Celebrations

Hi Sweet 'n Sassy friends! It's Julee Tilman, popping in with a little update on some of the fun I've been having with my Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps this month!

The Happy Couple set is a new favorite of mine, and I created both a wedding card, as well as a celebration card that could be for any occasion that calls for cake!

For this card, I used a stencil to ink blending the background, then stamped the timeless image from Happy Couple on white, and then watercolored using the same inks.  I wanted a little more pizazz, so stamped the top of the cake image a couple times, then colored and fussy cut to accent her veil and her bouquet.  Such an easy little accent that packs a big punch. And a little white on black sentiment always makes things pop.

For my next card, I made some backgrounds with some shimmering watercolors, then stamped the cake image from Happy Couple and watercolored with the same paints. Lots of splatters give a fun vibe, and I used a delicate little circle die to give a feminine flair.  The many blessings sentiment is so beautiful embossed in silver.  A few rough edges around my background and the card was done.

It's the last day of the month, and also the last day to enter our Rainbow challenge in the Sweet 'n Sassy VIP Group on Facebook. If you're not a member, consider signing up! It's free to join and there are lots of fun early bird peeks for our releases and fun inspiration and activities throughout the month. Okay, on with the card talk. This is one of the cards I created for the rainbow challenge using some watercolor markers and the darling Itty Bitty Blossoms set. A thank you sentiment from the Kindness Matters set finishes off this simple card design.

Today is also the final day to get the GORGEOUS Peony Cluster set for free with a $75 order. A $75 order also gets you free US Shipping, so double yay! Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Happy Couple

Hello Sweet 'N Sassy Friends!  Sheri here today with card featuring the NEW Happy Couple stamp set.  Today's sample shows that you can create an elegant wedding card with just embossing the stamped images, a few pieces of card stock/vellum and some ribbon.  

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Instructions:

• Create an A2 White Card Base (5 1/2" x 4 1/4")
• Cut a Gold Mirror Card Stock Layer (5 1/4" x 4")
• Cut Gold Heart Vellum Layer (5 1/8" x 3 7/8")
• Cut Gold Mirror Card Stock Layer for Sentiment (3 7/8" x 2 5/8")
• Cut White Card Stock Layer for Sentiment (3 3/4" x 2 1/2")
• Stamp sentiment with Watermark Ink and Emboss in Gold on White Sentiment Layer
• Stamp Cake image with Watermark Ink and Emboss in Gold on separate piece of white card stock and fussy cut
• Assemble Card Layer and add Ribbon

 

Happy Stamping!!

 

 

Wedding Season

Hello friends, Stephanie here with a couple cards to share with you.  Summertime will soon be here and that means lots of weddings.  I have 2 cards for you today using 2 of our new releases this month.  Happy Couple and Marriage Scripture make for easy wedding cards.

This first card I stamped my image and sentiment with Memento Black Tuxedo Ink, you could color in your image but I decided I liked it plain.  The paper is from DCWV and I added some half pearls and ribbon to dress it up a little bit.

This next card I stamped the same way and the designer paper is from DCWV, it is a little sparkly but it does not show up in the picture.  The die for the main panel is from Gina Marie.  There you have it, 2 quick and easy wedding cards.    Don't forget about our Stamp of the Month- Peony Clusters, it is free with a $75 order and it is GORGEOUS, you don't want to miss out on it that is for sure.  As always you get free shipping with a $75 order.   Happy Stamping!!!!!

Birthday celebration

 Hello! It's Monika here today with couple of birthday cards, using some of the new stamp sets from the May Release.

First up is Happy Couple clear stamp set. I decided this cake doesn't have to be just for weddings... right? So while this card could be a wedding card, it also passes as a birthday card... since I don't have a wedding to go to... The greeting is from Keep in Touch Too clear stamp set. 

I built my cake out of four layers (plus the bow)... I used thin dimensional tape as I didn't want it to be too bulky... I colored the images with Kuretake Gansai Tambi water colors. The background was made with Purple Twilight Tim Holtz alcohol ink. I had to add my sweet vellum flowers with rhinestones... I just can't seem to tire of them...

On my next card, I used Freedom in Christ and Peony Cluster clear stamp sets from the new release. I used So Happy clear stamp set for BIRTHDAY and an old birthday sentiment set for HAPPY (but Christmas Poinsettia, Birthday Greetings, and Precious Poinsettias have similar word images).The heat embossed vellum flowers were leftovers from my card from the blog hop.

The banner was stamped with a multicolored ink pad (just like the background)... and I couldn't help myself, I had to add my punched vellum flowers. 

I hope I have inspired you to craft today!

Thank you for stopping by!

Monika

Pretty Peonies

Hello friends!  Today I am sharing a couple of cards using the Stamp of the Month for May and a few other stamp sets from the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps new release.

 The Peony Cluster was white embossed on Kraft card stock and colored with Prismacolor Pencils.  A stamp from the Texture Tiles 1 stamp set was white embossed on another Kraft panel and stitched to the left of the peonies.  A third panel was embossed and white ink rubbed over the raised edges to enhance the design.  This panel was also stitched to the card front.  Twine was wrapped around the card and the sentiment added to finish the card.  I love the look of the colored peonies on the Kraft card stock!

The Peony Cluster was inked up with a much neglected Kaleidacolor ink pad and randomly stamped over the background.  A sentiment from the Marriage Scripture stamp set was embossed with Liquid Platinum powder on a white panel.  The wedding cake from the Happy Couple stamp set was embossed and colored with Copic Markers.  A dyed bow and matching pearls were added to finish the card. 

The Peony Cluster is the Stamp of the Month and is free with a $75 order before shipping and tax from the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store.

The other stamp sets below were used on the cards above.

Thank so much for stopping by...

have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,

Cathy

Happy Couple & Peony Cluster

 Hello! It's Monika here today showcasing couple of the new stamp sets from the May Release.

First up is Happy Couple clear stamp set. 

It's a simple and elegant wedding card... the gold ink paired with black is so classy... and the punched vellum flowers are the perfect embellishments... soft and feminine. 

Next is the May Stamp of the Month: Peony Cluster clear stamp set. 

I stamped the image on water color card stock with Tuxedo Black Memento ink, then water colored it with Kuretake Gansai Tambi paint. 

The water colored panel is popped up on white foam, which adds a great dimension to this card. 

I hope I have inspired you to craft today!

Thank you for stopping by!

Monika

happy couple

Good morning! Today I am sharing two cards using some new Sweet ‘n Sassy stamps from this month’s release. Here I used Happy Couple, Marriage Scripture, and the lovely stamp of the month, Peony Cluster.

 

The layered strip on my first card is a piece of cardstock I found in my stash that I had done the melted crayon technique on almost 20 years ago. I really need to clean out my supplies! lol. Basically, I just placed some crayon shavings (metallic crayons used here) onto my cardstock, sandwiched it between two pieces of wax paper and ironed it. I can't remember if I used regular or glossy cardstock on this piece...experiment! (I did find a quick video for this technique here).

 

 

On the inside, I used stamps from both of the wedding themed sets and kept it a classy black & white.

 

For my second card, I used the pretty peonies from this month's free set to help create the background. They were stamped with Versamark ink to keep them "softer". The cake was popped up with dimensionals.

 

Have a great day!

Diane