Category: Sale-a-Bration

Fun Folds · Sale-a-Bration

Toadstool Birthday

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We’re continuing our patterns & sentiments design series as we tiptoe through the toadstools today. It’s been a long while since I’ve made an angled gatefold card, and I saw the cutest card using the Sale-a-Bration Toadstool Gardens designer series paper. So I’m taking a stab at this fun fold using our patterns & sentiments design theme.

Our card starts with Peach Pie cardstock. Each of the angled flaps are covered with a pattern from the Toadstool Gardens paper pack. I added some additional patterned texture o the purple stripe panel by running it through the machine embossed using the Birch Wood embossing folder. To bring out the woodgrain pattern, I then went over the top with a Fresh Freesia ink pad. The sentiment panel has two base layers. I cut the circle from Petal Pink glimmer paper using the Spotlight on Nature dies while the long hexagon is cut from Fresh Freesia glimmer paper using the Nested Essential dies. The sentiment from With You in Mind is stamped in Fresh Freesia on white cardstock and then cut out using paper snips. Before assembling the sentiment base layers, I adhered some Fresh Freesia seam binding ribbon in between and then adhered the panel to the left panel with dimensionals. The sentiment is adhered with a few extra layers of dimensionals to ensure that it stands out on the center panel. A few shiny sequins finish things off with a little sparkle. You can find the full PDF tutorial here.

Tomorrow we’ll be pairing up a sketch with our pattern & sentiment design theme. I hope you’ll pop by and check it out!

Product List
Peach Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[163799]
$11.50
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[159276]
$13.00
Toadstool Gardens 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper
[164942]
$12.50
Three Color Glimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper
[162813]
$10.50
With You In Mind Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[164747]
$20.00
Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad
[155611]
$9.00
Birch Wood 3 D Embossing Folder
[164069]
$12.00
Nested Essentials Dies
[161597]
$34.00
Spotlight On Nature Dies
[163580]
$35.00
Fresh Freesia 3/8" (1 Cm) Seam Binding Ribbon
[164971]
$8.00
Adhesive Backed Shiny Sequins
[163484]
$7.50
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
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Holidays · Sale-a-Bration

Love You More Than…

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This week we’re diving into our crafty stash to create cards for our favorite Valentines. Maybe it’s your kiddo or your spouse or a niece or nephew. I think one of the most fun things is creating a card with a certain person in mind. And today’s design is inspired by a family joke about my love of everything potato but most especially fries and chips! The new Sale-a-Bration stamp set called Friendly Seagulls is absolutely perfect for pulling off today’s Valentine for one of my fellas.

We get started on today’s card with a base of Crumb Cake cardstock. The background is a combination of Petal Pink and Pretty Peacock glimmer paper that is embossed using the Soft Waves embossing folder. I cut along the embossed wave pattern to create two separate sea panels and adhered them over the sunset backdrop with layers of dimensionals. I used the Otterly Amazing dies to cut 3 separate poles from Crumb Cake and Gray Granite cardstock to peek up out of the water. Our flock of seagulls from the Friendly Seagulls stamp set is stamped on white cardstock, colored with Stampin’ Blends, and then fussy cut with paper snips before being adhered to our scene with dimensionals. I even included the little box of fries to carry out our theme beyond just the bird with a few fries in its beak. The sentiments are each stamped on white cardstock and then diecut with several different dies, including the banner from Countryside Corners, the rough board from Friends for Life, and the oval from Changing Leaves. Each one is adhered over a pole with dimensionals. I finished things off with some hearts scattered around the sentiment.

I just love these seagulls. There are so many possibilities to create adorable scenes. And the sentiments included in the stamp set make it a breeze to create cute Valentines! I hope you’ll pop in tomorrow to see what other critters might come to our warm & fuzzy party.

Products used in today’s card:
Crumb Cake, Gray Granite, Basic White cardstock
Three color glimmer paper
Friendly Seagulls stamps
Soft Waves embossing folder
Countryside Corners, Friends for Life, Changing Leaves, Otterly Amazing dies
Stampin Blends
Heart sequins
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Product List
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[120953]
$11.50
Gray Granite 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[146983]
$11.50
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[159276]
$13.00
Three Color Glimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper
[162813]
$10.50
Friendly Seagulls Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
[164961]
$17.00
Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad
[101406]
$10.50
Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154897]
$11.00
Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154904]
$11.00
Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack
[154883]
$11.00
Soft Waves 3 D Embossing Folder
[164695]
$11.00
Countryside Corners Dies
[161471]
$28.00
Friends For Life Dies (English)
[163364]
$34.00
Changing Leaves Hybrid Embossing Folder
[164138]
$40.00
Otterly Amazing Dies
[164932]
$32.00
Adhesive Backed Heart Sequins
[164920]
$8.50
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
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Holidays · Sale-a-Bration

Heart to Heart

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It’s hard to believe that we’re already into February. And that means it’s time to start thinking about all of those special someones. Whether it’s kids, spouses, significant others, or close friends, I’m going to show you how your crafty stash has you covered.

Today, we’re getting started with the Sale-a-Bration bundle called Heart Shaped and pairing up these stamps & dies with the beautiful Marbled Elegance patterned paper. If you’ve followed me for any length of time, you know that I can’t resist having a little sparkle on my designs and today we’re going all out. After all, isn’t that what we do for the ones we love?!

We get started on today’s design with a base of white cardstock. Our background panel is built on a base of gold foil and then a single sheet of the Marbled Elegance paper but using both sides – the foiled side and the print side. I used a piece of the Wild Wheat rustic striped ribbon to bridge the two patterns and tie our golden elements together. Our focal elements are two hearts cut with the Heart Shaped dies using both gold foil paper and the Real Red festive glimmer paper. I wanted the hearts to have a lot of visual weight and so I opted to keep the decorative outlines with their center negatives, but I swapped the centers to outline the gold in red and red in gold. They’re both adhered to the background panel with varying heights of dimensionals and then surrounded with gold heart sequins. The sentiment from the Heart Shaped stamp set is stamped in Cherry Cobbler on white cardstock and then diecut with the label die from the coordinating Heart Shaped die set. I flanked the sentiment on either side with a small gold heart sequin. The sentiment panel is mounted over a twist of gold thread on a decorative banner cut from gold mercury vellum using the Mixed Labels die. The full panel is then adhered to the background panel with dimensionals toward the bottom center of the design.

We’re going to be touring through a whole host of products this week as we make card some love-themed card designs. So I hope you’ll pop in and see how you can create some cute designs for the special people in your life!

Products used in today’s card:
Basic White cardstock
Marbled Elegance, Gold foil, Festive glimmer, Mercury vellum DSP
Heart Shaped stamps & dies
Mixed Labels dies
Wild Wheat rustic ribbon, gold thread
Heart sequins
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Product List
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
[159276]
$13.00
Marbled Elegance 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[164919]
$16.50
Gold Foil Sheets
[132622]
$5.00
Festive 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Glimmer Paper
[164106]
$12.00
Gold Mercury Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
[164142]
$10.00
Heart Shaped Bundle (English)
[164953]
$31.50
Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad
[147083]
$9.00
Mixed Labels Dies
[164652]
$21.00
Wild Wheat 3/8" (1 Cm) Rustic Striped Ribbon
[164061]
$8.50
Adhesive Backed Heart Sequins
[164920]
$8.50
Gold Twisted Thread
[164603]
$7.50
Stampin' Dimensionals
[104430]
$4.25
Mini Glue Dots
[103683]
$7.25
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Coming Soon · January Mini Catalog · Sale-a-Bration

Time to Celebrate

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This week, we’re getting some sneak peeks at some of my favorite products from the upcoming Stampin’ Up! January Mini and Sale-a-Bration catalogs that are set to release on January 7th. Today’s card comes together in a snap thanks to the newest paper packs — Wildflower Birthday and pastel ombré glimmer paper. The new Wildflower Birthday pack makes quick work of festive cards and is the perfect addition to any crafter’s stash for those last-minute cards.

This super clean-and-simple design starts with a base of Basic White cardstock. The focal panel is a panel cut from the sheet of tags in the Wildflower Birthday designer series paper pack. I used the pink/purple sheet of pastel ombré glimmer paper as the mat behind the focal panel and tied everything together with the new Fresh Freesia seam binding ribbon. The sentiment from Beautiful Butterflies is stamped in Melon Mambo directly on top of the focal panel. We finish things off with a little bling from the new two-tone sparkle gems pack.

Products used in today’s design:
Basic White cardstock
Pastel ombre (coming soon!), Wildflower Birthday (coming soon!) DSP
Beautiful Butterflies stamps (coming soon!)
Fresh Freesia seam binding ribbon (coming soon!)
Two-tone sparkle gems (coming soon!)
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Coming Soon · January Mini Catalog · Sale-a-Bration

Pretty Wonderful

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As we’re racing to the finish of the fall semester, we find ourselves running to and fro from various school activities and holiday events and rehearsals. I think we might get one evening at home this week. I’m glad I took a little time over the weekend to work on some crafty projects!

This week, we’re taking some sneak peeks at products from the upcoming January Mini and Sale-a-Bration catalogs from Stampin’ Up! Today we’re pairing up a Sale-a-Bration patterned paper pack with new stamps & dies.

Our card design uses Sketch #18 from the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog, which makes putting this card together a breeze. Once again, we’re using the Luv 2 Stamp Group’s monthly color combo to make our color selections — Night of Navy, Pool Party, and Melon Mambo. We get started with a base of Night of Navy cardstock. Our background panel is a sheet of the new SAB Bloom Impressions paper separated into large shutters. The focal section consists of our sentiment and focal image. The sentiment from Mixed Labels is stamped in Pool Party on white cardstock and then cut with the coordinating sentiment die from the Mixed Labels die set, which is mounted over some crinkled Pool Party ribbon and a strip of the new Beautiful Bokeh paper cut into a banner. The butterfly is diecut using the new Beautiful Butterflies dies. I layered Pool Party pastel ombré glimmer paper and black cardstock to create the butterfly. The focal section is adhered with dimensionals to help it stand out against our field of flowers. A few of the new Sunny Day iridescent dots draw the eye to our sentiment.

I’m going to be showing you more of the Beautiful Butterflies a little later this week because, YOU GUYS, it is just fabulous! There are so many possibilities with this bundle, including some shape cards, that I can’t wait to share. But we’ll be getting a broader look at my new products favorites before we dive in to the details of each.

Products used in today’s design:
Night of Navy, Basic Black, Basic White cardstock
Bloom Impressions (coming soon!), Pastel ombre glimmer (coming soon!), Beautiful Bokeh (coming soon!) DSP
Beautiful Butterflies (coming soon!) dies
Mixed Labels bundles (coming soon!)
Pool Party crinkle ribbon
Sunny Day iridescent dots (coming soon!)
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Coming Soon · January Mini Catalog · Sale-a-Bration

Made My Day

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It’s a bright and shiny new week already! It was a busy weekend for us between bowling league activities and lessons, holiday gatherings, and holiday preparations. Whew — I feel like I need a weekend from my weekend. What about you?!

As promised, this week we’re going to be getting some sneak peeks at some of my favorite items from the upcoming Stampin’ Up! January Mini and Sale-a-Bration catalogs. Today’s card is based on a super fun color combination that our Luv 2 Stamp Group is working a challenge with right now — Night of Navy, Pool Party, and Melon Mambo. As soon as I saw this combo, I knew exactly what new products I was going to pair to show you. So let’s get a closer look.

I decided to use a sketch from the Annual Catalog to simplify the design process, so this design is based on Sketch #16. We get started with a base of Melon Mambo cardstock. The focal panel consists of the lovely new Toadstool Gardens designer paper, which is a Sale-a-Bration freebie, and a double mat of Night of Navy and the new pastel ombré glimmer paper, which will launch in the January Mini. I wrapped this panel with some Pool Party crinkle ribbon and then placed the sentiment panel over it. The sentiment from the new Mixed Labels stamp set is stamped on white cardstock and then diecut with the coordinating sentiment die from the Mixed Labels die set. I used the size-up sentiment die to cut the mat from the same Pool Party pastel ombré glimmer paper. Dimensionals behind both the sentiment panel and main panel give this card some dimension. I added some shiny sequins for a touch of sparkle across the focal panel.

I’ll be sharing more product previews this week, so I hope you’ll pop in and see what caught my eye from the new January catalogs!

Products used in today’s design:
Melon Mambo, Night of Navy, Basic White cardstock
Pastel ombre glimmer (coming soon!), Toadstool Gardens (coming soon!) DSP
Mixed Labels bundle (coming soon!)
Pool Party crinkle ribbon
Shiny sequins
Dimensionals
Adhesives

Sale-a-Bration · Terrific Tuesdays

Terrific Tuesdays: Jungle Pals Tip

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Welcome to this week’s Terrific Tuesdays short. Today, I’m going to share a little tip about using the tree in the Jungle Pals die set.

The Jungle Pals stamps and dies are a part of the current Sale-a-Bration offerings. For those who aren’t familiar with Sale-a-Bration, you can earn FREE product from Stampin’ Up!’s SAB catalog now through the end of February. For every $50 USD spent, you earn 1 SAB credit to redeem in FREE product from the SAB catalog. Stampin’ Up! offers the SAB promotion twice per year and we’re currently celebrating the first Sale-a-Bration period for 2024.

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Sale-a-Bration · Terrific Tuesdays

In My Thoughts

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From now through the end of February, Stampin’ Up! is hosting its semi-annual Sale-a-Bration (SAB) promotional. For every $50 USD you spend, you earn one SAB credit to redeem for a FREE product from the Sale-a-Bration catalog. This week, we’ve been taking a look at 4 of the 7 packs of SAB designer series paper packs available. Today’s card highlights the Softly Stippled designer paper.

The Softly Stippled paper pack offers a mix of floral and neutral designs. Here, I’ve mixed them to create this card. We start with a base of Pebbled Path cardstock. I used the sheet of Pebbled Path fabric pattern to serve as the backdrop for the focal panel of this card. The focal panel consists of a sheet of Pool Party linen pattern as the mat for the rose patterned sheet. The sentiment panel is matted with vellum and both are diecut using the Thoughtful Expressions dies. The sentiment is from the SAB stamp set called Softly Sophisticated. I used the Pool Party crinkle ribbon and opaque faceted gems to break up the neutrals, add pops of color, and draw the eye to the sentiment.

Check out this week’s Terrific Tuesdays episode to see how you can use 4 of the designer series paper packs to create awesome cards!

Products used in today’s featured design:
Pebbled Path, Basic White cardstock
Softly Stippled DSP
Vellum
Softly Sophisticated stamps
Thoughtful Expressions dies
Crinkle ribbon
Opaque faceted gems
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Sale-a-Bration · Terrific Tuesdays

Hello to Brighter Days

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Today we’re continuing our tour of some Sale-a-Bration freebies. This week’s featured products are designer series paper packs. Did you know that Stampin’ Up! currently offers 7 different paper packs as Sale-a-Bration freebies? For the remainder of February, you can qualify for a FREE Sale-a-Bration credit with every $50 USD you spend. How cool is that?!

Today I’m bringing you a fun and funky design to show off the Sunny Days designer paper. This 12×12 paper pack includes a total of 12 cheerful designs across the 2-sided pages.

This card design is a modified Z-fold to allow for the greatest opportunity for a variety of paper patterns. The front-facing panels offer a simple and cheerful HELLO, while the full spread offers the complete message.

We start with a base of Pool Party cardstock and score in the center. To complete the Z-panel, the front panel is scored again at 2 1/2-inches. The front-facing panels are a combination of Softly Stippled and Sunny Days designer paper designs. The sentiment from the Sale-a-Bration set called Heartfelt Hellos is stamped on white cardstock and punched with the coordinating hexagon punch, along with the Real Red mats behind. The rainbow is constructed using circles diecut from cardstock using the Everyday Essentials dies and then cut in half with the paper trimmer.

Once the card is fully opened, the inside sentiment panel holds an adorable scene of two friends gazing at the rainbow. These cuties, along with the trees, are fussy cut from the Zoo Crew designer paper. The cloud is diecut from the Sunny Days paper using the coordinating Bright Skies die, while the sun is diecut from Crushed Curry. The sentiment is from the Bright Skies stamp set.

Interested in seeing each of the cards we made using 4 of the FREE Sale-a-Bration paper packs? Tune in to this week’s Terrific Tuesdays episode to catch them all!

Products used in today’s featured design:
Pool Party, Basic White, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Blueberry Bushel, Gorgeous Grape cardstoc
Sunny Days, Softly Stippled, Zoo Crew DSP
Heartfelt Hellos, Bright Skies stamps
Everyday Essentials, Bright Skies dies
Heartfelt Hexagon punch
Iridescent discs
Adhesive hearts & flowers
Stampin’ Blends
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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Sale-a-Bration · Terrific Tuesdays

Congratulations on Retirement

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This week is all about FREE paper. You heard that right! We’ve been making projects with free paper. Did you know that you can earn FREE product from Stampin’ Up! when you spend at least $50 USD this month? It’s called Sale-a-Bration and there’s a whole catalog full of items for you to choose from right now and thru the end of February!

Today’s card showcases the Sale-a-Bration designer series paper called Softly Stippled. This 12×12 pack, with its soft color palette and floral patterns, includes a total of 12 different designs on the two-sided sheets.

I designed this card for a team Mystery Packet challenge. The fun part of the team mystery packet challenge was figuring out how to use all of the components in the packet. I chose to make this Double Flap fun fold to showcase the beautiful coordinating floral patterns of the 2 sheets of Softly Stippled designer paper I received in my mystery packet, along with several other included elements.

The standard-sized base is made from a sheet of Lost Lagoon cardstock, which mats a slightly smaller sheet of the Softly Stippled designer paper. The smaller fold-over flap is a Basic White notecard. The outer-facing portion has been covered with a strip of the Pool Party floral DSP and serves as the base for the sentiment. The sentiment from Wonderful Thoughts is stamped on a tag (provided in my mystery packet) diecut using the Tailor Made Tags set. A strip of Pretty Peacock & Gold metallic ribbon and a few foiled gems finish off the front nicely.

To dress the inside of the small fold-over panel, I used the leftover portion of the Pool Party floral pattern in the center of the notecard. A piece of the Pretty Peacock ribbon serves as the mat for a small strip of the other coordinating floral pattern. The inside sentiment panel is stamped with a combination of stamps from Wonderful Thoughts and Gone Fishing and finished with some Pretty Peacock sequins.

I love the opportunity to get creative with products, like participating in this mystery packet challenge. Do you ever participate in challenges or events like this?

Interested in seeing the 4 cards we made using some current Sale-a-Bration designer series papers? You can check them all out in this week’s episode of Terrific Tuesdays!

Products used in today’s featured design:
Lost Lagoon, Basic White cardstock
Softly Stippled DSP
Wonderful Thoughts, Gone Fishing stamps
Tailor Made Tags dies
Pretty Peacock & Gold metallic ribbon
Pretty Peacock foiled gems
Sequins trio
Dimensionals
Adhesives

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