 Yum! Cupcake Inspirations #559 is closing out the year with this tasty "Happy Holidays" theme! For whatever reason, these yummy cupcakes made me want to do a wreath for this challenge! I don't actually have a current wreath set going right now, so I decided to bid a fond farewell to Mistletoe Magic! The smaller sprig is perfect for setting in a wreath shape! I colored the berries in Cherry Cobbler, which I know is NOT mistletoe cannon, but I wanted to bump up the festive, lol. The subtle shimmer of a little Wonk of Stella on them does wonders! Such a cutie, I couldn't add any embellies! Mistletoe Magic Stamp Set; Basic White, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake & Shaded Spruce CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Soft Succulent, Evening Evergreen & Cherry Cobbler Blends Markers; Basic Black & Cherry Cobbler Stamp-n-Write Markers; Mistletoe Dies; Pinewood Planks EF (retired); #CIC559. 
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 Just right - The Flower Challenge #75 has Christmas for their theme this month! I decided to go with Vintage Christmas today - I love these pretty bottles! I used the shorter bottle for a change, since I knew I wouldn't be punching this one out. This left me with just a bit more room for the very tall flower arrangement that goes with it - perfect! I did an all-over background in DSP from Sweetest Christmas, and used inks in the coordinating colors for that paper pack - very vintage, lol. I popped up the sentiment and finished with more Wonderful Gems. Very sweet! Vintage Christmas Stamp Set; Sweetest Christmas DSP; Very Vanilla CS; Pool Party, Real Red, Early Espresso & Garden Green Inks; Rectangle Stitched Dies; Wonderful Gems; #TFC75.   Lol, I really like the theme at The Male Room #169 - transportation! I was all set to pull a sailboat set out when I realized - I have JUST the thing in my pre-order! Today's card features the upcoming Enjoy the Journey suite! I went with a gorgeous majestic background supplied by the DSP, with dramatic silhouettes from the Greatest Journey dies, and sentiment from the stamp set. My little trees on the envelope are from the stamp set, too, lol. I love the mix of fonts in ALL the sentiments, and this one just seemed like the natural choice! I can't wait to play with the suite more! Greatest Journey Stamp Set; Enjoy the Journey DSP; Basic White & Basic Black CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Garden Green Inks; Greatest Journey & Rectangle Stitched Dies; Garden Green Baker's Twine; Garden Green Glitter Enamel Dots (retired); #TMR169.   Right on point - Shopping Our Stash #485 is all about the holiday greenery with their holly and ivy challenge! The Christmas Season stamp set is far and away my favorite holiday greenery set! I love to combine it with its original suite partner, Christmas to Remember, too! I did a simple layout to show both these sets off, and went crazy with the greens! So fun to combine our Soft Succulent and Evening Evergreen for a two-tone green, and they look gorgeous with our Merry Merlot! I'm so happy with this card, and all the coordinating dies made it super easy, too! Christmas Season & Christmas to Remember Stamp Sets; Basic White & Evening Evergreen CS; Soft Succulent, Evening Evergreen & Merry Merlot Inks; Pinewood Planks EF (retired); Seasonal Labels Dies; Gilded Gems; #SOS485.   Ah ha - Once Upon a Time #5 has the perfectly appropriate The Legend of the Poinsettia for us this month! Once again, I'm not familiar with this story, but I took my cue from the lovely cover, and decided to do a candle arrangement with poinsettias. I combined two retired sets for it - the candles are from Sweetest Time, which retired in 2020. I filled in my poinsettias and sentiment from Poinsettia Petals, which retired earlier this year! It makes a great combo, I think! Sweetest Time (retired 2020) & Poinsettia Petals (retired 2022) Stamp Sets; Real Red, Granny Apple Green & Basic White CS; Real Red, Crushed Curry, Memento Tuxedo Black & Granny Apple Green Inks; Poinsettia Dies (retired); Wonderful Gems; #OUAT5.   While we're on break for the holidays, we at As You See It #289b wanted to leave you with something for a little inspiration! See you in January! Such a pretty picture, I immediately wracked my brain - do I have any violins? I couldn't think of any, and I was about to go dig when I remembered my pre-order, lol. It's not exactly a violin, but this rad guitar in the upcoming Enjoy the Rhythm set will fit right in! Instead of sunflowers, I did my sentiment on a Crushed Curry circle, and instead of oranges along the bottom, I fussy cut some orange music notes from the retiring Caroling Mice set! I'm actually pretty pleased with this interpretation, lol - out of the box thinking is fun! I can't wait to see YOUR projects - I'll be checking in on you! Enjoy your holidays! Enjoy the Rhythm & Caroling Mice Stamp Sets; Celebrate Everything DSP; Basic White, Crushed Curry & Crumb Cake CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Shaded Spruce, Pumpkin Pie & Crumb Cake Blends Markers; Timber & Merry Melody EFs; Stylish Shapes Dies; #AYSI289B.   Spring Mini & SAB Preview Class Dec 17, 2 pm
I can't believe it, but it's already time to take a sneaky peek at some upcoming goodies in our Spring Mini Catalog and Sale-A-Bration! So many fun treats to choose from! Class will feature 6 cards with envelopes! Class includes all supplies needed for your projects (bring your own fave snips and adhesive!) plus snacks and drinks, and a special gift from me, all for $25! This class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more! Class in on for Saturday, December 17 at 2 pm - RSVP now to save your spot!  Oo, this is a GOOD one! Make My Monday #189 would like to see a Winter card, that is NOT Christmas themed! One of my favorite straight-up Winter sets is my old Mountain Adventure set from 2016 - I love the scenes we can build with it! I did a quick mountain view and ski lift, with a cozy chalet in the foreground - I could totally bunk there, lol. I did a little coloring with my Blends Markers, and heat-embossed the sentiment in White on a little Crumb Cake square. This was surprisingly quick to pull together, too! Here's to Winter! Mountain Adventure Stamp Set (retired 2016); Basic White & Crumb Cake CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Shaded Spruce & Versamark Inks; White EP; Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, & Shaded Spruce Blends Markers; #MMM189.   Spring Mini & SAB Preview Class Dec 17, 2 pm
I can't believe it, but it's already time to take a sneaky peek at some upcoming goodies in our Spring Mini Catalog and Sale-A-Bration! So many fun treats to choose from! Class will feature 6 cards with envelopes! Class includes all supplies needed for your projects (bring your own fave snips and adhesive!) plus snacks and drinks, and a special gift from me, all for $25! This class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more! Class in on for Saturday, December 17 at 2 pm - RSVP now to save your spot!  Yay! Another challenge at NBUS #45 - just in time for new pre-order goodies from the upcoming Spring Mini! I really couldn't wait to show off the gorgeous Beautiful Thistle set! It has perfect dies that go with it, and the artwork is amazing! I kept it simple for my first outing with the single large stem over, of course, Highland Heather DSP, lol. I backed it with a pretty Soft Sea Foam panel, and added the sentiment over it on White. A few Opal Rounds finish things off - love it! Beautiful Thistle Stamp Set; Highland Heather DSP; Basic White & Soft Sea Foam CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Highland Heather, Soft Sea Foam & Mint Macaron Blends Markers; Beautiful Thistle & Tasteful Labels (retired) Dies; Opal Rounds; #NBUS45.   Spring Mini & SAB Preview Class Dec 17, 2 pm
I can't believe it, but it's already time to take a sneaky peek at some upcoming goodies in our Spring Mini Catalog and Sale-A-Bration! So many fun treats to choose from! Class will feature 6 cards with envelopes! Class includes all supplies needed for your projects (bring your own fave snips and adhesive!) plus snacks and drinks, and a special gift from me, all for $25! This class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more! Class in on for Saturday, December 17 at 2 pm - RSVP now to save your spot!  For our last challenge for the year at Hand Stamped Sentiments #404, we have this lovely sketch for you - beautiful layers! I'm pretty proud that I stuck pretty tight to the sketch layout for this one - you know how I like to "stray," lol. But it was the perfect simple layout to show off one of our upcoming Sale-A-Bration sets - Adorable Owls! How cute is this? I pulled in my Parakeet Party DSP, and after checking our handy color guide, added in some Night of Navy and Pool Party - it really DOES coordinate! Some Parakeet Party details bring it home! I can't wait to see YOUR projects for our final sketch of the year - meet you there! Adorable Owls (SAB 2023); Parakeet Party DSP; Basic White, Night of Navy & Pool Party CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Parakeet Party, Pumpkin Pie & Crumb Cake Blends Markers; Stylish Shapes Dies; Parakeet Party Matte Dots; Parakeet Party Baker's Twine; #HSS404.   Spring Mini & SAB Preview Class Dec 17, 2 pm
I can't believe it, but it's already time to take a sneaky peek at some upcoming goodies in our Spring Mini Catalog and Sale-A-Bration! So many fun treats to choose from! Class will feature 6 cards with envelopes! Class includes all supplies needed for your projects (bring your own fave snips and adhesive!) plus snacks and drinks, and a special gift from me, all for $25! This class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more! Class in on for Saturday, December 17 at 2 pm - RSVP now to save your spot!  Such an adorable gingerbread house for us at this month's If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #175! Let's play! We actually have a current set that would be great for this challenge, but, you know me! I went straight to the shelves of retirement to pull 2018's Sweet Home set! I love this set still because the dies for it build 3-D gingerbread houses - so cool! I still have a couple for my tree this year as ornaments! Anyway, I wanted to make a "flat" one today for a card - not too shabby! I built my little candy cottage and floated it over some Sweetest Christmas DSP to set everything off - it came out really festive! Sweet Home Stamp Set (retired 2018); Sweetest Christmas DSP; Basic White & Early Espresso CS; Early Espresso, Sahara Sand, Real Red & Old Olive Inks; Home Sweet Home Dies (retired); Adhesive Backed Stars; #Cookie175.   Spring Mini & SAB Preview Class Dec 17, 2 pm
I can't believe it, but it's already time to take a sneaky peek at some upcoming goodies in our Spring Mini Catalog and Sale-A-Bration! So many fun treats to choose from! Class will feature 6 cards with envelopes! Class includes all supplies needed for your projects (bring your own fave snips and adhesive!) plus snacks and drinks, and a special gift from me, all for $25! This class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more! Class in on for Saturday, December 17 at 2 pm - RSVP now to save your spot! |
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