Rubber Stamping & Card Making with Yapha

Welcome to the Stampin’ Addict’s Sale-a-Bration Blog Hop! I am super excited to be featuring a Sale-a-Bration exclusive stamp set called Sprinkled Expressions. You may have arrived here from Tanya’s Blog, Tinkerin’ in Ink (Aren’t her projects spectacular?!) If you are just starting here, that’s fine too. All of the blogs link in a circle, so you can start wherever you like, and make your way around.

Sprinkled Expressions is a set of six stamps that work together in three pairs. I have a project for each of these pairs, so you’ll see what I mean. For your Sale-a-Bration freebie, you have the choice of either Wood Mount or Clear Mount. My first project is a simple card that can work as a Valentine or anytime someone needs a little extra love.

Stamps: Sprinkled Expressions
Ink: Poppy Parade, Soft Suede
Paper: Poppy Parade, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Everyday Enchantment
Other: Poppy Parade Poly Ribbon

As soon as I saw the star stamp in this set, I knew I wanted to heat emboss it. I used gold embossing powder on black because it matched the amazing Mocha Morning Specialty Designer Series Paper. This could be a great graduation card!

Stamps: Sprinkled Expressions
Ink: VersaMark
Paper: Sahara Sand, Basic Black, Brushed Gold, Mocha Morning Specialty Designer Series Paper
Other: Gold Embossing Powder, Adorning Accents Edgelit Die, Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Scallop Square Duo Die

My final project is a Telescoping Card. You can find tutorials for these all over. People made some great snowmen out of these, and I think they work just as well for flowers, too. This is what the card looks like all closed up:

And here is what it looks like when you open it out:

Stamps: Sprinkled Expressions
Ink: Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade
Paper: Poppy Parade, Lucky Limeade, Calypso Coral, Very Vanilla, Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper
Other: Everyday Enchantment Brads, 1 3/4″ Circle Punch, 2 3/8″ Scallop Punch, 3 1/2″ Circle Die, Scallop Circle #2 Die, Clear Circle Die, Scallop Circle Die, Big Shot

Now that you have seen these, you can head on over to Twila’s Blog where she is also  featuring Sprinkled Expressions. Wait until you see her super cute projects!

I was ogling the gorgeous fabric flowers over at My Paper Moose, and making one was on my to do list for this weekend. Imagine my joy and surprise when I saw this week’s sketch from Stamping 411 with the perfect place to put one!

I used my Bigz Clear Circle Die to create this flower, and followed Jacqueline’s easy tutorial. I was surprised at how quickly and easily this came together!

Stamps: Perfect Punches
Ink: More Mustard, Soft Suede
Paper: More Mustard, Pool Party, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Spice Cake Designer Series Paper
Other: Spice Cake Designer Fabric, Antique Brads, Modern Label Punch, Bigz Clear Circle Die, Finial Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Movers & Shapers Punch Windows Die, Big Shot

This card is for a friend of mine who just moved into a new house. Hope she likes it!

Clean& Simple Stamping teamed up with CAS-ual Fridays this week for a great sketch!

One of my downline, Melissa, promoted to Senior Associate at the end of July, and I’ve been meaning to make her a congratulatory card. After a quick text to find out her favorite colors, I decided that this sketch would work perfectly! I did have to emboss the background, because Eve said it looked too plain.

Stamps: Sweets for the Sweet, Delightful Dozen
Ink: Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade, Crumb Cake
Paper: Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo, Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Other: Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

I left the image somewhat ambiguous. It could be a beach umbrella or a tropical drink. I know either one would suit Melissa just fine!