Monday's One Stop Blog Hop Is Back!

 Hello My Creative Friends,

Guess what's back?  

Monday's One Stop Blog Hop where I search the web to find beautiful cards or projects made by gifted Stampin' Up Demonstrators and share all of the creativity with you in this one spot!  

Join me in celebrating our creative paper crafting community!

Enjoy and be inspired,

barb

Mary Fish

Sharon Burkert

Amy Koenders

Brian King

Kylie Bertucci

Susan Campfield

A Child Is Born...

Hello Stamping Friends,

Christmas card making has begun and I am here today to show you one of my favorite sets in the newly released Sept.-Dec. mini catalog.  

This understated set is called A Child Is Born and while it is a simple line art stamp set, there is so much you can do with it.  You can emboss, color in with Stampin' Blends, stamp on designer series paper, or create a background with blending brushes and ink pads and stamp over your background.   

For my cards I stamped and embossed over Beautiful Gallery DSP , the "B" sides.  I wanted to try and create a subtle background so the stamped image would shine.  

I added a few rhinestones around the star and a simple sentiment from the stamp set on the front of the card. 

I hope you enjoy!

barb 

I gently dragged the dsp panel over the ink to create a very thin border of color to set it apart from the background cs layer.

Products:  Secret Sea CS and ink, Gray Granite CS, Beautiful Gallery DSP

Basic Rhinestones

Products:  A Child Is Born, Pecan Pie CS and ink, Versamark ink, WOW gold embossing powder, Basic Rhinestones, Embossing Heat Tool

 

Thankful For Fall

Hello Stamping Friends,

I hope this week finds you healthy and finding a little creative time.

I'm here this week with a sneak peek of a soon releasing (Sept 3, 2025) stamp set called Gathering Moments and it's coordinating designer series paper, Gathering Together.  

Oh my...I really love this suite of products and the warm feeling I get when I bask in all of the rich fall colors.  

I started with a card base of Darling Duckling and then added the stamped images in a collage style design.  Timid Tiger, Early Espresso, and Crumb Cake were added in various images from the set.  (The image below also shows the die set which I did not use.)

A touch of Early Espresso twine adds interest and the leaves cut from the dsp and placed under the sentiment create the focal point

These little Tiny Bee Trinkets were the perfect finishing touch

Elements cut from the designer series paper add some fun to the inside of my card.  Not sure of the greeting for the inside yet.  ;-)

Sunflower 3-D Embossing Folder and Ink Smooshing

Hi Stamping Friends,

Just a quick blog post for you today to show you the cards I made with my "Ink Smooshing" paper that I created last week.  

I had seen some really pretty examples using this technique and our new Sunflower 3-D embossing folder and I just had to sit down and play for a little while!  

It's a gorgeous folder with a stunning impression so I hope you enjoy my cards as much as I do.  It was so fun to just get stuff out and get creative!  I will leave a list of products below.

Enjoy this Ink Smooshing video

barb

Before Embossing

After Embossing

Plain cards with no white ink highlights

With SU White ink highlights:  dabbed onto raised embossed flowers with dauber

Various SU ink refills, various SU card stock, SU white ink refill,  sponge daubers, linen thread adn in color ribbon,  Stampin' Write markers, (for ink splatter) Wink of Stella, (for ink splatter) Gathering Moments stamp set, (releasing Sept. 3, 2025) Stampin' Up! glass mat, water spritzer

 

Double Delight Using Your Patterned Paper

Hello Stamping Friends,

Can you believe that I am back this week with another post?  lol

Today I am showing off some new 2025-2027 In Colors, namely Cloud Cover and Secret Sea (my very favorite!)

My card design is inspired by and CASED from Susan Campfield and I wanted to share her video with you.   She had labeled it a "Double Delight" card because you can enjoy both sides of our gorgeous designer series paper!  

Here I have used both Beautiful Gallery (floral) and 2025-2027 In Color designer series paper (leaf) and some coordinating products:  Damask Designs embossing folder and 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls among others listed below.

Here is Susan's YouTube video:  Double Delight

I hope you enjoy today's cards and find some quiet time to create this week.

God Bless,

barb

Other Products Used:

Secret Sea cardstock and ink

Cloud Cover cardstock and Stampin' Blends (to color white ribbon)

Prairie Grass stamp set 

Basic White cardstock

Spotlight On Nature dies

Painterly Pears and Welcome Back!

Hello Again, Stamping Friends!

Needless to say, quite a lot has transpired since I last posted a blog entry here.  I have been making (and sending) handmade cards with Stampin' Up! products all of these years, but just haven't had time to keep up with a blog.

So...

I'm taking a new approach and will do my very best to post a new card each week.  I also would like to continue my "One Stop Blog Hop" each week.

But for now, here is one of my most recent cards using the newly released Painterly Pears Suite Collection. (166159)

I created this card while participating in an event called Mystery Monday Stamping.  Here is a link to Sharon Armstrong's Mystery instructions so you can make your very own card.  I will call this technique a "Center Accordion Fold Card."

Enjoy everyone.  It feels good to be back.

blessings,

barb

Hello Stamping Friends,

Here today with a card that I created for a family member who lost someone close.  It's never fun or easy to create these cards, but so important to send them to those who need comfort.  

I created this card with the sepia watercoloring technique from Gail Ellis here:

Blue Rose Paper Treasures

I think the bleach that I used to color the magnolias was a bit old, and I read that you should use new bleach when trying this technique.  Thus, my flowers have a bit of lavender coloration.  

I hope this card will inspire you to try this technique and use whatever SU supplies you have on hand!  

Have a blessed day and happy stampin!

barb

Monday's One Stop, Blog Hop

Hello Again, Stamping Friends!

Once again, it's been quite some time since I have blogged.  I clearly haven't given up all hope of having regular posts!  lol  

So, here I am, starting the week with Monday's One Stop, Blog Hop.  I hope you enjoy these awesome card projects from very talented paper crafters.  

Later this week I will be back with some creations of my own from current Stampin' Up products from Sale-A-Bration and Coordination! 

Have a blessed week and happy stampin'

barb

 Brian King

 Sharon Burkert

Cindee Wilkinson

Sharon Burkert

Meg Loven

Mercedes Weber

Karen Hallam

Mary Fish

Cindy Brumbaugh

God's Peace For PP459

Hello Stamping Friends,

I'm back!  I've been going through some physical challenges so blogging has been put on the back burner.  I'm sorry it's been so hit or miss.  But, I hope you enjoy today's card!

Thanks to this week's challenge over at The Paper Player's blog, my creative holiday season off and running with metallics! 

I love this new stamp set called God's Peace. I think it’s my favorite in the 2019 SU Holiday catalog! 

My card was inspired by fellow stamper Cindy Brumbaugh. This was her sketch and I CASED it using metallics. Feels Like Frost designer paper, silver embossing powder, and Wink of Stella,  all which give this card a shine and gleam.  

Happy Stampin'

barb

Monday's One Stop, Blog Hop!

Hello Stamping Friends,

Today's the day for our hop around the internet to find delightful creations and inspiration

using gorgeous, coordinating Stampin' Up! products!  

I absolutely love it when I see something that a fellow SU fan has created and shared with the world, don't you?

So, let's move on to my favorite project picks for this week.  I hope it spurs you on to create in your craft space too!

As always, if you do not already have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator that you are working with, I'd love to help you and become your demonstrator.  ;-)

Blessings and Happy Stampin',

barb

Nerelle Farrugia

Wendy Cranford

Sandi Maciver

Angela Meiritz-Reid

Angie Leach

Brian King

Patty Bennett