Sending love... across the Miles

Hello! It's Monika here today bringing you a fun card. I wanted to make something easy with a little bit of 'messines'.

I started out with adding some blue watercolor splashes and splatters to the white base card. As you can see, I wasn't careful at all... I just went crazy with my brush. I knew most of the panel would be covered up, so I wasn't too concerned...

Next, I stamped the main image from Across the Miles clear stamp set with VersaMark and heat embossed it with white embossing powder. To give some dept to the image, I sponged some ink on the panel (same color as the card stock).

Then I stamped the greetings, the compass (punched it out with a circle punch), the airplane (cut it out)... and assembled the card. To add a little bit more 'messines' to my card, I adhered white thread to the card. It was just the right embellishment along with the rhinestones.

The sketch came from The Sweet Stop, SSS218. Come and check it out and play along with us!

Thanks for stopping by today. Enjoy your weekend,

Monika

Criss Crossing the Miles

Hello Everyone!
Where did the time go??  Today is my last day posting as Sweet 'n Sassy's Guest Designer.  I am so grateful for the opportunity and I had so much fun!
The first card I am sharing today uses the Across the Miles set by Dina Kowal.  I have to admit, this is my favorite set of the release.  I am partial to maps!

I am also drawn to the arrow stamp, as you can see in this card!  I found my color scheme from a wonderful site called Design Seeds.  I stamped my arrows in a pattern, then added the plane.  The sentiment is stamped in black and then in Blushing Bride, offsetting the stamp just a bit to give it a shadow effect. 
The next card uses the Head in the Clouds set as well as the matching dies.
 

I stamped the cloud images in craft white ink, embossed with white ep and then die cut them out.  I did not have a sun die, so I die cut out two stars with my Sizzix dies and overlapped the points of the stars to create the sun rays. I punched a circle for the sun.  A little stitching and a felt bow to mimic the kite tails in the dp and the card is done!
You can get more details on my blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Lee Ann  :)

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

May Release Feature: Across the Miles

Welcome to Day #4 of our May Release Features! 

This wonderful set designed by Dina Kowal is perfect for those who love to travel, but also for encouraging distant loved ones and missionaries.  The different elements work nicely with the main image to create a variety or styles and the sentiments are beautiful and inspiring.  It also coordinates very nicely with Dina's Vintage Postcard set.

• Stamp set includes 4 images and 8 sentiments
• Set measures approximately 4" x 6"
• The map image measures approximately 3 5/8" x 2"
• Designed by Dina Kowal
• Stamp set is $15

Check out some of the fabulous samples made by our talented DT in the thumbnails below.

Be sure to leave a comment of each of the blogs along your journey because we're giving away this fabulous stamp set to one lucky commenter!  

The deadline to comment for a chance to win is midnight EST Friday, May 17th.  The list of winners will be announced on our website homepage by Monday, May 20th.

Thanks so much for joining us!  Enjoy the hop!

Oh and one more thing....we are thrilled to announce the following popular sets are back in stock!!

Be Encouraged, Mini Critters, Cute Critters, Grunge Borders, Wedding Collage, Owl Be There, Ticket Sentiments, Christmas Joy, Joyful Heart, Ocean Paradise, Happy Birthdays, One of a Kind, Bridge of Hope, Christmas Light, Serene Silhouettes, You & Me, Shining Light, Flower Blocks 1, Special Blend, The Gift of You & Jesus Cares

 
  

Miles of Adventure!

Hello Everyone! 
I am thrilled to be here as your May guest designer!  What an honor to be here with so many fabulous ladies, several of whom have been amongst my "crafting idols" over the last couple of years!  Today you will get a sneak peak of the May release.  There seems to be a bit of a travel theme this month, which really speaks to me!  I decided to challenge myself with each new set, and make a CAS as well as a layered, or non-CAS card.  Here is my CAS version using a wonderful set designed by Dina Kowal. 

I started with watercolor paper, which I spritzed generously with water.  I then dropped drops of reinker in blues and greens, allowed them to spread, and then dabbed up excess liquid.  Once dry, I spattered dark blue and green diluted reinker on top of the color already down.  The image was stamped in a dark blue and cut out with a circle die.  The remaining images were stamped, the plane was fussy cut out and glued to the edge of the sentiment panel, which is popped up on dimensionals. 
That's it for my CAS card!  You can visit my blog for more details and stop by during the new release blog hop to see the dressed up version of this set! 
Thanks so much for letting me share my card with you today!

                                                                    Lee Ann  :)