Sale-a-Bration Blog Hop

Hello & Welcome to the Sale-a-Bration blog hop. Taking part are over 40 Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators. A huge thank you to Pat (Cupcake) for organising us all. Grab a cuppa sit down and enjoy.

If you have been blog hopping already you’ve probably come here via Erika’s Blog http://twintroublesjourneythroughlifex2.blogspot.com/ .

There are four groups in total and each one starts with a different blog, leading you through 10 or more blogs. Here they are


Group 1 Sara

Group 2 Theresa

Group 3 Keren

Group 4 Kirsteen


Welcome to my part in the Sale-a-Bration Blog Hop.

If you’ve not visited anywhere else yet, welcome as well. Just make sure you either blog back to Erika’s (Twin Trouble) blog or forward onto Jeanette’s blog. http://jeannettespages.wordpress.com/ so you don’t miss out on the rest of the hop.
The object of this blog hop is to bring you many wonderful, stunning creations using Stampin’ up!’s fabulous Sale-a-Bration Stamp Set. Well here’s my contribution... Enjoy!

My first item for you is a Mini Magazine Holder and matching cards using the fabulous Punch Bunch Stamp Set and So Happy for You Stamp Set. I’ve also used the In Colors ™ Poppy Parade, Pear Pizzazz and Peach Parfait cardstock & Ink and Pear Pizzazz ribbon. I have also used the Two-Step Bird Punch for the braches for the little owl’s to sit on and gold brads on the holders tag. The lovely spotty paper is from the In Colors ™ Designer Series Papers Stack.





Next up is a perfect little Post-it Note ™ Holder in the same colours as before. The moon behind little own is made using Textured So Saffron Cardstock and the 1 3/4 “ Circle Punch. These make great little thank you presents for friends and family.



And lastly I just couldn’t resist a neat little 6”x6” scrapbook page of my 2 little ones taken about a year and a bit ago. Aw!!!



The main Page is Pear Pizzazz, with Blushing Bride dotty paper from the In Colors ™ Designer Series Papers Stack. The photo mat is Concord Crush. One of my favourite colours!

The gorgeous flowers are from the SAB set Sweet Summer. I stamped them in Concord Crush on to Blushing Bride cardstock and cut them out. I just love this set and have used it loads since I got it.



The So Happy tag is from the So Happy for you SAB stamp Set, which I coloured just the first part of the set with my Concord Crush In Colors ™ Stampin Write Marker. I then punched it out using the Modern Label Punch. I took the edges off by punching the edges through the modern label punch and then mounted it onto a Concord Crush Modern Label.
A few of the Basic Pearls Jewels later and there you have it.

Don’t forget you can get any of the items I have used for my projects from the Idea Book & Catalogue. And the Sale-a-Bration stamp sets you can earn free for every £45 you spend on goodies from the Idea Book & Catalogue.  If you’d like to know more about the Sale-a-Bration promotion and how to obtain the products here please contact me.

If you have time before you go, why not leave me a message and let me know what was your favourite project of mine.
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Now make sure you hop on over to Jeanette’s blog. http://jeannettespages.wordpress.com/ for the next step of the Blog Hop.

Have fun & see you again soon

Elaine x

Sale-a-Bration 2011–Sweet Summer Flowers

I really do love this stamp set that Stampin up are offering in the Sale-a-Bration promotion.  It’s just so pretty and makes you think of those summer months ahead later this year.  This stamp set is timeless and will provide you with many projects.  I have so many ideas for mine even after the Sale-a-bration promotion ends.

The colours I used are Melon Mambo which is just so vibrant, with Wild Wasabi and So Saffron.

The flowers on the card really pop out.  No special technique here.  Just as you trim around the flower the pressure of you Paper Snips blades seem to lift the petals forward so when I attached the flowers to the card on a Stampin’ Dimensional they just popped out at me.

Each of the flowers have a small rhinestone in the middle just to make it that little bit more special.

Now all I need to decide is who to send it to.

Don’t forget there are many different ways to earn this and other sets during Sale-a-bration.  If you would like to know more please get in touch.

Back Soon

Elaine x

Sale-a-Bration 2011

 

Sale-a-Bration (SAB)  is here again and this years offerings are just fabulous.

Isn’t this just gorgeous?  It’s called Sweet Summer and it’s just one of this years Sale-a-Bration sets.  I love it!

The following card was made using the Sweet Summer SAB stamp set and Perfect Punches stamp Set from the main catalogue.

It’s so fresh and cottage garden looking in Early Espresso, Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue and Rose Red.

I used Early Espresso satin ribbon across the middle of the card with the Happy Birthday raised on Stampin’ Dimensionals. The dot on the ‘i’ is accented with one of the fabulous Basic Rhinestones found on page 99 in the Idea Book & Catalogue.

Don’t forget there are 3 easy ways of earning the stunning SAB sets.  If you would like to know more on how to earn this and other fabulous sets for free please get in touch.

Back Soon

Elaine x