Sale-A-Bration Cards

Here are the last three cards from the Stampin' Addicts blog hop.

I chose to feature the new paper in the blog hop. The paper is called Best Year Ever. The paper is so pretty. I had fun creating projects to show off the paper.

Blushing Bride is one of my favorite colors and it is one of the colors in the new paper.

Stamp Sets:

"Birthday Wishes" is from the Four You stamp set.
The dotted border is from the new stamp set Painted Petals.
The Dictionary stamp is used for the background on the Whisper White Paper.

The final touch on the card is 1/4" Cotton Ribbon in Blushing Bride.

Here is another simple card that lets the paper do the work. The Sahara Sand lace is from the new 2015 Occasions Catalog.  The greeting is from the Sale-a-Bration set Simply Wonderful. The color of the speckled paper is Calypso Coral.

One last card in Crisp Cantaloupe. The stamp set is from a Host set called "Hello There." The accent colors are Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe and Crushed Curry. The ribbon is from the Best Year Ever Accessory pack. A white button and white baker's twine and it is finished up.

Sale-A-Bration Swap Cards

Here are the details on three of the Sale-A-Bration cards from the recent Stampin' Addicts blog hop.

Tomorrow I will post the details on the other three cards.

The new paper Best Year Ever creates great backgrounds all by itself.

This is a 3x3 gift tag. I needed a gold clip and didn't have one. Solution:  I used an Essentials Hardware Clip and pushed it into Versa Mark ink pad. Then I dipped the clip in gold embossing powder and heat embossed.

 

Isn't the background paper gorgeous?  It so reminds me of the ocean. I used the By the Seashore stamp set. I embossed the images in gold and cut out the shapes. They are lightly sponged with a mix of colors. I added a few pearls to finish up my mini ocean.



Coastal Cabana is one of my favorite colors. I added a greeting from the Lotus Blossom stamp set.
I added a layer of Gold Foil paper as a highlight. The ribbon is from the Best Year Ever Accessory Pack. The other textures are Linen Thread (love it!) and Venetian Crochet Trim (love it too!).

There you go. Three easy cards where the paper does most of  the work.  This paper is available until March 31, 2015 and is free with a $50 purchase.

Gift Box Ideas

I promised to post links for the gift box ideas from the 2015 Sale-A-Bration blog hop.

The first box has a spike bow on top. When I first saw this, I though it was beautiful. I was worried that it was too hard to make. It does take some time, but it is so worth it.

The video is in Spanish so I turned down the volume. The demonstration is excellent and easy to following without verbal instruction.

I used a 3" circle punch to make the circles. The demonstration shows using a glue stick. I used Tombow glue.

Spike Bow Video

The next box is a star box using the envelope punch board. Really easy to make and makes a fun little box for a special treat.

Star Box Tutorial

One more. I curled the paper for the top of this box. Just wanted to share a tip.

I curled the Crushed Curry paper without a problem. When I tried to do the same with the Coastal Cabana paper, it ripped and wouldn't curl. I called a friend and she suggested cutting the strips the other direction on the sheet of paper. It worked! Paper has a weave that allows curl on one length but not the other. Who knew.

So, cut one strip and try it. If it doesn't curl, turn the paper a quarter of a turn and cut again.

Yay! Curly ribbon from Designer Series Paper.

SAB 2015 Blog Hop

 

Welcome to the Stampin' Addicts 2015 Sale-A-Bration Blog Hop.

We are featuring items from the Stampin' Up Sale-A-Bration brochure which runs from January 6 to March 31, 2015. SAB, for short, is a special offer where you can choose a free item from the brochure with every $50 purchase.

If you are following the hop in order, you arrived from Twila's blog where she featured Best Year Ever Accessories.

I get to show off the beautiful new paper called Best Year Ever. The paper pack includes 12 different designs. Each one is beautifully designed and coordinates with the regular card stock.

I love Coastal Cabana. It reminds me of the beach and it is one of the colors in the new paper. Other colors in these cards are Crushed Curry, Soft Suede, Sahara Sand and Whisper White.

More colors in this paper collection include Calypso Coral and Soft Sky.

Pink is one of my favorite colors and Blushing Bride is in this paper too.

This paper is so pretty for any occasion. Great for cards, banners, gift boxes, scrapbooking or Project Life. I think you are going to love it.

Check back this week. I will have links on how to make the bow and the Star Box.

Next up on the Blog Hop is Mary where she is featuring Project Life Mini Card Collection.

A complete list of Blog Hop participants is located here.

Thank you for hopping with us.