Crafty Cupcakes March Stampin' Showcase entry

Jillian Selwood, Purple Jelly Designs, Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator

In March we had a Stampin' Showcase challenge which had to include some Sale-a-Bration items.

I used four Sale-a-Bration items, the fabulous metallic ribbon, the beautiful carried away DSP, the glimmer paper in mint macaron and the Any Occasion stamp set to make this easel card and matching gift bag. It was also a great excuse the use the Lift me up Stamp set and the Up and Away framelit dies.

Thank you for stopping by this week and reading my blog, I do hope you’ve enjoyed it. Until next week.

Jillian xx

Avant Garden Sale-A-Bration stamp set

Jillian Selwood, Purple Jelly Designs, Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator

The lovely Sacha Van de Kerkhof recently uploaded a YouTube tutorial showing how to make this beautiful card using the Avant Garden Stamp set. You can see the video here This stamp set is available as a freebie until the end of March when you spend £45 on Stampin' Up! Goodies.

I fell in love with the card immediately. The colours are all of my favourites but I also the loved the way the stencil was used to create an almost ombre effect.

As I hadn't used the Avant Garden stamp set it seemed the perfect opportunity to Case Sacha's card. Here are the two I came up with.

Both slightly different from Sacha's and I'm not really sure which I prefer. What do you think? Do you have a favourite, please leave me a comment below, I'd love to know what you think.

Thank you for stopping by this week and reading my blog, I do hope you’ve enjoyed it. Until next week.

Jillian xx