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Just Add Lettuce

6/30/2015

I really like the combination of layers at this week's Just Add Ink #268! Such a fun way to play with different textures and colors...
Thinking that, I gravitated towards the yummy Market Fresh set, and its gorgeous DSP, Farmer's Market. I thought originally I was going to go all veggie on my papers, but then these two caught my eye, and would not be ignored! I tried to keep it pretty simple, with clean little details, and I just love the look of all these colors together... We eat so much romaine here, this is in my top 5 stamps in the new catty, lol...
Market Fresh & Someting to Say Stamp Sets; Farmer's Market DSP; Crumb Cake, Old Olive & Very Vanilla CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Blackberry Bliss, Old Olive & Crumb Cake Inks; PL Corner Rounder Punch; Circle Card Thinlets; Brights Button in Old Olive; Linen Thread.

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Fresh Floral Wings

6/29/2015

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A fun and bold sketch at this week's Freshly Made Sketch #192! What to do with it? Trot out some more new goodies, that's what!
Today I decided to ink up the new hostess set Floral Wings. This set is going to be SO versatile! I think I might almost like the 2-step flowering vine I did for the envelope flap best, lol. Anyway, it was fun making this bright and cheery butterfly, and picking out a pretty English Garden print for it to fly over! Sweet and simple...
Floral Wings Stamp Set; English Garden DSP; Whisper White, Old Olive & Daffodil Delight CS; Old Olive, Daffodil Delight & Melon Mambo Inks; Spring Flowers Embossing Folder; Bold Butterfly Framelits; Banner Punch (for the sentiment); Neutrals Candy Dots in Whisper White.

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Nacho Donut

6/28/2015

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Look at this simple sketch from Nacho Average Challenge #147! Looks like a primo opportunity to show off some DSP!
And what yummier paper to show off than our new Cherry on Top stack? I have been going back to this collection again and again - love the bright colors and tasty patterns, lol! I had to add an extra pennant sentiment so I could get all the good words in - I didn't want any one to think I was implying that I had a problem with their donut consumption - of course I'm expressing sympathy for their birthday count! Had fun deciding what punches to use in my oversize treat, too...
Sprinkles on Top & Endless Birthday Wishes Stamp Sets; Cherry on Top DSP Stack; Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry & Pool Party CS; Versamark & Memento Tuxedo Black Inks; 1 1/4", 1" & 1/4" Circles, Itty Bitty Blossom & Banner Triple Punches; Crushed Curry Embossing Powder.

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Merry Chapeaux!

6/27/2015

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Time for a funny challenge at this week's Merry Monday #164 - get funky and add a hat (or two, lol.) What a challenge - I'll have to go digging!
OK, I'm compromising - I'll use one current and one retired set for today's card. I love, love, LOVE the font in this year's Lots of Joy set, and every time I play with the retired Snow Buddies set, I grin and giggle continually. I love these guys, lol. I've done the other snowman on the inside of the card, and the whole time I was making it, I envisioned these guys wrestling over who got what hat today... Hm, maybe that's why I forgot to give them arms... Less bickering!
Lots of Joy & Snow Buddies (retired) Stamp Sets; Whisper White & Cucumber Crush CS; Old Olive, Real Red, Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Pear Pizzazz, Cucumber Crush, Smoky Slate, Basic Gray & Memento Tuxedo Black Inks.

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Sunday Silhouette

6/26/2015

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I'm so excited to showcase this year's new In Colors for our challenge this week at Fab Friday #67! And I have a sketch from Sunday Stamps #104 to help me out!
For today's color challenge, I decided to try to use INK for all five of the colors - I usually try to spread that many colors over paper and embellies, too. With so many colors, I wanted to keep the rest of the details of the card pretty neutral, lol. I think I achieved that - nary a rhinestone in sight, right? I like the splash of Watermelon Wonder on top, but I think this card could still go either way as a guy card OR a girl card. I'm really intrigued by this stamp set - the "carved away" words are challenging me!
Silhouettes & Script Stamp Set; Whisper White & Basic Black CS; Delightful Dijon, Mint Macaron, Tip Top Taupe, Cucumber Crush & Watermelon Wonder Inks; Elegant Dots Embossing Folder; Linen Thread.

Pumpkin Club June 27!
Did you get your June Pumpkin kit yet? I'm going to pieces!! Check out the video here!
I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, June 27, 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! 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 July 10 and you can join us in time for next month!

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Winging It

6/25/2015

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Time for another cool sketch from this week's Can You Case It #75! How many new toys can I fit in this time?
Quite a few, it turns out, lol. The gorgeous new Watercolor Wings has been staring at me from my desk for a couple weeks now, and I decided today was the day! It was a cinch to pair with the new English Garden DSP - this print is actually the one that most caught my eye in the catty, too. I turned some things sideways in my new toy zeal, but I'm loving how all these little elements came together. Yummy!
Beautiful Wings Stamp Set; English Garden DSP; So Saffron, Hello Honey & Early Espresso Inks; Bold Butterfly Framelits; Greetings Thinlets; Adorning Accents Edgelits; Decorative Dots Embossing Folder; PL Corner Rounder Punch; Metallics Sequins in Gold.

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Celebrate the Pumpkin

6/24/2015

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Once again, I can't believe this month has flown by! Time for one last round of My Pumpkin Challenge #0615 - Birthday Bash, at least!
For my final Birthday Bash card, I decided I wanted to return to our current kit. So many beautiful bold colors! And I haven't played with the gift bag yet - what?! How about I chop one up, lol... I decided to try and do something with that fun balloon cut-out, but mounted on a card. I think I pulled it off! I even snuck in some of the pretty cord that we have for bag handles - I was worried it would be too heavy for a card front, but strategic placement of glue dots let me use a scrap without bulky up my layers - yay!
So, how's YOUR bashing going? Can't wait to see!
Birthday Bundle Paper Pumpkin; plus, Whisper White CS; Cherry on Top DSP Stack; Calypso Coral Ink; Lucky Stars Embossing Folder; Banner Punch (for flagging the sentiment, since I used up all the banners from the kit already, lol.)

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Retro Wishes

6/23/2015

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I'm really liking this fun sketch at Retro Sketch #169 - they're so good at getting me to move my "focus points," you know?
I went today with our fun new set Friendly Wishes - such pretty sentiments! I also browsed through our new Pretty Petals DSP pack, so many patterns and color to love! I kept my interpretation of the sketch pretty simple - I think Mint Macaron might be my favorite new In Color...
Friendly Wishes Stamp Set; Pretty Petals DSP; Mint Macaron, Basic Black & Very Vanilla CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Calypso Coral Marker; Pretty Print Embossing Folder; Venetian Crochet Trim; Blossom Accent Embellishment in Mint Macaron.

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In{k}spired Bride & Groom

6/22/2015

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Oh ho ho - check out this week's challenge at TGIF #8! Together Forever! Nice! I think that theme will go great with this week's In{k}spire Me #203's subtle color challenge!
i ended up having to dig through the "Room of Retirement" for this one, lol. I just knew I wanted to pull out this old image from the retired Take It To Heart set, especially after all the set hints at TGIFC, giggle. I haven't gotten too many of the weddings sets lately. I have high hopes to soon - both my niece and my nephew have weddings planned for next year, and I hope to do up some goodies for them with whatever happens to be current then! Don't want to jump to soon, know what I mean? Anyway, my eye caught another retired set for the "Bride & Groom," and I've always loved this sentiment from John 15, too. A real mish-mash, huh? Hope I brought some harmony!
ODB Scripture Collection 6, Take It To Heart (retired) & Sweet Essentials (retired) Stamp Sets; Smoky Slate, Hello Honey, Whisper White & Blushing Bride CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Smoky Slate & Hello Honey Inks; Hearts Collection Framelits (retired); 1/4" Cotton Ribbon in Blushing Bride.

Pumpkin Club June 27!
Did you get your June Pumpkin kit yet? I'm going to pieces!! Check out the video here!
I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, June 27, 3 pm, chez Heroldt - RSVP to let me know you are coming! I also have an extra kit for $20 if you'd like to come check out the club, and are not already a subscriber.
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 July 10 and you can join us in time for next month!

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SU-per Husband!

6/21/2015

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Yay! Thanks to SU-per Challenge #94, I get to sneak in one last Father's Day card, whew! I needed it! I also think the color challenge at this week's Create With Connie & Mary #360 is perfectly manly, so I'm throwing that in, too, lol...
I tried, but I couldn't stay away from my manly fave, Guy Greetings. All the sentiments in this one are so perfect for the men in my family! I decided to make this one for hubby, who's becoming quite skilled at managing my hare-brained ideas, while still allowing for my, how shall we say, freedom of expression? Good job, baby! You should have been a tap dancer! Oh wait, does this mean I should have done the shoe stamps? Argh!
Guy Greetings Stamp Set; Island Indigo, Smoky Slate & Whisper White CS; Versamark, Chocolate Chip, Island Indigo & Smoky Slate Inks; Circle Card Thinlets; Corner Rounder Punch; Regals Candy Dots in Island Indigo.

Pumpkin Club June 27!
Did you get your June Pumpkin kit yet? I'm going to pieces!! Check out the video here!
I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, June 27, 3 pm, chez Heroldt - RSVP to let me know you are coming! I also have an extra kit for $20 if you'd like to come check out the club, and are not already a subscriber.
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 July 10 and you can join us in time for next month!

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