Oh my gosh, I want the Simply Scored!

I tried to make my own envelopes on the weekend. Let's just say... it didn't work out so well. I had heard about the diagonal plate for the Simply Scored, but I don't have the Simply Scored, so I just kind of dismissed it.

But then I saw this video today:

I really want this now! lol. It was so much fun using a printed paper to make an envelope instead of having the standard plain old envelope. And my cards were funky shapes, which is why I needed to make an envelope. I wouldn't worry so much about sizes and fitting into envelopes if I knew I could quickly make an envelope!

A birthday card!

I've been working on birthday cards this week. We are celebrating a double birthday this evening and another double birthday tomorrow. Here is the card for my step-sister:

Things used in this card:

• Flower Fancy stamp set
• On Your Birthday stamp set
• Perfect Plum textured card stock (cut out to fit over a standard Whisper White card)
• a Rich Razzleberry sheet from the Brights Patterns Designer Series Paper
• Whisper White card stock
• for the Classic Inks: Perfect Plum for the solid part of the flowers, Basic Gray for the outline, Certainly Celery and Rich Razzleberry for the sentiment
• Labels Collection Framelits Dies from the Occasions Mini Catalogue
• mini silver brads

Her son is also having a birthday soon. Here is the card I came up with for him:

For this card, I used:

• standard Whisper White card
• Island Indigo card stock from the 2011-2013 In Colour 
• Real Red card stock for the background circle
• the cupcake is from the Create a Cupcake stamp set and punched out with the Cupcake Builder punch
• the candles are just punched out with the Cupcake Builder with a paper from a no-longer-available 6x6 Patterns Pack
• the lighter aqua paper is from old Stampin' Up paper, too (got to make use of what you have! :D)
• I used the Big Shot Circles #2 die to make the circles. The red circle is actually on a piece of thick card from the back of a Stampin' Up paper pack (boy, can the dies CUT!)
• the sentiment is, again, from the On Your Birthday stamp set

The picture for my niece's card didn't work out very well, but here it is anyhow:

I think the stamps may be from older sets, except the sentiment is from the Pour Ton Anniversaire stamp set (French version of On Your Birthday set). The card is Pretty In Pink textured cardstock, with a bit of trim from, I think, the Brights Patterns Designer Paper, the sentiment is on the same, punched out with the Decorative Label punch, on some Whisper White Satin Ribbon. Colours used: Perfect Plum, Rich Razzleberry, Pretty In Pink and Marina Mist.

Haven't finished my brother-in-law's card yet!

Valentine's Day!

It's Valentine's Day. I don't have much time here, so I will simply post the treat cards I made for the kids:

I started on Friday or Saturday. Next year, must start earlier! Only managed to finish the last two this morning. LOL

Free 30-day trial of MDS!

Stampin' Up is now offering a FREE 30-day trial of My Digital Studio! I have not tried it yet, but did download it a few days ago. I know some people who LOVE their MDS, and it's free, so I figure I might as well give it a shot!

It's February!

Oh dear, I haven't been good about updating this blog! What's going on right now with me and Stampin' Up?

• I have an order coming soon:
• The Occasions Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps, 
• the new Framelits, 
• some paper, 
• ink, 
• Watercolour Pencils, 
• more Blender Pens (I *love* blender pens!)
• There is a GREAT deal going on if you are interested in becoming a demonstrator--even if it's just to get the FREE stuff and the GREAT price! For only $150 (in Canada), you get the usual Starter Kit that is normally $215 PLUS you get your choice of either a free paper pack each month for the rest of the year OR a free digital download each month for the rest of the year. This is really an amazing deal: I wish I could partake in it! lol.
• The above deal is part of Sale-a-Bration, which runs until March 31, 2012. The Sale-a-Bration catalogue is full of things you can get for FREE with a $60 order. (It's not hard to have a $60 order!) See the sidebar for the link to the catalogue.
• There is also the Occasions Mini which will be on until April 30, 2012. Lots of great stuff in there. The Labels Framelits I ordered are from there, as well as the cookie stamps. That is also available in the sidebar. I already have the Send Me Soaring set from that catalogue and really like it.

Speaking of the cookie stamps, here's a video from when they only had the first set--Holidays--available. They now also have the Occasions set available with a bunny rabbit, a 4-leaf clover and a flower.




I also made a card this week for a friend of mine. I meant to take a picture and post it, but I forgot. I'll have to make another one. I'd like to start a card album with different ideas!

I have a Valentine's get-together coming up next Friday. I have to finalize my card ideas for the kids and adults who will be coming and I would like to give out some treats. Cards are priority over the treat gifts!

That's it for now! (Other than my laptop hard drive going kaput. :( )