Category: Christmas

Christmas Wreath

6/19/2022

Woo hoo! I am thrilled to see that CAS Christmas is back at it - you can never have too many Christmas challenges, lol. This month's theme is "wreath!"
I decided to go with my still-beloved Arrange a Wreath set from last year - I just love the dies still! I did a quick layered wreath in two colors, and finished with a pretty bow in Cherry Cobbler. My perfect merry sentiment fit right in the middle! Quick, simple and a fun look back!
Arrange a Wreath Stamp Set (retired 2021); Basic White, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive & Cherry Cobbler CS; Cherry Cobbler & Old Olive Inks; Wreath Builder Dies; #CASChristmasWreath.

DOUBLE Pumpkin Club June 25!
Did you check out your May and June Pumpkin kits yet? Time to catch us back up! Check out May In Color video HERE, and the June Pick of the Crop video HERE!
I hope you can join us for our special DOUBLE Pumpkin Club, Saturday, June 25, at 2 PM - RSVP to let me know you are attending, we will be all safely socially distanced at our big table downstairs!
Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, plus drinks and snacks! I will also have a few extra spots available for club for $15 for this special double class, even if you are not a subscriber - come see what we're up to - full kit not needed, I'll supply everything you need for the projects! Just bring your own snips and basic adhesive!
Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by July 10 and you can join us in time for next month!

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Trees For Sale

6/15/2022

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So excited, I finally get a chance to play at NBUS #39 - I just discovered this fun challenge! NBUS stands for "Never Before Used Schtuff!" And I certainly have enough of that for a challenge or ten, lol.
I decided to break into my holiday catty preorder of Trees For Sale, and Tree Lot, the over-the-top die set available in the upcoming Sale-A-Bration, that goes with it. I have to be honest, I was a little meh about the stamp set - until I laid eyes on those dies, lol. WOWZA! There is so much here, I have to restrain myself! This is the simplest first card I could come up with, lol, and I have so much more to come with these beauties!
Trees For Sale Stamp Set; Granny Apple Green, Cherry Cobbler, Basic White, Shaded Spruce, Silver Foil, Pool Party, Basic Black & Early Espresso CS; Granny Apple Green & Cherry Cobbler Ink; White Gel Pen; Tree Lot Dies; #NBUS39.

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Sweet Candy Canes

6/13/2022

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Another fun combo at this week's In{k}spire Me #479 - Can I make both sides work? I don't know about those colors, lol.
Turns out, YES, I can, thanks to a little help from my Holiday Catty pre-order, lol. I had so much fun inking up my brand new Sweet Candy Canes set - these colors were just right for a soft and lovely holiday card! I'm loving these candy canes especially, because you get two, each one facing the other direction, AND, dies to match! Perfect! There's a tasty DSP that goes with, too, but today was all about the colors, lol.
Sweet Candy Canes Stamp Set; Petal Pink, Basic Black & Very Vanilla CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Flirty Flamingo & Bermuda Bay Inks; Candy Cane Dies; Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon; Very Vanilla Sequins; #IMC479.

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Penguin Sparkle

6/1/2022

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Yes! It's time for our monthly Sparkles Christmas Challenge #137 - and we want to see some holiday critters!
I actually still have my beloved Penguin Place still on my current shelves - this cutie is supposed to carry over to our upcoming Holiday Mini catty, so I decided he should just stay put for the off-season, lol. This is a picture of him patiently waiting for the new season to open, all snug in his cap and scarf! He'll be back to his usual antics soon - pre-order opens today! Woot woot!
I can't wait to see YOUR cute critters - I love them all so much! Meet you at the challenge!
Penguin Place Stamp Set; Balmy Blue DSP; Basic White, Basic Black & Balmy Blue CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Balmy Blue & Mango Melody Inks; Tailor Made Tags Dies; Penguin Builder Punch; For Everything Fancy Blue Sequins; #SCC137.

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Christmas Night

5/28/2022

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Well, here's a funny line for a word prompt at this week's Time Out Challenge #214 - fun!
I knew right away I wanted to try for a night sky - and my best set for that is a Christmas one, lol. I built my scene with Hearts Come Home, which retired in 2019 - I love these dies! I also love to layer them, but today I kept things fairly simple with just one layer, but I couldn't resist getting Santa in there, and some stars - I can just feel the cold air! I finished off with some snowflake sequins, pretty!
Hearts Come Home Stamp Set (retired 2019); Basic White & Night of Navy CS; Versamark & Night of Navy Inks; White EP; Hometown Greetings Dies (retired); Adhesive Backed Snowflakes; #TOC214.

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A Little Bit More

5/1/2022

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Oh gosh, my monthly Sparkles Christmas Challenge #136, for Christmas sentiments, has landed on my Sunday Stamps #282 sketch! This will be fun!
I straight away went hunting for an oversized Christmas sentiment, and hit the jackpot with Christmas Means More! This set from 2020 was a little collection of Christmas movie quotes, like the one I chose from "How The Grinch Stole Christmas," lol. We own all the movies in this set, of course, good times! Anyway, I stuck tight to the sketch, and featured my beloved Heartwarming Hugs DSP - I think we might have first had this one in 2020, too, but gosh I loved it so much! It's finally almost gone, lol.
I can't wait to see YOUR projects for our challenges, too, I'll meet you there!
Christmas Means More Stamp Set (retired 2020); Heartwarming Hugs DSP (retired); Crumb Cake & Basic White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Old Olive & Real Red Blends Markers; All the Trimmings Embellishments (retired); #SCC136; #SSC282.

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Wintry Christmas

4/6/2022

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OK, time to try out a new challenge! I can JUST squeak in to this week's Can You Handle the Pressure - an anything-goes-must-use-embossing challenge - this round with a touch of green!
I was recently going through my retiring papers - it's that time of year! My pack of Shimmer Vellum is in that stack, and I noticed that I had a scrap of the Evening Evergreen I had embossed when I first received it, to see what would happen. What happens is it really pulls out the shimmer! Yum! I am delighted to use that test scrap on this calm Christmas card, a natural to pair with Christmas to Remember and Christmas Season. I love the look of the embossed panel!
Christmas to Remember & Christmas Season Stamp Sets; Basic White, Gray Granite & Early Evergreen Shimmer Vellum CS; Cherry Cobbler, Early Evergreen & Soft Succulent Inks; Seasonal Labels Dies; Wintry EF; Cherry Cobbler Heavy Baker's Twine; Cherry Cobbler Matte Decorative Dots; #CYHTPGreen.

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Trimming the Snowman

4/1/2022

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This will be fun - we're having a fun-fold challenge at Sparkles Christmas Challenge #135 this month!
Well, I can never get enough gatefolds, lol, so I went looking for a fun winter background to put behind my farewell Snowman Season card. This cute set has lasted through a few catalogs now! I couldn't resist this chubby little dancing guy - and there was almost nothing to color! I did add some of the set snowflakes over the DSP, though - such a cool look!
I can't wait to see YOUR holiday fun folds for us - meet you at the challenge!
Snow Man Season Stamp Set; Trimming the Town DSP (retired); Basic White & Pool Party CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Pool Party Ink; Pumpkin Pie & Pool Party Blends Markers; Adhesive-Backed Snowflakes; #SCC135.

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Frosted Snowflake

3/2/2022

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Another fun code word from this week's Addicted to CAS #214 - "snowflake!"
So, my hands-down fave snowflake this past year has been this little cookie cutie from the Frosted Gingerbread set - I wish I could make cookies that look like this, lol. I've been so tickled with my "rediscovery" of my Chocolate Chip Craft Ink, that I couldn't resist clear embossing this one in our Iridescent Ice, too! This card is a bit more than I would normally do for ATC - I feel like I've gone a bit overboard for their CAS brief, but, I just sat back and let it all happen, lol. So yay for the crunchy border and Vanilla sequins - it all baked up nicely, lol.
Frosted Gingerbread Stamp Set (retired 2021); Basic White & Early Espresso CS; Early Espresso, Crumb Cake & Chocolate Chip Craft (retired) Inks; Iridescent Ice EP; Gingerbread Dies; Vanilla Sequins; #ATC214.

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March Two Fer

3/1/2022

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So, another 1st of the month on a Tuesday. Argh! That means TWO projects today again! At least it won't happen again til November, lol. For my first project, I am combining our awesome tic-tac-toe at Retro Rubber #177, with this cozy inspiration pic for SU Only #296! Wee!
After some lengthy searching, the only retired image I could come up with for our pic at SUO was 2005's Please Be Seated - check out this cozy sofa! I eventually settled on the left-hand column of the tic-tac-toe as well - some pretty pink animal print DSP (also inspired by the pic, lol) some silver, and birthday! I finally found a quirky enough font to go with the sofa, even! And that's what I want to hear on MY birthdays, lol, "So far, so good!" Too funny! I can't wait to see YOUR takes on our challenges!
Please Be Seated (retired 2005) & Ride With Me (retired 2020) Stamp Sets; Pattern Party DSP; Basic White, Shaded Spruce & Silver Foil CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Shaded Spruce & Soft Suede Blends Markers; Subtle Shimmer Sequins; #RRCB177; #SUOC296.

And for this month at Sparkles #134, we have the BEST theme - "Santa Claus is comin' to town!"
I couldn't resist going back to my 2018 SO Santa set - check out Santa's Jams! It seemed a natural to complete his beach setting with our gorgeous Paradise Palms set - and look, he's even getting a little sunburned, lol...
Come show us your Santa this month - meet you there!
So Santa (retired 2018) & Paradise Palms Stamp Sets; Real Red, Crumb Cake & Basic White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Sahara Sand, Soft Suede, Old Olive & Mango Melody Inks; SU1000, Real Red, Old Olive, Pool Party, Mango Melody & Soft Suede Blends Markers; #SCC134.

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