Sale-A-Bration Farewell!

I don't like good-byes!  Never have!  I don't think anything should change - anything good that is, and Sale-A-Bration was definitely GOOD!  But today is, indeed, that last day of Sale-A-Bration, so let's have a moment's silence for it's passing!

Okay!  Minute is up!  So let's have one last look at some of the Sale-A-Bration products before we close the book for 2013.  I made this card for my upline's birthday!  I'm a little late (Well, a lot late because I haven't had time to get my calendars updated for the year!)  I know she loves Sycamore Street DSP, and Island Indigo, and the Blackboard technique so I put all those elements in my card:

Besides the Sycamore Street DSP, can you spot any other Sale-A-Bration items as part of the card?

Right!  The sentiment is from Vintage Verses!  I'm going to have a hard time NOT using these images!  I didn't get near enough time with them!  I used this one with the faux blackboard technique, embossing with white embossing powder and sponging on a little white craft ink!  Any thing else? Look carefully!

Yes, I see a hand in the back!  It IS ribbon from the Sycamore Street Ribbon and Button Pack - the Island Indigo ribbon.  Very pretty!

I found some of the Delicate Details Lace Tape in the back of one of my drawers, that I thought I was out of, so was able to use that and some of the 5/8" Flower trim, both sponged with Soft Suede.  They add to the vintage look and the pearls give the final touch.

By the way, I did make my 9 bookings for the contest so here is the field of blooming daffodils:

If you missed my midnight deadline last night for Sale-A-Bration orders, and you still want to put in a last minute order, give me a call or email me and I will send it along to Stampin' Up for you.  I just can't guarantee that it will make Stampin' Up's deadline with the increase in cyber traffic the end of Sale-A-Bration will bring!  

What's next for Stampin' Up??  Why the new 2013-14 Idea Book and Catalogue coming out June 1.  As a demonstrator I will start to get sneak peeks in May and will be able to order some of the products so I can show you.  This is one of the greatest perks of being a demonstrator!  It really isn't hard to be a demonstrator!  Give me a call if you want to sign up!  Best to do it now, because you get $49 dollars more product during Sale-A-Bration!

Have a great weekend!

Stamps:  Vintage Verses (w129633; c129636);  Kindness Matters (w122900; c122902)

Paper:  Basic Black (121045) and Island Indigo (122974) card stock; Sycamore Street DSP (127540)

Ink:  VersaMark (102283); Whisper White Craft Ink (101731); Classic Stampin' Pad in Soft Suede (126978)

Accessories:  Stampin' Emboss Powder in White (109132); Delicate Details Lace Tape (130966); 5/8" Flower Trim (126869); Sycamore Street Ribbon and Button Pack (130812); Pearl Basic Jewels (119247), Large Pearl Basic Jewels (125577)

Tools:  Stampin' Up Heat Tool (129053); Window Frame Collection Framelits (129021); Embossing Buddy (103083); Stamping Sponges (101610); Big Shot (113439)

5/8" Flower Trim

Window Frame Framelits

Delicate Details, Lace tape

Kindness Matters Lace Tape

Guest Stampers!

I had a birthday three weeks ago, but I seriously almost forgot about it.  I was down in Orlando, Florida for Leadership Convention, but then my hubby got very ill and was in hospital and in the crisis, I totally forgot about my birthday!  We were supposed to be at home by that time, and hadn't planned on celebrating in Florida.  The best birthday present was that Ken was discharged from the hospital that day!

When we got home, I was so happy to receive a beautiful birthday card from my downline, Doreen Austgarden.  She doesn't have a blog yet, but she certainly has the talent to start one.  Here's the card she gave me:

That's just so clever.  I love the way she used the Word Window Punch to make the striped awning!  Her cupcakes are also punched using the Cupcake Builder punch on some Floral District DSP!  And the beautiful Tangerine Tango Ribbon from the Sycamore Street Ribbon and Button Pack - free with a $60 order during Sale-A-Bration, gives the perfect finishing touch.  I felt very special when I received it!  Here's an angled view so you can see the 3D aspect of this card:

I know Doreen would add her voice to mine in reminding you to check out and sign up for some Product Shares!  She is patiently waiting for them to fill up so she can get hers!
 What are product shares?  Well, it's co-operative buying, but I do all the work for you. (That's COOPER-ative buying! lol - Get it??)  Let's say you love Core'dinations paper, but you would like a variety of colours instead of 12 sheets of Pool Party.  In order to get some Real Red or some Primrose Petals, normally you would have to buy 3 packs of it at $9.95 a pack.  That's almost $30.00.  But with a Product Share, 3 people each buy a different coloured pack and then share the colours equally, so you would end up with 12 sheets, but you would have 4 Pool Party, 4 Real Red and 4 Primrose Petals, getting the variety but spending 1/3 of the money.  Now you don't have to find 2 other people, order and divide it up yourselves, I do that work for you.  All you have to do is decide which Product Share(s) you want to participate in and sign up for it.  Once a share has the required number of people (usually 4), I will send you an email invoice (PayPal, etransfer or cheque) and you can pay me.  I will order and divide it up and get a finished package to you.  (The prices include tax and shipping.)

Follow the link above to order, or click on the Product Share button on the top menu bar, and the rest, as they say, is history!

Join me tomorrow for another guest stamper and a sneak peek at the Birthday Card Organizer you will be making if you join me for Birthday Stamper's Dozen on Feb. 21!