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January Pals Blog Hop

LOVE IS IN THE AIR Blog Hop......a MDS card...just got called in to go to work early so sorry this is a fast post....

Welcome to the January Pals Hop! This month, we're featuring LOVE IS IN THE AIR.... I hope you enjoy the hop and the amazing creations that the Pals have come up with.
You've likely hopped over from Kim Luithle at Kim's Stampin Stuff, I'm stop number 4 on the Pals Hop and I'm glad you hopped in! I'll help you "hop along" from blog to blog where you'll find great ideas for Birthday paper projects from the Stampin' Pretty Pals! Should you hop off course, simply click on any of the links in the Pals Hop Line-up below and you'll be back on track!

 Hop along for more inspiring ideas from Dawn Tidd at My Stampin' Blog, stop number 5 on the January Pals Hop! Thanks for "hopping" by!

1. Linda Fisher at Linda's Stamin Loft
2. Maggie Mata at MaggieMadeCards
3. Kim Luithle at Kim's Stampin Stuff
4. Barb Furlong at The Love of Stamping
5. Dawn Tidd at My Stampin' Blog
6. Maxine Conrad at Stamp to the MAX!
7. Susan Lankford at Stampin' Crafty Corner
8. Nina Dee at Deesigns by Nina Dee
9. Kim Czenszak at Live Love Stamp
10. Cindy Hall at Pretty Impact
11. Frenchiee Hum at Frenchiee's Spot.
12. Kylie Nicolosi at Kylie's Crafty Corner
13. Jennifer Takacs at My Stampin' Blog
14. Angie Blake at Angie's Musings
15. Nicole Watt at Impressions By Nicole
16. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
17. Rae Harper at Wild West Paper Arts
18. Amanda Cramer at Mrs. C with Style!
19. Sandie Conner at Pretty Provisions
20. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin' Space
21. Sue Bendinsky at My Color Creations
22. Leah O'Brien at Leah's Stampin' Corner
23. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
24. Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter
25. Emily Steggell at Em's Creations
26. Julie Trevett-Smith at The Stampin' Affair!
27. Beth Beard at My Little Craft Blog
28. Jessica Ying at YoYoStamping Studio
29. Leslie Davis at Ellalicious Elements
30. Joan Norris at My Creative Impressions
31. Mikki Sarkisyan at Mikki's Creative Corner

December Birthday Hop

 

Welcome to the December Pals Hop! This month, we're featuring Birthday themed cards and projects! I hope you enjoy the hop and the amazing creations that the Pals have come up with.
You've likely hopped over from Mikki Sarkisyan at http://www.mikkiscreativecorner.blogspot.com/
, I'm stop number 8 on the Pals Hop and I'm glad you hopped in! I'll help you "hop along" from blog to blog where you'll find great ideas for Birthday paper projects from the Stampin' Pretty Pals! Should you hop off course, simply click on any of the links in the Pals Hop Line-up below and you'll be back on track!

Again I am doing more My Digital Studio (MDS) as it is easy to do and it is just too cold to stamp in my stamping room right now....we are in a deep freeze of late...birthdays are our subject and I think you might just love these cards today....

 

 

Hop along for more inspiring ideas from Jennifer Takacs at http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/jenntakacs/blog, stop number 9 on the December Pals Hop! Thanks for "hopping" by!

Thanks for looking! Check out the MDS designs in the mini Holiday catalog and the 2011-2012 big catalog.... We are winding down for this year and this holiday season, if you happen to need a Stampin' UP demonstrator, please consider me! I would love to be your demonstrator!

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Barb

Line up again, in case anyone gets lost...

1. Patti MacLeith at http://www.papercraftsbypatti.blogspot.com

2. Angie Blake at http://www.angiesmusings.com

3. removed due to illness, please hop onto the next blog

4. Kylie Nicolosi at http://www.kyliescraftycorner.blogspot.com/
5. Melanie Collins at http://www.oopsadaisy.typepad.com

6. Angela Richwine at http://stampinawaywithangela.blogspot.com

7. Mikki Sarkisyan at http://www.mikkiscreativecorner.blogspot.com/
8. Barb Furlong at http://www.theloveofstamping.com/
9. Jennifer Takacs at http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/jenntakacs/blog

10. Linda Fisher at http://lindas-stampinloft.blogspot.com

11. Julie Trevett-Smith at http://www.thestampinaffair.com/
12. Nancy Gleason at http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/mystampinspace/blog
13. Nicole Watt at http://www.impressionsbynicole.com/
14. Mary Fish at at http://www.stampinpretty.com/
15. Rae Harper at http://wildwestpaperarts.com/
16. Nina Dee at http://www.deesignsbyninadee.blogspot.com/

17. Cindy Hall at http://prettyimpact.com/
18. Benjamin Turner at http://hestamps.blogspot.com

December Pal Hop on Tuesday! Line up here...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is the line up for the December Birthday hop for tomorrow....I will be working, another 16 hour shift, when it goes live so I wanted to atleast post the line up here incase of any issues...otherwise, I will be home at 8am most likely.....

 

1. Patti MacLeith at http://www.papercraftsbypatti.blogspot.com

2. Angie Blake at http://www.angiesmusings.com

3. removed due to illness, please hop on to next blog

4. Kylie Nicolosi at http://www.kyliescraftycorner.blogspot.com/
5. Melanie Collins at http://www.oopsadaisy.typepad.com

6. Angela Richwine at http://stampinawaywithangela.blogspot.com

7. Mikki Sarkisyan at http://www.mikkiscreativecorner.blogspot.com/
8. Barb Furlong at http://www.theloveofstamping.com/
9. Jennifer Takacs at http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/jenntakacs/blog

10. Linda Fisher at http://lindas-stampinloft.blogspot.com

11. Julie Trevett-Smith at http://www.thestampinaffair.com/
12. Nancy Gleason at http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/mystampinspace/blog
13. Nicole Watt at http://www.impressionsbynicole.com/
14. Mary Fish at at http://www.stampinpretty.com/
15. Rae Harper at http://wildwestpaperarts.com/
16. Nina Dee at http://www.deesignsbyninadee.blogspot.com/

17. Cindy Hall at http://prettyimpact.com/
18. Benjamin Turner at http://hestamps.blogspot.com

Happy hopping...Barb

PPA123 Putting on the Ritz....

Today I am the featured artist on Pals Paper Art....the theme is Putting on the Ritz and I was going for a Very Vanilla and Basic Black card.  But then I realized the very vanilla would not show up well on a white background so I redid the card with the baja breeze too and of course I did it with MDS....Now if I was to make this in person, I would of used satin ribbon but I had not downloaded the satin in MDS let.

My internet has been up and down so I hope this will post at the right time....

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Thanks for looking! Check out the MDS designs in the mini Holiday catalog and the 2011-2012 big catalog....  If you need a Stampin' UP demonstrator, please consider me! I would love to be your demonstrator!

Barb

 

PPA122 Color Challenge

Two cards instead of just one today.....both done with MDS.......

 and with a few color changes...

It is a bit late in the week for PPA122 but today with all the cold and the boys had left for a while (nephews) so I got on the computer to play with MDS..My Digital Studio to do a card for ya...

Every week Pals Paper Arts has a challenge on thursdays so do check back with them each week...it is lots of fun...next week I am the featured artist...sorry was going to post what the subject is but you all have to wait...most likely it will be done with MDS...

Click to order Stampin Up supplies 24/7

Thanks for looking! Check out the MDS designs in the mini Holiday catalog and the 2011-2012 big catalog....  If you need a Stampin' UP demonstrator, please consider me! I would love to be your demonstrator!

Barb

Dec 3 Blog Hop...It's all about blue.....

It's all about Blue.....

I hope you have enjoyed our blog hop....I am the last stop on the blog hop, you could of came from Krafting With Karen. This 6 x 6 card was made with My Digital Studio and can be printed on a home printer or can be printed thru Stampin Up MDS print site.  I started with the DSPaper, matched up the color with the solid card stock.  What is nice with digital is that you can soften or change the opacity and change the size of stamps etc. I only used three colors, Island Indigo, Pool Party, and Basic Black.  And what is nice about MDS, is that once you have it, it never gets old....and you can use any color, stamp etc.  To go on with the hop you can visit the parent site, Hopping Just for the Fun of it

Otherwise here is the hop line up....

00 Start   Hopping Just for the Fun of it

01            Stampin' Dragon

02            Robin's Craft Room

03            Life with a Wiener Dog

04            Stamp With Jane

05            Krafting With Karen

06 end     The Love of Stamping

PPA119 Fashion Inspiration....Holiday thank you card

It is Thursday, was going to sleep in this morning, my only morning this week to do so but plans change...so after I got home again this morning I decided I needed to get to work for the PPA119 challenge....I made this 6 x 6 card all on the computer...with My Digitial Studio SU program...it was so easy to do. This week the challenge is on Fashion Inspiration of the Holidays and what better card to do but a Thanksgiving thank you card.....I just love how you can resize the stamps, etc and instead of stamping off a stamp to make the ink lighter, on the computer you just turn the opacity down like I did on the center stamp.

Then you can print the card on your home printer or have SU printing service print the card out and get as many as you might need...or using the card photo as part of a email thank you etc.

Click to order Stampin Up supplies 24/7

Thanks for looking! Check out the MDS designs in the mini Holiday catalog and the 2011-2012 big catalog....  If you need a Stampin' UP demonstrator, please consider me! I would love to be your demonstrator!

Barb

November Blog Hop with the Pals

Welcome to the NovemberPals Hop! This month, we're featuring Winter, Christmas, and Hanukkah inspired cards and projects! Enjoy the hop and the amazing creations that the Pals have come up with.
You've likely hopped over from Mary Fish at http://www.stampinpretty.com/, I'm stop number 12 on the Pals Hop and I'm glad you hopped in! I'll help you "hop along" from blog to blog where you'll find great ideas for Winter, Christmas, and Hanukkah paper projects from the Stampin' Pretty Pals! Should you hop off course, simply click on any of the links in the Pals Hop Line-up below and you'll be back on track!

I have been working on more MDS as I am still having knee issues since the surgery and doc says lots of ice and it is easier to be on the computer than at the stamping table....plus this way I don't have to do photos...it is all on the computer already...So here is what I have been playing with....

Look how it can be changed so fast....here it is with a few changes...

I will try to post more in the future...I am just sorry that this knee issue has been keeping me down so much and so busy with PT (physical therapy)...it is a 3 day a week thing so it uses up a lot of time daily.

Hop along for more inspiring ideas from Ann Schach at http://www.stampinchic.com/, stop number 13 on the November Pals Hop! Thanks for "hopping" by!

Lost along the way...the line up is here....

Barb

November Blog Hop coming Tuesday....Line Up

1. Nina Dee at Deesigns by Nina Dee
2. Julie Trevett-Smith at The Stampin' Affair!
3. Maxine Conrad at Stamp to the MAX!
4. Jessica Ying at YoYoStamping Studio
5. Mike Funke at Stampin-Style
6. Jennifer Takacs at My Stampin Blog
7. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin' Space
8. Nicole Watt at Impressions By Nicole
9. Mikki Sarkisyan at Mikki's Creative Corner
10. Kylie Nicolosi at Kylie's Crafty Corner
11. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
12. Barb Furlong at The Love of Stamping
13. Ann Schach at The Stampin' Schach
14. Linda Fisher at Linda's Stamin Loft
15. Sandie Conner at Pretty Provisions
16. Cindy Hall at Pretty Impact
17. Rae Harper at Wild West Paper Arts
18. Angie Blake at Angie's Musings
19. Kris Kilcoyne at Kween Bee Kreations
20. Camila McManus at OBX Scrapbook
21. Leah O'Brien at Leah's Stampin' Corner

Hope you all will come join us........

Barb

October 2011 Blog Hop: Holiday Hoopla

Welcome to the SUStars Holiday Hoopla Blog Hop!  The hop begins at 10AM EST on Saturday, October 22 and runs through the weekend.  We've got some fabulous projects to show off using products from Stampin' Up!'s Holiday Mini Catalog.  You might of came from Janice's site, Stamping with Janice, I happen to be stop number 3 on this blog hop of 13 stampers from  Su-Stars.

I am sorry, with this knee surgery I have just not been online or doing that many cards of late...it is easier to do MDS but I did not have any new stuff from the holiday catty for MDS.  So after the birthday party today for myself and the boys (nephews). And after I got little Robert to sleep, I finally went in and got a card done.  I like this one as it could be a simple card for a birthday, thanksgiving, fall season, or just a friendship card.

Supplies used plus basic supplies for this card:

Cardstock: Wild Wasabi, River Rock, Garden Green, Daffodil Delight

Stamp Set: Warmest Wishes

Stampin Ink: Stazon Black, Tangerine Tango

Silver Brads

Dimensionals

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Today for my birthday, I got this cool little book from my mom...it is old, copyright 1975, Birthday Thoughts from the Heart.  One of the sayings in the book...

Give yourself a present...

Can't resist it? Buy it!

Never did it? Try it!

After all...there's nothing much to lose...

It's your own life---so live it---

And yours to give---so give it---

The best things are the king of things we choose!

     So enjoy life today, as it can be too short at times, okay....have fun stamping today....

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Thanks for looking! NEW NEW mini Holiday catalog and the 2011-2012 big catalog....  If you need a Stampin' UP demonstrator, please consider me! I would love to be your demonstrator!

Please continue thru the hop, next stop is  www.beantowngrasshopper.blogspot.com There was a change this morning to the line up but I was doing other things and I just redid the link to go to the correct link......

If you happen to get lost along the way, I have posted the list here...

Barb