Spice Cake Beauty

I'm supposed to be getting the kids ready for school but I couldn't resist checking out what's new on Shelli Gardner's blog.  I saw these cards and I desperately want to run downstairs to my craft cave to copy them but alas that would be the wrong choice since I"m already frazzled in the morning getting all the kids ready and out the door for school.  Instead, I"m sharing them with you because maybe you have a moment to copy them or at least be inspired.  I"m hoping Shelli won't be offended that I"m putting her creations on my blog.
I love the whole Spice Cake product suite.  I've almost used all the fabric and the dsp which should speak to how much I've been using it.
Maybe later today I'll have a chance to play stamps...

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!

Fun with Friends

Oh My! The days are flying by! I am busy but happy. Here's a couple of pictures of what I've been up to. Here is my friend Linda and I posing in front of the hubby's pick up truck. We did a double date to the Keith Urban concert last week. I 'm wearing the cowboy hat I got from managers reception last year but I ended up not wearing it at the concert because I scoped out the crowd as we were driving by the ACC and not EVERYONE was wearing a cowboy hat so I decided to opt out. I knew I would be hot and sweaty from all the people and dancing that I figured I wouldn't wear it.

I know I mentioned before about the fun we had at our team S.T.I.C meeting but I'm still happy from it and just wanted to share some of the cards I got from our team swap.

This one is from Grace. Is it not awesome??!! The extra work she put into cutting out the images makes it stand out for sure!

I am happily using the spice cake designer series paper and fabric and gently falling stamp set all the time. It's so perfect for the season. I guess other team members felt the same because in our team swap we got about 3 cards using these elements. Here's one. Sadly I can't remember who on the team made it but it's gorgeous!

The sentiment is from the day of gratitude set.
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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

An Afternoon of Framping

Here's a sneak peek of something I made using the holiday mini products. This is another card that I made at a demonstrator team meeting. This gently falling stamp set is so beautiful and is perfect for fall. The co-ordinating spice cake designer series paper is a perfect match, of course.

If you want to see more beautiful projects and make some beautiful projects, make sure you sign up to come to my Holiday Showcase: An Afternoon of Framping Class. I will jam as many demonstrations, make n takes and product highlights as I can into an afternoon.

Date: Sunday September 11, 2:00pm

Cost: $10 or free with $40 purchase

or

Free if you bring a friend new to my business

What is "framping" you ask? It's short form for stamping with friends. :-)

E-mail me now to save your spot!