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Psalm 69

2/28/2019

AAA #134 has another cool combo for us this week - keep your clean and simple design in one corner, and add in a musical twist if you can. Nifty!
I tried to keep the card as spare and simple as I could, though I ended up going for some pretty layers - but no bling!! These guys are determined to drag me kicking and screaming into clean and simple by hook or by crook, and I think it's working, lol! A quick survey confirmed that I have NO music sets - isn't that crazy?? Then I thought to check my scripture sets, and sure enough, this beauty from Psalm 69 leapt out. I stamped it over some pale leaves and flowers (that other flower just snuck out there, I swear I don't know what happened, lol) and kept it at that. Now THIS is how to make music!
Petal Palette & ODB God Verses 2 Stamp Sets; Soft Sea Foam, Petal Pink & Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Soft Sea Foam & Petal Pink Inks; #AAA134.

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High Tide

2/27/2019

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This week's As You See It #194 has a cool "fill in the blank" challenge - "When I think simple, I think ____." Nifty!
To get started, I wanted to pull a set that hasn't been out to play for a bit, and landed on High Tide - love this lighthouse. So, when I think simple, I think one-layer, with stamps, ink and paper. This set has SO many options for setting your scene, it's hard to leave much free space to be really "clean & simple" maybe, but with everything all on one layer, I DO think of it as "simple." I used plenty of colors, but they're also muted a little on my Sahara Sand base - perfect for a beach scene, lol. I think I might have sand on the brain just now - three more days til Hawaii!
High Tide Stamp Set; Sahara Sand CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake, Merry Merlot, Garden Green, Balmy Blue & Night of Navy Inks; #AYSI194.

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Baby Bundle

2/26/2019

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I am so super excited about our first team-up challenge this year for Try Stampin' on Tuesday's #397 - we're partnering with Retro Rubber #105 - one of my faves!
I went back to the vault for today, and pulled out my all-time fave baby set - Baby Bundle from 2011! I just love the line-art images in this set, so perfect for coloring any way we want. There are a ton of adorable little baby accessories, too, including a super cute onesie on a hanger! When my daughter was small, onesies were our fave "outfit," perfect for desert living, too, lol. I took my colors from the gorgeous Twinkle Twinkle DSP, and just followed the sketch pretty closely. Ahhh, baby cuteness!
I so can't wait to see your Retro creations, I sure hope you'll come play! See you at the challenge!
Baby Bundle (retired 2011); Twinkle Twinkle DSP; Whisper White, Night of Navy, Gray Granite, Petal Pink & Soft Sea Foam CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Nude, Petal Pink, Soft Sea Foam & Smoky Slate Blends Markers; Rectangle Stitched Framelits; Banner Punch (retired); Petal Pink Enamel Shape; #TSOT397; #RR105.

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Cat's Meow

2/25/2019

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OK, there's still time for one last late Valentine, right? Because I want in on this weeks In{k}spire Me #386!
I pulled out my Nine Lives set to pull off one more love card - I loved this set so much I finally broke down and got the cat punch, too, when I saw it! Anyway, my kitty is all dressed up and ready for dinner out, with her pretty Lovely Lipstick bow and details. I tell you, this Sale-A-Bration foil has really helped me see the light on Lovely Lipstick now, and the Grapefruit Grove, though I didn't use that one today. Anyway, this stamp set makes it so easy to make pretty kitties! Love it!
Nine Lives Stamp Set; Whisper White & Lovely Lipstick CS; Lovely Lipstick Foil; Memento Tuxedo Black, Crumb Cake & Lovely Lipstick Inks; Layering Circles & Sweet & Sassy (retired) Framelits; Cat Punch; Lovely Lipstick Glitter Dots; #IM386.

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Love Never Gives Up

2/24/2019

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Clearly, my team is channeling my upcoming Maui trip with our gorgeous beach colors at this weeks Sunday Stamps #199! Only 5 more days!
I decided to roll with it and pulled out the ever amazing Waterfront set - these stamps are just phenomenal for building water-scape scenes of all kinds! I tried for a little island floating in a gorgeous sunset - all kinds of strategic stamping and stamping off going for this one! I wouldn't normally think of these colors together, but they definitely have a tropical vibe going on - I'm counting the hours at this point, lol.
So, what will YOU do with these colors? I can't wait to see your creations over at the challenge!
Waterfront Stamp Set; Rich Razzleberry, Bermuda Bay & Whisper White CS; Sahara Sand, Bermuda Bay, Flirty Flamingo, Rich Razzleberry, Pacific Point & Memento Tuxedo Black Inks; Rectangle Stitched Framelits; Basic Jewel Rhinestones; #SSC199.

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Bubble Over

2/23/2019

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Good times ahead! Hand-Stamped Sentiments #308 has a fun sketch for us this week!
Today was a good day to browse for some beloved stamps that need some ink! I landed on Bubble Over - still LOVE this set! I decided the bottles would be perfect for the oval shape in the sketch, so I went to town making up a couple of cold ones, lol. I still have some hoarded Bubbles & Fizz DSP, so I took my colors from that, and had a time designing my own "bottle labels!" With all those bubbles popping on my DSP, I decided I didn't really need any extra bling, but these happy colors are certainly cheering me up today!
Bubble Over Stamp Set; Bubbles & Fizz DSP (retired); Whisper White, Bermuda Bay & Daffodil Delight CS; Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight & Lemon Lime Twist Inks; Layering Ovals & Bottles & Bubbles Framelits; 13/16" Circle Punch (no idea where I got this weirdie, lol); Silver Foil; #HSS308.

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God's Beauty

2/22/2019

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Yay! Another tic-tac-toe challenge, this time from Retro Rubber #104! Super fun!
I'm going with Butterflies-Green-Textured Embossing - and I know just the set I want to use! 2009's God's Beauty is actually currently in my for sale box (only $5 if you're interested!) but I have always loved the butterfly in this set, along with the Emerson quote! I feel like the butterfly is so realistic, and it's so easy to color while keeping that butterfly detail. I did a nice Layered Leaves background, and covered it in speckle from Waterfront - somehow my spritzers seem to have walked away - time to check hubby's work bench I think, lol. Anyway, I'm super happy with this card, and reminded again how much I love this set!
God's Beauty (retired 2009) and Waterfront Stamp Sets; Soft Sea Foam, Old Olive & Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Soft Sea Foam Inks; Old Olive, Mango Melody & Pumpkin Pie Blends Markers; Layered Leaves DEF; Glitter Dots in Old Olive; #RR104.

Pumpkin Club Feb 23!
Did you get your February Pumpkin kit yet? It's a juicy win! Check out the video HERE!
I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, Feb 23, 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! Not a subscriber already? No problem! I have a few extra spots for club available for only $10!
Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by March 10 and you can join us in time for next month! (And there's a free stamp set in this one for the 6th Anniversary of Paper Pumpkin! Yay!)

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The Note

2/21/2019

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Oo, another new title for me at this week's Library Challenge #26 - The Note - looks like a perfect romance read for the beach!
I could have sworn that I had a double-decker bus stamp somewhere that I had intended to use, but alas, that must have been my imagination, lol. I finally settled on our gorgeous pens in the Crafting Forever stamp set - perfect for a little note, right? I also went with this sentiment I built from teh Paper Pumpkin All About Everything set - very romantic, as the book seems to be, and I love the font to go with these fancy pens - I could imagine writing this with a good fountain pen myself, lol. I kept the design pretty clean and simple, with just a few touches of color, though I did add a few hearts! I think this one will go in the Valentines!
Crafting Forever & All About Everything Paper Pumpkin Stamp Sets; Whisper White & Real Red CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Real Red, Granny Apple Green & Balmy Blue Blends Markers; Pink Enamel Hearts; #TLC026.

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Valentine Defined

2/20/2019

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Here we go! Joy of Sets #002 is back with a special grid to celebrate the month of love, lol. Let's check it out!
After looking over the grid, I decided to start from a weird place for me - I picked a square, and then tried to figure out which way I'd go with it. Today I picked "emboss," and decided to do the vertical from there - glimmer-emboss-white. Easy peasy! I browsed through my EFs, and landed on the retired Pretty Print, which I've always thought looked romantic, lol. From there I pulled out another retired goody, Valentine Defined - I love this tree! I snuck in some glimmer by punching some red glimmer hearts for some additional detail - it looks sweet, I think!
Valentine Defined Stamp Set (retired 2011); Whisper White, Real Red, & Glimmer Red CS; Real Red, Basic Black & Early Espresso Stamp-n-Write Markers; Pretty Print EF (retired); Heart to Heart Punch (retired); Stitched Shapes Framelits; Real Red /8" Taffeta; #JOSTTT002.

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Country Floral (& Pumpkin Club Feb 23!)

2/19/2019

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We have a lovely slant to this week's Try Stampin' on Tuesday #396!
As soon as I saw our optional theme of "flower fun," I knew I wanted to try out our brand new Country Floral Dynamic Embossing Folder. This beauty is in the second wave of Sale-A-Bration releases, and I snapped it up right away! The dynamic folders give such a deep emboss - so much detail! The flyer showed a piece of the emboss colored, and I immediately knew I would be trying that - here it is! I wanted it to be bright and bold, but really, I think the softer colors are better for this technique. I went to town with my blends, as usual, and I think it was fairly successful - I'm thinking I might need more practice - but it was FUN - and that was the idea!
So, what will you have for us this week? I can't wait to see your creations over at the challenge!
Itty Bitty Greetings Stamp Set; Granny Apple Green & Whisper White CS; Country Floral DEF; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Mango Melody, Poppy Parade, Petal Pink, Pool Party, Highland Heather, Soft Sea Foam & Granny Apple Green Blends; Basic Jewel Pearls; #TSOT396.

Pumpkin Club Feb 23!
Did you get your February Pumpkin kit yet? It's a juicy win! Check out the video HERE!
I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, Feb 23, 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! I also have ONE extra Pumpkin kit available for $20 if you'd like to come check out the fun!
Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by March 10 and you can join us in time for next month! (And there's a free stamp set in this one for the 6th Anniversary of Paper Pumpkin! Yay!)

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High Tide

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Love Never Gives Up

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