~ Wedded Bliss ~

Happy Wednesday, Sweet N Sassy Stampers!

May 26, 1982.

Thirty years ago, I married my best friend.  It was a gorgeous spring day in Morgan Hill, California and we stood under a flower laden arch in the back yard of my aunt and uncle.  Even my aunt's goats wore bow ties.  If I think about all that we have been through in those 30 years, it makes my head spin.   But the important things is that we are happily married still to this day.

So, I felt it appropriate to make a wedding card for today's post.

I took two heart shaped wooden buttons and turned them into a bride and groom using acrylic paints and 1/2 pearls.  This sentiment from the Calla Lily set was perfect for a wedding card, don't you think?

Die cut layers with a vellum sentiment sandwiched between hover over a die cut cross.   Finally, I draped some yummy white ribbon topped with a beautiful flower.   

What do you think?

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Thanks so much for stopping by!  

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~The Gift of Grace~

Howdy, my Sweet N Sassy friends!

I got to thinking the other day that the majority of my cards are A2 sized (that's 4.25" x 5.5").   Over the years I've learned how to make so many different fancy folds and I just don't "go there" often enough.

Today I am sharing a Gatefold card I made with the new Calla Lily set.

I embossed the image on navy blue cardstock and gave it just a tiny bit of distress ink.  The side panels are layered Kay & Co. Blue Awning designer paper over night of navy, then stitched (a little wobbly, I might add!).

Then I decorated the inside:

The chipboard pieces are also from Kay & Co's Blue Awning collection.

I am going to challenge myself to do some different fold cards each week.   There are so many out there and  they add just a little more interest to our creations!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope your Monday feels like a Tuesday! :)

~Holly~

~ In The Background ~

Hello Sweet N Sassy Friends!

Holly here :)  

Today I am going to share with you a CAS technique that I just love.   CAS (clean and simple) have always been a challenge to me, but I am starting to get the hang of it!

This technique, which I call "In the Background", is simply the use of the image as a watermark on the base cardstock, making the sentiment the stand out.

Here is my card:

I took the tiny hearts that are the negative on the heart border die and used them around the card.  I also used the new heart dies to carry the theme below the border.   Super simple and super fun!

Here are my details:

Stamps:  

Together Silhouettes Clear Stamp Set

Paper: 

Very Vanilla and Kraft

Ink:

Versamark and Chocolate

Accessories: 

Heart Die Set

Hearts & Stars Scallop Border Die Set

1" vanilla/red gingham ribbon

The Twinery brown/white twine

Label nesties

dimensionals

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Thanks for stopping by today!

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~ CooCoo for Cocoa ~

Hello, my Sweet N Sassy friends!

Today I'm going to share with you my current favorite technique to use on images.  I dubbed it "The Telescoping Image".

Here's what it looks like:

The technique is quite simple.   You will want to stamp and color your image twice.  Yes, I know this is a lot to ask ...LOL... but for those of us who love to color, it's just plain fun.

Next, you are going to cut the two images with nesting dies.   The better they fit (the dies), the more symmetrical your image will come out.  For this card I used three dies.   I first cut one image with the largest of the three and the smallest of the three.  In order to line them up nicely, place all three dies on your image and then remove the middle one and tack your dies down with a post it note so they do not move while you run them through your machine.  The accomplishes the bottom and the top layer of your telescope.  For the second image, I did the same process only removing the largest and smallest dies after they were fitted.  This leaves you with the middle layer when cut.  Each layer is then popped up on dimensionals.

I added stickles to the snowflakes on the cup and puff paint to the marshmallows.

Here are my details:

Stamps:  Cup of Cocoa clear set

Papers: Bashful Blue, GP White, Crumb Cake

Ink: Versafine Black Onyx, Chocolate Chip, Copics, White gel pen

Accessories: 7/8" metallic ribbon, snowflake dots embossing folder, scalloped square nesties, dimensionals, stickles, puff paint, sticky tape, warm brown rhinestones

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Thanks so much for stopping by!  Be sure to check back tomorrow as we have a fun surprise for you!!

Hugs!

~ Warm Hugs on a cold winter day ~

Happy Wednesday, Friends!

As I write this post, I am sitting in my living room with only the lights of the Christmas tree.   We haven't decorated the tree just yet as we have a new kitten (he's just over 3 mo old) and we're going in stages so that he learns to stay clear of the tree.  So far, so good!  The soft glow of the white lights is so relaxing.   I'm ready to start playing some Mannheim Steamroller!

This week it's starting to turn a bit colder, so I was thinking of warm things.  Hot chocolate, chai tea, a roaring fire in the fireplace and my favorite blanket.

With those things in mind, I came up with my card to share today...

Here are my details:

Stamps:  Sweet N Sassy Stamps' Snowflake Flourish Clear Set

Papers: GP White, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Lost and Found Union Square dp

Ink: Riding Hood Red, Tim Holtz' tea bag distressing ink

Accessories: 5/8" deep red/white gingham ribbon, fleur de lis frame die, corner rounder, The Twinery red/white twine, stardust stickles, gold 1/2 pearls, dimensionals, sticky tape, MS snowflake punch

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Thanks so much for stopping by today!  

Warm HUGS!

:)

~ Coffee With Friends ~

Holly here... super excited about my first post with the team!

I am completely infatuated with Cocoa.  I used this week's SNSS Inspiration Challenge (#8) to guide my colors, and Thursday's Way's To Use It challenge (Pass Me A Hot Beverage).

My details are:

Stamps:  Sweet N Sassy Stamps' Cocoa's Latte Clear Stamps Set

Colors: GP White, Buckaroo Blue, DCWV Linen dp

Ink: Versafine Black Onyx, copics

Accessories: PTI cornflower blue satin ribbon with white polka dots, 1/2 pearls (colored with copics), label nesties, dimensionals, sticky tape, white gel pen (for accents)

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Here's a little close up:

Cocoa's head and ears are layered to give him a pop!

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What do you think?!   Thanks so much for stopping by!  

Hugs!