TSSC 343 - Congratulations Star

NOTE: Today is the last day of the Online Extravaganza! Blendabilities bundle only $100 (12 sets, regularly $143.40).  Lots of other items on sale - many half off! Order online using hostess code DJEBSJMF.
(While supplies last.)

Here's my design team sample for this week's Techno Stamper Sketch Challenge.

I love the glimmer paper! It's so sparkly!! Both Silver and Gold Glimmer Paper is 1/2 off through today (Monday, Dec. 1). I love half off!!

 Supplies:

Stamps: Sprinkled Expressions

Cardstock: Whisper White

Glimmer Paper: Gold, Silver

Designer Series Paper (DSP): Brights Patterns Paper Stack

Ink: Pacific Point

Big Shot: Circles Framelits, Ovals Framelits, Stars Framelits

Embellishments: Basic Rhinestones

Here's this week's sketch. Use it to inspire you.

You can link your project and see the rest of the design team samples at the Techno Stamper Sketch Challenge site. Hope you'll play along this week!

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!

Today is National Scrapbooking Day, so I made some scrapbook pages. I only got one photographed before it got too late so I'll have to share more later in the week.

This Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from Epic Day. They are kind of hard to see in these photos, but the background is a bunch of words. They say things like courageous, happy, insightful, honest, bold, strong, delightful, independent... The words made me think of my daughters, so I had to make a scrapbook page with them on it.

 The title and the words along the left side are from the retiring set, Loving Thoughts. I tried to leave lots of space so I didn't cover the words on the DSP. Instead of making a tag with the date on it, I used the Remember This Rotary Stamp to stamp, "This happened on..." Because of the way the rotary stamp works, I was able to set the date to day these pictures were taken.

This photo was taken at an angle to make my girls look even taller than they are! :) Actually, I thought it would show how I used Stampin' Dimensionals to pop up the title and the other word stamp between the Pool Party and River Rock layers. I also popped up the starburst.

 I love this stamp from Starburst sayings - You make the world a better place. It definitely applies to my girls. I also love that there are matching framelits so I can use the Big Shot to cut it out.

 It's kind of blurry, but this is the little piece above the date. The stamp is from the retired Sale-a-Bration set, Sprinkled Expressions, and says - Love you just the way you are. This close-up shows how I used my distressing tool to distress the edges.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. Hope you got a change to do some scrapping today!

St. Patrick's Day

Here is this year's St. Patrick's Day card.  It's made with the Sprinkled Expressions stamp set, which you can get for free during Sale-A-Bration.  The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes.

Cardstock colors are Whisper White and Garden Green.  Ink is Garden Green.



Sale-A-Bration has started

SALE-A-BRATION HAS BEGUN!!

Sale-A-Bration (S-A-B) is that awesome time of year when Stampin' Up gives you free merchandise!  There is no limit to the number of free items for which you can qualify.  At the bottom of this post is a card made with one of the sets you can get, but first here are the details:

(Note:  all amounts are before tax and shipping)

PARTY GUESTS (or other orders such as stamp club or group orders):  Choose one free product from the S-A-B brochure for every $50 you spend.

ONLINE ORDERS: Choose one free product from the S-A-B brochure for every $50 you spend in my Stampin' Up! Online Store (before tax and shipping).  Plus, when your online order totals $150, you'll receive Stampin' Rewards! and a free Sale-a-Bration shopping tote!

HOSTESSES: When your party total reaches $150.00, you'll receive a free shopping tote. When your party reaches $400, you'll receive a free Hostess Bundle (Fresh Vintage Stamp Set, Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper, Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack). This is in addition to all of the other great hostess benefits!  Contact me to schedule your S-A-B Party!

NEW RECRUITS: Join during Sale-a-Bration and get your Starter Kit for only $125.00. That's $50 off!Then starting with the month after you join, you can choose a free Designer Series Paper pack (or Digital Download) every month for the rest of the year.  Contact me today for more information on joining Stampin' Up!  I would love to have you shop as part of my team!!

And now for the card!  The card below was made with Sprinkled Expressions, one of the several items you can choose to get for free with each $50 purchase.  This set is an exclusive S-A-B set, so you can only get it for free with your qualifying purchase (and it will no longer be available when S-A-B ends on March 31, 2012).

I also used the Tasteful Trim die on this card.

Sprinkled Expressions Valentines with Embossing

I  have two Valentines to share today.  They are similar but a little different.  Both use the same stamp from Sprinkled Expressions, which is one of the exclusive Sale-A-Bration stamps this year.  They both use 1/4" Whisper White Grosgrain Ribbon, both have a Whisper White base beneath a Real Red layer, and both have a row of hearts along the bottom made by one of the Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders.  These are in the new Occasions Mini Catalog and contain three small embossing folders which are ideal for creating a border along the edge of your project.

The first card has stripes along the side which I made using the Simply Scored tool. I love this tool! It has simplified so many tasks and added new possibilities. I would never have tried decorative scoring without the Simply Scored tool.  My hand just isn't steady enough.  The sentiment was punched out with the extra large oval punch and layered in one of the two frames included with the Designer Frames Textured Impressions Embossing Folders.

This card has a second row of hearts along the top. The sentiment was also punched out with the extra large oval punch, but this time I sponged the edges with matching Real Red ink and then used Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere it.