Scrappy Strip Technique for As You See It Challenges

Happy Friday, everyone! How are you all making out with the shelter at home initiative? Hands up if you are an introvert and have been training for this your whole life! Oooh, ooh! Me! Me! I'm thriving not having to go out! But I know this is hard on most of you, because my hubby is an extrovert and he is really struggling! I'm encouraging him to find online alternatives to his coffee chats with friends - not just phone calls, but actually seeing their faces and in groups, preferably. Zoom is an alternative, if he can help all his non-techie friends get it installed.

But it's a new challenge day over at As You See It Challenges and I have a special card for my Design Team sample today! It's also going to double as my free Newsletter Tutorial and it teaches a new technique pioneered by Bruno Bertucci. It's called the Scrappy Strip Technique and my version features the Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper and coordinating colours of cardstock, as well as the Timeless Tropical stamp set from the Jan/Jun Mini Catalogue. 

It meets the requirements of the new Recipe Challenge over at As You See It Challenge:

It has to have flowers, a die cut, ribbon or twine, patterned paper and something shiny. See if you can find all these elements in this closeup:

• The technique looks like it would be very technical, but it is really very easy and a lot of fun!
• I used a palette suggested by the Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper.
• The flowers come from both the Timeless Tropical Stamp Set and the In The Tropics Dies.
• The ribbon is the Braided Burlap Trim which is part of the Tropical Oasis Suite in the mini catalogue.
• The shiny something is a series of Rhinestone Basic Jewels in the center of the plumeria flowers that I stamped and die cut.
• The sentiment is a die cut from the In the Tropics Dies. It is cut from Pretty Peacock cardstock.

The tutorial will be a step-by-step photo tutorial that you will be able to get for free in my April Newsletter, which is also free. To subscribe to my newsletter, simply enter your email address and click on Go. It is easy to unsubscribe at any time if you would like to.

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This is your LAST WEEKEND TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SALE-A-BRATION DEALS:

When the Corona Virus craziness is over, I will be having a Celebrate Sale-A-Bration Party that is exclusively Invitation Only, reserved for people who earned a Sale-A-Bration reward during Sale-A-Bration this year. If you haven't yet earned one, and therefore an invite, you still have this weekend to do that. Get your order to me by Monday, Mar. 30th.

If you are interested in becoming a Stampin' Up! Demo and getting the Mini Cutter, DSP sampler and a FREE stamp set of your choice, on top of the $165 of products you get in the Stampin' Up! Starter Kit, all for only $135 with no shipping fee, plus 4 months of 20% discounts on Stampin' Up! products and a month's early preorder from the new Annual Catalogue in May: this is your last weekend to do that. Join my team and meet a whole group of awesome people who share your love of stamping and papercrafting! To get the Starter Kit, the best deal in the catalogue, hands down, click here.

If you live in Canada, and don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the right side bar at the top of the page. You can shop with me from anywhere in Canada by clicking on the SHOP NOW button in the top menu or clicking on any of products below from my Online Store.

Product List

Timeless Tropical Cling Stamp Set (English) [151497] $31.00	Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper [151252] $15.75	Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150880] $12.00	Mango Melody 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146989] $12.00	Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [122925] $12.00
Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100702] $12.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $13.25	Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093] $10.25	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $10.25	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $10.25
5/16" (8 Mm) Braided Burlap Trim [151254] $11.00	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $6.75	In The Tropics Dies [151495] $48.00	Silicone Craft Sheet [127853] $8.25	Paper Snips [103579] $13.50
Paper Trimmer [152392] $34.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50

Country Home for Newsletter Tutorial and Stampin' Storage is Coming Soon!

Have you ever wanted to be able to create the watercolour look on your cards? It's really not that hard and my latest newsletter tutorial is all about helping you look like you've been doing it all your life.

I send out an information newsletter every month featuring all the latest Stampin' Up! promotions as well as my own class information and I try to include a stamping tutorial in each issue. The newsletters are free and so is the tutorial which is usually a step-by-step photo tutorial which includes a list of materials needed complete with measurements. Before I tell you how to get my newsletters and tutorials, here's a closer look at April's free tutorial subject:9

• I'm not going to give away a  lot of info about the material and products used in this card, because you'll find all that out in the tutorial.
• The techniques you will learn are layered watercolour background washes and layered watercolour shading. I've also included some Shimmer Paint in the mix here.
• There is lots of texture involved in this card design including two Dynamic Embossing Folders. I always think that texture really adds that extra 'je ne sais quois' to a card design.

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I have some VERY exciting news from Stampin' Up! Stampin' Storage is coming April 1st. Dedicated modular storage for our new stamp pads our Stampin' Write Markers and our Stampin' Blends, plus Reinkers and other things you could make of it!

Start planning your new organized craft room now, and be ready to place your orders starting Apr. 1!!

Wrapping up Sale-A-Bration!

All good things must come to an end and so it is with Sale-A-Bration 2017! It's been great! There have been some great and unique Sale-A-Bration Rewards!

Hey, Chick

Tasty Trucks

Card Tin (Sold Out)

Glimmer Paper Assortment Pack (Sold Out)

Avant Garden 

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People have signed up for the Starter Kit and joined my team, earning a further 2 free stamp sets of ANY PRICE, on top of the already amazing deal of $165 dollars of products for $135.  People in my stamp club or hosts of parties have earned an extra $35 dollars in rewards over and above their regular rewards! Yes, Sale-A-Bration is everything it's cracked up to be! In fact:

And I hope you haven't! But if you have somehow forgotten to take advantage, it's not too late! You still have three days! Order $60 or more of products from any current catalogue to earn a free Sale-A-Bration reward ( the Card Tin and the Glimmer paper are Sold Out). Sign up and join my team and earn two free stamp sets OF ANY PRICE! Order Online 24/7 or message me, or text or phone me at 250-768-7379.

Those who have earned a SAB reward during Sale-A-Bration will be eligible to attend my exclusive Celebrate Sale-A-Bration Party in April. In fact, invites will be going out soon. I have been hoarding lots and lots of SAB rewards for door prizes and there will be great food, exciting games and stamping fun galore! Don't miss out!

April Newsletter

My April newsletter comes out soon and I include a free step-by-step photo tutorial with each newsletter. This month the newsletter will feature a tutorial on how to make a hidden slider card like this:

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