Good Things For Freshly Made Sketches 394

Hello Stamping Friends,

Today's card was greatly inspired by this week's sketch challenge at  Freshly Made Sketches.  I was also inspired by the color combination and card of talented fellow demonstrator LeAnne Pugliese.  You can see her lovely card here on her blog, WeeInklings.  

Remember that when you go into your craft space to create a card, that you are a part of a community of folks who share what they love to do...we share our creativity with others, so don't be afraid to CASE (copy and share everything) a card, or gain inspiration from another crafter.  

That being said, always give credit where credit is due and have a wonderful time! :-)

I hope you enjoy today's card and take some time to get creative this week and upcoming weekend!

Blessings,

barb

Here is the sketch :

Here is my card:

Details to follow...

Happy Birthday, You Sweet Thing SUOC 226

Hello Stamping Friends,

I'm back today with a theme challenge from the fine folks over at Stampin' Up! Only Challenges, and their theme for these two weeks is birthdays!

What I love about this theme is that, we all make and send birthday cards to our loved ones...we always need birthday cards, right?  So, why don't you let this challenge spur you on to make a birthday card and post it to the SUO blog?  It's simple to do.  ;-)

So, I had a piece of the new Bird Ballad designer series papers laying around along with this sentiment that I hadn't used yet, so I came up with this little ditty!  I love how it turned out!  I hope you enjoy it too, and even take my sketch idea and use it on your next card.  (Remember to use up your scraps on the insides of your cards, too!  It's so fun to see that pop of color or coordinating design when you open the card!)

I hope you have time to spend in your craft space this week and take time to build your creative confidence along with me!

Blessings,
barb


SUO Theme: Birthdays



My Card:

Basic Black card stock, Bird Ballad designer series paper, Piece Of Cake stamp set, Scalloped Lace Trim, Classic Label Punch, Layering Circles Dies, Stitched Shapes Dies, Stampin' Dimensionals




Isn't it amazing what a tiny bit of detail does for a card, especially when you have such a busy dsp design like this one.  It doesn't take much to really finish it perfectly!

Monday's One Stop, Blog Hop

Hello Stampin Friends!

Guess what is making a comeback to the blogging world?  Well, the title of this post kinda gives it away, but that's ok!  

So, you might ask:  "What in the world is a One Stop, Blog Hop?"  It's when I literally scour the SU stamping blogs in the world and each Monday share my top picks with you all for your weekly stamping inspiration.   

I'm so excited to bring this weekly blog event back to life because there are more creative card makers out there then you ever before!  So, get your new SU annual catalog and start marking all of the new products that you love and start making your lists because you're going to want. it.  all.  I promise!  

Enjoy your week and happy stampin'

barb

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LeAnne Puglise

Su Mohr

Lee Ann Greff

Lyssa Zwolanek

Julie Gilson

Jan Clothier

Welcome Back To My Blog...Again.

Hello Stamping Friends,

It's been almost a year since I've posted cards for you, and I thought I might just come back and try to stay a bit more consistent since life has presented me some time.  (I've been raising two beautiful kittens for the past year!)  I have enjoyed the challenge of blogging in the past, and since Stampin' Up! has given us such a gorgeous new annual catalog, I thought I would share some of my creations here again.  ;-)

So, to start off, I will offer one of my favorites for you today.  

Enjoy and Happy Stampin'
barb

My card:

I used the new Magnolia Lane designer series paper, Woven Heirlooms stamp set, Layering Ovals Dies, the gorgeous Delicate Lace Edges Dies, Memento Ink, Basic Black and Petal Pink card stock.

A Few Details:

The new Petal Pink organdy striped ribbon is one of the most lovely ribbons I've used.  It adds the perfect amount of textured elegance to a card!

If you love these products, and don't already purchase from a SU demo, you are welcome to purchase them in my online demo store, Barb's Online Demo Website