Last Day for Sale-A-Bration

I can't believe this is the last day for Stampin' Up!'s Sale-A-Bration. Time has gone by so fast. But it has been a wonderful ride! I loved all the stamp sets that were available during this time - I have everyone! It isn't too late though. You have until 11:00 tonight (March 17) to get your free stamp set with a $50 order.

Since time is running out, I thought I would share with you two cards that I made with some of this years Sale-A-Bration sets.


This card was made using the Friendship Blooms stamp set and the Love & Happiness Rub-ons. I used Bashful Blue, Pumpkin Pie and Wild Wasabi cardstock. This is also one of the rare times that I haven't used Whispering White or Very Vanilla on my card! I rubbed one of the white flowers onto the Pumpkin Pie and cut out the flower. I then used a stampin dimensional and a blue button to add more dimension to the card. The white flower stem is also a rub-on. And the text is stamped in Basic Black. I also used the 5/8" inch Chocolate Chip grosgrain and Wild Wasabi Double Stitched grosgrain ribbon on the card. This is also another rare thing for me....I don't have a knot tied with the ribbon. :)

The last card is made using the Sale-A-Brations Birthday Whimsy. I used Bashful Blue again with Basic Black and Whispering White cardstock. I also used some of Stampin' Up!'s great designer series paper, Cutie Pie. I stamped the balloons in Bashful Blue and Rose Red. I cut out some of the balloons and layered them using mini glue dots and stampin dimensionals to add the extra dimension to the card. I also used linen thread for the balloon strings. I then stamped the text in Basic Black and used my paper piercer to make the text look like it was floating in the air with the balloons. I tied a knot this time in using Bashful Blue 1/4" grosgrain ribbon. I made this card a few weeks ago and have just pulled it out to share with you. I'm pretty sure that I have cased it from another person's card on splitcoaststampers.com, but I'm really sorry that I can't remember who's card it was to give them full credit.

As always - all the products and stamps are Stampin' Up! I hope you enjoyed my final tribute to Stampin' Up!'s Sale-A-Bration 2008. ~Tricia

Time Well Spent

I haven't been able to stamp lately so I'm going through withdraws. My grandmother had to go into the hospital for a few days so I've been away from my stamp room. On the plus side though, I had lots of time to cut out stamps sets that I had bought recently. My grandmother is back home and doing well thankfully.



I've been looking through my pictures of cards I had made and found this one that I hadn't posted.
This was my first 6x6 card. I actually made it for my great-aunt who had been sick. My grandmother wanted to send her some family pictures so I had to come up with a card big enough to send the pictures in.





I used the Time Well Spent Level 3 hostess set and retired Thinking of You stamp. The base cardstock is Rose Red with other layers of Rose Red, Chocolate Chip and Whisper White. I also used Berry Bliss DSP. I just love that paper packet!





I watercolored the flower using the Rose Red and Pretty in Pink reinkers and the Aqua Painter. I also used a felt flower from the new Flower Fusion set and attached it with a Pretty in Pink brad.

I hope you enjoyed your visit to you site today. I'm hoping to get some time to stamp tomorrow.

~ Tricia

Easter Treats

When I think of Easter, I have flashbacks of pretty dresses, white shiny shoes and Easter baskets filled with candy. Splitcoaststampers.com has a tutorial this week for a mini treat basket. So I thought I would try to make a mini Easter basket.

I used Pixie Pink cardstock as my base and designer series paper from the Berry Bliss DSP packet. I used the "so sweet of you" stamp from the Sale-A-Brations So Many Scallops stamp set along with my Scallop punch.

I decorated the grograin ribbon handle and the middle of the scallop with flowers from the 3 Flower Punch. Then I used buttons to add some dimension to the flowers and handle.

As always, all the images and products are from Stampin' Up! I hope you enjoyed looking and it brought back images of when you were little at Easter also. ~ Tricia

Feeling Challenged Again

This time I tried this weeks splitcoaststampers.com challenge. The color challenge is to use Purely Pomegranate, Wild Wasabi and So Saffron (CC 156). I also tried the card layout challenge SC 166.

I just got Stampin' Up!'s One of a Kind stamp set and I couldn't wait to ink it up. I also used the coordinating punch, Boho Blossoms.

The snow is almost all gone now and Monday morning isn't too far away. This weekend has gone by too fast.

I hope you enjoyed the card. Thanks for looking! - Tricia

*Note - All images are copyrighted Stampin' Up!.

A Snowy Day Challenge

It is a really nice snowy, lazy day here. I've gotten into a creative mood watching the snow fall from the window of my craft room. So I decided to try one of the Splitcoaststampers.com challenges.

I just bought the stamp set A Light Unto My Path and thought the SCS color challenge CC155 would be a great one to try it with. The color challenge was to use River Rock, Basic Black and Whisper White. I love the dramatic effect it creates. I also used the flower pin and white beads from the Pretties Kit.

I recently bought the Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 program to add a 'created by' watermark to my card pictures. But I'm having a hard time uploading the new edited picture to my blog. I'm not very patient so I got tired of trying to figure out what I was doing wrong. So I just decided to upload an unedited photo instead.

I'm trying to be better about updating my blog. So stay tuned for more pictures!

Thanks for stopping by.
Tricia