Countdown to the end of Sale-A-Bration. Oh no!

 Wow, Sale-a-Bration this year has gone by so quickly!  We still have a few more days to get free stuff so head over to my online store (button in top right) and place your order and get your free item(s).  Have you seen all the new items that Stampin' Up! has added since the blendabilities were removed?  Lots of good things to select from.

Here's a card I made recently using the A Happy Thing stamp set.  This card was inspired by a card from Karen Squires but mine ended up totally different in the end.   Sometimes this just happens!

It is difficult see in pictures but the splattering is stamped in both Sahara Sand and Gold Encore ink.  I used the honeycomb stamp from Butterfly Basics and the splattering from Gorgeous grunge.

Here on the inside of the card you can see the sponging better.  We sponged using Sahara Sand and Soft Sky.  We also attached some of the ribbon down at the bottom to finish the card.  If you haven't tried it yet, Fast Fuse is great for attaching ribbon like this!

Forever Stampin',

    Cathy Williams

Product List

A Happy Thing Clear Stamp Set [139134]	Gorgeous Grunge Clear Stamp Set [130517]	Butterfly Basics Photopolymer Stamp Set [137154]	Soft Sky 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131203]
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650]	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad [126976]	Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad [131181]	Metallic Gold Encore Pad [132141]
Versamark Pad [102283]	Black Stampin' Emboss Powder [109133]	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Write Marker [119677]	Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Night Of Navy Assortment [131001]
Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Crumb Cake Assortment [131004]	Sahara Sand 7/8" (2.2 Cm) Lace Trim [137866]	Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack [133787]	1-1/4" Circle Punch [119861]
1-3/8" Circle Punch [119860]	Fancy Fan Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [127751]	Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments [119247]

Do You Want Some Lemons?

Anyone you know ask you that in the past month or so?  I have had probably 4-5 people ask me that since it is citrus season here in Northern California.  I always say "no" because I have my own dwarf lemon bush that puts out more lemons that I would know what to do with.  However, here's a lemon that you probably wouldn't turn down - an adorable birthday card!

We stamped the lemon image on the Irresistibly Yours Sale-A-Bration paper, sponge colored it using Daffodil Delight ink, cut it out and then layered it on top of the stamped image on Whisper White.  The texture of the Irresistibly Yours paper really makes the image pop!

Here is the inside of the card where we stamped the lemon on Daffodil Delight card stock and layered it on top of the image stamped inside the card.  We also used the Daffodil Delight blendabilities to shade the lemon.

Forever Stampin',

    Cathy Williams

Product List

A Happy Thing Clear Stamp Set [139134]	Remembering Your Birthday Clear Stamp Set [131350]	And Many More Clear-Mount Stamp Set [134276]	Wild Wasabi 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [108641]
Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133675]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119683]	Park Lane Designer Series Paper [133694]
Irresistibly Yours Specialty Designer Series Paper [138635]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [126944]	Wild Wasabi Assortment Stampin' Blendabilities Markers [133624]
Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Daffodil Delight Assortment [130998]	Daffodil Delight 1/4" Cotton Ribbon [134559]	Window Word Punch [119857]