Love is in the air...

...or at least that's this week's theme over at Hand Stamped Sentiments!  This weeks challenge is a photo inspiration...check it out:

I decided to design a card for this challenge using my inspiration sketch for this month.  In case you missed it, you'll find it at the top of the page on the "Monthly Sketch Inspiration" tab.  I promised I would show a design each week that uses this sketch, so here we go...

Valentine's card for HSS152 and for February's monthly inspiration sketch featuring the Madison Avenue and That's the Ticket stamp sets.

Kinda pretty, no?  I love the way the medallion image from the Madison Avenue Sale-a-bration set works with the the Lacy Brocade TIEF...it's like they were made for eachother!  Speaking of made for eachother, did you know that the medallion image fits in the smallest of the Floral Frames Framelits perfectly??  I did a little happy dance when I discovered that!!  I used a new addition to my stamp collection for the sentiment feature: the new That's the Ticket stamp set.  I am L-O-V-ing that set!  Finally, reason to use my Ticket Duo punch!  It has sat sadly neglected until now!  No longer, though!  It is going to get a workout with this fab stamp set!  I also went a little crazy with the embellies on this card...I used one of the new Designer Builder Brads and filled the centre with an In-colour Dahlia in Raspberry Ripple...it fits perfectly!  I also blinged up the stamped medallions with some of the Large Rhinestone basic gems...what's not to like about big bling?!?   Thanks for stopping by...have a happy Monday and a great week!

Happy Sale-a-bration!!

Happy Sale-a-bration!!!  Today marks the first day of two solid months of fabulous Freebies!!  What's not to love about that?!?  There are three ways to earn free product:

1. Host - Host your very own stamping party or private class and receive extra  (sweet!) hostess benefits.
2. Shop - For every $60 you spend you'll receive your choice of 16 fantastic options 
3. Join - Join my Tri-City Stampers team and you'll receive an extra bonus 25% in your starter kit...that's $194 worth of product for just $125 (no shipping or tax added!!)

So what are you waiting for??  Get shopping...plan your party...or call me to chat about joining my team.  There's no better time to Sale-a-brate!

Now for some stamping.  Today's project was inspired by last week's sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches, but alas, I am too late to enter!  The linky list closed yesterday at noon, but I still want to share this fun little card with you.  First, here is the sketch:

And here is my version using some fantastic SAB freebies:

Cheerful Thank you card featuring the Madison Avenue SAB stamp set with sentiment from Made For You.

Fun, huh?  I love those little buttons!  Did you know they come bundled with three spools of ribbon as one of the Sale-a-bration options?  Talk about a deal!  15 yards of ribbon and 36 buttons FOR FREE!  Oh, how I love this promotion!  The images I used are from another SAB freebie:  the Madison Avenue stamp set.  Lots of great images and 2-step stamping to boot.  You'll have a hard time deciding which items to choose for free...so do what I did:  order enough to get EVERYTHING!!  LOL