These beautiful flowers are part of a gorgeous stamp set called Avant Garden. What does that mean anyway…”avant” garden? Well, I looked it up and “avant” is French for “original and innovative,” “culturally or stylistically advanced.” This is a pretty innovative and stylistically advanced set of flower stamps, don’t you think? The color palate for […]

As you will all know by now, my favourite stamp set from those available free with Sale-a-bration is the Avant Garden stamp set. I've had such fun creating some really beautiful cards with this set and today's card is another example. This is so easy to make with very few products - have a look at this tutorial I've made: The sizes of the card stock needed are as follows: Coloured card base: 21cm x 15cm, scored on the long side at 10.5cm (8.25 ins x 5.75ins scored on the long side at 4.125 ins) Whisper white panel: 9.7 cm x 14.3 cm (3.75 ins x 5.5 ins) If you would like to get the Avant Garden stamp set for yourself, you will need to be quick. Just place an order of £45 for anything from the Annual or the Spring/Summer catalogues and you can choose this stamp set as your free item. Just get in touch if you'd like more details or just click here HERE to read all about it (scroll to the bottom of the post). Don't forget to use my March shopping code too! Have a nice day :) Jill xx Product List Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad [141398] £6.00 Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [131180] £6.00 Peekaboo Peach A4 Cardstock [141422] £7.25 Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £8.25 Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] £6.00 Avant Garden Photopolymer Stamp Set [143272] £0.00 Endless Birthday Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set [140273] £14.00 Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] £3.75 Simply Scored [122334] £27.00 Clear Block Bundle [118491] £65.25

Use the watercolour part of the Avant Garden Stamp set and post it notes to create a mask. The masking technique makes the flowers look like they are in front of the stems.

Hello, Crafters. This is my first play with the Sale-a-bration (SAB) Stamp Set called Avant Garden. Judging by the orders I see going through, I think this is going to be the most popular stamp set in the SAB Catalogue! After using the Watercolour Pencils on the card featured in yesterday’s paper piecing video, I ... Read More about Avant Garden

Here is an elegant black & white flowery card! I used this stemmed flower stamp to make the background on my card front! And then used the single stem of flowers as my main focus too. So what do you think? Those of you that know me, know that I always love black & white cards! stamp set: 'Avant Garden'- Sale-a-bration set- FREE with a $50 order card stock: Basic Black, Whisper White ink: Archival Basic Black other: 1 1/2" Circle Punch, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Basic Pearls +++++ Last night we worked late on the farm. And I burnt the midnight oil stamping! This morning Deke is off to chore early & head to another meeting. I'm off to go pick up the boys for the day! They will all be here! Tonight we are all going to Nathan & Sarah's home for supper! I'll be burning the midnight oil again stamping! I hope you have a wonderful Thursday!! Happy Stamping! Hugs- SUSIE

There are less than two weeks left for Sale-a-bration. Avant Garden is one of the stamp sets you can get for FREE with a qualifying purchase. It is my favorite stamp set in the catalog. It is ki…

It is hard to believe that in 2 days the Avant Garden will no longer be available. I guess it is safe to say that it was my top stamp set for this year's Sale-a-bration Promotion. I did like MANY of the items, but as far stamps go, Avant Garden made creating a card very easy! You still have time to grab your own! Just place a qualified order by March 31st and you can select the stamp set for FREE! To see all the Sale-a-bration 2017 products Sale-a-bration 2017 Sale-a-bration Second Release Sale-a-bration Final Day Add On's I hope

Avant Garden is one of the wonderful freebies available during the Sale-a-bration Celebration by Stampin up until the end of May 2017! Here are some of the cards I made with the set. Remember, these are FREE with a $50 order at my store. For more project ideas that use the free Sale-a-bration material, check out my Pinterest Board. Left: Mint Macaron Cardstock and ink, Blushing Bride ink, bakers twine. Right: Pool Party and Calpyso Coral inks and markers with a Little Foxy Designer Series Paper Left: Rich Razzleberry ink, marker and cotton ribbon, A Little Foxy Designer Series Paper Right: Mint Macaron ink, cardstock, black ink and project life Journaling Pens (to make the fine black line) Left: Real Red ink, Pink Pirouette ink, Old Olive ink. Fussy cut with paper snips. (stamp off on the red to get that darker color pink flower) Right: Elegant Eggplant ink, Perfect Plum ink, Old Olive ink, washi tape Left: Elegant Eggplant ink, Perfect Plum ink, Old Olive ink, Watercolor Wash background stamp Right: Melon Mambo ink, Old Olive ink, Pink Pirouette ink I made this card, and couldn't initially decide where to put the Birthday tag. What do you think? Also - I did end up deciding to step it up with some gems in the grey flowers :) Calpyso Coral ink and cardstock, Basic Grey ink, rhinestones Crushed Curry ink, black ink and washi tape Watermelon Wonder Ink, Blushing Bride Ink, Peekaboo Peach Ink, Washi Tape Pool Party ink and Calpyso Coral ink, Basic Grey ink, with a Little Foxy Designer Series Paper Basic Grey ink, Crushed Curry ink Basic Grey ink, Crushed Curry ink, Swirly Scribbles Dies, Little Foxy Designer Series Paper, Sponge Brayer Basic Grey ink and cardstock, dauber, versmark and embossing powder Pink Pirouette ink, Peekaboo Peach Ink, So Saffron ink, Pool Partyink, Wisteria Wonder Ink, Washi Tape, rhinestones Keep Learning, Keep Growing, Keep Sharing,

I am in love with the Avant Garden Sale-a-Bration stamp set. It looks so pretty in the blues... I used Bermuda bay, Tempting Turquoise and Pool Party for the flowers and Pear Pizzazz for the leaves. For a softer look, I used Basic Gray for the greeting. Layered this one with Bermuda Bay card stock.

Hi Guys! I am still catching up. Thank you for bearing with me! Today I have a SWEET, SIMPLE and FAST thank you card for you featuring Stampin’ Up! Avant Garden 143272. Don’t miss the video tutorial and printable project sheet with measurements and a supply list at the bottom of this post. Avant Garden […]

Cleaning up after Christmas……ugh…….Ahhhhhh, but, now taking a break to play with some new craft stuff and some challenges!! Wahoo!! I haven’t played with other challenges in quite a while.... [Read More]

I needed some cheerful Get Well cards.... so when I saw Chris Slogar's cards on Pinterest, I just knew I could create something similar with it. Thanks so much Chris for giving me the inspiration to sponge daub a darker color on the flowers to get a two-tone effect. Thanks for your inspiration too! Now, with each flower, I inked the stamp in the lighter color. ie: Peekaboo Peach, Powder Pink, Daffodil Delight and Perfect Plum. I then took a sponge dauber (used a separate dauber for each color), and inked them in Pumpkin Pie, Flirty Flamingo, Crushed Curry and Fresh Fig... then sponged it in the center of the flowers before stamping the image on the paper. I added the stamens in Basic Black and the stems and leaves in Pear Pizzazz. Each has coordinating DSP and ribbons to make each stand out and be a bit different from the others. Thanks for stopping by. Supplies Used: Stamp Sets - Avant Garden, Flourishing Phrases Ink - Peekaboo Peach, Powder Pink, Daffodil Delight, Perfect Plum,Pumpkin Pie, Flirty Flamingo, Crushed Curry, Fresh Fig, Pear Pizzazz, Memento Paper - Fresh Fig, Peekaboo Peach, Flirty Flamingo, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight DSP, Peekaboo Peach DSP, Perfect Plum DSP, Flirty Flamingo DSP Accessories - Dimensionals, Peekaboo Peach Ruched Ribbon, Flirty Flamingo Ruched Ribbon, Daffodil Delight Stitched Ribbon, Fresh Fig Finely Woven Ribbon

I’m sadly always running out of sympathy cards. While playing around with the SSINK Color Challenge a few days ago, I made a Sympathy Card that I want to share […]

Woo Hoo it's the first Wednesday of the month you know what that means RIGHT? ICS Blog hop time! Our theme this month of March is One Last Sale-A-Bration, we wanted to showcase some of the Sale-A-Bration products before this great promotion ends on 3/31/2017. If your not familiar with the promotion it's spend $50 and receive one of the Sale-A-Bration products for free, spend $100 and get two and so on! These products are only available as gifts and only till 3/31 so don't delay order TODAY! Enjoy the hop and feel free to leave us some love in the form of a comment, we love hearing from you! I needed an encouraging card to mail out, so I thought the Avant Garden Sale-A-Bration set was a perfect match! I was inspired by my daffodils that are already blooming here in the midwest super earlier than normal. These are a few in our front yard. For the card the card base is thick Whisper White cardstock, a layer of Daffodil Delight ( 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"), and a later of Whisper White (4" x 5 1/4"). The flowers are stamped in Daffodil Delight, the middle accent in Crushed Curry, and the leaves & stems are Pear Pizzaz. For one flower I stamped it on scrap paper and then cut it out and popped with Stampin' Dimensionals. The sentiment is from the Window Shopping stamp set inked in Pear Pizzaz on Whisper White cardstock. It is cut out using the Stitched Shapes Framelits (2nd largest oval) and popped with Stampin' Dimensionals. The accent cardstock layers are Pear Pizzaz (1" x 4") and Daffodil Delight (3/4" x 4"). I hope you enjoyed my spring inspired card using the Avant Garden Sale-A-Bration set. The next stop in our blog hop is Deb! Card Supply List from Stampin' Up!: Stamps: Avant Garden, Window Shopping Cardstock: Thick Whisper White, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzaz Inks: Pear Pizzaz, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry Embellishments: Stitched Shapes Framelits, Big Shot, Cutting Pads, and Magnetic Platform Adhesives: Snail, Stampin' Dimensionals

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Sometimes it’s fun to combine two stamp sets to create a picture on your card, thus today’s share combining Builder Birdcage and Avant Garden. I wanted to create a happy sunny place for the birds to b

I found this fun card while surfing on the net. You can see the original one here . I liked the idea that I could combine the "Avant-Ga...

When I woke up this morning, I realized it was the first day of Spring! I whipped up a few cards to celebrate! I am not sure which color combination is my favorite, it's definitely between the Crushed Curry and the Blushing Bride. Although I like the Marina Mist combination, I am leaning with the other two! My upcoming Happy Birthday Card Club Members will be making this card! I hope they will love it as much as me! I am so ready for warmer weather, flowers to bloom and to watch my boys on the baseball field! Yes, I am

I got this card from a video on BrandysCards.com and I just had to make it. During my class, one of the attendees suggested stamping the background twice before re-inking and I think I like that e…

Since Sale-a-bration ends in just four days, I thought I would show you some cards made with the gorgeous Avant Garden stamp set. You an earn this set FREE with a $50 order placed IN MY STORE by Marc

Today I am sharing a fun fold Easter card we made at my March 2017 FMN class featuring the Sale-a-bration Avant Garden stamp set.

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I was in need of a quick Thank You card today and thought of the great big THANK YOU in the Sale-a-Bration So Very Much stamp set. And then I thought what a nice […]

I love flower gardens, I just don't like to garden. So I am really enjoying Grace's Garden! I cased this card from the January - June Mini catalog. I will confess that this is a fussy card that takes some time to make. There are a lot of pieces to stamp, color and die cut. But oh what fun to put together! There are lots of layers of cardstock as well. Not every card you make with this bundle has to be fussy. There are some really cute cards you can make that aren't as fussy as this one. Just have fun and let your creative juices flow! You may also like: Stampin' Up! Shopping List: Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75 Gray Granite 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146983] $8.75 Seaside Spray 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150883] $8.75 Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100702] $8.75 Seaside Spray Classic Stampin’ Pad [150085] $7.50 Grace's Garden Bundle (English) [153789] $47.50 Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00 Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill [147277] $9.50 Whisper White Craft Stampin' Ink Refill [101780] $4.50 Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147273] $9.00 Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147278] $9.00 Lovely Lipstick Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147281] $9.00 Rococo Rose Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [149572] $9.00 Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147275] $9.00 Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144597] $9.00 Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147276] $9.00 Seaside Spray Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [149569] $9.00 Seaside Spray Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [149569] $9.00 Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder [149643] $10.00 3D Embossing Folder Plate [149658] $10.00

This little city garden features lots of raised beds with vegetables and fruits tucked amongst the perennials and a small pond, showing how you can grow a lot of plants in a small space.

As demonstrator when we attend our semi annual training events hosted by Stampin’ UP! one of the things we enjoy are make n’takes A chance to create a few projects using new stamps and products. In November this was one of the projects and in true Janet fashion I don’t stamp at these events saving […]

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