Sorry that time has slipped away from me again and I’ve gone so long without an update. 

Today I’ll share the birthday card I sent my Stampin’ Up! demo last week.  I haven’t heard from her since I mailed it, so I hope she liked it.  I followed Sketch Challenge 212 at Splitcoaststampers for the layout.  I think the Afternoon Tea designer paper is sooooo pretty!  You can click on the photo for a clearer, larger picture.  (One of these days I’ll figure out how to get *clear* clickable thumbnails formatted within my blog posts!)

The deets:

Stamps:  On Your Birthday (Stampin’ Up!)
Cardstock:  Soft Sky, Groovy Guava, Afternoon Tea designer paper (Stampin’ Up!)
Ink: Chocolate Chip (Stampin’ Up!)
Other: sky blue brads, ticket corner punch, sponge, round and oval Sizzlits dies

Sorry for the lack of updates.  Things have been pretty busy around here lately. 

I hope you had a chance to play in the holiday challenges and/or the New Year’s Eve challenges at Splitcoaststampers.  I had fun hosting one of each of the challenges.

For my New Year’s Eve challenge, the requirements were that that main image be from a retired Stampin’ Up! stamp set, and that the card could be easily mailed.  Here’s the sample I made for it.  I wanted to make it suitable for Valentine’s Day because that holiday will be coming up pretty soon.  I wish the piercing in the corners showed up better in the photo than it does.

Stamps: Roses in Winter, Short & Sweet (Stampin’ Up!)
Cardstock : Regal Rose, Rose Red, Whisper White (Stampin’ Up!)
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Rose Red, Mellow Moss (Stampin’ Up!)
Other: piercing tool