It's Friday and it's Day SEVEN of our 9th birthday celebration! Today we have design team member Emily Pitts joining us to share a sweet birthday banner and our wonderful partners have provided an amazing "loot bag" too! You won't want to miss it! Let's go...
"I made a cake to say Happy Birthday from me to SCT!
What a huge accomplishment, making it to age 9 in this day and age! But I know the lady behind all of it and it doesn't surprise me one bit, Catherine deserves a huge celebration, she's worked incredibly hard for every since candle on that cake!
The great free cut files created by design team member Nicole Nowosad were so much fun to create this banner with. I double cut every element of the cake (except some of the stars and the title) and used dimensional adhesive to make the cake pop. It turned out even better than I'd imagined, these cut files worked really well for my design.
TIP: When doubling up images like this, be sure you adhere the foam with side A facing side B, or in other words, both side A's facing UP. Otherwise you'll end up being able to see some funky patterns that you might not want a part of your design. My bottom layer of cake taught me that. The shape is almost a mirror image of itself, but not quite. I had to do some trimming to hide the other patterned paper. Don't make the same mistake I did. :)
Now take a deep breath, make a wish, and BLOW OUT THOSE CANDLES! Happy Birthday SCT!" ~ Emily
9th birthday loot bag - Day SEVEN!
"Happy birthday Scrapbook & Cards Today from Stampin' Up! What an accomplishment! We are excited to share a prize package with your readers that includes these products from our Occasions Catalog!
• Little Sunshine Stamp set
• Sweet Dreams Designer Series Paper
• Sweet Dreams Buttons
• Crisp Cantaloupe Ink Pad
• Hello Honey Ink Pad
• Lost Lagoon Ink Pad
• Smoky Slate Ink Pad
Today's winner will also have the opportunity to select one of our free products from the Sale-A-Bration promotion! This promotion will finish on March 31st! Congratulations again!" ~ Stampin' Up!
Next prize is from our friends at Cocoa Daisy!
"Hello Again, Cocoa Daisy's March scrapbooking kit brings you an entire package of die cuts from Simple Stories this month, you'll love the variety! They've also added a fabulous wooden alphabet from Freckled Fawn, sticker phrases, enamel dots, and a roll of washi tape featuring fluffy clouds, blue skies, and hearts is included as well. You'll find that cup in the flair form in this kit, right next to that sweet little deer from Maya Road. The kit also includes a great collection of papers this month, including their exclusive designs created by Stephanie Wheeler. Soft colors mixed with just the right amount of brights and neutrals make this month's papers ones you need to have. And to tie it all together, they've added a skinny yard of navy seam binding. It's time to say hey to Hello Again with Cocoa Daisy. You'll be glad you did!
Happy happy birthday to our friends at Scrapbook & Cards Today! To celebrate, here are nine things we love about SCT:
1. Catherine. She really could be all nine, but she'd be embarrassed and probably change our text, so we'll just put her as #1
2. The fact that they have a Director of Customer Happiness, Jen Walker is such a great person to work on the social media side.
3. The paper copies of the magazine are the best. Thick paper = happy magazine readers.
4. The perfect placement of our ad on page 14 of the Spring issue. Right there at the top of the page. :)
5. The fact that you included our new Daisy Day Planner kits in your feature on page 45. Nicole did a great job featuring our products.
6. Having a really great design team, we think we share good taste! We loved Emily's layout using our papers on page 31.
7. All the inspiration, every three months. We love that we can share that with our customers when they place an extra order with us.
8. An amazing team of editor, graphic designers, and writers. Megan, Cathy, Brandy, Jen, Jennifer, Elisha, Ali, and Vicki did a great job this issue!
9. The fact that you're committed to getting an even longer list from us next year. You're in this for the long haul and we love that you support the small business!
Thank you and happy birthday SCT!" ~ your friends at Cocoa Daisy
Last but not least is a beautiful selection of dies from our friends at Spellbinders! Can you just imagine what you can create with these dies?
Wow, what a great way to end a week. A prize package valued at over $150! When we say we have the best partners ever, we truly do! Thank you Stampin' Up!, Cocoa Daisy and Spellbinders for these amazing prizes to continue this fun celebration! For an opportunity to win each day's prize package, just leave one comment (only one!) each day before 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 4th and on and on Sunday, April 5th we will announce all the winners right here. Good luck!
As always, we love it when our readers hop on over to the Facebook pages of our partners to give a big "SCT thank you!" Our partners love hearing from our readers and love how much appreciation comes to them for the prizes they offer so please take a minute each day if you can to show them some love! Their loot bags are always the best around!
Join us on tomorrow friends. There is more birthday inspiration and amazing prizes to be won!
wow; what a fabulous set of prizes! awesome!
Posted by: Kelly Massman | March 27, 2015 at 03:17 PM
What a fun birthday banner! Thank you for another fantastic giveaway.
Posted by: Robin B. | March 27, 2015 at 03:23 PM
nice presentation, thanks for sharing inspiration
Posted by: Ava Gavloski | March 27, 2015 at 03:34 PM
Congratulations on nine wonderful years -- that is a huge accomplishment in today's fast-paced world! Thank you for giving your readers the presents!
Posted by: Vickey e. | March 27, 2015 at 03:44 PM
Congrats on your celebration. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Chris Cross | March 27, 2015 at 03:46 PM
Prizes are fantastic! Especially like the prize package from Stampin' Up! as we are expecting our first grandchild in May!
Posted by: Jennifer Collins | March 27, 2015 at 04:03 PM
Who would have thought to use a trouser hanger for a banner?!? fab idea and I am going to borrow it. The loot bag prizes are spectacular and I will try not to drool until the winners are announced. Keep on celebrating!
Posted by: D Brown | March 27, 2015 at 04:04 PM
Looks great! Fun to look at all of the prizes!
Posted by: Leslie Gilvar | March 27, 2015 at 04:05 PM
Wow, this is a really neat idea!
Posted by: Ruby N | March 27, 2015 at 04:06 PM
Another great day of celebration. Wonderful prizes too. Thanks to you on 9 wonderful years. Great years.
Posted by: RUBY M | March 27, 2015 at 04:06 PM
I love the idea of the pants hanger for the banner.
Have lots of those taking up space.
The dies from Spellbinders are darling - need that bunny now.
Thanks Cocoa Daisy for a beautiful collection. Love that deep blue
Happy birthday SCT
Posted by: Mary Holshouser | March 27, 2015 at 04:07 PM
Always new ideas! Love that! Thank you!
Posted by: Suzi Metcalfe | March 27, 2015 at 04:11 PM
Love, love, love my dies and one cannot have too many. And the Cocoa Daisy collection is wonderful.
Posted by: Violet | March 27, 2015 at 04:13 PM
What a cute and fun birthday card! And, WOW, the prizes are amazing! Thank you to Stampin' Up!, Cocoa Daisy and Spellbinders!
Posted by: Carol H. | March 27, 2015 at 04:18 PM
I love those dies!
Posted by: Carole R-B | March 27, 2015 at 04:23 PM
Wow- such fun! I am loving those dies!!! Thanks again to the sponsors! COngrats!
Posted by: Jean Marmo | March 27, 2015 at 04:25 PM
WOW...those are some AWESOME goodies!!! LOVE me some Cocoa Daisy!
Posted by: Katy Donaldson Taylor | March 27, 2015 at 04:26 PM
Great prizes and love the project also. Birthday greetings from Australia.
Posted by: Margaret Crawford | March 27, 2015 at 04:28 PM
Love all of these papers, dies and embellishments!
Posted by: Sandy Carveth | March 27, 2015 at 04:32 PM
Great birthday design SCT! AND thank you Stampin Up, Cocoa Daisy and Spellbinders for sponsoring!!! Awesome giveaways!! :)
Posted by: C. Brocklesby | March 27, 2015 at 04:36 PM
Fabulous prizes!
Love the added dimension on the birthday candles!
Posted by: theCook | March 27, 2015 at 04:36 PM
What a great post! I love Cake! Birthday's too! Age seven was a good birthday year for me! I love the things that you love about SCT! Especially number one! How flattering for Catherine! Thank you for having such a fantastic NINTH year celebration where your party goers receive all the gifts! You guys ROCK!
Posted by: Chistine Kiehl | March 27, 2015 at 04:38 PM
Awesome goodies!
Posted by: Debby M | March 27, 2015 at 04:48 PM
WOW!!! Love everything!
Posted by: Jeanne Coto | March 27, 2015 at 04:50 PM
I love all the fun projects you can create with cut files. Thanks for a great one today! Happy, happy!
Posted by: Vicki | March 27, 2015 at 04:51 PM