With my Holiday Catty pre-order in hand, it's going to be hard to choose for this month's NBUS #53 - love that feeling! I decided to play a fun little oddball I got at the last second with some hostess credit - just so cute! This is Year To Celebrate, and it has little party noise-makers you can build, with awesome celebratory sentiments to go with - including New Year's! I went with the birthday one today, but I couldn't resist trying my hand at a few of those blowouts - just adorable! This one was a natural match with the Bright & Beautiful DSP, too - it's all party party party over here today! Year To Celebrate Stamp Set; Bright & Beautiful DSP; Basic White & Berry Burst CS; Berry Burst, Blueberry Bushel, Lemon Lime Twist, Granny Apple Green & Versamark Inks; White EP; Stylish Shapes Dies; Berry Burst Tinsel Gems; #NBUS53.
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Another fun theme this round from Cardz 4 Guyz #328 - music! I went straight to my Enjoy The Rhythm set for this one - so many fun images! I went for the snazzy drum kit today, and had some fun adding touches of color! I kept the birthday sentiment for the card front, but I have "you rock my world" on the inside, of course! This was actually a pretty fast card, even with the coloring - I had my Stylish Shapes already cut out and tucked in the die sleeve, they must have been leftover from something else! That gave me a leg up for sure! Enjoy The Rhythm Stamp Set; Dandy Designs DSP (retired); Basic White, Pool Party & Balmy Blue CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Daffodil Delight, Pool Party & Balmy Blue Blends Markers; Stylish Shapes Dies; Balmy Blue Solid Faceted Gems; #C4G328. Such a cool combo this round at In{k}spire Me #511 - I gotta get in on this! I went straight to our Circle Sayings set for this one - seemed a natural fit, lol. I decided to stamp most of my sketch elements, and used the "celebrate" circle and cupcake image for my main features. I very carefully water-painted some color onto the cupcakes, too - worked out perfectly! I added some solid dots that I punched out to round things out, and the little banner from the sketch, though my sentiment is actually in one of the circles - fun! I finished with a few tiny rhinestones just to draw in some light! Circle Sayings Stamp Set; Basic White, Boho Blue, Moody Mauve & Lemon Lolly CS; Pebbled Path, Lemon Lolly, Moody Mauve & Boho Blue Inks; Water Painter; 5/8" & 1/2" Circle Punches; Basic Jewel Rhinestones; #IMC511. Snow in August 2023 Woo hoo! You know I love to celebrate Christmas all year long, and this year it will be snowing in August! We'll be making 6 cards with envelopes, with such fun new sets to check out! Wear your jingle bells! Class includes all supplies (bring your own fave snips and 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! Class is set for Saturday, August 12, at 2 pm! RSVP now to save your spot! Oooo! The theme this round at The Sisterhood of Crafters is "tropical!" I'm on it! To get myself started, I checked my retired DSP box to see if I had anything good and tropical - and as I hoped, I still have a bit of the Tropical Oasis pack! When I spotted this Calypso Coral sheet, I knew I wanted to go all flamingo instead of palm trees and plumeria, lol. So out came Friendly Flamingo! I made this pretty guy in Calypso to go with the DSP, but I did fussy cut this gorgeous jungle leaf to add some pop! This is my favorite sentiment for this guy, too - such great advice! Friendly Flamingo Stamp Set (Retired 2021); Tropical Oasis DSP (retired); Basic White & Early Espresso CS; Calypso Coral & Early Espresso Inks; Blender Pen; Flamingo Dies (retired); Calypso Coral Iridescent Gems;#TSOCTropical. Snow in August 2023 Woo hoo! You know I love to celebrate Christmas all year long, and this year it will be snowing in August! We'll be making 6 cards with envelopes, with such fun new sets to check out! Wear your jingle bells! Class includes all supplies (bring your own fave snips and 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! Class is set for Saturday, August 12, at 2 pm! RSVP now to save your spot! Ahoy! This is a theme I've seen a couple times before - but now Cardz 4 Guyz #327 is having an "on the water" theme! I had to pull out my On The Ocean set again, so many fun shapes in this one! I started from an all-over background in the stunning-but-retired Waves of the Ocean DSP - love the look of this paper still! From there I set up a nice block to set off my lovely tall ship, and I tried my hand at fussy cutting some foamy waters for some scene setting. I added some clouds and seagulls, and finished with a few Lost Lagoon Tinsel Gems - lots of blues today, lol. I'm also excited that this card can double as my team sketch challenge inspiration - woo! On The Ocean Stamp Set; Waves of the Ocean DSP (retired); Basic White & Smoky Slate CS; Smoky Slate & Lost Lagoon Inks; On The Ocean Dies; Twisted Rope EF; Lost Lagoon Tinsel Gems; #C4G327. Snow in August 2023 Woo hoo! You know I love to celebrate Christmas all year long, and this year it will be snowing in August! We'll be making 6 cards with envelopes, with such fun new sets to check out! Wear your jingle bells! Class includes all supplies (bring your own fave snips and 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! Class is set for Saturday, August 12, at 2 pm! RSVP now to save your spot! Excellent! AAA Cards #245 would like to see something masculine, and if we can sneak in monochrome, even better! I think I pulled off both pretty OK! I started by choosing my "masculine" set - though this is such a slippery slope, lol. I know at least as many chopper-riding ladies as gents, these days - maybe an Arizona thing? ANYWAY, Legendary Ride it is! I went with Misty Moonlight for my color - I had a feeling it would blend up soft and pretty for my background, but stamp bold enough for the chopper! I think I might be getting slightly better at my blending brushes, too - I really should use them more! After my blended band, I stamped and stamped off twice for a little movement, and added my sentiment. I couldn't resist some Misty Moonlight Tinsel Gems, too - shh! Legendary Ride Stamp Set; Basic White CS; Misty Moonlight Ink; Misty Moonlight Tinsel Gems; #AAA245. Now, HERE'S one to celebrate - Festive Friday #0139 is all about International Beer Day! There were some great choices to play on the inspo list for this one, and to my surprise I managed 7! So fun! I figured there might be a lot of Brewed For You cards coming out this round, so I went back a bit and used 2019's Bubble Over, with a little help from 2018's Mixed Drinks set. I layered up some Distressed Gold paper with Very Vanilla and some Early Espresso DSP, then used the same gold in my bottle labels and caps - very cool look! I found the tiny "Cheers!" sentiment in Mixed Drinks, along with some smaller bubbles - perfect! So I covered, Brown, Gold, Cheers Sentiment, Beer, Masculine, Bubbles and Bottles - whew! Bubble Over (retired 2019) & Mixed Drinks (retired 2018) Stamp Sets; Early Espresso DSP; Very Vanilla CS; Distressed Gold Specialty Paper; Early Espresso & Cherry Cobbler Inks; Bottles & Bubbles Dies (retired); Cherry Cobbler Matte Decorative Dots; #FF0139. Whew! I can finally JUST sneak in to The Sisterhood of Crafters this round, for their "in the garden" theme! Yay! I couldn't resist going back to my Dainty Delight set for this one - so many pretty stems! I spotted this sheet in the retired Tea Boutique pack - great colors in this one! Taking my cue from the paper, I did up my little blossoms in Fresh Freesia with touches of Orchid Oasis. Those pretty droplets are from the Tinsel Gems 3-pack! It all came together on rails! Dainty Delight Stamp Set; Tea Boutique DSP (retired); Basic White & Fresh Freesia CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Fresh Freesia, Orchid Oasis & Granny Apple Green Blends Markers; Deckled Rectangles Dies; Tinsel Gems 3-Pack in Fresh Freesia; #TSOCInTheGarden. Wow, what a great quote at this round's Time Out Challenge #242 - love it! I knew right away I wanted to pull out my Magical Day set from 2018 - I even still have some of the DSP! The dragon in the challenge graphic reminds me so much of dragons from that paper, but when I looked over the set, I knew I really wanted to color the mermaid, lol. I found this bubbly and sparkly sheet in the DSP, and paired it up with Berry Burst, so I went with that for my coloring, too! She has a sweet little trio of seahorses with her, and I finished with some Opal Rounds. Such a cutie! Magical Day Stamp Set (retired 2018); Myths & Magic DSP (retired); Basic White & Berry Burst CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Berry Burst CS; Berry Burst, Granny Apple Green, Pool Party, Bubble Bath & SU900 Blends Markers; Magical Mates & Deckled Rectangles Dies; Opal Rounds; #TOC242. Good times - we have a fun tic-tac-toe challenge for you this round at Retro Rubber #211! I went straight to the center row, of course, embossing - die cut or punch - beach! Then I went straight to my all-time fave beachy set, Paradise Palms from 2022, lol. So fun! I knew already I wanted to try the deboss side of a panel done up with our old Seaside EF - thanks, Deb! - and I floated my beach scene over that! I even scrounged out some Calypso shells from the Whale of a Time Sequin pack, lol. I snuck in a punch for my sentiment, so I'm all set! I can't wait to see YOUR takes on our tic tac toe - meet you at the challenge! Paradise Palms Stamp Set (retired 2023); Basic White, Pool Party & Lemon Lolly CS; Crumb Cake, Pecan Pie Pie, Granny Apple Green & Daffodil Delight Inks; Seaside EF (retired); Large Oval Punch (retired); Linen Thread; Whale of a Time Sequins (retired; #RRCB211. |
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