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.

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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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

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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

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Glitter Tape and Flowering Fields DSP

Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper (DSP) is one of my all-time favorite papers! It will be going away the end of March, so make sure you get your pack before the end of Sale-a-bration!

There are a few other Sale-a-bration products on this card, as well: Glitter Tape, Botanicals Vellum, and the happy birthday stamp from Sky Is the Limit.

The Glitter Tape comes in a pack of 3: Gold, Silver, and White. For this card, I used a Sponge Dauber to add Lost Lagoon ink to the White Glitter Tape. I love that you can see through it to the DSP behind.

What has been your favorite Sale-a-bration item for 2016?

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tams# 6080

Product List

Sky Is The Limit Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[141349]

$0.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[120953]

$7.00

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

[133679]

$7.00

Botanical Gardens Designer Vellum Stack

[141019]

$0.00

Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper

[141022]

$0.00

Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad

[133644]

$6.50

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$7.50

Banner Triple Punch

[138292]

$23.00

Fluttering Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[139304]

$8.50

Metallics Glitter Tape

[141020]

$0.00

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109132]

$5.00

Silver Mini Brads

[122941]

$5.50

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Sky Is the Limit Spinner

This set is still available (for now) as a FREE Sale-a-bration item! It makes such great masculine cards and would be amazing with anything vintage.

Spinner cards are an old favorite! Just look on youtube for about a thousand videos on how to do it. We used the Word Window Punch to make the track for the biplane to spin. You'll need dimensionals and 2 pennies to make it work. Doesn't that sound mysterious???

I like to pop up my layer on a double stack of dimensionals to really give the spinner room to do its thing. Hope you enjoy  making this fun card that moves!

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Sky is the Limit Treat Bag

I love making the Mini Treat Bags! It's so easy with the thinlit set, and they make darling gift card holders. And what a great way to use up that designer paper we've been hoarding! Have to make room for the new stuff, right?

This Treat Bag was a January Stamp Club project using the limited-time Sale-a-bration set Sky Is the Limit. It's a great set for any occasion and includes a happy birthday, congratulations, and the sky is the limit sentiment, along with the one shown above.

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Just for You Botanicals

This set is so versatile! Bright or somber, masculine or floral--you have it covered with Botanicals for You. Get it free for Sale-a-bration!

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Masculine Botanicals for Sale-a-Bration

I wanted to use this great new Sale-a-bration set, Botanicals for You, on a masculine card. I started with the Watercolor Wash background in Soft Sky, then added the Just for you stamp and a few leafy things in Soft Suede. If you look closely, you can see the White Perfect Accents in the photo.

Have you picked out a must-have Sale-a-Bration set yet??? My big order will arrive on Friday (I hope!), and I'm excited for a weekend of stamping!

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Sale-a-bration coming to an end March 31

Sale-a-bration is nearly over, and I still have lots of cards I need to share! Don't miss your chance to get the fun Sale-a-bration products FREE with your $50 purchase. Check out this post for all the SAB options. 

 

This one features the amazing Irresistibly Yours Designer Series Paper and the set Big Day. We sponged on colors in a rainbow style and colored the "birthday" with markers.

Use the Sheer Perfection Vellum to make a Mini Treat Bag!

More Project Life--choose the This Day Project Life pack and make easy, colorful cards OR scrapbook the fast way!

Sheer Perfection for Spring

This card is CASED from Kay Kalthoff. What a lovely idea--to put Designer Series Paper behind the Sheer Perfection Vellum!  Time is running out to get the fabulous Sale-a-bration offerings this year! Get yours before March 31!

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Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: Mossy Meadow, 2013-2015 In Color DSP Stack (Pistachio), Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White, Sheer Perfection Vellum (SAB)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Spring Flower Embossing Folder, In Color Accessory Pack (SAB) Mossy Meadow Twine

Project Life makes cards--Hip Hip Hooray!

I love using Project Life for cards! I got on a real kick this week making them, and I can't seem to stop.

Drag out your larger sentiment sets and start using your Project Life! All I added here was the Hello Honey Twine (In Color Accessory Pack--SAB only), a layer of Hello Honey cardstock, and a sentiment (from Bravo!) in Coastal Cabana.

Be on the lookout for more PLxSU cards here in the next week!

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Stamps: Bravo
Paper: This Day PL Mini Card Collection (SAB), Whisper White, Hello Honey
Ink: Coastal Cabana
Accessories: Hello Honey Twine (SAB In Color Accessory Pack)

Vellum Butterflies

Tonight is Stamp Club! Among other things, we'll be making this:

And come on, who doesn't love butterflies??? This card uses the Sheer Perfection Designer Vellum Stack, which is available this month only as a Sale-a-bration bonus! You can choose it for free with your $50 purchase.

We will be coloring with Stampin' Write Markers to make all the vivid colors. I can't wait!

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Stamps: Gorgeous Grunge
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Gray, Sheer Perfection Designer Vellum (SAB)
Ink: Smoky Slate, Stampin Write Markers
Accessories: Square Framelits, Basic Gray Baker's Twine

Birthday Wishes with a Bow on Top

This little custom notecard (which only means I cut the notecard myself--5x7, scored at 3 1/2) is bright and cheerful! Of course I love the Bow Builder Punch, and the Best Year Ever DSP from Sale-a-bration is perfectly spring-y!

The notecard size is so fun--a small canvas sometimes makes creating easier--that I often cut a few out of different colors of cardstock to play with! 

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Stamps: Four You
Paper: Coastal Cabana, Crushed Curry, Calypso Coral, Best Year Ever DSP (SAB)
Ink: Soft Suede
Accessories: Bow Builder Punch

Big things come in small packages

I posted this sweet little box on my Facebook page, but forgot to share it here. The Tiny Treat Boxes are 2 inches on all sides--perfect for a jewelry gift or to fill with candy. At $6.95 for 25, you can't go wrong!

I like to decorate these with whatever pretty things are hanging around my desk--bits and pieces that I can't bear to throw away but don't have a plan for. This one uses the Best Year Ever DSP from Sale-a-bration, the Bow Builder Punch, Gold Sequin Trim, Calypso Coral Pompom Trim, and some Coastal Cabana Thick Baker's Twine.

Nautical Best Day Ever

I love finding a way to make a masculine card! This card is inspired by a card by Alexandra Agelean of the UK. I think the color scheme is quite nautical--it reminds me of harbors and signal flags. The rhinestones are colored red with the Cherry Cobbler Blendabilities. The trim on the upper left is the Natural Chevron Ribbon, but the "natural" brown didn't really work with my colors. So I used my Smoky Slate Blendabilities to make it match! Yay for Blendabilities!

If you love this set as much as I do, be sure to get it before the end of Sale-a-bration (March 31!). Hosting a party is better than ever during Sale-a-bration: if your party reaches $250, you get an additional $25 host benefits!

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Stamps: Best Day Ever (SAB)
Paper: Smoky Slate, Pacific Point, Whisper White
Ink: Pool Party, Smoky Slate, Pacific Point, Real Red, Blendabilities in Cherry Cobbler and Smoky Slate
Accessories: Natural Chevron Ribbon, Rhinestones

Pastel Pompom Boxes

Remember the post about re-inking your ink pads??? Well, this is what those pretty papers turned out to be!

I will admit that this picture makes me smile, but not as much as petting those little pompoms makes me smile! I'm a sucker for texture, and boy, do pompoms qualify as texture!

The boxes are tiny--1 3/4" on all sides, and I made them with the Gift Box Punch Board! It only takes a 6x6 piece of paper, and I think it's so fun to be able to make boxes in many different sizes!

The pompoms are made with baker's twine--lots of white, and then some accents of Thick Baker's Twine or whatever twine I had on hand that seemed to coordinate. I wrapped all the twine around 2 or 3 fingers--wrap about 60x--then pulled off the loops and tied (tightly) around the middle. Snip all the loops, trim up, and you're done! I think the pompoms make the boxes extra special! These boxes (and more just like them) are headed for baskets the first weekend of April.

Want to make cute little boxes like these? Here's the tutorial for the Gift Box Punch Board--it's EASY, I promise--and a link to buy the Punch Board in my store. What a great way to make a tiny giftie into something really special!

You made my day--a CASE of copying

In the stamping world, we use the acronym CASE (Copy And Share Everything) when we use someone else's idea to make a project. It's considered acceptable. {wink} Of course, some of us can never leave well enough alone--we have to put our own little touches in!

This darling card was CASEd from page 5 of the Sale-a-bration catalog. I totally love this sentiment, and I had so many ideas for using it (and the rest of the stamp set), that I was overwhellmed and stumped. Soooooo, I decided to start CASEing all the ideas I liked.

When I got to this card, I started out just like the sample, but I liked the Gold Glimmer Paper better than the Silver used in the original. And I didn't want to make the card unmailable by using a button (this is my justification for only buying--never using--buttons), so I substituted some Hello Honey Thick Baker's Twine from the new Sale-a-bration offerings. Then I thought the greeting circle needed "a little something," so I added some doodling with my Soft Suede marker.

Ta da! There you have it, a CASE with my own little touches. What set are you stumped by? Try re-creating somebody else's project--maybe even from the catalog!--and see if that jumpstarts your creativity!

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Stamps: Best Day Ever (SAB)
Paper: Coastal Cabana, Best Year Ever DSP (SAB), Gold Glimmer Paper, Whisper White, Bermuda Bay
Ink: Coastal Cabana, Calypso Coral marker, Soft Suede marker
Accessories: Circle Framelits, Banner Punch, In Color Accessory Pack (SAB)

How inky are your ink pads?

Last week I was playing with my Irresistibly Yours Designer Series Paper from Sale-a-bration, and something was just "off." I didn't like the colors--they weren't going on smoothly. Sooo, it dawned on me that they might need to be re-inked. The photo above shows the "before" on the left and the "after" on the right. Big difference! My poor Pistachio Pudding ink pad was super dry!

Here are a few others I re-inked: 

I seem to use my colors seasonally:  brights in the summer, pastels in the spring, etc. So it should be no surprise that many of my Subtle family ink pads were dried out! Here you see Calypso Coral, Pistachio Pudding, and Soft Sky  all inked up and pretty.

Check your ink pads, and then check your ink refill stash. Do you need to brighten up a few ink pads like I did? The lighter colors will need to be re-inked more often than the darker colors, so March is a good time to check out your Subtles family!

Click to order your ink refills here. They cost $2.95 each, or you can save a bit and buy a whole family at once for $24.95.  Either way, you'll be happy to have good depth and coverage on your favorite colors of ink for such a low price! I generally don't have to buy a refill more than once every 2-3 years. It's a good investment.

Curious what I did with all that pretty paper? Come back later this week and I'll show you what I made!