Featured Stamper - Raise the Bar!

One of my very best friends is Barbara Anders. We got to know each other through our love of stamping several years ago when she emailed me and asked for advice on starting her blog. Yeah... go figure! She asked me for advice, and then she burst onto the stamping scene and has never looked back! Her designs continually blow me away, and get better and better all the time! She's been a member of the design team for My Favorite Things since last year, and is a member of the Color Throwdown team along with a few other weekly challenge teams. Personally, I think she deserves a spot on the Splitcoast Dirty Dozen!

Several weeks ago, I asked Bar if she'd ever been Featured Stamper on the challenge posted each Sunday on Splitcoast Stampers, and she said that she hadn't. Well, I felt that situation must be remedied, and quickly sent a message to Beth Silaika suggesting Bar for Featured Stamper. Beth replied and told me yes, definitely Bar should be considered for Featured Stamper! Yay! Well, anyone who knows Beth knows that she has been super busy the last few weeks preparing for a big event this weekend, and since she's so busy, she sent me a message on Monday and asked if I would host the Featured Stamper challenge on SCS and have Bar be the Featured Stamper! You guessed it... she did NOT have to ask me twice! I jumped on that honor immediately and have been bursting with excitement waiting for this day to arrive! CONGRATS Bar!!! You are SO deserving of being Featured Stamper today! (Now do you realize why I've asked you several times since Thursday what you're doing all weekend?)

I chose this card of Bar's from Color Throwdown #77 to CASE for today's challenge. If you're not familiar with how the Featured Stamper challenge works, it goes like this.... go to the Featured Stamper's gallery and choose a card to CASE (Copy And Share Everything) but you have to change at least three things in the design. In this CASE, I changed the colors/papers, used a different stamp set, and used different embellishments. Basically, I CASE'd the layout and used my Rubbernecker Teatime set and the new Origins paper from Basic Grey.

SO, I hope you will take the time today to join in the Featured Stamper challenge honoring Bar! I know she is going to be thrilled seeing all the cards everyone creates today that are inspired by her designs!

I hope you're having a fabulous weekend! Thanks for stopping by today!

Stamps: Teatime (Rubbernecker)

Cardstock: So Saffron, Certainly Celery (Stampin' Up!), white (Neenah), designer paper (Origins by Basic Grey)

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Onyx Black (Tsukineko), markers (Copic)Accessories: Nestabilities Labels 1 (Spellbinders), oval punch, ribbon, button (SU!), brads (craft supply), piercing template (American Traditional Crafts).