February Card Buffet Coming soon.

It's February and I think I missed January.  There were the 3 bouts of the mercifully mild flu in the house, the hives on the Boychild, my falling down like a tree, and the month is OVER!  For those of you who missed it, I sprained my shoulder 2 1/2 weeks ago when I caught a toe in the opposite pants leg and crashed to the ground.  Ugh!  Fortunately, nothing's broken and I've very grateful for that.

Due to the aforementioned circumstances beyond my control, it wasn't until a couple of days ago when I really sat down to get some cards and pages ready for you.  Are you ready?  I'll be posting Christmas Scrapbook pages for a class on February 17th in a separate post.  I have an upcoming Card Class on March 10th too.

Alrighty, the February Card Buffet will be on Friday, February 15th between 7pm and Midnght, in Oxnard.  Bring your double-sided tape and come make the designs you want to make.  I'm trying something new this year by adding a scrapbooking layout to my Card Buffets.  I'm going to do this for a few months and see how it goes.  The price for cards will be $1.50 (or $2.00 if you use my tape) and this month's pages will be $7.00 ($8.00 if you use my tape).  It will be a two page 12 x 12 layout.  I'll have SNAIL (double-sided tape) available for purchase if you would like to buy one ($7.00 or $4.50 for a refill).   

All links, below, are to my direct website where you can view and purchase Stampin' Up! products. 
You can find more information about getting some of them FREE, below. 

Here's one of the two pages (half the layout).  I used the stamp set  Betsy's Blossoms (W126004 - $28.95 / C126006 - $21.95) with the Scallop Trim Border Punch  (118402 - $15.95) and the Floral District Designer Series Paper (126919 - $10.95) on this one. 



And here's a detail shot.



I seem to have had birthdays on the brain when I started designing for this month.  3 of the 5 are birthday cards.  The first uses the adorable new "Henry Says" stamp set (W128090 $29.95 / C128093 - $21.95).  It's great for Congratulations, Christmas, and Party Invitations as well as birthdays.  Click the link to see the cute set in the Spring Catalog.



Here's the inside with some cheerful little birds.



This Birthday Card was designed for "Auntie" at Scrapbook Blessings in Newbury Park. If you know the store you're sure to have seen "Auntie" keeping it spic and span and occasionally providing guidance for a wayward scrapbooker.  :>)  Some of us surprised her for her 80th birthday at a recent crop.  She's an awfully spry lady for 80!  I used the "Bring on the Cake" stamp set  (W121899 - $38.95 / C 126006 - $27.95) for the sentiment and the "Creative Elements" stamp set (W122645 - $32.95 - C122647 - $24.95) for the background.  I also used our two butterfly punches, "Elegant Butterfly" (127526 - $15.95) and "Bitty Butterfly"   (129406 - $15.95) and Victoria Ribbon  (118481 - $6.95/ 5 yards). 




My wicked sense of humor also seems to have manifested itself during designing time.  This birthday card might be a little rude but it could be perfect for the right person.  This is Stampin' Up!'s 25th year and a themed "Best of" set of stamps will come out each month, featuring stamps from over the years and one new stamp.  January's set was "Best of Birthdays" (132929 - $14.95) and I HAD to use this cake.  You can check out the February set,  "Best of Love" (132987 - $14.95) by clicking on the link.  This card also features a stripe of "Sunshine and Sprinkles Designer Series Paper" (126922 - $10.95) which really brightens things up. 



Stampin' Up! also came out with a new stamp kit meant for GUYS in January!  When I saw that it had a "Cussing Stamp" I HAD to get it.  :>)  You could use this so many ways!  This one is actually a Get Well card but I can think of pictures I'd like to scrap with this and a LOT of cards to make.  The kit is called, "Dude, You're Welcome!" ( 132807 - $24.95) and comes with four stamps , 12 notecards with envelopes, an ink pad and an instruction manual, packed in a steel gray box ready for a man to explore his crafty side.  Do you know anyone who needs one?  ;>)

 

 

 

The last one for February's Buffet is made with a stamp set I got ABSOLUTELY FREE and you can too!  It's SALE-a-Bration time at Stampin' Up! For the uninitiated, this mean FREE STUFF. Click on the balloons on my homepage to see which of the 19 free products (stamp sets, punches, designer paper Digital Content, buttons and ribbon, etc.) you can get with EVERY $50 worth of products you purchase.  If you have a party, everyone can get free stuff, not just the hostess (you still get hostess goodies too!).  You can even have a "Catalog Party" if you want to gather orders from some friends and put them together.  As hostess you'd even get FREE  Silver Glimmer Paper if you party hits $150 or the Glimmer Paper AND a FREE Hostess Bundle if your party hits $400.  WOW!  Let me know if you're interested in booking a party or a Catalog Party. 

 

This Stamp is on of 5 adorable stamps in its set.  I got it FREE!!!

 

 

 

Let me know if you plan to come out for the Buffet.  Hope to see you soon!