![]() This week's fun card idea from Merry Monday #171 wants us to "feature" our sentiment - nice! I think I'll have room to do that with this bold sketch from Nacho Average Challenge #159! When I started thinking about a "feature" Christmas sentiment, I had to run in to the Room of Retirement and pull out this gorgeous number, O Holy Night. It says a little bit of just about everything, lol... I decided, too, to turn my Nacho sideways, so everything would fit nice and tidy - mission accomplished! PS. I put a white panel with DSP scrap accents inside, since the card base is so dark - I try to forget that sometimes! O Holy Night Stamp Set (retired); Merry Moments DSP; Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow & Whisper White CS; Cherry Cobbler, Mossy Meadow, Real Red & Old Olive Inks; Brick Wall Embossing Folder; Banner Triple Punch; Brights Candy Dots in Real Red. ![]() Pumpkin Club September 26! Did you get your September Pumpkin kit yet? Fall is "sweeping" in, lol! Check out the video here! (Increase the resolution by clicking on the little gear icon.) I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, September 26, 3 pm, chez Heroldt - RSVP to let me know you are coming! Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, drinks and snacks! Let's take this Pumpkin out to play! You're going to LOVE our projects! If you want to come try it out and haven't subscribed yet, I have one kit available for $20! Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by October 10 and you can join us in time for next month!
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![]() Ahhh, time for our next theme at My Pumpkin Challenge #0915 - A Touch of Gold! There are some truly gorgeous elements in this month's Pumpkin, with just delicate little touches of detail. I love this - so it's not too ornate! I'm starting out with the sympathy sentiment, and I decided to cut up the other cards to use to go full size in my final result. It's been quite enjoyable to go through my stash and identify all my little bits of Vanilla embellishments to use with this kit! Hop on over to the challenge to share your Midas touches - can't wait to see! Chalk It Up To Love Paper Pumpkin; plus, Basic Black, Pink Pirouette & Very Vanilla (inside) CS; Encore Gold Ink; 1/4" Black Grosgrain; Basic Jewel Jumbo Pearl. ![]() Witching Decor Class September 10 or 12! SO excited about this class! We will be assembling our very very own witch hats, for display or inspiration, lol! Your complete project kit will be provided, and I will have all the additional stamps and inks we need available - all you'll need is your hot glue gun! Class also includes snacks and drinks, plus a special treat treat from me, all for $25! I hope you can come get spooky! Class is announced for Thursday, September 10, 630 pm, or Saturday September 12 at 3 pm. RSVP to reserve your kit today! ![]() Check out the really nice little details in this week's In{k}spire Me Challenge #211! I was so excited to realize that this sketch gave me the opportunity to use another new holiday set called Peaceful Pines. It's such an amazing collection of trees and Christmas phrases, and here's the clincher for me, it also has an equally amazing framelit set to go with. Love this bundle! I tried to squeeze in a few extra trees, but I knew I wanted to use the Wonderful Counselor image instead of a separate sentiment - my favorite tree in the set! Peaceful Pines Stamp Set; Merry Moments DSP; Gold Glimmer, Old Olive, Heavy & Regular Whisper White CS; Old Olive & Mossy Meadow Inks; Perfect Pines Framelits; Scallop Border & Banner Punches; Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine; Regals Button in Cherry Cobbler. ![]() Pumpkin Club August 29! Did you get your August Pumpkin kit yet? We're going to the chalk board! Check out the video here! (Increase the resolution by clicking on the little gear icon.) I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, August 29, 3 pm, chez Heroldt - RSVP to let me know you are coming! Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, drinks and snacks! Let's take this Pumpkin out to play! You're going to LOVE our projects! Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by September 10 and you can join us in time for next month! ![]() Oh my goodness! Lots of details in this week's Retro Sketch #172! I'm going to try and squeeze in this week's Nacho Average Challenge #150, too - such fresh colors! OK, I got a lot less nervous when I realized that the color challenge might be referring to the new Pretty Petals DSP pack - thank goodness! I've been wanting to break into this one a bit more, lol! Once I had that starting point, I was able to bring all the fun little details together pretty quick - I went layer-crazy, lol! Crazy About You Stamp Set; Pretty Petals DSP Pack; Very Vanilla, Calypso Coral & Mint Macaron CS; Mint Macaron, Calypso Coral & Pacific Point Inks; Hello You Thinlets; Ovals Collection Framelits; Occasions Piercing Template (retired); Scallop Circle & Banner Punches; Basic Jewel Jumbo Pearl (retired.) ![]() Pumpkin Club August 1! Did you get your July Pumpkin kit yet? It's a whole "latte" fun! Check out the video here! (Increase the resolution by clicking on the little gear icon.) I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, August 1, 3 pm, chez Heroldt - RSVP to let me know you are coming! I also have an extra kit for $20 if you'd like to come check out the club, and are not already a subscriber. Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, drinks and snacks! Let's take this Pumpkin out to play! You're going to LOVE our projects! Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by August 10 and you can join us in time for next month! ![]() Yay! It's the first Wednesday of the month again, and you know what THAT means, right? The start of the new My Pumpkin Challenge - MPC0715 - Share A Smile! I'm kicking off by combining with In{k}spire Me #204's little sketch! I think the shapes we have to work with in this month's kit are just perfect for this sketch - I expressed them today in a trio of little flowers, two die cuts and one stamped for extra detail. I also wanted to add more pop by changing the flower centers to Daffodil Delight - so sunny! So many fun pieces to play with in Happy Thoughts - what will YOU do with them? Happy Thoughts Paper Pumpkin; plus, Whisper White & Daffodil Delight CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Calypso Coral & Daffodil Delight Inks; 2 1/2" & 1" Circles, and Banner Triple Punches; Basic Jewel Rhinestones. ![]() Christmas in July Class! It's the most wonderful time of the year! Yay! OK, can you tell how excited I am that we got Christmas back in the "Big Book?" The very best thing this means is that we get to bring back our Christmas in July class - your chance to start thinking about your Christmas cards! Check out our little sneak peak! Class is announced for Thursday, July 9, at 6:30 pm, and Saturday, July 11 at 3 pm. Class will feature 6 cards for $25, and includes all your supplies, snacks and drinks, and a party favor from me! RSVP today to save your spot, or let me know if you'd like to have a make-up class if these times don't suit! ![]() I really like the challenge at this week's Merry Monday #163 - to use Red & White! Thankfully, I have the perfect new stamp set for it, lol... Lots of Joy has LOTS of possibilities! Especially for punches - which I love! I think this challenge made it easier for me to break this set in, since I had to stick to red and white - but I love the bold look of it. These stamps are so fun - and I really love the script in the sentiments... Lots of Joy Stamp Set; Heavyweight & Regular Whisper White & Real Red CS; Real Red Ink; On Point Embossing Folder; Postage Stamp (retired) & 1" Square Punches; Brights Sequins in Real Red. ![]() Pumpkin Club June 27! Did you get your June Pumpkin kit yet? I'm going to pieces!! Check out the video here! I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, June 27, 3 pm, chez Heroldt - RSVP to let me know you are coming! I also have an extra kit for $20 if you'd like to come check out the club, and are not already a subscriber. Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, drinks and snacks! Let's take this Pumpkin out to play! You're going to LOVE our projects! Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by July 10 and you can join us in time for next month! ![]() Wow - what a detailed sketch at this week's Retro Sketch #168! I can't wait to break it down! For today's card I definitely wanted to use another new stamp set - one I've been eying since the I first saw the catty: hostess set Best Thoughts. I've been wanting to color that flower image ever since! I also tried out some new DSP, from one of our awesome 6" x 6" packs - Pretty Petals. I love this because I can usually get what I need for the card, AND the envelope flap from one sheet - YES! So handy. And yes, those are the new White Perfect Accents, and yes, I colored them with the now-discontinued Old Olive Blendies. Frankly, I'm guessing that's exactly what these embellishments were made for, but now they're kinda superfluous without the blendies line. I'm choosing to believe that this is yet another indication that SU! continues to work on bringing us back some alcohol markers as soon as they can. That will make these like candy dots in multiple sizes - something else I've longed for ever since the dots came out! Best Thoughts Stamp Set; Pretty Petals DSP Pack; Mint Macaron, Basic Black, Very Vanilla & Calypso Coral CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Old Olive & Calypso Coral Inks; Spring Flowers Embossing Folder; Banners Collection Framelits; Triple Banner Punch; White Perfect Accents, colored with Old Olive Blendabilities. ![]() Pumpkin Club June 27! Did you get your June Pumpkin kit yet? I'm going to pieces!! Check out the video here! I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, June 27, 3 pm, chez Heroldt - RSVP to let me know you are coming! I also have an extra kit for $20 if you'd like to come check out the club, and are not already a subscriber. Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, drinks and snacks! Let's take this Pumpkin out to play! You're going to LOVE our projects! Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by July 10 and you can join us in time for next month! ![]() Hm, this is a creative and unusual sketch at this week's Retro Sketches #166! Think I'll toss in the colors at this week's Nacho Average Challenge #144, too! I think the finished card ended up being very different than my usual style - whatever that is! I was really flying by the seat of my pants here, and just sort of made some stuff and played with it like a puzzle. I was worried the colors would clash or look to Christmas-y, so I ended up leaning on the Old Olive and Tempting Turquoise with only touches of Real Red. All in all, though, I like this whimsical look! I Think You're Great, Yee-Haw & A Dozen Thoughts Stamp Sets; Sweet Taffy DSP (retired); Old Olive & Whisper White CS; Real Red & Old Olive Inks; Hello You Thinlets; Brights Buttons in Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive & Real Red (Old & New Styles); White Baker's Twine; PL Corner Rounder Punch. ![]() Independence Day Decor Class! I think it's time to make a new outfit for our Hello Life Project Kit! I know we loved our St. Patrick's Day gown - let's do one for July 4, too! Class is announced for Thursday, June 11, 630 PM, or Saturday, June 13 at 3 PM. Class will include all supplies, a little treat from me, and snacks and drinks. If you already have a Hello Life Project kit, class is $20, and will build on what we've started with. If you need a kit to get started with, I have several on hand, and class is $25. RSVP today, so I can make sure to be ready for you! ![]() Love the mix of elements at this week's Create With Connie & Mary #355! I can't wait to add the color challenge at Just Add Ink #262 - my fave color combo ever! So, in spite of having all that going for me, I had a bit of a breakdown on this one, I think. My new Sprinkles of Life stamp set was working its siren wiles on me, and I started out nice and pared down. Then I tried out going all askew on my little squares, because Bonnie Farley from our mother-ship said that catty-wompus is all the rage right now, and I wanted to see if I could be hip and trendy, lol. So far, so good, maybe, but then there was all this white space, and I just PANICKED. Sorry about that - usually I can keep that under wraps, but it got away from me today, lol. So we have little leaves, and little flowers. In two colors. And little pearls. And then the corner rounder. Thankfully, Bug got home from school and intervened at this point. Woops! Over-Embellish-Itis strikes again! Sprinkles of Life Stamp Set; Cherry on Top, Best Year Ever (SAB 2015), All Is Calm (retired) & Manchester (retired) DSP; Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral & Whisper White CS; Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Calypso Coral & Pear Pizzazz Inks; Tree Builder & Corner Rounder Punches; 1/4" Cotton Ribbon in Pear Pizzazz; Basic Jewel Pearls. ![]() Pumpkin Club May 30! Did you get your May Pumpkin kit yet? Up, up and away!! Check out the video here! I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, May 30, 3 pm, chez Heroldt - RSVP to let me know you are coming! I also have an extra kit for $20 if you'd like to come check out the club, and are not already a subscriber. Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, drinks and snacks! Let's take this Pumpkin out to play! You're going to LOVE our projects! Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by June 10 and you can join us in time for next month! ![]() I'm so excited to introduce this month's Pumpkin Challenge - #0515 - Let's Hear It For The Bows! I got to pick this one, and it really fell into place when I saw our latest kit, "Love you A Lot!" Eee! For some reason when I was getting started today, I totally went into a Pumpkin Nostalgia Moment. I think it's because I label all my sets with the names and release dates showing, and I happened to see, April 2013 was the hilarious "Seriously" kit! And seriously, it's a perfect match for THIS set, IMHO! Since I was going all nostalgia, I pulled out my old Many Mustaches single, too - just narrow enough to fit on the little white card layer that comes with Love You A Lot. Yee-Haw came in next because of the mustachios, lol. Sometimes my mind just goes in strange directions, what can I say? Make sure you link your awesome creations over at My Pumpkin Challenge #0515 - with bows on! Paper Pumpkin - Love You A Lot; plus, Seriously (Paper Pumpkin April 2013), Many Mustaches (retired) & Yee-Haw Stamp Sets; Crushed Curry CS; Smoky Slate Ink; Brights Candy Dots in Pacific Point; Lucky Stars Embossing Folder. ![]() New Catty Sneak Peek Class! Oh, stampers, it's that most wonderful time of the year again - the time when we get ready for the release of the 2015-16 Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog! Eeeeee! I am thrilled to announce our next class which will feature all new items from the upcoming catty, and our new set of In Colors, too. I'll also have your new catalogs here for you, so you can get ready for the beautiful awesomeness coming our way starting June 3! Oh my gosh, you are going to love these projects and colors! Class is announced for Thursday, May 14, 630 PM, chez Heroldt, or Saturday, May 16, 3 PM, also chez Heroldt. 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