kid birthday cards

Last night I hosted my monthly card making night. The theme for the evening was Kid-Friendly Birthday Cards in honor of Stampin' Up!'s JUST FOR KIDS campaign happening now through September. There's always a need for kid birthday cards, so the guests made 6 cards for $10 (3 card designs, 2 of each design). I had 3 tables set up and everyone moved from table to table creating each card.

I think everyone had a good time and they were excited to walk away stocked up for upcoming birthdays! I love having friends over to stamp, create, and have fun! Thanks for coming over to stamp, ladies!!


For the cards, I chose to use one stamp set called Pun Fun that I could use for all 3 cards. This is a great set that can especially be used for kids' cards!

this particular card was inspired by this card

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Card Making Workshop

On Sunday, my dear friend hosted a card making workshop at her house. I ran it a little differently than your standard workshop. She had wanted her guests to be able to come and make some cards, and I was up for that for sure! So, everyone brought $5 and I had all of the supplies prepared for them to make 3 cards. This is normally how I run my card making nights. Any chance I get to pass on my love for creativity, I'll take it! There were a total of 6 ladies who came and I think they all had a good time.

Here are the cards we made...

This card I had made for my open house a few weeks ago. Since I had so many leftovers that I had already prepared, I thought it would be perfect to use at her party!


This card I made using the Petal Pizzazz stamp set that I was able to borrow from a friend. I love the colors of Certainly Celery and Regal Rose together.


The last card we made kind of evolved out of many trials and errors. I just couldn't get the card to look the way I wanted. In fact, I thought I had decided the "right one", but I still didn't think it was right, so I used a design that a friend of mine had used for a baby thank you and adapted it for the birthday bear. Plus, I got to use my early Christmas present Big Shot die cut machine from my parents!!


All in all it was a fun afternoon with friends!

Just for kids...and the kid in you!

Join me in celebrating Stampin' Up!'s JUST FOR KIDS special promotions during the months of August and September...

Promotion #1 - From August 1st - September 30 only: You can get the EXCLUSIVE Decor Elements Growth chart (plus applicator tool free!) for only $24.95 (plus shipping).

Promotion #2 - From August 1st - August 31st only: For EVERY $35 spent on stamp sets from the Growing Up section of the 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog, you will receive a FREE package of Designer buttons (a $7.95 value!). Eligible buttons are the Playground Designer Buttons, Sherbet Designer Buttons, and Button Latte Designer Buttons. (These are so adorable, by the way!)

Feel free to contact me if you're interested in these promotions!

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I'm holding a 3 for $5 card making workshop on Sunday for a very dear friend and to go along with the JUST FOR KIDS campaign during August, I wanted to design a kid-friendly birthday card the guests could create. It took me three shots to finally get it the way I wanted it to look...

1st try

2nd try
3rd time's the charm!

I used the Cute & Cuddly bear (found in the "Growing Up" section of the catalog) with the Party Hearty birthday hat. If the bear with the birthday hat looks a little familiar, it might be from the last kid-friendly birthday card I made.