Last Call for Sale-a-bration 2017!

Well, we knew this day would come, but it is still a wee bit sad. Today is the final day of our best promotion of the year. At midnight tonight Sale-a-bration goes away for another year. Before it does, I have a couple more projects to share with you that feature Sale-a-bration freebies you can still order today...

This is yet another card I made using the Make a Medallion stamp set. I told you I couldn't get enough of it! Here I used colours that speak to my soul...lots of bright shades. My palette included Cucumber Crush, Bermuda Bay and Melon Mambo...be still my heart. The background panel is embossed using the Lovely Lace TIEF...it works beautifully with this stamp set. The medallion and glimmer paper mat are both die-cut using the Layering Circles framelits. I used the Classic Label punch to punch out the sentiment and popped it up with a trimmed dimensional.

I layered two different ribbons for added texture...Cucumber Crush 5/8" striped ribbon and Melon Mambo 1/8" stitched ribbon. I also added some rhinestones that I coloured with an alcohol marker for more bling.

On the inside I created a border using some of the elements from the Make a Medallion set...I love the way it turned out. So simple.

My second project is one I am featuring in my Watercolour 101 class next month. It features the Inside the Lines DSP used with the spotlighting technique. I used my watercolour pencils and blender pen to colour the flowers. The dragonflies are die-cut using the Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits.

The sentiment is from the Birthday Blooms stamp set and is the only stamping on this card!

On the inside I added a Whisper White panel on which I stamped another of the sentiments from the Birthday Blooms stamp set. I love the mixed fonts in these sentiments.

I hope you have a fabulous weekend...don't forget to get your final Sale-a-bration order in before midnight tonight.

Product List

Make A Medallion (Photopolymer) [143274] $0.00	Birthday Blooms Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140658] $25.00	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [131171] $8.50	Cucumber Crush Classic Stampin' Pad [138324] $8.50
Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [126948] $8.50	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $9.25	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $11.25	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $10.00
Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115320] $10.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $9.25	6" X 6" (15.2 Cm X 15.2 Cm) Glimmer Paper Assortment Pack [143831] $0.00	Inside The Lines Designer Series Paper [143830] $0.00
Watercolor Pencils [141709] $21.00	Blender Pens [102845] $13.50	Big Shot [143263] $136.00	Lovely Lace Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [133737] $10.00
Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] $46.00	Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits Dies [142749] $41.00	Classic Label Punch [141491] $23.50	Cucumber Crush 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Mini Striped Ribbon [141429] $10.75
Melon Mambo 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Stitched Ribbon [141650] $8.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments [119246] $6.75

Dragonfly Sympathy

I don't know about you, but I really hate making sympathy cards. They always mean someone I care about is hurting, which makes my heart hurt too. That's why I always try to have a few pre-made so that I don't have to associate the sadness of loss with the craft that I love. Today I have a sympathy card I designed for my recent card buffet...

I used some of the gorgeous Inside the Lines Sale-a-bration DSP for the background. That stuff is SO versatile, whether I take the time to colour it or simply use it as a fabulous neutral background. Here I stamped part of the DSP using some of the spatter stamp images from the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set using Rich Razzleberry ink. I also heat embossed some spatters in silver to add texture and shine.

The dragonflly is die-cut from Basic Black card stock using the Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits. I added some silver texture by inking parts of the die-cut with Versamark and heat embossing in silver. I layered the detailed dragonfly on solid vellum dragonfly to give the wings more substance.
The sentiment is from the Rose Wonder stamp set and is stamped in Basic Black ink. The only embellishment on the front of the card is some black metallic thread.

On the inside of the card I added a Whisper White panel on which I stamped the sentiment from the Better Together stamp set and a dragonfly from the Dragonfly Dreams set, both in Basic Black.

This simple sympathy card is perfect to have on-hand for when the need arises. If you haven't already done so, be sure to pick up a pack of the Inside the Lines DSP for FREE with a $60 order before Friday, March 31st, or it will be gone forever!

Product List

Dragonfly Dreams Photopolymer Stamp Set [142924] $26.00	Rose Wonder Photopolymer Stamp Set [140697] $33.00	Better Together Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141736] $48.00	Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin' Pad [126950] $8.50
Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $9.25	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $11.25	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $10.00	Rich Razzleberry 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115316] $10.00
Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101856] $10.00	Inside The Lines Designer Series Paper [143830] $0.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $11.25	Embossing Buddy [103083] $8.00
Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder [109131] $6.75	Heat Tool [129053] $40.00	Big Shot [143263] $136.00	Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits Dies [142749] $41.00
Banner Triple Punch [138292] $30.00	Basic Black Metallic Thread [141695] $4.00