Lotus Blossom & Irresistibly Yours from Stampin’ Up!

We are a whole week into Sale-a-bration and I promised I would share more cards some of the free products you can earn during Sale-a-bration.  So today I am featuring the Lotus Blossom Stamp Set and the Irresistibly Yours DSP.  These are both wonderful products and once I started playing with them and  my stamp pads I could not stop with the color combinations. These products are only available until March 31st and you cannot buy them ~ they come FREE with a product order of $50!!

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Step Block Card + Complimentary Envelope

I was looking for some inspiration for my card classes and came across this Step Block card.  I like to introduce new folds and techniques in my classes and was fascinated by this fold and knew my ‘ladies’ would also like it.  However, I was not sure what to do with it until I was given some mini calendars back in October and the two came together into December’s card class.

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My Christmas Card

During my Christmas Card Stamp Camps I offered a total of 9 different cards for my ladies to make.  So when it come time to send out a Christmas card to them to recognize their support and friendship it mean’t making a 10th design.

Now that Christmas is behind us for another year I thought I would share this 10th card……………………

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Gift Card Holder using Stampin’ Up!’s Mini Treat Bag Thinlit

We were invited to a first birthday party on the weekend before Christmas.  It is very difficult to know what to buy for a one year old, so I wimped out a bought a gift-card ~ I figured his Mum would know exactly what to get and choose something she liked as well 🙂

Rather than simply give the gift-card in the little holder they give you at the store I made a birthday card/holder using the new Mini Treat Bag Thinlit from the new Stampin’ Up! Occasions mini catalog*…………….

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Thank you cards

I have three parts to my working life, Tax Advisor during tax season, Stampin’ Up! demonstrator and Origami Owl designer.   I have, on more than one occasion, expressed my feelings on the importance of saying thank you! I recently did some jewellery bars and 2 parts of my working life were able to come together when it came to thanking my hostesses!

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Candy Gift Box

I realize this is the second consecutive post featuring ‘sweeties’ as we call them  in the UK, but I think that since it is Christmas that it is OK to feature them more than once!

I made about 15 of these boxes as a little table favor when a group of girlfriends went out for dinner last week.  The good news is I made a video to share with you!

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