Sale-A-Bration One Sheet Wonder

I have looked for a long time at One Sheet Wonders (OSW) and found one that I quite liked the look of but unfortunately it was in imperial measurements which is usually fine, but didn't look quite right on our A5 cards so I did a bit of a re-work using similar shapes.  The original OWS can be found at Joyfully Made Designs.

Firstly here is the full set of cards.  I used a single piece of DSP measuring 19cm x 18.5cm. I chose this sheet because one side had lots of lovely colours while the other was Island Indigo and Whisper White allowing me to have two different colour pallets.

Card 1: I made this set of cards while I was away at a craft retreat and didn't have a flourish stamp with me, so I borrowed the one from last year's Sale-A-Bration set Fresh Vintange, covering the main flower with the panel and the button from SAB this year!  The sentiment is from Petite Pairs.

Card 2: For this card I used the Bloomin' Marvellous for the flowers, leaves and sentiment.  I just love these colours, so bright and cheerful.

Card 3: I flipped the DSP over to use the Island Indigo and to mute it down a little I brayered it with Pool Party.  I some fun with this one, sponging the flowers and the doily and adding lots of pearls!  The cute little bow I learned off the very lovely Andrea from EnchantINK.  After following Andrea's blog for years and being inspired by her creations it was wonderful to be able to meet her in person!  Thanks Andrea.

Card 4: I fiddled and faddled with this card for some time before I was happy with it, but am happy with the result.  the sentiment is from the SAB set Vintage Verses. It was the addition of the three little butterflies that had me happy with the balance of the card.

Card 5:  I wanted to do something a little different with this card so used my two butterfly punches and paper piercing pack then slid the strip of DSP behind so that pattern shows.  Sentiment from Perfectly Penned and the ribbon from the Sycamore Street Ribbon & Buttons Pack.

Card 6:  Keeping fairly simple on this one I added a glimmer brad and some brushed gold card stock behind the DSP panels and sentiment.  Sentiment from Teeny Tiny Sentiments.

Card 7: I love this card, I think it is my favourite of the set.  I fairly closely followed the sample on the original page of the OSW.  I love that the a la carte sentiment is so flourishy and that it ties in so well with the flourish from Everything Eleanor. 

Card 8: This is another one I struggled with just a little.  I had the basic layout in my head but it wasn't quite right.  It took a coming back after a lunch break to realise the butterflies were needed to add balance. The embossing folder used is also available for free during Sale-A-Bration - Vine Street.

Card 9: I used the Postage Stamp Punch to layer the small pieces of DSP and stamped the Whisper White with images from Bloomin' Marvellous and Petite Pairs. I love the ribbon available for free as part of SAB as well, such a lustre and so easy to make bows with.

Finally here is the layout for the One Sheet Wonder in metric.  All 9 cards made from just one piece of DSP!  If you are thinking of doing one of these, my suggestion would be to choose a DSP with a reasonably small pattern or it will get lost on the smaller pieces.  One with lots of colour also gives you lots of options for colours in your card.

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JUGS 174

 Looks like I am on fire right now - as soon as I look at challenges an idea pops into my head!!!  This was certainly the case with the Just Us Girls sketch challenge.  I am also really loving playing with all my FREE Sale-A-Bration stamps and products.

I used my Framelits for the sentiment and for the 'ribbons', as well as the edges of the banner.  I love my Big Shot, it makes creating cards like this so quick and easy.  I have of course used the very pretty Bloomin' Marvellous set for the sentiments, flowers and butterfly.  The frame and ribbons have been stamped with Illuminate ink using a little stamp from Tiny Tags.

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Mojo Monday 278

After my last post I decided to go back and create a card for the current Mojo Monday sketch challenge (not one a month old lol).  This sketch had me scratching my head for a while but I was determined to conquer it!

I decided to go with something a little monochromatic and masculine.  The base card is Midnight Muse, which I have layered with brushed gold and some of the Natural Composition DSP brayered with Midnight Muse to bring out the embossed pattern.  In the picture this has come up with a lovely gold hue.  I am not sure about the scalloped circle sentiment, I may keep fiddling with that and see if I come up with anything else!

The main stamped image is from Feeling Sentimental set from the Sale-A-Bration promotion, the sentiment from Petite Pairs.

I did a re-work of the sentiment, I think this one fits with the feel of the card more than the first.  I added some corner stamping with another of the Sale-A-Bration sets Madison Avenue.

Can you believe I still wasn't happy with my card?  I have made one FINAL change to the sentiment and am now going to leave it well alone!

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A Little Bit Late

Here is a funny story ... I somehow managed to look at an old Mojo Monday sketch instead of the current one lol.  This sketch was put up 31st December, but I decided to link it anyway to give context to my card, maybe I need more sleep.

 Here is the card I made from the sketch.  I always keep fairly close to a sketch when I do a challenge, and this is no different.  I added an extra layer of perforations on the Framelits and stamped off the Rich Razzleberry flowers to mirror the layers of colour on the DSP.  I really wasn't sure about the colours in this DSP but I am really liking them.  

The ribbon, stamps and DSP are all available FREE as part of Sale-A-Bration, see the link to the flyer at the top of the right panel on my blog.

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ESAD Sale-A-Bration Blog Hop

It is that exciting time in the Stampin' Up! year when everyone can earn a range of products for FREE!  That is right, its Sale-A-Bration (SAB) time again, and that means another ESAD Blog Hop.  You may be starting with my blog, or you may have hopped on over from visiting Cristie's Creative Corner.

 I wanted to make a project with the Pretty Petites and matching Petite Curly Label punch.  I love this set, and not just because I love any stamp set that comes with a punch lol.  I think it is just the right size for gift cards, so I made a set of cards and cute little matching box.  

Here are all five cards, on which I have used the latest In-Colours, and layered the Pretty Petites with Daydream Medallions and the 1 1/4" Scallop Circle Punch available in the Holiday Catalogue.  I love how well these layer together to draw your eye to the centre of the card.  These little cards are also great because  at 3" x 3" they fit perfectly inside the mini square envelopes from Stampin' Up!

For this card I used the Yum stamp and paired Gumball Green and Summer Starfruit, this would be perfect attached to a fruit basket, box of chocolates or home made treats.  

Made with Raspberry Ripple and Gumball Green this little cutie is clearly ready to pass birthday wishes to someone special.

 Summer Starfruit and Primrose Petal are a cute little combo on this card, great for when words either aren't enough or aren't needed at all.

This little card could be used for a birthday or attached to a gift for any occasion, this little card is made using Midnight Muse and Raspberry Ripple.  

Finally a little 'hello' card when there isn't an occasion  but you want to remind someone you care, I chose a combination of Primrose Petal and Midnight Muse for this one so it could go to a female or male friend.

While I have only used 5 of the stamps, there are actually 8 in the set, yours free with any $100 purchase of current Stampin' Up! products, how great is that!  I hope you have enjoyed seeing my little set of cards, and I hope you enjoy the rest of the ESAD blog hop, the next stop is over at Bethinking where Beth has some more SAB products to show you.

What is ESAD?

ESAD stands for "Extra Special Australasian Demonstrators" and it is an on-line group just for Australian and New Zealand Stampin' Up! demonstrators.We so love what we do and not only do we love to share it with our customers, friends, and wonderful blog visitors, but we share our love for what we do with each other as demonstrators. We run swaps, challenges, tutorials, product know-how, and cyberstamps, and we are always there to help and support each other when it is needed. So if you are a Stampin' Up! demonstrator located in Australia or New Zealand, then please feel free to click here to join our wonderful group.

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Freshly Made Sketches #66

With Christmas behind us and another week off work ahead of me I have had some time to sit and create!  This time I have taken inspiration from the Freshly Made Sketches challenge.

I have mentioned that a brown box of Stampin Up goodies arrived on my door step, well along with the Pretty Petites and matching punch, it also had another SAB set in it.  The stamp on this card is from the Vintage Verses set, and I wanted to use it to make a more masculine card - not sure if I have hit the mark - thoughts?  Also in my brown box was the bright and cheerful World Spectacular DSP which I have paired here with Polka Dot Parade DSP.  

Back to the craft table!
 
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