Party Time

A snowstorm is headed our way, schools are closed and the neighborhood kiddos are standing by with their sleds! Snowballs will soon be flying through the air and I know Christopher will be asking me to make him some hot chocolate! :) 

On my blog today it's Party Time with SEI's January Cardmaking Kit. It's all about birthdays and celebrations and cute little gift bags to stow presents in!

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To make the matching gift bag, I used the left over papers from my card to create a couple banners, layering them with coordinating accents from the kit! Too easy and reusable too! 

For more birthday card ideas, head over to SEI Lifestyle. 

Here's a peek at one of the cards I made...complete with gift card pocket.

Well...I'm going to go see how much work I can get done before the snow falls. Once those big fluffy flakes start floating to the ground I wont be able to concentrate on anything else! Can you tell we don't get that much snow here? ;) 

Happy Birthday

"They say it's your birthday! It's my birthday too, ya!" Well, not until March, but I bet you know someone who's celebrating their big day this month and SEI's January Cardmaking Kit will make it super easy for you to create a colorful cards and gifts! For this post I made a birthday card and matching pillow box that's perfect for stowing candies, small items or gift cards. 

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With all the sweet treats accents included in the January kit, I decided to go with an ice cream gift card so I topped the pillow box with a festive, glittery ice cream cone sticker. "I scream, you scream, we all scream....for ice cream!" It's a tradition on my birthday to have ice cream cake from Baskin Robins. Just two more months! 

Would you like to see more birthday gift ideas? Here's a peek at the project posted this week on the SEI Lifestyle blog. Hope you can go take a look....there's a gift bag to go along with it!

SEI January Cardmaking Kit

Anytime is birthday time! There's always a birthday celebration going on and SEI's January Cardmaking Kit has everything you need for cards, gifts and party decor projects! I love this kit with all its colorful and festive patterned papers so I created a card design that uses all of them! 

I just cut thin strips of the patterned papers included in the kit and added notches at both ends to make them double ended banners. Cut them at different lengths for variety and attach to your card base with foam adhesive for dimension. Now top with an accent...I used the Birthday Wishes sentiment. 

While a birthday card is awesome to receive, a little extra something to go with it makes it more fun, don't you think? 

I decorated a little die cut box with accents from the January kit. It's so easy since everything coordinates perfectly! I picked the 'Happy Birthday' sentiment since it's also a double ended banner to match the card. Fill your little box with candies, a small gift like earrings or use a bit bigger box for a gift card. The possibilities are endless! Hope you enjoy this month's kit. 

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For more birthday inspiration I have another project posted on the SEI blog today.

Here's a peek for you...hope you have a few moments to go have a look.

Have a great day! :)