Simple Saturday: Someone Who Changes Everything

Welcome to Simple Saturday!  Simple Saturday is when I share super-simple projects that don’t lack the gorgeousness of complicated projects – OH! and I do it all on a Saturday.  Brilliant, huh?  Anyhow, welcome.  Today’s project is not only super-simple (Stampin’ Up! does all the gorgeous background work for us here), but it’s also a sneak peek at See Ya Later, one of the awesome stamp sets that you can earn during Sale-a-Bration.  Here’s my card: 

Tips, Tricks and Reminders

• Wonderful Watercoloring.  Don’t you love how I created such a gorgeous Daffodil Delight and Crushed Curry watercolored background?  And what about the really cool swipe of ink behind the sentiment?  I know, I know.  By now, the cat’s out of the bag – by now, you’ve seen the Occasions Catalog and have seen Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper and Happy Watercolor stamp set.  Stampin’ Up! has done all the work for us – so we can make cards that look amazing but that are easy to pull together.  Woo hoo!  The paper is pre-printed, and the swipe of ink is a stamp.  Case solved.
• Color Combination.  My starting point for this card was the Daffodil Delight and Crushed Curry watercolored background.  While the other pieces of this Designer Series Paper incorporate Gumball Green, Island Indigo, Smoky Slate and Tangerine Tango, I wanted to really highlight the brightness of the yellows with a deep, rich color.  Elegant Eggplant felt like the right choice.  It serves as a perfect backdrop to really let the yellows pop.   
• The Perfect Fit.  I just love this sentiment – in fact, all of the sentiments in Sale-a-Brations’ See Ya Later stamp set are great (I’ve already shared one here), so you don’t want to miss out.  I tried every shapes (a variety of framelits and punches) to get the perfect shape for this sentiment.  In the end, the simple circle was the perfect way to highlight this sentiment.  Why complicate things when the simple circle is just sitting there, waiting to be used?

Stamp sets:  See Ya Later (Sale-a-Bration), Happy Watercolor  Papers:  Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White, Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper  Inks:  Elegant Eggplant, Daffodil Delight  Accessories:  Circles Collection Framelits, 2-1/2″ Circle punch, Small Heart punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals 

So, what do you think about this Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper?  Do you love it as much as I do?  If you haven’t seen it all, you should definitely check it out.  I have to “spread the love” around all the new papers, but there will definitely be more Watercolor Wonder to come.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Brian

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Sale-a-Bration.  You are in for quite a treat with this year’s Sale-a-Bration.  What’s 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 three great ways to take advantage of Sale-a-Bration: 

• Earn free products for purchases.  For every $50 in purchases, customers are able to 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. 
• Join Stampin’ Up!.  If you have ever thought about joining the Stampin’ Up! family, this is your time.  Not only will you earn a discount on the product you want, but you’ll be a part of a wonderful, supportive group.  If you’ve ever thought about joining, I’d love for you to reach out to me at [email protected] so I can help you plan for Sale-a-Bration.
• 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.  If you’d like to gather orders from friends (whether or not they live near you, shipments can go directly to them), I would love to help you earn the extra rewards.