Alaska Achievers Blog Hop - March Farewell to Sale A Bration

Hello and welcome to another Alaska Achievers Blog Hop. This month we are continuing the theme of Sale-A-Bration. It will be sad to see this great promotion finish on March 31, so if you don't yet have all you want from the free offerings, get your orders in fast! 

You can see everything available by going to my on-line shop

I am focusing on the stunning Springtime Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper 12 x 12 pack and combining it with Stampin' Blends and other items from the Occasions and Annual catalogues. The pack has 4 different designs with 3 sheets of each design included. It is a sturdy weight that is perfect for making boxes and other 3-D items as well as taking various forms of colouring.
All you need to do to get it FREE is order $90AUD of product.
What could be easier? 
Select the image to see other Free items.

This is a simple card - you just colour the images on the paper and fussy cut them out.

 I love the combinations of the different foils and I've added more foil detail with the gold and silver Metallic Foil Doilies.
The font on the greeting is beautiful and comes from another of the Sale-A-Bration free stamp sets - Heartfelt Blooms. I always look at the variety of sayings and fonts when purchasing a stamp set and the bonus of this one is it is free with a $90 AUD order.

 I coloured the flowers using the fabulous alcohol based Stampin' Blends, using just the light colours. I achieved the darker areas by going over the base application after the first layer was dry. Love the "watercolour look" that happens when using the alcohol pens on a glossy surface. I kept the colouring simple and did not try to blend areas as the look I wanted was more graphic - a little like stained glass.

 

Another feature of the pens is that you can colour ribbon. Can you see the shadowing I've added to this ribbon?  

Layering all the elements of the card with Stampin' Dimensionals gives an interesting finish to the card. 

I'm sure you are going to find lots of wonderful inspiration from the other Achievers, so make sure to hop along to the next person on the list. Thanks for stopping by.

Until Next Time

Stay Crafty!

Product List

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

[140490]

$12.25

Springtime Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper

[147193]

$0.00

Metallic Foil Doilies

[138392]

$7.00

Pink Pirouette Light Stampin' Blends Marker

[144593]

$7.75

Old Olive Light Stampin' Blends Marker

[144574]

$7.75

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

$50.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$6.00

Heartfelt Blooms Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[147202]

$0.00

Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109131]

$8.75

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$15.00

Alaska Achievers Blog Hop - Love!

Hello and welcome to another Alaska Achievers Blog Hop. We continue our theme of focusing on both the Occasions Catalogue and the Sale A Bration items this month. 

Products from both of these catalogues are very versatile and, like all Stampin' Up! products, they coordinate so well together. 

This month being February, which includes Valentines Day, I am focusing on using the gorgeous "Sure Do Love You" bundle. I've done a few workshops on this and am constantly told - "I wasn't sure about that Designer Series Paper, but now that I've seen it, I have to have some". So make sure you get some before the catalogue finishes in June. The paper is gorgeous and versatile and it lends itself to many different projects because it has both the foil embossed side and a patterned side. 💖

I have a simple card for you today and it uses products from both the Occasions Catalogue and the Sale-A-Bration flyer.

* Painted With Love Specialty Designer Series Paper.

 * Celebrate You Thinlit Dies from the first release of 2018 Sale-A-Bration.

* Basket Weave Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder  from the  second release 2018 Sale-A-Bration items. 

The papers and Thinlits speak for themselves, but I should point out that I have used the back side of the Embossing folder to get a different pattern - one that I felt complimented the card design more than the basket weave pattern. I love the different fonts in the Thinlits, and they cut out easily with just one run through the Big Shot. 
You can adhere some Multipurpose Adhesive Sheet to the card stock prior to cutting and then it is super easy to attach the words to  your card by simply peeling off the backing. I love anything that saves me doing fussy gluing.

I'm really loving the Painted With Love Specialty Designer Series Papers with the rich foil embossed designs on one side and the complimenting patterned designs on the reverse. Creating cards, boxes and other items are quick and easy. 

If you would like to purchase any of the products you may do that through my on-line store.
As a special February offer I have a free card tutorial for any orders placed that include the Painted with Love Specialty Designer Series Papers. 
A full list of the products I used in the card is below the list of demonstrators participating in the blog hop.

Now it is time to continue the hop onto the next awesome project. Enjoy the inspiration and until next time...

Stay Crafty!

Product List

Painted With Love Specialty Designer Series Paper

[145580]

$21.00

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

$7.00

Powder Pink A4 Cardstock

[144251]

$14.00

Fresh Fig A4 Cardstock

[144248]

$14.00

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

[140490]

$12.25

Celebrate You Thinlit Dies

[146840]

$0.00

Circles Collection Framelits Die

[130911]

$45.00

Lots To Love Box Framelits Dies

[145653]

$57.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$159.00

Big Shot Magnetic Platform

[130658]

$70.00

Fast Fuse Adhesive

[129026]

$13.00

Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets

[144106]

$17.00

Alaska Achievers Blog Hop - Heartfelt Blooms

Hello and Welcome to the Alaska Achievers Blog Hop.

It has been a while since I participated in the hop but I'm so happy to have made time to join many of the other achievers and give you some fun tips on the Heartfelt Blooms stamp set.

For our hop in January we are featuring the Sale-a-Bration and Occasion catalogue products.

I have chosen to  work with Heartfelt Blooms - one of the new Distinktive stamps range  and one of the free Sale-A-Bration stamp sets you can choose when you spend $90 in my shop.

You might like to view all the free items offered this year  - you can ask me for a brochure or view it on-line

How are these stamps different to the other Stampin' Up! stamps?

  Well.... these stamps "lay down the ink at different opacities, giving the finished image more depth".

It pays to read the information in the Sale-A-Bration catalogue before even starting with the main stamp in this set or you may end up with a lot of rejects! Don't ask me how I know.

This is what happens when the ink pad is too wet. You loose definition.

I have a couple of hints for you before you get started.

1. ink the stamp lightly and evenly

2. Check your ink pad is not too wet

3. Stamp quickly and apply pressure to the centre of the stamp with your index fingers

Watch the video for a demonstration.

Once you have some lovely images there are lots of things you can do with them.

Here is another idea.

Image stamped in Memento and coloured with a variety of the Light Blends colours.

The close up view shows the pixilation and lines that create the realism in the image.

For my card, I stamped the image twice - fussy cut the main flower, lightly blended the ink with a Blender Pen then applied a little Wink of Stella.  The flower has been raised up on dimensionals.
The stamping is done on Whisper White, matted onto Silver Glimmer Paper and then again, matted  onto Night of Navy that has been embossed with one of the Petal Pair Embossing Folders from the Occasions Catalogue - see if you can find them on p. 23!

 To the centre of the daisy, I added a clear Multi Faceted Gem that has been coloured with the Light Night of Navy Blends pen.

Sale-A-Bration is a wonderful time to start your journey with Stampin' Up! as there are lots of additional benefits for joining during this promotion. If you live in Australia you can get our amazing Starter Kit  where you choose items to the value of $235 from any of our current catalogues. This includes the Annual Catalogue, the Occasions catalogue and the Clearance Rack.
During Sale-A-Bration you choose an extra 2 stamp sets to any value, and pay just $169.
As an added bonus there is FREE SHIPPING  on your Starter Kit plus a Business pack valued at $80.
If you have a large order - this is a great opportunity for you.

Contact me if you would like further information.

There is so much to offer during Sale-A-Bration, and when you combine the free products with items from the Occasions Catalogue, you have unlimited options for creativity. 

Thank you for joining us today - please join in the fun and hop along to the next blog.
You are currently at my blog - Ann Craig - so just check down the list to see who will be your next stop with more inspiration and creativity for you.

Shopping list

Product List

Heartfelt Blooms Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[147202]

$0.00

Clear Block E

[118484]

$20.00

Clear Block D

[118485]

$14.00

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[126970]

$11.50

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$15.75

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

[106577]

$14.00

Clear Faceted Gems

[144142]

$8.75

Silver Glimmer Paper

[135314]

$8.75

Blender Pens

[102845]

$21.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$11.50

Paper Snips Scissors

[103579]

$17.00

Petal Pair Textured Impressions Embossing Folders

[145656]

$16.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$6.00