Ready for S P R I N G

Happy Spring!!
I made this banner last night in preparation for Spring decorating. I decided to share it with you today so you would not think I am laying around watching TV shows like CSI or Grey's Anatomy and not being creative and stamping.
I love making these banners for each season or holiday. I am ready for spring to be here, after all it is has been 80 degrees for the past few days here.








Stamps: A Good Egg, Polka Dot Punches, Happy Everything
Paper: Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Delicate Dots DSP, Sahara Sand
Ink: More Mustard, Brilliant Blue, Bashful Blue, Basic Black
Access: Silver Brads, Filigree Brads, Silver Library Clip, Build-A-Brad, So Saffron Brads, Celery Buttons, Dimensional Adhesive, SNAIL Adhesive, Glue Dots, Sticky Strip, Ribbons: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, So Saffron Grosgrain Ribbons
Tools: Big Shot, Serif Essentials Alphabet Dies, 5 Petal Flower Punch, Word Window Punch, Large and Wide Oval Punches, Scallop Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Three For You Punch, Paper Piercing Tool
Close up of the first three letters












Close up of the last three letters











Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!
~~Barbara

Glass Plate and InsertsTutorial

Thanks to everyone for your wonderful comments and emails asking me how to make these. I originally showed my Glass Plates with seasonal inserts in December. I was inspired to make these at the SU! Convention in August 2008.
Today, I have prepared this tutorial to share with you, so you can create your own. I purchased the dinner size glass plates at WalMart. You will need to have your plate before making your templates for the inserts as they may be different in size than mine.

SUPPLIES YOU WILL NEED
Dinner size Glass Plate, Decorator Plate Stand,
Kraft Card Stock, Velcro (adhesive back), Scissors, Pencil,
Designer Series Paper, Cardstock, Inks, Embellishments, Ribbon, Punches

MAKING YOUR TEMPLATES

Step 1 - Make your templates by tracing around the base (part of the plate that rests on the table) of the glass plate onto cardstock, I used Sahara Sand for one and Kraft for one.














Step 2 - Cut 2 of these templates. Make one template 1/4" smaller in diameter, by trimming 1/4" off one of the circles.














Step 3 - Here are the finished templates you will use these for making the inserts. I have mine labeled - outside layer is the one that is the size of the bottom of your plate, top layer is the one that is 1/4" smaller in diameter. Now fold in half, then half again and continue until you have 8 triangle sections. This serves as a cutting guide for the layers. I drew a line across the center of mine as seen in the photo below.














Step 4 - Templates, Glass Plate and Velcro - now you are ready to create inserts for your plate.

HOW TO MAKE INSERTS

Step 1 - For each insert you make, first cut 1 base out of cardstock ( I used Kraft here) using the Top Layer template as a guide. Trace and cut out.














Step 2 - Then fold the template in half and trace onto your first layer (I used Delicate Dots DSP here).



















Step 3 - Flip template over using the other side as a guide for the lower half. Then cut one Outside Layer (here I used Bashful Blue). Here are the pieces all cut out and ready to assemble. Once assembled this will be a very stable insert to go onto the glass plate.














Step 4 - Now you can assemble the pieces, stamp and embellish as desired. I used the Good Egg Set and several accessories to complete my insert.

HOW TO APPLY INSERT TO PLATE

Step 1 - To adhere the insert to the glass plate, apply two 1-1/4" pieces of the rough side of self-adhesive Velcro to the glass plate as shown in the photo.














Step 2 - Attach two 1-1/4" pieces of the soft side of the self-adhesive Velcro to the top of the Velcro pieces already adhered to the plate. Peel away the tab to expose the adhesive on both pieces of Velcro.

















Step 3 - Place the insert down on top of the Velcro pieces and press to adhere. Here is what it will look like once done and you separate the Velcro to remove the insert.





























Step 4 - The photo below shows what the back of the insert will look like with the tabs in place.
To remove insert from plate, gently separate the two pieces of Velcro. Repeat step 2 when making another insert for the plate, adding the soft side of the Velcro to each insert, this allows
them to be interchangeable.

FINISHED PLATE WITH EASTER INSERT

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!
~~Barbara

Raspberry Tart Milk Carton Holder

After running errands and cleaning house a little, I had some time to stamp. I made this adorable Milk Carton Holder. I got the complete tutorial from Becky Roberts on her blog Inking Idaho, see her blog HERE. Her tutorial is so awesome and so easy to follow. She is a very talented lady with so many tutorials on her blog.



















Stamps: Petal Pizzazz, One of a Kind
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, Raspberry Tart DSP
Ink: White Craft Ink, Rose Red Classic Ink
Access: Rose Red Double Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Pretty in Pink Grosgrain Ribbon, Linen Thread, Dimensional Adhesive, Sticky Strip
Tools: Score-Pal, Bone Folder, Key Tag Punch, 1-1/4", 1-3/8" Circle Punches, Scallop Circle Punch, 1/8" Hole Punch, Paper Piercing Tool & Mat Set, Horizontal Slot Punch, Small Tag Punch

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!
~~Barbara

Sweet Stems Sketch

Sketch Challenge
My card for today's sketch challenge uses one of my favorite DSP and color combos. I used punches for the squares and watercolored the images using classic ink and aqua painters. I hope you like it.



















Stamps: Sweet Stems, Sincere Salutations
Paper: Raspberry Tart DSP, Kiwi Kiss, Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black, Rose Red, Kiwi Kiss
Access: Rose Red Brads, Pretty in Pink Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive
Tools: 1" & 1-1/4" Square Punches, 1/16" Hole Punch

Thanks for stopping by, leave a comment to let me know what you think, I love to hear from you.

Have a creative day!
~~Barbara

weSTAMP Sale-A-Bration Swap

Tonight I attended our weSTAMP meeting at the home of Lorri Heiling. It was so much fun to see everyone again, and share our love for stamping. The swap theme was to make a card or 3-D item using any item from the Sale-A-Bration mini catalog. Here is the project I made for our swap.



















Stamps: Polka Dot Punches
Paper: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Whisper White, Delicate Dots DSP
Ink: Brilliant Blue, Bashful Blue, More Mustard, Old Olive
Access: Unfinished Wood Photo Holder*, Bashful Blue Buttons, So Saffron Grosgrain Ribbon, Certainly Celery Poly-Twill Ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive, Acrylic Paint, Quick Dry Adhesive
Tools: Heart Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, 1/4", 1/2", 1" Circle Punches, 1-3/8" Square Punch

*I purchased the unfinished wood block with the photo holders already attached. I painted the sides and top with Acrylic paint (Ceramcoat Green Tea), then lightly sanded the surfaces after the paint dried. I then added the large square of Bashful Blue cardstock with the smaller squares of DSP to the front and back of the unfinished wood using Scotch Quick-Dry Adhesive.

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Botanical Blooms Color Challenge

Color Challenge today on SCS using Summer Sun, Pumpkin Pie and Kiwi Kiss. I used the Botanical Blooms Sale-a-Bration set for my card. Summer Sun is not a color I use often. Leave a comment and let me know what you think.















Stamps: Botanical Blooms
Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Summer Sun, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Brown, Summer Sun, Pumpkin Pie, Kiwi Kiss
Access: Flower Brads, Gold Brads, Pumpkin Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive
Tools: Eyelet Border Punch, 1/16" & 1/8" Hole Punch

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Bella's Bloom Designer Green

Limited Supplies Challenge
Today I created this card for the Limited Supplies Challenge on SCS. The challenge was to feature any shade of green, with bonus points for using designer paper, limit of 2 embellishments, and layers limited to 3 or less. I followed the rules except for the layers...but who's counting!



















Stamps: Bella's Bloom
Paper: Whisper White, Bella Rose DSP, Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red
Ink: Kiwi Kiss
Access: Markers: Ruby Red, Old Olive; Sponge Dauber, Kiwi Kiss Corduroy Button, Dimensional Adhesive
Tools: Eyelet Border Punch

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!
~~Barbara

Yummy Stripes

Ways to Use It Challenge
Here is the card I designed for today's challenge on SCS - use stripes on your card. I kind of took the easy way out as I have been very busy today. I used striped DSP from the Delicate Dots Sale-A-Bration paper.















Stamps: Yummy, Polka Dot Punches
Paper: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Whisper White, Delicate Dots DSP
Ink: Basic Black, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Bashful Blue
Access: So Saffron Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive, 5/16" Silver Brad
Tools: 1", 1-1/4" and Scallop Circle Punch, 1/8" Hole Punch

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!
~~Barbara

Final Chance for Ribbon and Embellishment Shares

While Supplies Last...
If you would like to receive one of the shares now is your final opportunity to do so. This is a great opportunity to get a sampling of everything NEW.
Pay using the PayPal system for quick, easy and secure payment and yours will ship within 48 hours. No waiting for orders to arrive, as I have everything in hand and ready to go.

Ribbon: You will get a total of 12 yards of ribbon - 1 yard of each new ribbon (see post HERE for more details) - Cost: $16.00 (includes shipping) -- Total shares available 6.














Embellishment: You will get a total of 49 pieces of new embellishments (see post HERE for details) Cost: $20.00 (includes shipping) -- Total shares available 5














Please email me directly at cre8tivestamper@cox.net to participate. This is for customers and fellow demonstrators as well. US addresses only.

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!
~~Barbara

Sweet Stems Sketch

Sketch Challenge on SCS
Today I designed this card to share with you using the sketch posted HERE by Roxie for the Sketch Challenge. I hope you like it.



















Stamps: Sweet Stems, Absolutely Fabulous
Paper: Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Kiwi Kiss, Raspberry Tart DSP, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black
Access: Black Brads, Pink Grosgrain Ribbon, Markers, Dimensional Adhesive
Tools: Big Shot, Scallop Circle Die, Circle Die, 1/16" Hole Punch

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!
~~Barbara

More Rosey Kiwis

Color Challenge on SCS
I designed this card using the color combination for the challenge - More Mustard, Rose Red, Kiwi Kiss. I love these colors together. I used Aqua Painters to watercolor the flowers and a tiny strip of Kiwi Kiss CS to thread through the holes of the button.



















Recipe:
Stamps: Just Buzzin' By
Paper: Rose Red, More Mustard, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black, Rose Red, Kiwi Kiss
Access: Aqua Painter, Dimensional Adhesive, Rose Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Rose Red Button, two-way glue pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter
Tools: Paper Snips

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Round Top Box

Try a New Technique Challenge
Today's challenge was to make a round top box using the provided template you can find HERE
I used some of my daughter's Reese's heart candy to fill the box, (please don't tell her).



















Stamps: Polka Dot Puncbes
Paper: Kraft, Delicate Dots DSP, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Whisper White
Ink: Brilliant Blue, More Mustard, Bashful Blue
Access: Certainly Celery 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Gold Brads, Dimensional Adhesive
Tools: 1" Circle, 1/2" Circle, Scallop Circle, and 5 Petal Flower Punches, 1/16" Hole Punch, Paper Snips

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

CASEing Lacey

Featured Stamper Challenge this week on SCS honors Julie Lacey, you can see her SCS Gallery HERE . For the challenge, you look through the Featured Stamper's gallery and choose a card to case, then change at least 2 things when you make your card. The card of Julie's that I chose to case can be seen HERE. I changed the color combination, stamp set and added a sentiment.















Recipe:
Stamps: Eastern Blooms, Garden Greetings
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Old Olive DSP Prints, Whisper White
Ink: Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip
Access: Build-a-Brad, Gold Brads, 5/8" Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive
Tools: Paper Piercing Tool & Mat Set, 1/2" Circle Punch, Scallop Edge Punch

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Fierce Piercing

NMBS Challenge #32
It is Sunday and that means that hosting the weekly challenge on the NMBS blog. Anyone can participate, just leave a comment in this post with a link to your card and I will add it to the group blog.
My challenge for this week is to use paper piercing in a way that you may not have before. Some ideas would be: Enhance or Trace a Design, Create a Border, Intensify a Flourish, or Create Motion (bee trails).

My sample uses paper piercing to create a border around the layers of the main focal image. I also did the Rock n Roll technique to add some darker color to the edges of the butterfly. I popped up the entire image square with dimensional adhesive so you can see through the piercing a bit.
















Recipe:
Stamps: Simple Friendship
Paper: Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Riding Hood Red
Access: Regal Rose 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Ruby Red Brads, Dimensional Adhesive
Tools: Paper Piercing Tool & Mat Set

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

February Plate Insert

Happy Valentine's Day Plate Insert for February.
I made these plates for Christmas Gifts and each month I am designing a new insert for mine. I have it sitting on the counter in my kitchen. I used the A Happy Heart Set and Candy Lane DSP.
















Recipe:
Stamps: A Happy Heart, Holidays & Wishes
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Candy Lane DSP, Whisper White
Ink: Riding Hood Red
Access: Build-A-Brad, Riding Hood Red Taffeta Ribbon, Silver Brads, Dimensional Adhesive
Tools: Heart-to-Heart Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Love Is In The Air

Happy Valentine's Day!!
I hope everyone is enjoying their day. I am doing a quick post before heading out on a "date" with my husband for Valentine's Day. I have done the laundry, did my workout, taken a shower and am now all ready to go.

I made this banner to go on the table in my entryway.







Stamps: A Happy Heart
Paper: Sweet Always, Real Red DSP Prints, Pretty in Pink, Basic Black, Real Red, Whisper White
Ink: Real Red
Access: Pink Grosgrain Ribbon, Library Clip, Flower Brad, Build-A-Brad, Flower Fusion, Silver Brads, Soft Subtle Buttons, Rhinestone Circle Brad
Tools: Large and Wide Oval Punches, 1/2" Circle Punch, Square Punches, Big Shot, Serif Essentials Alphabet and Hearts Dies.

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

February Downline Meeting

We had our Downline Meeting last night at the home of Pam Hegarty. She was a wonderful hostess for us and provided a fabulous Make & Take for everyone. There were 14 in attendance, and the most delicious food items were brought by everyone to share.
I won the door prize last month at our meeting and so that means that for this month I was to provide the door prize. Here is what I made for the door prize drawing.

Card File Box, Journal and Pen













Close-up of the Card File Box



















The box measures 9"L x 6-1/4"W x 5"H. (I recycled the box from Home Depot, they use these for displays in the store.) I covered the outside of the box with Bella Rose DSP, covered the inside with Kiwi Kiss CS, then added Kiwi Kiss Striped Grosgrain Ribbon to all the upper edges using Sticky Strip to hold in place. The index cards were cut from Riding Hood Red CS (6-1/8" x 5", embellished with Bella Rose DSP strips (1-1/4" W) using the Scallop Edge Punch along both sides, I used the Rounded Tab Punch for the tabs. I typed the labels for each on the computer, then printed them onto Whisper White CS and cut each to fit, then stapled each one onto the index card. Viola!!! What do you think?

Close-up of the Journal & Pen



















I found this journal in my stash of alterable items. To make it match the Card File Box, I added Riding Hood Red CS, Pink Pirouette CS and Bella Rose DSP to create the square embellishment for the front and back of the journal. I used 1-1/4" & 1-3/8" Circle Punches and Scallop Circle Punch for the individual embellishments to each DSP square. I used Sticky Strip to secure onto the journal. I tied some Riding Hood Red & Kiwi Kiss Striped Grosgrain Ribbon to the spiral binding of the journal and also to the clip of the Ink Pen.

Viola!!! And the winner was Pam Hegarty.
She will bring the door prize next month for our meeting.

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Downline Meeting Make & Take

Another highlight of our downline meeting is the Make & Take project. Pam H. provided the make & take for this month. We each made this adorable candy box, which she designed the pattern for herself. Not only did we get to make the box, but she had these brownie hearts for everyone to put inside the box.
Candy Box



















Box open













Thanks Pam for this adorable project.

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Swap Cards from February Downline Meeting

Everyone's favorite part of our meeting is swapping cards and seeing everyone's creative ideas.
The swap theme was to make a square card, measuring 5" x 5" using a Sale-A-Bration set or a NEW catalog set. Everyone did a wonderful job.
My card - Polka Dot Punches


















Stamps: Polka Dot Punches, Love You Much
Paper: Delicate Dots DSP (SAB), So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Certainly Celery
Ink: Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Bashful Blue, Brilliant Blue, Old Olive
Access: Sponge Dauber, Certainly Celery Poly-Twill Ribbon (SAB), Dimensional Adhesive, 5/16" White brad
Tools: Small & Large Oval Punches, 5 Petal Flower Punch, Paper Snips

Pam H.'s card - Polka Dot Punches


















Heidi's card - Branch Out

















Pam B.'s card - Sweet Stems


















Chat's card - Garden Greetings & Central Park
















Michele's card - Echoes of Kindness


















Tammy's card - Thoughts & Prayers


















Pam W.'s card - Thoughts & Prayers


















Anita's card - Sweet Stems


















Diane's card - Petal Pizzazz



















Grace's card - Polka Dot Punches


















Jean's card - Petal Pizzazz & Yummy


















Hope you enjoyed seeing all the creativity in our group.

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!