 This week's challenge at Cardz 4 Guyz #318 is wide open - any coloring medium! Today seems like a great day to break in my new Rhino Ready stamp set - so I can color with my beloved Blends Markers! I finally broke down and got it because I don't have any rhinos for my critter collection, lol. It seems like this would be for a younger gent, so I didn't add any bling or embellies, though there's still plenty going on in this scene! I really LOVE these tree dies - I could see adding these in a LOT of places, and I used them to add a little height today. Such a cute set! Rhino Ready Stamp Set; Basic White, Shaded Spruce, Early Espresso & Granny Apple Green CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Versamark Ink; White EP; Smoky Slate, Crumb Cake, Shaded Spruce, Balmy Blue, Daffodil Delight & SU900 Blends Markers; Rhino Ready Dies; #C4G318.   Pumpkin Club April 1!
Did you get your March Pumpkin kit yet? I can not BELIEVE it's been 10 years already! Check out the background on the design of this kit HERE! I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, April 1, at 2 PM - RSVP to let me know you are attending, and we will save you a seat at the table! Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, plus drinks and snacks! I will also have a few extra spots available for club for $10, even if you are not a subscriber - come see what we're up to - full kit not needed, I'll supply everything you need for the projects! Just bring your own snips and basic adhesive! Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by April 10 and you can join us in time for next month!
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 Oo, we're all about the drama this round at Cupcake Inspirations #565's black and white challenge! After a brief search, I found my almost completely unused pack of our All Together DSP - this was the cute little 6" x 6" pack that was released when we debuted our set of Natural Tones Blends Markers. This pack was made to color, and has some awesome black and white patterns! I found this leafy sheet that I liked, and went hunting for a botanical set to go with it - enter Plentiful Plants, lol. I stuck with a basic layout and layered everything for even more drama! My Matte Black Dots really pop out the dot accents on the DSP, too! Plentiful Plants Stamp Set; All Together DSP (retired); Basic White & Basic Black CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Perfect Plants Dies; Matte Black Dots; #CIC565.  Pumpkin Club April 1!
Did you get your March Pumpkin kit yet? I can not BELIEVE it's been 10 years already! Check out the background on the design of this kit HERE! I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, April 1, at 2 PM - RSVP to let me know you are attending, and we will save you a seat at the table! Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, plus drinks and snacks! I will also have a few extra spots available for club for $10, even if you are not a subscriber - come see what we're up to - full kit not needed, I'll supply everything you need for the projects! Just bring your own snips and basic adhesive! Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by April 10 and you can join us in time for next month!  This looks SUPER fun - AAA #236 wants to see something inspired by a movie, song or book! Challenge accepted! Surveying my stamps, I finally decided I had the most choice in the Christmas department. Once I managed that, I settled on using Santa's Delivery - I just didn't use this enough last year! I started putting together this big elaborate scene, with lots of characters, and remembered at the last second - gotta keep it CAS! Whew! So I colored up this cute train engine, and finished with a few action details. I think I'm channeling the Jackson 5 version of this song today! Santa's Delivery Stamp Set (retired 2022); Basic White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Real Red Inks; Real Red, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Soft Suede, Smoky Slate, Pool Party & SU 1000 Blends Markers; Santa's Train Dies (retired); Adhesive-Backed Stars (retired); #AAA236.  Pumpkin Club April 1!
Did you get your March Pumpkin kit yet? I can not BELIEVE it's been 10 years already! Check out the background on the design of this kit HERE! I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, April 1, at 2 PM - RSVP to let me know you are attending, and we will save you a seat at the table! Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, plus drinks and snacks! I will also have a few extra spots available for club for $10, even if you are not a subscriber - come see what we're up to - full kit not needed, I'll supply everything you need for the projects! Just bring your own snips and basic adhesive! Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by April 10 and you can join us in time for next month!  Bring on the cake! We want to see your retro birthdays this round at Retro Rubber #203! I went for a deep dive today, and came up with 2015's From The Herd - such a cute set, lol. I think the last time I colored this one it was with Stamp-n-Write Markers instead of Blends - so much easier with the Blends! I floated everything over this fun dotty panel of Dandy Designs DSP, and took my detail colors from that. I also pieced my bottom sentiment so I could get in the "party animals" part, lol, even though you can probably tell that they are from looking! Good times! I can't wait to see YOUR birthday wishes this round - meet you at the challenge! From The Herd Stamp Set (retired 2015); Dandy Designs (SAB 2023); Basic White & Coastal Cabana CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Fresh Freesia, Granny Apple Green & Coastal Cabana Inks; Crumb Cake, Gray Granite, Mango Melody, Bermuda Bay, Cajun Craze, Basic Black, SU400, SU 600 & SU1000 Blends Markers; #RRCB203.  Pumpkin Club April 1!
Did you get your March Pumpkin kit yet? I can not BELIEVE it's been 10 years already! Check out the background on the design of this kit HERE! I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, April 1, at 2 PM - RSVP to let me know you are attending, and we will save you a seat at the table! Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, plus drinks and snacks! I will also have a few extra spots available for club for $10, even if you are not a subscriber - come see what we're up to - full kit not needed, I'll supply everything you need for the projects! Just bring your own snips and basic adhesive! Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by April 10 and you can join us in time for next month!  Very cool - what a great day to celebrate at Festive Friday #130 - International Children's Book Day! It was rough to realize I didn't have much in the way of BOOKS for this one, sigh. But I pulled some things I'm really happy with from the list - bright colors, alphabet letters, patterned paper and square! I tried to make it look a little like kids alphabet blocks, with a congratulatory "parents" sentiment below! I let my brights theme carry through, too, and added the last missing color to my envelope - very cheery! Happy Labels Stamp Set; Brights DSP in Poppy Parade, Granny Apple Green, Mango Melody, Bermuda Bay & Gorgeous Grape; Basic White & Daffodil Delight CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Stylish Shapes & Alphabet A La Mode Dies; Happy Labels Pick a Punch; #FF0130.  Pumpkin Club April 1!
Did you get your March Pumpkin kit yet? I can not BELIEVE it's been 10 years already! Check out the background on the design of this kit HERE! I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, April 1, at 2 PM - RSVP to let me know you are attending, and we will save you a seat at the table! Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, plus drinks and snacks! I will also have a few extra spots available for club for $10, even if you are not a subscriber - come see what we're up to - full kit not needed, I'll supply everything you need for the projects! Just bring your own snips and basic adhesive! Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by April 10 and you can join us in time for next month!  Oo, another fun quote from Time Out Challenges #234 - but it could be a tough one if I over-think it, lol. I went with our playful Playing in the Rain suite for this one - I think the set perfectly illustrates March, lol. Happy rain, Spring flower riots, and you STILL need a coat, lol! I did some scrappy panels of my two favorite DSPs, and paper-pieced a cheery little jacket for my dancing bunny. I also added more flowers - they're going crazy here with all our rain! Playing in the Rain Stamp Set; Rain or Shine DSP; Basic White & Balmy Blue CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Flirty Flamingo, Mango Melody & Cajun Craze Blends Markers; Playing in the Rain & Stylish Shapes Dies; Loose Daisy Embellishments; #TOC234.  Pumpkin Club April 1!
Did you get your March Pumpkin kit yet? I can not BELIEVE it's been 10 years already! Check out the background on the design of this kit HERE! I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, April 1, at 2 PM - RSVP to let me know you are attending, and we will save you a seat at the table! Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, plus drinks and snacks! I will also have a few extra spots available for club for $10, even if you are not a subscriber - come see what we're up to - full kit not needed, I'll supply everything you need for the projects! Just bring your own snips and basic adhesive! Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by April 10 and you can join us in time for next month!  Such a brilliant theme at this week's Shopping Our Stash #492 - "somewhere over the rainbow!" Love it! I have JUST the stash for this one, too, lol. I quick ran and pulled out my hoarded Sunshine & Rainbows DSP from last Spring's SAB, and I still have the stamp bundle to go with it, too! I picked a yummy sheet with lots of rainbows, and then did a stamped one on Basic White to go over it. I had to adapt some of my colors - is anybody else's Pool Party stamping green these days?? Grr... Anyway, I subbed Polished Pink for Melon Mambo (that pad is out in a class box) and Coastal Cabana for the Pool Party - it really brightens things up! I added the two sentiments, and a few clouds at the bottom to really round things out. I had to cut this with my very first Circles Collection Dies - love having the larger circles still on hand! Rainbow of Happiness Stamp Set (retired 2022); Sunshine & Rainbows DSP (retired); Basic White CS; Polished Pink, Mango Melody, Granny Apple Green, Coastal Cabana & Memento Tuxedo Black Inks; Circles Collection Dies; Rhinestone Basic Jewels; #SOS492.  Pumpkin Club April 1!
Did you get your March Pumpkin kit yet? I can not BELIEVE it's been 10 years already! Check out the background on the design of this kit HERE! I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, April 1, at 2 PM - RSVP to let me know you are attending, and we will save you a seat at the table! Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, plus drinks and snacks! I will also have a few extra spots available for club for $10, even if you are not a subscriber - come see what we're up to - full kit not needed, I'll supply everything you need for the projects! Just bring your own snips and basic adhesive! Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by April 10 and you can join us in time for next month!  Vroooom! Time for another speed challenge at As You See It #295! Let's start our clocks and hit the outdoors! With less than two weeks til our annual trip to Maui, I pretty much have "beach" on the brain 24/7 right now, lol. With that thought, I checked out our new Seaside Bay suite that I broke down and got - some cute elements, and different enough from my other ocean-y sets, I decided. As I flipped through the DSP, though, the sheet I fell for the most was this lovely with all the seashells - which sent me straight back to the Friends Are Like Seashells set! That would be a tough one, but I like a challenge! So I thought the card all the way through, and assembled EVERYTHING I needed for each step, even moving my Big Shot right next to me, and laying out all the dies I'd need. I also chopped up my stamped shells CS ahead of time, because THAT die is one giant die, sigh. I originally wanted to tousle metallic thread behind the sentiment, and switched to our old Gold Hoops as faster. And no fussing with layers - I went with an edge-to-edge full cover for my card front. So with all that prep, I JUST squeaked in at 9 minutes, 57 seconds - and that doesn't include the envelope, which I think is fair, lol. My office looks like a tornado went through it! I can't wait to see YOUR speedy projects for this one - meet you there! Friends Are Like Seashells Stamp Set; By The Bay DSP; Basic White CS; Sahara Sand, Night of Navy, Mint Macaron, Pool Party & Balmy Blue Inks; Seaside Seashells & Rectangle Stitched Dies; Gold Hoop (retired); Opal Rounds; #AYSI295.  Pumpkin Club April 1!
Did you get your March Pumpkin kit yet? I can not BELIEVE it's been 10 years already! Check out the background on the design of this kit HERE! I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, April 1, at 2 PM - RSVP to let me know you are attending, and we will save you a seat at the table! Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, plus drinks and snacks! I will also have a few extra spots available for club for $10, even if you are not a subscriber - come see what we're up to - full kit not needed, I'll supply everything you need for the projects! Just bring your own snips and basic adhesive! Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by April 10 and you can join us in time for next month!  This will be a fun one - Make My Monday #196 would like us to use Spring colors this round! I couldn't resist letting the DSP do all the hard work today, and pulled out this perfect sheet of almost full-size Spring flowers from our just-retired Dainty Flowers pack! I actually wasn't even going to get the sweet Dainty Delight bundle that t coordinates with until I saw this paper in Sale-A-Bration, lol. I decided to do all my layers and extras in Fresh Freesia, which I think of as SUCH a Spring color! And these flowers definitely also take me to Spring - with all the rain we've been getting here in AZ (YAY! We need it so bad!) we are seeing a crazy number of wildflowers this year! The wash behind my house is just packed, and it's wonderful! Dainty Delight Stamp Set; Dainty Flowers DSP (SAB 2023); Basic White & Fresh Freesia CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Fresh Freesia Inks; Stylish Shapes Dies; Fresh Freesia Open Weave Ribbon; Fresh Freesia Opaque Gems; #MMM196.  Pumpkin Club April 1!
Did you get your March Pumpkin kit yet? I can not BELIEVE it's been 10 years already! Check out the background on the design of this kit HERE! I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, April 1, at 2 PM - RSVP to let me know you are attending, and we will save you a seat at the table! Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, plus drinks and snacks! I will also have a few extra spots available for club for $10, even if you are not a subscriber - come see what we're up to - full kit not needed, I'll supply everything you need for the projects! Just bring your own snips and basic adhesive! Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by April 10 and you can join us in time for next month!  Hm, which way should I go for The Flower Challenge #78's die cuts OR stencils challenge?? Die cuts win! The first set I thought of for that was our amazing In Bloom bundle, which retired last year. I love the dies so much that I rarely even USE the floral stamps, lol. I decided to go all out with some bold brights for my blossoms and leaves, and even did a background panel in our gorgeous Stitched Greenery die, too. I tried out that die on the envelope flap as well - it looks pretty darn cool, but I'm not sure it shows in the picture very well. I love all these cheery colors together, and resisted adding extra embellishments after I added centers to my tiny accent flowers. I think it's over-the-top enough already! In Bloom Stamp Set (retired 2022); Basic White, Granny Apple Green, Poppy Parade, Coastal Cabana, Mango Melody & Daffodil Delight CS; Granny Apple Green Ink; Pierced Blooms (retired), Stylish Shapes & Stitched Greenery Dies; Classic Matte Dots; #TFC78.  Pumpkin Club April 1!
Did you get your March Pumpkin kit yet? I can not BELIEVE it's been 10 years already! Check out the background on the design of this kit HERE! I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, April 1, at 2 PM - RSVP to let me know you are attending, and we will save you a seat at the table! Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, plus drinks and snacks! I will also have a few extra spots available for club for $10, even if you are not a subscriber - come see what we're up to - full kit not needed, I'll supply everything you need for the projects! Just bring your own snips and basic adhesive! Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by April 10 and you can join us in time for next month! |
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