Good Morning! Welcome to another Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! One of my favorite sets from Sale-A-Bration is the Stampin’ Up! Little Ladybug stamp set, so I’m featuring it in this week’s blog hop:

We have a sketch challenge this week, and here is the sketch we are using:

I embossed a panel of Granny Apple Green card stock with the Layered Leaves embossing folder and adhered it to a Basic Black mat. Using the largest circle in the Stitched Shapes dies, I cut a circle with Pool Party card stock. I used the largest scalloped circle from the Layering Circles dies to cut a mat with Basic Black card stock.

I stamped the large flower from the Stampin’ Up! Little Ladybug stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Whisper White card stock. I colored it with So Saffron, Light Mango Melody, Light Granny Apple Green and Dark Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends. I cut it out with the coordinating die from the Ladybugs dies. I cut it again with the large stitched circle die so that it aligns with the Pool Party circle. I adhered the flower to the Pool Party circle and then to the Basic Black scalloped circle mat with multipurpose liquid glue. I adhered the layered circles to the Granny Apple Green embossed background with multipurpose liquid glue and popped them all on a So Saffron card base with dimensionals.

I stamped the ladybug in Memento Tuxedo Black on Thick Whisper White and colored it with Light Real Red, Light Petal Pink and both Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends. I cut it out with the coordinating die from the Ladybugs dies and popped it on the Pool Party circle with dimensionals. I stamped the Happy Birthday sentiment from the Stampin’ Up Little Ladybug stamp set on a strip of So Saffron card stock in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I cut it out with the banner die from the Sending Flowers dies. I cut a backing from Granny Apple Green card stock using the scalloped label die from the Sending Flowers dies. I adhered these together with glue dots. I adhered a length of Whisper White Flax ribbon behind the labels with glue dots and adhered the layered label on the card with a glue dot behind the circle and dimensionals on the embossed background. I finished off the card front with a Daffodil Delight bow and three red gemstones.

On the inside of the card, I stamped a row of the little playful ladybugs from the Stampin’ Up! Little Ladybug stamp set on a Whisper White panel using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored them with the Light Petal Pink, Light Real Red and Light Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends. I embossed a strip of Granny Apple Green card stock with the Layered Leaves embossing folder and adhered it to the bottom of the panel. I adhered the panel to the inside of the card with snail.

The cute Stampin’ Up! Little Ladybug set is a Sale-A-Bration host item that is FREE when your party is over $300 in sales (or if you place an order over $300). The Ladybugs dies is a Coordination Release item that is currently available to demonstrators during Pre-Order and will be available to Customers starting February 4, 2020. The Sending Flowers dies is also a Coordination Release item that will be available on February 4th. Visit my Stampin’ Up! Promotions page for full details on Sale-A-Bration and the Coordination Products Release.

On with the Hop! Click the Next button below to visit Karen Ksenzakovic’s blog.

And just in case you get lost along the way, here’s a list of the team members participating in the hop today:

• Amy Koenders
• Mary Deatherage
• Kristi Gray
• Jaimie Babarczy
• Karen Finkle
• Eva Dobilas
• Akiko Sudano <– you are here.
• Karen Ksenzakovic

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January 16 – 31 Host Code: EFVWTZUQ

Use this host code when you order $50 or more and receive a free gift from me!  The gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 in the 2019-20 Annual Catalog or in the 2019 Holiday Catalog!  That includes some of the Host Exclusive stamp sets!

If your order is over $150, please do not use the host code since you’ll receive your own Host Dollars plus I’ll send you the free gift!  This host code can be used by anyone, no commitment required.  Let me know if you have any questions.

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Akiko

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Cardstock Cuts for this project:

• So Saffron – 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ scored at 4 1/4″ (card base), 1″ x 4″ (label)
• Granny Apple Green – 3 3/4″ x 5″ (embossed background), 1/2″ x 5 1/4″ (inside trim), 1″ x 4″ (label)
• Pool Party – 3 1/4″ x 3 1/4″
• Basic Black – 5 1/8″ x 3 7/8″ (front mat), 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ (scalloped circle mat)
• Whisper White – 4″ x 5 1/4″ (inside panel), 3″ x 3″ (large flower die cut)
• Thick Whisper White – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ (ladybug die cut)

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Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

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