So glad I still have time to slip into this month's Critter Crazy Challenge #88! Looking over my critter shelves, I decided I haven't inked up my old Nine Lives set in far too long! Such a cutie, I went with my striped cat today: I think this Smoky Slate over Crumb Cake looks a little tortoiseshell! I couldn't resist pulling my old Playful Pets DSP for it - I've used a lot of the dog sheets in that one, but still have plenty of cat details to use! This texty-kitty background was just right! I gave him a little cat dish, and popped up my favorite sentiment to go with. So handsome! Nine Lives Stamp Set; Playful Pets DSP (retired); Basic White & Real Red CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Smoky Slate Inks; Crumb Cake Blends Marker; Cat Punch (retired); Stylish Shapes Dies; Playful Pets Trim Ribbon (retired); Playful Pets Trinkets (retired); #Critters88. Pumpkin Club July 27 at 2 PM! Did you get your July Pumpkin kit yet? It's bloomin' beautiful! Check out the video HERE! I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, July 27, at 2 PM - RSVP to let me know you are attending, and we will save you a seat at the table! 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 August 10 and you can join us in time for next month!
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What beautiful cookies at this month's If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #194! Aloha! This sent me straight to my old Timeless Tropical bundle from 2022 - I even still have some Tropical Oasis DSP! I decided to try my hand at a bold Hibiscus, to set off this sweet layered aloha included in the dies - I'm pretty happy with how it came out! I started with Lemon Lolly layered over the stamen, then added some bolder accents of Dark Melon Mambo to the petals, I then went over it all with a layer of Petal pink to soften up the darker accents, then continued to blend both shades of Mambo til I felt done. I did lighten a few edges with more Petal Pink to finish. I floated my "cookie" over a background of smaller hibiscus and plumeria - I can smell the islands now! I'm having quite the tropical weekend - yay! Timeless Tropical Stamp Set (retired 2022); Tropical Oasis DSP (retired); Basic White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Lemon Lolly, Melon Mambo. Petal Pink & Crumb Cake Blends Markers; In The Tropics Dies (retired); #Cookie194. Pumpkin Club July 27 at 2 PM! Did you get your July Pumpkin kit yet? It's bloomin' beautiful! Check out the video HERE! I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, July 27, at 2 PM - RSVP to let me know you are attending, and we will save you a seat at the table! 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 August 10 and you can join us in time for next month! Lol, it's time for another fill-in-the-blank challenge here at As You See It #328, and we want to know what your favorite beach activity is! For me, my favorite thing to do at the beach is definitely to LOAF! Especially if I can slip my kindle in there, too, lol. I am a super lazy beach goer, and I tend to stay under cover to protect my pale complexion, and knock out as many novels as I can. Maybe with a tall and frosty foo-foo drink! Now THAT is the way to take in island life in my book! I couldn't resist bringing in my Les Nageuses dies for this one, and float them all over this gorgeous ocean-y sheet from the Thoughtful Journey DSP pack. This sentiment from 2021's Seaside View was perfect for the mood I strive for, too. Bring me a cabana boy! I can't wait to see what YOU love to do most at the beach - meet you at the challenge! Seaside View Stamp Set (retired 2019); Thoughtful Journey DSP; Basic White, Crumb Cake, Blush Blossom (retired), Pool Party, Lost Lagoon & Petunia Pop CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Deckled Rectangles & Simply Graphic Les Nageuses Dies; Whale of a Time Sequins (retired); #AYSI328. Ahhh, just LOOK at our sparkly fresh colors this round at Retro Rubber #235! I went straight to 2019's Lemon Zest set for this one - it has such a great punch, too! I knew right away I wanted to do a bold Azure Afternoon DSP background to set off my lemon extravaganza, but I also colored in some random dots with a Pool Party Blends to make sure I had enough colors for my card - we want to see at least 4 this round! After that it was all lemons and leaves. I was super happy with how my sentiments came out stamped over two of the slices, too - tricky! I can't wait to see YOUR retro zesty cards this round - meet you at the challenge! Lemon Zest Stamp Set (retired 2019); Azure Afternoon DSP; Basic White & Daffodil Delight CS; Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lime Twist & Memento Tuxedo Black Inks; Pool Party Blend Marker; Lemon Builder (retired) & 1 3/4" Circle Punches; Shiny Yellow Sequins; #RRCB235. Lol, this is pretty funny - Shopping Our Stash #525 is having a "never-before-used-stuff" challenge this round, but it has to be at least a year old! Sadly, I'm pretty sure I have something, lol. I took a look in my little "bin of winnings" for this one, lol. Every once in a while, I win a blog challenge, and the prize is often a gift certificate to another stamp company. For the first little while, I tried to get embellishments, or twine - something NOT stamps or papers, because I had only ever stamped with SU! goodies back then. But then I won my first Newton's Nook GC, lol. And all the cuties won ME over, lol. The very first non-SU stamp set I let myself get was their Say Woof, a collection of doggy sentiments, that I figured I could use to expand on dog sets I already had. Best laid plans, huh? 6 years later, I'm finally doing it, lol. I matched this sentiment with some goodies from my old Pampered Pets suite - and it's a hoot! I knew it would be super cute, lol! Pampered Pets (retired 2022) & Newton's Nook Say Woof (2019) Stamp Sets; Playful Pets DSP (retired); Basic White & Soft Suede (retired) CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Soft Suede (retired) Inks; Soft Suede (retired) & Pool Party Blends Markers; Stylish Shapes Dies; Pool Party Hearts; #SOS525. Summer Fun Card Class July 13! Woo, we are in the dog days of summer now for sure! What can we do to beat the heat?? How about a Summer Fun card class, about all the fun stuff we do to while away the lazy summer days! Come join me for 5 cards, with envelopes, and a 3D project, all about the good summer times! All supplies included (bring your own favorite snips and basic 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, July 13, at 2 PM! RSVP now to save your spot! Another fun one from Farm Quest Challenge #55 - "things found in a pond or a creek!" As I started going through my stamp sets for something likely to try, I spotted my Silly Goose set that just retired this last round. I see geese on ponds all the time, right? Sold! I knew right away I wanted to do this silly girl on her floatie - of COURSE a goose doesn't need a tube to float on! Her cute little frog friend is found in a pond, too, so even better! I chose this sheet from my Thoughtful Journey DSP pack as looking pretty pond-like, and added my friends floating along! A few dragonflies seemed like the perfect finishing touch! Silly Goose Stamp Set (retired 2024); Thoughtful Journey DSP; Basic White & Granny Apple Green CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight & Crumb Cake Blends Markers; Stitched Shapes Dies (retired); Adhesive-Backed Draginflies; #FQCB55. Summer Fun Card Class July 13! Woo, we are in the dog days of summer now for sure! What can we do to beat the heat?? How about a Summer Fun card class, about all the fun stuff we do to while away the lazy summer days! Come join me for 5 cards, with envelopes, and a 3D project, all about the good summer times! All supplies included (bring your own favorite snips and basic 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, July 13, at 2 PM! RSVP now to save your spot! So, I've been stalking this challenge for a while, but now I'm finally ready to jump in with Sketch Saturday #754! And I get my pick of sketches for my first go - woo hoo! I scanned their archive and finally landed on #546 - I have to admit, I had a little ulterior motive: I really wanted a sketch I could break in my Country Birdhouse set on, lol. With this starting place I got to work! First up I did a background in one of the more neutral woodgrain sheets in the Country Woods DSP, then I did my birdhouse in another sheet - love those stripes! I stuck to the dies for this part, lol, and did some stamped elements next, a little bird, the sentiment, and some flowers, which I colored with my Blends. I'm so happy with how cute this is when I put it all together! Country Birdhouse Stamp Set; Country Woods DSP; Basic White & Early Espresso CS; Early Espresso Ink; Balmy Blue, Lemon Lime Twist & Petal Pink Blends Markers; Country Birdhouse Dies; Rustic Metallic Dots; #SS754. Summer Fun Card Class July 13! Woo, we are in the dog days of summer now for sure! What can we do to beat the heat?? How about a Summer Fun card class, about all the fun stuff we do to while away the lazy summer days! Come join me for 5 cards, with envelopes, and a 3D project, all about the good summer times! All supplies included (bring your own favorite snips and basic 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, July 13, at 2 PM! RSVP now to save your spot! I'm loving our bright primary color combo this round at Sunday Stamps #339! I couldn't help it - when I was looking over my stamp shelves, once I spotted Submarine Life, I knew the search was over, lol. I HAD to do a yellow submarine! I interpreted our colors as Night of Navy, Balmy Blue, White, Crushed Curry and Cherry Cobbler, and it seemed to me I could a little bit of ALL of that in this stamp set! I started with a little Navy ocean floor, then added some Balmy seaweed fronds. I stamped and punched my submarine, and floated that in place, then added some tiny fish in more Balmy. I knew I wanted to do the crab in Cherry, but when I spotted the SUPER tiny fish, I knew they needed to get in there in Cherry, too! I even had a few Balmy Glossy Dots to finish with! I can't wait to see what YOU come up with for these fun colors - meet you at the challenge! Submarine Life Stamp Set; Basic White & Balmy Blue CS; Night of Navy, Balmy Blue, Crushed Curry & Cherry Cobbler Inks; Submarine Life Builder Punch; Balmy Blue Glossy Dots; #SSC339. Summer Fun Card Class July 13! Woo, we are in the dog days of summer now for sure! What can we do to beat the heat?? How about a Summer Fun card class, about all the fun stuff we do to while away the lazy summer days! Come join me for 5 cards, with envelopes, and a 3D project, all about the good summer times! All supplies included (bring your own favorite snips and basic 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, July 13, at 2 PM! RSVP now to save your spot! Wow, I totally LOVE the combo at In{k}spire Me #537 this round - and the colors are based on A little Latte DSP - my fave! Today I finally cut in to the last sheet in this pack that I hadn't used yet, lol, the one with all the fun different cups? We have a die for one, but not the other designs, but I didn't care - I love to fussy cut, too, lol. Anyway, I've been really in to tilty layouts lately, too - these guys are right on my wavelength! I started with an all-over background sheet in those beautiful blue stripes, then layered my tilted Calypso bean panel on Early Espresso to get the ball rolling. I finally settled on this coffee swirly pattern for my horizontal bar, and did the envelope flap in that, too. Next up, I chose two mugs, one in Lemon Lolly, yay, and then heat embossed my sentiment to float over them. I just love the look of the finished card so much, although I maybe have a little bonus Pecan Pie in there, shhh... Latte Love Stamp Set; A Little Latte DSP; Basic White & Early Espresso CS; Versamark & Early Espresso Inks; White EP; Latte Love & Stylish Shapes Dies; Adhesive-Backed Swirl Dots; #IMC537. Summer Fun Card Class July 13! Woo, we are in the dog days of summer now for sure! What can we do to beat the heat?? How about a Summer Fun card class, about all the fun stuff we do to while away the lazy summer days! Come join me for 5 cards, with envelopes, and a 3D project, all about the good summer times! All supplies included (bring your own favorite snips and basic 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, July 13, at 2 PM! RSVP now to save your spot! I LOVE our playful bold colors at As You See It #327 this round! These condos totally reminded me of the fun row houses you see in beach towns - so I went straight for my Beach Day set! Since I was limited by our colors, I chose a few key items that I knew would look great in them, and I left the "beach" part in black and white, lol. So fun to arrange a cozy little fun day at the beach with my pieces! I floated it all over this sunny sheet of Daffodil Delight DSP, and finished with a few Shiny Sequins - bring on the rays! I can't wait to see what YOU make of our fun colors - meet you at the challenge! Beach Day Stamp Set; Daffodil Delight DSP; Basic White & Basic Black CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Granny Apple Green Inks; Blueberry Bushel, Daffodil Delight & Granny Apple Green Blends Markers; Beach Day & Stylish Shapes Dies; Yellow Shiny Sequins; #AYSI327. Summer Fun Card Class July 13! Woo, we are in the dog days of summer now for sure! What can we do to beat the heat?? How about a Summer Fun card class, about all the fun stuff we do to while away the lazy summer days! Come join me for 5 cards, with envelopes, and a 3D project, all about the good summer times! All supplies included (bring your own favorite snips and basic 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, July 13, at 2 PM! RSVP now to save your spot! |
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