It's A Stampin' Up! Halloween

Where did the month of October go? I have been a bit MIA for the past two weeks as I prepared swaps and attended the Portland, Oregon SU! Regionals, then upon my return the weSTAMP Meetup, then my birthday, and on Friday - Sunday our family went to Tempe for the ASU Homecoming Events including the parade, block party and the game, so I believe it is true that time flies when you are having fun.

I love to decorate the house for Halloween, so today I wanted to share some of my decor with you. I went through the house and took pictures of all the Halloween decorations I made this year. SU! Decor Elements make it so easy to create home decor items, they aren't just for walls.

I used the Spooky Things Decor Elements and the Black Flourish Designer Jewels to decorate these pumpkins for my entryway table. I used the Big Shot and the Leaves #2 Die for the leaves on top.


The candy jar is decorated with the Spooky Spider decor elements.



A simple 11" x 14" black frame is transformed with a piece of Designer Series Paper that has been stamped and a part of the Spooky Things Decor Elements placed on the front of the glass.



The Haunted House is from the Design-a-House that comes unassembled and unfinished so you can create your own look. After assembly, I used Glossy Black spray paint and then sprinkled Dazzling Diamonds Glitter on. I also used Vellum stamped with the Wicked Cool set for the windows. The Bitty Bat punch was used to punch out several bats from the designer series paper and placed on wire that I twisted to hold them in place.


Of course Bella Grace (My SU! Build-A-Bear) has to be dressed for the occasion with her witch hat and glow bracelets.



I hope you all have a Happy Halloween and don't eat too much candy.

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~~Barbara

Dazzling Diva's October Swaps

We had our October Dazzling Diva's Meeting last night at the home of Pam Hegarty. She was a wonderful hostess and made each of us a little surprise. Look how cute this is...it is made from the Big Shot Pillow Box Die, with the bottom left open and inside is a cute little Pocket Bac from Bath & Body Works.


The swap theme for this month was to make an Easel Card using any item from the Holiday Mini Catalog. Are you ready to see the awesome swaps......okay here goes!!
Diane's Swap: Bell's & Boughs Set/Very Vanilla Seam Binding/Decorative Label Punch

Vicki's Swap: French Foliage Set/Decorative Label Punch

Pam's Swap: Raven Lace Trim/ Dark & Dreary Set

Linda's Swap: Raven Lace Trim/Tasteful Trim Big Shot Die

Anita's Swap: Tags til Christmas Set/Decorative Label Punch

Jane's Swap: Fang-tastic Set


My swap: French Foliage Set

Stamps: French Foliage, Tiny Tags, Grateful Greetings
Paper: Old Olive, More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla
Ink: Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Old Olive
Access: Big Shot, Scallop Square Die, Leaves #2 Die, Finial Press Embossing Folder; Stylus, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Vintage Tags, Victoria Crochet Trim, Vintage Trinkets

I hope you enjoyed seeing the talent in my group. Would you like to be a part of my group? Please contact me today to get started. And then you can attend these meetings and be a part of all that Stampin' Up! has to offer it's demonstrators.

See you tomorrow for some of the Halloween decoration I have created using Stampin' Up! products.

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~~Barbara

October Dazzling Divas Make & Takes

The first thing we do at our meetings is eat a delicious dinner.....tonight was no exception...Pam made delicious Green Chile Chicken Burros with all the fixin's brought in by the rest of our group. Appetizers, Salad, Chips, Dip, and Dessert.

Then we proceed to the Make & Take projects, this month Pam and I did the Make & Take projects for everyone that attended.

Pam's Project:

Stamps: Aviary, Wicked Cool, Dark & Dreary(sentiment inside)
Paper: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, Wicked Fun DSP
Ink: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie
Access: Large Oval, Scallop Oval Punches, Pumpkin Pie Brads, Rhinestones, Bitty Bat Punch, Glitter, Dimensionals, Black Waffle Paper, Test Tube & Fall M&M's

Barbara's Project: Anit-Bacterial Gel Holder

Inside view of holder

Stamps: Batty for You, All Holidays
Paper: Basic Gray, Basic Black, Cajun Craze, Whisper White, Wicked Fun DSP
Ink: Basic Black
Access: Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Circle Punches, Modern Label Punch, Big Shot, Finial Press Embossing Folder (Cajun Craze Strip Inside), Pocket Bac from Bath & Body Works

For more versions of the Anit-Bacterial Gel Holder see this post.

Thanks for stopping by today and tomorrow I will show you the awesome swaps I received at our meeting.

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~~Barbara

Fast and Fabulous Color Challenge 35

For this week's Stampin' Connection Color Challenge, I am using a Hostess Set that I love. Two step stamping makes for a quick and easy focal point for a card.

Stamps: Fast & Fabulous (hostess set level 2), Curly Cute
Paper: Pacific Point, Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz, So Saffron, Whisper White
Ink: Pacific Point, Marina Mist, So Saffron; Pear Pizzazz Marker
Access: Eyelet Border Punch, Marina Mist 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals, Rhinestones

Thanks for stopping by today and check back tomorrow when I will be sharing the make & take projects from the Dazzling Divas Meeting.

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~~Barbara

Wicked Cool weSTAMP Swap

For the weSTAMP meeting last week (Tues, Sept. 28th) the swap theme was anything with a Fall/Halloween theme. I decided to make a 3D project that I saw at the September to Remember Event (made by Cathy). I used the Wicked Cool Stamp Set and did two different color versions for the swap. What is it????you ask....

Here it is: Basic Black Anit-Bacterial Gel Holder
A box that flips open to reveal a cute little anit-bacterial gel that I found at Bath & Body Works with Halloween themes and scents.

Inside View of Anit-Bacterial Gel Holder

Stamps: Wicked Cool, Grateful Greetings Paper: Wicked Fun DSP, Basic Black, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry Ink: Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry Access: Rhinestones, Scallop Oval and Large Oval Punches, Decorative Label Punch, Bitty Bat Punch, Markers, Dimensionals, Raven Lace, Black Brads, Big Shot, Spider Web Embossing Folder, Sponge Dauber, Paper Snips

Pumpkin Pie Color Option

Side View of Pumpkin Pie Anit-Bacterial Gel Holder

Inside View of the Pumpkin Pie Anti-Bacterial Gel Holder

All supplies are from Stampin' Up! If you would like to order everything you need to make these, please contact me today. Or you can go HERE to my online ordering site and place your order.

So glad to see that you stopped by today, leave a comment if you wish. See you tomorrow with more creative ideas to share.

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~~Barbara

weSTAMP Make & Take

Last week on Tuesday, September 28th we gathered at Lorri's home for our weSTAMP meeting. I always look forward to seeing this awesome group of ladies each month.

I was in charge of the Make and Take project and designed this Fall Circle Tote.

This is made from a 6" Circle (cut using the Circle Scissors plus)
Stamp: Grateful Greetings
Paper: Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Very Vanilla, Autumn Spice DSP, Brights DSP Prints, Regals DSP Prints
Ink: Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake
Access: Scallop Circle Punch, Fancy Flower Punch, Big Shot, Blossom Party Die, Paper Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Decorative Label Punch, Sponge Dauber, Large Oval Punch, Old Olive 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Linen Thread

I am glad you stopped by today and check back tomorrow, I will be sharing the swaps I made for the weSTAMP meeting.

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~~Barbara

Just Believe Color Challenge 34

This week's color challenge that I host over on Stampin' Connection (a SU! demonstrator only website) features the colors Old Olive, So Saffron, Peach Parfait, Poppy Parade and Whisper White.

Here is the card I created:

Stamps: Just Believe
Paper: Whisper White, Peach Parfait, So Saffron, Old Olive
Ink: Poppy Parade, So Saffron
Markers: Old Olive, Poppy Parade, So Saffron, Peach Parfait
Access: Peach Parfait Poly Twill Ribbon, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by today. See you again tomorrow for more creative ideas.

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~~Barbara

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

Stampin Addicts 2010 Holiday Mini Blog Hop

Welcome to the Stampin' Addicts - 2010 Holiday Mini Catalog Blog Hop. The hop will run from noon EST on Friday, August 27 and will end at midnight PST on Sunday, August 29. I hope you will enjoy getting a sneak peek into all the awesome products from Stampin' Up! that will be available to order on Sept. 1st. when the Holiday Mini Catalog goes live.

If you are following the blog hop in order, then you have probably arrived from Jennifer's Blog, Stampin' on the Fly. She is featuring the set "Rejoicing in Christmas".

I am stop #17, featuring the set "A Cute Christmas" and the Candy Cane Christmas Specialty DSP, I loved this set when I first saw it. I hope you like the cards and candy favor box that I created using this set.

Sit back, relax and enjoy the tour. You can continue through all the stops by following the links at the bottom of this post. There are 22 stops in all.



Stamps: A Cute Christmas
Paper: Real Red, Garden Green, Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Candy Cane Christmas DSP
Ink: Basic Black; Markers: Garden Green, Baja Breeze, Real Red, Basic Gray, Crumb Cake
Access: Subtles & Brights Buttons, Linen Thread, Glue Dots, Real Red 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Crop-A-Dile, 1-1/4" Square Punch, Big Shot, Top Note Die, Square Lattice Impressions Folder, Dimensionals



Stamps: A Cute Christmas
Paper: Real Red, Garden Green, Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Candy Cane Christmas DSP
Ink: Basic Black; Markers: Garden Green, Real Red, Daffodil Delight
Access: Rhinestones, Real Red 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Dimensionals



Stamps: A Cute Christmas, Curly Cute
Paper: Real Red, Garden Green, Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Candy Cane Christmas DSP
Ink: Basic Black, Garden Green; Markers: Baja Breeze, Real Red, Blushing Bride, Certainly Celery
Access: Whisper White 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Dimensionals, Circle & Ex. Lg. Scallop Punches, Brights Glimmer Brads, Sponge Dauber



Stamps: A Cute Christmas
Paper: Real Red, Garden Green, Whisper White, Candy Cane Christmas DSP
Ink: Basic Black, Real Red; Markers: Garden Green, Baja Breeze, Real Red, Blushing Bride
Access: Brights Glimmer Brads, Real Red 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Small & Large Oval Punches, Dimensionals, Sticky Strip
For Candy Tote: Big Shot, Box #2 XL Die, Top Note Die, Square Lattice Impressions Folder, Large Oval Punch, Peppermint Candies

That's all I have to show you, I hope you enjoyed visiting my blog on the blog hop today. I love to read your comments, what you liked and which one is your favorite.

The next stop on the blog tour is Holly's Blog, InkPaperStamps, where she is featuring the Northern Frost Decorative Strip Die for the Big Shot.

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~~Barbara

Dazzling Divas Swap Cards

Here are the cards I received at our group swap - wow!! I have a great group of talented stampers!! Don't you agree?

Vicki's Card


Pam's Card


Linda's Card


Jane's Card


Grace's Card


Diane's Card


Anita's Card


My swap card can be seen in the blog post here

I hope you are feeling inspired with all these awesome cards. See you tomorrow for the blog hop.

I will be featuring the stamp set "A Cute Christmas" and the Candy Cane Christmas Specialty DSP from the Holiday Mini Catalog.

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~~Barbara

Dazzling Divas August Get Together

I wanted to share with you today about this awesome group of ladies. We meet the second Thursday of each month, enjoy delicious food, share ideas and most of all STAMP!!

This month we were at the home of Grace Bachara. She was a wonderful hostess and provided not one, but two 3-D make & takes and a gift for each of us. Vicki provided the card make & take that we each made. We had so much fun stamping together and creating these beautiful projects.

I hope you will enjoy and get inspiration from our projects:
Make & Take card

Make & Take Project #1

Make & Take Project #2

Gift from Grace

My Swap Card

Stamps: Aviary, Tiny Teacup Paper: Poppy Parade, Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White Ink: Basic Black, Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight, Marina Mist Access: Oval Punches, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Black Brads, Dimensionals, Poppy Parade 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon

Check back tomorrow to see the swap cards from the other ladies. You will love them too!!

Also remember coming on Friday at noon EST the Stampin' Addicts Blog Hop begins!!! You won't want to miss out on that.

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~~Barbara

Aviary Color Challenge

This week for the Color Challenge Wednesday on Stampin' Connection I decided to feature one of my new favorite color combinations - Early Espresso, Regal Rose, Tempting Turquoise and Wild Wasabi.
Here is the card I designed for the challenge:

Stamps: Aviary
Paper: Early Espresso, Tempting Turquoise, Regal Rose, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White
Ink: Early Espresso, Tempting Turquoise, Wild Wasabi, Regal Rose
Access: Early Espresso 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by today. I want to remind you that this weekend is the Stampin' Addicts Blog Hop and I am so happy to be participating. All stops will feature a different stamp set from the upcoming Holiday Mini Catalog!!

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!

~~Barbara