It's time for the May Best of 25 Years Stamp Set - Best of Brides and Babies!!!  Collect 6 stickers from the Best Of stamp sets and receive a free stamp set of your choice valued at $14.95  These stamp sets will be available until March 31, 2014.

Best Of Brides & Babies Clear-Mount Stamp Set	133482
Price: $14.95
Sure, these things happen all year long, but there is just something about spring that makes us think of weddings and babies. So what could be better for our May “Best of” set than a Best of Brides & Babies Stamp Set?

I thought I would share a collection of kids cards we swapped at our last Demonstrator meeting.  This first card was my swap from one of my favorite kids sets - Dinoroar.

The card uses the Dinoroar and Itty Bitty Banners stamp sets.  DSP is International Bazaar and colors are Early Espresso, Lucky Limeade and Whisper White.

This next card was made by JoAnn Graham.    I love the technique of adding punched shapes to the card front, then embossing it with an embossing folder - the Square Lattice EF was used on this card.

Colors used were Naturals Ivory, Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Pacific Point, Tempting Turquoise, Tangerine Tango, Old Olive and Daffodil Delight.  

This final card was one we made earlier, but also features the Dinoroar set.  This set is retiring at the end of the month, so don't miss out on ordering it!!!

Card the white card stock a little larger than needed, draw a line on the back of the piece on the right side, then cut out the tail and along the lines to make it look like the tail is coming out of the image.  The flying dinosaur was trimmed and popped up.  

Dinoroar - Clear-Mount Stamp	122537
Price: $17.95
Dig up some fun with the Dinoroar Set! You’ll have a roarin’ good time with these four prehistoric pals. Also included in this set of seven are two sentiments for the dinosaur enthusiasts. Roar{der} yours today--before they are extinct. Available in both clear and wood-mount. Set Quantity: 7

Check out April's new Best of 25 Years - Best of Butterflies!  Don't forget to save your "25" sticker on each stamp set you buy from this set.  I will have a copy of the flyer for each Best Of set at workshops so you can see in better detail.

Best Of Butterflies Clear-mount Stamp Set	133345
Price: $14.95
Did you know that every year Monarch butterflies migrate from Canada to Mexico, and that the migration might span multiple generations of butterflies? Impressive. Of course, you can just stamp a butterfly from the Best of Butterflies Stamp Set on a card and mail it ANYWHERE in the WORLD. Take that, Mr. Monarch butterfly! Every month during 2013, we’re combining some of our all-time-favorite stamps with a new, never-before-seen stamp to create a monthly “Best of” stamp set. Best of Butterflies is our April offering, but don’t forget to check out the sets from previous months as well. They’re available all year! Note: Clear-Mount Blocks B, C, and D needed for this set. Yesterday, I shared the scrapbooks we made at the class recently.  One of the participants, Carrie, wanted to make a non-floral boy's scrapbook.  I pulled out some retired and other non-SUp! punches, changed out pink for blue card stock and here's what she came up with.  I love it!!! Isn't this dinosaur set perfect for a boy's album? Here is Carrie and the other ladies at her table. Carrie and Michele Jan and Brenda   Dinoroar - Clear-Mount Stamp 122537 Price: $17.95 Dig up some fun with the Dinoroar Set! You’ll have a roarin’ good time with these four prehistoric pals. Also included in this set of seven are two sentiments for the dinosaur enthusiasts. Roar{der} yours today--before they are extinct. Available in both Set Quantity: 7

Check out the new downloads for MDS:

JUST THINKING STAMP BRUSH - DIGITAL DOWNLOAD Price: $2.95	LABEL THIS OFFICE DESIGNER TEMPLATE - DIGITAL DOWNLOAD Price: $4.95	LOVE MORE PHOTOBOOK TEMPLATE - DIGITAL DOWNLOAD Price: $19.95	YOU & ME DESIGNER TEMPLATE - DIGITAL DOWNLOAD Price: $2.95
YOU RULE STAMP BRUSH SET - DIGITAL DOWNLOAD Price: $3.95

We completed step 3 of our Girl Scout t-shirt quilts at our last meeting.  We went shopping for our fabric and of course, ice cream!!!

Here's a sneak peek at one of the cards we'll be making for the Dapper Dad stamp camp at the end of this month.  There are still spots available if you'd like to attend.  More details here.  Deadline to register is tomorrow!

Back to the photo challenges:

I think this is one of my favorites this week.  Here is the magazine photo:

Aren't these colors fantastic?  Great for a kid's card. 

Here's the card!  I'm loving it!  Colors are Real Red, Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise and Brushed Silver.  

"I" Dig Dinosaurs - get it?

Supplies Used:

Dinoroar stamp set #122537
Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Whisper White and Brushed Silver card stock
Tempting Turquoise ink
Big Shot, Circle's #2 Die, Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Typeset Alphabet Bigz Dies
Silver Mini Brads

Dinoroar - Clear-Mount Stamp 122537 Price: $17.95 Dig up some fun with the Dinoroar Set! You’ll have a roarin’ good time with these four prehistoric pals. Also included in this set of seven are two sentiments for the dinosaur enthusiasts. Roar{der} yours today--before they are extinct. Available in both Set Quantity: 7

Typeset Alphabet Bigz Die 127553 Price: $89.95 4 dies. Includes 26 letters, 10 numbers, and 1 symbol: ea. 1-1/4" high. Use with Big Shot and Standard Cutting Pads.

If you host a workshop for family and friends and your workshop totals are $400, you get a pack of free Silver Glimmer Paper (for our 25th Anniversary), a free Sale-a-bration product bundle (3 items from the SAB catalog), $65 in free hostess goodies (your choice), and one item 1/2 off!  That would go a long way toward getting some of those pricier items like the Typeset Alphabet dies.  Call or email me today to schedule your own workshop.  You can contact me here.