 CAS on Friday #332 is calling for sympathy cards this round - so much easier to have these on hand than to make them in the moment for me, sigh. I like to feature botanical elements on my sympathy cards, and I actually have a few new floral sets on hand to break in - I don't really get too many new flowers these days! I couldn't pass up the gorgeous new Valley in Bloom suite - I don't have any lily of the valley sets! Today's card features a delicate urn found in the scrapping add-on bundle Lilies in Bloom - some really cool detail dies in this one, too. I stamped and colored up my arrangement, tucked in a little die detail behind, then floated this sweet sympathy from the Prayers & Promises set over it. I'm really pleased with the look! A few Blackberry Bliss Transparent Dots add the final touch. This will be a good one to have on hand! Life in Bloom Stamp Set & Dies; Prayers & Promises Stamp Set; Basic White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Blackberry Bliss Inks; Pool Party, Granny Apple Green, Lemon Lime Twist & Blackberry Bliss Blends Markers; Stitched Shapes Dies (retired); Blackberry Bliss Transparent Dots; #CASOF332. 
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 Yay! Finally get to gettin' in my NBUS #84 this month! I have been itching (and a little intimidated, lol) to break out my new Rolling Waves bundle - it's just so gorgeous! I know I have like every ocean set we've ever had, but every single one has offered something a little unique, and this one is no exception! One of our favorite things to do in Maui is sunset watch - especially since the time difference makes it so we will likely never sunRISE watch, lol. It's a vacation, after all! These layered dies perfectly capture that smooth foamy experience of waves lapping down the sand, and the dreamy feel of all the little secret critters and shells buried there. So I set out to make a little piece of wave-washed beach, and I am SMITTEN with the result! I couldn't resist pulling in my old Waves of the Ocean DSP for a really deep water base, which I then layered in Cloud Cover and white for the foamy edge. I sponged up some shells, and scattered some pretty beach glass for the finishing touch - as good as a photo! Rolling Waves Stamp Set & Dies; Waves of the Ocean DSP (retired); Basic White, Crumb Cake, Basic Beige & Cloud Cover CS; Crumb Cake & Early Espresso Inks; Stylish Shapes Does; Faux Sea Glass Shapes (retired); #NBUS84.   Wow, check out the yummy colors at this round of Cupcake Inspiration #633! Such an interesting color combo - even though in the SU! world, fig is a purple color, lol. Accordingly, based on the sample dots, I went with Basic Beige, Pecan Pie and Gorgeous Grape! As I studied the colors, it made me think of finding shells that have a little cast of purple inside, so I decided to pull out the thoughtfully designed Shell Collecting set, and I paired it once again with Prayers & Promises, since the shell set doesn't have sentiments. I went for sympathy, since I seem to be getting calls for a few of those lately - what a comforting card this will be when I need it! I embossed a Seabed EF background, added my shells and sentiment, and finished with a few Antique Pearls. I'm really happy with the final card! Shell Collecting and Prayers & Promises Stamp Sets; Basic White & Pecan Pie CS; Gorgeous Grape, Pecan Pie & Basic Beige Inks; Seabed EF (retired); Stylish Shapes Dies; Antique Pearls; #CIC633.   Inaugural Open Craft, Jan 24, 2 pm
Hope you can make our new monthly "open craft" day for 2026! Let's get together and work on our projects, while enjoying time together, and yummy snacks! I'll have a quick make-n-take for you, otherwise, bring your "UFOs" or new ventures, and have a great time in good company! All my tools will be available for your use, and consumables at cost. I'll be there with any help you might need! $5 studio fee per person! RSVP today so I have enough snacks!  We would LOVE to see some patterned paper this round at Make My Monday #269! When I went through my DSP collections, I was a little shocked to see that the Perennial Lavender pack is STILL available! Wow! So I decided to use that - I love this Crumb Cake houndstooth sheet in there! I cut a few Stylish Rounds from a few other sheets for spots of color, then added some lavender sprigs from the Painted Lavender Dies, and this sympathy sentiment from the Something Fancy bundle - a sweet match for sure! I can't wait to see YOUR patterned paper projects - meet you at the challenge! Something Fancy Stamp Set & Dies (both retired 2025); Perennial Lavender DSP; Basic White, Blackberry Bliss, Highland Heather & Soft Succulent (retired) CS; Blackberry Bliss Ink; Painted Lavender Dies (retired); Pretty Peacock Foiled Gems (retired); #MMM269.   What a fun paneled sketch at Inspire Create Challenge #205! I started with the DSP for this one, and landed on my Florals in Bloom pack - even if I'm not up for the pretty flowers, the back of every sheet is an elegant color study! I went with this Cloud Cover background, and floated my pieces over a panel of Secret Sea. I wanted to bring in a bright pop of color, too, so I chose this stem from last year's Color & Contour bundle - hopefully cheery-yet-restrained enough to support this lovely sympathy thought. A few Cloud Cover spatters in the background, some matching Flat Pearls, and a bit of Gold Twine add some points of light. What a great sketch! Color & Contour Stamp Set (retired 2024); Florals in Bloom DSP; Basic White & Secret Sea CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Strawberry Slush & Cloud Cover Inks; Granny Apple Green Blend Marker; Scalloped Contours Dies (retired); Gold Cording Trim; Strawberry Slush Flat Pearls; #ICC205.   What a beautiful inspo list Festive Friday #196 has for us for Armistice or Veteran's Day! I feel like I've used it before, but I couldn't help but turn to our still-gorgeous Peaceful Poppy suite from 2023 for this one - it's just so right! I started by picking through my Peaceful Poppy DSP scraps, and came up with these three that trimmed down nicely into a paned card front - yes! Not enough of this left for the envelope, too, but I stamped a simple poppy stem, and used my Water Painter to color it a bit. This beautiful sympathy sentiment, still one of my faves, was next, from Peaceful Moments, with a bit of Black Metallic Thread behind it. I finished with a few Black Sparkle Gems. So I think I covered red, black, watercolor, poppies and sympathy - not too bad! Peaceful Moments & Painted Poppies Stamp Set (both retired 2023); Basic White & Basic Black CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Poppy Parade & Old Olive Inks; Water Painter; Wide Oval Punch; Black Metallic Thread; Black Sparkle Gems; #FF0196.   Ah, a good but sad theme at this round of Shopping Our Stash #557 - "with sympathy." It's so much easier to have these already on hand when needed! I decided today I wanted to express my condolences without saying the actual word "sympathy," lol - does that sound weird? Did I have any good sentiments for that? It happens that I have several, and I quickly settled on 2020's Modern Heart stamp set to help me along. I went with a retired Moody Mauve for my color splash, and stamped the line art heart over that, then embossed it with my Distressed Tile EF. Next I popped up this sweet sentiment beneath, and finished with a few Speckled Dots, also in Mauve. Simple and heartfelt, that's the ticket. Modern Heart Stamp Set (retired 2020); Moody Mauve DSP (retired-on envelope); Basic White & Moody Mauve (retired) CS; Memento Tuxedo Black and Moody Mauve (retired) Inks; Stylish Shapes Dies; Distressed Tile EF; Moody Mauve Speckled Dots; #SOS557.   We have a charming medallion sketch for you this round at Sunday Stamps #368! This would have been a perfect one for the pines set I used the other day, lol, but, with so many stamp sets to keep inky, I'll have to come up with something else! I finally landed on my Nature's Prints set - I had thought I would do a Christmas card with this sketch, but it totally works for other occasions, too! I stamped a couple fronds in Night of Navy to layer behind my medallion, and then realized while I was my cutting machine that I had a few dies to make some extra accents in Navy to go with! I chose this sentiment for a sympathy note, and even found some scraps of the Sun Prints DSP this bundle was released with. It all came together beautifully! I can't wait to see YOUR ideas for our gorgeous sketch - meet you at the challenge! Nature's Prints Stamp Set & Dies; (retired 2024); Sun Prints DSP (retired); Basic White & Night of Navy CS; Night of Navy Ink; Stylish Shapes Dies; Smoky Slate Pearls; #SSC368.   Very nice - CAS on Friday #312 is all about going "botanical!" One of my not-inked-enough botanical sets is 2023's Bamboo Beauty - so pretty! I did some stamping and stamping-off to set up my left-justified bamboo details in Wild Wheat, and went back and added the sparing leaves in the same manner. I settled on this simple sentiment, and decided to float it over the stalks to keep everything to the side, and finished with a few Wild Wheat Glossy Dots. Just right! Bamboo Beauty Stamp Set; Basic White & Wild Wheat (retired) CS; Wild Wheat Ink (retired); 1 1/4" Circle Punch; Wild Wheat Glossy Dots (retired); #CASOF312.   There's a sweet little cameo sketch at Sketch Saturday #778 this round! I decided to play with the shapes a little for this one, and I was able to pull in our upcoming Prairie Grass set while I was at it! This is a sweet stamp set with beautiful grass silhouettes in a range of sizes, and 5 comforting sentiments to go with. Not only for sympathy, by my read, just for loving comfort in any needed situation. These images look awesome over our botanical Thoughtful Journey DSP, too, I'm really finding a lot of ways to use that lately! Prairie Grass Stamp Set; Thoughtful Journey DSP; Basic White & Mossy Meadow CS; Wild Wheat (retired) & Versamark Inks; White EP; Nested Essentials & Meadow (retired) Dies; Mossy Meadow & Gold Trim; Wild Wheat Glossy Dots (retired); #SS778.  |
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