![]() Loving this week's combo from Fusion's "beach" challenge - where we all want to be! OK, has it been more than 3 days since I did a Christmas card?? Gotta take care fo that, lol. Luckily I can do beach and Christmas all in one go with my beloved So Santa set from 2018 - this little Santa with the surfboard still knocks me out, lol. I did a Seaside Spray card base that I embossed with our new Old World Paper EF to make it look watery, then I did a crumb cake layer on top for my "beach" Do you like Santa's trunks? I love them! So Santa Stamp Set (retired 2018); Seaside Spray, Crumb Cake & Very Vanilla CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Cherry Cobbler, Granny Apple Green, Pool Party Soft Suede Mango Melody & Nude Blends Markers; Cherry Cobbler Diagonal Striped Ribbon; #FusionBeach. ![]() New Catty Preview Class, Saturday June 13, 3 PM Woo HOO! It's that most exciting time of the year - time for the new Annual Catalog from SU! This is your chance to get a sneak peek at some of the fun ahead! Class will feature 6 cards with envelopes, all from our 2020 Idea Book & Catalog! Class will include all supplies needed (bring your fave snips and adhesive) snacks, drinks and a special gift from me! All this is only $25, or can be FREE with your order of $30 or more! RSVP today to save your spot for the in person class, or let me know if you would like this "in a box" style afterwards!
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![]() Woo hoo! Now that's the first of June, it's time for our next challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenge #113 - bells! I have to admit, this one was actually hard for me - I had to BORROW a stamp set (thanks, Sarah!) to get 'er done, lol. I seriously have NO bells in my collections, at least, none that lent themselves to a pretty Christmas card, for sure! I'm not sure why I never went for this set from 2016 - I bet there was just too much other stuff on my list that year and I ran out of time. But it's sure nice to get to use it now, and it looks wonderful with our vintage-y Toile Tidings DSP! I can't wait to see YOUR cards ring their way to us - see you at the challenge! Seasonal Bells Stamp Set (retired 2017); Toile Tidings DSP; Very Vanilla & Cherry Cobbler CS; Cherry Cobbler Ink; Bell Punch (retired); Bunch of Banners Dies (retired); Diagonal Stripe Ribbon in Cherry Cobbler; #SCC113. ![]() This is a sweet challenge this month - CAS Christmas is looking for "winter berries!" Lovely! My best current berries are the ones included in the gorgeous Toile Christmas set, AND there's a die! Yes! I kept this as CAS as I could, a simple sprig over a debossed White field, with this lovely Christmas banner, too. I even found my last three Cherry Cobbler Candy Dots to berry things up a tiny bit more! Toile Christmas Stamp Set; Whisper White & Cherry Cobbler CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Versamark Inks; Shimmer White EP; Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede & Mossy Meadow Blends Markers; Christmas Cardinal Dies; Pinewood Planks EF; Cherry Cobbler Candy Dots (retired); #CASChristmasBerries. ![]() 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! ![]() Yippee! It's the first of the month again, so it's time to launch our May challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenge #112 - use ribbon, lace or twine! I started today's card by choosing my ribbon first, and my Striped Burlap Trim is about the most festive I have! These colors sent me to our gorgeous Dashing Deer set, with it's gorgeous Detailed Deer dies. This card finished just how I pictured: a gorgeous Cherry Cobbler deer floating over a Crumb Cake panel, with the trim in the background and a bold sentiment - just right for a toasty holiday! I can't wait to see YOUR projects, over at the challenge - I hope you can come play! Dashing Deer Stamp Set; Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White & Crumb Cake CS; Cherry Cobbler Ink; Detailed Deer & Rectangle Stitched Dies; Pinewood Planks EF; Striped Burlap Trim; Basic Jewel Pearls; #Sparkles112. ![]() So fun, Retro Rubber #132 has a "be squared" challenge for us this week - which way to go?? I actually don't care much for making square cards - the envelopes and postage are always so tricky, lol, but I can MAKE squares for my standard card! And how about a troop of peeping penguins to show them off? Done! I still love my old old Snow Place set from 2015 - it has great dies to go with all the cool accessories you can dress everyone up in - perfect! I kept the design fairly basic, and finished with a few sequins, but still, what a fun Christmas card! Snow Place (retired 2015); Whisper White, Real Red & Basic Black CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Real Red Inks; Mango Melody Stamp-n-Write Marker; Stitched Shapes, Layering Squares & Snow Friends (retired) Dies; Red Sequins; #RRCB132. ![]() This one is going to be a fun one! Time for the critter challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenge #111! I really wanted to try for a different critter for this one - I love my reindeer and penguins, don't get me wrong, but they already get lots of ink time, lol. But my little sheep from Barnyard Babies? Not so much, so here's their chance! I went on a masking spree, and built this cute flock, and then dressed up one extra festive - there's one in every crowd, right? Super simple and bold colors really carry this cute set... I can't wait to see YOUR cute Christmas critters this month - see you at the challenge! Barnyard Babies Stamp Set (retired 2015): Whisper White, Basic Black & Real Red CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Basic Black, Smoky Slate & Real Red Blends Markers; Stitched Shapes Dies; Polka Dot Basics EF (retired); #SparklesCritters. ![]() Here's one I haven't seen before - As You See It #221 has a challenge to make our favorite kind of card to SEND - what a fun idea! Now, I send and hand-off a LOT of cards. All year 'round. Birthdays, anniversaries, hello, just because, thinking of you, occasions, heck you see 'em all here - I send a little bit of everything I make, lol. But when it comes to a TYPE, well, I'm still a die-hard Christmas list maintainer, and that is definitely my largest single category that I SEND, and love. I have lots of folks that probably only hear from me at Christmas, and all they have to do to keep that going is send one back - cue the heavenly choirs! Today's card is a quick hit with the still amazing Perfectly Plaid set, this time matched with Toile Tidings DSP - so classic! The only fancy thing about this card is the custom-length banner shape from the All Dressed Up dies - I was able to shorten it a little for this sentiment! Perfectly Plaid Stamp Set; Toile Tidings DSP; Very Vanilla & Garden Green CS; Garden Green, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz & Real Red Inks; All Dressed Up Dies; Pine Tree Punch; Garden Green Glitter Dots; #AYSI221. ![]() Pumpkin Club March 28! Did you get your February Pumpkin kit yet? Sunshine ahead! Check out the video HERE! I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, March 28, 3 pm, chez Heroldt - RSVP to let me know you are coming! I will also have this club bundled TO GO, and can get your kit to you if you prefer not to meet face to face - our downstairs distancing strategy will be applied again! Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, drinks and snacks! I 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 - no kit needed! Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by April 10 and you can join us in time for next month! ![]() I'm so excited that CAS Christmas has a lovely "Winter Flower" challenge for us this month - beautiful! I had a few choices for my holiday blooms, but I knew I'd wind up inking up my beloved Reason for the Season from 2015. I love the multi-step stamping for coloring, the gorgeous old fashioned fonts, and there's even a fun builder punch, which I didn't use today, lol. I decided to take my Christmas colors from our still current Toile Tidings DSP - I really feel like these sheets go so well with this classic set! I tried to be poinsettia-forward here, and I love the results! Reason for the Season Stamp Set ()retired 2015); Toile Tidings DSP; Very Vanilla & Garden Green CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Garden Green, Real Red & Crushed Curry Inks; Blender Pen; Stitched So Sweetly Dies; Garden Green Glitter Dots; #CASChristmasWinterFlower. ![]() Pumpkin Club March 28! Did you get your February Pumpkin kit yet? Sunshine ahead! Check out the video HERE! I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, March 28, 3 pm, chez Heroldt - RSVP to let me know you are coming! I will also have this club bundled TO GO, and can get your kit to you if you prefer not to meet face to face - our downstairs distancing strategy will be applied again! Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, drinks and snacks! I 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 - no kit needed! Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by April 10 and you can join us in time for next month! ![]() Oo, love this combo from Fusion's "Nature" challenge - great sketch, beautiful inspiration pic! As soon as I saw that accompanying picture I knew I needed to pull out my pack of Feels Like Frost DSP - several snowy forest scenes in there - so glad this pack is supposed to come back again next holiday catty! Anyway, I kept it all simple and clean and true to the sketch - I figured snowflakes would be a good shape to run up the left edge for this one. So peaceful! Itty Bitty Christmas Stamp Set; Feels Like Frost DSP; Whisper White & Seaside Spray CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Seaside Spray Metallic Ribbon; Seasonal Layers Dies; #FusionNature. ![]() I always love it when the stars align for me to be able to play at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown - this time I can get in on the February technique challenge to use foil! Usually when I do foil features I go big - full layers or shapes, maybe embossed - big coverage! Today, I wondered how I could do smaller foil accents - what could that look like? I finally hit on a cool way to manage that - how about Christmas lights? I still LOVE our Making Christmas Bright set - one of my all-time fave Christmas sets, I think. When you throw in that Christmas Bulb Builder punch, there's just no contest, lol. I created a nice Christmas bough background in green, then set out to make some silver and red twinkly lights for it - so simple, and pretty! Making Christmas Bright Stamp Set; Whisper White, Old Olive, Silver Foil & Red Foil CS; Smoky Slate & Real Red Inks; Pine Bough EF; Christmas Bulb Builder Punch; Basic Jewel Rhinestones; #52CCT8-20. ![]() Sympathy/Sorry Card Class March 12 & 14! Sometimes we all just need a card for sad times, and I don't know about you, but I never seem to have one when I need it. This class will help us with that, much as we're all sorry to need them! Class will feature six cards with envelopes, all in a sympathy or sorry format, and includes all supplies needed (bring your fave snips and adhesives.) Class also includes snacks, drinks and a special gift from me, all for $25. Class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more. Classes are on for Thursday March 12 at 630 pm, or Saturday March 14 at 3 pm. RSVP today to save your spot! |
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