Every birthday, I want to share the Stampin’ Up! love. So, I created my own specials to feature this month. Keep in mind that these specials are through me directly; they are not sponsored by Stampin’ Up! To order, follow the directions on the graphic or contact me directly. tobe.buffenbarger@gmail.com
Celebrate This March
Some days you don’t want to stamp on your card, and that’s okay. For today’s card, I simply die cut a sentiment and layered on some fun pattern paper pieces. This card took all of 5 mintues to create, but it still looks great.
Stamps:
Inks:
Cardstock: Frosted Floral DSP; Blackberry Bliss; Vellum; Whisper White
Accessories: Silver Wink of Stella; Share What You Love Artisan Pearls
Tools: Celebrate You Thinlits
Layered Tea Room
Today’s card is a classic design with fun products. I really like the Tea Room DSP, but I often don’t know how to use it without being overwhelming. This layered pendant design is the perfect solution. Simply layer, add a sentiment, and finish off with a few embellishments. Easy peasy! And a great card.
Stamps: Just Add Text (retired)
Inks: Basic Black
Cardstock: Tea Room DSP; Calypso Coral; Pool Party
Accessories: Basic Adhesive Backed Sequins; Tea Room Ribbon Combo
Tools: Stitched Shapes Framelits
A Cup of Giggles
Today’s card is a celebration of bright colors and fun beverages! The Coffee Cafe stamp set and coordinating dies are always a favorite in my stash. For this card, I made a fun confection in Melon Mambo and Coastal Cabana. This striped paper from the How Sweet It Is DSP pack is just too fun. You’ll be seeing again later this month.
Stamps: Coffee Cafe; Part of My Story
Inks: Melon Mambo; Coastal Cabana; Smoky Slate
Cardstock: How Sweet It Is DSP; Coastal Cabana; Melon Mambo; Whisper White
Accessories: Glitter Enamel Shapes
Tools: Stitched Shapes Framelits; Coffee Cups Framelits
March Crafting Goals
A recap of last month’s goals:
Finish January MP Pages — Success!
Finalize travel/hotel plans for April’s Stampin’ Up! Convention — Success! Pam and I booked a cute AirBnB fairly close to downtown.
Schedule February and March Classes and Events — Fail.
Finish 2017 in Quentin’s PL Album — Success!
Start 2019 Family PL Album — Ummm…. well, I have actually started it, but I did buy the new album and page protectors.
Prep weekly sales for March — Success!
Prep 30 Days of Birthday Cards (March) — Success! I have some of the cards already done and started prepping drafts and ideas for the rest.
March’s Goals:
Finish out my 30 Days of Birthday Cards — It’s been started. Now I need to finish it!
Prep for April’s OnStage Event — This will be here before I know it. I need to check with my friend to work out some details and decide what to take with me.
Make Swaps for April’s OnStage Event? — Possibly making swaps for OnStage, but what exactly?
Dive into Quentin’s 2018 PL Album — I’ve got the physical album and page protectors. Now to start the spreads.
Schedule March and April Events — I’ve got this started (things are on the calendar), but I need to work out what cards for what events and such.
Retiring Season Plan — The new SU catalog comes out in June. In May, I usually have events and posts highlighting retiring products and such. I want to brainstorm some ideas this month.