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Happy Hanukkah

10/31/2020

So pretty - Time Out Challenges #173 has a gorgeous and fresh inspiration for us this week - so many details to choose from!
In the end, I couldn't resist that lovely white-over-woodgrain look, and I pulled out this lovely retired medallion for my shape - love it so much! I added a tiny bit of greenery with my Sprig Punch, but otherwise, fairly uncomplicated, for such a big impact!
Jewish Celebrations Stamp Set (retired 2012); In Good Taste DSP; Crumb Cake & Whisper White CS; Crumb Cake & Versamark Inks; White EP; Sprig & Banners Pick a Punch Punches; #TOC173.

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Dragonfly Garden

10/30/2020

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Hm, looks like they'll be going on a break for a while, but Inspire Create Challenge #80 has one last inspiration challenge for us before they go - yay!
I've decided to treat the inspiration as a sketch - such a cute layout! And I'm super excited to trot out my brand new Dragonfly Garden suite - a sneak preview we get for our upcoming On Stage convention! Love all the elements in this suite: a lovely stamp set with punch, gorgeous DSP, and twine and embellies that I didn't even use yet! Woo hoo! This set will be available in our upcoming Spring Mini catalog in January, but I'm stoked to take it for an early spin!
Enjoy your break, ICC!
Dragon Fly Garden Stamp Set; Dandy Garden DSP; Whisper White & Bumblebee CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Seaside Spray & Purple Posy Inks; Crumb Cake, So Saffron, Seaside Spray, Flirty Flamingo & Old Olive Blends Markers; Dragonflies Punch; Elegant Faceted Gems; #ICC80.

Pumpkin Club October 31!
Did you get your October Pumpkin kit yet? We're bringing in the holiday season! Check out the video HE RE!
I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, October 31, at 3 PM - RSVP to let me know you are attending, we will be all safely socially distanced at our big table downstairs! For those that prefer, I will also have this kit TO GO after our live class - just let me know if you'd like that option!
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 November 10 and you can join us in time for next month!

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Fall Fest

10/29/2020

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So fun - Retro Rubber #146 has a "scary color" challenge for us this week - so glad I can go back through my oldies for this one!
I finally settled on my fave pumpkins in Fall Fest from 2014. These faces have so much character! I did them up in three different "oranges" and blackened the stems with a marker to stay with the color challenge of Black, White and Orange. They all get to float over a spooky embossed Woodland, and yell out "Boo!" from our Playful Alphabet. I even have a great sentiment on the inside, from the ancient Jack O' Lantern Fun, which I couldn't even FIND on Splitcoast, but says 1999 on the labels - yikes!
Fall Fest (retired 2014) & Jack O' Lantern Fun (retired 1999) Stamp Sets; Whisper White & Basic Black CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Pumpkin Pie, Mango Melody & Terracotta Tile Inks; Basic Black Marker; Woodlands EF; Fun Fall (retired) & Playful Alphabet Dies; #RRCB146.

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More Treats

10/28/2020

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Oo, I have another chance to make something spooky, for In{k}spire Me #432!
After dithering a bit, I decided to crank out some Takeout Treats, from the retired bundle of 2018 - it did NOT stick around long enough! Yes, we will be "handing" out treats this year, I have a whole one-way pick-up and self-serve line planned out for the tiny kiddos on our street, so I needed to make some cute little single-serving packaging that they can snag - so fun! Fortunately, this set has the Halloween sentiment ready to go, and I have plenty of retired spooky DSP to use up, too. We'll have a folding chair viewing station off to the side for us, too, so we can see the ghoulie cuties while we sip our adult beverages, lol. Glad to be able to add some spook for our neighborhood!
Takeout Treats Stamp Set (retired 2018); Monster Bash DSP (retired); Mango Melody & Whisper White CS; Mango Melody, Smoky Slate, Old Olive & Blackberry Bliss Ink; Monster Bash Enamel Shapes (retired); Takeout Dies (retired); #IM432.

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Better With You

10/27/2020

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So many layering opportunities this week at Try Stampin' on Tuesday #480 - and perfect for pulling in our Fall theme at SU Only #261, too!
I couldn't resist pulling out my scraps of the rapidly dwindling Gilded Autumn DSP pack for some fun Fall colors - I can't get enough of these little leaves!I chose some stripes to anchor the bottom of the sketch, and two scraps of my next favorites for my feature panels. I snuck in some ribbon, some embossing, some tiny punched leaves - whew! This is where Fall is at!
I can't wait to see YOUR creations, too - meet you at the challenges!
Beautiful Autumn Stamp Set; Gilded Autumn DSP; Very Vanilla, Early Espresso & Crumb Cake CS; Early Espresso,. Crumb Cake, Mint Macaron & Cajun Craze Inks; Stitched Shapes Dies; Autumn Punch Pack; Woodland EF; Crumb Cake Classic Weave Ribbon; #TSOT480; #SUOC261.

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Spooky Nights

10/26/2020

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Wow, VERY dramatic combo over at this week's Fusion "Purple Night" challenge!
I'm such a purple fiend, I knew I needed to work that in, so when I gave both sides of the "fusion" a go, I did these pretty purple DSP stripes on one edge. I was pleased to be able to bring out my Woodland embossing folder, too - it hasn't been out in quite a while! Then I decided a sparkly silver moon was what was missing, lol. Scrappy AND fun!
A Wish For Everything Stamp Set; Blackberry Bliss, Gorgeous Grape & Purple Posy DSP; Whisper White, Basic Gray & Silver Glimmer CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Woodlands EF; Ornate Frames Dies; Twinkle Builder Punch; Blackberry Bliss Faceted Dots; #FusionPurpleNight.

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Hand Stamped Sunflowers

10/25/2020

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I love this festive layout at this week's Hand Stamped Sentiments #350!
BUT, I'm veering off Christmas today, lol. I just couldn't stop seeing a lovely big sunflower up there, with stems and leaves sprouting from the bottom! I did a standard-sized card, too - I'm such a rebel! I think Im finally starting to hit on the secret to successfully coloring in larger images with blends - go lighter, not darker! This allows much more detail to shine through, and doesn't look all blotchy and over-saturated, as I've produced before, sigh. It kept this sunflower cheer, at least!
Celebrate Sunflowers Stamp Set; Flowers For Every Season DSP; Whisper White, Early Espresso & Garden Green CS; Early Espresso Ink; So Saffron, Just Jade & Crumb Cake Blends Markers; Sunflowers & Rectangle Stitched Dies; Forever Gold Specialty DSP; Gold Glitter Enamel Dots; Braided Linen Trim; #HSS350.

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Where the Crawdads Sing

10/24/2020

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Now here's a humbling choice, lol - The Library Challenge #70 is giving us our pick of paperbacks this round!
I decided to go for Where the Crawdads Sing - great book, and lovely cover! My usual trick of trying to recreate the image into a card was super fun! I used sponge brayers to lay down Calypso Coral and Purple Posy inks for my background, then added a little bit of water interest to the Posy using the High Tide stamp set. The trees were next in Black, from Rooted in Nature, and I finished with this simple layered holiday sentiment from Peace & Joy. At the last second I decided to add a few Calypso sequins, too. No cross-hairs, lol, though I don't think that's actually on the cover!
Peace & Joy, Rooted in Nature & High Tide Stamp Sets; Whisper White CS; Calypso Coral, Purple Posy, Versamark & Memento Tuxedo Black Inks; White EP; Joy Dies; Iridescent Sequins; #TLC70.

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Fab Bones

10/23/2020

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Yay! We have a spooky color combo for you this week at Fab Friday #200 - hope you can join us for our big milestone!
With these fun colors, how could I NOT go Halloween? I decided to pull out some dancing skeleton faves from my past Paper Pumpkins! The skeletons and bones are from last year's Bone Appetit in September, and the sentiment is from way back in 2014 - September's Boo-tiful Bags. - A spooky combo for sure! I decided to create my own background by playing with our colors, and topping it all off with the "BOO!" I even had some glitter dots and twine in Garden Green - excellent! I sure hope you can play along with us - see you at the challenge!
Bone Appetit (Sep 2019 Paper Pumpkin) & Boo-tiful Bags (Sep 2014 Paper Pumpkin); Whisper White & Garden Green CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Granny Apple Green, Pumpkin Pie, Garden Green & Highland Heather Inks; Rectangle Stitched Dies; Garden Green Twine; Garden Green Glitter Dots; #FabFri200.

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The Magic Hour

10/22/2020

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Wow, check out the amazing quote we're supposed to use for inspiration this month at The Male Room #143!
I immediately went hunting for good clock stamp, and I am STUNNED that I don't have one - how did that happen?? I did have this awesome time-related sentiment in last year's Cuckoo For You set, though, so I pulled that to go with my beautiful leaves from Love of Leaves. I can't get enough of these guys, the extra stitch lines are so cool! Anyway, I tried to keep it fairly low-key for a guy, maybe I blew it when I threw on my Elegant Faceted Gems at the end, lol. But they're manly gems!
Love of Leaves & Cuckoo For You (retired 2020) Stamp Sets; Gilded Autumn DSP; Very Vanilla & Early Espresso CS; Cajun Craze, Mossy Meadow, Crushed Curry & Early Espresso Inks; Stitched Leaves & Stitched Nested Labels Dies; Linen Thread; Elegant Faceted Gems; #TMR143.

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