We have a very modern sketch from Case This Sketch #243 this week! I think this clean and simple, but spooky, challenge from Paper Players #366, will be a perfect partner! So, in case you didn't notice, while I did get most of the pumpkin, gourd and fall collections this year, I didn't actually get too much that was Halloween specific this year. I'm usually all over it, but I've been slowing down a bit with my kid getting a little big for trick or treating, lol. I still decorate, almost as much as Christmas, lol, but I don't need many cards. So I have to turn to some retired goodies today: the awesome Happy Haunting DSP, and The More the Merrier stamp set. I LOVE this row of little leering pumpkins - don't they look like trouble? A few paisley ghosts behind them and we have the perfect scene! Spooky! The More The Merrier Stamp Set (retired); Happy Haunting DSP (retired); Very Vanilla, Basic Black & Pumpkin Pie CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Pumpkin Pie & Old Olive Blends; Seaside EF; #CTS243; #PP366. Pumpkin Club October 28! Did you get your October Pumpkin kit yet? We'll be gettin' things shakin'! Check out the video here! (Increase the resolution by clicking on the little gear icon.) I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, October 28, 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 ONE extra kit on hand for $20 if you'd like to check it out! 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 November 10 and you can join us in time for next month! Christmas 2017 Part 2 Class Oct 21! Yes, yes, yes!! I have our Part 2 Christmas Cards Bonus Class all ready to go, and I can't WAIT for you to see our lovely projects! There were so many amazing sets in the Holiday Catty that I've put together SIX cards for us, and have prepped my little heart out for you all so that you can concentrate on the creating! Sleigh Bells will definitely be ringing! Christmas Cards 2017 Part 2 Bonus Class is announced for SATURDAY ONLY, Oct 21, 3 pm, chez Heroldt. Class includes all supplies needed (bring your own snips and fave adhesive!), Christmas treats and drinks, and a special gift from me, all for $25! Class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more! RSVP today!
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I'm so excited by this week's Retro Rubber Challenge #73 - BOO! I love my old Halloween sets! I'll use the layout from Freshly Made Sketch #308 to help me along! These spooky colors from Color Throwdown #464 seem appropriate, too! I was glad for a chance to browse the retired shelves - I just finally got my work room rearranged enough that I could get my retired sets back up on shelves instead of hiding under my desk in produce flats - whew! What a job it was getting my shelving squared away, but I'm so glad to have the legroom back under my desk, lol. Anyway, I spotted my Scary Skeleton set from 2009 - I love his googly eyes so much! I kept it fairly simple, a little embossing, sparing on the color, but at least he's dancing! He must be as happy as I am about being out from under the desk again, lol... Scary Skeleton Stamp Set (retired - 2009); Whisper White, Smoky Slate & Pumpkin Pie CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Spider Web EF (retired); 3/4" & 7/8" Circle Punches; Black Sequins; #RR73; #FMS308; #CTD464. Christmas 2017 Part 2 Class Oct 21! Yes, yes, yes!! I have our Part 2 Christmas Cards Bonus Class all ready to go, and I can't WAIT for you to see our lovely projects! There were so many amazing sets in the Holiday Catty that I've put together SIX cards for us, and have prepped my little heart out for you all so that you can concentrate on the creating! Sleigh Bells will definitely be ringing! Christmas Cards 2017 Part 2 Bonus Class is announced for SATURDAY ONLY, Oct 21, 3 pm, chez Heroldt. Class includes all supplies needed (bring your own snips and fave adhesive!), Christmas treats and drinks, and a special gift from me, all for $25! Class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more! RSVP today! Oo, this is a cool layered and angled sketch at Case This Sketch #240! I think I can squeeze in some texture for Just Add Ink #378, AND even go for a Fall/Halloween theme for In{k}spire Me #318! OK, when I went and actually LOOKED for Halloween sets, I had a horrible realization: I might not actually have a current one! Could that really be? I got lots of gourds and pumpkins, but I was more looking at Fall themes. But wait, looks what's hiding at the end of my shelf - Sweet Home, which also has haunting elements for a Spooky House! Yes! Let's do this! I started out by layering about ten million colors for that fancy angled edge (well, ok, only 5) that I had to get out my sheet metal shears to trim, lol. Then I built my Spooky House, and added in a ghost, some bats, some bones - so fun to play with all the pieces! I did have to cut the bats and bones before stamping though - too tiny to line up, but easy enough to make work my way with the photopolymer - yay! Sweet Home Stamp Set; Whisper White, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive & Rich Razzleberry CS; Pumpkin Pie, Memento Tuxedo Black, Rich Razzleberry & Lemon Lime Twist Inks; Home Sweet Home Thinlits; Seaside EF; #CTS240; #JAI378; #IM318. Pumpkin Club September 30! Did you get your September Pumpkin kit yet? I know you'll "Fall" head over heels for it! Check out the video here! (Increase the resolution by clicking on the little gear icon.) I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, September 30, 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! 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 October 10 and you can join us in time for next month! Here's a fun floating panel at Try Stampin' on Tuesday #292! I'm giving it a whirl in the Halloween colors from In{k}spire Me #271! Also tossing in my usual Pumpkin Wednesday, too! So, today was fun - I like to play with shapes and colors, BUT. I think this might have to be my last Halloween card for the season, lol. I'll see pumpkins in my sleep, and taste them, too, I'm afraid! I had some fun digging out DSP in the right colors, and then I decided I wanted my pumpkin to be the main focal feature today, too. A little Wink of Stella does a lot to add dimension! Something Good to Eat Stamp Set; Pumpkin Pie Scrap, Cherry on Top & Have a Cuppa DSP (all retired); Whisper White, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie & Cucumber Crush CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Layering Circles & Layering Ovals Framelits; Flourish Thinlets; Basic Black Candy Dots (retired); Clear Wink of Stella. Pumpkin Club October 29! Did you get your October Pumpkin kit yet? Let's shake things up, baby! Check out the video here! (Increase the resolution by clicking on the little gear icon.) I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, October 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! Let's take this Pumpkin out to play! You're going to LOVE our projects! I also have ONE extra kit available for $20 if you'd like to come check it out! Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by November 10 and you can join us in time for next month! I'm so super excited to be a guest contributor at this week's What Will You Stamp #86, featuring Cookie Cutter Halloween! By far my fave little cookie in this set is the mummy - isn't he adorable?? Yes, the skeleton is a close second, but it's really the mummy who holds my heart, yuk, yuk.. I got to thinking about how my newly acquired Seaside EF kinda reminded me of his wrappings - so that's how I landed on this background panel, lol. I added a little bit of sparkle and a simple thinlet sentiment from Seasonal Frames - who's your Mummy now?? Cookie Cutter Halloween Stamp Set; Whisper White, Basic Gray, Smoky Slate & Cherry Cobbler CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Blush Blossom Marker (retired); Seaside EF; Seasonal Frame Thinlets; Cookie Cutter Punch; Dazzling Diamonds Glitter; Basic Black Candy Dots (retired). Pumpkin Club October 29! Did you get your October Pumpkin kit yet? Let's shake things up, baby! Check out the video here! (Increase the resolution by clicking on the little gear icon.) I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, October 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! Let's take this Pumpkin out to play! You're going to LOVE our projects! I also have ONE extra kit available for $20 if you'd like to come check it out! Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by November 10 and you can join us in time for next month! OK, what's not to love about our FABulous spooky colors at this week's Fab Friday #98?? Lucky for me, What Will You Stamp #85 is all about Spooky Fun this week - I spy a Halloween marriage made in heaven, lol... Today I decided my cute little witch needed to get some air-time, lol, and I had a lot of fun setting her a perfect little scene to view. When I thought I was done, I also felt like I was a little light on the Old Olive - that's no good! So I added some flourish vine bedding for my little pumpkins. These are such great thinlets! Can't wait to see your take on our colors over at the challenge - can't wait! Spooky Fun Stamp Set; Whisper White, Perfect Plum, Basic Black & Old Olive CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie & Perfect Plum Inks; Halloween Scenes Edgelits; Flourish Thinlets; PL Corner Rounder Punch; Perfect Plum Enamel Dots. Pumpkin Club October 29! Did you get your October Pumpkin kit yet? Let's shake things up, baby! Check out the video here! (Increase the resolution by clicking on the little gear icon.) I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, October 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! Let's take this Pumpkin out to play! You're going to LOVE our projects! I also have ONE extra kit available for $20 if you'd like to come check it out! Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by November 10 and you can join us in time for next month! Hello Seasons Class 10/15! Did you think I forgot about your lonely Hello Life Decor grid?? No way, baby! It's time to bring on a couple new seasons, because it's time for some new outfits! We will be dressing up our grids for Halloween AND Thanksgiving, and using many new goodies from our latest Holiday Catty while we're at it! Are you ready? So, class is still on for Saturday, October 15, 3 pm, both chez Heroldt! Class will cost $20, and includes all supplies (except your own adhesive!), treats and drinks, and a little gift from me! Class is also FREE when you place an order for $25 or more! RSVP today to save your spot! Exciting day for me - I'm taking a crack at a new-to-me challenge over at Case This Sketch #192! I think it'll go great with these fun colors from Create With Connie & Mary #426! With these colors I think I'll also include In{k}spire Me #269's Halloween/Autumn challenge. And of course, it's Pumpkin Wednesday - the day I try to always do a Paper Pumpkin alternative! FOUR challenges is definitely a new record for me, yikes. So, I found this juggle harder than I imagined - I had a really hard time working Dapper Denim into a Halloween card, lol. Also, since the Smoky Slate ink wasn't as dark as I wanted for my jack o'lanterns, I had to stamp over them THREE times, lol. So, not totally thrilled with my final result, but an interesting exercise. My sketch addiction is getting me in trouble, I think! Something Good to Eat Paper Pumpkin, Ghoulish Grunge & Mr. Funny Bones Stamp Sets; Dapper Denim, Smoky Slate, Tangerine Tango & Whisper White CS; Tangerine Tango, Smoky Slate & Dapper Denim Inks; Layering Circles Framelits; Tangerine Tango Candy Dots (retired.) Hello Seasons Class 10/13 & 10/15! Did you think I forgot about your lonely Hello Life Decor grid?? No way, baby! It's time to bring on a couple new seasons, because it's time for some new outfits! We will be dressing up our grids for Halloween AND Thanksgiving, and using many new goodies from our latest Holiday Catty while we're at it! Are you ready? So, class is announced for Thursday, October 13, 6 pm, and Saturday, October 15, 3 pm, both chez Heroldt! Class will cost $20, and includes all supplies (except your own adhesive!), treats and drinks, and a little gift from me! Class is also FREE when you place an order for $25 or more! RSVP today to save your spot! WOW! Pretty snazzy sketch from this week's Retro Sketch #232! I'm a little intimidated by this one, lol... And I don't know why! The DT samples are perfect and make total sense to me. But here at my desk, I'm choking! OK, so I might be a cheating cheater who cheats today, but I solved my problem by re-ordering my layers a little. Shh. SO much fun playing with the new Halloween Scenes Edgelits! Love it! Spooky Fun Stamp Set; Pumpkin Pie DSP Scrap (retired); Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Basic Gray, Basic Black & Smoky Slate CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Pumpkin Pie, Smoky Slate & Old Olive Inks; Layering Circles Framelits; Halloween Scenes Edgelits; Linen Thread; Brights Sequins in Orange. Pumpkin Club September 24! Did you get your September Pumpkin kit yet? Trick or Treat??? Check out the video here! (Increase the resolution by clicking on the little gear icon.) I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, September 24, 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! 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 October 10 and you can join us in time for next month! Another fun sketch from Freshly Made Sketches #251! I had one last new stamp set to play with from my pre-order, lol, and darn it, I'm gonna use it! After all, I'll probably be placing my next order any second, lol... Anyway, as soon as I saw this set, Mr. Funny Bones, I knew I had to have it! How could everyone NOT need their own build-a-skeleton stamp set?? It's a must-have, I tell you... Anyway, the sentiments that go with it are just perfect, like this one: Break A Leg! "Oh, snap!" it was hard to choose, lol... Mr. Funny Bones Stamp Set; Happy Haunting DSP (retired); Tangerine Tango, Basic Black & Very Vanilla CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Whisper White Craft Inks; White Embossing Powder; Layering Ovals Framelits; Banner Triple Punch. Pumpkin Club September 3! Did you get your July Pumpkin kit yet? Fall is coming, my friends! Check out the video here! (Increase the resolution by clicking on the little gear icon.) I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, September 3, 3 pm, chez Heroldt - RSVP to let me know you are coming! (I've pushed back a week for a family wedding event on our usual weekend - sorry!) Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, drinks and snacks! I have ONE extra kit on hand for $20, if you'd like to join us and check it out! 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 September 10 and you can join us in time for next month! OK, you need to TOTALLY make sure you check out the DT samples over at Can You Case It #132! Gorgeous! Can't wait to try it in these lovely colors from Stamp Ink Paper #60! So, who got their pre-order this week?? Yeah, I had to dive right in as soon as the man in brown left! I really didn't want to do flowers with these colors, I feel like I've been doing them a lot lately, and all I could think of was Halloween. Yeah, right, who am I kidding?? I just wanted purple eyeballs, lol, and yes, they're pretty much the reason I even got this set - SO GROSS! EWWW! I LOVE THEM!! I know it's only August, but hey, the eyeballs were giving me the Hairy Eyeball as soon as they came out of the box, lol... Jar of Love, Jar of Haunts & Labeler Alphabet Stamp Sets; Elegant Eggplant Retired Scrap & Perfectly Artistic DSP; Wisteria Wonder & Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Smoky Slate, Elegant Eggplant & Wisteria Wonder Inks; Everyday Jars Framelits; Banner Triple Punch. Thoughtful Branches Class Aug 11 & 13! Join me for a card designed all around the fabulous special release stamp set and thinlets bundle, Thoughtful Branches! We'll make 5 cards that span the seasons, and get the most out of this exclusive and limited time bundle! GO HERE after Aug 2 to purchase the bundle ahead of time and take the class for FREE! (Class is also free with any purchase of $30 or more.) Class is still on for Saturday, August 13 at 3 pm! Class includes all supplies needed to make all 5 cards, snacks, drinks, and a special gift from me, all for $25! RSVP now to save your spot! |
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