Pop up gift card holder

I always look for a *WOW* card every year for my manager since we tend to give her a gift card.  So after looking through pinterest, I saw this one and tweaked it a little.   Thanks for the idea Angie Leach at Too Cool Stamping. 

 I attended Onstage LIVE in Orlando at the beginning of the month.  Not only did they spoil us with LOTS of FREE gifts, I was able to order special bundles from the Pre-Order.  I loved this Hello Cupcake set which is actually FREE! (a sneak peek of some SAB 2019 items)  Since I am always making birthday cards, it was a MUST HAVE for me.

here's a look at the inside- where my coworkers can sign the card as well.

My manager's favourite colour is blue, so I used the new Balmy Blue card stock and gingham DSP (available in the 2019 Occasions catalog)

if you'd like to get your Occasions and SAB catalog, let me know


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Something Spooky comes this way....

I love quick kits and Stampin' Up! delivers (literally).  Every month they offer a kit that is mailed to you home for $19.95 -shipping included!  And if you LOVE Halloween, this kit will be for you!

 

If you want to join and receive a SPOOKTACULAR kit, click this link (US subscribers only)

I've been getting these kits since they started, and they keep getting better and better!  I love the holiday theme ones!

any questions, just ask

You don't want to miss this!

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Christmas in July!

This morning as I read the weekly update from Stampin' Up! I was surprised (and pleased) to see what they are offering new demos that sign up between July 1-31.

As a new demonstrator during this promotion, you'll be able to choose 10 (yes TEN) classic ink pads of your choosing from one of the following colour collections.**Including the IN-COLOURS from 2017-2020!

The Starter Kit is $99 and includes your choice of any $125 of products (plus the ink pad assortment) with free shipping . You’ll be an active demonstrator until at least January 31st 2019, during which time you will receive access to exclusive Stampin’ Up! news, preview & early ordering for 2018 Holiday and 2019 Occasions & Sale-A-Bration Catalogues, support via my Crazy Penguin Crafters team, plus you’ll get 20%+ discount on every order you place (or 20% commission on orders from customers)

 I can answer any questions you may have about being part of the Stampin' Up! family.  send me an email 

If you've been thinking about joining Stampin' Up!  this is a great time to do it!

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Pam

Retirement card for a co-worker

one of the ladies I work with will be retiring on Friday.  I've worked with her for 4 years now.  Funniest little old lady you could imagine!  It was always a joy to work with her.  When our little company got bought and moved to a new location, she started working from home- and would come in twice a month.  Those days I really looked forward to,  because she was just so funny and a pleasure to work with.  I will really miss her.

So  I had to make a better than 'usual' card for her. (she always loves the cards I make).  I cased this from the lovely Rachel Tessman.  It's called the Diagonal tuck explosion card. 

This is what it looks like opened.  Plenty of room for everyone to leave a nice personal message for her.  Friday will be bittersweet.  

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Stamp a Stack

Every month I send out birthday cards for a BRAK (Birthday Random Act of Kindness) on a board I've been on for what seems like-forever.  So I always do a stack of birthday cards for each month to send out.  This one was fun to make.  I used the now retired stamp set from Sale-A-Bration Eclectic Expressions.  It was the first time I took it out to play with.  I will definitely have to use it more.  There is also a "thank you" sentiment, so it's great for all kinds of cards.

this one was cased from Pinterest, with a couple changes.  The original was just stamped on a white card base, but I wanted to add an additional layer, and put it on a base of Night of Navy.  I used Bermuda Bay and Night of Navy ink.  I also did a stamp off on the front "splotches" to make sure the sentiment stood out.

I was easily able to make a stack of 18 of these rather quickly.

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Watercoloured vases

This card came out better than I imagined.  Anyone that knows me knows I love to watercolour stamped images when I can.  And this one was no exception. 

I pulled out an oldie for this- Vivid Vases.  I then let the water do the job.  I really love how the vases came out-and this picture does not do it justice.

I trimmed it a bit to add it to the front layer that was stamped in the marble background stamp.  I added some ribbon for an added touch. 

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Donald Duck birthday

One of the girls at work likes Donald Duck, and since I try to make their birthday card to their likes, I just had to do something special for her.

This came together rather quickly (after playing around with the white bit to get the angle right) 

I used pacific point for the base, with whisper white and daffodil delight and real red.  I used the bow punch, which made quick work of the bow and just 1/4" strips of daffodil delight.

I know she'll appreciate this one.


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Beth's card...

One of my co-workers likes dolphins, so when her birthday was yesterday on Tuesday, I knew I just had to make this for her.

And of course this meant I had to make a shaker card.  I did a mix of old and new.  Stampin up is bringing back one of my favourite blues- Coastal Cabana.  So I had to use that with the seaside texture embossing folder to make the waves.  The dolphins are from a retired set.  Stamped on thick whisper white cardstock in basic gray.  I then watercoloured them in smoky slate.  When that was dry, I added some clear wink of stella.

In the shaker part of the card, I mixed the retired dazzling diamonds, and the to be released tranquil textures sprinkles.   I stamped the edges of the crumb cake cardstock with images from timeless textures in soft suede. Just to make it "feel" like sand.  This was all mounted on a bermuda bay base.

 

The card was a  hit.  She loved it and I'm so glad she did.  I love making cards that reflect the receiver's interests. 

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A quilter's delight....

A dear friend of mine moved away, and I have missed stamping with her.  She has a love (and passion) for making quilts.  So when this set came out last Winter, I knew I had to get it and make her a special card.  I knew she'd love it.

I also used coordinating paper to line the envelope.  And decorated the inside.  Another dear friend of mine always tells me "no naked envelopes"  so when I do remember to actually decorate the outside, I let her know  lol

The recipient loved it, and I know she treasures it as much as I treasure the quilts she's made me.


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pretty paper isn't just for cardmaking....

I had an old hard covered binder and I wanted to reuse it to keep my card making ideas/projects in one place. (it's a real bummer when you go to look for those measurements you wrote down on a piece of paper, and can't find it).  So I used the bright DSP from the free paper you could earn from the recent Sale-A-Bration. (I love that lemon lime twist) 

 The inside-also lined in lemon lime twist. 

And to protect the seams, I covered them with lemon lime twist ribbon. 

It's such a bright book- you can't miss it!  I will get lots of use from it. 


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Ted's Card

Every year for the owner at the company I work for, I make a massive card that gets mailed out to the other offices for them to sign.  We are now up to 5 offices!  That's a lot of signatures.  His birthday is in October, so in the Summer I start thinking of what kind of card I want to do.  Last October it was an accordion fold.  Each page was double sided, and folded up and tied closed. 

Everyone commented on it, and there was barely any white space left over when all was said and done.  The nice thing is, my boss appreciated it.

I love the bright colours.

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Birthday poodle

One of the girls at my work has a poodle. and loves poodles, so what card was I to do for her birthday??  poodle of course.  The SU bundle Birthday Delivery was perfect.  Add to that, the fact that I LOVE to watercolour my images, this was the perfect set. 

She really loved it and I like to make cards that reflect what a person likes or their favourite colours.  Just to go that one extra step to let them know that I appreciate them.

Thanks for looking. 

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