Happy (belated) STAMPtember!

(I realize I'm running a bit behind, since it's October, but there is a good reason for it!)

A while back, I received Simon Says Stamp's September card kit in the mail; it was a really adorable mish-mash of birthday fabulousness (I'm a little partial to September birthdays; my daughter was born in September.) and I couldn't wait to play with it!


 (The card in question!)

While I did have the kit, it sold out pretty quickly, but you can purchase the items separately (I did receive the flower and jar shaker tags instead of the balloon shaker tags, but that was okay. I still managed to use them!).  The kit costs 24.99/month, but the individual items can run you up a bit more than that.

Check out the video on how I made this card; my favorite part happens to be the shaker tag. :D

Thank you to Simon Says Stamp for offering the card kits and thank you for coming by!

~Marie


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