Pals Blog Hop - Pick a "B"

We are thankful you stopped by to take a look at our new 2016 Blog Hop monthly themes. This month we are featuring projects that are based on “B“ themes such as Birthday, Bride or Baby. 

We hope to provide you with lots of ideas and that you enjoy our creations. You may just be starting the Blog Hop or may have come from the previous link from the Line-up on the Pals Blog Hop listing shown below. The full lineup will help you move along from blog to blog so you may see all the projects. 

 I chose two  Bs;  Bride and Birthday. Here are two very simple cards using the new Stampin' Up! In Colors, Sweet Sugarplum and Dapper Denim.  The stamp set, Rose Wonder, is in the new catalog along with the Rose Garden Thinlits.

The sentiment on the first card is embossed with white embossing powder and the thinlit image was cut from the Irresistibly Floral Designer Series Paper.  You may not be able to see it in the photo, but the cut-out has a beautiful sheen to it.  

The image and sentiment here were stamped in Dapper Denim and then embossed with clear embossing powder. 

Thanks for visiting. To continue with the hop, please refer to the Blog Hop Line-up below. We hope to see you on next month’s Pals Blog Hop! 

1. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
2. Nicole Everitt at Stamp Scrap Love
3. Natalie Bradley at NatalieBradley.com
4. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
5. Karen Hallam at Karen's Stampin' Habit!
6. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
7. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
8. Kim Jolley at Stampin' Artfully
9. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
10. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin'
11. Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie
12. Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter  (you are here)
13. Karen Zaring Browning at Stamp With Me KZB
14. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
15. Peggy Noe at prettypapercards
16. Rae Harper-Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
17. Pam Dotts at Clearly Southern Stampin'
18. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
19. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts By Patti
20. Jane Knudsen at see jane stamp
21. Kalyn Shubnell at The Stamping Chronicles
22. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin'
23. Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine
24. Becky Volpp at Inkblossomwithbecky
25. Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity
26. Amy Hoptay at CraftCarnivore

Pals October Blog Hop

Welcome to the October Pals Blog Hop where we are celebrating an early Halloween and Harvest season. This month we are sharing Halloween and fall projects using our wonderful Stampin’ Up! supplies.


You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from #13, Brian King at Stamp with Brian on the Pals Hop.  If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.


My project is a place card / treat holder for Thanksgiving Day Dinner.  This is made from the French Fry Box in Blackberry Bliss.

The video below shows how my design came to be.  I didn't have time to edit, so in consideration of time, please feel free to skip it.  LOL


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 The next stop is #15, Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
 on the Pals Blog Hop!  Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you next month.





                                                         

1. Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
2. Becky Gifford at The Social Stamper
3. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
4. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
5. Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
6. Lynn Kolcun at Stamping with Avery's Owlery
7. Amy Williams at Stamps and Spice
8. Michelle Gleeson at StampinMojo
9. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
10. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
11. Amanda Merrill at Inkflair
12. Beth Beard at My little craft blog
13. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
14. Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter  .......................you are here
15. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
16. Liz Gautreaux at Kind Deeds Stampin
17. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
18. Natalie Bradley at Natalie Bradley Events
19. Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie
20. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
21. Amy Whelan at Amys Inklings
22. Jane Knudsen at www.seejanestamp.com
23. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
24. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
25. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts By Patti
26. Amy Hoptay at Inking of You!
27. Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains
28. September Gray at septembergray.com
29. Sherrie Gross at Sherrie Gross at Stampin Sherrie
30. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin'
31. Angie Valle-Peters at Paperluxuries
32. Rae Harper-Burnet at WildWestPaperArts.com

The Holidays are Here Again

Welcome to the September Pals Blog Hop. This month we are showing off our favorite new products from the new Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog. We hope you enjoy our projects!

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from #24, Rae Harper-Burnet at WildWestPaperArts.com on the Pals Hop. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.

Today I used the Trim the Tree DSP (page 7) for the card, candy box and match box cover.  The Washi Tape is Santa & Co. (page 29) and the stamp set is Mingle All the Way (page 17)  The white ribbon is from August Paper Pumpkin.

Credits goes to Elish Smith for directions on the Candy Box and Sam Donald  at Pootles for the inspiration on the votive candles.

The next stop is # 26, Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom  on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you next month.

1. Kim Czenszak at LiveLoveStamp
2. Natalie Bradley at Natalie Bradley Events
3. Susan Lankford at Stamp and Create With Susan
4. Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
5. Becky Gifford at The Social Stamper
6. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
7. Kelly DeTommaso at Kelly's Creative Corner
8. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
9. Katy McGloin at Just fun Stamping
10. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
11. Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie
12. Shannon Jaramillo at www.EZPeasyCards.com
13. Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine
14. Jane Knudsen at see jane stamp
15. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
16. Katie Ferguson at Cottage Paper
17. Beth Beard at My little craft blog
18. Amy Hoptay at Inking of You!
19. Amanda Merrill at Inkflair
20. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin'
21. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
22. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
23. Amy Williams at Stamps and Spice
24. Rae Harper-Burnet at WildWestPaperArts.com
25. Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter........................You Are Here
26. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
27. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space
28. Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains
29. September Gray at SeptemberGray.com
30. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
31. Debbie Crowley at expressivelydeb...
32. Angie Valle-Peters at Paperluxuries
33. Peggy Noe at prettypapercards
34. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
35. Lynn Kolcun at Stamping with Avery's Owlery

Pals August Blog Hop

Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for August. This month we are showing off our favorite crafting tools - those Stampin' Up! tools that we just can't live without. We hope you enjoy our projects!

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper,  #6 on the Pals Hop. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.


Although I cannot be without The Big Shot, Embossing Folders, The Stampin' Trimmer, and many other tools, a very important tool that is always on my desk is the Paper Piercing Tool.

This tool is used for piercing paper. Stampin' Up! also provides many piercing templates to create beautiful designs to enhance your cards and paper crafts. See page 218 in the Annual Catalog for all he available designs.

   

I used the piercing tool to pierce a star using the Gold Foil Sheets. I secured the foil sheet to the star template and piercing mat with some Washi Tape. I then pierced every star image (except the biggest one) with the tool.

I cut the star out using the Stars Framelits Dies.

 I used the Gold Foil Star and some Kraft Card Stock to create a Country style Christmas Card with a little gold shine.  I added some linen thread and the corner stars stamp is from Be the Star.    The sentiment is from Petite Pairs.

Here is a very short video on additional uses for the Paper Piercing Tool:

The next stop is Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie, #8 on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you next month.

1. Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
2. Beth Beard at My Little Craft Blog
3. Susan Lankford at Stamp and Create With Susan
4. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
5. Rae Harper-Burnet at WildWestPaperArts.com
6. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
7. Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter
8. Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie
9. Kelly DeTommaso at Kelly's Creative Corner
10. Amanda Merrill at Inkflair
11. Shannon Hokanson at Paper Works by Shannon
12. Amy Williams at Stamp and Spice
13. Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains
14. Michelle Gleeson at Stampin' Mojo
15. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
16. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
17. September Gray at SeptemberGray.com
18. Shannon Jaramillo at EZPeasy Cards
19. Natalie Bradley at Natalie Bradley Events
20. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
21. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin'
22. Lynn Kolcun at Stamping with Avery's Owlery
23. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space
24. Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine
25. Becky Gifford at The Social Stamper
26. Kalyn Shubnell at The Stamping Chronicles
27. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creatons
28. Martie Pollard at The Crafty Bandit
29. Amy Hoptay at Inking of You!
30. Kim Jolley at Stampin' Artfully
31. Donna Kopenski at craftycardmaker.wordpress.com
32. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
33. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
34. Jane Knudsen at www.seejanestamp.com
35. Candy Ford at Candy's Blog
36. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
37. Katie Ferguson at Cottage Paper
38. Liz Gautreaux at Kind Deeds Stampin
39. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty

Pals July 2014 Blog Hop

Welcome to the July Pals Blog Hop. This month we are featuring a New Hues Review.

Let the new Stampin' Up! In Colors for 2014-16 inspire you - Blackberry Bliss, Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow, Hello Honey, and Tangelo Twist. We hope you find great inspiration from our creations.

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Debra Simonis at Deb's Stampin' Grounds, #5 on the Pals Hop. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.

I used all five In Colors to create my card.

If the colors look a little different, it's because I stamped off twice before stamping the images on the Whisper White card stock.  The sentiment is from the Fabulous Four stamp set and is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.

The next stop is Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty, #7 on the Pals Blog Hop!

Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you next month.

1. Susan Lankford at Stamp and Create With Susan
2. Natalie Bradley at Natalie Bradley Events
3. Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie
4. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
5. Debra Simonis at Deb's Stampin' Grounds
6. Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter
7. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
8. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
9. Amy Hoptay at inkingofyou.com
10. Martie Pollard at The Crafty Bandit
11. Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains
12. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
13. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
14. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space
15. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
16. Donna Kopenski at craftycardmaker.wordpress.com
17. Beth Beard at My little craft blog
18. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
19. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
20. Cheryl McAskill at A Stampin' Holiday
21. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
22. Michelle Gleeson at StampinMojo
23. September Gray at Septembergray.com
24. Kelly DeTommaso at Kelly's Creative Corner
25. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin'
26. Amy Williams at Stamps and Spice
27. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
28. Rae Harper-Burnet at WildWestPaperArts.com

In With the New

Welcome to the June Pals Blog Hop. This month we are excited to show off new Stampin' Up! products from the just released 2014-15 annual catalog and idea book. We hope you find great inspiration from the projects. Get your wish list ready!

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from # 19 Brian King at Stamp With Brian on the Pals Hop. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.

My project uses a new stamp set called Ray of Sunshine and the new In Color Hello Honey.
I also used the new Satin Stitched Ribbon and Sequins with Pearls.  I have also included a video  of my box-opening event last night.

The next stop is #21 Donna Kopenski at craftycardmaker.wordpress.com on the Pals Blog Hop!

Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you next month.

                       

1. Natalie Bradley at Natalie Bradley Events
2. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
3. Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie
4. Christie Crosby at Stampin' Creativity
5. KatyMcGloin at Just Fun Stamping
6. Colleen Mollema at Uncanny Crafting
7. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
8. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
9. Michelle Quinno at Shell's Life
10. Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains
11. Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine
12. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
13. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin'
14. Michelle Gleeson at StampinMojo
15. Kelly DeTommaso at Kelly's Creative Corner
16. Peggy Noe at prettypapercards
17. Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
18. September Gray at SeptemberGray.com
19. Brian King at Stamp With Brian
20. Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter
21. Donna Kopenski at craftycardmaker.wordpress.com
22. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
23. Debra Simonis at Deb's Stampin' Grounds
24. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space
25. Amy Williams at Stamps and Spice
26. Rae Harper-Burnet at WildWestPaperArts.com
27. Martie Pollard at Crafty Bandit

Out With the Old!

Welcome to the May Pals Blog Hop. This is the first hop on our new day - the 2nd Wednesday of the month. Before we celebrate the release of the new Stampin' Up! catalog next month, we want to take time to say goodbye to our favorite retiring products. This month we are showcasing projects that feature stamps or accessories that are retiring along with the 2013-14 Idea Book and Catalog.  The last date for ordering Retiring Items is June 4, 2014, or until supplies last.

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from #19 Marlene Heringer at So Many Toys So Little Time on the Pals Hop. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog.

I am saying good-bye to the 2012-2014 In Colors: Gumball Green, Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals Raspberry Ripple and Summer Starfruit. These cards were inspired by the gift bags on page 15 of May-June Issue of Stampin' Success.

The stamp sets used are Gorgeous Grunge, Really Good Greetings and the retiring Happy Day.

The next stop is #20 Lynn Kolcun at Stamping With Avery's Owlery on the Pals Blog Hop!


Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you next month.

1. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
2. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
3. Debbie Pierce at Stampin' Sunshine
4. Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie
5. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space
6. Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
7. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
8. Michelle Quinno at Shell's Life
9. Beth Beard at My little craft blog
10. Amy Lazzell at Just A Thought...Cards by Amy
11. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
12. Rae Harper at Wild West Paper Arts
13. Katie Ferguson at Cottage Paper
14. Colleen Mollema at Uncanny Crafting
15. Natalie Bradley at Natalie Bradley Events
16. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
17. Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains
18. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin' 
19. Marlene Heringer at So Many Toys So Little Time
20. Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter   ...............You are here!
21. Lynn Kolcun at Stamping With Avery's Owlery
22. Kelly DeTommaso at Kelly's Creative Corner
23. Shannon Hokanson at Paper Works by Shannon
24. Christie Crosby at Stampin' Creativity
25. Kalyn Shubnell at Stamping Chronicles
26. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
27. Michelle Gleeson at StampinMojo
28. Debra Simonis at Deb's Stampin' Grounds
29. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
30. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
31. Maxine Conrad at Stamp to the MAX!
32. Donna Kopenski at Crafty Cardmaker
33. Angie Blake at Angie's Musings

Pals April Blog Hop

Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for April. To celebrate Earth Day, this month we are showcasing projects that feature recycled, re-purposed, or earthy/recycling themed elements.

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from #4 Colleen Mollema at Uncanny Crafting on the Pals Hop. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.

Have you ever used the product "Grip-it Rug Stop"? You cut out the portion you need for your scatter rug or your chair pad and then you have scraps leftover.

 

And, as all you crafters out there know, we cannot throw anything away!

This Grip-it stuff has a very unique feel, texture and appearance, so I thought that I would re-purpose it for Earth day and use it in a card. So here it is:

The card stock colors are Very Vanilla, Soft Suede and Pacific Point. The stamp sets are Flower Shop, Petite Petals, and Sweetly Framed.

Flower Shop

$17.95

Petite Petals

$11.95

Sweetly Framed

$9.00

Little Leaves Stampin' Up! Sizzlits Die

$5.50

Bitty Banners Framelits Die

$14.95

Pansy Punch

$15.95

  Petite Petals Punch

$12.95
Table by StampinBuddy. Try it FREE.

The next stop is Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper #6 on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting and  I hope to see you next month.

                                      
                                                             

1. Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
2. Debra Simonis at Deb's Stampin' Grounds
3. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
4. Colleen Mollema at Uncanny Crafting
5. Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter .........You Are Here
6. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
7. Rae Harper-Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
8. Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie
9. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
10. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
11. Martie Pollard at Crafty Bandit
12. Shannon Hokanson at Paper Works by Shannon
13. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
14. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
15. Goldie Shaul at Punch and Stamp with Goldie
16. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
17. Christie Crosby at Stampin' Creativity
18. Peggy Noe at prettypapercards.com
19. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
20. Natalie Bradley at Natalie Bradley Events
21. Amanda at Inkflair
22. Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains
23. Brian King at Stamp with Brian

Pals March Blog Hop 2014

                                                       

Welcome to the Pals March Blog Hop. This month we are excited to kick-off Spring with our creative projects. We hope enjoy these creations and we hope Spring finds your soon!


You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from # 17 Shannon Hokanson at Paper Works by Shannon on the Pals Hop. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.

Springtime at Stampin' Up! means Sale-A Bration. Sale-A- Bration continues until March 31st so don't forget to take advantage of all the free merchandise! One of the best collections of DSP is available to you, free, with a $50 purchase. That DSP is Sweet Sorbet and I have used it to create the cutest Easter Baskets! You could also use these for May Baskets. I am going to use mine as place cards for Easter Dinner at my house this year.

They go together very quickly using the Petite Purse Bigz Die for the Big Shot. Just cut the top flap off the purse! I used my Fringe Scissors to make the Pistachio Pudding grass/confetti which can go in the basket as grass.

 The eggs were stamped using the Eggstra Spectacular set and cut out using the Backyard basics 

Framelits.

The Extra Large Oval Punch was used to cut the oval behind the egg

Petite Purse Bigz L Die

$32.95

Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper

$0.00

Backyard Basics Framelits Dies

$24.95

Extra-Large Oval Punch

$16.95

Fringe Scissors

$9.95

Eggstra Spectacular

$11.95

Table by StampinBuddy. Try it FREE.

The next stop is Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains #19 on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you next month!

1. Jackie Diediker at Stampin' Jackie
2. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
3. Peggy Noe at prettypapercards
4. Debra Simonis at Deb's Stampin' Grounds
5. Martie Pollard at Crafty Bandit
6. Goldie Shaul at Punch and Stamp with Goldie
7. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
8. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper 
9. Natalie Bradley at Natalie Bradley Events
10. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
11. Debbie Crowley at expressivelydeb...
12. Christine Winslow at Grandma's Stamping Corner
13. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
14. Michelle Quinno at Shell's Life
15. Linda Callahan at Stampin' Seasons
16. Michelle Gleeson at StampinMojo
17. Shannon Hokanson at Paper Works by Shannon
18. Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter ......................YOU ARE HERE
19. Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains
20. Kalyn Shubnell at The Stamping Chronicles
21. Colleen Mollema at Uncanny Crafting
22. Amy Lazzell at Just A Thought...Cards by Amy
23. Maria Flores at Maria's Sandbox
24. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
25. Christie Crosby at Stampin' Creativity
26. Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
27. Rae Harper at Wild West Paper Arts
28. Lynn Kolcun at Stamping with Avery's Owlery
29. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
30. nicole watt  at Pixel Maven's Retreat
31. Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine