Beautiful Sympathy Card using the Gorgeous Springtime Foils DSP

There's only a few more days left of Stampin' Up!'s Sale-A-Bration Event.  One of my favorite products you get for free with a $50 order is the Springtime Foils Specialty Designer Series paper.  

I cut out the flowers from the DSP and then colored them with the Dark Pink Pirouette and Light Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers. The background layer of DSP has beautiful foil dots that just sparkle.  

The sentiment was embossed with Copper Embossing Powder and then layered on a strip of Copper Foil Paper.  This card is very elegant and sweet.

Check out the video below:

The dimensions for this card are:

• Card base - Pink Pirouette 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 (scored at 4 1/4)
• Layer of dotted DSP - 4 1/4 x 4 1/4
• Strip of Copper foil - 3/4 x approximately 3 3/4, then cut to size
• Strip of Whisper White - 7/8 x approximately 3 1/4, then cut to size
• Whisper White for Label Layer
• Cut out of flowers and leaves from DSP

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Don't forget its Sale-A-Bration ends March 31, 2018. Be sure you don't miss out on earning free products for every $50 you spend.  Let me know if you need a catalog and I'd be happy to send you one.

Sweet Blossoming Basket Card

There is a new bundle that you can get for free with a $100 order until the end of March, 2018....its a Sale-A-Bration product. The stamp set is beautiful and the embossing folder is a great addition to my collection. Its always nice to have choices for embossing a layer on your project. 

The card base is Crumb Cake Cardstock and I embossed the front with the Basketweave Embossing Folder. The layer of Rich Razzleberry behind the Whisper White really makes it pop.  

I made one card using the sentiment from this Blossoming Basket set. 

I used the sentiment for this one from the Perennial Birthday Stamp Set from the Occasions Catalog.  I'm going to use this for a birthday.  I think the sentiment goes well with the basketful of flowers.

You can see how I made these by watching the video below.

If you want any of the products I've demonstrated today, just click on the item below or the Shop Now button and it will bring you to my Online Store. Please use the current Host Code when you go to checkout your order.  You can also click directly on an item to order.  

Don't forget its Sale-A-Bration ends March 31, 2018. Be sure you don't miss out on earning free products for every $50 you spend.  Let me know if you need a catalog and I'd be happy to send you one.

God Is Love Easter Card

Today I'm using the Hold on to Hope Bundle that Brandi Cox designed for her Million Dollar Sales Achievement.  I actually met Brandi in Utah, what a beautiful person she is. 

The cross was cut out in Silver Foil paper and and backed with Basic Gray Cardstock.  I love the Powder Pink and Basic Gray color combination and then to add the silver cross really pulls it all together.  

I pulled out an old retire stamp set to get the Happy Easter sentiment on the inside.

Here's an alternative inside using the scripture stamp from the set.  It really is beautiful.  I love the sentiments in this set. 

This was an easy card to make.  Take a look at the video.

If you want any of the products I've demonstrated today, just click on the item below or the Shop Now button and it will bring you to my Online Store. Please use the current Host Code when you go to checkout your order.  You can also click directly on an item to order.  

Don't forget its Sale-A-Bration ends March 31, 2018. Be sure you don't miss out on earning free products for every $50 you spend.  Let me know if you need a catalog and I'd be happy to send you one.

Sale-A-Bration Ends March 31!

Just a reminder that Sale-A-Bration ends March 31, 2018. During Sale-A-Bration you can earn free product for every $50 or $100 you spend.  This is a great deal!  If you're not sure what to purchase, let me suggest that you stock up on cardstock and envelopes or purchase some of the Stampin' Blends or items that are in the Occasions Catalog.

Another way to earn Sale-A-Bration items is to purchase -pre-paid Paper Pumpkin subscriptions by March 31.

This is also a fantastic time to join my team as an Independent Demonstrator. 

If you've ever even considered joining as a demonstrator, why not try it now.  What do you have to lose?  Many demonstrators are considered Hobby Demonstrators where they enjoy the discount and don't really run it as a business.  If you want to take it the the next level, you can get share your craft at classes, workshops and/or online to build your customer following.  Either way, you become part of a wonderful community of papercrafters.  We have a FaceBook group that shares and encourages and have become like family to me.  Here's some of the team I'm on from the Stampin' Up! OnStage Convention in Utah last November. 

Fun Watercoloring With Brusho

Today I had fun playing with the Brusho Watercolor Powders and I really like how my cards turned out. It was very easy to use these powders, even if you're not an artist!

I created the background by sprinkling some of the blue Brusho powder on Watercolor Paper and then spritzed it with water.  Isn't it cool!

The butterfly is from the Beautiful Day Stamp Set.  I stamped it with Versamark and Black Archival Ink and then Heat Embossed it with Clear Embossing Powder.  Putting a drop of water on a clear bloc and sprinkling some Brusho Powder for each color gave me my palette to paint with. Using an Aqua Painter, I painted the wings of the butterfly.  

Painting and mixing colors brought me back to art class in elementary school.  I used the blue and yellow to make green.  Using the watercolor paper really allows for mixing of colors and blending. 

Take a look at the video below to see how I created these cards.

If you want any of the products I've demonstrated today, just click on the item below or the Shop Now button and it will bring you to my Online Store. Please use the current Host Code when you go to checkout your order.  You can also click directly on an item to order.  

Don't forget its Sale-A-Bration ends March 31, 2018. Be sure you don't miss out on earning free products for every $50 you spend.  Let me know if you need a catalog and I'd be happy to send you one.

Super Simple Epic Birthday Card!

Today's card very easy to make, its just ink and cardstock. This would be great for a guy or a teenager. The best part is this is a free set you can earn this month during Sale-A-Bration.

The background was created by stamping the guitar in Early Espresso randomly on a piece of Crumb Cake Cardstock.  I sponged the edges of the Whisper White Cardstock and added a piece of the Night of Navy Corduroy ribbon.  

The guitar makes a nice platform for the sentiment inside the card.

Take a look at the video below to see how I made it.

If you want any of the products I've demonstrated today, just click on the item below or the Shop Now button and it will bring you to my Online Store. Please use the current Host Code when you go to checkout your order.  You can also click directly on an item to order.  

Don't forget its Sale-A-Bration ends March 31, 2018. Be sure you don't miss out on earning free products for every $50 you spend.  Let me know if you need a catalog and I'd be happy to send you one.

Barn Door Birthday Card!

I made this card for my daughter's birthday.  She absolutely loves the barn door look.  As soon as I saw this bundle I knew I would use it to make her card and I know she will LOVE it.

It's so cool how the door slides back and forth.  You can put a sentiment or image on both sides and then slide the door to see each one.  

Here's a closer look at the hardware.  I cut out the pieces in Basic Black and then coated them with Wink of Stella.  Doesn't it look like its metal?

It looks like this would be difficult to make but it wasn't.  The card opens up like a regular card so you can write in it and add a little something (i.e. cash, check). 

Slide to the right and you get this sentiment!

Slide to the left and you see the other sentiment!

Take a look at the video to see all the steps to make this type of card.  Give it a try!!!

If you want any of the products I've demonstrated today, just click on the item below or the Shop Now button and it will bring you to my Online Store. Please use the current Host Code when you go to checkout your order.  You can also click directly on an item to order.  

Don't forget its Sale-A-Bration time where you can earn free products for every $50 you spend.  Let me know if you need a catalog and I'd be happy to send you one.