I love the Halloween theme showing at this week's color challenge at In{k}spire Me #170! One stamp I haven't inked yet in my Fall Fest set is the adorable ghost - I decided this was my chance! I decided to try heat-embossing them, and I deliberately used my too-dry ink pad for it to get them a little more raggedy looking. They still look pretty happy to me, though! Now, off to re-ink my Whisper White pad... Fall Fest & Good Greetings Stamp Sets; Whisper Whit, Elegant Eggplant, Pumpkin Pie & Basic Black CS; Whisper White Craft & Basic Black Inks; White Embossing Powder; Witches Brew Washi Tape (retired); Decorative Dots Embossing Folder; Fun Fall Framelits. I'm so excited to invite everyone to this year's 24th Annual Holiday & Gift Show at Mountainview Presbyterian! This year's show is scheduled for November 21, from 9 AM to 5 PM, and Saturday November 22 from 9 AM to 3 PM. Make sure to come early and get your cinnamon roll orders in! I've also heard they have several exciting new vendors - I can't wait to see! You can click here or on the picture to get your own flyer - see you there!
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Nifty - something different at this week's Merry Monday #130! Our inspiration is the carol "Silent Night!" I of course thought immediately of our lovely White Christmas set, and I've been wanting to do a night-time scene for a few weeks now - this gives me the perfect chance! Unbelievably, I don't have a Silent Night or Holy Night sentiment (!!) so I went back to my old Peaceful Wishes set, which I think conveys the same idea... Simple and lovely. Hint: I sponged Night of Navy ink over the card stock to add a little more depth to the "sky." White Christmas & Peaceful Wishes (retired) Stamp Sets; Whisper White, Smoky Slate & Night of Navy CS; White Craft, Basic Black & Night of Navy Inks; White Embossing Powder; Chalk Marker & White Gel Pen; Dazzling Diamonds Glitter. Christmas Cards Class, Part 2! That's right! Our next class is ready with even MORE Christmas cards, because I was just SO bad with my Holiday Catty purchasing this year! I wanted to make sure everyone got a chance to try the full range of holiday delight that Stampin' Up! has brought us this year, lol... Class is announced for Saturday, October 18 at 3 PM, and Thursday, October 23 at 6:30 PM, $20. As always, if you need a different day and time, just let me know and I will make it happen for you! Snacks and treats will be waiting - RSVP today! Pumpkin Club October 25! Did you get your October Pumpkin kit yet? Yummy!! Check out the video here! I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, October 25, 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 November 10 and you can join us in time for next month! I really enjoy "tag" layouts, I was so happy to see one at this week's Retro Sketches #136! And since I'm still feeling spooky, I think I'll add in this week's Fab Friday #52's color challenge. I really can't seem to get enough of these cute little pumpkins from Fall Fest - I'm sure because of their framelits. I still have the old two-step set Jack-O-Lantern Fun, too, and I find myself not using it now that I have a photopolymer "version" to turn to! Boo-tiful Bags & Fall Fest Stamp Sets; Modern Medley DSP (retired); Crumb Cake; Tangelo Twist & Very Vanilla CS; Tangelo Twist, Mossy Meadow (shh, it's only the pumpkin stem, sheesh), Basic Black & Vanilla Craft Inks; White Embossing Powder; Tags & Black Twine from Boo-tiful Bags Paper Pumpkin Kit; Fun Fall Framelits. Christmas Cards Class, Part 2! That's right! Our next class is ready with even MORE Christmas cards, because I was just SO bad with my Holiday Catty purchasing this year! I wanted to make sure everyone got a chance to try the full range of holiday delight that Stampin' Up! has brought us this year, lol... Class is announced for Saturday, October 18 at 3 PM, and Thursday, October 23 at 6:30 PM. As always, if you need a different day and time, just let me know and I will make it happen for you! Snacks and treats will be waiting - RSVP today! Fab Friday #50 wants to share its golden anniversary with Sunday Stamps #84, don't you think?? I had to really root around looking for gold elements to play with - I've always been more of a silver gal myself. I was surprised how many items I could find! In the end, I left off the gold sequins, for example... But really, I let the Gold Soiree Specialty DSP do all the talking, and pretty much set the tone for how it would all flow. I did have to visit my stamp retirement home for the floral set - how did it happen that I don't have any current "outline-style" floral sets? Yikes! And wow, it was SO HARD to work with only two colors, lol! It felt very unnatural, for sure... Growing Green (retired) & Lots of Thanks Stamp Sets; Gold Soiree Specialty DSP; Gold Encore Ink; Gold Embossing Powder; Lots of Tags Label 1 Sizzlet (retired); 1/8" Gold Ribbon; Gold Basic Metal Button; White Baker's Twine. Pumpkin Club September 27! Did you get your September Pumpkin kit yet? Spooky! (Just a note, SU! tells me they're running a little late - DON'T PANIC! They'll be here JUST in time! Watch the video to see what's coming!) I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, September 27, 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 October 10 and you can join us in time for next month! The stars are out for this week's My Pumpkin Challenge #0814 - Wishes & Stars! So, we did a version of a pop-up card in our Pumpkin Club back on July 26, but I wanted to take another crack at it. We need a version that fits better into a regular envelope, AND I wanted to make this baby EXPLODE with stars, lol! This is the result... To get the right size to fit one of the envelopes in the kit, keep your box folded flat while you do some trimming. Cut off all the bottom flaps along the bottom edge, and trim off the lid flap so that the box is 4 1/4" wide. I'd save these pieces to play with later, lol! Cut a piece of Blackberry Bliss to 2 1/2" x 4", and a piece of Whisper White to same size. These will be your "upright" pieces, blackberry in front, and white on the back for your handwritten note. (I stamped "Happy Birthday" from the kit on mine.) Cut two strips of Blackberry Bliss at 1 1/2" x 2 3/4" for the side flaps. I used the edge of the flaps to trace the shape and trim. I randomly stamped all over the Blackberry Bliss pieces in Whisper White with the tiny star stamp from the kit, then decorated the envelope flap the same way with Blackberry Bliss, Soft Sky & Smoky Slate. Add your self-adhesive "wish" to the back, and stamp and adhere "on a star," too. I put in three cross-braces at 3 3/4" x 5/8", scored a 1/2" on each end, and distributed them evenly across the open space. Using the same mix of papers, I punched stars of various sizes and mounted on clear strips. Voila! (Hint: if you keep your kit stamps in a stamp case, you can use the clear backing sheet to cut up for the strips for pop-up boxes!) Wish Big Paper Pumpkin; plus, Soft Sky, Blackberry Bliss, Whisper White & Silver Glimmer CS; Soft Sky & Smoky Slate Inks; Large & Small Star Punches; Movers & Shapers Star Die. Can you hear jingle bells?? I've been hearing them all week! I am SO excited to announce our August classes: Christmas Cards! I have had such a blast putting this class together, and have tried to offer six very different designs to help inspire you for your own card giving plans! Classes are being offered for Saturday, August 16, 3 pm or Thursday evening, August 21, 6:30 pm. This class costs $25, and includes all supplies for the 6 different cards shown, an instruction sheet for you to keep, your own copy of the new 2014 Holiday Mini Catalog, snacks, libations and MUCH merriment! RSVP today for which class you would like to attend! See you soon! Stampin' Up! is bringing us another awesome new photopolymer stamp set - introducing Yee Haw! This sweet western themed set has 25 amazing stamps in it, perfect for your rootin' tootin' stampin' days! All this for $25.95 - click the image to see the full flyer! (You just KNOW I have to have a stamp set that says, "Rootin' Tootin'!") Don't forget our Big Shot & Bundles deal is still going on! With every purchase of a Big Shot in August, you will receive one of five free stamp set/framelits bundles, your choice! Not only that, but if you already own a Big Shot, you can still purchase these designated bundles at an amazing 15% off! This is one deal you won't want to miss - only available from August 1-31- as these bundles are one-time only exclusives. Click the picture to see the full flyer, and check out the awesome bundles! Loving the combo of shapes and layers in this week's Nacho Average Challenge #101! While I knew I wanted to play with new DSPs today, I decided to pull out an older stamp set - but still current! From My Heart has such sweet sentiments in it, though I admit, it was all about the teapot when I first got it, lol... These fancy shapes just beg to be embossed, in my opinion, and of course, that makes them a snap to be aqua-painted after! Yay! From My Heart Stamp Set; Crisp Cantaloupe, Whisper White, Garden Green & Pistachio Pudding CS; Gold Soiree Specialty DSP; Versamark, Garden Green, Calypso Coral & Pistachio Pudding Inks; Gold Embossing Powder; Labels Collection Framelits; Regals Candy Dots in Garden Green. Can you hear jingle bells?? I've been hearing them all week! I am SO excited to announce our August classes: Christmas Cards! I have had such a blast putting this class together, and have tried to offer six very different designs to help inspire you for your own card giving plans! Classes are being offered for Saturday, August 16, 3 pm or Thursday evening, August 21, 6:30 pm. This class costs $25, and includes all supplies for the 6 different cards shown, an instruction sheet for you to keep, your own copy of the new 2014 Holiday Mini Catalog, snacks, libations and MUCH merriment! RSVP today for which class you would like to attend! See you soon! Don't forget our Big Shot & Bundles deal is still going on! With every purchase of a Big Shot in August, you will receive one of five free stamp set/framelits bundles, your choice! Not only that, but if you already own a Big Shot, you can still purchase these designated bundles at an amazing 15% off! This is one deal you won't want to miss - only available from August 1-31- as these bundles are one-time only exclusives. Click the picture to see the full flyer, and check out the awesome bundles! Think I'll pink up this week's Freshly Made Sketch #147 with the girlie color challenge at this week's Sunday Stamps #81! In a rare twist, I also went "stamp-less" this time! We have so many cute little phrases in our flip card thinlet sets - why do I never use them more? Time to make a change! I also found some pretty old retired DSP in my Pink Pirouette scrap stash that I decided to use - had to go back to the 2009 Idea Book & Catalog to find it, lol. I guess that shows how little I use pinks! Pink Pirouette, Strawberry Slush & Very Vanilla CS; Candy Lane DSP (retired); Circle Card Thinlets; Decorative Dots Embossing Folder; PL Corner Rounder Punch; Subtles Button in Pink; Thick Baker's Twine in Strawberry Slush. If you're anything like me, you absolutely love when BIG opportunities come your way. And because we all know the Big Shot is a big deal, Stampin' Up! thought they'd offer you something you couldn't miss; an exclusive Big Shot opportunity that lasts for the entire month of August! I want to put a Big Shot into the hands of every customer before the holiday catalog - full of sweet Big Shot accessories! That's why with every purchase of a Big Shot in August, you will receive one of five free stamp set/framelits bundles, your choice! Not only that, but if you already own a Big Shot, you can still purchase these designated bundles at an amazing 15% off! This is one deal you won't want to miss - only available from August 1-31- as these bundles are one-time only exclusives. Click the picture to see the full flyer, and check out the awesome bundles! OK, adorable sketch at this week's In{k}spire Me #149! So much movement! Per usual, I knew I had to play with shape just a tiny bit, lol - so I did a little row of duckies! I've been dreaming about different colored hordes of these guys since I first got this set, and this doesn't exactly go THERE yet, but it's a good warm up! The sentiment continues on the inside of course, "...for your cute little someone!" Something for Baby & Something to Say Stamp Sets; Lullaby DSP; Whisper White, Pistachio Pudding, Hello Honey, Coastal Cabana & Crisp Cantaloupe CS; Baby's First Framelits; Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana & Hello Honey Inks; 1 1/4" Circle Punch. I'd be totally remiss if I didn't announce a happy little reminder - new catty is now LIVE!! Shop away, my pretties - that's what I'll be doing! Celebrando Creatividad is also up, of course, I love having a few spanish sets on hand! Clicking on the catalog picture will take you to a pdf of the catty, and of course, you can always shop online in my store, too. To kick us off, for the month of June, Stampin' Up! is also offering a smaller $50 starter kit for those that want to join! You can also still get the larger $99 kit if you prefer. Email me if you want to talk it over, and here's a flyer of some more details - I'd love to have you on my team, and you'll love the benefits! Oh wow - Merry Monday #107 is an actual sketch this week! At first glance, it looks like a challenge, too - time to break this baby down! Since SU! (and I mean this in the nicest possible way, with love in my heart!) isn't even pretending to include holiday stamps in the main catalog anymore (and I know this because I have your new catalogs waiting for you!), I have now totally lost all residual guilt I feel about browsing my retired stamp sets for this challenge, lol. One of my old faves, that totally didn't see enough ink, is this one, Rejoicing With You - love that partyin' angel! While I was at first intimidated by the tricky layers in this sketch, I decided to take my usual liberties with shapes, and arrived at a finished card that I actually liked! I even got to make two, so you could see the inside sentiment! Woo hoo! Rejoicing With You (retired) Stamp Set; Smoky Slate, Whisper White & Island Indigo CS; Winter Frost DSP Pack (retired); Versamark, Island Indigo & Smoky Slate Inks; Silver Embossing Powder; Apothecary Accents & Ovals Collection Framelits; Occasions Piercing Template; Frosted Finishes Embellishments (retired). Pop-Up Card Class May 15! Wow - I can't believe I almost forgot to post our class for next week, too! Yikees! This class is all about Pop-Up cards, like the first sample you can see over here to the side! We'll be making 4 cards, that all fold flat and fit in standard envelopes, but pop up and out to yummy goodness on the inside! We'll be doing "portrait" and "landscape" cards both, for a little variety, and one card will be all about our new In Colors, so you'll have some samples right away, to go with your amazing new catalog that will be waiting here for you! I can't wait for you to try these cards - you'll be stunned at how fun they are to deck out! I'll keep posting the other samples - keep checking back! So, class is announced for Thursday, May 15, 6:30 pm, chez Heroldt, with snacks and drinks as usual, of course, still for $20! RSVP today to make sure I have your supplies cut and waiting for you! I am also delighted to schedule a convenient day-time class for those that prefer, or a Saturday as well, just let me know, and we'll get our calendars aligned for whatever works for you best!! Dates: April 21-June 4, 2014 (all items available while supplies last-including stamps!)
Details: We're saying goodbye to hundreds of retiring products from the 2013-2014 annual catalog. Now's a great chance to get your favorite retiring products before they're gone for good! ALL products are only available while supplies last, so be sure to get your orders in early! Also, make sure to take advantage of FREE standard shipping on EVERYTHING from April 21-25. Perfect timing! Here's a pdf of the retiring stamps, and here's a pdf of the retiring accessories. With everything while supplies last, you may want to shop at my online store for the best chance to get your faves! (Some items are already sold out!) |
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