Want to see somethin' NEW...

...then wait no longer. I am not able to show you the actual items in the catalog, but I can show you a stamped sample I made using a new set that will be available on July 1, 2009 when the NEW Stampin' Up! catalog is released.

I used the NEW Razzle Dazzle Set for the stamping on all my samples. Each NEW In Color ink is stamped on Whisper White then layered onto the In Color cardstock. The In Color Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon is across the center. I used two of SU! core colors that compliment the In Color. I punched the circles using the 1-3/8" Circle Punch. I also stamped the middle circle using the In Color for a Tone on Tone look.

BERMUDA BAY


















Tempting Turquoise, Bermuda Bay, Taken With Teal


CRUSHED CURRY


















YoYo Yellow, Crushed Curry, Summer Sun

DUSTY DURANGO


















Pumpkin Pie, Dusty Durango, Really Rust

MELON MAMBO


















Pink Passion, Melon Mambo, Rose Red

RICH RAZZLEBERRY


















Bravo Burgundy, Rich Razzleberry, Elegant Eggplant

SOFT SUEDE


















Kraft, Soft Suede, Chocolate Chip

I hope you enjoyed this Sneak Peek of some new things coming on July 1st. Check back tomorrow for the Bon Voyage Blog Hop I am participating in for Stampin' Addicts! Starts at Noon EST. See you then.

Live, Laugh, Love and Stamp!
~Barbara

No time to Stamp it is Dance Recital Week

I have been a part of this dance studio since my daughter joined in 1997....and this is her last year. Every year in June we put on a professional dance recital for all the dancers and their families. It is a way to show the parents what the students have worked for all year. I am in charge of backstage and getting the dancers from the dressing rooms to the stage to perform their dance numbers. I love working with all the children and have wonderful friends that help out to make the show run smooth. Here are a couple pictures of us this week. We are known as the "Pink Ladies", you can easily find us in a crowd with these hot pink shirts on!!

Technical Rehearsal Days


















Here I have on my official recital uniform. I call each dance number in the auditorium for tech rehearsal.


Recital Staff ready to start the show.














Terri, Nancy and Me!

So now you know why I have not been posting anything this week. Thanks for being patient and come back tomorrow for a sneak peek of the NEW In-Colors.

Live, Laugh, Love and Stamp!
~Barbara

Swap Share

Today I am posting the swap cards I made for the NMBS group. These were mailed out this week so everyone should have received their cards back by now.

Square Card - 4-1/4" - Group 3



















Stamps: Cheers to You
Paper: Rainbow Sherbet DSP, Tempting Turquoise, Apricot Appeal, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise
Access: Circle Punches, Circle Scissor Plus, Turquoise Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals, SU! Markers

And Many Mower - Group 2



















Stamps: And Many Mower, Sanded
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke, So Saffron, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Brown, Always Artichoke
Access: Always Artichoke Brads, SU! Markers, Chocolate Chip 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals, 1/16" Hole Punch

Branch Out - Group 1



















Stamps: Branch Out, And Many Mower
Paper: Old Olive, Pacific Point, Summer Sun, Good Morning Sunshine DSP, Whisper White
Ink: Close to Cocoa, Almost Amethyst, Old Olive, Basic Gray, Pacific Point
Access: Pacific Point Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, White DMC Floss, Summer Sun Corduroy Buttons, Dimensionals, 1/8" Hole Punch

Scraplings - Group 4 - 1-1/2" x 4-1/4"



















Stamps: Quilt Quips, Celebrate Everything
Paper: Lovely Lilac, Almost Amethyst, Certainly Celery, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black
Access: Word Window Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, SU! Markers, Button, DMC Floss, Dimensionals, Paper Snips

I am glad you stopped by today. I have a busy week ahead helping to run a dance recital. I will hopefully have something to post in the next couple days.

Live, Laugh, Love and Stamp!
~Barbara

More Graduation projects.....

...I stamped for Kelsey's graduation party. I made two banners, a plate insert, and added some stamped details on the table centerpiece and the table decorations.

Graduation Plate Insert













Stamps: Tassle Time (retired SU!), Short Order Alphabet
Paper: Night of Navy, Pink Pirouette Prints DSP, Whisper White
Ink: Night of Navy
Access: Large, Wide & Scallop Oval Punches, Paper Snips, Dimensionals, White Brad, Navy Grosgrain Ribbon, Aqua Painter

Table Decorations





























Stamps: Short Order Alphabet
Paper: Night of Navy, Whisper White, Pink Pirouette DSP Prints, Non-SU! Graduation Hats (paper rolled up and inserted inside the glass vases)
Ink: Night of Navy
Access: Pretty in Pink, Navy, White Grosgrain Ribbon, Pink Pirouette Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Large, Wide & Scallop Oval Punches, Glue Dots, flowers, '09 foam numbers

CONGRATS Banner













KELSEY Class of 2009 Banner













Banners made using the Big Shot with Pennant Die and Serif Essentials Alphabet Dies, Class of 2009 was cut using GoGo Boots Alphabet Dies.
Paper: Night of Navy, Whisper White, Pink Pirouette DSP Prints
Access: Pink Pirouette Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Jumbo Antique Brass Eyelets, Crop-a-Dile, misc. SU! embellishments.

Autograph Mat for Framed Graduation Photo...everyone wrote a special message to her!!



















Hope you enjoyed all the projects.
Thanks so much for stopping by today and check back tomorrow... I will show you the swap cards from the NMBS swap I participated in last month.

Live, Laugh, Love and Stamp!
~Barbara

A Hand-stamped Graduation....

Kelsey graduated on Wednesday, May 27th from Pinnacle High School. We had an Open House Celebration on Saturday, May 30th. Then went to a local resort for a few days to relax.
As promised last week, I want to share the many items I made for Kelsey's graduation and open house celebration. Today I will show you the invitations and party favors that we made.

First, the enclosure invitation that was sent with the graduation announcements.



















I typed the wording on the computer and printed it onto Whisper White cardstock. The images are from a retired SU! set - Tassle Time & Sketch an Event.
Paper: Rose Red, Night of Navy, Whisper White
Ink: Night of Navy
Access: Red Stickles

Kelsey wanted the other invitation to have pink on it. So here is the invitation we sent out for the Open House. This one was sent to her friends and families that did not get the actual graduation announcement.



















I typed the wording on the computer and printed it onto Whisper White cardstock. It included a senior picture and a senior name card.
Stamps: Celebrate Everything, Polka Dot
Paper: Pink Pirouette, Night of Navy, Whisper White
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Night of Navy
Access: Navy Organdy Ribbon (retired SU!), Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Blue Stickles

We made these favors as a way to say thank you to each person that came to the Graduation Open House. These adorable matchboxes had chocolates inside and a message about the graduate.














here it is open:














Stamps: Retired SU!
Paper: Whisper White, Night of Navy, Pink Pirouette
Ink: White Craft Ink, Night of Navy
Access: White Brads, 1/16" Hole Punch, Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Big Shot, Matchbox Die, Sticky Strip

I am so glad you stopped by today, please check back tomorrow as I will be posting the decorations I made for the party.
Live, Laugh, Love and Stamp!
~Barbara

weSTAMP May Meetup

Sorry for my absence in posting, I have been so busy with graduation. I did make time to attend the weSTAMP meeting on Tuesday evening. It was so much fun and felt really good to be with friends.
We made this adorable bird house make & take that Lorri provided us. We used the faux wood technique on the roof. I am not sure where she found the template online.



















Stamps: Cheep Talk
Paper: Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Kraft
Ink: Summer Sun, Craft White Ink, Creamy Caramel, Sahara Sand
Access: Baja Breeze Grosgrain Ribbon, Bone Folder, Scor-Pal, Horizontal Slot Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Little Leaves Sizzlits Die, Big Shot, Sticky Strip, Glue Dots

Here is the card I made for the swap. The theme was a gate-fold card for any occasion.



















Stamps: Cheep Talk
Paper: Pacific Point, Good Morning Sunshine DSP, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White
Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Pacific Point, Summer Sun
Access: Kiwi Kiss Satin Ribbon, Paper Snips, 1/4" Hole Punch, Paper Snips, Glue Dots

Glad you stopped by today I would love to hear how much you liked these projects. I will be posting the graduation stamped items soon...so check back.

Live, Laugh, Love and Stamp!
~Barbara

Dazzling Divas May Meetup

Downline Meeting for May...
We had a wonderful evening together at Pam's home. We had a delicious dinner, stamped 2 make & take projects and enjoyed the creativity of the small group with swaps. I am so lucky to be with some very talented ladies. I hope you enjoy these projects from the meeting.

Make and Take #1 by Pam
















Make & Take #2 by Barbara



















Our swap theme this month was "Anything Goes" - you could create a full card, 3-D item, giftable, etc. for any theme.

Anita's Swap - Full Card



















Grace's Swap - Altered Candle



















Sharon's Swap - Full card



















Vicki's Swap - Box w/ 3"x 3" Notes














Pam's Swap - Test Tubes w/ Holder



















Barbara's Swap - Top Note Box w/ 2 Note Cards















Stamps: Totally Tools, And Many Mower
Paper: To The Nines DSP, Always Artichoke, Sahara Sand, Chocolate Chip
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Access: Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke Grosgrain Ribbon, Vintage Brads, Brown Brads, Dimensionals, Sticky Strip
Tools: Big Shot, Top Note Die, Wide Oval Punch, 1/16" Hole Punch, Paper Snips

I am so happy you stopped by today, please leave a comment and let me know what you think.

If you would like to be a SU! Demonstrator and join my team, please email me and I will be happy to help you sign up.

Live, Laugh, Love and Stamp!
~Barbara

Tour #7, Stop #22 on the SU! Blog Tour

Welcome to the May 15th & 16th Blog Tour

Hi there, I'm Barbara Welch and welcome to my blog, this is Stop #22 on Tour #7. This tour features 22 blogs! Each blog will showcase beautiful projects using items from the Stampin' Up! Spring-Summer 2009 Idea Book & Catalog. I am featuring the Best Ever Simply Scrappin' Kit.

Don’t forget to bookmark my blog as the links that make up this tour will disappear at midnight on May 16^th.

I am so glad you stopped by on the blog tour. I will be featuring projects that I designed using the BEST EVER SIMPLY SCRAPPIN' KIT (this can be found on page 162 of the current Idea Book & Catalog.

Project #1- Card Tote with 4 cards

Paper: Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze

Access: 1" Baja Breeze Grosgrain Ribbon, 5/16" White Brads, Large Oval Punch, Dimensionals, Self Stick Die Cuts from SS Kit, Crop-a-Dile

The 4 cards inside the tote....

Card #1 - Celebrate...Enjoy...

Paper: Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, DSP from SS Kit
Access: Self-Stick Die Cuts from SS Kit, Silver Brads, Kiwi Kiss Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals

Card #2 - Happiest Birthday

Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red, DSP from SS Kit
Access: Riding Hood Red Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Star Designer Brads, Self-Stick Die Cuts from SS Kit, Dimensionals, Photo Corner Punch

Card #3 - Make A Wish

Stamps: Big Bold Birthday
Ink: Basic Black
Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, DSP from SS Kit
Access: Self-Stick Die Cuts from SS Kit, SilverBrads, Dimensionals, 1" Baja Breeze Grosgrain Ribbon, White Grosgrain Ribbon

Card #4 - Celebrate

Paper: Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, Whisper White
Access: Self-Stick Die Cuts from SS Kit, Dimensionals, Kiwi Kiss Corduroy Buttons, Riding Hood Red Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

Project #2 - Envelope Scrapbook














Envelope Scrapbook - open














Paper: Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, DSP from SS Kit
Access: Self-Stick Die Cuts from SS Kit, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, Rounded Tab Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 3- #10 White Envelopes, Sticky Strip, Dimensionals, White Organza Ribbon, Rhinestone Brad
**Bookmark my blog and check back next week for more photos of the envelope scrapbook and the instructions on how to make this awesome project**

Project #3 - List Pad cover



















List Pad - Open



















Paper: Kiwi Kiss, DSP from SS Kit
Access: Self-Stick Die Cuts from SS Kit, Scallop Edge Punch, Sticky Strip, Riding Hood Red Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Memo Pad (cut in half)

Project #4 - Pocket Card



















Finished Size: 4-1/4" x 6-1/2"
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Whisper White, Sahara Sand, DSP from SS Kit
Access: Silver Brads, Dimensionals, Sticky Strip

I hope you enjoyed the projects. Please bookmark my blog and check back often for more creative ideas that I will have to share with you.



Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day! Please leave a comment and let me know what you thought of my projects and my blog. Bookmark my blog or become a follower and check back on Tuesday for a chance to win my blog candy.
~Barbara

So Excited to be Featured......

on the upcoming Blog Tour with Late Night Stampers. Make sure you check back on Friday, May 15th and Saturday, May 16th for the complete list of blogs and how you can view all three tours. They are only available for two days so don't miss out on the creative journey.









My blog will feature projects made using the Best Ever Simply Scrappin' Kit which can be found on page 162 of the current catalog.















Thanks for stopping by and check back for the blog tour!!
Live, Laugh, Love and Stamp.....
~Barbara

Happy Mother's Day

I want to wish all mom's out there a Happy Mother's Day. I had a wonderful day thanks to my two fabulous kids and my hubby. First off, I went to the cemetery with Kelsey & my hubby to place flowers on the grave of my MIL, then we went to lunch. After we came home, I was able to get in some stamping time. When Bryan got off work, we went to California Pizza Kitchen in Tempe for dinner.

Thanks for the beautiful floral bouquet, big chocolate chip cookie, gift card to JoAnn's Etc., and a massage at Life Spa...(I will enjoy that next week).
















Bryan, Me, Kelsey at California Pizza Kitchen















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

weSTAMP April Meetup

For the weSTAMP meeting on April 28th I was in charge of the Make & Take project. Everyone that attended made this cute little envelope bag. It is a medium envelope, covered with Tea Party DSP. I stamped the flower from Playful Petals, colored it with markers and then cut it out. Using dimensionals and the Boho Blossoms Punch assemble the flower and add a rhinestone brad in the center. Perfect size for a gift card for a small sweet treat!



















Stamps: Playful Petals, Blooming with Love
Paper: Tea Party DSP, Almost Amethyst, So Saffron, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Gray, Almost Amethyst
Access: Pretty in Pink, So Saffron Markers, Clear Rhinestone Brad, Pretty in Pink Taffeta
Ribbon, Dimensionals, Paper Shred, Whisper White Medium Envelopes
Tools: 1" Circle, 1-1/4" Circle, 1-3/8" Circle, Tag, & Boho Blossoms Punches, Paper Snips,
1/8" Hole Punch

My swap card for the meeting. The theme was a Mojo Monday sketch using any SU! current set and for any occassion. I love the Raspberry Tart DSP.














Stamps: Sweet Stems, Lovely Labels
Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Raspberry Tart DSP
Ink: Basic Black, Kiwi Kiss, Pretty in Pink
Access: Aqua Painter, Pretty in Pink & Rose Red Markers, Rose Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Rose Red Brads, Dimensionals, Sponge Dauber
Tools: 1-3/8" Circle and Scallop Circle Punches, Paper Piercing Tool & Mat

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

Happy May Day.....and the beginning of National Scrapbooking Month

Picture the Possibilities.........
Stampin' Up! has announced three awesome promotions for May. Take a minute to check them out. This month is a great time to get out your pictures and do some scrapbooking with family and friends. If you do not have a demonstrator that you currently order from, please contact me and I will be happy to help you. Please scroll down to the end of this post for a special offer from me.
Three great offers now available through May 31st.

Part One...Get a FREE package of Designer Series Paper or 12 x 12 Textured Cardstock when you buy three! You can mix and match your papers with this offer.

Part Two...Buy the new Jumble Alphabet stamp set--a sneak peek from the upcoming 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog--at 20% off! Set of 52; double mounted stamps. Regular price of $43.95....on sale in May for $35.16.

Please contact me with any questions or to place an order.

Each order placed will be entered into a drawing for a level one hostess set**, the drawing will be on June 1st. You may order as many times as you would like throughout the month to better your chances of winning!!!! **This offer is only valid through me, Barbara Welch, Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator**

Part Three... is an opportunity to become a demonstrator for only $75 with the limited-time Scrapbooking Starter Kit!

With so many great offers to choose from, your scrapbooking possibilities are endless! These offers end May 31, please contact me today to get started.

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!
Barbara