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Pumpkin in Birches

10/21/2015

Hard to believe we're already on week three of My Pumpkin Challenge #1015 - Sweet Harvest! So excited to match it up with this week's In{k}spire Me #220!
Hard to not do another spooky card, lol, and, (queue the dramatic music) use up every single final scrap of this old birch paper from last year's Thankful Tablescape kit! Yes! That kit is GONE, down to the last speck! Woo hoo!
OK, sorry, I get a little carried away in frugal celebrations sometimes. I needed a moment there... So ANYWAY, I just can't seem to stop making these adorable little tags with this kit's stamp set - I see that in my future for a long time to come, lol...
So, how's your own Sweet Harvest going? Can't wait to see!
Wickedly Sweet Treats Paper Pumpkin; plus, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Early Espresso & Old Olive CS; Early Espresso, Tangelo Twist, Blackberry Bliss & Old Olive Inks; Woodland Textured Embossing Folder; SAB 2015 Tangelo Twist Heavy Baker's Twine; PL Corner Rounder Punch.

3-Month Prepaid Paper Pumpkin Subscription - 137859

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Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - 139673

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Punch Corner Project Life - 135346

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Pumpkin Club November 7!
Did you get your October Pumpkin kit yet? We're going PINK, baby! 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, November 7, 3 pm, chez Heroldt - RSVP to let me know you are coming! We pushed back a week so as not to trample all the trick-or-treaters, lol...
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! If you want to come try it out and haven't subscribed yet, I have one kit available for $20!
Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by November 10 and you can join us in time for next month!

MMR Oktoberfest Fall Market Oct 24!
I hope you'll come and see me at this year's McDowell Mountain Ranch Oktoberfest DCMS PTO Fall Market Fundraiser - a first for me! I'm excited to show at an event that falls BEFORE Halloween - gives me chance to showcase all our spooky goodies! There will be food and drinks, games, a bake sale, raffles, and of course, SHOPPING!
The Fall Fun starts Saturday, October 24, 2015, 1-5 pm - at the McDowell Mountain Ranch Community Center, 10607 E Paradise Ln, Scottsdale AZ 85255.
Free entry! Click the picture for a printable flyer!

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Oh, What Creative Fun!

10/20/2015

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Oo, I like the stripey challenge in this week's sketch at Create With Connie & Mary #377!
So, these stripes reminded me of strings on a package, you know? That led me to a new stamp set I'm getting to break out for our next class, Oh, What Fun. This is the set that goes with the awesome Oh, What Fun Tag Project Kit - we're so making a set each of these for our gifts and packaging class! Anyway, this set is chock full of totally cute holiday sentiments, that can used in SO many fun ways! A cute mix of fonts, embellishments, and the sayings themselves are pretty stinkin' adorable, too. In short, Oh, What Fun!
This'll be a fun card to slip a little sleeve for a gift card into...
Oh, What Fun Stamp Set; Merry Moments DSP; Whisper White & Real Red CS; Basic Black, Real Red & Mossy Meadow Markers; Deco Labels Framelits; Softly Falling Embossing Folder; Silver Sequins.

Oh, What Fun Photopolymer Stamp Set - 140386

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Merry Moments Designer Series Paper - 138450

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Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - 139672

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Deco Labels Collection Framelits Dies - 130102

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Fresh Flurry (& Pumpkin Club November 7!)

10/19/2015

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Another cute sketch this week from Freshly Made Sketches #208!
So, I just realized I have a little stack of - GASP - un-inked stamps under some, um, stuff, on my desk! Sacrilege! Today's set features our newest snowflake offering (yes, yes, I always swear I won't get anymore, but hey, this makes seven generations of snowflakes in an unbroken line of stampin' goodness! Why mess with a record like that?) The hook for me on this one was the bundle of this with the matching punch - sa-WEET! I'm such a sucker for an accessory, lol. This set was perfect for this sketch, though, I think. This could be my house card this year, except for the irony of mailing it out from the Arizona desert!
Flurry of Wishes Stamp Set; Lost Lagoon, Soft Sky & Whisper White CS; Lost Lagoon, Soft Sky & Encore Silver Inks; Softly Falling Embossing Folder; Snow Flurry Punch; Lost Lagoon Taffeta Ribbon; Silver Sequins.

Flurry Of Wishes Photopolymer Bundle - 140868

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Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - 139672

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Lost Lagoon 3/8" Silky Taffeta Ribbon - 135841

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Metallics Sequin Assortment - 138390

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Metallic Silver Encore Pad - 132142

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Metallic Silver Encore Ink Refill - 134810

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Eclectic Nacho

10/18/2015

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I love the sketch this week at Nacho Average Challenge #163! I'm going to add in this lovely inspiration challenge from TGIF #25, too!
I browsed my botanical sets for this one, and decided to combine a couple to get the elements I wanted: I love the leaf spray in Kinda Eclectic with so many flowers - today I grabbed one from Flower Shop! Also fun to aquapaint - one of my favorite coloring techniques by far! As so often happens to me, I got a little carried away with the extra details, but I tried to limit myself to at least the SMALL pearls, at least!
Kinda Eclectic & Flower Shop Stamp Sets; Old Olive, Calypso Coral, Pumpkin Pie & Very Vanilla CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Old Olive, Calypso Coral & Pumpkin Pie Inks; Uniball White Gel Pen; Pansy, Elegant Butterfly & Bitty Butterfly Punches; Ovals Collection Framelits; Occasions Piercing Template (retired); Basic Jewel Pearls.

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Flower Shop Clear-Mount Bundle - 132726

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Ovals Collection Framelits Dies - 129381

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Elegant Butterfly Punch - 127526

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Bitty Butterfly Punch - 129406

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White Signo Uni-Ball Gel Pen - 105021

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Pearl Basic Jewels - 119247

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Merry Moose

10/17/2015

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This week's Merry Monday #175 is a tall order - add a moose! And just to give it that extra touch of crazy, let's throw in Just Add Ink #284's Fancy Fold challenge, too!
So, yeah, a MOOSE? OK, lol. I thought at first I was going to have to miss this one, but then I remembered - that hairy Santa set, Visions of Santa, didn't that have a moose in it? I think there was DSP that did - let's visit the Room of Retirement! Score! I also struggled with the layout, natch, until the fancy fold challenge arrived to save me - whew! So, it might be a little bit of a cheat to use the Circle Card Thinlets, but hey, if I have a tool, I'm gonna use it! In the end, I LOVE this card - every self-respecting moose paints his antlers red for Christmas, right? Toes, too, gotta be matchy-matchy...
Visions of Santa Stamp Set (retired); Santa & Co DSP (retired); Red Glimmer Paper; Old Olive, Real Red & Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Real Red & Soft Suede Inks; Black Stampin' Write Marker; Circle Card Thinlets; 2 1/2", 1 1/2" & 1 3/8" Circles, and Banner Punches; On Point Embossing Folder; Old Olive Baker's Twine; Frosted Sequins (retired.)

Red Glimmer Paper - 121790

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On Point Textured Impressions Embossing Folders - 135876

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Circle Card Thinlits Dies - 133480

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Fab Flower Patch

10/16/2015

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Time for another FABulous Friday - Fab Friday #75, that is! Check out these tropical colors! I think they'll look awesome with this week's Stamp Ink Paper #18 sketch, too!
When I see a nice focal circle like this, I immediately run for Flower Patch - have you ever noticed, lol? Ah well, I do love it so, and it's so fun to layer up. This time, in order to stay true to my FAB color palette, I decided to play with the Bermuda Bay by inserting a layer that had been stamped off - what a great way to stretch our colors! I had to toss on a few Bermuda Bay sequins too, I suddenly caught sight of my sequin trim from across the room and knew I "needed" it!
I can't wait to see YOUR week over at Fab Friday - time to strut!
Flower Patch Stamp Set; Sweet L'il Things DSP; Bermuda Bay, Very Vanilla & Basic Black CS; Bermuda Bay & Basic Black Inks; Flower Fair & Circles Collection Framelits; Curvy Corner Trio & PL Corner Rounder Punches; Sequin Trim in Bermuda Bay.

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Retro Acorn (& Oktoberfest Market Oct 24!)

10/15/2015

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I like the nautical touch on this week's Retro Sketch #185! But of course, I'll be disregarding it, lol...
I'm really making more of an effort to build up some Thanksgiving cards this year in time for my fall craft shows - I'm always so surprised by the number of requests I get for them! Since we have so many awesome thankful choices this year, how can I not crank 'em out? And of course, there are certain sheets in the beautiful Into The Woods DSP that I'll be using every last square inch of, lol... So much to be thankful for!
Acorny Thank You Stamp Set; Into The Woods DSP; Mossy Meadow, Tangelo Twist & Whisper White CS; Daffodil Delight, Soft Suede & Rich Razzleberry Inks; Bitty Banner Framelits; Banner Triple & Acorn Builder Punches; SAB 2015 In Color Twine in Tangelo Twist.

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Pumpkin Haunting

10/14/2015

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So excited to get to Week 2 of My Pumpkin Challenge #1015 - Sweet Harvest! I can't resist combining this week with Can You Case It #90 - the Halloween edition. A natural marriage!
Now, how can we NOT go crazy celebration over pumpkins when we actually have such a cute one to play with in this month's kit? I went a little overboard, and fussy cut SEVEN of these little cuties - our very own haunted Paper Pumpkin Patch!
So what do YOU have to share this week over at the challenge? We can't wait to see!
Wickedly Sweet Treats Paper Pumpkin; plus, Elegant Eggplant, Cajun Craze & Whisper White CS; Mossy Meadow, Pumpkin Pie, Tangelo Twist, Tangerine Tango & Elegant Eggplant Inks; Lots of Labels Framelits; PL Corner Rounder & Curvy Corner Trio Punches.

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TGI Sheltering Tree

10/13/2015

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I'm really liking the cheery sketch at this week's TGIF #24!
Ahh, the weather is finally breaking here in AZ - it was only 92 degrees today! Heaven! Pool's closed now, sigh, except for the crazy dogs, lol. The cooler weather always makes me think of Fall Back East - the leaves, the fireplaces, the pumpkins! Can't have those out in my neighborhood either - javelinas LOVE them, lol. But I can have the pretty leaves with my yummy Sheltering Tree stamp set, and all the fun accessories to go with them, too! Somewhere, my little scene is actually happening, I feel sure!
Sheltering Tree Stamp Set; Whisper White, Mossy Meadow, Tip Top Taupe & Hello Honey CS; Tip Top Taupe, Hello Honey, Cajun Craze & Mossy Meadow; 2015 SAB In Color Buttons; Linen Thread; Banner Punch (for flagging the sentiment.)

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SU-per Ornament

10/12/2015

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Today I'm combining SU-per Challenge #107 and Create With Connie & Mary #376!
Clearly, I'm not quite done with my latest love affair with Embellished Ornaments - sorry! I HAD to use more of the fun little toys - SO well-coordinated! Apparently I'm also on a quest to show that Christmas cards can spring from ANY color combos, too - who knew? Anyway, I love the staid background of this card, that has a little pop of intricacy in the foreground - nice balance, I think...
Embellished Ornaments Stamp Set; Cherry on Top DSP Stack; Perfect Plum, Lost Lagoon, Tip Top Taupe & Whisper White CS; Perfect Plum, Lost Lagoon & Tip Top Taupe (inside!) Inks; Delicate Ornaments & Christmas Greetings Thinlets; Lost Lagoon Silky Taffeta Ribbon; Basic Jewel Jumbo Rhinestone (retired.)