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Scribble in Color!

8/31/2016

Super fun sketch at this week's Create With Connie & Mary #421! It's going to be even more fun with In{k}spire Me #264's colors thrown in!
OK, I actually feel like a bit of a cheater on this one - but it was SO tempting to play with my swirlies that I couldn't help it, lol. I love the pops of bright color against the white, and the touches of Smoky Slate just keep everything contained - I'm such a sucker for dots and swirls...
Swirly Bird & Here For You Stamp Sets; A Little Foxy DSP Scrap; Whisper White, Early Espresso & Bermuda Bay CS; Early Espresso, Bermuda Bay & Smoky Slate Inks; Swirly Scribbles Thinlets; Smoky Slate, Early Espresso & Bermuda Bay Candy Dots (retired); PL Corner Rounder Punch.

Pumpkin Club September 3!
Did you get your July Pumpkin kit yet? Fall is coming, my friends! Check out the video here ! (Increase the resolution by clicking on the little gear icon.)
I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, September 3, 3 pm, chez Heroldt - RSVP to let me know you are coming! (I've pushed back a week for a family wedding event on our usual weekend - sorry!)
Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, drinks and snacks! I have ONE extra kit on hand for $20, if you'd like to join us and check it out! 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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Match the Marquee Part 2!

8/30/2016

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Love this paneled sketch at Match the Sketch #139! I'm matching it with these colors from Pals Paper Arts #315!
When I saw the tiles on the sketch, I knew I wanted to play with Marquee Messages again - it's just so fun! This time, I did some water-coloring, rather than the paper-piecing I've been doing. I like this look, too! I moved the horizontal bar to behind my tiles (sh, hope I get away with that, lol), and added some texture. A quick, fun and bright card - yay!
Marquee Messages Stamp Set; Irresistibly Yours DSP (retired); Silver Glimmer Paper; Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Dapper Denim, So Saffron & Old Olive Inks; Sparkle EF; Silver Sequins.

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Break A Leg!

8/29/2016

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Another fun sketch from Freshly Made Sketches #251!
I had one last new stamp set to play with from my pre-order, lol, and darn it, I'm gonna use it! After all, I'll probably be placing my next order any second, lol... Anyway, as soon as I saw this set, Mr. Funny Bones, I knew I had to have it! How could everyone NOT need their own build-a-skeleton stamp set?? It's a must-have, I tell you... Anyway, the sentiments that go with it are just perfect, like this one: Break A Leg! "Oh, snap!" it was hard to choose, lol...
Mr. Funny Bones Stamp Set; Happy Haunting DSP (retired); Tangerine Tango, Basic Black & Very Vanilla CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Whisper White Craft Inks; White Embossing Powder; Layering Ovals Framelits; Banner Triple Punch.

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Jar of Cheer

8/28/2016

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Today's fun sketch is from Stamp Ink Paper #62!
I'm so excited to finally break out my new Jar of Cheer set! I've been itching to color in these ornaments as soon as I saw them in the catty preview! Since I used our This Christmas DSP, I went ahead and stuck with the Regals palette for the rest of my colors , too. Still, very cheery! Fa-la-la-la-LA!
Jar of Cheer Stamp Set; This Christmas Specialty DSP; Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler & Very Vanilla CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Elegant Eggplant, Rose Red, Island Indigo, Crushed Curry & Smoky Slate Inks; Everyday Jars Framelits; Seasonal Frames Thinlets.

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Snow Much

8/27/2016

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Oo, look at this top-loaded sketch from Global Design Projects #50! This gives us a wide open field to play with!
Hm, how about a wide open SNOWY field?! I've been watching for the right sketch to finally ink this cutie up, and GDP gave it to me - yay! I had so much fun building my landscape, and adding my touches of color - I can't wait to play in the snow some more!
Mountain Adventure Stamp Set; Emerald Envy & Watercolor CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Soft Sky, Smoky Slate, Emerald Envy & Cherry Cobbler Inks; Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine; Owl Builder & Decorative Label Punches.

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Life is Sweet!

8/26/2016

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I'm so excited I get to play at What Will You Stamp #78 this week - the feature is Sweet Cupcake! Yum!
I'm not sure why I always gravitate to Sweet Sugarplum frosting for this stamp set, but there it is, lol. I would LOVE a cupcake with this delectable frosting!! Today, we're having it with chocolate sprinkles, too, can't forget those. I've played a few times with what combos of stamping and stamping off I like to use for both the frosting and the cake - I think I've hit on my fave now! I stamped full strength for both number one stamps, the stamped off once for the next two frostings, and once and twice for the next two cakes. Did you follow that at all, lol??
Sweet Cupcake Stamp Set; Serene Scenery DSP; Whisper White, Early Espresso & Sweet Sugarplum CS; Early Espresso & Sweet Sugarplum Inks; Cupcake Cutouts Framelits; Sweet Sugarplum Enamel Shapes.

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A Jar for Garnish

8/25/2016

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Here's a fun banner shape for Retro Sketch #228 - and I'm adding in Can You Case It #134's "pets" theme!
So here's my ode to my beloved college fish, Garnish. He was so awesome - a blue beta with touches of dark red on his trailing fins - he lived in jar through a series of rented rooms and shared apartments. For Christmas and his "birthday" (June 11, same as Jacques Cousteau, I picked him a good one!) I always got him a new fresh plant to play with. I grew up in a house full of pets and critters - he helped me not be lonely in my vagabond college years, lol. He was such a good fish - the best listener!
Jar of Love Stamp Set; Serene Scenery DSP; Whisper White, Crumb Cake & Island Indigo CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Pool Party, Island Indigo & Cherry Cobbler Inks; Everyday Jars Framelits; Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine; Cherry Cobbler Candy Dots (retired); Banner Triple Punch.

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Pumpkin Gems

8/24/2016

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This week's lovely scattered sketch at In{k}spire Me #263 is so fun! I love playing with shape this way!
As soon as I saw this sketch, I thought how cool it would look with the little gems scattered around from the July Paper Pumpkin, What a Gem. I dug out my retired One Tag Fits All to make the "mommy" gem, lol. Going straight for Emerald Envy seemed a natural fit, and I added some Dapper Denim for a contrast. Really a quick and simple card - the hardest thing was making the "stacked" sentiment stretch out into a line, but some quick masking took care of that, too!
One Tag Fits All (retired) & What a Gem Paper Pumpkin Stamp Sets; Whisper White & dapper Denim CS; Emerald Envy & Dapper Denim Inks; Sparkle EF; Silver Sequins.

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Hooray Squiggles!

8/23/2016

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I'm really liking this bold sketch at Pals Paper Arts #314!
It actually took me forever to make up my mind how I wanted to approach this. A big central crossed feature isn't something I do too much, so I really wanted to make sure I could make it flow, lol. Finally I hit on trying to make that element a little sparser, and I hit on lining up pairs of the squiggle from Cupcake Cutouts. Fun! I nice central sentiment, and I was off to the races!
Confetti Celebration Stamp Set; Affectionately Yours DSP; Whisper White & Early Espresso CS; Watermelon Wonder Ink; Cupcake Cutouts & Layering Circles Framelits; Early Espresso Candy Dots (retired.)

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Match the Marquee

8/22/2016

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Here's a lovely layout from Match the Sketch #138! I'm buddying this one up with the "foxy" colors at Create With Connie & Mary #420!
I thought for sure I'd do something flowery and cool, until I got to looking at my lonely Marquee Messages and thought about turning the sketch sideways. I think it works pretty well! I added a little sparkle with some extra stars, and called it good, lol...
Marquee Messages Stamp Set; A Little Foxy DSP; Silver Glimmer Paper; Whisper White, Calypso Coral & Pool Party CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Calypso Coral, Pool Party & Smoky Slate Inks; White Gel Pen; Merry Mini (retired & Medium Star Punches.