It's time for another fun technique challenge here at Try Stampin' on Tuesday - fun folds!  We have all different versions to inspire you, too!
For my fun fold, I browsed on line for ideas for a bit, and decided I wanted to try my hand at the "zig-zag panel card" - I love the way the layers come together on this style!  Also a great way to show off BOTH sides of our gorgeous DSP, and today I get to feature the exclusive Dashing Along pack!  Here are the deets on how to get it for yourself!  Anyway, I floated several oval panels over each other, and added beautiful holiday details from Mistletoe Season.  I love that there are facing stamps in this set!
Anyway, I can't wait to see what YOU come up with - lets have some fun-fold fun!  See you at the challenge!
Mistletoe Season Stamp Set; Dashing Along DSP; Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green & Whisper White CS; Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green & Memento Tuxedo Black Inks; Layering Ovals Framelits; Red & White Pearls (salvaged from an old Paper Pumpkin, lol); #TSOTSepTech.

Ready for Fall Class Sep 13 & 15!
Time to start warming up for the cooler weather, and make some gorgeous Autumnal cards with our new harvest sets from the 2018 Holiday Catalog!  We have some beautiful suites to play with, and I'm pretty sure there will be a spooky treat in it for you, too!  We will make 5 cards, using all new products, celebrating the season and gratitude.  Class will include all supplies needed (bring your own snips and fave adhesive!) and will also include snacks, drinks and a special gift from me, all for $25!  This class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more!   Classes are on for Thursday, Sep 13 at 630 pm, or Saturday, Sep 15 at 3 pm, chez Heroldt!  RSVP today to reserve your spot!

You know I love my tilty sketches - which is only ONE reason I'm so stoked about our sketch this week at Sunday Stamps #186!
Reason number two??  New goodies to show off, EEE!  Today I'm breaking in to our gorgeous new Country Home suite - stamps, papers, shimmer ink, twine - whew, and there's even more that couldn't make it on here, lol.  And of course, there are a couple new blends colors that go GREAT with this beautiful stamp set - ahhh, perfection has landed!
Can't wait to see what YOU come up with - show us your stuff!
Country Home Stamp Set; Country Lane DSP; Whisper White, Crushed Curry & Mint Macaron CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Inks; Dk & Lt Old Olive, Lt Blackberry Bliss, Lt Cajun Craze, Dk Daffodil Delight & Dk Soft Sea Foam Blends; Tin Tile DEF; Bright Copper Simmer Paint; Braided Linen Trim; Cajun Craze Enamel Shapes (retired); #SSC186.

Oh, fun crossed layers at this week's Stylin' Stampin' Inkspiration #53!  Can't wait!
Since I have some new toys to play with, I think I'll just break them out, lol.  First up, the lovely upcoming Country Lane DSP - LOVE these colors!  I decided to pair them with the equally gorgeous Falling For Leaves stamps, as well - I love having such pretty images to color!  I'm thinking we need a Fall/Thanksgiving class next month - woo!  This was extra fun to color with one of my new Blends colors, too - so glad to have Cajun Craze in the Blends family!
Falling For Leaves Stamps Set; Country Lane DSP; Mint Macaron & Whisper White CS; Early Espresso Ink; Lt & Dk Cajun Craze, Lt Wild Wasabi (retired) & Dk Daffodil Delight Blends; Detailed Leaves Thinlits; Braided Linen Trim; Basics Sequins; #SSINK53.

All About the Stamparatus Make-up Class Aug 18!
This class will include SIX (I just got so excited!) mixed occasion cards that all feature how to get the most out of our amazing new tool, the Stamparatus!  You will never go back, lol.  Every card will use a fun new stamp set from our still new 2018-19 Idea Book & Catalog, so you can play with as many fun sets as possible!  All supplies provided and prepped, as usual (bring your own snips and fave basic adhesive) plus snacks, drinks, and a special gift from me!  Class is $25, or can be FREE with your order of $30 or more!  EXTRA:  There is a make-up session already scheduled for this class on Saturday, August 18 at 1pm, make sure to RSVP if you plan to attend!

We have a totally cool sketch from Global Design Project #114 today!  I think I'll have some fun combining it with Stamp Ink Paper #126's grateful-thankful-blessed challenge, and Color Throwdown #470, too!
OK, I couldn't stop myself, I ended up back at Colorful Seasons for my leaf - I just love that one!  I wish we had an outline stamp for the smaller one, too, or I'd be using that too much, too, lol.  I stayed pretty on sketch today, though my proportions are a little off - I was so stoked when I remembered this sentiment from Paisleys & Posies, too!  Tis the season of blessings, always...
Colorful Seasons and Paisleys & Posies Stamps Sets; Very Vanilla & Chocolate Chip CS; Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie & Daffodil Delight Inks; Stitched Shapes Framelits; Vanilla Copper Baker's Twine (from Layered Leaves Paper Pumpkin!); #GDP114; #SIP126; #CTD470.

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This week's "Grateful" Fusion has the usual flair for combining theme and sketch, and I'm so excited to play.  Adding in What Will You Stamp #142's Painted Harvest challenge will be perfect for it!
Since I already knew what my stamp set would be, all that was left to do was to choose what pretty papers I would use from our coordinating Painted Autumn DSP - so many lovely choices!  I'm trying hard to NOT hoard my faves, but old habits die hard, lol.  I'm letting them out in dribs and drabs, I promise!  I added a bit more depth top flower today by using both Crushed Curry and Tangerine Tango to my background petals before finishing with Cajun Craze - yum!
Painted Harvest Stamp Set; Painted Autumn DSP; Very Vanilla & Crushed Curry CS; Early Espresso, Crushed Curry, Tangerine Tango, Cajun Craze & Garden Green Inks; Leaf & Corner Rounder Punches; Linen Thread; #FusionGrateful; #WWYS142.

There's a wonderful sketch over st Stamp Ink Paper #123 this week - make sure you go check out the DT samples!
Now that we're past Halloween, my mind turns to the quickly approaching Thanksgiving holiday.  As we're finally getting new flooring put in here at the Heroldt Household, this might be the year we do Chinese instead of turkey, lol, as the schedule appears to be coming together right around the big turkey day!  My dreams of it happening while I was off partying in Salt Lake City are, alas, dashed.  So I thought this sentiment seemed apropos, since it doesn't mention FOOD, bwahaha!  Can't get enough of this painted flower...
Painted Harvest Stamp Set; Painted Autumn DSP; Very Vanilla, Garden Green & Crushed Curry CS; Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso & Garden Green Inks; Stitched Shapes Framelits; Leaf Punch; Garden Green Enamel Shapes; #SIP123.

Love this angled band in the layout from Case This Sketch #241!  I'm combining it with the Autumn flowers theme from Paper Players #364!
With the Fall theme, I of course turned to my Painted Harvest suite - the stamps and papers just sing together, I swear!  The Painted Autumn DSP papers are completely gorgeous - so glad to feature this sheet today, and a fussy cut flower seemed just right - especially with the two-step leaves and punch!  The whole suite is just so warm and inviting - wish we had more of a Fall season here in Arizona!
Painted Harvest Stamp Set; Painted Autumn DSP; Very Vanilla & Early Espresso CS; Crushed Curry, Peekaboo Peach, Cajun Craze, Lemon Lime Twist & Garden Green Inks; Leaf Punch; #CTS241; #PP364.

Autumn in Arizona Class Oct 12 & 14!
Anyone else excited that we've finally dropped below 100 degrees for a few days in row now??  I know I am!  In celebration of the weather just getting better and better I have an Autumn in Arizona class for us this month that brings the Fall season home!  Pumpkins and changing leaves - yes, we CAN have it in AZ - on cards!
Class is announced for Thursday, October 12 at 630 pm and Saturday, October 14 at 3 pm, and will feature 5 lovely Fall cards showing off the delights of cooler weather!  Class includes all supplies needed (bring your own snips and fave adhesive!), snacks and drinks, and a special treat from me, all for $25!  Class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more!  RSVP today!

Paper Players #362 has a wonderful clean and simple Fall-themed challenge for us this week!  I think I'll add in What Will Stamp #134's At Home With You as well!
I decided to play around with a lot of parts and pieces today, since I'm flying with no sketch here for a change - I can so do it!  I first went to my Painted Autumn DSP, and picked out some colors that spoke to me, from there, I looked for images that went along, from Painted Harvest as well as the little sunflower bucket from At Home With You.  I got to do a little bit of everything today!  Coloring, punching, and both die- and fussy-cutting - the full stampin' ride here!
At Home With You & Painted Harvest Stamp Sets; Painted Autumn DSP; Crumb Cake, Early Espresso & Very Vanilla CS; Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Tranquil Tide, Crushed Curry & Pumpkin Pie Inks; At Home & Stitched Shapes Framelits; Leaf Punch; #WWYS134; #PP362.

Love this tilty element on Try Stampin' on Tuesday #339 - I think it will combine perfectly with SU Only #183's Autumn colors challenge!
I decided to dip into my retired DSP stash again for some color inspiration - I loved this Into the Woods paper so much!  All this woodland theme sent me to my Vintage Leaves stamp set to go with it, and I then stole a sentiment from our lovely Painted Harvest set, too.  Changing leaf colors aren't something we see to much of here in the Phoenix Valley, and I definitely miss it!  We used to love going for leaf-peeping drives along Skyline Drive!  On the other hand, I don't miss the allergies I used to get now that I live here in the desert, either.  It's always something, sigh...
Vintage Leaves & Painted Harvest Stamp Sets; Into The Woods DSP; Whisper White & Early Espresso CS; Early Espresso, Garden Green, Tangerine Tango, Crushed Curry & Cajun Craze Inks; Stitched Shapes & Leaflets Framelits; Burlap Ribbon; Cajun Craze Enamel Shapes; #TSOT339; #SUO183.

We have another fun layout this week from Try Stampin' on Tuesday #336!
OK, everyone raise their hands that KNEW I wasn't putting a big circle on this card, lol.  Did I miss anyone??  Hee hee, I just can't help going off the reservation sometimes!  And I have fancy coffee on the brain, so it seemed a natural fit to pull out my Merry Cafe and celebrate the pumpkin spice latte again.  BUT, I'm hoarding my new Fall DSP for a class coming up, so I pulled out my old Into the Woods DSP, that still has a couple sheets left in it - I love these colors together!  (And I love the lid "outline" stamp in this stamp set - yay!)
Merry Cafe Stamp Set; Into the Woods DSP (retired); Whisper White, Early Espresso & Tangerine Tango CS; Early Espresso, Tangerine Tango, Old Olive & Daffodil Delight Inks; Coffee Cups Framelits; 5/8" Early Espresso Satin Ribbon; #TSOT336.