Not in the trash!

I love small cute little things. I think that's why I have so much fun making mini cards. Not only are they fun to make, but it is a great way to use up smaller bits of paper! My daughter and her friend got together to decorate their binders before school starts and when they were done they just threw the leftover paper in the trash... IN THE TRASH!!! Can you believe it? Certainly I could make good use of those bits and pieces. Certainly those scraps were large enough to punch out some shapes. Certainly they would not go to into the trash! Here is what I came up with:

A set of six 3"x3" mini birthday cards! The colors are Dusty Durango, Certainly Celery and Marigold Morning. The sentiments are from "A Little Birthday Cheer" from Stampin Up! The patterned paper is from DCWV.






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"Christmas in July" begins today!

That's right, as promised I have the frist cards for my "Christmas in July" 5 days of posting. This is a set of mini cards made using the new SPARKLY & BRIGHT set from Stampin Up! I just LOVE the retro feel of this cute little set. The greeting stamped inside also comes with the set: "may your season be Sparkly & Bright!" Because of their size I think these would be fun to use as gift tags too!

The cards are 3" X 3" and use the following ingredients:
Stampin Up! Stamp Sets: Sparkly & Bright
Stampin Up! Cardstock: Whisper White, Real Red
Stampin up! Ink: Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive
Stampin Up! Tools: 1 1/4" square punch, 1 3/8" square punch
Misc: red rhinestones, red glitter, patterned paper (Heidi Grace)

Tune in tomorrow for DAY 2 of my "Christmas in July"