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Merry Classic Wreath

8/31/2014

OK, I'm going to totally cheat and use the same stamp set twice in a row for this week's Merry Monday #123 - Use a Wreath! How cold I not with our awesome new photopolymer Wondrous Wreath on hand?
I have to say, it was fun to play with this set in regular Christmas colors today, finally, lol. So much fun to build up the layers and colors, and play with all the little pieces to make just the right tableau! I really can't get over how much I love these framelits - so many options!
Wondrous Wreath Stamp Set; Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Whisper White & Gold Foil CS; Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive & Cherry Cobbler Inks; Wonderful Wreath Framelits; Corner Rounder Punch; Woodgrain Embossing Folder; Basic Jewel Rhinestones.

Pumpkin Club September 6!
Did you get your August Pumpkin kit yet? I love cut-outs!
I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, September 6, 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 September 10 and you can join us in time for next month!

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Confetti Pumpkin

8/27/2014

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Surprise! Here we are with one last round of My Pumpkin Challenge #0814 - Wishes & Stars! Lucky for me, this gives me one last chance to showcase another "starry" accessory from Stampin' Up! - a new border punch called Confetti Stars! How perfect is that?
Like all our border punches, this one is a snap to use, with the pattern also laid on the backstop of the punch for aligning the punch as you work along the edge you are punching. And as an added bonus, you get all the cute little star confetti pieces left over, too! I foresee some starry shaker cards!
Wish Big Paper Pumpkin Kit; plus, Blackberry Bliss, Soft Sky & Smoky Slate CS; Silver Glimmer Specialty CS; Confetti Stars Border Punch.

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Merry Wondrous Wreath

8/22/2014

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This week's Merry Monday #122 is all about the silver & gold! Now I'm going to have Burl Ives singing to me all day, lol!
So, mixing these metallics with black was a pretty tall order for me. I'm still a bit worried that it looks more mournful than festive, but I tried to bling it up just a tad. It's definitely shinier in person. It was so hard not to color some rhinestones with my blendas for some targeted dazzle! Somehow, I restrained myself, lol...
Wondrous Wreath is the last big stamp set I haven't used yet from the new holiday catalog. And let me tell you, those framelits that go with are sa-WEET! There's even a little alignment tab on the two wreath frames (inside and outside edges) that matches an extra tab on the stamp itself. Ingenious, I tell you!
Just a quick mention - I'm away all next week at tai chi camp - try not to miss me too much, and I promise to come back refreshed and ready for more paper awesomeness! Not sure that there's connectivity, so I decided to actually take a real break! (Taking my Pumpkin with me, though, lol!) I'll try to check in!
Wondrous Wreath Stamp Set; Champagne Glimmer Paper; Basic Black & Very Vanilla CS; Silver & Gold Encore, & Basic Black Craft Inks; Silver, Gold & Black Embossing Powder; Wonderful Wreath Framelits; Basic Jewel Rhinestones & Jumbo Rhinestones (retired.)

Don't forget our Big Shot & Bundles deal is still going on! With every purchase of a Big Shot in August, you will receive one of five free stamp set/framelits bundles, your choice!
Not only that, but if you already own a Big Shot, you can still purchase these designated bundles at an amazing 15% off! This is one deal you won't want to miss - only available from August 1-31- as these bundles are one-time only exclusives. Click the picture to see the full flyer, and check out the awesome bundles!

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Retro Festival of Trees

8/21/2014

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Hm, so many fun little elements to play with in this week's Retro Sketch #128! I feel some over-embellish-itis coming on, lol!
Since I could feel it coming on, I decided to let it rip! This is what happens when you have ALL the new toys to play with, just sitting around in your stampin' space, crying out for some love and attention...
I knew I wanted to use Festival of Trees, since it was back-ordered for me for just a bit. Can I tell you how much I love photopolymer? Such a complete cinch to layer and line up - how did I ever survive without it? Enjoy the new goodies!
Festival of Trees Stamp Set; Santa & Co. DSP; Crumb Cake, Soft Suede & Whisper White CS; Soft Suede, Old Olive & Real Red Inks; Circles Collection Framelits; Circle Card Thinlets (for the little banner shape): Tree Punch; Old Olive Baker's Twine; Gold Basic Metal Buttons.

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Starry Pumpkin Birthday

8/20/2014

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Here we are with this month's My Pumpkin Challenge #0814-Wishes & Stars!
Today I wanted to play with all the yummy card makings in our kit, and dress up a few leftover doctored pieces, too, lol... My birthday card box is looking a little sparse again, sooo...
The pairing of our Lucky Stars Embossing Folder with this kit just seems so natural - I gave the envelope flap a little sprinkle, too! I'm really liking the look of the shiny star outline against the Silver Glimmer, too - looks very elegant, but with a touch of glitz!
Wish Big Paper Pumpkin Kit; plus, Smoky Slate & Soft Sky CS; Silver Glimmer Specialty CS; Scallop Tag Topper & Banner Punches; Movers & Shapers Star Shape; Lucky Stars Embossing Folder; Basic Jewel Rhinestones.

Can you hear jingle bells?? I've been hearing them all week!
I am SO excited to announce our August classes: Christmas Cards! I have had such a blast putting this class together, and have tried to offer six very different designs to help inspire you for your own card giving plans!
Class is still on for Thursday evening, August 21, 6:30 pm.
This class costs $25, and includes all supplies for the 6 different cards shown, an instruction sheet for you to keep, your own copy of the new 2014 Holiday Mini Catalog, snacks, libations and MUCH merriment! RSVP today for which class you would like to attend! See you soon!

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Clean Cupcake Party

8/19/2014

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Yay! We're back after a little break with Clean & Simple #303! I was starting to have withdrawal, lol!
This sketch is so deceptively simple, so I really wanted to play up some bold colors for it, but not so bold that the background overpowered the focus. I think I hit just the right note with a "stamped off" dotty background, with some full-strength colors over it. Yummy!
Love our new cupcake set!
Dotty Angles & Cupcake Party Stamp Sets; Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey, Whisper White & Blackberry Bliss CS; Whisper White Craft, Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey & Lost Lagoon Inks; Cupcake Builder & Banner Punches (to flag the sentiment.)

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Ian is Fabulous!

8/18/2014

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This week's Fab Friday #48 is all about babies! (Especially boys named Ian!) That's right, congrats are in order for the amazing Mindy Backes, on the birth of her son, Ian. Congrats and blessings to the whole family!
Of course, my new go-to baby set is still Something for Baby - hard to not use those awesome framelits every chance I get, lol. This time, though I used a sentiment from Dear Heart - the boy answer to the adorable Sweetie Pie photopolymer set from a while ago. I pored over Dear Heart for a while thinking about just sticking with that for the whole card, but well, these boyos seemed just a little too mature for a newborn card, lol. And I just wasn't feeling the little dinosaur today. Shocking, I know!
Something for Baby & Dear Heart Stamp Sets; Hello Honey, Coastal Cabana & Whisper White CS; Lullaby DSP; Coastal Cabana, Baked Brown Sugar & Hello Honey Inks; Baby's First Framelit Dies; Heavy Baker's Twine in Baked Brown Sugar.

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In{k}spired Feathers

8/17/2014

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Wow, I really like the asymmetric look of this week's In{k}spire Me #160! And the design team's samples really inspire some innovative ideas!
I had another new stamp set lined up to try and play with the shapes again with, of course, lol. The beautiful Four Feathers set really caught my eye because, drum roll please, they also have a little framelit set - yay!
So, you want to know how I picked the colors to use? These are what's still left in my color caddy, while my office is torn apart for the Christmas card class! Too funny... I think they go together pretty well, considering!
Four Feathers & Fabulous Four Stamp sets; Chocolate Chip, Rose Red & Very Vanilla CS; Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke, Rose Red & Elegant Eggplant Inks; Feathers Framelits; Decorative Dots Embossing Folder; Always Artichoke Seam Binding Ribbon; Corner Rounder Punch.

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Fresh 'Stache

8/16/2014

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Yay! I get to do another pairing this week - this time with Freshly Made Sketches #149 and Nacho Average Challenge #102!
So, I have another stamp set I've been wanting to use SO bad, and this is the moment! Maybe not a traditional Christmas coloring, but hey, nutcrackers come in all colors, right? The cute images in this stamp set are such a snap to fussy cut, and of course, who doesn't love the mustache framelit?? I'm ridiculously excited by this stamp set!
I really tweaked and played a lot with all the pieces on this one, which is silly, because this is such a cool and dramatic layout. But who knew I would dig these colors together so much?
Santa Stache Stamp Set; Whisper White, Night of Navy, Tangerine Tango & Pool Party CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Night of Navy, Pool Party & Tangerine Tango Inks; Lucky Stars Embossing Folder; Mustache Framelit.

Can you hear jingle bells?? I've been hearing them all week!
I am SO excited to announce our August classes: Christmas Cards! I have had such a blast putting this class together, and have tried to offer six very different designs to help inspire you for your own card giving plans!
Class is still being offered for Thursday evening, August 21, 6:30 pm.
This class costs $25, and includes all supplies for the 6 different cards shown, an instruction sheet for you to keep, your own copy of the new 2014 Holiday Mini Catalog, snacks, libations and MUCH merriment! RSVP today for which class you would like to attend! See you soon!

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Sunday Visions of Santa

8/15/2014

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There sure are some fun ways to play with shapes at this week's Sunday Stamps #82! And you know how I like to really push those boundaries, lol... Like the pirates say, they're really more like guidelines, right?
And I just have to say, I think Visions of Santa is the perfect stamp set for pushing boundaries, bwahahaha... I am SO glad a sketch finally popped up to give me the chance! At least I didn't do the congo line I originally envisioned, snicker. The jumbo rhinestones really add to the "fabulous," I think...
I think this stamp set might just make my house card this year! (And I haven't even played with the moose in overalls, yet! Good times ahead...)
Visions of Santa Stamp Set; Santa & Co DSP; Real Red, Whisper White, Old Olive & Hello Honey CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Real Red Inks; Blush Blossom Marker; Oval Punch; Basic Jewel Jumbo Rhinestones (retired.)

Can you hear jingle bells?? I've been hearing them all week!
I am SO excited to announce our August classes: Christmas Cards! I have had such a blast putting this class together, and have tried to offer six very different designs to help inspire you for your own card giving plans!
Classes are being offered for Saturday, August 16, 3 pm or Thursday evening, August 21, 6:30 pm.
This class costs $25, and includes all supplies for the 6 different cards shown, an instruction sheet for you to keep, your own copy of the new 2014 Holiday Mini Catalog, snacks, libations and MUCH merriment! RSVP today for which class you would like to attend! See you soon!

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