Stampin' Up! Deals of the Week #3

Top left to right:
# 109857 Mini Library Clips Reg. $12.95 Sale $8.99
# 114348 Basic Jumbo Grommets Reg. $ 6.95 Sale $4.49

Bottom left to right:
#112571 Circle Designer Brads Reg. $ 5.95 Sale $3.99
#112581 1/2" Library Clips Reg. $ 6.95 Sale $3.99

The above deals of the week are from October 19, 10 AM (MT) through October 26, 9:50 AM (MT). Place your order by emailing me at cre8tivestamper@cox.net or from my website HERE.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful stamping day!
Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~Barbara

Creating with Build-A-Bear -- Part Two

Welcome back for more of my Build-A-Bear cards.
I hope you enjoyed yesterday's posting of some of the cards I have designed using the Build-A-Bear products available from Stampin' Up! Today I am going to show you a few more of the cards I created.

Pawsitively Perfect















Stamps: Beary Best Friends, Beary Nice Wishes
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Ballet Blue, Kraft, Whisper White, Pawsitively Prints DSP
Ink: Versamark, Basic Black; Markers: Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Ballet Blue, Pumpkin Pie
Access: Pumpkin Pie Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Silver Brads, Dimensionals, Paper Piercing Tool and Mat, Square Punches


Tall Tales Girl



















Stamps: Beary Nice Wishes
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Tall Tales DSP, Whisper White, Creamy Caramel
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Access: Big Shot, Dies: Bear, Beary Essentials, Beary Girl; Rhinestone Brads, Dimensionals, 1/16" Hole Punch

Tall Tales Boy



















Stamps: Beary Nice Wishes
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Tall Tales DSP, Whisper White, Creamy Caramel
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Access: Big Shot, Dies: Bear, Beary Essentials, Beary Boy; Buttons, Dimensionals, Linen Thread

Paper Piecing Bearthday Girl



















Stamps: Beary Best Friends, Beary Nice Wishes
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Ballet Blue, Whisper White, Pawsitively Prints DSP
Ink: Basic Black; Markers: Creamy Caramel, Pretty in Pink, Basic Gray
Access: Flower Brads, 1/16" Hole Punch, Eyelet Border Punch, White Satin Ribbon, Dimensionals, Paper Snips

Paper Piecing Bearthday Boy



















Stamps: Beary Best Friends, Beary Nice Wishes, Seal of Pawsthenticity
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Ballet Blue, Whisper White, Pawsitively Prints DSP
Ink: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie; Markers: Ballet Blue, Green Galore, Creamy Caramel
Access: Silver Brads, 1/16" Hole Punch, Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain Ribbon, Linen Thread, Dimensionals, Paper Snips

Thanks for stopping by. Check back tomorrow, I will be posting the cards from our downline meeeting last week.

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~Barbara

Creating with Build-A-Bear

I had the luxury of one whole day playing with the Build-A-Bear products featured in the Holiday Mini Catalog exclusively from Stampin' Up! I am so excited to show you some of them today and will show you more tomorrow.

Our house is totally into ASU football, I had the idea to create a cheerleader and football player to represent Arizona State. Here they are, hope you like them!
ASU Cheerleader
I used a flower out of the Kind & Caring Thoughts set for the pom-poms (ever since I got this set I have called this flower the pom-pom flower) so what better way to use it. I cut narrow strips of Whisper White and adhered them onto the Garden Green panel to look like the lines of a football field and the cheerleaders are usually on the sideline during the game.


















Stamps: Kind & Caring Thoughts (hostess level 3)
Paper: Bravo Burgundy, Crushed Curry, Whisper White, Garden Green, Creamy Caramel, Basic Black
Ink: Bravo Burgundy; Crushed Curry Marker
Access: White Gel Pen, White Taffeta Ribbon, Big Shot, Bear, Beary Essentials, Beary Girl Die Cuts, 3/4" Circle Punch, Paper Trimmer, Dimensionals

ASU Football Player
I did not have a stamp for a football so I cut one freehand and used the White Gel Pen to draw the lines. I cut narrow strips of Whisper White and adhered them onto the Garden Green panel to look like the lines of a football field and placed the player in between the lines as if he were on the field.

















Paper: Bravo Burgundy, Crushed Curry, Whisper White, Garden Green, Creamy Caramel, Basic Black
Access: White Gel Pen, Linen Thread, Big Shot, Bear, Beary Essentials Die Cuts, Paper Trimmer, Dimensionals

Halloween Girl



















Stamps: Beary Best Friends, The More the Merrier (hostess)
Paper: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, Cast A Spell DSP, Night & Day DSP
Ink: Basic Black; Markers: Creamy Caramel, Basic Black
Access: Black 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Small Oval Punch, Silver Brad, Paper Snips

Boy Gives Girl a Gift















Stamps: Beary Best Friends, Beary Nice Wishes
Paper: Mellow Moss, Ballet Blue, Whisper White, Pawsitively Prints DSP
Ink: Basic Black; Markers: Mellow Moss, Ballet Blue, Pretty in Pink, Creamy Caramel
Access: White Stain Ribbon, Dimensionals

Hope you enjoyed seeing the cards I created using the Build-A-Bear products available from Stampin' Up!. Click here to order yours today.

I will post more of my designs using the Build-A-Bear products tomorrow, please check back to see what I have created to show you.

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~Barbara

My Crazy Week and Candy Jars!!!!!

Hello friends, it has been a crazy week. I have so much to share and don't even know where to begin. So I will just dive right in......the week started off good, on Monday I had some time to stamp and create.
Tuesday however wasn't so good, we spent most of the afternoon and early evening in the Emergency Room with our son Bryan, who was having acute abdominal pain while at school on the campus of ASU in Tempe. We drove down to check him out and ended up in the ER...no official cause, and he is improving daily.
Then came Wednesday, a day of running errands and shopping. Kelsey called in a panic that her car wouldn't start......so I had to leave my half-full cart at COSTCO and go pick her up and take her back to PVCC. Then went back to COSTCO to complete my shopping. Then to pick her up again and deal with the car....thankfully it was only a dead battery. With that taken care of I met my firend Vicki for dinner at Chili's and then finally was able to get home and relax, of course this meant doing a little stamping, it is my therapy!
Now we are up to Thursday, the morning was good, met my friend Linda for lunch at BJ's and we enjoyed our lunch and talking about stamping. As soon as I left the restaurant, my husband was on his way home from working at the ER, he had been sent home because he has the H1N1 flu.......eek!!!!! I got home and started cleaning like crazy and spraying Lysol on everything. Most of yesterday, I took care of him and also did some stamping, again I need my therapy!!
Yeah!!!! Today is Friday and Bryan is all better and going to work tonight, Paul is still very sick and so far Kelsey and I are okay. I managed to upload some pictures so I can have something to share.

I created these fun hand-stamped tags to tie on decorative jars that I have Halloween candy in, they sit on the dining room buffet. I love the way this looks........cute, festive and also yummy!


































































All supplies, except for glass jars, are from Stampin' Up!
Stamps Sets: Grateful Greetings, Holiday Best
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Very Vanilla
Ink: Basic Black; Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie Markers
Access: Circle Punches, Oval Punches, Tag Punches, Jumbo Pewter Eyelets, Crop-A-Dile, Linen Thread, Pumpkin Pie and Basic Black 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals, Paper Snips; on large jar below: Decor Elements Spooky Spider
Over the next few days I will be sharing more of the projects I have been stamping during this week and also the shoebox swaps from my downline meeeting. So please check back tomorrow for more. Thanks for sticking with me!!

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~Barbara

Phoenix Race for the Cure

Happy Sunday!! Today I participated in an event that is near and dear to my heart. My BFF Vicki is a breast cancer survivor and we do this walk each year here in Phoenix. The Race for the Cure has many different levels of "races". We did the one mile walk......and what a beautiful morning in Phoenix for this walk.

Me and Vicki ready to walk
















Vicki, my BFF



















At the Start Line















Here we go, the walk begins!!












Thanks for stopping by. I will be posting some fun stamping samples later today featuring the Build-A Bear stamp sets and Big Shot Dies.

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP
~Barbara

Creating with Medallion

While everyone else was watching football on Sunday, I had the opportunity to spend some time in my stamp room. I have been wanting time just to play and to use the Medallion stamp. I hope you like what I came up with.

All images from Stampin' Up!

Thanks so much















Stamp Sets: Medallion, Three Little Words
Paper: Night of Navy, Almost Amethyst, Blush Blossom, Whisper White
Ink: Almost Amethyst, Night of Navy
Access: Filigree Brad, White Taffeta Ribbon, Large and Scallop Oval Punches, Dimensionals, Circle Scissor Plus


Friend to Friend



















Stamp Sets: Medallion, Charming, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: Really Rust, Chocolate Chip, Kraft
Ink: Really Rust, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip
Access: Linen Thread, Chocolate Chip Corduroy Button, Modern Label Punch, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Dimensionals, Glue Dots


Happy Birthday


















Stamp Sets: Medallion, On Your Birthday
Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Bermuda Bay
Ink: Bermuda bay, Basic Black
Access: Eyelet Border Punch, Paper Piercing Tool, Black Brads, White Satin Ribbon, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by, check back tomorrow for the rest of the cards I created using the Medallion set.

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~Barbara

Creating with Medallion - Part 2

As promised, I am going to share more of the cards I created using the Medallion set. I am falling in love with this set and hope you like what I am showing you.
All supplies and stamped images from Stampin' Up!

Thankful Thoughts of You Tri-fold Shutter Card













Center section of tri-fold shutter card














Stamp Sets: Medallion, Grateful Greetings, Autumn Splendor, Falling Leaves
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Kraft, Autumn Meadows, Autumn Traditions
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Taken with Teal, More Mustard
Access: Buttons, Linen Thread, SU! Oval Punches, Dimensionals, Sponge Daubers, Glue Dots, Paper Snips

Thinking of You














Stamp Sets: Medallion, Three Little Words
Paper: Basic Gray, Almost Amethyst, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Gray, Almost Amethyst
Access: Square Rhinestone Brads, Basic Gray Taffeta Ribbon, Dimensionals, 1-3/4 Circle Punch, 3/4" Square Punch

Thanks Card















Stamps Sets: Medallion, Thank You Kindly
Paper: Perfect Plum, Pale Plum, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink: Perfect Plum, Basic Black
Access: White Satin Ribbon, Clear Rhinestone Brad, Dimensionals

Leave a comment if you would like and let me know what you think.
Thanks for stoppin by today.
Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~Barbara

Tissue Pack Wrap Tutorial

TISSUE PACK WRAP TUTORIAL
By Barbara Welch, Creative Stampin' Spot

As I promised yesterday, the Tutorial is ready to go. I was inspired by a demonstrator at convention who made these. I basically measured the pack of tissues I purchased and then made my pattern

Things you will need:

Stamp Sets I used Snow Buddies, Serene Snowflakes, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Basic Grey, Bashful Blue
Markers: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Only Orange
Cardstock:
Base (Bashful Blue shown) 4-1/2" x 8-1/2"
Whisper White layer (shown stamped with snowman) 1-5/8" x 1-7/8"
Brocade Blue layer 1-3/4" x 2"
Accessories:
Ribbon - 15"
Pocket Pack of Tissues
Scoring Tools
SNAIL adhesive
Dimensionals
Sticky Strip
Paper Snip
Scallop Oval or Large Oval Punch

Begin by cutting the Bashful Blue Cardstock to 4-1/2 x 8-1/2"

If using a scoring board, score along the 8-1/2" edge as follows:
2" - 3" - move left edge of paper to 1/4" mark and score at 5-1/2" - 6-1/2"













If using a Bone Folder with a ruler, use the marks on the grid paper, score along the 8-1/2" edge as follows:
2" - 3" - 5-1/4" - 6-1/4"















Stamp the Snowflake images using Bashful Blue Ink onto the Bashful Blue cardstock. I used the three different images and did random stamping all over.















Use an Oval Punch to punch an opening in the center of the largest end panel (2-1/4")














Place sticky strip on the underneath (unstamped) side along this edge.















Place Ribbon in the middle portion of the cardstock and tie a knot on top closer to the right side.















Stamp the "get well wishes" under the knot but above the score line.

Fold along all score lines; using a pencil, mark where the oval should be punched on the other end panel.















Punch the oval.














Now you are ready to assemble















Place the tissue pack in the center















Fold the shortest end in first














Remove the protective cover from the sticky strip adhesive















Then fold the largest (2-1/4") end over on top of the smaller panel and making sure to align the ovals. Press to adhere.














Here is the front/top view














Here is the back view with the tissues pulled through














I stamped the snowman in Basic Grey and colored in the images with markers.
Then mounted this onto the Brocade Blue layer. Using Stampin' Dimensionals, adhere this to the top over the ribbon.

Thanks again for stopping in to check out my tutorial for making the TISSUE PACK WRAP.
Did you like this tutorial? Please leave a comment for me if you did.
I would love to see what you create using my tutorial, please leave a comment with a link to the location for me to take a look.

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!!!
~Barbara

weSTAMP Swap Card

Glad you stopped by to see what I have to share today. Tonight is the September weSTAMP meeting and I always have so much fun seeing everyone again. Pam is giving us a presentation of the My Digital Studio which I can't wait to learn more about. But, swapping is the most fun and everyone always loves this part of the meeting. The swap theme this month was to use anything from the Holiday Mini Catalog to create a full card.

Here is the card I created for the swap:


















Stamps: Snow Buddies, Serene Snowflakes, Teeny Tiny Wishes Paper: Bashful Blue, Brocade Blue, Certainly Celery, Whisper White Ink: Bashful Blue, Basic Gray; Markers: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Only Orange Access: Big Shot, Clear Scallop Square Die, Large Oval and Scallop Oval Punches, Bashful Blue Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals

I also provided the make & take for the meeting and made a Tissue Pack Wrap that matches my swap card. See next post.

Thanks for stopping by...Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~Barbara

Tissue Pack Wrap Make & Take

Tonight is the downline meeting for the weSTAMP group. We always have so much fun and this evening will be no exception. I am providing the make & take project for the evening.
I designed this adorable Tissue Pack Wrap using the Snow Buddies set (level 2 hostess set in the mini catalog) and the Serene Snowflakes set.












Stamps: Serene Snowflakes, Snow Buddies, Teeny Tiny Wishes Paper: Bashful Blue, Brocade Blue, Whisper White Ink: Bashful Blue, Basic Grey; Markers: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Only Orange Access: Dimensionals, Bashful Blue Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Large Oval Punch, Sticky Strip, Pocket Pack Tissues

Photo tutorial will follow tomorrow along with complete instructions.
Please check back.

Live, Laugh, Love and STAMP!
~Barbara