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Stampin’ Up! a Big Wheel Masculine Birthday

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My dear friends.  I have been out of touch this last week because I was out in Mississippi participating in an inspection with our DoD Inspector Generals.  Although it is a task that many people hate, I embrace things like this.  Not everyone will ever get the same opportunities to train and be inspected and I must say that embracing the “suck” takes on a whole new meaning.

The camaraderie’s built with people I’ve never worked with and the flow of communication is so important is vital to ALL of us.  I will say that I am glad to be home today and the sleep deprivation was worth the new friendships made.  I will know at the end of the week how well our group did and you can read about it on my Facebook page this Friday.

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I made the cards before I left a week ago in hopes that I would sneak in and post them for you to enjoy, but unfortunately, Internet was limited and after a 14 hour work day, my mind just couldn’t process the words to put on the post.

Needless to go on and on, I made this card for my brother Gilbert’s birthday.  He got it a few days late, but wanted to show him that I was thinking of him.  Gilbert was the clown of the family always making faces when taking family photo’s… LoL.  If we had this old style bike while growing up, he certainly would have been the one riding it.

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I think this was one of the fastest easiest man cards I’ve made in a while.  Be sure to get your FREE Feeling Sentimental stamp set when you order just $50 in Stampin’ Up! merchandise!  You actually get FREE product for every $50 you order.  How do you order it?

  1. Get your FREE catalog from me HERE.
  2. Take a look at our digital catalogs HERE.
  3. Take a look at the Sale-a-Bration brochure to select your FREE product HERE.

Products Used:

[one-fourth-first]Feeling Sentimental 129630/one-fourth-first][one-fourth]Basic Black 126980[/one-fourth][one-fourth]Neutrals Collection DSP 117157[/one-fourth][one-fourth]Crumb Cake Card Stock 120953[/one-fourth]

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Recover Rapidly from Free Stamp Sets!

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Throughout Sale–A–Bration (now until March 22nd) I’m going to post all the FREE stamp sets I received with every $50 dollar order I made.  The cute band-aid came from the Patterned Occasions set.  You can’t buy it, but you can get it for FREE!

My full-time job is at a major medical center and I would love to have a band-aid for each one of our patients.  Some patients receive my blog updates via email, so in a sense, I am giving them this card in hopes that they get better.


I wrapped a few loops of Lucky Limeade Baker’s Twine because I don’t think I use it enough.  Remember, buy only items you know will use.  Don’t let any product collect dust.


Never throw away your left over scraps.  Why?  Because you can always use them on other projects… trust me.  I had this little red heart left over from a Valentine card and just look how it beautifully stands out… don’t you think?
Friends, I have nine weeks left before I deploy… I’m using weeks because it gives me a sense of a longer time with my family and craft room.  LoL.  I mean really, January is pretty much over and I’m having crafting withdraw already… LoL.

Here’s the challenge I have given myself:

  1. Share the joy I get out of making cards and introduce you to hundreds of pals who share the same passion.
  2. Add new pals to my circle (before I deploy) and tell everyone about the discounts & benefits I cherish.
  3. Why?  Because only during Sale-A-Bration will Stampin’ Up! celebrate their 25th anniversary by giving YOU 25% more products in your Starter Kit for FREE!
  4. Lastly, I’m hoping to find those of you who think they aren’t crafty, but if you just want the kit for a steal, that’s okay too! =)

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A Twitterpated Sale-A-Bration

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How much more simple can this cute little simple layout get?  I cut out this very pretty and delicate Paper Doily Sizzlit (125592) when the Twitterpated Designer Series Paper (DSP) was first announced and shown to us.  I just put it in my pile of “use it later” scraps and tonight I figured I should start using my scraps to make quick & easy cards.

The Old Olive button came from the Brights Designer Button (119747) and was added just to add a little simple dimension and depth to the lace.  I fell a few weeks behind on my birthday cards and decided I would show you how to quickly throw a simple card together that had little bits of bright colors.


I added a peak of the Pretty Petites Stamp Set (C129642/W129639) that you could earn for FREE with any $50 purchase during Sale-A-Bration.  If you buy $100 worth then you can get the complete bundle, which includes the Petite Curly Label Punch (129405).  It comes with a total of EIGHT mini stamps, which if you think about it, translates to an additional EIGHT different cards.


A close up of the Paper Doily shows off it’s intricate cuts and fascinating twirls.

Blessings to you and thank you for stopping by.  Be on the lookout for more Blog Candy this month.  I’m fixin’ to clean out my stash of Stampin’ Up! paper.

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