Although I'm not big on birthday parties for myself, it sure is fun to throw one for others 
especially during summer. You can enjoy the nice weather and do some grilling. My husband's birthday is this weekend and I realized I only had "pretty" looking birthday cards in my stash like the one above. I struggle with making masculine looking cards, but I'm sure I'll be able to throw something together.
Baja Breeze and Poppy Parade . . . who thinks up the names of these colors? It never ceases to amaze me the colors Stampin' Up! comes out with and how well you can mix and match them. Love it!
So who is smart enough to sprain their wrist on Memorial Day - the official start of summer? ME! I feel like this bird in a cage. Thankfully it's my left wrist (I am right-handed) and it's only a sprain. I never realized though how much your left hand supports what your right hand is doing. It's getting better, but not fast enough.
I CASED this card from page 10 of the Stampin' Up! Summer Mini Catalog. I plan to use this one as a graduation card for a male. I just love using the new stamp set The Open Sea. This set nicely compliments the new Designer Series Paper Nautical Expedition. What a bonus!
Here is a sneak peek of a couple of new products that are coming out in the 2011-2012 Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog.
Spring has finally arrived and I hear the birds chirping in between all the rain we've had.
Give your Stampin Up 
I hope you had a wonderful Easter! We went to an Easter egg hunt Saturday morning and yesterday I cooked dinner for the family. The Easter bunny was very good to Brandon. He was so excited to go through his basket and look at all his goodies!
Let your patterned paper do all the work for you! I created this card using the earthy Botanical Gazette Designer Series Paper from the current Stampin' Up! Occasions Mini Catalog. The only stamping here was the sentiment, butterfly, and circle piece inside the scallop circle. TO ORDER STAMPIN' UP! 
Here is a quick and easy birthday card. Loads of Love and Loads of Love Accessories are all you need from Stampin' Up! to create some fun and easy cards for any occasion. 
Last month I went out of town and visited a scrapbook store who was offering make n' takes while I was there. I haven't been to a card class in years and it was very refreshing to learn new techniques and play with new tools. It's just amazing how the card making/scrapbooking industry just keeps growing. You can never get bored with this hobby!
Want a really fun stamp set to get creative with? Try Stampin Up Aviary (Item #116956, pg 121 in the current SU! IB&C). There are so many possibilities with this set and it's really cute.
My husband was out of town last week so I made him a bunch of cards to open each day while he was away. This one was a simple and sweet 3x3 card. The stamp is from the Stampin' Up! set Pun Fun.
Remember the Stampin' Up! Sweet Pea Designer Paper collection last year? It was such a generous collection of papers that I still have some laying around. It's always good to use up the old stuff to make room for the new.
I have a soothing card to share with you today. Sometimes people go through rough patches in life and it's nice to send them a handmade card letting them know you care. I wanted the feel of this card to be comforting so I paired a couple neutral colors with Baja Breeze and used the Friends 24-7 stamp set from Stampin Up. The stamps did all the work to pull this creation together. Gotta love Stampin' Up!
It's a circus of circles here at Tiffany's Cardtique today! My most forgotten Stampin' Up! set that I own . . . Circle Circus. It's a really fun and adorable set, but for some reason quite often forgotten. I created my circus card using some of the gorgeous in colors from Stampin Up: Pear Pizzazz, Concord Crush, and Peach Parfait. What a yummy combination of colors I cannot take credit for . . . I used my Color Coach. I just love that handy little tool.
Have you ever tried making a tri-fold card? It's very easy and makes your card appe
ar really fancy.
t. I am a very slow scrapbook page creator. It doesn't come as easy as cards do. I'll share some pages with you soon.
If you are a regular visitor of my blog, you are probably thinking I must have a guest stamper today. This card design/style is totally out of character for me . . . but it's me!
Don't forget to stamp your envelope to make it complete.
HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season. 
