I've been having a lot of fun at lunch browsing through my Spring and Summer Idea Book and Catalog, not to look at the stamp sets but at the cards and other items themselves. There are some great ideas in there! I've been marking a lot of layouts that I like and other ideas that I want to use. There's more than enough there to keep me busy until the next catalog comes out! Stampin' Up and I are giving away free catalogs right now, so if you'd like to browse through some of those great ideas, please let me know.
This particular layout is copied from a card using the Friends 24-7 set on page 81 of the catalog. It's simple and elegant and can be used with many different images. I wanted to show you some more of the Sale-a-Bration goodies, this features designer paper from the Delicate Designer Series Paper, and the So Saffron grosgrain ribbon from the ribbon bundle. I didn't have a birthday greeting stamp that would fit the tag punches, so I inked a couple of words from a stamp in the That's Funny stamp set separately with my Basic Black marker to make one. The whole stamp says "a candle for every year might not be such a good idea...happy birthday!" and features the image of a cake weighed down by many birthday candles. The cake on this card though is from Crazy for Cupcakes. It's difficult to tell in the scan, but the candle flame and pink sprinkles on the cake have Dazzling Diamond glitter on them. Cardstock: Whisper White, Certainly Celery and So Saffron. Ink: Black Stazon. Accessories: markers, both tag punches, 1/16" handheld punch, linen thread, Stamp-a-ma-jig, 2-way glue pen and glitter.
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