Home is Where You Are...

Hi friends! Kim here sharing a card that I created using the super cute Happy Home stamp set. (PS - This set would go great with the Hillside Edges dies!)

For my "scene," I started by cutting out a few hills from the Natural paper pad from Authentique (aren't those colors perfect for hills?)  I then used the Wendy Vecchi Sunburst stencil, and Wild Honey Distress Ink, to stencil the rays onto a piece of text paper (also from Authentique).  The house and trees were stamped on cardstock and watercolored, using Distress Markers and a water brush.  Then it was time to assemble!  The hills were faux stitched and the house and trees were tucked under the hills.  The last item was to add two clouds, cut out using the Clouds and Raindrop dies.  The sentiment was stamped on the bottom hill.

So, friends, this is going to be my last post for a while. I stepped down from the design team, for an undetermined amount of time. My hubby just received a job offer, after looking for six long months, in another state. Boo.... My craft supplies have been packed and our house in on the market so I need time to make the transition before jumping back in to regular crafting.

A great BIG thank you to Korin and the wonderful SNSS design team...Love you all! And thanks to the wonderful SNSS customers who support Korin's business! 

Sending hugs and kisses!

A Little Happy Latch

Hope you are having a happy day today! Today I am sharing another example of a fun and easy "closure" to your cards - the Latch Card! You can see the tutorial HERE. I had some houses left over from a previous project, and decided to make a sweet little card for my daughter. She just moved into a new apartment and is getting married in ten days! So I mailed off this little greeting with some housewarming cash for her.

Stamps and dies are from the Happy Home stamp set and Happy Happy stamp set and die set.

Enjoy your day!

June 2015 Happenings

Hello sweet friends!  Thank you so much for your sweet comments, your friendship, and your overwhelming support of Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.  We appreciate each and every one of you!  During the month of June, you can look forward to the talented Design Divas focusing on stamp sets currently in our store…and a few special surprises!

NOW...Here's the scoop for June…

Friday Features

Fridays are special at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps!  On the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog, the Design Divas will share different ways to S-T-R-E-T-C-H your stamps using featured stamp sets.   

That's not all…the featured stamp set will be available for purchase at a 10% discount during the week the set is being featured!

Let's Hear it for the Boys!

Please join the Design Divas for a "Let's Hear It for the Boys" Blog Hop this Friday, June 5th to honor the special men..both young and old…in our lives.  We will be showcasing several of the masculine stamp sets from the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store just in time to inspire you for Father's Day! 

Design Diva Demos

Be sure to join us each Monday on the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog as the Design Divas continue to present tutorials showing step by step instructions for creating fabulous projects using Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.  You will LOVE the inspiring demos full of tips and techniques that can easily be incorporated into your own paper crafting projects.  You can look forward to seeing tutorials by Jenny, Jane, Ceal, Judy, and Kim this month!  

What a line-up!

Surprise, Surprise!!

We're looking forward to a new shipment of your favorite stamp sets that are currently out of stock later this month.  We will let you know as soon as they arrive!  Don't you just LOVE getting packages in the mail!

We also have a few surprises up our sleeve for the month of June,

but…if we told you the all the details, it wouldn't be a surprise now would it?

Be sure to check the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog for upcoming announcements!

  

*********************************************************************************

Finally, the Design Divas have been having so much fun with our featured stamp set for this week.  Here is another fun card for your inspiration!

Create you own little neighborhood using the adorable houses in the Happy Home stamp set along with other products from the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store.  Happy Home is available from now until Thursday, June 11th for only $9.90!

That's a wrap for June…thanks so much for stopping by.  Blessings to you and have a wonderful day!

Friday Feature: Happy Home

Hello Sweet 'n Sassy friends!  Welcome to this week's Friday Feature.  You will love all of the awesome samples we have for you today using one of Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps adorable stamp sets! 

Welcome to this week's Friday Feature!

Today's feature is:

Happy Home

• Includes 5 images & 7 sentiments
• Houses measure approximately 1" x 1 1/4"
• Illustrated by Diane Zechman

The Happy Home clear stamp set with its whimsical fonts and darling images will have you creating adorable scenes on your cards that are perfect for many different occasions.

Just take a look at some fabulous samples created by the Design Divas:

Welcome to the neighborhood!  Judy used the images from the Happy Home stamp set to create an adorable neighborhood on this cute as can be side step card!  The Happy Happy die set was used to add the finishing touches to this fanciful little scene!

Jane used the houses and trees from the Happy Home stamp set to create her own little neighborhood for the background on her darling tag card!  How cute!

A subtle watercolored background, a little paper piecing…add a little bling, and Voila…you have a playful little card congratulating the owners of a new home!  What new home owner wouldn't love to receive Monica's card using whimsical elements and the Happy Home stamp set?

Here is another look at some samples from the past:

As you can see, the Happy Home stamp set is an adorable and versatile stamp set to have in your collection!

You can get Happy Home today through Thursday, June 4th for just $9.90!!

No Coupon Needed!

Now head on over to the Sweet 'n Sassy Store and pick up your Happy Home stamp set.  Have a wonderful day!

2014 Year in Review - Day 12: Happy Home

Hello Sweet 'n Sassy friends!  Our count down to Christmas and the SNSS 2014 Year in Review will continue today with an adorable stamp set designed by Diane Zechman.

Today's feature is:

Happy Home

This darling stamp set can be used for so much more than its intended purpose as you will see as you take a look at the fabulous creations by the talented SNSS design team.  Janette and Monika have made two new cards using the Happy Home stamp set.

What a fun shaped card Monika made pairing the Happy Home stamp set with the new Hillside Edges Dies and the Fence Die.

Janette also paired a sentiment from Happy Home with the Hillside Edges Dies to create the snowy scene on the outside of her card.

And look at the inside…the silhouette house trio makes a wonderful border for her cute Christmas card!  Using the sentiments from Seasonal Wreaths, Janette was able to craft her own Christmas greeting! 

Here are a few more creations using the Happy Home stamp set that were made during this past year:

I just love the watercolor look on Giovana's sweet card made with the house and tree images from the Happy Home stamp set.  The section of Fence and the Clouds perfectly complete her beautiful scene!

The little house and the trees from the Happy Home stamp set were colored and fussy cut to make this adorable card crafted by Kim!  Love how she pieced her scene on text paper, sponged the sun rays, and added a few Clouds to create a vintage look!

On this Christmas card created by me, the house trio from the Happy Home stamp set is tucked behind sponged snowy drifts.  The Light of Christmas is lightly stamped on the background.  The tree and deer are from the Christmas Silhouettes stamp set and the deer was cut with the coordinating Christmas Silhouettes Die.  The sentiment is from the Christmas Innies stamp set.

A ribbon ruffle grounds the little paper pieced house from Happy Home on this darling Mother's Day card created by Jessica.  The Mother Word Die featured earlier this month was used to cut the word, Mother, out of felt and the embossed sentiment is from the Thankful Innies stamp set.

Awwwwwww!  How cute is this little kitty from LOL Cats sitting in the window!  The sentiment is from the Happy Home stamp set.  The branch in the upper corner is from the Love Birds stamp set and was cut with the Love Birds Die Set.  The Tall Grass die cut finishes the scene perfectly!  Just adorable, Lee Ann!

Well…what do you think?  Isn't this just the cutest stamp set?  Right now it is marked down 25% at the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store along with all of the other 2014 featured stamp sets.  This Christmas Sale will continue until the end of the month or as long as supplies last.

Wait until you see what we have in store for you tomorrow!  Be sure to stop back again for our SNSS 2014 Year in Review.

Mid Month Update

Hello Sweet 'n Sassy friends!  

Just wanted to let you know what a grand time we had at the Heirloom Rubber Stamp & Paper Arts Festival in York this past weekend!  It was wonderful having a chance to meet you at the Reflection Class on Friday afternoon and again at the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps booth on Saturday and Sunday.  We hope you enjoyed the "Make and Take," the displays, and your shopping experience!  I am always amazed at how far some of you travel to participate in this event!

On another note, you have really kept us hopping at the Sweet 'n Sassy Studio this month…not that we are complaining, mind you!  LOL!  All of the Sweet Perks Club bundles have been shipped and we are gearing up for the next big event which will be a Special Design Team Christmas Blog Hop.  We hope you will join us next Friday, October 24th, as the DT shares some of our favorite SNSS Christmas sets,  including some of the new dies just added to the store.  I know you will be inspired by the Design Divas' creations!

Finally, I have a card to share with you that was inspired by Korin's "Make and Take" from the York show.  An additional panel was added and a different stamp set was featured, but the sponging technique used is so versatile and can be easily adapted to many of the silhouette stamp sets carried
in the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store.

Light of Christmas was lightly stamped on the background with Tumbled Glass Distress ink, and the tree from the Christmas Silhouettes stamp set was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black.  Modeling paste snow was added to this panel but was mostly covered by the top two layers.  The backgrounds on the two top panels were masked and sponged with a combination of Tumbled Glass, Faded Jeans, and Seedless Preserves distress inks.  The tree was again stamped on both layers, while the houses from the Happy Home stamp set and a sentiment from Christmas Innies were stamped on the smaller panel.  (It was quite by accident that the tree image lined up on the two panels…love when things like that happen!)  The deer was stamped, cut with the matching Christmas Silhouettes Die, and popped onto the top of the card.  A white Sharpie paint pen and Wink of Stella were used to add shimmer and accents to the card. Thanks for the inspiration, Korin, as I really like how this card turned out!

Be sure to check back each day to find more inspiration for your Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps!

Have a wonderful day!

Window on Fall

Hello Everyone!

I am back from Colorado, from visiting fellow team member, Ceal, and I am thinking cool weather!  After all, it was snowing on August 1st at the top of the mountain we were on!   Yes, real snow! 
Summer vacation is just about over as well.  [sigh].  With these things in mind, I created a fall scene, using a few Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps supplies. 

 I could use the Love Birds Stamp Set on just about every card.  I love the versatility of the branch.  For this card, I colored my branch and leaves with Copics.  Instead of using the matching die to cut out the image, I did some fussy cutting, as I wanted to cut off some of the leaves from the branches to allow them to rest on the window sill.  

I wanted the look of a cool fall day, but with the warmth of home.  Faux barn wood  was made using the direct to paper technique with various shades of red and white ink.  The 'boards' were cut to about 5/8" wide from this inked cs and then mounted to some brown cs. 

I added a window die cut to the barn boards and put a sweet kittie from the LOL Cats set sitting in the window.  The fussy cut branches and leaves were then adhered; a couple of the branches are popped up on dimensionals.  I love the new Tall Grass Die for embellishing and it works perfectly here as ornamental grass outside the window. 

The sentiment from the Happy Home Stamp Set further adds the warmth I was wanting on this card. 

Thanks so much for stopping by;  I hope I have inspired you to think 'fall'!  

Hugs!

Lee Ann  :)

Thankful for Mother.

Good morning!

It's Jessica with a couple of cards to share with you that I made recently using several fun Sweet'n Sassy Stamps products!

Dies:  Mother sentiment, Bookmarks & More, and Scallop border

Stamps: Sunshine & Flowers and Thankful Innies.

My second card uses the same Mother die and Thankful Innies stamp set along with the fun Happy Home stamp set.  LOVE the images in this little stamp set - so fun to play with!

Have a wonderful rest of your day!

Jessica

Where You Are...That Is Home

 

Hi all!  Sharing a card I created with the brand new Happy Home stamp set..a seriously darling set, which is just perfect for creating little scenes!

For my "scene," I started by cutting out a few hills from an Authentique paper pad (aren't those colors perfect for hills?)  I then used a stencil and Distress Ink to stencil the rays onto a piece of text paper.  The house and trees were stamped on cardstock and watercolored, using Distress Markers and a water brush.  Then it was time to assemble!  The hills were faux stitched and the house and tress tucked under the hills.  The last item was to add two clouds, cut out using a cloud die.  The sentiment was stamped on the bottom hill.

 

How fun it that?  Want to give this a try?  Grab the new Happy Home stamp set and start crafting!

Enjoy!

Happy Fun!

Happy Saturday friends!!  How are you on this BEAUTIFUL day??  Have you had a chance to check out our NEW Friday Feature and Challenge?  Our Friday Feature is the NEW Happy Home clear stamp set!  This set is SUPER cute!!  AND?  Our current challenge is to create something with a house or home in it!  What a great idea, right?  My creation actually combines TWO new sets!  The Happy Home set and the Happy Happy set; I also utilized the Happy Happy dies too!  These sets are appropriately named, as they are BOTH so happy and cheery!!  That and the uses for these are endless!!  SO, here is what I came up with for our challenge!  Hope you like and hope you will join us!!  You can find ALL the details in the post BELOW!!  Have a WONDERFUL weekend!!

 

INGREDIENTS: Memento and SU inks, Copics, sequins, large sponge daubers (my new fave), SNSS Happy Happy, SNSS Happy Happy dies, SNSS Happy Home.

Friday Feature & Challenge #9: House and Home

Hello sweet friends and welcome to the second Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps New Release Friday Feature!

The Design Divas have more fabulous samples for you to see today as we feature another new April release stamp set available at the Sweet 'n Sassy Store…Happy Home

Before we get started, we want to thank everyone who participated in last Friday's Mother's Day Challenge!  Your cards were awesome!

The random winner of the $10 Gift Certificate is #17

Kris B.

Here is her beautiful Mother's Day card:

Kris, please send an email to jacquie@sweetnsassystamps.com to claim your $10 Gift Certificate

Now it's time for our April Release Blog Hop feature and Challenge!
Today's feature is:
Happy Home
                                             

• Stamp set measures approximately 4" x 4"
• The large houses measure approximately 1 1/8" x 1 3/8"
• Designed by Diane Zechman
• Stamp set priced at $11

Our challenge to you this week is to use a house or a home on your card or project!

The first 12 cards in the hop were created for your inspiration by the design team.  As you hop along, leave a little love behind, then create your own challenge card and use the linky tool to add it to the gallery!

Just a few guidelines to remember as you play:

            

- You don't have to use a Sweet 'n Sassy image to enter (although we sure love when you do!)
 - You'll have until Thursday, May 1st at midnight EST to enter
- We'll draw 1 winner from this week's challenge to receive a $10 credit to Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps!
- Please use code SNSFFC9 when uploading to Splitcoaststampers or other galleries 

Share a link to your creation below.

Thanks for joining us today!  Be sure to check back again on Friday, May 2nd to see if you won and to check out the next Friday Feature & Challenge!