I'm back from Stampin' Up!'s WONDERFUL Orlando Incentive Trip! It was so MUCH fun, and I miss being there with my hubby. It was the my first incentive trip, and boy, Stampin' Up! sure knows how to pamper us! They always keep saying how much all of us demonstrators mean to them, and they really mean it. I am required to say that less than 1% of demonstrators worldwide earn the incentive trip.
Part of the pampering we got were some great gifts. I participated in an organized card swap & a 3D swap, too. I wanted to show you everything I got, and I did that in last night's Live.
If You Missed Seeing All of my Goodies Last Night, You Can See in the Live Replay:
Click "Watch on YouTube" if You Would Like to See it in HD
I did want to show everything I got from the trip, but I also wanted to teach you all how to make the swap card I made for the trip's card swap. I can't believe the number of cards I've made with this beautiful bundle! It's the Impressions Abloom Bundle, and it's one of the new Online Exclusives that came out earlier this month.
The bundle includes the Impressions Abloom Stamp Set and the Impressions Abloom Dies. You can buy each one separately, but if you buy them together as a bundle, you save 10%! This bundle has beautiful flowers that can be die-cut with the dies, and there are even dies that make flowers all by themselves. On my swap card, I used the stamps and the dies to make the flowers, but I used the dies alone to make the leaves and the stem.
The Impressions Abloom Bundle is part of the gorgeous Floral Impressions Suite. This suite also includes the beautiful patterned paper I used on this card, and it's called Floral Impressions Designer Series Paper (DSP). I love how the flowers in the paper coordinate so well with the flowers in the bundle. I got my colors from the DSP, too, so I was able to make my flowers look like the flowers in the DSP design I used.
This suite has some beautiful embellishments (Strawberry Slush & Pretty in Pink Gems), but I wanted to use the Brushed Brass Butterflies for this card instead. I love having these butterflies "flying" around my flowers.
The suite doesn't have any ribbon. I didn't add ribbon to the cards I made for the swap, but I did add some to the card in last night's Live. I used the White 1/4" Ribbon. It's a wonderful, lightweight ribbon, and it's so easy to use. It's also an Online Exclusive, and it's part of the Botanical Textures Suite.
I also wanted to emboss the Basic White base layer, and I chose the Plaster Painting 3D Embossing Folder. I LOVE the texture of this embossing folder!
I didn't add an inside layer to my actual swap cards, but I just had to when I made the card last night. I stamped the Fresh Freesia flower onto it to go along with the outside of the card.
I love the sentiments in the bundle's stamp set, and I actually used ALL of them on my card. The first sentiment is on the outside of the card. The three that were left in the set can be used separately, but I used them all together to leave a nice sentiment for the inside of the card.
For those that would like to make this card themselves, I've made a free project sheet that lists all of the measurements for you. You can save it and/or print it off, get your supplies together, and then watch the video above to make the card along with me. Oh, yeah, the project sheet also includes links to all of the supplies I used, too.
BEFORE YOU ORDER: Does your order (or wish list) come to $99 or more (before shipping & tax)? There is a way you can GET EVEN MORE for your $99, AND get all of your future Stampin' Up! goodies at a discount any time...
YOU'LL STILL EARN STAMPIN' REWARDS, TOO!
CLICK HERE to Find Out How!
Don't Forget That You Can Earn Exclusive Thank You Gifts When You Order From Me!
Click on the Thank You Gifts Pic Below to Learn How.
************************
How Would You Like to Always Get Your Stampin' Up! Products at Least 20% Off?
Join My Team and Get $40 More in Stampin' Up! Products in Your $99 Starter Kit in May!
Hurry! Offer Ends @ 11:59 pm (MT) on May 31, 2025!
Paper Pumpkin Subscriptions Earn You Stampin' Rewards, Too!*
*You Must Have a Stampin' Up! Online Account to Get Stampin' Rewards
