Card of the Day - Ornate Garden Happy Day

Hello and welcome back! Today I've got another birthday card - I never have enough of these!

I used some of the retiring Ornate Garden DSP as a backdrop and die cut a circle from the center before layering it on the card front. I had planned on diecutting the circle from the Soft Sea Foam layer and using the spotlight technique, but by doing it this way I was able to choose the area of the DSP that I wanted to color.

I used the Flirty Flamingo and Old Olive Stampin' Blends to color in the flowers and leaves and then layered it on a scalloped Terracotta Tile Layering Circle. That piece is popped up with dimensionals, then the sentiment banner was added, with glue on one end and a dimensional on the other to keep it level with the circle. A few Metallic Pearls were added to bling it up a bit and coordinate with the gold in the DSP.

 Not wanting to waste the leftover bits of DSP, I added them to the inside of the card.

This design was inspired by the color challenge at Fab Friday and the sketch challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day. Happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Itty Bitty Birthdays, Approaching Perfection (inside sentiment), Ornate Style (envelope)

Paper - Whisper White Thick Cardstock; Whisper White, Terracotta Tile, and Soft Sea Foam Cardstock; Ornate Garden DSP

Ink/Coloring Tools - Terracotta Tile; Stampin' Blends: Flirty Flamingo Dark and Light, Old Olive Light

Accessories - Metallic Pearls

Tools - Big Shot, Layering Circle Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Card of the Day - Sorry for your loss

 Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for a friend who recently lost her mother. Sympathy cards are often the most difficult to make, but also the most important.

My design was inspired by a couple of challenges this week, the sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches and the color challenge at the Paper Players.

When laying out the design, I let my spontaneous side overrule my perfectionist side and I eyeballed the layout instead of using a ruler to line everything up. Of course when I was finished, I realized that my rows are not exactly straight. Oh well, sometimes you just need to go with the flow. The fact that some of the circles are popped up with dimensionals disguises it, so it's not so bad.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Heal Your Heart, Butterfly Gala (on envelope)

Paper - Crumb Cake, Misty Moonlight, Merry Merlot, Basic Black cardstock

Ink - Merry Merlot, Misty Moonlight

Accessories - 2020-2022 In Color Enamel Dots

Tools - Big Shot, Pierced Blooms Dies, Subtle Embossing Folder, 1-1/8" Scallop Circle Punch, Lovely Labels Pick-a-Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Card of the Day - Rainbow Swallowtail

Hello and welcome back! Today's card was inspired by a couple of rainbow challenges this week.

I pulled the old Swallowtail stamp out (last appearing in the 2015-2016 Annual Catalog). It's stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black on Shimmery White Cardstock. I used the Stamparatus to stamp it twice so I'd get a nice dark image. I used my Blending Brushes to add the color to the butterfly.

 I added the smaller butterflies to cover up some smudges on the cardstock!

This card is for the challenges at Just Add Ink and Retro Rubber.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Swallowtail, Butterfly Basics, Butterfly Gala

Paper - Shimmery White, Basic Black

Ink - Calypso Coral, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz, Balmy Blue, Highland Heather

Tools - Butterfly Duet Punch, Blending Brushes, Stamparatus, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Card of the Day - Well Suited Birthday

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is another masculine card for upcoming birthdays.

It was nice for a change to use all current products! I really like this DSP for masculine cards. They are difficult for me because I usually like to add some bling, but I held off this time. 😃

 This design was inspired by the sketch challenge at the Paper Players.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Handsomely Suited

Paper - Basic Black, Pacific Point, Whisper White Cardstock; Well Suited DSP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Pacific Point

Tools - Big Shot, Tasteful Texture 3D Embossing Folder, Stitched Shapes Dies, Suit & Tie Dies, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Card of the Day - Everything Amazing Birthday

 Hello and welcome back! Once again, I'm behind on birthday cards, so I made a stack of these.

This is another one of my sets that had not yet been inked. The Stamparatus is great for lining up the inserted words and stamping a lot of cards. This card uses a mix of current and "vintage" products. 

The design was inspired by the challenge at Paper Craft Crew. 

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Everything Amazing, Botanicals for You (inside sentiment)

Paper - Whisper White Thick Cardstock; Sahara Sand and Whisper White Cardstock; It's My Party DSP

Ink - Mint Macaron, Crushed Curry

Accessories - It's My Party Enamel Dots, Crushed Curry Bakers Twine

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