Showing posts with label Grace So Amazing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Grace So Amazing. Show all posts

Monday, April 27, 2020

Scribble Flowers



Hello Friends! Esther here sharing two cards that feature the Scribble Flowers stamp set.

For this first one, I added some colorburst powders to a dictionary page, spritzed with water, and heat set. I then stamped my flowers in black ink and fussy cut them. You'll notice I "dressed up" the centers with some circle punched dots -- sometimes it's the little things that take your card to the next level!
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Supplies and Tools;
  • Scribble Flowers (Sweet n Sassy Stamps)
  • Grace So Amazing (Sweet n Sassy Stamps)
  • Jet Black Archival Ink (Ranger)
  • Circle Punches
  • Dictionary Page
  • These colors of Colorburst Powders (Ken Oliver)
    • Ultramarine Blue
    • Lime Green
    • Fuchsia 




For my second card I used two of the new releases for April to create a fun library card focal point and decorated the corners with some of the pretty florals from Scribble Flowers.

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Monday, April 13, 2020

Paper Bag Pocket of Encouragement



Hello Friends! Esther here, and today sharing a Paper Bag Pocket of Encouragement. It's stuffed full of Bible verses, hymns, and inspirational sayings to cheer and encourage.

Here's how I created my pocket
(Maybe you'll see a pink and white polka-dot / denim version later this year!!) 

  1. Start with a lunch sack
  2. Fold the top down and glue in place
  3. Punch or die cut a partial circle in the center of the bottom flap
  4. Use decorative scissors along the top of the bottom flap
  5. Fold bottom flap up
  6. Cut designer paper to decorate your panels

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I hope you're inspired to make your own little paper bag pocket of encouragement!! 
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Monday, March 9, 2020

Springtime Cards


Hello friends, Esther here sharing some spring themed cards I created with the NEW stamp sets for March! This first one features the "Sweet Little Lamb" set. I couldn't resist adding some hearts from the set to my tree, and those tiny little flowers to the vines along my fence.


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Supplies and Tools:
  • Sweet Little Lamb (Sweet n Sassy Stamps)
  • Canson Mixed Media Paper
  • Watercolor Brush Pens (Benicci)  
  • Christmas Quilt Embossing Folder (Couture Creations)
  • Dotted Ovals Dies (Sizzix)
  • Grass, Tree, Vine Dies (Cottage Cutz)
  • Versamark Watermark Ink 
  • Black Embossing Powder (Ranger)
  • These colors of Distress Oxide (Ranger)
    • Salty Ocean
    • Twisted Citron
    • Wilted Violet


My second card uses "Blessing in Disguise" (my new favorite stamp set!), Psalm 23 Background, and Grace So Amazing.


For this card I stamped and embossed four coneflowers. After coloring them, I fussy cut them, and trimmed the leaves off.  I cut between the petals and glued one on top of the other to form two 3D flower heads. I then punched a bunch of tiny suns, scrunched them up, and hot glued them to my flowers (If you like to see a photo of the process you're welcome to visit this post on my personal blog.)


Supplies and Tools:
  •  Blessings In Disguise (Sweet n Sassy Stamps)
  •  Psalm 23 Background (Sweet n Sassy Stamps)
  • Grace So Amazing (Sweet n Sassy Stamps)
  • Canson Mixed Media Paper
  • Watercolor Real Brush Pens (Arteza)
  • Dotted Oval Die (Sizzix)
  • Crochet Thinlits (Sizzix - Tim Hotlz)
  • Garden Greens Thinlits (Sizzix - Tim Holtz)
  • Lace Embossing Folder (Sizzix - Tim Holtz)
  • Sun Punch
  • Versamark Watermark Ink
  • Black Embossing Powder (Ranger)
  • Faded Jeans Distress Oxide (Ranger)
  • Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink (Ranger)


Monday, January 27, 2020

Amazing Grace


Hello friends, Esther here with a quick and easy inspirational card for you. This one features the BRAND NEW "Grace so Amazing" stamp set! I absolutely love this set, and can see myself using it over and over again this year!

Sometimes I get so caught up in creating my own backgrounds that I forget to use some of the pretty designer papers I own. Last year I picked up a couple 4.5 x 6.5 inch pads from Hobby Lobby when they were on clearance for $2.24! It's amazing how quickly you can whip up a card with a coordinating paper pack like this!

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Supplies and Tools:
  • Grace So Amazing (Sweet n Sassy Stamps)
  • Denim and Pearls Designer Paper (The Paper Studio)
  • Doily Thinlits (Sizzix - Tim Holtz) 
  • Dotted Oval Dies (Sizzix)
  • Brown Jewels (Kat Scrappiness)
  • Burlap String
  • These colors of Distress Oxide (Ranger)
    • Vintage Photo
    • Cracked Pistachio


Friday, January 24, 2020

Grace So Amazing!

Today I have some AMAZING projects for you using the new GRACE SO AMAZING set.

My first project is a clean and simple watercolor/stenciled background using Distress Oxides and a music stencil. This was actually created after I created one of the 2nd project cards. There was leftover ink on the stencil so I spritzed it with water and pressed it onto some watercolor paper. When it was dry, I used the same ink to stamp my sentiment - lyrics from Amazing Grace. It seemed perfect with that background. I die cut with a rounded die, then added some clear drops.


My second project is a set of Faith-dex cards I created for a Faith-dex swap on the SNSS Creative Worship Facebook page.


I used the music stencil and Distress Oxide (Tumbled Glass) to create the base.Then I stamped in a repeat pattern the word Grace in Distress Oxide a shade darker (Broken China) and "is sufficient" in black Archival Ink - both from the Choose Faith set. I added a sentiment to the tab and the back from the GRACE SO AMAZING set. Then I added ink splatters with Dina Wakley Ocean Acrylic paint and Dylusions Acrylic paint (this is what was on my desk:)) and set it aside to dry while I created the focal pieces.

I printed out the sheet music to Amazing grace on some cardstock and punched it out with a heart punch. I inked the edges of the heart with black Archival and added a little Antique Lined Distress Oxides on top (My card was cut from watercolor paper so I wanted to make sure the colors were similar)

I stamped "Grace so Amazing" from the Faith Wordfetti set on a strip of scrap watercolor paper and then I was ready to put the my Faith-dex card together...

I used some Grace themed washi tape and stuck to the card, then I added some coiled black twine to the side of it. I glued the hear on top of the twine then added the sentiment strip on top of the heart. Then I put blocks on top of all that dimension while it dried. Once it was all dry, I outlined to heart and sentiment strip using a black Stabilo All pencil which a blended with a damp brush.

This card turned out great and it really speaks to me - I hope it does the same for the other people who receive it. If you haven't tried these before, I recommend it - it's truly fun!!)


Thanks for stopping by! I hope you were inspired!
Lyn

P.S. and by the way:

Friday, January 10, 2020

Simple Grace

Hi Sweet 'n Sassy friends! It's Julee popping in today with a couple of simple cards I created with the Grace So Amazing set.  While I'm usually all about the layers, sometimes I just want a sentiment to speak for itself. Especially sentiments as beautiful as the ones in this set!  So I pulled out some distress oxides and watercolor paper and got to work.


When I reached for colors, I was inspired by the Pantone Color of the Year, Electric Blue.  For the first card I masked off a rectangle and wet the open area with a paint brush.  Next I swiped my oxide inks onto my craft mat. For these cards I used salty ocean, mermaid lagoon, and blueprint sketch.  While the area was wet, I started plopping (that's the technical term! LOL) my colors into the water until I achieved the look I was going for. Then I lightly sprayed with water and blotted with a paper towel to give it a textured look.  I embossed the quote in white directly on my watercolored panel, then matted onto an A2 card front.



After I was done, I still had leftover ink on my craft mat, so I decided to do a smooshed background.  I took another panel of watercolor paper and swiped and dipped it into the ink on my craft mat, let that dry, then smooshed a bit more ink onto an acetate bag and smooshed some more.  After a few repeat smooshing and dryings and then a few splatters of watered down ink, it was just how I wanted it.  I finished off by embossing the verse in white in the center.


I think I could make these cards all day! I just love playing with watercolor and that crisp white embossing on top is just so satisfying!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I  hope you have a fabulously creative day!


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Sunday, January 5, 2020

2020 Season's Givings Blog Hop


Hello sweet friends! Happy New Year 2020! With a new year on the horizon, we are so excited about what Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps has planned for 2020 and know you will be, too! We are so grateful for each of our friends and customers. We wouldn't be here without you!! For this reason, we are thrilled to be participating in the Seasons Givings Blog Hop!
 
This amazing blog hop is comprised of both companies and designers who are EACH saying THANKS to their readers with a giveaway on their blogs, so you DO NOT want to miss this amazing hop! We are thrilled to be a part of such a generous event!

Thank you to all of you for taking the time to visit our blog this past year! We appreciate you!

Our Seasons Givings Blog Hop gift to one lucky winner is a $35 gift code to the SNSS Shop!


Here's how you can win… just leave a comment answering the following question by 10:00pm EST on Wednesday, Tuesday, January 7th, 2019. Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps will randomly choose one lucky commenter and post the winner to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog on Wednesday, January 8th, 2020.

Question: What type of stamp (e.g. flowers, coffee, scripture, alphas, cute critters, etc.) do you find hardest to resist? 


All of the participants in the Seasons Givings Blog Hop will be offering prizes, so be sure to visit each blog on the list. You can find the links to all of the participants at the end of this post!

My card for today features a brand new set from today's new release... Grace So Amazing. This set is filled with beautiful sentiments themed around the concept of grace.


For my card I swiped some tattered rose and warm lipstick distress oxides onto an acrylic block and then smooshed onto cardstock, adding a paperweight to it to let the ink transfer for a few minutes. When it was dry, I stamped over the top with the sentiment in black ink and then die cut.  The butterfly is from the previously released Made New set. I watercolored with the same distress oxide inks and then hand trimmed.  A few layers of patterned paper with black mats and some baker's twine finish things off.



Now on to our...
January News & Happenings

It's time for some happy hellos here at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. Joining our 2020 Cardmaking Team are Esther Asbury and Karen Decknick. Here's a little about these talented ladies in their own words...

Hello, my name is Esther. I'm a pastor's wife from the beautiful state of Virginia where I live with my husband, daughter, and two spoiled rotten dogs. I've been making cards since 2005, but you wouldn't want to see those first cringe-worthy attempts! I've learned a lot and collected a craft room of supplies over the years. I don't really have one definable style, but enjoy trying new techniques and experimenting with different products. I'm honored to design for Sweet n Sassy Stamps and I hope my work will inspire you to be yourself and create beauty in your own unique way!

Esther Asbury
Blog: Shoregirl's Creations
Instagram: @estherasbury

Hello friends! My name is Karen and I have been married to the love of my life for 29 years. I am mom to 6 awesome kids and grammie to 6 wonderful grandkids too. I am a homeschooling mom and work part time outside the home. I have been creating since I was in elementary school. Over the years I have done knitting, crocheting, quilting, wood burning, cake decorating and stamping. The art of stamping captured my heart over two decades ago and is my favorite medium.

Karen Decknick
My Brand New Blog: Tap Thump Art
Instagram: @karendecknick


Welcome aboard ladies! We are over the moon excited to have you join our team!

It's also the first day of the month and that means... 
It's time for our first release of 2020!

You're sure to fall in love with these beautiful new sets,
so click on over to the shop to check them out!


Grab the Early Bird Bundle for savings through January 9th.
And don't forget our January Stamp of the Month, Texture Tiles 5.
Our gift to you with a $75 order January 1 - 31.


We are so glad that you've decided to spend some time with us today! Now sit back with your favorite beverage and enjoy the Season's Givings Blog Hop! It's a BIG one!!

Sweet & Sassy Stamps ✋ That's us!

As a reminder, just leave a comment with the question below to be eligible for our giveaway...

Question: What type of stamp (e.g. flowers, coffee, scripture, alphas, cute critters, etc.) do you find hardest to resist?