tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65544755349247080012012-01-06T22:53:37.262-05:00GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.comBlogger4591100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-26537501790363287312011-07-18T08:23:00.003-04:002011-07-19T00:29:04.165-04:00

I want to make cards again, but digitally. There are some really sweet digital stamps available and I love digital because there's less mess. While surfing, I found Bugaboo challenges so I'm going to give it a try. Monday's challenge is to make a card using non-traditional colours. Here's my card: This is a totally digital card and I used the kit, Santastic, a collab from Digiridoo. Come back

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This beautiful little girl is my granddaughter and she is one year old today! It's been an amazing journey watching her grow and get to know the world around her. Ava won't actually get this card until her birthday party on Saturday, but I hope her Daddy or Mommy will show it to her sometime today. Have a happy, happy birthday today, sweetheart.Kit:Princess Mini by Nikki Scott

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...well, Miss Jingles, really. My DH pointed out that the snowperson is wearing a hat! Does that mean it has to be a "he". I think not! Anyway, because I coloured the scarf red and pink, I called it "Snow Princess". The image is from Digital Delights, the paper is from a kit called "Silly Snowman Gang" by Kathryn Estry, the "SNOW" wordart is from "Silly Snowman Gang" by Connie Prince both of

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but, I've been to Las Vegas for a mini-vacation and back again, then life just took over and it's been busy. Enough with the excuses.....I'm back and have a card to share with you. I picked up Mr. Christmoose from Digital Delights, my newest find for digital images. He's cute, but just wait till you see Mr. Jingles the Snowman! Coming soon in a blog entry here.... Each week there is Friday

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Here's a card I made for the first-ever Whimsie Doodles challenge at Paper Craft Planet.This card is printed on Whisper White, but the papers you see are digital papers, the image is, of course, Whimsie Doodles Gingerbread Greetings and the snowflakes are from my stash. It was fun making a "hybrid" card. What do you think of it? Maybe you should check out Whimsie Doodles for their cute images.

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This is for the Get Sketchy challenge GS #9. Their sponsor this week is Squigglefly. I went over there and found Shady Lady and had to have her. The base is Bordering Blue. I added some Night of Navy and Almost Amethyst on the mats with a bit of DP, also SU but can't remember the specific name. The hardware is Hodge Podge and buttons are from my stash. I could be this lady after a couple of

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The Stamp Shack has weekly challenges and this is my week to host. I chose a Theme Challenge for Thanksgiving. Our Canadian Thanksgiving is on Monday, October 12th. This is the card I made for the challenge.The stamps are from Hambo Stamps, except for the sentiment which is from a grab bag and can't remember where I got it. The card base is Old Olive and the accent colour is Chocolate Chip. The

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If you remember, last week I won a prize from Whimsie Doodles. You can see the blog post here.Here's the first of what I know will be many, many creations. I think this seahorse is just adorable. Unfortunately, you can't see the glitter on the fin and top bits, but it looks really super, even if I say so myself.The base is Night of Navy. I added a bit of sea green c/s from my bits & pieces drawer

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Mo's Digital Pencil has a new challenge blog, Mo's Challenge Blog and the first challenge is up and running. "Perple" was the colour to use. (It must be purple week for me, see post below.) I just picked up the Swine Flu (not literally) image a few days ago and he's been sneezing and coughing in my craft room, so I thought I'd air him out today. He's adorable and will most likely get used many,

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I won the "Caroler" stamp from The Little Paper Shop with this entry. WOO HOO!Now that I've been inspired again, the Monday challenge at Little Paper Shop was actually posted on Saturday to coincide with WCMD. The criterion for this challenge is to NOT use traditional Christmas colours, ie. red and/or green (except in tinny, tiny bits). That made me think about purples and blues and that's what I

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I love this little sleeping kitty all entwined in a ball of wool. It's such a true image of what a kitty's life is like! This image was a 'freebie' from Digital Pencil Too quite a while ago. I don't know if it's still available or not, I'm just glad I picked it up when I did.The papers I used are from a prize I won at Get Sketchy. My comment was randomly picked and I won this terrific bag of

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In honour of WCMD, several places were hosting challenges. I chose to make a card using the sketch and colours provided on Follow Your Heart. I pulled out a stamp set from Pink Cat Studio which has 14 Billy Stamps. I thought the Super Hero fellow was particularly cute and inked him up. The card base is Select White by PTI, the DP is Shabby Princess by BoBunny. I coloured Billy using Copic Markers

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Before I actually begin this post, let me say that this card was totally CASE'd from Boni of Bonibleaux Designs. I needed a card quick and I loved your card so much, I had to copy. I hope your are flattered and not offended.Our condo Social Committee hosts a 'coffee' hour on the first Thursday of each month. Today, one of the group brought cake to celebrate his 80th birthday and this is the card

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The Little Paper Shop is having a sketch challenge, LPS35, and I picked up this little guy through their forum which you can see and join here. Each month they have a "freebie" digital stamp and Rudolph (my name for him) is now available. I decided to participate in the skecth challenge using Rudolf. Here is my entry for LPS35:I used Creamy Caramel for the base and the DP is "Bohemia Christmas"

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My daughter sent me an e-mail yesterday telling me that my grandson, James, has the chicken pox! I felt so bad because he's only 16 months old and can't figure out why he's all itchy and out-of-sorts. I hope this card makes him feel a little better. We love you, James, and hope you are better soon. Please, don't give them to your big brother, Owen. Mommy and Daddy will go nuts!The stamp is

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Last week I participated in a sketch challenge at Whimsie Doodles which you can see here. This morning I turn on my computer, as I do every morning while waiting for my coffee to brew, and there was my name in the Whimsie Doodles newsletter. Thank you so much, Whimsie Doodles. Hop on over to Whimsie Doodles store and check them out. This is the set I chose. I loved the card made by Thanh Vo of

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-17551870831208038192009-09-28T13:19:00.004-04:002009-09-28T13:31:50.313-04:00

I may be slower than some, but I get there in the end. The images from There's Magic In The Air are so cute/lovely that I couldn't resist playing in today's challenge.In order to make this "sparkle" I sprinkled some Glamour Dust on the hearts, both flower and word, a little bit on the jug and some on the tips of the icicles and then completed the look by framing the entire image. Copic markers

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This card meets the requirements for two challenges. The first is Get Sketchy Challenge # 7. Great sketch and I loved doing it. Here is the sketch from Get Sketchy.The second challenge is one from The Stamp Shack. We were asked to create a card that uses "matstacks". Over the years, I have collected umpteen dozen of these pads and really don't use them often enough. I guess I need to be told

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Can you say "OUCH". It must be very painful. One of our Shackie's told us about her great-nephew who is only five and going through some painful surgeries because of a broken elbow. I took out some scraps and put together this card. Outside of the card base being made of SU craft c/s, I don't remember the other papers, patterned or otherwise. The stamp set is by All Night Media and I got a

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Whimsie Doodles are having sketch challenges weekly and I am participating this week. Here is the sketch:and here is my card:What I like about digital images is the fact you can re-size them and, as in this case, I flipped it horizontally. I thought he would look better marching into the middle of the card, rather than off the card. It's the 'designer's' choice.I used Razzleberry for the base,

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-9366302370063603162009-09-15T10:43:00.003-04:002009-09-15T10:56:00.170-04:00

Most the family were here yesterday for Andrew's birthday. The youngest guest was Ava who is 10 months old. Her dad, Phil, has taught her to open her mouth on command which is a very useful thing when we all know kids put everything into their mouths. Here's a little video of Ava responding to her Dad.

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Last night I picked up a couple of freebie digital images from Little Paper Shop and today, I made a card. This card is entirely digital, expect for the two brads on the nameplate and I coloured the 'hedgies' image with Copic markers. The cardstock (not digital, of course) is Elegant Eggplant by SU, but the patterned papers and the elements and the alphas are all from the kit "Autumn Afternoon"

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Well, it's been a while since I posted, but it's been very hectic here; plus, my internet connection has been playing up and it's been very sporadic, indeed.I now have a couple of cards done for birthdays that I'd like to show you. The first one is for Get Sketchy #5 challenge. Here's the sketch:And this is my take on this sketch:The stamp set is Unfrogettable by SU, the DP is Tangerine Plaid by

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This has been such a busy week and I'm just now getting around to posting my entry for the Get Sketchy # 2 challenge. This is going to be short so I can get it posted.Here's the sketch we were to follow, using punches for the bonus.Here's my card.The base is a metallic c/s by Worldwin Papers. It has a lovely texture to it, but I don't remember where I got it. Too bad 'cause I'd like to get more!

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-16261200001134693132009-08-25T08:46:00.009-04:002009-08-25T17:42:12.208-04:00

A lovely display of the many, many cards I received from my Shackie friends and my family.That's right, today I am 60 years young! In print, it looks really old, but in reality, it's just perfect. There was a terrific party on Sunday afternoon attended by family and friends. It was a fantastic day. And, the gifts were great, although entirely unexpected. There were several gift cards to different

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I gather from reading Bree's entries in the Get Sketchy blog that it has been a long road to the inaugural sketch. Well, I'm happy because sketch challenges are really good for me and make me happy. Here is my entry for GS Sketch #1.This card follows the sketch sample, but is different in that it was done completely digitally, except for the colouring of the image and the sentiment stamp. I don't

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While drinking my morning coffee, I was watching the program "Hidden Potential" on HGTV (my most-watched channel). They were doing make-overs to an old house and totally changed the front facade. I looked at it and thought, "Mmmm....there's a great design for a card there", and promptly went into my craft room. I always check out Google Reader for the latest entries in the blogs I follow and up

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My stamping buddy, Jennifer, decided upon a monochromatic colour scheme for this week's challenge at The Stamp Shack. Great challenge, Jennifer, thanks. I just love the marble-style cube by Stampendous that is three-sided. It makes for a great background when that perfect patterned paper eludes you. It can be any colour of ink you have; it doesn't have to be monochromatic, you can mix it up,

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These are two of the four cards we made at my demo's house on Tuesday night. Donna is really cool and doesn't get flustered with everybody asking her questions. YAY! Donna. The class was called "Cards that WOW!" and they did just that. I tried out the Big Shot machine for the first time and was totally surprised at how easy it was to use and the handle turns so smoothly.The green and orange card

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How many times have you heard me say I love sketch challenges. They are my saving-grace when my own creativity deserts me. Well, there's a 'new kid in town'. Go check out "GET SKETCHY" and maybe even win some fabulous blog candy into the bargain!Okay, that's it. Don't waste any more time here. Go check out the newest blog on the block! Go, now, click on the link......but, please, come back again

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I was doing what I love to do yesterday which is surfing the 'net for new digital scrapbooking sites. I found Heritage Scrap and finally knew what I wanted to do with my Mom's photos which were loaned to me when she passed on in 2002. It was to be my task to scan all the family photos and then make CDs for my siblings and any of the grandchildren who wished to have them. Well, it's been years now

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This wonderful blog candy is open world-wide so go on over and check it out at BasicGrey Challenges. Hurry, don't wait, that's why this post is short.

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-16594319369783311842009-08-01T14:54:00.005-04:002009-08-02T07:53:34.173-04:00

....The Stamp Shack. Weekly challenges have been re-introduced by some of the members and this is my card for Theme Challenge 14.The requirements of this challenge were to use stitching and buttons on a card. Pefert, says I, my SIL is having a birthday this week and she is a marvellous seamstress so I made it for Jeanne.Naturally, after creating the card, I needed to photograph it and then post

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This morning I decided it was time to make a page all by myself, ie. without following a lesson from anywhere. I wanted to see how much I had learned and if I could, in fact, make a pleasing page. I think I did! But, maybe that's just me. This is our kitty, Burt. He arrived at our house in February and weighed in at approximately 2.25 lbs. He was a little mite of a thing, but nevertheless, it

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-87652979282257830982009-07-27T12:10:00.006-04:002009-07-28T21:50:22.607-04:00

And this is what happens.The card, way back there, is for a Sketch Challenge at The Stamp Shack. I wanted to use some of the things I learned while taking the course Now We're Rockin over at Jessica Sprague so that I wouldn't forget what I've learned. It will be a good way for me to pound Photoshop into my brain. I decided to put the supplies right on the "page" I made. Here's a close up of just

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This has just been a fantastic trip. With all the notes provided, there is every reason for me to start mixing and matching and creating my own original layouts. A huge thank you to Jessica Sprague. Her teaching style and the videos are great.

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This class at Jessica Sprague is fantastic. I'm learning so much about digital scrapbooking and am absolutely enthralled and can add this to my long list of crafting addictions. Thank goodness for household chores or I'd be blind for working on the computer 24/7. I need to go get some groceries now which will allow me to use my long-distance vision muscles for a while.

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-48887717933262974972009-07-23T09:57:00.003-04:002009-07-23T10:09:22.622-04:00

I really, really like the Color Throwdown challenges and here is my card for CTD #52. The colours in this challenge are Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery and Perfect Plum. I'm actually going to use these colours for an ATC swap over at The Stamp Shack. I used the prototype of the ATC for the main image on this card. The stamp is by Gina K. Designs and is part of the first Carolyn King Collection.

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If you've been following my blog the last few days, you'll know that I'm taking the course, Now We're Rockin', over at the Jessica Sprague website. It's such a cool course, I can't say enough about it. You should just go look! Lesson 2 was phenomenal and here's my digital layout.These photos were taken at my son's wedding last October (2008). It is entitled "Happy Dance" because there was a time

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-8059318950815304422009-07-21T18:32:00.003-04:002009-07-21T18:45:04.996-04:00

Today's challenge at The LilyPad had me using some of my newly acquired skills from my classes at Jessica Sprague. The LilyPad challenge was all about summer weddings, Tiffany Blue (I really don't know what this is), and beachy-style weddings. Well, I had just the photo as one of my son's got married in Cuba in December of 2007. Take a look.All the products needed to complete this digital layout

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Maybe it should just be "Barb's Creations" and leave it at that. I'm in deep into the digital scrapping now. I have started another class, Now We're Rockin', on the Jessica Sprague site. Everything required to complete the page below has been provided and then some. I've been working on Lesson 1 off and on all day and finally finished just moments ago. Okay, so presenting my first work in this

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-78304701723072928182009-07-18T09:18:00.008-04:002009-09-17T13:12:53.758-04:00

I have been busy this week taking the Photo Editing: Frame-Ups and Special Effects course being offered by Jessica Sprague. It's been a fantastic trip and I want to share with you some of the photos and/or pages that I have created. But, before I do that, I want to give huge kudos to Jessica Sprague for preparing such terrific and, more importantly, easy-to-follow, tutorials. Okay, on to projects

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We had so much fun yesterday at Jackson's birthday party. It was held at Valens Conservation Park and it was a wonderful day weather-wise. The day started out poorly with dark clouds and rain, but by noon it was bright and sunny, just perfect for a picnic. There were lots of kiddies there and it was great fun watching them just running around and playing together. There were lots of water

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-28519999103547334962009-07-07T22:16:00.003-04:002009-07-07T22:23:58.761-04:00

Okay … so it’s been a while since I’ve hi-jacked this blog but really, I didn’t have much time and less to bark about.First, this here is a link to YouTube for some background music. Right-click on it and open a new tab (or window) and come right back so you’ll hear the music but you’ll still be reading this entry.Da dee da … dum dee da dum da …You’re back … good.Nice music, eh?Our anniversary is

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If you look to the right-hand side of the blog, you will notice a new picture about being published in Scrapbook News & Review. YES! YES! YES! I received an email last night saying that one of my cards will be used in the upcoming publication. Well, you could've knocked me over with a feather. I'm thrilled beyond belief. I believe the publication will be available on July 18th, if you want to

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-31369771533012268282009-07-04T10:19:00.004-04:002009-07-04T10:31:28.495-04:00

Now that's what I call efficient, baby! I absolutely loved the challenges from Color Throwdown, which is challenge #49 and the Sketch Saturday challenge, #58. I had no choice but to combine the two.The colours I used for CTD #49 were Groovy Guava, Chocolate Chip and Soft Sky. Is this not an amazing colour combo. And the sketch, well, it's just perfect with this flower image. I had fun doing it

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I'm pretty sure it's because I have such a difficult time with layouts and sketch challenges do all the hard work for me. Today I'd like to thank Sketch Saturday for their Challenge # 57. This is a 5" square card, but methinks it should have been a 6" square. By the time I got through adding embellishments etc., it was feeling a bit cramped to me. Doesn't matter, I still like the whimsical feel

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I have four grown children ranging in age from 25 to 37. Just recently, my daughter, Tiffany, took possession of her new condo. All of my children are now homeowners! WOO-HOO! I feel quite a sense of accomplishment for each of them.Not only has Tiffany climbed onto the property ladder, but my daughter, Kirsten (the one who lives in London, UK), moved into a larger home just this past Wednesday.

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I just love the colours for this week's Color Throwdown # 48. Cathy chose a fantastic combo of colours and, thankfully, I had them all. Here's my card.I'm in love with this Rachelle Ann Miller stamp and these colours are perfect for this image called "Giving Shelter". I used Kraft for the base. The first layer is Pink Pirouette which has been run through the Cuttlebug using the Swiss Dots

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-57079976397443958152009-06-20T14:35:00.002-04:002009-06-20T14:39:57.734-04:00

If you do, just go on over to SCS and sign up on the Canadian Group 1 list. I'll make it even easier for you; here's the link. This is my first swap on SCS, so I hope it's not cancelled. Oh well, if it is, then I'll just turn these little Love Bugs into birthday cards or thinking of you cards or some kind of card. That's all for today, just a short and sweet little post.

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-49668472683599565302009-06-18T09:56:00.002-04:002009-06-18T10:13:06.328-04:00

This card is long overdue, but as the saying goes, "better late than never"! When I was in England in late April/early May, I had the pleasure of spending a day with Alma. Now this lady is a feisty, tiny, don't-mess-with-me Irish gal. I think she's great and will be forever greatful to her for introducing my lovely daughter, Kirsten, to her husband, John. I can relax in the knowledge that my

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-86612014526325509072009-06-07T00:01:00.000-04:002009-06-07T08:26:09.214-04:00

This picture was taken at TGI Friday's in London, England during my recent visit. It was the same day we went on the London Eye. It's hard to believe that it's three years since my first grandchild was born. All too soon he'll be ready for school. I hope to visit Owen for his fourth birthday next year. Have to spread it around, you know, to be a fair grandma. Or, maybe I could just have an extra

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Today Sketch Saturday is one year old and I wanted to participate using Sketch #53. I've had this idea for a child to be looking at a chalkboard, but couldn't quite get the layout right. This sketch was perfect to help me bring my idea to life. Thank you, Sketch Saturday!The name of the stamp is "It shouldn't hurt to be a child". All proceeds from the sale of this stamp are going to "Victims of

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It's been quite a while since I did one of the Color Throwdown challenges, but I really needed some incentive and challenges help me lots. This is for Color Throwdown #44.This week's colours are: Bordering Blue, Elegant Eggplant and Barely Banana. I was fortunate enough to have all the colours and was eager to participate. The stamp set is SU's Woodland Cottage. I've had it for quite a long time,

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I found this stamp at the Hobby Craft store at Haskins Garden Centre, Snowhill Lane, Copthorne, RH10 3EY in Dorset. My DD's in-laws were kind enough to take me there because they know I love to make my own cards. Being as I was visiting grandchildren, this stamp really spoke to me that day. I also picked up the ribbon and flowers there. too. Yesterday I made this card and used SU's All In the

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-38482404712845292462009-05-26T09:58:00.005-04:002009-05-26T10:09:29.980-04:00

Here is the thank you card for Sue, a Lighthouse ATC and an MFT ATC. I met Sue for lunch at Bluewater Mall during my visit to England and she gave me a lovely gift. It was a stamp, some brads and lovely scented soap (albeit the tin is gorgeous, too). I just wanted to say 'thank you', so I made this card using the stamp. I hope you like it, Sue.Next up, are the ATCs.For the Lighthouse ATC, when

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-22054990872237015062009-05-25T19:40:00.003-04:002009-05-25T19:55:45.427-04:00

Well, I'm home from visiting family and friends, "Hi, Sue" in England. Since I've been back, I've completed a couple of swaps at The Stamp Shack and made one card. Can you believe it, I just went to upload the pictures and they're still on my camera. I'll have to get them onto my computer and then post them here. In the meantime, I do have a video of Owen, who will be 3 years old in a couple of

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-28767059351974990922009-05-01T00:01:00.003-04:002009-05-01T00:01:09.256-04:00

Isn't he adorable? Have you ever seen such a cute little guy? Of course I'm biased...he's my grandson and today is his first birthday. I'm fortunate to be here, in London, England, to celebrate with him. This is the card I made for him. I just recently acquired the Martha Stewart train punch and thought it was perfect for James. The layout of the card is Recipe #13 by Wendy Johnson and can be

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My sister-in-law recently asked if I would make two cards for her: one for her brother and one for her nephew. Of course, I was amazed and elated that she wanted to give such special people a card made my me! Here they are and, I'm sorry to say, that since they are no longer in my possession, I may have trouble remembering some of the details. I usually write the descriptions of the cards while

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-20907004855990286272009-04-28T07:36:00.003-04:002009-04-28T07:45:21.176-04:00

Angie / shuggy is one of my friends from The Stamp Shack. Not too long ago, they drove to Las Vegas (from Utah) and "tied the knot". I'm so very, very happy for her. I saw yesterday that she received the card I sent to them, so I can now post it.This past weekend, 22 women from The Stamp Shack got together in Indiana for a weekend of stamping-fun. I was supposed to go to, but had to back out

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-89121109700289990922009-03-23T19:35:00.012-04:002009-03-28T01:10:24.534-04:00

I woke up thinking about Michael Flatley and the Riverdance musical. Why? I don't know, but there's no accounting for dreams, I suppose. Anyway, it got me to thinking about my Dancing Dogs stamp set by JessicaLynn Original stamps and wondering if I could make a chorus line with them. The short answer is YES, I can! That train of thought turned into the making of a photo tutorial which I shall

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I first saw this set, designed by Stephanie Fizer for MFT, a couple of weeks ago while blog surfing. I had to have it. Finally, the postman left it in my mail box and this morning is the first time I've felt up to stamping. I've had this nasty, persistent cough for the past couple of weeks and it's not going away. I've had to use my puffers regularly over the last few days, so I think I'll go to

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With Spring just around the corner, I thought it quite appropriate to use some of the "springy" stamps that were in the grab bag of a year, or so, ago. I took a good look and found this image. It looks like a snowman, but not really, but he's surrounded by flowers, watering can and a brillian sun. If you have a clue what this is, please let me know. Also, the sentiment is a partially inked stamp

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This image was from a grab bag I received quite some time ago. I wasn't quite sure how to use it to its best advantage until one day, after inking it up, I doodled a frame around it. It made all the difference, at least in my opinion, and I now thought it worthy of a card all its own. I started off with a base of Groovy Guava. The greenish layer is Bazzill and it's a brand new colour which I

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That's what my grandson who is 2-1/2 years old says to me all the time. He doesn't cry like this little guy, but he loves to be picked up. This is from one of the new sets available at JessicaLynn Original Stamps. You really get a lot for your money in this set.I started with a light blue base of inexpensive cardstock from Staples and added some Pink Pirouette by SU. Onto that, I added some sheer

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-60647401702001947242009-03-07T10:40:00.003-05:002009-03-07T11:00:36.740-05:00

My friend, Sue, a.k.a. frankiesue, sent me this lovely award while I was in cyber-limbo. I am very pleased to post it today. Apparently, there is one rule to this reward, and that is to pass it along to 10 people. Well, I visit about 70 blogs, through Google Reader so I get an overview of each blog, so it shouldn't be hard to find 10 blogs I love. Some of these people won't even know who I am,

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It's been a long time, but we're back now and very happy. To celebrate our return to cyber world, here's a little video of our kitten, Burt. I just picked up this toy for him the other day and he loves it. In fact, we think he may be addicted. He starts to play with it, sending the ball swirling around and around, tries to catch it, it spins to other way and, after a few minutes, Burt walks away.

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-54387000252351793672009-02-25T17:37:00.005-05:002009-02-25T18:05:23.379-05:00

I can't believe we're still without internet, but we are. In the meantime, I've got ttwo cards made using JessicaLynn Original stamps.This is the first of my projects for 2009 as part of the design team for JessicaLynn Original Stamps. I was very pleased to receive the Rainbow Bridge set and wanted to use that one first.The colours I selected for this card were taken from a most unusual place. DH

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-78410242003381048802009-02-16T22:00:00.005-05:002009-02-16T23:13:34.797-05:00

We are changing internet service providers and I expect there will be some downtime over the next few days.In the meantime, here's a little video I took of my grandson. He's using his aunt's iPod, listening and dancing to Beyonce. Jackson is 2-1/2 and is totally in love with Beyonce. I think he may be her youngest fan! He even asked me last week, and these are his exact words, "Grandma, do you

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-41091291886656725732009-02-14T10:19:00.004-05:002009-02-14T10:35:28.530-05:00

John is very thankful for all the wonderful comments he received on his birthday. He can't believe how many people wanted to wish him well and, he also loves to tell me that he's getting more comments than I do! Well, honey, whatever makes you happy is alright by me. But now we return to the regularly scheduled programming.I really liked the colours selected for CC205 last Tuesday, but it took me

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Today GrampaStamper (a.k.a. John, DH, Honey...etc.) is another year older and, perhaps, another year wiser, but I'm not sure about that.This is the man who sometimes hijacks my blog, this is the man who kept you all updated when I had my knee surgery, this is the man who makes me laugh daily and, last, but not least, this is the man I love.Honey, I hope you have a wonderful day and I'll try not

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His name is Burt and already he wants to know if I've scrapped any pictures of him yet! He arrived on Friday afternoon and spent most of Friday evening and Saturday hiding. This morning (Sunday), he decided he wanted to explore more so I opened up my craft room door. Here's a couple more pics for your viewing pleasure.He's a Devon Rex pure-bred cat. I have allergies so that's why we chose this

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-82170315369689763832009-02-03T20:03:00.004-05:002009-02-03T21:49:28.396-05:00

That's what I named this little darling. Someone needed an 'angel' for an ATC swap over at The Stamp Shack, so I took the spot. All the stars must have been aligned today because creating this ATC took about 20 minutes, start to finish. Don't you just love it when what's in the mind translates to paper and ink without any trouble at all? I felt so lucky I bought Lottery tickets today! Once again

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-59071896747908281962009-02-02T09:41:00.004-05:002009-02-02T09:55:44.109-05:00

....I had to make a card using pink and orange.I thought both girls looked stunning, but Sasha is just so sweet. With all the February birthdays, I knew if I made a card for a female, it would go to someone special. I can't say who it's for, just in case they read my blog (not likely, though). The base is white and then I used some SU designer paper from last year (gasp!)and ran it through the

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-25500415204113373412009-02-01T19:54:00.004-05:002009-02-01T20:01:53.838-05:00

As previously noted in the post below, I love this layout. I made it a birthday card this time. In fact, I did the card and took the photo. The more I looked at it, the more I thought it was missing something. The top card was the first go round. Just a few minutes ago, I took that card, added some Glamour Dust and re-tied the ribbon, this time using two colours of ribbon, Sweet Blush Swiss Dots

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-20983895738322409602009-02-01T08:27:00.004-05:002009-02-01T08:47:01.881-05:00

This is my entry for the sketch challenge goin' on over at Little Paper Shop. I think the Flourishes stamp set hits the mark for Sympathy cards. I'm almost certain that the card base is Vintage Violet. It was a piece of left over c/s that was in my scrap drawer. Onto the base, I placed a piece of gray, textured paper. You can just barely make out that it is textured in the photo, if you look

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-57427116174211623232009-01-31T20:06:00.004-05:002009-01-31T20:40:00.981-05:00

While blog-hopping this morning I saw the cutest baby today and needed to make it. You can see the tutorial on Lauren Meader's blog, My Time, My Creations, My Stampendence. And lucky for me, a friend just recently gave birth to a son last Monday so seeing this card today was rather fortuitous! Lauren, if you should ever see this, it took me a little longer than 10 minutes, but I persevered and

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-6231442514163588072009-01-30T13:07:00.005-05:002009-01-30T13:27:05.947-05:00

February is a very active month for family birthdays, let me tell you. There are no less than seven, count 'em, 7 birthdays coming up. There is Kirsten (DD) on the 4th, Sheena (DIL) on the 7th, John (DH) on the 12th, Anne (SIS-I-L) on the 13th, Tiffany (DD) and Shirley (Sister) on the 17th and John (SIL) on the 22nd. That's a lot of birthday cakes even for me! Two of them are living in Britain,

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I always check the Color Throwdown blog to see if I've got the colours for their weekly challenge. Lucky for me, this week I did and this is my card for Color Throwdown #26.I haven't used this stamp in quite awhile and it seemed to be on my mind and was crying out to me. The card base is Pink Passion. I stamped the image on Pure Luxury white from Gina K. Designs and used my Copics for colouring.

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-60350451495036362772009-01-23T09:15:00.004-05:002009-01-23T09:40:12.927-05:00

I've been tagged Today I was tagged by the talented Tammy to take part in a fun little blog tag. Here is the instructions: 1. Go to your Picture Folder on your computer or wherever you store your pictures. 2. Go to the 6th Folder, then pick the 6th picture in that folder. 3. Post that picture on your blog and the story that goes along with the picture. 4. Tag 6 other people that you know or don’t

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-44508086612440884492009-01-21T10:50:00.005-05:002009-01-21T11:20:16.990-05:00

....Whimsy Stamps. This design call for February 2009 was posted last Saturday and you have until January 26th to take a shot for this marvellous stamp company. I love Denise's designs. They are great to colour, they're cute and, well, they're whimsical. Go check out the link above, it goes directly to the post with the rules for entering. You won't be sorry. Here's my card.This duck looks '

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-10111336292395563142009-01-19T15:28:00.004-05:002009-01-19T17:39:57.383-05:00

I decided to try a challenge at The Lily Pad to make a digital scrapbook page. What do you think? I know, there's lots of room for improvement, but I do enjoy putzin' around with Photoshop CS3. It's not what I'd call user-friendly, but it is a lot of fun if you've got no other demands on your time. So, if you want to learn digi-scrapping, try The Lily Pad, they've got some fabulous papers,

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-62350958599606234632009-01-17T10:10:00.003-05:002009-01-17T10:29:39.261-05:00

Now that's a combination I couldn't resist. As an avid follower of KWernerDesignBlog, I was totally swept up in the classes Kristina will be presenting over the next 12 months at Two Peas in a Bucket. I decided to play along. Clicking on the links above will display the cards designed by Kristina. Here are the cards I made, using the layout, but changing up the embellies because that's what I had

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Oh my heavens, two posts in one day. I was really thrilled to see the colour choices for today Color Throwdown # 25. Thrilled because, not only are they gorgeous, but I had all three colours! When all the stars align, what can a girl do but PLAY!!!Upon waking this morning, I had an idea for a stamped image, I just didn't know how I was going to work it onto a card. The stamp was sent to me by

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-56044415158461644492009-01-14T11:01:00.004-05:002009-01-14T11:19:23.663-05:00

...again! This time it's a challenge from Denise at Stamping with Denise, owner of Whimsy Stamps. The challenge is taking place on PCP and you can see all the rules here.The card base is black, which is the main focus of the challenge, and I paired it up with Lemon Tart by PTI. I used my Copic markers to colour this cute little owl in shades of brown from the "E" family of colours. Did you notice

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-31977531757020420272009-01-12T17:51:00.003-05:002009-01-12T18:00:45.307-05:00

Isn't he adorable? While going over my Google Reader and keeping up with the blogs I enjoy, I discovered that Whimsy Stamps is sponsoring the Papertake Weekly Challenge this week. Since I have three new stamps from Whimsy Stamps, I decided to participate. I don't think it's necessary to use Whimsy Stamps, so don't let that stop you from joining in the fun!The card is 5-1/2" x 5-1/2". The base is

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-48053000748933765262009-01-10T23:33:00.005-05:002009-01-10T23:47:15.470-05:00

and needs DH to fix it, I found myself with some spare time to fill. Well, as you can see, the computer is up and running again and I have a scrapbook page and a card to share. First, the 8" x 8" scrapbook page.Ava is about 18 hours old here and I'm just getting around to scrapping it now. My Bad! Anyway, I rummaged around in the paper bin and came up with this delicious paper by Stampin' Up.

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-37157205957999157842009-01-09T11:34:00.006-05:002009-01-09T11:59:03.097-05:00

I really had to work at getting myself into the groove again, but with a little help from certain blogs I have seen recently, I did it. First, Beth of Freckled And Fun gave me the boost I needed. She published a post on how to put your signature on your blog posts, something I wanted to do and didn't know how, so thank you Beth. Click on the link to read the post.Next I needed to pick a sketch

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-7879921905286490252008-12-30T20:36:00.005-05:002008-12-30T21:01:39.845-05:00

Well ... I don’t know where to begin …I just went to the bathroom and no one yowled to get in, no one attacked my pulled-down underwear and no one jumped in the sink waiting for me to turn on the water (‘cuz we all know running water is better than water that’s been standing in your dish). No; I had absolute privacy this time; and I cried.Hank passed away last night; sleeping in my sweater,

GrammaStamper (BarbK)noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6554475534924708001.post-6921421426172758432008-12-23T22:15:00.004-05:002008-12-24T09:48:00.562-05:00

This wonderful idea is the brain-child of Jan / Far North, one of the members of The Stamp Shack. We have members from around the world and Jan thought it would be a great way to "visit" our Shackie friends over the holiday. I'm with you, Jan, and would like to wish all of the visitors to my blog a Very Merry Christmas. Please leave a comment because I will be choosing a random number and that

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Over at The Stamp Shack, we have a section for recipes of all sorts. One of my good friends from there, Sherri, shared her recipe for Hot Cocoa Mix. It makes a huge amount and makes great gifts for people you really don't want to miss at Christmas. This year I finally made up a batch and here's what my end product looks like. I purchased some jars from Canadian Tire, you know the ones you use for

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Today is my brother's birthday. I won't say how old he is because, quite frankly, I can't remember. All I know is loss of memory comes with age, so I'll say no more! I'm hoping to see him this afternoon or maybe he and his wife, Lesley, this evening. It's great being so close to family now. I won't miss any more birthdays (or cake)! I visited SCS this morning and the CC195 appealed to me,

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This card was made possible because Cindy (you can visit her blog here), my friend at The Stamp Shack, posted a swap. All we had to do was send a postcard to her which represented our country and/or city and give a little bit of information along with it. It was for her Girl Scout troop so they could gain knowledge of the world and earn their World Badge. The Shack has members from all around

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Sorry it's been a while since my last post, but I've been out "saving" even more money for GrampaStamper. The best way to teach a theory is to turn it into a practical assignment, so in the past week or so, I've saved hundreds of dollars! Now, on to my most recent card creation. The card base is SU's Riding Hood Red and the patterned is from my stash and I've long since forgotten where it's

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GrampaStamper here … I’ve got a bone to pick with you ladies …Yesterday, we were watching “Sarah’s House” on HGTV. For those of you who haven’t seen this program, it’s about Sarah and her house and how she’s renovating it.I used to think my DW was the only one who had trouble with mathematics but something came up in that program that caught my attention. Let me give you the short version …Sarah

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The past three months have really taken a toll on my creativity as is evidenced by my lack of posts of cards. There have been three major life events: a death, a marriage and a birth. Any one of these events by itself will put the mind into a place of protection, all three of them in such a short space of time play absolute havoc with the ability of be creative. Now that our granddaughter has

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I went to the hospital to visit Ava last night. She really is the cutest little doll and her Mommy says she hardly ever cries and sleeps well. She was just about 18 hours hold when these photos were taken.I just can't hide my joy, can I? Mother and baby are expected to be home sometime this morning. How different it is now compared to when my own children were born. I can't imagine having the

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Our little granddaughter has finally arrived. We received the call early this morning to say she came into this world at 12:30 a.m., November 10th. Mother and baby are doing great and we'll get to see her later this afternoon. Visiting hours are from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and you can believe I'll be taking my camera. For now, all I have is the card you see above which I made in anticipation of this

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Today this post is about, well, just what the title implies. I've been meaning to say thanks to the Little Paper Shop for the lovely stamp set I received as a winner of their sketch challenges from a couple of weeks ago. This little beauty of a stamp set was in my mailbox just the other day. I can see so many uses for this set from Christmas to Sympathy cards. Unfotunately, I'll not have a lot of

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Introducing Sheena and Andrew Collier. Just off to the right of the photo is my youngest son, Phil. He'd be annoyed if I forgot to mention him.The day was beautiful, the sky was blue, the sun was shining and all was right with the world. It was a tad chilly, but nothing we couldn't handle. The newlyweds are currently relaxing in Montego Bay, Jamaica and will return on Monday.Here's a few other

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