Oh gosh, I totally can't resist this one! Festive Friday #163 is celebrating Teddy Bear Picnic Day! I had a fun time going back through all my bear sets - so many cuties, even two cute bear butts, lol! I finally settled on Bear Hugs from 2010 - especially after I saw the hug sentiment! I did up a quick background in Crushed Curry, embossed with my Hive EF - perfect for a bear!~ Then I stamped up the larger bear in Early Espresso, and smudged him all over with a Blender Pen - love to do that with furry critters! I added some twine, and some grass from my Fluffiest Friends Dies, just to pick up some more Inspo List points - I think he's super cute! Bear Hugs Stamp Set (retired 2010); Basic White, Early Espresso, Lemon Lime Twist & Crushed Curry CS; Early Espresso Ink; Blender Pen; Bear Hugs (retired) & Fluffiest Friends Dies; Hive EF (retired); Linen Thread; Adhesive Flowers; #FF0163.
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Wow, there's a super cute sketch this round at AAA Cards #268! I had to really dig to tackle this one, lol. I started by looking through my current stamp sets, hunting for a "shape" I could use for the background. Not many! I finally hit on Bee My Valentine - I could use the bee body! And that's just what I did. I did a fun stamped-off collage in pale colors, turning the shape vertical a bit, too. Then I built a full-strength bee and used my Bee Builder Punch to assemble him! The simple sentiment seemed just right to me, and I finished with my last three tiny Daffodil hearts - love how this came out! Bee My Valentine Stamp Set; Basic White CS; Lemon Lolly, Lemon Lime Twist, Petal Pink, Daffodil Delight & Memento Tuxedo Black Inks; Bee Builder Punch; Adhesive-Backed Hearts & Flowers; #AAA268. We're a little askew this round at Sunday Stamps #334! I've just recently realized that I totally haven't played enough with my adorable Bee My Valentine suite - the DSP is just so cute! I think I broke into the honey sheets, but that was about it, lol. So today's sketch was perfect for showing off TWO patterns - yes! I chose the pretty floral Sweet Sorbet for the background, then this sheet of happy but smaller bees for my tilty panel - perfect! I added a stamped bee, too, just because it's so easy with the builder punch - love it! I can't wait to see your "askew" cards for us this round - meet you at the challenge! Bee My Valentine Stamp Set; Bee Mine DSP; Basic White & lemon Lime Twist CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Daffodil Delight Inks; Sweet Sorbet Stamp-n-Write Marker; Bee Builder Punch; Stylish Shapes Dies; Daffodil Delight Glossy Dots; #SSC334. We have a pointed landscape sketch for you this round at Sunday Stamps #332! As usual, I took some big liberties with my shapes, lol. And I'm thrilled to show off a few more new beauties! My stamp bundle today is called Unbounded Love, and the gorgeous tags and shapes dies that go with it is totally amazing. You can only see a little bit of the lovely scalloped oval behind my fronds, but the smallest stitched circle is front and center at least! And all of it is styled with the gorgeous Frames & Flowers Specialty DSP pack, which I won during Prize Patrol at On Stage in Houston. Besides a few pretty sheets of our usual reversible DSP, there are several diecut sheets of fun frames and flowers, natch! Love these colors so much! How do you like our new In Color, Peach Pie?? I can't wait to see what YOU make of our sketch this round, meet you at the challenge! Unbounded Love Stamp Set; Frames & Flowers DSP; Basic White & Pretty Peacock CS; Versamark Ink; White EP; Unbounded Love Dies; Peach Pie Shimmer Gems; #SSC332. We still have time for a little romance at this round's Hand Stamped Sentiments #432, lol - I picked all my favorite loving inspirations for you! Now, that romantic beach-side meal looks pretty awesome to me, followed closely by the chocolates, lol, BUT, I went with the roses today! I pulled my hoarded Hues of Happiness DSP to nab this Melon Mambo collection, and popped up this simple heart with a sentiment from our SAB set Heartfelt Hellos - definitely how I feel about my hubby - love him more each day! I'm so lucky in love! I can't wait to see YOUR romance projects from my inspiration board - meet you at the challenge! Heartfelt Hellos Stamp Set; Hues of Happiness DSP; Basic White & Melon Mambo CS; Versamark Ink; White EP; Sweet & Sassy and Blossoming Happiness Dies (both retired); Melon Mambo Glossy Dots; #HSS432. Pumpkin Club Feb 24 at 2 PM! Did you get your January Pumpkin kit yet? It's hopping! Check out the video HERE! I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, February 24, 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 March 10 and you can join us in time for next month! Awww, I got to choose the theme this round at Make My Monday #219, and we're all about the LOVE - let's see it, sweethearts! I think I'll also throw in Cupcake Inspirations #587's colors, too - they're perfect! Now that I'm over my phobia for our fabulous new hybrid embossing set, Thoughtful Moments, I'm having a hard time NOT using it, lol. I HAD to use it today for this beautiful "love you" sentiment, which I daubed in Real Red before embossing onto Blushing Bride paper. So pretty! I found this gorgeous heart sheet in my old Sweet Talk DSP pack - this was my favorite one, I think, lol. I floated this large stitched heart from the Stitched Be Mine dies, and added my sentiment over that - simple and quick, but filled with love! I can't wait to see YOUR love projects this round - meet you at the challenge! Sweet Talk DSP; Basic White, Blushing Bride (retired) & Real Red CS; Real Red Ink; Thoughtful Moments Hybrid EF; Stitched Be Mine Dies; Blushing Bride Twine; Champagne Rhinestones; #MMM219. Very nice - Festive Friday #0144 has an amazing inspo list for World Mental Health Day! Looking over the list, I couldn't resist turning to my beloved Merry Bold & Bright DSP pack for this green and blue stripey sheet - so perfect! When I saw the "frame" item, I thought of the two different frames that fit the punch in our sneak peek Heartfelt Hexagon bundle, which also happens to have this sweet "hugs" sentiment! They were all made for each other, lol. I even snuck in a little silver thread for a metallic embellishment. I think this simple and cheery card says it all - just right for the occasion, too! Heartfelt Hexagon Stamp Set; Merry Bold & Bright DSP; Basic White CS; Granny Apple Green & Blueberry Bushel Inks; Heartfelt Hexagon Punch; Silver Thread; Blueberry Bushel Tinsel Gems; #FF0144. Christmas Cards Part 2, Oct 14 at 2pm! That's right - you can never have too many Christmas cards! We'll be making 6 more designs to celebrate the season, all from our Holiday Mini Catalog! Class includes all supplies (bring your own fave snips and adhesive!) 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, October 14, at 2 PM! RSVP now to save your spot! For this round at Make My Monday #210, we'd like you to create your own background! What does that mean to you?? To me, that meant to stamp my own "DSP!" I WISH we had some pretty kiwi paper, lol, but we don't, so I made my own! I randomly stamped a few full kiwi slices around, and filled in with the wedges. I also did some of the speckled background included with the set in the white spaces, stamping off twice so I didn't distract from my juicy fruits! I floated the appropriate sentiment over it all, and finished with a few Matte Black Dots. So juicy! I can't wait to see YOUR backgrounds this rounds - meet you at the challenge! Hello Kiwi Stamp Set; Basic White, Basic Black & Granny Apple Green CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Granny Apple Green Inks; Matte Black Dots; #MMM210. Pumpkin Club September 30! Did you get your September Pumpkin kit yet? The best things come in small packages! Check out the video HERE! I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, September 30, 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 October 10 and you can join us in time for next month! Check out our super fresh colors this round at Sunday Stamps #315! Yum! Tasty as they look, though, I STRUGGLED with these, lol. I finally landed on my It's A Science set, thinking I could make some different colored bottles, lol. Even then, I couldn't make up my mind for the background color! I made three different versions of this card, with Lemon Lolly, Calypso Coral and Tahitian Tide DSP - whew! I finally went with the Tahitian Tide, in simple stripes from last year's DSP stack - looks very lab-like, lol. I popped up a couple elements for some dimension, and realized that I could fit my sentiment on the clipboard. It still looks a little off to me, sigh, but I sat with it for a while and decided to set it free! I can't wait to see YOUR fabulous projects with these colors - put some egg on my face, folks! It's A Science Stamp Set; Tahitian Tide DSP; Basic White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Lemon Lolly, Highland Heather, Calypso Coral & Tahitian Tide Blends Markers; Deckled Rectangles Dies; Tahitian Tide Baker's Twine; Tahitian Tide Matte Dots; #SSC315. Snow in August 2023 Woo hoo! You know I love to celebrate Christmas all year long, and this year it will be snowing in August! We'll be making 6 cards with envelopes, with such fun new sets to check out! Wear your jingle bells! Class includes all supplies (bring your own fave snips and adhesive!) 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 set for Saturday, August 12, at 2 pm! RSVP now to save your spot! Oo, what a great theme this month at The Male Room #176 - travel! Even though I haven't done much of it myself, I'm fascinated by travel in trailers, lol. Specifically, cute little sardine can styles in awesome colors, or maybe even vintage Airstreams, lol. So many fun blogs out now of folks' adventures! So I went back to my carefully hoarded trailer sheet in the now-retired He's The Man DSP pack, and pulled out this diecut sentiment that was in the pack, too - so fun! I couldn't resist adding my own trailer from the Tree Lot dies, too! In the end, my only stamping is on the envelope, lol, because I didn't want to spare more of this DSP, lol. Happy Trails! He's All That Stamp Set; He's The Man DSP (retired); Basic White, Early Espresso, Mint Macaron (retired) & Pool Party CS; Early Espresso Ink; Early Espresso Stamp-n-Write Marker; Tree Lot Dies; 2 1/4" Circle Punch; Rustic Metallic Dots; #TMR176. |
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