Showing posts with label 2017 Sale-A-Bration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2017 Sale-A-Bration. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Dream Theme Blog Hop - Easter



Both my desktop and laptop computers went on the fritz within a week of each other. I just got them back from the repair shop just in the nick of time! It's Dream Theme Blog Hop time.

Welcome from Amy's blog!




Today we are sharing Easter creations! I have a card that involves a bit of fussy cutting using the SAB Avant-Garden stamp set and the beautiful Blooms & Bliss DSP. The piece of DSP I used reminds me so much of the cherry blossoms that fill many of our streets here in Victoria. Just this last Monday I noticed that a few of the streets were beginning to show that wonderful sign of Spring! I decided to create an A7 sized card this time (5 x 7) so that I could get a lot of lowers on the card.


It was an after thought to add the "Happy Easter" border which explains why it is upside down. I would have spaced everything better had I done is before adding the flowers. At least to me it looks upside down. In the photo below, you can see all the flowers and leaves I fussy cut after stamping, and arranged on the card. I decided that I did not want a monochromatic card and included yellow and blue flowers to the colour scheme. Colours associated with Spring colours.


In the side view below, you can see that I popped up the matted white rectangle as well as some of the flowers and the "Happy Easter" banner.


On the inside, I added my usual corner stamping. Since it is a larger card, there is plenty of space for it.


The next blog post to see is that of the very talented Jennifer!


https://stampwithamyk.com/?p=33548



http://paulinespapier.de/?p=12213



Be sure to leave these talented ladies some love.

Teneale Williams (Australia)
Patrice Halliday-Larsen (New Zealand)
Tracy May (UK)
Amy Koenders (USA)
Sabrina Radeck (Canada) That's me!
Jennifer Pauli (Germany)


Hoping our hop has given you some inspiration for creating your Easter projects!

Happy creating!







Sunday, February 12, 2017

Flying Bumble Bees



Yesterday, a customer and friend, got together with some of her sisters to have a fun card making class party, and this is one of the cards that we made.


She specifically asked to make a card like this based on a card class from about four years ago. (see here, here, and here ) I haven't seen a bumble bee in years, and they are so cute looking compared to the other bees we more commonly see. Any way, an avid gardener would love this card, and two of the ladies that were there, are just that. They loved it! It is always fun to shake the card and see the bees move around.


As you can see in the photo above, and the one below, the bees are attached to strips of window sheets.


A couple of close ups...




Because this was not a regular class, I felt we could play a bit more and I ended up using four different stamp sets to create the is card. (Dragonfly Dreams, Butterfly Basics, Avant-Garden, and Picture Perfect) There was a fair bit of fussy cutting, but as I always say, 'it was worth the effort.'

This is an A7 card (5" x 7"), and the instructions on how to cut and fold this card base are found on the third 'here' click above, or here.

We had a lovely time yesterday creating four detailed cards that took about 5 , 5 1/2 hours to complete. A great way to get together with your sisters and have fun. Or, other family members, and friends too.

Thank you for stopping by today to have a peek.

Happy stamping!









Sunday, January 22, 2017

Avant-Garden 2- Sale-A-Brations



Yesterday I shared with a card made with the Avant Garden stamp from the Sale-A-Bration brochure. Today I have another card to share using the same stamp set and the new Watercolour Pencils!

I used this stamp four times to create this tall stem of flowers. The background droplets were quite fun to do as it a random thing.


The little leaf stamp on the sentiment is just the right touch.

You can see the layering of the card, below.


The inside.... (I second and third stamped the drops)


SO there you have my second card using the Avant Garden stamp set. And like I said yesterday...

How to get this FREE stamp set? During Sale-A-Bration, for every $60 spent from the Annual & Occasions catalogues, you can choose something for free from the SAB brochure!

Why don't you try this card in a variety of colours...  Place your $60 order today ($120 gives you two free items, and so on) and add this set as a free choice!

Have fun with this and see what this one would like in different colours, too!

Happy stamping!








Saturday, January 21, 2017

Avant-Garden 1- Sale-A-Brations



Time to share something made from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure with you! This is a case from the brochure itself. It's quick and easy, and fun to make. If I had had the time I would have created several in a variety of colours!



And, for the inside... (you could also do this on the outside of a card stamping a larger sentiment in the center)


How to get this FREE stamp set? During Sale-A-Bration, for every $60 spent from the Annual & Occasions catalogues, you can choose something for free from the SAB brochure!

Why don't you try this card in a variety of colours...  Place your $60 order today ($120 gives you two free items, and so on) and add this set as a free choice!

Happy Stamping!