Excellent - Cupcake Inspirations #585 has a color challenge for us this round, and it's a good one! As soon as I saw the gray and yellow, I knew this was my chance to ink up our new Bright Skies bundle - so cute! I love all the cloud die elements in this one, and the happy sentiments in the stamps! We could all use a little more sunshine peeking through, right? I did a little stamped scene with these smaller clouds, and some bright tulips growing below - just cheerful and quick! We're all just stamps, ink and paper today, though I did finish with a few Glossy Dots for more bright spots of color! Bright Skies Stamp Set; Basic White & Crushed Curry CS; Smoky Slate & Crushed Curry Inks; Bright Skies Dies; Daffodil Delight Glossy Dots; #CIC585.
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Oh yum - If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #188 has a SERIOUSLY cute cookie coffee cup pic for our inspiration this month - the best kind of "winter wishes!" You KNOW I had to pull out my Merry Cafe set for this one! And these colors are so close to our newest In Colors - it seems like cookie fate to me, lol! I ended up layering two cups so I could get some different combos on there, and I did borrow a snowflake from the Chic Dies, as well. So fun! Kinda craving Starbuck's now, lol. So excited to see such pretty cookies at the challenge! Merry Cafe (retired 2017) Stamp Set; Crumb Cake DSP (retired; Basic White, Boho Blue, Crumb Cake & Moody Mauve CS; Early Espresso & Moody Mauve Inks; Coffee Cup (retired) & Chic Dies; Linen Thread; Moody Mauve Glossy Dots; #Cookie188. Such a super cute sketch at this round's AAA Cards #256 - and so many possibilities! For this one, I pulled out my Artistic Mix Decorative Masks, to try my hand at that layered plaid. I think I had maybe mixed results, lol, but I do like the subtle pattern! I did a combo of Pool Party & Lost Lagoon, and then stamped my "hello" from the new Sale-A-Bration Heartfelt Hellos set. I couldn't resist adding a few Pool Party Faceted Gems, lol, but I think I'm still pretty CAS! Heartfelt Hellos Stamp Set; Basic White CS; Pool Party & Lost Lagoon Inks; Artistic Mix Decorative Masks; Pool Party Faceted Gems; #AAA256. Excellent - Time Out Challenges #254 has the perfect theme to kick off the new year - "NEW!" For me, I'm of course going to use NEW stamp sets, lol. This one has the added bonus of also being a new image for me - I've never had a telephone stamp, and I was super excited to fill in this gap in my images! I stamped a totally cute phone in Calypso Coral - and stamped off a word bubble for my simple "hello", too. I floated these over this pretty scalloped sheets from the Lighter Than Air pack - and stamped my phone cord directly on that so I could pop up all my other pieces - I so love to fussy cut, lol. Anyway, I finished with a few Calypso Coral Iridescent Gems - just a touch of sparkle! Let's Chat Stamp Set; Lighter Than Air DSP; Basic White CS; Calypso Coral & Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Calypso Coral Iridescent Gems; #TOC254. Birthday Cards 2024, Jan 13 at 2 pm! I'm so excited to show off some new sets and suites from our 2024 Spring Mini Occasions catalog - and there's some beautiful birthday cuties in there! Class will be for 6 cards and envelopes, and will include all supplies needed (bring your own fave snips and adhesive!) There will also be snacks and drinks, and a special gift from me! This class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more! Class is ON for Saturday, January 13, at 2 pm - RSVP today to save your spot! Very excited for a new NBUS #58 - with our new Spring Catty launch, I have a STACK to get inky! I decided that today was a "good day" to break in Filled With Happiness, which coordinates with the Modern Oval Punch. So many fun sentiments in this one! I did my background and envelope with this pretty linen sheet from the SAB Softly Stippled pack, and made up my backing Pool Party layer using the new Perennial Postage Dies! Like I said - SO much new stuff to play with, lol. I finished with a few of the SAB Opaque Faceted Gems in Pool Party - just the right touch! Filled With Happiness Stamp Set; Softly Stippled DSP; Basic White & Pool Party CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Pool Party & Lemon Lolly Blends Markers; Modern Oval Punch; Perennial Postage Dies; Pool Party Opaque Faceted Gems; #NBUS58. Birthday Cards 2024, Jan 13 at 2 pm! I'm so excited to show off some new sets and suites from our 2024 Spring Mini Occasions catalog - and there's some beautiful birthday cuties in there! Class will be for 6 cards and envelopes, and will include all supplies needed (bring your own fave snips and adhesive!) There will also be snacks and drinks, and a special gift from me! This class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more! Class is ON for Saturday, January 13, at 2 pm - RSVP today to save your spot! So excited I get to do the sketch for our challenge this round at Sunday Stamps #326 - hope you like it! I think I might be going a little TOO obscure for my own take on this one, lol - but I SO wanted to use the fabulous new Beach Day bundle! I just couldn't take it anymore, lol. I figured the guard shack could be a good take on that rectangle, and how "any shape" can I get than two surfboards?? Lol, well, it's a fun beachy scene, anyway, lol. I mixed in some new SAB paper from the Sunny Days pack, and did some fun sand with my Cheery Patterns EF. I even snuck on some old Whale of a Time Sequins! I can't wait to see YOUR fun takes on my sketch - meet you at the challenge! Beach Day Stamp Set; Sunny Days DSP; Basic White & Crumb Cake CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Sweet Sorbet & Tahitian Tide Inks; Crumb Cake, Sweet Sorbet, Lost Lagoon, Pool Party, Old Olive, Flirty Flamingo & Daffodil Delight Blends Markers; Cheery Patterns EF; Beach Day Dies; Whale of a Time Sequins (retired); #SSC326. Birthday Cards 2024, Jan 13 at 2 pm! I'm so excited to show off some new sets and suites from our 2024 Spring Mini Occasions catalog - and there's some beautiful birthday cuties in there! Class will be for 6 cards and envelopes, and will include all supplies needed (bring your own fave snips and adhesive!) There will also be snacks and drinks, and a special gift from me! This class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more! Class is ON for Saturday, January 13, at 2 pm - RSVP today to save your spot! Woo hoo! And we're BACK! We're kicking off our stampin' year with this wonderful sketch at As You See It #314! Ahhhh, my two favorite words, "any shape!" Challenge accepted, lol! What a perfect chance to break in the super cute Planted Paradise set - we were given this set for free as part of a recent event, and it had me stumped for a while! There are no sentiments with it, so I matched it with the now-available Heartfelt Hellos, a set you can earn FREE with a $50 purchase during Sale-a-Bration! When a stamp set bogs me down, my first instinct is to go crazy with the color - I think that fixes everything, lol, so I have a colorful array of pretty pots arranged around my bold sentiment. So fun! I can't wait to see YOUR creations with our pretty sketch - meet you at the challenge! Planted Paradise & Heartfelt Hellos Stamp Sets; Basic White & Pool Party CS; Azure Afternoon, Berry Burst, Pumpkin Pie, Lemon Lime Twist & Granny Apple Green Inks; Basics 2 EF; Lemon Lime Twist Tinsel Gems; #AYSI314. Birthday Cards 2024, Jan 13 at 2 pm! I'm so excited to show off some new sets and suites from our 2024 Spring Mini Occasions catalog - and there's some beautiful birthday cuties in there! Class will be for 6 cards and envelopes, and will include all supplies needed (bring your own fave snips and adhesive!) There will also be snacks and drinks, and a special gift from me! This class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more! Class is ON for Saturday, January 13, at 2 pm - RSVP today to save your spot! What a great idea! Farm Quest Challenge Blog #43 has a quilt theme on this round! I went straight to my old Christmas Quilts bundle from 2017 - I still love it so much! I decided to make up a few pieced elements, just like I would with my scraps bag, lol, and I turned to my outgoing In Colors for some bright combos! I always start to feel a little anxious for the departing colors this time of year, lol - I know their retirement date will be in a few months, SOB. So you might be seeing them on the blog a bit more often now, lol! Anyway, so much fun! Christmas Quilts Stamp Set (retired 2017); Basic White, Orchid Oasis, Crumb Cake & Silver Foil CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Orchid Oasis, Parakeet Party, Sweet Sorbet & Tahitian Tide Inks; Quilt Builder Dies (retired); #FQCB43. We have such a fun sketch for you this round at Sunday Stamps #324! I don't actually have too many over-size sentiments, or even dies, lol. I had to hit the Shelves of Retirement again for today, and came up with this one from 2020's Here's To Strong Women! I do still love this set, and I know just who I'm sending this card to! I couldn't resist floating it over my favorite purple mountains in the Enjoy The Journey DSP pack, so I did up my sentiment panel in Blackberry Bliss - more favorites, lol. I did a little ribbon fluff at the upper right corner instead of knots, and finished with the oh-so-versatile Iridescent Pearls. Love it! I can't wait to see YOUR projects for our fun sketch this round, too - meet you at the challenge! Here's To Strong Women Stamp Set (retired 2020); Enjoy The Journey DSP (retired); Basic White & Blackberry Bliss CS; Blackberry Bliss Ink; Deckled Rectangles Dies; Blackberry Bliss Striped Ribbon; Iridescent Pearls; #SSC324. Online Exclusives Class Dec 16, 2 pm I'm so excited to do a focus class on two of our gorgeous new bundles from our current Online Exclusives - the Meandering Meadows suite collection, and the Simply Sparkling bundle! Both so cute, and so versatile! Class is on for Saturday, December 16 at 2 pm, and includes all supplies needed (bring your own fave snips and adhesive) drinks, snacks, plus a special gift from me, all for $25! This class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more! RSVP now to save your spot! I'm excited to play again at my new find, Farm Quest! This time, I'm sliding over to their sister blog, Farm Quest General Store #10, since I didn't have quite enough time to make the regular challenge blog! Time to feature a farm animal! I once again dipped into my hoarded Day At The Farm DSP, and this time actually pulled out my On The Farm stamp set that goes with it! I had some fun coloring up this pretty cow, and a fancy barn for her background - definitely a Good Day! I love the bright clear colors on this DSP, just how I think of the country! On The Farm Stamp Set (retired 2023); Day At The Farm DSP; Basic White & Basic Black CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Pecan Pie, Cherry Cobbler, Smoky Slate, Pebbled Path & SU1000 Blends Markers; Linen Thread; Bumblebee Matte Decorative Dots (retired); #FQGS10. |
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