Better Greetings

 

Another niece turning 21! Yikes... where has the time gone! All grown up now!

I chose a simple design of one cocktail instead of many this time... drink responsibly! 

I paired the 'Sip Sip Hooray' sentiment with the cocktail from 'Nothing's Better Than' stamp set. The top 'Happy Birthday' sentiment is from the 'Go To Greetings' stamp set.

I added a Wink of Stella to the cocktail to make it shine.

Thanks for dropping by!

Stamp sets - Sip Sip Hooray, Go To Greetings, Nothing's Better Than

Ink - Memento, Coastal Cabana, Stampin' Blends (Lemon Lime Twist, Lemon Lolly, Flirty Flamingo, Gray Granite)

Paper - Coastal Cabana, Basic Black, Basic White

Accessories - Wink of Stella

Big C's

 

Such a cute card made by Lori Hendel, that I needed to make one for myself using the supplies I had. Some things have changed, but wanted to share where I got the inspiration from. Thanks Lori!

The 4 C's... can't go wrong with Chocolate, Coffee, Cookies and Cocktails for your birthday! Although, I would've included CAKE... if that was part of the stamp set too! LOL!

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Stamp set - Nothing's Better Than

Ink - Memento, Pecan Pie, Peach Pie, Coastal Cabana, Flirty Flamingo, Lemon Lolly

Paper - Lemon Lolly, Pecan Pie, Basic White, Flirty Flamingo, Coastal Cabana, Peach Pie

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Tasteful Labels dies, Rectangle Stitched dies, Love You More Than dies, Stone Embossing Folder, dimensionals

Sip For You

 

My niece is turning 21! Wow! The more and more nieces and nephews turn 21... it's starting to make me feel old. LOL! Luckily... I still have nieces that are 5 and 2, so I don't have to really FEEL old until THEY turn 21! LOL!

I used several different stamp sets for the glasses... Martini glass from 'Sip Sip Hooray', Brandy sniffer from 'Brewed For You', Whiskey glass from 'Whiskey Business' and the cocktail glass from 'Nothing's Better Than'. I used a Wink of Stella to make the liquid in each glass shine!

Thanks for taking a peek!

Stamp sets - Nothing's Better Than, Whiskey Business, Brewed For You, Sip Sip Hooray

Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Gray Granite, Old Olive, Real Red, Moody Mauve, Wild Wheat, Cinnamon Cider, Tahitian Tide, Pumpkin Pie, Flirty Flamingo, Bubble Bath, Color Lifter, SU700)

Paper - Flirty Flamingo, Basic Black, Basic White

Accessories - Wink of Stella, Gold/White Metallic Organza Ribbon

Better Cocktail

 

I wanted to show where I got my inspiration from even though the card doesn't match exactly! Thanks Sam Hammond Donald for your terrific card!

I added a 'Wink of Stella' to the drink to make it shine.

Thanks for dropping in!

Stamp sets - Cottage Rose (sentiment), Nothing's Better Than

Ink - Memento, Blushing Bride, Flirty Flamingo, Melon Mambo, Blush Blossom, Stampin' Blends (Granny Apple Green, Flirty Flamingo, Tahitian Tide)

Paper - Flirty Flamingo, Basic Black, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Love You More Than dies, dimensionals, Wink of Stella

Better Sipping

 

For a friend who has endured throughout the pandemic as a nurse! You earned it! 

I paired the 'Sip Sip Hooray' sentiment with the cocktail from the 'Nothing's Better Than' stamp set.

The 'Happy Birthday' sentiment is from the 'Turtle Friends' set.

I love the background piece with this focal point!

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Supplies Used

Stamp sets - Nothing's Better Than, Sip Sip Hooray, Turtle Friends

Ink - Coastal Cabana, Memento, Stampin' Blends (Smoky Slate, Flirty Flamingo, Daffodil Delight, So Saffron)

Paper - Coastal Cabana, Basic Black, Basic White, Coastal Cabana DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Love You More Than dies

Better Than Love

 

For my hubby on Valentine's Day! I used the color combo of Whisper White/Soft Suede/Real Red.

For the background, I used the Soft Suede DSP, matted with Whisper White and then again in Real Red.

For the focal piece.... I used the Stitched Nested Labels dies (note the Real Red mat.... I just used my Stampin' trimmer.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Set - Nothing's Better Than

Ink - Early Espresso, Stampin' Blends (Soft Suede, Real Red)

Paper - Soft Suede, Real Red, Soft Suede DSP, Whisper White

Accessories - Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Love You More Than dies, Stitched Nested Labels dies, glue dots

Celebrate Chocolate

 

The 'Nothings Better Than' stamp set is just perfect for a Valentine's Day card! I wanted to create a box of chocolates.... such a cute idea! I used my 'Nesting Stitched Hearts' dies (Non-SU), to cut out a white heart. I then, stamped several times on the cardstock to create all the chocolates you see here (as you can see I didn't using a masking technique.... just stamped in rows to cover the whole shape. I matted the heart, with an Early Espresso piece of cardstock.

Both the sentiment and the banner are retired stamp sets (Something to Celebrate and Birthday Banners, respectively). The Bunch of Banners is also retired.

The background is an embossing folder 'Stone'. I thought it resembled hardened chocolate when you unwrap it.

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Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Nothing Better Than, Something to Celebrate, Birthday Banners

Ink - Early Espresso, Cinnamon Cider, Stampin' Blends (Cinnamon Cider, Bronze)

Paper - Cinnamon Cider, Early Espresso, Whisper White

Accessories - Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Nested Stitched Hearts dies, Bunch of Banners dies, Stone Embossing Folder

 

Better Than Sprinkles

The 'Nothing's Better Than' stamp set is so cute with all it's sayings and images.... I know I'll get many uses from it. For this particular card, I paired it with the sentiment from 'Sprinkles of Life'.

The die-cut shape is from the 'Tasteful Labels' set, and it embosses as well as die-cuts. Now, I know on mine I didn't have it emboss too. But.... the option is there for you to choose. Neat!

Thanks for taking a closer look!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Nothing's Better Than, Sprinkles of Life

Ink - Balmy Blue, Early Espresso

Paper - Balmy Blue, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso DSP, Whisper White

Accessories - Die-Cut/Emboss Machine, Tasteful Labels dies, Love You More Than dies