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Gone Fishing

5/17/2023

Woo hoo! I'm super excited about The Male Room #174's "animal" challenge!
This seemed like the perfect chance to break in our new Gone Fishing suite - SO many cool new man toys, lol! The stamp set itself is fascinating, with fish and lure themes, along with great manly greetings. The die site is over the TOP! I could make a whole tackle box with it, lol, and likely will soon! And I can't get over the gorgeous DSP - I featured three different sheets today! That background sheet of flies is perfectly non-directional, and I added some "water" paper for all my fishies - which were cut from another DSP sheet! Love them so much! Some of the dies even cut these fish, too, of course! Hope fish count as animals, lol...
Gone Fishing Stamp Set; Let's Go Fishing DSP; Very Vanilla & Pebbled Path CS; Pebbled Path Ink; Stitched Shapes Dies (retired); Rustic Metallic Dots; #TMR174.

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Strawberry Lemonade

5/16/2023

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Yum! What a lovely fresh inspiration board we have for you this round at Hand Stamped Sentiments #414!
I know I should mix it up a bit more, but I couldn't resist pulling out So Refreshing from yesterday again, lol. It gives me the chance to show off these so-dang-cute strawberry dies! So much fun, I did it all up in Sweet Sorbet - stamped off for the pitcher and glasses, and let the ice and strawberries fly! I also chose this sentiment, to match with a Mother's Day wish inside - perfect for my sweet MIL when we went to lunch for her special Mom celebration! Yay!
I can't wait to see YOUR fresh projects for this one - meet you at the challenge!
So Refreshing & Sentimental Rose Paper Pumpkin (inside) Stamp Sets; Sweet Sorbet DSP; Basic White, Pool Party, Sweet Sorbet & Granny Apple Green CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Sweet Sorbet & Pool Party Inks; So Refreshing & Stitched So Sweetly (retired) Dies; Sweet Sorbet Baker's Twine; #HSS414.

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So Refreshing

5/15/2023

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Lol, a new catalog is the PERFECT time to play at NBUS #50 - LOTS to choose from!
I think today I'll debut our So Refreshing stamp set - perfect for summer! And of course, it has a set of awesome dies, too - with extras, too, do you like my picnic blanket? Anyway, I put together our new Lemon Lolly with Daffodil Delight today, to see what would happen. Looks like it's working out pretty good! I also deliberately played with all the two- and three-step stamping - I could always use more practice at that, lol. I think this fresh pitcher and tall cool drink are just right together - ahhhhh!
So Refreshing Stamp Set; Lemon Lolly DSP; Basic White, Daffodil Delight & Pool Party CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Pool Party, Lemon Lolly, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green & Lemon Lime Twist Inks; So Refreshing & Layering Circles Dies; Glossy Dots in Daffodil Delight; #NBUS50.

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It's a Science

5/14/2023

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We have some bold new colors for you this week at Sunday Stamps #309!
What a perfect chance to break in my new It's a Science set, lol. I totally knew I wanted to do lab-ware in our fun colors, and maybe fussy cut the great shapes to layer! So that's just what I did! I actually kept things pretty CAS here, too, that style must be growing on me, lol.
I can't wait to see YOUR projects with our splashy colors - meet you at the challenge!
It's a Science Stamp Set; Basic White & Basic Gray CS; Basic Gray Ink; Blueberry Bushel, Lemon Lolly & Berry Burst Blends Markers; Tinsel Gems in Blueberry Bushel; #SSC309.

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Cookie Proverbs

5/13/2023

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Very nice - this month's If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #180 is for BLUE!
This is great color challenge for me, because we have LOTS of new blues to play with now with our color refresh! One of the best showcases of this is our glorious Countryside Inn DSP, too - I've been using it a lot, lol. I'm also super excited to ink up the new Courage & Faith set - SO thrilled to have this one! I love scripture sets, and we don't make many! This one is just beautiful, with extra stamp details to add as well! I couldn't resist fussy cutting these two wines to add around my pretty Proverbs 3:5 sentiment - lovely!
Courage & Faith Stamp Set; Countryside Inn DSP; Basic White, Night of Navy & Boho Blue CS; Night of Navy Ink; Boho Blue Blends Marker; Stitched Shapes Dies (retired); Tinsel Gems; #Cookie180.

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Birthday Balloons

5/12/2023

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Oh, good one! Balloons are the perfect birthday element to include for AAA Birthday #49!
And of course, we have our new Beautiful Balloons suite we can celebrate with! I wanted to pull in some colors from outside the glorious DSP this time - I think I'm really digging Bubble Bath with Blackberry Bliss and Melon Mambo - what do you think?? I kept the background simple, but played with added strings instead of streamers this time, and the pretty curved sentiment to crown the big balloon, too. I finished with a few Pastel Sequins for some extra sparkle!
Beautiful Balloons Stamp Set; Basic White, Blackberry Bliss & Bubble Bath CS; Bubble Bath, Blackberry Bliss & Melon Mambo Inks; Beautiful Balloons Dies; Pastel Adhesive-Backed Sequins; #AAAB49.

New Catty Preview Class May 13!
So excited to share some NEW NEW NEW goodies with you from the new Annual Catalog! So many cute things to choose from to kick off the catalog year! Class will include 6 all-occasion cards and envelopes, to whet your appetite for new toys! All supplies are included (bring your own fave snips and adhesive!) as well as snacks, 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, May 13 at 2 pm - RSVP today to save your spot!

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Hey Chuck

5/11/2023

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What a fun way to think of color - AAA #239 would like us to pick a "hot" or a "cold" color scheme - AND keep it CAS!
I think I'll my new guy Chuck show off his hotness today, lol. This is my first dabble with our new Hey Chuck set (goes with our Hey Chick sets, remember them?) and he is definitely one hot dude! He's showing off his skate-boarding skills today, and having a blast doing it! The dies that go with this set are perfect, and there are even a couple extras, like this sunburst I put together for his backdrop. Go get 'em, Chuck!
Hey Chuck Stamp Set; Poppy Parade, Basic White & Mango Melody (shh, retired) CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Poppy Parade, Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black, Mango Melody (retired) & Color Lifter Blends Markers; Hey Chuck & Deckled Rectangles Dies; Mango Melody Milky Dots (retired); #AAA239.

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Peace Wreath

5/10/2023

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I'm so excited to guest design this month at Christmas Craft Creation's May challenge - and it's a doozy! NO STAMPING! On purpose!
I went and pulled some likely dies for this one - think I found just the thing (or two, lol.) I think I'll keep our Wreath Builder dies forever - so many great combos! For my sentiment, I layered together my "peace" using our Joy dies. Both of these are retired keepers, for sure! I wanted to play a little with some new and returning colors, too, so I combined Misty Moonlight and Boho Blue - so pretty together! I did a tiny bit of highlighting with White, too - it really pops! And so glad I had some first-run DSP left for Misty Moonlight, so I could do something on the envelope with it, too - no naked envelopes!
Wreath Builder (retired 2021) & Joy (retired 2020) Dies; Misty Moonlight DSP; Basic White, Misty Moonlight & Boho Blue CS; All The Trimmings Embellishments (retired); #CCCMay2023.

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Eat a Cupcake

5/9/2023

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Excellent - time for another Tic-tac-toe at this week's Retro Rubber #206!
After a few false starts, I settled on Birthday-Punch-Pens, and I pulled out my ill-fated Carry On hostess set from 2012! I've always been so grateful I managed to snag one before it got pulled - the "carry on" tag line is one my grandmother used a lot, as an English war bride - she even worked in Churchill's Underground! I think she would laugh at all the funny takes there are on this deeply meaningful campaign slogan, though I never lose sight of its origin!
I can't wait to see YOUR tic-tac-toe winner, too - meet you at the challenge!
Carry On Stamp Set (retired 2012); Starry Sky DSP; Basic White & Starry Sky CS; Versamark & Starry Sky (inside) Inks; White EP; Starry Sky & Early Espresso Stamp-n-Write Markers; 3/4" Oval Punch (retired); #RRCB206.

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Zany Zoo

5/8/2023

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I'm so excited to make my debut on Make My Monday #200 as a new design team member! Eee! This round, we want to see it CAS, with a base and no more than one layer!
I almost hate to do it for a CAS card, but I can't hold out any longer on debuting my Zany Zoo set, lol. This SO does not do justice to the many fun goodies that are in this suite! Even so, this little raccoon was getting quite bent that they've been waiting so long, so it had to be done! Since I was keeping to one layer over my base, I opted for a bold birthday color for my base - Berry Burst! I was so happy to see this color return, yum! I even still have a few first-round extras too, like the pretty DSP I used on the envelope! I added a narrow strip to my inside layer as well, and dressed up my balloons with some Wink of Stella!
I can't wait to see YOUR CAS creations for us, too - meet you at the challenge!
Zany Zoo Stamp Set; Berry Burst DSP (retired); Berry Burst & Basic White CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Berry Burst, Fresh Freesia & Pebbled Path Blends Markers; Clear Wink of Stella; Fresh Freesia Opaque Gems; #MMM200.

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