Many of my clients tell me that their biggest challenge is how to design a great card and I say "COPY" one!  Just take a basic design and modify it.  When I looked through my sample box, I found several great cards that all use the same design.  Just by using different stamp sets, colours or even designer paper like the second sample below and presto, you’ve got a completely different looking card!  In fact, I’m so excited about this that I’m doing a contest.

Send me two cards by October 30th, 2007 that use the exact same design, but different stamp sets and/or colours and I’ll enter your name in a draw for a gorgeous hostess only stamp set.  Anyone in the Niagra and Halton areas including Hamilton, Oakville, Ancaster and Waterdown are welcome to submit.  To qualify, you must use only Stampin’ UP! materials.  I’ll even post some of your entries on my blog (demonstrators may submit samples, but are not eligible to win the prize). 

Send your entries: to Jennifer Tinline, 2186 Joyce Street, Burlington, Ontario, L7R 2B5. 

Stamp Set:  Serene Sunflower

Colours: More Mustard, Really Rust, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Large and Small Oval punches, brads

Stamp Set:  Carte Postale

Colours: Soft Sky, So Saffron, Always Artichoke

Accessories:  Double Stitched Soft Sky Ribbon; Le Jardin Designer Paper

Stamp Set:  Basic Outline Jumbo Wheel, Bud Basics, Itty Bitty Backgrounds

Colours: Bravo Burgandy,Regal Rose, Basic Black

Card design by: Nancy Giesbrecht

Stamp Set:  In the Spotlight (Level 2 Hostess Stamp set page 20), Warm Words

Colours: Purely Pomegranate, Blue Bayou, So Saffron

Card design by: Karen Motz