Sunday, 23 January 2011

Welcome to our


SALE-A-BRATION Blog Hop

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Today, 42 Demonstrators have got together to organise four Blog Hop groups to share with you some inspiration using the 2011 SALE-A-BRATION stamp sets that you can get FREE with every £45 spent in the current Ideas Book & Catalogue, and there are FOUR sets to collect before 28th February 2011.
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Simply follow the links in each blog post, either forwards or backwards and you should start back at where you started. I have included the link to the start of each group at the bottom. So, make yourself a cuppa, forget the housework for a while and sit back and enjoy your tour. I'm sure that that you will soon be thumbing through the catalogue to make your next order and and choosing your FREE stamp sets. (If you don't have a copy there is a link at the top left of this blog).
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Providing all the links have been scheduled correctly for 10am today, you may have just joined me from Emma @ http://emma-daye.blogspot.com and hope you are enjoying all the inspiration your have seen so far on your tour. If you have already been round this loop you may wish to click on the start of one of the other groups listed at the bottom of this post.
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For our contribution today, my downline Emily and I started by designing this cute little set of five 10cm x 10cm cards, going out of our comfort zone and working with colours we wouldn't normally use. Here we used Tangerine Tango and Daffodil Delight with a Basic Black silhouette on each of the designs. We have used all 5 greetings from SO HAPPY FOR YOU stamp set for this collection, one on each card.
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This owl is from PUNCH BUNCH stamp set. Our cute little owl will also be available from 1st April 2011 as a punch in our Mini Catalogue. With one gentle squeeze, you punch all 9 component pieces to mix and match into some delightful characters. I love this little chap and can guarantee you will be seeing lots more of him !!!!
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This scalloped flower is also from PUNCH BUNCH. Every stamp in this set has a co-ordinating punch.
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This card uses Butterfly from BLISS stamp set. Pop back tomorrow to another version of this card in a different colour way that I am sharing in a demo swop today.
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Here again is a wonderful scroll from the BLISS stamp set. This also makes some wonderful background effects for your card.
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The last one in this little set comes from SWEET SUMMER stamp set and again is very versatile.
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We then continued out of our comfort zone to make this little quarter card with Cajun Craze cardstock and Designer Series Paper from the Regals collection. The centre greeting is from PUNCH BUNCH stamp set and has been punched with the Square Scallop punch.
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.... and finally, we continued with our Cajun Craze cardstock and Designer Series Paper to make an owl spinner card. The owl is from PUNCH BUNCH stamp set and greeting from SO HAPPY FOR YOU stamp set. I will show you how to make this spinner card in my all-day workshop in March. Please contact me for scheduled workshop dates for the whole of 2011 in Thetford, Bury St Edmunds, Norwich and Stamford - Tel. 01366 728407 / 07806 616704 or email sroberts07@btinternet.com.
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I hope you have enjoyed your blog hop tour so far and dont forget, you can have these stamp sets for FREE too. Click on this link to go to Gemma @ http://makedoandgem.blogspot.com/ for your next inspiration.
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Group 2 starts - http://my-next-chapter.blogspot.com/ (I'm in this group)
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Thanks for stopping by.
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Sandra

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17 comments:

  1. Zoe Tant23 January 2011 at 10:19

    Nice cards Sandra. Love all the masking and shading. Zx

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  2. Rachel23 January 2011 at 10:43

    Oh I love the ones with the shaded colours - really effective!! Great Stuff

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  3. Simple homemade living 23 January 2011 at 10:52

    I love your cards. The orange effect is gorgeous x

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  4. Sara23 January 2011 at 11:19

    These are fabulous cards. I especially like the set of silhouette cards at the beginning. They look so striking.

    Sara xx

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  5. Evelyn C23 January 2011 at 12:43

    Gosh Sandra you have been busy - your selection of cards are lovely x

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  6. Abi Bundy23 January 2011 at 14:18

    hi :) love the moon behind the owl did you use the spritzer for that???

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  7. Anonymous23 January 2011 at 14:49

    Those cards are lovely! Just one question though,how have you done those solid colour shapes on each of the first few cards?

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  8. Anonymous23 January 2011 at 16:15

    Hiya! Hope you're ok! Gorgeous little cards- love the brayered sun idea with the owl- very clever! x

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  9. Brenda23 January 2011 at 16:49

    Stunning. I loved all your projects, especially the spinner card. TFS

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  10. simplyfairies23 January 2011 at 18:35

    Fabulous creations Sandra....

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  11. Sandra Roberts (Sarnie)23 January 2011 at 20:06

    Hi everyone, thanks for your comments. The background technique was created by masking off area then sponging. Didn't use brayer or spritzer tool this time !!

    Will try and find time to post instructions tomorrow on the other colour way.

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  12. Unknown23 January 2011 at 20:12

    Lovely Sandra, it was lovely to see you again today, see you soon. Emma xx

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  13. Pat23 January 2011 at 22:26

    Love the the simplicity of te masked backgrounds. Very elegant

    Thanks for joining in with todays blog hop

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  14. Jan Jones23 January 2011 at 22:48

    Stunning cards. Love the sponging technique. Very clever. Jan x

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  15. kirsteen24 January 2011 at 03:56

    I love the way you have taken the same elements and used them with all the different images! And the Orange colours are really cute! TFS!
    K

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  16. Unknown25 January 2011 at 10:29

    Great cards... love the technique you have used :)

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  17. Cate26 January 2011 at 12:26

    Fab projects and such an array of techniques!!

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