Stampin Up Birthday Card - a little distraction from Christmas......

I know it's hard to believe that some people have their birthday's at this time of year and I know from experience that their birthday celebrations get a little swallowed up with the Christmas festivities so I am urging you to get organised and prepared to make anyone having a birthday feel special. Here are a few no-no's

Don't wrap their birthday pressie in Christmas paper!
Don't combine their birthday and Christmas pressie if you can help it.
Make your cards in advance so that you don't need to pop to the local corner shop.
Make a big deal and make a fuss of them, the poor things will have to wait another 12 months for any pressies or treats…….

This is a perfect card that suits most people so why not make a few of them? I find that if I am going to the trouble of making one card it really doesn't take long to make a couple more at the same time.

I have used Perfect Punches for the sentiment (£17.95/£22.95), 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon (£5.25) and the hostess level 3 set to make the brightly coloured bunting. I have a little secret for you though, when you receive your stamps from Stampin Up you also receive the background rubber too so you could cut a triangle piece of rubber and make your own bunting, I always try and use the extra pieces that would normally be thrown away……

So much snow here and it shows no sign of dissapearing – still waiting on lots of deliveries, so keep your fingers croseed!!!!

Oh and if you are planning on coming to The Retreat I am oranising then todays is the last day to benefit from the early bird offer, email me on michelle@cbdesign.org.uk