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September PALS Blog Hop ~ Fall / Halloween theme

   Welcome to the September Pals Hop! This month, we're featuring Fall and Halloween inspired 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 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 Fall and Halloween 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 and you'll be back on track!

 

   This card started as part of a weekly challenge with Sketch Frenzy Friday SFF090911, and then I decided it would make a wonderful card for our blog hop this week.  I have been really into using my SU Watercolor Crayons and using stamps to make my own DSP style paper.  It all came together so well for this card.

Supplies used plus basic supplies:

Cardstock: Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, Very Vanilla

Stampin Ink: Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, Stazon Black

Stamp Sets: Lovely as a Tree, Greeting Card Kids, Grateful Greetings, block D.

SU Watercolor Crayons, Aqua Painter

Ribbon: Scallop Dots Tangerine Tango

Punches: Circles 1 3/8in, 1 3/4 in, and 2 1/2 in.

SU Write Marker Blush Blossom (face)

   Hope you have enjoyed my card, would love to hear your comments......

 

   Hop along for more inspiring ideas from Linda Fisher at http://lindas-stampinloft.blogspot.com, stop number 9 on the September Pals Hop! Thanks for "hopping" by!

 

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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!

Barb

PPA110 Goblin Greetings Card

Here is what I have for ya on this Thursday morning...Pals Paper Arts PPA110 is the Halloween theme and my extra twist on this was to finally break out the SU watercolor crayons....I bought they a while ago and had never used them let...well I will be using them alot in the future....easy and worked extra well on even cardstock and the Aqua Painter.  Note: all but the base of the card came out of my scrap pile of cardstock...even the brads was some older ones....but let current........

Supplies used plus basic supplies for this card:

Cardstock: Calyso Coral, Cajun Craze, Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White, River Rock.

Stamp Sets: Greeting Card Kids, Grateful Greetings, Block D.

Stampin Ink: Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Stazon Black.

SU Watercolor Crayons, Aqua Painter

SU Write Marker Blush Blossom (face)

Ruffled Ribbon Calyso Coral

Brads Old Olive

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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!

Barb

SUStars Blog Hop Fabulous Folds

  

 

I do regular cards most of the time so this is a bit different for me....this summer I hosted a swap of fancy fold type cards and this is a style of one of the cards that was done at that time. If you are hopping with SUStars, you most likely came from Eileen's site, Stampin' Fevre

Supplies used plus basic supplies:

Simply Scored

Cardstock: Wild Wasabi, So Saffron, Wisteria Wonder

Ink pads: Chocolate Chip, Garden Green, So Saffron

Stamp Sets: Always Thankful, French Folliage, Blocks C, D, E.

SU Markers, your choice

Punches: Large Oval, Decorative Label

Ribbon: 1/8 in Taffeta Early Espresso

In doing this card, I only made the one as I am cleaning out my scraps as much as I can right now, did not have to cut a single piece of cardstock from a new sheet....(I wanted to use a DSP but I don't buy alot of DSP...I seem to just keep it and not use, so then I don't buy it) so I made my own by using the leaf stamp instead...I think it looks great that way....

Thanks for looking and to follow on the hop, please go see what, Monica, Add a Little Dazzle has for you to see next, if you happen to get off the path, check out the line up here.

Final hop for VC Rocks 2011

The talented stampers and scrappers of VC Rocks have tackled the theme of punches.  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.

I am stop number 22, so you may of came from Kym's Artful Imagination site.  She always has great items to show.....today I have two cards to show you of two of my favorite punches, the Ticket Corner punch and the new Lace Ribbon Border punch.

Supplies for this card besides basic supplies are:

Stamp Sets: Tagtastic, Simply Soft, Blocks C, I.

Card Stock: Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette, Wild Wasabi.

Watercolor paper

Stampin Ink: Chocolate Chip, Stazon Black

SU Markers

Punch: Ticket Corner

Pearls

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Supplies for this card besides basic supplies are:

Stamp Set: Turtle & Co. Blocks B, C, D.

Card Stock: Lucky Limeade, Daffodil Delight, Insland Indigo, Whisper White

Stampin Ink: Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade

Reinkers: Lucky Limeade, Daffodil Delight, Insland Indigo

Aqua Painter

Big Shot, Embossing Folder Square Lattice

Pearls

Punch: Large Lace Ribbon Border

I hope you have enjoyed these items today, moving on for the blog hop is stop number 23 Debbie M Clever and Cute, if at any time you get lost thru the hop, you can see all the line up here.

Thank you for hopping by.......

Barb

2011 Pals New Catty Blog Hop

Welcome to the July Pals Hop! This month, we're featuring fantastic new goodies from the 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog! Enjoy the HOP and get some creative ideas for using new stamps and accessories from the amazing creations that the Pals have come up with.

 

You've likely hopped over from Linda Callahan at http://www.stampinseasons.blogspot.com, 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 paper crafted creations from the Stampin' Pretty Pals! Should you hop off course, simply click on any of the links in the Pals Hop Line-up here and you'll be back on track!

Watercoloring is one of my favorite things to do so the first few cards that is what it is all about....

Supplies Used plus basic supplies:

Stamp Sets: Hello Doily, clear block F (see note below), Morning Cup, block B.

Card stock: Pool Party, Island Indigo, Very Vanilla.

Watercolor paper

Ink pads: Island Indigo, StazOn Black

SU markers your choice or ink pads.

Ribbon: Ruffled Pool Party

Did you notice I said to use clear block F for the large background....that is because I made this stamp into a clear stamp using the new Clear-Mount Cling Foam, page 205...it was easy to use and I got extra Clear Mount Stamp Cases, same page, to put the stamp in.  I plan on changing over some of my wood stamps using this great stuff......Oh and I also started using the new Clear Block Cleaning Cloth and it really helps with the clinging of the stamps.  All are found on the same page of 205.

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Supplies used plus basic supplies:

Stamp Sets: Little Friends, Creative Elements, Blocks D, and E.

Card stock: Tempting Turquoise, Regal Rose, Sahara Sand.

Watercolor paper, Aqua Painter

Ink pads: Sahara Sand, StazOn Black

Ribbon: Scallop Dots Melon Mambo

SU Markers of your choice or ink pads of your choice

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Supplies used plus basic supplies:

Stamp Set: Snow Much Fun, Block D.

Cardstock: Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Very Vanilla.

Ink pads: Real Red, Tangerine Tango, Tempting Turquoise, Basic Black.

Big Shot, Embossing Folder Elegant Lines

Ribbon: Satin Real Red.

Aqua Painter

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Supplies Used plus basic supplies:

Stamp Set: Dinoroar, block D.

Cardstock: Island Indigo, River Rock, Baja Breeze.

Ink pad: Island Indigo.

Ribbon: Ruffled Island Indigo,

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Last card....think this one might be a birthday card in the future for Robert...he can't read so he will not find out here......

Supplies used plus basic supplies:

Stamp Set: I Dig You, Blocks E, G.

Cardstock: Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango, So Saffron, Sahara Sand.

Ink pad: Soft Suede.

Ribbon: 3/8 in Taffeta Soft Suede

 

I hope you have enjoyed all the cards and ideas I have bought to you today....and do think about that clear mount cling foam....   Hop along for more inspiring ideas from Barbara Chatzkel at http://www.takeoutpaperarts.com, stop number 5, or click on the right hand photo below,  on the July PALS HOP! Thanks for "hopping" by!

Barb

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.

   
 

Faith in Nature Card PPA100

HAPPY 4th of July everyone!

 

I love this new stamp set.....Faith in Nature...nice to stamp with or watercolor with ink or markers. And I love using my Big Shot to emboss....part of the challenge with PPA100 to use your favorite technique.

 

Supplies for this card besides basic supplies are:

Stamp Set: Faith in Nature, blocks C, and D.

Card Stock: Wild Wasabi, River Rock, Pretty in Pink, Very Vanilla

Stampin Ink: Wild Wasabi, Pretty in Pink, Stazon Black

Big Shot, Embossing Folder Elegant Lines

SU Markers of your Choice, I used: Pretty in Pink, River Rock

Ribbon: Satin Pretty in Pink

Pearl

 

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Thanks for looking! We are now in the Summer Mini 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

Simply Soft Card *****NEW CATALOG*****

New Catty new Catty.....I just love it when we get new stuff....Well as we wait for the new stuff to come, I am stamping my way thru the 2011-2012 catalog right now from front to back of all the clear stamp sets and as I can I will go back and do some of the wooden sets too.  In this card I have used the new hostess set Simply Soft and a older wooden stamp Elegant Thank You....but did you know that Stampin Up now sells a new item to make your wooden stamps to clear....I do have it on order so I will tell ya about that when it comes.

One note on this card...next time I would stamp the Thank you with a darker color of ink, it looked great before the embossing but after embossing it needs a little darker...but it still is a great card. I love using these embossing folders and there is some new ones coming.......

Supplies for this card besides basic supplies are:

Stamp Sets: Simply Soft, block H, Elegant Thank You

Card Stock:  Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla

Stampin Ink: Baja Breeze, Stazon Black

Big Shot, Embossing Folder Petals a Plenty

SU Markers of your Choice, I used: Wild Wasabi, Blushing Bride

 

Click to order Stampin Up supplies 24/7

Thanks for looking! We are now in the Summer Mini 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

Snow Much Fun Card *****NEW CATALOG*****

It is here, the first day of the new catty....orders start at 12 noon today!

Supplies for this card besides basic supplies are:

Stamp Set: Snow Much Fun, block E

Card Stock:  Bashful Blue, Marina Mist

Stampin Ink: Bashful Blue, Stazon Black

Watercolor paper, water pen

Punch: Ticket Corner

SU Markers of your Choice, I used: River Rock, Pear Pizzazz, Basic Gray, Pumpkin Pie, Bashful Blue, So Saffron, Garden Green, Daffodil Delight

Pearls

 

Click to order Stampin Up supplies 24/7

Thanks for looking! We are now in the Summer Mini Catalog, and the 2011-2012 big catalog, first day of the new catty....  If you need a Stampin' UP demonstrator, please consider me! I would love to be your demonstrator!

Barb

Simply Soft Card

Supplies for this card besides basic supplies are:

Stamp Sets: Simply Soft (Hostess), Block I, Swirls and Curls Verses (Hostess), Block B

Card Stock: Baja Breeze, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade

Watercolor Paper

Stampin Ink: Calypso Coral, Stazon Black

SU Markers: Lucky Limeade, Calypso Coral

Ribbon Very Vanilla

 

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 with just a few more days till the new catty....  If you need a Stampin' UP demonstrator, please consider me! I would love to be your demonstrator!

Barb