Super excited about SU Only #211's "delightfully die-cut" challenge this week!
So, I finally got my own Lilypad Lake bundle this week - what a great chance to break in these dies!  I decided to do a pretty sailboat scene - I so wanted to color in those sails!  Putting everything together was s snap with the Lakeside Framelits.  I'm also fascinated by that water stamp - I did three layers in different blues to add more depth.  At the last second, I decided my sky needed some birds, so I snuck in this tiny silhouette stamp from the You Are My Anchor Paper Pumpkin - that was a fun nautical set, too.
Lilypad Lake & You Are My Anchor Stamp Sets; Balmy Blue, Night of Navy & Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Balmy Blue, Pool Party & Pacific Point Inks; Smoky Slate, Bermuda Bay, Poppy Parade & Mango Melody Blends Markers; Lakeside Framelits; #SUO211.

2018 Mountainview Presbyterian Holiday Craft Boutique
Is that cinnamon rolls I smell?  Why, yes it is!  Come on out to the best Holiday Craft & Gift show, at Mountainview Presbyterian - a crafters heaven, with awesome food available, as well as baked goods galore made just for you!  I'll be there with lots of treats, cards and gifts as well - I'd love to see you!

8050 E Mountainview Rd, Friday Nov 16, 9-4 and Saturday Nov 17, 9-3.

Ah ha!  The best kind of challenge at Retro Rubber #99 this week - anything goes!  What beauty can we pull from the vault today??
Well, I don't know about you, but I'm playing Christmas music pretty much all the time now in my studio, lol.  So I went searching on the retired Christmas shelves, and came across my beloved Peaceful Wishes from 2006 - my first Christmas set!  I love the simple branches and stems in this one, plus the realistic pine cone and gorgeous swooping font of the sentiment.  I did a quick and clean version of my faves, and added some festive ribbon and sequins - yup, this set still has it!
Peaceful Wishes Stamp Set; Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler & Whisper White CS; Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green & Early Espresso Inks; Double Stitched Ribbon in Cherry Cobbler; Gold Sequins; #RR99.

2018 Mountainview Presbyterian Holiday Craft Boutique
Is that cinnamon rolls I smell?  Why, yes it is!  Come on out to the best Holiday Craft & Gift show, at Mountainview Presbyterian - a crafters heaven, with awesome food available, as well as baked goods galore made just for you!  I'll be there with lots of treats, cards and gifts as well - I'd love to see you!

8050 E Mountainview Rd, Friday Nov 16, 9-4 and Saturday Nov 17, 9-3.

Oh goody - another speed challenge at As You See It #188 - a la rouge!  Start your clocks!
One of the things I do miss here in the Sonoran desert is watching the leaves change in fall.  We do have other perks:  gorgeous and amazing cacti, warm winters, year-round swimming - you get the idea.  But hey, I'm from Virginia - I miss those Fall colors!  I decided to do a quick scene with Sheltering Tree all in reds - sort of my changing leaves substitute, lol.  I did all my backgrounds in my darkest red - Cherry Cobbler, and filled in the rest with touches of Poppy Parade, Real Red and Lovely Lipstick.  Red enough for me!  I even had time to squeeze in a tiny bit of fussy cutting - I finished at 7 minutes!  Woo!
Sheltering Tree Stamp Set; Cherry Cobbler & Whisper White CS; Cherry Cobbler, Poppy Parade, Real Red & Lovey Lipstick Inks; Red Sequins; #AYSI188.

2018 Mountainview Presbyterian Holiday Craft Boutique
Is that cinnamon rolls I smell?  Why, yes it is!  Come on out to the best Holiday Craft & Gift show, at Mountainview Presbyterian - a crafters heaven, with awesome food available, as well as baked goods galore made just for you!  I'll be there with lots of treats, cards and gifts as well - I'd love to see you!

8050 E Mountainview Rd, Friday Nov 16, 9-4 and Saturday Nov 17, 9-3.



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We're all angles and corners this week at Try Stampin' on Tuesday #384!
Today I decided to revisit my beloved Lift Me Up set - I even pulled out some of my carefully hoarded retired Carried Away DSP to go with.  Decorating a beautiful soaring hot air balloon never gets old!  I used the lovely landscape sheet, and a column of clouds, to set off my bright balloon.  I finished with an extra fluffy cloud and my fave sentiment of this set.  I can't wait to see what YOU come up with - see you over at the challenge!
Lift Me Up Stamp Set; Carried Away DSP (retired); Night of Navy, Whisper White, Poppy Parade, Mango Melody, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Bermuda Bay & Gorgeous Grape CS; Night of Navy Ink; Up & Away Thinlits; Banner Triple Punch; #TSOT384.

2018 Mountainview Presbyterian Holiday Craft Boutique
Is that cinnamon rolls I smell?  Why, yes it is!  Come on out to the best Holiday Craft & Gift show, at Mountainview Presbyterian - a crafters heaven, with awesome food available, as well as baked goods galore made just for you!  I'll be there with lots of treats, cards and gifts as well - I'd love to see you!

8050 E Mountainview Rd, Friday Nov 16, 9-4 and Saturday Nov 17, 9-3.



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We have a bright and cheery color combo from Just Add Ink #433 this week!
I decided this bright combo really needed to be on a birthday card, lol, and then I realized I really haven't used Broadway Birthday lately - time to change that!  I got a little help from the Broadway Bound DSP, and picked out my elements from there - check out that Blueberry marquee!  A few extra color touches, and I am good to go!
Broadway Birthday Stamp Set; Broadway Bound DSP; Whisper White, Blueberry Bushel & Berry Burst CS; Blueberry Bushel, Berry Burst & Lemon Lime Twist Inks; Broadway Lights Framelits; #JAI433.

2018 Mountainview Presbyterian Holiday Craft Boutique
Is that cinnamon rolls I smell?  Why, yes it is!  Come on out to the best Holiday Craft & Gift show, at Mountainview Presbyterian - a crafters heaven, with awesome food available, as well as baked goods galore made just for you!  I'll be there with lots of treats, cards and gifts as well - I'd love to see you!

8050 E Mountainview Rd, Friday Nov 16, 9-4 and Saturday Nov 17, 9-3.

One of my favorite themes at this week's Inspire Create Challenge #30 - "thankful!"
My Falling for Leaves set is sure getting a workout lately, but there's no more perfect set for endless variety than this one!  All the different leaves and shapes make changing things up a snap - though I do admit I really do love all the harvest colors, lol.  For today's card, I layered up a lovely spray of leaves in greens and oranges, and added our perfect sentiment.  A few glittery sequins finishes things off.  See?  Thankful!
Falling for Leaves Stamp Set; Wood Grain DSP; Whisper White, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Blackberry Bliss & Garden Green  CS; Early Espresso Ink; Dk & Lt Cajun Craze, Dk & Med Old Olive & Dk Daffodil Delight Blends Markers; Stitched Shapes Framelits; Detailed Leaves Thinlits; Gold Sequins; #ICC030.

So excited to see a SKETCH this week at Back to Basics & Beyond #15!  Techniques are fun, too, but I have to admit, sketches are my fave, lol...
I decided to pull out the still-fun Picture Perfect Birthday suite to tackle this one.  Square cards are not as mailable here, so I also tried it out in a standard greeting card size - works just fine!  I pulled out some fun papers from the Picture Perfect DSP pack, so sad this is retired now, and added some Picture Perfect Birthday details to finish it off.  I love Berry Burst!  Such a fun bright birthday card - from a great sketch!
Picture Perfect Birthday Stamp Set; Picture Perfect Party DSP (retired); Whisper White & Basic Black CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Berry Burst & Lemon Lime Twit Inks; Tutti Frutti Sequins (retired); #BBB15.

Time for some festive Fall colors at Fab Friday #150!  Hope you can join us!
Today for me was all about trying to think of our color challenge in a new way - what to do?  After a bit I decided I had so much fun making a Christmas plaid a few days back that I wanted to try it again!  How about a Mint Macaron plaid?  I say YES!  I added some detail stripes with my markers, and popped up a simple "hey" for my sentiment.  Totally a fun way to play with color!
So, what will YOU come up with??  I can't wait to see you at the challenge!
Buffalo Check, Letters for You & Thoughtful Banners Stamp Sets; Whisper White & Cajun Craze CS; Mint Macaron & Blackberry Bliss Inks; Cajun Craze, Tranquil Tide & Blackberry Bliss Markers; Large Letters Framelits; Faceted Dots; #FabFri150.

Holiday Gifts & Packaging Class Nov 10!
We're keeping the jingle bells ringing with our 7th Annual Holiday Gifts & Packaging Class!  This is where you get all the last minute details squared away, for treat packaging, little gifts for hostesses, helpers and friends, and any other sparkle we can jam in there - I went a little crazy and we have 8 projects this year!!  It is always my pleasure to express my sincere appreciation for all of you at my most popular event of the year!  All supplies provided and prepped (bring your own snips and fave basic adhesive) plus special holiday treats and nog, of course!  This class is $25, or can be FREE with your order of $30 or more!  RSVP today to make sure I have a your spot reserved!   Class is still on for Saturday, Nov 10, 3 pm - see you there!

Kindness is the lovely theme we have at this week's AAA #127, In honor of World Kindness Day on November 13!
When I went hunting through my sets for a likely "kindness" set, I came across the gorgeous Enjoy Life - I love the silhouette images and details in this one, and the sentiments are just lovely to go with.  For this one, I had some fun with my sponge brayer and a few blue-green colors to make a pretty background for this gentle field scene - with a perfectly "kind" sentiment.  A few sparkly dots finishes us off for this quick and simple card...
Enjoy Life Stamp Set; Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Mint Macaron, Balmy Blue & Soft Seafoam Inks; Olive Glimmer Dots; #AAA127.

Holiday Gifts & Packaging Class Nov 10!
We're keeping the jingle bells ringing with our 7th Annual Holiday Gifts & Packaging Class!  This is where you get all the last minute details squared away, for treat packaging, little gifts for hostesses, helpers and friends, and any other sparkle we can jam in there - I went a little crazy and we have 8 projects this year!!  It is always my pleasure to express my sincere appreciation for all of you at my most popular event of the year!  All supplies provided and prepped (bring your own snips and fave basic adhesive) plus special holiday treats and nog, of course!  This class is $25, or can be FREE with your order of $30 or more!  RSVP today to make sure I have a your spot reserved!   Class is still on for Saturday, Nov 10, 3 pm - see you there!

OK, I'm SUPER excited about this week's Library Challenge #19 - The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe!  I've been reading this book since grade school, always a favorite!
I hadn't seen this cover image for the book before - very cool, and it gave me a little idea, lol.  I still have 2005's Fashion Statements tucked away, and that set has a FABULOUS wardrobe, lol.  Now it might not be obvious why this fine piece of furniture is out in the snowy woods, but it was too perfect to pass by, lol.  I thought the angel wings appropriate to the story as well, though I never realized there were Christian themes in these stories til I hit college, lol.  Such a fun afternoon reminiscing about the story!  Remember, he's not a TAME lion...
Fashion Statements (retired-2005) & Sitting Pretty Stamp Sets; Whisper White, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake & Sahara Sand CS; Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper; Memento Tuxedo Black & Real Red Inks; Frost Fantast/x Ink; Woodland EF; Pretty Park Framelits; #TLC019.

Holiday Gifts & Packaging Class Nov 8 & 10!
We're keeping the jingle bells ringing with our 7th Annual Holiday Gifts & Packaging Class!  This is where you get all the last minute details squared away, for treat packaging, little gifts for hostesses, helpers and friends, and any other sparkle we can jam in there - I went a little crazy and we have 8 projects this year!!  It is always my pleasure to express my sincere appreciation for all of you at my most popular event of the year!  All supplies provided and prepped (bring your own snips and fave basic adhesive) plus special holiday treats and nog, of course!  This class is $25, or can be FREE with your order of $30 or more!  RSVP today to make sure I have a your spot reserved!   Class is announced for Thursday, Nov 8 at 630 pm, or Saturday, Nov 10, 3 pm - see you there!