Fun with Speech Bubbles

I'm absolutely delighted to be a guest designer with Sweet 'n Sassy 

Stamps for the month of April - I feel right at home with 

the SNSS team, such a lovely and talented bunch of ladies!

Today I've got two cards to share with you using the fantastic 

Speech Bubbles Dies along with several sentiment sets.  I love how 

these dies can be used in such a variety of ways - along with

images or with sentiments alone, as I've done here,  I
consider them an absolute staple in a die collection!

For the first card I've sponged three colors on the top panel before 

cutting with the Speech Bubble Dies. The sentiments are from the very 

useful So Thankful, a great set with mix and match 

phrases for cards of appreciation and thanks. The sponged die-cut

panel is popped up over the stamped card base.

For the second card I've cut a variety of speech bubbles and sponged

them half in half with an array of  rainbow colors using
mostly Ranger Distress inks.

The sentiments are from God is Bigger which has such encouraging 

 and uplifting phrases and words!
I layed out the speech bubbles beforehand with the actual dies
 and then took a photo with my phone to remember
where I'd decided to place everything before stamping
and sponging each individual piece and adhering.
I think the key to a lay out like this is to keep it random
and place some of the bubbles going off the edge.

Each speech bubble has been popped up to a different level

so there's a variety of dimension.  I tried a few types of

embellishments such as sequins and twine but ended up

keeping it all clean and simple!

Thanks for stopping by today, and thanks to the SNSS team

for letting me join the fun this month!