ICS Blog Hop…Time to Sale-A-Brate!

Welcome to the Inspire Create Share blog hop!  We are a group of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators who gather together on the 2nd Tuesday of the month for this blog hop.  Every month we have a theme and this month it is, Time to Sale-A-Brate.  In case you are not familiar with Sale-A-Bration it is a fun  promotion that occurs twice a year.  This period of Sale-A-Bration runs from January 4 to February 28th.  During Sale-A-Bration you can choose a FREE Sale-A-Bration  product with a qualifying purchase.  You can see the Sale-A-Bration products HERE.

For my project I am using 2 Sale-A-Bration choices, Driving By stamp set and the Sunshine & Rainbows DSP.

 This card has a little secret it opens in a different way than  a regular card.

Kind of fun right?  The right edge folds back which allows the card to open.  Here are the details.

• Midnight Muse card base- 5-1/2" x  7-1/2" scored at 3-1/4" and 6-1/2"
• Sunshine & Rainbows DSP Granny Apple Green pattern 3" x 5-1/4"
• Sunshine & Rainbows DSP Midnight Muse pattern 3/4" x 5-1/4"
• Basic White CS 3" x 5-1/4" inside of the card
• Basic White CS 3" x 3" cut using the Layering Circle die 2"-3/8"
• Midnight Muse CS 3" x 3" cut using the Layering Circle die (scallop) 2-1/2"
• scrap pieces of Basic White for the balloons.

You can see that I omitted part of the sentiment.  I used a self adhesive page marker to cover up the "hi" and then inked up the stamp.  Be sure to remove the page marker before you stamp the sentiment.

I also added a few dots using a Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker.  This marker is a handy one to have.  I could have also used the Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker to color in the sentiment instead of an ink pad.  If I had used the marker I wouldn't have had to use the page marker to cover up the word.  

The inside sentiment is from the Blossoms in Bloom stamp set.  I also masked the car to stamp only the balloons.

This time I used a post it note to cover up the car before i inked up the balloons.  

Now it is time for you to hop on over to see what Dana has created for you!

Thank you for stopping by, enjoy all the fabulous stops on the hop , and remember Sale-A-Bration ends February 28th!

Place a $50 order through my online store and receive this bundle (12 tutorials!!)  as a thank you.  You can also purchase the tutorial bundle for $15.00.  Please contact me (sharon@astheinkdries.com) if you would like to purchase the tutorial.