Category: Graduation

Puffin Gumption

6/9/2022

Oh gosh, look at that little pink mortarboard, lol. How perfect is this themed cupcake for this week's Cupcake Inspirations #545??
So, I spotted a super cute grad card out in the blogosphere a couple weeks ago, of a critter with a grad hat on, and I thought, oh, that's genius! If I have to make any graduation cards, I'm totally trying that! Well, today is that day, lol. I pulled out my old Pure Gumption set that retired in 2013 - it had the hat I needed AND a cute sentiment to go with! Looking over my extensive critter collection, I decided a puffin would fit perfectly underneath, lol, so I did up this simple cutie in our local school's colors. Quick, fun, and adorable!
Party Puffins & Pure Gumption (retired 2013) Stamp Sets; Basic White, Merry Merlot (you didn't see me start to type Bravo Burgundy by mistake, did you? You didn't see anything... Sorry, channeling penguins because PUFFINS) & Basic Gray CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Mango Melody & Daffodil Delight Blends; White Gel Pen; Classic Matte Dots; #CIC545.

Guy Cards 2022 June 11, 2 pm!
OK, it's time for all things manly, in our Guy Cards 2022 class! Sometimes it's a little challenging to create for our dudes in the manner they deserve, but we'll be on it in this class! Class will feature 5 cards and envelopes, all from the Spring Mini Catalog, for all guy occasions, lol. Class includes all supplies needed (bring your own fave snips and adhesive) plus snacks and 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 11 at 2 pm - RSVP now to save your spot!

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You Did It!

2/29/2020

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Yet another great design theme over at The Male Room #130 - embossing!
Inspired by my Witty-Cisms stamp set finally getting here, I decided to try my hand at DOUBLE embossing, lol. I really wanted to try out my also-new Absolutely Argyle EF - very cool! It has amazing detail. I also did a little dabbing with my Versamark pad and added a bit of Silver EP to see if I could really bring out some highlights. I'm really happy with the results - it looks like a silver patina! I finished off with this little grad sentiment from the stamp set - I think silver and blue fits a few schools around here!
Witty-Cisms Stamp Set; Whisper White, Silver Foil & Night of Navy CS; Versamark & Memento Tuxedo Black Inks; Night of Navy Blend Marker; Absolutely Argyle EF; Silver EP; Stitched Shapes Dies; Silver 1/8" Ribbon; #TMR130.

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Always An Adventure

7/8/2019

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What a fun combo over at this week's Fusion Triangle - I'm totally gonna have to mess with that sketch, lol!
The first thing I did was go hunting for likely triangles, and I finally came across a few on the retired shelves with Always An Adventure. I SO did not use this set as much as I should when I got it, but all the cool landscape dies that came with the bundle were just too tempting! Time to put those babies to work, turn the sketch, and go for a string of triangle mountains, with a nice tent, lol. I matched it up with our awesome Well Said set to make a cute graduation card for the intrepid grad - good times ahead!
Always An Adventure (retired) & Well Said Stamp Sets; Soft Sea Foam, Old Olive, Whisper White, Garden Green & Pool Party CS; Real Red & Early Espresso Inks; Stitched Shapes & Outdoor Adventure (retired) Dies; #FusionTriangle.

Christmas in July 2019, July 11 & 13!
You know my philosophy: it's never too early to start thinking Christmas! Christmas in July is always our "Part 1" class, and features our holiday stamp sets and goodies from the Big Book - look for Part 2 in October! Class includes all supplies needed (bring your own snips & fave adhesive!) for 6 cards and envelopes, plus drinks, snacks & a special gift from me, all for $25! This class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more! RSVP to save your spot, for either Thursday, July 11 at 630 pm, or Saturday July 13 at 3 pm! See you soon!

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Off to Great Places

6/26/2019

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We have a fun sketch this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments #317 - like a variation on yesterday's card!
Today felt like a day to fly away, lol, so out came my Above the Clouds set - who wouldn't jump right into a Poppy Parade beauty like this one? I kept the details very pared down, then realized after I took the picture that I forgot to add the ribbon I had picked out - argh! Oh well, just imagine yourself soaring away, lol - it's been that kind of day!
Above the Clouds Stamp Set; Follow Your Art DSP; Whisper White & Pool Party CS; Whisper White Craft, Memento Tuxedo Black, Poppy Parade & Mango Melody Inks; Rectangle Stiched Dies; Hot Air Balloon Punch; #HSS317.

Pumpkin Club June 29!
Did you get your June Pumpkin kit yet? Goin' to the ocean, baby! Check out the video HERE!
I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, June 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 $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 July 10 and you can join us in time for next month!

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Congrats to the Grad!

6/9/2018

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Excellent! I finally found this new challenge by stalking Paper Playful, a blog that posts daily lists of about a zillion challenge blogs. Inspire Create Challenges #19 looks just my speed - wahoo! So excited to have somewhere new to play!
Of course, my intro is a toughie, lol - a color challenge of our new In Colors? Yikes! Time to get to work. I decided to look for one large image that had the scope for all 5 of these bright colors - and I found it in the adorable Hand-Delivered set - one of our new hostess beauties! This pretty stack of books and stylish print skirt is going to my niece Cullen - yay, Cully! I even hit her new school colors - look out, VCU! I liked the look of the colors muted down a bit with the aqua-painter, rather than the markers - love that hand-colored look! I can see that Pineapple Punch is going to grow on me after all, lol...
Hand Delivered Stamp Set; 2018-20 In Color DSP Stack; Whisper White & Lovely Lipstick CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Lovely Lipstick, Grapefruit Grove, Pineapple Punch, Call Me Clover & Blueberry Bushel Inks; Nude Blend Marker; Layering Ovals Framelits; #ICC019.

2018 New Catty Intro Class June 14 & 16!
Woo hoo! It's new catalog time! Come on out for an introduction to fun new products and colors, and new toys to boot! This class will focus on 5 new suites of products from our just released 2018-19 Idea Book and Catalog, with all-occasion cards you will love! Class includes all your supplies (bring your own snips and fave adhesive), plus snacks, drinks, and a special gift from me, all for $25! This class can also be FREE with your purchase of $30 or more! RSVP today to save your spot! Class is on for Thursday, June 14 at 630 pm, or Saturday, June 16 at 3 pm - let me know if you can make it, or need to make it up now that summer's here!

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Curious Grad!

2/23/2017

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Here's a cool sketch from Case This Sketch #209 - nifty! Paper Players #332's challenge to use a sentiment as a focal point seems to go hand-in-hand with this one!
For today's card, I decided to pull out my retired Adventure Awaits set - these sentiments just speak to me so much! I was in the Room of Retirement earlier this week doing some sorting, and came across it again. I was reminded of a friend who is about to graduate from culinary school, and the phrase I've chosen really defines her cooking, too, lol. Perfect!
Adventure Awaits (retired), Moroccan Nights & Teeny Tiny Wishes (inside grad sentiment) Stamp Sets; Whisper White & Mint Macaron CS; Mint Macaron, Memento Tuxedo Black & Emerald Envy Inks; Mint Macaron Enamel Dots; #CTS209; #PP332.

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TGI Graduation

5/19/2015

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Perfect timing on this week's challenge at TGIF #3 - Graduation! Let's try it with this week's striking color challenge at SU-per Challenge #89!
So at first I assumed I'd have to back to my retired shelves for something grad-like for this one. But then I remembered the balloons! And then I realized, actually, we have a few sets that could do the trick, but I stuck with the balloons, lol... After yesterday (ahem) I tried to keep it pretty pared down - and I love it! I think I hit just the right balance of extra touches and bling, that it could STILL go to a boy OR a girl - yay!
Celebrate Today & Bravo (inside) Stamp Sets; Smoky Slate, Basic Black, Whisper White, Hello Honey & Silver Glimmer Specialty DSP; Hello Honey, Smoky Slate & Memento Tuxedo Black Inks; Balloon Framelits; Lucky Stars Embossing Folder; Merry Mini Star Punch.

Pumpkin Club May 30!
Did you get your May Pumpkin kit yet? Up, up and away!! Check out the video here!
I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, May 30, 3 pm, chez Heroldt - RSVP to let me know you are coming! I also have an extra kit for $20 if you'd like to come check out the club, and are not already a subscriber.
Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, drinks and snacks! Let's take this Pumpkin out to play! You're going to LOVE our projects!
Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by June 10 and you can join us in time for next month!

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SU-per Congrats

4/27/2015

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Lots of cute layers in this week's Just Add Ink #260! It'll be fun to match it with SU-per Challenges #86's patriotic colors!
Keeping on with trying to use soon-to-be-retired sets, I quickly landed on the logical choice of Blue Ribbon for this one - it's even logical for the color challenge, lol! I tried to add a few details, but I wanted to keep it pretty unadorned as I envision giving this one to a guy graduate. Seems like the right time of year to go grad, though I wanted to use the birthday sentiments at first. I decided I could add more color contrast details this way in the end. (And shhh! I snuck in a touch of silver, don't tell!)
Blue Ribbon Stamp Set; Birthday Bash Specialty DSP; Silver Glimmer Paper; Whisper White & Real Red CS; Might of Navy & Real Red Inks; Banners Framelits; Lucky Stars Embossing Folder; 1 1/4" & 1 3/8" Circle Punches.

Pumpkin Club May 2!
Did you get your April Pumpkin kit yet? Bring on the bows!! Check out the video here!
I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, May 2, 3 pm, chez Heroldt - RSVP to let me know you are coming! I also have an extra kit for $20 if you'd like to come check out the club, and are not already a subscriber. We pushed back for a week since they seem to be running a teeny bit behind on shipping this month with all the happenings!
Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, drinks and snacks! Let's take this Pumpkin out to play! You're going to LOVE our projects!
Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by May 10 and you can join us in time for next month!

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Fresh Balloon

3/23/2015

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OK, stop what you're doing and jump out right NOW to Freshly Made Sketch #178, and check out the AWESOME samples they have to inspire us this week - so much creativity! I love sketch challenges so much because there's SO many ways to go! The DT really rocked it this week!
So, for myself, I was a bit thrown by the focal image being at the bottom. So, um, you know, I immediately flipped the sketch over. And it became a balloon! Woo hoo! Since we're now done with our Spring Break here already, I of course have graduation on the brain, lol, even though we're only freshmen here! I guess the high school attitude is starting to rub off on me - it's like we're in a time warp... Trying to slow everything down just isn't going my way, sigh. I think I'm still in mourning for kindergarten!
Celebrate Today Stamp Set; Birthday Bash Specialty DSP; Tangelo Twist, Bermuda Bay & Whisper White CS; Silver Glimmer Paper; Bermuda Bay & Tangelo Twist Inks; Banners Collection & Balloon Framelits; Bermuda Bay Sequin Trim; Banner Punch, for the sentiment.

Pumpkin Club March 28!
Did you get your March Pumpkin kit yet? Stamp-n-sew, baby! Check out the video here!
I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, March 28, 3 pm, chez Heroldt - RSVP to let me know you are coming! I also have an extra kit for $20 if you'd like to come check out the club, and are not already a subscriber.
Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, drinks and snacks! Let's take this Pumpkin out to play! You're going to LOVE our projects!
Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by April 10 and you can join us in time for next month!

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Nacho Graduation

2/1/2015

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Here's a fun little layout from Mojo Monday #382! How to make this tall and skinny?? Let's add this bright color challenge from Nacho Average Challenge #126, too!
This card involved LOTS of playing with the sketch elements for me today. I had a hard time settling on my focal image, but on the bright side, I have several pre-stamped pieces from various flower sets ready to go now, lol. In the end, I'm still too fascinated by the cheery balloons in Celebrate Today! Who wouldn't want to arrive home to garlands and flags in your favorite colors? Nobody I know!
Celebrate Today Stamp Set; Best Year Ever DSP; Pool Party, Real Red & Whisper White CS; Real Red, Pool Party & Versamark Inks; Pool Party Embossing Powder; Circles Collection & Balloon Framelits; Lucky Stars Embossing Folder; Brights Candy Dots in Real Red.