His Strength

Hi Sweet 'n Sassy friends! It's Julee popping in with an encouragement card.  My mind has been wandering and my heart has been restless this past week, and my creativity has been at a low. I've walked into my stamp room several times, sat down, stared for a while, then got up and left. So today I was pretty sure I was going to share a card I had made a week or two ago.  But then the sun came out and I sent the kids out in the back yard and I felt like stamping! Here's the card I made.

I knew I wanted to use the Psalm 23 Background stamp as this scripture has been on repeat in my head all week long. I hadn't had a chance to play with the Lovely Lotus set yet, so decided to pair them together.  I stamped the lotus in morning mist versafine clair ink, then stamped a mask from a post-it note. Once it was cut and placed over the flower, I stamped over it with the Psalm 23 Background in the same gray ink.

Next I pulled out tumbled glass and broken china distress oxides and blended a background, adding some interest by fingerpainting a little gesso over it here and there.  Once that was dry, I lifted the mask off and colored the flower with Arteza brush markers.

I then cut a 4 x 5.25" panel of white cardstock, stamped the sentiment from Be Encouraged 2 in the bottom center, then ran the upper portion through my die cut machine with a swiss dots embossing folder. I finished with a taffeta bow, a gray mat for my stamped panel and a white card base.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a fantastic day.

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A CAS Christmas

Hello friends!  Cathy here with several cards to share with you using some newer stamp sets from the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store.  CAS (Clean and Simple) is a style I struggle with, but this first card using the Peace on Earth stamp set is simply elegant and very easy to reproduce....especially with Christmas closing in on us!

The dove image from Peace on Earth and the sentiment from the Christmas Innies set were gold embossed on white card stock.  Square dies were used to cut the frame and pop up the dove image.  Each panel was matted with gold card stock and a small bow made with gold metallic thread was added to finish the card.

If you were around for last year's SNSS Birthday Celebration, you will remember that Korin had designed four single stamps that were given away with your purchase.  Many of you asked if these sets could be made available for purchase.  As SNSS is nearing its 10th anniversary,  we've decided to do just that!  One of the little singles, Hope Anchors, was combined with the Be Encouraged 2 stamp set to make the following card.

The Hope Anchors sentiment was split to fit the sketch which was a challenge on Splitcoaststampers. The papers are from Graphic 45.  The stars found in my stash of embellishments were gold so I covered them with VersaMark ink and silver embossed them to match the anchor.

The stamp sets used for these cards are available now at the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store.

Be sure to check out these and the other little mini stamp sets just added to the store.

Thanks so much for stopping by...enjoy your weekend!

Hugs,

Cathy

Be Encouraged

Hello sweet friends!  What a fun week we had celebrating Korin's Birthday.  We hope you enjoyed the special birthday discounts and entering the contest for the free giveaway!  Because of the overwhelming response, it may take a little while to compile the list for the random selection, but be sure to stay tuned…we will be announcing the winner of that fabulous gift bundle soon!  

I do have two cards to share with you today!

The background was made by covering an acrylic block with Peacock Feathers, Abandoned Coral, and Candied Apple distress inks and spritzing them with water before pressing them onto a piece of Bristol Board card stock.  The Long Stem Silhouettes image was stamped on the background after it dried.  A sentiment from the Be Encouraged 2 stamp set was white embossed on a piece of vellum and stitched to the card.  Black thread was used to frame the sentiment.  Prills were added to the center of the flowers.

This second card was for Korin's birthday…we know how much she loves her fur babies!

The paw prints from Kitty Love were white embossed on Neenah card stock and sponged with Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, and Ground Espresso distress ink.  The sentiments are from Kitty Love and LOL Cats and were white embossed then stamped again with Jet Black Archival ink.  The kitty in the middle is from the Valentine Critters stamp set and was cut with the matching Valentine Critters Die.

Thanks so much for stopping by…have a wonderful weekend!

Until next time…happy stamping!

Hugs,

Cathy

Just Tape It!

Hello everyone…happy Friday!  Cathy here with some sweet news from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps and several samples to share with you.

Is there a day that goes by that you don't use some kind of tape…packing tape, scotch tape, duct tape, masking tape…oh, and don't forget that washi tape?

Where's the tape on this card?  The distress inks were applied with masking tape.  Water was dropped on the horizon so the blues would blend and drip down the card front.  The image and the sentiment come from one of my favorite stamp sets…The Sea.

Now for a little bit of washi tape!

Washi tape was applied on the diagonal for the side panel.  The hearts from the Grunge Elements 2 stamp set were embossed and Color Burst powders were spritzed with water to create the background.  There's Cocoa popping out to send a little love from the Cocoa Sends Love digital stamp set.

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Speaking of Digital Stamps…there are two new Bible Journaling digital stamp sets designed by Rebecca Rios that were just added to the store.  If you are a coffee drinker or a tea drinker and love to journal in your Bible, these sets are for you.  Wait…you will love them even if you are not a Bible journaler!

The Sweet as Candy digital stamp set released in January was so popular that it is now also available as a clear stamp set!

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Many of you love the Be Encouraged stamp set.  Now there is a Be Encouraged 2 stamp set that is equally amazing.  There are only a limited number of these at this time so grab one while you can.  When they are sold out, it will be available as a pre-order which will probably ship by the end of next week.  This beautiful sample was created by Korin using the Be Encouraged 2 stamp set and Parisian Postcard.

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YEA!!  The Creative Worship: Lovin' God's Word Bible Journaling Kits have been shipped, so if you ordered the kit, you should be receiving some happy mail shortly as long as your order did not include any pre-order items.  We were amazed that these kits sold out in just one day!!  If you missed getting one of these fabulous kits designed by Krista Hamrick, do not worry…the Decorative Banners and His Book stamp sets are now available for pre-order.  We will be receiving the stamp sets from our manufacture by the end of next week!

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One last thing….today is the last day for Our Dies are to Die For Sale!

Thanks so much for stopping by…we had a lot of information for you today!

Have a blessed weekend!

 Hugs,

Cathy