My Stamping Garage

Stampin' Up! Party Panda Valentine Card

I love Sale-a-Bration Season! The Party Panda set is adorable and versatile. It has several images that could be used for almost any occasion, and the best part is that it is FREE with a $50 purchase from now through the end of March!

I was creating some Valentines for a class that I offered this week, and was wanting to come up with cards that would be useful for any occasion - not just Valentine's Day. 

This card works well as a Valentine, but could also be used for various occasions throughout the year - even as a "thinking of you" card.

This was a pretty easy card to make. I simply stamped the panda from the Party Panda Set (who is holding a balloon) in Basic Black ink onto Whisper White Card Stock. I stamped the "Love You" heart from the Lots of Love Stamp Set onto Whisper White Card Stock using Real Red Ink, and cut it out using the Sweet & Sassy Framelits. I popped it up using Stampin' Dimensionals and covered the balloon from the original panda image. I stamped the heart stamp from the Heart Happiness Stamp Set onto the Real Red Card Stock using Versamark Ink to create a subtle background.To finish off the card, I attached a bow made from Silver Baker's Twine to the base of the "heart balloon" using glue dots.

I was happy with the way this cute little guy came out!

 

Remember, this Panda Party Set is FREE with a $50 purchase from now through March 31. There are other options for you to choose from for your free item as well. Check out this  Sale a Bration Brochure! 

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Fun at the Waterfront!

I have taken a bit of time to try out my new supplies from the Occasions Mini Catalog. I am having a hard time deciding which set is my favorite, but I know one of them that really caught my eye is the new Waterfront Stamp Set. It is beautiful, and fun to play with!  It has 16 different stamps that allow you to create lots of different landscapes - from tropical beaches to mountain get-a-ways, it provides many looks!

This is a card that I did as a recent swap with my former Advisory Board sisters. This group includes some amazing ladies, and they do beautiful work!

Here is the card that I created for this swap.

 

To create this card, I used the Pinewood Planks Texture Folder. I inked the raised side of the folder with Early Espresso Ink, inserted a piece of 4 x 5.25 inch Crumb Cake card stock, and ran this through the Big Shot. I LOVE the look this created!  I adhered this textured piece to my Early Espresso card base. I then took a 3 x 4 inch piece of Whisper White card stock and stamped a scene using the Waterfront Stamp set.

I started with the "grass" by stamping the triangular stamp in Pear Pizzazz ink. I stamped over this with the straight stamp in Pear Pizzazz ink to give some variation in shades. Next, I stamped the trees using Always Artichoke ink. To create the sunset, I stamped the Sun in Crushed Curry. I then stamped over this image with the triangular shaped stamp using the rock and roll technique with So Saffron and Peek-a-boo Peach inks. I turned the triangular shaped stamp so that the tip was pointed up for the top half of the image over the sun, and down for the bottom half of the image over the sun. This created a "halo" affect around the sun. This left some empty space between my "sunset" and the "ground", so I filled this in by inking the triangular stamp with So Saffron ink, placing a mask over the "ground", and stamping the triangular stamp point down so that it filled in this open space without overlapping the ground. The cabin was stamped with Early Espresso ink, cut out and popped up with a Stampin' Dimensional. The saying was stamped in Early Espresso ink.

After I finished stamping, I cut the oval shape around the stamped image using the Layering Ovals Framelits. I sponged the edge of the oval with Early Espresso ink to carry through with the watercolor effect. I created a "shadow" by placing an Early Espresso oval under the stamped oval, and popping the stamped image up with dimensionals.  To finish off the look, I used two of the Gold Metallic Enamel Shapes that I had colored with the Bronze Stampin' Blends Marker.

 

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Remember with a $50 order (before tax and shipping) placed before March 31, 2018 , you will receive a free item from the Sale-a-Bration Brochure!

 

 

 

It's Sale-a-Bration time!

Today is the first day of our favorite time of the year! It is Sale-a-Bration time!!

With each $50 in product that you order (before shipping and tax), you will receive a free item from the Sale-a-Bration brochure!  

There are lots of fun items to choose from. This year, Stampin' Up! is also offering some larger items that are free with a $100 purchase.

 

 

If you want an amazing value, you could also purchase the demonstrator starter kit for $99. Included in this kit is $125 worth of merchandise that YOU choose, plus during Sale-A-Bration, you can also choose 2 extra stamp sets of your choice!

Depending on the stamp sets you choose for free, you could end up with $200 worth of merchandise for just $99!

This is a great value and you would then get 20% off anything you order through June 30, 2018.

This is a great option for those wanting to get a discount. I have many demonstrators in my group that do this solely to get a discount on their own products - they never sell to others. I also have several in my group that have started their own successful businesses. The choice is totally yours!

Click here to get the starter kit

Email me for information and answers to your questions

 

The Occasions Catalog is live today as well!!  

 

 

 

Order your new products here!

 

 

Here is a card made with the Lots of Lavender Sale-A-Bration Stamp Set

 

The card base was made using Wisteria Wonder Card Stock. The top layer of the card base was texturized using the Garden Trellis Texture Impressions Folder. The yellow layer was made with So Saffron card stock. The ink colors used were Basic Black, Pear Pizzazz, So Saffron and Wisteria Wonder. The Lots of Lavender stamp set is one that you can get as a free item with a $50 purchase.