#DOswts371 - Sale-A-Bration Inspiration Hop

Hello and Happy Saturday! Welcome to the DO Stamper Stars Blog Hop. The DO Stamper Stars is comprised of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators who are part of Dawn Olchefkse's leader team. Each month we participate in 2 Blog Hops, like this one, to inspire all of us in our passion for crafting. Our Goal is to create, share, and inspire every crafter to keep our creative energy flowing. 

Today's feature project is inspired using products from the Sale-A-Bration brochure. There are just 5+ days left of this promotion. Order $50 or more and qualify for (1) Tier 1 item from the brochure. 

We have been remodeling our kitchen for close to 4 months now and just recently have the ability to use the kitchen, although there is still plenty of finishing touches to get done. I'm feeling like the house is finally becoming ours and so I decided to use the Feels Like Home stamp set. This set has grown on me and has lots of options to show off coloring/ink techniques. 

I decided to give the Split Negative technique a try. It's been a year since I made a card using this technique. General instructions to make the card are as follows: 

• The image you choose is first stamped with regular stamp pad ink color on white or light colored paper. 
• The same image is typically stamped onto a different/ darker cardstock using Versamark and heat embossed with choice of embossing powder. I chose to give the Copper metallic powder a try, but it is challenging to see the embossing in the photo. 
• You then take the two pieces and 'split' them by cutting them in half and matching opposite halves from the light and dark paper to the each other. While you don't have to make 2 cards, why wouldn't you since you have 2 sets of the same image? 

Card Details: 

Paper: 

• Cinnamon Cider card base: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 scored at 4 1/4 
• Basic White 3" x 4" * 
• Scrap for sentiment 
• Crumb Cake  3" x 4"*
• Scrap for Sentiment 

      * Tip- I trimmed the halves up once I got them matched, so they end up smaller when                             you're done. You can make your card stock bigger if you want. Also, a Stamparatus works great              that way you know you have the images in the same spot on both pieces of cardstock.  

•     Blackberry - layer on 2nd card 3' x 4 1/8"
•     Blackberry Beauty Designer Series Paper: 5 1/4" x 4" - I used the same paper, just flipped the side being used on each card. 

Ink: 

•     Crumb Cake 
•     Versa Mark 

Other: 

•     Copper Embossing Powder 
•     Heat Tool 
•     Stitched So Sweetly dies 
•     Seal 
•     Dimensionals

I hope you consider giving this technique a try. It is unique and creates some really pretty cards. Now Let's dig into more collaborative fun. Grab a beverage, sit back, and enjoy the hop!  

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Jill Hamlett

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Feels Like Home Cling Stamp Set (English) [156607] $0.00	Blackberry Beauty 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [156458] $15.00	Cinnamon Cider 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153078] $8.75	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953] $8.75
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $7.50	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $9.75	Versamark Pad [102283] $9.50	Metallics Embossing Powders [155555] $18.00
Stampin' Seal [152813] $8.00	Stitched So Sweetly Dies [151690] $32.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00