Light The Candles ~ the new card kit

                                                        

 

Red Buffalo Plaid

I made this birthday card for my sister, Sarah, whose birthday is at the end of November.  I had just gotten this Gingham Embossing Folder which you can find on page 9 in the Mini Catalog.  It is part of the SWEET TALK SUITE and you can see two ways to use it in the pictures on page 8.  Use it to create background texture on your cardstock like the Happy Valentine's Day card on the left or use it with ink to create an obvious gingham pattern like the card next to it with the tiny envelopes.  The ink goes directly on the embossing folder so that when it is pressed through the Cut & Emboss Machine it creates texture and design.

I am sure you have seen lots of samples of recent products using the Red Buffalo Plaid.  I like it!  One of my gifts to Sarah was a pillow in this pattern and I even found wrapping paper to match!

More Birthday Cards....

From Diane Gibson

From Dawn Duval

From Barbara Schweiger

From Katy Bryant

From Marti Jones

Marti's card opened

I thought that I would add a few more of my wonderful birthday cards from last month.  It was so special to receive all my cards ~ thank you everyone!  

Birthday share..............

I thought I would share some of my wonderful birthday cards with you today and then later on this week.  And, I want to thank everyone for all the birthday wishes ~ it was a wonderful day!

I just had to share this one from my friend Thadine ~ if you have cats you will understand!!!

Card by Agnes Leach ~ lovely!

Great card from Susan Tran. Her grandsons, Ivan & Zeke, also sent me one.

Cute sheep card from my upline, Martha Armstrong, who lives in North Carolina.

An amazingly intricate card from Julia Hite!

Counting Sheep by Stampin' Up!

Swap card by Meg Loven

One of the most popular Stampin' Up! products in the SALE-A-BRATION brochure is the stamp set COUNTING SHEEP (#156591).  And, the SHEEP DIES (156600) that coordinate with the stamp set!  These three cards are swap cards that I received earlier this month from my wonderful demonstrator friends.  Tomorrow ~ a PDF showing you how to make the cute sheep face each other!

Swap card by Linda Bauwin

Swap card by Jodi Reinert

Project Sheet Tuesday ~ Counting Sheep

Need a BIRTHDAY CARD?  What could be more fun than this cute card with these cute sheep?  And, this is one of those stamps sets straight out of Stampin' Up!'s SALE-A-BRATION brochure ~ one you can get FREE with your order of $50.  The SALE lasts through the end of September so you can also pick up the dies that match these cuties ~ with your September order of $50.  Or, get them both now and choose some sparkly DSP next month!

Download Counting Sheep

Stellar Birthday & Give It A Whirl dies...

STELLAR BIRTHDAY STAMP SET, page 57, annual catalog

GIVE IT A WHIRL DIES, page 163, annual catalog

Card with space puppy by Susan Tran

Designer Series Paper SALE but ~

July is a favorite month for crafters because select Designer Series Papers are on sale all month at a 15% discount!  But one package (on page 171), PATTERN PARTY is not on sale.  Why?  Because it is part of Stampin' Up!'s reward program.  And, it is a great package of 12" x 12" paper for stampers and scrappers because it contains 48 sheets ~ 4 each of 12 double-sided designs that you can see here.

And, here's a cute card using some of the designs from this package of paper ~ this stamp set,     TURTLE FRIENDS, is bundled with a cute turtle punch ~ you can find it on page 56 in the annual catalog!  Who  wouldn't  enjoy  receiving  this  cute  card???

Project Sheet Tuesday

Download Happiest of Birthdays

Everyone needs easy peasy birthday cards to create quickly and send!  This stamp set, HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAYS, is on page 66 in the annual catalog and is the best for a quick card.  It even has a special saying for those belated cards that we all need on occasion, right?

Sunday afternoon Stampin' Up! class ~ Sand & Sea

How purrrrfect ~ a rainy windy cold day and we celebrated by creating 'beachy' cards and enjoying being together in the warm comfortable studio!  Lovely!  You can find this wonderful suite of Stampin' Up! products on pages 40 - 42 in the Mini Catalog.  This bundle of stamps and products are really purrrrfect for anyone living in Tidewater Virginia surrounded by the Bay and the Ocean ~ here are the cards we made yesterday....

Using the die, embossing folder and designer series paper

Using the die, stamps and Seaside Spray ink.

The easiest way to create this card is to stamp the shells and fussy cut! I know Abby won't like that idea!!!

This birthday card uses the DSP, yarn and square vellum doilies.