Ah ha!  It's been far too long since I've been able to play at Paper Craft Crew #314 - super cute sketch this week - yay!
It's hard fro me not to have Christmas on my mind all the time right now, so I knew I wanted to take a Christmas run at this sketch - what to fit in the little floating space?  How about a candy cane??  Just right, I think!  I added some stripes for the background that go just right with my theme, and a pretty green bow - I can see this beauty hanging on the tree now!
Candy Cane Season Stamp Set; Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler & Garden Green CS; Cherry Cobbler & Garden Green Inks; Stitched Shapes Framelits; Stylish Stripes EF (retired); Candy Cane Builder Punch; Basic Jewel Rhinestones; #PCC314.

2018 Mountainview Presbyterian Holiday Craft Boutique
Is that cinnamon rolls I smell?  Why, yes it is!  Come on out to the best Holiday Craft & Gift show, at Mountainview Presbyterian - a crafters heaven, with awesome food available, as well as baked goods galore made just for you!  I'll be there with lots of treats, cards and gifts as well - I'd love to see you!

8050 E Mountainview Rd, Friday Nov 16, 9-4 and Saturday Nov 17, 9-3.

Ah ha!  The best kind of challenge at Retro Rubber #99 this week - anything goes!  What beauty can we pull from the vault today??
Well, I don't know about you, but I'm playing Christmas music pretty much all the time now in my studio, lol.  So I went searching on the retired Christmas shelves, and came across my beloved Peaceful Wishes from 2006 - my first Christmas set!  I love the simple branches and stems in this one, plus the realistic pine cone and gorgeous swooping font of the sentiment.  I did a quick and clean version of my faves, and added some festive ribbon and sequins - yup, this set still has it!
Peaceful Wishes Stamp Set; Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler & Whisper White CS; Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green & Early Espresso Inks; Double Stitched Ribbon in Cherry Cobbler; Gold Sequins; #RR99.

2018 Mountainview Presbyterian Holiday Craft Boutique
Is that cinnamon rolls I smell?  Why, yes it is!  Come on out to the best Holiday Craft & Gift show, at Mountainview Presbyterian - a crafters heaven, with awesome food available, as well as baked goods galore made just for you!  I'll be there with lots of treats, cards and gifts as well - I'd love to see you!

8050 E Mountainview Rd, Friday Nov 16, 9-4 and Saturday Nov 17, 9-3.

So excited for another team up with Double Trouble, and another Try Stampin' on Tuesday Tic-Tac-Tuesday #6!
My eye went straight to the bottom row this time - Stamping-Red-Plaid - hello, Buffalo Check!  I love making my own custom plaids with this one - so easy to add a stripe or two of extra color for just the right color fit!  This time, I did a nice bold red check, and added a simple single green stripe to the grid - the easiest Christmas plaid ever, lol.  I decided I really wanted to add some green over that red, so a few Old Olive pine sprigs from the Pretty Pines Thinlits were totally in order.  This card came together quickly and easily - win-win!
I can't wait to see your tic-tac-takes over at the challenge!
Buffalo Check & Christmas Pines Stamp Sets; Whisper White, Real Red, Old Olive & Galvanized Steel CS; Real Red, Old Olive & Memento Tuxedo Black Inks; Old Olive Marker; Pretty Pines Thinlits; Silver Sequins; #TSOTTTT6.

Holiday Gifts & Packaging Class Nov 8 & 10!
We're keeping the jingle bells ringing with our 7th Annual Holiday Gifts & Packaging Class!  This is where you get all the last minute details squared away, for treat packaging, little gifts for hostesses, helpers and friends, and any other sparkle we can jam in there - I went a little crazy and we have 8 projects this year!!  It is always my pleasure to express my sincere appreciation for all of you at my most popular event of the year!  All supplies provided and prepped (bring your own snips and fave basic adhesive) plus special holiday treats and nog, of course!  This class is $25, or can be FREE with your order of $30 or more!  RSVP today to make sure I have a your spot reserved!   Class is announced for Thursday, Nov 8 at 630 pm, or Saturday, Nov 10, 3 pm - see you there!

Such a cool theme at this week's AAA #126 - moonlight!
Even with a moon, I decided to go for a Christmas card - I love snowy woodland scenes - they convey such a peaceful Christmas feel to me (maybe in contrast to the usual chaos around here for the holidays, lol.)  I started by sponging in a simple moon in So Saffron and Basic Gray with a circle mask, and then stamped this lovely winter row of trees from Winter Woods.  Dazzling Diamonds glitter added all the snow I wanted!  I thought this sparkly sentiment from Christmas Pines was just right!  A breath of fresh Winter air!
Winter Woods & Christmas Pines Stamp Sets; Whisper White & Soft Sky (retired) CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, So Saffron & Basic Gray Inks; 1 1/2" Circle Punch (for mask); Stitched Shapes Framelits; Braided Linen Trim; Dazzling Diamonds Glitter; Basic Jewel Rhinestones; #AAA126.

We have a tiled sketch with a twist this week at Try Stampin' on Tuesday #382!
I've had a new set giving me the hairy eyeball on my desk for a couple weeks now - the scrumptious Nothing Sweeter cookie set.  This set is my substitute for ACTUAL sugar in my life right now - gotta get it somehow, lol!  Anyway, it's bundled with the fascinating Sweetly Stitched framelits, that, in addition to cutting out our cookies, also have an addition framelit for adding three different stitched edges - super cool!  I pulled out ALL the toys on this one, and, I think for the first time EVER (shhh!) actually squeezed in our bonus challenge to use die-cuts!  Woo!
So, what can YOU bake up for this one!  Can't wait to see over at the challenge!
Nothing Sweeter Stamp Set; Under the Mistletoe DSP; Whisper White & Crumb Cake CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Real Red, Old Olive & Crushed Curry Inks; Sweetly Stitched Framelits; White EP; Green Sequins; #TSOT382.

OK, SU Only #209 is talking my love language this week - MY fave from the Holiday Catty?  Oh, yeah!
So, I think I have to take a stand for the super cute Making Christmas Bright - I know this is my first time using the set on the blog, but I could NOT wait to get my hands on this one, and play with that brilliant Christmas Bulb Builder punch!  Even this simple card has some serious pop, lol.  I also love that there's already a second set to go with the punch later in the catty - Making Every Day Bright.  Go take a look at that cute little pine cone, or the penguin - adorbs!  Well, off to put little light strings on EVERYTHING, lol...
Making Christmas Bright Stamp Set; Whisper White, Real Red & Old Olive CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Real Red, Old Olive & Crushed Curry Inks; Layering Circles Framelits; Christmas Bulb Builder Punch; Basic Jewel Rhinestones; #SUO209.

Back to Basics & Beyond #13 wants us to give water-coloring a try this week - one of my faves!  Yeah!
I had so much fun with that tie-dye card a couple weeks ago, I decided to get my Brusho Crystals out again - straight blue today, though.  I also wanted to give it a go on regular card stock instead of watercolor paper - I like these results, too!  I figured this gorgeous night sky was the perfect background for this beautiful leaping deer, in Silver, that's part of the lovely Dashing Deer suite.  The dies in this collection are especially gorgeous, I have to say - lots of little detailing pieces, too!
Dashing Deer Stamp Set; Whisper White, Smoky Slate & Silver Foil CS; Blueberry Bushel Ink; Blue Brusho Crystals; Detailed Deer Thinlits; #BBB13.

Westminster Village Craft Boutique Oct 19, 4-7 pm
I hope you can by and visit me at this quick little craft show at Westminster Village, at 12000 N 90th Street, Scottsdale AZ..  This is new show for me, but there are plenty of fun and friendly vendors, snacks, and a silent auction!  Click on the pic for the flyer!  Hope to see you there!

Goodness, Inspire Create Challenge #28 has a gorgeous color collection for us this week - wow!
Lucky for me, a new shipment from my mother ship arrived yesterday - I LOVE new goodies, lol!  I'm breaking things in with the cozy Homemade Kindness set - love this fancy wood-burner - I can totally see this at home in a gnome's kitchen, lol.  The challenge colors were perfect for aqua-painting up a real country designer model - so much fun!  I wish I could make cute pie like this, too...  Or that it was easy as stamping, at least!  Christmas baking is getting cloooooser...
Homemade Kindness Stamp Set; Sahara Sand, Pear Pizzazz & Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Sahara Sand, Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry, Pear Pizzazz & Lovely Lipstick Inks; Aqua-painter; Stitched Shapes Framelits; Lovely Lipstick Glimmer Dots; #ICC28.

Westminster Village Craft Boutique Oct 19, 4-7 pm
I hope you can by and visit me at this quick little craft show at Westminster Village, at 12000 N 90th Street, Scottsdale AZ..  This is new show for me, but there are plenty of fun and friendly vendors, snacks, and a silent auction!  Click on the pic for the flyer!  Hope to see you there!

We're pretty excited about our Try Stampin' on Tuesday October Technique challenge - add stitching!  So many ways to accomplish this these days - make sure to check out our ideas!
For myself, I knew I wanted to combine two - the easiest of course being our awesome Stitched Shapes framelits!  I use these hands-down the most of any framelits or thinlits I have.  I love that it gives a "layered" effect with only one sheet really - so nifty!  I also wanted to add some machine stitching - I have a blunter needle for my machine that I save just for paper.  My advice?  Go slow and use the largest stitch length you can!
Anyway, I was able to marry my two stitch-types with my new favorite Santa from So Santa.  I was giggling the whole time I was coloring him - I don't usually have to color in quite so much skin on the jolly old elf - if you know what I mean, lol.
I hope we've inspired you to give some stitching a try - see you at the challenge!
So Santa & Balloon Celebration Stamp Sets; Pool Party, Sahara Sand & Whisper White CS; Mementi Tuxedo Black & Craft White Inks; Dk Real Red, Lt Soft Suede, Dk Mango Melody, Dk Soft Sea Foam, Nude & Med Old Olive Blends Markers; Stitched Shapes Framelits; Machine Stitching w White Sewing Thread; #TSOTOctTech.

CAS on Friday #142 has a very elegant color challenge this round - copper, black and white - so pretty!
I still have Christmas on the brain, so I knew I needed to pull out another new set - today it's Beautiful Blizzard!  Besides some lovely snowflakes and swirls, with chilly sentiments, there's also the Blizzard Thinlit - which cuts out a whole sheet of snowflakes at once!  Gotta love that!  I tried it today with my copper foil, and selected a few to show off.  As usual with a copper challenge, I ended up pulling out everything I have in copper, lol - foil sheet, thread, embossing powder - oops.  Still noting like a warm copper blizzard, right?
Beautiful Blizzard Stamp Set; Whisper White, Basic Black & Copper Foil CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Versamark Inks; Stitched Shapes Framelits; Blizzard Thinlits; Copper EP; Copper Thread; Copper Sequins; #CASOF142.