Sale-a-Bration Ends Today!

Hi crafters,

Just a quick post to let you know that Stampin' Up!'s Sale-a-Bration ends today at 11pm GMT.  For every £45 you spend you can pick a free Level 1 product from the SAB brochure.  If your order is £90 or more, you can choose a Level 2 freebie.  There really is something for everyone.  Take a look and add your favourite to you shopping basket now.   

SAB Product List

Paper Blooms 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155222]	Darling Donkeys Cling Stamp Set [155264]	Approaching Perfection Cling Stamp Set [155282]	Oh So Ombre 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155225]	Corner Bouquet Cling Stamp Set [155273]
Heal Your Heart Cling Stamp Set (English) [155291]	Flower & Field 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155223]	A Touch Of Ink Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [155233]	Berry Blessings Bundle (English) [157613]

Here are a few projects I've made using some of the free SAB products.

I've been loving the florals during this SAB and the Ombre Paper Pack is so versatile. I'd love to know your favourite too.  

Happy crafting, 

Rachel x

Friendly Flamingo from Stampin' Up!

Hi crafters,

I've always been fascinated by flamingos and the new Friendly Flamingo bundle in the Stampin' Up January-June Mini Catalogue had my heart at first glance!  The Friendly Flamingo stamp set features 12 photopolymer stamps and there are 10 co-ordinating dies in the Flamingo Dies.  

You can use the dies to build a flamingo just from cardstock or you can stamp the image and then die cut.  I have a card featuring each of these techniques.  

For this first card, I ink blended the background using the Blender Brushes and inks in Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo and Rich Razzleberry.  I stamped the water ripples from the Friendly Flamingo stamp set in Pumpkin Pie for a tone on tone look.  I created the flamingo entirely from Basic Black cardstock to create a silhouette.  I used the co-ordinating Stampin' Write Markers to colour the small floral image for the sentiment accent and then die cut with the Flamingo Dies.  I stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink onto Basic Black cardstock and then poured on white embossing powder on top.  After tapping off the excess I heat set the powder with my heat tool.  I cut the sentiment into banner shape using a die from the Tasteful Labels Dies and adhered to my card using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  

The second card is fairly simple.  I used the main flamingo image from the Friendly Flamingo stamp set in Flirty Flamingo ink.  I coloured the beak black using the Basic Black Stampin Write Marker by following the shape of the stamped image.  I die cut using the co-ordinating Flamingo Dies.  To create the background I used a piece of Basic White cardstock and ran this through one of the Greenery Embossing Folders.  I placed this onto a card base made with Basic White Thick cardstock.  I attached two small strips of cardstock on each side to ground the panel and add a pop of colour.  Finally I stamped the sentiment in Flirty Flamingo ink and adhered the flamingo with Stampin' Dimensionals.  You could also add some bling but for once I've left it off.  

Happy crafting,

Rachel x

Product List for Card 1 (Just For You)

Friendly Flamingo Bundle [156212]	Tasteful Labels Dies [152886]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230]	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228]
Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688]	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086]	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051]	Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad [147091]	Blending Brushes [153611]
Brights Stampin' Write Markers [147157]	Regals Stampin' Write Markers [147155]	Versamark Pad [102283]	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132]	Heat Tool - Uk Plug [129054]
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

Product List for Card 2 (Just Be You)

Friendly Flamingo Bundle [156212]	Greenery Embossing Folders [152716]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230]	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228]
Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock [141421]	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052]	Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker [100082]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

Paper Blooms from Stampin' Up!

Hi crafters,

I'm sharing another DSP card today and this one features another of the free Sale-a-Bration paper packs called Paper Blooms.  The paper co-ordinates with the In Bloom bundle from the Stampin' Up! January-June Mini Catalogue.  

I created a card base from thick white cardstock.  I cut a panel for the front from the Paper Blooms DSP leaving a small border of white cardstock showing.  I used the Birds & More Dies to cut an aperature which also leaves connected branches and leaves.  I lined the panel up on the base card and then positioned my stamp from the Friendly Flamingo stamp set using my Stamparatus to stamp in Night of Navy ink.  

I created the blooms from Rococo Rose cardstock and the leaves from Seaside Spray cardstock.  I shaped them with the embossing tool on the Take Your Pick Tool.  I added a silver metallic pearl to the centre of each of the flowers to finish this card off.  

Happy crafting, 

Rachel x

Product List

In Bloom Bundle [156208]	Birds & More Dies [152721]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	Friendly Flamingo Photopolymer Stamp Set [154386]	Paper Blooms 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155222]
Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230]	Rococo Rose A4 Cardstock [150888]	Seaside Spray A4 Cardstock [150889]	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110]	Metallic Pearls [146282]
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]