![]() We're still getting chilly at My Pumpkin Challenge #1214 - Brr! It's Cold! Long-time readers may remember that I had some fun turning LAST year's Holiday Pumpkin into a Noel Shadow Box decoration for my hall table - anyone else still hording some of that star garland? So cute! So, last year there was also a demo contest for alternate Paper Pumpkin projects - I know, right? It's like they said, gee, let's make a contest JUST for Heather! After a tiny bit of dithering, I sent in several projects, including the Noel Shadow box. Sob. But hey, it won! I heard it was on display at convention - woo hoo! But, now I'm back to having no Christmas Shadow Box, and I have a new pumpkin to do it with, too, lol. I like the word "Noel," and I took the opportunity to combine it with the so appropriate sentiment in Gentle Peace. So here we are, chilly, but joyful, right? Hopefully there isn't another contest this year... So what are you doing with your chilly Pumpkin, hmm? Let's see it! Paper Pumpkin Simply Snowflake; plus Gentle Peace Stamp Set; Lost Lagoon, Whisper White & Soft Sky CS; Soft Sky Ink; Serif Essentials Alphabet Dies; Star Punch (for flagging the sentiment.) ![]() New Year's Wreath Class December 11 or 13! I can FINALLY post a picture of our BEAUTIFUL New Year's Rosette Wreath, featuring the yummy All Is Calm DSP pack. It took me a week to work out how to get that little banner hung - argh! We will now use every scrap of our DSP sheets, lol - yes! So class is announced for Thursday December 11, 6:30 pm, or Saturday December 13, 3:30 PM. All supplies included, $20. Treats and snacks will be on hand, for sure, still time for Christmas Cookies, right?? RSVP today so I can be sure to have your supplies ready for you! And of course, if either of the dates is no good for you, please do let me know and we will make it happen! Cheers!
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![]() OK, let's hear it for how totally AWESOME this month's Paper Pumpkin, "Simply Snowflake" is! I know, right? So many plans for this baby, and we have the perfect theme at My Pumpkin Challenge #1214 - Brr! It's Cold! I decided to start low key and do a different style card layout with the kit. I just recently noticed how much I am doing these top-fold layouts lately - not quite sure when that started, but it's perfect for our latest Paper Pumpkin! Simply trim off on of the flaps, turn it portrait-wise, and add a contrasting panel behind the cutouts - I used Lost Lagoon, of course. I added a few other light details - layered upper sentiment from the kit, a cute thinlet at the bottom, some ribbon, it all just comes together! Hint: make sure you are saving those tiny silver circles from the centers of the hole reinforcers in the kits - they make a yummy detail on the snowflake centers, and they're already adhesive! Good smaller alternate to the rhinestones you also get with the kit... Paper Pumpkin Simply Snowflake; plus, Lost Lagoon CS; Snowflake Card & Circle Card Thinlets; 3/8" Silky Taffeta Ribbon in Lost Lagoon. ![]() New Year's Wreath Class December 11 or 13! Do you like my little reminder picture? This is your Save the Date notice for our next class, a BEAUTIFUL New Year's Rosette Wreath, featuring the yummy All Is Calm DSP pack. You can see a little sneak peak here, BUT I haven't had time to add our banner sentiment or other New Year's Party details yet - as soon as I do I'll change the picture! So class is announced for Thursday December 11, 6:30 pm, or Saturday December 13, 3:30 PM. All supplies included, $25. Treats and snacks will be on hand, for sure, still time for Christmas Cookies, right?? RSVP today so I can be sure to have your supplies ready for you! ![]() Ahhh, there's never enough Pretty To Give at this month's My Pumpkin Challenge #1114! I'll just throw out it there, though, this month's box has been a stumper - triangle boxes? Really? How many different ways can I juice that?? I have to say straight out, I did a blind internet search this week called "triangle boxes," lol... Some cute stuff does pop up - you should try it! One cute thing I found is this box over at Melissa Sagaser's Creative Treasures, from 2010! Woo! I gave it a few more modern details - all reindeer have eyelashes, right? I'm not usually one for punch art, but this little guy was too adorable not to try! Notes: to get the curve in the ears, snip about 1/2" in at the bottom end of the ovals, and overlap the snips a bit. I nested two different colors together for more depth. For the eyelids, I added that hint of curve by bending a bit with my thumbs, and using a dimensional under there. Paper Pumpkin Sweet As Pie; plus, Snowflake #2 Die (retired); Wide, Large & Small Ovals, and 1" Circle Punches; Early Espresso, Very Vanilla & Basic Black CS; White Gel Pen; Red Glimmer CS; Fringe Scissors; 5/8" Satin Ribbon in Early Espresso. Antlers and ear linings cut from pie box scraps. ![]() Pumpkin Club November 29! Did you get your November Pumpkin kit yet? BrrrRRRrrr!! You're going to LOVE it! Check out the video here! I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, November 29, 3 pm, chez Heroldt - RSVP to let me know you are coming! I'm sorry to be so close to turkey day! Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, drinks and snacks! Let's take this Pumpkin out to play! You're going to LOVE our projects! Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by December 10 and you can join us in time for next month! ![]() How shall we give it pretty this week, at My Pumpkin Challenge #1114? Let's play with our triangle box, ok? I started out by thinking about what other triangular elements I have around. Of course, this year's tree punch sprang immediately to mind! Then, since I couldn't pick which greens to use, I decided to just use them all, lol - see how I think?? I do that for dessert, too, btw... So I punched out a bunch of trees, then decided they needed a little something, so every color got its own emboss. Then I just started arranging and playing with dimensionals, too. I really like how it came out! I tied around some yummy ribbon, and added one lonely un-embossed tree for the tag - ta da! Maybe I'll go back and add some red dots, hmm... Paper Pumpkin Sweet As Pie & Wish Big; Tree Punch; Old Olive, Wild Wasabi, Pear Pizzazz, Garden Green & Mossy Meadow CS; Arrows, Lucky Stars, Snow Burst, Chevron & Decorative Dots Embossing Folders; Mossy Meadow Inks; Striped Satin Ribbon in Mossy Meadow Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine; Basic Jewel Rhinestone. ![]() Spread Your Cheer! Christmas Packaging Class Dec 20! OK, everyone knows that November is my CRAZY month, but, we still have time to squeeze in our next class! This fun class is all about the prezzies, baby! You'll make five adorable little packages, dressed to the nines of course, to help give you some ideas about how to share your holiday cheer! Class is now scheduled for Thursday, November 20, 6:30 PM, chez Heroldt, all supplies included for $25. Since we're tight on weekend space this month, please do let me know if I can schedule a different time that works better for you: rather than set specific dates, I figured we'd try to work around YOUR schedule! RSVP today! ![]() Pumpkin Club November 29! Did you get your November Pumpkin kit yet? BrrrRRRrrr!! You're going to LOVE it! Check out the video here! I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, November 29, 3 pm, chez Heroldt - RSVP to let me know you are coming! I'm sorry to be so close to turkey day! Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, drinks and snacks! Let's take this Pumpkin out to play! You're going to LOVE our projects! Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by December 10 and you can join us in time for next month! ![]() I'm so excited to invite everyone to this year's 24th Annual Holiday & Gift Show at Mountainview Presbyterian! This year's show is scheduled for November 21, from 9 AM to 5 PM, and Saturday November 22 from 9 AM to 3 PM. Make sure to come early and get your cinnamon roll orders in! I've also heard they have several exciting new vendors - I can't wait to see! You can click here or on the picture to get your own flyer - see you there! ![]() I'm totally excited to match up this week's Nacho Average Challenge #115 & Fab Friday #54! I declare them made for each other, lol! This one wound up being another tough one for me. I really wanted to make something autumnal-ish, and I knew I hadn't used this Truly Grateful set in forever. It was so hard to get something close to what I had in mind! I do love that the little mini background stamp seemed to be just right for this sketch, though - up to me to squeeze in those splashes of color! What, you don't have purple acorns by you? That's so sad... Truly Grateful Stamp Set; Whisper White, Cajun Craze & Blackberry Bliss CS; Woodgrain Embossing Folder; Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry & Blackberry Bliss Inks; Linen Thread. ![]() Pumpkin Club November 29! Did you get your November Pumpkin kit yet? BrrrRRRrrr!! You're going to LOVE it! Check out the video here! I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, November 29, 3 pm, chez Heroldt - RSVP to let me know you are coming! I'm sorry to be so close to turkey day! Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, drinks and snacks! Let's take this Pumpkin out to play! You're going to LOVE our projects! Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by December 10 and you can join us in time for next month! ![]() Spread Your Cheer! Christmas Packaging Class Dec 20! OK, everyone knows that November is my CRAZY month, but, we still have time to squeeze in our next class! This fun class is all about the prezzies, baby! You'll make five adorable little packages, dressed to the nines of course, to help give you some ideas about how to share your holiday cheer! Class is now scheduled for Thursday, November 20, 6:30 PM, chez Heroldt, all supplies included for $25. Since we're tight on weekend space this month, please do let me know if I can schedule a different time that works better for you: rather than set specific dates, I figured we'd try to work around YOUR schedule! RSVP today! ![]() I'm so excited to invite everyone to this year's 24th Annual Holiday & Gift Show at Mountainview Presbyterian! This year's show is scheduled for November 21, from 9 AM to 5 PM, and Saturday November 22 from 9 AM to 3 PM. Make sure to come early and get your cinnamon roll orders in! I've also heard they have several exciting new vendors - I can't wait to see! You can click here or on the picture to get your own flyer - see you there! ![]() Hey, fellow Pumpkin-Heads! (You know I say that with love in my heart, right?) We're still Giving It Pretty at this month's My Pumpkin Challenge #1114! And this week is all about how much my hubby loves me. I mean REALLY loves me! Earlier this week, he actually took me to a special dinner, at Lon's at the Hermosa Inn, for the kick-off of their Artist-In-Residence dinners with none other than Aarti Sequeira! EEEeeeEEE! That's right, my lovelies, I had dinner with Aarti Paarti on Sunday! It was like a dream, like Lon's isn't fab enough on its own, right? What a joy-filled, genuine and beautiful person she is! Her love for Christ just beams out of her, too. Yes, I totally got her brand new cookbook, too, Aarti Paarti: An American Cookbook With an Indian Soul, and she even signed it for us - woo hoo! I was totally star-struck, giggle. And I have next week's menus all planned out from the book already, too! Even breakfast! Totally making some of the dishes we had at Lon's - she makes it easy! So, I had to show hubby how much I appreciate him loving me so much - and got him an awesome golf day at The Boulders - symbolized by the golf ball I squeezed into this cute little box with the tee-time rez in the bottom. I love you, honey! You're so awesome! (And no one tell him that the golf ball is one of those exploding-confetti gag balls, ok? He'll prolly figure it out! Maybe.) Paper Pumpkin Sweet As Pie, Glittered Greetings, In The Bag & Party Pennants Stamp sets; Tiny Treat Box; In The Bag Paper Pumpkin Kit Leftovers; Bermuda Bay, Summer Starfruit (retired) & Pistachio Pudding Inks; Whisper White CS. ![]() I'm so excited to invite everyone to this year's 24th Annual Holiday & Gift Show at Mountainview Presbyterian! This year's show is scheduled for November 21, from 9 AM to 5 PM, and Saturday November 22 from 9 AM to 3 PM. Make sure to come early and get your cinnamon roll orders in! I've also heard they have several exciting new vendors - I can't wait to see! You can click here or on the picture to get your own flyer - see you there! ![]() Yes! Time for a new Pumpkin challenge! This month we're all about the pretty little package, lol, at My Pumpkin Challenge #1114 - Give It Pretty! So, I have to admit, I'm pretty intrigued by the possibilities of these cute "pie-shaped" boxes that came in this month's Paper Pumpkin. How could I not love a kit called "Sweet As Pie?" I think the colors are a bit intimidating - there's almost TOO MUCH choice, lol, not something I'd ever have thought I'd say! So I decided to take a bright alternative, and go all Strawberry Slush, all the time! I think it really brightens things up, and the cute box is the perfect size for a snack and a gift card for one of our teachers! Hint: The Stretch Ruffle Trim is prefect for tying closed the box without using anything I have to rip through to get into it - yay! Paper Pumpkin - Sweet As Pie; plus, Paper Pumpkin Framed Love; Whisper White & Strawberry Slush CS; Strawberry Slush Ink; Deco Labels Framelits; Essentials Piercing Template; Stretch Ruffle Trim in Strawberry Slush; Heavy Baker's Twine in Strawberry Slush; Boutique Detail Embellishment in Strawberry Slush. ![]() I'm so excited to invite everyone to this year's 24th Annual Holiday & Gift Show at Mountainview Presbyterian! This year's show is scheduled for November 21, from 9 AM to 5 PM, and Saturday November 22 from 9 AM to 3 PM. Make sure to come early and get your cinnamon roll orders in! I've also heard they have several exciting new vendors - I can't wait to see! You can click here or on the picture to get your own flyer - see you there! ![]() Here we are with one last round of My Pumpkin Challenge #1014 - Sweets & Treats - just in time for the big night! I'm finally using my very last awesome Blackberry Bliss box from the Wish Big kit - sob, so sorry to see it go! But I HAVE to stop hording stampin' stuff! Anyway, the white stripes are perfect for slipping in decor and sentiments, and purple, orange and black were MADE for Halloween! I ended up heat-embossing my stamping - the box surface was a little slick for just inks. But I did have fun using up some of my stickers! Yay! My secret confession: I am SO glad to be done with the burlap - I've had burlap lint in some pretty unmentionable places all month, lol. I even had to vacuum my stamp-n-scrub! Argh! Paper Pumpkin Boo-tiful Bags & Wish Big; plus, Black Staz-On Ink; Black Embossing Powder; Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set. ![]() I'm so excited to invite everyone to this year's 24th Annual Holiday & Gift Show at Mountainview Presbyterian! This year's show is scheduled for November 21, from 9 AM to 5 PM, and Saturday November 22 from 9 AM to 3 PM. Make sure to come early and get your cinnamon roll orders in! I've also heard they have several exciting new vendors - I can't wait to see! You can click here or on the picture to get your own flyer - see you there! ![]() The Halloween Horizon keeps expanding with My Pumpkin Challenge #1014 - Sweets & Treats! I am determined to use every scrap of the Boo-tiful Bags kit! After last year's "door wrap" tardis decor on our front door, which I vowed not to do again, grr, we needed something new out front. I decided that a cute little burlap banner would be just the ticket! I only had three bags left from my first kit, so I stretched them to the number of flags I needed for the banner by opening them up and mixing my prints with some plain sides, too. I also wanted the letters to be big and bold, so out came the retired Serif Essentials Alphabet dies. I decided to add a little pop by shadowing the white letters with Tangerine Tango, too - subtle, but it really adds a bit of dimension. I added on some of the cute little stickers from the kit for that little something extra. I never know when to say enough, lol! I'll probably add more sequins when I have a minute, too, lol... Paper Pumpkin Boo-tiful Bags; plus, Tangelo Twist & Whisper White CS; Serif Essential Alphabet Dies; Blackberry Bliss Striped Satin Ribbon; Two-Tone Trim in Tangerine Tango. ![]() Christmas Cards Class, Part 2! That's right! Our next class is ready with even MORE Christmas cards, because I was just SO bad with my Holiday Catty purchasing this year! I wanted to make sure everyone got a chance to try the full range of holiday delight that Stampin' Up! has brought us this year, lol... Class is still coming up on Thursday, October 23 at 6:30 PM, $20. As always, if you need a different day and time, just let me know and I will make it happen for you! Snacks and treats will be waiting - RSVP today! ![]() Pumpkin Club October 25! Did you get your October Pumpkin kit yet? Yummy!! Check out the video here! I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, October 25, 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! Let's take this Pumpkin out to play! You're going to LOVE our projects! Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by November 10 and you can join us in time for next month! ![]() Nifty - something different at this week's Merry Monday #130! Our inspiration is the carol "Silent Night!" I of course thought immediately of our lovely White Christmas set, and I've been wanting to do a night-time scene for a few weeks now - this gives me the perfect chance! Unbelievably, I don't have a Silent Night or Holy Night sentiment (!!) so I went back to my old Peaceful Wishes set, which I think conveys the same idea... Simple and lovely. Hint: I sponged Night of Navy ink over the card stock to add a little more depth to the "sky." White Christmas & Peaceful Wishes (retired) Stamp Sets; Whisper White, Smoky Slate & Night of Navy CS; White Craft, Basic Black & Night of Navy Inks; White Embossing Powder; Chalk Marker & White Gel Pen; Dazzling Diamonds Glitter. ![]() Christmas Cards Class, Part 2! That's right! Our next class is ready with even MORE Christmas cards, because I was just SO bad with my Holiday Catty purchasing this year! I wanted to make sure everyone got a chance to try the full range of holiday delight that Stampin' Up! has brought us this year, lol... Class is announced for Saturday, October 18 at 3 PM, and Thursday, October 23 at 6:30 PM, $20. As always, if you need a different day and time, just let me know and I will make it happen for you! Snacks and treats will be waiting - RSVP today! ![]() Pumpkin Club October 25! Did you get your October Pumpkin kit yet? Yummy!! Check out the video here! I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, October 25, 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! Let's take this Pumpkin out to play! You're going to LOVE our projects! Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by November 10 and you can join us in time for next month! |
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