Card Art by Helen

Here's this month's colour combination:

And here's the project it inspired:

Celebrate something notable with this stylish floral card for someone special in your life. This project uses the new Dainty Delight Bundle from the January-April Mini Catalogue, and the coordinating Dainty Flowers 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper that's available to earn FREE during Sale-a-Bration.

This project started with a Basic White Cardstock base, and the card front was covered with a piece cut out of the full scattered floral pattern from the Dainty Flowers 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper. The narrow Starry Sky patterned paper piece was cut from the same DSP pack, and layered on the card front with a Fresh Freesia mat in between. The focal floral element is the largest floral image in the Dainty Delight Cling Stamp Set, and it was stamped on Basic White Cardstock using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. Colour was added using Daffodil Delight, Fresh Freesia, and Old Olive Stampin' Blends. It was die cut using the coordinating die from the Dainty Delight Die Set. An additional foliage element was die cut from Old Olive Cardstock, and floral elements cut from Basic White, Crushed Curry, and Fresh Freesia Cardstock using dies from the same set. All these elements were adhered to the DSP panel, with the Crushed Curry floral elements being given some height using Stampin' Dimensionals. The sentiment, again from the Dainty Delight Cling Stamp Set, was stamped in Tuxedo Black on a small Crushed Curry Cardstock panel and added to the card front using dimensionals.

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Not only can you save 10% by purchasing the Dainty Delight Cling Stamp Set and the coordinating Dainty Delight Dies as a bundle, but by purchasing this bundle you quality for 1 Level 1 Sale-a-Bration item. That gets you the coordinating Dainty Flowers 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper FREE! Remember that this coordinating DSP is only available during Sale-a-Bration (ends 28 February), and only while supplies last.

This month's kit includes nine sweet and sunny cards, perfect to send to someone to brighten their day. This kit also coordinates perfectly with the Rain or Shine Suite from the January–April 2023 Mini Catalogue if you want to take your creativity beyond the box!

You'll receive everything you need to make 9 cards (3 each of 3 designs) measuring 5½" x 4¼", along with coordinating envelopes. Each card design features a fun peek-through window scene, and you'll love the cute precut critters and labels, fun raindrop elements, and the sweet springtime photopolymer stamp set that come in your kit. A Mango Melody Classic Stampin’ Spot is also included, and additional coordinating colours are Balmy Blue, Cajun Craze, Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, Old Olive, and Shaded Spruce.

For the first time, you can purchase coordinating dies with the Sunshine & Smiles Dies Add-On.
  This set of dies will let you cut out two of the images in this month's stamp set and give you so many more options for additional designs with this kit. This add-on is only available to current Paper Pumpkin subscribers and is offered while supplies last.
Please note that you will need a Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine (either size) to be able to use the add-on with your kit

Pick up a prepaid subscription (1, 3, 6, or 12 months) from my online store, or set up a monthly subscription. To receive the February kit, you must subscribe or activate your prepaid code before 10 February.

Prepaid subscriptions come with extra perks during Sale-a-Bration!

Sale-a-Bration is a great time to extend your Paper Pumpkin subscription for the year ahead. Purchase a 3, 6, or 12-month prepaid subscription and you will earn Sale-a-Bration items based on your order total (before tax & shipping). Earn a level 1 item for each $60 you spend, a level 2 item for each $120 you spend, and mix and match when your order total is higher! Find out more about the Sale-a-Bration items you can earn FREE by visiting my online store.

Here's this month's sketch:

And here's the project it inspired:

This card could easily be a Valentine's card for a friend or loved one, or a card to send "just because" to anyone who needs a boost. The main products used in this project are part of the Country Floral Lane Suite Collection available in the new January-April Mini Catalogue.

The striped patterned paper, from the Country Floral Lane 12" x 12" Designer Series paper, was adhered to a Crumb Cake tent-folded card base. A length of Burlap Ribbon from the Real Red & Burlap Ribbon Combo Pack was wrapped around the card front. The focal panel patterned paper base is a coordinating pattern from the same Country Floral Lane DSP. The floral heart element is from the Country Bouquet Photopolymer Stamp Set. The two parts were stamped in Sweet Sorbet and Mossy Meadow on Basic White Cardstock, and the circle panel die cut using the largest circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies. The sentiment, again from the Country Bouquet Stamp Set, was stamped in Mossy Meadow on Basic White Cardstock and die cut using the smallest tag element from the Stylish Shapes Dies. Each layer in the focal panel was adhered to the card front using Stampin' Dimensionals. Pastel Adhesive-Backed Sequins (in Petal Pink) were added as a finishing touch.

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The Country Bouquet Stamp Set does have a coordinating punch, the Country Bouquet Punch, and don't forget that you can save 10% when you buy them as a bundle!

We certainly get to start the year off right with Stampin' Up! Sale-a-Bration! It's the biggest promotion of the year and everyone who shops, hosts a party, or joins as a demonstrator can benefit. Sale-a-Bration ends 28 February, so you only have until then to take advantage of all the special offers available.
 

When you place an order, you'll earn a free exclusive Sale-a-Bration item for every $60 you spend. There are also some items you'll earn free with a $120 spend. Free items are available while supplies last, and the more you spend the more you can choose as there's no limit to how many you can earn.

Hosts get extra benefits on top of the free Sale-a-Bration items earned with their product order. When your workshop or party order reaches $375, you'll earn the exclusive Scenic Garden Stamp Set. This free set isn't just limited to hosts as any order that reaches $375 also qualifies.
 

Sign up as a demonstrator during Sale-a-Bration and you get to choose your Starter Kit deal. There are three exciting options this year!

Do you want to know what makes the Boho Blue Mini Machine so special? It's a sneak peek of one of the new colours from the upcoming 2023-25 In Color™ Collection!
All three options include $60 extra in your choice of products compared with the normal Demonstrator Starter Kit

Want to know more? Read more about joining Stampin' Up!, and join online during Sale-a-Bration to get even more in your Starter Kit.

The new January-April Mini Catalogue is live, and there are so many new suites and bundles perfect for crafting for upcoming occasions like Valentine's Day and Easter. You'll also want to check out all the new Designer Series Papers, including Specialty Papers featuring elegant foiled elements. You'll also spot that some stamp sets in this catalogue are available in both Cling and Photopolymer, so you can choose the material you prefer.

Click to view the catalogue online: