 Here's a fun theme from Farm Quest #80! They want to see "snow sports!" I have a few really nice sled sets, or skates, or even skis - very elegant and realistic. But, I decided, I feel like an ice-skating moose today - he clearly has the grace to conquer it all! I so love the critters in our Christmas Friends set from 2024, I was delighted to pull them out today! I had some fun coloring in my moose, and a couple trees, and then creating a little ice arena for him, too, lol. I kept things fairly simple with this pretty Pool Party background, and finished with a few Lost Lagoon Rainbow Dots. So fun! Christmas Friends Stamp Set & Dies (retired 2024); North Pole Delivery DSP; Basic White, Lost Lagoon & Pool Party CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Crumb Cake, Real Red, Granny Apple Green & Smoky Slate Blends Markers; Stylish Shapes Dies; Lost Lagoon Rainbow Dots; #FQ80.   Thank You Cards 2026, Feb 14, 1 pm
Today's class will feature 6 thoughtful Thank You Cards, all from our new Spring Mini and latest Online Exclusives, with envelopes. Class also includes all supplies needed (bring your own snips and adhesive!) and drinks and snacks, all for $25! This class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more! RSVP today to save your spot! Class is ON for Saturday, Feb 14, at 1 pm - note the special time!
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 Very nice - In{k}spire Me #580 has a New Year's challenge! Let's go! So, I've been hearing that this is the Year of the Horse for CHINESE New Year - let's pull that in so we can use the gorgeous Unbridled Beauty again! Look how perfect this horse portrait looks over the New Year's sentiment from last year's Light the Sky set! It was so close in proportion that I stamped it all on one layer, and cut it out with my Deckled Rectangles! I finished with a few clips of the strange Irregular Weave Trim - I'm trying to think of more ways to use this stuff - it doesn't like to be tied, lol. I finished with a few Pretty Peacock Foiled Gems for some pops of color! Unbridled Beauty & Light The Sky (retired 2024) Stamp Sets; Autumn Toile DSP (retired); Basic White & Gray Granite CS; Early Espresso Ink; Blender Pen; Gray Granite Blend Marker; Irregular Weave Trim; Pretty Peacock Foiled Gems; #IMC580.   Birthday Cards Class 2026, January 10 at 2 pm!
I'm always thrilled to kick off our new year with birthday cards! Gotta re-stock! I'm super excited to feature new sets and suites from our Spring Mini Catty and Online Exclusives, too! So fun! Class will feature 6 cards with envelopes, all supplies provided and prepped - just bring your own scissors and favorite adhesive, all for $25! Class can also be free with your catalog or online purchase of $30 or more! Class is on for Saturday, January 10 at 2 pm! RSVP today to save your spot!  We have some lovely midnight Christmas colors this round at As You See It #363! Since I'm still not ready to stop making Christmas cards, that's the way I leaned for this one, lol. I got to thinking that I could totally make these colors work for my jacketed mice - all cozy for caroling! I think they came out adorable, and I dug out the "jingle bells" sentiment from my old Alpine Adventure stamp set! I tied on some Mossy Meadow Braided Linen Trim and added some Low Profile Sparkle Dots just because this is what I had in the right color, lol - good thing it's cute! I can't wait to see what YOU do with our wintry colors this round - meet you at the challenge! Caroling Mice (retired 2022) & Alpine Adventure (retired 2018) Stamp Sets; Basic White & Mossy Meadow CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Night of Navy Inks; Mossy Meadow, Night of Navy & Pecan Pie Blends Markers; Mossy Meadow Braided Linen Trim (retired); Mossy Meadow Low Profile Sparkle Dots; #AYSI363.   Christmas Roundup Class Dec 20, 2 pm
After all the time off I've taken, I hope you can make it for my last gathering of the year - a little Christmas Roundup! This free "appreciation" class will clean out a last few holiday items I have lingering, and will be a chance for us to gather and share some holiday cheer! I'll also have your Spring Mini Catties for us to oh and ah over! Want to bring some cookies to share? That'd be awesome, and I'll have my own snacks and drinks on hand as well! Christmas Roundup is set for Saturday, December 20 at 2 pm - RSVP to let me know you're coming!  Oh, here's a cute one! The Male Room #203 is for a BABY boy! I don't have TOO many baby sets, and I have to admit, critter ones are among my favorites, lol. Like this one - I went back to the vault and pulled Bear Hugs to make a quick and cute little bear cub card! Yes, I made my background Pool Party blue, and just for fun I used the DE-boss side with my retired Timber EF. I had two scraps remaining of my favorite retired Pool Party DSP in the folder, too, so I added a little Pool Party plaid detail, lol. Next up came my little bear cub, in my favorite way to stamp him - in Early Espresso on Crumb Cake, then smudged with a Blender Pen - gives him a rumply look! A few Crumb Cake Enamel Dots finish it off! Bear Hugs Stamp Set & Dies (retired 2010); Pool Party DSP (retired); Basic White, Pool Party & Crumb Cake CS; Early Espresso Ink; Blender Pen; Nested Essentials Dies; Timber EF (retired); Crumb Cake Enamel Dots; #TMR203.   Christmas Cards Part 3
Here it is - our last Christmas Card class of the year - except maybe Pumpkin Clubs, lol - there was just too much to celebrate! Class features 6 cards with envelopes, snacks, drinks, and a special gift from me, all for $25! Make sure to RSVP, and come make some merry! Class is ON for Saturday, October 18 at 2 pm!  We have such a fun sketch for you this round at As You See It #356! This struck me as a great sketch for showing off some sweet new DSP, even if only a little, lol. One of the sheets in the GORGEOUS Elegant Pine Snowflakes DSP that most catches my eye is this one with all the evergreen elements floating over a background of Secret Sea - so striking! I snipped my three little strips to float over a panel of Old Olive, which I dressed up with some "pine-flakes" in Versamark - I love the watermark look for a softer feel! I did up a cute Tailored Tag for my sentiment, and dug out my LAST three Frosted Finishes embellies to add some sparkle. I think this came out very elegant! I can't wait to see what YOU make of our banded sketch - meet you at the challenge! Delicate Pines Stamp Set; Elegant Pine Snowflakes DSP; Basic White & Old Olive CS; Versamark & Old Olive Ink; Tailor Made Tags Dies (retired); Old Olive Linen Thread; Frosted Finishes Embellishments (retired); #AYSI356.   Christmas Cards Part 2 September 13!
I'm having an extra focus on Christmas this year! Instead of a Fall/Thanksgiving class (we'll hit that in our next Pumpkin Club!) I'm adding an extra Christmas card class so I have room to cover the many gorgeous and amazing Holiday offerings we have this year! Christmas Cards Part 2 will feature 6 cards with envelopes, all from the newly launched Holiday Mini Catalog, or the latest Online Exclusives! Class will also include snacks and drinks, plus, a special gift from me, all for $25! Class is ON for Saturday, September 13 at 2 pm! RSVP now to save your place!  So fun - we'd like to see a theme of picnics this round at As You See It #354! So many fun ideas for this one - and I really broke into the stamp vault to do as many as I could, lol. Of course I had to start with a red checked cloth - 2021's Buffalo Check stamp to the rescue! I got to thinking how funny it would be to add some geometric ants in the white checks, so naturally I had to follow through with 2017's Beetles & Bugs - they fit perfectly! The main theme came straight from 2018's Picnic With You, and I stuck to the picnic essentials: wine, bread and cheese, lol. Doesn't get any better! I can't wait to see what YOU bring along on our picnic - meet you at the challenge! Picnic With You (retired 2018), Beetles & Bugs (retired 2017) & Buffalo Check (retired 2021) Stamp Sets; Basic White & Real Red CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Pecan Pie, Garden Green, Crushed Curry & Crumb Cake Inks; Picnic Basket Builder (retired) & Stylish Shapes Dies; #AYSI354.   Snow in August 2025, August 16 at 2 PM
Another of my favorite classes of the year! Snow in August is part one of our Christmas Card extravaganza, and will feature 6 cards and envelopes, all from our upcoming 2025 Holiday Mini Catalog and Online Exclusives! Our first peek at what Christmas will be like this year! Class includes all supplies needed (bring your own favorite snips and adhesives!) 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 Saturday, August 16, at 2 pm! RSVP now to save your spot!  We have a very classic sketch this round at Hand Stamped Sentiments #464 to play with! When I went hunting for a likely set for this one, I kept in mind that it would need a good DSP to set off all those layers, too - and when I spotted this "cute" long sentiment in Otterly Amazing, I knew I had found my prize, lol. I took my time setting up all my layers - I wanted everything to have a tiny Pretty Peacock border! I also fussy cut this playful pair of otters from another sheet - just right for that sentiment! I'm so happy with how this one came out - otters always remind me of our Labradors - I always called our Sophie my otter-dog, lol. So many happy memories! Otterly Amazing Stamp Set; Otterly Adorable DSP; Basic White & Pretty Peacock CS; Pretty Peacock Ink; Stylish Shapes Dies; Riverside Irregular Pearls; #HSS464.   Man Cards 2025 June 14 at 2 pm!
Now is our chance to stock up on some great guy cards - sometimes so hard to craft for! This class will feature 6 all-occasion cards and envelopes for those men in our lives! Class includes all supplies needed (bring your own snips and favorite adhesive!) snack, 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 ON for Saturday, June 14 at 2 pm! RSVP today to save your spot!  Aw, a really great challenge idea at this round of FarmQuest #71 - a dogs or cats theme! I decided to go with dogs - how not with a puppy in the house?? I couldn't resist breaking into my hoarded Playful Pets DSP for it, too - so many cute doggoes on those sheets! I layered some squares for my card design - so dramatic with the black, white and red, BUT, I also pulled in a sentiment from a set I won on a blog challenge - Say Woof from Newton's Nook! Really, the best doggy sentiments, lol. I added a few more details, but really, I let the paper do the work today! Newton's Nook Say Woof Stamp Set; Playful Pets DSP (retired); Basic White & Real Red CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Matte Black Dots; Real Red Baker's Twine; #FQCB71.   Critter Class 2025!
Yay! It's finally time for my favorite class of the year - critters! We have SO many new little friends, I can't wait to give them the love they deserve! This class will include 6 cards, with envelopes, for all occasions! You'll get all the supplies needed (bring your own favorite adhesive and snips), snack, 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 on for Saturday, May 17 at 2 pm - RSVP now to save your spot!  Lol, Shopping Our Stash #542 is running a "one is the loneliest number" challenge this round - what a great name for a one layer card! I quickly settled on our Seaside Wishes stamp set for my stamping - I have beach on the brain as we get closer to our trip to Maui! I started with the smaller sand dollar, and knew I wanted to do some masking so I could beef up the depth a little. After I stamped it on the card front, I stamped again on a post-it note and closely fussy cut it for my mask. Next came the larger dollar, followed by the sentiment, some sandy texture and a couple tiny starfish. I love these elements! At the last second, I added a Stitched With Whimsy border - I'm so sad these fun dies are retired, though I guess it makes no never-mind, since I keep using them anyway, lol... One layer cards are SO growing on me! Seaside Wishes Stamp Set; Basic White CS; Basic Beige, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso & Calypso Coral Inks; Stitched With Whimsy Dies (retired); #SOS542.   Sympathy & Scripture Card Class March 15!
It's always so hard to create one of these in the moment of need - I really like to have a few on hand! This class is for 6 sympathetic and scripture cards with envelopes, from thinking of you to sympathy! Class includes all supplies needed (bring your own snips and adhesive!) snacks, and a special gift from me, all for $25! This class is also FREE with your order of $30 or more! Class is on for Saturday, March 15 at 2 pm! RSVP today to save your spot!  So cute! Cupcake Inspirations #610 would like us to add a tag this round! In furtherance of my ongoing Christmas Card readiness resolution, I went straight for the Greetings of the Season bundle, which has a HUGE set of tag dies to go with it! I used an older retired paper for this one, but one that is so festive and cheerful to me - love the sketchy look of the designs in our retired Joy of Christmas pack! I stamped the sentiment on the largest tag, and added some fancy ribbon, along with these Holly Gems & Sequins - cute and quick! Greetings of the Season Stamp Set; Joy of Christmas DSP (retired); Basic White & Cherry Cobbler CS; Cherry Cobbler Ink; Greetings of the Season Dies; Cherry Cobbler Metallic Ribbon; Holly Berries & Leaves Sequins; #CIC610.   Thank You Cards 2025!
I have to say, I am ALWAYS short on Thank You Cards - I always debate if we should do these first after Christmas, lol! Today's class will feature 6 thoughtful Thank You Cards, all from our new Spring Mini and latest Online Exclusives, with envelopes. Class also includes all supplies needed (bring your own snips and adhesive!) snacks, and a special gift from me, all for $25! This class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more! Class in ON for Saturday, February 8 at 10 am or 2 pm! RSVP today to save your spot! |
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