Grandmother's Flower Garden

Happy Saturday! I can hardly believe that June is almost over. You know what that means? The Stampin' Up! Convention is just around the corner! I have been busy slaving away working on swap cards, but I don't want to post them until convention time. (If I am not scrambling at the last minute, I will plan to share them with you while I am at Convention.)

Here is the Utah Diva's sketch for today, UDISC247. You can find all of the cards and designers here.

I tried to stay true to the sketch, but my Hexagon punch and matching stamp set were calling my name!

Details ~

• Paper ~ Whisper White, Pear Pizazz, Coastal Cabana DSP 
• Ink ~ Pear Pizazz, Wisteria Wonder
• Stamps ~ Six Sided Sampler
• Accessories ~ Fancy Fan Embossing folder, Big Shot, Hexagon Punch, Whisper White Taffeta ribbon 

Before I fell in love with stamping, my passion was fabric and quilting.  Grandmother's Flower Garden is such an old, classic pattern, and I really wanted to try it with this stamp set.  So if you consider my flower the large circle, I did stay pretty close to the sketch.  It was completely serendipity that the Coastal Cabana DSP pattern mimics the embossing.  I had the "quilt" all done and then started searching for a color to brighten things up a bit.  It was the first time I opened the 2013-2015 In Color DSP and what a surprise it was to find this pattern!  I love it when things just come together, don't you?

What do you think of my quilt block?  It sure went together much faster than the fabric version would have! That is one of the true joys of paper crafting.  You can create little works of art in under 30 minutes.

Take some time to do something creative this weekend!

Blessings,
Barbara

P.S.  I just noticed that my counter is over 50, 000 views!  Yippee Skippie!

That's the Ticket!

Happy Saturday, and welcome to my blog! I am back from a wonderful Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida!  One highlight of the trip was my first Manager's Reception at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.  I read all of the books and actually have two copies signed by J.K.Rowling when she visited a local bookstore several years ago!  They are certainly two of my most treasured books.

Grab your cup of coffee and check out the card I created for this week's Utah Divas International sketch. You can find links to all of the cards and designers here. This month's sketches were designed by team member Elizabeth Harris. And here is the sketch for the week, UDISC224.

It was so much fun to play with some of the new products in the spring catalog!  Here's the card I came up with.

Here's the recipe~

• Stamps ~ That's the Ticket
• Papers ~ Pool Party, Very Vanilla, More Amore DSP, Pool Party Core-dinations paper
• Inks ~ Primrose Petals, Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Pool Party, Basic Gray
• Accessories ~ Ticket Punch, Fancy Fan Embossing Folder, Stampin' sanding block

Can you tell I love the More Amore DSP?  I used it on my card two weeks ago and am well on my way through my second pack.  I popped the Real Red ticket up on dimensionals and add a touch of dazzling details to the heart so it has some shimmer and sparkle to it.

Well, I'm going to keep this short and sweet!  Thanks for stopping by, and please know that I love to read your comments!

Blessings,
Barbara