Birthday Card: Challenge Accepted

Couldn't resist the TGIF challenge this week because I have a LOT of fabulous "It's My Party" Designer Series Paper that needs to be used up and what better way than to color block?

Here is the card (demonstrated live on my FB page during Lunch with Loni today):

 And a birthday card (just like a lady) needs a little bling, so of course I used the gold glimmer paper for the numbers!

Print Recipe

Product List

• Basic Black 12" X 12" Card Stock [124267]
• It's My Party Designer Series Paper Stack [140552]
• Gold Glimmer Paper [133719]
• Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115320]
• Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker [100082]
• Large Numbers Framelits Dies [140622]
• Remembering Your Birthday Wood Stamp Set [131347]

Links by TheseAreMyStamps.com

DID YOU KNOW? I am live on FB each Monday at lunchtime (12:30 MST) sharing crafty stuff with you like this card? And you can also find me on Periscope a few times each week (working on making a set time there, too).

Bloomin' Gift Jar (+Tutorial)

While I enjoy making cards, my favorite things to create are both beautiful and useful. So this idea came to me while on vacation and would be perfect for Mother's Day as well as the birthday version I created here:

I did a Periscope as I was making this (yep, I'm there as Creative Juice by Loni) and some of the ideas to fill it were M&M's, Jelly Beans, Buttons, Love Notes, Prayers, Soup Mix, Cookie Mix and Ideas. What would you fill it with? 

I have a tutorial for you so you can re-create it too (click on link or any of the jar photos to download a .pdf instruction sheet) To order any of the supplies, please shop in my Stampin' Up! Store and remember to do this so I can send you a thank you card: 

If you create a gift jar inspired by this tutorial, will you share it with me over on my Facebook Page? I'd love to see your version! 

Thanks for visiting and have a BLOOMIN' marvelous day! 

Birth-Date Color: A Thai-Tradition!

At convention Stampin' Up! announced that the 2017 Grand Vacation demonstrators can earn will be to Phuket, Thailand! Now I have a goal :)

Did you know that according to Thai tradition, each day of the week is assigned a color and the color for the day you were born is supposed to be your lucky color?! Find out your lucky Stampin' Up! color by finding out which day of the week you were born on and then click here for your SU! Birthdate Hue.

In honor of the birthday I recently celebrated, I created this monochromatic card in MY color (Melon Mambo) and used this week's Freshly Made Sketch:

What is your birth date color? Leave a comment below! 

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Order supplies in YOUR lucky color from my Stampin' Store!

Stamp, Shop & Save and Free Paper

Breaking news: I had planned a drop-in card class for World Card-Making Day this Saturday evening, but my husband's grandma passed away and we will be attending her funeral services instead. Check back tomorrow for other ways to celebrate WCMD with me and mark your calendar for my Christmas Card Buffet Oct. 14 @ 7 p.m. or Oct. 15 @ 10 a.m.

Stampin' Up! is helping you fill the mailboxes of those you love with beautiful handmade greeting cards by offering discounts on stamps, ink, envelopes and paper...all the essential elements for a great card (including the BIG NEWS stamp set that was featured in my Tuesday Tutorial yesterday).

TAKE NOTE: This special sale only lasts through October 6, 2014 so take advantage and stock up in my Stampin' Up! Store ASAP! If you place and order and use Hostess Code TMDTH6QN, you will have a chance to win the Good Greetings Stamp Set (also available when you host your own party in October, with a minimum $300 party)

If you are addicted to patterned paper, you may want to consider becoming a Stampin' Up! demonstrator this month because you will get to choose a free pack of SU! Designer Series Paper for the next 6 months! It's an awesome time to start a business and share creativity with your friends through the holidays and beyond...

And what do you get when you combine the Stamp, Stock and Save sale with the Pick-a-Pack-of-Paper promotion? A really cute card like this:

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Tuesday Tutorial: Big News Birthday

Here's a hint for all you card crafters: Have you ever noticed that when you cut a piece of card stock in half to create a card, you are left with a piece to make ANOTHER card? 

And when you cut a piece of paper in quarters to layer on top of your creation, you have THREE (3) more quarters left over...

 (stick with me here)

...so as long as you are creating ONE card, why not make them in sets of FOUR?  

 Mind blowing, really. It's my job. 

Original Card by Kimberly Myers

So the hint applies here: People keep having birthdays, so you may as well make up 4 (or 8 or 12) 

of these polka-dot darlings so you are ready for the next month.

Stick a $10 bill in the card and voila: It's a gift, too!

Click here for the tutorial and tell me you love it. And as always, thank you for shopping for the supplies in my Stampin' Up! store :)

Shakin' It Up with the Owl Punch

Over on the Friday Mashup today, the challenge was to create a shaker card with an animal. The Owl Punch is still one of my favorite punches, so out he popped for a cameo appearance on this birthday card, along with a sentiment from the Good Greetings stamp set, which you can get FREE when you host a qualifying party before October 31st !

tams# 1153   Product List

Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133679]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2X11 Card Stock [120953]	Basic Gray 8-1/2X11 Card Stock [121044]	Woodgrain Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [127821]	Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad [133644]	Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad [126979]	1-3/4 Inch Circle Punch [119850]
Shaker Frames [124155]	Medium Window Sheets [114323]	2013-2015 In Color Sequin Assortment [133631]	Banner Punch [133519]	Good Greetings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [135017]	Owl Punch [118074]

Super Birthday

I really do have a great excuse for being absent for 6 weeks (yikes! has it really been that long?!) and you can come back tomorrow so I can catch you up on what that was, but for today let me share my favorite new Photopolymer stamp set: Calling All Heroes!

 

Living in a household of comic book nerds (they correct me when I mix up Marvel and D.C. characters...apparently Avengers don't mix well with Xmen or Justic League) this stamp set was a no brainer! I've discovered I also love the alphabet that comes with it for little letters:

 

I am *REALLY* close to earning my first ever trip with Stampin' Up!...I only need about $500 in sales by Monday, June 30...so if you have been needing supplies (card stock, adhesive, new stamps, punches, glitter, etc) would you please order it on my website  or give me a call (801-376-8685) ASAP? And if you use Hostess Code KEYE2EX9 with that order before the end of June, I'll send you a THANK YOU gift for helping me reach my goal...using the Calling All Heroes set ;)

Have a SUPER day!

Something Free For Everyone

Sale-a-Bration is a time we look forward to at Stampin' Up! because there is something for everyone...FREE! Click links below to explore all the options:

In the front half of the S-A-B Brochure (above) Stampin' Up! offers awesome ideas for "bundles" you can purchase to qualify for free S-A-B product (shown in the back half). Here's a sample: The "Birthday Bash Bundle":


The Birthday Bash Bundle includes everything you need to make 20 handmade Birthday cards with your choice of the wood or clear Banner Blast Stamp Set for FREE during Sale-A-Bration!

Can't wait to share some more simple and easy ways to Sale-A-Brate every day!

Happy Birthday Twine Tag

Back from Stampin' Up! Leadership and trying to organize myself enough to make a blog post, but I'm slow at picture editing...meanwhile, I took a few moments to be creative this morning so I could play along with the Friday Mashup!

I know it looks like it's on a card, but it's really tied to a box :)

Tag Recipe (all supplies from Stampin' Up!):

Stamps: Occasions Alphabet
Ink: Bermuda Bay & Raspberry Ripple markers
Paper: Crisp Cantaloupe & Whisper White card stock, Birthday Basics Designer Series Paper (130145)
Accessories: Scalloped Tag Topper Punch (133324), Big Shot (113439), Typeset Alphabet Bigz Die (127553), Scallop Edge Border punch (119882), Calypso Coral (125573) and Cherry Cobbler (123125) Baker's Twine.

A Piece of Cake Birthday Mashup

Couldn't resist the color challenge at the Friday Mashup...and whenever there is cake, I'm ALL in!

Here's the card I crafted:

It has a fun fold to open like this:

Take a Coastal Cabana marker to a little bitty Glimmer Paper flower and add a pearl: 

Card Recipe (all supplies from my Stampin' Up! store):

Stamps: Birthday Cake (130390), Remembering Your Birthday 
Ink: Coastal Cabana, Crushed Curry, Basic Gray, Smoky Slate Stampin' Write Markers
Paper: Whisper White, Crushed Curry and Smoky Slate card stock, Eastern Elegance Designer Series Paper (130131), Silver Glimmer Paper (124005)
Accessories: Coastal Cabana Ruffle Stretch Trim (130024), Daffodil Delight Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon (126872), Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (118309), Scallop Trim Border punch (118402), Pearl Basic Jewels (119247)

A "Wheely" Quick Card

Card Recipe (All supplies from my Stampin' Up! store)
Stamps: Bombs Away Birthday (a clear Photopolymer set!) Item# 133441, Birthday Candles jumbo Stampin' Around wheel (130111)
Ink: Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Tempting Turquoise
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Tempting Turquoise & Whisper White card stock
Accessories: Jumbo Stampin' Around Handle (103661), Jumbo Triple Cell cartridge (121206), Hardware Clips Essentials (129964)