Friday, July 16, 2010

Happy Birthday to Me! & Blog Candy Winner

Today is my birthday! I scheduled my new catalog open house for my birthday because I thought it would be lots of fun to have people over and stamp on my birthday. What better way to celebrate, right? Then this morning, I realized that meant I had to clean the house on my birthday. What was I thinking!? (wink!) My hubby took the day off to help with the kids and we got everything cleaned up and set up in time. Now I can kick back and relax in the clean family room. Too bad only half the house get cleaned. Next time I'll have to plan a whole-house open house so I have a reason to clean the rest of it! Do you clean like that too? I need an excuse (company coming over) to get it all done. Otherwise it just gets the quick job!

Anyway, enough about cleaning!! I've got two cards to share today. They are slightly different versions of the same card. I think I have a crush on Concord Crush! I love it a lot more than I thought I would!

The first card is the standard size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" and the second card is 3-1/2" x 5-1/2". Leave me a comment and let me know which card you like best.

Finally, it's time to pick a winner for the 400K Blog Candy I posted last week. I used Random.org to generate a number and the lucky winner is
Maria H. said...

Congrats on the milestones, and Happy Birthday early too! I love anything punch, so the new punches like the Owl are ok with me!

July 10, 2010 4:43 PM
Maria, please send me an email with your mailing address and I will send your new Color Coach to you right away.

Thanks everyone, for your kind comments about my blog and your birthday wishes! I enjoyed reading each one. I was surprised by how many of you picked that new Owl Punch as a favorite. I have to admit, it's not really on my "list", but maybe I'll have to give it a shot!

Thanks for stopping by! Come back tomorrow for another new card using the Perfect Punches stamp set.

Supplies: Perfect Punches, Concord Crush ink & cardstock, Pretty in Pink cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Very Vanilla cardstock, Lap of Luxury DSP, Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon, Wide Oval Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Basic Rhinestones Jewel Accent, Stampin' Dimensionals

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4 comments:

  1. JeanetteJuly 16, 2010 at 8:57 PM

    I prefer the first one. The patterned paper seems to pop more. It's beautiful

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  2. Dawn Olchefske (dostamping)July 17, 2010 at 12:51 AM

    Happy Birthday Julie!! Love these cards - but prefer the pink one. I too thought concord crush was my least favorite IC, but I've completely run out of the cardstock.

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  3. WendieJuly 17, 2010 at 8:49 AM

    Happy birthday, Julie! Mine is tomorrow. These card are beautiful.

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  4. EileenJuly 17, 2010 at 9:42 AM

    like the first card better as the colors blend more nicely, Happy Birthday and have a great Open house.
    Eileen

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