Saturday Sale-A-Bration Stamping

Elegant Blooms
I had such a great time stamping on Saturday with my best friend Vicki. She wanted to play with the Botanical Blooms SAB set, and I just wanted to do some stamping. We always come up with great creations when we are together stamping. So we searched blogs and galleries and found some inspiration. We made four cards using this awesome set. Hope you like them.
The first card is our design, we were inspired by Lisa (Creative Cucina), her use of pearls and the sentiment. I used the NEW Matchbox Die with Labels to cut the layer for the stamped sentiment & image from Great Friend.















Stamps: Botanical Blooms, Great Friend
Paper: Regal Rose, Raspberry Tart DSP, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black, Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose, Kiwi Kiss
Access: Pearls, White Organza Ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive, Glue Dots, Sponge Dauber
Tools: Big Shot, Matchbox Die

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!
~Barbara

Baja Blooms

Botanical Blooms
This is another of my favorite color combos and the Parisian Breeze DSP. I was inspired to use Christine's (Christine Creations) idea for this card, only making a few changes to her original design.



















Stamps: Botanical Blooms
Paper: Parisian Breeze DSP, Baja Breeze, Kraft, Watercolor Paper
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Basic Black, Baja Breeze & Kiwi Kiss re-inkers
Access: Aqua Painter, Dimensional Adhesive, Chocolate Chip Taffeta Ribbon
Tools: Eyelet Border Punch, Large Oval, Paper Piercing Tool

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!
~Barbara

Dimensional Blooms

Botanical Blooms and Yummy combine to make this card so sweet. I got the idea from Trisha_Dawn on SCS. I used the Flourishes Texturz Plate on the Regal Rose and lightly sponged the entire surface to bring out the embossed images.















Stamps: Botanical Blooms, Yummy
Paper: Rose Red, Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black, Kiwi Kiss, Rose Red, Regal Rose
Access: Kiwi Kiss Stain Ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive, Sponge Dauber
Tools: Big Shot, Flourishes Texturz Plate

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!
~Barbara~

Watercolor Blooms

Botanical Blooms
This card was inspired by Creative Daze. I used different colors and changed the layout a little.



















Stamps: Botanical Blooms, Great Friend
Paper: Rose Red, Kiwi Kiss, Regal Rose, Raspberry Tart DSP, Watercolor Paper
Ink: Basic Black, Kiwi Kiss reinker, Rose Red Watercolor Crayon
Access: Aqua Painter, Black Brads, Rose Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive
Tools: Big Shot, Matchbox Die, Mini Dot Texturz Plate, Paper Piercing Tool

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!
~Barbara

weSTAMP Sale-A-Bration Swap

Tonight I attended our weSTAMP meeting at the home of Lorri Heiling. It was so much fun to see everyone again, and share our love for stamping. The swap theme was to make a card or 3-D item using any item from the Sale-A-Bration mini catalog. Here is the project I made for our swap.



















Stamps: Polka Dot Punches
Paper: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Whisper White, Delicate Dots DSP
Ink: Brilliant Blue, Bashful Blue, More Mustard, Old Olive
Access: Unfinished Wood Photo Holder*, Bashful Blue Buttons, So Saffron Grosgrain Ribbon, Certainly Celery Poly-Twill Ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive, Acrylic Paint, Quick Dry Adhesive
Tools: Heart Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, 1/4", 1/2", 1" Circle Punches, 1-3/8" Square Punch

*I purchased the unfinished wood block with the photo holders already attached. I painted the sides and top with Acrylic paint (Ceramcoat Green Tea), then lightly sanded the surfaces after the paint dried. I then added the large square of Bashful Blue cardstock with the smaller squares of DSP to the front and back of the unfinished wood using Scotch Quick-Dry Adhesive.

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Yummy Stripes

Ways to Use It Challenge
Here is the card I designed for today's challenge on SCS - use stripes on your card. I kind of took the easy way out as I have been very busy today. I used striped DSP from the Delicate Dots Sale-A-Bration paper.















Stamps: Yummy, Polka Dot Punches
Paper: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Whisper White, Delicate Dots DSP
Ink: Basic Black, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Bashful Blue
Access: So Saffron Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive, 5/16" Silver Brad
Tools: 1", 1-1/4" and Scallop Circle Punch, 1/8" Hole Punch

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!
~~Barbara

Round Top Box

Try a New Technique Challenge
Today's challenge was to make a round top box using the provided template you can find HERE
I used some of my daughter's Reese's heart candy to fill the box, (please don't tell her).



















Stamps: Polka Dot Puncbes
Paper: Kraft, Delicate Dots DSP, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Whisper White
Ink: Brilliant Blue, More Mustard, Bashful Blue
Access: Certainly Celery 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Gold Brads, Dimensional Adhesive
Tools: 1" Circle, 1/2" Circle, Scallop Circle, and 5 Petal Flower Punches, 1/16" Hole Punch, Paper Snips

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Swap Cards from February Downline Meeting

Everyone's favorite part of our meeting is swapping cards and seeing everyone's creative ideas.
The swap theme was to make a square card, measuring 5" x 5" using a Sale-A-Bration set or a NEW catalog set. Everyone did a wonderful job.
My card - Polka Dot Punches


















Stamps: Polka Dot Punches, Love You Much
Paper: Delicate Dots DSP (SAB), So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Certainly Celery
Ink: Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Bashful Blue, Brilliant Blue, Old Olive
Access: Sponge Dauber, Certainly Celery Poly-Twill Ribbon (SAB), Dimensional Adhesive, 5/16" White brad
Tools: Small & Large Oval Punches, 5 Petal Flower Punch, Paper Snips

Pam H.'s card - Polka Dot Punches


















Heidi's card - Branch Out

















Pam B.'s card - Sweet Stems


















Chat's card - Garden Greetings & Central Park
















Michele's card - Echoes of Kindness


















Tammy's card - Thoughts & Prayers


















Pam W.'s card - Thoughts & Prayers


















Anita's card - Sweet Stems


















Diane's card - Petal Pizzazz



















Grace's card - Polka Dot Punches


















Jean's card - Petal Pizzazz & Yummy


















Hope you enjoyed seeing all the creativity in our group.

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Sale-A-Bration Swap for the NMBS group

Sale-A-Bration is here and what better way to start than with a swap. I made this card as a gift card holder.



























RECIPE:
Stamps: Yummy
Paper: Kraft, Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Close to Cocoa (for sponging)
Access: Sponge Dauber, Dimensional Adhesive, Flower Fusion II, White Brad
Tools: Big Shot & Top Note Die, Word Window Punch

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!
~~Barbara

Sale-A-Bration Swap

Here is another SAB swap cards that I designed for the NMBS group SAB swap.















RECIPE:
Stamps: Botanical Blooms, Sweet Serendipity
Paper: Perfect Plum, Pale Plum, Mellow Moss, Whisper White
Ink: Perfect Plum, Basic Gray
Access: Brads, Mellow Moss Taffeta Ribbon, White Gel Pen, Dimensional Adhesive
Tools: Designer Label Punch, 1-3/8" Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, 1/16" & 1/8" Hole Punch

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!