Wacky Wednesday

Hump day! Boy has it been tough getting back into the swing of things! I finally updated my computer's operating system and took a LOT longer then I expected. Pretty much all day and into the evening! So that really put me behind again! At least I got some stamping done. I have my Perennial Birthday card class tomorrow and wanted to make some cards using the stamp set that coordinates with the kit. I also worked on getting all the swaps photographed and most of the samples I made for Spring Fling. It was a busy day, but just doesn't feel like I got much accomplished.

So here it is Wednesday afternoon and my computer has been SOOOO SLOW! Our internet has been really dragging on top of everything else. I'll be better by next week, I hope!

Today I'll start sharing my swaps from Spring Fling. This first set of swaps are Sale-a-Bration sets. If you don't know what Sale-a-Bration is, it's just the BEST time of the year! Yes, better then Christmas! This year Stampin' Up! has two levels of FREE items! Usually it's for every $50 you spend you get a FREE Sale-a-Bration item, but this year there's also items if you spend $100 some others items to choose from! Plus on February 16 Stampin' Up! added 4 new items! Ok, let's get onto all the samples.

 This first card was made by Annette and she used Amazing You. This stamp set also coordinates with a FREE die! This die is a Level 2. It was so good to see her, I haven't seen her in a long time! Anyway, the background looks like patterned paper, but she just stamped the main flower image all around the edges and then heat embossed it with white embossing powder. It just looks beautiful! Plus she added those hard to get (at the moment) Epoxy Shapes from the Occasions Catalog.

This next card was done by Lisa. I love how she used several of the images from the Epic Celebrations set. She used the blends to color in the images, which also coordinates with the striped paper behind the images. That paper is also a FREE Sale-a-Bration item! It's called Bubbles & Fizz and also coordinates with Bubbles Over Bundle in the Occasions Catalog.

 Irene made this next card. She used Happy Wishes, which is a $100 level Sale-a-Bration item. I would call this a word set. There's the "Happy" and there's also "Best" with the flowers and then there are 14 other words/phrases that go with the Happy & Best. Irene used the Happy as the focal point and stamped birthday in the bottom right hand corner.

 Here Dale used Heartfelt Blooms. The Happy Birthday is from another set and not sure which she used because it's not listed. The sentiment is gold heat embossed. I've seen so many samples using this set. Most stamp the image multiple times or do a bunch of fussy cutting. When you have to make so many, you try and stay away from doing all that! 

Last but not least is our Party Panda! Unfortunately they didn't put their name on it, so unless I go back and find the list, I don't know who to give credit to this one. So sad because she did a great job! Along with the Party Panda, she also used the Dynamic Scattered Sequins Embossing Folder. It's called Dynamic because it's one of those thick folders and you only use one acrylic plate when using the Big Shot. Another fun embellishment in the Occasions is the self-adhesive sequins! You don't get as many but they already have the adhesive on them and so much easier to use on a project!

Thanks for stopping by. I will try to get Friday's post up in the morning but not sure. I still have so much to do so no guarantees! Instead of listing all the products used, which takes a lot more time, just hop on over to my STORE and use this month's VIP Host Code F7H7Z6ZZ Please contact me if you have any questions about these projects, I'd be more then happy to help you.

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