Thursday, March 26, 2020

A Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop - No Matter the Weather

Welcome to the March Paper Pumpkin Thing Blog Hop featuring the No Matter the Weather Kit. This hop will show alternative ideas for using the pieces from the kit.  The designs on the cards made it easy to create the three panels for my card.  I wanted to show 3 types of weather - rain, cloudy, clear.  Sometimes we can see that all in one day. 


I used Basic Gray cardstock for my card base, Grapefruit Grove cardstock for the next layer, and cut pieces from the cards in the kit for the 3 panels. I stamped the raindrops, clouds, and sentiment with Basic Gray ink. I used pieces that are from the kit (bunny, boots, label, circle, twine, raindrop and clear dots).  I stamped the small flowers with Daffodil Delight ink onto Whisper White cardstock and fussy cut them.  I stamped the basket of flowers and the dashed lines with Basic Gray ink onto Whisper White cardstock.  I colored the flowers and leaves with Stampin' Blends and then fussy cut the image.  I adhered those pieces to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Are your ready to see more alternatives for this kit?  Visit each of the blogs for more creative ideas.

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I am so happy you stopped by today. I look forward to reading your comments. Have a creative day! 

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~Barbara




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Sunday, March 22, 2020

NEW The Creative Tutorial Collection - Ornate Garden Suite

Hello Stampers!
The Creative Tutorial Collection - Ornate Garden Suite - is compiled of (8) project tutorials in PDF format featuring projects created from the Ornate Garden Suite of Stampin' Up! products available April 1, 2020.  These full-color step-by-step instructions also include product lists to make it easier than ever to recreate these exclusive projects - you won't find them anywhere else!


Ornate Garden PDF $15.00


PDF will be emailed upon payment confirmation.

Have a creative day!
Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~Barbara

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Stampin Friends March 2020 Blog Hop

Welcome to the Stampin Friends March Blog Hop! This month's theme is Congrats, Grads, Brides and Babies.  If you are following along the hop, you have arrived from the blog of Steph Jandrow.  Be sure to read through my blog post, comment below and continue along to the blog of Tiziana Milano. If you happen to get lost along the way, you can find a list of the Blog Hoppers at the end of each blog.  

Let's get right to my projects that I created for this month's hop. I think the card and gift box would be perfect for a bride.  All products used are from Stampin' Up! ©   





Blog Hop List:


  1. Rachel Rife
  2. Teri Pocock
  3. Katja Ettig
  4. Jean Beaulieu
  5. Kim Quade (US)
  6. Maureen Rauchfuss (US)
  7. Anne Marie Hile (US)
  8. Steph Jandrow
  9. Barbara Welch (US) - **YOU ARE HERE**
  10. Tiziana Milano
Thanks for visiting my blog,  I know you will want to continue the hop, so next up is the blog of Tiziana Milano. I hope you will feel inspired to be creative in your own way! I look forward to reading your comments. Have a creative day!

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~Barbara




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Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Hello stampers!  I wish you all a Happy St. Patrick's Day. I hope you are wearing green to avoid being pinched.  Today I wanted to share some altered items I created with items from the Dollar Tree using Stampin' Up! products.


The wreath and the shamrock were unfinished wood items I purchased at the Dollar Tree.  I glued Stampin' Up! cardstock and DSP to the shapes using the Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  Sponged the edges with Call Me Clover Ink. The letters are from the Hand-lettered prose Dies and words from the Merry Christmas Dies.
I found these black pots in packs of 5, the gold coins and Werther's candies at the Dollar Tree.  I made these adorable little shamrocks for my Pots of Gold using the Stitched Be Mine Dies for the hearts, the Classic Label Punch and saying from the Itty Bitty Greetings Set for the tiny banner in the center.

I hope you enjoyed seeing my projects. Have a creative day!

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~Barbara


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Friday, March 13, 2020

I Can't Thank You Enough

Today's card says it perfectly.  The sentiment is from the So Sentimental Set.  I truly can't thank you enough for following my blog and being a stamping friend.


Thank you for stopping by, I hope you are enjoying the many ideas using this suite of products from the January-June 2020 Mini Catalog.  Have a creative day!

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~Barbara


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