Stampin' Sarah!: Big Day

Monday, 23 February 2015

Saleabration Big Day Chalkboard Birthday Card from Stampin' Up! UK Demonstrator Sarah Poulton

Good morning and a very Happy Monday to you all.

Did you have a lovely weekend? What terrible weather we had yesterday! It poured down with rain on the Isle of Wight all day. Looks a bit better out there today. Might try and brave a trip to playgroup while its not raining. Although I did hear a mention of thunder snow on the news this morning. I would LOVE to see that ;0)

Today's crafty make was one of our class projects from Saturday. This card was inspired by a creation over on Nancy's blog. I love this multicoloured chalkboard style technique and the use of bright colours for a fun birthday card.

I started with a 10.5cm x 29.6cm base (scored at 14.8cm). I then cut a piece of the fabulous Stampin' Up! Irresistibly Yours Sale-A-Bration Paper sized 14.3cm x 10cm. I used a Stampin' Sponge to cover the paper in Daffodil Delight ink giving these fab bright stripes as a background.

To create the multicoloured chalkboard I wiped my small piece of Basic Black cardstock with my Embossing Buddy. I then heat embossed the sentiment and cake using White Stampin' Emboss powder. Once cooled you simply colour over your white embossing with whichever Blendabilities markers you would like. I used Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight and Calypso Coral.

I finished the card with two lengths of ribbon from the Sale-A-Bration Best Year Ever Accessory Pack and a Mini Metallic Clothespin. A lot less complicated than it looks.

Thank you for popping by today. You can find out more about the new Spring Summer Catalogue and Sale-A-Bration promotion by clicking here or by using the navigation menu on the left. This really is the most exciting time of the year to shop. New products and fantastic freebie rewards too.

Please let me know if you have any questions about Stampin' Up! or our products. I would love to help. All items can be purchased online via my shop (click on the links below to find out more about specific products) or get in touch directly and I can order them for you to be delivered direct to your door.

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Saturday, 3 January 2015

Pinkies Sale-a-Bration 2015 Blog Hop - A Big Day Magic Slider Card from Stampin' Up! UK Demonstrator Sarah Poulton

Thank you for joining us on another Pinkies Blog Hop! We're showcasing lots of gorgeous projects using new Stampin' Up!® products that you can earn free during Sale-a-Bration. Simply use the buttons at the end of each post to keep hopping!

Thank you for joining me today from Cobi's blog. You've hopped here to the Isle of Wight for my little corner of Sale-A-Bration creativity. Sale-A-Bration is my absolute favourite time of the Stampin' Up! year. Who doesn't love a freebie as a reward for buying gorgeous crafting products?

I chose to feature the Big Day stamp set (along with the ribbons/buttons from the Best Year Ever Accessory Pack which is another freebie you can earn during the Sale-A-Bration sales period). I created this magic slider card and matching gift box perfect for fitting in a little choccie or candle gift.

I used the colours of the Accessory pack as my theme- Crushed Curry, Calypso Coral and Coastal Cabana.

I created my slider element by creating a 2" wide Whisper White tag with my Scallop Tag Topper Punch. I then created a matching layered tag using a Window Sheet to layer over the top. I stamped my cake and greeting on to the Whisper White tag using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I then used my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to exactly match the base image over the top on the Window Sheet tag (thus giving the magic effect when you pull the tag from the card).

I coloured my Whisper White tag with my Blendabilities Markers in Coastal Cabana and Calypso Coral (don't forget you can also choose a colour set of Blendabilities as your Sale-A-Bration freebie if you want to start building your colouring collection).

And here is the little mini matching box I created using my Gift Box Punch Board. I used a 6" square piece of Crushed Curry cardstock which I then stamped with the matching Big Day stamps and coloured again with Blendabilities. I then tied with ribbons from the Best Year Ever Accessory Pack.

Thank you for joining me today for my little bit of Sale-A-Bration creativity. Hop on to Eveline's blog to continue the fun.

Please let me know if you have any questions about Stampin' Up! or our products. I would love to help. All items can be purchased online via my shop (you can click on the pictures below) or get in touch directly and I'll order them for you. You can get in touch on poulton_sarah@yahoo.co.uk or 01983 609249.

Happy Crafting

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