SAB Spotlight: Flower & Field Patchwork Technique + VIDEO

The Flower & Field Designer Paper is my favorite of the Sale-a-Bration paper offering. I love these bright blooms and how they are contrasted with black blackgrounds.  See More Flower & Field DSP Cards

I wanted to find a fun way to highlight the fun patterns, so I turned back to some old techniques that used strips of designer paper: Herringbone, Faux Quilting, and Faux Iris Twist. Maybe it's the patterns of this paper, but I feel like a more appropriate name of this technique is Patchwork. Here is what I created by arranging 1/2" strips of the Flower & Field Designer Paper.

Watch my Sale-a-Braiton spotlight video for tips on use the Adhesive Sheets to make this technique fast and easy.

Check out these additional projects created by Stampin' Up! Concept Artists using the Flower & Field Designer Paper. There's only a couple more days to earn this paper for free! Sale-a-Bration ends Sunday, February 28!

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Order the Stampin' Up! Products to Make These Projects:

Flower & Field 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155223]	Adhesive Sheets [152334]	You Are Amazing Cling Stamp Set (English) [154534]	Lovely You Cling Stamp Set (English) [152525]
Stitched Shapes Dies [152323]	Stitched Nested Labels Dies [149638]	Black 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Glittered Organdy Ribbon [147897]	2 1/4" (5.7 Cm) Circle Punch [143720]
Sprig Punch [148012]	Small Bloom Punch [152316]	Matte Black Dots [154284]

SAB Spotlight: Corner Bouquet Emboss Resist

I am not usually a "messy" stamper. I like things clean and simple. Embossing is a borderline "messy" technique because it involves spreading powder on your stamped image and funneling it back into the jar. I kicked it up a notch on the mess level and applied my Basic Gray ink pad directly to the embossed paper to create this card. Yes, you read that right. I smeared my gray ink pad across this card. On purpose. lol But check out the stunning result!

I couldn't decide whether to do this card vertical or horizontal, so I made both. Which layout do you prefer? Leave me a comment and let me know!

The Corner Bouquet stamp set is perfect for this "Joseph's Coat" technique because it's big and bold. Watch the replay of my spotlight video to learn how to do this technique and give it a try at home!

The Corner Bouquet stamp set is available as a Free Sale-a-Bration gift until the promotion ends on Sunday,  February 28. Choose a free gift for every $50 you order -- no limit! 

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Order the Stampin' Up! Products to Make This Project:

Happy Thoughts Cling Stamp Set [154507]	Corner Bouquet Cling Stamp Set [155273]	Fine Art Floral 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [154558]	Versamark Pad [102283]
White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132]	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053]	Blending Brushes [153611]	Tailored Tag Punch [145667]

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SAB Spotlight: Approaching Perfect Ombre Birthday Cards

After Christmas, I think birthdays are probably the occasion that people send the most cards for. Do you send a lot of birthday cards? 

The Sale-a-Bration Approaching Perfection stamp set offers a lot of fun sentiments to use on birthday cards. I created a whole set of cards using every single stamp in this set and paired it with the Oh So Ombre Designer Paper. You can get either (or both!) of these for free with a qualifying order before Sale-a-Bration ends on Sunday, February 28.

Here are close-ups of each card. Which color is your favorite? Rococo Rose, Granny Apple Green, Bermuda Bay, or Blackberry Bliss? Leave me a comment and let me know!

Don't forget to stamp the inside! I added a simple 4" x 5-1/4" white layer and stamped the balloons and inside sentiment.

I used the same simple layers for these cards. Here are the measurements:

• 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" Card Base
• 4" x 5-1/4" Designer Paper 
• 4" x 5-1/4" White (inside)
• 2-3/4" x 4-1/4" Color Layer
• 2-1/2" x 4" White
• 2" x 3" Designer Paper (to punch balloons)

Watch the video tutorial and follow along to stamp a stack of birthday cards with me!

Order the Stampin' Up! Products to Make This Project:

Approaching Perfection Cling Stamp Set [155282] SAB Gift Option	Oh So Ombre 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [155225]	Balloon Bouquet Punch [140609]	Paper Trimmer [152392]
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885]	Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146990]	Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad [150080]
Rococo Rose 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150882]	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096]	Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131197]	Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133675]

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Use Hostess Code NNTTQDMC to get a FREE Make and Take Kit and FREE GIFT when you order $40 or more. Free kits are mailed at the end of the month. Limit one per person. Shop Now

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