Thursday 22 March 2018

Brusho meets Petal Burst

There are so many great things going on right now, I could burst!  First up - I've been invited to be a vendor at a fundraising event this weekend for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada.

The most exciting time for Stampin' Up! is Sale-A-Bration (SAB), and that's for the following reasons:
  • This is the very best time to join the fun! During SAB. not only do you get to choose $165 in products for just $135 (no tax or shipping costs), you also get to choose TWO free stamp sets of any value from either the Annual or Occasions catalogues.  That's a fabulous deal you shouldn't miss!
  • In addition, by joining now, you'll get to see the next annual catalogue & get your hands on some of the products a month before it goes live!  Woot!
  • During SAB for every $60 you spend, you get to choose an amazing SAB item....AND, new items have been added!!  Click here to see the SAB goodies!
Don`t miss out - Sale-A-Bration ends on March 31.  Join the fun, save big time and let`s get creative!!


I'm also becoming more and more confident doing my weekly Tuesdays at Two Facebook Live Video and demonstrating stamping techniques!  Here's a couple of cards from my most recent video.


Recently I saw video from a UK demo named Linda Dalke and thought, oh boy I have give this a try!  Brusho Crystal Colour from Stampin' Up! comes in 5 colours, and for this project, I chose Yellow and Prussian Blue.  I opened my Petal Burst embossing folder, and sprinkled the Yellow Brusho from the top of the folder to mid-way, and then did the same with the Prussian Blue Brusho, but from the bottom of the folder, to mid-way.  Next, I spritzed water onto the folder, activating the Brusho crystals, then I place a piece of watercolour paper onto the wet side of the folder.  I closed the folder, used a bit of pressure to ensure the paper was saturated, then removed the paper.  There was lots of colour and water in the folder, so I did the same steps with a second piece of watercolour paper.  It`s amazing to see the colours mix and know that every piece will be unique!
Tip:  you can also use Stampin`Up! Shimmery White cardstock

This card in the pic above and below is the second print from a Brusho & embossing folder technique. 


As this is the 2nd print, it didn't have as much colour as the 1st print, so I was thinking hmmm...I wonder what would happen if I used a baby wipe to swirl the wet Brusho around the paper.  Well, it`s pretty darn cool, if I do say so myself. *smiles*



This is the 1st print from the Brusho and embossing folder.  I am in L-O-V-E!  Does the picture do justice to this card...noooooo, but I hope you think it`s cool and want to give this technique a try!

Last but not least, I want to tell you about another great promo!
New subscribers get 50% off you first two months of Paper Pumpkin - yowza!
Subscribe between March 11 & April 10 to get April`s kit - you must use the Promo code SAVEFIFTY0418 at checkout.  Please subscribe here 

Thank you for stopping by!  As always, if you have any questions or need help placing your order, please contact me.


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Thursday 15 March 2018

Heat Embossing, New Sale-A-Bration items & a Blog Hop!

Whew! That's a big post title, and that's because there's a whole lot of everything going on, including new Sale-a-Bration Items!!  Read on....

It's the 15th of the month, thus it's blog hop time! Woot!



The challenge this month's blog hop was to create a card, gift box, or home decor item and use heat embossing, plus use Sale-A-Bration (aka SAB) and/or Occasions products. 

My fun decor piece would be perfect for a teenager or pre-teen.  I used Epic Celebrations (from SAB) for all the images, which I heat embossed in silver.



The background paper is one design in the super gorgeous Springtime Foil DSP (from SAB).  The paper actually has a white background and silver foil lines, and by dragging my Cherry Cobbler ink pad across the paper, I was able to get the look I wanted!  Pretty cool, eh!!
As you can see, I added a pop of colour to two of the images.  I used my Cherry Cobbler (light) Stampin' Blend.
My Layering Ovals and Layering Circle Framelits got a good workout on this project, as did my Dimensionals & Foam Adhesive Strips - great adhesives and perfect when you want to add height and dimension to a project!  I stacked the adhesives from 2 to 4 layers, varying the height of each image and the sentiment. 



Oh yes, I'm lovin' this challenge!!
I bought this 5 x 7 frame from a dollar store, and it was okay, but just wasn't quite right. Sooooo....I silver heat embossed the frame!  Oh, you heard me correctly!!  The image I randomly stamped around the top of the frame is from a SAB stamp set called Eclectic Expressions.  
Word of caution when heat embossing on metal - metal conducts heat, so if you try this, be very careful, the metal will be hot and trust me, you won't want to burn your fingers.



Ta da!  The finished piece!   
The frame is a bit 'edgy', which is what I wanted, plus it really helps to bring all this fun together!

Three of the products I used are FREE through Sale-A-Bration. Place a qualifying order and choose your FREE reward!  To find out more, click here.   If you have any questions or need help placing your order, feel free to contact me.

I would love to hear your thoughts on this piece, so please leave me a comment.

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Awesome News!  

Sale-A-Bration Rewards have been added and are available as of today, March 15 and only until March 31.  Click here to view!

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More blogs to hop to...

1. Leena
2. Sandy (you are here)
3. Barb

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Thank you for stopping by!  Happy Crafting!

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Thursday 8 March 2018

Polished Stone Technique - Birthday Card

Last Saturday I attended a stamping event where we learned a few new card making techniques and I think you're going to like this card!

The polished stone technique is not only super easy, it's super cool!


I cut Glossy White cardstock 5 3/8" x 4 1/8".  Next, I dampened 3 cotton balls with isopropyl alcohol, then using my Night of Navy re-inker, I put a few drops on one of the cotton balls, and did the same with my Basic Black and Crumb Cake re-inkers.  Now the fun part! *smiles*  Dab the cotton balls onto the cardstock. The aim is to not have any white showing.  Once covered, leave the cardstock to dry.
Glossy White cardstock is the paper to use for this technique.  Photo paper won't work, and it absorbs the ink, rather than allow the ink to 'bleed', which is what you need for this technique.


While waiting for the ink to dry, I heat embossed the sentiment in silver onto Whisper White cardstock.  The sentiment is from Eclectic Expressions (a free Sale-A-Bration stamp set).  I die cut the sentiment layer and Silver Foil paper using Layering Ovals Dies.


We're at the final steps 😊
The base of the card is Night of Navy, and I added a layer of Whisper White cardstock, then the polished stone layer - all adhered with Liquid Multipurpose Glue.  I used Snail adhesive to hold the Basic Grey ribbon (from Sale-A-Bration) in place, then popped up the sentiment using dimensionals, and ta da!  The card is complete!

You can view the making of this card on my March 6 'Tuesdays at Two' live Facebook video.  
Simply ask to join my Lolly & Sand group 😊


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