Dazzling Divas September Meet & Share

Over the next few days I will be back-tracking in an effort to catch up on all the events and things I want to show you.

On September 9th, I hosted an awesome group of ladies in my home for our monthly Dazzling Divas Gathering. I really don't think calling it a meeting is worthy, so I will call it a Meet & Share. We did meet at my home, had a delicious dinner, we did two make & takes and then started right in on our shoebox swaps. Each person brought a card that they created and enough supplies for each of us to make the card. We had so much fun laughing, talking, and stamping.

I created and provided this card for our first Make & Take:

Stamps: Paisley Prints, Grateful Greetings Paper: Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Whisper White Ink: Crumb Cake, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Soft Suede Markers: Soft Suede, Cajun Craze, Always Artichoke Access: Big Shot, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Scallop Oval and Large Oval Punches, 1/8" Pumpkin Pie Taffeta Ribbon, Dimensionals

Here is the second Make & Take designed and provided by Pam Hegarty:
Haunted House

This is made using the Big Shot Milk Carton Die (isn't this just the cutest thing ever) and she used a flickering battery operated tealight in the bottom. So cute, thanks Pam!

Here are all the cards that we made:

Credits:
Top center by Pam;
second row: Left by Anita; Center by Linda, Right by Jane;
third row: Left by Grace, Center by Diane, Right by Barbara (see post HERE for more details);
Bottom center by Vicki

I hope you enjoyed seeing all the awesome talent that these ladies have shared. If you would like to join my team, please contact me for more information.

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~~Barbara

I'm Back and a Color Challenge to Share

Thank you for your patience......
So very sorry for the long absence in posting here on my blog. Life has been a bit crazy and to add to that, I lost the cord for my memory card reader so I couldn't get any pictures off my camera to upload. I have a new cord and now am back to posting.

For today, I want to share the Stampin' Connection Color Challenge card with you, which was also the card I designed for Sept. Dazzling Divas Shoebox swap.


Stamps: Wicked Cool
Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Basic Black, Whisper White, Brights DSP Prints
Ink: Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry; Marker: Old Olive
Access: Big Shot, Spider Web Embossing Folder, Black Brads, Bitty Bat Punch, Raven Lace, Sticky Strip, Dimensionals, 1"& 1-1/4" Circle Punches

Thanks for stopping by today and check back tomorrow for another project from the Sept. Dazzling Divas Meeting.

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~Barbara

Awash with Flowers for the Color Challenge

Hello and thanks so much for stopping by. I want to share with the card I made for this week's color challenge that I host on Stampin' Connection.

The colors this week are Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, and Certainly Celery.

Stamps: Awash with Flowers, Curly Cute
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Whisper White
Ink: Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Certainly Celery
Access: Daffodil Delight Taffeta Ribbon, Dimensionals, 1/8" Hole Punch

If you would like to play along, leave a comment with the link to your card so we can see what you design.

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~~Barbara

weSTAMP Baby Shower for Pam

BOY OH BOY!!!
It is so fun to celebrate the upcoming birth of a baby and Pam Wood, a weSTAMPer and special friend, is just that special mom-to-be. We gave her a surprise baby shower on Tuesday night during the weSTAMP meeting. Complete with a baby themed make & take and swap.
Today I wanted to share with you what I created for the shower......

The Diaper Cake.....

Side view of Diaper Cake

Recipe for Diaper Cake:
Stampin' Up! supplies: Delicate Dots DSP (retired SAB 2009), Bashful Blue Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon (retired), Certainly Celery 12 x 12 CS, Marina Mist (letters), Big Shot, Serif Essentials Alphabet Dies, Perfect Polka Dot Impressions Folder, Scallop Circle Die, Sticky Strip, Dimensionals
Other non-SU! - Baby themed ribbons, rubberbands, 72 Diapers, 4 Baby Toys, 4 Burp Cloths, 4 Flannel Receiving Blankets, 5 pairs of socks, 4 Terry Washclothes, Lg. Bottle of Baby Powder and NUK baby bottle (these are in the center), Newborn Baby Booties as the cake topper. All Baby Items are from Carter's.

So as you can see it is a beautiful centerpiece and also a wonderful gift for the new mom-to-be.

Thanks for stopping by, tomorrow I will be sharing with you some of the other items we made for the shower.

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~~Barbara

weSTAMP Baby Swap

This month we changed things up a bit for our weSTAMP meeting. Lorri wanted to have a baby shower for Pam without her knowing. So she decided that it would be the best time to do it on the same night that we have our weSTAMP meetings. Several of us got together and did the decorations, gifts, games and food for this wonderful evening for Pam and her baby boy that is expected on or before November 1st.

The swap theme was Baby cards, here is the card I designed for the swap and also for this week's color challenge over at Stampin' Connection. I hope you like it!

Stamps: Baby Tees Jumbo Wheel, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: Bashful Blue, Marina Mist, Certainly Celery, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black, Bashful Blue
Markers: Marina Mist, Bashful Blue, So Saffron, Certainly Celery
Access: Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Word Window Punch, Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dot Impressions Folder, Silver Brads, Dimensionals, Sponge Dauber (to create the polka dots on the bashful blue card base)

Thanks for stopping by today and tomorrow be sure to come back, I will show you the adorable Diaper Cake that I made for Pam.

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~~Barbara