It’s Mojo Monday on a Wednesday for me. Sadly, I did begin this card on Monday, but it wouldn’t come together for me until yesterday evening. I knew that I wanted to feature the new Birthday Bash DSP from the Stampin’ Up! Occasions catalog and the Big Day stamp set on page 12 in the Sale-A-Bration catalog. Both these catalogs went live just yesterday. (I also used this DSP on the last card that I posted.) This DSP set is beautiful and has many of my favorite colors.  It also includes two sheets with shiny gold accents; my picture doesn’t do justice to the balloon page, as the shiny gold balloons came out looking brown.

 

Anyway, the problem was not with the materials; it was all me! Some days my design capabilities hide behind the dust bunnies under my bed or something. Enough complaining and explaining… These two products would be great additions to any stamper’s stash, but be sure to order more than one set of the DSP, as you will use it up quickly. What’s even better than great products? Free ones!  You can get the Big Day stamp set free when you order $50 of Stampin’ Up! product.

 

If you’ve never tried the MOJO Monday sketch challenge, give it a try. I enjoy these challenges (even when they challenge me) because they give me a specific reason to sit down at my craft table on a Monday without procrastinating. They alsmojo379o stretch me creatively. It’s easy to search Pinterest and find a cute card to CASE, but some of my better cards have happened when I’ve forced myself to make the paper and stamp choices myself.

 

Have a Big Day with some cake today, even if it isn’t your birthday! After all, some of our biggest, best days aren’t birthdays, are they?

 

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