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Bold As Your Lipstick

12/31/2019

Oh good, I can JUST sneak into TGIF #244's "fancy Foil" challenge! Yay!
I went digging through my foil stash for something fun to use - and came across this combo pack of Lovely Lipstick & Grapefruit Grove - I never did use it much, lol. But guess what, our fun Dressed to Impress suite uses Lovely Lipstick - perfect! Since that was the color, I went with a whole lipstick theme here, lol, right down to the sentiment! Now, if only I actually WORE lipstick, lol...
Dressed to Impress Stamp Set; Best Dressed DSP; Whisper White & Lovely Lipstick Foil CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Lovely Lipstick Inks; Lovely Lipstick, Gray Granite & Basic Black Blends Markers; Wide Oval Punch (retired); All Dressed Up Dies; Silver Sequins; #TGIF244.

Pumpkin Club January 4!
Did you get your December Pumpkin kit yet? There's a little bit of everything in this one! Check out the video HERE!
I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, January 4, 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! I 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 - no kit needed!
Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by January 10 and you can join us in time for next month!

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A Sip of Bubbly

12/30/2019

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Perfect timing as always from In{k}spire Me #411 - a New Year's special!
I totally knew I had to get out my Sip Sip Hooray set for this one, and I was excited to use my Word Wishes dies for the big sentiments! A match made in heaven! I had some fun playing with the bubbly die that comes with the Sip & Celebrate - I did a little spray of bubbles up one edge, lol. I kept it light and champagne colored with So Saffron and some shimmery golds - just the right vintage, lol.
Sip Sip Hooray & A Wish For Everything Stamp Sets; Whisper White & So Saffron CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Golden Glitz Delicata Inks; Word Wishes & Sip & Celebrate Dies; Gold Shimmer Ribbon; #IM411.

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Snowy Sunday Stroll

12/29/2019

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Lol, no, you're not seeing things - we're going ultra neutral this week at Sunday Stamps #221!
With all this grayscale, I decided to try and build a black and white photo with the gorgeous Snow Front set - I'm loving all the landscape options we have - wait'll you see the Meadow set coming in our Spring Catty! I just love them all, lol. Anyway, I've found that I can really build lovely scenes when I just start from the cabin, or any focal point, mask it off, and layer all the horizons around it - works so well, and it was actually easier than usual working in grayscale, lol.
So, what will YOU create? I can't wait to see your projects, over at the challenge!
Snow Front & Itty Bitty Christmas Stamp Sets; Whisper White & Basic Gray CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Basic Gray, Smoky Slate & Gray Granite Inks; Rectangle Stitched Dies; Silver Sequins; #SSC221.

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Perfectly Ho Ho Ho

12/28/2019

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Nice - loving this pretty color challenge from Global Design Project #221! I think I see a little Christmas spirit hanging in there!
I have really fallen hard for this twiggy little tree in Perfectly Plaid - bring on the two-step stampin' - I love it! I kept this one SUPER simple, but couldn't resist a touch of twine and Cherry Cobbler pearls I found in my embellie goodie box - they gotta be from some past Paper Pumpkin, lol. Anyway, I can't believe how much this simple look has grown on me - so cute!
Perfectly Plaid Stamp Set; Whisper White & Early Espresso CS; Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler & Shaded Spruce Inks; Cherry Cobbler Twine; Cherry Cobbler Pearls; #GDP221.

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Christmas Angles

12/27/2019

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Ooo! LOVE the angles in this week's sketch from Case This Sketch #352! (Did you think I meant "angels?" Bwahahaha!)
I KNEW this card had to be all about the DSP, lol - didn't you? I even snuck in a third pattern with an all-over background sheet - not something I do too often! I had mostly red scraps, except for my beloved mittens, lol, so I did my "merry" in Coastal Cabana - NO STAMPING at all! Yikes! Quick and fun, though, which is perfect, since the Christmas party goes on!
Let It Snow DSP; Whisper White & Coastal Cabana CS; Christmas Greetings Dies (retired 2015); Silver Sequins; #CTS352.

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Just Add Bees (& Pumpkin Club MOVED to Jan 4!)

12/26/2019

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Very cool layout - and so glad I can sneak in and play at this week's Just Add Ink #487 sketch!
When I wrapped my mind around this sketch, I knew immediately I wanted to play with shapes, as usual, lol. How about some sweet bees instead of circles?? Done! I floated a center panel of the gorgeous Golden Honey DSP from Sale--Bration, and added my bees around a fun sentiment in the middle. So cute and simple. I think this might be the last outing for my gold Wink of Stella, sigh, but I loved it while it lasted!
Honey Bee Stamp Set; Golden Honey DSP; Whisper White, Basic Black & Crushed Curry CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Gold Wink of Stella; Dark Daffodil Delight Blend Marker; Detailed Bees & Rectangle Stitched Dies; #JAI487.

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White Christmas

12/25/2019

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What a perfect challenge to fall on Christmas Day! So glad for a chance to play along at In{k}spire Me #410's "White Christmas" theme!
Now, I'm usually a little leery of color-on-color challenges, especially white-on-white, sigh. Today, though, I knew I had my Shimmer White EP in my pocket, and I figured that could help with the contrast! I actually pulled this set out of my for-sale box - 2018's Flurry of Wishes has been such a favorite of mine, and I still love the punch that goes with, too, lol. So pretty! We don't get too many snowflakes here in the Valley of the Sun, so it's good to be able to bring them out once in while in the stamp studio!
Flurry of Wishes (retired 2018) Stamp Set; Whisper White CS; Versamark & Gray Granite Inks; Shimmer White EP; Stitched Shapes Dies; Snow Flurry Punch; Wite Sequins; #IM410.

Pumpkin Club December 28!
Did you get your December Pumpkin kit yet? There's a little bit of everything in this one! Check out the video HERE!
I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, December 28, 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! I 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 - no kit needed!
Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by January 10 and you can join us in time for next month!

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Spruce Season

12/24/2019

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How about that?? I get to play again at Freshly Made Sketch #416, that's two weeks in a row!
For this nice wide-open field, I knew I wanted another chance at featuring the gorgeous Feels Like Frost DSP - these snowy pines really remind me of some good times growing up - so much snow! Just so pretty... Anyway, I decided to really highlight the pine and match it with Shaded Spruce - I think it totally works! I can almost smell the resin! Everything else is simple and clean - this sketch just doesn't need any foo-foo!
Itty Bitty Christmas Stamp Set; Feels Like Frost DSP; Whisper White & Shaded Spruce CS; Versamark Ink; Shimmer White EP; Rectangle Stitched Dies; Silver Sequins; #FMS416.

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Golden Christmas

12/23/2019

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Wow, what a fun sketch this week at Paper Craft Crew #363! So glad for a chance to play!
This was such a delicate sketch, I really wanted to make sure I wasn't too heavy-handed for this one. I also knew I wanted to layer two sizes of roughly the same shape - so I went hunting and came up with the Christmas Gleaming stamp set! So far, most of my uses of this one have been fairly heavy (prolly because of that gorgeous but heavy DSP I used up every single scrap of, lol.) How to avoid that? I though a minute and next pulled out my Modern Heart set - it has a nice squiggly color wash stamp that I figured I'd pull in for my coloring. I think it worked like a charm! I did all my stamping in Versamark and Gold EP, and finished with some tiny gold details - I'm loving it!
Christmas Gleaming & Modern Heart Stamp Sets; Whisper White, Granny Apple Green & Gold Foil CS; Soft Sea Foam, Granny Apple Green, Poppy Parade & Versamark Inks; Gold EP; Snowflake Elements (retired); Gold Pearls; #PCC363.

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Glad Tidings

12/22/2019

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Yeah, baby, I STILL have time to squeeze in the Joy of Sets #012 - and it's still all about the holidays for me!
I stewed and ruminated for a bit, and finally settled on the right-hand column - Reindeer-Ribbon-Plaid. I knew I'd have something cool in my Wrapped in Plaid pack, and I finally remembered my Merriest Wishes bundle from 2016 - there's this reindeer TAG - now THAT'S an obscure reindeer, lol. Once I settled on all that, I knew I wanted to make my card look like a present with a super fancy tag on the front - I'd love to get a present this pretty, lol.
Merriest Wishes (retired 2016) Stamp Set; Wrapped in Plaid DSP; Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Pool Party, Shaded Spruce & Early Espresso CS; Cherry Cobbler Ink; Merry Tags Dies; Gold Shimmer Ribbon; White Linen Thread; #JOSTTT012.