, so I was excited to see this one in the current mini catalog. 

This design was inspired by the challenge at As You See It and this week's Tic Tac Toe Challenge. I've used the left hand column - red, free, sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Always in My Heart, Memorable Moments

Paper - Whisper White Thick Cardstock; Whisper White and Real Red cardstock; Red Glimmer Paper

Ink - Real Red, Blushing Bride, Rococo Rose, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz

Tools - Big Shot, Floral Heart Dies, Adhesive Sheets, Stampin' Dimensionals, Stamp-a-ma-Jig

Card of the Day - Masculine Mystery Stamping

Hello and welcome back! As promised yesterday, here is the second mystery stamping card from my upline meeting this week.

And here are the instructions for cutting:

Card base 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" - I used Thick Whisper White

DSP (2 different patterns) 2" x 5-1/4" (vertical) and 2-1/2" x 3-1/4" (horizontal) - I used two different colors from the retired Color Theory

Contrast cardstock (2 different colors) 3/4" x 4 - Crushed Curry, 2" x 2" - Melon Mambo

White or Vanilla greeting stamped on 2 x 2 (stamped like a diamond) - I used a die from the Stitched Shapes set that is approximately 1-5/8" square

The original instructions called for the sentiment piece to be 2 x 2 and the layer underneath to be 2-1/4 x 2-1/4. I adjusted these since I used the die for the sentiment.

After I cut the DSP I felt like it needed to be grounded so I cut some matching cardstock 1/8" larger than the DSP pieces to layer underneath. I also added a layer of Whisper White (4-1/4" x 5-1/2") that is embossed with the Old World Paper embossing folder. The square with the sentiment was popped up with dimensionals on the top and bottom corners; then I added some glue to the back of the banner piece and slid it underneath so I could center it exactly. 

I decided to use the colors from this week's challenge at CAS Colours & Sketches. I wanted a masculine card, so the Melon Mambo threw me for a loop. It makes the perfect accent to frame the sentiment.

 Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Handsomely Suited

Paper - Thick Whisper White cardstock; Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, and Melon Mambo cardstock; Color Theory DSP

Ink - Old Olive, Crushed Curry

Tools - Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Dies, Old World Paper 3D Embossing Folder, Stampin' Dimensionals, Multipurpose Liquid Glue