Beautiful You - So Much Potential

So this week I'll be featuring samples using the Beautiful You stamp set.  My first reaction to this stamp set was falling in love with the sayings.  We know I'm a quote junky and there are great ones in this set.  I like that this set makes me think of my girlfriends.  It just makes me smile since there is a saying for everything.  I also thought it was a good take on a sympathy card - sometimes you need something that says I'm here without actually saying With Sympathy.

This first card I'm sharing this week was originally a card for one of my swap groups but then I realized I didn't have enough vellum.  As I type this, I realize I still haven't ordered the vellum!  Anyhow, I stamped the woman in Archival Black so I could use my watercolor pencils and aquapainter with her.    Once I was done coloring and blending, she was still a little too bright to go with the Cupcakes & Carousels Designer Series Paper Stack (DSP) that I had picked out so I used a black marker to make little doodles around the edges of the watercolor paper and then layered a piece of our vellum on top. 

Next I stamped the umbrella on the DSP piece where it would be hidden under the watercolor paper (always trying to save my DSP) and cut it out.  It's layered on top of the vellum with dimensionals.  Everything else is just layered on the So Saffron card base using adhesive!

Supplies:

• Cardstock/DSP: So Saffron, Watercolor Paper, Cupcakes & Carousels Designer Series Paper Stack, Vellum
• Ink: Archival Black
• Stamp Set: Beautiful You
• Accessories: Basic Black Marker, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Scissors, Aquapainter, Watercolor Pencils

IT'S TIME TO SALE-A-BRATE!

It's time to Sale-a-Brate.  From 1/4 through 3/31, you will be able to select an exclusive Sale-a-Bration (SAB) offering for each $50 in merchandise you purchase in a transaction.  Check out the great offerings by clicking the catalog link to the right and stop by my Online Store to earn them today!

If you are interested in hosting, you can earn an additional $25 in free merchandise with a party of $250 or more.  Contact me today if you are interested in hosting!

WHAT IS PAPER PUMPKIN?

They tell you to sell what you love and I love Paper Pumpkin.  It lets me show people that I am thinking of them while taking much needed time for myself to do something I love.  I'd love to see if it's the crafting solution for you as well! 

Paper Pumpkin is creativity in a box.  It costs $19.95 plus tax and ships to your mailbox once a month.  It contains everything you need for your own creative escape.  Besides the instructions and pieces for the cards or project, it also contains ink and photopolymer stamps and usually the adhesive you need as well.  My subscribers will also get a project sheet with tips and additional ideas and instructions that they can make with the supplies in the kits and sometimes some supplemental supplies.  They also are invited to participate in a free Paper Pumpkin Playdates to make their kits using any of my additional supplies like framelits and punches!  It's a wonderful program and I'd love for you to try it out!  Sign up by the 10th of the month to get that month's kit!

You can sign up here: https://mypaperpumpkin.com/en/?demoid=80380

During Sale-a-Bration, you can also purchase a 3 month pre-paid subscription for only $55 and pick out a Sale-a-Bration offering of your choice!

JOIN MY TEAM

If you are interested in joining out team and participating in monthly meetings with free make-n-take projects and outstanding company, contact me today or go here to sign up!  You can get $125 in free merchandise that you choose yourself for only $99 plus tax.  During Sale-a-Bration, you can pick out any two stamp sets of your choice and add them to your kit for free!  With the 2017 Occasion catalog out now, it's not hard at all to find stamps and accessories that you will want to play with. 

Contact me today for more information or sign up here: http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/stacymccain/jointhefun

Have a craftastic day,

Stacy