Worthwhile Adventures ~

Hi Everyone! Mary here with a quick and easy card using the newly released Landscape Silhouettes and dkDesign Across the Miles. The multiple images between the two sets give endless options to the cards you can create. It would be appropriate to say I haven't even begun to delve into the possibilities!

I chose my card stock base to create the nautical look I wanted to achieve. The designer paper from SU is cut down to fit the base leaving some base colour showing. Next, I stamped the lighthouse silhouette directly onto the coordinating designer paper using versafine black. I trimmed it to fit the base and distressed the edges and layered it onto matching card stock. Lay this aside. I stamped the arrows and the mariners wheel to continue the theme on the card base.  Lastly, I stamped the quote above the lighthouse silhouette. I wrapped bakers twine on one end of the focal piece and adhered it onto the prepared base.

Enjoy your day! 

~ Mary

Materials Used:

stamps: Landscape Silhouettes, Across the Miles

Inks: Versafine black

Paper: SU cardstock, SU DSP

Accessories: Bakers Twine, Paper distresser

Feel better!

Hello! Giovana here with a feel better card. I used a brand new "Buggin' Ya" set. For my card I used this week's sketch from "The  Sweet Stop".

I colored the image with Copic markers, then die-cut and embossed it Square Dies. I masked the image with Drywall tape and sponged the edges, added Crystal Lacquers, then added green sequins :) Also added a twine bow.

The papers are from My Mind's Eye

Hope you like it!
Have a fantastic day!
Giovana

School's Almost Out!

Hello Everyone!
With the end of the school year upon us, I thought I would share a card using the Buggin' Ya set, that I have done with two different sentiments.  The first would make a great Thank You for a teacher and has the added bonus of being quick and easy!  The sentiment is from the Precious Poppies set.

The second card uses a sentiment from the  Buggin' Ya set.

The apple seeds are made using the raindrops from the cloud and raindrop dies and the worms are paper pieced.  
I also have a card to share with you featuring the ever versatile Landscape Silhouettes set.

The nearer the end of the school year becomes, the more I have the travel bug. This card reminds me of starting out on a travel adventure.  As I live in the midwest, anywhere I travel means having to drive through America's heartland, passing many miles of farmland. I stamped the farm scene on a yellow cardstock circle and then sponged yellows and oranges to create the sunset.  The sentiment is from the Across the Miles set.
You can get more details on these card on my blog. 

I am so glad you could stop by today!  I hope I have inspired you!

Lee Ann  :)

New Beginning and Long Stem Silhouttes

Hi there and thanks for stopping by! It's Ceal here to share a CAS card with you. For my card I used the New Beginnings set along with the matching dies. The sentiment is from another beautiful set Long Stem Silhouettes.  I added some bling to the butterfly bodies because the recipiient of this card loves bling.

Praying for You

Good morning!

It's Jessica popping in with a bright 'thinking of you' card to share with you today that I made with these gorgeous flowers from the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Flowers in Bloom stamp set.  The sentiment is from Poppies and Greetings stamp set, which I stamped in black Stazon on vellum.

I stamped the images and colored with Copic markers.  Then, I stamped the flowers and butterfly again on Vellum with black Stazon ink.  Before cutting out the images, I colored the back of the vellum with some Copic markers matching the ones I used on the original images and then glued the paper pieced images on top.  

I've never paper pieced with vellum before and was pretty tickled to see how well it worked.  It's hard to see the dimension in the photos, but the delicate flower petals and butterfly wings add a nice touch.  When I was finished I added some copper stickles (glitter glue) and spread it just a bit with my finger.

Have a great day!

Jessica

Buggin' Ya and Landscape Silhouettes...

Hello! It's Monika here today, bringing you couple of cards using some of the new stamp sets.

My first card is a super cute one, using Buggin' Ya and Landscape Silhouettes clear stamp sets. The sketch came from The Sweet Stop, SSS211. 

 

I also used Clouds & Raindrops Die set along with one of the Postage Stamp dies from Spellbinders. To add dimension to my card, I stamped the head twice, cut it out, then attached it to the main image with dimensional tape. The carapace (wings) is covered with Crystal Effects. The greeting is heat embossed with white embossing powder.

   My second card has a totally different look! Simple and clean. I used the EXACT same colors as on my first one, but what a dramatic difference!

 

This time I used Landscape Silhouettes with Be Encouraged clear stamp set. The main image and greeting were heat embossed with white embossing powder.

The colors came from ColourQ Challenges #189.

Thank you for stopping by. Enjoy your weekend,

 Monika

Tropical Paradise

 

Hello, it's Bridget here with a card for you today!

When it came time for my turn to post on the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps blog there was really no question of which stamp set I'd highlight - it just HAD to be Landscape Silhouettes,
my very favorite set at the moment! 

I can't begin to tell you the fun I've already had with this set, and though it may be out there, I don't see anything comparable in the stampy world at the moment - it has so much variety and the possibilites for creative fun are endless!
It's available for pre-order now and I don't think you have too long to wait before you can get hold of it!

I stamped the palm tree beach scene once to the left.
I then stamped it slightly lower down on the right.  Because this second image left a straight line at the left edge of the silhouette, I colored in a bit of beach going down to the water
with a black marker.

Using post-it-notes I masked the sky at the upper horizon to be able to sponge the water, leaving white space between the pink and the green ocean - this gives the illusion of light reflecting.

I then made a circle using a post-it-note for the sun and sponged the sky colours. 
Afterwards I took the negative die-cut of the circle which was cut from the post-it-note and placed it over the uninked circle of the sun.  This allowed me to sponge pink in the circle for the sun.

The sentiment is from another absolutely fantastic set, Be Encouraged. 

This is another set I've only had for a few weeks but have already used time and time again - each sentiment highlights God's faithfulness and love, and a card couldn't carry a more precious message, other than Scripture itself!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Other Supplies include:
Memento Tuxedo Black ink

Stampin Up Pool Party, Melon Mambo, Lucky Limade, Yoyo Yellow card stock

Cuttlebug Herringbone embossing folder

Twine (The Twinery)

Papertrey Ink Beautiful Blooms II die
My Favorite Things Botannical Beauty Die-namics (yellow flower center)
Cheery Lynn Designs Fanciful Flourish die