Sale-A-Bration Time - Get Your Free Stuff

Do you know about Sale-a-bration? If you don't, you should! Especially this year, when Stampin' Up! is having two Sale-a-bration promotions. One now in January and February, and the other in July and August.  The deal is quite simple and the VALUE is fantastic. For every $50 you spend before shipping and tax on Stampin' Up! products from the Annual Catalog or the new January-June Mini Catalog, then you get to select something FREE from inside these pages! Take a look! Just click on the cover!

There's a lot of great choices inside. Did you pick a couple of ones you liked?

Let's think about the value you receive through Sale-a-bration for a minute...A package of Designer Series Paper retails at $11.50 - a Cling Stamp set retails for at least $20 - a Photopolymer Stamp set retails for at least $16 - that's added value of at least 30% - 40%. That's why getting Stampin' Up! products you need now is the best value all year!

Every linked product name will take you direct to my Stampin' Up! Online Store. You can set up a free account or check out as a guest. Either way Stampin' Up! products are just a mouse click away!

Here's one of the cards I made with the FREE Flower and Field Designer Series Paper (DSP) 

and the FREE Touch of Ink Stamp Set.

My sample is made with a Pool Party card base, a Bumblebee cardstock layer, then the Flower & Field DSP. I used the largest Stitched Shape Circle Die and stamped the Hummingbird in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. The card is embellished with the Bumblebee 1/4" Gingham Ribbon.  A clean simple card.

Isn't this paper just vibrant! Such wonderful colors  It matches 13 cardstock colors! WOW! Something for everyone with this package of Designer Series Paper.  

Here's the beautiful Touch of Ink stamp set images. They are so gorgeous you could just leave them stamped in black ink or you could color the images in with your favorite coloring tools. 

Here's some of the card samples Stampin' Up! made with the FREE Touch of Ink stamp set.

Are you inspired and ready to start shopping to get your Free items? I hope so!

Here's the link to my online store.

I love to read comments my readers leave for me. Let me know how you like my card, or the selection of Sale-a-bration items in the brochure, or your favorite Free item you can't wait to get? Or just say HI! Just click on the comment box below.

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Thanks so much for taking the time out of your busy day to stop by.

 I so appreciate it! Have a great Monday!

More Share Sunshine Card Designs

Do you ever have leftovers from other projects? I sure do, so these two cards were created but were sitting on my desk for a while without a sentiment. Luckily when the Share Sunshine pdf was offered by Stampin' Up! to purchase I jumped at the chance (see previous post), because in there were two perfect sentiments that look great on these cards so I finished them up.  

Below each card I will post links to my online store of the products that are still current and available for purchase.

This beautiful Flowering Foils Designer Series Paper was only available during Sale-A-Bration earlier this year. These flowers were on the edge of the paper and I couldn't let them go to waste, so this card was one way to use them. I used the technique idea using a sponge dauber and the ink pad to give the soft coloring look. It is very easy to do on any stamped image. Another coloring technique of using the Stampin' Blends alcohol markers would work for any stamped image as well. The color intensity would be darker and not as soft as the sponge dauber. (The embellishment is long retired.)

Product List

Silver Foil-Edged Cards & Envelopes [147900] $10.00	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $8.75	Subtle 3D Embossing Folder [151775] $10.00	Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $7.50	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104] $7.50
Sponge Daubers [133773] $5.00	Stitched Shapes Dies [152323] $30.00	Big Shot [113439] $110.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00
Snail Adhesive [104332] $7.00	Paper Snips [103579] $10.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00

This card is built on a 3-1/2" x 5" Whisper White notecard. The 6"x 6" Best Dressed Designer Series Paper stack is perfect for this paper strip technique. You need a separate piece of Whisper White cardstock and the piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) you like from the stack, both cut to 3" x 4-3/4" piece, then cut the DSP into 1" strips as shown. So easy to spread out and glue down. By having the extra Whisper White layer it is easy to wrap the ends of the ribbon around to tape on the back before you attach that layer to the notecard base.

Product List

Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes [131527] $7.00	Best Dressed 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [151319] $11.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00
Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146985] $8.75	Heart Punch Pack [151292] $34.00	Petal Pink 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Metallic-Edge Ribbon [151194] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00
Snail Adhesive [104332] $7.00	Paper Snips [103579] $10.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00

 Stay Creative! Thanks for taking a look here!

Best Dressed Product Kit - Part 3

Today's post is a bonus of additional items to go with the notecards you have already made from the Best Dressed Suite.

Fast to make 3" x 3" Notecards and Matching Envelopes

Link to purchase these

Stamp: Dressed to Impress

Ink: Gray Granite

Paper: 3" x 3" Notecards and Matching Envelopes

Four Blocks Design

Stamp: Music from the Heart

Ink: Gray Granite

Paper: Notecard, Lovely Lipstick, Best Dressed 6x6 Designer Series Paper scraps

Die: Stitched Shapes

Tools: Big Shot

Adhesives: Snail, Dimensionals

Watch the You Tube video to see the creator of this technique and 

how easy it is to use up scraps from any pretty paper you have.

Scrappy Strip Technique by Bruno Bertucci

Stamps: Dressed to Impress

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper:  Notecard, Basic Black, Best Dressed 6x6 Designer Series Paper scraps

Die: Stitched Nested Labels

Tools: Big Shot, Paper Snips

Embellishments: retired 1/8" Whisper White ribbon

Adhesives: Snail, Tombow Liquid, Dimensionals, Scotch Tape

Stitched Nested Labels

Stitched Shapes

You can also visit my online store for more product and supplies shopping.

Thanks for stopping by today! Be happy!

Best Dressed Product Kit - Part 2

Here's the second set of notecards you can make from the Best Dressed 6x6 Designer Series Paper and the Dressed to Impress Bundle, plus a few additional supplies. Every notecard has a layer of Basic Black cardstock and Memento Tuxedo Black ink is used.

Dressed to Impress Stamp Set

All Dressed Up Dies

Best Dressed 6x6 Designer Series Paper 

Stitched Shapes

Whisper White Notecards and Envelopes

Hope these cards give you some inspiration to send out and lift others up 

and keep the Post Office busy! Have a great day!

Sampler from March 2020 Paper Pumpkin Kit

I haven't made very many samplers, but I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to make one from the March 2020 Paper Pumpkin kit! The 12 x 12 piece of Designer Series Paper is a retired piece from a collection whose name I can't even remember, but I had to have the raindrops on that sheet. Most of the pieces are from the kit, but I added a couple of my own touches, like the fussy cut umbrella from Well Dressed, and the retired Large Letter Dies spelling the word "Bloom."  Since there were several sets of flowers in my sampler, I didn't want "Let Love Grow," I had to have "Let Love BLOOM!"

Stamps: all from Paper Pumpkin kit, except umbrella from Well Dressed

Ink: Balmy Blue, Gray Granite, Pear Pizzazz, Basic Gray

Paper: The floral behind "Bloom" is also a retired paper, but since I was going for a floral theme, I couldn't resist it either. The letters are So Saffron and Basic Gray. The base squares are Basic Gray and Gray Granite.

Die: retired Large Letter Dies

Tools: Big Shot

Adhesives: Snail, Dimensionals, and a non SU product similar to white glue.

I hope this sampler inspires you to give one a try. 

They are pretty easy once you get the math figured out. 

Have a great day!