Madison Avenue with Sycamore Street Paper

Today is the last day of Sale-a-bration!!  So I thought I’d share a card that I made using several of the free items that you can earn from Stampin’ Up! with a $50 product order.

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Quint-Essential Flower in Blue

Sale-a-bration ends tomorrow!!  I used the Quint-Essential Flower stamp and the Vine Street Embossing Folder from Stampin’ Up! to create my card today.  The stamp and the embossing folder are both items that you can earn for free from Stampin’ Up! with a $50 product purchase, so make sure that you get your last Sale-a-bration orders in before all of the fantastic free items are gone!

This card was inspired by the Mojo Monday 285 Sketch Challenge.  Here is the sketch:

And here is my card:

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My Paper Pumpkin Arrived!!

Has your Paper Pumpkin arrived yet?  My Paper Pumpkin is a new monthly subscription that Stampin’ Up! is offering for $19.95 (and that includes shipping) per month, see all of the details on my January 13 blog post here or click on the My Paper Pumpkin button on the right side of the screen.  My Welcome Kit arrived Monday and I tore right in!  This is what I found when I opened the box:

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And this is what was hiding inside the paper:

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And here are the cards that I made with the contents of the box and a few optional extras:

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Towels for Two Pink and Espresso Card & Big Changes for MDS

Today I’m sharing a card that I made with Stampin’ Up’s single Towels for Two stamp.  The single stamps are only available for a few more days, so be sure to get yours before they are gone on March 31.  To see all of the single stamps available, click here or on the single stamp tab on the right side of my page.  And the banner around the sentiment is from the Itty Bitty Banners stamp set that you can earn for free from Stampin’ Up! during Sale-a-bration.  Sale-a-bration ends in just 3 days.

The design for this card was inspired by the Retrosketches #55 Challenge.  Here is the sketch:

And here is my card:

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Up, Up & Away Hot Air Balloon Card

Today I’m sharing a card that I created with the Stampin’ Up! stamp sets Up, Up & Away and Collage Curios.  I also used the Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper and Ribbon & Button Pack, which are both Sale-a-bration exclusive items that are available from Stampin’ Up! with a $50 product purchase from now through March 22, 2013.  Don’t forget that you’ll earn double Running Shoe Rewards with every product purchase of $50 or more through the end of Sale-a-bration too!  Read all about it here.

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Bloomin’ Marvelous Flowers and Butterflies Card

Today I’m sharing a card that I created with the Bloomin’ Marvelous Sale-a-bration exclusive set from Stampin’ Up!  Make sure that you get your orders in soon, there are only 5 more Sale-a-bration days left to earn this set for free with your $50 Stampin’ Up! order.

My card was inspired by the colors for the Fab Friday 14 Color Challenge:  

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Embellished Events with Print Poetry DSP

Today I’m sharing a card that I created using the Embellished Events and the Itty Bitty Banners stamp sets from Stampin’ Up!  The Itty Bitty Banners stamp set is one that you can earn for free during Sale-a-bration with a $50 order.  There are only 6 more Sale-a-bration days left so make sure that you order soon!  Plus I’ve got an ordering special where you earn double Running Shoe Rewards from now through the end of Sale-a-bration (March 22), you can check out all of the details on my Rewards page.

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By the Tide Painted Card and a New Catalog Sneak Peek Stamp Set Available Now!

Today I’m sharing a card that I made for the Freshly Made Sketches #77 Challenge and for the Hand Stamp Sentiments HHS Color Challenge #155.  I used the By the Tide stamp set from Stampin’ Up! with the Whisper White Craft Ink painting technique that I used to create this card a few weeks ago.  Here is the sketch:

Here are the colors:

And here is my card:

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Best of Flowers Crumb Cake Card

Today I’m sharing a card that I made for the Pals Paper Arts PPA154 – An Inviting Color Challenge.  I used the new Best of Flowers and the Lacy & Lovely Stampin’ Up! stamp sets to create this card.  Here are the colors from the challenge:

And here is my Best of Flowers card:

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Patterned Occasions Thanks a Ton Card

Today I’m sharing a card that I made for the Mojo Monday 284 Sketch Challenge using the Patterned Occasions stamp  set from Stampin’ Up!  This is a Sale-a-bration exclusive stamp set that you can earn from Stampin’ Up! with a $50 order.  And there are only 10 Sale-a-bration days left, so make sure that you get your orders in soon.  Don’t forget about my Sale-a-bration ordering special:  Any orders placed through my online store between now and the end of Sale-a-bration will earn double Running Shoe Rewards!

Here is the Mojo Monday Sketch:

And here is my card:

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