Sale-a-bration Sunday Fun Day

Hello Stamping Friends,

It's been a bit since I posted and I apologize. August simply got away from me. We went on vacation in the beginning of the month and the rest is just a blur.  Glad to be back and stamping with you. I missed creating the past few weeks.

This week for Sunday Fun Day with the Sisters in Stamping we are sharing projects made with Sale-a-bration products. Don't forget it is Sale-a-bration time and that means free things for you whether you order, host, or join the family.

I used the Penguin Playmates designer series paper for the starting point of my card. I love this paper (and it's a SAB freebie). I used five different patterns from the pack and the penguin comes from the paper too. I stamped the balloon from the penguin place stamp set and then used my favorite biggest wishes greeting set. 

To make life a little easier on myself. I attached the 1" x 3 3/4" strips of paper on a piece of basic white cardstock. Then attached the entire white cardstock to the base of the card. Plus attaching to the white helps keeping them straight and even.

Don't forget to stop on over at the Sisters in Stamping blog for more Sale-a-bration inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by.

Stampers Dozen Blog Hop - Move Me

Hello Stamping Friends,

Are you loving all of these blog hops? I love being a part of them and hope you are finding them inspiring as I am. I love picking up tips and design ideas from others that I may not have thought of.  Tonight, we have another Stampers Dozen Blog Hop. Seriously, these are once a month, but the month goes by so quick every month that I say how can it be time for Stampers Dozen again. This month's theme is a little movement.

Cards that move are so exciting to make and even more exciting to see the recipient open the card (if you have the option to be there when it's opened). There are so many different types of movement cards, if you do a search you'll be surprised.

Here's the front of my card. A nice birthday card using Biggest Wishes and the Penguin Place stamp set along with the FREE Penguin Playmates designer series paper from Sale-a-bration. Not much movement here you say, that's okay because the surprise is on the inside.

Look at that! Open it up and pops up a bunch of birthday balloons to surprise the birthday person. The balloons are attached to the card using 1/4" strips of window sheets. I attached the ribbon between the dimensionals and the balloons before putting it on the window sheet strip. The string is tied together to make a balloon bouquet and then just left hanging.

So to get the movement, I cut a 8 1/4" x 5 1/4" piece of basic white cardstock. Then I folded it in half and I took a ruler on an angle (no measuring for me) and folded the cardstock on the fold to make a triangle. Then open up the cardstock and reverse fold it so the pop up comes out of the center of the card.

Don't forget to keep hopping by clicking the links below. You'll be awed by all the ideas.

Stamper's Dozen August 2021 Blog Hop

1. Debbie Naylor – Unfrogettable Stamping!
2. Donna Burk Schneidtmiller – Donna Stamps
3. Rose Grunewald – Country Cards by Rose
4. Patty Chenail – Stamp-Patty’s - Stamping in My Flops
5. Judy Garza – Creativity Released
6. Sharon Hashimoto Burkert – As the Ink Dries
7. Carol Payne – Carol Payne Stamps
8. Joanne Cantrell – Keep It Simple, Stampers
9. Rachel Yurkanin – Rachel’s Stamping Place

Thanks for stopping by. See you soon.

Sisters in Stamping Sunday Fun Day - Nature

Hello Stamping Friends,

Here for another week with the Sisters in Stamping. This week we need to think nature with our projects. Trees, flowers, animals, or anything else you may find in nature.

I decided to go with a whimsical nature looking card by using the Penguin Place stamp set. Plus there is a coordinating pack of designer series paper for Sale-a-bration which you can get for FREE with a qualifying order during the next two months that I also used on my card.

Isn't it adorable? I love the paper with the other animals on it too: a sly fox, a squishy polar bear, more penguins, and even a snowman. It's a little difficult to see in the picture but I used two strips of the designer paper to make some banner pieces to add more depth to the card. The penguin on the tag is punch from basic black and basic white cardstock and pieced together. The face and bowtie are stamped on. 

I love the little gingham ribbon on the tag. You need to get yourself some of that ribbon. It works great with so many projects you create.  The tag is attached to the card with dimensionals. And the penguin is also attached to the tag with dimenstionals. You know how I love my dimensionals.

Don't forget to hop on over to Sisters in Stamping for more nature projects.  Maybe you will be inspired to get out in nature or just start creating some nature projects. Your choice.

Thanks for stopping by. See you soon.