Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge 12

Hi Stamping Friends!

For today's card I used the sketch from Pals Paper Arts challenge blog PPA12.

Here's my card:

I'm not super happy with how this card turned out.  I love everything on it, the DSP, the sketch, the colors, the ribbon.  I just don't like it all together!  I think it's too busy.  Your eye doesn't know where to look.  Anyhoo!  Guess you can't hit it out of the ballpark everytime.  The cupcake was made using the Big Bold Cupcake Sizzlit die, exclusive to Stampin' Up! and the sentiment is from the set Party Hearty.

I had my Mystery Hostess club pals over yesterday afternoon.  We had a fun time laughing and stamping together.  One of my favorite parts of being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator (besides getting to play with fabulous stamps!) is the wonderful friends I've made.  Tomorrow I'll show you the three projects we made, so you can be jealous and want to join my next hostess club in January!  :)

Party Hearty  #111532  $26.95

Big Bold Cupcakes Sizzlit Dies  #114509 $21.95

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Tween Birthday Girl

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Just a quick post to share more cards for my mission fundraiser.  These come from the Tween Birthday Girl pack.

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Tween Birthday Boy and a Final Jingle!

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Just thought I'd share the Tween Birthday Boy card pack I will be selling for my mission fundraiser.

I used Kraft cardstock for the bases and Kiwi Kiss, Basic Gray, Basic Black, Baja Breeze, and Very Vanilla for various elements.  The DSP is called Urban Oasis.  Bummer is it's retired!

And for the grand finale... the last Christmas Jingle card.  This is number 20 out of 20.  Remember, tomorrow is the last day to take advantage of the Early Bird special of $40.  After tomorrow, the price is $45 and includes all supplies to make 20 cards, plus envelopes, a glue stick, and a pack of Dimensionals.  What a bargain! 

The cute ornament is made using the Delightful Decorations stamp set that is featured in the Holiday Mini Catalog.  It's punched out using the new Ornament Punch, also in the mini.

If you can't make it to stamp all 20 cards with me, I can make you a kit and send it to you.

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More Mission Cards

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Juat thought I'd do a quick post of another set of the cards I'm making to raise funds for my mission trip.  These are the Birthday Girl set.  Same layouts as the boy set, just more girly! 

And I can't leave you without showing you another Christmas Jingle card!  Be sure to mail in your payment by Oct. 1st to take advantage of the Early Bird Special! 

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Cards for Missions

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A couple of weeks ago, my husband and I had the priviledge of attending the 15th anniversary celebration of Students International.  It's a Christian mission organization that has mission sites in Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Figi, and Costa Rica.  Our church has been partnering with them for a number of years.  Our high school and college students have the opportunity to go on a two week mission trip during the summer.  My husband has been to the Dominican Republic site and had an amazing time. 

So fast forward to the dinner/fundraiser that we attended.  I was enjoying the food, listening to students give testimonies to the awesome experience they had with SI.  Then the director's wife steps up to the mic and starts talking about how they had their first Women's Only trip to the Dominican Republic last year what an incredible experience it was and they are so excited to plan a second one for this coming February. Well... I want to go!  So I'm in the process of planning card bundles to sell to help raise funds for my trip.  Each bundle will have 5 cards and will cost $15.  I'm planning on sending out an order form to all my family and friends. 

Here's the first pack that I've designed.  This is the Birthday Boy set: 

I have the Birthday Girl set designed as well.  Hopefully I'll have time to post those tomorrow.  I hope to have a teen set, plus a set for women and one for men.  I was also thinking of doing an All-Occasion set, as well as a "Blue-Plate Special".  I'm sure my plans are bigger than my energy, but God will provide!

Of course the day would not be complete without a Christmas Jingle card.  We are getting to the end of our Christmas card parade.  

I have a couple challenges I want to partcipate in, so I should go get stamping!

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