Now that we're in a new month, it's time again for our new Joy of Sets Tic Tac Toe #017! Yay! I had a hard time choosing a row for this one! I finally settled on the top one - Birthday, CAS and Green. Then I decided to pull in my Ride With Me set - so sad this one is retiring, but happy to see that the truck looks just as cute in green as in red, lol. I kept it simple for the CAS brief, but couldn't resist a few green stars to go with, too. So fun! Ride With Me Stamp Set; Whisper White, Old Olive & Lemon Lime Twist (retired) CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Black, Smoky Slate, Granny Apple Green, Shaded Spruce, Mint Macaron, Call Me Clover, Pool Party & Mango Melody Blends Markers; Brights Sequins; #JOSTTT017. Man Cards May 16! Time to bring it in for all those special guys in our lives - it doesn't have to be a challenge to make it manly! Class will feature 6 all-occasions cards with envelopes just for the men-folk - and not a sequin in sight! Class includes all supplies needed (bring your fave snips and 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 today to save your spot for our live class on Saturday April 16 at 3 pm (subject to approval!) or to reserve a stop on the "Class-in-a-Box" train departing afterwards! Talk to you soon!
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Shake, shake, shake! We've given you the perfect layout to try your hand at a shaker card with our sketch, too, this week at Try Stampin' on Tuesday #456! I decided to step up to the plate and make this tropical lovely, and use up some gorgeous sequins I won at a blog challenge a while back from Pretty Pink Posh. I have a ton of fun colors, so I did a mix of them for today, and I figured these tropical fruits would make the perfect frame for them! With all this going on, how could the birthday NOT be memorable? I can't wait to see your projects over at the challenge, hope you can join us! Timeless Tropical Stamp Set; Tropical Oasis DSP; Mint Macaron, Whisper White & Soft Suede CS; Soft Suede Ink; Mango Melody & Granny Apple Green Blends Markers; Heirloom Frames & In The Tropics Dies; Pretty Pink Posh Sequins in Peacock Feathers, Peridot Mist & Sunshine Glow; #TSOT456. Excellent! The Sisterhood of Crafters is running a birthday challenge this week - whee! We can add a fancy fold if we want, too! Well, I will rise to the task! How about a landscape gatefold? I can do math - I can! Lol. I pulled in some pretty paper from the Best Dressed DSP pack to help with colors, then stamped and colored from there. I was sad to see that this fun bundle, STILL a fave of mine is on the retiring list this year, sigh, so I had to get in a little more play time with it! Still so cute! Varied Vases Stamp Set; Best Dressed DSP; Purple Posy, Pretty Peacock & Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Purple Post, Pretty Peacock & Mint Macaron Inks; Vase Builder Punch; #TSOCBirthday. Very nice - In{k}spire Me #419 has a sweet summery combo for us to play with this week! I have to be honest, I was really freaked out by these colors, lol - I really wasn't at all sure I'd be able to pull them in! Then I got to thinking about our old Swirly Birds set, and the awesome squiggle dies that came with it, Swirly Scribbles. I decided to see if that could be a low-key way to layer all these colors together, and it really paid off, I think! My card is really more of an abstract version of the sketch, I guess, but a cool way to tone down what could have been Grapefruit overload, lol. Yay! A Wish For Everything Stamp Set; Whisper White, Basic Black, Grapefruit Grove, Pear Pizzazz & Rococo Rose CS; Versamark Ink; Shimmer White EP; Black Sequins; Corner Rounder Punch; #IM419. Our sketch this week is pretty as a present at Try Stampin' on Tuesday #455, don't you think? I think that makes it perfect for a birthday for SU Only #248, too! Now that we have the retiring list to look over in SU! land, I'm revisiting some departing sets that I know I will miss, sigh. Broadway Birthday has been around for a couple catties now, so it's not that surprising to see it go, but boy, I'll sure miss it anyway, especially the gorgeous dies that go with! Such a playful set, it cries out for bright party colors, always, lol. I can't wait to see YOUR creations for these challenges - hope you can share over at the challenges! Broadway Birthday Stamp Set; Bubbles & Fizz DSP (retired); Whisper White, Bermuda Bay & Calypso Coral CS; Bermuda Bay & Daffodil Delight Ink; Broadway Lights Dies; Banner Triple Punch; Calypso Coral Shimmer Ribbon; Bermuda Bay Enamel Stars; #TSOT455; #SUOC248. Here's a nice cheery theme at this week's As You See It #223 - rainbow! I can't really help but be cheered by a rainbow, and even more fun is to do a prowl looking for a stamp set to "rainbow-ize," lol. Pigs? Steaks? Adirondacks? The choices are endless! I finally settled on my way-underused Music From the Heart set - a little rainbow run of notes is just the right amount of color without bashing anyone over the head, and is still cheery and playful. And quick, too! I think it took me longest to open and close all my stamp pads, lol. Music From the Heart Stamp Set; Whisper White & Basic Black CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Poppy Parade, Mango Melody, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Coastal Cabana & Gorgeous Grape Inks; Basic Jewel Rhinestones; #AYSI223. Now here's a theme I don't do too often - The Sisterhood of Crafters is calling for kid's cards this week! At least it FINALLY gives me no excuse to not break out my cutie-patootie lion from Bonanza Buddies! As is typical of me, this little guy was the whole reason I got this suite, so I of course haven't even inked him up yet, lol. But today is that day! Yes! I went for the slightly wrong color combo when I did - I mixed Daffodil Delight and Grapefruit Grove instead of Mango Melody, but I like this combo, too! I kept the design fairly simple again, except that I also love this stitched tag that's part of the Bonanza Dies - so I had to use that, too! Fun times! Bonanza Buddies Stamp Set; Birthday Bonanza DSP; Whisper White & Basic Black CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Daffodil Delight & Grapefruit Grove Inks; Bonanza Dies; Metallic Twine & Sequins (SAB 2020); #TSOCKids. So excited for our mix-it-up this month at Try Stampin' on Tuesday #453! I'm squeezing in some embossing, too, for SU Only #247! So this might sound a little weird, but when I think "luscious," MY mind goes straight to food, lol. So when I went stamp hunting, I focused on food images, and when I spotted these yummy donuts, I knew I had to use them, lol. Mmmm - custard filling! Sprinkles! So yummy! Lol, I also used my favorite embossing folder for my background, too - after all this time, Large Polka Dots is still the one - I can never have too many dots! I can't wait to see what YOU come up with for our fun challenges - see you at the blogs! Birthday Goodness Stamp Set; Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Flirty Flamingo & Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Crumb Cake, Flirty Flamingo, So Saffron, Purple Posy & Mint Macaron Blends Markers; Stitched Shapes Dies; Large Polka Dots EF; Pink, Yellow & Green Candy Dots (retired); #TSOT453; #SUOC247. Very cool, As You See It #222 is another one of their creative recipes - it's been a bit since I've gotten to play with one of these! With this recipe, I knew I needed to figure out how I could knock off multiple items at once, so I knew right away I wanted to bring in Flowering Foils to do that! In one fell swoop I covered flowers, patterned paper and something shiny, lol - and then all I needed to do was add a die shape and some ribbon! This one ended up being a strangely simple card, for all the coloring was so tedious, sigh - it's a strange color combo for me for no other reason that I realized that I had never used my Call Me Clover Blends, lol. Still, fresh and pretty - all we need! Peaceful Moments Stamp Set; Flowering Foils DSP; Whisper White & Calypso Coral CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight & Call Me Clover Blends Markers; Stitched So Sweetly Dies; Calypso Coral Shimmer Ribbon; Iridescent Sequins; AYSI222. Oo, what a walk down memory lane at The Male Room #132 - "at my grandfather's house!" I have so many happy memories of times at Grandad's - he was always happy to spend time with us - picking wild berries, like huckleberries and mulberries, working in the garden (the time he got my brother to pee on the electric fence line was PRICELESS!), pony rides on Tara, a homemade slip-n-slide with garbage bags and dish soap, and excursions on a nearby pond, though usually actually in an innertube. His canoe was usually filled WITH water, and was a goldfish pond for a while, lol. Nevertheless, my By The Dock set never fails to remind me of Grandad, and all our good-times. Miss you, Grandad, your angel loves you always. By the Dock Stamp Set; Whisper White, Night of Navy & Pool Party CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Smoky Slate, Pool Party & So Saffron Blends Markers; Dockside & Stitched Shapes Dies; Seaside EF; Poppy Parade Heavy Baker's Twine; #TMR132. |
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