The free-with-purchase Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration Sprinkled Expressions stamp set includes a two stamps great for graduation cards.   It is much more than a graduation card set, but how great it is to have a stamp set on hand for the graduations that are a continual part of our May and June each year.

The graduation card below was designed and made by Godby (God be) With Us Stamper Marsha Mendenhall with the Sale-a-bration Sprinkled Expression stamp set,  Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper and Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack (all FREE with purchase!)

Marsha stamped the cascading stars in Lucky Limeade Classic Ink on Very Vanilla Card Stock to coordinate with the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper.  She had the idea of how she wanted to stamp the stars.  It is so satisfying when what you visualize works out so well.  Personally, I have a lot of ideas, but not all are golden.

Didn't Marsha do a great job cutting out her cascading stars?  She left an equal border around all of them.  Not always easy to do, but the Very Vanilla border really sets them off against the Lucky Limeade Card Stock behind them.

In this pattern of the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper, you see a hint of the Pool Party color.  Marsha pulled the hint of color into her beautifully with the Pool Party used to ink and layer her greeting.

Like me, Marsha doesn't care for a naked, or blunt, edge of background paper.  She tied some of the color coordinating ribbon from the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack to cover the edge.  The ribbon is sheer and gives a subtle blending of the background paper and Lucky Limeade Card Stock.

The Sprinkled Expressions stamp set, Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper and Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brads Pack are all FREE Sale-a-bration choices.  You get your choice of any one of the 20 Sale-a-bration items absolutely for FREE with every $50 in Stampin' Up! products.

Would you like to have the Sprinkled Expressions stamp set in your collection to make a graduation card when the need arrives?  If so, order $50 in Stampin' Up! products in my online store and choose Sprinkled Expressions as your FREE choice.

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January 24 – March 31, 2012