Sketchin' on the slant this week at Try Stampin' on Tuesday #372!  What's your angle?
Lol.  Today is a pig day for me, with This Little Piggy coming out to play!  I kept bright Spring-y colors front and center, with lots of shimmer and sparkle, too.  "cause that's what pigs do - get their glimmer on, lol.  I started with this flowery sheet from the pearly Share What You Love collection - not sure why this color is so hard to match - it seems not quite Grapefruit to me.  Lemon Lime Twist seemed like a fun color to combine with, especially with my striped ribbon!  A little glitter on the wings and she's ready to fly!  Can't wait to see YOUR creations!
This Little Piggy Stamp Set; Share What You Love DSP; Whisper White & Lemon Lime Twist CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Nude Blend Marker; Dazzling Diamonds Glitter; Iridescent Sequins; Mini Striped Ribbon in Lemon Lime Twist; #TSOT372.

Christmas in July 2018!
It's once again the most wonderful time of year - for Christmas in July!  This is your chance to get started early on your Christmas planning, and check out the beautiful new holiday suites available in our new 2018-19 Idea Book and Catalog, and a look at some favorite returning sets as well!  As always, I'll be ready with the sleigh bells!  Class will feature 5 holiday cards, and will include all your supplies (bring your own snips and fave 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!  RSVP today to save your spot, for either Thursday, July 12 at 630 pm, or Saturday, July 14 at 3 pm, or contact me for make-up dates!  You don't want to miss it!

Happy happy Friday!  Time for Fab Friday #141!
For this week, I really wanted to try and stick to the SCALE of our super-cute sketch (get, it, SCALE???  I crack myself up!) so out came the smallest jar from my beloved Jar of Love set - my little fishy needed some swim time!  I paired it up with a smidge of our gorgeous Tranquil Textures DSP, and a few glimmery accessories - I tried not to go TOO crazy, but you know I have a hard time with that, lol.  Just keep swimming!
Jar of Love Stamp Set; Tranquil Textures DSP; Whisper White & Crumb Cake CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Balmy Blue (stamped off) & Pumpkin PIe Inks; Seaside EF; Everyday Jars Framelits; Banner Triple Punch; Glitter Enamel Dots in palest Dapper Denim (retired); Glitter Ribbon in Pool Party; #FabFri141.

Christmas in July 2018!
It's once again the most wonderful time of year - for Christmas in July!  This is your chance to get started early on your Christmas planning, and check out the beautiful new holiday suites available in our new 2018-19 Idea Book and Catalog, and a look at some favorite returning sets as well!  As always, I'll be ready with the sleigh bells!  Class will feature 5 holiday cards, and will include all your supplies (bring your own snips and fave 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!  RSVP today to save your spot, for either Thursday, July 12 at 630 pm, or Saturday, July 14 at 3 pm, or contact me for make-up dates!  You don't want to miss it!

You know, tic-tac-toe challenges are really starting to grow on me, and so I'm now psyched to try it retro style at this week's Retro Rubber #89!
It took me a little bit to pick my row, and I finally landed on watercoloring-patterned paper-congrats - I just did an easel and a baby card so I pretty much ran down the vertical middle, lol.  Next I went shopping on the retired shelves for a good congrats and came across this 2016 SAB set Sky Is the Limit - I haven't been able to let it go yet!  I thought I might have some cloudy DSP to help out, too, and I did!  A quick aqua-painter watercolor wash background and I assembled my pieces - good times!
Sky Is the Limit Stamp Set (retired-2016); Sweet Lil Things DSP; Pool Party, Watercolor Paper & Very Vanilla CS; Pool Party & Memento Tuxedo Black Inks; Banner Triple Punch; Pool Party Sequins (from some Paper Pumpkin or other, lol, I keep all my little leftover baggies in a jar on my desk!); #RR89.

AAA Cards #117 has a fun clean and simple "geometrics" challenge that I really want to try for - so fun!
I don't actually do geometrics very often, I realized - and the added twist of keeping it clean and simple?  Argh!  It's like they're going right for my weak spot, lol.  Fortunately, I remembered to check out the gorgeous new Delightfully Detailed Laser Cut sheets, and one of them had this diamond pattern to play with.  Looks geometric to me!  I added some soft color with a sponge roller, and finished with this retired geometric sentiment.  Then, well, I just HAD to add a tiny bit of bling, lol.  I really tried to keep it subtle, I swear!  I was also proud that I though to use the "mat" for my brayering to also do the envelope flap - looks cool!
Urban District Stamp Set (retired); Delightfully Detailed Laser Cut Sheet; Whisper White CS; Calypso Coral, Soft Sea Foam & Gorgeous Grape Inks; Build It Framelits (retired); Basic Jewel Rhinestones; #AAA117.

Check out our banner sketch this week at Sunday Stamps #180!  I had so much fun with this one!
You might be able to tell that I've been trying to revisit my retiring faves over the last week or two, and by the time this posts, this set will be officially gone.  I was SO sad (and I admit, pretty surprised) that this one didn't make the move to the new catty.  I mean, look at all the goodies in that suite - who had time to get through it all?  Anyway, this week I wanted a quirky card for a quirky friend, who is kicking off a new venture.  I got to thinking about this little knight, off to slay the dragons, and all I could think of was how much this suited, lol.  I even put together my own sentiment with the tiniest alphabet ever in our new Make a Difference set.  You would have died laughing to see me with little letters stuck all over my fingers, lol.  Now, go slay those dragons!  (And see you at the challenge!)
Magical Day (retired), Make a Difference & Itty Bitty Greetings (inside) Stamp Sets; Myths & Magic DSP; Whisper White & Tranquil Tide CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Nude & Light Smoky Slate Blends; Tranquil Tide & Fresh Fig Markers; Tranquil Tide Baker's Twine; Banner Triple Punch; Purple Dots (from an old Paper Pumpkin, they look figgy enough for me, lol); Stitched Shapes Framelits; #SSC180.

Wow, crazy dramatic sketch at Case This Sketch #268 this week!  I'm adding in these fire-y colors from In{k}spire Me #347, too!
A sketch like this deserves a crazy dramatic stamp set to go with it, too - and I went with Happy Celebrations - so fun playing with these shapes!  I figure I could make a swoosh stripe exclamation point and add some words in the right places, though I think I've taken some liberties with the sketch, per usual, lol...  I used daubers to multi-color ink up my larger swoosh - worked out really well!  I even snuck in some enamel dots for extra color!  At the last second, I decided to sue the accompanying EF from Celebration Duo, too - I'm sure gonna miss these guys...
Happy Celebrations Stamp Set; Very Vanilla & Basic Black CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze, Peekaboo Peach & So Saffron Inks; Celebration Duo EF; Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze & So Saffron Enamel Shapes; #CTS268; #IM347.

Dang, there is a fun little sketch at Case This Sketch #266!  I'm excited to give it a go in these sweet colors from In{k}spire Me #345, too!
So, I think this is my week for flipping things around, lol, because I knew right away I was flipping this one over so I could "hang" Chinese lanterns for a party!  I had a quiet and satisfying time with my aqua-painter, and snipped everything out, then went hunting for a nice large die-cut sentiment.  Sunshine Wishes wins, AND it goes great with a smaller sentiment from the stamp set!  I very strategically covered up one little word so everything would fit portrait style, here - whew!
Color Me Happy Stamp Set; Rich Razzleberry scarp from 2010-2013 stack (retired); Whisper White & Sahara Sand CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Rich Razzleberry, So Saffron & Sahara Sand Inks; Sunshine Wishes Dies; Fresh Fig Enamel Shapes (shh, from Paper Pumpkin, lol); #CTS266; #IM345.

Man Cards 2018 Class April 12 & 14!
It's time once again to stamp our hearts out for those special guys in our lives, and we have a fabulous range of new goodies to do it with!  These five cards will be adaptable to all occasions, with options for Father's Day as needed or desired - so come stand by your man!  Class costs $25, and includes all supplies (bring your own snips and adhesive) snacks and drinks, and a special gift from me.  This class can also be FREE with your purchase of $30 or more!  Class is on for Thursday, April 12 at 630 pm, or Saturday, April 14 at 3 pm.  RSVP today to hold your spot!  See you there!

Freshly Made Sketch #321 has this fun layout for us today - let's try it with Color Throwdown #477.
When I went hunting for some likely "any" shapes for the sketch, I kept coming back to Color Me Happy - I just love those paper lanterns!  I kept the card pretty sparse per the sketch, but tried to sneak in a little detail - the background paper is an old sheet from a Paper Pumpkin kit, as are those sparkly orange sequins.  And of course, any chance to play with my Blends is awesome!
Color Me Happy Stamp Set; Random Smoky Slate DSP from Paper Pumpkin; Whisper White & Tangerine Tango CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Dark Pumpkin Pie, & Dark & Light Pool Party Blends Markers; Orange Sequins; #FMS321; #CTD477.

I love the little border play along the bottom of this week Case This Sketch #249!  It'll be even more fun in these tasty colors from As You See It #164!
So, considering the sketch, I couldn't resist pulling out my next preview set, Amazing Congratulations.  This set was one of the used to demonstrate the incredible new device, the Stamparatus, which has also converted me to a placement tool believer!  I can't wait for us to try this!  In teh meantime, I held my breath and knocked out this three-step stamp by hand today, and I LOVE how it came out!  There's an outline, and two "fill-in" stamps, that you can do in color grades or mixes, so fun!  And of course, six additional phrases to go with the big congrats, lol.  I had to do a landscape version of this sketch to get it all on there, but it's still amazing!
Amazing Congratulations Stamp Set (2018 Occasions); Whole Lot of Lovely DSP; Whisper White & Flirty Flamingo CS; Pacific Point, Pool Party & Flirty Flamingo Inks; Seasonal Layers Thinlits; White Baker's Twine; #CTS249; #AYSI164.

Love Today Planner Class Dec 14 & 16!
Let's get ready for the new year, and try our hands at setting up our Love Today Planners!  I'm so excited by this new offering from SU!, and did you notice that there are also refills??  Perfect!  Come on out and have a relaxing time setting up your planner for the New Year - we'll ALL be on the same page now, lol...  I have a few extras we'll be adding as well!
$40 includes your complete planner kit, and any extra supplies you may need (bring your own snips and adhesive) snacks and drinks, plus a special gift from me!  RSVP now for Thursday, Dec 14 at 630 pm, or Saturday, Dec 16 at 3 pm!  See you soon!

Oo, fun color challenge at TGIF #128 this week - vibrant!
It also just so happens that these colors feature TWO of our newly returning alcohol markers - Stampin' Blends!  Woo hoo!  A wonderful promotion is on the way, and it will feature a sweet little bundle of products to play with, too - the Color Me Happy stamp set, and a 16 card kit to go with.  I decided to break in the new stamps today, and feature these wonderful paper lanterns.  The Cherry Cobbler ones are in the Blends, and the Crushed Curry ones were done with ink and an aqua-painter - nice contrast!  Anyway, I'm just so excited to have these markers back in our rep - they have a couple new details that I know you'll love!
Color Me Happy Stamp Set; Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler & Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Crushed Curry Inks; Cherry Cobbler & Crumb Cake Blends; #TGIF128.

Autumn in Arizona Class Oct 12 & 14!
Anyone else excited that we've finally dropped below 100 degrees for a few days in row now??  I know I am!  In celebration of the weather just getting better and better I have an Autumn in Arizona class for us this month that brings the Fall season home!  Pumpkins and changing leaves - yes, we CAN have it in AZ - on cards!
Class is announced for Thursday, October 12 at 630 pm and Saturday, October 14 at 3 pm, and will feature 5 lovely Fall cards showing off the delights of cooler weather!  Class includes all supplies needed (bring your own snips and fave adhesive!), snacks and drinks, and a special treat from me, all for $25!  Class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more!  RSVP today!