There's More to Love about Sale-a-Bration!!

We are in the final weeks of Sale-a-Bration and more products will be released March 15.  Sale-a-Bration end March 31.

NOTE:  For the new items added, you must use the item numbers on the flyer.  These items are from the annual catalog, however the item numbers in the catalog will not identify them as SAB items.  

All three Sale-a-Bration free gift releases are below.  Just click on the the links to view the flyers.   

View the 1st Sale-a-Bration brochure

   

View the 2nd Sale-a-Bration brochure

NEW Sale-a-Bration brochure - Starts March 15

You can earn FREE Sale-a-Bration items for every $50 you spend.  $100 level items give you more flexibility and options.  If you have a big wish list and place a $250 order, you earn an additional $25 in Stampin' Rewards.  This truely is the best time of the year!

If I can help in any way or answer any questions, feel free to contact me.  

Happy Stamping!

Diane

A Dapper Day Birthday Card ~ FMS327

The best thing about the True Gentleman suite is the Designer Series Paper.  Or, maybe the corduroy Ribbon.  Then there's the buttons.  Okay, I guess I love it all!   The products I used on this card are from the True Gentleman suite in the Occasions catalog.  Save 10% when you purchase the coordinating Truly Tailored stamp set and punch as a bundle!

(Images © Stampin' Up!)

Step-by-Step Instructions:

Cut Tranquil Tide card stock into a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card base.  Adhere a 4" x 5 1/2" piece of Night of Navy card stock with SNAIL.  

Cut a 3 3/4" x 5 1/4" piece of Very Vanilla card stock and a 2 1/2' x 3 3/4" piece of the True Gentleman DSP.  To angle the Designer Paper, make a small mark a little less than half way down on the left side of the DSP with a pencil.  Line up that mark and the top right corner with the cutting "gutter" on your paper trimmer and trim.  Adhere this to the Very Vanilla card stock and add a piece of Night of Navy 3/8" Corduroy Ribbon.  

Stamp the "dapper day" sentiment on a scrap of Very Vanilla card stock and cut out using the Stitched Shapes Framelits and a Tranquil Tide scallop circle using the Layering Circles Framelits.  I love that these two framelit sets work so well together!  Re-stamp the mustache using Chocolate Chip ink and cut out by hand.  I used some of the small edges of my Stampin' Dimensionals to pop up the mustache for a bit of dimension.  

Finally, using Stampin' Dimensionals adhere the sentiment to the front of the card.  

This card came together pretty quickly with the help of the Freshly Made Sketches challenge this week. 

I love hearing from you!  If you have questions or thought to share about today's post, please leave me a comment below.  

Happy Stamping!

Diane

St. Patrick's Day Card - FMS326

A friend of mine wants to make a St. Patrick's Day card so I took on the challenge.  I hope she will love it!  I don't have any stamps for St. Patty's except for the sentiment in Teeny Tiny Wishes so I did what any red blooded stamper would do;  searched Pinterest for ideas!  I saw a few cards using the Flower Shop stamp and punch to create a shamrock.  Brilliant!

I decided to pop over to Freshly Made Sketches to see what the challenge was this week.  I thought this sketch would work perfectly for the card.  

I started with a Garden Green card base and added a layer of Basic Black under the Whisper White.  I used a small strip of Garden Green gingham DSP from the Quilted Christmas paper pack (retired).  The double layer banner from the Bunch of Banners Thinlits adds a nice border to the sentiment.  

I love hearing from you!  If you have questions or thoughts to share about today's post, please leave me a comment below.

Happy Stamping!

Diane

Valentine Card Class

Hello stamping friends!

It's been a couple of weeks since my last post.  Thanks for checking back!  Life got busy with my day job and travel to see my two darling grandchildren.  Before I left to see the kiddos, I had a fun day with these ladies making Valentine cards.  My sister was visiting from Vancouver, WA and was in attendance as well, but had to head home before we too the photo. 

Here is a quick look at the cards we made. I found inspiration for all of these on Pinterest. There are so many talented stampers out there!

I hope you have fun plans for Valentine's day with your significant other or with friends and family. 

Happy Stamping!
Diane

It's a Panda Party!

These Party Panda's are just adorable, don't you agree?  This is one of the items you can receive free during Sale-a-Bration with a $50 order.  The little Pandas will work for so many occasions.  This first card would be great for a child, teen or even that crazy Uncle.  :)

I started with a Bermuda Bay card base and a layer of Calypso Coral to match the fun colors in the Bubbles & Fizz Designer Series Paper.  This is another item you can earn free for Sale-a-Bration. The Starburst punch adds a bit of pizzazz behind the Panda.  The sentiment was cropped with one of the dies from the Bunch of Banners Framelits.   

With Valentine's Day fast approaching I decided that this Panda was sending a love letter.  He's so cute holding that little envelope with the heart in the corner!  Maybe I will send this one to my Granddaughter.  I started with a Real Red card base and a layer of Whisper White.  I ran the Pink Pirouette layer through the ruffled 3D Dynamic Textured embossing folder and added white Metallic-Edge ribbon and 1/8" silver ribbon for a little glam.  The sentiment was cropped using the Sweet & Sassy Framelits.  

I love hearing from you!  If you have questions or thoughts to share about today's post, please leave me a comment below.

Happy Stamping!

Diane

Petal Palette Case

Happy Friday!  I hope you are heading into the weekend with some fun plans.  I will be busy preparing for a Valentine Card class on January 28.  If you are in the Puget Sound area and would like to attend, drop me a line.

In the meantime, I needed to make a couple of swap cards for another demonstrator friend.  I chose the Petal Palette stamp set and dies for one of my Occasions Mini sets.  I found this card from Clare Daly on Pinterest and loved the layout.  When I first saw this card, copper leaves popped in my head.  Here is my take on her card;

I started with a Sweet Sugarplum card base and added a Rich Razzelberry layer.  The leaves are cut from Copper Foil Sheet using the coordinating dies.  The sentiment is heat embossed with copper embossing powder and popped up with dimensionals.  I used sponge daubers to color in the flower, leaves and the cutest little bird.  Pearl Basic Jewels add a touch of bling. 

                                       

Stop by tomorrow to see my what I am making using the Sale-a-Bration Party Panda set.

Happy Stamping!
Diane

A Flourish for Freshly Made Sketches

Happy Hump Day!  I made this card using last week's sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches.  I didn't find it in time to play along with the sketch, but I wanted to share it with you anyway.  If you aren't familiar with the FMS team, pop on over for some inspiration.  Here is the sketch:

And here is my card:

I chose to use the Flourish Thinlits as my focal point.  The card base is Berry Burst and the gold accent piece is from the Bundle of Love DSP.  The flourish is cut from Sweet Sugar Plum which I think goes nicely with the Berry Burst.  I stamped the sentiment from the new Petal Palette stamp set (available in the Occasions Mini catalog) on Very Vanilla and added a Berry Burst flag for a pop of color.

Thanks for stopping by!
Diane