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Clean Psalm 146

11/18/2013

What a cute sketch from Clean & Simple #266 this week! The notes were very specific - make sure to layer the sentiment! OK, but since you told me what to do, I had to turn it sideways, lol... Seemed like a great chance for another scripture card - can't go wrong with the sentiment of Psalm 146...
Crosses of Hope (retired) & ODB Scripture Collection 10 stamp sets; Pistachio Pudding, Baked Brown Sugar, Whisper White & Crisp Cantaloupe CS; Baked Brown Sugar & Pistachio Pudding inks; Designer Frames Embossing Folder; Stretch Ruffle Trim in Pistachio Pudding; Basic Jewel Pearls.

Don't forget to sign up for our November class - Food Gifts! Two class options are currently scheduled for Wednesday, November 20, 10 am, chez Heroldt, for day-class, and Thursday, November 21, 630 pm, also chez Heroldt, for evening. RSVP now for your spot!

Hope you'll come visit me - I'll be setting up a "Handmade by Heather" booth at Mountainview Presbyterian's 23rd Annual Holiday Gift & Mission Marketplace - can't wait to see you there! Hope I'm right in front of the cinnamon rolls again, lol!
Come for the food, come for the fun, come for the fabulous shopping - they bring it all in one place, with style and love!
This year's Boutique is Friday, Nov 22, 9 am to 5 pm, and Saturday, Nov 23, 9 am to 3 pm.
Come get your cinnamon rolls for Thanksgiving! (Click on the picture for a printable flyer!)

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Fresh Secret Garden

11/17/2013

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This week's Freshly Made Sketch #112 immediately sent me on a quest looking for alternate shapes to use for the horizontal blocks. What about making it a bit more organic, with leaves or branches? A quick search yielded my embarrassingly underused Secret Garden set - along with some slightly Spring-like colors evoked by the cooling weather here in Arizona!
You know, they're not quite this color, but I DID plant my winter artichoke crop this past weekend...
Secret Garden & A Dozen Thoughts stamp sets; Pear Pizzazz, Soft Suede & Whisper White CS; Pear Pizzazz, Wisteria Wonder, So Saffron, Calypso Coral & Soft Suede inks; Secret Garden Framelits; Elegant Lines Embossing Folder (retired).

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Nacho Dahlia

11/15/2013

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With such a clean and open layout as this week's Nacho Average Challenge #63, I knew it was time to roll out another recently acquired stamp - yay! I needed a break from all the Christmas stuff I've been working on, I guess, lol...
The dahlia image is SO striking when it's heat-embossed on a color, and I still had all that stuff out on my desk - love it. Can't wait to try this in a colored embossing powder on white, or even other colors!
Regarding Dahlias stamp set; Soft Sky, Crumb Cake & Whisper White CS; Versamark, Soft Sky & Soft Suede inks; White Embossing Powder; Corner Rounder Punch; Basic Jewel Pearls.

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Retro Wonderful Blessing

11/14/2013

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I'm so glad I went back and gave our Holiday Single Stamps a second look this year - I've gotten several that I'm just LOVING! They're still available, until January 31st, 2014...
Anyway, the circular shapes in this week's Retro Sketch #89 seemed to be calling out for the Wonderful Blessing stamp - so lovely! I couldn't bear to trim the beautiful image, though, and I did sort of ultra simplify the details... The light color washes I added with my aqua-painter look so much better in person!
I think I'll do a fussier version of this card as well - so many little elements to highlight!
Wonderful Blessing stamp set; Island Indigo, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer & Vellum CS; Island Indigo, Pear Pizzazz & Real Red inks; Frosted Finishes Embellishment; Versamark & Silver Embossing Powder; Circles Collection Framelits; Snow Burst Embossing Folder.

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Food Gifts Class

11/13/2013

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Is it beginning to look like Christmas at your house yet? It is in my office at least, lol! For our November class, I really wanted to showcase all the awesome packaging options that Stampin' Up! is offering this year, and just a few ways to dress them up even more!
You will go home from this class with a sample of every option we have this year, plus extra ideas for alternative uses and add-ons (can you say "cupcake insert"??) for all your yummy gifting this year. Now you can plan your candy and baking strategy for the season! I couldn't even fit everything in the picture for you to see! And all still for $20!!
So, class is now announced for Wednesday, November 20, 10 am, chez Heroldt, for day-class, and Thursday, November 21, 630 pm, also chez Heroldt, for evening. RSVP now for your spot!

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Pumpkin Magnets

11/12/2013

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Hurray - time for another installment of Pumpkin Gifts with My Pumpkin Challenge #1113! I cooked up something good for you all this week, too! Here's a set of six magnets, made with some of my favorite Paper Pumpkin stamps, in a rainbow of colors! So much fun to play with all my assorted punches and framelits - a perfect match in the Pumpkin Patch! I'll bag these up in a cute cello bag with fancy tags to give as a set!
So, what's in YOUR pumpkin this week?
Paper Pumpkin Stamps - Pedal Praise, Memo Medley, Seriously & Good Life; Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie (of course!), Daffodil Delight, Real Red & Old Olive CS & inks; Circle Card & Label Card Thinlets; Adorning Accents Embossing Folder; 1 1/4" Scallop Circle, Heart To Heart, Modern Label, Decorative Label, Extra Large & Large Oval, 1", 1 1/4" & 1 3/8" Circle Punches; Dimensionals; self-adhesive Magnets.

This just out: Our newest photopolymer stamp set's ikat designs will give an exotic fabric-like texture to your projects. Get it November 15!
"Eye-Catching Ikat" will feature 12 stamps for $13.95, and has endless possibilities for patterns and textures!
Click on the picture for the full flyer!

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Fresh Flurries

11/11/2013

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Yes, dear readers, it's true. I have succumbed. I swore up and down, back and forth, sideways and in circles that I wouldn't do it. Would. Not. Do. It.
Pfft. Can't believe I held out this long!
That's right, your eyes do not deceive you - that IS the Festive Flurry stamp set (and framelits, too, naturally!) Perhaps only a Stampin' Up! demonstrator can understand the painful joy of being burned by snowflakes. Again. (And AGAIN!) This is outright gambling on my part, that this set will make the cut to next year's catty! If it doesn't, I swear, THIS is the last snowflake set I ever buy! Pinky swear! PLEASE, Stampin' Gods, carry this one over! Just once! (But more if you really want to! OK? I mean, come on, it has its own FRAMELITS!!)
Thank you, Freshly Made Sketches #111, for helping me admit my powerlessness over snowflakes! (With FRAMELITS!!)
Christmas Tagables & Festive Flurry stamp sets & Framelits; Whisper White & Pool Party CS; Winter Frost DSP Pack; Silver Glimmer Specialty DSP; Versamark & Pool Party inks; Silver Emboss Powder; Small Oval Punch; Basic Jewel Rhinestones & Jumbo Rhinestones.

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Simple Tagables

11/10/2013

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OK, I know I've seen some other bloggers out there lamenting the earlier and earlier arrival of Christmas in our stores - but I'm not one of them! I love to decorate for Christmas - you might even say it's launched my penchant for decor year-round: my first Valentine's wreath was born 1 day after Christmas decorations came down one year, as I felt like the house looked "naked."
Maybe that's why when I saw this week's Clean & Simple #265, I returned once again to the beautiful Ornament Keepsakes set - I can never get enough! My tree is always loaded - gotta have somewhere to keep expanding, right?
Ornament Keepsakes & Christmas Tagables stamps sets; Whisper White, Old Olive & Crumb Cake CS; Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive & Island Indigo inks; White Baker's Twine; Snow Burst embossing folder; Bitty Banners & Holiday Ornaments framelits; Basic Jewel Jumbo Rhinestones.

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Sunday Counsellor

11/8/2013

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When I saw this week's Sunday Sketch #62 (yay, Kathya!), I knew I wanted to play with that top shape a bit - what a cool layout! I decided to turn it sideways, and bring out one of my new single stamps - LOVE this sentiment! The sentiment is silver-embossed - and much more sparkly in person - I'm so happy with the elegance of this card - think this will be my vestry card this Christmas! Woo!
Prince of Peace single stamp; Smoky Slate, Island Indigo, Whisper White & Pool Party CS; Winter Frost DSP stack; Silver Glimmer Specialty CS; Versamark ink; Silver embossing powder; Northern Flurry (retired) embossing folder; Deco Label Framelits; Basic Jewel Rhinestones; Corner Rounder Punch.

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Fabulous Blend

11/7/2013

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OK, so my very own set of Perfect Blend finally arrived (thanks for enabling me, Brenda!) and I needed to break it in right away. As soon as I saw this week's Fab Friday #30 color challenge, with their autumnal and coffee-esque tones, I knew I had a match, lol... I had also seen an over-the-top-cute coffee flip card on "the demo site," by Kerry Bunting, showing a coffee cup with the lid ajar - HAD to make one right away! SO clever!
So, Lisa, my awesome wing-girl and best co-conspirator, I know you had the best birthday already - been thinking about you all weekend, having fun in Happy-Town with family! Thanks for being such a blessing in my life - I'm so grateful God gifted me with you!
Perfect Blend, Gorgeous Grunge & Banner Greetings (hostess) stamp sets; Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Very Vanilla & Early Espresso CS; Regals DSP (retired pack!); Early Espresso & Old Olive inks; Regals Buttons.