Category: Encouragement

Sunday Sail

6/14/2020

Ahoy, matey! Hope you can join us for these fun nautical colors at this week's Sunday Stamps #233!
Since I couldn't help having seaside thoughts for these colors, I decided to just go with it and had some fun with my Sailing Home set - these pretty sailboats are just crying out for some red sails, lol. I made a nice wavy background with the High Seas EF, and I even dug up some Pool Party sequins to add a restrained sparkle, lol. My anchor trinket finishes the scene - avast!
I can't wait to see YOUR creations - hope you'll join us over at the challenge!
Sailing Home Stamp Set; Whisper White, Night of Navy, Pool Party & Real Red CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Versamark Inks; Shimmer White EP; Real Red & Night of Navy Blends Markers; Smooth Sailing & Stitched Shapes Dies; High Seas EF; Night of Navy Baker's Twine; Pool Party Sequins; Sail Away Trinket (retired); #SSC233.

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Hope's Lighthouse

6/7/2020

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Oo, this is a cool one - The Male Room #137 wants to see some landscapes this week! I actually have a lot of choices here, lol.
I decided to pull out my lovely High Tide set today - I haven't used it in a while, but it made the cut to the new catty - wow! Let's have a little party and ink 'er up! I think this was one of my earliest scene building sets, and I love the beachy elements we get to play with. So simple and perfect, anchored by the dramatic two-step lighthouse as well. Why do I have so much beach on the brain these days?? I think I need some sand therapy!
High Tide Stamp Set; Whisper White & Crumb Cake CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Sahara Sand, Old Olive Merry Merlot, Seaside Spray & So Saffron Inks; Linen Thread; #TMR137.

New Catty Preview Class, Saturday June 13, 3 PM
Woo HOO! It's that most exciting time of the year - time for the new Annual Catalog from SU! This is your chance to get a sneak peek at some of the fun ahead!
Class will feature 6 cards with envelopes, all from our 2020 Idea Book & Catalog! Class will include all supplies needed (bring your fave snips and adhesive) snacks, drinks and a special gift from me! All this is only $25, or can be FREE with your order of $30 or more! RSVP today to save your spot for the in person class, or let me know if you would like this "in a box" style afterwards!

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Mango Peony

6/3/2020

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There is some lovely floral inspiration going on at Hand Stamped Sentiments #340 this week! Gorgeous!
I looked at the flowers very carefully, and decided that I was seeing lots of pretty peonies, lol, and the only peony I have is this beauty from 2018's You've Got This. It's been an age since I've stamped with it - I even forgot about this lovely background filler that came with it! I decided to go a little one layer, and fussy cut a mask for the peony, so I could stamp off the background around it for some color and texture. I did some aquapinting in the colors from our inspiration pic. I couldn't resist popping up the sentiment, though, lol. Still, such a sweet card - love it!
You've Got This Stamp Set (retired 2018); Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Pear Pizzazz, So Saffron, Calypso Coral, Mango Melody & Blushing Bride Inks; Aquapainter; Smooth Sailing Dies; #HSS340.

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Seeing Belief

5/16/2020

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Now here's some super fun layers to play with at this week's As You See It #225!
When I first started thinking about how to tackle this sketch, I started wondering if I could play with the shapes a little - could I change it up and still honor the sketch? Browsing the stamp sets, Believe You Can leapt right out at me - this one coordinated with the Stitched Nested Labels dies - now THOSE are some fun shapes! I decided to give it a try! I started with my gorgeous Woven Threads DSP to set my colors, and did some creative customizing with my Rectangle Stitched dies to pull together the details. I love how it came out!
Believe You Can Stamp Set; Woven Threads DSP; Whisper White, Seaside Spray & Rococo Rose CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Seaside Spray, So Saffron, Crumb Cake & Soft Sea Spray Blends Markers; Stitched Nested Labels & Rectangle Stitched Dies; #AYSI225.

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Here's to Strong Women

5/7/2020

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Wow, check out this dramatic cover for this week's The Library Challenge #58, The Girl on the Train!
This one was a tough one for me - I have no big faces, and I didn't see any trains that were exciting me today, so I finally decided to sort of convert the cover to a sketch. I even took my color inspiration from it, too! I went hunting for any oversize sentiments that I could add to my rectangle panel, and landed on Here's to Strong Women - I love the sayings in this one! Good encouraging words, fun fonts - what's not to love? I'm so sad that this one is retiring, I've been sneaking onto a few things all year, lol.
Here's to Strong Women Stamp Set; See a Silhouette DSP; Whisper White, Gray Granite & Basic Black CS; Versamark Ink; Shimmer White EP; Real Red Baker's Twine; Red Candy Star (retired); #TLC58.

Man Cards May 16!
Time to bring it in for all those special guys in our lives - it doesn't have to be a challenge to make it manly! Class will feature 6 all-occasions cards with envelopes just for the men-folk - and not a sequin in sight!
Class includes all supplies needed (bring your fave snips and adhesive) snacks, drinks and a special gift from me, all for $25! Class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more! RSVP today to save your spot for our live class on Saturday April 16 at 3 pm (subject to approval!) or to reserve a stop on the "Class-in-a-Box" train departing afterwards! Talk to you soon!

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But First, Coffee

3/14/2020

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Such wonderful manly colors this week at Inspire Create Challenge #064!
I decided to add in Early Espresso to my mix, since that's what the "your choice" option looked like anyway - makes a great combo! I was just putting away my Rise & Shine set from another project, when it struck me that these colors would be great for the coffee sentiments in this set - I had to do it! A nice Pinewood Planks background, a Crumb and Espresso mug, and a Navy sentiment sealed the deal. I even found a sheet of my VERY retired Night of Navy enamel shapes - yes!
Rise & Shine Stamp Set; Whisper White, Early Espresso & Crumb Cake CS; Crumb Cake, Early Espresso & Night of Navy Inks; Pinewood Planks EF; Cup of Cheer Dies; Night of Navy Enamel Shapes (retired); #ICC064.

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Rise & Shine

2/28/2020

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I love our colors this weeks at Fab Friday #184! I think I'll pull out something new and special, just for them!
How about a new SAB item, coming March 3? That coordinates with dies I bet you already have? And is free, free, FREE (with a $100 purchase, lol.) Here's a sneak peek at the lovely Rise & Shine stamp set, available soon as a 2nd Release for Sale-A-Bration. It has loads of reversible stamps, fun sentiments, and lots of Spring flair for your fave cuppa of the day! You'll be seeing this one here quite a bit, I predict!
I can't wait to see YOUR creations - head over to the challenge to share them!
Rise & Shine Stamp Set; 2021 In Colors DSP; Whisper White CS; Mint Macaron, Pretty Peacock, Petal Pink & Rococo Rose Inks; Rectangle Stitched & Cup of Cheer Dies; Rococo Rose Facetd Dots; #FabFri184.

Pumpkin Club February 29!
Did you get your January Pumpkin kit yet? Someone light the candles! Check out the video H ERE!
I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, February 29, 3 pm, chez Heroldt - RSVP to let me know you are coming!
Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, drinks and snacks! I also have a few extra spots available for club for $10 even if you are not a subscriber - come see what we're up to - no kit needed!
Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by March 10 and you can join us in time for next month!

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We Might As Well Dance

2/27/2020

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Now THIS is a fun theme - Inspire Create Challenge #063 is all about "movement!"
I spent a LONG time going over stamp sets and techniques for this one, lol. A truck? A spinner? A slider? Argh! Finally I settled on this happy-go-lucky image from Beautiful You - how can you not think of movement when you see this? And best of all, I can't even remember the last time I used this set - crazy! I decided a pretty print dress would be fun today, and did some quick piecing, which pattern I repeated with my background layer. I was worried it would be too simple, but I'm loving the result!
Beautiful You Stamp Set; Best Dressed DSP; Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Nude & Pool Party Blends Markers; Rectangle Stitched Dies; Purple Posy Faceted Dots; #ICC063.

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By the Dock

2/24/2020

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OK, I'm just gonna put this out there - Less Is More #413 is just MESSING with me with their "more, but still CAS" challenge this week, lol. I think this is stampin' entrapment, ladies!
To solve this riddle, I decided to go with repeating a simple image, which was a great chance to finally ink up my By the Dock set - and there is SO much more in it than this oar! I really had to sit on my hands for this one, but I did pull out almost every brown Blend Marker I have for it, lol. Next time, rainbow oars!
By the Dock Stamp Set; Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Crumb Cake, Soft Suede & Bronze Blends Markers; #LIM413.

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Good Things

2/22/2020

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Ooo, As You See It #219 has a very cool sketch for us this week, and I can totally see why they're calling it "hive," lol.
Hm, their DT has plenty of "bee" inspiration for us, I definitely need to go off trail here... Hm, how about Tasteful Textures? I haven't used this one in an AGE! I stayed pretty pared down and true to the basic sketch I think, and this stamp set always sends me straight to our lovely In Colors this year, because of the beautiful Woven Threads DSP that goes with it, even though I only used some tiny scraps here. And when I couldn't decide which focal image to go with, I just did both! Cool!
Tasteful Textures Stamp Set; Woven Threads DSP; Whisper White & Pretty Peacock CS; Pretty Peacock & Seaside Spray Inks; Rococo Rose Faceted Dots; #AYSI219.

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