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Sale-a-Bration Birthday Cards

I love Sale-a-Bration time!  Spend $50 from any of the SU catalogs and get a free exclusive SAB product. Between pre-order and regular orders this January, I've gotten five free products from the SAB brochure. These two cards highlight two of my free products.

Card #1

For my first card, I wanted to have some fun with the sentiment from the Big Day stamp set. Each color is stamped once full strength and then two more times without reinking. We get a nice gradual lightening effect. But just a sentiment seemed much too plain for a card. So I made my own little strip of alternating DSP to step it up a bit. In the end, I needed even more to the card. I added the pom pom trim and everything came together.

  • Stamps: Big Day
  • Inks: Calypso Coral; Coastal Cabana; Hello Honey
  • Cardstock: Calypso Coral; Best Year Ever DSP
  • Accessories: Calypso Coral Pompom Trim
  • Tools:

Card #2

For the second card I knew I want to plan with coloring. The Big Day stamp set is perfect for coloring. I had so much fun making this card. I want to make more using different colors.

  • Stamps: Big Day
  • Inks: Basic Gray; Calypso Coral Marker; Pool Party Marker; Regal Rose Marker (retired); Summer Sun Marker (retired)
  • Cardstock: Coastal Cabana; Best Year Ever DSP
  • Accessories: Calypso Coral Pompom Trim
  • Tools: