Sketch Challenge Wednesday - Snow Burst

This is the card I created for the Sketch Challenge today on SCS. Love these challenges and I am happy to join in the fun again.














I used some of the leftover DSP & CS I had from the Winter Bright Simply Scrappin' Kit. I used the Snow Burst and Warm Words Stamp Sets. The colors are Real Red, Wild Wasabi, and Bashful Blue. I stamped the images in all three colors and then stamped the large snowflake again in Real Red and cut out the center image and popped up this piece using foam tape. I used the Bashful Blue brads to accent the strip in the center of the card. I stamped the "be merry" saying from Warm Words Stamp Set in Basic Black on the lower right corner of the card. Of course, I added Diamond Stickles for some sparkle. I hope you like it.

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SCS - Today's Color Challenge

Here is my card for today's color challenge on SCS. The challenge is to use Tempting Turquoise, So Saffron and Real Red as your color theme. I love these colors together.
I used the So Much stamp set. I also used the Three for You punch and the Spring Bouquet Flower Punch for some added touches. The center of each Three for You punched flower has a gold brad and they are mounted using glue dots. I stamped the circle images with Tempting Turquoise Ink on Tempting Turquoise Cardstock. The flower image is stamped in Real Red and I used the Aqua Painter to color in the flower. I mounted this flat onto the So Saffron & Real Red square piece of card stock. The 4 corners of the So Saffron have been punched using the Ticket Corner Punch. I then added gold brads to each corner. Then used Dimensional foam tape to pop it up off the Tempting Turquoise stamped panel, added some Real Red grosgrain ribbon and flat mounted the Tempting Turquoise pieces to the front of a folded 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" piece of So Saffron, scored and folded in the middle. Viola! it is complete.
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Holiday Glitz Promotion

The Holiday Glitz Card making kit includes precut textured card stock, Designer Series Paper, Zig Zag stitched grosgrain ribbon, rhinestone brads, and envelopes for 15 cards! Also included are full-color Instructions!!

Purchase this kit one of two ways: The kit by itself for $28.95 -OR- buy one of the four holiday stamp sets listed below and purchase the kit for the special price of $24.95. Limited quantities available so order early.

Qualifying stamp sets include:

Item	Stamp Set	Price
109234	Snowfall	$23.95
106786	The Snowflake Spot	$20.95
109266	Big on Christmas	$18.95
110359	Love & Joy*	$23.95

* Holiday Mini Collection 2007

Contact me, Barbara Welch, for more information or to place an order.

Homecoming Weekend

It is finally Monday morning and the weekend was a complete blur! Why you ask? This was Homecoming Weekend for Kelsey. She is a Junior at Pinnacle High School. The game was Friday night and the Homecoming Dance was Saturday night. She went with a group of girlfriends. I just loved her dress and so did she.

Autumn Wishes

This is a card that I designed for class. Fall is my favorite season, even though living in Phoenix we never really experience the seasons like other parts of the US! The pumpkins are stamped with Basic Brown and watercolored using the Aqua Painter and ink pads. The two small leaves are cut out & mounted with dimensionals. The finished size is 4-1/4" x 5-1/2".

Stamps: Autumn Harvest, Season by Season, Hugs & Wishes
Ink: Basic Brown, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive
Paper: Mellow Moss, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive,
Whisper White
Other: Aqua Painter, Gold Brads, 1/16" hole punch, Paper Snips

Limited Supplies Challenge - With Sympathy

This is the card I created this morning for the Limited Supplies Challenge on SCS.
Theme: Sympathy Cards
Main Image Stamps: Flowers - I used the flower from Heartfelt Thanks
Background Stamp: one - I used Fine Lace
Sentiment Stamp: one - With Sympathy from Warmest Regards
Cardstock & Ink: Apricot Appeal, Certainly Celery, Whisper White & Basic Brown Ink
NO Designer Paper
NO Cuttlebug or similar tools
Embellishments: I used 3 celery brads in the center of the flower and ribbon.

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Rockin' Girl Blogger

I've been nominated as a Rockin' Girl Blogger by Nancy Riley see her blog here .. back in July. Due to getting ready to attend SU! convention I was unable to fulfill my duties until now. Now, I am to nominate five other stamping bloggers. Be sure to visit their websites!

1. April 1..2..3..Stamp
2. Kristina KWernerdesign
3. Tandra A Little Inkalicious
4. Faith Stampin With Markies Mom
5. Laurie Just Give Me Stamps

Happy Thoughts Card

Beate's Wednesday Tutorial on SCS was for a String Spinner/Suspension Card. Of course, I was up for the challenge. The window allows the message to spin around using dental floss and suspended circles. The large image is popped up using dimensionals, and is watercolored using the aqua painter and ink pads.

Stamp Sets: Sassy Stems, Think Happy Thoughts
Papers: Purely Pomegranate, Soft Sky, River Rock, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black, Soft Sky, Purely Pomegranate
Accessories: Silver Brads, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Dental Floss, Purely Pomegranate Double Stitched Ribbon, Dimensionals, Aqua Painter

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Thanks So Much Sketch Challenge

You can tell I am having a great time doing the SCS challenges again. Todays Sketch Challenge (SC137) was so much fun to do.
My card features the use of many punches and tone on tone stamping. The large scalloped circle is popped up with dimensionals.
Stamp Sets: Wanted, So Many Sayings
Papers: So Saffron, Always Artichoke, Really Rust
Ink: Same as Papers
Accessories: Scalloped Circle, Star, Word Window, & 1" Circle Punches, Always Artichoke Grosgrain Ribbon, Copper Brads, Dimensionals
Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Big Flowers Card

I did this card for the Inspiration Challenge (IC88) on SCS this past weekend.
RECIPE:
Stamp Sets: Big Flowers, Little Flowers, Tagger's Dozen
Paper: Not Quite Navy, Sahara Sand, Rose Red, Old Olive, Really Rust
Ink: Same as Paper
Accessories: Various Punches, Paper Piercing Tools, Ribbon

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Tag Card - DTGD Yvette Challenge

One of the challenges that SCS offered during their 3rd Anniversary was tag cards. I love these cards and now that I am home from convention I have time to stamp and do challenges again.
My Tag Card was for Yvette's Tag Card Challenge. The Tag Card measures 9" x 5 1/2", and is scored at 3" and 6". The only rule was to use only one stamp set, and any sentiments used needed to be from that stamp set. I used the Garden Whimsy Stamp Set. The colors are Lavender Lace, Lovely Lilac, Groovy Guava & Whisper White. The small images of the snail, one of the ladybugs and the large butterfly in the center are cut out and dimensionals are added to make it pop off the paper.

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My Convention Card Swaps

Card Fronts I made for general swapping at convention. I used the Bodacious Bouquet and Warm Words Stamp Sets. The oval punches
were used to layer the saying.





More card fronts for general swapping at convention. This was a shape card for a baby outfit. The whisper white card stock is the shirt and the colors (sage shadow, pretty in pink, barely banana, bashful blue, blush blossom) are the outfit. Complete with white brads to look like snaps on the shoulder.
I used the small tag punch to cut out each little pocket stamped with the image from Greetings Galore. Each color was stamped with the same ink pad color to get a tone on tone image. I punched the saying with the word window punch and attached with eyelets. Alot of cutting and details, but a fun project to share.


Another card front that I made for general swapping at convention.
This card features watercoloring and dazzling diamonds glitter
in the center of each flower.
The stamp sets I used are Sassy Stems and Sincere Salutations.
The colors are Always Artichoke, So Saffron, Rose Red, Almost Amethyst.









I only made a few of these for general swapping. I couldn't wait to play with new things. I used the Priceless stamp set. The colors are Groovy Guava,
Almost Amethyst, Lovely Lilac. The new Photo Corner Punch highlights the corners of the card. Each flower is cut out and popped up with deminsionals.







These are full cards I made for an organized convention swap on SCS, for WOW! cards. The idea was to make a card using a unique fold, type of opening or technique. These were my creations. Both were a great deal of work with extra details added.

Unfrogettable: The slit punch with ribbon creates a tab to hold the card closed. When you open it it has a frog stamped and popped up.

Artfully Asian: A variation of a pocket card. The greeting slides out from the side where the circle punch creates a tab to pull.

My Convention ATC Swaps

These are the ATC's I made for general swapping
at convention.
Sets used: Unfrogettable
Be Happy
Flaky Friends





These are the ATC's I made for an organized convention swap by
marthaunplugged on SCS.
The technique I chose was faux stitching.
I used the Just Like You set. The colors are Lavender Lace, Elegant
Eggplant, Apricot Appeal and Whisper White.








These are the ATC's I made for an organized convention swap by marthaunplugged on SCS. The technique I chose was marbeling.
I used the Tagger's Dozen stamp set. The colors are Not Quite Navy
& Purely Pomegranate.

"New" Designer Series Paper Coordinating Colors

Brocade Backgrounds: Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, River Rock

Cerise: Real Red, Very Vanilla

Charbon: Basic Gray, Very Vanilla

Creepy Crawly: Basic Black, More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Really Rust

Cutie Pie: Bashful Blue, Basic Black, Certainly Celery, Rose Red, So Saffron

Darling Doodles: Brocade Blue, Groovy Guava, Rose Red, Wild Wasabi

Dashing: Old Olive, Real Red, River Rock, Very Vanilla

Fall Flowers: Old Olive, Really Rust, Sahara Sand, Soft Sky

Flowers for You: Certainly Celery, Lovely Lilac, Regal Rose, Tempting Turquoise

LeJardin: River Rock, Soft Sky, So Saffron, Very Vanilla

Linen Prints: Apricot Appeal, Cameo Coral, Close to Cocoa, Old Olive, Pink Passion

Notations No.2: More Mustard, River Rock, Very Vanilla, Wild Wasabi

Outlaw: Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel, Really Rust, Sage Shadow, Very Vanilla

Petals & Paisleys: Certainly Celery, Cool Caribbean, Rose Red, Old Olive, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron, Taken with Teal

Prints: Monochromatic papers available in Almost Amethyst, Always Artichoke, Blue Bayou, Brilliant Blue, Certainly Celery, Close to Cocoa, Groovy Guava, Lovely Lilac, More Mustard, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, River Rock, Rose Red, So Saffron, Soft Sky, Tempting Turquoise

Porcelain Prints: Blue Bayou, River Rock, Wild Wasabi

Uptown: Almost Amethyst, Basic Gray, So Saffron, Wild Wasabi

Wintergreen: Always Artichoke, Certainly Celery, Sage Shadow, Soft Sky

I've Been Tagged

There is a game of TAG going around the stamping blog community. I was tagged by Nancy Riley.
In this game of tag, I am supposed to list seven random things about myself that you may or may not know so here goes:

1. I was born and lived in the same small town in West Virginia before moving to Phoenix.

2. I met my DH & we were married in West Virginia, even though he was from Phoenix.

3. I am a proud mom of Bryan, 20 years old and Kelsey, 16 years old. Bryan is a junior at Arizona State University and works at Home Depot. Kelsey is a junior at Pinnacle High School, just got her driver's license, and loves to dance with the Dance Motion Performing Company.

4. I have been a Stampin' Up! demonstrator for 9 years and getting ready to attend my 7th convention.

5. I am passionate about my collection of Longaberger baskets, don't even ask how many I have!!

6. Each day starts with everything organized, and clean! Then off to my stamping room for some creativity!

7. I love to cook! My family & friends are always ready to try my latest cooking creations!

NEW 2007 Stampin' Up! Fall-Winter Collection

NEW 2007 Stampin' Up! Fall - Winter Collection.

Today was the first day to see the new catalog. Inside you will find awesome NEW Stamp Sets >>> the 6 new IN COLORS (ink pads, re-inkers, card stock and double stitched ribbon) >>> the new Designer Papers are out of this world!!! >>> the new Simply Scrappin' Kits have more pieces and great new colors!>>> love, love, love the new Accents & Elements!>>> New Chipboard packages, WOW!>>>new PUNCHES, including a 1" circle punch and the ROUND SCALLOP!>>>Rhinestone Brads in circle and squares>>> Crop-A-Dile >>> MANY new RIBBON colors and size choices! >>> but don't take my word for it. See it for yourself.

If you haven't gotten your copy of the catalog, please contact me. The price is $10.00, and this includes a special surprise inside each catalog purchased from me. Remember it is more than a catalog for ordering, it is also an excellent IDEA BOOK! Full of creative ideas, layouts, designs, and the receipe for each sample is listed in the back of the catalog. It is a great resource for any stamper!!!!

You can also view the catalog online HERE. This is a great reference, but doesn't compare to the real thing!

HELPFUL HINT: After you've looked at your Catalog & Idea Book a few times, try looking at it upside down. You'll see things in a different perspective and come across things you didn't see the first few times you looked! Try it!

Ready, Set, Go!!

I have been thinking about starting a blog for months now. I've been viewing many of the stamping related blogs from SplitCoastStampers and love all the great ideas that have been shared. After my downline started hers, I decided I just have to give it a try. I hope you will enjoy all the creativity that I will be sharing with you. Ready, Set, Go!!