Welcome to the Sale-A-Bration Coordination Stampin’ Up! Artisan Design Team Blog Hop!
Who’s excited for NEW, COORDINATING Sale-A-Bration PRODUCTS?
The Sale-A-Bration Coordination promotion features brand new products that coordinate perfectly with select Sale-A-Bration items. These products are only available for a limited time.
If you are a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, you can pre-order these items TODAY! If you are a customer, these items will be available starting March 1st!
My projects feature the All-New Hop Around Framelit Dies (150073) which coordinate with the Sale-A-Bration So Hoppy Together Cling Stamp Set (149725). The Hop Around Framelit Dies (150073) are a set of 9. 6 of them cut out the stamped images from the So Hoppy Together Stamp Set (149725), the remaining 3 stand-alone dies create the lilypad and flowers.
Step-by-Step Instructions:
Use a Stampin’ Trimmer to cut a piece of Whisper White Thick Cardstock 4 1/4″ x 11″. Score and fold at 5 1/2″.
Cut a piece of Whisper White Cardstock to 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″. Adhere to the card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Cut a piece of Watercolor Paper to 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″. Use an Aqua Painter to Watercolor Granny Apple Green & Pacific Point Classic Inks as shown.
Add wisps of grass using the Aqua Painter and Mossy Meadow Classic Ink.
With a Stampin’ Trimmer, crop the watercolor paper down to 3″ x 4″. (Set the cut off pieces aside for use on the next card).
Cut a 1″ piece of Granny Apple Green 1/2″ Textured Weave Ribbon. Fold and adhere to the back of the Watercolor Paper with Tear & Tape.
Adhere to the card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Crop the lilypad and flowers using a Big Shot and Shimmery White Cardstock. Use an Aqua Painter to add Granny Apple Green (lilypad) and Flirty Flamingo (flowers) ink as color.
Stamp the frog and dragonfly images in Jet Black StazOn Ink onto Shimmery White Cardstock. Crop with the coordinating framelits from the Hop Around Framelits Dies (150073), Magnetic Platform, & a Big Shot. Color with an Aqua Painter and the following Classic Ink Colors: Granny Apple Green, Mossy Meadow, Flirty Flamingo, Melon Mambo, & Balmy Blue.
Stamp the “hey” sentiment in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink onto Whisper White Cardstock. Snip to size and flag the end with a Paper Snips.
Adhere all die-cuts and images as shown with Stampin Dimensionals and Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Add three Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots in Lovely Lipstick as shown.
Those cute little flies can easily be cropped, as a group, with the coordinating die from the Hop Around Framelits Dies (150073). It’s always so nice when the coordinating products save you time and one less crank through the Big Shot. Note: The Hop Around Framelits Dies are a LIMITED RELEASE product and ONLY AVAILABLE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST! Demonstrators can pre-order them starting TODAY, February 1 – 28th. Customers can order starting March 1!
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Step-by-Step Instructions:
Start with a Whisper White Note Card as your card base. Burnish with a Bone Folder.
Cut a piece of Watercolor Paper to 2 1/8″ x 5 3/8″. Add a Watercolor Wash of Pacific Point Classic Ink with an Aqua Painter.
Cut a 1″ piece of Granny Apple Green 1/2″ Textured Weave Ribbon. Fold in half and adhere to the back of the Watercolor Paper with Tear & Tape.
Adhere the Watercolor Paper to the Note Card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Take the piece of Watercolor Paper that was trimmed from the previous card and adhere as shown with Snail Adhesive.
Stamp the frog and flies in Jet Black Stazon Ink onto Shimmery White Cardstock. Crop with the coordinating dies from the Hop Around Framelits Dies (150073), Magnetic Platform, & Big Shot.
Crop a lilypad & flower (Hop Around Framelits Dies) using a Big Shot & Shimmery White Cardstock.
Color with an Aqua Painter and the following Classic Inks: Granny Apple Green, Mossy Meadow, Flirty Flamingo, & Melon Mambo.
Adhere the flies and flower as shown with Snail Adhesive. Adhere the remaining die-cuts with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Stamp the “Hoppy for you” sentiment in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink onto Whisper White Cardstock. Snip to size and flag the end with a Paper Snips. Adhere as shown with Snail Adhesive.
Add three Best Route Enamel Shapes in Basic Black, as shown.
The images from the Sale-A-Bration set So Hoppy Together are ADORABLE and now that they have coordinating framelits to make cutting and cropping the images that much easier, it’s a no brainer! Earn the stamp set for FREE with a $50 product purchase during Sale-A-Bration!
Step-by-Step Instructions:
With a Stampin’ Trimmer, cut a piece of Whisper White Thick Cardstock to 3″ x 11″. Score and fold at 5 1/2″.
Cut a piece of Whisper White Cardstock to 2 3/4″ x 5 1/4″. Adhere with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Cut a piece of Watercolor Paper to 2 1/4″ x 4 3/4″. Add a watercolor wash background using an Aqua Painter and the following Classic Ink colors: Balmy Blue & Smoky Slate.
Cut a 1″ piece of Granny Apple Green 1/2″ Textured Weave Ribbon. Fold in half and adhere to the back of the Watercolor Paper with Tear & Tape.
Stamp the frog (So Hoppy Together) in Jet Black Stazon Ink onto Shimmery White Cardstock. Crop with the coordinating framelit die from the Hop Around Framelits Dies (150073). Color with an Aqua Painter and the following Classic Ink colors: Granny Apple Green & Smoky Slate. Adhere with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Stamp the “you can do anything” sentiment in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink onto Whisper White Cardstock. Snip to size and flag the end with a Paper Snips.
Add three Best Route Enamel Shapes in Gray Granite, as shown.
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Here is a list of all the newly-released Sale-A-Bration Coordination Products! Note: Demonstrators can Pre-Order these products starting today, February 1st, 2019. Customers can order there products starting March 1st, 2019!
Below is a sneak peek at all the projects that the Stampin’ Up! 2019 Artisan Design Team has created to inspire you to use the new Sale-A-Bration Coordination Products! WOWZA!
Be sure to click on the buttons below to visit the rest of the Stampin’ Up! 2019 Artisan Design Team to see the entire blog hop line-up and to gain oodles of inspiration for the All-New Limited-Release Sale-A-Bration Coordination Items!
Click on the name of the Artisan below to visit their blog and see what amazing projects they have created to inspire you!
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Have a Hoot-a-Riffic Day!
Wow Stesha! The cards are so cute and adorable!
I love your watercolor technique and colours!
Thank you so much, Sylwia!
These cards are so cute and fun Stesha. I’m loving all the watercolored detail
Thanks, Tanya! I want to learn more watercolor techniques 🙂 for future creations
Adorbs! Love that little guy on the lily pad w/the background you created!
Thank you so much, Stephanie! They were fun to create!
These are all so fabulous! I love all of the backgrounds you e created too!
Your cards are so much fun! Lovely!!
Greetings Manuela
Wowsers, Stesha. Totally amazing cards, in fact totally amazing post! Love all the tutorials and your photography is looking fantastic. xOx
SUPER cute cards!!
you are so gracious to share your tutorials..thank you so much!!
So much work on these creations! The foliage of the water’s edge stylized, the floor for the frog on wheel … all this work of colorization is fantastic. It’s a beautiful Stesha set! – and the free tutorial is a great idea –
Oh my, Stesha, I bow to your watercoloring ability. You’ve done a fabulous job with these super fun cards. I love them x
Fabulous!! They are all amazing – you watercolouring is so brilliant especially the one which makes the frog look like he is whooshing down the stream on a Lilly pad! love it xo
These are all so amazings! Absolutely love the watercoloured backgrounds, stunning.
These cards just made me smile big–love your watercoloring!
Such fun cards! <3
Love your cards Stesha, so cute and fun x