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!

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. :( )

Good stuff available!

I'm still working on Valentine's card ideas. Will hopefully have those up soon.

In the meantime, just wanted to remind people about the Occasions Mini (you can find it on the right-hand side) that has lots of great things in it. I was at my demonstrator's house on Friday and she had on display just about everything--or everything--from the catalogue! It's all really great.

Also, the Sale-A-Bration catalogue is now on! What is Sale-A-Bration? It is a promotion that goes on each year where you can choose any free product from the Sale-A-Bration catalogue with every $60 you order. The $60 can be from the main catalogue or the Occasions or a mix. Have a look (available on the right-hand side!) and see if there's anything you would like to get free!

Occasions and Sale-A-Bration are coming!

The Holiday Mini will soon be expired--if there's anything you want, you have until January 3rd to get it!

After that, it is being replaced by the Occasions Mini. There are some very nice things in it. To the point that after having placed my large order yesterday, I'm thinking I should have gone for the smaller order so I could feel okay about buying things I want in the Occasions Mini. lol.

Since it's not yet active, I don't have a catalogue link to share with you just yet.

I have to figure out just how much I will let myself buy. I think I will wait until closer to the time that it's actually available. (Yes, as demonstrator, you get to purchase some things ahead of time! One of the perks! :D)

*sigh* It's hard having a hobby that you like that involves so many wonderful things available to buy. lol.

I mentioned the Sale-A-Bration in the title, didn't I? The Sale-A-Bration is another mini catalogue that will be out soon. The way it works, if you make a purchase of $60 (before shipping and taxes) during the qualifying period, you can pick ANY item out of the Sale-A-Bration catalogue *for free*. Yes, for free. There aren't any prices listed next to the items. Some items are available through the main catalogue, others are exclusive to the Sale-A-Bration and the only way you can get them is to place that minimum $60 order. It's not hard to get to $60, I tell you. lol

I will share more once I have more!