Happy Anniversary!

 Hello and welcome back! Card in a hurry - will update post later!

This was pretty simple - just a couple of die cuts and punches and some retired paper and stamps. I'm still trying to play "catch-up"!

For the challenges at CAS Colours & Sketches and Tic Tac Toe Challenge (left column and center row).

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Itty Bitty Greetings

Paper - Very Vanilla Thick Cardstock; Very Vanilla, Real Red, Pool Party Cardstock; More Amoré Specialty DSP

Ink - Real Red

Tools - Big Shot, Scalloped Contour Dies, Heart Punch Pack, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals

Another Belated Birthday

Hello and welcome back! My consistent (unplanned) theme this year has been that I haven't been sending cards - oops! I spent some time this weekend making a plan to catch up everything and everyone that I've missed. Here is my first "catch-up" card.

Obviously, if I'm going to be playing catch-up, the cards will have to be simple. Fortunately, the challenge this week at The Paper Players is perfect.

The new In Color, Tahitian Tide, is one of my favorites! It's very similar to Tempting Turquoise, which was the first cardstock I ever purchased an entire pack of! I pulled out some old Petal Passion DSP since it has sketchwork on it, and just colored in one bunch of flowers with my Stampin' Blend marker. I added Iridescent Rhinestones to the flower centers for some bling, along with the metallic ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Happiest of Birthdays, Petal Palette (inside sentiment and envelope)

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Basic White, Basic Black, Tahitian Tide

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Tahitian Tide; Stampin' Blends: Tahitian Tide Light

Accessories - Iridescent Rhinestones, Tahitian Tide Metallic Ribbon

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

From the Herd Magic Card

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for a friend who has developed an obsession with alpacas! I didn't have any stamps with alpacas, but there's a llama in this set, so I figured it was the next best thing! Here's the card:

And it's a magic card! I found a tutorial by Lisa Curcio and adapted it to fit my image. It was tricky because the image is so large, but I mostly made it work. I should have left a little more room at the top, but my friend was SO surprised!

The design is pretty close to the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches this week, although I did rotate it, so I'll enter it.

The coloring took some time, as did my calculations for the window in the card front. I couldn't use a die to cut the window because my dimensions didn't fit anything I had, so I had to use my trimmer. 

 This is another of my favorite retired sets that I don't think I'll ever get rid of!

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping (and coloring too)!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - From The Herd

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Basic White, Crushed Curry, Pacific Point Cardstock; Party Animal DSP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Staz-On Jet Black; Stampin' Blends: Bronze, Ivory, Balmy Blue Light, Granny Apple Green Light, Pale Papaya Dark and Light, Pink Pirouette Dark and Light, Pumpkin Pie Dark and Light, Smoky Slate Dark and Light, Natural Medium Deep (SU300 & SU400), Natural Medium (SU600), Natural Medium Light (SU700)

Accessories - Window Sheet, Emerald Envy 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon

Tools - Stamparatus, 1" Circle Punch, Stampin' Trimmer, 1/8" Handheld Punch, Mini Glue Dots, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Tear & Tape, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Amazing Year Birthday

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for a friend's birthday. I CASEd it from the Annual Catalog, so no challenges this time.

I changed up some of the colors and used Basic White for the die cut layer instead of the card base color. 

 I just love using those Opal Rounds as accents! The most difficult part of this card was the fussy cutting, but even that wasn't too bad.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Amazing Year

Paper - Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, Granny Apple Green, Calypso Coral, Basic White Cardstock

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Bermuda Bay; Stampin' Blends: Calypso Coral Light, So Saffron Dark, Granny Apple Green Light

Accessories - Opal Rounds

Tools - Big Shot, Stylish Shapes Dies, Dots & Spots Die, Paper Snips, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Could You Use a Little Pickup?

Hello and welcome back! Here's today's card:

It's been a while since I've posted, so I combined a couple of challenges to create this card: the inspiration challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments, the weekly challenge at Freshly Made Sketches, and the "anything goes" challenge at Retro Rubber.

This well-loved stamp set is one of the first SU sets I ever purchased, way back in 2006, but I'll never get rid of it! The accessories really bump up its versatility. And the line art is perfect for coloring with Stampin' Blends!

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Loads of Love, Loads of Love Accessories

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Basic White, Pool Party, Real Red Cardstock; Tis The Season DSP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black; Stampin' Blends: Basic Black Light, Smoky Slate Light & Dark, Pool Party Light, Real Red Light, Pineapple Punch Light, Cinnamon Cider Light, Natural Medium (SU500), Natural Medium Light (SU800)

Tools - Big Shot, Deckled Rectangles Dies, Layering Circles Dies, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals