Today is special. It’s the first day of both the Occasions Catalog AND Sale-A-Bration. Double the pleasure and double the fun! See how to use products from these two catalogs to create 1-of-a-kind cards!
I started with For the New Two stamp set in the new Occasions catalog. I love the beautiful flowing font and the clever words.
I stamped the flower image and colored then with the new Stampin’ Blendabilities Markers, namely Pink Pirouette and Wild Wasabi (Occasions catalog), as well as and Wisteria Wonder (Sale-A-Bration).
Let’s take a closer look at the coloring. It was really easy to do, while providing a good splash of color.
This is a good time to tell you that I could have used my Stampin’ Write Markers to color. But I didn’t. I admit that my main reason is that the Blendabilities are easier to reach than my Markers. Hmmm. if you want to use your products, they must be within easy reach! Lesson for today!
By the way, I colored with the Blendabilities. I didn’t shade with them. The images are too small for shading. Besides, the colors of the Blendabilities are very rich. I like the look!
The overall design is pretty, not prissy. Sometimes, I tire of all the pastel hearts and flowers.
Although, you need a few hearts. So, I took care of that, too!
I punched two little hearts for the card front using the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack. This little set is quickly becoming my most-used punches. A heart, a star and a 4-petal flower. Little, but not too tiny to handle. Lots of uses for these shapes!
Then, if you look inside, you can see a larger heart punches from the same paper that’s on the card front. I used the Sweetheart Punch for this one. Can you see it? I left a little peek for you!
I wanted to keep this design flat, so that you can easily mail the card. My Go-To technique for making a design special, but keeping it flat, is to add layers.
That’s exactly what I did. There are two layers on top of the card base, each matted with a thin border of Coastal Cabana.
And speaking of paper, don’t you love the paper I used? It’s called Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper and you can earn it for free during Sale-A-Bration! It has a Bokeh design, without the work!
How do you earn free Sale-A-Bration products? You can pick one for every $50 you spend, before shipping and tax. So, if you want to make this project and purchase:
- For the New Two clear-mount stamp set ($17.95)
- Pink Pirouette Blendabilities ($11.95)
- Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack ($16.95)
- Coastal Cabana Cardstock (6.95)
Your total comes to $53.80 and you can get the Best Year Ever Designer Series Paper for FREE! How does that sound? Of course, there are other ways to reach $50. If you’re stuck, ask me for help!
Sale-A-Bration continues until March 31. The Occasions catalog runs until June 2. Don’t wait too long or you may miss out on some really great products.
Start today and celebrate both catalogs!
