Watercolor Wildflowers--Last Day of Sale-a-bration!

 Today (March 31) is the very last day of Sale-a-bration 2016! I hope you earned all your favorite sets, papers, and accessories! I know these images from Flowering Fields will remain in my collection for a LONG time.

Weekly Deals March 29

Weekly Deals! Check out these great prices!

Paper Pumpkin Monday: Pocketful of Cheer and Gold Wink of Stella

These are the last few days of Sale-a-bration 2016! 

Please click here to see the FREE items that are still available with your $50 purchase. 

I am so in love with this month's kit! It has taken over my crafting table AND my crafting brain! This card is inspired by the color scheme of the kit and uses 2 of the darling stamps. I love the font! And the little flowers draw the eye to the watercoloring, I think.

To get this effect, I used a clear acrylic block as a palette. I added Bermuda Bay ink, Pool Party ink, and Gold Wink of Stella. A couple spritzes of water made them all flow together, and I quickly used the block as a stamp on my Thick Whisper White cardstock. I re-stamped a few times till all the ink was (mostly) off the block.

In real life, there is a sheen of gold over the whole piece, but it's really hard to capture the subtle effect in a photo! Add a little Wink of Stella to your next project and watch it shine!

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Stamps from March 2016 Paper Pumpkin: Pocketful of Cheer

tams# 6475

Product List

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$7.00

Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[131197]

$7.00

Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140932]

$7.00

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[131156]

$3.25

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[122933]

$3.25

Gold Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141898]

$8.00

Gold 1/8" Ribbon

[134583]

$5.00

Links by TheseAreMyStamps.com

What's left for Sale-a-bration??? Lots!

As of March 28, 2016, these are the Sale-a-bration items still available for FREE with your $50 purchase:

Metallics Glitter Tape has sold out!
Perfectly Artistic DSP has sold out!

tams# 6392

Product List

Party Pants Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[141327]

$0.00

Party Pants Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[141324]

$0.00

Pedal Pusher Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141312]

$0.00

Flowering Fields Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[141303]

$0.00

Flowering Fields Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[141300]

$0.00

Honeycomb Happiness Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[141291]

$0.00

Honeycomb Happiness Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[141288]

$0.00

What I Love Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141276]

$0.00

Perfect Pairings Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[141261]

$0.00

Perfect Pairings Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[141258]

$0.00

Botanicals For You Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[141237]

$0.00

Botanicals For You Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[141234]

$0.00

Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper

[141022]

$0.00

Botanical Gardens Designer Vellum Stack

[141019]

$0.00

Memories In The Making Project Life Specialty Card Collection

[141018]

$0.00

Links by TheseAreMyStamps.com

Wildflower Thanks

If you have a pretty designer paper, why not let it shine? This card showcases the Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper (DSP), available only till March 31. The only accessories are the Mint Macaron Ribbon and a banner with the sentiment.

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tams# 6421

Product List

Mint Macaron 1" Dotted Lace Trim

[138424]

$6.00

Large Numbers Framelits Dies

[140622]

$31.00

Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad

[133644]

$6.50

Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper

[141022]

$0.00

Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133679]

$7.00

Tip Top Taupe 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[138336]

$7.00

Cottage Greetings Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[139962]

$16.00

Links by TheseAreMyStamps.com

Weekly Deals March 22

Weekly Deals are here! Time to stock up on Pearls and White Perfect Accents!

Paper Pumpkin Monday: Watercolor Gold Balloons for Grad

My March Paper Pumpkin kit arrived on Saturday! I enjoyed putting together a few cards to share with you. I think one of the best values in the Paper Pumpkin kits is the stamp set. This month's set contains the ever useful "Hooray Grad!" Graduation times are coming quickly, and we all need a few cards ready to give.

I've been playing with watercoloring and the Gold Wink of Stella recently, and a couple of those experiments went into this card. The balloons were made with some dark Bermuda Bay wash on Thick Whisper White. I didn't end up liking the result as a card background, but I think it's stunning on the balloons!

The actual card background is Bermuda Bay re-inker mixed with Gold Wink of Stella on an acrylic block. I spritzed it a bit with water then pressed the color onto a panel of watercolor paper. I love the way it turned out, and I thought all the gold accents really made it festive.

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Stamp is from March Paper Pumpkin kit

tams# 6385

Product List

Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[131197]

$7.00

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

$5.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$7.00

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[131156]

$3.25

Gold Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141898]

$8.00

Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140932]

$7.00

Balloon Bouquet Punch

[140609]

$18.00

Bermuda Bay Baker's Twine

[134575]

$3.00

Gold Baker's Twine

[132975]

$3.50

Gold Metallic Thread

[138401]

$3.00

Links by TheseAreMyStamps.com

Wildflowers and Roses

The Rose Garden Thinlits are just lovely! Have you played with them yet?? Here I used part of the main rose die on a background of Wildflower DSP (SAB). The greeting is Blackberry Bliss ink that I quickly embossed with clear powder so it would show up on the vellum.

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Greeting stamp is from the February 2016 Paper Pumpkin kit "Hello Sunshine"

tams# 6345

Product List

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$7.00

Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133675]

$7.00

Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper

[141022]

$0.00

Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[101856]

$6.50

Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad

[133642]

$6.50

Rose Garden Thinlits Dies

[140619]

$31.00

Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109130]

$5.00

White Perfect Accents

[138416]

$5.00

Links by TheseAreMyStamps.com