Pals Blog Hop - Spring Projects!

Thank you for joining us for the March Pals Blog Hop! Today the Stampin' Pretty Pals are excited to share new ideas and projects to get you ready for spring.
You should have just left stop number 13 on the Pals Hop - Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards. If so, you are in the right spot.  If you get off track, the full blog lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.

I'm so ready for Spring and the beautiful explosion of colorful flowers that it brings.  That desire is what inspired my card.

• The large dahlia is created with the Blossom Petals Builder Punch.  The center is a designer builder brad that I "antiqued" with a jewelry-crafting product called Guilders Paste.  The center was a circle of Midnight Muse covered with Dazzling Details for an opalescent effect.
• The medium sized flower is created with the Floral Framelits Die and coordinating Daydream Medallions stamp set.
• The teeny flower is punched from the Boho Blossoms Punch.
• The paper, ribbon, and sentiment are all products available exclusively during Sale-A-Bration.

The next stop is Carmen Sublasky at The Creative Stamptuary, stop number 15 on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting – and I hope to see you next month!
 

1. Dawn Tidd at tiddbitsfromdawn
2. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty -
3. Nicole Picadura at Scraps & Stamps
4. Shannon Hokanson at Paper Works 
5. Debbie Mageed at Scrappin' & Stampin'
6. Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter
7. Debbie Crowley at expressivelydeb...
8. Ann Schach at The Stampin' Schach
9. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
10. Nicole Watt at Impressions By Nicole
11. Kerry Willard Bray at stampgoodness
12. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
13. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
14. Jennifer Takacs at Stamped in Full 
15. Carmen Sublasky at The Creative Stamptuary
16. Debra Simonis at Deb's Stampin' Grounds
17. Linda Callahan at Stampin' Seasons 
18. Kim Czenszak at LiveLoveStamp
19. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin'
20. Julie Trevett-Smith at The Stampin' Affair
21. Rae Harper at Wild West Paper Arts
22. Ginger Toivonen at gingerstamps.com
23. Amy Williams at Stampin' on the Range
24. Shannon Jaramillo at ezpeasycards
25. Amy L. Lazzell at Just A Thought...Cards by Amy
26. Penny Nichols at Sierra Stampin!
27. Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine
28. Peggy Noe at prettypapercards.com 
29. Maxine Conrad at Stamp to the MAX!

 

Spring Trend: Orange, Continued

Although I love Winter and snow, it happens about this time of year that I start spending more time at our local botanical gardens and gravitate toward brighter and more cheerful colors.  Orange is such a happy color and I'm glad to see it popping up all over the place in clothing, accessories, home decor, you name it.

Here's a cheerful gift bag I made using the First Edition Specialty Designer Series Paper:

• I sponged the Paper Doily (129399) with Daffodil Delight and Tangerine Tango Ink 
• I used the Tangerine Tango ribbon from the Sale-A-Bration exclusive Sycamore Street Ribbon & Button Pack (130812)
• The stamped sentiment if from the Sale-A-Bration exclusive stamp set Bloomin' Marvelous (129651)
• The tag is made from the Hearts a Flutter stamp set and Framelits Bundle (131097)
• The tiny heart is from the Fashionable Hearts Embosslit Die (125596)
• And those gorgeous, girly roses are the 5/8" Flower Trim (126869)

Spring Trend: Orange

Orange is a hot trend for Spring and Stampin' Up! has so many gorgeous shades of orange to choose from!  This card features Tangerine Tango mixed with Gumball Green for a fresh and happy card sure to lift someone's spirits.

• Cut the large floral shape using Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper (available exclusively and for FREE with a $50 purchase during Sale-A-Bration)
• Stamp sentiment (from Feel Goods Stamp Set 129684) in Gumball Green on Vellum - cut using the Windows Framelits Die (129021).  Layer with another Window shape cut from Whisper White card stock.  Hide the dimensional adhesive under an in-color Dahlia (127556)
• layer the large floral shape with a Paper Doily (129399) adhere off center to card and trim the edge flush with the card
• tie Gumball Green Stitched Ribbon (126848) around the card
• adhere the sentiment with dimensionals

 

Product Highlights:

Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper:   This is a gorgeous combination of prints and florals with a Moroccan flair in bright and beautiful colors.  It's available exclusively and for FREE with a $50 purchase during Sale-A-Bration.  Click below to see it and all the other products you can earn!

 

Feel Goods Stamp Set:  I normally don't go for sentiment stamp sets because I like to write my own cards, but this one has such a gorgeous font and such sweet and cheerful words I couldn't pass it up!

 

 

Countdown to Sale-A-Bration

Sale-A-Bration is nearly upon us - it begins on January 22. It's your chance to earn products for FREE:  one product for each $50 you spend.  Here's a sneak peak at the gorgeous designer series paper offered exclusively through Sale-A-Bration - Sycamore Street.

I love the fresh colors Moroccan-inspired design.  It lends itself easily to pattern and texture mixing - which is what I did with this card.

• I trimmed the outside edge of the Paper Doilies (#129399) and pulled (gently) into a straight line to create the ruffle border
• I used the Hearts a Flutter stamps and Framelits dies (bundle #131097) to create the hearts
• The sweet centers of the hearts were created with the Itty Bitties stamp set (#128939) and punched out with the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (#118309)
• The zig-zag embossing was created with the new and amazing Border Scoring Plate (#126192) for the Simply Scored Scoring Board (#122334).

You will love creating with these and other great products from the Spring Catalog and Sale-A-Bration - they are fresh, fun and beautiful!

And if Sale-A-Bration Anticipation wasn't enough...there are two exciting new products available starting today:



Just think . . . I come to your door each month (a fully decked-out creativity carriage). I'll help you escape your life with some paper fun. (I'm kinda like your paper fairy godmother—without white hair!) You'll love what you find on the inside: All the stamps, ink, paper, and accessories to create pinable projects. Stuff like cards, 3-D items, and more!

And, the coolest, manliest stamp-set!  I put this on my order first thing this morning.  Even if you can't convince your guy to stamp - this will make the best masculine cards.