Handmade Card using Lovely Lattice Stamp Set

Hello, my crafty friends. Welcome to the February Paper Crafting Monthly Blog Hop! I am privileged to be participating in this blog hop with fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrators from across the United States, Canada, Australia and United Kingdom! You might be starting the blog hop right now, or you may be coming from Sandra Roberts' blog. Welcome one and all. 

February is the second month of Sale-A-Bration and the theme for our blog hop this month is to feature any one of the amazing free products from the Sale-A-Bration catalog in our projects. I had several products to choose from, but I wanted to color so I selected the Lovely Lattice Stamp Set (p. 15). Coloring is so peaceful to me.

This first card is a "peek-a-boo"card, meaning that the featured image is stamped on the inside and a window is created on the front of the card to "peek" inside the card. The window is created with the second largest oval from the Layering Ovals Framelits that fits inside the largest scallop oval and then use both to create the window frame.

I keep reaching for the Gingham Gala 6x6 Designer Series Paper (DSP), this time in Balmy Blue (pp. 34-34 of the new 2018 Occasions Catalog). So pretty. I could not believe that I had not purchased the Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends yet so I had to improvise and use Light Pool Party with shades of Light Smoky Slate for the flowers. And for the dark flower around the frame, I used the Stampin' Blends and the Balmy Blue ink pad. The bow is the 3/8" Classic Weave Ribbon in Whisper White colored with the Stampin' Write Marker. (Pool Party - more improvising!)

This second card is a "framed" card. I built the frame using the largest and third largest rectangles from the new Rectangle Stitched Framelits using the Gingham Gala 6x6 DSP in Highland Heather to match the flowers. The flowers were stamped around the edges of a 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 piece of cardstock using the Stamparatus. (I have a template. If you are interested, message me.) The bow is the 3/8 Classic Weave Ribbon in Whisper White colored with the Stampin' Write Marker. (Highland Heather) The sentiment is from Colorful Seasons.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today! I sure hope you have enjoyed my cards. Leave a comment below with a trail to find you so I can see your creations.

Please check out the projects of the participating Stampin' Up! demonstrators - click on the "Next" button below to visit Sue McDonald's blog.

This is a full list of our bloggers this month and links:

Sue McDonald
Anastasia Radloff
Shirley Merker
Tracy Held
Sue Boerner
Darla Roberts
Terri Stewart
Katie Johnson
Karie Beglau
Elizabeth Green
Sandra Roberts
Sandy Ward  [YOU ARE HERE]


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BUSINESS:

All the supplies used in these projects can be ordered through my online store. Please use the hostess code found on the sidebar of my blog when ordering through my online store. Do NOT use this Hostess Code if your order already qualifies for Stampin' Rewards ($150 USD).

It would be my pleasure to be your demonstrator if you do not already have one. I would love to share a copy of the 2018-19 Annual Catalog, the 2019 Occasions Catalog and the Sale-A-Bration Catalog with you. Message me if you are interested, if you have any questions, or need any assistance whatsoever.

Have you seen the Second Release of Sale-A-Bration products?  Message me and I will email you a copy of the flyer.

Paper Pumpkin turns 6 next month. It will be big for sure so be sure to subscribe in time (March 10). Did you know that you can purchase prepaid subscriptions to Paper Pumpkin in 3-, 6-, 9-month and 1-year increments, which earn free Sale-A-Bration products. 

And how awesome was the February Paper Pumpkin kit that coordinates with the Animal Expedition Suite (AC pp. 26–27)? I would love to see your creations. Hope you had a fantastic Valentine's Day.