Bookmark This!

{jane bosi}  Happy Sunday, Sweet Friends!!  I've finally taken the time to complete this long awaited project!!  Many months ago, I purchased Bookmark Bits & Pieces and Bookmarks & More Dies so I could make bookmarks for my budding reader and his classmates!

I started by creating a box to house the 30 bookmarks.  Using a 8 1/2" x 9 3/4" piece of card stock and some strategic scoring, it was a piece of cake!  Score on the 8 1/2" side at 1 1/2", 3" and 6".  Rotate and score at 2 1/4", 3 3/4" 6" and 7 1/2".  You'll have to omit the corners and trim a few other panels, but once you get going, it will all make sense!

I decorated the bookmarks by water coloring images from Bookmark Bits & Pieces.  I cannot decide which image I like the most!  That little bookworm is awfully cute!

I also used Borders & Backgrounds, What's Up and Grunge Elements 2 to decorate the backgrounds.  This was a great way to spend the afternoon!  I sure hope they like them as much as I do!

TTFN, Jane

Borders & Backgrounds...

Hello Sweet Friends!

It's been a fun month here at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps as we celebrate our 8th birthday! The DT Divas are sharing Daily Throwbacks with you all month long here on the blog, and over on our Facebook page, to help celebrate!

Today I am re-visiting Borders & Backgrounds clear stamp set (among some other fantastic sets):

 

 

 

I love making shaped cards, so I decided to make a birdhouse card. The scallop border was perfect for the roof of my birdhouse. I used the coordinating die to cut the strips out (which is no longer available). I stamped the scallop image with VersaMark and heat embossed the image with clear embossing powder.

The holly came from Christmas Silhouettes clear stamp set and was die-cut with the coordinating Christmas Silhouettes die set.

The darling birds are from Season's Greetings clear stamp set. I also used the Fence & Grass and Heart die sets.

Monika

 

Get To Know Me:
Monika A. Davis

 

Hello! I was born and raised in Hungary. I've been in the States for 19 years now, living in beautiful New Hampshire. I live with my sweet husband and our 2 boys. I work part time at my sons' school, in the after school program.
I was introduced to rubber stamping 17 years ago and I've been making cards on and off ever since. It's been a great passion of mine. I love making cards and giving them away for birthdays, Christmas, teacher's appreciation day etc. I've been on a number of design teams and have been published a number of times. I taught card making classes in local stamp stores and now I offer classes at my house. These days I am crafting on a smaller scale and concentrating more on my family and on my spiritual journey.
 I love reading, traveling, playing board games... and this summer I took up gardening and canning (which I never thought I'd do).
If you are a new stamper, I'd recommend getting a nice set of ink pads with coordinating card stocks. I made a mistake of buying miss matched items when I started out as a crafter and I never liked the end result. These days, there are many companies offering matching ink pads, papers, even embellishments. 
There are so many fantastic designers who inspire me... I don't think I could name them all here. I visit Pinterest daily for ideas and get inspirations from challenges.
I was introduced to Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps in 2010 (I think) by the talented Kim Schofield. I started out as a Guest Designer, then first joined The Sweet Stop sketch challenge, then the Sweet 'n Sassy Design Divas. It's been such a blessed journey with the other design team members and Korin. I love the different image designs, the Christian sets with beautiful verses and spiritual greetings.

While I have a number of favorite stamp sets, especially the ones with butterflies, I especially love:

 Be Encouraged clear stamp set with it's powerful words:

 

 

These are just the perfect additions to any cards, no matter what the occasion is... and here are some of the cards I've created with this stamp set:
 

 

 

Friday Feature: You & Me

Hello, Sweet 'n Sassy friends! It's time for another Friday Feature! The samples we have to share with you today will bring a smile to your face.  These adorable images are perfect for sending a little note to your honey or a special friend.  

Today's feature is:
You & Me

• Set measures 4"x6"
• Includes 5 images & 12 sentiments
• Illustrated by Korin Sutherland

Here are some darling samples made by the talented Design Divas:

How cute is this card created by Jenny…a swag made by paper piecing the veggies from You & Me, a Mini Tag, and a few Hearts!

The chocolate frosted donut looks so yummy on this card created by Kim!

The black and white papers are used to carry through the idea of salt and pepper on this card created by Cathy.

The images in the You & Me stamp set fit perfectly on the Decorative Plaques Dies as you can see on this cute sample by Jenny!

Peanut butter and Jelly…a winning combination!  Kim's free standing up-up card is just darling!  

YUM!  The smiles on these images are so infectious…don't you think?

You & Me is now available for just $13.50 for a limited time!

No Coupon Needed!

   Head on over to the Sweet 'n Sassy Store and pick up a fabulous deal 
on this delightful stamp set!

While you are there be sure to check out our 
50% off sale!

Here are just a few of the stamp sets included in the sale along with some samples for each:

Borders & Backgrounds

I've Got Your Number

Shape Up

Mod Ornaments

Just enter CODE:  OLD2015 to receive these wonderful stamp sets for 50% off the retail price!  Now that's a great deal!

Thanks for stopping by…have a wonderful day and happy shopping!

2014 Year in Review - Day 8: Borders and Backgrounds

Hello sweet friends and welcome back to Day 8 of  
Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps 2014 Year in Review!

Today's feature is:

Borders & Backgrounds

The images in this amazing stamp set can be used alone to create a simple border, can be mitered to create a frame, or several of the images can be used together to create beautiful backgrounds.

This gorgeous vintage card was created by Mary using the Borders & Backgrounds Stamp set:

Mary used the one of the borders from the Borders & Backgrounds stamp set to frame the pretty postal papers for a special Christmas announcement! 


Here are more samples using the Borders & Backgrounds stamp set created in 2014 by the SNSS Design Team:

Lee Ann stamped a border from Borders & Backgrounds in three different colors on an angle making an interesting focal point for her card.  The split sentiment she used is from the Pick Me Up stamp set.  Love the addition of the wood veneer heart!

Diane used two different borders from the Borders & Backgrounds stamp set in two different coral tones to create this gorgeous background for her card.  The same coral colors were used on the flower from the Bloom & Grow stamp set.  The sentiment is from Flower Blocks 3.

Jessica layered a border from Borders & Backgrounds with several Scallop Border die cuts to create a fringe for her cute thank you card.  She also used the Pick Me Up stamp set that was featured yesterday and the coordinating Pick Me Up Dies for the mug and the sentiment on her card.

Monika used the same border stamped repeatedly in different colors to create this gorgeous background for her Majestic Butterfly stamped on vellum. The sentiment is from the popular God is Bigger stamp set.

Here's another gorgeous card created by Lee Ann.  I love how she curved one of the border stamps from Borders & Backgrounds on her acrylic block to add an embossed curved border around the doily..how beautiful and creative!  The sentiment is from the New Beginnings stamp set and the butterfly stamped on vellum is from the Majestic Butterflies stamp set.

Borders & Backgrounds is available now at the 
Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store!

We'll be back on Monday with more 2014 features, but meanwhile, be sure to stop back over the weekend to check out what several of the Design Divas have been creating with Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps!  I know you will be inspired by their creations!

Thanks so much for visiting today!

Thank You.........

Hello friends!  Jacquie here, to share with you!  How are you and what's new?

I am excited to share my little creation with you today!  I have been seeing a lot of banners and ink sprays/splatters being used and I wanted to give it a try!  So here is what I came up with.

I started out with a pre-made kraft card base and then added a layer of Georgia Pacific white.  I used Memento Rich Cocoa ink to stamp out a few borders from the SNSS Borders & Backgrounds clear stamp set and cut them out with the matching Borders & Backgrounds die set!  I just love when stamps and dies match; it makes for EASY card/project making.  Once my borders were cut out, I trimmed them down to make banners and placed them on my white layer; off centered a bit of course.  After the banners, I  used my mini mister to spritz some Mandarin Perfect Pearls (a little mixed with water) onto my project; I only used a bit, as I did not want my paper to get all wonky from being wet!  I stamped some leaves from the SNSS Leaf Silhouettes clear stamp set in Memento Clay and Tangelo; cutting them out with the matching Leaf Silhouettes die set!  Before I added the leaves to my project, I put together and stamped a sentiment from the SNSS Thankful Blooms clear stamp set.  Another thing I REALLY love is being able to make my own sentiments with different fonts.  I just LOVE the way it looks.  Once all the above was done, I completed my card by adding my leaves with 3D foam tape and adding some various embellishments.

Hope you enjoyed my little creation today!  Thanks for stopping by and be sure to come back tomorrow, one of our DT will have more to share with you!  Have a WONDERFUL day!

Blooming with Thanks

Hello Everyone!

We have all been waiting patiently for winter to be over, and I think we can safely say that spring is finally here!  I just love all of the great spring sets that Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps will release this week!  I have a sneak peek of a wonderful set, reminiscent of bouquets of flowers.

This flower from the Thankful Blooms set is perfect for the rock and roll technique; I stamped my flower two times using this technique.  Both were cut out with the matching die;  I cut one of the flowers out in a swirl, following the lines of the image and then rolled it up like a rolled rose, allowed it to loosen up some and then adhered it on top of the other flower.  I stamped a Decorative Frame and die cut it out with its matching Decorative Plaque Die.  The frame is  used  as a base for the flower. 
The scalloped border is from the Borders and Backgrounds set and was stamped on patterned paper and cut out with its matching Borders and Backgrounds Die.   A doily, some weathered woodgrain patterned paper and some pearls finish off the card. 
I hope you can join us for our Release Party; we will be celebrating Thursday evening (April 10th) at 8pm EST in the Splitcoaststamper Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps forum here. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today and have a blessed week!

Lee Ann  :)

Spring is in the Air!

Good Morning Everyone!

Spring is finally here!  Have you been stamping with spring images and colors?  I know I have!  The card I am sharing today is done in soft pastels and I think has a bit of a vintage look to it.  I used several sets for this card~

I am really enjoying layering and using doilies lately.  Only problem is, I only have one style of paper doily.  So today I cheated!  :)  I used one of the scalloped border images from the Borders and Background Set and curved it when adhering it to my acrylic block.  I stamped it in Versamark ink on the top half of my white card stock and heat embossed it with white embossing powder.

 Here is a close up of the doily effect.  I had a tough time with pictures this week, so I added close ups for you to see the detail. 
 I sponged Soft Sky ink around the edges of the embossing powder doily.  Next, I layered on another half doily, this time an actual paper doily.
On the bottom of the card, I stamped one of the background images from the Borders and Background Set, then added a banner strip across the middle of the card with a bit of lace trim along the bottom edge.

My butterfly, from the Majestic Monarchs Stamp Set, was stamped in Versamark on vellum,  heat embossed with Pool Party embossing powder, and die cut out with the matching  Monarch Dies.  I added a few die cut leaves and some pink scalloped buttons for my flowers.  The sentiment is from the New Beginnings Stamp Set.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a blessed week!

Lee Ann  :)  

thankful rose

If you've seen the March Sweet 'n Sassy release, you may have fallen in love with the third set of Flower Blocks that Korin has released.  For the hops I used the cute coneflower to make some cards but today I've turned to a different flower and used the rose.

My rose was stamped and heat embossed on vellum cardstock, colored on the reverse side with markers, and layered onto a scrap of white cardstock.  The light blue frame was then popped up around it with dimensionals.  The black border and matching die is from the Borders & Backgrounds Stamp & Die Bundle.

I made a few cards of this design for thank you and birthday occasions, but this would also be pretty for Mother's Day!

Have a wonderful weekend!

♥ Diane

Espresso my thanks!

Good morning!

Jessica here with a card to share today that I made with a couple of the new March stamp and die sets through Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps: Pick Me Up and Borders & Backgrounds.

The flag banners at the top of the card are from the arrow die in the Pick Me Up stamp set - fun!  I used linen white card stock to die cut the border dies and purposely didn't stamp them cleanly, as I wanted a bit of the texture of the paper to show through.  

Have a great day! 

Jessica

A Little Sunshine

Hello sweet friends!  Can you believe this weather?  One day it's beautiful, sunny, and 60 degrees, and the next it's rainy and dreary with temperatures plummeting to below zero with the wind chill. Well...yesterday was so dismal, I decided to create a little sunshine!

The background was made with a stencil and some modeling paste.  After the rays were dry, some Daffodil Delight ink was sponged on them.  The borders, from the newly released set Borders and Backgrounds, were white embossed on different colors of card stock and die cut with the Borders and Background Dies to make a rainbow.  Because I was trying to make a happy card, the flowers from the Happy Place stamp set were colored with Copic Markers in rainbow colors.  A Clear Wink of Stella marker was used to make the sun rays and the flowers really shimmer.

A sunny bow, a banner sentiment, and some rhinestone stickers were added to finish the card.

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps has been busy preparing for Heirloom's Allentown Rubber Stamp and Paper Arts Festival this weekend, so if you are in the area, be sure to stop in and say hello!  We'd love to meet you!

Thanks so much for stopping in for a visit!  Be a blessing to someone today and add a little sunshine to their life!

Oh, and one more thing---We just added a bunch of our exclusive dies to our 50% off sale---CHECK IT OUT!!! They're sure to sell out FAST

Hugs,
Cathy