![]() What a fun way to show off our gorgeous poppies sets - this week's Fusion Poppies challenge! I've been carefully hoarding all the goodies that go with our Painted Poppies, for just this moment! I have some lovely sheets of the DSP left, of course, and I decided I wanted to "reverse" my style: a bright colored background, with stark black and white for the featured squares. This particular oversize image sheet was perfect for my background, and I picked out a couple individual elements in black to go with my sentiment. I even had some sequins left, lol. Painted Poppies & Peaceful Moments Stamp Sets; Peaceful Poppies DSP; Basic White & Basic Black CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Peaceful Poppies Sequins; #FusionPoppies.
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![]() Yikes! As You See It #247 is another speed challenge - "blazing blossoms!" That might be a tough one to speed through, lol. OK, what's a way I could get some speedy bang for my buck? DSP, of course, and how about 2-step stamping? I happen to have just the thing in the Fine Art Floral suite! I love this big brush-stroke blossom, and it has LAYERS - that normally I would heat-emboss, or gild, but works just as well for color accents! I assembled everything I thought I needed, and started the clock! I Rectangle-Stitched my layers, stamped my flower in Mango Melody with Pumpkin Pie accents, added the leaves and then quick cut the sentiment from a scrap of Mango. I assembled everything onto my card base, trimmed my envelope flap, and then hm, sorry, gonna have to have a few sequins, lol. This added another minute and 10 seconds, for a total time of 8 minutes and 23 seconds! Not bad! Good thing showing a picture of my desk when it's over isn't part of the challenge, lol. Art Gallery Stamp Set; Fine Art Floral DSP; Basic White & Mango Melody CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Mango Melody, Pumpkin Pie & Granny Apple Green Inks; Rectangle Stitched & Floral Gallery Dies; Orange Sequins; #AYSI247. ![]() Goodness, what a "sweet" combo this week at Fusion's "Bee Kind" challenge! My fave bees so far (hint, hint - that's called fore-shadowing, lol) are these beauties from our old Dragonfly Dreams suite - remember this gorgeous DSP from Sale-A-Bration that year? Ah, it was so yummy, and I'm almost out of all the great gold sheets, sigh. I had just enough to buzz up today's card, though, and add a few Gold Glitter Enamel Dots for honey! Yum! Dragonfly Dreams Stamp Set (retired 2019); Golden Honey DSP (retired); Basic White & Basic Black CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Daffodil Delight Blends Marker; Clear Wink of Stella; Gold Shimmer Ribbon; Gold Glitter Enamel Dots; #FusionBeeKind. ![]() Excellent! The code word at this week's Addicted to CAS #194 is "birthday!" Can never have too many b-day cards! My current fave birthday sentiment is the one in Sweet Strawberry - "you sweet thing!" Lol. Today I wanted to color up the also-sweet strawberry blossoms - so fresh and lovely! I ended up fussy cutting them, too - I have a hard time resisting that visual effect, but I tried to keep a lot of white space otherwise to qualify for CAS - hope it worked, lol. Sweet Strawberry Stamp Set; Pear Pizzazz & Basic White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Pear Pizzazz & Blush Blossom Inks; Water Painters; Stitched Shapes Dies; Pink Pearls; #ATC194. ![]() OK, time for me to finally try the slimline trend - we are putting it right out there this week at Sunday Stamps #254! So, I played around with the full-size slimline dimensions to get warmed up - that's a lot of real estate, baby! I eventually decided to "slim" down to the same proportions, but that would fit inside a regular card envelope - that's more like it, AND it fits in my card storage box, lol. When I think of big sentiments, I always slip back to my Sorry For Everything Set from last year - that scripty "sorry" is so pretty! I went with the belated birthday sentiments, and dressed things up with the party elements from Hot Dog. Now I just have to deliberately miss someone's birthday so I can send this out, lol! I hope you'll have time to play with us this week - I'll be looking for you over at the challenge! Sorry For Everything (retired 2020); & Hot Dog Stamp Sets; Ice Cream Corner DSP; Basic White & Bermuda Bay CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Bermuda Bay Inks; Bermuda Bay Blends Marker; Color Lifter; Clear Epoxy Droplets; #SSC254. ![]() Very cool - Addicted to CAS #193 has a "shapes" challenge for us this week - great idea! I really struggled with this one, lol, and in the end, I'm not real sure how CAS this ended up being either! I did finally go with a white-on-white layer for my card structure, and ended up with this pretty tumble of strawberries across my card front. My sentiment JUST fit on the right, and with some strategic masking, I added my large circle shape for insurance with a Blending Brush. I like the spotlight effect I got, but I still need to practice with these brushes, I think! Sweet Strawberry Stamp Set; Basic White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Poppy Parade, Shaded Spruce & Pool Party Inks; Blending Brush; #ATC193. ![]() Pumpkin Club March 27! Did you get your March Pumpkin kit yet? Let's make a scene! Check out the video HERE! I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, March 27, at 3 PM - RSVP to let me know you are attending, we will be all safely socially distanced at our big table downstairs! For those that prefer, I will also have this kit TO GO after our live class - just let me know if you'd like that option! Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, plus drinks and snacks! I will also have a few extra spots available for club for $10, even if you are not a subscriber - come see what we're up to - full kit not needed, I'll supply everything you need for the projects! Just bring your own snips and basic adhesive! Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by April 10 and you can join us in time for next month! ![]() Hm, I can detect a little whiff of St Patty's at this week's Fusion "green" challenge! I decided to check my Ice Cream Corner DSP for some "green," I thought I remembered something good - and I was right! I found this lovely greens and blues wash sheet, and the flip side was this pretty green polka dot sheet - perfect! I covered my full card front, added a strip, and turned the sketch, so I could add a super-stacked cone extravaganza, lol. So fun, and I finished with some tasty sprinkles! Love these colors together! Sweet Ice Cream Stamp Set; Ice Cream Corner DSP; Whisper White CS; Cinnamon Cider, Old Olive, Soft Sea Foam, Bermuda Bay & Pool Party Inks; Ice Cream Cone Builder Punch; Layering Ovals Dies; Old Olive Enamel Dots; #FusionGreen. ![]() Yay! A Very happy birthday to Time Out Challenges #182 - 7 years this week! In celebration of that, we get to make a birthday card today! There's such a lovely birthday sentiment in our gorgeous new Friends Are Like Seashells, I decided to play some more with this suite - this is the first time I've used the amazing embossing folder for it! I did up a pretty panel in Seaside Spray (of course!) and then went over it with a sponge dauber and some Frost White Ink - love this stuff for adding a sheen anywhere I want, lol. I cut out the sentiment with this fun shape from the Potted Succulents Dies, married everything up with some Misty Moonlight and a few Opal Rounds. So many pretty details on this one! Friends Are Like Seashells Stamp Set; Whisper White, Misty Moonlight & Seaside Spray CS; Misty Moonlight, Pear Pizzazz & Frost White Inks; Seashells EF; Potted Succulents & Seaside Seashells Dies; Misty Moonlight Cotton Ribbon; Opal Rounds; #TOC182. ![]() Thank You Cards 2021 This is our chance to share a little gratitude - today we're all about the thank you cards! There'll be a bit for everyone in this one! Class will feature 5 cards and envelopes, all supplies included (bring your own fave snips and adhesive!), plus snacks, drinks and a special gift from me, all for $25! This class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more! Class is on for Saturday, March 13 at 3 PM, or you can get it to go, of course! RSVP today to save your spot! ![]() Oh goody! It's tic-tac-toe time again at this week's Retro Rubber #153! Yay! After a quick study, I chose the top row: birthday-patterned paper-rhinestones - lot of scope there, I think! I quickly gravitated to our elusive Carry On set from 2012 - I still love it, and was one fortunate to get it before it got pulled from the line-up. I decided to go a little traditional, and heat-emboss my sentiments on red, but not TOO traditional, since there's cupcakes involved, so I stamped on this dotty DSP, perfect for a birthday! I finished with some sparkly rhinestones, and "at least you'll always be younger than me" on the inside from Itty Bitty Birthdays. So fun! Carry On (retired 2012) & Itty Bitty Birthdays Stamp Sets; Real Red DSP; Whisper White & Basic Black CS; Versamark & Memento Tuxedo Black (inside) Inks; White EP; Rhinestone Basic Jewels; #RRCB153. ![]() Thank You Cards 2021 This is our chance to share a little gratitude - today we're all about the thank you cards! There'll be a bit for everyone in this one! Class will feature 5 cards and envelopes, all supplies included (bring your own fave snips and adhesive!), plus snacks, drinks and a special gift from me, all for $25! This class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more! Class is on for Saturday, March 13 at 3 PM, or you can get it to go, of course! RSVP today to save your spot! ![]() We have more lovely layers to play with at this week's Fab Friday #207! Today should be Sale-a-Bration Day, I decided - only two and a half weeks left of the most exciting time of the Stampin' Up! year! With that in mind, I went SAB-crazy for this one! First up, the sleeper hit Flower & Field DSP - I'm loving the dramatic colors against the dark backgrounds, and who knew they'd be so much fun to layer up together? I brought out the very tongue-in-cheek Approaching Perfection for my stamping today, too - such cute birthday greetings in this one, I couldn't resist and actually added a sentiment INSIDE the card today! I can't wait to see what YOU come up for this cute sketch - come join us at the challenge! Approaching Perfection Stamp Set; Flower & Field DSP; Whisper White & Bermuda Bay CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Clear Elegant Faceted Gems; #FabFri207. ![]() Critter Class 2021 I'm so excited for this one! Did you happen to notice how many super cute critters there are in our Spring Catalogs?? We can't let that pass us by, so we are having another critter class! Class will include 5 all-occasion cards and envelopes, each featuring a different critter having some fun! Let's make a zoo! Class includes all supplies needed (bring your own snips and fave adhesive!), snacks, drinks, and a special gift from me, all for $25! Class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more! RSVP now to save your spot, on Saturday, February 13 at 3 pm, or get it to go at your convenience! See you soon! |
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