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Sale-A-Bration ends today

written by Kylie

Hi Stampers! All good things must come to an end and sadly, Sale-A-Bration ends today. It’s been a GREAT three months and there were some AMAZING goodies and offers. I hope you’ve all managed to pick up all the free Sale-A-Bration goodies you wanted. If you haven’t, there is still time!

Sale-A-Bration – Earn Free Items

During Sale-A-Bration, for every $90 you spend you can select a FREE Level 1 item from the Sale-A-Bration catalogue. You can see all of the Level 1 items here.

If you spend $180 you can select either TWO free items from Level 1 or ONE free item from Level 2. You can see all of the Level 2 items here.

You cannot purchase these items, they can only be earned during the Sale-A-Bration period.

Sale-A-Bration – Joining Benefits

If you have items on your wish list totalling more than $169, I encourage you to consider joining. Why? There are two fabulous joining options on offer!

Option 1:

For only $169 you get to choose your choice of Stampin’ Up! products to the value of $315! AMAZING!

Option 2:

For only $210 you get to choose your choice of Stampin’ Up! products to the value of $315 plus you will also get the exclusive Craft & Carry Tote (which is so fantastic!)!

If you are thinking this means you are locked into having to hold classes, workshops or run a business, don’t worry! We have many people who join for the discount and the fantastic joining bonuses. If that is you, WELCOME! We would love to have you as part of the team. Of course, if you want to make this your business, that is fantastic as well! Stampin’ Up! is a wonderful company to work with.

If you have any questions about joining, please email me or read my FAQ page. If you would like to join, YAY! I am so pleased to have you join my team. You can do so here.

Sale-A-Bration is pretty awesome, as you can see. It will be sad to see it conclude today.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day!

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March 31, 2019 0 comment

CASE the Catalogue Lasting Lily Sale-A-Bration

CASE the Catalogue: Wishing You Well (Lasting Lily)

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, are you ready for another CASE the Catalogue card? If you have never heard of this term it means, Copy And Share Everything. It’s a fantastic way to inspire or challenge yourself to try something a little different. All you need to remember to do is give credit to the original artist. Today’s card is a fairly faithful recreation of a card featured in the Sale-A-Bration catalogue. A few things inspired me – the colour palette (I never use yellows as the main feature of my cards), the use of the gingham paper, and the way lilies pop out of the centre circle.

The stamps used to create this card are from the Lasting Lily stamp set. This is a beautiful set which is perfect for those harder times in life as there are many Sympathy type sentiments.

Here’s the card…

Truthfully, if I was to make this card again there are a number of things I would do differently. I’d like to pop up the entire gingham panel and maybe even pop up all three lilies (for this card, I popped up the biggest lily). I’d move the sentiment strip lower down so it wasn’t so centred in the middle of the card. And this, right here, is another benefit of CASE-ing – you learn things you like and want to try again with new projects.

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set comes in different types (such as clear mount and wood mount) or as a bundle, I link to all.

March 30, 2019 0 comment

CASE the Catalogue Lasting Lily Sale-A-Bration

Wishing You Well (Lasting Lily)

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, today I am sharing another two cards CASEd from the Sale-A-Bration catalogue. The cards featured the Lasting Lily stamp set which is a limited edition, Sale-A-Bration stamp set. This means it could be yours for free when you place a qualifying order. I think it would make a great addition to any stamp collection.

The catalogue featured two colourways – one with Daffodil Delight for the petals and the other card featured Pool Party for the petals. I loved them both so I had to make them both. When you are CASE-ing projects, don’t worry if you don’t have the same supplies – just go with what you have. Sometimes you might just be inspired by the overall design, or colour palette and other times you might more faithfully recreate it. Just try and put your own spin on the card – you’ll love it more! I certainly didn’t have the same supplies but I really like how the cards finished up.

Here’s the first card…

Here’s the second card…

Aren’t they pretty? The one thing which I really wanted to point out to you is that I stamped the sentiment in Old Olive on the Pool Party Cardstock. I tend to favour stamping on Whisper White cardstock or do white embossing on Basic Black cardstock. Doesn’t this look really lovely though? I think I am going to have to try this again more in the future! I hope you’ll give it a try too!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you have a great day!

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set comes in different types (such as clear mount and wood mount) or as a bundle, I link to all.

March 28, 2019 0 comment

Amazing Life Birthdays Botanical Butterfly DSP Sale-A-Bration

Happy Birthday (Botanical Butterflies DSP)

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, I recently shared two cards inspired by a project on page 9 of the first Sale-A-Bration catalogue. The catalogue sample featured a clear acetate box filled with Coastal Cabana cards and secured by a belly band of the super cute butterflies which had been cut out from the Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper. It was so pretty.

At the time I mentioned how I thought you could select any colour from the patterned paper to use as your base card and then make a set of cards. I thought they’d look so lovely. One of my friends suggested I should do this and so today I am sharing another couple of cards based on the original design. This project illustrates so perfectly one of the things I love about Stampin’ Up! – the way everything coordinates so beautifully! It really takes out half the guesswork, especially if you don’t feel confident with your colours.

The first card features Grapefruit Grove.

Here’s the card…

Isn’t it lovely! Next up was Highland Heather.

Here’s the Card…

Aren’t they beautiful! The only change I made with this card is that I used the Subtle embossing folder to add some more texture to the base card. I totally love this look and now I have a cute set of cards to gift!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you have a great day!

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set comes in different types (such as clear mount and wood mount) or as a bundle, I link to all.

March 27, 2019 2 comments

Lasting Lily Sale-A-Bration Thank you

Thank You for your endless love and support (Lasting Lily)

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, as we draw nearer to the end of Sale-A-Bration, I thought I would share a card using the beautiful Lasting Lily stamp set. This is a stamp set which could be yours with a qualifying purchase during Sale-A-Bration. It is a lovely stamp set and is perfect for Sympathy cards. I find those types of cards very difficult to make. A stamp set like this makes it much easier. The lilies themselves are beautiful and the sentiments are so lovely.

I decided to make a brighter thank you card with this stamp set. I will definitely pick my recipient as I know some people have very strong opinions regarding the lily. One member of my family refuses to have lilies in his house and refers to them as the death lilies.

I actually started by embossing Old Olive cardstock with the Layered Leaves embossing folder. I hadn’t used this folder in a while and I don’t know why not as it is fantastic! I then stamped up my images and cut them out. There are coordinating dies which would have made this a lot easier! Next up I added a layer of vellum and then positioned the lilies. I stamped the sentiment and die cut it with the Stitched Shapes Framelits dies and adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I didn’t have any coordinating ribbon so I took the Whisper White Sheer Ribbon and coloured it with the Dark Lovely Lipstick Stampin’ Blends Marker. I added this bow to the flowers. Lastly, I added some of the Pearl Basic Jewels to finish off the card.

Here’s the Card…

The more I look at this card the more I think it look beautiful when made with a Very Vanilla background and then some soft shades like Petal Pink or Blushing Bride for the petals and Soft Sea Foam for the stems. Hmmm….might have to give it a go.

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set comes in different types (such as clear mount and wood mount) or as a bundle, I link to all.

March 26, 2019 0 comment

Amazing Life Botanical Butterfly DSP Butterfly Gala CASE the Catalogue Sale-A-Bration

I believe in you (Botanical Butterflies DSP / Amazing Life)

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, you’ve often heard me talk about how fantastic the catalogue is for providing inspiration. I think the samples are AMAZING! Sometimes the sample I love is a 3D project and I rarely do them. So instead of thinking I can’t (or won’t) make that project, I think about how I might be able to convert it to a card. Sometimes that is a very easy process – like today’s cards. Other times, it is a little more complicated.

I was inspired by a project on page 9 of the first Sale-A-Bration catalogue. It features a clear acetate box filled with Coastal Cabana cards and secured by a belly band of the super cute butterflies which had been cut out from the Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper. It looks good.

Here’s the Inspiration Piece…

I had to give it a try. The fiddliest part is cutting out the butterflies but even that doesn’t take too long. I didn’t worry about saving the antenna either. I stamped them on later using the Butterfly Gala stamp set. You could also draw them on with a black marker if you wanted. I used Wink of Stella to add a bit more sparkle to the butterflies. It really gave them a lift!

Here’s the Card…

After making the above card, I had to make another one but this time chose Pool Party as my base. So pretty.

Here’s the Card…

Seriously, isn’t this the cutest! I think you could pick out any of the colours in the patterned paper and use that as your base. Pick up a spool of the Whisper White 1/8″ Sheer Ribbon and you can colour it to match any of the backgrounds you like. So effective!

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set comes in different types (such as clear mount and wood mount) or as a bundle, I link to all.

March 24, 2019 0 comment

Botanical Butterfly DSP Butterfly Gala Sale-A-Bration Technique

A Little Note (Botanical Butterfly DSP / Butterfly Gala)

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, I’ve shared a couple of cards showcasing the Spotlight Technique featuring the Botanical Butterfly DSP recently. It is such a fun technique and the Botanical Butterfly DSP is perfect to create cards which WOW!

Take a sheet of the black and white illustrated paper from the Botanical Butterfly DSP. Select the area which you want to spotlight. Once you have identified it, use a post-it note to hold the die in place. Trim the paper to fit the black card base. This panel is then run through the Big Shot to cut out the rectangle you are going to spotlight.

I coloured in the panel with my Stampin’ Blends (you can any colouring medium you prefer).

Once the panel is coloured, mat it on black cardstock. I added some Stampin’ Dimensionals to the back of the panel and then positioned it in place on the card being careful to align it perfectly.

Here’s the Card…

And here is a look at the trio of cards featuring the Spotlight Technique…

Don’t the cards look fantastic? I LOVE this technique. I also think this would make a great gift set. The Botanical Butterfly DSP is only available as a FREE item with qualifying orders during Sale-A-Bration. Sale-A-Bration ends at the end of the month. So, please, don’t delay if you like this paper, or indeed, any of the Sale-A-Bration freebies.

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set comes in different types (such as clear mount and wood mount) or as a bundle, I link to all.

March 21, 2019 2 comments

All That You Are Sale-A-Bration Thank you

Thank you (All That You Are / Country Floral)

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, if you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time you know I am a big fan of really trying to get the most out of your crafting products. I like making multiple cards and sometimes all I change up is the colour palette. Today’s card is an example of this. I’ve created another card using the Country Floral Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. It is SO pretty!

It is so very simple to create this card. All you need to do is take a piece of Whisper White cardstock and place it in the embossing folder. Run this through your Big Shot. Next, take your Stampin’ Blends and colour directly onto the embossed images. Take some ribbon and add to the card. Adhere the embossed panel to your card base. Stamp the sentiment onto Whisper White cardstock and then punch out. Adhere the sentiment with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Voila your card is done! It really is that easy!

Here’s the Card…

Oh, this card would be so easy to make a lot of as it doesn’t take a lot of time or effort. I hope you’ll give it a go!

The Country Floral Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder is an item you could choose as your FREE item when you place a qualifying order at my online store during Sale-A-Bration. Don’t forget, Sale-A-Bration ends on March 31 2019.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you have a great day!

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set comes in different types (such as clear mount and wood mount) or as a bundle, I link to all.

March 20, 2019 0 comment

Amazing Life Painted Seasons Sale-A-Bration

Happy Birthday (Painted Seasons / Amazing Life)

written by Kylie

Hi everyone, after sharing a card inspired by my friend, and upline, Melissa a few days ago, I was enjoying a conversation with another stamping enthusiast about ways you could adapt this design. Next thing I know, I am back at my stamp table and the following card comes into existence.

To create today’s card I again used the Painted Seasons stamp set, and the Painted Seasons DSP, as well as the Amazing Life stamp set for the sentiment. As I had chosen brighter colours to create the last card, I decided to go for a much softer colour palette. Pool Party is definitely one of my favourite colours in the Stampin’ Up! range.

What makes this card a little different is that the card front ends with the flowers. The patterned paper actually adheres to the inside of the card. I don’t have the coordinating dies for this stamp set yet but it would have been perfect for this card as I would have die cut a bunch of the flowers in Whisper White cardstock and adhered them on inside of the card to cover up the joins. It doesn’t look too bad, but it would have just given a nicer finish.

Here’s the Card…

I’m sorry the photo isn’t better quality. I had lighting issues and couldn’t quite catch the sun at the right time.

The Painted Seasons stamp set and the coordinating Designer Series Paper (the DSP is also available separately) is FANTASTIC but they will only be around until the end of the month. I’m going to be sad to see them go.

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set comes in different types (such as clear mount and wood mount) or as a bundle, I link to all.

March 19, 2019 0 comment

Card Kit Sale-A-Bration Video

Precious Parcel Card Kit (Video)

written by Kylie

Hi, I love card kits! Let me share some of the reasons why. Firstly, all of the design work has been done. Everything coordinates perfectly. In most cases, all you need to do is just assemble to finish off the card. Card Kits are fantastic when you feel like your mojo is missing. Often times by the time I have finished with a kit I am feeling completely inspired again. Another benefit of a kit is that it is easy to take with you on the go. Kits usually contain most of the things you need to complete all of the cards so you don’t need to take a lot of things – maybe throw in some scissors or the like (the instructions will tell you what you need to complete it).

The Precious Parcel Card Kit has been released as a Level 1 item during Sale-A-Bration. It is a really interesting kit and quite different from my usual style. Stampin’ Up! has prepared a video looking at the kit in more detail and I thought you might like to see it. Let’s take a closer look…

Here’s the video…

Precious Parcel Card Kit

Let someone know you’re thinking of them with charming pocket cards you can create in minutes. Makes 8 pocket cards with insert cards, 4 each of 2 designs. Folded card size: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″.

Includes
* 8 embossed pocket cards, insert cards, and coordinating envelopes; stickers and die-cut accents
* Very Vanilla Baker’s Twine
* Mini paper clips
* Sentiments in English, French, and German

Coordinating colours: Crushed Curry, Early Espresso, Grapefruit Grove, Lovely Lipstick, Mossy Meadow, Pool Party, Soft Sea Foam, Whisper White

Isn’t that lovely? If you like it, you could choose it as your free item when your order reaches $90 during Sale-A-Bration. Sale-A-Bration ends on 31st March 2019.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you have a great day!

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Supplies Used:

Listed below are the supplies used to create the above project. If the stamp set comes in different types (such as clear mount and wood mount) or as a bundle, I link to all.

March 18, 2019 0 comment

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