Wishing You a Season of .........

Happy Saturday everyone!  This will be my last time to post here as my time of being on the Sweet 'n Sassy Design Team is coming to a close at the end of October.  Boy - that 6 months time really passed by quickly!   I have enjoyed working with the rest of the Design team and Korin's lovely stamps.  I hope you have been inspired by my creations during my tenure here!

So, on with my card for today!  We are rapidly moving towards the season of Thanks so I created a fall color Thanksgiving card to share.  I love these 3 sentiments - they pretty much sum up all the things we have to be thankful for!

I used stamps from two Sweet 'n Sassy sets for my card - the tree is from Forest Silhouettes and the sentiments are from Autumn Bounty. I used this week's Split Coast Stampers sketch for my card.

First I stamped the images on a piece of patterned paper and then embossed it. Then I adhered all of the panels of patterned paper to the kraft card base and embossed that.  (Embossing actually shortened my card by 1/2" (!) so I had to cut a piece off of the back of the card.)  I tied the wrinkled seam tape around the card and then adhered the stamped panel over it with foam tape.  To accent the sentiment I added some tiny twinkles between the words and called it done!

I hope you have a wonderful fall weekend and thank you for spending some of your creative time stopping by here today!

Happy Stamping!

Julia Aston

Stamps: Sweet 'n Sassy - tree from Forest Silhouettes, sentiments from Autumn Bounty

Paper: Kraft, Dark Chocolate - PTI, DP Pyrus Paper Pad/Basic Grey

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black & Potters Clay

Accessories: Square Lattic Embossing Folder - SU, foam tape, wrinkled seam tape - Prairie Bird Boutique Etsy Shop, tiny twinkles - Taylored Expressions

A Festive Little Christmas Treat Box

Hi everyone!  Julia here posting a sweet little Christmas Treat Box for you today!  I purchased this little oval wooden box at Michaels and cut patterned papers to fit the top and sides.  I glued them on with Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive (love that stuff it dries SO fast! I get mine at Michaels).

 Then I adhered some delicate narrow lace (from Joanne's) around the rim of the cover with Scor Tape letting it extend below the cover edge.  I overlayed that with this pretty plaid ribbon, again using Scor Tape.

 I stamped the sentiment and cut it out using a Trio Label from Spellbinders.  I popped that up with foam tape along the front of the box and added some rhinestones.

Then I stamped Rhubarb, colored him with Copics and popped him on the box cover with foam tape.  This sweet little box is about 2" x 3" and will fit maybe 10-12 Hershey Kisses -  or you could use it for a gift of barrettes, jewelry (!), or any small treat!

A pretty way to give a small gift to someone don't you think??!

Thanks for stopping by the Sweet 'n Sassy blog today!

hugs,
Julia

Stamps:  Sweet 'n Sassy - Rhubarb's Christmas
Paper:  Vintage Cream - PTI, DP Modern Homemakers - October Afternoon
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress Antique Linen
Accessories:  Foam tape, Scor Tape, Skotch Quick Dry Adhesive -Michaels, Trio Labels - Spellbinders, lace - Joanne's, ribbon - Michaels, wooden box - Michaels, rhinestones - Kaiser, Copics - E31, E34, YG17, R37, R00

Have a Beary Happy Day with an Origami Diamond Fold Card!

Happy Saturday Everyone!  We here in Massachusetts are preparing for Hurricane Irene to hit us - Kent and I got all our lawn furniture put away as well as all the garden decorations that might blow away! Please be safe if you are also in the hurricane's path this weekend.

 It's my turn to post once again and I have a really fun way to fold your card today -  It's called an Origami Diamond Fold and you can find a tutorial on how to make it  here on Wendybells blog.

Here's my card all folded up - The top flap tucks into the square under Rhubarb -  I used Rhubarb's Cupcake digitial image on the front

 As you open the card -  I adhered the "It's Your Birthday" sentiment from Ocean Paradise on the right flap and I tied some honey dew twine around it  - did you know that Korin now stocks a wonderful variety of colored twine??

 

And inside I used the digital Bear Sentiment "Have a Beary happy day!"

 Not sure you can see it -  but I put Dazzling Diamonds on the frosting of Rhubarb's Cupcake just to add a little sparkle!

I hope you'll try making this fun Origami Diamond fold card!   Have a happy safe weekend everyone!

Stamps: Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps - digi image Rhubarb's Cupcake & Bear Sentiments, It's your Birthday from Ocean Paradise Stamp Set

Paper: Pinefeather, white - PTI, Kraft - Gina K Designs, DP Cosmo Cricket Mr Campy/Skipping Stones

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: foam tape, glue pen, Copics - E13, E34, E37, YG63, C6, Dazzling Diamonds - SU, Vintage buttons - PTI, Inverted Scallop Squares - Nestabilities,Scallop circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, keytag punch, word window punch - SU, Honey dew twine - The Twinery 

Oh Happy Day!

Hi everyone!  Julia here posting a sweet Rhubarb Birthday card for you today!

I just can't get enough of these sweet little digital Rhubarb bears that Korin keeps creating.  This is Rhubarb's Birthday Digi.   I used the sketch from the Split Coast Sketch challenge a couple of weeks ago.  I think the strips of brightly colored patterened paper really sets the party tone, don't you??!

The sentiment is from the stamp set Oh Happy Day that was offered free in July with a $50 purchase.

I added some tiny bling on the pom pom of the hat, the flame of the candle and the shimmer just to add a litle sparkle to the card!

So tell me -  how many of the sweet digital Rhubarb's do you have so far!?!?!

Have a great stampin' day my friends! 

Julia Aston

Stamps: 

Take Time to Relax!

Hi Sweet 'n Sassy friends! It's my turn once again to post some inspiration for you!

I just had to share another sweet little digital Rhubarb - Don't you just love all the variations Korin has created for us? Here he is with a 'just plucked from the garden' sunflower - today I colored the flower like the daisies on the patterned paper behind him.

I used Copics to color Rhubarb. The sentiment is from the Ocean Paradise stamp set.

I hope you have sunshine and flowers in your world today - AND that you find some time to relax!!

hugs,
Julia Aston

Thanks A Dot!

Happy Saturday everyone!   And for those living in Canada -  Happy Canada Day yesterday.  Here in the US we're at the beginning of a wonderful long weekend to celebrate the 4th of July!   I'm off to a cookout early this afternoon and I'm looking forward to those hamburgers and hot dogs cooked on the grill!  Whoo hoo!!

Today I wanted to share a bright little card I made using the newly release set called Seeing Spots!  This sweet little set has dots with circles, butterflies, stars, stripes and flowers PLUS eight sentiments for all occasions that can be stamped right in the circles or separately.  And the cost of this versatile set won't break the bank either!

I used the spots and stripes circles on my scallop round card.  First I stamped the circles all on a white panel -  then I stamped 3 of them again on a scrap, punched them out and layered them over the panel with foam tape for a little dimension.  I added rhinestones for a little touch of sparkle and framed it in black and pink. 

I used the Floral Doily Motif Shapeability to die cut the lacey framing and cut my card base with a Big Scallop Circle Nestability.

Well -  that's it from me today!  Hope you have some fun plans for your weekend and that the sun is shining for you!!

Hugs,
Julia

Let the Heaven and Earth Praise Him!

Hi Everyone!  Happy Humpday!  It's my turn to post some inspiration for you!  I used the lovely June release set called Beauty by the Sea for my card. 

 First I stamped this lovely Psalm on a piece of white card stock and die cut it with a  Fancy Tags 2 Spellbinders die.

I sponged around the edges of all exposed areas before taking it out of the die.  I layered it over the ribbon-wrapped tan and black panels with foam tape.

Next, I stamped the shells on the tan Bazzill dotted card stock, cut them out and layered them on the card, again using foam tape. To finish it off I adhered some black sticky pearls. This card measures 4 1/4" x 4 1/4"

This set is perfect for all the summertime cards we need to make don't you think?

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Julia

Enjoy the Life God has Waiting for Us.

Today is my first posting as part of the Sweet N Sassy Design Team!

I created my card using the twisted easel design I learned over on the Split Coast Try a New Technique challenge last week.  Isn't it a wonderful way to present this lovely sentiment?  This would look great sitting on your desk or on a shelf in your home.

The card is 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" -  you fold the top piece over from corner to corner and add the rectangle panel - easy peasy!  This is how it looks when it's closed flat.  It will fit in a regular A2 envelope for mailing.

The sentiments are from the May Release set called Let Go and Let God.   A wonderful set for creating Faith cards such as this.