In Color Easter Cards & Paper Pumpkin Offer

I pulled out a previous Paper Pumpkin kit stamp set to makes these adorable bunny face Easter cards.  I am also using two of the In Colors that will be retiring in a few months with the release of the new Annual Catalog.  You'll want to grab these In Color products while they are still available!

Aren't these little faces cute!  I had some bunny ear stickers left over from the kit and used those as well.  The Happy Easter stamp is an oldie but goody from way back.

The deets:
I started with a Sweet Sugarplum card base then added a layer a 4" x 5 1/4" panel of Peekaboo Peach.  I used Basic Gray ink for the bunnies for a softer look than Basic Black.  The sentiment is stamped in Sweet Sugarplum.

I decided to make a shaker card for the second card.  Again, I started with a Sweet Sugarplum card base and stamped the Easter egg image in Sweet Sugarplum ink.  I used one of the left over 3 x 3 cards that came with the Paper Pumpkin kit and cut a window in half of it.  I added some sequins and created the window using Window Sheets and Foam Adhesive Strips.  

50% off Paper Pumpkin for Your 1st Two Months.

If you are new to Stampin' Up! or to crafting this is a great way to get your feet wet.  Paper Pumpkin is an all inclusive paper crafting subscription program.  Think of this as no fuss creativity in a box - delivered right to your door!  When you sign up by May 10, you save 50% on your first two months!

Fine Print:

• Promotion is for new subscribers only
• Offer is available March 11–May 10, 2018
• Offer runs for 2 months
• Use code SAVEFIFTY0418 at checkout
• Discount is applied to one kit per month for the first two month of a new subscription.

Here is a helpful Stampin Up video with tips on creating a month-to-month Paper Pumpkin account. Subscribe to Paper Pumpkin on a month-to-month plan here. You can also check out the reveal of the March kit over on the Paper Pumpkin YouTube channel.

I love hearing from you.  Feel free to leave a comment below or let me know if you have any questions.

Happy Stamping!

Diane

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