Valentine Top Note

Today I am sharing a Valentine card I created using the Big Shot and the Pennant & Top Note Die and the NEW Heart to Heart Punch.















Recipe:
Stamps: Love You Much
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Candy Lane DSP, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black, Riding Hood Red
Access: Aqua Painter, Ruby Red Marker, Riding Hood Red Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive
Tools: Heart to Heart Punch, Big Shot, Pennant Die & Top Note Die, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Small & Large Oval Punch

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Cut It Out...From Paper of Course!

Try a New Technique today's challenge on SCS
I am so glad to be able to do the challenge today as I love to cut out images. The challenge was to create a border or other page element by cutting out part of an embossed design, patterned paper, or a stamped image, and use it as a part of your card.
For my card I used DSP, cut out flowers and used them as a border along the bottom portion of my card.















Recipe:
Stamps: None
Paper: Urban Garden DSP, Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Very Vanilla
Ink: None
Access: Canvas Cuts, Fashion District Rub Ons, Not Quite Navy Brad, Kiwi Kiss Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive
Tools: Paper Snips, 1/8" Hole Punch

Leave a comment and let me know what you think, I love hearing from you.

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Just Buzzin' By

weSTAMP swap card
Here is the card I created for a recent meeting swap with the weSTAMP group. weSTAMP was formed by Lorri and Nancy, two of my SU! downline gals, and combines both of their SU! downlines. These ladies are awesome and I am so delighted to be joining them for their meetings and sharing creative ideas. They made me feel very welcome at my first meeting. I demonstrated the new Circle Scissor Plus for the 3 minute demo.















Recipe:
Stamps: Just Buzzin' By
Paper: Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Washington Apple DSP, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Brown, More Mustard, Chocolate Chip
Access: Aqua Painter, Dimensional Adhesive, 2 Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds, Bashful Blue 1" Double Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools: 1-1/4" & 1-3/8" Circle Punches, Paper Snips

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day.

Happy to use NEW stuff

Sunshine Garden Card
Here is a card I made using the Simply Scrappin' Sunshine Garden Kit. These kits are great for making cards as well as scrapbook pages.


















Recipe:
Sunshine Garden Simply Scrappin' Kit (DSP and self-adhesive die cuts)
Paper: So Saffron, Baja Breeze, Whisper White
Access: Dimensional Adhesive, 5/8" White Brads, Saffron Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools: Eyelet Border Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch

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Get into SHAPE

NMBS Challenge Sunday
I am the weekly challenge hostess for our NMBS group and this week my challenge is to create a shape card. No rectangles or squares allowed, use your imagination and cut the card into a shape and then stamp and embellish as usual.
I used the Simple Birthday Thanks set, stamped the image (close to a folded edge to allow the card to open), cut it out with a small border all around. Then stamp it again on the DSP and cut that out. The icing has brads for sprinkles and is popped up for added dimension. The cherry is stamped on DSP, cut out and mounted then I added Crystal Effects to it. My card opens at the top under the cherry.


















Recipe:
Stamps: Simple Birthday Thanks, A Little Birthday Cheer
Paper: Pink Pirouette, Candy Lane DSP, Riding Hood Red
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Access: Sponge Dauber, Brads, Crystal Effects, Dimensional Adhesive
Tools: Paper Snips, Paper Piercing Tool for punching holes

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

Sale-A-Bration Swap for the NMBS group

Sale-A-Bration is here and what better way to start than with a swap. I made this card as a gift card holder.



























RECIPE:
Stamps: Yummy
Paper: Kraft, Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Close to Cocoa (for sponging)
Access: Sponge Dauber, Dimensional Adhesive, Flower Fusion II, White Brad
Tools: Big Shot & Top Note Die, Word Window Punch

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

Sale-A-Bration Swap

Here is another SAB swap cards that I designed for the NMBS group SAB swap.















RECIPE:
Stamps: Botanical Blooms, Sweet Serendipity
Paper: Perfect Plum, Pale Plum, Mellow Moss, Whisper White
Ink: Perfect Plum, Basic Gray
Access: Brads, Mellow Moss Taffeta Ribbon, White Gel Pen, Dimensional Adhesive
Tools: Designer Label Punch, 1-3/8" Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, 1/16" & 1/8" Hole Punch

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Ribbon and Embellishment Clubs Update

Yeah!!! The order arrived today for the first three ribbon clubs and the first two embellishment clubs. I will be cutting ribbon and sorting the embellishments this weekend and will send all packages out on Monday.

I will continue to take additional club orders through the 15th of February. So if you haven't ordered yours yet, please do so before the deadline. For more info on these clubs check my prior posts HERE and HERE.

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

Love You Much

I'm so glad to be back!!
I have been battling with my computer for the past several days now. I don't like going so many days without posting. Please accept my apologies for the long absence. But I am here today and have some swap cards to share with you.

This card was for another group of the NMBS group new catty preview sets swap.



















Recipe:
Stamps: Love You Much, Holidays & Wishes
Paper: Pink Pirouette, Close to Cocoa, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White, Candy Lane DSP
Ink: Basic Black, Riding Hood Red, Bashful Blue
Access: White Taffeta Ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive, Aqua Painter
Tools: Big Shot & Pennant Die, Heart to Heart Punch, Rectangle Punch, 1-3/4" Circle Punch

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!!

Swaps to Share

This card was for the NMBS group new catty preview sets swap.














Recipe:
Stamps: Love You Much
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Kraft, Candy Lane, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black, Pink Pirouette
Access: Markers: Pretty in Pink, Garden Green, Ruby Red; Dimensional Adhesive, Kraft Taffeta Ribbon
Tools: Big Shot & Scallop Circle Die, Coluzzle, 3/4" Circle Punch

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Always for the Featured Stamper Challenge

Today I had time to stamp a card for the Featured Stamper Challenge on SCS. The featured stamper is Vicky Gould, her gallery is amazing. For this challenge, you go to her gallery on SCS and pick a card to CASE, then change at least two things from her card when you design yours.

Here is her card that I chose to CASE. I changed the colors, DSP and the stamp set. I was drawn to this card for the layout and the vertical ovals for the sentiment.
I created my card using the Always stamp set and Sweet Always DSP, and kept the same layout she used.














Stamps: Always
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Close to Cocoa, Regal Rose, Whisper White, Sweet Always DSP
Ink: Regal Rose, Close to Cocoa
Access: White Brads, 5/8" Regal Rose Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive
Tools: Wide Oval & Large Oval Punches, Ticket Corner Punch, 1/16" Hole Punch

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day!

Ways to Use It Challnege on NMBS

NMBS Challenge #30
Good Sunday morning everyone, this week's challenge is a Ways to Use It Challenge. SU! has so many sizes, styles and colors of ribbon, so I thought it would be great to showcase some of the different ways to use it. The challenge this week is to make a card using Black, White and only one other color cardstock and use ribbon in a different way other than tying a bow or knot.

My sample shows a way of using ribbon for the center of the flowers. This idea came from Tammy, when she presented this at our last downline meeting for a 3 minute demo, but it really doesn't take 3 minutes to make these.















To make the ribbon centers: take a 5" piece of ribbon, tie a knot in the center of the ribbon. Punch a hole in the center of your cut out flower and thread both ends through the hole, once the knot is in the center, fold back the ends to form leaves. I used glue dots to secure the flower to my card.
Stamps: Doodle This, Yummy (New SAB)
Paper: Black, White, Baja Breeze
Ink: Black
Access: 5/8" Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon, Glue Dots
Tools: Ticket Corner Punch, 1/8" Hole Punch

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

Ribbon Club - NEW Stampin' Up! Products

NEW Ribbon Clubs FORMING NOW!!!!!!
Would you like to receive one yard of each of the NEW Ribbons from the NEW Stampin' Up! catalog?
I am offering a club where you will receive a one yard piece of each of the ribbons listed below at a fraction of the cost of purchasing a full package of each. To purchase one package of each item would cost $69, plus shipping and tax. If you join one of my clubs you can receive one yard of each ribbon shipped to you for only $16.00.

Join today and your Ribbon sampler will include 12 yards of ribbon:

• 1 yard of So Saffron Ribbon from the Dress Up package
• 1 yard of Whisper White Ribbon from the Dress Up package
• 1 yard of Riding Hood Red Ribbon from the Dress Up package
• 1 yard of Kiwi Kiss double sided polka dot ribbon from the Pig Tails package
• 1 yard of Pumpkin Pie rick rack ribbon from the Pig Tails package
• 1 yard of Baja Breeze ribbon from the Valet package
• 1 yard of Chocolate Chip polka dot ribbon from the Valet package
• 1 yard of Basic Black ribbon from the Valet package
• 1 yard of striped Old Olive ribbon
• 1 yard of striped Pretty in Pink ribbon
• 1 yard of striped So Saffron ribbon
• 1 yard of Organza white ribbon

This club includes 12 yards of ribbon as described above. They can be seen on pages 178 and 179 of the NEW Stampin' Up! Catalog.

Each club will consist of 8 members, once I have 8 signed up and payments received, I will place the order and will mail your club sampler back to you within 14 days of the order going in. (If items are backordered I will contact you).

To sign up for the club(s), Email me at: cre8tivestamper@cox.net, put the name of the club in the subject line and include your complete name and mailing address and I will return an email to you with the payment instructions.

I am also offering an Embellishments Club, so check my blog for that offer too!

U.S. orders only. Offer available to customers, blogging friends and other demonstrators.

Your cost for all 12 yards of ribbon is $16.00. All club products shipped First-Class mail in a padded envelope.

Thanks for stopping by,
~~Barbara

Embellishments Club - NEW Stampin' Up Products

NEW CLUBS FORMING NOW!!!!!! Don't miss out. Would you like to receive NEW Buttons, Brads, Clips and more from the NEW Stampin' Up! catalog!

I am offering a club where you can have one of each of the items listed below at a fraction of the cost of purchasing a full package of each. To purchase one of each item would cost $141, plus shipping and tax. If you join one of my clubs you can receive one of everything shipped to you for only $20.00.

Join today and your club sampler will include these 49 pieces:

• 3 Kiwi Kiss Corduroy Buttons
• 3 Chocolate Chip Corduroy Buttons
• 3 Kraft Corduroy Buttons
• 3 Pacific Point Corduroy Buttons
• 3 Pumpkin Pie Corduroy Buttons
• 3 Summer Sun Corduroy Buttons
• 3 1/2" Library clips (one Chocolate Chip, one Old Olive, one Whisper White)
• 10 Latte Buttons (one of each style)
• 4 Jumbo 5/16" brads (one Chocolate Chip, one Very Vanilla, one Whisper White, one Silver)
• 4 Jumbo 5/8" brads (one Chocolate Chip, one Very Vanilla, one Whisper White, one Silver)
• 4 Clear Rhinestone brad
• 4 Flower Assortment brads (one Pumpkin Pie, one Pretty in Pink, one So Saffron, one Chocolate Chip)
• 1 Fleurette
• 1 Canvas Cuts (Lg. shape)
  

This club includes 49 pieces as described above. They can be seen on pages 174 - 177 of the NEW Stampin' Up! Catalog.

Each club will consist of 8 members, once I have 8 signed up and payments received, I will place the order and will mail your club sampler back to you within 14 days of the order going in. (If items are backordered I will contact you).

To sign up for the club(s), Email me at: cre8tivestamper@cox.net, put the name of the club in the subject line and include your complete name and mailing address and I will return an email to you with the payment instructions.

I am also offering a Ribbon Club, so check my blog for that offer too!

U.S. orders only. This offer available to customers, blogging friends and other demonstrators.

Your cost for all 49 pieces is $20.00. All club products shipped First-Class mail in a padded envelope.

Thanks for stopping by!
~~Barbara

My first order from the new catalog arrived today!!

YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love when Mr. Brown shows up at my door and it is all for ME!!!
My order came today shortly after 2 pm and I have already opened everything. I got a few new stamp sets, but mostly new accessories. The Circle Cutter and Glass Mat were first on my list, along with some of the new Big Shot Dies and Texture Plates. The corduroy buttons and new brads are awesome. The Fleurettes are so pretty and Canvas Cuts are better in real life.

















Would you like to receive a sampler of NEW Embellishments? NEW Ribbons?
I have clubs forming now. Check out my blog posts for this special offer. It is available to all customers, demonstrators & blogging friends.

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

VSN Crush Challenges

Mini VSN Challenges - Crush & Flirtation
I love to participate in the VSN (Virtual Stamp Night) dates on SCS. Friday evening and all day Saturday I was having so much fun creating & stamping in my craft room, with only Diet Coke, Cool Ranch Doritoes and Almond M&M's to keep me company. The Crush challenges are posted at the top of every hour on Saturday between Noon EST (10am Phoenix) and 11pm EST (9pm Phoenix). Beginning on Friday evening at 7 pm EST (5pm Phoenix) they posted a "flirtation" challenge to get us warmed up for the challenges ahead. You have 45 minutes to create and complete your card/project, clean-up your area and be ready for the next challenge to be posted. You also upload your projects to your SCS gallery using keywords they provide with each challenge. If you don't get the uploading done within the hour, you can go back and upload your card at a later time.

So are you ready to see what all I made? Each challenge had a cute name along with a description of what the challenge is. There were 13 total challenges and I completed all of them except for the embossing challenge, which I have no products for. So here are the 12 projects!

Hope Chest - Make a treasure box or bag to hold all your VSN challenge cards



















I made a card tote which measures 6" wide x 2-1/2" deep x 4" high.
Stamps: Polka Dot Punches, Sweet Celebrations
Paper: Georgia Peach DSP, Whisper White, Regal Rose
Ink: Pretty in Pink
Access: Regal Rose 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Pewter Brads, Dimensional Adhesive, Pretty in Pink Brad, Computer Generated Sentiment, Sticky Strip
Tools: Rounded Tab Punch, Big Shot & Pennant Die, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, 1/16" Hole Punch

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

Cast Away Love - VSN

Cast Away Love - Make a "Scrapling" using leftover scraps of cardstock & embellishments.
These are so cute and a great way to use your leftover cuts of cardstock and/or stamped images from recent projects. I used this idea for the weekly NMBS challenge on the group blog today.
A Scrapling typically measures anywhere from 1-1/4" to 2-1/2" wide by 4-1/4" to 5-1/2" long.



















My Scrapling measures 2-1/4" x 5"
Stamps: Love You Much, A Happy Heart
Paper: Kraft, Pink Pirouette, Georgia Peach DSP, Whisper White, Riding Hood Red
Ink: Basic Black, Riding Hood Red
Access: Dimensional Adhesive, Kraft Taffeta Ribbon
Tools: Circle Punches, Big Shot & Pennant Die

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

Save the Date - VSN

Save The Date - Make a card for an upcoming event, I chose our daughter's upcoming graduation from Pinnacle Hgh School. I also used the school colors for the card.

















My card measures 5-1/2" square
Stamps: Starring You, Sweet Celebrations
Paper: Night of Navy, Real Red, Whisper White
Ink: Night of Navy, Real Red
Access: Real Red 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive
Tools: Star Punch, Circle Punches

Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day!
~~Barbara

Love Me Tender - VSN

Love Me Tender - Use something soft on your card



















My card measures 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"
Stamps: A Happy Heart
Paper: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze, Pink Pirouette
Access: Flower Fusion Felt flowers, Silver brad, Chocolate Chip 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensional Adhesive
Tools: 1/2" Circle Punch, 1/16" Hole Punch

Thanks for stopping by!
~~Barbara

The Four Somethings

The Four Somethings - Use Something New, Blue, Old, Borrowed or Gifted















This card measures 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"
Stamps: Polka Dot Punches (NEW), Warm Words (OLD)
Paper: Mellow Moss, Bashful Blue (BLUE), Whisper White
Ink: Bashful Blue (BLUE), So Saffron, Basic Gray
Access: Sponge Dauber, Build-A-Brad (part of a GIFT), So Saffron Twill, Mellow Moss Marker
Tools: Circle Punches, Word Window Punch, Big Shot & Top Note Die

Thanks for stopping by!
~Barbara