A card matters

So, it was my husband's 40th birthday this past Saturday. I had made sure my day was clear way in advance because I wasn't sure what we were going to do. I had seriously considered a big birthday party with a caterer but it actually turned out to be more expensive than I thought so in talking with Kevin, we decided he would go up north with some guy friends and hang out and do guy things: go karting, eating chips, playing video games etc.

I was sooo busy with back to work, back to school and stampin' workshops that I decided to put off making his birthday card. I put it off not only because I was busy but frankly, I didn't think he would care if he got a handmade card or not. I mean, when I put my mind to doing something, I can usually get it done so if I had really wanted to get his card done in time, I could have. I just would've had to stay up a little later one night or something but truthfully, I figured I was the one who cared about handmade cards, not him. I figured he wouldn't really notice the omission.

I was wrong. He definitely noticed that he didn't get a card on the day of his birthday. Sigh. I tried to explain that I could've given him a stock handmade card from my stash but I really wanted to make one special for him and I had in my mind what I wanted to make but just didn't get around to it. (Basically, I was trying to explain that he was definitely special even though he didn't get a card from me.) Yes, it sounds as pathetic an excuse as it was.

Anyway, here's the card I made...a few days late. A very simple gift card holder using two colours: soft suede and more mustard. The dsp is the new spice cake pattern in the holiday mini. The stamp set is called "daring adventure".

My husband had bought a new bike over the summer so I figured the mountain equipment co-op gift card would be perfect so he could buy bike accessories.

So, the morale of the story is: even when you think your handmade gifts are not valued by someone else, maybe those gifts mean more than you think!

Join the Fun!

Just wanted to share some pictures from our Team S.T.I.C meeting tonight. We had a blast! I am so glad I opened my mind to the concept of having people sign up as demonstrators with me. It is so fun! It is only in our team meetings that we can talk openly about how we LOVE our stampin' experiences.

We tried to have a tropical theme in honour of the new incentive trip being to Fiji. Wouldn't you love to go to Fiji! Well, by being a demonstrator, you could get to go for free!

Here's a gift I made for the girls who met a specific team challenge I had placed out earlier in the summer. It uses the daring adventure stamp set and the border lines stamp set and the beautiful spice cake dsp and co-ordinating fabric.



Here's a close up of the beautiful new pewter embossing in the holiday mini.

I would love to have you join the fun. All you have to do to join the fun is purchase the starter kit. This kit is $215 no tax or shipping. Check out all the info HERE Come out to my Stampin' Up! family night on September 29th to learn how being a stampin' up demonstrator is really more fun! RSVP