Stampin' Up!© Sale-A-Bration FREE Designer Series Papers

 Hi!  I'm so glad you stopped by today to visit my blog.   We are in the final weeks of Sale-A-Bration.  It's the time of year when you can earn FREE products!  

I want to show you how I used some of the Designer Series Papers that you can get as FREE Rewards during Sale-a-bration.  When your purchase of other SU products totals either $50 or $100 (before tax & shipping), you can choose either a Level 1 or a Level 2 product.  Among the products to choose are some very pretty Designer Series Papers.  They are very versatile to use.  In today's blog, take a look at how I used some of these papers.

Up first:  Flower & Field Designer Series Paper (item 155223), FREE with a $50 purchase.

Here are the products I used on this card:   Click HERE to shop my online store.

• Stamp Sets:  Painted Poppies (151599), Happy Thoughts (154507).
• DSP:  Flower & Field (155223).
• Card stock:  Basic White, Granny Apple Green
• Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Blends (Poppy Parade, Granny Apple Green).
• Dies:  Stitched So Sweetly Dies (151690)
• Embellishments:  Matte Black Dots (154284)
• Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755).

Measurements:

• Card base:  white, 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", fold at 4 1/4".
• Layer of Granny Apple Green:  5 1/8" x 3 7/8".
• DSP layer:  5" x 3 3/4".
• Stamped image:  white, die-cut using Stitched So Sweetly Die (approx. 3 3/4" x 2 1/2").

Steps to make this card:

• Glue the layers of DSP, Granny Apple Green together & then to the white card base.
• Stamp the poppy image (Painted Poppies stamp set) and the sentiment (Happy Thoughts Stamp set)using Memento black ink onto white CS; die cut .
• Color in the poppy using Stampin' Blends (Poppy Parade, Granny Apple Green).

• Glue the stamped image to the card front.
• Add embellishments - Matte Black Dots (154284)

And the finished card:

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Next card:  Berry Delightful DSP, comes combined with the Berry Blessings Stamp set as a Level 2 FREE choice (with $100 purchase) - ITEM 157613.

Products used:  Click BERRY to shop my online store.

• Stamp set:  Sweet Strawberry (Bundle with the Strawberry Builder Punch, (156214)
• DSP:  Berry Delightful (comes as combo with stamps 157613).
• Card stock:  Basic White, small piece of Granny Apple Green.
• Punch & Dies:  Strawberry Builder Punch, Stitched So Sweetly Dies.
• Ink:  Garden Green
• Embellishments:  Flowers For Every Season Gems (153645).
• Stampin' Dimensionals (104430).

Measurements:

• Card base:  white CS, 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", fold at 4 1/4".
• DSP layer:  the leaf DSP from Berry Delightful DSP, 5" x 3 3/4".
• Die-cut pieces:
• Berry DSP, approx. 3 1/2" x 2 1/2", using Stitched So Sweetly Dies
• White card stock:  Stitched So Sweetly Dies: larger rectangle approx. 3 3/4" x 2 1/2"; smaller rectangle, approx.1 7/8" x 7/8".
• Punched strawberry:  using the DSP, punch out the strawberry using the Strawberry Builder Punch.  For the strawberry hull:  stamp the hull lined image from Sweet Strawberry stamp set in Garden Green onto Granny Apple Green CS & then punch out.

Steps to make the card:

• Glue the leaf DSP onto white card base.
• Die cut the large rectangle in white and glue onto the leaf DSP.
• Die cut the berry DSP and use Dimensionals to adhere to the white rectangle.
• Stamp the sentiment from Sweet Strawberry stamp set in Garden Green ink onto white CS; die cut using the small rectangle from Stitched So Sweetly Dies.  Use Dimensionals to adhere to the berry DSP.
• Stamp the lined hull image from Sweet Strawberry set using Garden Green onto Granny Apple Green CS and then punch out with the Strawberry Builder Punch.
• Use the DSP that is red with yellow "seeds" and punch out the strawberry using the Builder Punch.
• Glue the hull to the top of the strawberry; adhere to the card, overlapping the sentiment piece - use glue where it overlaps, and a Dimensional near the bottom of the berry.
• Add embellishments - one clear embellishment to the berry, one green (jade) gem to the sentiment (or in any places you like).

Dies, punch, and the cut-out pieces are shown in the next two pictures:

And there you have a berry card using 3 of the paper selections (leaves, multi-strawberries, & seeded paper) from the Berry Delightful DSP.

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I hope you found some ideas for your own cards and paper crafting projects, using the DSP that I featured today.  I'd love to heart what you think.  Let me know if you have any questions.  

Thanks for looking, today!!   Stop by again soon, for more ideas, and some sneak peaks coming in March!  Subscribe to my blog, using the form at the top right panel, and all future posts will come directly to your inbox.

Till next time, keep crafting!

Stay safe, be well, take care...Julie.