Put Your Party Pants On!

I have really enjoyed using the new Sale-A-Bration set called Party Pants.  Balloons are great for all kinds of occasions--birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, new babies, and any kind of party or celebration.  I made nine cards with this set and I will be selecting four or five for my second monthly card kit in March.  I found most of the designs for these cards from other stampers on Pinterest. Thank goodness we are encouraged to CASE (copy and share everything)!

The first five cards use the following ink colors: Melon Mambo, Delightful Dijon, and Mint Macaron.  The designer paper is from the It's My Party paper stack.  The last three cards use Bermuda Bay, Watermelon Wonder, and Delightful Dijon ink pads.  The DSP is from the Cherry on Top paper stack.  Most of the Black ink used was Basic Black, but I needed to use Stayz On ink on the vellum on the last card.  The vellum is from the Sale-a-bration vellum stack.

Speaking of parties and celebrating, I'm having a "Stamping Sleepover in the Mountains" on March 19th.  Yes, you do need to put your Party Pants on!  Click HERE for more details.

Sweet Lil' Chick

Last night was a middle-of-the-night stamp session for me as I tried to decide on the projects for our upcoming Make & Take class.  I wanted to make a baby card since it's been awhile since we've made one.  I also wanted to incorporate Sale-a-bration items into the class since March is the last month to earn free SAB items.  The darling Honeycomb Happiness set was the perfect choice to meet both needs.

I recently bought the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits when they were on sale, so I was itching to try those out too.  I used the SAB Botanical Gardens vellum to make the bag.  It was difficult to see the fold lines on the vellum, and I wouldn't recommend it as your first bag to cut, but I finally figured it out! :)  The card is note card size so it will fit in the little bag that acts as an envelope.  I think it is so sweet!

The "Hello Baby" words came from the Crazy About You stamp set.  If my guests don't need a baby card, they can change the greeting to say "Happy Easter", "Hello Spring," or use the greetings that come in the set.  They can also choose to use a normal envelope instead of the vellum bag if they want to mail their card.

My inspiration for the card came from Rachel Tessman.  My inspiration for the vellum bag came from Bussy here.  Thank you!

If you have any questions about how to make this, don't hesitate to ask!

Happy Stamping!

Gift Packets

At our last team meeting, we learned how to make these nifty folder/packets out of a 12 x 12 piece of double sided designer paper.  The front of the packet looks like a card, but when you open it up, it has two pockets, one for a note card and another for a gift card.

I really fell in love with these babies and couldn't wait to make more and do a class on them.  We used the Botanicals for You Sale-A-Bration (SAB) stamp set, the new Balloon Celebration stamp set, the Balloon Bouquet Punch, and the fabulous new It's My Party designer paper from the Occasions catalog.  This paper is a must have!  All the class attendees used different designs and they all turned out darling.  We also used the the envelope punch board to make matching envelopes out of the designer paper.  So cute!

Would you like to make these?

Find great instructions on Cindee's blog by clicking HERE.

There is another great video from Patty HERE that shows how to make these folders into 3D packets that will hold 4 notecards and envelopes.  What a great gift!  I think I will make these as teacher gifts at the end of the school year.  I couldn't wait to try it out so I've already made two! :)

The first set uses the same supplies on the folder as the other packets, except I used the Itty Bitty Balloon punch instead of the large one.  I love these colors!  For the cards, I used the "Hello" SAB stamp set.  In order to fit four cards into the pockets, you really need to limit the layers and avoid using dimensionals.

For my second packet , I used the Botanicals For You SAB set again, along with the Wildflower Fields SAB designer paper, and the Flowering Fields SAB stamp set.  I am getting so many miles out of my free SAB sets and I love it!  For some reason, I can't link to these individual products, but you can see the sale-a-bration brochure HERE.

This was such a fun project.  I want to make a wedding and baby version of the gift card holder too!

Sale-a-Bration Extravaganza

We had a great time at our Sale-A-Bration Open House last weekend.  It's always fun to stamp with friends!  These are the projects we made, along with additional samples I made with all of my wonderful sale-a-bration sets!  Thank you, Pinterest, and talented artists who share on Pinterest, for the wonderful ideas!

Project 1: Wildflower Card

Featuring: Flowering Fields Stamp Set

Additonal Supplies: Crumb Cake cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Basic Black Ink pad, Watercolor Wishes kit (for the greeting), Real Red and Old Olive Ink pads (for water coloring), Aqua Painters, Baker's Twine, Washi tape (retired), Stampin' Dimensionals

More Samples with Flowering Fields:

Project 2: Balloon Card

Featuring: Honeycomb Happiness Set

Additional Supplies: Smoky Slate and Whisper White cardstock, Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper, Basic Black and Pool Party ink pads, Stampin' Sponges, Tree Builder Punch (use to punch clouds out of post-it notes, lay them on cardstock and sponge around, peel off to reveal white clouds), Itty Bitty Heart  Punch, Confetti Heart Punch, Honeycomb Embellishments, Regal Rose marker (retired), Glue Dots, Paper Scraps from these DSP stacks: Cherry on Top, Love Blossoms, and retired Valentine dsp from last year

More samples with Honeycomb Happiness

Project 3: Airplane Card

Featuring Sky is the Limit Stamp Set

(available only until February 15)

Additional Supplies: Whisper White, Real Red and/or Pacific Point cardstock, Red or Silver Glimmer Paper, Basic Black ink pad, World Map Embossing Folder, Confetti Heart or Confetti Star Punch, Itty Bitty Star Punch (on card with blue), Baker's Twine, Stampin' Dimensional, Multi-purpose glue, glue dots.

Additional Samples with Sky is the Limit

Project 4: Hello Birthday

Featuring Hello Stamp Set

(Available only until February 15)

Additional Supplies: Whisper White Cardstock, Bermuda Bay or Melon Mambo cardstock, Basic Black ink pad, Stampin' dimensionals, Confetti stars (left-overs from the shaker card kit in the Holiday catalog)

Additional Samples with Hello

That's a wrap on the SAB (sale-a-bration) stamp sets we used at the class.  I also had some samples to show with the Botanicals For You set, the Botanical Garden Vellum, and Wildflower DSP.

After the party was over, I let my little boys make some cards too.  I don't always have the patience for this, but I was feeling generous and they loved it! :)

Happy Stampers!