Color Challenge BSU011718

Hi Stampers!

I have another Broke Stampers Unite Challenge today.  This week it is a color challenge.  The colors are Sweet Sugar Plum, Smokey Slate, Basic Black, and Whisper White.

I used the hostess set You're Delightful for the verse and Beautiful You for the image.  I just love the ladies in this set. 

Let's see what Terri and Carol have created this week.  Don't forget we would love to have you join us and our challenges on Facebook.

Until next time,

New Year New Challenges BSU011018

Hi Stampers!

Welcome back.  With the changing of the blogs etc., I am a little behind.  Here is the first Broke Stampers Unite challenge.  This months theme is Birthday.  As it turns out I needed to make birthday cards.  Perfect timing.

 I used Night of Navy for the base.  The layer of Chocolate Chip has been stamped with the Hardwood background stamp with Early Espresso ink. 

I stamped the  the fern from Butterfly Basics with Night of Navy on Very Vanilla card stock.  I cut it out using the largest oval in the Stitched framelits. I sponged the edges with Chocolate Chip ink.  A little twine wrapped around the card.

I wanted to make a masculine card this week.  I wanted it to deal with trees.  The oval is too small to hold the pine tree from Lovely as a Tree that I was planning on using.  I let my friend borrow my wood embossing folder....so this is what I came up with instead.  Does that ever happen to you when you stamp.  You have something all planned out in your head and then it turns into something completely different??? 

I wonder what Carol and Terri have created this week.  You can see Terri's blog here.  Carol's blog is here.  We would love to have you join our group on Facebook.

For those of you who didn't follow me over from my old website, here is a little history of our group Broke Stampers Unite.

We are a group of Stampin' Up! demos who have been friends for years, who wanted a place where we could challenge ourselves to reach outside of our comfort zones & try new things so we decided to do delve into weekly challenges. All team members will be using Stampin' Up! products, but if you join us you are free to use whatever you have at your disposal. We hope you will share with us what you make each week by putting a picture of your creation in the comment section of that week. You are free to go back & make something from prior weeks as well.

Wednesday Challenge lineup:
1st week- Theme
2nd week- Technique
3rd week- Color Combo
4th week- Sketch
5th week- Stamper's Choice 

So I hope you will share your creations with us on Facebook.

I've Moved Back Here Stampers!

Hi Stampers!

I am so glad you have found me back here. I am back at this website for several reasons.  Mainly, money.  If you followed me on StampingwithStace.com you know stamping hasn't been a main focus for me lately.  My life after my divorce has been my main focus.  That is is the greatest thing about Stampin' Up!, if you want to stamp a lot and have a business you can; or if you just want the discount for yourself that is fine too.

I still love stamping but I am located in a new town and I am focusing on learning my new job and getting to know the area.  I will sharing ideas with you at least once a week with the great Broke Stampers Unite challenges.

Join me for every Wednesday for awesome challenges with Carol and Terri.

Until then Happy Stamping!

Stace

I'm moving.

Not only did I move to a new house, I have moved to a new website.  Visit me here: http://stampingwithstace.com   Don't forget to sign up for my newsletter while you are there.  Come join me at my new website with my inky fingers and simple pleasures.

Demonstrator Meeting Swap

I went to a local demonstrator meeting and we all participated in a swap using materials and stamps from the Sale-a-bration catalog or Spring catalog.

I used two stamp sets.  I just love the antique look to these stamps.  26 cards in all.  I will try to post the cards I received in exchange.

Until next time,

Punches And Peacocks

I have just a quick post today.  I am in the process of learning/practicing making You Tube videos and some other behind the scene items. I am also trying to redesign my craft space.  I used to have an entire bedroom.  Now I have a space that was meant for an oil tank in the basement....The size difference is a major difference!

Anyhow....

I'm always telling my friends and customers if it doesn't move, eventually I will stamp it.  I think they thought I was joking.  Maybe not so much.  While organizing my punches, I thought I should write my name on them so if I am ever someplace where my friends brought their punches as well.  Why bother when you can stamp it?  I stamped my name on all my punches with Stazon ink.  I am sure it will rub off with time and use, but until then I will not have to ask "Is this punch yours or mine?" when I am out and about.

I have managed to do some stamping while learning all this computer stuff.

Here is a card I made using one of the jumbo wheels.  A neat trick I learned last year at the Rhode Island Regionals was if you have a large empty ink cartridge, use three colors of ink for a rainbow effect.  A red on one end, a yellow in the middle, and a blue on the other end.  Give the ink time to blend together.  I let it set over night.  When you run your jumbo wheel on white card stock you will have a rainbow.  Red, orange, yellow, green and blue.  Click on the photo to the left to enlarge it and you will see the multiple colors.  It looked better after being used even more by my customers.  (I never think to take photos of them and their projects).  I love the bright colors with this peacock stamp, because the males are always showing off their bright colors.

Until next time,

New Family Member

A couple weeks before Christmas, my daughter received an early Christmas present.  Here is Auzzie, the newest member of our family.  My daughter absolutely LOVES him.  She hardly ever lets him walk by himself!  Has anyone ever seen/hear Bill Engvall's skit about his daughter and their weiner dog? "Just kill me Bill! I'm wearing Barbie Jeans!"  That's how we feel about this poor dog...we have to tell our daughter "put the dog down and let him walk!"

It's also fun to watch Auzzie with our two cats Spaz (12lb Maine Coon) and JJ (10lb Siamese mix).  Auzzie is a Toy Rat Terrier.  When he is full grown he will weigh between 5 and 6 pounds.  I have yet to decide what is funnier, this mini puppy chasing the cats or when the cats are fed up and chase him.

He is different from owning a grayhound in several ways.  One is his size.  With our greyhound, we had to get an extra large dog kennel.  Auzzie's "dog kennel" is really a cat carry LOL.  Our greyhound ate 6 cups of food a day, this one eats half a cup plus a little cat food too.

He was given the tiniest Milk Bones I have ever seen.  I actually had to look for them-even though come to find out Milk Bone Minis are sold at Walmart. 

Come to find out, Auzzie's birthday is two days after my daughters.  She wants to have a party for both of them.  What do you get a one year old dog & 8 year old girl? Maybe Scooby Snack crackers? I am sure she will give me a wish list a mile long for both of them.  

Until next time,