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You Make Life a Joy

7/24/2021

Love the geometrics of this landscape sketch at this week's Hand Stamped Sentiments #368!
This ended up being such a fun sketch to play with! I still see the words "any shape" over that circle, lol, but I DID put a circle BEHIND my little racing polar bear, lol. I tried to NOT make a Christmas card here, I think it worked! I took my colors from this pretty DSP, and just went on from there - these two are going places, I can tell!
Joyful Life Stamp Set; Pattern Party DSP; Basic White, Pool Party & Night of Navy CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Crumb Cake, Petal Pink, Granny Apple Green & Bermuda Bay Blends Markers; Layering Circles Dies; Banners Pick a Punch; #HSS368.

Pumpkin Club July 31!
Did you get your July Pumpkin kit yet? Let the adventures begin! Check out the video HERE!
I hope you can join us for our next Pumpkin Club, Saturday, July 31, at 3 PM - RSVP to let me know you are attending, we will be all safely socially distanced at our big table downstairs! For those that prefer, I will also have this kit TO GO after our live class - just let me know if you'd like that option!
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 August 10 and you can join us in time for next month!

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If You Dare

7/23/2021

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Gosh, I hope I have something for this challenge - Cardz 4 Guys #275 is doing a "key" challenge!
OK, I went digging and found a little leftovers pack of Bird Ballad Trinkets - there were keys in that! That reminded me that the DSP that went with had a "key" sheet, so I pulled that out, too. Hm, lots of green - what sentiment could go with that?? Eventually I ran down my Spooktacular Bash Set from 2019 - it has that "open" sentiment, which I thought went with keys, lol. So this turned out to be a Halloween card - who knew?? Such a fun treasure hunt!
Spooktacular Bash Stamp Set (retired 2019); Bird Ballad DSP (retired); Basic White, Smoky Slate & Basic Gray CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Brick & Mortar EF; Ornate Frames Dies; Black Baker's Twine; Black Matte Dots; #C4G275.

Yippee! Time to kick off my year-long obsession - Christmas in July! Here's your chance to get a sneak peek at the upcoming Holiday Mini Catalog with our first round of Christmas cards - AT LEAST 5 cards and envelopes, plus snacks, drinks, and a special gift from me, all for $25! (Bring your own fave snips and adhesives!) This class can also be FREE with your order of $30 or more! Class in on for Saturday, July 24 at 3 pm, chez Heroldt - RSVP today to save your spot!

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Squared Away

7/22/2021

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Wow, what a party color combo we have at this week's Cupcake Inspirations #523!
Since I'm at Sarah's crafting retreat this weekend, I decided to browse HER stamps for this one - so fun to try on each others' stuff, right? When I spotted All Squared Away, I decided to give it a try - so many fun patterns! This is a really good one for a bright color challenge! Such party colors, I went for a birthday card - I love mixed fonts in a sentiment! I'm all geometrics today so I added a nice fuzzy circle to break up all the angles, lol. I even had some glitter dots to finish things off!
All Squared Away Stamp Set; Basic White & Granny Apple Green CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Granny Apple Green, Daffodil Delight & Bermuda Bay Inks; Tasteful Labels Dies; Granny Apple Green Glitter Enamel Dots; #CI523.

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Tidings & Trimmings

7/21/2021

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Thank goodness, Less Is More #447 is going easier on us this week with a Christmas in July theme! Yes!
Which means I get to finally ink up my Tidings & Trimmings stamp set! Such a fun mix of images and dies, plus the DSP is just gorgeous! I did a little more than less today, lol, had to sneak in a little strip of that DSP, and do this snazzy star to go with, with this pretty contrasting sentiment. Just a quick little layout!
Tidings & Trimmings Stamp Set; Tidings of Christmas DSP; Basic White, Evening Evergreen & Gold Foil CS; Cherry Cobbler Ink; Christmas Trimmings Dies; #LIM447.

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Bright Baubles

7/20/2021

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Our sketch looks all buttoned up this week at Try Stampin' on Tuesday #516! I think it will go great with our Christmas in July theme at this week's SU Only #280, too!
Today I have another upcoming set to show off - this one is called Bright Baubles, and features two over-size ornaments to riff off of. Wait til you see the dies for it! As usual when I debut a set, I went with a simpler approach, with lots of coloring, lol, and also added in a sheet of our upcoming SAB paper, Peaceful Prints. So many goodies ahead! I finished off my ornament with lots of tiny rhinestones for a little flash...
I can't wait to see YOUR projects for our challenges this week - see you there!
Bright Baubles Stamp Set; Peaceful Prints DSP; Basic White & Real Red CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Real Red & Versamark Inks; White EP; Granny Apple Green, Real Red, Daffodil Delight & Mossy Meadow Blends Markers; Delicate Baubles & Rectangle Stitched Dies; Basic Jewel Rhinestones; #TSOT516; #SUOC280.

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Santa Paws (& Pumpkin Club July 31!)

7/19/2021

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What a great landscape sketch we have this week at As You See It #254!
And what a great chance to play with new Christmas toys, lol! Today I'm showing off the new Sweet Little Stockings suite, a stamp collection of various stockings and critters (yay!), along with the cutest DSP ever! I chose this pretty light string sheet for my background today, but there are so many sweet choices to choose from! I had to start off with the puppy today, because, well, I DO have 3 dogs snoring away under every table in my craft room right now, soooo... Not that any of them would fit in a stocking!
Sweet Little Stockings Stamp Set; Sweet Stockings DSP; Basic White, Cherry Cobbler & Crumb Cake CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler & Crumb Cake Blends Markers; Stockings Dies; Banner Pick A Punch; White Dots; #AYSI254.

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Frosted Gingerbread

7/18/2021

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Hm, these colors might be tough for me this week at In{k}spire Me #453! What a crazy combo!
But, you know, holiday pre-order, so... Let's make it a Christmas card! Here's a sneak peek of Frosted Gingerbread, which comes with really sweet dies, too - like the two part fancy cookies I made for today's challenge! I'm actually super-stoked at how this came out, I just wasn't sure it would really work. I think it totally did! I tried to at least use the layout of the sketch, not sure how similar THAT looks either, lol, but who knew these colors could say "Christmas!"?
Frosted Gingerbread Stamp Set; Basic White, Crumb Cake, Pale Papaya, Merry Merlot & Polished Pink CS; Merry Merlot, Polished Pink, Pale Papaya & Crumb Cake Inks; Gingerbread Dies; Polished Pink Jewels; #IM453.

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Penguin Place

7/17/2021

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Wow, such an unusual combo at this week's Fusion "Blue Decor" challenge!
I couldn't resist trotting out another new holiday set - I see Christmas everywhere this month, lol! Today's sneak peek is with Penguin Place - it's the cutest! It even has a Penguin Builder Punch to go with - so sweet! I'm also giving you a tiny look at an upcoming Sale-A-Bration DSP that goes with our new penguins, called Penguin Playmates. This just happens to be one of the pattern sheets to go with my Fusion Blues color scheme - I'll leave the rest of the cuteness implied by the name to your imagination! New friends to "chill" with ahead!
Penguin Place Stamp Set; Penguin Playmates DSP; Basic White CS; Night of Navy, Smoky Slate, Mango Melody & Merry Merlot Inks; Adhesive-Backed Snowflakes (retired);#FusionBlueDecor.

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Holiday Hog Hugs

7/16/2021

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OK, The Male Room # 152 has a fun challenge for us - Christmas in July, man-style! This should be interesting, lol.
Lucky for me, my holiday pre-order is here and ready for inking! Let's take a peek at the new cuter-than-cute Joyful Life set, which has three adorable critter images. It's this pig that really grabbed my eye, lol, and with the return of our awesome Heartwarming Hugs DSP, I couldn't resist my "Hog Hugs" blog post title, lol. I have to also say, I'm really loving our Pale Papaya blends markers for a flesh tone - works great on my little porker here! I think he makes for a perfect guy Christmas card!
Joyful Life Stamp Set; Heartwarming Hugs DSP; Basic White & Real Red CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Pale Papaya, Lt Old Olive, Real Red & Pool Party Blends Markers; Stitched Shapes Dies (retired); #TMR152.

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Retro 'Stache (& Christmas in July 7/24!!)

7/15/2021

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Oo, look at this fun sketch that Retro Rubber #162 has for us this week! Love it!
Now, I think everyone who knows me knows how much I love my shelves of retirement, lol. A quick glance at my blog history shows that I often approach HALF my blog posts being with retired stamps or toys, lol. So I have a sincere delight in this particular challenge blog (no, I'm NOT sucking up, I swear!) BUT, there's one day a year that I feel a little pang playing here, like I did today. And that would be the VERY DAY that my holiday catty pre-order arrives, lol. Not for the Annual, not for the Spring Mini, JUST for the Holiday Mini, lol. I'm such a Christmas nerd! So I consoled myself with at least the new Gingerbread & Peppermint DSP, which goes GREAT with my beloved 'stache-y Santa. Whew, consolation achieved!
Santa Stache Stamp Set (retired 2014); Gingerbread & Peppermint DSP; Basic White, Real Red & Old Olive CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Real Red, Smoky Slate & Pale Papaya Blends Markers; Stitched Shapes Dies (retired); All the Trimmings Embellishments (retired); #RRCB162.