Missions Accomplished?

Did I make you S M I L E?

It’s Thursday and that means is another Pals Paper Art Challenge and today’s challenge is a sketch challenge designer from our very own and talented PAL – Margaret Moody!

 I hope that you are smiling for many reasons as it’s a great day…we have lots to be thankful for (yikes, Turkey Day is a week from today) and Stampin’ Up! is in the middle of its SUPER great Holiday Sale!

(Click on the image to download the fabulous and long list of goodies

ranging from 20% – 50% off only until December 2^nd!!!)

This is a fun card that will certainly brighten up anyone’s day!

From the start, the 5” X 5” size will create the 1^st wow factor for whomever you send it to but the bright and cheerful colors will simply “make their day”!!!

The festive paper is from the Quatrefancy Specialty Designer Series Paper Collection (now say that 3 times fast)!!! It is just one fun collection of paper that will make you S M I L E just looking at it !

I have a tough time when I have a sketch challenge so I take it very literally…with using the fun paper and then pulling the coordinating solid colors in Daffodil Delight and Island Indigo…this was easy-peasy!

We all love using scraps up…a simple stamp of s m i l e from the Happy Days Stamp Set…made me happy – how about you? Isn’t this a great stamp set!

I simply matted it with a piece of Island Indigo just a smidge bigger and then adding a simple Regal Button was a fun touch!

To the button I took a small piece of Daffodil Delight Seam Binding Ribbon and cut it in half long ways to be able to thread it through the buttonholes easier and then a simple knot did the trick!

I often say…

“When you have the right tools…

everything is easy and comes together like peanut butter and jelly”!!!

This is so true – to pop that button into place the Mini Glue Dots are lifesavers and what in the world would we do without Stampin’ Dimensionals?

The custom envelope was simple to make using the Envelope Punch Board, simply read the guide for the dimensions of your card and it will tell you what size of paper to cut…again, it’s the peanut butter and jelly thing going on!!!

How did I line the envelopes? Easy – simply click here and watch my fabulous Upline, Mary Fish and her great tutorial…works like a champ every time!!! Lining envelopes adds that extra special touch that will bring your projects from great to WOWZERS!!!

I hope that you submit a card using this great layout! As I have said, I find that sketch challenges are a challenge to me but at the same time it pushes me to step out of the box and try something different!

Not sure how to upload a picture of your card you create? Please, email me and I will be happy to walk you through it and even call you if you want! You know that I am a bit “computer challenged” but I can do this!

I am going to be trying to showcase products for you over the next week that are items from our fabulous sale…I truly love to show you that YOU can do it and when I inspire you with items that are on sale…it is even sweeter!

You would be making me SMILE if you considered becoming a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator…why not? There is simply no reason and there is no obligation to stop whenever!

I have several “silent demonstrators”…

what is a silent demonstrator?

• someone that just want to get their products at a discount…
• someone that want to order new products WAY before everyone else can…
• someone that just simply wants to do something for themselves!

I call it a personal and rewarding “feel good”!

(I was a "silent demonstrator" for 6 months until I learned that I love the people, product and mission so much –

I simply could not keep it in!!!)

You can click here and get started or you can email me and we'll chat…

Yesterday I was asked many times, if I became a SUD, would I get an even bigger discount on these products already on sale?

YEP…double dippin’ is fun!!!

Have a great Thursday…play along with us this week at Pals Paper Art and I hope that I made you SMILE!

Until tomorrow!