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Merry Trumpet

1/31/2015

Ca-UTE! This week's Merry Monday #143 is to use carollers or music in some way - look how cute the graphic is!
I had to dig deep to find something to use for this challenge, I freely admit. I finally unearthed this beauty, Rejoicing With You - I love this angel and her trumpet! She just cries out to be heat-embossed in gold, and I also found some music paper sheets in my retired DSP stash to go with. Mission accomplished!
Rejoicing With You (retired) Stamp Set; Modern Medley DSP (retired); Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla & Basic Black CS; Cherry Cobbler & Gold Encore Ink; Gold Embossing Powder; Banners Framelits; 1/8" Gold Ribbon; Regals Candy Dots in Cherry Cobbler.

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Retro Carried Away

1/30/2015

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Oo, challenging layers at this week's Retro Sketches #150! And on a square card, too! I have an idea for faking that part...
Ta da! A sort of square card! This one was fun! It was great, too, to finally use the stamp I got this set for - this little balloon has been calling me and calling me, lol...
I snuck in a roque item (shh) but I just can't resist this plumpy cloud shape, but I feel so guilty about it I almost never use it. Go figure!
Time To Celebrate Stamp Set; So Saffron, Lost Lagoon, Soft Sky & Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Smoky Slate (sponging on the clouds) Inks; Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral & Daffodil Delight Blendies; Subtles Buttons in So Saffron & Calypso Coral; White Baker's Twine; YNS Puffy Cloud Set.

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SU-per Flowers

1/29/2015

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What a cool challenge over at SU-per Challenge #73 this week! The trick for this one is to CASE in some way the finished card they show - layout, colors, stamp set - what have you. Neato!
I dithered a little bit trying to decide on a direction here. I wanted it to be a noticeable CASE, with a notable difference. Finally I landed on coloring heat-embossing with my blendies. I LOVE this effect! You can show gradation so finely this way, and this Flower Patch stamp set has several stamps that lend itself really well to it, too. What a match! So I even CASE'd the layout, too, kinda, though I changed out the sentiment. The colors are so vibrant in person, I hope you can tell from the picture...
Flower Patch Stamp Set; Smoky Slate, Whisper White & Basic Black CS; Whisper White Craft Ink; White Embossing Powder; Old Olive, Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight & Calypso Coral Blendies; Basic Jewel Pearls; Spring Flowers Embossing Folder (on envelope flap.)

Pumpkin Club January 31!
Did you get your January Pumpkin kit yet? Yum! Yum! Check out the video here!
I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, January 31, 3 pm, chez Heroldt - RSVP to let me know you are coming! We'll be doing a little bit from the LAST TWO KITS, is the plan, since we skipped December's Club!
Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, drinks and snacks! Let's take this Pumpkin out to play! You're going to LOVE our projects! Want to come but don't have a kit? I have one extra kit available for $20 if you want to come check it out!
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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Just Add A Pumpkin

1/28/2015

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Looks like this week it's Just Add Ink's #247 turn to play with the Pumpkin! We're still getting ready over at My Pumpkin Challenge #0115 - and I really want to do some reminiscing for this one!
So, I went diving into my Pumpkin bag - who knew I had so many cool odds and ends still in there?! I tried to triage by looking at color families first, and after much angst, this is where I landed. I shamelessly cannibalized EVERYTHING from so many kits. My only outside additions are the tiny Crushed Curry button on the flowers, created with one little flower framelit from the Flower Fair collection. In the end, I'm SO happy with this card! I loved these sentiments... It's so odd to realize how long I've been in the pumpkin patch - incredible!
So show us your pumpkin babies! Let's see how ready you are!
Paper Pumpkin Kits: Pinwheel Party, Jun 14; Glittered Greetings, Mar 14; In The Bag, Feb 14; Party Pennants, Jul 13; Hello To You, Jun 13; Seriously, Apr 13 & Hey There, Mar 13; Bermuda Bay & Pear Pizzazz Inks; Regals Button in Crushed Curry; Flower Fair Framelits.

Pumpkin Club January 31!
Did you get your January Pumpkin kit yet? Yum! Yum! Check out the video here!
I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, January 31, 3 pm, chez Heroldt - RSVP to let me know you are coming! We'll be doing a little bit from the LAST TWO KITS, is the plan, since we skipped December's Club!
Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, drinks and snacks! Let's take this Pumpkin out to play! You're going to LOVE our projects!
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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In{k}spired Bunny

1/27/2015

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There's a fun mix of layers at this week's In{k}spire Me #182 this week - so much wiggle room!
Even with all that wiggle room, I had to take some liberties with sizes here, because, well, I HAD to use my over-the-top cute Happy Easter Bunny stamp. Look, he's dancing! And his favorite color is Calypso Coral! Oh, bunny...
So, this stamp seemed like natural fit with our gorgeous Sale-A-Bration DSP Best Year Ever, and its yummy ribbon.
Such a happy bunny makes a happy card!
Happy Easter Bunny Stamp Set; Best Year Ever DSP; Sahara Sand & Whisper White CS; Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral, Coastal Cabana, Crushed Curry & Pear Pizzazz Inks; Ovals Framelit Collection, Crushed Curry Best Year Ever Ribbon.

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Created Just For You

1/26/2015

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Wow, I really like this week's card sketch over at Create With Connie & Mary #339 - check out the cool stripes behind the floating panel! What a chance for DSP scraps to shine!
Since I was feeling kinda purple today (hee hee) I decided to mine my awesome Sweet Taffy DSP for scraps for this card. I love this DSP - so bright and cheery! Such a fun mix of patterns! It's perfect for this challenge, as is our awesome new Balloon Bash stamp set. I went for a sentiment I haven't used yet, (#yourewelcome) but still had fun doing a bit of piecing. A few bright buttons, and woo - we're set!
Balloon Bash Stamp Set; Sweet Taffy DSP; Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Rich Razzleberry & Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Rich Razzleberry Inks; Brights Buttons in Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie & Melon Mambo; White Baker's Twine.

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Fresh Lumberjack

1/25/2015

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Oo, I LOVE sketches like this week's Freshly Made Sketch #170! I always think, OK, what's the craziest "any shape" I can come up with?!
It didn't take me long to decide that I am FAR from done playing with my burly bearded lumberjack, lol... After I got done coloring and assembling, I was reminded of cutting firewood back in Virgina. Don't tell hubby, but the boyfriends that contributed more got to stick around longest, giggle... What a job... This awesome DSP really takes me back! I so love being in Arizona now!
Wood You Be Mine? Stamp Set; Adventure Bound DSP stack; Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler & Sahara Sand CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede, Sahara Sand & Island Indigo Inks; Skin Tones Blendie Assortment.

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Nacho Birthday Balloon

1/24/2015

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Loving the sketch at Nacho Average Challenge #125 this week! So many possibilities on the shapes!
So, I freely admit, all those possibilities may have gone to my head a bit - I was having something of a color party today, lol... Sometimes it just gets so hard to not keep adding "one more thing," though I think I maybe stopped in time for this one...
I decided to stamp off the base balloon here, so that I could get a second color on top for the confetti! Worked a charm!
Celebrate Today Stamp Set; Birthday Bash Specialty DSP; Crushed Curry, Night of Navy, Calypso Coral; Night of Navy, Calypso Coral, Mossy Meadow, Tangelo Twist, Bermuda Bay & Crushed Curry Inks; Lucky Stars Embossing Folder; Balloon Framelits; Silver Glimmer Paper; Banner Punch; Bermuda Bay Baker's Twine.

Pumpkin Club January 31!
Did you get your January Pumpkin kit yet? Yum! Yum! Check out the video here!
I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, January 31, 3 pm, chez Heroldt - RSVP to let me know you are coming! We'll be doing a little bit from the LAST TWO KITS, is the plan, since we skipped December's Club!
Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, drinks and snacks! Let's take this Pumpkin out to play! You're going to LOVE our projects! Want to come but don't have a kit? I have one extra kit available for $20 if you want to come check it out!
Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up February 10 and you can join us in time for next month!

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Merry Houses

1/23/2015

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This week's Merry Monday #142 is so cool! We're supposed to use houses on our cards - so glad we got the perfect stamp set for that this year!
I've had a lovely afternoon painting houses - so fun when the houses are only 1 1/2" tall, lol! It was very pleasant, reminiscing about the cute little Civil War town I grew up in, Harper's Ferry. These aren't actually Civil War-era style houses much, but the colors really remind me of holidays there, and the decor - the pine ropes, and fruit sculptures - we really did it up! And when it snowed, it was like living inside a gingerbread village!
I can smell the mulled cider now, ahhh... Good times! I think we should have a live tree here next year...
Holiday Home Stamp Set; Whisper White, Night of Navy & Pool Party CS; Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper; Memento Tuxedo Black, Real Red, Crushed Curry, Chocolate Chip, Lost Lagoon, Old Olive & Pool Party Inks; Homemade Holidays Framelits; Basic Jewel Rhinestones.

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10 Minute Love Case!

1/22/2015

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Yikes! I love the idea of this week's Can You Case It #53 - clean and quick, no fuss no muss - but only 10 minutes?! Assembling my materials doesn't count, right? I'm adding in Sunday Stamps #93 color challenge to help me cut down on the decision-making, lol!
So here's what I ended up with! I've been dying to ink up my new Sheltering Tree set, and the color challenge gave me the minimum colors I felt I needed to do a tree, even a fanciful Valentine tree, lol... So, two layers - check! Crumb Cake, Real Red, Whisper White plus a neutral - check! At least one embellie - check-check!! 10 minutes or less - woo hoo super check - 8 and a half minutes flat!
Mission accomplished! What do you think of the cattywhompus layers? Been seeing those around lately and wanted to try it...
Sheltering Tree & You Brighten My Day Stamp Sets; Crumb Cake, Real Red & Whisper White CS; Crumb Cake, Real Red & Memento Tuxedo Black Inks; Mini Treat Bag Thinlets; Heart Itty Bitty Accent Punch & Epoxy Sticker; Basic Jewel Rhinestones.

Pumpkin Club January 31!
Did you get your January Pumpkin kit yet? Yum! Yum! Check out the video here!
I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, January 31, 3 pm, chez Heroldt - RSVP to let me know you are coming! We'll be doing a little bit from the LAST TWO KITS, is the plan, since we skipped December's Club!
Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, drinks and snacks! Let's take this Pumpkin out to play! You're going to LOVE our projects! Want to come but don't have a kit? I have one extra kit available for $20 if you want to come check it out!
Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up February 10 and you can join us in time for next month!

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