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Open If You Dare

10/6/2020

I love the layout this week at our Try Stampin' on Tuesday #478 - don't you want to play along?
We have a spooky theme going as well, so let's just go hunting to see how much of my old Monster Bash Suite I can find, lol. Stamp set? Check! DSP? Check! Dies? Check! Embellies? Check, check! I really went all out on this one, lol. I had enough scraps to piece together our sketch, and then I pulled in my fave image from this set, the scary jars. I felt like this dare of a sentiment was perfect!
I can't wait to see YOUR creations - come be spooky with us!
Spooktacular Bash Stamp Set (retired 2019); Monster Bash DSP; Whisper White & Smoky Slate CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Just Jade, Blackberry Bliss, Pumpkin Pie & Pool Party Blends Markers; Spider Web EF (Retired); Banner Triple Punch; Ornate Frames Dies; Monster Bash Enamel Shapes; #TSOT478.

Christmas Cards 2020 Part 2 Class October 10!
Yay! It's finally time to get to the rest of our special holiday cards - just in time for getting your Christmas card list together! This class features 6 cards and envelopes, the rest of our faves from the Holiday Mini Catty! Class includes all supplies needed (bring your own snips and fave adhesive!) 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 October 10, 3 PM, or you can get it to go! RSVP today to save your spot!

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Champagne Celebration

10/5/2020

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Hm, Time Out Challenge #171 sure has a fun word play to inspire us this week, lol.
I'm heading to the vault for one of my fave champagne sentiments, from Balloon Celebrations! This set was so awesome, with the fun balloon punch, but for me, it was really all about the mix and match drink sentiments! Tea? Coffee? Hot chocolate? Yes, please! I also matched it with my fave champagne flutes from Making Spirits Bright - I can hear the little "clink" now!
Balloon Celebration (retired 2019) & Making Spirits Bright (retired 2014) Stamp Sets; Whisper White, Basic Black & (of course!) Champagne Glimmer CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; So Saffron Blend Marker; Dazzling Diamonds Glitter; Rectangle Stitched Dies; Gold Glitter Enamel Dots; #TOC171.

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Love of Plaid

10/4/2020

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I'm loving our beautiful harvest colors this week at Sunday Stamps #241! I sure hope you can play along!
With colors like these, I knew I wanted to go Fall, and I'm still not over Love of Leaves yet, lol. But how about a snazzy plaid backdrop? Oh yeah, I can bury a lot of colors there! I'm getting better at assembling my plaid now, too - Snail is saving my bacon on this one, I'm not all over glue for the first time on this one!
So what will YOU color up for us this week? I can't wait to see your creations, over at the challenge!
Love of Leaves Stamp Set; Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie, Pear Pizzazz, Early Espresso & Cajun Craze CS; Early Espresso & Old Olive Inks; Stitched Leaves, Best Plaid & Rectangle Stitched Dies; Gold Glitter Enamel Dots; #SSC241.

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Smitten Tags

10/3/2020

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Ooo, The Sisterhood of Crafters is having an "anything but a sketch" challenge - what to do??
Well, something I DO start doing this time of year is looking for chances to start building up my holiday tag stockpile, lol, excellent! For some reason, I've been wanting to play with our retired Smitten Mittens set a lot lately, too, so I'm just going to all-out indulge myself here! I stamped this gorgeous mitten with the cutest sentiment ever on the fold, in four holiday colors. I went ahead and hand-trimmed these so I could keep that little smidge of fold at the top where I wanted. I put a little "To/From" on the inside, hung a little twine on a corner, then finished with a simple ribbon tie along the top to help hide that fold! Quick and simple, but super cute - these are going to really dress up some pretty presents this year!
Smitten Mittens Stamp Set (retired 2017); Whisper White CS; Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Shaded Spruce & Old Olive Inks; White Baker's Twine; Playful Pets Trim; Shaded Spruce Cotton Ribbon; 1/8" Circle Punch; #TSOCABAC.

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Makes Me Smile

10/2/2020

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Love this slanty sketch from Inspire Create Challenge #078!
With such a lovely open sketch, I couldn't resist going in the direction of showing off some pretty DSP - and I haven't used the gorgeous Forever Greenery in a bit! I had just enough of my favorite sheet to add a little bit to the card front and envelope, leaving plenty of space for some extra leafy images and this sweet sentiment. A few Gilded Gems finishes it all off! Quick and pretty, just how we like 'em around here!
Forever Fern Stamp Set; Forever Greenery DSP; Whisper White & Pear Pizzazz CS; Pretty Peacock, Shaded Spruce & Soft Sea Foam Inks; Layered Leaves EF (retired); Forever Flourishing & Stitched Shapes Dies; Gilded Gems; #ICC078.

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Sparkles Bells (& Christmas Cards Part 2 Class!)

10/1/2020

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Super excited to launch our "vintage Christmas" challenge at Sparkles #117 today - hope YOU can join us!
I decided to pull out my Cherish the Season set - these bells are so beautiful and classic, and floated over our Toile Tidings DSP, I think they make for a very vintage look! Old timey scenes always make me thing "vintage," lol. Anyway, we are all Garden Green all day long here, and I was thrilled to find some fancy options for my sentiment in the Ornate Frames dies!
So, what will YOU create? I can't wait to check out YOUR vintage cards, over at the challenge!
Cherish the Season Stamp Set; Toile Tidings DSP; Very Vanilla & Garden Green CS; Garden Green Ink; Sounds of the Season & Ornate Frames Dies; Garden Green Glitter Enamel Dots; Blender Pens; #Sparkles117.

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Halloween Hi

9/30/2020

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Woo hoo! Time for another "anything goes" challenge over at Retro Rubber #144!
Today, I finally settled on 2009's The More the Merrier. I almost always go for the cute snow-dudes in this one, or the fancy cupcakes, but these cute jack o' lanterns leapt out at me this time! Just started watching my seasonal round of Halloween shows yesterday on Food Network, and I kind of have pumpkin on the brain, now! I felt like fussy cutting, too, so I colored them all in, did the deed, and floated them all over a layer of Basic Black - they're jumping off the card! Such a fun Halloween warm-up, ahh, it's almost spooky time!
The More the Merrier (retired 2009) Stamp Set; Monster Bash DSP (retired); Very Vanilla & Basic Black CS; Memento Tuxedo Black Ink; Pumpkin Pie, Mango Melody & Granny Apple Green Blends; Bitty Banners Dies (retired); #RRCB144.

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Seaside Adirondack

9/29/2020

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It's all about the banner this week at Try Stampin' on Tuesday #477! I can't wait to match it up with our bright colors at SU Only #259, too!
I'm super psyched that our secondary theme at TSOT this week was coloring, because I had a BLAST water-painting my little ocean scene! Our lovely bright colors at SUO made me think of the ocean and tropics, and I just couldn't resist a little dream of a Maui escape, lol. Still on my mind, and this right here is one of my favorite activities - loafing hard, island style! Gettin' the toes wet, enjoying the view, with a frosty fruity drink beside me - ahhhhh! Can't wait - one day!
I can't wait to see YOUR projects, too - meet you at the challenges!
Seaside View Stamp Set; Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay & Mango Melody CS; Memento Tuxedo Black, Granny Apple Green, Mango Melody, Daffodil Delight, Bermuda Bay & Coastal Cabana Inks; Water Painters; Stitched Shapes & Rectangle Stitched Dies; Old World Paper EF; Elegant Faceted Gems; #TSOT477; #SUOC259.

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In{k}spired Pear

9/28/2020

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Oo, very fun combo this week at In{k}spire Me #430! Check out those gorgeous colors!
I decided to try and tackle both sides of the challenge today - these colors are just too sweet together, and the layout too fun! I started browsing for a likely focal shape, and landed on the beautiful pear in See the Good. I love using sponge daubers to add that extra edge of color to these images! Bonus point is that there's a long skinny sentiment in the set, too - score! It's not quite as skinny as i could have hoped, so I added a circle behind the pear to punch it up a bit, and didn't center the sentiment, so I could show off more of the pear, lol. I actually love the finished look! A few sequins and I am DONE!
See the Good Stamp Set; Whisper White, Misty Moonlight, Seaside Spray & So Saffron CS; Misty Moonlight, Cinnamon Cider & So Saffron Inks; Stitched Shapes Dies; Banners Pick a Punch; Seaside Spray Sequins; #IM430.

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Fusion Cactus

9/27/2020

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Ooo, LOVE that cake - I want it! I'm so tickled by the inspiration pic half of this week's Fusion Cactus Cake challenge - adorable!
I decided to try for a color range like the sketch, but stick a cactus on there, too, from my beloved Flowering Desert set that retired last year. I don't fussy cut my build-your-own-cacti very often, but I'm always amazed by the look when I do! So simple, yet cute and unexpected, with the pinks and greens together! I couldn't resist adding just a few pink rhinestones, too, lol.
Flowering Desert Stamp Set (retired 2019); Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Flirty Flamingo & Blushing Bride CS; Old Olive, Melon Mambo & Memento Tuxedo Black Inks; Noble Peacock Rhinestones; #FusionCactusCake.