Vintage meets modern

Hiya folks! It's Brenda here again one last time. It's been so fun guest designing this month here at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. Thanks so much for having me!

For today's post I decided I'd use the Timeless Classic set in a new way. I adore the mix of modern and vintage, so that was the look I was going for with today's card.

I made the bright blue rectangle behind the truck image by flipping the stamp around and stamping on the back side. Then I flipped it back around and stamped the truck on top.

Some bold colors and designs add to the modern flair of this card. I added a little bit of black mist splatters to add a little bit of grunge.
And there you have a modern way to use a vintage image. I hope you like it!

It's been great fun hanging out here with you all this month! I loved the opportunity to use some of Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps fantastic images.
Thanks for joining me, and have a great day!!
Brenda

baby gift ensemble

Hi there. Brenda here again, and this time I made a gift topper and matching gift bag for giving a sweet baby gift in style.

The Vintage Baby set was perfect for this gift set with a bit of a shabby vintage flair. You could also add in a coordinating card to complete the set if you'd like.

The flower, doily embellishment is attached to a clothespin so you can easily clip it onto a gift bag or box. I also tucked a stamped tag underneath, along with a length of vintage ribbon.

 I left the ribbon loose, just in case I decided to use it with a gift instead. That way I could wrap it around the gift and then clip the flower and tag on top.

And here's a closer look at the stamped tag. The backside is blank for writing a special note to the proud new parents. 

This is also a great way to recycle, because that brown bag is one we got at American Eagle a while back. It had words on it, but the pretty papers covered it up quite nicely. 

 Now I'm all set for the next baby girl that arrives on the scene!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brenda

Scrapbooking with Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps!

Hello again, everyone! It's great to be here with you all again! Thanks so much to all of you for making me feel so welcome! I know many of you stopped by my blog during the new release and left so many warm and wonderful comments! I appreciate that so much! Thank you!

I went outside the card and made a scrapbook page to share with you today. If you know me even a little bit you probably know that I'm crazy about scrapbooking, although I don't get the chance to do nearly as much of it these days as I'd like to. So I try to squeeze it in when I can. And using stamps on a page is always a fun change of pace rather than always making cards.

I used the Timeless Classics set again this time. When I saw this stamp set I knew it would work beautifully for a scrapbook page! Take a look!

You might have to look a little closer to see stamp sets used on a page since there's so much more space to fill. I actually used several of the images in the stamp set on this page. The most obvious is the antique car stamped on the manila tag. If you look very closely you can probably see that I lightly stamped the gears on the tag as well.

I also used two of the sentiments in the set. I thought they were very fitting for a page about my husband spending quality time with our kids. He's great about that! I'm grateful for the time he invests in their lives and so I think it's very appropriate to make a page documenting that. This stamp set was perfect for the ideas of time and influence I wanted this page to have.

I love the verse from Proverbs that is found in this set. It couldn't have been a better fit for a page like this!

I love that the stamps make up most of the embellishments on a page like this. I only added a couple of other elements, along with my patterned paper, for a cohesive and finished page. 

I hope I have inspired you to give scrapbooking a try if you never have before. It's a fabulous way to stretch the use of your stamps if you primarily use them for card making. 

If you have any questions about anything I used on my page I'd be happy to answer them here or on my blog. 

Thanks so much for joining me here today!

Brenda

You're a Classic!

Hey there!  It's Brenda here with my very first post as the June SNSS guest designer!  I'm So excited to be here with you all and get the chance to not only play with some fabulous stamps, but to get to know you better too! Thanks to Korin and Taylor for having me!

I chose the Timeless Classic stamp set to work with this month. I'm in need of some masculine cards, and this set really stood out to me.  I had so much fun preparing this card to share with you today and I can't wait to play with this set some more!

I thought it would be fun to create a cut out in the front of the card to house the truck image. I kept the rest of the design pretty simple and straight forward, just how I like it.

A little bit of twine accents the opening, as well as the strategically placed gear stamp images. 

I kept the color scheme really neutral.  Kraft, black, navy and grey.  Not only are the neutrals great masculine colors, but they're great for older, more classic images as well.  The end result kind of reminds me of an old photo of an old truck tucked into a keepsake photo album. 

And here's what it looks like on the inside.  I loved so many of the sentiments in this set that I just had to include more than one! :)  I think my Dad will LOVE getting this card for Father's day!  

Thanks so much for joining me here today!

Brenda