Control Freaks Blog Tour: More Sale-a-bration Fun

It's time for another Control Freaks Blog Tour! Whether you came from Connie Babbert's blog or you're just arriving -- welcome!! I am excited to be a stop on your inspiration journey this month.

There is no theme for this month's tour, so you'll see a lot of different ideas. Since we're in the middle of Sale-a-bration, I decided to focus on some of the fabulous Sale-a-bration gifts that you can earn for free when you buy $50 or more during during Sale-a-bration, which ends March 31st. There's plenty of time to take advantage of this awesome deal! Make sure to subscribe to my newsletter to receive my weekly "Sale-a-bration Inspiration" emails for even more Sale-a-bration ideas!

This first card is one that I designed for my stamp club. It was a combination of different ideas from other demonstrators. I love finding other uses for punches, so I was thrilled with the concept of using the Banner Punch (Sale-a-bration Gift, #133519) for rays of a sun! And the sentiment in the See Ya Later stamp set (Sale-a-bration Gift, Wood #133533 or Clear #133536) is the perfect thing to coordinate with a  Banner Punch sun! It says: "You make me happy with skies are gray."

I used the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder (Sale-a-bration Gift
 #133520) to add some texture to the card. The clouds are cut from the Word Bubbles Framelits (#132968).

This is an Easel Card, so you can prop the card open by setting it up against the banner on the inside of the card. I used markers to color just the image from the See Ya Later stamp for the inside banner punch.

I am working on a video tutorial for the Easel Card, so be sure to come back and visit me again to learn how to make this fun card!

Stampin' Up! Supplies: See Ya Later stamp set (SAB), Smoky Slate marker & cardstock, Summer Starfruit marker & cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Word Bubble Framelits (Big Shot), Banner Punch (SAB), 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Decorative Dots Embossing Folder (SAB), Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Dimensionals

My next card is "clean and simple". I made these up to swap at our team meeting earlier this month. I was inspired by several cards I saw on Pinterest. I love the simple collage of stamps from the Petal Parade stamp set (Sale-a-bration gift, Wood #133599 or Clear #133602). I have to admit, the first time I saw this stamp set in the brochure, I thought it was kind of ugly! It's amazing how stamp images come to life when you add COLOR!

I used the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder (Sale-a-bration Gift #133520) on this card too. It's so versatile! And I had to add a little punch out from my favorite new punch: Petite Petals Punch (#133322) with some Jumbo Rhinestone bling!

Stampin' Up! Supplies: Petal Parade stamp set (SAB), Simply Celebrate stamp set, Crisp Cantaloupe ink & cardstock, Pool Party ink, Summer Starfruit ink, Pistachio Pudding ink, Basic Gray ink, Whisper White cardstock, Decorative Dots Embossing Folder (SAB), Petite Petals Punch, Jumbo Rhinestones, Stampin' Dimensionals

Well, that's all I have for you today! Thanks for visiting! Now it's time to check out Barb Mullkin's gorgeous projects on the next stop of our blog tour.