We have a tiled sketch with a twist this week at Try Stampin' on Tuesday #382!
I've had a new set giving me the hairy eyeball on my desk for a couple weeks now - the scrumptious Nothing Sweeter cookie set.  This set is my substitute for ACTUAL sugar in my life right now - gotta get it somehow, lol!  Anyway, it's bundled with the fascinating Sweetly Stitched framelits, that, in addition to cutting out our cookies, also have an addition framelit for adding three different stitched edges - super cool!  I pulled out ALL the toys on this one, and, I think for the first time EVER (shhh!) actually squeezed in our bonus challenge to use die-cuts!  Woo!
So, what can YOU bake up for this one!  Can't wait to see over at the challenge!
Nothing Sweeter Stamp Set; Under the Mistletoe DSP; Whisper White & Crumb Cake CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Real Red, Old Olive & Crushed Curry Inks; Sweetly Stitched Framelits; White EP; Green Sequins; #TSOT382.

Well, this is kinda a soft "boo," lol.  Fusion has a pastel Halloween challenge going this week - wild!
I really wanted to do a pile of funny pumpkins for this sketch, and I ended up going with 2017's Pick a Pumpkin set - it came with super cute detailed thinlits, too - alas, it was with us too briefly, lol.  I combined it with a few details from our current Spooky Sweets - I love that misty background stamp, and I have been using that "Spooky Sweets" sentiment EVERYWHERE!  These are like salt water taffy pumpkins - cute!
Spooky Sweets & Pick a Pumpkin (retired 2017) Stamp Sets; So Saffron. Pool Party & Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, So Saffron, Pool Party & Petal Pink Inks; Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits (retired); Back Sequins; #FusionPastelHalloween.

We're all angled layers this week at Sunday Stamps #190!  I'm adding in CAS-ual Friday #210's pink and grey challenge, too - pretty!
My first impulse with pink and gray was elephants, but I wanted to do something else!  I don't think I use Pop of Petals enough, so a pretty flower won out, and this set is so fun to pair with all the choices in Itty Bitty Greetings - I even had a pretty paper combo to show off!  I always find these tilty challenges so hard to photograph - they look crooked to me, lol.  I think I managed this one ok!
I can't wait to see what YOU come up with - see you over at the challenge!
Pop of Petals & Itty Bitty Greetings Stamp Sets; Twinkle Twinkle DSP; Whisper White CS; Basic Gray Ink; Dk Petal Pink & Lt Flirty Flamingo Blends Markers; Stitched Shapes Framelits; 4-Petal Flower Punch; Iridescent Sequins; #SSC190; #CFC210.

Check out the lovely harvest inspiration Hand Stamped Sentiments #300 has for us this week - beautiful!  This seems like a great time to sneak in the Sisterhood of Crafters "cute spook" theme, too!
My main inspiration from the pic was that spilled bucket of Halloween candy - yum!  After that, I pretty much focused on the "cute spook," and pulled out my Cookie Cutter Halloween for the cute little scaredy-mummy, lol.  This little guy is my fave character from this set!  I decided to give him a wrapper background - I cut strips of white tissue paper, spritzed them a little with Crumb Cake ink to dirty them up a little, then wrapped away!  I added his little treat bag, and we're all set!
Cookie Cutter Halloween (retired 2016) & Spooky Sweets Stamp Sets; Whisper White, Crumb Cake & Mango Melody CS; White Tissue Paper; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Blush Blend Marker; Gorgeous Grape, Mango Melody & Granny Apple Green Markers; Cherry Cobbler Enamel Heart; Stitched Shapes Framelits; Cookie Cutter Punch; #HSS300; #TSOCCuteSpook.

OK, SU Only #209 is talking my love language this week - MY fave from the Holiday Catty?  Oh, yeah!
So, I think I have to take a stand for the super cute Making Christmas Bright - I know this is my first time using the set on the blog, but I could NOT wait to get my hands on this one, and play with that brilliant Christmas Bulb Builder punch!  Even this simple card has some serious pop, lol.  I also love that there's already a second set to go with the punch later in the catty - Making Every Day Bright.  Go take a look at that cute little pine cone, or the penguin - adorbs!  Well, off to put little light strings on EVERYTHING, lol...
Making Christmas Bright Stamp Set; Whisper White, Real Red & Old Olive CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Real Red, Old Olive & Crushed Curry Inks; Layering Circles Framelits; Christmas Bulb Builder Punch; Basic Jewel Rhinestones; #SUO209.

I'm so surprised at how far I've come in my challenge gumption - I used to find tic-tac-toe themes so scary, lol.  Now, I'm super excited by them, like this beauty from Retro Rubber #97!
After studying the grid, I went hunting for any likely animal sets on the Shelves of Retirement.  When I spotted From the Herd, I knew I was all set, lol.  So I'm taking the diagonal here:  animals, birthday  and ribbon!  I had so much fun coloring in my little herd - so easy and vibrant with our Blends markers!  Then I decked them out in their party clothes, lol.  Such a hoot!
From the Herd (retired 2015) Stamp Set; Whisper White & Bermuda Bay CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Med & Lt Pink Pirouette (retired), Lt Smoky Slate, Lt & Med Crumb Cake, Lt Granny Apple Green, Lt Mango Melody, Nude, Dk Poppy Parade & Lt Basic Black Blends Markers; Bermuda Bay Shimmer Ribbon; Orange Sequins; #RR97.

Westminster Village Craft Boutique Oct 19, 4-7 pm
I hope you can by and visit me at this quick little craft show at Westminster Village, at 12000 N 90th Street, Scottsdale AZ..  This is new show for me, but there are plenty of fun and friendly vendors, snacks, and a silent auction!  Click on the pic for the flyer!  Hope to see you there!

Oo, check out this spooky book cover at this week's Library Challenge #17!  The Woman in the Window!  Fun!
So you know I totally had to go and pull out my retired Happy Scenes bundle - I mean, it's a WINDOW, lol.  Then, when I backed the window with Crushed Curry, I knew it could be a Halloween card, too - spooky!  See what I did there? Eee hee hee!  I crack myself up!  Anyway, I also had some fun playing with my embossing paste and the brick mask for the background - it's always a good day when the "messy board" has to come out, lol.  Stay spooky!
Happy Scenes Stamp Set (retired); Gray Granite, Night of Navy & Crushed Curry CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Hearth & Home Framelits; Embossing Paste (colored with Night of Navy & Smoky Slate re-inkers); Champagne Shimmer Paint; Pattern Party Decorative Masks; Crushed Curry Glimmer Dots; #TLC17.

Westminster Village Craft Boutique Oct 19, 4-7 pm
I hope you can by and visit me at this quick little craft show at Westminster Village, at 12000 N 90th Street, Scottsdale AZ..  This is new show for me, but there are plenty of fun and friendly vendors, snacks, and a silent auction!  Click on the pic for the flyer!  Hope to see you there!

We have some lovely bright colors for you this week at Try Stampin' on Tuesday Color Challenge #5!
So, today's card is all about celebrating a little reunion of sorts - sometime early this year, I somehow lost three or four pieces out of my beloved Picture Perfect Birthday set.  Wahhh!  I really lived in denial for a while, certain that the pieces would show up - stuck to some other stamp case, fallen through the shelves somehow - I've even found adventuring stamps stuck to the bottom of stamp pads more times than I can count!  At long last, however, I threw in the towel and went ahead and got a second set - the replacement set finally arrived last week, and I just had to get it inky!
So, what will YOU do with these colors?? I can't wait to see - meet you at the challenge!
Picture Perfect Birthday Stamp Set; Whisper White & Gorgeous Grape CS; Gorgeous Grape, Lovely Lipstick & Pumpkin Pie Inks; Stitched Shapes Framelits; Lovely Lipstick Glimmer Dots; #TSOTColor5.

Westminster Village Craft Boutique Oct 19, 4-7 pm
I hope you can by and visit me at this quick little craft show at Westminster Village, at 12000 N 90th Street, Scottsdale AZ..  This is new show for me, but there are plenty of fun and friendly vendors, snacks, and a silent auction!  Click on the pic for the flyer!  Hope to see you there!

Back to Basics & Beyond #13 wants us to give water-coloring a try this week - one of my faves!  Yeah!
I had so much fun with that tie-dye card a couple weeks ago, I decided to get my Brusho Crystals out again - straight blue today, though.  I also wanted to give it a go on regular card stock instead of watercolor paper - I like these results, too!  I figured this gorgeous night sky was the perfect background for this beautiful leaping deer, in Silver, that's part of the lovely Dashing Deer suite.  The dies in this collection are especially gorgeous, I have to say - lots of little detailing pieces, too!
Dashing Deer Stamp Set; Whisper White, Smoky Slate & Silver Foil CS; Blueberry Bushel Ink; Blue Brusho Crystals; Detailed Deer Thinlits; #BBB13.

Westminster Village Craft Boutique Oct 19, 4-7 pm
I hope you can by and visit me at this quick little craft show at Westminster Village, at 12000 N 90th Street, Scottsdale AZ..  This is new show for me, but there are plenty of fun and friendly vendors, snacks, and a silent auction!  Click on the pic for the flyer!  Hope to see you there!

Goodness, Inspire Create Challenge #28 has a gorgeous color collection for us this week - wow!
Lucky for me, a new shipment from my mother ship arrived yesterday - I LOVE new goodies, lol!  I'm breaking things in with the cozy Homemade Kindness set - love this fancy wood-burner - I can totally see this at home in a gnome's kitchen, lol.  The challenge colors were perfect for aqua-painting up a real country designer model - so much fun!  I wish I could make cute pie like this, too...  Or that it was easy as stamping, at least!  Christmas baking is getting cloooooser...
Homemade Kindness Stamp Set; Sahara Sand, Pear Pizzazz & Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Sahara Sand, Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry, Pear Pizzazz & Lovely Lipstick Inks; Aqua-painter; Stitched Shapes Framelits; Lovely Lipstick Glimmer Dots; #ICC28.

Westminster Village Craft Boutique Oct 19, 4-7 pm
I hope you can by and visit me at this quick little craft show at Westminster Village, at 12000 N 90th Street, Scottsdale AZ..  This is new show for me, but there are plenty of fun and friendly vendors, snacks, and a silent auction!  Click on the pic for the flyer!  Hope to see you there!