 They have some lovely cozy sea-colors for us this round at AAA Cards #307! Pretty! I started by pulling my inks - Old Olive, Soft Sea Foam, Pretty Peacock and Boho Blue seemed like the closest match to me! When I browsed my shelves with these in hand, Layers of Beauty leapt out! But, I knew I'd have to trim down that extravagant floral image - no problem! I ended up using the layering masks to color up the whole thing, and then trimming out the two largest blooms - and have the remainders tucked in the die sleeve for a rainy day, too, lol. I kept the layers all white, and finished with this "grateful" sentiment, and three of the smallest Boho Blue Glossy Dots. Love it! Layers of Beauty Stamp Set, Masks & Dies; Basic White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Soft Sea Foam, Old Olive, Pretty Peacock & Boho Blue (retired) Inks; Blending Brushes; Boho Blue Glossy Dots (retired); #AAA307.   Thank You Cards 2026, Feb 14, 1 pm
Today's class will feature 6 thoughtful Thank You Cards, all from our new Spring Mini and latest Online Exclusives, with envelopes. Class also includes all supplies needed (bring your own snips and adhesive!) and drinks and snacks, all for $25! This class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more! RSVP today to save your spot! Class is ON for Saturday, Feb 14, at 1 pm - note the special time!
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 For our challenge this round at Make My Monday #271, you must use at least TWO dies! Let's go! Super excited to sneak peek another upcoming set - this one from a full suite of items! The stamps and dies are called Filled With Sweetness, and I have to say, that's right on the nose! This suite really "jams," lol. Anyway, I used LOTS of dies for this one, for the jar and label, the spoon, even the tag! I think I really need some toast right now, or maybe a big bowl of ice cream? Either would be delish with this strawberry jam on top! I can't wait to see YOUR sweet projects, with at least 2 dies - meet you at the challenge! Filled With Sweetness Stamp Set & Dies; Homemade Sweetness DSP; Basic White, Strawberry Slush, Silver Foil & Lemon Lime Twist CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Strawberry Slush Inks; Blending Brush; Strawberry Slush & Lemon Lime Twist Blends Markers; White Baker's Twine; Strawberries & Dots Embellishments; #MMM271.   Thank You Cards 2026, Feb 14, 1 pm
Today's class will feature 6 thoughtful Thank You Cards, all from our new Spring Mini and latest Online Exclusives, with envelopes. Class also includes all supplies needed (bring your own snips and adhesive!) and drinks and snacks, all for $25! This class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more! RSVP today to save your spot! Class is ON for Saturday, Feb 14, at 1 pm - note the special time!  Lol, Shopping Our Stash #561 would like to see "a quick thank you," that is, 30 minutes or less! Hah, I say, I've been trained by As You See It to go for 10 minutes!! OK, so I DID use a new stamp set for this one, I couldn't resist once I spotted the sentiment in our upcoming Unbridled Beauty stamp set - and I don't have any horsey stamp sets already! So I cheated a little, but I also used my Early Espresso Linen Thread, which has been languishing on my desk since it arrived, and I was able to pull in the Streaked Dots, which I though added a nice wood-looking touch as well. Also, I will never part with my beloved Tasteful Labels Dies from 2022 - these babies have just the right size shape and size for all my oddball sentiments!! After all that, even with the fussy-cutting, I finished at 17 minutes, 45 seconds! Unbridled Beauty Stamp Set; Basic White & Pecan Pie CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Early Espresso Inks; Pecan Pie, Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Mossy Meadow & Smoky Slate Blends Markers; Tasteful Labels Dies (retired); Early Espresso Linen Thread; Streaked Dots; #SOS561.   Uh oh, the DT at The Male Room #204 is throwing down! They're calling for a FLORAL man card! I had to really buckle down for this one, lol. I finally settled on these spare wildflowers from Nature's Harvest. I decided to float them over this muted plaid sheet from the Timeless Plaid pack, and took my colors from there - I think Cajun Craze makes a good man-flower color, lol. As I was pulling the die for these, I was reminded again that there's a second sheet of dies, so I added these grassy stems behind the flowers, too - very meadow-like! I went with the thank you sentiment because it had this sweet die to cut it out, and I tucked a linen thread bow behind it just because - but that's it - no embellies! Nature's Harvest Stamp Set (retired 2023); Plaid Tidings DSP; Basic White, Cajun Craze & Mossy Meadow CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Early Espresso, Cajun Craze & Mossy Meadow Inks; Water Painter; Harvest Dies (retired); Linen Thread; #TMR204.   Oh yes! Time for another speed challenge at As You See It #361 - and it's all about apples! This could be tricky for me, as a lot of my favorite apple sets involve LOTS of coloring. Time to whittle this down! The number one key to speed challenges for me is PREP, lol. Cut the cardstock and papers, open the inks, mount the stamps, pull out markers, ribbons and embellies to stand by. Double check the supplies, aaaaand GO! I pulled my Apple Harvest bundle from last year for this one, and thought I could get a schoolhouse charm kind of look over a black plaid, so I prepped my background and envelope cuts with this sheet from Plaid Tidings. Next up, I knew I didn't want to die cut the apples, and this little pair on a branch looked like the least amount of coloring. And how about that, there's already white Stylish Circle in the die sleeve - perfect! Once I started the timer, the only die cut I needed to do was the sentiment, which also used Stylish Shapes. I got the "banner" look by cutting off the left side flag with the long edge of the same die - came out cool! I stopped the clock just past 9 minutes! Wow! I can't wait to see YOUR speedy creations - get ready to slay us with apples! Apple Harvest Stamp Set (retired 2024); Plaid Tidings DSP (retired); Basic White & Real Red CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Pecan Pie, Granny Apple Green, Real Red, Lemon Lolly & Petal Pink Blends Markers; Stylish Shapes Dies; Neutral Matte Dots; #AYSI361.   Such a cute combo at this round of In{k}spire Me #574 - but those colors look tough! Well, I couldn't manage the colors this time, but the sketch inspired me to finally bust in to my 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar! What a cool little suite collection! The stamps gave me the perfect images and sentiment for the sketch, and there was some awesome DSP in one of the doors, as well as TWO sets of dies! I also used these gold glitter gems I found in another door - a match made in heaven, but still so many other products to break in! I can't wait, lol. 12 Days of Crafting Advent Calendar Suite Collection; plus, Basic White, Secret Sea, Old Olive & Basic Beige CS; Secret Sea, Flirty Flamingo, Misty Moonlight & Crushed Curry Inks; Eyelet 3D EF; #IMC574.   So fun! I spotted FarmQuest #77's pumpkin theme and couldn't resist! I don't think I've used the cute little pumpkins that come as an accessory in our awesome Tractor & Co set, so I went with those! I've also been wanting to set the tractor up against my old Day at the Farm DSP, too - perfect hilly farm scenery for a busy tractor, lol. I did today's tractor up in Granny Apple Green, a la John Deere, lol, and tried out the cute thanks sentiment, too. So cute and playful - I need to use this set more! Tractor & Co Stamp Set & Dies; A Day at the Farm DSP; Basic White, Granny Apple Green, Basic Black & Smoky Slate CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Granny Apple Green & Pumpkin Pie Inks; Granny Apple Green Stamp-n-Write Marker; Tasteful Label Dies; Orange Faux Glass Dots; #FQCB77.   Such a cute sketch at this round of Try a Sketch on Tuesday #682 - I love it! I knew I wanted to pull out my one vertical stamp set for this one - last year's Vertical Blooms set. But what to have with it? As I was scanning the shelves for some shapes that I thought would fit, I spotted Happiness Blooms, and I was reminded of the gorgeous DSP - which I totally still have!! And so, this card was born. Not much layering so I could fit that sentiment in, but still, I really like the look! Vertical Blooms Stamp Set (retired 2024; Hues of Happiness DSP (retired); Basic White CS; Night of Navy Ink; Night of Navy Milky Dots; #TSOT682.   So, AAA Cards #302 has a "follow my lead" challenge this round, and for whatever reason, I don't usually end up doing these, lol. BUT, on the leader card, I realized that I have this sentiment in another format - bingo! After a quick browse, I actually have this one in TWO formats, lol, gotta love a good pun! I went with the one from 2021's Cute Fruit - I just cant get over the little faces for all the playful fruit pieces! I totally had to put Rico Suave on the pineapple, so my Mr. Happy watermelon slice didn't get lonely, lol. I gave them a little pink cloud to float over, too, and then had to finish with matching Sparkle Gems. I love it when my cards are so happy to see me! Cute Fruit Stamp Set (retired 2021); Basic White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Granny Apple Green, Strawberry Slush & Darling Duckling Inks; Blending Brush; Strawberry Slush Sparkle Gems; #AAA302.   Oo, I love these colors at AAA Cards #299 this round! I love purples with everything, lol. These colors also made me think of Fall, so I went looking for something leafy to play with. When I spotted 2018's Falling For Leaves, I knew I wanted to color in this fancy maple leaf - so fun! Looking over the colors, I went with Cloud Cover, dark and light Blackberry Bliss and Pecan Pie, and I think they look pretty great together! I finished with a few Cloud Cover Flat Pearls, too, I can never resist just a touch of embellishment, lol. Falling For Leaves Stamp Set (retired 2018); Basic White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Dark & Light Blackberry Bliss, Cloud Cover & Pecan Pie Blends Markers; Cloud Cover Flat Pearls; #AAA299.   Pumpkin Club September 27!
Did you receive your September Paper Pumpkin kit yet? Prepare to FALL in love! Check out the video HERE! I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, September 27, 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 October 10 and you can join us in time for next month! |
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