Every Sunday (well, mostly every Sunday), I get crafty with a wonderfully talented group of ladies...several of whom are also Stampin' Up! demonstrators.  And even though we are in several different cities/states (Austin, San Antonio, Buda and Kyle, Texas/ New York, Wyoming), we tend to participate in a lot of the same events.  This time, six of us participated in Stampin' Up!'s OnTour last month and five of us decided to participate in a swap.  The rules of the swap were: 1) must use the Free stamp set, 2) must use any (or all) of the 2020-2022 retiring In-colors; 3) more than 1 layer and 4) use an embellishment. The participating demonstrators were: Sharon Coleman, Kathy Ervin, Michelle Hollins, Cheryl Robinson, and me.  Cheryl and I got the Bottled Happiness set (158684), Kathy and Michelle got the  Good  Feelings  stamp set (158737), and Sharon got the Limited Edition (#158754).  Take a look at what we created. Cheryl Robinson  Che...

Lest all acquaintance be forgot...(singing Auld lang Syne)...it's almost time to say goodbye to the 2020-2022 Stampin' Up! In-Colors and the  Stampin' With Friends hoppers are gonna give a big shout-out and do our best to pay homage to our favorite colors from the retiring set of colors. Hello, hello my stamping friends...welcome and thank you for joining me for another Stamping with Friends Blog Hop!  If you are new to my blog,  Stamping with Friends is a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators who share our love of card making with you through monthly blog hops with various themes. If you are following the hop, then you'll have just popped over from Deborah Schultz 's  blog.  I hope you took a minute to leave a comment for her as I'm sure she'll appreciate it just as much as I will.  If you are starting the hop with me, thank you so much and I hope you enjoy what I and the other hoppers have prepared for you today!  With every new annual catalog, Stampin...