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March Days

3/26/2023

Oo, another fun quote from Time Out Challenges #234 - but it could be a tough one if I over-think it, lol.
I went with our playful Playing in the Rain suite for this one - I think the set perfectly illustrates March, lol. Happy rain, Spring flower riots, and you STILL need a coat, lol! I did some scrappy panels of my two favorite DSPs, and paper-pieced a cheery little jacket for my dancing bunny. I also added more flowers - they're going crazy here with all our rain!
Playing in the Rain Stamp Set; Rain or Shine DSP; Basic White & Balmy Blue CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Flirty Flamingo, Mango Melody & Cajun Craze Blends Markers; Playing in the Rain & Stylish Shapes Dies; Loose Daisy Embellishments; #TOC234.

Pumpkin Club April 1!
Did you get your March Pumpkin kit yet? I can not BELIEVE it's been 10 years already! Check out the background on the design of this kit HERE!
I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, April 1, at 2 PM - RSVP to let me know you are attending, and we will save you a seat at the table!
Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, plus drinks and snacks! I will also have a few extra spots available for club for $10, even if you are not a subscriber - come see what we're up to - full kit not needed, I'll supply everything you need for the projects! Just bring your own snips and basic adhesive!
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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Rainbow Shopping

3/25/2023

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Such a brilliant theme at this week's Shopping Our Stash #492 - "somewhere over the rainbow!" Love it!
I have JUST the stash for this one, too, lol. I quick ran and pulled out my hoarded Sunshine & Rainbows DSP from last Spring's SAB, and I still have the stamp bundle to go with it, too! I picked a yummy sheet with lots of rainbows, and then did a stamped one on Basic White to go over it. I had to adapt some of my colors - is anybody else's Pool Party stamping green these days?? Grr... Anyway, I subbed Polished Pink for Melon Mambo (that pad is out in a class box) and Coastal Cabana for the Pool Party - it really brightens things up! I added the two sentiments, and a few clouds at the bottom to really round things out. I had to cut this with my very first Circles Collection Dies - love having the larger circles still on hand!
Rainbow of Happiness Stamp Set (retired 2022); Sunshine & Rainbows DSP (retired); Basic White CS; Polished Pink, Mango Melody, Granny Apple Green, Coastal Cabana & Memento Tuxedo Black Inks; Circles Collection Dies; Rhinestone Basic Jewels; #SOS492.

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Hand Stamped Bubbles

3/21/2023

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We have some easy breezy colors for you this round at Hand Stamped Sentiments #410!
Usually any time I see a green in our color mix, I start going through flower combos to pull out, but today I decided to go a little more abstract! I LOVE the Conversation Bubbles bundle, and I definitely need to pull it out more! I got it to show more dialogue on all my critter sets, but today I used it for the main event, too - I put together a fun little collage of a few of the bubbles in the dies, and it makes me smile big time! I'm really liking these colors together!
I can't wait to see what YOU make of these cuties - meet you at the challenge!
Conversation Bubbles Stamp Set; Dandy Designs, Pear Pizzazz, Balmy Blue & Fresh Freesia DSP; Basic White CS; Pear Pizzazz, Balmy Blue & Fresh Freesia Inks; Conversation Bubbles Dies; Fresh Freesia Opal Rounds; #HSS410.

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Mischievous Mouse

3/20/2023

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I can't resist getting in on this month's Once Upon a Time #8 challenge - Harold and the Purple Crayon!
I could have sworn I had a set of crayons I could stamp, but I just don't see them anywhere! Grr! I do still have my Mischievous Mice set from last year, and this little guy with the pencil will fill in just fine, lol. See how he scribbled all over the card? When I was done, it felt a little naked, so I went a dug out a few old Rich Razzleberry buttons to go with - this color USED to be in our Brights collection!
Mischievous Mice Stamp Set (retired 2022); Basic White & Rich Razzleberry CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Rich Razzleberry Inks; Rich Razzleberry, Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate & Petal Pink Blends Markers; Rich Razzleberry Buttons (retired); #OUT8.

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Big Squeeze

3/16/2023

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This month's cookie color at If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #178 is YELLOW! Sunny days ahead!
I couldn't help but run straight to Sweet Citrus for this one, lol - When a challenge gives you yellow, grab the lemons! I first found this pretty stripey sheet for my background in the Day at the Farm DSP pack from Sale-a-Bration - perfect! I then decided to finally try my hand at cutting AND embossing my lemons - gotta give this hybrid combo a go! I stamped first, doing my rinds in Crushed Curry, then the centers in Daffodil Delight. I did a couple leaves in Granny Apple Green, too, and decided to do the sentiment in that as well, so it would show up better. Then I cut everything out, and then I did all my citrus on the EF - worked a treat! I finished with a few Glossy Dots for some points of light - pucker up!
Sweet Citrus Stamp Set; Day at the Farm DSP (SAB 2023); Basic White & Daffodil Delight CS; Crushed Curry, Daffodil Delight & Granny Apple Green Inks; Sweet Citrus & Tasteful Labels (retired) Dies; Sweet Citrus EF; Glossy Dots; #Cookie178.

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Hello Handsome

3/11/2023

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This is exciting! The Male Room #172 has an actual SKETCH for us this month! I love it!
I first thought I would try to stamp some kind of hatch-work pattern for that fun geometric band, but then I realized I wanted to play with DSP, lol. My He's All That suite is perfect for this! I grabbed my old 7/8" Square punch and dug through my scraps to come up with this layout. I also got to use this cute 'stache-y sentiment - love it! I finished with a few Rustic Metallic Dots, since I'm such an embellie addict, lol. Happy to have a little love-note for hubs!
He's All That Stamp Set; He's the Man DSP; Basic White & Early Espresso CS; Early Espresso Ink; 7/8" Square Punch (retired); Rustic Metallic Dots; #TMR172.

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Spring Cleaning

3/10/2023

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OK, don't get frazzled with my spring cleaning theme at this round of As You See It #294! Clean out some scraps - you know you need to!
That said, after all the poking around in my search bar for "spring cleaning" images for this challenge, a stamp set by that name from Catherine Pooler popped up in my Amazon feed, lol. It was on clearance so I figured what the heck! There were some cute mop and bucket images! I'd actually been thinking about this scrappy idea for a while - I laid a strip of Tear-n-Tape across the center of card front, and stuck down a mix of scraps that I distressed with my fringe scissors. I tied them around with Linen Thread for extra security, and then tacked on that mop and bucket for fun! The sentiment is from our just-retired Thanks a Bunch SAB set - perfect!
I can't wait to see YOUR projects for this one - get out that broom!
Thanks a Bunch (SAB 2023) & Spring Cleaning by Catherine Pooler Stamp Sets; Basic White, Basic Black, Granny Apple Green, Mango Melody & Pool Party CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Smoky Slate, Pool Party & Crumb Cake Blends Markers; Fringe Scissors; Linen Thread; White Milky Dots; #AYSI294.

Enjoy the Journey Suite Focus Class!
Today will be all about the gorgeous Enjoy the Journey suite, found on pages 58-59 of the Spring Mini catalog, and will feature at least 5 cards and envelopes, and maybe even a decor item! Class will provide all materials needed (bring your own fave snips and adhesive!), snacks, 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, March 11, at 2 pm! RSVP today to save your spot!

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Coming Up Carrots

3/6/2023

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Wow, In{k}spire Me #500 is celebrating a BIG milestone! Congrats!
Such a fun sketch to play with, I set out to find JUST the thing! I think this calls for a carrot wreath, lol... Since this set doesn't come with dies, I knew I was in for a bunch of fussy cutting, too! I started by pairing my favorite Granny Apple Green sheet from the SAB Dandy Designs pack with Mango Melody - THESE are carrot colors, lol. Then I went to town stamping and stamping off large and medium carrots, and curvy leaves. I had a cup of tea and cut all my goodies out in one go - whew! I arranged everything how I thought it would fit, and ended up snipping some carrots down so they would all fit. I pop-dotted the sentiment, and tucked the leaves behind that. Kind of a crazy effect - I wasn't sure how it would turn out! I like it!
Thanks a Bunch Stamp Set (SAB 2023); Dandy Designs DSP (SAB 2023); Basic White & Mango Melody CS; Mango Melody & Granny Apple Green Inks; Layering Circles Dies; Adhesive-Backed Milky Dots; #IMC500.

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You Are Legendary

3/5/2023

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We have such a fun sketch for you this round at Sunday Stamps #304 - classic!
So thinking along the lines of "classic," I couldn't resist pulling out the Legendary Ride suite again! This time, I really wanted to explore the backs of our awesome shiny sheets - this one has scene after scene of classic diners straight off Route 66! I love it! I can see coloring some of these beauties someday, too, but for now I stuck to the suite color scheme. Well, except I went with Smoky Slate instead of Basic Gray for my sentiment - I was afraid it wouldn't show up as well!
I can't wait to see what YOU make of our awesome sketch - meet you there!
Legendary Ride Stamp Set; Ready to Ride DSP; Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie & Smoky Slate CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Legendary Ride Dies; Adhesive Backed Studs; #SSC304.

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Goose Bumps

3/4/2023

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I can JUST slip in to The Sisterhood of Crafters' "dots or strips" challenge this round!
Now, I think I did a "dots" challenge not too long ago, and with the goose on a floatie. I think I'll cover stripes with this one, and bring in the geese again, lol. This "goose bumps" image is OF COURSE why I even got this set, lol, and I was thrilled to finally ink it up! So thrilled, in fact, that I needed to fussy cut this cutie - I have it bad! I found my favorite stripey sheet from the Design a Daydream pack, and featured a nice Daffodil Delight circle to float my geese on! I did a second little sentiment down ta the bottom to seal the deal, lol. At the last second, I remembered that I have Daffodil Delight Glossy Dots, too! Yay!
Silly Goose Stamp Set; Design a Daydream DSP; Basic White & Daffodil Delight CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Daffodil Delight Blends Marker; Stylish Shapes Dies; Glossy Dots in Daffodil Delight; #TSOCStripes.

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