This has got to be the best card ever! That piggy is just so darn cute. My husband spent two evenings working on this card for my birthday. I am so impressed that he created a punch art pig and used my Big Shot for the very first time! Inside this card was a gift card for 2 movie passes and 2 handmade ticket vouchers. You arrr invited to a movie and you arrr invited to bring a friend, so cute. Not sure what movie to see yet but I'll be taking him along with me. (Want to see how far he's gone since last year? Check out my birthday card here.)


This year Stampin' Up! is sending out birthday cards to all demonstrators and giving up an extra 15% off an item of our choice during our birthday month! Thanks Stampin' Up! There are so many wonderful reasons to be a demonstrator! Interested in becoming a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator? Click here to check it out! Below is the card I received on Monday, it was created with My Digital Studio.


Supplies for the Pig Birthday Card and Pirate Movie Tickets
Stamps: Party Hearty, Ahoy Matey (retired), Incentive Pig Stamp
Ink: Basic Black, Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White Craft Ink
Paper: Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Wisteria Wonder (2011-2013 In Color), Pixie Pink (retired)
Accessories: Word Window Punch, Wide Oval Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Big Shot, Timeless Type Alphabet Sizzlet Dies

~ Amanda

Tomorrow is my birthday! So I just had to show a card with purple on it! This card has a lot of my favs on it! Purples (3 purples: Concord Crush, Elegant Eggplant and Perfect Plum!), the First Edition Designer Series Paper, the Rhinestones and pleating. Looking forward to tomorrow, a day off with my husband to celebrate, I know he has some surprises in store for me and hopefully a little time to create some scrapbook pages too.

Supplies
Stamps: Just Believe
Ink: Perfect Plum, Concord Crush, Elegant Eggplant
Paper: Perfect Plum, Concord Crush, Elegant Eggplant, Very Vanilla, First Edition Designer Series Paper
Accessories: Rhinestone Jewels, Sticky Strip, Stampin' Dimensionals

~ Amanda

This will be your last chance to say Goodbye to some wonderful stamps and accessories! These products will no longer be available after Jun 30th, 2011! The accessories are only here while supplies last, so make sure to check the list or my online store when you are placing your order.


Click here to download and print the Last Chance Stamp List.

Click here to view the Retiring Accessory List. These are while supplies last! This list will be updated everyday to show items that have sold out.

Click here to view the Last Chance Definitely Decorative online.

Make sure you order any of these retiring product for your collection before June 30, 2011 and they disappear! Shop Online today!

 ~ Amanda

As part of our Making a Difference program, Stampin' Up! is proud to partner with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation in the Strength & Hope Campaign.

Throughout the 2011 Summer Mini Catalogue sales period, Stampin' Up! will donate $2 from the sale of each Strength & Hope set and Strength & Hope digital kit to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF).
Strength and Hope Stamp set available in Wood $21.95 or Clear $16.95

Strength and Hope Digital Kit $12.50

Supplies
Stamps: Strength and Hope, Sincere Salutations
Ink: Perfect Plum, Concord Crush, Baja Breeze
Paper: Baja Breeze, Whisper White
Accessories: Victoria Lace, Stampin' Dimensional, Big Shot, Top Note Die

~ Amanda

A few techniques rolled into this one! Masking and Rock 'n Roll! The thanks was masked with a piece of sticky post-it-note punched out with the Wide Oval Punch.Then the leaves were stamped over it. After stamping the mask is pulled off and ta-da complete! The leaf stamps were first inked with More Mustard but immediately rolled around on the Cherry Cobbler ink pad - this creates the Rock 'n Roll look - before stamping onto the Very Vanilla strip of card stock..

Supplies
Stamps: Autumn Splendor, Thank You Kindly
Ink: More Mustard, Cherry Cobbler
Paper: More Mustard, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Wide Oval Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper Impressions Folder

~ Amanda