Friday night stamping

Thank you Karen (aka imastampin) for a wonderful evening of fun, friends and stamping. I was invited to Karen's home for dinner, and a shoebox swap with some of her stampin' friends. We had great food and then got down to stamping.

Here are a couple of group pics with names and (aka on SCS)














Front row: Me (aka barbara welch), Melissa (aka toknighton), Karen (imastampin)
Back row: Kathleen (aka defoe), Heather, Julee, Connie (aka cmc2stamp)















Front row: Wendy (aka wonniegirl), Melissa (aka toknighton), Karen (aka imastampin)
Back row: Kathleen (aka defoe), Heather, Julee, Connie (aka cmc2stamp)


I made these stampin' treats to give everyone. Karen put them at each place setting on the dinner table.
To make the topper I used the Big Shot, Top Note Die and 20th Anniv. Embossix Die. Other items used: Haiku DSP, Med. cello bag, Small & Large Oval punches, Tangerine Tango, Old Olive and Whisper White Cardstock.



















Close-up of the Treat bag topper:















Here are the awesome projects we stamped:

Wendy's card - Snow Swirled Stamp Set















Melissa's Bag in a Box - Bella Rose DSP and Eastern Blooms Stamp Set



















Kathleen's card - Big Flowers Stamp Set















Heather's card - Season of Joy Stamp Set
















My card - Crazy for Cupcakes and Bashful Blue DSP Prints















Julee's card - A Flower for All Seasons Stamp Set and Bella Rose DSP















Karen's card - Flight of the Butterfly Stamp Set















Connie's card - Pocket Silhouette's Stamp Set















Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Eastern Blooms Sketch

I made this card for the sketch challenge today on SCS. I love the new In Colors and the way they coordinate with other colors as well.














Stamps: Eastern Blooms, Absolutely Fabulous
Paper: Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss, Pumpkin Pie, Apricot Appeal, Whisper White, Bella Rose DSP
Ink: Basic Black
Access: Markers: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie; Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive, Mini Glue Dots
Tools: Scallop Edge Punch, Three For You Punch, Stylus, Paper Piercing Tool & Mat

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Birthday Balloons for the Color Challenge

It's Tuesday, that means my day to clean house and also the color challenge on SCS. But before I mopped the floors and dusted the furniture today, I created this card for the Color Challenge using the colors Rose Red, Basic Black and Kraft.
I love this new set from the new catalog, hope you like the card I created with it. I love the paper piecing technique and I used it here to create the balloons with Rose Red DSP. Also, I used the large oval punch to create the layer for the white sentiment panel by punching two of rose red and offsetting them underneath the white to create a border.



















Stamps: Crazy for Cupcakes
Paper: Rose Red DSP, Kraft, Basic Black, Rose Red, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black
Access: Black grosgrain ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive,
Tools: Large Oval Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, Paper Snips

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Faux Dry Embossing

Technique Challenge today on SCS is Faux Dry Embossing. This technique is quick and easy. To create your faux dry embossing look - first stamp your bold image in White Craft Ink and let that dry. Take the same image and using the Stamp-a-ma-jig, stamp just to the right or left of the white stamped image with a darker color ink, creating a slight shadow. Then complete the card as desired.
Here is the card I created for today's challenge using this technique. I stamped Riding Hood Red image over the White Craft image slightly to the right. Isn't this just so clever. I love this!! I used the Scallop Edge Punch and the Paper Piercing tool to give some added touches to the finished card. Also, love the SU! New In Colors and the matching Kiwi Kiss Grosgrain Ribbon.














Stamps: Upsy Daisy
Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red
Ink: White Craft Ink, Riding Hood Red Classic Ink
Access: Kiwi Kiss Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive
Tools: Paper Piercing Tool & Mat, Scallop Edge Punch, 1/4" Circle Punch

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

N.M.B.S. Challenge #11

Here is the card I created for today's challenge on the NMBS group blog. The challenge was to use one layer to create a card.....it is a real challenge for me as most of my cards end with at least 6 layers. I did the best I could. I used the Big Shot Top Note Die to cut the DSP and then cut that in half for an embellishment on the card front. I also used the new 1-3/4" circle punch.









Stamps: Dreams du Jour
Paper: Night of Navy, So Saffron, Real Red DSP Prints, White
Ink: So Saffron, Night of Navy
Access: Silver Brads, Navy Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive
Tools: Paper Piercing Tool, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Big Shot Die Cut Machine, Top Note Die

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

NMBS Challenge #10

Today I was so excited to be the host of the NMBS group blog challenge.
My challenge was to use the following when creating your card:

1. Make a card using a background stamp
2. Use a punch to create an accent for your card
3. Use ribbon and embellishments as needed

My sample card features a new set from Convention, Flight of the Butterfly. It is hard to see in the photo but I also did three vertical rows of paper piercing on the left side of the raised panel.
Click on the photo for a closer look.









Recipe:
Stamps: Canvas Background, Flight of the Butterfly
Paper: Pacific Point, Baja Breeze, Tangerine Tangelo, Whisper White
Ink: Baja Breeze, Pacific Point
Access: Silver Brads, 5/8" Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensinal Adhesive
Tools: Three for You Punch, Paper Piercing Tool

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Blog Award

I was given this award from my friend and downline Lorri, she is so talented. Thanks Lorri for thinking of me. You can see Lorri's amazing blog here.

The rules for this award are:
1. The winner can put the logo on her blog.
2. Link to the person who awarded you.
3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs.
4. Put links to those blogs on yours.
5. Leave a message on the blogs of those you've nominated.

Here are the talented ladies I am nominating:

Patty - Patty's Stamping Spot
Chat - Me, My Stamps & I
Tandra - A Little Inkalicious
Kelly Jean - Dancing with Stamps
Toni - Ink, Inc.
Diana - Di's Handmade Creations
Jean - Bear Hugs & Inky Paws

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

NEW Idea Book & Catalog

The new catalog is available now. If you would like your own copy of this wonderful book, please contact me. You can earn one for FREE by booking your own hands-on workshop! I have several dates available.

Tote Bag for Convention

It is so good to be back home. I had a great time at convention and wanted to share with you some of the gifts I made to give to my group & downline.

I made 8 of these tote bags for my group & downline. They were a hit!! So many people stopped us and asked where we got them.....I made them from placemats! And of course added some embellishments to them, and a name tag. Inside the tote bag were a few goodies to help get through convention, including gum & tissues.














Placemats (2), Belting for handles, Computer generated Convention logo printed on Whisper White Cardstock, Buttons, Swarovski Crystals,

If you would like to have some totes made for a group event, please contact me for colors & pricing.

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day.

Convention Gifts

I made these frames for my group & downline to give at Convention. I also made one to donate for a door prize at the SCS Dinner. Here is the finished frame from the sneak peek photos below:














Wood Frames, Acrylic Paints, Computer generated logo from SU! website printed on Whisper White cardstock, Ginormous Flowers & One of a Kind Stamp Sets, Rose Red, Perfect Plum, Apricot Appeal Ink and Cardstock, 5 Petal Flower Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Glue Dots

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day.

Convention Bound

I am sooooo excited to be going to Salt Lake City for Convention 2008. I will be leaving today (Tuesday) and returning on Sunday evening. I am so happy that some of my downline and sideline
will be attending. I will not be posting much while I am away as I am not taking my laptop. If I get a chance to post, I will definitely keep you updated.

But as soon as I return, I look forward to sharing with you many things from convention, including the swaps I made and the roommate gifts.

Have a great week.
Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Sneak Peek....

...at what I did this past weekend. I have all my organized swaps ready for convention and some swaps for general swapping too. Now with only 8 days before I leave, I am working on gifts. I make a gift for my roommates and some online friends that I will see at convention.














I stamped, punched and cut out all the elements



















Check back to see the finished projects.

Have a creative day and thanks for stopping by!

Soooo Busy......

I am so sorry for not posting anything here for the past month, but I have been extremely busy. I was helping my son move to his new apartment, and getting settled in. The next week I helped my best friend Vicki move from her house to an apartment. She asked me to do some major organizing of her stuff...mainly the craft room. I will have to show you the end result when I am done. The temperatures here have been between 105 and 110 degrees every day, so needless to say I am exhausted by the end of the day.

Yes, I have been stamping but nothing I can show you just yet. I have been working on my convention swaps, gifts for my roommates, downline/sideline gifts, etc. I will show these as time gets closer. 13 days from today I leave for Salt Lake City. I am getting soooooooooooo excited!!

Thanks for stopping by and Have a creative day.

Color Challenge

It's Tuesday and Color Challenge day over at SCS. Today's colors to use are Soft Sky, Basic Black and Kraft. I used the Time Well Spent hostess set and a fun ribbon embellishment that I made from sraps of ribbon. It is hard to see in the photo, but I stamped small flowers as a background with White Craft ink on the basic black.














RECIPE:
Stamps: Time Well Spent
Paper: Basic Black, Soft Sky, Kraft, Very Vanilla
Ink: Basic Black, White Craft, Soft Sky
Access: Aqua Painter, Ribbon Scraps, Paper Piercing Tool

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Challenge for N.M.B.S. Group

Challenge 01 - Bloom
I designed this card for the N.M.B.S. group's first challenge. Every Sunday a new challenge will be posted and this week it was a limited supplies challenge using flower stamps, black, white and one other color and bling for embellishment.














RECIPE:
Stamps: Bloomin' Beautiful
Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Pink Passion
Ink: Basic Black, Pink Passion
Access: Black Gingham Ribbon, Pink Rhinestone Circle Brads, Stickles

You can go here to check out the group blog.

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Stampin' Up! Retiring Stamp Sets List

Retiring Stampin' Up! Sets List
The list of the retiring stamp sets was released today from Stampin' Up!. Please check out the list here for alphabetical list OR here for catalog page number list. Remember that you only have a short time to get these before they are gone forever. So mark your calendars and plan now to attend my Summer Clearance Event on Saturday, June 21 at my home. Email me for directions and contact info. Come by anytime between noon and 5 pm to preview the new retiring stamp sets list, place orders, buy my previous years retired stamp sets (hundreds of sets available), and enjoy a free make & take project while sipping some cool lemonade. There will be prizes and lots of samples on display as well. I look forward to seeing you!

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

From Messy to...Clean!

Happy Sunday!
Today starts 7 days of dance recital week for me & my family. My daughter has been dancing since she was 4 and she is now 16! The one week in June when I am completely focused on the dance recital has now arrived. I am one of the many staff members at the dance studio which has about 1000 dancers. There are 3 casts, each with a technical rehearsal, dress rehearsal and 2 performances. My daughter also teaches 5 classes and has her own dances in tap, jazz and ballet on pointe that she will perform as well. I run the backstage area where all the dancers are pulled from their dressing rooms and lined up prior to going on stage.

Yesterday, in preparation for the busy week ahead, I cleared my stamping desk in my craft room from all the creative mess I had made while designing and stamping convention swaps. Here is the messy desk photo (I can't believe I am showing you this):














And here it is after I cleared and put away the ink pads, put the stamps back in the cases, punches in the bins and markers in the drawer:














Now that it is clean, I want to STAMP...oh yeah, I have to go work the dance recital.

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Anniversary Sketch

Today I designed this card for my DH and for the Sketch Challenge over at SCS. I will give this card to him tonight when we go out to celebrate being married for 25 years. Today he surprised me with a day at the spa, manicure and pedicure and then tonight we will go out to dinner and a movie.
Okay, back to the card......I used my new set, Fresh Cuts to stamp the background and then the Together Forever set to stamp the details that are punched using various circle punches.



















RECIPE:
Stamps: Fresh Cuts, Together Forever, Hugs & Wishes
Paper: River Rock, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black, River Rock, Blush Blossom
Access: River Rock Ribbon, Linen Thread, Antique Brass Brads
Tools: Circle Punches

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Blooming with Love

Happy Tuesday, and it is the color combination challenge over at SCS. I love the colors for today's challenge: Soft Sky, Blue Bayou, Real Red.
I designed this card for a convention swap that I have been working on. Since I had all the supplies out for stamping this design, all I had to do was to change the colors for today's challenge. The technique is paper piecing and it is perfect for the flower pots in this stamp set. If you are attending the SU! Convention, please do not use this card design.














RECIPE:
Stamps: Blooming with Love
Paper: Soft Sky, Blue Bayou, Real Red, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black
Access: SU! Markers, Silver Brads, Blue Bayou Ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive
Tools: Ticket Corner Punch, 1/16" Hole Punch

Leave a comment and let me know what you think, I love to read the comments from you.
Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Enchanted Inspiration

Happy Saturday!! That means Inspiration Challenge day on SCS. The challenge today is to use a dress from a movie as inspiration for your card. I chose this dress Amy Adams wore in the movie Enchanted. The card I created uses the Bali Breeze DSP which I absolutely love. I cut out the larger of the flowers and popped it up with dimensional adhesive. The sentiment is also popped up over the ribbon.



















RECIPE:
Stamps: Together Forever
Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Groovy Guava, Bali Breeze DSP, Whisper White
Ink: Groovy Guava
Access: Gold Brads, Dimensional Adhesive, Groovy Guava Ribbon
Tools: Scalloped Circle Punch, Ticket Corner Punch, Horizontal Slot Punch

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Summer Picnic Sketch

It's Wednesday, that means Sketch Challenge day at SCS. Here is the card I created for the challenge using a set from the Occasions Mini. The strawberry panel is popped up with dimensional adhesive.



















RECIPE:
Stamps: Tart & Tangy, Short & Sweet
Paper: Real Red, Old Olive, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Summer Picnic DSP
Ink: Real Red
Access: Real Red Eyelets, 5/8" Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive
Tools: Crop-A-Dile

This stamp set and the DSP is from the current Occasions Mini Catalog, sale date extended thru June 30th, If you would like a copy of this mini catalog, email me and I will send you one.

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

One of a Kind....with Chocolate

Color Challenge - Using Very Vanilla, Sage Shadow, Chocolate Chip
Here is the card I created for the color challenge today on SCS, see my gallery here.
The bottom panel is actually a pocket and the two small panels are tucked in the pocket and can be pulled out to reveal your message. The sentiment is popped up with dimensional adhesive.














RECIPE:
Stamps: One of A Kind, Boho Backgrounds
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Sage Shadow, Very Vanilla
Ink: Sage Shadow and Chocolate Chip
Access: Sage Shaoe Marker, Aqua Painter, Gold Brads, 5/8" Chocolate Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools: 1/2" Circle Punch, 1/16" Hole Punch

Thanks for stopping by an have a creative day!

No More Bad Swaps Group Swap

I am happy to be a member of the NMBS (No More Bad Swaps) Group. This is a group of ladies that are excellent stampers and were tired of getting swaps that were just so-so. They wanted an upper level of swaps in return and thus this group was formed. I received an invitation from Beth, the swap coordinator to join and I graciously accepted. This was the first swap that I participated in and it was for full card specialty cards. I signed up for 2 groups. The cards I got in return were absolutely gorgeous and perfect in every way.

My first card is a Criss-Cross Card that I created using one of my favorite color combos - Soft Sky and Blue Bayou.














RECIPE:
Stamps: One of a Kind, Boho Backgrounds
Paper: Blue Bayou, Groovy Guava, Soft Sky, Whisper White, Blue Bayou DSP
Ink: Blue Bayou, Groovy Guava, Soft Sky
Access: Silver Brads, Blue Bayou Ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive, Glue Dots
Tools: Scalloped Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Rounded Tab Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch

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My second card is a Surprise Pop-Up Card. I chose the color combo based on the Flower Fusion colors as I knew I wanted to use these felt flowers as an embellishment for the front on the card.
Here is the card closed



















Here is the card open


















RECIPE:
Stamps: Polka Dot Background, Fun & Fast Notes, Curvy Verses
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Rose Red, Whisper White, Rose Red DSP Prints
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black
Access: SU! Markers, Flower Fusion, Brads, Pumpkin Pie Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Staples, Glue Dots, Dimensional Adhesive
Tools: Trimmer/Scorer, Photo Corners Punch, Stapler, 3/4" Circle Punch

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day.

No Hardware Challenge

Limited Supplies Challenge
Today's challenge on SCS was to use stamps instead of hardware (brads, eyelets, buttons, etc.) on your card. Here is the card I created for the challenge. I used the small star from In The Stars set, stamped it with Bashful Blue onto Whisper White and used the 1/2" Circle Punch and punched each one out. I then flat mounted them along the bottom of my card instead of putting three brads or buttons there. The saying is also from In the Stars set.













RECIPE:
Stamps: Pun Fun, In The Stars
Paper: Bashful Blue, Brilliant Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Wild Wasabi, Jersey Shore DSP, Whisper White
Ink: Bashful Blue, Basic Black
Access: SU! Markers: Pumpkin Pie, Bashful Blue, Brilliant Blue; Wild Wasabi Ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive
Tools: 1/2" Circle Punch

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Masculine Card Challenge

Ways to Use It Challenge
For today's challenge on SCS, I made this masculine card using a set from the mini catalog. I am truly challenged when it comes to making manly cards.

















RECIPE:

Stamps: For Father
Paper: Close to Cocoa, Wild Wasabi, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black, Basic Brown
Access: Antique Brass Brads, Markers, Wild Wasabi Ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive
Tools: Ticket Corner Punch

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Another Challenge to Share

Sketch Challenge
Here is the card I created for the sketch challenge today on SCS. When I saw the sketch I knew this was the perfect set for it. I used the Double Hole Punch to create "faux brads" on the sides. I used the Pretty in Pink classic ink pad for the direct to paper technique to make the background.

















RECIPE:

Stamps: Live Your Dream
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Wild Wasabi, Close to Cocoa, Whisper White
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Close to Cocoa, Wild Wasabi
Access: Pink Taffeta Ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive
Tools: Double Hole Punch

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

I'm Back....Color Challenge to Share

Color Challenge - Soft Sky, Certainly Celery, Blue Bayou
Here is the card I created for the color challenge this week on SCS. I absolutely love these colors together. I used the paper piecing technique on the wheelbarrow.













RECIPE:
Stamps: Blooming with Love
Paper: Soft Sky, Blue Bayou, Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Blue Bayou DSP Prints
Ink: Basic Gray, Markers: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery
Access: Jumbo Eyelet, Celery 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive
Tools: Crop-A-Dile, Scalloped Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Why No Posts?

I have been feeling bad for several days and having a tremendous amount of pain in my lower abdomen. I really wanted to be creative and stamp, but everytime I went to my stamp room the pain over took the creativity. So taking the advise of my ER physician husband and my nurse friends, I tried to take it easy and gets lots of rest. Well, last night at about midnight my temperature spiked to 102.7 and I was having tremors. My daughter just happened to be laying with me in bed and felt the bed shaking and immediately called her dad, who was still at work, and she drove me to the hospital. After 8 hours of IV fluids, pain medication and being put through every test imaginable....CAT scan, X-rays, Ultrasounds, blood cultures. It is an infection of an ovarian cyst. I was so scared that it was going to be something worse.

Don't give up, I will be posting something creative very soon!

Sweet Celebrations

Limited Supplies Challenge
Here is the card I created for today's challenge of following a list of items that you can use.
The List
1. Make a square card. (Any size)
2. Use only scrap pieces of paper. (The base card doesn't have to be a scrap.)
3. Use ribbon or fiber scraps.
4. Use only ONE other embellishment.
5. Use any colors, stamps, and tools.















RECIPE:
Stamps: Sweet Celebrations
Paper: Basic Gray, Soft Sky, Blush Blossom, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Gray
Acces: Scalloped Circle Punch, Circle Punches, Button, Soft Sky Grosgrain Ribbon, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots EF, Dimensional Adhesive

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Sketch Challenge

I created this card for the Sketch Challenge. I used Bali Breeze DSP, which I love, and took the colors that are from the paper to complete the card.













I used the A Beautiful Thing Stamp Set, and the Warm Words Stamp Set both from SU! I used Old Olive, Tempting Turquoise, Groovy Guava and Whisper White cardstock. The middle panel is popped-up using dimensional adhesive. I used the ticket corner punch on the corners of the flower panel and the layer.

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Color, Color...Snip, Snip...

Color Combinations and Ways to Use It all in one card
I designed this card for the color challenge using Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink and Chocolate Chip for my colors. The Ways to Use It Challenge was to use scissors in a way you normally wouldn't. So I took the scalloped circle punch and punched it out from textured pretty in pink cardstock. Taking my scissors, I cut away every other petal from the punch-out. When you are done you have this pretty flower. I used the 1/2" circle punch for the center. This was shared by Tammy for the 3 minute demo at the downline meeting last week.

















RECIPE:

Stamps: Priceless, For A Friend
Paper: Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
Ink: Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip
Acces: Scalloped Circle Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, Paper Snips, Double Circle Punch, Pink Grosgrain Ribbon, Binder Clip (non-SU), Dimensional Adhesive

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Mother's Day Pocket Card

Downline Meeting Swap
I designed this card for the swap at my downline meeting last week. The theme was to make a Pocket Card for Spring or Mother's Day. I used the Blooming with Love Set from SU!

















RECIPE:

Stamp Set: Blooming with Love, Flannel Plaid
Paper: Groovy Guava, Wild Wasabi, Almost Amethyst, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black, Not Quite Navy, Groovy Guava
Acces: Scalloped Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Dimensional Adhesive, Tag Corner Punch, Wild Wasabi Double Stitched Ribbon, Silver Brads, SU! Markers.

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day.

You Cheer Me Up Award

I was given this award today from my friend Chat (nitestamper). Thanks Chat!

And the Blog Candy Winner is....

Julie A. She was the closest to my favorite combo. My favorite combo right now is Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue and Gable Green with Whisper White. Thanks to all you stopped by and left a comment. Keep watching for the next blog candy.

....Julie A. said...Congrats on your hits and thanks so much for the opportunity to win the blog candy! My favorite color combo is Chocolate Chip and Bashful Blue.
April 13, 2008 1:18 PM....

Julie please email me at cre8tivestamper@cox.net with your mailing address so I can send the goodies to you. Congrats!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Combined Challenges for Wednesday

Color Challenge and Sketch Challenge
... have mered into one card that I designed to share with you today. I used the colors Basic Gray, Groovy Guava, and Blush Blossom for this card. I used the Groovy Guava DSP prints as my background. The Embrace Life set is so perfect for water coloring and I used the Aqua Painter to give the flowers some color. The flower panel is popped up using dimensional adhesive. Of course, some paper piercing on the edges complete the look.














RECIPE:
Stamps: Embrace Life Stamp Set from SU!
Paper: Basic Gray, Blush Blossom, Groovy Guava, Whisper White, Groovy Guava DSP prints
Ink: Basic Gray, Groovy Guava
Accessories: Aqua Painter, Blush Blossom SU! marker, Basic Gray Taffeta ribbon, Blush Blossom Eyelets, Dimensional Adhesive
Tools: Crop-A-Dile, Paper Piercing Tool Kit,

Today is the last day to leave a comment for my blog candy giveaway. See post below for more info on how to play.

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day.

Double Pocket Card

Technique Challenge
Today's challenge was to make a double pocket card using a tutorial on SCS. I created this card to send to a friend in my hometown who is going through some tough times right now. I decided to use the Au Chocolate DSP (retired SU!) for the challenge. The tags that are inside each pocket are stamped using the True Friend set. The large eyelets are set using the Crop-A-Dile.

















RECIPE:
Stamps: True Friend
Paper: Au Chocolate DSP, River Rock, Groovy Guava, Very Vanilla
Ink: Groovy Guava, Garden Green
Accessories: Large Pewter Eyelets, River Rock Ribbon, Brown brad, Staples
Tools: Scalloped Circle Punch, Crop-A-Dile, Scissors

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Blog Candy - 10,000 Hits Today

10,000 Hits and counting!
Wow! I can't believe it. I just noticed that I reached 10,000 hits today. I enjoy sharing my stamping world with you and appreciate each and every one of you who visit my blog. I have this blog candy to give away. The winner will receive a Boho-style altered journal, Fiskars hand-squeeze 1" punch, packet of ribbon pieces, binder clips, pieces punched from SU! punches and a surprise item.


















To win, simply leave a comment on this post telling me your favorite SU! color combo, if yours matches my favorite combo you win...in case of a tie I will use random.org to choose a winner. You only have until Wednesday, April 16th at midnight Arizona time. One entry per person unless you are a subscriber to my blog, then you can enter twice. I can't wait to see all the color combos.

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day.

Friday Night Stamping with Friends

Girl's Night Out
I had my 3 best friends over last night for an evening of stamping. Everyone brought food so we could make dinner (Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad, French Bread, Strawberries and Cheesecake)...yumo! We each brought a shoebox swap to stamp. We had a great time!! Here are the projects we made:

Jean's card - Gate-Fold Card using the Embrace Life Stamp Set














Vicki's Card - Long Notes Card using the Blossoms Abound Set














My card - Flap Fold Card using the Tart & Tangy Set & Fundamental Phrases














Chat was having a difficult day and left her project at home. LOL Gotta love her!
So here is a bonus project that Jean brought. She found the idea here on SCS.
Use 2 scallop circle punches, and 2 Hershey's nuggets. A corset for your chocolates!














Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day.

Simple Sketch

Sketch Challenge Wednesday
Today I designed this card for the sketch challenge over at SCS. It is a very simple oval focal point. I used the Oval Nestabilities to cut the ovals, and the paper piercing tool for the holes in the center of each scallop. The images are popped up with dimensional adhesive.



















Recipe:
Stamps: A Beautiful Thing
Paper: Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Groovy Guava, Whisper White, Groovy Guava Prints DSP
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Groovy Guava
Accessories: Oval Nestabilities, Paper Piercing Tool, Dimensional Adhesive, Brad, Chocolate Chip 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day.

Real Red Tulips

Tuesday's Color Challenge - Real Red, Glorious Green, Night of Navy

Here is the card I designed for today's challenge over at SCS. Tulips are my favorite flower so what better color than REAL RED. I never use Glorious Green so this was a true challenge. I used a small piece for a layer and then used the SU! marker for the stems and leaves.



















Recipe:
Stamps: Garden Whimsy
Paper: Real Red, Night of Navy, Glorious Green, Whisper White
Ink: Real Red
Accessories: SU! Markers: Glorious Green, Real Red, Dimensional Adhesive, Real Red Eyelets, Crop-A-Dile, Scalloped Circle Punch, Circle Punches, Photo Corner Punch, Red Grosgrain Ribbon, White Gel Pen

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Sharing More from VSN

Rolling Out The Red Carpet

This challenge was to use RED as your focal point on a card. I used the Always stamp set and stamped everything in red. The distressing tool was used around the red center rectangle to add dimension. and after cutting out all the stamped images, I mounted them with dimensional adhesive. I used the paper piercing tool and m
at to accent the corners of the white panel.














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Layers of Pumpkin & Turquoise...Ribbon that is

Stacked Ribbon Technique Challenge
I created this card for today's challenge using leftover scraps of Bali Breeze that I used over the weekend on a VSN project (see next post). The challenge for today was to use layers of ribbon as your embellishments. I used Pumpkin Pie Striped Grosgrain, Tempting Turquoise Grosgrain Ribbon, and White Tafetta Ribbon.















RECIPE:

STAMPS: Ginormous Flowers, Much Appreciated
PAPER: Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Rose Red, Bali Breeze DSP
INK: Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie
ACCESSORIES: 5 Petal Flower Punch, Rose Red Brads, Ribbons, Dimensional Adhesive

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Another VSN Weekend Project

Handbag "Purse-onality"
Here is another project from the VSN Weekend over at SCS. This challenge was to use a handbag for inspiration to show your "purse-onality". I used the Bali Breeze DSP for the background. I love the Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie and Rose Red colors in this paper. I used my Rose Red marker to do the faux stitching, Rose Red brads and the Rounded Tab Punch for the accent tabs. Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain Ribbon is used for the handles.



















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WHERE'S THE POSTS?

Are you wondering why I haven't posted anything since Friday? Well I have been busy stamping along with the VSN Fashion Weekend over at SCS. It is a Virtual Stamp Night turned into a Virtual Stamp Weekend. The fun began Friday, April 4 at 6 pm EDT (3 pm for me in Arizona) and lasted until Saturday, April 5 at 11 pm EDT (8pm in Arizona), different challenges are posted every hour and you have 45 minutes to complete the challenge, upload your card and clean up to get ready for the next. I didn't get any of my cards uploaded until today, I even missed a couple of challenges due to making dinner and doing laundry. VSN lets you try new things and gets your creativity flowing. I created 15 cards total!! All are on my gallery at SCS. I will share a few here as well.

I Love My Threads
The challenge was to use thread on your card in some way. I used the Paper Piercing Tool Kit to make the holes and then used the Linen Thread from SU! to hand sew the DSP to the layer of cardstock. The horse was inked and stamped repeatedly without adding ink.


















RECIPE:
STAMPS: Wanted
PAPER: Close to Cocoa, River Rock, Ruby Red, Naturals Ivory, Close to Cocoa Prints DSP
INK: River Rock, Ruby Red, Close to Cocoa
ACCESSORIES: Linen Thread, Needle, Paper Piercing Tool Kit, Dimensional Adhesive

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Enjoy Your Color

Limited Supplies Challenge
Today's challenge was to use only white and one other color that is NOT a neutral. Same with embellishments, use as many as long as they are white and the same other color. I chose to use Blue Bayou and the Prints DSP that matches.













RECIPE:

STAMPS: Enjoy Every Moment
PAPER: Blue Bayou, Whisper White, Blue Bayou Prints DSP
INK: Blue Bayou
ACCESSORIES: Dimensional Adhesive, 1/2" Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Paper Piercing Kit, Blue Bayou Double Stitched Ribbon

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Rub Ons for a Challenge

Ways to Use It Challenge Thursday.
Today's challenge is to find ways to use Rub-on Transfers. Here is the card I designed for the challenge. I used the SU! Love & Happiness Rub Ons. They are very easy to use and you get great results. There is very little stamping on this card. The only stamped image is the sentiment "friend" which is stamped in Bashful Blue. The rest of the images are rub ons.

















RECIPE:
STAMPS: For A Friend
PAPER: Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue, Gable Green, Whisper White
INK: Bashful Blue
ACCESSORIES: Love & Happiness Rub Ons, Dimensional Adhesive, Bashful Blue Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Paper Piercing Kit

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Apricot Blossom

Color Challenge & Sketch Challenge
I made a card for yesterday's color challenge, but my daughter needed it for one of her teacher's today and I gave it to her without taking a picture of it to upload. Oh well, she was so happy that it was ready to go. LOL! Here is the card I designed today, combining two challenges. I am not sure about it. I made my background by rubbing the ink pads directly onto the paper.


















RECIPE:
STAMPS: Bloomin' Beautiful
PAPER: Creamy Caramel, Cameo Coral, Apricot Appeal, Mellow Moss, Whisper White
INK: Basic Brown, Creamy Caramel, Cameo Coral, Apricot Appeal
ACCESSORIES: Blender Pens, Paper Piercing Tool Kit, Dimensional Adhesive, Apricot Grosgrain Ribbon, Mellow Moss Taffeta Ribbon

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