Aw, Paper Players #389's "magical" challenge is perfectly timed, as we've recently learned of the retirement of Magical Day.  Sob.  I'll combine with Global Design Project #134's sketch, too!  I realized at the last second I could squeeze in Color Throwdown #489 - must be magical fate!
Today I went with the image that really made me grab this suite - this lovely dragon, with his little artistic dragon flames, lol.  I knew I HAD to color this guy as soon as I saw him!  I decided to make up my own sentiment for him, too, with my trusty Labeler Alphabet.  I know I'm a total alphabet junkie, but I swear I've used this one more than any other I've had, lol.  I love being able to snip it all out!  Hope you have a magical day!  Don't get singed!
Magical Day & Labeler Alphabet Stamp Sets; Myths & Magic DSP; Whisper White & Real Red CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Cherry Cobbler & Old Olive Blends; Stitched Shapes & Magical Mates Dies; Silver Thread; #PP389; #GDP134; #CTD489.

Pumpkin Club April 28!
Did you get your April Pumpkin kit yet?  Ahoy, matey!  Check out the video HERE!
I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, April 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!
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Yay!  What Will You Stamp #163 is hitting another set I can play along with - Crafting Forever!  I think it'll be super cute with these fruity colors from TGIF #154, too!
Mt fave element from this set is of course the scissors, since I'm such a fussy-cutting fiend, lol.  How fun to have some in the TGIF colors, too??  I made a really random card front with some scraps of DSP in those colors, too, showing off what scissors do best, so to speak, lol.  And, since I have TONS of enamel stars left, I decided to throw some of those on there, too.  Like I said, pretty random!
Crafting Forever Stamp Set; Tutti Frutti & Succulent Garden (retired) DSP; Whisper White & Sweet Sugarplum CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Sweet Sugarplum, Flirty Flamingo & Peekaboo Peach Inks; Ruffled DEF; Stitched Shapes Framelits; Enamel Stars in Flirty Flamingo, Peekaboo Peach & Sweet Sugarplum; #WWYS163; #TGIF154.

Man Cards 2018 Class April 14!
It's time once again to stamp our hearts out for those special guys in our lives, and we have a fabulous range of new goodies to do it with!  These five cards will be adaptable to all occasions, with options for Father's Day as needed or desired - so come stand by your man!  Class costs $25, and includes all supplies (bring your own snips and adhesive) snacks and drinks, and a special gift from me.  This class can also be FREE with your purchase of $30 or more!  Class is still on for Saturday, April 14 at 3 pm.  RSVP today to hold your spot!  See you there!

Wow, what a fun organic layout from Freshly Made Sketch #331 this week!  I think I can do something dramatic with these colors from Color Throwdown #487, too!
So, this card about killed me, lol.  I worked and tweaked, and started over and tried again in every combo I could think of - argh!  This color combo about had me beat!  OTOH, I now have so already cut pretty die pieces in all three of these colors for future projects, now, lol.  Gotta love it.  At the end of the day, simple ink on paper was the winner - and I even like the bold splashes here!  I had to add a few sparkles so you'd know it was really me, but, whew!  What a work out!
Work of Art Stamp Set; Whisper White & Soft Sky CS; Powder Pink, Soft Sky, Real Red & Memento Tuxedo Black Inks; Iridescent Sequins; #FMS331; #CTD487.

Man Cards 2018 Class April 12 & 14!
It's time once again to stamp our hearts out for those special guys in our lives, and we have a fabulous range of new goodies to do it with!  These five cards will be adaptable to all occasions, with options for Father's Day as needed or desired - so come stand by your man!  Class costs $25, and includes all supplies (bring your own snips and adhesive) snacks and drinks, and a special gift from me.  This class can also be FREE with your purchase of $30 or more!  Class is on for Thursday, April 12 at 630 pm, or Saturday, April 14 at 3 pm.  RSVP today to hold your spot!  See you there!

Check out our pretty and soft colors at this week's Fab Friday #134!  They also just happen to be perfect for Stamp Ink Paper #143's Basket of Flowers challenge!
It was so tempting to do something fun with our lovely SAB set, Blossoming Basket.  I really wanted to!  But then I got to looking at my beloved jars, which haven't been out to play for a while.  Argh!  To mix it up a bit, I stamped my jar in Staz-On on a window sheet scrap.  I hand cut it in case the die didn't like the window sheet, and had fun stamping the water BEHIND the jar image.  I built the rest to meet my color challenge.  I'm really happy with the minimal look of it - just like a jar would be!  Can't wit to see you over at the challenge!
Jar of Love Stamp Set; Whisper White CS; Window Sheet; Black Staz-On, Memento Tuxedo Black, Night of Navy, Soft Sky, So Saffron & Powder Pink Inks; Everyday Jars Framelits; White Baker's Twine; #FabFri134; #SIP143.

Yummy!  We have a sweet mix of pastels to play with at this week's Sunday Stamps #175!  I'm adding in Match the Sketch #221's layout, too!
Somehow, I can't help but think of pretty Spring butterflies when I see colors like this - and this was totally reinforced by the little set of wings on the sketch, lol.  It was fate!  Our green this week looked kinda Mint Macaroon-y to me, so I went digging for some scraps and sparklies in that before building the rest of my card.  I went with our smaller Watercolor Wings and tried to work in sparkle and dimension.  Kind of a hodge-podge, but a pretty one...
See you over at SSC - can't wait to see your creations!
Watercolor Wings Stamp Set; Succulent Garden DSP (retired); Whisper White, Soft Sky & So Saffron CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Wisteria Wonder, So Saffron & Soft Sky Inks; Scattered Sequins DEF; Stitched Shapes Framelits; Butterflies Thinlits; Banner Triple Punch; Silver Thread; Fancy Frost Sequins (retired); #SSC175; #MTS221.

Aww, look at these cute little girls in this week's Fusion Rain or Shine combo - adorable!
Being reminded of a soft rainy day by the inspiration pic side of this challenge, I went digging for my last sheet of this water-scape from Serene Scenery - loved this DSP!  I knew I needed to bring in an umbrella, and soft soft raindrops, but I found the sentiment I wanted in Eastern Beauty.  I'm not sure why all these elements work together for me so well, but I really like the final result.
Eastern Beauty & Weather Together Stamp Sets; Serene Scenery DSP (retired); Whisper White, Soft Sky & Crumb Cake CS; Island Indigo & Memento Tuxedo Black Inks; Stitched Shapes & Umbrella Weather Framelits; Banner Triple Punch; Basic Jewel Rhinestones; #FusionRainorShine.

Wow, As You See It #171 has quite the challenge for us this week - hope I can work this out, lol!  I'm going to try and shoe-horn in this gorgeous sketch from Match the Sketch #220.
So, holy SMOKES this was a challenge for me, lol.  I'm not sure I paid enough homage to the sketch at the end of the day, but I'll still go for it, since it was definitely my inspiration for the layout I ended up with, anyway!  My main concern was all the features of the AYSI challenge.  I decided "wide" meant landscape for me, lol, and I pulled out a star feature I haven't used in FOREVER, that also covered "one word."  "Confetti" says shaker to me, so in went some rainbow sequins, with a rainbow banner across the top.  Then I had to stop - everything else I tried just didn't work, lol.  This was a serious exercise for me!
You're So Sweet Stamp Set; Whisper White, Basic Black, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Pacific Point & Rich Razzleberry CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Rainbow Sequin Mix cobbled together from Brights, Metallics & an old Paper Pumpkin; Mini Treat Bag Thinlits; Banner Punch (retired); #AYSI171; #MTS220.

Wow, super yummy colors from Global Design Project #129 this week!  Let's take them for a spin at Stamp Ink Paper #141's sketch!
So today's card might be one of those where I think I have an amazing idea, but can't quite get my execution to match my mind's eye, lol.  But, Barn Door has been burning on my to-stamp pile for FAR too long now, and I needed to just go for it!  My thought was that I had a nice ready-made blocky shape, and some fun ways to work in the colors.  However, looking at the finished card, I'm getting a flying door feel, that doesn't make much sense, lol.  I do like the door stamped on the woodgrain, though, hmm...  Well, I'm a warts-and-all kind of blogger, lol.  What do YOU think??  A little too Dr. Parnassium??
Barn Door Stamp Set; Wood Textures, Sweet Soiree & Coffee Break DSP; Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz & Soft Suede CS; Soft Suede, Calypso Coral & Pear Pizzazz Inks; Sliding Door & Layering Circles Framelits; Calypso Coral Enamel Shapes; #GDP129; #SIP141.

Friday is here and you know what that means!  Fab Friday #133 is ready to play!  I'm mixing in Paper Players #384 pink challenge, too!
So, I think the Bubble Over suite might be my all time Occasions fave, and I love going for all different color schemes with it - so how about some pink pop today??  I say YES!  I pulled out all the pinks I had in my caddy for this one and just started mixing and matching for the little bottles and labels.  Then I added in some bubbly backgrounds and extra pink bubbles just because, and we are in the pink!  Yum!  I need a strawberry something for lunch now, I think...
Can't wait to see what you bring to Fab Friday - see you at the challenge!
Bubble Over Stamp Set; Bottles & Bubbles Framelits; Powder Pink, Calypso Coral, Whisper White & Silver Foil CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo, Blushing Bride, Rose Red, Powder Pink & Flirty Flamingo Inks; 3/4" Circle & Banner Triple Punches; Decorative Dots EF (retired); Flirty Flamingo Enamel Shapes; #FabFri133; #PP384.

Oo, fun little corner business there on this week's In{k}spire Me #341 sketch!
I really wanted to do something fun with this one today - how about some little birdies hanging out in a pretty forest?  Just a few splashes of color here, but SO much fun to put together - I really like how this color combo came out, too!  I have plans to send this to a dear friend for her birthday - she's the bird feeder queen!
Bird Banter Stamp Set; Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz, Early Espresso & Lemon Lime Twist CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Early Espresso Inks; Lemon Lime Twist, So Saffron & Calypso Coral Markers; Woodland EF; Layering Ovals Framelits; #IM341.