![]() Aw, Merry Christmas from Retro Rubber #221 - time for our last challenge of the year! Hope this inspires you! With this pretty pic, I knew it was time to pull out my Sheet Music stamp from 2019 - I don't use it too often, but it's my fall back music stamp - a very versatile background. Looking over the rest of the details, I decided to also pull my Decorated with Happiness bundle from last year - I still love this set! Great dies, too, as you can see from these fir branches, and gorgeous silver ornaments! I finished those with tine Cherry Cobbler twine bows, and popped on my fave sentiment from this set, finishing with a few diecut starbursts. I'm really pleased with how this came out! I can't wait to see YOUR Merry Christmas projects for this one - meet you at the challenge! Decorated With Happiness (retired 2022) & Sheet Music (retired 2019) Stamp Sets; Basic White, Silver Foil & Shaded Spruce CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Shaded Spruce Inks; Shaded Spruce & Pebbled Path Blends Markers; Decorated Pine (retired) & Radiating Stitches Dies; Cherry Cobbler Heavy Baker's Twine; #RRCB221.
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![]() Oh gosh, it's our last challenge of the year at Make My Monday #215, and our theme is O, Christmas Tree! Let's make it count! I decided to browse through some of my retired Christmas sets for this one, and my old Peaceful Pines from 2015 caught my eye! There are a few sentiment trees in this set, as well many cute image ones, too, in all sizes. When I saw this sentiment, I knew I had to use it, lol. I decided to float my trees over my favorite sheet of Merry Bold & Bright, too, so I took my colors from that - so cute! I can't wait to see YOUR tree projects this round - meet you at the challenge! Peaceful Pines Stamp Set (retired 2015); Merry Bold & Bright DSP; Basic White, Shaded Spruce, Granny Apple Green & Lucky Limeade CS; Shaded Spruce Ink; Perfect Pines Dies (retired); Shaded Spruce Mint Embellishments from an old Paper Pumpkin, lol (retired); #MMM215. ![]() Lol, Time Out Challenges #252 is singing my song today, with their Winter/Holiday theme! My very favorite! And I think my runaway favorite Christmas set this year has been Merry & Bright, so I decided to use that one today, lol. So versatile, and the design is so thoughtful between the stamps and dies - so easy to build a festive string of lights in no time! I did a quick vertical strand today in four colors, and added a tumbling sentiment beside it. I think I went a little overboard by adding my stars, too - I suddenly realized I hadn't even used that stamp, and THEN I threw on some Iridescent Discs, just because I could! Definitely a small case of over-embellish-itis today, lol. Merry & Bright Stamp Set; Basic White & Granny Apple Green CS; Azure Afternoon, Lemon Lime Twist, Poppy Parade, Berry Burst, Granny Apple Green & Daffodil Delight Inks; Merry & Bright Dies; Iridescent Discs; #TOC252. ![]() Aw, I love The Sisterhood of Crafters theme this round - "sweater weather!" I decided to fussy cut some of the Beary Christmas bears for this one - now these are some sweaters! I really like this little green number - he looks so handsome, lol. I floated my little pair over a layer embossed with my old Winter Knit EF, as a closer pattern to these Nordic sweaters, though it doesn't show as well as I had hoped. Still, I think we are plenty sweater-y! Beary Cute Stamp Set; Beary Christmas DSP; Basic White & Misty Moonlight CS; Misty Moonlight Ink; Winter Knit EF (retired); Large Tag Punch (retired); Misty Moonlight Cotton Ribbon; Stapler; All The Trimmings Embellishments (retired); #TSOCSweaterWeather. ![]() So, the luck of the calendar has landed me on a combo for my design teams today! As You See It #313 is a speed challenge with a theme of stars, while this round of Sparkles Christmas Challenge #155 would like to see holiday animals or birds! Yikes! After some careful digging, I decided to pull my White Christmas set from 2014 for this one - I remembered the tiny cardinals in this one, with everyone looking at the sky - I knew it wouldn't need a lot of color! I figured I could plan this pretty well, too - go ahead and assemble materials and papers, mount all my stamps and open all the inks - I even opened my Dazzling Diamonds Glitter to be ready to go! It also helped that I already had the deckled rectangle cut - I'm accumulating quite a few extras in the die sleeve these days! Once I was prepped, I started the clock! First I ran and embossed my background, then I sat down and stamped out my scene, all in Black. I had Blends standing by, then brushed on a swoosh of two-way glue to take my glitter. I set that aside for a sec and stamped my envelope, AND got the inside sentiment, too! Quick assembly and I was done! I think this is one of my best times ever - 4 minutes & 56 seconds! Yes! I can't wait to see what you come up with for this one - meet you at the challenges! White Christmas Stamp Set (retired 2014); Basic White & Misty Moonlight CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Real Red, Daffodil Delight & Pool Party Blends Markers; Deckled Rectangles Dies; Two-Way Glue Pen; Dazzling Diamonds Glitter; Adhesive-Backed Snowflakes; #AYSI313; #SCC155. ![]() Very cute - Shopping Our Stash #510 is called "splish, splash," because they want us to use a water medium! Fun! It just so happens that I recently rediscovered my old Pigment Sprinkles Watercolor Crystals in a drawer, digging for something else of course, lol. It occurred to me they would be perfect for this challenge, so I dusted them off and gave it a go! I chose the little Granny Apple Green vial, and saturated a piece of Watercolor Paper to sprinkle on. So much fun to watch the color bloom! I swirled around a bit with my Water Painters and then heat set, because I'm not patient enough to let something AIR DRY, lol. This is also a fun way to chase water beads across the paper for added streakiness - love this look! I cut a panel from this for my background, and went with last year's Spruced Up set to finish with some holiday details. I feel like I mixed up ALL the greens for this one! Spruced Up Stamp Set (retired 2022); Merry Bold & Bright DSP; Basic White & Watercolor Paper CS; Lemon Lime Twist & Real Red Inks; Granny Apple Green Pigment Sprinkles; Spruced Up Outlines (retired) & Deckled Rectangles Dies; Pretty Peacock Tinsel Gems; #SOS510. ![]() Now here's a party - AAA Birthday #55 would like us to use a LARGE sentiment this month! I still have a little collection of older stamps that I'm babysitting before they move on to new homes - in them is 2014's You're Wonderful set - perfect! The set features this big beautiful "wonderful" with some banners, and you can mix and match the sentiments to add in! I went straight for this birthday combo, and I love it! I'm not sure I ever got this one, I think it's one of SU!'s early photopolymers, but it's sure sweet! It looks even sweeter over this gorgeous sheet of DSP from the Masterfully Made pack! You're Wonderful Stamp Set (retired 2014); Masterfully Made DSP; Basic White & Fresh Freesia CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Fresh Freesia & Lemon Lime Twist Blends Markers; Fresh Freesia Tinsel Gems; #AAAB55. ![]() We have such a wide-open sketch for you all this round at Hand Stamped Sentiments #428! This is our last challenge of the year, too, so make sure to jump on it! This sketch just cries out for some gorgeous DSP to show off, so I couldn't resist pulling in a sheet of our beautiful O Holy Night pack - love all the starry sky and desert landscapes in this one so much! I matched it with last year's (but still current!) Hope & Peace stamp set - so many great sentiments in this one! I think this is the one I've used the most, too, lol. I added a few of our old Adhesive-Backed Stars for a bit more sparkle, too - still love the shape of these! I can't wait to see YOUR projects for our lovely sketch - meet you at the challenge! Hope & Peace Stamp Set; O Holy Night DSP; Basic White & Copper Clay CS; Night of Navy Ink; Stitched Shapes Dies (retired); Adhesive-Backed Stars (retired); #HSS428. ![]() I'm excited to play again at my new find, Farm Quest! This time, I'm sliding over to their sister blog, Farm Quest General Store #10, since I didn't have quite enough time to make the regular challenge blog! Time to feature a farm animal! I once again dipped into my hoarded Day At The Farm DSP, and this time actually pulled out my On The Farm stamp set that goes with it! I had some fun coloring up this pretty cow, and a fancy barn for her background - definitely a Good Day! I love the bright clear colors on this DSP, just how I think of the country! On The Farm Stamp Set (retired 2023); Day At The Farm DSP; Basic White & Basic Black CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Pecan Pie, Cherry Cobbler, Smoky Slate, Pebbled Path & SU1000 Blends Markers; Linen Thread; Bumblebee Matte Decorative Dots (retired); #FQGS10. ![]() We have some fun festive colors for you this round at Sunday Stamps #323! With these muted colors, I decided to finally pull out my Shop The Town set, lol. I actually bought this in reflex because it goes along with the Let's Go Shopping suite, which I already had. I've always had a little fascination with buildings in stamp sets! But this one had me stumped - I have to admit, there are definitely some stamps in this one I'm not sure how I'll use - it might take me some time to decipher! For today, I went with that pretty outdoor tree, and doctored up the arch to be taller to go over it. And I had to have the carolers, too - of course! I also love this sentiment! I can't wait to see YOUR projects with our cozy Christmas colors - meet you at the challenge! Shop The Town Stamp Set; Basic White & Cherry Cobbler CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; SU900, Cherry Cobbler, Shaded Spruce, Pecan Pie & Smoky Slate Blends Markers; Silver Pearls; #SSC323. |
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