7-6-5-4-3-2-1…It's Sale-A-Bration!!!

The count down is on…this is last week until Sale-a-bration starts – this means you are able to get exclusive goodies that are only around this time of the year! The exact dates are January 28th – March 31st!

I thought that I would take todays post as an opportunity to explain to you why  this Stampin Up! "celebration" is so special…so fun…and a time that you want to take advantage of!

Here is some scoop to let you know all of the

in's and out's of Sale-A-Bration!

Before we get to the facts, I want to share with you a confession…the 1st year that I had the opportunity of taking advantage of Sale-A-Bration….I just thought it was some thing that just happened!?!?!!!…..I know this seems silly – I have always had faith in Stampin' Up! and I just thought they were "being nice" after the holidays!

It was not until I became a demonstrator that the light bulb went off…This is a time of the year that Stampin' Up! celebrates the whole love of stampin'…an opportunity for us as demonstrators to reach out to new people and introduce them to the love that we have with paper crafting!

Today's card is a card that I will use for a beginners class….when I showed it to my dear and wonderful hubby John, he said – wow  – that looks hard….but with the expression on my face – I know he knew he said the wrong comment!

This is a super EASY – PEASY card and once you see how I break it down….you will see that it is a "keeper" of a design!

Let's get to the card and then I will share with you the facts of Sale-A-Bration!

• To me…the whole card centers around this incredible Designer Series Paper called Sweet Sorbet and you can get this pack of paper FREE with a $50.00 purchase during this special time! It is just beautiful and you better believe that I will take full advantage of this paper when I am ordering!

• The base is one of all time neutral favorites…..Sahara Sand….in a regular A-2 card size! The Pool Party is cut at 3 3/4" X 5" and then the DSP is cut at 3 1/2" X 4 1/2"

• To the yummy DPS…I cut it into (3) 1 1/2" strips…TIP ALERT: – take the piece of Pool Party and draw a faint pencil line at 2 1/2…this will be the point to place the midde piece of the DSP!

• I Stamped the image from yet another great SAB (Sale-a-bration) item…this stamp set is a huge WOOT-WOOT!!!! You can see from the below picture that it has more of a stamp, but I just chose to cut this sentment out!

• Matting it on Pool Party and using the White Gel Pen to do some stitching….it is coming together! I "doubled stampin' dimensionaled it" (if that's a word – ha-ha!!!) to make it lift off of the Blossom Punch!

• Still another offering for a "freebie" is this great twine in the colors of pool party, summer starfruit and crisp cantaloupe! I simply put a piece of sticky strip on the back to anchor it!

• Do you see another new punch….well it is!!!! This is another FREEBIE that will be offered to you and guess what….it WILL BE IN THE CATALOG NEXT YEAR….so how about getting it FREE now…(well next week)! It is called simply…the banner punch!

• Lining the envelope as I always love to do…it is the fancy finale that finished this card!

Now to the scoop of Sale-A-Bration!!!!!

Please know even if you live MILES aways from me…that together we can have a successful event that will enable you to earn many of these great products! I can easily give you a "hostess code"…. I can provide you samples to have your own event – just email me and we will work out the details!

Here is the low-down!!!….

Sale-a-Bration.   Sale-a-Bration is Stampin’ Up!’s annual sales event (this year it lasts from January 28 to March 31) during which customers have a great opportunity to earn awesome, exclusive products.  Here are great ways to take advantage of Sale-a-Bration: 

• Earn free products for purchases.  For every $50 in purchases, you can choose a free product from a selection of exclusive stamp sets, kits and other products.  The selection of products is really great this year – the best I’ve seen. My jaw was down when I saw the offerings…LOVED THEM ALL!!!!

• Join Stampin’ Up!.  If you have ever thought about joining the Stampin’ Up!, this is your time.  I think you know that I love what I do…and being able to touch and help others is ….so rewarding! Not only will you earn a discount on the product you want, but you will have FUN!!!! Stampin' Up! is offering a special incentive for joining…you have nothing to loose!

• Hostess Benefits.  When you purchase more than $150 in Stampin’ Up! products, you earn hostess rewards for free items of your choice.  During Sale-a-Bration, you have an opportunity to earn extra hostess benefits for large orders and large parties. (This really is a GREAT time to have an event)

Again, if you’d like to gather orders from friends (whether or not they live near you, shipments can go directly to them), I can help you earn the extra rewards. It really is easy – and I would LOVE to help you!

Please contact me if I can answer any questions you might have! This is a fun time and I am super excited to start this Sunday with a Sale-A-Bration event (I will not place the order until Tuesday) and we will be making Valentines!!!!)

I hope that you can see that this card is a simple card that creates a WOW factor! I would LOVE to help you earn all of the offerings for FREE with Sale-A-Bration…..!!!!

Until tomorrow!