Getting Inked

Hi stampers!  HOW can it be November already?????  November is going to be INK-redible!  Why you ask?  Not because we are all getting Stampin' Up! tattoos but because between November 1st and December 16th you can get an entire collection (brights, subtles, or regals) of ink pads FREE!  Say what?????  This is a GREAT way to build up your inks if you don't have them all yet or are trying to switch over the to the new firm foam style (which are AH-MAH-ZING).  And what's even better is that there are TWO ways to earn them!  First, host a $450 workshop or place a $450 order via my online store and you'll get your free ink!

Also, if you take advantage of our $99 fully customizable starter kit and join my team you can earn yourself a set of free inkpads!  So, in addition to getting $125 of any supplies you want you get another $49.95 value on TOP of that!  How awesome...it's ink-redible!

Let me know if you have any questions!

And now onto the project for the day!  I've had this card done for a while and totally forgot to share it!  And guess what?  It's NOT a Christmas card, ha!  While I feel less guilty about Christmas stamping now that H-ween is over I still need to make some more fall cards!  Especially since I have a bunch of cute sets like perfectly preserved!

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Perfectly preserved
Paper:  Very vanilla, crumb cake, orchard harvest DSP
Ink:  More mustard, lucky limeade, raspberry ripple
Accessories:   Naturals buttons, linen thread, island indigo ruffled ribbon, cannery framelits, ribbon slide

I actually made this a while back for a sketch challenge but somehow never got around to posting it.

I also posted some information on my upcoming cyber class on the cyber class page!  Make sure to check it out and I'll have more details and the official announcement sometime next week!

Oh and ONE MORE thing, lol!  The stampin' trimmer is FINALLY available!  Yay!  I have to say it's great!!  So don't forget to add it to your order!  It will get you all that closer to those ink pads, ya know!

Happy stamping!

HSS 137

Hi stampers!  It's Tuesday and time for a new challenge over at Hand Stamped Sentiments!  This week is a fun theme challenge.  This one reminds me a bit of my granny!  She was always canning yummy stuff!

Fun huh?  And we have the perfect set for this challenge!!!!!

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Perfectly preserved
Paper:  Very vanilla, sahara sand, perfect plum, watercolor
Ink:  Stazon, perfect plum, bashful blue
Accessories:  Cannery framelits, bitty banner framelits, lacy brocade embossing folder, perfect plum taffeta ribbon, delicate doily sizzlits, basic pearls

It was super easy to make a blue jar!  I just used watercolor paper and the cannery framelits!  And I love those flowers, they remind me of alums.  Our neighbor used to have some right out my bedroom window when I was growing up...lots of memories in this challenge!  I don't use a lot of perfect plum (or purple for that matter) but I thought the flowers would look really pretty in plum.  I finally pulled out my perfect plum ribbon too!  I just had to have it when I saw the picture of it in the catalog!  So pretty...and then I haven't used it, ha!  I also used the lacy brocade embossing folder from the Holiday catalog.  I resisted it for a while,...but alas, I had to have it *sigh*.

Now go on over and see what everyone else came up with and play along!

Happy stamping!

Wednesday Wow!

Hi stampers!  I have a real wow project for you today....and a video!  Yay!  This card was inspired by a card in our monthly demonstrator magazine.  Stampin' Success (the mag) is just ONE of the fabulous benefits of being a demo!  They even post a couple of videos every month to go along with the magazine.  Add that to Stampin' Connection, SU's online forum for demos and you have a TON of ideas and inspiration!  There is still time to sign up and get $125 worth of product for just $99 AND the free Halloween printer's tray kit!  The kit is only available until August 31!  Feel free to contact me if you have any questions!  Now onto the project...which I was in LOVE with as soon as I saw it in the magazine!

This is definitely not a mailable Monday card:-)

Here is a close shot of the flower.  It's actually made with a bunch of scallop circles from the new punch in the Holiday Catalog.  And with our new silicone craft mat it could not be easier to make!  You just need 15  (1-1/4") scalloped circles, the silicon mat, a button, and a hot glue gun.

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Perfectly preserved
Paper:  Very vanilla, crumb cake, rose red, orchard harvest DSP
Ink:  Crumb cake, island indigo
Accessories:  1-1/4" scalloped circle punch, naturals buttons, white gel pen, linen thread, silicon craft mat, bitty banners framelits

Seriously, it's so easy to make!  It looks like it would be a pain but it's not, let me show you!



I hope you'll try your own scalloped circle flower soon!

Happy stamping!

And so it begins....

Hi stampers!  Today is the end of my summer!  Football starts so it's all business for me from here on out and nights and weekends:(  Hopefully I'll find some time to stamp though!  It's cooled down a bit here thank goodness!  I hope it stays that way for the kids...and for me, ha! 

So are you sick of seeing Perfectly Preserved yet?  I hope not because I really like it and can't stop using it!  This card was created from a sketch I had pinned on Pintrest.  I had taken a break from Pintrest for a while but now I'm back pinning like mad, ha!  I have an app on my phone so I like to pin during commercials if I'm watching TV or in the car!  I'll probably be pinning in my down time before practices and games now too, lol!

I also really love the colors in the orchard harvest DSP.  It's so rich and pretty! 

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Perfectly preserved, friendly phrases, tiny tags, lovely little labels
Paper:  Very vanilla, crumb cake, early espresso core'dinations, orchard harvest DSP
Ink:  Early espresso, more mustard, island indigo, lucky limeade, raspberry ripple (or primrose petals by accident)
Accessories:  Woodgrain embossing folder, sanding block, cannery framelits, linen thread, little labels punch pack

I think I might have stamped the apples in the wrong color (primrose petals) but you really can't tell too much.  Oops:-)  I got another (I know..I know) box of goodies last week and the core'nations paper was in there so I wanted to try it out on this card. In my defense I HAD to order since we got a deal at convention on some items...I HAD to right? :-)  We won't talk about the mistake I made in ordering stuff I already had that I didn't need....that ever happen to anyone else???  I'll have a video soon for you on how to use the paper.  I don't have enough time to edit it today before I have to go to foozball! 

Come back later this week to see my Artisan entries!  Us finalists will be starting a blog hop on Friday! 
Happy stamping!

Three's a....pear?

Hi stampers!  I've got a CUTE card tonight to share!  I cased the idea from my demo website!  SU puts fun projects on it every now and then!  You can check them all out HERE or with the shop now button.  There are lots of great ideas there and with one click you can pick up anything you need to re-create them:-)

I logged on the other day to check them out and saw an adorable card with the pears from the new canning set and just had to make my own like right away! And lucky for me I had just gotten an order that had the naturals buttons.  I just love everything about this card!  The color combo, the layout, the fun woodgrain embossing, the button....

Stampin' Supplies:
Stamps:  Perfectly preserved
Ink:  Calypso coral, lucky limeade, island indigo
Paper:  Whisper white, crumb cake, orchard harvest DSP
Accessories:  Naturals buttons, linen thread, woodgrain embossing folder, cannery set framelits, dazzling details

Ack!  Isn't it just so cute?   Hard to see in the photo but I put a little dazzling details on the seeds of the pears.  I didn't think I needed those naturals buttons but now that I have them I really like them!

Sorry for such a late post but we went to the local street fair tonight.  It was really small and kind of lame this year though:(  I ended up passing on all the greasy bad food and getting subway....I don't think that's ever happened, ha!  We'll see if I can resist tomorrow!

Happy stamping!

HSS 127

Hi stampers!  Happy Tuesday.....and travel day!!!  I'm currently on my way to sunny Salt Lake City for SU convention!  Whooooo-hooooo!  I'm so excited to meet up with old friends and make new ones....although there will be a few people I really miss;-)

Anyway, short post today (because I'm doing this the night before and I have GOT to get going....my parents are here and ready to take me to their house...can't keep mom waiting, right?  LOL).  The theme this week over at Hand Stamped Sentiments is dazzling diamond dust!

What a pretty technique and one I hadn't done in a while!  It's super easy and SUPER pretty!  You can find a tutorial over on Splitcoast Stampers if you're not familiar with it!  Now, I usually do it around Christmas so it was fun to play around with it at a different time and I did something just a bit different:-)

Stamps: Perfectly preserved
Paper:  Very vanilla, cherry cobbler, early espresso, orchard harvest DSP
Ink:  Basic black, cherry cobbler, lucky limeade, island indigo
Accessories:  Framelits, linen thread, woodgrain embossing folder

You can see the sparkly detail better up close.

And yes, I know this is two HSS challenges in a row with this set but too bad, hehe!  I love it!

Now, head on over the the HSS site and check out the rest of the dazzling projects and play along!

And check back often as I hope to have updates from convetion!  You can find me on Facebook at BadaBing Paper Crafting or follow me on twitter at BadaBingStamps!  I'll try to have real time updates!!!

Happy stamping!

HSS 126

Hi stampers!  It's Tuesday and time for a fun new challenge over at Hand Stamped Sentiments!  I have to say that this week had me stumped (I wasn't feeling any of the few fruit stamps I had)....

....for a while...and then I got my Holiday Seasonal (formerly the mini) pre-order!!!!!  One of the first things I played with was the canning bundle or the perfectly preserved bundle as it's official name is.  I LOVE this bundle/suite!  It's got fun and pretty DSP, a cute stamp set with a little Mason jar and things to put in it AND the best part...FRAMELITS!!!!!  To cut out all those cute little things!  And something else cool...if you want the stamp set and the framelits you can get them in a bundle at a 15% discount!!! Yah-hoo!

Anyway, I loved this little suite because it brings back fond memories of my mom's mom or my "granny".  She had a farm and a big garden and would can all sorts of things from beans to beets (yuck) and even meat!  LOL!  No meat stamps here but seriously, have you had homegrown/canned beef?  It's so yummy!  We would make pot roast with it but the best way to eat is was cold out of the jar, lol!  Is that odd??? :-) Anyway I love this suite because it makes me think of happy memories with granny helping her can!  Just look how cute it is:

Stamps:  Perfectly preserved, netting
Paper:  Whisper white, cherry cobbler, lucky limeade, island indigo
Ink:  Basic black, early espresso, cherry cobbler, lucky limeade, island indigo
Accessories:  Finishing touches edgelits, cannery set, window frames collection, and bitty banners framelits, island indigo ruffled ribbon, cherry cobbler baker's twine, vintage faceted buttons, festive paper-piercing pack

Ack!  This is probably one of my most favorite cards in a long time!  I love the colors which were inspired by the DSP and you'll see a new framelit on there too!  And I just love the pear, it's so cute!  Now, I did make a bit of a goof but you'd probably never notice but I'll point it out.  I wasn't exactly sure where I was going with the card and I realized after I'd put it together that the DSP has very vanilla and I had stamped on whisper white!  Hate when I do that, lol!

Now, head on over to HSS to see what the other DT members came up with and get a little fruity...we all know I am:-)

Happy stamping!