SU! Only #204 has a designer's choice challenge for us this week - hm, what SHALL I do??
So, what today's stamp search taught me is that I have too many favorites right now, lol.  I finally settled on my fave hostess set, Hand Delivered.  I am LOVING building this lady in all the "delivery" combos!  I like the balloons best, I think, for being able to add bright pops of color in various combos.  This week, I'm all about Berry Burst, I guess, I feel like I've picked it up every day this week!  I'm also hi-lighting our markers - so fun to color with!  A touch of texture, a few of my fave-but-retired {SOB} sequins, and I'm all set - Tutti Frutti rules!
Hand Delivered Stamp Set; Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist, Pool Party & Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Nude Blendie; Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist, Pool Party & Flirty Flamingo Markers; Layering Circle Framelits; Flourish Thinlits; Tutti Frutti Sequins; #SUO204.

So excited, Stylin' Stampin' Inkspiration #52 is doing a technique challenge that I've been wanting to try!  Cant wait!  Yay, string art!
So, our next messy class is definitely going to have one of these babies in it, lol.  Thank goodness I planned ahead before bringing out the soaked string, lol.  I'm sure the dog won't have that stripe on their tongue for TOO long!  After a couple goes on our regular CS, I decided to move to our watercolor paper - such a fun effect!  It kind of reminds me of our blooming saguaro out here, really, maybe crossed with Jack-in-the-Pulpits, lol.  Anyway - good times!  Totally doing more of these!
Colorful Seasons Stamp Set; Watercolor, Very Vanilla & Fresh Fig CS; Lemon Lime Twist Re-inker; Memento Tuxedo Black, Berry Burst & Fresh Fig Inks; Seasonal Layers Thinlits; #SSINKTC52.

We're back again at Fab Friday #142 with some gorgeous new colors to play with - and I decided to try mine in this layered sketch from As You See It #180!
So, I can not tell a lie - this was HARD!  I have to admit that secret thoughts to throw out the sketch, or call in sick to my Fab Friends crept in a couple times, lol.  But I kept at it, and tweaked and jiggled, til I landed on something I could live with.  Especially after AYSI said to take HUGE liberties!  My kinda gig!  My main problem I do admit was insisting on trying to work in our upcoming limited-time-only set Blended Seasons.  I'm fresh off of working it into our Christmas in July class, and I was ready for more!  Maybe next time not for a color challenge, lol.
Can't wait to see what YOU come up with - see you at the challenge!
Blended Seasons Stamp Set; Tranquil Textures DSP; Powder Pink, Tranquil Tide & Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Tranquil Tide, Powder Pink, Mint Macaron & Mossy Meadow Inks; Stitched Seasons & Stitched Labels Framelits; Mint Macaron Twine; Banner Triple Punch; Fancy Frost Sequins (retired); #FabFri142; #AYSI180.

Catch Up Classes Available July 21!
Oopsie!  Did you miss something you still want to make up?  Well, this day is for you!  Come any time, all day, on Saturday, July 21, for your chance!  I'd love for you to visit with me at Sarah's 2018 Summer Craft Retreat, at the Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center in Carefree!  I'll have FIVE classes available for you to make up - just let me know which ones you're interested in!  This will be your chance to check out the fun at retreat, too - maybe next year you'll join us for the weekend!
Available classes:  March 2018, Bubbles & Raindrops, 2 seats; April 2018, Man Cards 2018, 3 seats; May 2018, Picnic With You & Barn Door Class, 3 seats; June 2018, New Catty Intro, 4 seats; July 2018, Christmas in July 2018, 2 seats.  All classes include all supplies (bring your own snips & fave adhesive) and a special gift from me, all for $25 each!  Classes can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more per class!  RSVP today!

Uh oh, Back to Basics #7 is going to catch me out with the "simple step card" challenge this week - I've never made one!!  I LOVE that these guys are challenging me to try new things!
Much like explosion cards, I found myself stumped for a stamp set - these fancy folds can sometimes give you what feels like a LOT of real estate to fill, and this one was no exception, lol.  And I really wanted something bright and fun - and no trees - I'm treed out after Christmas class!  I landed on Picture Perfect Birthday mostly because I have some of the DIVINE dsp for this suite still left over - that's a deal!  I hunted around and found some tips for a 3-side-step card, and off I went!  I cobbled together all my panels and add-ons, and here we are.  I added a little white panel to the back for jotting your own note!  Whew!  Made it!
Picture Perfect Birthday Stamp Set; Picture Perfect Party DSP (retired); Berry Burst, Basic Black & Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist, Bermuda Bay & Peekaboo Peach (retired) Inks; Stitched Shapes Framelits; Tutti-Frutti Sequins (retired); #BBB7.

Catch Up Classes Available July 21!
Oopsie!  Did you miss something you still want to make up?  Well, this day is for you!  Come any time, all day, on Saturday, July 21, for your chance!  I'd love for you to visit with me at Sarah's 2018 Summer Craft Retreat, at the Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center in Carefree!  I'll have FIVE classes available for you to make up - just let me know which ones you're interested in!  This will be your chance to check out the fun at retreat, too - maybe next year you'll join us for the weekend!
Available classes:  March 2018, Bubbles & Raindrops, 2 seats; April 2018, Man Cards 2018, 3 seats; May 2018, Picnic With You & Barn Door Class, 3 seats; June 2018, New Catty Intro, 4 seats; July 2018, Christmas in July 2018, 2 seats.  All classes include all supplies (bring your own snips & fave adhesive) and a special gift from me, all for $25 each!  Classes can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more per class!  RSVP today!

Wow, LOVE this cool new color combo over at Inspire Create Challenge #22!  Can't wait to try it with this fun sketch over at Case This Sketch #280!
I really had to dig to find something that would work for the arrows of the sketch - branches?  Actual arrows?  Maybe a thread wrap?  Then I spotted the dotted line elements in our fun Artfully Folded hostess set.  I used to be an origami nut, so I totally snatched this beauty up as soon as I could, lol.  I chose the "diamond" dotted line for the card, and used my grid paper to help me line up all my rows - yikees, lol.  I decided a few tiny pop-dotted images would be just what I needed, and then I realized that my Basics Sequins would also coordinate.  A little more detail than I had originally envisioned, but still super simple!
Artfully Folded Stamp Set; Whisper White CS; Shaded Spruce, Coastal Cabana & Powder Pink Inks; Basics Sequins; #ICC22; #CTS280.

Catch Up Classes Available July 21!
Oopsie!  Did you miss something you still want to make up?  Well, this day is for you!  Come any time, all day, on Saturday, July 21, for your chance!  I'd love for you to visit with me at Sarah's 2018 Summer Craft Retreat, at the Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center in Carefree!  I'll have FIVE classes available for you to make up - just let me know which ones you're interested in!  This will be your chance to check out the fun at retreat, too - maybe next year you'll join us for the weekend!
Available classes:  March 2018, Bubbles & Raindrops, 2 seats; April 2018, Man Cards 2018, 3 seats; May 2018, Picnic With You & Barn Door Class, 3 seats; June 2018, New Catty Intro, 4 seats; July 2018, Christmas in July 2018, 2 seats.  All classes include all supplies (bring your own snips & fave adhesive) and a special gift from me, all for $25 each!  Classes can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more per class!  RSVP today!

Yippee!  Time for another Tic-Tac-Tuesday #4, over at Try Stampin' on Tuesday, of course!  Hope you're game!
This one, only my second ever, lol, was a little tougher for me.  I finally settled on the center horizontal - Foil-Geometric-Blue.  Our Accented Blooms set has two wonderful geometric sentiments, and a handy punch to boot, so I ran with it!  An assortment of blues, a geometric dots background, and we are all set!  So fun!  I also saved my center blank from the floral image to do a matching border for the envelope - waste not, want not!  See you at the challenge!
Accented Blooms Stamp Set; Whisper White & Silver Foil CS; Blueberry Bushel, Pool Party, Coastal Cabana & Balmy Blue Inks; Polka Dot Basics EF; Tailored Tag Punch; Silver Sequins; #TSOT-TTT4.

Catch Up Classes Available July 21!
Oopsie!  Did you miss something you still want to make up?  Well, this day is for you!  Come any time, all day, on Saturday, July 21, for your chance!  I'd love for you to visit with me at Sarah's 2018 Summer Craft Retreat, at the Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center in Carefree!  I'll have FIVE classes available for you to make up - just let me know which ones you're interested in!  This will be your chance to check out the fun at retreat, too - maybe next year you'll join us for the weekend!
Available classes:  March 2018, Bubbles & Raindrops, 2 seats; April 2018, Man Cards 2018, 3 seats; May 2018, Picnic With You & Barn Door Class, 3 seats; June 2018, New Catty Intro, 4 seats; July 2018, Christmas in July 2018, 2 seats.  All classes include all supplies (bring your own snips & fave adhesive) and a special gift from me, all for $25 each!  Classes can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more per class!  RSVP today!

I am especially happy to see AAA #119's Christmas in July challenge this week, with the closing of the long-running Merry Monday.  Let's keep that Christmas Spirit alive!  I'm this cute sketch from using In{k}spire Me # 359 to help me along!
Knowing that I was going Christmas for this sketch, I headed straight to Christmas Pines, because I already knew I wanted to use this sentiment in my scalloped square - it's just about my all-time fave Christmas greeting - LOVE this font!  I tried to keep it fairly simple for AAA, so I kept the white space rather than adding too much color.  Hope I still qualify for CAS, lol, but really, this was a quick and fun card!
Christmas Pines Stamp Set; Under the Mistletoe DSP; Whisper White, Old Olive & Real Red CS; Real Red & Old Olive Inks; Old Olive 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon; Layering Squares Framelits; Red Sequins; #AAA119; #IM359.

Catch Up Classes Available July 21!
Oopsie!  Did you miss something you still want to make up?  Well, this day is for you!  Come any time, all day, on Saturday, July 21, for your chance!  I'd love for you to visit with me at Sarah's 2018 Summer Craft Retreat, at the Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center in Carefree!  I'll have FIVE classes available for you to make up - just let me know which ones you're interested in!  This will be your chance to check out the fun at retreat, too - maybe next year you'll join us for the weekend!
Available classes:  March 2018, Bubbles & Raindrops, 2 seats; April 2018, Man Cards 2018, 3 seats; May 2018, Picnic With You & Barn Door Class, 3 seats; June 2018, New Catty Intro, 4 seats; July 2018, Christmas in July 2018, 4 seats.  All classes include all supplies (bring your own snips & fave adhesive) and a special gift from me, all for $25 each!  Classes can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more per class!  RSVP today!

Happy Sunday!  And you know that means that we're due for another fun color challenge here at Sunday Stamps #183!  Just for fun, think I'll throw in Just Add Ink #417's "add a 'T'" challenge, too!
Today I started by looking for my "T" image.  I almost had to move to the retired shelves when I spotted my Country Livin' set - yay for trucks!  From there, I quickly settled on this sentiment from Itty Bitty Greetings - and the whole arrangement is just right for a friend at church getting ready for the life of leisure - he even has an antique truck he plans on restoring!
I can't wait to see what YOU do with our colors - bring it on!  And see you at the challenge!
Country Livin' & Itty Bitty Greetings Stamp Sets; Whisper White & Basic Black CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Tranquil Tide, So Saffron, Crumb Cake & Gray Granite Inks; Black Marker; Small & Large Oval Punches (retired); Black Baker's Twine; #SSC183; #JAI417.

Catch Up Classes Available July 21!
Oopsie!  Did you miss something you still want to make up?  Well, this day is for you!  Come any time, all day, on Saturday, July 21, for your chance!  I'd love for you to visit with me at Sarah's 2018 Summer Craft Retreat, at the Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center in Carefree!  I'll have FIVE classes available for you to make up - just let me know which ones you're interested in!  This will be your chance to check out the fun at retreat, too - maybe next year you'll join us for the weekend!
Available classes:  March 2018, Bubbles & Raindrops, 2 seats; April 2018, Man Cards 2018, 3 seats; May 2018, Picnic With You & Barn Door Class, 3 seats; June 2018, New Catty Intro, 4 seats; July 2018, Christmas in July 2018, 4 seats.  All classes include all supplies (bring your own snips & fave adhesive) and a special gift from me, all for $25 each!  Classes can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more per class!  RSVP today!

Love our combo at this week's Fusion "Cactus Door" challenge - perfect for AZ!
I knew as soon as I saw the inspiration pic I would be pulling out my retired Succulent Garden DSP.  What's funny is, I never did get the stamp set and framelits that are part of this suite, I just wanted that gorgeous paper!  With the return of Mint Macaron to our color lineup, I have a feeling you might be seeing more of it, lol.  Anyway, this card is also maybe the second time EVER that I have fussy cut a DSP element to feature (no stamp set, remember??) and I love how easy it was and how cool it came out!  A touch of woodgrain to make a nod to the door, and I am DONE! 
Itty Bitty Greetings Stamp Set; Succulent Garden DSP (retired); Whisper White & Mint Macaron CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Pinewood Planks DEF; Fancy Frost Sequins (retired); #FusionCactus.

Catch Up Classes Available July 21!
Oopsie!  Did you miss something you still want to make up?  Well, this day is for you!  Come any time, all day, on Saturday, July 21, for your chance!  I'd love for you to visit with me at Sarah's 2018 Summer Craft Retreat, at the Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center in Carefree!  I'll have FIVE classes available for you to make up - just let me know which ones you're interested in!  This will be your chance to check out the fun at retreat, too - maybe next year you'll join us for the weekend!
Available classes:  March 2018, Bubbles & Raindrops, 2 seats; April 2018, Man Cards 2018, 3 seats; May 2018, Picnic With You & Barn Door Class, 3 seats; June 2018, New Catty Intro, 4 seats; July 2018, Christmas in July 2018, 4 seats.  All classes include all supplies (bring your own snips & fave adhesive) and a special gift from me, all for $25 each!  Classes can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more per class!  RSVP today!

Such pretty and soft colors to try this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments #293!
My search for a set to show off these colors took a bit.  I also wanted something I haven't used in a while.  When I spotted Crafting Forever, I just couldn't get the idea of coloring the pens to the challenge out of my head!  What fun!  Then I realized I could do Blends!  And keep it one-layer (which I am NOT famous for, lol) and super CAS (again, NOT famous for, snicker.)  I succumbed to a few pretty sequins in the end, but I'm also super pleased with the final card.  I'm building some cute notes that I already know I want to be sending to my daughter when she goes away to school in August - I'm still excited for her, but it's starting to hit me, my nest will be EMPTY in a bout a month!  Eek!
Crafting Forever Stamp Set; Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; So Saffron Marker; Smoky Slate & Pool Party Blends; Iridescent Sequins; #HSS293.

Christmas in July 2018!
It's once again the most wonderful time of year - for Christmas in July!  This is your chance to get started early on your Christmas planning, and check out the beautiful new holiday suites available in our new 2018-19 Idea Book and Catalog, and a look at some favorite returning sets as well!  As always, I'll be ready with the sleigh bells!  Class will feature 5 holiday cards, and will include all your supplies (bring your own snips and fave adhesive), snacks, drinks and a special gift from me, all for $25!  This class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more!  RSVP today to save your spot, for Saturday, July 14 at 3 pm, or contact me for make-up dates!  You don't want to miss it!