Oo, these are always fun - As You See It #216 has another "recipe" challenge to kick off the New Year - all about the sparkle and shine!
This was a tough one to not just make straight off into a Christmas card, but then I finally remembered this awesome sentiment from High Tide, and realized it could go equally great with silvery snowflakes as lighthouses, lol.  Yay!  I found an old snowy embossing folder to use, added some gorgeous Feels Like Frost DSP and a few silver details, and finished with the lovely sentiment.  So fun to just follow the recipe!
High Tide Stamp Set; Feels Like Frost DSP; Whisper White & Smoky Slate CS; Smoky Slate Ink; Northern Flurry EF (retired); Stitched Shapes Dies; Silver Twine; Silver Sequins; #AYSI216.

Birthday Cards 2020 Class Jan 9 & 11!
OK, gang, time to stock up on our birthday cards for 2020 and get ready for biz!  Class will feature 6 cards with envelopes, all from the new Spring Occasions Catty and Sale-A-Bration brochure, just in time for another circle around the sun!  Are you ready??
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!  Class is on for Thursday, January 9 at 630 pm, or Saturday, January 11 at 3 pm.  RSVP today to save your spot!

I'm in heaven with this week's color challenge in purples at TGIF #245!  Eeee - my faves!
I went on the prowl for something that hasn't seen ink in a while, and landed on Here's To Strong Women - I love this big bold sentiment!  I was super excited to feature it in Blackberry, too, and I pulled in these lovely petal shapes from Tasteful Textures to go with as well, and stamped them off twice to get a nice color variance.  Yup, I really am a purple girl, lol...
Here's To Strong Women & Tasteful Textures Stamp Set; Very Vanilla & Blackberry Bliss CS; Blackberry Bliss & Rich Razzleberry Inks; Rich Razzleberry Enamel Shapes; Basic Jewel Rhinestones; #TGIF245.

Birthday Cards 2020 Class Jan 9 & 11!
OK, gang, time to stock up on our birthday cards for 2020 and get ready for biz!  Class will feature 6 cards with envelopes, all from the new Spring Occasions Catty and Sale-A-Bration brochure, just in time for another circle around the sun!  Are you ready??
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!  Class is on for Thursday, January 9 at 630 pm, or Saturday, January 11 at 3 pm.  RSVP today to save your spot!

Hm, we're feeling framed over at Fab Friday #179 this week!  Hope you can join us!
I decided to do another sneak peek for our sketch, this is Power of Hope from the Sale-A-Bration catty.  It's just so pretty, with lovely Asian-influenced images, sweet sentiments and many, many possibilities!  This set also comes bundled with the gorgeous Stone embossing folder, which is how I achieved that rough texture on my frame!  I added a little highlighting white ink, too.  Anyway, I can't wait to see what YOU come up with for our sketch - see you over at the challenge!
Power of Hope Stamp Set (2020 SAB); Basic Gray, Gray Granite, Whisper White & Early Espresso CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Whisper White Craft Inks; Early Espresso, Old Olive & Cherry Cobbler Stamp-n-Write Markers; Blender Pen; Rectangle Stitched & Seasonal Layers Dies; Stone EF; Frosted Epoxy Droplets; #FabFri179.

Oh, what a great idea - The Male Room #124 is all about "hobbies" this week!  I'm adding in Clean & Simple on Friday #168's "use a frame" challenge, too!
As I went on the hunt for a hobby stamp, I came across Enjoy Life.  Mountain biking has become a big time hobby for my hubby these days ( I actually miss golf - the injuries seemed less dramatic, lol) and for most of his hubby gang, too, lol.  They are having themselves a time, for sure!  Let's all pretend that this little racer is wearing an invisible helmet, since none of our menfolk would EVER hit the trail without it, right?
Enjoy Life Stamp Set; Whisper White & Pacific Point CS; Pacific Point Ink; Layering Squares Dies; Pacific Point Sequins; #TMR124; #CASOF168.

Love it - Retro Rubber #117 is "anything goes" this week - time to pull out a REALLY oldie, lol.  AND, I think Hand Stamped Sentiments #321's colors will be perfect to go with, too!
OK, so maybe not my oldest stamp set - I have some from the '90s, lol, but this IS one of my more "seasoned" lovelies - let's hear it for 2005's Fashion Statements!  I don't think I've actually used this stamp before either - I'm pretty into the fancy bra on a hanger, lol.  ("Thanks for your support" - OMG, lol...)  But I did finally learn to knit a few years back, so maybe this one fits me more now, too!  It seemed appropriate to add some Cableknit texture, and a bit of Soft Suede ribbon - just a very simple layout that came out pretty cute, if I do say so myself!
Fashion Statements (retired 2005); Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler & Soft Suede CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Pretty Peacock Blends Marker; Stitched Shapes Dies; Cableknit EF (retired); Soft Suede Tafetta Ribbon (retired); Pretty Peacock Faceted Dots; #RR117; #HSS321.

Pumpkin Club August 31!
Did you get your August Pumpkin kit yet?  It's a banner kit, for sure!  Check out the video HERE!
I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, August 31, 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 $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 September 10 and you can join us in time for next month!

We have a beautiful bold color challenge this week at Fab Friday #168 - and I can't resist combining with this equally bold sketch from Inspire Create Challenge #47, too!
With these bright colors, I couldn't help but think of wonderful hot air balloons soaring and sparking in the sky - we often see field of them lifting off all at once around here - when it's not monsoon season, lol.  So out came my Above the Clouds set, and I set a little Bermuda sky scene, complete with clouds and birds - the sky is open!
So, what will you create? I can't wait to see YOUR creations over at the challenge!
Above the Clouds Stamp Set; Bermuda Bay & Whisper Whit CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Whisper White Craft, Poppy Parade, Pineapple Punch, Bermuda Bay (inside) & Pacific Point Inks; Circle Collection Dies (retired); Hot Air Balloon Punch; #FabFri168; #ICC047.

Aren't our colors this week at Sunday Stamps #209 just luscious?  I'm SUCH a purple-and-green nut, too, lol...
So, I think I might be the only SU! demo in existence that did NOT spring for the Noble Peacock suite right away, lol.  I do like the pretty papers, and the colored rhinestones, but somehow the stamps just weren't speaking to me the first round!  I am fascinated, however, by all the pretty accent stamps in the gorgeous Woven Heirlooms set, so I decided to create a lovely background for a bold encouraging sentiment from Here's to Strong Women - yum!  I actually pulled in some retired colors for this one, ones that seemed closest to the colors in our challenge...
So, what will YOU create?  I can't wait to see your magic, over at the challenge!
Woven Heirlooms & Here's to Strong Women Stamp Sets; Whisper White & Basic Black CS; VersaMark, Tranquil Tide (retired), Wild Wasabi (retired), Tempting Turquoise (retired); Gorgeous Grape & Blackberry Bliss Inks; Black EP; Clear Epoxy Droplets; #SSC209.

OK, Fusion's "Hedgehog Scooter" combo is adorable!  I don't know WHAT way to go with this one, lol.
So, the very sad truth is that I have NO hedgehogs - how can that be??  Hopefully I'll get a chance to rectify that soon, lol.  So that leaves me the awesome sketch, and it looked to me like a perfect chance to show off some of our upcoming gorgeous DSP - from the Woven Threads pack.  So pretty!  It shows some new In Colors, too - can't get any better!  I paired it up with this encouraging sentiment from the String & Beautiful set - can't believe I almost let this one get away, lol.  I stamped in the new Pretty Peacock, and added some Peacock accents as well - check out the new In Color Faceted Dots!  So excited that we have so many choices for our In Color embellishments this year!
Strong & Beautiful Stamp Set; Woven Threads DSP; Sahara Sand, Pretty Peacock & Whisper White CS; Pretty Peacock Ink; Stitched Shapes Dies; Faceted Dots in Pretty Peacock; #FusionHedgehogScooter.

There's a major milestone celebration at As You See It #200 this week - their 200th challenge!  Wowza!  So there's a "two-fer" theme going on - such fun!
I figured this could be a great opp for another "sneak peek" from our upcoming catalog - check out Above the Clouds!  I'm loving it so far, I think I was so smitten with the retiring Lift Me Up that I jumped at the chance to have another hot air balloon set.  And this one uses a punch instead of dies!  Woot woot!  So many cute accessories in this one, and the sentiments are a perfect mix of encouragement and greetings.  I'm also taking this chance to introduce some of our new In Colors - aren't they dreamy?  So glad we're back on a muted family again, you're going to love them, too!
Above the Clouds Stamp Set; Seaside Spray, Whisper White & Pretty Peacock CS; Versamark, Seaside Spray, Pretty Peacock, Terracotta Tile & Rococo Rose Inks; White EP; Hot Air Balloon Punch; Layering Circles Dies; Woven Threads Sequins in Seaside Spray.

Oh my goodness, check the adorable cover on this edition of Mary Poppins over at The Library Challenge #30!  The cutest!
All those pretty colors made me go dig out my old Neighborhood Wheel, so I could make some cute houses for my card, too!  I added on an umbrella for Ms. Poppins, and a quick word of encouragement.  I think this has turned out to be a quirky and pretty topical card, but I loved this book (and the movie!) so much!  Had to take a try at this one!  Not even close to "practically perfect," but such fun to make!
Weather Together (Retired 2018) & Neighborhood Stampin' Around Wheel (retired 2007); Whisper White & Rich Razzleberry CS; Memeto Tuixedo Black Ink; Basic Black, Wisteria Wonder (retired), Pool Party, Flirty Flamingo, Mint Macaron, Rich Razzleberry, Blackberry Bliss, Pineapple Punch; Petal Pink, Bermuda Bay & Smoky Slate Blends Markers; Umbrella Weather Framelits; #TLC030.

Butterflies Galore Class April 13!
We have a couple gorgeous new butterfly sets this Spring and I think we should get out ALL the toys to do them up right!   Let's hear it for wings everywhere!  This class will highlight 6 all-occasion cards all featuring different elements of our amazing collections, even pulling in a few Sale-A-Bration items I saved just for this!  Class includes all supplies needed (bring your own snips and fave adhesive!), drinks, snacks and a special gift from me, all for $25!  This class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more!  Class is still on for Saturday, April 13 at 3 pm!  RSVP today to save your spot - hope you can flutter on by!