Believe Every Day

Morning Sweet 'N Sassy friends! Today happens to be my last post as a guest designer for this sweet 'ol blog so I figured I would pair up Korin's amazing, heartfelt and uplifting stamps with some of Maja Design's country chic Sofiero papers and came up with this:

Here's a close up of the sentiment panel, which consists of a Romantic Rectangle Nestie (stamped with a quote from the Celebrate Today set) and underneath that is a Detailed Scallop Nestie. I added some Liquid Pearls to the perimeter:

The crystals are a piece designed by Zva Creative. I added them above the paper flower accent, which is also adorned with some Striped Twill:

The gems sparkle much better in this photo:

Here's the window sill shot:

I want to thank Korin, Janette and the rest of the Sweet 'N Sassy design team for welcoming this month, it was truly an honor to design with these stamps!

Have a great day!

 

What Faith Sees

Hi Sweet 'N Sassy fans...I know that we're right in the midst of the July release, so I thought I'd pop into today with a card featuring the 'Faith' set. Beautifully uplifting and heartfelt...these sentiment stamps can be used for so many different themed/occasion cards! I paired this set up with some Madeline papers and different ribbons:

I stamped the quote on a Spellbinder's Lattice Rectangle and then mounted the larger panel on an A2 Fancy Ribbon Threader die cut. I snaked some walnut seam binding through the holes and tied a bow at the end. The accent in the top corner is a sticker that I had in my stash and just added a folded piece of gingham ribbon underneath. My design is modeled after this week's Mojo Monday sketch.

Thanks for joining me today and I hope you're enjoying the previews of all these new, gorgeous stamps!

See you next week!

Today is a New Day

Happy Tuesday Sweet 'N Sassy fans! It's Andrea Ewen here today giving you another sneaky peek at some beautiful stamps slated to be released on the 15th! It's hard to NOT make a lovely card using these stamps as they are perfect for either elegant designs or shabby chic compositions. My style tends to vacillate between the two...sometimes I mix both together as with my sample today. I rough up all the edges, but then add sweeping pearl flourishes. Along with these stamps...it all makes me happy! Here's what I'm referring to:

Here's a close up of the stamp set in a different light:

I love the intermingling of fonts, too...that in and of itself makes it easier to mix styles.

Here's a shot of the ribbon/twine/flower/pearl accoutrement:

I used Maja Design's Sofiero collection of papers, Zva Creative flourishes and some Spellbinders dies. All the edges are roughed up with a paper distresser and the sentiment contains some White Opal Liquid pearls to highlight the verse. I modeled this week's Mojo Monday sketch (turned 90º to the right) for my design.

Thanks so much for joining me today!

First Steps

Hello there Sweet 'n Sassy fans! It's Andrea Ewen here and I first want to thank Korin for inviting me to Guest Design this month and Janette for that lovely introduction yesterday welcoming me to Sweet 'n Sassy stamps! Korin recently sent me some wonderfully uplifting, heartfelt stamps that are going to be released here soon and I couldn't wait to get them inky! As you may have read from my bio, I simply love anything vintage and shabby chic...so I decided to follow my love of that theme and pair it with a beautiful faith-based quote from Martin Luther King Jr.:

Here's a close-up of the sentiment I used:

I started off with some old favorite papers of mine, A Ladies' Diary by Graphic 45. I cut 7 varying lengths and widths of banners and distressed the edges. I then layered them onto my card base and added a strip of lace going vertically to cover up the ends. A strip of pearls adorns the lace as well. The sentiment is from a set called Faith and is stamped on a Spellbinder's Twisted Metal Tag die. I also outlined the perimeter with some Black Onyx Liquid Pearls to give it more attention. The floral detail was made with a mixture of color coordinated Kaisercraft paper flowers, tulle accents and a polka-dotted bow. Lastly, I added some pearl flourishes.

Thanks so much for sharing a part of your day with me, I'll be back next Tuesday with some more Sweet 'n Sassy wonderfulness! :)