Category: SAB

Saleabration Banner Blast

Sale abration starts today! And some of the free product available is the darling set Banner Blast – and a cute banner punch.  I cased the card above and then – just kept going to make a set!

The card base is the note cards from

To finish things off, I made a little box that will hold 4-5 of these cards.  It would have held more – but I used Dimensionals under all the banners!  (4 is a nice number for a set!) 

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Banner Blast (SA, Just Saying
Card Stock – Notecards, Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pool Party
Ink – Real Red, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pool Party, Jet Black Stazon
Etc – On Film Framelits, Candy Dots, Baker’s Twine (SA, Talk Bubble Framelits

Nothing like taking one idea and going crazy with it!  Thanks to the person who came up with the original card – I have searched all over the place to find it and have had no success.  Was it you?  Hugs, Fran

You Make Me Happy

Here’s another image from See Ya Later – a Sale a bration stamp set.  This one is on a Circle Thinlit card that I cut as an extended card.  I paired it with the SAB Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper.  To do the image, I inked the stamp in Crisp Cantaloupe and then used a Black Stampin Write Markers to go over part of the words.  I get a better image doing it this way. 

I die cut the “thx” from the card leaving it as a see-through area of card.  Not a great idea.  The image has too many small pieces hanging down and was flimsy – so I added a piece of card stock behind it to give it more “oomph.” 

The piece is die cut from the same Thinlit set – and then I stamped it! 

Supplies
Stamp Sets – See Ya Later, Petite Pairs
card stock – Crisp Cantaloupe, Whisper White, Sweet Sorbet, Pistachio Pudding
Etc – Circle Thinlit, 2 1/2 circle punch, Candy Dot

And a big thanks to Lois who let me know that the sentiment from yesterday is from Simply Sketched!  Hugs, Fran

Petal Parade

Snow, snow, snow and freezing temperatures mean it’s time to break out Spring colors and look forward to Sale a Bration!  This is Petal Parade – a free set with a $50 purchase – and the technique is masking.  I stamped the 2 largest, solid images on post it notes and masked them off as I added the other colors.  (Start with the largest images and work your way down to the smallest)

The bottom of the card is embossed with Adorning Accents.  It adds a nice, subtle touch.

Supplies
Stamp Set – Petal Parade
Card Stock – Strawberry Slush, Whisper White, Basic Black
Ink – Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe, Strawberry Slush, Calypso Coral
Etc – Crisp Cantaloupe ribbon, Adorning Accents embossing folder, Basic Pearls

I can’t for the life of me figure out which set I used for the sentiment!  Does anyone recognize it?  Hugs, Fran

Weekly Deals
Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad    131172

Epic Day This And That Designer Washi Tape    131269

Extra-Large Oval Punch    119859

Reasons I Heart You Swatchbook Template – Digital Download    129013

Scallop Trim Border Punch    118402

Shaker Frames    124155

Stampin’ Write Marker New Color Kit    130034

Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons    127555

See Ya Later

 

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I cased this card from the current mini catalog – and thought I’d share it.  This uses the Sale a bration set See Ya Later – FREE with a $50 purchase during Sale a bration!  And here it’s paired with the SAB Designer Series paper, Sweet Sorbet , banner punch and the Sweet Sorbet Accessory pack -all freebies during SAB!

See Ya Later 01 detail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To make the cut out banner, I punched using the little banner punch and then just kept on punching until it was a long as I wanted.  Go slowly – you want a steady hand for this.  But it you have any little miss steps – the other banner covers them!

Supplies
Stamp Set – See Ya Later
Card stock – Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Sweet Sorbet DSP
Ink – Crisp Cantaloupe
Etc – Banner Framelit, banner punch, Sweet Sorbet Accessory pack

SAB starts on the 28th so you can grab your goodies too!  I’ll show you more tomorrow. Hugs, Fran

Weekly Deals
Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad    131172

Epic Day This And That Designer Washi Tape    131269

Extra-Large Oval Punch    119859

Reasons I Heart You Swatchbook Template – Digital Download    129013

Scallop Trim Border Punch    118402

Shaker Frames    124155

Stampin’ Write Marker New Color Kit    130034

Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons    127555

Spiral Roses

Let’s start with the card!  This card features the Spiral Rose die and the set Baby, We’ve Grown in the mini catalog.  I used 2 embossing folders (one is a Sale a bration item!) and kept the colors to Pink Pirouette and Whisper White. 

Supplies
Stamp Set – Baby, We’ve Grown
Card stock – Whisper White, Pink Pirouette
Ink – Jet Black Stazon
Etc – Pink Pirouette Stampin Write Marker, Fancy Fan and Decorative Dots (SA embossing folders, Bigz Spiral Rose die, Heart Framelits, Bird punch

Now, on to the Spiral Rose die.  This might get a bit long, so just scroll if you want!

This is the die.  It’s a Bigz die so you can cuts lots of different materials – and several layers of card stock at once!  You start at the small end and roll it to the center.  I like to use a bamboo skewer to get it started. 

Depending on how tight you roll it and how much of the spiral you use, you can get very different looks.  Starting from the left you see the full rose, (and using just half the spiral) the bottom half of the rose and the top half of the rose.

When making the tiniest rose (using the smaller half of the spiral) I add a little cup from the Boho Blossom punch.

This is the rose cut out of felt (and glued to a hair clip.)

Cork!

Designer Series paper.

Vellum Card stock.

To make the large rose shown on the card, add to Blossom punches underneath a spiral rose. 

I used Dimensionals between the 2 punches.

If you’ve made it this far, congratulations and big hugs!  Tomorrow I’ll show you more projects made with the Spiral Rose Die.  Hugs, Fran

More Love You More

Love You More and Sweet Sorbet DSP to make a soft, pretty Valentine.  On the front, I stamped the sentiment and colored it with a Pool Party Marker (which is hard to see!)  Then I die cut it with the Hearts Framelit.

Add a Cute Clip and some Candy Dots.

On the inside I used Karen Burniston’s new Lucy Label Pop It Up die.  You can make any size card with this die! 

On the flagpole I attached banners from Banner Blast – a new set for Sale a bration  – and some banners cut with the Banner Framelits.  The little bird has several popped out details (and a Candy Dot!) 

The wing is one layer popped out and the tail is three.  I adhered the point of the tail down and popped out the top.  (Hope that makes sense!)

I love how the Lucy Label give me several areas to pop!  On the “Love” I used a Calypso Coral Stampin Write Marker to make the “you” stand out.

On the bottom I die cut a heart frame using the Heart Framelits to create an area to write in. 

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Love You More, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Banner Blast
Card Stock – Crisp Cantaloupe, Pool Party, Whisper White, Sweet Sorbet
Ink – Crisp Cantaloupe, Pool Party, Summer Starfruit, Calypso Coral
Etc – Lucy Label Pop It Up die (Karen Burniston), Heart Framelits, Candy Dots, Banner punch, Banner Framelits, Word Window punch, Baker’s Twine

That’s a lot of LOVE!  Hugs, Fran

MDS, Ecutter and Spring

One of the fun things about My Digital Studio 2 (MDS2) is that most of the images are in SVG format.  This means that another way of using them is with an ecutter.  (I use a Sizzix Eclips) And resizing them is a snap!   I used a balloon image from Up, Up and Away to create this card.  I cut it out of the new Sweet Sorbet Designer Series paper that will be FREE during Sale abration – grab a bunch of it! 

The sentiment is from Banner Greetings.  This is a hostess set – so hold a party during SAB and you’ll own 2/3 of this card

Supplies
Stamp Set – Banner Greetings
Card stock – Crisp Cantaloupe, Basic Black, Summer Starfruit, Pool Party, Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White, Sweet Sorbet
Ink – Crisp Cantaloupe
Etc – ecutter (I use the Sizzix Eclips) Pansy punch, 1 1/4 circle punch, banner punch, 1/2 circle punch, Summer Starfruit Stampin Write Marker

Aren’t you looking forward to SAB?  I think the Sweet Sorbet DSP is just beautiful!  Hugs, Fran

Hello Sailor

Love this new Designer Series paper from the Occasions Mini – High Tide – and the stamp set Hello Sailor that goes with it!
I used my SU exclusive Pop Up base to make this card!

The image is die cut using the Deco Label Framelits – and the little banner is really the new banner punch (coming for SAB!)

She’s a sailor girl looking for her man   I used my Pop Up Dress insert and followed the color scheme in the DSP.  So yes, it really is Calypso Coral instead of Red!

To make the dress, I die cut it in Pacific Point, Whisper White, Calypso Coral and Pacific Point DSP and just layered the pieces so that they would show on the bottom.  I did hand cut the collar – but once you have the white piece the way you want it, just adhere the next color and trim away.  I used the Word Bubble Framelits to make the talk bubble.  The hat is hand cut front with a circle behind it.

The sentiment on the bottom is from Best of Love – it’s a good one to have!

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Hello, Sailor, Best of Love
Card Stock – Pacific Point, Whisper White, Calypso Coral, High Tide DSP
Ink – Pacific Point
Etc – Pop N Cuts Base and Dress Form insert, Deco Label and Word Bubble Framelits, gold brads, banner punch, Baker’s Twine

Got my baby off to England, finally!  That made for an eventful week – glad it’s the weekend!  Hope you have a wonderful day!  Hugs, Fran

Happy Watercolor

A Summer Starfruit thank you!  The stamp that looks like a brushstroke is going to be so popular in this set.  I used Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding and Summer Starfruit to create the color behind the Jet Black Stazon flower.  The DSP is a tiny piece from one coming up for Sale a bration (you’re going to love it!)  The Basic Black matting really gives these colors a bold look – and I’ll have to remake it with some other colors so you can see the difference, 

Supplies
Stamp Set – Happy Watercolor
Card stock – Basic Black, Summer Starfruit, Whisper White, Sweet Sorbet DSP
Ink – Crisp Cantaloupe, Summer Starfruit, Pistachio Pudding, Jet Black Stazon
Etc – Summer Starfruit ribbon

Enjoy your day – stamp something!  Hugs, Fran

Love You To The Moon

Love You to the Moon is a set in the Occasions Mini and it has lots of really cute Valentine/Love You images and sayings.  I cased this layout from someone – and I have to admit that I can’t find the original person!  On her card, she had circles instead of hearts and a different color scheme- do you recognize it?   I also added the little banner punch and arrow clip to the side.

Supplies
Stamp Set – Love You to the Moon
card stock – Crisp Cantaloupe, Strawberry Slush, In Colors DSP, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer
Stampin Write Markers – Strawberry Slush, Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe
Etc – Chalk Talk Framelits, Cute Clips, Sweet Sorbet Accessory Pack (Sale a bration!) Full Heart punch

Today I am going to tackle taking down the Christmas tree – wish me luck.  So much fun putting it up – such a mess taking it down!  Hugs, Fran