Category: Anniversary

Joy of Silhouettes

10/17/2020

Ooo, I have to admit, I can spot some spooky possibilities on this month's grid at Joy of Sets #022!
Instead, I went for the romance, lol. After a bit of browsing, I realized that I just really wanted to use my Serene Silhouettes set - love these images! This one with the umbrella is my favorite, and I kept everything super simple by heat-embossing in black over some pretty DSP. So I went with the diagonal Black - Silhouette - Glitter, and layered everything onto some Black Glimmer paper for the glitter. Simple and pretty - a golden sunset!
Serene Silhouettes, Playing With Patterns DSP; Whisper White & Black Glimmer CS; Versamark Ink; Black EP; Black Faceted Dots; #JOSTTT022.

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Birdie Anniversary

5/5/2019

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What's not to love about our big scallop shape at this week's Sunday Stamps #204?? What does it make you think of?
For me, I started thinking along the lines of a background-type stamp I could use for the shape, behind some bold picture elements on top. Our Best Birds set fit the bill perfectly - I love this linen-y background element, just right for setting off the lovely branch and birdie! I chose an anniversary sentiment for this one, getting low on those, and tried for simple but realistic coloring. Who's a handsome man? Lol. This is another set that's retiring this year, I've found it to be so versatile, I'll miss it a lot!
Best Birds Stamp Set; Crumb Cake, Early Espresso & Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Soft Sea Foam & Cajun Craze Inks; Aqua-painter; Birds & Blooms Thinlits; #SSC204.

Fancy Folds Card Class May 9 & 11!
I'm so excited to bring on the techniques this month with Fancy Folds! We'll be learning how to make it fancy the easy way, featuring 6 all-occasion cards each using a brand new idea for some extra fun in the folds! I promise you will love them all! Class will be $25, and will include all supplies needed, plus drinks, snacks and a special gift from me! Class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more! Classes will be held on Thursday, May 9 at 630 pm and also on Saturday, May 11 at 3 pm. RSVP today to save your spot!

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Lifetime of Love

1/19/2019

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Yippee! The Sisterhood of Crafters first challenge of the year is perfect - "make it sparkle!"
I decided to browse my glimmer paper stash to see if anything jumped out at me for this one. And actually, something did! I had totally forgotten I had some Blushing Bride Glimmer, and the pretty pink made me start thinking of hearts and love, lol. I've always loved the squiggly heart in the Sunshine Wishes Thinlits, so I pulled out my Sunshine Sayings set to go with. I ended up keeping it pretty simple - two entwined hearts with a "lifetime of love" sentiment - perfect for an anniversary or even Valentine's Day! Yay for sparkle!
Sunshine Sayings Stamp Set; Subtles DSP in Blushing Bride; Whisper White & Blushing Bride CS; Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper; Memento Tuxedo Black & Blushing Bride Inks; Sunshine Wishes Thinlits; Fancy Frost Sequins (retired); #TSOCSparkle.

Pumpkin Club Jan 26!
Did you get your January Pumpkin kit yet? Hope you can hop on over to join the fun! Check out the video HERE!
I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, Jan 26, 3 pm, chez Heroldt - RSVP to let me know you are coming!
Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, drinks and snacks! I also have ONE extra Pumpkin kit available for $20 if you'd like to come check out the fun!
Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by February 10 and you can join us in time for next month!

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It's In The Staying There

1/6/2018

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Woo hoo! I'm so excited that What Will You Stamp #149 is featuring one of my fave stamp sets ever, Beautiful Bouquet!
The reason I so love this set is that it really is a complete package: beautiful images with robust and varied sentiments, for both inside and outside the card, PLUS, it has gorgeous framelits! I wish all our sets had it this good, lol. Today, I decided to go for a lovely anniversary card - the sentiment set is perfect for it! It's easy to go overboard with little flowers, too - so many choices! I tried to keep them to three threes, lol, hope it's not too much!
Beautiful Bouquet Stamp Set; Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz, Powder Pink & Crumb Cake CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango & Bermuda Bay Inks; Layering Ovals & Bouquet Bunch Framelits; Crushed Curry Glitter Enamel Dots; #WWYS149.

Birthday Cards 2018 Class Jan 11 & 13!
Time to kick off the year right with five new birthday cards ready to go, all from our gorgeous new 2018 Occasions Catalog! This is a fun way to get a little taste of lots of new items, and get your card tickler stocked at the same time! Class costs $25, and includes all your supplies and envelopes (bring your own snips and adhesive), snacks, drinks, and a special gift from me! This class can also be FREE with your purchase of $30 or more! Class will be held Thursday, January 11 at 630 pm, or Saturday, January 13 at 3 pm - RSVP today to hold your spot!

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It's in the Cards

8/31/2017

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This week's challenge from Less Is More #343 is SO COOL! "Use a real object" sounds like a real challenge, lol! I'm using Paper Players #359 for my layout!
So, most folks I know have a little junk drawer somewhere - in our house, it's in the kitchen. BUT, I also have a secret one in my craft room - SHH! I throw all kinds of odds and ends - weird little things from the bargain bins at Michael's, stocking stuffer gags, inherited or found objects of curiosity - anything that looks like I might have a funny use for "some day." You can pretend you don't have one, too, if you want. I won't tell, lol. I dug through mine for something wild for this card, and came across a tiny deck of playing cards - I'm pretty sure this was a stocking stuffer joke from a few years ago. Hm, I thought. This could be a fun one. It took me a little bit to think of a good sentiment, and voila - a funny anniversary card. Crazy!
Labeler Alphabet Stamp Set; Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Daffodil Delight; Real Red Inks; Happy Hearts EF (retired); Basic Jewel Rhinestones; Mysterious Tiny Deck of Cards; #LIM343; #PP359.

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Global Bouquet

7/30/2017

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This week we are reprising Clean & Simple #26 - let's go for the triple! These rich colors from Global Design Project #97 will be just right, too!
So, I really felt called back to my new favorite stamp set, Beautiful Bouquet - I LOVE the wide variety of sentiments and images, combined with lovely detailed framelits - it's like a one-two-three punch! I even loved it when I had to keep all the flowers the same color, lol! I chose the anniversary sentiment because I so rarely have these cards on hand - time to fix that little problem, too!
Beautiful Bouquet Stamp Set; Whisper White & Crumb Cake CS; Wild Wasabi, Berry Burst & Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Bouquet Bunch Framelits; #FTL26; #GDP97.

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Happy Together

6/18/2017

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OK, how cool is the theme at this week's Global Design Project #91 - "wheels?" I plan to make it happen using this nested sketch from Freshly Made Sketch #292, too!
When I first started thinking about the "wheel" challenge, I had a little idea in mind - which promptly went out the window when I added in the nested shapes factor. See, you guys have no idea blogging is also my little personal exercise in more resilient flexibility, lol! I decided I wanted to do an alternate shape, and then I remembered my old Take It To Heart set - OMG, it's from 2012! Yikes! Oh well, you can't keep a good stamp down, right? I also still have my old Hearts Framelits that go with this set, and that laid in the perfect alternative for me - yay!
Take It To Heart (retired) & Sunshine Sayings Stamp Sets; Whisper White, Silver Glimmer & Powder Pink CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Happy Heart EF (retired); Basic Jewel Rhinestones; #GDP91; #FMS292.

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Anniversary Celebration

5/24/2017

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We have such a celebratory layout from this weeks' Case This Sketch #222 - like fireworks! I think this'll be a good place to sneak in Less Is More #329's geometric challenge. And just for good measure, let's make it an anniversary card for As You See It #150's love and marriage theme!
Happy Celebrations has some great shapes in it, in graded sizes, and I went with the triangle as more "geo" than the circle, lol. I'm sure I'll get over my new Lemon Lime Twist and Fresh Fig obsession, but you'll just have to ride it out for now, I'm afraid, lol. I also picked a nice big "anni" combo from Banners For You, and had a great time straightening out the curves on the block - thank goodness for grid paper!
Happy Celebrations & Banners For You Stamp Sets; Fresh Fig, Lemon Lime Twist & Whisper White CS; Fresh Fig, Lemon Lime Twist & Sweet Sugarplum Inks; Basic Jewel Rhinestones; #CTS222; #LIM329; #AYSI150.

Pumpkin Club May 27!
Did you get your May Pumpkin kit yet? I'll take sprinkles with that!! Check out the video here! (Increase the resolution by clicking on the little gear icon.)
I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, May 27, 3 pm, chez Heroldt - RSVP to let me know you are coming!
Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, drinks and snacks! Let's take this Pumpkin out to play! You're going to LOVE our projects! I also have ONE extra kit available for $20 if you'd like to come check it out!
Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by June 10 and you can join us in time for next month!

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One More Year

1/2/2017

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These are fun flirty colors at this week's Create With Connie & Mary #438!
One of the card types that get asked for a lot, that I also NEVER seem to have on hand, lol, are anniversary cards. As I got to looking at this color challenge, I started thinking, hm, boy-girl something, maybe, but silver might not fit, but hey, what about anniversary?? Sunshine Sayings was pretty made just for my stream of consciousness style of brainstorming, lol... I kept it super simple, with just a touch of glimmer. Love...
Sunshine Sayings Stamp Set; Whisper White, Flirty Flamingo & Pool Party CS; Silver Glimmer Paper; Smoky Slate, Flirty Flamingo & Pool Party Inks; Sunshine Wishes Thinlits; #CCMC438.

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World's Greatest CASE

4/2/2015

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I'm really happy with the clean lines in this week's Can You Case It #63 - so many different ways to go with this sketch!
So, let's make a man card, shall we? It's a snap with Guy Greetings standing by, lol. I figure this will go over well as an anniversary card - ours is coming right up! I had to get creative with the placement of some of the elements, but darn it, I was determined to use the strong guy on this one - I haven't used it yet!
It's a tiny bit ironic that I made this Mossy Meadow colored card for DH, since he's red-green color-blind. Oh well!
Guy Greetings Stamp Set; Mossy Meadow, Sahara Sand & Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Mossy Meadow, Basic Gray, Early Espresso & Crushed Curry Ink; Flesh Tone Blendies (discontinued, sob); Neutrals Buttons in Early Espresso; Striped Satin Ribbon in Mossy Meadow; Early Espresso Baker's Twine.

Mother's Day Corsage Class
I am so excited to announce this class - and I'm THRILLED with how our project came out! You will be, too! This month we will be making a beautiful corsage for that special lady in your life: Mom, BFF, inspiration in your life (maybe even yourself - you deserve it!) - to wear again and again. The corsage is made up with a sample of each flower type in the gorgeous Build A Bouquet Project kit from our Occasions Mini catalog, and comes with a hat pin and stopper for fixing in place. I have prepped each kit for us, and divvied everything out ahead of time to make this class ride on rails: I'll be working right along with you to help further explain all the tricks I learned along the way!
Class is announced for Thursday April 9, 630 pm, chez Heroldt, or Saturday, April 11, 3 pm, also chez Heroldt. Class is $20, and includes all supplies and instructions, plus snacks, drinks and a gift! Just bring your usual kit, and a hot glue gun! RSVP now so I can make sure to have your supplies prepped and ready for you! (And be sure to let me know if you need different dates - I'm always happy to work with your schedule!)

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