This looked like such a cool challenge over at Less Is More #411 - one-layer, off-center - I just had to try it!
I pulled from my stack of newbies again today - this time I went for these gorgeous ginkgos in the Beautifully Braided set.  I picked a pretty sentiment to shelter under the leaves, and colored everything in with my two tones of Mango Melody Blends - super simple, super fast!  And pretty to boot!
Beautifully Braided Stamp Set; Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Mango Melody Blend Marker; #LIM411.

We're stacking the deck on you this week at Fab Friday #181!
I of course had to go looking for a fun shape to put into this sketch!  Pens?  Paintbrushes?  Branches?  Feathers?  OooOOoo!  What about LIPSTICK??  Lol, just the thing.  I hand-cut a nice bold banner from my Best Dressed DSP pack, and quickly cranked out five lipsticks in the coordinating colors - love these dies!  I couldn't fit the sentiment I wanted to use onto one of the lipsticks - but I like it floated off to the side like this, too.  I even still have a few Lovely Lipstick Glimmer Enamel Dots to finish it with!
So, what will YOU come up with?  I can't wait to see your projects, over at the challenge!
Dressed To Impress Stamp Set; Best Dressed DSP; Whisper White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Lovely Lipstick, Pretty Peacock, Mint Macaron, Blackberry Bliss, Daffodil Delight & Purple Posy Inks; All Dressed Up Dies; Wide Oval Punch; Lovely Lipstick Glitter Enamel Dots; #FabFri181.

Hurray!  The Library Challenge #50 is back online, with a real winner, too, Where the Red Fern Grows.  Awesome!
I remember reading this book back in my earlier school days, and I have a vague sense of sadness when I think back to it -  I seem to recall there being a loss in this story.   We love our dogs here so much - they ARE our family, lol, warts, snores and all, so I knew I wanted to include a dog on my card.  I decided to go for something pretty similar to the cover, with silhouettes, and pretty blues, and a sentiment that brings out adventurous good times with friends - THAT'S what I'll remember now!
Silhouette Scenes Stamp Set; Crumb Cake, Whisper White & Basic Black CS; Blueberry Bushel, Pretty Peacock & Memento Tuxedo Black Inks; Sweet Silhouettes Dies; Dog Builder Punch; Sponge Brayer; #TLC50.

We'll take it in triplicate this week at Sunday Stamps #222 - are you with us??
I'm having so much fun playing with this Golden Honey DSP - gotta love free paper with Sale-A-Bration!  Anyway, I decided to bring in the bees today, and I colored up these honeycomb scraps with my So Saffron Blend - I think the gold still shows through!  A pretty hive in Crushed Curry, and a fancy bee on the prowl finish us off - except for those drops of honey I spilled, lol.  Shhh, they're really Gold Glitter Enamel Dots - apparently they're my new fave his week!
So, what will YOU create?  I can't wait to check it out - see you at the challenge!
Honey Bee Stamp Set; Golden Honey DSP; Whisper White & Basic Black CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Crushed Curry Inks; Dark Daffodil Delight & So Saffron Blends Markers; Gold Wink of Stella; Detailed Bees Dies; Gold Cording Trim; Gold Glitter Enamel Dots; #SSC222.

Here's a pretty focal sketch from Case This Sketch #353 - love the layers!
What a perfect time to break out my new Timeless Tropical set - this is a gorgeous new super suite - stamps, DSP, dies, embossing, trinkets, ribbon - this suite has everything, lol.  I've tried to pull in a few of those items today!  I couldn't wait to try out the beautiful palm trees in the set - they were first caught my eye.  I've been doing a lot of inking up with markers letly it feels like - and I still love the look of multiple colors on one stamp!  I added my second fave stamp of the pineapple, and couldn't quite resist this hibiscus trinket to finish  Ahhh, only 88 days til I'm in Maui again - but who's counting??
Timeless Tropical Stamp Set; Tropical Oasis DSP; Whisper White, Soft Suede & Pear Pizzazz CS; Soft Suede, Old Olive & Mango Melody Stamp-n-Write Markers; Layering Ovals & In The Tropics Dies; Tropical Oasis Trinkets; #CTS353.

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!

Oh good, I can JUST sneak into TGIF #244's "fancy Foil" challenge!  Yay!
I went digging through my foil stash for something fun to use - and came across this combo pack of Lovely Lipstick & Grapefruit Grove - I never did use it much, lol.  But guess what, our fun Dressed to Impress suite uses Lovely Lipstick - perfect!  Since that was the color, I went with a whole lipstick theme here, lol, right down to the sentiment!  Now, if only I actually WORE lipstick, lol...
Dressed to Impress Stamp Set; Best Dressed DSP; Whisper White & Lovely Lipstick Foil CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Lovely Lipstick Inks; Lovely Lipstick, Gray Granite & Basic Black Blends Markers; Wide Oval Punch (retired); All Dressed Up Dies; Silver Sequins; #TGIF244.

Very cool layout - and so glad I can sneak in and play at this week's Just Add Ink #487 sketch!
When I wrapped my mind around this sketch, I knew immediately I wanted to play with shapes, as usual, lol.  How about some sweet bees instead of circles??  Done!  I floated a center panel of the gorgeous Golden Honey DSP from Sale--Bration, and added my bees around a fun sentiment in the middle.  So cute and simple.  I think this might be the last outing for my gold Wink of Stella, sigh, but I loved it while it lasted!
Honey Bee Stamp Set; Golden Honey DSP; Whisper White, Basic Black & Crushed Curry CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Gold Wink of Stella; Dark Daffodil Delight Blend Marker; Detailed Bees & Rectangle Stitched Dies; #JAI487.

I'm so excited I get to sneak in on Stamp Ink Paper #205 this week - check out these gorgeous colors!
And since this challenge is all about our most basic tools - stamps, Ink and paper, lol - I decided to stick to just that, and go clean and simple all the way!  Colorful Seasons is just right for that, with the lovely leaf builder stamps in that gorgeous set, and of course, the awesome dies to go with, lol.  The fun thing about this color challenge was also how I could actually do multiples of each color family, since they didn't actually name NAMES, lol.  Perfect!
Colorful Seasons Stamp Set; Very Vanilla CS; Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, Real Red & Pumpkin Pie Inks; Seasonal Layers Dies; #SIP205.

Holiday Gifts & Packaging 2019 Class Nov 16!
It's time once again to celebrate all things Christmas-giving with my annual Holiday Gifts and Packaging Class!  You KNOW I love to spoil you, and this class is all about the giving (and anything left in the Holiday catty we haven't played with yet, lol!)  We'll feature all new packaging projects for all your treat and gift giving, along with the awesome cookie buffet (Saturday only!) - make sure you RSVP early!
Class is only $25, and includes all supplies needed (bring your fave snips and adhesive) drinks and snacks, plus an extra gift from me!  This class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more!  Class is still on for  Saturday, Nov 16 at 3 pm - I can't wait to see you!

OK, super cute - check out the mermaid cupcake over at this week's Fusion Mermaid Challenge!  Eek!
Lucky for me, I OF COURSE still have my beloved Magical Day set, which has this super cutie mermaid in it.  I did some coloring to go along with the beautiful inspiration pic Fusion shared, but I mixed up the sentiment using one from Silhouette Scenes - I think this mermaid looks like she's dreaming anyway, lol.  I was also able to give her some waves to float over with our wonderful High Seas EF - which works a real treat now with our new blue plate just for our current 3D folders - $10 is completely worth it to take the guesswork out of how much to shim this beauty, sigh...  This came out super simple, but I'm loving the quiet details - so sweet!
Magical Day (retired 2018) & Silhouette Scenes Stamp Sets; Whisper White, Pool Party & Purple Posy CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Pool Party, Purple Posy, Nude & Cajun Craze Blends Markers; Magical Mates (retired) & Stitched Shapes Dies; High Seas EF; Clear Epoxy Droplets; #FusionMermaid.

Holiday Gifts & Packaging 2019 Class Nov 14 & 16!
It's time once again to celebrate all things Christmas-giving with my annual Holiday Gifts and Packaging Class!  You KNOW I love to spoil you, and this class is all about the giving (and anything left in the Holiday catty we haven't played with yet, lol!)  We'll feature all new packaging projects for all your treat and gift giving, along with the awesome cookie buffet (Saturday only!) - make sure you RSVP early!
Class is only $25, and includes all supplies needed (briung your fave snips and adhesive) drinks and snacks, plus an extra gift from me!  This class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more!  Class is on for Thursday, Nov 14 at 630 pm, or Saturday, Nov 16 at 3 pm - I can't wait to see you!

Woo hoo!  Time for another fabulous color challenge - check out Fab Friday #176!
I got started by checking my DSP stash for any of our challenge colors - this sheet from Follow Your Art features Blushig Bride, so I went from there!  I thought I'd go with the suite set It Starts With Art, but I couldn't stop thinking about the scissors and sentiment that I knew would be just right in Crafting Forever, lol.  I don't really want to think about how many times I've fussy cut these bad boys, I always seem to come up with another card for them, lol.  I thought it would also be cute to show the snips in action, too - like my crazy sentiment?
I can't wait to see what YOU come up with for our Fab colors - meet you at the challenge!
Crafting Forever Stamp Set; Follow Your Art DSP; Whisper White & Terracotta Tile CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Smoky Slate, Terracotta Tile, Pretty Peacock & Crushed Curry Stamp-n-Write Markers; Woven Threads Sequins; #FabFri176.

Christmas Countdown Kit Bonus Class Nov 9 at 3 pm!
Woo hoo!  There's just enough time for ONE Christmas Bonus Class - and the new Advent Calendar Kit wins it by popular acclaim!  Come to class for a relaxing time for crafting and chatting, plus some yummy drinks and cookies, and we'll put our kits together in record time!  RSVP to make sure I have enough kits on hand, or bring your own and enjoy the company!
Class is $35, all supplies provided (bring your own snips and fave adhesive), or $10 if you are bringing your own kit!
See you soon!