Tempting Birthday Fiesta on Melon Mambo

The new Stampin' Up! catalog is one of the best in years,

and this is my favorite set.  I simply LOVE the Birthday Fiesta

(page 11), with coordinating Fiesta Time Framelit Dies 

(on page 193).   This llama/alpaca just makes me smile

every time I stamp it.  Also, because I have relatives out west,

I have a great set that I can use for their cards.

The coordinating Framelits, which you can get as a 

bundle for 10% off, make it a snap to add coordinating

pieces that complete this set.

The other interesting thing is that for the banners,

you run them through your Big Shot FIRST, and then

stamp them.  There are a number of designs to stamp

on your banner, so that you can make your card more

masculine or feminine (geometric shapes or flowers). 

This bundle also has coordinating Festive Birthday

Designer Series Paper (page 173) and a coordinating

Festive Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

on page 195.  In the sample above, I used the Sparkle

Textured EF.  

Rest assured, you will see LOTS of cards using this bundle.

I can't stop picking it up!