Hello Again...

Hello Stamping Friends,

It's been too long since I've stamped and shared with you, but I took some much needed time this week and really stamped my heart out.  

My inspiration for this stamp-a-stack project came from the very talented Patty Bennett.  You can find her video tutorial for the Diagonal Slash Note Cards at the link above.  Thanks, Patty!!

I've been saying goodbye to some fun, retiring Stampin' Up! designer series papers and also playing with the new DSP called Affectionately Yours (141632) which will be available on June 1 when the new annual SU catalog releases.  (I will share the new stuff with you tomorrow.)   :-)

I am so excited!

I will share a little at a time so I don't overload you, and I'll start with the retiring cards that I made.  

I used the Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper Stack, coordinating colors of card stock, a few punches, various stamp sets, and some White Perfect Accents to make this great stack of cards.  I'm armed and ready to send lots of "Thank You" cards at the drop of a hat.  

A few of my favorites:

Almost all the rest! (sorry for the messy stamping space!)

It was so much fun playing with the papers...mixing and matching is a real snap with the coordination of the Stampin' Up! designer series papers.  

The retiring list of products is available on my Demonstrator website if you'd like to visit there and shop.  

Enjoy and Happy Stamping!

barb

Stampin' Supplies:

Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper Stack

$8.00

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$7.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.50

Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$7.00

Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$7.00

Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$7.00

Pacific Point 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$7.00

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

$7.00

7/8" Scallop Circle Punch

$13.00

1/2" Circle Punch

$6.00

Pansy Punch

$16.00

White Perfect Accents

$5.00

Stampin' Pierce Mat

$5.00

Stampin' Trimmer

$30.00

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"Happy Poppies" For TSOT #229

Hello Stamping Friends,

Today I'm here with my newest card for The Try Stampin'-Or Not-On Tuesday blog challenge.  

I really loved this sketch from design team mate, Hillary, and find it offers endless possibilities.  

There is also a flower theme this week and you can use the theme or not.  I chose to use it for my background.  Flowers and butterflies go hand in hand, don't you think?  

I'd love to see you share your creations on the TSOT blog or on the Facebook page at:  Try Stampin' - Or Not- On Tuesday Challenges.

Happy Stamping!

barb

Ok, now onto my creation for this sketch challenge:

My card:

The first designer paper that popped into my head for this sketch and theme challenge was Pretty Petals.  This paper is one of my favorite things in the new Idea Book this year.  

You can't really tell in my photo, but the white background paper is from the new Color Me Irresistible Specialty DSP.  I chose the tree bark embossed design.  I like the subtle effects it offers in person.  I also love the effects of the new White Perfect Accents.  I think they're just the right touch on this card.

Details:

Then, of course there are the details.  They add so much to a card, don't they?  I really enjoyed how my little butterfly turned out.  

I used the Watercolor Wings Bundle 3 step stamp set and the Butterflies Thinlits Dies to create the little fellow, using Tuxedo Black, Watermelon Wonder, and Calypso Coral inks.

And the double "hello" was created with both Color Me Irresistible DSP in white and the new In Color Envelope Paper in Watermelon Wonder using the Hello You Thinlit Dies, another of my favorite items in this catalog!

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