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Plaid Pine Trees

3/23/2020

Here's one I haven't seen before - As You See It #221 has a challenge to make our favorite kind of card to SEND - what a fun idea!
Now, I send and hand-off a LOT of cards. All year 'round. Birthdays, anniversaries, hello, just because, thinking of you, occasions, heck you see 'em all here - I send a little bit of everything I make, lol. But when it comes to a TYPE, well, I'm still a die-hard Christmas list maintainer, and that is definitely my largest single category that I SEND, and love. I have lots of folks that probably only hear from me at Christmas, and all they have to do to keep that going is send one back - cue the heavenly choirs! Today's card is a quick hit with the still amazing Perfectly Plaid set, this time matched with Toile Tidings DSP - so classic! The only fancy thing about this card is the custom-length banner shape from the All Dressed Up dies - I was able to shorten it a little for this sentiment!
Perfectly Plaid Stamp Set; Toile Tidings DSP; Very Vanilla & Garden Green CS; Garden Green, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz & Real Red Inks; All Dressed Up Dies; Pine Tree Punch; Garden Green Glitter Dots; #AYSI221.

Pumpkin Club March 28!
Did you get your February Pumpkin kit yet? Sunshine ahead! Check out the video H ERE!
I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, March 28, 3 pm, chez Heroldt - RSVP to let me know you are coming! I will also have this club bundled TO GO, and can get your kit to you if you prefer not to meet face to face - our downstairs distancing strategy will be applied again!
Club is free for my subscribers, and includes any extra supplies you might need, drinks and snacks! I 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 - no kit needed!
Remember to subscribe here if you haven't already - sign up by April 10 and you can join us in time for next month!

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Easter Treat

3/22/2020

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I hope you like our fresh Spring colors this week at Sunday Stamps #227 - I sure do!
I decided to go back to my 2017 Basket Bunch bundle for this one - so many little pieces to play with and arrange - I tried to hold myself back a little for you, lol. A simple basket with Spring-y eggs and a sweet bunny were all we needed! So glad we have our Blends back for coloring!
I can't wait to see what YOU do with these fun colors - see you over at the challenge!
Basket Bunch Stamp Set (retired 2017); Whisper White & Night of Navy CS; Memento Tuxedo Black & Pear Pizzazz Inks; Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Night of Navy, Mango Melody & Petal Pink Blends Markers; Basket Bunch Dies; #SSC227.

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Cake is the Answer

3/21/2020

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Oh goody - time for a new grid from Joy of Sets #015!
I spent some time studying this one, and in the end I settled on my stamps pretty backwards for me - do I have a food punch? Turns out, yes, I do!! Lol. Piece of Cake is my solution to the left-hand column of Birthday - Punch - Food, and what a sweet solution it is, too! I had a hard time picking my cake combo, but for some reason the thought of fudge dripping down my layers sealed the deal, mmmm... I kept things fairly simple after that - this is my fave sentiment combo from this set, too. I also snuck in another color of the So Very Vellum SAB sheets - isn't the Pool Party pretty? And it's so heavy, you can't see my tiny glue dots at all! Wow!
Piece of Cake Stamp Set; So Very Vellum DSP; Whisper White & Early Espresso CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Smoky Slate, Real Red, Crumb Cake & Mocha Blends Markers; Cake Builder Punch; #JOSTTT015.

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Christmas Poinsettias

3/20/2020

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I'm so excited that CAS Christmas has a lovely "Winter Flower" challenge for us this month - beautiful!
I had a few choices for my holiday blooms, but I knew I'd wind up inking up my beloved Reason for the Season from 2015. I love the multi-step stamping for coloring, the gorgeous old fashioned fonts, and there's even a fun builder punch, which I didn't use today, lol. I decided to take my Christmas colors from our still current Toile Tidings DSP - I really feel like these sheets go so well with this classic set! I tried to be poinsettia-forward here, and I love the results!
Reason for the Season Stamp Set ()retired 2015); Toile Tidings DSP; Very Vanilla & Garden Green CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Garden Green, Real Red & Crushed Curry Inks; Blender Pen; Stitched So Sweetly Dies; Garden Green Glitter Dots; #CASChristmasWinterFlower.

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Yee-Haw

3/19/2020

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Awesome - Retro Rubber #130 has a cute sketch for us this week!
This one was a tough one for me to "shop" for, lol. I finally recalled my "they're more like guidelines" motto, and decided to pull out this fun oldie but goodie - Yee-Haw! This set comes from way back in 2004, and it was one of our earliest photopolymers I think the first one that was actually given a real case and printed insert. Being from Arizona, I had to have it, of course, lol. I love ALL the rootin' tootin' sentiments in this one still!
Yee-Haw Stamp Set (retired 2004); Crumb Cake, Early Espresso & Whisper White CS; Early Espresso, Basic Gray, Real Red, Smoky Slate & Pacific Point Inks; 7/8" Circle Punch; #RRCB130.

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Flowering Foils (& Pumpkin Club March 28!)

3/18/2020

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Oh yes, here's a beautiful bold sketch from this week's In{k}spire Me #416 - love this!
Now I FINALLY get a chance to take out the new SAB papers out for a spin - take a look at the lovely So Very Vellum, and the gorgeous Flowering Foils! I think I like these foiled sheets even more than ones we've had in the past - they aren't printed on glossy CS, so they take color PERFECTLY! You're also getting a little sneak peek at Ornate Thanks - a set that will be in our next Big Book, but will be available for you to pre-order next month! Wait'll you see this giant suite! So glad I had a chance to show all this off at once - see what an awesome sketch can do??
Ornate Thanks Stamp Set (2020-21 AC); So Very Vellum & Flowering Foils DSP; Whisper White & So Saffron CS; Highland Heather Ink; Highland Heather, So Saffron, Soft Sea Foam & Pool Party Blends Markers; Stitched Shapes Dies; #IM416.

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Witty-Cisms

3/17/2020

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We're all at tilts and turns this week at Try Stampin' on Tuesday #449! And I'm thrilled to add some Spring for SU Only #245, too!
For me, Spring is all about the delicious berries, lol - have you seen the beauties coming in at Costco now?? De-LISH! I had to have a strawberry card to celebrate, and I pulled out my new Witty-Cisms set to do it! I combined with the retired Fruit Basket suite so I could add in some extra berry details, and I'm loving the finished look - and so tasty, too!
I hope you can play along with us this week - I'll be looking for you to join us at BOTH challenges!
Witty-Cisms & Fruit Basket (retired 2018) Stamp Sets; Tutti-Frutti DSP (retired); Whisper White, Real Red Pool Party & Lemon Lime Twist (retired) CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Real Red & Lemon Lime Twist (retired) Inks; Lemon Lime Twist Stamp-n-Write Marker (retired); Real Red & Crumb Cake Blends Markers; Stitched Shapes Dies; Layered Leaves EF; 5/8" Circle & Mini Strawberry Punches; #TSOT449; #SUOC245.

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Frosty Christmas

3/16/2020

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Oo, love this combo from Fusion's "Nature" challenge - great sketch, beautiful inspiration pic!
As soon as I saw that accompanying picture I knew I needed to pull out my pack of Feels Like Frost DSP - several snowy forest scenes in there - so glad this pack is supposed to come back again next holiday catty! Anyway, I kept it all simple and clean and true to the sketch - I figured snowflakes would be a good shape to run up the left edge for this one. So peaceful!
Itty Bitty Christmas Stamp Set; Feels Like Frost DSP; Whisper White & Seaside Spray CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Seaside Spray Metallic Ribbon; Seasonal Layers Dies; #FusionNature.

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Well Dressed

3/15/2020

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This will be a fun one - this weeks color challenge at The Male Room #131 is for "team colors!" How to choose??
I decided to go all the way back to high school for this one - orange and navy - go Spartans! This seemed like a good chance to ink up my new Sale-A-Bration set, too, Well Dressed. Chock full of guy images: a tie, a wingtip, a fedora, a fountain pen - lots of fun! It's only missing sentiments, but I had Itty Bitty Birthdays to save the day there, too - this'll make a cute birthday card for a guy, I think! I'm still rocking those Night of Navy enamel shapes, too, lol...
Well Dressed & Itty Bitty Birthdays Stamp Sets; Whisper White & Night of Navy CS; Night of Navy & Pumpkin Pie Inks; Rectangle Stitched Shapes; Night of Navy Enamel Shapes (retired); #TMR131.

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But First, Coffee

3/14/2020

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Such wonderful manly colors this week at Inspire Create Challenge #064!
I decided to add in Early Espresso to my mix, since that's what the "your choice" option looked like anyway - makes a great combo! I was just putting away my Rise & Shine set from another project, when it struck me that these colors would be great for the coffee sentiments in this set - I had to do it! A nice Pinewood Planks background, a Crumb and Espresso mug, and a Navy sentiment sealed the deal. I even found a sheet of my VERY retired Night of Navy enamel shapes - yes!
Rise & Shine Stamp Set; Whisper White, Early Espresso & Crumb Cake CS; Crumb Cake, Early Espresso & Night of Navy Inks; Pinewood Planks EF; Cup of Cheer Dies; Night of Navy Enamel Shapes (retired); #ICC064.