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Fusion Porch

9/26/2022

There's a super fun combo at this week's Fusion Front Porch challenge - great sketch AND inspo pic!
I had to think for a bit to decide on a direction - I think I must have sold my retired "bench" set - drat! In the end I went with this little scene using Plentiful Plants - still love this one - and added some brick texture. I had the impression of pale blues and greens, so I went with that for my colors, too. I'm so pleased with how it came out - I have a tough time playing both sides at Fusion most of the time, lol.
Plentiful Plants Stamp Set; Splendid Day DSP; Basic White, Pool Party & Crumb Cake CS; Balmy Blue, Pool Party, Pear Pizzazz & Smoky Slate Inks; Brick & Mortar EF; Perfect Plants Dies; Seasonal Sequins; #FusionFrontPorch.

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Sparkle Thanks

9/21/2022

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I love the little twist The Flower Challenge #72 is adding this round - "add sparkle!" This blog is SO rehabbing my flower-phobia!
For today's card, I chose Sending Smiles - I just love these stems and blossoms! The dies make it so easy to cut out all the pieces, or, you can just build it by stamping it all together - photopolymer makes for SUCH easy placement. It's funny, I don't often use the big "sending" sentiment that goes with all these cute phrases - it's so big, by the time I'm placing my flowers, I've run out of room, lol. Stamp-World problems, I know, lol.
Sending Smiles Stamp Set; Basic White, Basic Black & Mango Melody CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Mango Melody & Granny Apple Green Inks; Sending Dies; Painted Textures EF; Iridescent Rhinestones; TFC72.

Pumpkin Club September 24!
Did you check out your September Pumpkin kit yet? It's spooky time!! Check out the video HERE!
I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, September 24, at 2 PM - RSVP to let me know you are attending, we will be all safely socially distanced at our big table downstairs!
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 October 10 and you can join us in time for next month!

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Perfect Pomegranate

9/15/2022

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As usual, I have a stack of not-yet-used stuff waiting to go on my desk for this month's NBUS #42!
I have a doozy of a NBUS today - here's my first inking of Perfect Pomegranate, the Sale-a-Bration Hostess set, which I did NOT manage to squeeze in til after SAB was over, lol. I just couldn't squeeze it in this time! I was happy to give it a go today, and I went for this pair of poms, hanging from their branch. I did them up in Merry Merlot as being closest in color. Now that I've stamped them, sigh, I LOVE them, lol. This set was way better designed than I had noticed at first glance! I'll have to contrive to get them out again soon!
Perfect Pomegranate (SAB 2022) & Nature's Harvest Stamp Sets; Merry Merlot DSP; Basic White & Old Olive CS; Old Olive & Merry Merlot Inks; Harvest Dies; Rhinestone Waves Basic Jewels (retired); #NBUS42.

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Sunday Branches

9/4/2022

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Such gorgeous Fall colors we have to share with you all this week at Sunday Stamps #291!
I decided to go back to my old Thoughtful Branches bundle for this one - I so love building the trees with this one! I did a couple grassy knolls, and then added my tree trunks in Espresso, finishing with a full spread of Fall colors for all the leaves! We don't get colors like this very much where I am in Arizona, lol, so it's nice to reminisce! I pop-dotted a few highlighted leaves for extra dimension, and threw on some Rustic Dots to finish - just enough!
I can't wait to see YOUR Fall colors on this one! Meet you at the challenge!
Thoughtful Branches Stamp Set (retired 2016); Very Vanilla & Early Espresso CS; Early Espresso, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry & Cajun Craze Inks; Beautiful Branches Dies (retired); Rustic Metallic Dots; #SSC291.

Fall Cards Class Sep 10 at 2 PM
Today's class will feature 5 cards with envelopes, all with lovely warm Fall themes and gratitude - we have such a pretty range to play with this year! You'll see suites from both the Annual and Holiday catalogs! Class includes all supplies needed for your projects (bring your own fave snips and adhesive!) plus snacks and 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, Sep 10 at 2 pm! RSVP now to save your spot!

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Spotlight Harvest

8/11/2022

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Very fun - Make My Monday #180 has a "spotlight" theme going this round! Yay!
Browsing through the possibilities, I thought this pretty stem in Nature's Harvest would work great! I originally bought this bundle for the fabulous dies, not so mush for the stamps, lol. Since then, these Black-eyed Susans (or perhaps several other flowers, depending on the color scheme, lol) have been one of my all-time favorites! So easy to color, and such a graceful arrangement. And the perfect complement to the lovely sentiments. Win-win!
Nature's Harvest Stamp Set; Basic White & Basic Black CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Crumb Cake, Old Olive & Mango Melody Blends Markers; Layering Circles Dies; Brass Butterflies; #MMM180.

Annual Catty Roundup Class, Aug 13 at 2 PM
I couldn't resist this catch-all class to "round up" some stamp sets that don't quite fit in our other classes, lol. There will be a little bit of everything, with at least 5 all-occasion cards with envelopes today! I think some Sale-A-Bration could sneak in, too, lol! Class includes all supplies needed for your projects (bring your own fave snips and adhesive!) plus snacks and 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 announced for Saturday, August 13 at 2 pm - RSVP now to save your spot!

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Ice Cream With Cookies

7/17/2022

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Super yum! I so love the awesome cookie inspiration found for us over at this months If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #170! I scream, you scream, we all scream - you know the rest!
I couldn't resist pulling out my retired Sweet Ice Cream from last year - still love this cutie, and its punch! I decided to match it up with retired DSP from our even older set, the Tasty Treats pack from 2018! So yum! I picked out a cute cone sheet to feature, built my triple scoop cone to go with, and added my sentiments - I have a "thank you" on the inside - with a cherry on top of course, lol. Off to check the freezer, now...
Sweet Ice Cream Stamp Set; Tasty Treats DSP (retired); Basic White & Crumb Cake CS; Crumb Cake, Sweet Sorbet, Pool Party, Pear Pizzazz & Early Espresso Inks; Ice Cream Cone Builder (retired) & 1 1/4" Circle Punches; Sweet Sorbet Matte Dots; #Cookie170.

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Change the World

7/11/2022

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Very cool - Time Out Challenges #217 wants to see us "be kind" this round - great theme!
I started by flipping through my sets to actually spot the word "kind" - and I didn't find as many as I thought I would, lol. I settled on our hostess set, Begin With a Dream, and finally got to use the image I most loved - the globe! So pretty! I matched it with this pretty sheet from our gigantic Design a Daydream DSP pack, and set to work. A simple card and design - because kindness is a simple endeavor, with huge results!
Begin With a Dream Stamp Set; Design a Daydream DSP; Basic White & Pool Party CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Old Olive, Pool Party & Crumb Cake Blends Markers; Layering Circles Dies; Resin Hearts Embellishments (retired); #TOC217.

Christmas in July 2022 on Saturday, July 16!
Listen - can you hear sleigh bells?? I can! Time for Christmas in July, featuring 6 cards and envelopes for the new holiday season - yay! Here's our chance to kick off the new Holiday Mini Catalog in STYLE! Class includes all supplies needed for your projects (bring your own fave snips and adhesive!) plus snacks and drinks, and a special gift from me, all for $25! This class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more! And don't forget it's Sale-A-Bration time again - free gifts for every $50 in orders! Class is announced for Saturday, July 16 at 2 pm! RSVP now to save your spot!

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Lighthouse Point

7/10/2022

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Lol, looks like we're headed for the coast this week at Sunday Stamps #287 - yay for summer colors!
After a little study, I realized that I could work these colors to finally break out my new Lighthouse Point bundle! Yes, I had to have this lighthouse, too, because of the awesome dies!! Look how fabulous this tall beauty looks in our colors - so much detail available to use in the dies! Love it!
I can't wait to see what YOU come up with these, too - I'll meet you there!
Lighthouse Point Stamp Set; Basic White, Tahitian Tide, Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, Pool Party & Pear Pizzazz CS; Pool Party, Pear Pizzazz, Night of Navy & Crumb Cake Inks; Lighthouse & Horizon Dies; Into the Clouds EF; Tahitian Tide Matte Decorative Dots; #SSC287.

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Sea of Thanks

6/29/2022

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Ooo, wow! I LOVE In{k}spire Me #480's colors this week - Crumb Cake with any blue is so gorgeous!
All these blues made me think of my new A Fish & A Wish set - I actually got this set to pair with scripture sayings, but for my first take, I'll bring in the "sea of thanks" sentiment from the set. I LOVE the organic style of the images and fonts here - can't you just see schools of little fishy flickering all over?? So many fun elements, and the builder punch for two of the fish works a treat! I see many underwater scenes ahead, lol...
A Fish & A Wish Stamp Set; Basic White, Basic Black, Pool Party, Crumb Cake & Bermuda Bay CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Crumb Cake, Bermuda Bay & Pool Party Inks; Fish Builder Punch; Stylish Shapes Dies; Pearl Basic Jewels; White Baker's Twine; #IMC480.

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Varied Thanks

6/7/2022

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We have some great '70's Retro colors to play with at Retro Rubber #184, and I'll be adding some flowers for SU Only #303, too!
I started today's combo by pulling likely colors first - I landed on Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Poppy Parade, Cajun Craze and Early Espresso. With those in hand I went shopping on the retired shelves for my retired set. I finally landed on 2020's Varied Vases as a great for mixing and matching all these colors! It was fun to match stems to vases while keeping the colors mixed!
I can't wait to see YOUR projects for our challenges this week, too - meet you there!
Varied Vases Stamp Set (retired 2020); Basic White & Early Espresso CS; Early Espresso, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Cajun Craze & Poppy Parade Inks; Vase Builder Punch (retired); Garden Green Glitter Dots; #RRCB184; #SUOC303.

Guy Cards 2022 June 11, 2 pm!
OK, it's time for all things manly, in our Guy Cards 2022 class! Sometimes it's a little challenging to create for our dudes in the manner they deserve, but we'll be on it in this class! Class will feature 5 cards and envelopes, all from the Spring Mini Catalog, for all guy occasions, lol. Class includes all supplies needed (bring your own fave snips and adhesive) plus snacks and 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, June 11 at 2 pm - RSVP now to save your spot!

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