Is it just me or do you find coloring relaxing? I think the love of coloring is something that we just don’t outgrow so I was really excited when Stampin’ Up! announced that one of the free Sale-a-bration gifts this year would be 12″ x 12″ coloring sheets! Take a look at the video below for some great ideas using this fun paper!
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Three more items will be available starting tomorrow!
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If you didn’t think Sale-A-Bration could get any better, just wait! On Tuesday, February 21st, there will be three brand new Sale-A-Bration gifts to choose from!
Place a $50 order (before shipping and tax) and choose an item from the Sale-A-Bration catalog! On Tuesday, you’ll have three more options!
And here are a few samples!
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I have another card using the Sale-A-Bration stamp set, So Very Much (you can get it absolutely FREE with a $50 purchase). I posted the card below in early January and both cards use the gorgeous Stampin’ Up! Moroccan Designer Series Paper. This paper makes it so easy to make a quick, but cute card! The DSP and sentiment do all the work!
#141645 $11.00
It is extremely hard to see the pattern of the paper I used in today’s card from the picture above but it is the one that looks like solid green but if you look closely, you can see the pattern.
Measurements
Dapper Denim card base: 11″ x 4-1/4″ score @ 5-1/2″
Dapper Denim: 3-3/8″ x 4-3/8″
DSP: 5-1/4″ x 4″
Whisper White: 4″ x 3-1/8″
All the supplies used to create this card are Stampin’ Up! They are shown below along with their item number and price. When you click on the picture, you’ll be taken to that item in my Stampin’ Up! online store. From there it’s easy to add it to your cart.
Choose a FREE item from the Sale-A-Bration Catalog for every $50 you spend before tax and shipping until March 31, 2017.
The other day I had a chance to play around with the Sale-A-Bration stamp set, Avant Garden and this is the card I created! The flowers were stamped using Bermuda Bay and Pacific Point ink. It’s kind of a funny story, but when I was making my card, I really wasn’t sure what those little green things were that I placed around the flowers. The other day I saw another stamper’s card and she used them as stamens! Oh, yeah, that makes sense! Hope they look ok the way I placed them!
I stamped my sentiment, which also comes from this set onto Whisper White cardstock and then cut it out with the Stitched Shapes Framelits. It is adhered to the next bigger size circle in this set using Bermuda Bay and has dimensionals on the back to give a bit of dimension to the card!
This stamp set is free with a $50 before shipping and tax until March 31, 2017. Place your $50 order online and this set can be yours! Click here to see all of the Sale-A-Bration choices!
All of the supplies used in making today’s card are Stampin’ Up!. They are listed below along with their item number and price. When you click on the products you’ll be taken to that item in my Stampin’ Up! online store. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact me!
When I’m creating cards/projects for a class, I make many different samples and then decide which ones to use. Today I have two cards that didn’t make the cut in my Happy Birthday Class To Go. I used the stamp set Balloon Adventures for both cards and the measurements for the cardstock and paper are the same.
All of my butterflies have a piece of vellum on top and I secured it to the cardstock/DSP with glue dots. The rhinestones are in the perfect place to hide the dots. Each butterfly has a small piece of Stampin’ Dimensional on the back to give it some height.
Base of card: 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ score @ 4-1/4″
Designer Series Paper: 5-1/4″ x 4″
Cardstock panel: 4-1/4 ” x 2-3/4″
Sentiment panel: 4″ x 2-1/2″
The first card uses Stampin’ Up! Party Animal Designer Series Paper and the second one, Tasty Treats. All of the supplies used in making these cards are Stampin’ Up!. They are listed below along with their item number and price. When you click on the products you’ll be taken to that item in my Stampin’ Up! online store. If you have any questions about either card, don’t hesitate to contact me!
Brandi, from the Stampin’ Up! home office, is featured in the video below using two Sale-a-Bration gifts – Carried Away Designer Series Paper and the Card Tin. She also uses the stamp set, Lift Me Up, from the Occasions catalog.
Brandi makes a set of 12 cards using the Carried Away DSP and mentions that you can make 6 sets of these cards with the entire package of paper. That’s 72 cards! You could easily adapt her idea with any paper that you have and a stamp set in your stash.
The Carried Away Designer Series Paper and Card Tin are two products that can’t be purchased but are free gifts in the Sale-A-Bration catalog! Here’s how to earn them:
Place a $50 order (before shipping and handling) and choose one gift.
Place a $100 order (before shipping and handling) and choose two gifts.
There’s no limit to the amount of gifts you can receive! Click HERE to take a look at the Sale-A-Bration catalog!
Tomorrow is the last day to preorder my Happy Birthday Class to Go! Details can be found here!
I love this Sale-A-Bration stamp set named So Very Much! For every $50 purchase, you can choose a free gift from the Sale-A-Bration catalog and this is one of your choices! It comes in either wood or clear mount. Scroll down to see the complete list of Sale-A-Bration items available!
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If my card today looks very familiar, it’s because it has many of the same elements of the card I posted yesterday. While the one yesterday had a watercoloring panel behind the flower, this time I did sponging with Stampin’ Sponges, Whisper White cardstock and Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight stamp pads. There’s a definite learning curve, at least for me, with the sponging technique. I love the look but wasn’t happy AT ALL with what I created below. But you know what? I think it looks great behind the flower! Until then, I will keep on trying this technique until I’m great at it!
The ribbon I used is from the 3/8″ Metallic Ribbon Combo Pack. It’s a Sale-A-Bration freebie. You get 2 rolls, silver and gold, and it’s gorgeous in person as it has beautiful gold and silver accents woven in. Place a $50 order, before shipping and handling, and you can choose this ribbon as your free gift!
The sentiment is from the stamp set Window Shopping in the Occasions catalog and it’s stamped using Memento Ink. I tried to center it on my card but it seemed off a bit so I thought the rhinestones might distract from that. Did it work??
All of the supplies I used are listed below. Please note that I did NOT use the Framelits with the Window Shopping stamp set but it is part of a bundle and a 10% discount. I’m noting it in the product list in case you are interested in purchasing both of them.
Last week I mentioned that I had been playing around with watercoloring and over the weekend I took some of my watercolored pieces and turned them into cards. I just love the look of blue, green and purple in this card!
I bought an inexpensive bread board to use when I watercolor. I tape the edges of my watercolor paper with blue painters tape so that it won’t curl too much.
Then I wet my paper using an Aqua Painter. This helps the ink to spread around the paper on its own. I pick up the ink from my clear block. Simply turn your ink pad over and tap it onto the block! Use the Aqua Painter to pick up the paint and drop it onto your wet watercolor paper.
I used Bermuda Bay, Pacific Point and Elegant Eggplant for my masterpiece below. It’s wet in the picture below and I hated the way it looked at that point but you will get COMPLETELY different results once it dries!
Here it is dry! I love how the colors blend together but, I didn’t like the water mark areas – I know, too much of a perfectionist. I thought it would be perfect though peeking through my flower!
The base of my card is Thick Whisper White that measures 11″ x 4-1/4″ and it’s scored at 5-1/2″. A 4″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Bermuda Bay is attached to the base using Fast Fuse.
The front piece is Whisper White cardstock and it measures 3-3/4″ x 5″. I cut out the flower with the Stylish Stems Framelits and stamped my sentiment with the stamp set, Brushwork Alphabet using Memento Ink . The stamps are individual letters that allow you to make any word you want!
I didn’t want the extra added bulk of my watercolor paper so I trimmed it just enough to slip behind the flower. I adhered it to the back of the front piece. I then atttached a piece of Fun Foam (you can find it in big box stores or on Amazon) to the back of this piece. It helps to keep it from sagging in areas and gives good coverage. I used Fast Fuse and attached it to the piece of Bermuda Bay. I added several Enamel Shapes to finish it off!
Product List – These are the products I used to make my card. If you’d like to place an order (or more information about any of the products), just click any of the pictures!
Sale-A-Bration is my favorite time of the Stampin’ Up! year! Who doesn’t love getting free products?!! But did you know that the very best deal during Sale-A-Bration is the Starter Kit, especially if you were thinking about placing a $99 order? That’s the price of the Starter Kit!
Here’s what you receive for $99:
$125 worth of Stampin’ Up! product! You choose exactly what YOU want (had your eye on a Big Shot??).
Your order will ship to you absolutely FREE!!
Choose TWO FREE STAMP SETS – a value up to $104. (Bundles and Kits are not available with this promotion).
On your very next order as a demonstrator, you’ll start receiving a 20% discount on everything you purchase!
You never have to host a party or sell to others if you don’t want to! You can be your one and only customer or you can start taking orders and start your own business. It’s completely your choice!
There’s absolutely NO OBLIGATION. It’s easy to join and you can do it online!
If you have questions, I’m an email away! tracy@stampingwithtracy.com
If this sounds like a fun way to get your crafting supplies at a discount and receive free product with the Starter Kit, click here!!
My Happy Birthday Class To Go is available!! The theme is birthday cards and I’ve designed some really cute cards using the stamp set, Balloon Adventures. You’ll receive all of the materials to make four cards as well as a PDF with instructions to complete the cards. There are two purchasing options but the Balloon Adventures stamp set is included in both (see both options below).
Kits need to be preordered and registration will close on February 11th. Kits will be mailed out mid to late February. This will give me time to place my order with Stampin’ Up!, prepare the kit packets and send them out to you Priority Mail.
Option 1: $76.50
You’ll receive:
Materials to make all 4 cards along with 4 envelopes
Balloon Adventures Photopolymer stamp set
Package of Linen Thread
Emerald Envy Baker’s Twine
Whisper White Baker’s Twine
Wink of Stella Glitter Brush
PDF Tutorial for each card with step by step directions
FREE Sale-a-bration stamp set or Metallic Ribbon Combo Pack
Option 2: $81.85
You’ll receive:
Materials to make all 4 cards along with 4 envelopes
My first Class to Go is available!! The theme is Happy Birthday and I’ve designed four cute cards using the stamp set, Balloon Adventures. You’ll receive all of the materials to make four cards as well as a PDF with instructions to complete the cards. There are two purchasing options but the Balloon Adventures stamp set is included in both (see both options below).
Preordering starts today and will close on February 11th. Kits will be mailed out mid to late February. This will give me time to place my order with Stampin’ Up!, prepare the kit packets and send them out to you Priority Mail.
I’ve priced these options so that you’ll receive a FREE Sale-A-Bration gift which means you’ll be receiving at least $50 in product (and that doesn’t even include your Sale-A-Bration gift)! Shipping and tax are already included in the price of the class.
Option 1: $76.50
You’ll receive:
Materials to make all 4 cards along with 4 envelopes
Balloon Adventures Photopolymer stamp set
Package of Linen Thread
Emerald Envy Baker’s Twine
Whisper White Baker’s Twine
Wink of Stella Glitter Brush
PDF Tutorial for each card with step by step directions
FREE Sale-a-bration stamp set or Metallic Ribbon Combo Pack
Option 2: $81.85
You’ll receive:
Materials to make all 4 cards along with 4 envelopes
Quick, cute, easy and FREE are all words that describe the Pretty Pocket Card Kit! This is one of twelve Sale-a-bration gifts that you can choose from for every $50 you spend (before shipping tax).
This kit has so much in it! You have enough materials for 8 cards plus the envelopes are included. To make my cards all I needed was a pair of scissors to cut the Baker’s Twine.
The adhesive is already on the card bases so you fold them up and seal! Add a flower to the top of the insert, write a message to the recipient and you’re ready to send it off!
Check out the video below and see how easy it is to put these cards together!
