Beautiful You

Have you checked out the March Release yet? It's amazing! Trust me, you are going to want it all. For today's card, I played with the Beautiful You sentiment set and Mosaic stencil from the new release. I paired it with Begin Again from a previous release.

I used the mosaic stencil with seedless preserves and kitsch flamingo distress oxide inks on white cardstock. I splattered black ink on the panel, die cut it and set aside. I stamped the butterflies(2 each) and sentiments on white. I trimmed the sentiments and outlined the edges with black marker.

I colored the butterflies with markers and fussy cut out. I attached the background panel to a white card base and decide on placement of sentiment strips and butterflies. I glued down the words and one of each size of the butterflies. Then, I glued just the body part of the butterflies to the other ones. Once dry, I bent the wings up to add some dimension. 

Beautiful You

 Begin Again

  Mosaic Stencil 

 

I hope you enjoyed today's card and thanks so much for stopping by!

Karen

Spring Blossoms

 

Esther here today sharing this pretty spring card! I started by stamping the Typewriter Text Background   in Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Ranger) on kraft card stock. Next I used the Going Postal stamp set to create a background on white card stock using Versafine Clair Fallen Leaves Ink. I used vintage photo distress ink again to add the  Script Stencil to in the corners and to ink around the edges of my cardstock. 

 

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 The flowers are from the Spring Blossoms stamp set and were stamped in Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink  and colored with Arteza Real Brush Pens. I added a little butterfly to the corner from the Begin Again  stamp set. A few sparkly sequins finish off this card. 

Simply Amazing

Today's card is the kind of card I love to create! The one that will lift someone up with a beautiful sentiment and kind words inside.

 

 

I began by creating the background. I used the Vintage Doily stencil with basic gray ink on a lighter gray cardstock. Then, I stamped the Script Background with the same ink over the top of it and cut with a stitched edge rectangle die. I stamped the sentiment from My Thoughts of You on the panel with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink. I matted the panel with black and attached to a basic gray card base. 

I stamped the butterfly from Begin Again on white cardstock, blended honeysuckle and cranberry ink on the wings and fussy cut out. I popped the butterfly up with foam tape and added some black jewels to finish it off.

 

 

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Begin Again

Script Background 

 My Thoughts of You

Vintage Doily Stencil 

I hope you enjoyed today's card and thanks so much for stopping by!

Karen

Mixed Media Birds and Blooms

 Hello Friends!  

Today I am sharing projects made with a beautiful and versatile set, Birds and Blooms.  Both cards are also of the mixed media variety.  

This first card is very much a mixed media card- lots of layers, little white space.  

I wanted to play with some new Distress Ink products I got, Speckled Egg Distress Ink and Broken China Distress Glaze.  Various shades of rust, blue and brown shades of Distress Ink were sponged onto the card front.  I did a lot of distress with water drops. While playing with my new Speckled Egg Distress Ink, I decided to use the direct to paper method across the top of the card.  Being a new pad it was very juicy and stay fairly wet.  I took this opportunity to emboss the ink with Broken China Distress Glaze.  For a girl who loves clean, white, space, I love how this turned out.  

The bird and flowers were both stamped with Versafine Onyx Black Ink and watercolored with various watercolors- whatever happened to be handy!  They were fussy cut out and then white gel pen was added to the flower centers.  The sentiment is from the Begin Again Stamp Set and was stamped in Versafine Onyx Black Ink using my MISTI.  

This next card is more my usual style, but don't be fooled- this is mixed media as well.  

This time I flipped through my stash of backgrounds, many of them gel prints.  I found this one with aquas, yellows, chartreuse and black.  I die cut circles from the panel and then pulled out three of them for this collage style card.  I also settled on a mini slimline card.  

The bird was stamped on watercolor paper with Versafine Onyx Black Ink.  I used Ken Oliver Colorbursts to color the bird.  I also stamped the floral branch.  This I did not color.  The branch and bird were both fussy cut out.  

A strip of black cs was adhered along the left edge, circles were adhered to the card front and the bird and flowers were popped up on foam tape.  The sentiment is from the Everyday Greetings 

Stamp Set and was stamped in Versafine Black Ink with the help of my MISTI.  

Everything Beautiful

 Hi Sweet 'n Sassy friends! It's Julee here, excited to pop in and share a fun little card featuring some favorite sets of mine.

This shabby creation started with the beautiful clock face from Time Well Spent. I embossed it in copper onto some old prima patterned paper, then cut with a circle die and matted with another circle die that I also embossed the edges in copper. Next I stamped out some of the flowers and leaves from Consider the Wildflowers and watercolored and then hand trimmed to form a little collage around the clock.

The Ecclesiastes verse is from the Begin Again set, and I embossed it on the same paper as the clock, then cut some little fish tail banners to layer behind it to form a banner.  I aged the background paper a bit with distress oxides, then finished off with a touch of black lace and half of a butterfly from Begin Again.

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

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In HIS Time!

Happy Friday friends!! Today I have a journal page I created in my 6x6 disc bound journal. 

I pulled out quite a few stamp sets to put this one together - here we go...

First, I covered my page with Acrylic paints and stamped some background texture with Archival ink and pieces from Gear Up and clock hands from Time Well Spent.

I colored up some Scribble Flowers and fussy cut them and the big clock face from Time Well Spent and tried to channel my inner Gayle Bond to create a flower bouquet. I inked up the Bitty Minnie Alphas and the new this month alpha called Country Fair for my focal sentiment. I also inked the scripture sentiment from Begin Again to put on the back of my page.

I inked around the page and added some splatters to finish it off. It is a little messy, but it was a lot of fun to create and I really like the final page. What do you think?

Thanks for stopping by!

Lyn

I Thought it Was a Birthday Card!

Hello All!

OK, you can just call me crazy right now.  It is May 19th and I am posting a Mother's Day card.  That's right a day late (or a week and a half) and a dollar short, as the saying goes.

I really thought I had made this as a birthday card, but as you can see, that is clearly not the case.  But I had to share anyway because I love how this turned out and it is not often that I do lots of paper layers.
The butterfly, from the Begin Again Stamp Set, was stamped with Versamark ink on vellum.  I decided to use some embossing powder which I have had, NIP, for years.  It is a Verdigris color, a Tim Holtz distress embossing powder, which they apparently don't even make anymore, lol.  So, I am a little slow to use things!
Anyway, I loved the look; the butterfly was fussy cut out.  I had a piece of a monoprint that I made with my gel plate and the colors looked beautiful together.  I added several layers of patterned paper to make the butterfly pop.  Some twine around the monoprint and some sequins finish it off.  The sentiment is from the In This Together Stamp Set, but since it is past Mother's Day, I would recommend something else, lol!
Next up, a card with a sentiment that is actually perfect for the present time.

I was so excited to get this Life and Lemons set!  The lemons and stylized leaves...so fun! I colored up 3 sets of lemons and leaves with Copics and fussy cut them out.  Using a card sketch from CASE This Sketch, I assembled a super easy and very CAS card.  And in this case, that sentiment is timely!  I hope you are making lemonade where ever you are.  God is in the business of lemonade!

Have a great day, y'all!

Lee Ann  

Bind My Heart

{jane bosi} Happy Thursday, Friends!  Today, I am sharing a card which features the largest butterfly from the Begin Again set.  I just adore this entire set--I bet you do too!!

I started my card by using the direct to stamp watercolor technique.  My distress inks work best for this technique, I think, but I bet you could also use other dye inks.  I like the way the distress inks bleed and blend together.

After the butterfly image was completely dry, I stamped over it with a sentiment from Hymn Word Art.  I could not say it better myself!  In this mixed up world, I am very aware that His goodness is THE binding I need for my ever distracted, wandering heart.  It is the constant prayer of my heart.

Blessings--Jane

May 2020 New Release Blog Hop

Welcome to our May Release Blog Hop!

May is here with a new lineup of stamps and we're so excited to share the projects we've been working on with you! Read on for a bit of inspiration and a little walk through of our new release, then hop along to the blogs linked below for all sorts of papercrafting inspiration.

Plus, there's a GIVEAWAY! Leave a little shout out in the comment section on each stop along the way for a chance to win a $10 gift voucher to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps shop. Winner will be announced here on the SNSS blog, Wednesday, May 20.

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
Julee Tilman
Ceal Pritchett
Diane Zechman
Esther Asbury
Jane Bosi
Karen Decknick
Lee Ann Barrett
Lyn Tomlin
Sheri Gilson

For my card today, I'm sharing a shabby little mixed-media card featuring the Consider the Wildflowers set and a sentiment from In This Together. I seriously love this sentiment Korin added to the physical stamp set. It should be a plaque on my wall right now! LOL  I started by stenciling a grid background with some buttercup glitter glaze.  I then stamped the flowers and leaves and colored with watercolor markers and then added some details with fineliner pens.  I fussy cut these, then embossed the sentiment onto a piece of vellum cardstock, then tore out and added a sketch little frame to it.  Some black paint splatters and shabby edges finish things off.

Isn't this card by Korin absolutely GORGEOUS! She made her own DIY pattern paper with the Consider the Wildflower set, then added a sentiment from In This Together and that big old beautiful butterfly from Begin Again as her focal point. Simply stunning!

Okay, the next stop on the hop is my blog, Poetic Artistry. 

Here's a little look-see at the sets included in the MAY release...

First up is the May stamp of the month, Encouraging Thoughts. Such a lovely collection of useful sentiments, this set is sure to be a classic. This set is available for purchase for $15.95, OR you can get it as a FREE gift with a $75 purchase (after any discounts and before shipping and tax) during the month of May! Just add it to your cart and the discount will automatically apply once you've qualified.

Next up is that beautiful butterfly set by Korin.  The Begin Again set features a spectacular Morpho Blue butterfly in three sizes, along with wonderfully uplifting sentiments, including a scripture verse from Ecclesiastes.

We've teamed up with our friend Suzanne Corson from ConfettiCreativo once again to bring the gorgeous Consider the Wildflowers set. It's packed with all sorts of whimsical blooms that you'll be reaching for again and again.

Our own Colleen Gaddie brings her second set to us this month with the beautiful My Father's House set. This lovely church imagery will have you singing all day long.

We're so very excited that we were able to turn the digital set we released last month into a physical stamp set so quickly! Korin added a few more encouraging sentiments to the fabulous In This Together clear stamp set.

That's our May Release in a nutshell! So many fabulous sets to choose from! What's your favorite? 

May you be blessed today and always!

Just when the caterpillar thought...

Hello Sweet Friends!  Sheri here today to share a card featuring the NEWLY released Begin Again stamp set.  I just LOVE butterflies and this set is a must have!

To change things up a bit I thought I would create a card size other than the standard A2 (4 1/4" x 5 1/2") that we all create.  Today's card size is a version of a Tall & Skinny card.  It measures 3 3/4" x 6 1/2" (7 7/16" x 6 1/2", scored at 3 3/4"). You can either create a custom envelope or use a #10 standard business envelope.

For my sample I created a very CAS (clean and simple) card and stamped the largest butterfly in the set with alcohol friendly ink and then used copic markers to color.  To add a little sparkle I used a glue pen and sprinkled glitter on top.  The final embellishment are a few sequins.

Card Measurements:

Tall & Skinny Card Base: 3 3/4" x 6 1/2" (7 7/16" x 6 1/2", scored at 3 3/4")

Black Mat: 3 1/2" x 6 1/4"

White Panel: 3 3/8" x 6 1/8"

There's a NEW Stamp of the Month!  
FREE with any $75 order!

 

Happy Stamping!!

Encouragement Zine

Hello stamping friends, Esther here with something a little different to share with you. 
It's a little book make from one sheet of 8.5 x 11 in. paper and called a "zine."

For this zine I used a piece of designer paper from the Barnwood Pretty pack by The Paper Studio.

I'm also showcasing quite a few of the new release from Sweet n Sassy for the month of May.

Here's an illustration of how to fold a zine that I found on Pinterest.

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Supplies and Tools:

• Sweet n Sassy Stamps
• Begin Again
• Consider The Wildflowers
• In This Together Clear Stamp Set
• optional: In This Together Digital Set
• Texture Tiles 1
• Barnwood Pretty Designer Paper (The Paper Studio)
• Canson Mix Media Paper
• Real Brush Pens (Arteza)
• Ornate Ovals Dies (Divinity Designs)
• Doily Die (Sizzix - Tim Holtz)
• Crochet Thinlits (Sizzix - Tim Holtz)
• Album Tags and Accents Die (Heartfelt Creations) 
• Vintage Doilies (Maya Road)
• Pink Embossing Powder (Recollections)
• Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide (Ranger)
• Jet Black Archival Ink (Ranger)