 Yay! Time for another challenge at NBUS #69! I have lots of new toys to show, too! For today's big reveal, I went with an upcoming online exclusive, called Cake Celebrations! It's lots of fun, cake builder stamps, plus frosting and decor, AND dies, too! I started simpler today, and stamped and stamped off this Pretty In Pink cake with some highlights onto a Pecan Pie cake stand. I added some candles, and built the sentiment above. I think this set coordinates beautifully with the upcoming Wildflower Birthday DSP from the coming-soon Spring Mini catty, too! So I picked my pretty background sheet from that, and pulled in one tiny diecut from the specialty sheets in that pack, too! A few Gold Textured Dots seemed like just the right finishing touch, too! Cake Celebrations Stamp Set; Wildflower Birthday DSP; Basic White & Blueberry Bushel CS; Pecan Pie, Pretty In Pink & Lemon Lolly Inks; Deckled Rectangles Dies; Gold Textured Dots; #NBUS69. 
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 We have a lovely sketch to close out the year from AAA Cards #280! I started by searching for something with a small enough image I could stamp three times, and I ended up with my Hang An Ornament set - I really ended up not using this set hardly at all this year, but it has such a cute holly leaf and berry combo! I knew I would do a white-on-white layer so I could add some dimension to the card, so I ended up blending the whole left end of that panel - that way I only had to mask off the one edge, lol, but the float makes it look like a border all the way around! Good trick! I blended in Pool Party, then added my holly arrangements in Granny Apple Green with a Poppy Parade berry. This tiny sentiment in Poppy was all I needed to finish! AND, I managed not to put any embellies on there! Go me! Hang An Ornament Stamp Set; Basic White CS; Pool Party, Granny apple Green & Poppy Parade Inks; Blender Brush; #AAA280.   Aw, check out these adorable cookies at If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #199! "Don't stop believin'" is our closing theme of the year! I couldn't wait to pull out my old Santa's List set from 2013 for this one - he's my most classic Santa! And he goes great with this perfect sentiment from 2020's Christmas Means More, too - can't you just hear Natalie Wood's little voice? I can, lol. One of our favorites! Anyway, these two sets are just right for each, and say a lot about keepin' on believin'! It's extra fun with our bright Take a Bow DSP, and a few Peppermint Dots! Santa's List (retired 2013) & Christmas Means More (retired 2020) Stamp Sets; Take a Bow DSP; Basic White & Real Red CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Real Red Ink; Petal Pink, Real Red & Crumb Cake Blends Markers; Stylish Shapes Dies; Peppermint Dots; #Cookie199.   No Pumpkin Club in December!
Did you receive your December Paper Pumpkin kit yet? It's super notable! Check out the video HERE! While there's no Pumpkin Club in December this year, I hope you can come by for a quick puppy visit and gift exchange on Saturday, December 21, at 2 PM - RSVP to let me know you are attending, and we will save you some punch and cookies! I will have our December Club kits for you all in January, free for my subscribers, and including any extra supplies you might need! I will also have kits available for non-subscribers for $10! I'll supply everything you need for the projects! Just have your own snips and basic adhesive ready! Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by January 10 and you can join us in time for next month! Hope to see you on December 21!  So fun - the latest Cupcake Inspirations #608 would like us to add a bow or ribbon! I couldn't resist dipping back into my ephemera stash for this one - I have so much left even after classes and tags! I have this one big sentiment that I've been dying to use - just makes me think of winter wonderland scenes, and blessed nights! So, I naturally paired it with my retired-but-still-adored O Holy Night DSP - so many great things to do with all the starry sheets! I added a tiny 1/8" Silver Ribbon for my bow, and finished with a few Silver Glitter Sequins. Simple and glorious! Joyful Sayings Ephemera; O Holy Night DSP (retired); Basic White & Copper Clay CS; 1/8" Silver Ribbon; Silver Glitter Sequins (retired); #CIC608.  No Pumpkin Club in December!
Did you receive your December Paper Pumpkin kit yet? It's super notable! Check out the video HERE! While there's no Pumpkin Club in December this year, I hope you can come by for a quick puppy visit and gift exchange on Saturday, December 21, at 2 PM - RSVP to let me know you are attending, and we will save you some punch and cookies! I will have our December Club kits for you all in January, free for my subscribers, and including any extra supplies you might need! I will also have kits available for non-subscribers for $10! I'll supply everything you need for the projects! Just have your own snips and basic adhesive ready! Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by January 10 and you can join us in time for next month! Hope to see you on December 21!  For their final challenge of the year, The Male Room #193 is "anything goes!" Yay! For this one, I'm pulling in another new stamp set! This one is called One More Year, and it'll be available soon in our upcoming Spring Mini Catty starting January 7! It has lots of very fun birthday wishes, and a few cute accompanying images - I couldn't resist this squinty dog, lol. So he had to get some ink first! I layered him over some old Coastal Cabana DSP on a Stylish Circle, and finished with a few matching Crumb Cake Glossy Dots - even guy cards should be matchy-matchy, lol. One More Year Stamp Set; Coastal Cabana DSP (retired); Basic White & Coastal Cabana CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Crumb Cake, Pretty in Pink, Real Red & Summer Splash Blends Markers; Stylish Shapes Dies; Crumb Cake Glossy Dots; #TMR193.   So cute! Time Out Challenge #278 has such a fun inspo pic for us this round! So many fun little elements on this one, I decided to make another delve into my stash of die-cut goodies in the A Little Bit Festive Specialty DSP pack - I've barely made a dent! I came across this lovely holly wreath, and there IS a wreath on the inspo pic, lol. Sold! I do love the few paper pattern in there also, so I floated it over this graphic Real Red background. I popped on the pretty box, too, and then pulled this gold "joy" from the Joyful Sayings Ephemera pack - no stamping at all! It feels like cheating big time, lol, but such pretty results! I finished with a few gold Festive Pearls for a few final points of light! Joyful Sayings Ephemera Pack; A Little Bit Festive Specialty DSP; Festive Pearls; #TOC278.   So, how's your needlework? Because we'd like to see some stitching this round at Make My Monday #241! I decided to do my stitching today with dies, lol, and show off some more new products at the same time! These cool stitched shapes are from our upcoming Online Exclusive bundle, Everyday Arches, and the dies include 10 nested arch shapes in graduated sizes - it's amazing! Each layered die has a stitched edge, so polished! The stamp includes lots of sentiments running around a curve, as well as a few that can go on the straight line, like the two I used today. Just a fascinating combo, I have to say! I'm also showing off some upcoming Sale-A-Bration DSP, too, called Fruit Salad - such fresh and yummy colors! Or maybe it's more like big fruity band-aids, hmmm... I can't wait to see YOUR stitched projects this round - meet you at the challenge! Everyday Arches Stamp Set; Fruit Salad DSP; Basic White CS; Coastal Cabana Ink; Sunny Day Iridescent Dots; #MMM241.   We have such a fun sketch for you for our last challenge of the year at Sunday Stamps #350! I'm super excited to slip in some more sneaky peeks for you this round, too! Here's a little taste of the Storybook Moments Suite! There's two DSPs, two stamp sets, ribbons, dies, embellies - oh my! I went with this sweet gardening theme today - here in Arizona, it's never too early to start planning, lol. My background is a pretty pattern from the Storybook Moments DSP pack, and my images come from Storybook Garden Patch! The sentiment seemed apropos from Storybook Friends - we'll bring on the bunnies next round, lol. I finished with a few Antique Pearls! Just so lovely and fresh! I can't wait to see how YOU play our sketch this round - meet you at the challenge! Storybook Friends & Storybook Garden Patch Stamp Sets; Storybook Moments DSP; Basic White, Lost Lagoon & Crumb Cake CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Gray Granite, Lemon Lime Twist, Granny Apple Green & Real Red Blends Markers; Stylish Shapes Dies; Antique Pearls; #SSC350.   Yay! The next installment of In{k}spire Me #549 is up and running - it's called "O Christmas Tree!" My first job was to go identify likely trees - a tall task! In the end, I remembered that I have LOTS of pretty trees in my A Little Bit Festive Specialty DSP pack, and plenty more in all my holiday ephemera packs! Let's dig through those! I was thrilled to find this beauty, that totally matches a gorgeous tag in the Tags For The Season Ephemera pack - let's hear it for dimension! I quickly assembled my pretty tag, tying it off with some old Cherry Cobbler Metallic Ribbon I had still. Then I realized that the decorated tree branches sheet from the Festive DSP pack would be the perfect background! I couldn't resist popping on this fancy star, too! This little sentiment from Sophisticated Sled fit just right on my tag, too - so pretty! Sophisticated Sled Stamp Set; A Little Bit Festive DSP; Joyful Images & Tags For The Season Ephemera Packs; Very Vanilla & Cherry Cobbler CS; Cherry Cobbler Ink; Festive Pearls; Cherry Cobbler Metallic Ribbon (retired); #IMC549.   Oo, I LOVE Festive Friday #174's 12 Days of Christmas inspo! One of my fave holiday themes! I went pretty slim on my pickins' from the inspo list this time - it's been on my mind to try some of the two step stamping in Golden Greenery in some fun non-traditional colors - like pink and blue, lol. I started by making a pine background in Bubble Bath paired with Melon Mambo, and then I did a couple leafy sprigs in Balmy Blue and Lost Lagoon! I'm really liking how they came out. I heat embossed my sentiment in Silver onto a Bubble Bath tag, did a couple Silver bells to go with, and finished with some Silver Shimmer Gems. I think I nabbed the first four items on the list with this! Such fun colors to play with! Golden Greenery & Greetings of the Season Stamp Sets; Basic White & Bubble Bath CS; Bubble Bath, Melon Mambo, Balmy Blue, Lost Lagoon & Versamark Inks; Silver EP; Golden Greenery & Greetings of the Season Dies; Silver Cording Trim; Silver Shimmer Gems; #FF0174.  |
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