![]() Excellent - we have a die-cutting challenge to play with this week at Inspire Create Challenge #054 - so much to choose from! How about something brand new?? Oh yes, I still have Itty Bitty Christmas waiting for some ink, and woo, there's some gorgeous dies that go with it! I went with the pretty snowflakes, so I matched it with this pretty page from the Let It Snow DSP pack. I added a few sparklies to my flakes and a simple sentiment - loving it! AND, it was even speedy! Itty Bitty Christmas Stamp Set; Let It Snow DSP; Whisper White & Basic Black CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Christmas Layers & Stitched Shapes Dies; Real Red Baker's Twine; Basic Jewel Rhinestones; #ICC054.
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![]() Very fun - this month's challenge from CAS Christmas is to create a "winter scene" - lovely! I decided to pull out my Rustic Retreat set for this one - I don't think I've even used it since my Christmas in July class, and I LOVE this little log cabin! This set has some great alternate sentiments in it, too - I think I see some masculine birthdays in its future, lol, but the fonts are so fun, as are the woodsy critters that can also go with. Hope this is CAS enough, lol, but this is the kind of winter scene I could settle in to - though I love my Sonoran Desert, too! Rustic Retreat Stamp Set; Whisper White & Early Espresso CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Old Olive & Cherry Cobbler Inks; Old Olive, Smoky Slate, Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede, Bronze & Pool Party Blends Markers; Stitched Shapes Dies; #CASChristmasWinterScene. ![]() Pumpkin Club October 26! Did you get your October Pumpkin kit yet? All is calm, all is bright! Check out the video HERE! I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, October 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! I also have a few extra spots available 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 November 10 and you can join us in time for next month! (November will be the second holiday extranvaganza kit - you won't want to miss it!) ![]() TAG! You're it, for this week's fun sketch from Try Stampin' on Tuesday #431! And, maybe you can work in some bonus stripes, too! My new thing this year seems to be tags in the round, lol - I went for layered circles for my shapes today, and I floated them over this new stripey paper in the Night Before Christmas DSP pack. I won't lie - I only got this paper because I saw some super cute mini curvy keepsakes with it a few weeks ago and I totally wanted to make them! I didn't get any of the rest of this suite, lol. Fortunately, I have plenty of other pretty Christmas sets I can use! So, what will YOU create for us this week?? I can't wait to check it out, over at the challenge! Making Christmas Bright Stamp Set; Night Before Christmas DSP; Very Vanilla, Old Olive & Pretty Peacock CS; Poppy Parade, Old Olive & Crushed Curry Inks; Stitched Shapes Dies; Red Tinsel Trim; #TSOT431. ![]() Pumpkin Club October 26! Did you get your October Pumpkin kit yet? All is calm, all is bright! Check out the video HERE! I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, October 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! I also have a few extra spots available 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 November 10 and you can join us in time for next month! (November will be the second holiday extranvaganza kit - you won't want to miss it!) ![]() Wow, we have LOTS of choices for this week's As You See It #211's tree theme! I wanted to do something with a CURRENT tree set for this one, lol (yes, I pretty much keep all my retired trees, too, lol) and I can't remember the last time I stamped with Winter Woods. That's a crime, because putting together today's card reminded me what an awesome set this is! I doubled up my trees and made a pretty birth background first, then floated this gorgeous Noble Fir over that - simple and woodsy! Can't wait til Christmas! Winter Woods Stamp Set; Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Whisper White & Cherry Cobbler CS; Soft Suede, Old Olive & Versamark Ink; Shimmer White EP; Rectangle Stitched & In The Woods Dies; Basic Jewel Rhinestones; #AYSI211. ![]() Pumpkin Club October 26! Did you get your October Pumpkin kit yet? All is calm, all is bright! Check out the video HERE! I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, October 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! I also have a few extra spots available 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 November 10 and you can join us in time for next month! (November will be the second holiday extranvaganza kit - you won't want to miss it!) ![]() What a nice big focal point to play with at this weeks Sunday Stamps #216! And lucky for me, my Perfectly Plaid suite arrived just in time to play! I chose the more realistic tree from the stamp set for this one, and the lightest plaid from the papers - and woo HOO for a new Pine Tree punch! Love it! I think my sentiment is actually supposed to be an "inside" phrase, but the shape fit the sketch best, so my "Merry Christmas" is one the inside instead, lol... It's always fun to play with new toys! So, I can't wait to see YOUR creative ideas for our sketch, over at the challenge! Perfectly Plaid Stamp Set; Wrapped in Plaid DSP; Whisper White, Old Olive & Cherry Cobbler CS; Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive & Soft Suede Inks; Pine Tree Punch; Stitched Shapes & Layering Circles Dies; Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine; Gold Pearls; #SSC216. ![]() Pumpkin Club October 26! Did you get your October Pumpkin kit yet? All is calm, all is bright! Check out the video HERE! I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, October 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! I also have a few extra spots available 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 November 10 and you can join us in time for next month! (November will be the second holiday extranvaganza kit - you won't want to miss it!) ![]() Wow, there's a gorgeous inspiration pic to go along with the sketch over at this week's Fusion "Dragonfly" challenge! I think, though, that this week I'll stick to just the sketch. It occurred to me that I haven't yet inked up my new Tidings All Around set - and it has some awesome dies to go with! I did a pretty wreath in Mossy Meadow, added a few Real Red berries, and laid over this simple sentiment also in Red. I'm trying to heat emboss more, so I did a little of the new Shimmer White EP, too. My sentiment isn't quite in the right place for the sketch, but I like it like this. Such a pretty wreath! Tidings All Around Stamp Set; Whisper White, Mossy Meadow & Real Red CS; Mossy Meadow, Real Red & Versamark Inks; Shimmer White EP; Scripty EF; All Around Wreath & Stitched Shapes Dies; Silver Pearls; #FusionDragonfly. ![]() Christmas Cards 2019 Part 2, Oct 17 & 19! Sleigh bells ring - are you listening?? Yay! It's time for part 2 of this year's Christmas cards - 6 beauties all from our new Holiday Mini Catty, that you just HAVE to get in on! You know me - always over the top festive around here, and this could be your chance to settle on YOUR new faves for the season, too! Class includes all supplies (bring your own snips and adhesive) snacks, drinks and a special gift from me, all for $25, or FREE with your order of $30 or more! We're still on for Thursday, October 17 at 630 pm, and Saturday, October 19 at 3 pm! RSVP now to save your jingle spot! ![]() Ahh, I love a wide-open layered field for stampin', like at this week's Inspire Create Challenge #053! Let's make a scene! What a perfect chance to pull out my Frosted Foliage suite again - I'm going for a different color scheme this time. I thought these pretty pine needles would look good with Shaded Spruce, and I added a few sparkly rhinestones, too. Such pretty papers - it was hard to choose! This suite a super quick and easy, too! Frosted Foliage Stamp Set; Feels Like Frost DSP; Whisper White & Shaded Spruce CS; Shaded Spruce Ink; Frosted Frames Dies; Basic Jewel Rhinestones; #ICC053. ![]() Christmas Cards 2019 Part 2, Oct 12, 17 & 19! Sleigh bells ring - are you listening?? Yay! It's time for part 2 of this year's Christmas cards - 6 beauties all from our new Holiday Mini Catty, that you just HAVE to get in on! You know me - always over the top festive around here, and this could be your chance to settle on YOUR new faves for the season, too! Class includes all supplies (bring your own snips and adhesive) snacks, drinks and a special gift from me, all for $25, or FREE with your order of $30 or more! I'll be holding THREE sessions for this one, to accommodate everyone's Fall Breaks: Saturday, October 12 at 3 pm; Thursday, October 17 at 630 pm, and Saturday, October 19 at 3 pm! RSVP now to save your jingle spot! ![]() Here's an interesting challenge over at Less Is More #405 - add sparkle, and one other element, gloss, matte, pearl or chalk. Hm! I think I'll go with sparkle and matte - I don't really trust myself to stay in the clean and simple zone with any of the others, lol. All the sparkle made me think Christmas, of course, and since I haven't played with it much, I decided to pull out Christmas Gleaming. Such pretty ornaments! I got to looking at this one, and wondered if I could combine some light coloring with tiny points of glitter - this is the result. There are awesome dies to go with this set, but I ended up fussy cutting this one - I did all my coloring and glittering first, and I didn't want to risk a mess by running it through the die cutting machine, lol. Well, a bigger mess, anyway. Let's just say as usual when I even touch glitter, I'll have an extra sparkle for the rest of the day! Christmas Gleaming Stamp Set; Whisper White & Soft Sea Foam CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Old Olive Inks; Real Red Blends Markers; Silver Glitter; Stitched Shapes Dies; #LIM405. ![]() Christmas Cards 2019 Part 2, Oct 12, 17 & 19! Sleigh bells ring - are you listening?? Yay! It's time for part 2 of this year's Christmas cards - 6 beauties all from our new Holiday Mini Catty, that you just HAVE to get in on! You know me - always over the top festive around here, and this could be your chance to settle on YOUR new faves for the season, too! Class includes all supplies (bring your own snips and adhesive) snacks, drinks and a special gift from me, all for $25, or FREE with your order of $30 or more! I'll be holding THREE sessions for this one, to accommodate everyone's Fall Breaks: Saturday, October 12 at 3 pm; Thursday, October 17 at 630 pm, and Saturday, October 19 at 3 pm! RSVP now to save your jingle spot! ![]() I am LOVING this cool columnar sketch at In{k}spire Me #402 - so cool to play with shapes like that! I thought at first I'd do something with a pretty DSP, but then I got to looking at the doe in our gorgeous charity set Nature's Beauty - she's tall and slender, and I could float a sentiment overhead - let's try it! I just so happened on this perfect phrase in Merry Moose, which is sitting on my desk talking about what it wants to do for class next month - how perfect! I kept everything else fairly simple and spare, to o along with this quiet interlude. Love it! Nature's Beauty & Merry Moose Stamp Sets; Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Pear Pizzazz, Sahara Sand & Gold Foil CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Pear Pizzazz & Crumb Cake Inks; Aqua-Painter; Stitched Shapes & Rectangle Stitched Dies; Banner Triple Punch; Gold Pearls; #IM402. ![]() Well, my faithful readers, the day has finally come - I have to post TWO cards today, because I'm such a blog challenge junkie, lol! Somehow, three challenges are all conspiring to hit the same day, and well, one of these things is not like the others, lol. So we'll start with Sparkles #105 - it's our "make us laugh" challenge! When I think about a Christmas laugh, I can't help but go back to our old Vision of Santa set from 2014 - he is so SAUCY in this one! And since I can't choose today, we'll just show them ALL off, shall we? This set makes me laugh Every. Single. Time. Lol. And since I was doing the full Santa suite, I even colored my envelope guy - not something I do too often! I'll be looking for your funny Christmas cards over at the challenge - start your engines! Visions of Santa (retired 2014) Stamp Set; Real Red, Basic Black, Sahara Sand & Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Real Red Inks; Real Red, Basic Black, Daffodil Delight & Nude Blends; Subtle EF; Basic Jewel Rhinestones; #Sparkles105. ![]() Next up is a happy marriage between SU Only #233, and Try Stampin' on Tuesday #428 - while TSOT gives me a sketch, they BOTH share a Fall theme - woo hoo! While they aren't quite the usual pumpkin color, our inspiration sketch at TSOT does actually HAVE pumpkins, so I'm going for it. I got to use a lot of little fall elements here - the Gather Together suite has so much going for it! I especially like these little leaf dies, that emboss AND cut - so cool! So, lay your Fall cards on me, too - I'll be checking them out over at THESE challenges, lol... Gather Together Stamp Set; Come to Gather DSP; Whisper White, Pretty Peacock & Pear Pizzazz CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Pretty Peacock CS; Old Olive & Pumpkin Pie Blends Markers; Gathered Leaves & Stitched Shapes Dies; Orange Sequins; #SUO233; #TSOT428. |
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