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Dragon Tattoo

1/31/2019

Ooo, The Library Challenge #25 has an awesome cover for us this week - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo!
This one was a hard one for me. I would have loved to do a pretty oriental dragon, but the only dragons I have are pretty cartoony - which is NOT very GWADT! So I started thinking about my fave character from this book, Lisbet Salandar. A total butt-kicker! I dug out my old Favorite Thoughts set from 2010, which has a few sassy lady quotes in it, and matched it up with the glamour girl from Beautiful You. It ended up being fairly sparse - Lisbet's character was so no frills, I couldn't think of anything to add. Anyway, I'm thinking of the closing sequence where Lisbet dresses up and steals all the bad guy's money - such a perfect end to a creep of a guy, lol. Go, Lisbet. And never behave.
Favorite Thoughts (retired, 2010) and Beautiful You Stamp Sets; Whisper White & Merry Merlot CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Merry Merlot Inks; #TLC25.

Thank You Cards Class Feb 7 & 9!
I don't know about you, but I ALWAYS need Thank You cards! It's so handy to have a little stash on hand - and we have some gorgeous new sets for them right now, too! Class will include all supplies needed for 6 cards and envelopes (bring your own snips and fave adhesive!), drinks, snacks and a special gift from me, all for $25! Class could also be FREE with your order of $30 or more! Class is on for Thursday, Feb 7, at 630 pm, or, Saturday, Feb 9 at 3 pm! RSVP now to save your spot today!

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Desert Sunset

1/30/2019

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AAA #132 has a fun challenge to encourage the clean and simple style - "up to one third." What a neat idea - contain the card elements to one third of the card, so that there's two-thirds of lovely "white" space around it! And if we can fit in masking, too, so much the better!
As I thought about the one-third and masking combo, I envisioned brayering a band of color on the card front, and I pretty quickly landed on a desert sunset for my inspiration. Our Flowering Desert stamp set is my current all-time fave, I have to say. I love how we can build any cacti we want out of all the little pieces, AND that we have a nice big saguaro, too - perfect! So I masked off my central third, and went to town with sunset colors. I fussy cut my cactus, and did my sentiment in bold black right on the colored band. I added a few tiny faceted dots in black, too, and then I had to sit on my hands to stop there, lol. I love extra details a little too much, I think!
Flowering Desert Stamp Set; Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Mango Melody & Cajun Craze Ink; Faceted Dots; #AAA132.

Thank You Cards Class Feb 7 & 9!
I don't know about you, but I ALWAYS need Thank You cards! It's so handy to have a little stash on hand - and we have some gorgeous new sets for them right now, too! Class will include all supplies needed for 6 cards and envelopes (bring your own snips and fave adhesive!), drinks, snacks and a special gift from me, all for $25! Class could also be FREE with your order of $30 or more! Class is on for Thursday, Feb 7, at 630 pm, or, Saturday, Feb 9 at 3 pm! RSVP now to save your spot today!

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Rainbow Hearts (& Thank You Cards Class Feb 7 & 9!)

1/29/2019

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Check out this fun tiled sketch we have for you at Try Stampin' on Tuesday #393!
So, even though we didn't SAY the squares could be any shape, I'm just going to act like we did, lol - gotta go off trail sometimes, right? I decided I wanted to do 8 of something, and I realized that the pretty X and O heart in our sorely missed Takeout Treats would be perfect - there's even a sweet sentiment to go with! And of course, the Takeout Thinlits have the heart shape included, along with that cute little 3D banner - I love it when a plan comes together!
So, what will YOU create?? Can't wait to check it out over at the challenge!
Takeout Treats Stamp Set (retired); Whisper White & Basic Black CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Mango Melody, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay & Gorgeous Grape Inks; Takeout Thinlits; #TSOT393.

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Needle & Thread

1/28/2019

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We have another fun sketch this week from In{k}spire Me #384 - check out that bold center column!
Lucky for me, I have a little stack of new stamps to play with, and one of them is the suite for Needle & Thread! There's paper, stamps, framelits, embellies, whew - I love it when there's lots of toys, lol... I kept this one pretty calm color-wise, there are some bright patterns in the papers, but I did try out the piercing piece that came in the framelits - doesn't that make a pretty detail?? I love the realistic effect of the stamps, too - time to start a stitching project, maybe, lol.
Needle & Thread Stamp Set; Needlepoint Nook DSP; Whisper White & Pear Pizzazz CS; Mossy Meadow, Crushed Curry, Highland Heather & Berry Burst Inks; Needlepoint Elements Framelits; #IM384.

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Thinking Pink

1/27/2019

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We have some glorious pinks and reds for you this week at Sunday Stamps #197 - just in time to get ready for Valentine's!
So, surprise, surprise - somehow I didn't get any new Valentine's sets! So I switched gears and pulled out my Ribbon of Courage set - I've never used this floral ribbon before. I pulled out all my pink Blends Markers, and went to town - so fun! I kept the card front fairly clean and simple - lots of white space! Then I remembered that I have my old style enamel shapes in a drawer, and I still have every heart on those sheets, lol, so out they came, too. Love the final card - pretty sweet!
I can't wait to see what YOU have for us over at the challenge - see you over at Sunday Stamps!
Ribbon of Courage Stamp Set; Whisper White & Melon Mambo CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Melon Mambo, Lovely Lipstick, Flirty Flamingo Petal Pink & Pink Pirrouette (retired) Blends Markers; Support Ribbon Framelits; Brights & Subtles Enamel Shapes (retired); #SSC197.

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Foil Rectangles

1/26/2019

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As You See It #192 has an exciting theme this week - metallics! Time to shine!
I might actually have gone a bit overboard with my metallics idea today, lol - who knew I had so many colors of foils?? I wanted to do something pretty abstract, and make all different rectangles with our amazing Rectangle Stitched Framelits. I played around with arranging them so there was loose geometry going on, and then I popped on this sentiment from Flowering Desert. I few Faceted Dots, and a couple sprigs, and I'm all done! Yes, the only reason I have the sprigs is so I had something I could do on the envelope, too, lol.
Flowering Desert Stamp Set; Red, Silver, Black, Gold, Champagne & Copper Foil; Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Rectangle Stitched Framelits; Faceted Dots in Black; #AYSI192.

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Hey Love

1/25/2019

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Very nice - Hand Stamped Sentiments #306 has a gorgeous purple and green color challenge for us - my fave!
As I browsing for a likely stamp set to play with, my latest order arrived - woo hoo! Unpacking that, my eyes kept going back to the sweet new Valentine's set I treated myself to, Hey Love. Yes, the otter and the gorilla will be big hits, but I decided that flirting crocodile would be perfect for these colors! I aqua-painted my way along, and added a few details - I think the new Dot to Dot embossing folder looks just like crocodile skin, and that Scallop Oval Punch piece missing on the side is meant to look like a croc bite - does it work??
Hey Love Stamp Set; Whisper White & Petal Pink CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Mossy Meadow, Fresh Fig & Petal Pink Inks; Dot to Dot EF; Scallop Oval Punch (retired); Basic Sequins in Petal Pink; #HSS306.

Pumpkin Club Jan 26!
Did you get your January Pumpkin kit yet? Hope you can hop on over to join the fun! Check out the video HERE!
I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, Jan 26, 3 pm, chez Heroldt - RSVP to let me know you are coming!
Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, drinks and snacks!
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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Going Global

1/24/2019

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Good times! Retro Rubber #102 is back, kicking off 2019 with a black and white color challenge!
I really browsed for a while looking for a likely set to play with for this one! I don't often do black and white arrangements - I'm one to throw on at least one color to highlight something, lol. Eventually, I landed on TWO sets I could work in here! World Map was a short-lived background stamp from 2013 - I loved it! I hoarded "map" DSP for a long time til this beauty came out, lol. My sentiment is from a lovely 2016 set called Going Global, that I always thought of as kind of Valentine-y. I figured this phrase was perfect for the map background! I added some Black Metallic thread, too, since it was still on my desk from butterfly antennae, lol. What a fun project to make!
World Map (retired 2013) & Going Global (retired 2016) Stamp Sets; Whisper White & Basic Black CS; Memento Tuxedo Back Ink; Layering Circles Framelits; Black Metallic Thread; #RR102.

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Joy of Flowers

1/23/2019

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Well, a couple of my TSOT teamies have pointed me to a new challenge blog they have going called Joy of Sets! This is their first tic-tac-toe challenge - can't wait to play!
I decided I wanted to play with florals today, so I chose the die cut-floral-bling column, and decided to knock out some of my elements with the gorgeous Petal Palette set. I did the large spray of flowers, and colored in with my fave green and purple color combo, and floated everything over one of our gorgeous woodgrain sheets. I finished with a few scattered and different-sized rhinestones for my bling - I love how this came out! Kind of country wedding-ish!
Petal Palette Stamp set; Wood Textures DSP; Whisper White & Blackberry Bliss CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Blackberry Bliss & Old Olive Blends Markers; Stitched Shapes Framelits; Petals & More Thinlits; Basic Jewel Rhinestones; #JOSTTT001.

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Let's Get Together

1/22/2019

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Good times ahead - check out our fun sketch at Try Stampin' on Tuesday #392, love the big borders!
I cheated a little on the square shape, though, and floated a big square on my standard card base. To make up for it, I DID manage to slip in the secondary metallics challenge - something I almost NEVER pull off, lol. I'll be honest, too, today is the first day I even noticed this sentiment in Love You to Pieces - I'm always stuck on the "keeping me together" one! I liked this narrower one under my square...
So, what will YOU create?? See you over at the challenge!
Love You to Pieces Stamp Set; Twinkle Twinkle DSP; Whisper White, Smoky Slate, Pool Party, Soft Sea Foam, Petal Pink & Silver Metallic CS; Night of Navy Ink; Puzzle Pieces Thinlits; Silver Sequins; #TSOT392.

Pumpkin Club Jan 26!
Did you get your January Pumpkin kit yet? Hope you can hop on over to join the fun! Check out the video HERE!
I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, Jan 26, 3 pm, chez Heroldt - RSVP to let me know you are coming!
Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, drinks and snacks! 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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