Scrap ‘n Stamp Festive Open House – #1

Hi everyone! Welcome to our First Annual Blog Open House.

We have a lots of fun stuff happening on our blog today and some awesome Blog Candy to give away plus we are having a terrific One Day Sale at our online store that you won’t want to miss. So let me give you all the details and then I will share our first sample card with you.

Every hour there will be a new blog post going up (from 9am – 6pm PST) and each post will show you new a new sample card or project that we hope will inspire you.

At the bottom of each post we will tell you how you can enter to win some of the Blog Candy we are giving away and also how you can enter the Bonus Draws. We will be giving away five $10 Scrap ‘n Stamp Gift Certificates as our main Blog Candy prizes and there will be some random draws during the day for additional Bonus Blog Candy so look for the BONUS DRAW info on some of the posts. It’s very easy to enter and the more you play the better your chances of winning.

And as promised we are having a Festive One Day Sale (details at the bottom of this post).

So, let the fun begin!!!

Here is my first sample card to share with you…

This was a fun card to make. I used the Dreamweaver Poinsettia stencil LG700 and regular embossing paste on Studio K Onyx shimmer cardstock and let it dry. Then I added the glitter by repositioning the stencil onto the poinsettia and sponging on some Studio K Multi-Purpose Medium, removing the stencil and then sprinkling on some Studio K Snowfall Glitter. This glitter is a blend of white opaque glitter and sparkling crystal glitter so it really does look like shimmering snow on a sunny winter day.

You may wonder why I didn’t just sprinkle the glitter on top of the wet embossing paste. Well, glitter doesn’t stick as well to the matte embossing pastes as it does to the glossy ones and I wanted to get really good coverage and start with a white base so this was the best way to get the glitter to adhere. If I had started with Glossy White embossing paste I could have sprinkled the glitter on while it was wet and achieved much the same effect.

I stenciled on a little bit of Mango Madness VersaMagic ink in the center and then added the sentiment from the Bauble Wreath stencil LJ987 with silver embossing paste.

To finish this card I layered the top piece onto silver glossy cardstock and cut this out slightly larger. Then everything was layered onto Studio K silver mirror cardstock, onyx shimmer cardstock and mounted onto a card base made from Studio K Ice Gold shimmer cardstock.

As promised, here are all the details about our Festive Open House One Day Sale…

The more you spend…the more you save!!!

Spend $50 – $99.99 (before taxes) and SAVE 10%

Spend $100 – $149.99 (before taxes) and SAVE 15%

Spend $150 or more (before taxes) and SAVE 20%

Excluded items: Big Shot, Vagabond, Cuttlebug & Grand Calibur die cutting machines; Spellbinders Sets of 4 Dies; Clearance; Gift Certficates.

And now…it’s time to let you know how you can win some of the fantastic prizes that we are giving away today.

HOW TO WIN SOME BLOG CANDY:

MAIN DRAW – Enter to Win 1 of five $10 Scrap ‘n Stamp Gift Certificates

It’s easy. Just write a review about any product on our website that you have used and tell us why you like it and how you use it. Keep a list of the products that you review and then comment at the bottom of any Festive Open House post and tell us what products you have reviewed. You will receive one entry for every product that you review. A random draw for the main Blog Candy prizes will be made from all the entries received from 9am – 6pm PST today. The names of all the winners will be announced in a blog post the following day along with details about how to receive their prize. Only one prize will be awarded per person.

BONUS DRAW –

Comment on this post and tell us what your favorite embossing folder is in our Christmas Embossing Folder category and your name will be entered in a random draw to win a $5 Scrap ‘n Stamp Gift Certificate.