Whimsical Wishes by Charmaine Canham

 Good Morning!

Spring is here, and everything is starting to get back to life!
Today I have a fun and fluttery card that is sure to lift your spirits!

I am using the Garden Whimsy Stamp Set today with a few other mixed media elements.

I start with randomly water coloring a page using Ecoline watercolor, blue and pink, and dry. Next, I white heat emboss the butterfly onto the watercolor page. Cut out, and set aside.

In creating the background, I start with a cloud builder and Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide.
 Fill the whole page with clouds. 

I love playing with different mediums to create textures. That is why I love
The Crafter's Workshop's Light and Fluffy Modeling paste. 

You can smear it through a stencil, heat it for more dimension, and even watercolor it like I did here.
 I heat set it here before I painted it with watercolor and a green  Posca Pen. 

This month we released Everyday Greetings 2, and I used the Best Wishes sentiment for the top right. Make sure to rub the stamp with your fingers before you use it. That removes the film on all new stamps and will ensure that the stamp picks up enough ink. 

I heat embossed this WOW Gold Super Fine embossing powder. Place double-sided foam on the bottom of the body only; this will give the wings "motion" and freedom to move.

To give the card a more whimsical look, I used a Micron 0.1mm pen and added a
frame with doodles all around it.

I hope you liked today's card and enjoy a little whimsy today!!

Butterfly wishes, 

Charmaine

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April 2021 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Welcome to our April 2021 Release Blog Hop!

Who's loving all the fabulous new releases this month? Today we're excited to be sharing a hop full of inspiration with the April release, plus a chance to win a $25 gift code to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps shop! 

GIVEAWAY: Leave a little shout out in the comment section on each stop along the way for a chance to win a $25 gift voucher to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps shop. You'll have 2 weeks to comment, with the winner announced here on the SNSS blog, Wednesday, April 28. Happy hopping!

It's also our first hop with our newest cardmaking Creative Team Member... Charmaine Canham! She's been a repeat guest designer for us, and we're so happy to have her and her lovely creations joining the team. Be sure to give her a welcome shout out (and a happy birthday wish, since today's her birthday) when you hop along!

Here's the official hop list. If a link misbehaves along the way,

hop on back here to pick up where you left off.

Sweet 'n Sassy Blog
Sheri Gilson
Michelle Hale
Lyn Tomlin
Lieschen Harshbarger
Lee Ann Barrett
Karen Decknick
Julee Tilman
Jane Bosi
Esther Asbury
Diane Zechman
Charmaine Canham
Ceal Pritchett

This month is also Korin and Colleen's birthday month, so in honor of them all, I thought I'd share a birthday card featuring Colleen's new Grunge Elements 3 set and Korin's new Everyday Greetings 2 set and the Script Stencil.

I started with a gel print background from my stash, then stenciled the script using black embellishment mousse and set it aside to dry.  The sentiment from Everyday Greetings 2 is embossed in silver on black paper and I added the dotted line from Grunge Elements 3, then tore around the sentiment to layer over the card.  When the mousse was dry I stamped the stars hearts and grid circles randomly around the panel in grey and black inks, then added some black ink smudged around the edges to finish things off.

Okay, let's get on with things.

Here's a little walk-through of our April release...

First up is the April stamp of the month, Butterfly Background. This set is available for purchase for $11.95, OR you can get it as a FREE gift with a $60 purchase (after any discounts and before shipping and tax) during the month of April! Please note you MUST add this set to your cart to receive the discount. Once your order qualifies, the discount will automatically apply in your shopping cart.

The lovely sample card in the graphic is from Karen and features Butterfly Background, Everyday Greetings 2, and Happy Day.

Creative team member Colleen Gaddie designed the next set, perfect for backgrounds and mixed media. Grunge Elements 3 is sure to be a much reached for set in your collection.

'Tis the season of new beginnings, and what better way to celebrate the happy couples in your life than with these fabulous images illustrated by Krista Hamrick? The Mr. & Mrs. Stamp & Die Bundle includes both the Mr. & Mrs. stamp set and coordinating die set bundled together at a discount. The stamp set and die set are also available separately at regular price.

Our next bundle brings us our first collaboration with Hillary Krippaene of Creative Faith Co. The Thirsty Soul Bundle includes both the Thirsty Soul stamp set and coordinating die set bundled together at a discount. The stamp set and die set are also available separately at regular price.

This month brings us Everyday Greetings 2, another collection of  hand-lettered all-occasion sentiments from Korin Sutherland.

If you loved Nina Brackett's Vintage Van set, then the Just Married set with it's sweet little love bug might be right up your alley.

Along with new stamps and coordinating dies, we have two new stencils debuting this month.

Make Music Stencil

Script Stencil

That's our April Release in a nutshell! So many fabulous sets to choose from! What's your favorite? Let us know in the comments.

Your next stop on the hop is Sheri Gilson.

May you be blessed today and always!

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