We're stacking the deck on you this week at Fab Friday #181!
I of course had to go looking for a fun shape to put into this sketch!  Pens?  Paintbrushes?  Branches?  Feathers?  OooOOoo!  What about LIPSTICK??  Lol, just the thing.  I hand-cut a nice bold banner from my Best Dressed DSP pack, and quickly cranked out five lipsticks in the coordinating colors - love these dies!  I couldn't fit the sentiment I wanted to use onto one of the lipsticks - but I like it floated off to the side like this, too.  I even still have a few Lovely Lipstick Glimmer Enamel Dots to finish it with!
So, what will YOU come up with?  I can't wait to see your projects, over at the challenge!
Dressed To Impress Stamp Set; Best Dressed DSP; Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Lovely Lipstick, Pretty Peacock, Mint Macaron, Blackberry Bliss, Daffodil Delight & Purple Posy Inks; All Dressed Up Dies; Wide Oval Punch; Lovely Lipstick Glitter Enamel Dots; #FabFri181.

Very cool - Inspire Create Challenge #060 is running a "relative" theme this week - how perfect to pair with The Male Room #127's "anything masculine goes" plan!
When I was thinking about the "relative" side of this challenge, I remembered our May 2018 Paper Pumpkin - Manly Moments - this one has all the sentiments for all the guys in your life, lol.  I decided to go with that, and matched it with some plaid sheets from our new Country Club DSP pack - plaid can be pretty manly, right?  Lol.  I also decided to play with shapes, and pulled out my old Tailored Tag Punch, also kind of manly, I think, lol.  I had fun putting together this tiles background, then popping the sentiment over it - fun!
Manly Moments Paper Pumpkin (May 2018); Country Club DSP; Whisper White CS; Garden Green & Night of Navy Inks; Tailored Tag Punch; Garden Green Glitter Enamel Dots; #ICC060; #TMR127.

We have some lovely Spring colors from this week's Hand Stamped Sentiments #330!
These seemed perfect for a doing a quick dip into our latest scene-building set, My Meadow.  It's the perfect addition to our others, and adds some cute new elements as well:  a gazebo, a bridge, and as you can see, a wheelbarrow.  I wish my little side yard garden was big enough for a wheelbarrow, lol.  Anyway, I did a little spot of Spring here, getting set for planting, which actually does start really soon here in Arizona.  A quick and pretty card is just the thing I need for my garden inspiration planning!
My Meadow & Sending You Thoughts (SAB 2020) Stamp Sets; Mossy Meadow DSP; Whisper White & Flirty Flamingo CS; Mossy Meadow, Pretty Peacock & Flirty Flamingo Inks; Stitched Shapes, Layering Circles & Rectangle Stitched Dies; #HSS330.

We're mixing it up again at this week's Try Stampin' on Tuesday #440 - come join us!
I really wanted to try for both sides of the challenge this week - but what could I do with that "wet" cue word??  Something ocean?  Maybe fish?  Then I remembered the "umbrella kiss" from yesterday's Silhouette Scenes - perfect!  And I even have a (very) few sheets of the gorgeous See A Silhouette paper!  I picked this lovely swirly one in blues to be most like water for my background, and heat embossed my sweet couple in shimmer black to really stand out.  Love it!
So, what will YOU create for our Mix-It-Up?  I can't wait to see your creations, over at the challenge!
Silhouette Scenes Stamp Set; See A Silhouette DSP; Whisper White, Basic Black & Pacific Point CS; Versamark Ink; Shimmer Black EP; Circles Collection Dies (retired); Dapper Denim Glimmer Dots (retired-shhh!); #TSOT440.

Hurray!  The Library Challenge #50 is back online, with a real winner, too, Where the Red Fern Grows.  Awesome!
I remember reading this book back in my earlier school days, and I have a vague sense of sadness when I think back to it -  I seem to recall there being a loss in this story.   We love our dogs here so much - they ARE our family, lol, warts, snores and all, so I knew I wanted to include a dog on my card.  I decided to go for something pretty similar to the cover, with silhouettes, and pretty blues, and a sentiment that brings out adventurous good times with friends - THAT'S what I'll remember now!
Silhouette Scenes Stamp Set; Crumb Cake, Whisper White & Basic Black CS; Blueberry Bushel, Pretty Peacock & Memento Tuxedo Black Inks; Sweet Silhouettes Dies; Dog Builder Punch; Sponge Brayer; #TLC50.

We'll take it in triplicate this week at Sunday Stamps #222 - are you with us??
I'm having so much fun playing with this Golden Honey DSP - gotta love free paper with Sale-A-Bration!  Anyway, I decided to bring in the bees today, and I colored up these honeycomb scraps with my So Saffron Blend - I think the gold still shows through!  A pretty hive in Crushed Curry, and a fancy bee on the prowl finish us off - except for those drops of honey I spilled, lol.  Shhh, they're really Gold Glitter Enamel Dots - apparently they're my new fave his week!
So, what will YOU create?  I can't wait to check it out - see you at the challenge!
Honey Bee Stamp Set; Golden Honey DSP; Whisper White & Basic Black CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Crushed Curry Inks; Dark Daffodil Delight & So Saffron Blends Markers; Gold Wink of Stella; Detailed Bees Dies; Gold Cording Trim; Gold Glitter Enamel Dots; #SSC222.

Oo, there's a fun cue to kick off the New Year at CAS Christmas - "tag!"
I am thrilled that our new birthday set Bonanza Buddies has a gorgeous stitched tag die with it - and look how cute it works for Christmas, too!!  Lol.  Turns out that several elements from Perfectly Plaid fit wonderfully on this tag - and since I went with the plaid tree, I had to pull in the Wrapped in Plaid DSP, too.  Good - and cozy - times, lol.  Even found a scrap of Shaded Spruce ribbon to include - perfect!
Perfectly Plaid Stamp Set; Wrapped in Plaid DSP; Whisper White & Shaded Spruce CS; Shaded Spruce & Cherry Cobbler Inks; Bonanza Dies; Pine Tree Punch; Gold Glitter Enamel Dots; #CASChristmasTag.

Good times!  Joy of Sets #13's first grid of the year is UP!  Let's do this!
I always have such a hard time picking my row, lol - took me half an hour this time!  I finally settled on the diagonal Pearls - Hearts - Pink, especially after I realized could fit in my Love You to Pieces set - I love playing with the puzzle dies for this one!  I don't think I've played with the heart arrangement before, though, and it's always good to get a chance to use ALL of what I have in a set!  I couldn't settle on any particular pink, so I think I pulled most of them - and they actually look pretty nice together!  A few pearls to finish, and we are all set!
Love You to Pieces Stamp Set; Whisper White, Flirty Flamingo, Blushing Bride, Petal Pink & Rococo Rose CS; Flirty Flamingo Ink; Puzzle Pieces Dies; Basic Jewel Pearls; #JOSTTT013.

Birthday Cards 2020 Class Jan 9 & 11!
OK, gang, time to stock up on our birthday cards for 2020 and get ready for biz!  Class will feature 6 cards with envelopes, all from the new Spring Occasions Catty and Sale-A-Bration brochure, just in time for another circle around the sun!  Are you ready??
Class includes all supplies needed (bring your fave snips and adhesive!) snacks, drinks and a special gift from me, all for $25.  Class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more!  Class is still on for  Saturday, January 11 at 3 pm.  RSVP today to save your spot!

Oh, excellent!  I have just enough time sneak in 52 Christmas Card Throwdown's first sketch of the year!  Woot!  Let's jump right on restocking that Christmas box!
For this one, the sketch made me think right away of featuring some festive papers, and I went back again to the amazing Night Before Christmas pack.  It's so funny, I used the heck out of this paper, but I didn't get anything else from the suite - I found it so easy to match with other stamp sets - like today!  This fun sheet of candy canes seemed just right for this fun sentiment from Cup of Christmas - and that stamp set also has a set of dies that includes a candy cane!  It's like Christmas kizmet!
Cup of Christmas Stamp Set; Night Before Christmas DSP; Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler & Champagne Glimmer CS; Cherry Cobbler Ink; Diagonal Stripe Ribbon in Cherry Cobbler; Layering Circles Dies; Gold Glitter Enamel Dots; #53CCT1-20.

Birthday Cards 2020 Class Jan 9 & 11!
OK, gang, time to stock up on our birthday cards for 2020 and get ready for biz!  Class will feature 6 cards with envelopes, all from the new Spring Occasions Catty and Sale-A-Bration brochure, just in time for another circle around the sun!  Are you ready??
Class includes all supplies needed (bring your fave snips and adhesive!) snacks, drinks and a special gift from me, all for $25.  Class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more!  Class is still on for  Saturday, January 11 at 3 pm.  RSVP today to save your spot!

Oo, these are always fun - As You See It #216 has another "recipe" challenge to kick off the New Year - all about the sparkle and shine!
This was a tough one to not just make straight off into a Christmas card, but then I finally remembered this awesome sentiment from High Tide, and realized it could go equally great with silvery snowflakes as lighthouses, lol.  Yay!  I found an old snowy embossing folder to use, added some gorgeous Feels Like Frost DSP and a few silver details, and finished with the lovely sentiment.  So fun to just follow the recipe!
High Tide Stamp Set; Feels Like Frost DSP; Whisper White & Smoky Slate CS; Smoky Slate Ink; Northern Flurry EF (retired); Stitched Shapes Dies; Silver Twine; Silver Sequins; #AYSI216.

Birthday Cards 2020 Class Jan 9 & 11!
OK, gang, time to stock up on our birthday cards for 2020 and get ready for biz!  Class will feature 6 cards with envelopes, all from the new Spring Occasions Catty and Sale-A-Bration brochure, just in time for another circle around the sun!  Are you ready??
Class includes all supplies needed (bring your fave snips and adhesive!) snacks, drinks and a special gift from me, all for $25.  Class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more!  Class is on for Thursday, January 9 at 630 pm, or Saturday, January 11 at 3 pm.  RSVP today to save your spot!