Friday, January 27, 2012

Sale-A-Bration Blog Hop

Welcome to the first stop on the Stampin' Addicts Sale-a-Bration Blog Hop.   There are eighteen stops featuring products from the Sale-a-Bration catalog so get ready to make your wishlist!  Fun stamp sets, delicate ribbons, vintage paper, dry embossing folders, pretty fabric and digital image CDs!   Hop along to see them all!

I chose a bold pink and black combo to show off the beautiful Fresh Vintage stamp set.   My first project is a box with an argyle patterned lid using the square postage stamp style image.
In the past I have struggled to line up paper pieces for patterns like this precisely.   I had one of those "ah ha!" moments while creating this that made that so much easier.  I used the Simply Scored board to score a diagonal grid on the black background with each square slightly larger than the punched out pieces.  (Click on the photo to enlarge it if you cannot see the score marks.)  These score lines not only add to the design, they are guides for perfect placement of the squares!  On Monday I will have complete instructions with pictures and measurements to create this from start to finish.

I have to say this stamp really got my creative juices flowing because I had the idea for this next project late at night and just HAD to try it before I could sleep!  
The black satin ribbon for this bookmark is stamped with Versamark ink and then heat embossed with Melon Mambo embossing powder.  The design is so delicate that the ribbon remains completely flexible!  The circular stamped images are also embossed with the Melon Mambo powder.  A very quick project for your favorite reader. 

Next I tried my hand at a rocker card.   
The base is two layered circles and the focal image is edged with black Scalloped Dots Ribbon that just peeks over the edge.   Inside is a white circle to create a writing space.  

And last is a pretty vellum party favor.  
This is created with the Dresden Plate Big Shot die.  The images are stamped with Melon Mambo craft ink.  Much more simple than it looks!  I will have all the "how to's" starting Monday so hop back then!!

This stamp set is so lovely that we could not stop at using it just once!  Holly has more terrific projects with the Fresh Vintage stamp set on the next stop of the hop.  Click on the NEXT button below to continue hopping on your way.



  
If you started hopping in the middle then you arrived here from Sara's blog where she showcased the Piece of Cake MDS cd.  Talk about YUMMY!!!  To hop to Sara's blog click on the PREVIOUS button. Backward or forward we are all linked in a circle so you won't miss a thing!


           

23 comments:

  1. WOW! I love the Dresden Plate Big Shot die project. Very clever scoring the grid lines... thank you for that tip!! Great projects!

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  2. I love how you used that score board - what a great idea! The Dresden Plate box is amazing, that turned out awesome!

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  3. Never made a rocker card before, thanks for the inspiration.. all your projects are great Betty!

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  4. Beautiful and different projects! Can't wait to hear more on Monday.

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  5. What a great project with the Big Shot die. Too cool! And I haven't made a rocker card in years. Thanks for the reminder. The box and the bookmark are just lovely.

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  6. What incredible projects!! Way to kick off the blog hop! I love the scoring on the box top, and the bookmark is so great! Now I want to go emboss on satin ribbon!

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  7. Wow Betty! Love all of your projects especially the Rocker Card!

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  8. I loved them all so much, but I pinned both boxes because they are my favorites!

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  9. I love everything you did! Great idea to score the diagonal lines for placement. I've only done it once or twice, but I love embossing on ribbon. Love the vellum box.

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  10. Just wonderful Betty. The Dresden box is awesome!

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  11. Betty, you are one inspiring lady!! Beautiful projects, and I look forward to your tutorials :)

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  12. Love everything! Wow! I'll be attempting a bookmark like that!

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  13. WOWZER!!!!!


    grateful to Katherine R for turning me on to this Blog Hop! I've not started in order and here I am all thrilled and happy to be here... I may have to move in to create with you.. oh wait... I have a craft room too... when can YOU come over?
    kimkoz

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  14. Brilliant idea of using the Simply Scored -- love the design element it adds. TFS.

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  15. Wow! These are awesome projects and I love the color combinations of mellow mambo, whisper white and black. I love all the projects and have enjoyed the blog hop. I don't do many and this just shows me that I need to hop some more. Thanks for the Inspiration.

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  16. Wow! Wonderful projects! I was out of the rocker loop-thanks for sharing your beauty! And the bookmark? Holy smoke, amazingly awesome!! Pinning!

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  17. Wow Kitty! Wonderful projects I love what you did with this set! Beautiful!

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  18. Incredible. I love all them. Way out of the box!

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  19. Fantastic projects! I love the way you solved the problem of getting all your little squares to line up. The bookmark is so pretty, I would never have thought to emboss on satin ribbon!

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  20. Now look at how fantastic these are! The vellum box is gorgeous!

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  21. Betty, the box and the vellum party favor are AMAZING! Way to think "outside the box"! (And onto my Pin board!)

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  22. Betty my friend, you did a super job with this set! I thought you were having trouble with it? I love that box with all the little squares and oh that last project is so pretty. :)

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  23. So so beautiful!!! I didn't see the potential of this set until now. Well done!

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