Welcome to the Stamper's Dozen Blog Hop!  This month we are sharing projects celebrating Sale-A-Bration.  What is Sale-A-Bration?  Sale-A-Bration is a Stampin' Up!® promotion for the months January thru March.  In the US, when you place a $50 order (before shipping and tax) you can choose a gift from the Sale-A-Bration brochure.  

On my card today  I am using 2 Sale-A-Bration choices, Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper, Part of My Story stamp set, and the adorable otter from the Hey Love stamp set  in the Occasions catalog.

Don't you think the Hey Love otter and the part of My Story were made for each other?  The otter looks like he is thinking about someone he cares about.  The otter was simply colored using Stampin' Blends.  The black and white check paper is one of my very favorite designs in the Botanical Butterfly DSP. The genius thing about this pack of paper is that one side has beautiful butterfly designs and the other side black and white designs.  

I used the Stamparatus to stamp the sentiment.  I used the hinge step technique.  I positioned the stamp on the Stamparatus,  inked and stamped and then moved the plate to the next step on the hinge and repeated.  It is one of many cool techniques you can do using the Stamparatus.

Here's a look at the inside of the card.

I used another sentiment from the Sale-A-Bration set, Party of My Story.  I love how it coordinates so well with the sentiment on the front of the card.

Here is a list of all the stops on the Stamper's Dozen Blog Hop.

Stamper's Dozen January 2019 Blog Hop

1. Patty Chenail – Stampin’ In My Flops
2. Carol Payne – Carol Payne Stamps
3. Kelly Acheson – A Stamp Above
4. Laura Milligan – I’d Rather BEE Stampin’
5. Debbie Naylor – Unfrogettable Stamping
6. Joanne Cantrell – Keep It Simple, Stampers
7. Bonnie O'Neill – Bonnie Stamped
8. Jodi Reinert – Stamp with Jodi
9. BJ Peters – StampinBJ
10. Rachel Yurkanin – Stamping with Rachel
11. Sharon Hashimoto Burkert – As the Ink Dries
12. Judy Garza – Creativity Released

Product List

Hey Love Cling Stamp Set [148644] $19.00	Part Of My Story Cling Stamp Set [149719] $0.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144601] $9.00	Real Red Dark Stampin' Blends [147934] $4.50
Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $8.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper [149622] $0.00	Real Red 3/8" (1 Cm) Cotton Ribbon [146925] $7.00	Apron Builder Framelits Dies [145661] $29.00

Welcome to the Inspire, Create & Share Blog Hop!  This month the theme is Sale-A-Bration.  Sale-A-Bration starts on January 3 and runs until March 31, 2019.  During Sale-A-Bration you can choose  a free gift from the Sale-A-Bration brochure for every $50 (US dollars before shipping and tax) purchase.  This year  there are SO many great choices.  You can choose from stamp sets, specialty paper, dies, kits, DSP and embellishments.

It was a difficult trying to decide what to use for the blog hop. I finally decided on the Hello Cupcake stamp set and the Organdy Ribbon combo pack.

January is a time I need to  replenish  my supply of birthday cards and the Hello Cupcake stamp set is perfect for that.  This 10 piece photopolymer set is a great mix of images and sentiments. Here I stamped it in Balmy Blue and So Saffron.  One of the reasons I chose this color combination is that I could add the cute little bow which was made from another Sale-A-Bration choice, the Organdy Ribbon Combo Pack.  This pack of ribbon has 1/4" organdy ribbon in 5 colors, Balmy Blue, Daffodil Delight, Grapefruit Gove, Highland Heather, and Lemon Lime Twist.  These colors also coordinate with the Gingham Gala 6" x 6" DSP in the Occasions catalog.  

If you need quick and cute birthday cards, the Hello Cupcake stamp set is a sweet choice!  Now it is time to hop on over to see what Cynthia at a Crowning Creation has created for you.

If you are not currently working with a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and would like a copy of the Occasions and Sale-A-Bration brochures, please contact me and I would be happy to send them to you. 

Product List

Hello Cupcake Photopolymer Stamp Set [149714] $0.00	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $7.50	So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [147109] $7.50	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105] $7.50	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102482] $8.50
So Saffron 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [105118] $8.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Gingham Gala 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [148554] $11.00	Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies [148551] $35.00	Organdy Ribbon Combo Pack [149623] $0.00

Ready for a sneak peek?  You know I love black and white patterned paper.  Well, Stampin' Up! has a most incredible pack of paper for Sale-A-Bration.  If you are not familiar with Sale-A-Bration it is one of the best times of the year.  Starting January 3-March 31 2019 every time you place a $50 order (before tax and shipping) you get to choose a free gift from the Sale-A-Bration brochure.  I think you will find that there are SO many great choices.  If you forced me to choose just one, I would have to choose the Botanical Butterfly DSP.  I am a lover of paper and this pack checks off all the boxes for me.  One side is black and white designs (gingham check!!) and the flip side is beautifully colored designs.  It is fitting that my first sneak peek features this paper.

I used two of the designs from the Botanical Butterfly DSP.  Love the butterflies and will have to fight my hoarding instinct when it comes to the black and white gingham!  

The sentiment is from the Butterfly Gala stamp set which will be featured more prominently in another post.  The ribbon is the Poppy Parade 1/2" Textured Weave Ribbon in the annual catalog.  The little heart is a Heart Epoxy Droplet (Occasions catalog page 5) colored using a Dark Poppy Parade Stampin' Blend.

Hope you enjoyed this sneak peek.  I will be focusing on more sneak peeks especially thank yous since we will all need them soon!