The Love of Stamping!

Final hop for VC Rocks this weekend line up

Here is the lineup for this weekend's LAST blog hop for VC Rocks for this year.....it is all about punches....

00 VC Rocks Blog Home

01 Carey R Pedstamper Stamping Tree House

02 Linda R Pretty Inky Papercrafts

03 Sharon F Created By You

04 Patrice H My Little Patch of Dirt

05 Angela W Life with a Wiener Dog

06 Karen G Krafting with Karen

07 Kim A Stamping Fun with Kim

08 Janice H Stamping With Janice

09 Nichole S Scrappy Stamps & Ink

10 Jane H Stamp With Jane

11 Nancy K Scrapbook Kits and More

12 Elizabeth K Elizabeth's Stamp Room

13 Elaine W I Reckon I'll Stamp

14 Carolyn S InkingTheNightAway

15 Kris S Maddiebug Designs

16 Heidi S Cheekie's Ink Pad

17 Holly & The Dog InkPaperStamps

18 Shari D Shari's Stamp Pad

19 Stace C Stampin Stace

20 Diane   Stampin Ldyglfr62

21 Kym Artful Imagination

22 Barb F The Love of Stamping

23 Debbie M Clever and Cute

24 Shirley N  Stamper Shirley

25 Ellen K Blinkin', Thinkin' & Inkin'

26 Loni H Loni's Life

VC Rocks July Blog Hop Anything but a Card

The talented stampers and scrappers of VC Rocks have tackled the theme of Anything But a Card.  So grab your favorite beverage and a snack and enjoy our hop. The hop officially kicks off at 10AM Eastern/9AM Central, 8AM Mountain, 7AM Pacific on Saturday and will run through the weekend.

   

So you could of came from Jane Hignite's, wonderful site Stamp with Jane

Anything but a card is the hardest thing for me as I am a card only type of person but I have been doing some new stuff.....as I did a few swaps with VC Rocks that was not cards....

   

This is first ATC swap of current SU...it is a ATC that is only 2.5 inches by 3.5 inches but you could add this to a card too....supples used:Cardstock Daffodil Delight, Certainly Celery, Wisteria Wonder. Water Color paper. Ink pad Stazon Black. Stamp Set Faith in Nature, block D. SU markers Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeade, Daffodil Delight. Ribbon 1/8 in Daffodil Delight, Rhinestones Jewels.

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ATC Retired SWAP

Supplies used plus basic supplies: Cardstock Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla.  Stamp set A Flower for all Seasons. Ink pads Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Stazon Black. SU Markers Early Espresso, Daffodil Delight. Water color paper (new size here now), Aqua pen, pearls, pastels, eraser, ruler, ticket punch, Ribbon Early Espresso taffeta Note: check out the background of this one as it is one of the background swaps I did....

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Bookmark SWAP....supplies used.....Cardstock Daffodil Delight, Baja Breeze, Calypso Coral, Very Vanilla. Ink pads Stazon black, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Stamp set Simply Soft, Block I, Grateful Greetings. SU Marker Lucky Limeade. Water pen, Ribbon Certainly Celery 1/4 in Grosgrain.

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My ABC swap of a mini photo album...this one is for Barb Zumwalt.....she will be filling it with grandkid photos.

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A cute little notebook for notes or I thought passwords for computer etc....I know I am always forgetting...

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These are for the scrapbook elements swap...I loved making these little lacey flowers with the new punch.

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I hope you have enjoyed my items I had to show you and if you have any questions or if I can be of any help to you with Stampin Up, please let me know. Note, the only swaps I did not show was the background swaps as that is not a finished swap item but it was fun to do too.....

Now to the next site for the blog hop....Kim Abbott site, Stamping Fun with Kim

or you can use the button below to the right to go to the next blog.

   
 

July Blog Hop with VC Rocks tomorrow

This weekend is the blog hop with VC Rocks and this is the line up in case you lose your way and need to get back on track.........

0         VC Rocks

1         InkPaperStamps

2         Elizabeth's Stamp Room

3         Love 2 Stamp

4         Creative Designs by Jackie

5         A Touch of SOL

6         Stampin' Stace

7         Stamp With Jane

8         The Love of Stamping    you are here

9         Stamping Fun with Kim

10        Life with a Wiener Dog

11        Stampin' At Dawn

12        Created By You

13        Stamper Shirley

14        Scrappin' For Sanity

15        Bluegrass Stamper Studio

16        Technostamper

17        InkingTheNightAway

18        Wanna Be Creative

19        Scrapbook Kits and more

20        My Little Patch of Dirt

21        I Reckon I'll Stamp

22        Brenda's Stamping Corner

23        Maddiebug Designs

24        Stamping in the Moonlight

25        Stampin' Fevre

26        Artful Imagination

27        Pretty Inky Papercrafts

28        Nichole's Stampin' Corner

29        Clever and Cute

30        Mimi To Jett

31        Shari's Stamp Pad

32        Pedstamper's Stamping Tree House

33        Blinkin' Thinkin' & Inkin'

34        Krafting With Karen

35        Loni's Life

Enjoy.....Barb

 

 

 

 

Happy Birthday challenge with only Bright card stock

I just love watercoloring and here we have another stamp set that is the best for it!  Today I have used the pear stamp that is in the Faith in Nature stamp set...new in the new catty.

Supplies for this card besides basic supplies are:

Stamp Sets: Faith in Nature, Swirls and Curls Verses, blocks D, H.

Card Stock:  Regal Rose, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Rich Razzleberry

Watercolor paper

Stampin Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Stazon Black

Ribbon: 1/4 grosgrain Rich Razzleberry

Brads: Old Olive

Punch: Ticket corner

SU Marker: Old Olive, Daffodil Delight

Water pen

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Thanks for looking! We are now in the Summer Mini Catalog, and the 2010-2011 big catalog....  If you need a Stampin' UP demonstrator, please consider me! I would love to be your demonstrator!

Barb

 

Trend A Riffic Swap Card

This swap is based on a photo in a magazine using the same colors, white, greens, yellows and gold....another swap card with VC Rocks.

Supplies for this card besides basic supplies are:

Stamp Sets: Curly Cute, Fast and Fabulous, blocks C, H.

Card Stock:  Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Daffodil Delight

Stampin Ink: Whisper White, Certainly Celery

VerasMark, Heat Tool, Gold Emboss powder

Brads: Gold

Ribbon: Satin Certainly Celery

Click to order Stampin Up supplies 24/7

Thanks for looking! We are now in the Summer Mini Catalog, and the 2010-2011 big catalog....  If you need a Stampin' UP demonstrator, please consider me! I would love to be your demonstrator!

Barb

 

Simplicity Swap Card

This card was a bit harder to figure out...a card that had to be single layer, simple is not always simple....another swap card with VC Rocks.

Supplies for this card besides basic supplies are:

Stamp Sets: Strength and Hope, Swirls and Curls Verses, blocks D, H.

Card Stock:  Whisper White

Stampin Ink: Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler

Pearls

Click to order Stampin Up supplies 24/7

Thanks for looking! We are now in the Summer Mini Catalog, and the 2010-2011 big catalog....  If you need a Stampin' UP demonstrator, please consider me! I would love to be your demonstrator!

Barb

 

Punched Card Swap card

I love swaps and here is another swap card with VC Rocks.

Supplies for this card besides basic supplies are:

Stamp Sets: Happy Greetings, Flower Fest, blocks C, D.

Card Stock:  Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz, Poppy Parade, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla

Stampin Ink: Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz, Poppy Parade, Basic Black

Punches: 2 3/8 in Scallop, Fancy Flower

Brads: Silver

Pearls

Water pen

Click to order Stampin Up supplies 24/7

Thanks for looking! We are now in the Summer Mini Catalog, and the 2010-2011 big catalog....  If you need a Stampin' UP demonstrator, please consider me! I would love to be your demonstrator!

Barb

 

Sugar and Spice Swap Card

I love swaps and here is another swap card with VC Rocks.

Supplies for this card besides basic supplies are:

Stamp Sets: Strength and Hope, On the Grow, blocks B, D.

Card Stock:  Perfect Plum, Pink Pirouette, Very Vanilla

Stampin Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Perfect Plum

Punches: 2 3/8 in Scallop, 1 3/4 in Scallop

Brads: Firecircles Rhinestone

Pearls

Click to order Stampin Up supplies 24/7

Thanks for looking! We are now in the Summer Mini Catalog, and the 2010-2011 big catalog....  If you need a Stampin' UP demonstrator, please consider me! I would love to be your demonstrator!

Barb

 

Cards for Kids Swap card

Here is a card for the kids...a Happy Birthday for a boy but in the stamp set there is a girl too......another swap card with VC Rocks.

Supplies for this card besides basic supplies are:

Stamp Sets: Recess, Curly Cute, blocks C, H.

Card Stock:  Cherry Cobbler, So Saffron, Baja Breeze, Crumb Cake, Certainly Celery

Stampin Ink: Cherry Cobbler

Brads: Gold

VersaMark, Heat Tool, Gold Emboss Powder

Ribbon: 5/8 grosgrain Whisper White

Click to order Stampin Up supplies 24/7

Thanks for looking! We are now in the Summer Mini Catalog, and the 2010-2011 big catalog....  If you need a Stampin' UP demonstrator, please consider me! I would love to be your demonstrator!

Barb

 

Ebony and Ivory Swap Card

I had never made a Black and White or Black and Ivory card before but I like it....I really like how this card turned out....another swap card with VC Rocks.

Supplies for this card besides basic supplies are:

Stamp Sets: Happiness Shared, Swirls and Curls Verses, blocks D, H.

Card Stock:  Very Vanilla, Basic Black

Stampin Ink: Very Vanilla, Basic Black

Pearls

Ribbon: Satin Basic Black

Click to order Stampin Up supplies 24/7

Thanks for looking! We are now in the Summer Mini Catalog, and the 2010-2011 big catalog....  If you need a Stampin' UP demonstrator, please consider me! I would love to be your demonstrator!

Barb