Friday, February 9, 2018

Inky Friends Love It. Live It. Share It.


The Inky Friends have taken the new Occasions catalog cover statement to heart, because we love it, and live it, and we're sharing it too! That's the theme for this hop, so be prepared for some fun ideas! If you are hopping from the beginning, then you just landed here from the very talented Sharleen's blog, Stamp With Shar, where she featured Petal Palette. I love that suite, and she made it shine! Just keep clicking on the links at the bottom of each blog to take the whole tour.


I decided to focus on Beautiful Day (on pg. 26), because the bold blossom and butterfly images gave me the opportunity for coloring, and you know how I love to color! Both of these cards have also been combined with items from the Sale-A-Bration brochure, too. Everything Stampin' Up! makes coordinates so well!

Heart's Delight Cards, Beautiful Day, Stampin' Up!, Occasions 2018,

For the first card, the blossom was stamped in Memento ink so I could color it with Stampin' Blends. (I cut an extra leaf because I thought the one leaf looked lonely, LOL.) The greeting is from the Celebrate You Thinlits (a SAB item), and I think it pairs nicely with the boldness of the blossom. Because of the strong image and greeting, I thought it best to keep the card CAS and not add embellishments.

Heart's Delight Cards, Beautiful Day, Stampin' Up!, Occasions 2018,

That gorgeous silver striped DSP in the background is from the Springtime Foils Specialty DSP that is part of the SAB Second Release starting Feb. 16th!

Heart's Delight Cards, Beautiful Day, Stampin' Up!, Occasions 2018,

The second card features the butterfly heat embossed in gold on vellum. The trio of dots in the stamp set was heat embossed in clear behind the butterfly, and the greeting (also from the Celebrate You Thinlits) stands out on the Garden Trellis embossed background. That Calypso Coral Shimmer Ribbon is also a SAB item.

Heart's Delight Cards, Beautiful Day, Stampin' Up!, Occasions 2018,

That's it for me.....up next is Shelley, aka Miss Mad Stamper, showcasing Hold on to Hope. Thanks for stopping by!

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18 comments:

  1. Beautiful cards, Cindy! I agree love the second leaf you added. Such a wonderful job watercoloring. Both cards are perfect in my book.

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  2. Your cards are beautiful. Love it. Thanks for sharing

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  3. Absolutely lovely cards, Cindy! And your coloring is spectacular!

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    1. Thank you, Yapha! I do like to color. *smile*

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  4. Oh my gosh! Amazing. They are both like little pieces of artwork. The gold embossing with the gold sentiment is just stunning. Beautiful work!

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  5. These are fantastic! Love them!

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  6. So pretty! Great coloring on the bold images. That flower is great on the silver stripe dsp!

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    1. Thank you, Mary! It's so much prettier in real life!

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  7. Cindy, these cards are just stunning! I love your coloring!

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  8. Wow, Cindy! I love your rich and lush colors and coloring! Beautiful!

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  9. Stunning! Love your colors and the coloring you did! Just beautiful.

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