Easy Thank You Card!

Hello Everyone!

I needed a quick and easy Thank you card so I went to the Clean & Simple Stamping Blog

and found this sketch.  I felt like it needed a little something  so I added some Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon!

I also thought this would be a great way to use up some retired DSP.

Thanks for stopping by :-)

Cindy

Stamps:  Short & Sweet

Paper:  Almost Amethyst, Basic Black, Tea Party DSP

Ink:  Basic Black

Accessories:  Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon, Dimensionals

Elements of Style with Thoughts & Prayers

A lady at work lost her brother-in -law and she asked me to make a Sympathy Card for her sister so I decided to use Elements of Style with the Thoughts & Prayers stamp set.  I wanted to use up some of my Almost Amethyst so I paired it with Elegant Eggplant.  I stamped the flowers with Stazon and then used a blender pen and Classic Ink to acheive the look I wanted.  I started with Pale Plum, then some Elegant Eggplant and a touch of Almost Amethyst to give it a slight blue tint.  The centers of the flowers were done in Barely Banana  The leaves and stems were done in Certainly Celery, Barely Banana and Garden Green.

I am really loving this stamp set, it has so many possibilities!

Thanks for stopping by :-)

Cindy

Stamps:  Elements of Style, Thoughts & Prayers

Paper:  Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant, Almost Amethyst

Ink:  Black Stazon, Pale Plum, Elegant Eggplant, Barely Banana, Certainly Celery, Garden Green

Accessories:  Big Shot, Top Note Die, Slit Punch, Vintage Brads, Large Oval & Scallop Oval Punch, Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon, Sponge Daubers and Dimensionals

Masculine Birthday

Hello Everyone,

Here is the card I made for my Dad this year, his birthday was Saturday.

Using of scraps of retired SU DSP to make this card.  With the new book out, a lot is retired.  But that's okay, cause I love the new changes they have made with the color!!!

I found the directions for the Origami Shirt HERE only I used a 4" x 5.5" piece of paper so the shirt would fit on the card.  Very easy to make but practice on some copy paper first it's easier and you don't ruin your good paper.  I used my Mat Pack paper piercing template to align the holes for my brads.

My card was looking a bit boring so thought I would cut some slits in the paper and run some Soft Suede ribbon though them.  I find masculine cards to be a challenge but I do really like this one for once :-)

Thanks for stopping by,

Cindy

Stamps:  Well Scripted

Paper:  Soft Suede, Old Olive, To The Nines DSP, Brocade Backgrounds DSP (Shirt)

Ink:  Soft Suede

Accessories: Mat Pack, Craft Knife, Soft Suede Ribbon, Dimensionals & Brads

~Corner Bookmark~

I watched a tutorial on Splitcoaststampers the other day on how to make a Corner Bookmark.  When I watched her make the score lines in the video I thought the Sizzix Bigz Die "Petal Card" (retired) would work great and it would already be scored for me!  I needed a quick going away gift for a girl at work and this is what I made for her.  I used Certainly Celery textured cardstock to make the main frame of the bookmark 4"x4".  Lined up the tip of the 4x4 cardstock onto the tip of the Petal Card die so it only covered two of the score lines that I needed.  I used some Razzleberry Lemonade DSP cut at 2.5"x2.5" and adheard to the center before adhering the petals together.  The flower is made with Vellum Cardstock with the 5-Petal Flower Punch (3) then added the Flower Brad.  Next I cut a 3"x 3" square of So Saffron using the Scallop Corner and Border Punch.  Punch corner first then finish with the border.  I wanted to add this backing so I could adhere the ribbon to the back with Sticky Strip and not be showing!  I then used the Butterfly stamp from the Great Friend stamp set.  Using smooth Certainly Celery cardstock, I stamped 2 butterflies with Versamark and then used Iridescent Ice Embossing powder and cut them out.  I then added a yellow brad to both for a little weight and sandwiched them together with the ribbon with Sticky Strip.
This was fun and easy to make!

Everyone have a fun and safe 4th of July, celebrate your freedom and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice so that we can live free!

Cindy

Stamps:  Great Friend
Paper:  Certainly Celery Smooth & Textured, So Saffron, Vellum Cardstock, Razzleberry Lemonade DSP
Ink:  Versamark
Accessories:  Sizzix Big Shot, Bigz Die "Petal Card", Scallop Corner & Border Punch, 5-Petal Flower Punch, Flower Brad, plain yellow brad, Crushed Curry Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon (retired), Iridescent Ice EP, Heat Tool and lots of Sticky Strip!

~Dad's Day~

Hello Everyone,

Just trying to use up some DSP before the new catalog comes out!!!

This DSP is SU's "To The Nines"

I had some chipboard letters that matched the paper so I thought I would use them.

I made some score lines on the top portion of the card but hard to see in photo.

The large star looked a little plain so I added a button with some Linen Thread.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend and thanks for taking the time

to stop by my blog!

Cindy

Stamps:  Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink:  Chocolate Chip

Paper:  Sage Shadow, Sahara Sand, To The Nines DSP

Accessories:  Star, Modern Label and Word Window Punches, Chipboard Letters, Button from SU's Button Latte, Chocolate Chip Polka Dot Satin Ribbon (SU retired), Sponge Dauber, Linen Thread, Dimensionals