TGIF Challenges Turns TWO! Let's Celebrate!

We are celebrating a birthday over at TGIF Challenges today!  We are TWO years old already as a challenge site.  I remember playing along with the first challenge - it was a color challenge and I submitted two different cards.  But what is really neat is that Stampin' Up! had both of my cards featured on their homepage!  I may not have won the challenge over at TGIF, but the highlight from SU was huge for me! Fast forward two years and here I am as a design team member.

So much fun!

So since we are celebrating a birthday, we have a fitting challenge theme this week!  Click on the image below to go to our homepage to see the rest of the design team's creations and join the fun this week!

For this challenge I decided to make a birthday card.  It's a little stretch from the "party" theme - but a birthday is a reason to party - so it fits!

This card was actually cased almost to the T from the new catalog.  I won the Special Celebrations stamp set at OnStage earlier this month.  It's a wonderful stamp set with sentiments for both the front and inside of the card.

The flowers are from the Blooms & Wishes stamp set.  If you've followed me for awhile, you may remember that I'm not much of a floral stamp set fan, but this set is my favorite floral set.

I added some Brights Enamel Shapes - both Melon Mambo and Bermuda Bay.

When I made a second card, I decided to add a little bling instead.  (I was also short on the Bermuda Bay enamel shapes!)  I actually like both looks.  

A little shabby and chic - which one do you like best?

I hope that you like the cards I shared with you today.  Please head on over to TGIF Challenges and check out all of the fabulous creations the team made!  You won't be disappointed!

Have a wonderful weekend!

-Holly

Stamps in the Mail - Blooms & Wishes - first order due June 30th!

Hey everyone! So sorry it's been awhile since I've offered a Stamps in the Mail kit.  Life has been a little busy lately and I have not had the chance to sit down and make some kits up.  Plus, I didn't want to offer a kit that had a retiring stamp set, so I waited for the new catalog.  I have a few sets picked out for the next few months, so I hope you like the picks and I hope you join along!

So here are the cards you will make with June's kit!

I think the Blooms & Wishes stamp set from Stampin' Up! is beautiful.  I've said it before - I'm not a huge fan of flowery cards, but I love this set and the matching paper was one of the first things I bought.

There are 2 options for this card kit:

1- Blooms & Wishes (Photopolymer) stamp set with supplies for 6 cards/envelopes 

- $28 local MN pick-up or $31 shipped (US Only) -

2 - Blooms & Wishes (Photopolymer) stamp set with supplies for 6 cards/envelopes plus Island Indigo, Sweet Sugarplum and Mint Macaron Ink Pads

- $52 local MN pick-up or $58 shipped - 

Option 2 may seem a little expensive for a card kit, but you're getting $40.50 in just ink and stamps! As always, you can substitute ink colors if you chose.  

***If you have participated in my other 2 SITM kits, you already have Mint Macaron and I would recommend substituting Sahara Sand.  3 of the past 4 inks coordinate with the Blooms & Bliss Designer Series Paper (DSP).***

I will be closing out my first group of orders on June 30th at NOON CST.  Please leave a comment below or email me at Studio8tene@yahoo.com if you would like to participate.  Paypal preferred!

Thanks!

-Holly