Oh goody - CAS on Friday #171 has a fun theme - "winter!"  Love it!
I really can't yet separate "winter" from "Christmas," lol, but I tried!  I dug deep and pulled out my Peaceful Wishes set from 2006 - still love this gorgeous thing!  The images, the font - it's just beautiful.  I tried to go fairly ultra-clean here:  a couple pine fronds, a single frosty pinecone, and just a few glitter enamel dots.  So much white space - yikes!  I had to stop before I started pulling out ribbon and puff paint, lol.
Peaceful Wishes (retired 2006) Stamp Set; Whisper White & Early Espresso CS; Versamark, Old Olive & Early Espresso Inks; Shimmer White EP; Real Red Glitter Enamel Dots; #CASOF171.

In{k}spire Me #412 is back with a fun combo challenge to kick off their 2020 - pretty colors!
I really wasn't sure I could do both parts of this challenge, I have to be honest. In what scenario would all these colors work together??  How about in a pretty landscape, like, say, one made with the gorgeous new My Meadow set??  Yes!!  I cut out a circle, and started building my scene.  I've found in all these scene-builder sets, it works best for me if I start from one main focal image, and build out from there - today, that was the bridge.  I got creative with some stamping off to mix in some shading as well, and I think it turned out great!  I'm loving how all these pieces fit together!  A quick sentiment, and few faceted dots, and we are set!
My Meadow & Sending You Thoughts Stamp Sets; Seaside Spray, Smoky Slate & Whisper White CS; Smoky Slate, Granny Apple Green, Seaside Spray, Blushing Bride & Melon Mambo Inks; Parisian Flourish EF; Layering Circles & Ornate Frames Dies; Seaside Spray Faceted Dies; #IM412.

Hooray!  Fusion Card Challenge is back for 2020 with this "winter" combo - so pretty!
I was really stumped for the sketch side for a while until I remembered my old Pattern Party Decorative Masks Pack, and the big circular stencil in there - it's even kind of snowflake looking, I think, lol.  I did it up in cool blues and grays, and laid a sparkly silver strip over that for the sketch, then added a sentiment from First Frost to seal the "winter" deal, hopefully.  I finished with a few silver sequins for a just a touch more sparkle.  Fun!  Gotta get back in the fusion groove!
First Frost Stamp Set; Whisper White, Pool Party & Silver Glimmer CS; Pool Party, Night of Navy & Gray Granite Inks; Pattern Party Decorative Masks; Layering Circles Dies; Silver Sequins; #FusionWinter.

We're stacking the deck on you this week at Fab Friday #181!
I of course had to go looking for a fun shape to put into this sketch!  Pens?  Paintbrushes?  Branches?  Feathers?  OooOOoo!  What about LIPSTICK??  Lol, just the thing.  I hand-cut a nice bold banner from my Best Dressed DSP pack, and quickly cranked out five lipsticks in the coordinating colors - love these dies!  I couldn't fit the sentiment I wanted to use onto one of the lipsticks - but I like it floated off to the side like this, too.  I even still have a few Lovely Lipstick Glimmer Enamel Dots to finish it with!
So, what will YOU come up with?  I can't wait to see your projects, over at the challenge!
Dressed To Impress Stamp Set; Best Dressed DSP; Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Lovely Lipstick, Pretty Peacock, Mint Macaron, Blackberry Bliss, Daffodil Delight & Purple Posy Inks; All Dressed Up Dies; Wide Oval Punch; Lovely Lipstick Glitter Enamel Dots; #FabFri181.

Very cool - Inspire Create Challenge #060 is running a "relative" theme this week - how perfect to pair with The Male Room #127's "anything masculine goes" plan!
When I was thinking about the "relative" side of this challenge, I remembered our May 2018 Paper Pumpkin - Manly Moments - this one has all the sentiments for all the guys in your life, lol.  I decided to go with that, and matched it with some plaid sheets from our new Country Club DSP pack - plaid can be pretty manly, right?  Lol.  I also decided to play with shapes, and pulled out my old Tailored Tag Punch, also kind of manly, I think, lol.  I had fun putting together this tiles background, then popping the sentiment over it - fun!
Manly Moments Paper Pumpkin (May 2018); Country Club DSP; Whisper White CS; Garden Green & Night of Navy Inks; Tailored Tag Punch; Garden Green Glitter Enamel Dots; #ICC060; #TMR127.

We have some lovely Spring colors from this week's Hand Stamped Sentiments #330!
These seemed perfect for a doing a quick dip into our latest scene-building set, My Meadow.  It's the perfect addition to our others, and adds some cute new elements as well:  a gazebo, a bridge, and as you can see, a wheelbarrow.  I wish my little side yard garden was big enough for a wheelbarrow, lol.  Anyway, I did a little spot of Spring here, getting set for planting, which actually does start really soon here in Arizona.  A quick and pretty card is just the thing I need for my garden inspiration planning!
My Meadow & Sending You Thoughts (SAB 2020) Stamp Sets; Mossy Meadow DSP; Whisper White & Flirty Flamingo CS; Mossy Meadow, Pretty Peacock & Flirty Flamingo Inks; Stitched Shapes, Layering Circles & Rectangle Stitched Dies; #HSS330.

We're mixing it up again at this week's Try Stampin' on Tuesday #440 - come join us!
I really wanted to try for both sides of the challenge this week - but what could I do with that "wet" cue word??  Something ocean?  Maybe fish?  Then I remembered the "umbrella kiss" from yesterday's Silhouette Scenes - perfect!  And I even have a (very) few sheets of the gorgeous See A Silhouette paper!  I picked this lovely swirly one in blues to be most like water for my background, and heat embossed my sweet couple in shimmer black to really stand out.  Love it!
So, what will YOU create for our Mix-It-Up?  I can't wait to see your creations, over at the challenge!
Silhouette Scenes Stamp Set; See A Silhouette DSP; Whisper White, Basic Black & Pacific Point CS; Versamark Ink; Shimmer Black EP; Circles Collection Dies (retired); Dapper Denim Glimmer Dots (retired-shhh!); #TSOT440.

Hurray!  The Library Challenge #50 is back online, with a real winner, too, Where the Red Fern Grows.  Awesome!
I remember reading this book back in my earlier school days, and I have a vague sense of sadness when I think back to it -  I seem to recall there being a loss in this story.   We love our dogs here so much - they ARE our family, lol, warts, snores and all, so I knew I wanted to include a dog on my card.  I decided to go for something pretty similar to the cover, with silhouettes, and pretty blues, and a sentiment that brings out adventurous good times with friends - THAT'S what I'll remember now!
Silhouette Scenes Stamp Set; Crumb Cake, Whisper White & Basic Black CS; Blueberry Bushel, Pretty Peacock & Memento Tuxedo Black Inks; Sweet Silhouettes Dies; Dog Builder Punch; Sponge Brayer; #TLC50.

We'll take it in triplicate this week at Sunday Stamps #222 - are you with us??
I'm having so much fun playing with this Golden Honey DSP - gotta love free paper with Sale-A-Bration!  Anyway, I decided to bring in the bees today, and I colored up these honeycomb scraps with my So Saffron Blend - I think the gold still shows through!  A pretty hive in Crushed Curry, and a fancy bee on the prowl finish us off - except for those drops of honey I spilled, lol.  Shhh, they're really Gold Glitter Enamel Dots - apparently they're my new fave his week!
So, what will YOU create?  I can't wait to check it out - see you at the challenge!
Honey Bee Stamp Set; Golden Honey DSP; Whisper White & Basic Black CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Crushed Curry Inks; Dark Daffodil Delight & So Saffron Blends Markers; Gold Wink of Stella; Detailed Bees Dies; Gold Cording Trim; Gold Glitter Enamel Dots; #SSC222.

Oo, there's a fun cue to kick off the New Year at CAS Christmas - "tag!"
I am thrilled that our new birthday set Bonanza Buddies has a gorgeous stitched tag die with it - and look how cute it works for Christmas, too!!  Lol.  Turns out that several elements from Perfectly Plaid fit wonderfully on this tag - and since I went with the plaid tree, I had to pull in the Wrapped in Plaid DSP, too.  Good - and cozy - times, lol.  Even found a scrap of Shaded Spruce ribbon to include - perfect!
Perfectly Plaid Stamp Set; Wrapped in Plaid DSP; Whisper White & Shaded Spruce CS; Shaded Spruce & Cherry Cobbler Inks; Bonanza Dies; Pine Tree Punch; Gold Glitter Enamel Dots; #CASChristmasTag.