Only 2 more days and Sale-A-Bration will be over for another year. This is honestly the best sale that Stampin' Up! offers all year with free stamps and accessories and extra goodies in the demonstrator starter kit. If one of the Sale-A-Bration items is on your wish list, be sure to order today so that you don't miss out! 

All of the cards I have to share with you today use one (or more!) Sale-A-Bration items.

Inks: Crumb Cake, Soft Suede
Accessories: Linen Thread

Inks: Granny Apple Green
Accessories:

• Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends combo pack
  
• Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo pack
  
• Mango Melody Stampin' Blends combo pack
  
• Daffodil Delight Rushed Ribbon
  
• Layering circle dies

Cardstock:

• Purple Posy: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" folded in half, plus a piece cut with the Stitched So Sweetly dies
• Rococo Rose: 5 3/16" x 3 15/16", 5" x 3 3/4"
• Whisper White: cut with the Stitched So Sweetly dies
• Woven Threads DSP: strips cut from different patterns

Inks: Rococo Rose
Accessories: 

• Stitched So Sweetly dies
• Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding

Cardstock:

• Sahara Sand: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" folded in half, plus a piece cut with the Wild Rose dies
• Rococo Rose: 5 3/16" x 3 15/16"
• Woven Threads DSP: 5" x 3 3/4"
• Whisper White: pieces cut with the Wild Rose dies
• Soft Suede: cut with the Wild Rose dies and the Well Written dies
• Pear Pizzazz: cut with the Wild Rose dies

Inks:

• Rococo Rose
• Terracotta Tile
• Pear Pizzazz
• Soft Suede

Accessories:

• Wild Rose dies
• Well Written Dies
• Linen Thread
• Retired Pearls

Since Bruno Bertucci introduced his scrappy strip technique a couple of weeks ago, the Stampin' Up! world has been crazy about scrappy strips, even Sara's (Stampin' Up!'s CEO) husband got in on the trend last week. So, I decided I'd better try it too. I combined the Country Club DSP with the Well Dressed stamp set (Sale-A-Bration Freebie!) and the Dinoroar DSP (currently FREE with a $50 order!) with the Dino Days stamp set. 

This technique is quick and easy! Start by cutting strips of DSP that are at least 4 1/2" long. You could cut them straight, but it's fun to cut the strips at an angle. Then, cut a piece of coordinating cardstock to be 3 3/4" x 5". Glue the strips to the cardstock leaving a thin gap between each strip. Go ahead and let the ends hang off your cardstock. After all of the strips have been attached and your glue has dried if you're using liquid adhesive, turn the cardstock over and trim the edges of the DSP strips to match the edges of the cardstock. Finally, adhered DSP covered cardstock to a 3 15/16" x 5 3/16" piece of cardstock in the same color and adhere it to your card front.

Once your background is finished, you can finish the card however you want. It can be as simple as adding a sentiment or you can add an image. I didn't have any large sentiments, so I chose to use an image as well. It's a quick and easy way to make multiple cards!

Tips: I stamped the tie with Poppy Parade ink on the piece of Whisper White cardstock that I had cut with the Stitched Rectangle die. Then, I stamped it again with Night of Navy ink on a scrap of Whisper White. I cut out the shirt color and adhered it over the Poppy Parade tie using mini dimensionals. The sentiment is also attached with Stampin' Dimensionals. Finally, I added a small blue rhinestone to mimic a tie clip. 

Stamps: Well Worn (Sale-A-Bration), Check You Out (for the sentiment)
Accessories: 

• Ruched Daffodil Delight ribbon
• Stitched Rectangle dies
• Stampin' Dimensionals

Inks: Lovely Lipstick
​Stamps: Dino Days
Accessories: 

• Pretty Peacock Scalloped Linen Ribbon
• Stitched so Sweetly dies
• Dino dies
• Label Me Fancy punch

Tips: I cut the dinosaur image from one of the pieces of Dinoroar Designer Series Paper using the Dino dies. This paper is awesome because the dies will cut all of the dinosaur images! 

Tips: To attach the Silver Metallic Thread, I put Stampin' Dimensionals on the back of the sentiment and peal the backs off. Then, I wrap the thread around 3 of my fingers 3 times. I slide it off, twist it and attach the twisted center area to one of the Stampin' Dimensionals. Then I attach the sentiment to the card front.

Spring has sprung! Even though it doesn't feel like it yet here in Michigan. To celebrate, I made three cards using the Thoughtful Blooms Sale-A-Bration stamp set. From Simple using only stamps, inks, and paper, to Chic using punches and ribbon, all the way to Oh là là adding the Stitched So Sweetly dies. All of the cards use cardstock in Petal Pink, Calypso Coral, and Whisper White as well as Petal Pink, Calypso Coral, Soft Sea Foam, Pear Pizzazz, and So Saffron ink.