Fun Free Paper

These two cards are highlighting a fun new product you can earn for free in the SALE-A-BRATION catalog from Stampin' Up!  It's called Irresistibly Yours, and comes in a package of 12 sheets: 2 each of 6 designs. This 12" x 12" white paper with a glossy white pattern is perfect for coloring using a variety of techniques. The coloring reveals the patterns! You can use sponge daubers, sponges, spritzing, a brayer, or Blendabilities alcohol ink markers for unique, easy-to-achieve effects. If you've been wanting to try out our new alcohol ink markers, now is the time because you can earn a blending trio of three markers for free too! For every $50.00  you spend, you can choose one free item from the SALE-A-BRATION catalog. Shop here or download your own PDF copy here.
One more thing I've got to share. I LOVE to stamp the inside of the my cards and the envelopes to match for a beautiful coordinated effect. After using Stampin' Up! envelopes just once I was totally hooked. They have a very smooth satin finish much like our Whisper White cardstock. The cheap envelopes I used to get from the big box stores, were very thin and porous. You could stamp on them sure, but the images were not nearly as clear and crisp as on these envelopes. You can order Stampin' Up! Envelopes - 40 for $6.50 ... that's only 16 cents a piece!! That's a good value for such a quality product.

 

 

Project Details
Stamps	Balloon Bash, Another Great Year
Card Stock & Papers	Irresistibly Yours Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight
Ink	Real Red, Hello Honey, Garden Green, Tempting Turquoise, Perfect Plum, Strawberry Slush, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories	Sponge Daubers
Tools

 

Project Details
Stamps	Blended Bloom, Work of Art
Card Stock & Papers	Irresistibly Yours Designer Series Paper, Fancy Foil Designer Vellum, Whisper White, Melon Mambo
Ink	Melon Mambo, So Saffron
Accessories	Alcohol Ink Markers, Stampin' Dimensionals
Tools	Apothecary Accents Framelits

Stampin' Up! Flowers!!!!

It is a cold gray day here in South Carolina. Of course my friends in the north would laugh cause it is 39 degrees, but I have on two sweaters, fluffy socks and slippers. My husband says I'm cold all the time lately because of my weigh loss. I'm down 30 pounds:) Hey, I will happily put on more clothes to keep work, I'm down a size and thinking that my blood pressure is surely down as well. Maybe I can stop taking my blood pressure meds soon too:) It has been fun shopping for new clothes lately. I can go in the Misses section and just grab something off the rack and it fits:) No more plus sizes for me!

Project Details
Stamps	Bloom With Hope, World Map
Card Stock & Papers	Tangelo Twist, Very Vanilla
Ink	Tangelo Twist, Mossy Meadow, Pear Pizzazz, Memento Tuxedo Black, Alcohol Ink markers
Accessories	Stampin' Dimensionals, (flower and leaves cut and adhered with dimensionals)
Tools

Project Details
Stamps	Sweetbriar Rose
Card Stock & Papers	Whisper White, Baked Brown Sugar, Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper, Wild Wasabi
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories	alcohol ink markers, Night of Navy Stitched Satin Ribbon, Linen Thread
Tools	Label Card Thinlits Die

Project Details
Stamps	Blended Bloom, Another Great Year
Card Stock & Papers	Perfect Plum, Basic Black, So Saffron, Whisper White
Ink	Perfect Plum, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories	Stampin' Dimensionals
Tools	Banners Framelits

Stampin' Away!

Stamp Your Art Out Met today and we had such a good time:) Here are the projects we made. The first one was done by sponging then sprinkling kosher and rock salt on top followed by spritzing with water. After allowing to dry and removing the salt we were left this nice "water bubbles."

Project Details
Stamps	By The Tide
Card Stock & Papers	Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, Very Vanilla
Ink	Black StazOn, Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral, Old Olive
Accessories	Baker's Twine
Tools	1" Square punch, Scallop Square punch, Stampin' Spritzer, Stampin' Sponge, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Deco Labels Framelit

Project Details “Emboss Resist” Technique
Stamps	Blended Bloom, Blooming With Kindness
Card Stock & Papers	Melon Mambo: card base 5 ½ x 8½ score at 4 ¼ Whisper White Old Olive card stock is 1 x 4 ¼ this is punched
Ink	Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip, VersaMark
Accessories	White Embossing Powder
Tools	Scallop Border Punch, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Heat Tool, Sponge Dauber, Stampin’ Sponge, Paper Towel, Deco Labels Framelit, clear embossing powder and heat tool

 

Project Details
Stamps	World map, Traveler
Card Stock & Papers	whisper white, basic black, lost lagoon after stamping and sponging map: cut into 4 squares 1 ¾ x 2 ¼
Ink	StazOn jet black, crushed curry, lost lagoon, Early Espresso,  pool party
Accessories
Tools	Labels Collection Framelits,  Deco Labels Framelit