I want to share some of the wonderful Sale-A-Bration products from time to time so you have some ideas of what to do with them, once you earn them! Sale-A-Bration is a favorite time of year for seasoned stampers. We know that with every $50 purchase of any SU products, we can earn a free SAB product. They variety is great as there are stamps, embellishments like wooden butterflies and ribbon, framelits, paper and more! I love to check out all the possibilities and then plot a spending strategy for the three months that SAB lasts to get what I want.
Today I wanted to share a cute stamp set that is perfect for birthdays but would work for any occasions using cupcakes to celebrate with! It's got some great sentiments as well!
For my first project, I was super anxious to try embossing another of the free SAB products, the Grapefruit Grove foil paper. This paper is a real attention-getter and I used the Dot to Dot embossing folder featured in the new 2019 Occasions Catalog. I chose the colors I did because of course, most people would choose a chocolate cupcake if they could! I added some extra interest with the Tailored Tag punch for my sentiment and a couple of "sprig" punches out of Grapefruit Grove cardstock and a button.
For this card, I wanted a more "girlie" color scheme so went with the obvious pink and purple! In this example, you can see that the frosting actually has 2 stamps to use, so you can switch up the colors if you want, or stamp them the same color. Did you notice the "sprinkles" stamp that I scattered around the background?
This was actually the first card I made and my least favorite. I think the problem ended up being the color scheme. I thought Rich Razzleberry and Lemon Lime Twist would be really striking together, but I'm not so sure now.... It's okay, just not what I had pictured in my head. Does that ever happen to you? I try to learn from these experiments and improve my design instincts based on what I don't like sometimes. I'm also not sure where I got that background Designer Series Paper... I'll update my blog once I figure it out haha!
If you are a beginning stamper, this would be a good Sale-A-Bration pick for you as you probably need a birthday stamp set of some kind and this is simple to wrap your head around. If you live in the United States and don't already have a demonstrator, I would love to be yours! I offer one-on-one coaching, product advice and training and classes in the Bozeman, Montana area. You can contact me anytime or simply go to the online store and start shopping. I love to share what I love about stamping. It has become a passion and even a way to escape some days. There was an old commercial back in the day that featured a bubble bath sort of product named Calgon. The tag line was "Calgon, take me away". I could say "Stamping, take me away"!! If you would like to be "taken away", if only for a few minutes each week, I'd love to talk to you!
Until next time,
Sarah
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