Farewell to Sale-A-Bration 2016!

This is the final day of Sale-A-Bration 2016! I can't believe it is here already! I wanted to share one last Sale-A-Bration project with you. The final project is a CASE from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog. It is the gift bag from page 14 featuring the Honeycomb Happiness stamp set.

 I wanted to say thank you to all of my customers! I have the best customers! Thank you for helping me achieve and far exceed my Sale-A-Bration goals! I am so appreciative of all of you! Without you this would not have been possible!

I changed the gift bag into a coordinating card. The color scheme is Crumb Cake, Mint Macaron, Whisper White, and Blushing Bride.

The card base is stamped with the balloon stamp using Versamark ink then heat embossed with white embossing powder.

The striped banner is from the 2015-2017 In Colors DSP. I cut the striped paper on the diagonal to make the stripes look vertically oriented instead of diagonally oriented. The strip is 2" x about 8". Once the strip was cut, I punched the end using the Triple Banner Punch. I glued the banner on the cardbase, leaving the excess cardstock hanging off the top. After the glue dried, I trimmed the excess cardstock with paper snips.

The ice cream tag is a 2" x 8.5" strip of Whisper White cardstock. I punched one end with the Ornate Tag Topper Punch. I stamped the ice cream in Crumb Cake ink. I stamped the sentiment in Blushing Bride. Once I was happy with the stamping, I trimmed the excess cardstock with the Stampin' Trimmer. To complete the tag, I added a honeycomb embellishment, a little Crumb Cake circle at the top, a bow, and a few rhinestones.

I was so excited about this project, I completely forgot to use the Embossing Buddy. I had a few spots of errant embossing powder. I covered them with rhinestones! Rhinestones make excellent mistake covers!

The inside is matted with Whisper White cardstock. The thank you sentiment is from Many Thanks in the Annual catalog. The bottom is lined with Mint Macaron washi tape from the Occasions catalog hostess section and Silver Glimmer Paper.

I hope you have enjoyed Sale-A-Bration as much as I have! There are a few more hours to place your final Sale-A-Bration orders. Click here to start shopping!

I appreciate you stopping by!

Beth

The Final Days of Sale-A-Bration 2016!

Today and tomorrow are the last days of Sale-A-Bration! These are the final two days of earning free products with every qualifying order! I am sad that Sale-A-Bration is coming to end for this year, but I also truly enjoyed using all of the free products! I love the Wildflower Fields DSP (Item #141022). I wanted to showcase it one more time before it's gone.

As you know, one of my goals this year is to improve my gift packaging skills. On my last order, I purchased the Gift Bag Punch Board (Item #135862). I made seven gift bags using the Wildflower Fields DSP and the Gift Bag Punch Board!

The first gift bag is a medium sized bag. To make the folded over edge, score 1/2" or 1" from the top edge of the bag using your Scoring Board and fold it over to reveal the other side of the DSP. The bow is punched using the Bow Builder punch and Blushing Bride cardstock. A metal rimmed pearl accents the center of the bow (and on sale this week!). The bag is held closed with hook and loop tape.

The second gift bag is a large sized bag. I made a taller bag by adding two inches to the width, making the DSP dimensions 8" x 12". If your bag is too tall, the scoring lines on the Gift Bag Punch Board will not fully extend across your DSP. Just flip the DSP around, line up your scoring lines, and complete them. Or, you can use your Scoring Board to complete the scoring lines.

The bag is tied with a cotton ribbon in Island Indigo. A tag stamped with congrats from Perfect Pairings and confetti from Party Pants completes the bag. The congrats is stamped in Island Indigo ink. The confetti is stamped in Tangelo Twist and in Cucumber Crush ink.

The third bag is a medium sized bag. I added Basic Black satin ribbon handles. I added 1/2" circles to reinforce the handles. This is not structurally necessary. I thought it was a cute addition. The balloons are punched using the Balloon Bouquet punch. The sentiment is from Balloon Celebration. It is difficult to tell from the photo, but the sentiment is embossed with black embossing powder. The sentiment banner is made with the Triple Banner punch.

The fourth bag is another large sized bag, but the starting DSP dimensions are 6" x 12". This makes a slightly shorter bag. The bag is tied with a satin ribbon in Pacific Point and also holds a thank you tag. The thank you tag uses the stamp set What I Love.

The fifth bag is a small sized bag with a 1/2" folder over edge. I added satin ribbon handles in Blackberry Bliss.

The sixth bag is a medium sized bag with a 1" folded over edge. The bag is closed with a satin ribbon in Basic Black.

The seventh and final bag is a medium sized bag with a 1" folded over edge. The bag is closed with a satin ribbon in Hello Honey. The banner tag is punched using the Triple Banner Punch and stamped with a sentiment from the Perfect Pairings stamp set.

I am working on a few more gift bags and will be sharing them shortly!

The Metallics Glitter Tape was so popular that it has sold out completely and is no longer available. However, these Sale-A-Bration Products are still available as of this post.

I hope you have enjoyed Sale-A-Bration as much as I have! There is still today and tomorrow to place your final Sale-A-Bration orders. Click here to start shopping!

I appreciate you stopping by!

Beth

Easter Chick Card

This sweet Easter chick card uses the Honeycomb Happiness stamp set and the Easter Lamb stamp. The base is Tempting Turquoise card stock. I stamped the chick onto Shimmery White card stock in Crushed Curry and brushed Daffodil Delight ink and Tangerine Tango ink using the aquapainter.

The egg is cut from the Brights Designer Series Paper Stack (DSP) with an oval framelit and the decorative scallop die from the Cups and Kettles framelit set.

The inside is stamped with the Easter sentiment from Suite Sayings stamp set. This font is so pretty!

Here is a photo of the Easter chick before I adhered the egg with Stampin' Dimensionals. What a cutie!

I can't believe Sale-A-Bration is almost over. There is only one more week to get this set for free with each qualifying order. I couldn't resist this little guy! Can you?!?

I appreciate you stopping by!
Beth

Easter Chick Card Project Supply List
Stamps	Suite Sayings Honeycomb Happiness Easter Lamb
Paper	Whisper White Cardstock Tempting Turquoise Cardstock Shimmery White Cardstock
Ink	Crushed Curry Ink Pad Daffodil Delight Ink Pad Tangerine Tango Ink Pad Melon Mambo Ink Pad Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker
Embellishments	Stampin’ Dimensionals
Tools	Stampin’ Trimmer Clear Acrylic Block D Grid Paper Stampin’ Mist Cleaner Stampin’ Scrub Big Shot Die Cutting Machine Oval Framelit Dies Cups and Kettles Framelit Dies
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Sale-A-Bration Product of the Week: Perfect Pairings

This stamp set is more than meets the eye—it’s nine pieces, but you can mix and match the greetings for endless possibilities!

Here’s what one of Stampin' Up!'s concept artists said about it:

“This is the perfect set for a beginning stamper because it has a variety of greetings all in one. The greetings can stand alone or be combined in countless ways. Yes, this is a greeting set but the fonts are bold enough to stand alone so you don't necessarily need an image set to go with it.”

So start playing and see how many greetings you and your customers can come up with!

There only 14 days left to earn FREE Sale-A-Bration goodies! Get your free products with each qualifying order!

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Beth

Wildflower Fields Birthday

I absolutely loved Patsy Waggoner's Party with Cake card on Tuesday. I loved the layout, the color scheme, and the stamp set.  Unfortunately, I do not have that stamp set or the Cherry on Top DSP yet. Ironically, my Stampin' Up! box arrived later that afternoon!

I CASED the layout instead. I wanted to showcase the Wildflower Fields DSP from the 2016 Sale-A-Bration catalog. It's bright, floral, and cheery. I'm ready to usher in the Spring weather!

I was not completely satisfied with the first attempts at the center stamp and sentiment. It is really darling, but it looked too busy with the DSP. I turned it into a 3" x 3" card instead.

I ultimately used the Balloon Celebration stamp set and the Grateful Bunch stamp set with the Wildflower Fields DSP instead. This is what I came up with.

The color scheme for this card was Old Olive, Hello Honey, Calypso Coral, Whisper White, and Basic Black. This card is sure to bring some birthday delight!

I appreciate you stopping by!
Beth

Wild Flower Fields Card Project Supply List
Stamps	Balloon Celebration Grateful Bunch
Paper	Whisper White Cardstock Old Olive Cardstock Hello Honey Cardstock Calypso Coral Cardstock Wild Flower Fields Designer Series Paper Stack
Ink	Stayz On Black Ink Pad Calypso Coral Stampin’ Write Marker Hello Honey Stampin’ Write Marker
Embellishments	Basic Rhinestones
Tools	Stampin’ Trimmer Bone Folder Clear Acrylic Block D Grid Paper Stampin’ Mist Cleaner Stampin’ Scrub SNAIL Adhesive Banner Punch
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