Stampin' Friends

Here's our group (minus Lacey :( she didn't get to join us.) with Shelli. Shelli is so nice and gracious. She took pictures with everyone that wanted a picture with her. (Sorry there's two - I couldn't decide which picture to use!)

Stampin' Friends Swaps

While we were at Regionals, Jenn had some great news to share with us. She got a promotion and got to name our group! We are officially the Stampin' Friends! I know you'll agree, they are really talented ladies.

Jenn has her swaps here. Here are Emily's swaps:

And here are Jennie's swaps:

My Swaps for Regionals

I have lots of new posts to share and I thought I'd start with the two swaps I made for the Stampin' Up! Regionals held in Fort Worth. I had a wonderful time and I can't wait to do it again!

Sneak Peak - Artistic Expressions

This card is doing triple duty. I combined Mojo Monday's sketch challenge with Kristina Werner's Reader's Choice Color Inspiration Challenge. There are also a couple of sneak peaks from the new catalog, Artistic Expression Stamp Set and Newsprint DSP.

So, here are the challenges:

And the card:

Supplies are all Stampin' Up!.

Ink: Early Espresso, Old Olive, Very Vanilla

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Certainly Celery, Perfect Plum, Elegant Eggplant

DSP: Newsprint

Stamps: Artistic Expressions, In A Word

Punches: Scallop Border, Modern Label, Heart to Heart

PPA41 An Inspiration Challenge

I usually shy away from inspirational challenges, but I'm not sure why I do this. I decided to branch out of my comfort zone and try this one. Here's the inspiration:

I really liked the three little pitchers and their crisp clean feeling. I couldn't decide if the bottom one was red or orange, so I made two cards. Both feature Baja Breeze ribbon, So Saffron paper from the Darling Dots DSP, Eastern Blooms SS, the sentiment from Trendy Trees SS, and a Basic Gray button.

This one features Dusty Durango:

This one features Red Riding Hood:

PPA40 Monochromatic Blues Challenge

I totally CASEd (Copy And Share Everything) this card made by Mary Fish. I used Tempting Turquoise as my blue. I used several different stamp sets to complete this card along with my 1 1/4" square punch, a flower I've had on my desk for ages, and liquid pearl.

Chic Birthday

I kept this card simple to show off the papers for my sister's birthday card.

Supplies:
Nouveau Chic DSP
White Cardstock
5/8" Black Stitched Ribbon
Scallop Border Punch