So excited - Christmas Craft Creations has a non-traditional colors challenge for us this round! When I look at my "current" stamp shelves, I only have three Christmas sets that AREN'T retiring/retired, lol. Yikes! One of them is Merriest Trees, which thrills me! I got to thinking that this would be a fun one in one of our outgoing In Colors, too, so the Orchid Tree is born! I'm actually loving the look - I floated my stamped off with full strength details tree over a panel of Smoky Slate, and then added MORE details in Silver - what a looker! This pretty sentiment floats over all of that, and I finished with some tiny Rhinestones. So much sparkle feels really festive to me! Merriest Trees Stamp Set; Smoky Slate DSP; Basic White, Orchid Oasis & Silver Foil CS; Orchid Oasis Ink; Merriest Trees Dies; Banners Pick a Punch; Rhinestone Basic Jewels; #ChristmasCraftCreations. Pumpkin Club April 27 at 2 PM! Did you get your April Pumpkin kit yet? It's fluttering our way! Check out the video HERE! I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, April 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 May 10 and you can join us in time for next month!
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Lol, I think non-traditional colors are the PERFECT Christmas theme to kick us off for April at Sparkles Christmas Challenge #159! One of the papers that I feel like didn't get enough play time is the beautiful foiled set called Splendid Day - I miss the stamp set, too, lol. But look how gorgeous this fancy foiled Fresh Freesia sheet looks with our just-retired Wishes All round bundle! Non-traditional, but a bit of sparkle and shine! I inked my sentiment in the darker Blackberry Bliss, and the chose my darker Purple Fine Shimmer Gems to accent it a bit. I love me a Freesia Christmas! I can't wait to see YOUR non-traditional colors this round, too - meet you at the challenge! Wishes All Around Stamp Set (retired 2024); Splendid Day DSP (retired); Basic White & Fresh Freesia CS; Blackberry Bliss Ink; Wishes All Around & Stylish Shapes Dies; Purple Fine Shimmer Gems; #SCC159. Lol, so excited that this month's at Christmas Craft Creations is for Designer Papers! I love me some awesome Christmas paper! I have to say, Merry Bold & Bright is still hands down my fave Christmas DSP ever, lol. I can't stop trotting it out when I need some Christmas cheer! I'll be so sad when my little stash is finally gone, but in the meantime, let's have some bright Christmas bulbs! Such a fun set, and I haven't run out of awesome color combos yet, lol. Merry & Bright Stamp Set (retired 2024); Merry Bold & Bright DSP (retired); Basic White & Shaded Spruce CS; Shaded Spruce, Poppy Parade, Crushed Curry & Lemon Lime Twist Inks; Merry & Bright Dies; Iridescent Discs; #CCCDesignerPaper. Whew! I needed this! Christmas Craft Creations is here to feed my steady Christmas diet with a stencils or embossing challenge this month - yay! I really wanted to do something in stenciling today - I had to go on a hunt to see if I had anything that would work for Christmas! Then I spotted this snowflake sheet in my retired Adorning Designs pack - perfect! Another set I've been eyeing for a few weeks is my Celebrate With Tags bundle - I love the mitten in this one, and I really wanted to use it, too! I sort of threw this one together, and did TWO mittens for a pair. I made them a little topsy-turvy to disguise that they are the same mitten - two right hands, lol! Celebrate With Tags Stamp Set; Basic White & Azure Afternoon CS; Azure Afternoon & Cherry Cobbler Inks; Adorning Designs Decorative Masks (retired); Blending Brush; Celebrations Tag Dies; Heavy Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine; Cherry Cobbler Matte Dots; #CCCFeb24. Today we get TWO cards, because I just can't mash these together, lol - I knew it had to happen sooner or later! First up is our monthly Sparkles Christmas Challenge #158 - let's see some plaid! I started my search with the plaid, and rummaged through my retired DSP bin. I quickly came up with this little pack called Wrapped in Plaid, and one of the pieces showing had all these plaid stockings on it! I took that as a sign, and checked my shelves for some stocking sets. Tags & Trimmings from 2017 leapt right out - such fun dies for it, with ALL the stocking details! I got a little creative to get it all to fit on my card front, but I think I went pretty plaid happy here! Make sure you show us YOUR tartans, too - standing by! Tags & Trimmings Stamp Set (retired 2017); Wrapped in Plaid DSP (retired); Basic White, Crumb Cake & Cherry Cobbler CS; Cherry Cobbler Ink; Trim Your Stocking Dies (retired); Heavy Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine; Festive Pearls; #SCC158. Next up I have As You See It #318, where we're running an Easter theme - let's see those bunnies! I decided to go with some pretty fancy eggs - aren't these dies the cutest in our Excellent Eggs bundle? And look how sweet it is with our Perennial Lavender DSP! I did three colors for the eggs, and mixed and matched some inlaid parts for extra cuteness, lol. Tip: if you want to do some inlaid work with this die, I found that our old Large Oval Punch fits perfectly on the back, so I could fit in all my pieces and still pop up my finished eggs! I also loved the look of this beautiful script on this Nested Essential shape - so much drama! Make sure you hop over and share your Easter cards with us - I'll be waiting! Excellent Eggs Stamp Set; Perennial Lavender DSP; Basic White, Blackberry Bliss, Highland Heather & Fresh Freesia CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Excellent Eggs & Nested Essentials Dies; Large Oval Punch (retired); Purple Fine Shimmer Gems; #AYSI318. Very fun - Shopping Our Stash #514 has a winter wonderland, OR, a white-on-white challenge going this round! Great choices! I decided to suck it up and do another winter scene, lol, but I do seem to be doing a lot of these lately! This time, I turned to my beloved One Horse Open Sleigh DSP to do the heavy lifting - I SO love this paper! I decided to feature the sheet that has this gorgeous winter fox on it, somehow I don't think I've used it very much. I even found a scrap with an extra fox on it in my pack, so I fussy cut the extra to bring in a little dimension. I added a couple trees from the gorgeous Pine Woods Dies from 2020, which I smudged a tiny bit with Crumb Cake and Cajun Craze. And I finished with my sentiment from Above It All stamped directly to the background. A few Gold Iridescent Pastel Gems add a touch of sparkle. Love it! Above It All Stamp Set (retired 2024); One Horse Open Sleigh DSP (retired, I think); Basic White & Cajun Craze CS; Cajun Craze & Crumb Cake Inks; Sponge Daubers; Pine Woods Dies (retired); Gold Iridescent Pastel Gems; #SOS514. This sounds fun - The Sisterhood of Crafters has a "winter blues" theme this round! If I'm going to do a "winter" card (in blues, lol) it's definitely going to be a Christmas card! I decided a strand of bright blue bulbs would be just the thing - I am still totally smitten with our just-retired Merry & Bright set! I did my darkest accents in Starry Sky, and then stamped and stamped off bulbs in Blueberry Bushel and Azure Afternoon. Remember seeing those houses all lit up with only blue lights?? I used to love those, lol, but now I like multicolored ones - tastes change, I guess. Anyway, I was reminded of seeing the all-blue theme a few times - perfect inspiration! Merry & Bright Stamp Set (retired 2024); Basic White & Starry Sky CS; Starry Sky, Blueberry Bushel & Azure Afternoon Inks; Merry & Bright Dies (retired); Blueberry Bushel Tinsel Gems; #TSOCWinterBlues. Sympathy Cards Class February 10 This is our chance to make those cards we are always sorry to need, but that bring such comfort to the receivers. Class will feature 6 cards with envelopes, snacks, drinks and a special gift from me, all for $25. Bring your own favorite snips and adhesive! This class can also be free with your order of $30 or more! Class is on for February 10 at 2 pm - RSVP now to save your spot! Ah, so nice to have a Christmas card to design! We at Sparkles Christmas Challenge #157 want to see you getting merry in Kraft! So in SU! world, kraft means Crumb Cake, lol. We HAVE occasionally had some true kraft heavy-weight specialty items, but I think it's been a few years! Crumb Cake has been my go-to neutral since I first started! I decided to play with my beloved Above It All set today - I just am so hooked on these retro trees! I did a nice dotty background with my Dots & Spots die, over white, and then set up this pretty landcsape with three different size trees. I heat embossed the stamped ones in clear, too, for a little variation. A few Gold Iridescent Pastel Gems, and I am all good! I can't wait to see YOUR krafty projects for this one - meet you at the challenge! Above It All Stamp Set (retired 2024); Basic White & Crumb Cake CS; Crumb Cake & Versamark Inks; Clear EP; Above & All, Dots & Spots and Nested Essentials Dies; Gold Iridescent Pastel Gems; #SCC157. This is nice - Time Out Challenge #255 has a wonderful haiku to inspire us this round! This haiku seems to me to be really calling out for a monochrome card, lol. And with the Winter theme - I just couldn't resist playing with my old Jingle All The Way bundle from 2015. The set is bundled with a set of landscape dies to be layered for gorgeous winter scenes! I kept it all in shades of White, with Smoky Slate accents, and finished with a few tiny silver pearls, too. I feel like this card is speaking the haiku for me! Jingle All The Way Stamp Set (retired 2015); Basic White, White Glimmer & Smoky Slate CS; Smoky Slate Ink; Sleigh Ride Dies (retired); Snowflake Sky EF; Silver Pearls; #TOC255. Pumpkin Club Jan 27 at 2 PM! Did you get your January Pumpkin kit yet? It sure smells sweet! Check out the video HERE! I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, January 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 February 10 and you can join us in time for next month! This should be good - Farm Quest #44 is ready with the next challenge - winter sports! I pondered for a while if a one-horse open sleigh could be a winter sport, lol, and finally decided to pull out my trusty Alpine Adventure set again - I've been leaning on this one hard lately! I stamped a set of snowshoes (have you ever tried it? I did once in Banff - it's WAY harder than I thought it would be!) to go over this gorgeous perspective sheet from the One Horse Open Sleigh DSP, at least, lol. Since I was all Misty Moonlight all over, I dropped a few spots of pretty Cherry Cobbler Matte Dots around to finish things off - but maybe those give the wrong idea? I was thinking BIRDS, like cardinals against the snow, lol. A pretty contrast, anyway! Alpine Adventure Stamp Set (retired 2018); One Horse Open Sleigh DSP; Basic White & Misty Moonlight CS; Misty Moonlight Ink; Alpine Sports Dies (retired); Cherry Cobbler Matte Dots; #FQCB44. Pumpkin Club Jan 27 at 2 PM! Did you get your January Pumpkin kit yet? It sure smells sweet! Check out the video HERE! I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, January 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 February 10 and you can join us in time for next month! |
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