From the monthly archives: March 2014
I’m having a customer appreciation event tomorrow night, including Make-and-Takes (the card above is one), a prize drawing for over $100 worth of SU! goodies, handmade items for sale, my Stampin’ Stash Sale, as well as an opportunity to get FREE SHIPPING on the orders placed tomorrow only (read on for more info). It’s the LAST day of Sale-A-Bration tomorrow so it is the FINAL opportunity to get in on the Exclusive, FREE products with every $50 you spend.
The card above uses 4 of our Sale-A-Bration items!!! Can you tell I’m a fan of this year’s offerings? I used the stamp set See Ya Later for the greeting and Banner Blast for the banners. I then punched out the banners with the fabulous, matching Banner Punch. I ran the Whisper White layer through the Big Shot (AFTER stamping) with the 4th SAB item, the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder.
I also wanted to share the Envelope Punch Board with my crafters, so we’re making the 3D Open Box too! This was a fantastic idea from SU! Demo, Sam! LOVE it!
Out of town customer? You can be entered into the drawing for placing an order before the event. If you are placing an order under $150, use the Hostess Code 666UFGFP to qualify for the FREE shipping offer (I will have to PayPal you the money back or send you a check if you live out of town). If you are placing an order over $150, I will still offer the FREE shipping, but do not enter the Hostess Code as you qualify for Hostess Benefits on your order alone.
Anyone in the Saint Joseph, Missouri area is welcome to come to my event tomorrow night! Feel free to send me an email at Sarah@SarahLovesToStamp.com or call/text 816.341.0208 if you’d like directions to my house! You can also call, text or email if you have other questions but my event runs from 6:30-9:30 pm tomorrow night so I will answer everything after that! Orders must be in by 11:30 pm Central Time so I can get everything entered in before Sale-A-Bration ends. I’m sad it’s coming to an end, as it’s my favorite time of year, but glad that there’s one more day! I don’t want you to miss out! 🙂
I’m so in love with this sketch from our As You See It Challenge Blog! Head over there and check out what the rest of the Design Team has to share with you!!! (AND…play along, of course!!!) My color combo this week is from the Colour Q Challenge…but I changed it up to use current SU! colors Smoky Slate, So Saffron, Coastal Cabana, and Calypso Coral! I LOVE this color combo and will be using it again soon!
I’ve used the Sale-A-Bration sets, Petal Parade and See Ya Later on this project, as well as the Sale-A-Bration embossing folder, Decorative Dots. Monday, March 31 is the last day that you can earn any of these items (as well as the other Sale-A-Bration) choices FREE with every $50 increment you spend! Man, am I going to miss this year’s offerings!!! 🙂
The polka dotted background was a total DIY patterned paper, using the Eye-Catching Ikat Photopolymer Set! I sure am addicted to it! I love the look of these imperfect circles. I also cut a tag out of Smoky Slate Core’Dinations Cardstock (from the Neutrals Core’Dinations Pack) and ran it through my Big Shot with the Sale-A-Bration Decorative Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Then I sanded it with my Stampin’ Sanding Block. HOWEVER…the color that showed through was very vanilla…creamy…not fitting with my crisp, fresh color palette including white…SO…I just sponged on a bit of So Saffron ink with a Stamping Sponge wedge (be careful if you use a sponge dauber, as you want VERY light coverage here) to slightly tint the raised, sanded dots.
Here’s a closeup of the glittery beauty that adding Iridescent Ice Stampin’ Emboss Powder creates!!! Man, I LOVE how pretty these look! 🙂
I’ll be back later today with a full supply list and some other details for you! 🙂
Hi there! Finally back with a fun, new sketch from As You See It Challenges! I used a technique from the Stampin’ Up! demonstrator-only magazine, Stampin’ Success that came out in the Nov/Dec issue! I’ll film a video on it soon because it was super easy and you only have to do it once and you have a template you can use over and over again on lots of different projects! Gotta love that!
How To
1. Make your sunburst template (I’ll embed the video below when it’s finished) and sponge Daffodil Delight ink onto a Whisper White cardstock layer measuring 3-1/2″ x 4-3/4″.
2. Rub an Embossing Buddy over the card layer from Step 1 to remove the static and help the embossing powder only stick to the stamped image. Using a Stamp-a-ma-jig, position the greeting from Feel Goods and stamp it in VersaMark ink. Pour on Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder and use the Heat Tool to melt it.
3. Repeat the steps above with a scrap of Whisper White cardstock and the butterfly from Backyard Basics.
4. Color the butterfly in with a Blender Pen and Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, and Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin’ Pads.
5. Use the Two Way Glue Pen to apply glue in between the sponged sunburst rays and pour on Dazzling Diamonds glitter. Tap off excess glitter (sometimes I also use a paintbrush to really brush off the excess glitter so it doesn’t fall off later).
6. Use the Multipurpose Liquid Glue to attach the main panel onto a piece of 3-3/4″ x 5″ Basic Black cardstock. Glue that onto a Strawberry Slush card base, cut at 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ and scored at 4-1/4″.
7. Cut the butterfly out with Paper Snips. *TIP: Move the cardstock around, not the scissors. Attach it with a half Stampin’ Dimensional onto the center of the sunburst. *TIP: Use a Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker to run around the Whisper White edges to really finish the look and hide any cutting mistakes.
Supply List
STAMPS:
Backyard Basics (Wood-Mount 130514, Clear-Mount 130517) ***Buy the Backyard Basics Bundle and save 15% on the stamp set and matching Backyard Basics Framelits Dies. Wood-Mount Bundle 132729, Clear-Mount Bundle 132728***
Feel Goods (Wood-Mount 131916, Clear-Mount 129684)
PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Whisper White Cardstock (100730)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Basic Black Cardstock (121045)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Strawberry Slush Cardstock (131295)
INK:
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad (126944)
Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Pad (126945)
Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin’ Pad (131178)
VersaMark (102283)
ACCESSORIES:
Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder (109133)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
2-Way Glue Pen (100425)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
TOOLS:
Stampin’ Trimmer (126889)
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Paper Snips (103579)
Blender Pens – set of 3 (102845)
Heat Tool (129053)
Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049)
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
