Now that the holidays have settled down, I finally had time to create with some of the products in the “Perennial Lavender Suite”. For this particular card, I chose to let the Designer Series Paper (DSP) determine my color palette of Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape, Fresh Freesia and Shaded Spruce.
The “Perennial Lavender DSP” colors work so well together and this DSP is truly stunning! The folded card base is Highland Heather. The “Perennial Lavender DSP” is layered on Gorgeous Grape. I wrapped a piece of “White Baker’s Twine” around this panel twice before finishing off with a small bow. The greeting is stamped in Gorgeous Grape on Basic White card stock. The greeting piece is mounted on the card front with “Dimensionals”. I added a “Paper Butterfly Accent” that was colored with “Stampin’ Blends” and a “Blending Brush”. To complete this card, three (3) of the “Purple Fine Shimmer Gems” were added. Basically, the DSP from the “Perennial Lavender Suite” did the majority of the work for this card. Besides making this an easy card, I’m always in favor of letting the DSP shine!
Just a friendly reminder that “SALE a-bration” is in full swing! This is an annual promotion offered by Stampin’ Up! where customers earn FREE product for every $50 (or $100) they purchase. HERE is my previous blog post explaining the details of “SALE a-bration”. The FREE product selections vary from Stamp sets, Designer Series Papers, Embellishments, a set of coordinating Dies and even an Embossing Folder. Don’t wait too long to place your order as the popular items could become depleted and when they are gone, they are gone! My absolute favorite is the “Flight & Airy Designer Series Paper” which I hope to work with soon!
Yep, you read that correctly, SALE a-bration begins January 4th! In two days, Stampin’ Up! will begin it’s awesome annual promotion called SALE a-bration. For Stampin’ Up! customers, this is the biggest event of the year. It’s time to Shop, Earn FREE Products, and SALE A-BRATE!
For customers, choose a FREE Sale a-bration item for every $50 or $100 you spend (before tax and shipping). Stampin’ Up! is offering a great selection of FREE products to choose from, fourteen (14) to be exact! There are eight (8) items at the $50 level and three (3) items for the $100 level. The selection ranges from Stamp sets, Designer Series Papers, Embellishments, Embossing Folders and Dies. We all love FREE products and there is something for everyone!
The other exciting news is the NEW January-April Mini Catalog also makes it’s debut on January 4th! This Mini Catalog is packed with 80 pages of fabulous NEW products to spark your creativity! It was quite the challenge to figure out what items I wanted to order first! Checkkout the Stampin’ Up! web-siste when SALE a-bration begins on January 4th! Keep in mind, you can view both of these catalogs on the Stampin’ Up! website beginning January 4th.
Before I forget, if you’ve ever considered becoming a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, this might be the time to join! During SALE a-bration, you can choose from two (2) great options as a BONUS! Option 1 is the Stampin’ Glass Mat Studio which includes a nonslip, multiuse Silicone Mat and Cleaning Cloth. Option 2 offers you an additional $30 in FREE products (of your choice) to add to your Starter Kit. If you have any questions about joining, products, or this promotion, please contact me. I’m happy to help!
For one of my “other” Christmas cards this year, I chose to use an easy card creation using 6X6 DSP. I had a few sheets of DSP left from the past year (or two). I cut the DSP into 6X6 squares and from there was able to make four (4) cards with each piece. As described in my previous post HERE, I made more than one Christmas card design. This is one of the “other” cards I created this year.
For these cards, I chose Real Red and Garden Green for my color palette. As a result, I chose to let the DSP determine which colors I used. For the background, I used a retired “Jumbo Roller Wheel” to create the appearance of texture on my card. I stamped the greeting in Real Red and then die cut with a tag shape from the “Tailored Made Tags”. Then Itied the tag with two (2) pieces of ribbon. The White sequins are from the “Adhesive Backed Sequins Trio” pack.
Most importantly, for this card making process, the first step is to cut the 6X6 DSP into four (4) equal squares that are 3X3. There are several options for cutting the 3X3 DSP for your cards. For each of these options, I used a “mat” to place the DSP on. Here are the cutting options:
Option 1: Cut into three (3) strips that measure 1″ x 3″
Option 2: Cut in to four (4) squares that measure 1.5″ x 1.5″
Option 3: Cut the 3X3 DSP diagonally to make two (2) triangles
Cards with “Joy of Christmas” DSP
Below are pictures of four (4) Christmas Cards I created with the “Joy of Christmas” DSP. For these cards, I chose to use Real Red, Garden Green and Shaded Spruce.
All four (4) of the “greetings” are from the “Christmas Classics” Bundle. To complete each card, I added an embellishment of either ribbon OR “Iridescent Rhinestones”. In conclusion, this was truly a simple way to create quick and easy cards!
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