Card of the Day - Another Dino Birthday!

 Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for my great-niece, who is celebrating her 4th birthday.

I have to say, I've gotten a lot of mileage out of this set! Both of my niece's little ones have been the recipient of cards made with these cute dinosaurs, and my great-nephew even got a framed art birth sampler made with this set. If you do a search for Dino Days on this blog, you'll find all of these and more! 

Since I used the retired Dinoroar DSP, I was able to make use of some retired Lovely Lipstick cardstock and ink as well - perfect for a little girl who loves dinos! Some Artistry Blooms Adhesive Sequins added just the right amount of bling.

And I couldn't forget the inside of the card.

This design was inspired by the sketch challenge at Paper Craft Crew.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Dino Days, Zany Zebras (inside sentiment)

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Flirty Flamingo, Lovely Lipstick, and Whisper White Cardstock; Dinoroar DSP

Ink - Mango Melody, Flirty Flamingo, Old Olive, Pool Party, Lovely Lipstick, Soft Suede, Sahara Sand

Accessories - Old Olive Linen Thread, Artistry Blooms Adhesive Sequins

Tools - Big Shot, Dino Dies, Starburst Framelits, Detailed Trio Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Card of the Day - Hand-Penned Anniversary

 Hello and welcome back! Since June is a big wedding month, it is also a big anniversary month. Here's another anniversary card.

I finally got to open a pack of the new Basic White Thick Cardstock for the card base. I added layers of Basic Black and Bermuda Bay, then added the stamped images on top. The circles are glued and the square is popped up with dimensionals. The large flower is stamped in Melon Mambo and the small flower is Melon Mambo stamped off once. I colored in the leaves and stems with the Light Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blend. 

The design is from the sketch challenge at TGIF Challenges and the colors are from the challenge at The Paper Players.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!0:

Stamp sets - Hand-Penned Petals, Express Yourself

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Whisper White, Basic Black, and Bermuda Bay cardstock

Ink/Coloring Tools - Memento Tuxedo Black, Melon Mambo, Granny Apple Green; Stampin' Blends: Granny Apple Green Light

Accessories - Gilded Gems

Tools - Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Tasteful Texture Embossing Folder, Lovely Labels Pick-a-Punch, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Card of the Day - Happiest Wishes

 Hello and welcome back! For today's card, I've reached back into my stash of retired products and used a fancy fold inspired by Connie Stewart.

The card base is Pool Party, with layers of Tranquil Tide and Whole Lot of Lovely DSP. The Stitched Circles are Whisper White and Crushed Curry, and the stamping is done with Tranquil Tide. The fold is pretty simple - basically, the front is scored at the 2-1/8" mark and folded back on itself. The wrapped and tied panel is attached on the fold.

I added a layer of Whisper White inside for the sentiment. The outer layer is wrapped and tied with Tranquil Tide Finely Woven Ribbon, and the dot on the exclamation mark is accented with a Glitter Epoxy Shape.

I used the sketch from this week's challenge at Just Add Ink, but I turned it 180 degrees (sort of!).

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Happiest Birthday Wishes, Itty Bitty Birthdays

Paper - Pool Party, Whisper White, Tranquil Tide, and Crushed Curry cardstock; Whole Lot of Lovely DSP

Ink - Tranquil Tide

Accessories - Tranquil Tide Finely Woven Ribbon, Glitter & Clear Epoxy Shapes

Tools - Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Card of the Day - Happy First Anniversary!

Hello and welcome back! This weekend, my DH and I will be heading out of town to celebrate anniversaries with some friends. Their daughter had planned a big wedding last summer, but we all know what happened - they ended up having a small celebration with just family. However, they decided to have a big party this year for the kids' first anniversary and their 40th! This card is for the "kids."

The design was inspired by the invitation (you can see it in the last photo). I like to try to coordinate wedding cards with invitations, like this and this.

The Pearlescent Specialty Paper was a must for this card and the new In Colors Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen were a perfect match for some of the greenery on the invitation. The branches and leaves in Forever Fern and Painted Poppies were pretty close too!

Since the paper is so slick (but absolutely beautiful!), I had to be very careful with my stamping so it wouldn't smudge. Rather than waiting for it to dry, I decided to add clear embossing powder and heat set it so it would be permanent. The embossing also adds dimension to the images.

I wanted to add both colors of ribbon, but it was a bit much with both wrapped around, so I just added a bit at the end into the bow. Then a couple of Elegant Faceted Gems for bling. The envelope was made from some Neutrals DSP from my retired stash.

It's hard to tell in this photo, but the invitation is also on a pearly paper. I wish this photographed a little better!

The design is from the sketch challenge at Fab Friday.

 Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Forever Fern, Painted Poppies, Milestone Moments (inside sentiment)

Paper - Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock; Very Vanilla and Soft Succulent Cardstock; Pearlescent Specialty Paper

Ink - Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent, Sahara Sand, Cinnamon Cider

Accessories - Soft Succulent Open Weave Ribbon, Evening Evergreen Open Weave Ribbon, Elegant Faceted Gems

Tools - Big Shot, Hippo and Friends Dies, Envelope Punch Board, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Card of the Day - More Ruby Anniversaries!

 Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for more 40th anniversaries that my friends are celebrating this year.

This design is called a vertical trifold window card and was inspired by a video I saw by Wendy Lee. I'm trying really hard to use up some of my stash of retired products so I pulled out the Berry Burst cardstock and Fresh Florals DSP for this. I knew I wanted a foil but couldn't decide between gold and silver, so I went with Lovely Lipstick instead. I think it coordinates pretty well!

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Beautiful Bouquet, Floral Phrases (inside sentiment and envelope)

Paper - Whisper White and Berry Burst cardstock; Fresh Florals DSP, Lovely Lipstick Foil Sheets

Ink - Berry Burst

Accessories - Whisper White Organza Ribbon

Tools - Big Shot, Layering Ovals Framelits, Rose Wonder Dies, Adhesive Sheets, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots