 So excited I can JUST slip in to FarmQuest Challenge #65 - for things found in the woods! And wouldn't you know it, I have JUST the right pre-order set for it, too, lol. Here's a little sneak peek at Terrific Toadstools! Such a cute set, you know I couldn't let it pass by, and it comes bundled with a builder punch, too, though I didn't use it today! I made up two fancy toadstools in bright colors to go with the Toadstool Gardens SAB DSP sheet I picked - I'm smitten with these colorful stripes! We might not see them in these bright colors there, but toadstools are definitely found in the woods! Yay! Terrific Toadstools Stamp Set; Toadstool Gardens DSP; Basic White & Granny Apple Green CS; Early Espresso, Granny Apple Green, Melon Mambo & Poppy Parade Inks; Deckled Rectangles Dies; Sunny Day Dots; FQCB65. 
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 Oh this is a good one! Shopping Our Stash #536 would like to see "winter but not Christmas" cards! Fun! So the other day when I had my old Storybook Gnomes DSP pack out, I was considering another sheet that was a gorgeous Winter scene - I think I decided it didn't feature snowflakes enough, but I thought it would be perfect for today's card! I also remembered that there were a bunch of already fussy cut critters - another score! I pulled my Winter sentiment from my retired Above It All set, and in THOSE dies, I found the snowbank and some sparkly trees already cut, too. I even had the extra rectangle already in that die sleeve, lol. This whole card was pretty much diecut findings, lol, I've never had it work out quite that well before... And how cute are these moose?? Above It All Stamp Set (retired 2023); Storybook Gnomes DSP (retired); Basic White, White Glimmer & Early Espresso CS; Night of Navy Ink; Deckled Rectangle & Above It All (retired) Dies; White Loose Snowflakes; #SOS536.   Check out our glorious holiday mood board for our last challenge of the year at Hand Stamped Sentiments #453! I totally had to go with that cute gingerbread house at the bottom left - it goes so well with all the Food Network baking shows I watch this time of year, too, lol. Anyway, our Humble Home bundle was just the ticket for this! I heat embossed in white onto Early Espresso and Pecan Pie, set up a little landscape, then finished with Puff Paint snow and some Peppermint Dots - I can't get enough of these cuties! I love how festive they are! I can't wait to see YOUR holiday beauties for this one, what caught your eye? I'll meet you at the challenge! Humble Home Stamp Set; Take a Bow DSP; Basic White, Early Espresso & Pecan Pie CS; Versamark, Early Espresso & Real Red Inks; White EP; Snowfall Accents Puff Paint; Humble Home Builder Punch; Nested Essentials Dies; Real Red & White Peppermints; #HSS453.   This will be a fun one - Inspire Create Challenge #182 would like to see a Christmas Anything But a Card! One of the things we do in my neighborhood is share little treat gifts for the holidays - so super yummy! Cookies, candies, brewing spices - we get a little bit of everything, lol. I myself make a Christmas Toffee that folks are always anxious to get a share of! I make SO MUCH of this stuff for giving, I almost never eat it myself anymore, lol. Anyway, this year's treats will go out packed in these cafe bags, with tags I popped together using our Holiday Ephemera packs - so many fun combinations - such cute images, and even TAGS! It was fun to crank out a bunch of these, and even enlist hubs to pitch in, lol. Time for the yum! Cafe Bags (from Webstaurant.com); Tags For the Season, Joyful Sayings & Joyful Images Ephemera Packs; Peppermint Dots & Cherry Cobbler Berries; #ICC182.   Lol, Sketch Saturday #765 has a great plan for the dreaded "5th Saturday!" Bane of ushering teams and bloggers everywhere - choose from the archive - brilliant! They helpfully suggested looking over 2014, lol, no problem! I decided this would be an AWESOME sketch to play with for our upcoming Ocean Friends suite - and I think I was right! I started by picking my DSP from the gorgeous and bold Friends of the Ocean pack, and got my basic layout squared away. I settled on the crab for my ocean critter - the lobster was too big! Lol, I also followed some color combo suggestions right in the catty, and stamped the crab in Melon Mambo with Bubble Bath for his fill-in. Just so cute, and I snuck in the coral die, and a few tiny starfish, too. Love this suite! Ocean Friends Stamp Set; Friends of the Ocean DSP; Basic White, Pumpkin Pie & Melon Mambo CS; Melon Mambo & Bubble Bath Inks; Ocean Friends Dies; Melon Mambo Glossy Dots; #SS765.
 Yay! It's time to kick off In{k}spire Me #548 - for a month of holiday specials! So fun! First up - "let it snow!" I knew I wanted to pull in my Sophisticated Sled bundle for this one - what better way to play in the snow?! I dug through my paper stash, and came up with this lovely snowy sheet from my old Storybook Gnomes DSP pack - so many blues! Inspired by those, I did up a blue wreath to hang on my awesome sled, with, of course, the perfect sentiment, lol. I finished with a few Pacific Point Fine Sparkle Gems that I keep in this retired pack of paper, too - they came out at the same time, as I recall! Sophisticated Sled Stamp Set; Storybook Gnomes DSP (retired); Basic White & Pecan Pie CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Pacific Point (retired) Inks; Pecan Pie, Crumb Cake, Azure Afternoon, Tahitian Tide (retired), Balmy Blue & Blueberry Bushel Blends Markers; Sophisticated Sled Dies; Small Oval Punch; Flowers For Every Season Twine (retired); Pacific Point Fine Sparkle Gems (retired); #IMC548.   Our final challenge of the year is such a gorgeous sketch at As You See It #338! I couldn't resist dipping into my pre-order stack for this one, lol. I just couldn't WAIT to ink up Friendly Seagulls - coming soon to Sale-a-Bration starting January 7! Aren't these guys a riot?? I'm also featuring an SAB Designer Series Paper, too - this is a pretty non-conforming sheet of the Toadstool Gardens DSP pack - and it's going to go great with a new Toadstool set coming up, too! Anyway, I thought it made a perfect backdrop for these cheeky birds - always guard your french fries! I can't wait to see YOUR takes on our fun sketch - meet you at the challenge! Friendly Seagulls Stamp Set (SAB 2025); Toadstool Gardens DSP (SAB 2025); Basic White, Gray Granite & Real Red CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Gray Granite & Versamark Inks; White EP; Basic Black, Gray Granite, Daffodil Delight, Real Red & Pecan Pie Blends Markers; Whale of a Time Sequins (retired); #AYSI338.   Such lovely Fall colors for us at Cupcake Inspiration #607! I couldn't help thinking of our yummy More Than Autumn set for this one, but how to include the Crushed Curry? Why, Eggnog Doughnuts, of course! Are they really a thing? You better believe it! I've been through a few paleo doughnut recipes, and including eggnog is just the way to go! Once I got my first doughnut pan, I knew I needed another one FAST, and it's been a blast ever since! The best have eggnog in the batter, AND in the glaze! Super yum! They're even in the bakeries, lol, though those are fried, I think. Even better, lol... More Than Autumn Stamp Set; Pecan Pie DSP; Basic White & Real Red CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Pecan Pie & Crushed Curry Inks; Pecan Pie & Daffodil Delight Blends Markers; Pecan Pie Opaque Faceted Gems; #CIC607.   Ah ha - so excited to play at this round of AAA Cards #279 - with a twist of Christmas or Winter! I too a browse through my retired shelves for this - how CAS can I go today? Turns, pretty darn CAS for me, lol. When I spotted my Dove of Hope bundle, I knew that would be perfect for a white-on-white scheme, with just the tiniest specks of color on the details. I even finished with a few Clear Pearl Berries! And I have to admit, I'm pretty smitten with how this came out! Dove of Hope Stamp Set (retired 2020); Basic White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Cherry Cobbler, Mossy Meadow & Smoky Slate Blends Markers; Detailed Dove Dies (retired); Pearl Berries; #AAA279.   So fun! For our last challenge of the year, we have a Christmas tic-tac-toe game ready at Retro Rubber #245! I have to say, these challenges have really grown on me, and I LOVE seeing all the different choices we make, just amazing! For me, I quickly settled on the center row across, Alcohol Markers, Greenery and Woodgrain! It was a total snap when I pulled last year's Joy of Noel suite - I even still have quite a bit of the DSP, so I was able to nab the Woodgrain square first, lol. I stamped my gorgeous big Noel in Cherry Cobbler, and the larger greenery swag to color with my beloved Blends Markers! Just so fun - and then I found a scrap of Old Olive in my die sleeve that already had self-adhesive sheet on it, so I added a couple pine branches to tuck around, too - I love it when that happens, lol! I can't wait to see how YOU play our tic-tac-toe this round - and don't forget to make it Retro! Joy of Noel Stamp Set (retired 2023); Joy of Christmas DSP (retired); Basic White, Shaded Spruce & Old Olive CS; Cherry Cobbler, Shaded Spruce & Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Shaded Spruce, Mossy Meadow & Cherry Cobbler Blends Markers; Joy of Noel & Stitched Shapes Dies (both retired); Festive Pearls in Gold; #RRCB245.  |
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