be joyful

Good morning! Today I have two projects to share. I used Sweet Little Lamb, Loop da Loop Alpha and the Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps March Stamp of the Month: Blessings in Disguise. First I made a Faithdex card using one of the lambs.

Since my alpha was large and I didn't know where my letters would land, I first masked the top of the lamb. Only a small portion of the letter f ended up needing to be masked!

The sun was a pre-printed die-cut prompt from the Gifts & More section of the SNSS Store.

While I had that awesome Loop da Loop Alpha out, I decided to also make a card. I used my MISTI to stamp the letters onto some patterned paper, then added some stamped and fussy cut leaves. This is a 3 1/2 x 6 1/4 card which fits into a regular #6 3/4 envelope. Sometimes it's nice to make a different size and we mostly all have this size envelope handy!

Have a great day!

Diane

sweet little lamb

Good morning! Today I have two cards to share with a super cute new stamp set from this month’s release at Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps. I used Sweet Little Lamb and Loop da Loop Alpha to make my cards. My first card is a Corner Flip Card. I don't know who originally designed this but here's a video showing how to make one. I used one of the lambs on the outside and popped up his head with foam dimensionals. The flowers and butterflies on the front were paper-pieced.

On the inside I used the other lamb and colored the images.

I had a leftover triangle of the blue patterned paper from the first card so I added it to my second one and stamped a simple sentiment! I didn't use any sweet lambs here...I just let the flowers take center stage.

Have a great day!

Diane

February New Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Welcome to our February Release Blog Hop!

We've got a spring in our step with the new February release and are so excited to share the projects we've been working on with you! Read on for a bit of inspiration and a little walk through of our new release, then hop along to the blogs linked below for all sorts of papercrafting inspiration.

Plus, there's a GIVEAWAY! Leave a little shout out in the comment section on each stop along the way for a chance to win a $10 gift voucher to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps shop. Winner will be announced here on the SNSS blog, Wednesday, February 19.

Here's the official hop list. If a link misbehaves along the way,

hop on back here to pick  up where you left off.

Sweet 'n Sassy Blog
Julee Tilman
Ceal Pritchett
Diane Zechman
Esther Asbury
Jane Bosi
Karen Decknick
Lee Ann Barrett
Lucinde van Ballegooijen
Lyn Tomlin
Sheri Gilson

February is my big masculine birthday month with both hubby and my dad celebrating around Valentine's day.  I was so excited to see the  Birthday Borders set in this release, along with a more masculine themed sentiment builder set in the Sentimental Mash-up set.  The Birthday Borders comes with 4 border stamps. They're repeating patterns, so they're easy to match up to extend further if you want. Or in my case, it made the decision to do a little stamp surgery easier!

I cut the last three candles from the candle border individually as well as the final cluster of confetti from that border strip and then proceeded to stamp them randomly in blues and greens as the background for my card.  Next I stamped the presents border and colored with Copics.  I fussy cut just the first section of presents to pop up on my card.  I stamped the birthday and wishes stamps from Sentimental Mash-up on a white panel, then matted with blue and added a die cut border to finish things off. Easy peasy!

Korin made some absolutely adorable cards with our new alpha set. I love how the SNSS alphas are the perfect size for cardmaking as well as journaling!

In this gorgeous notecard, she pairs the new Springtime set with the Loop da Loop Alpha and Lots of Love.  A few ink splatters and a doodled frame and this card is ready to hit the mailbox!

If you watched Korin's fun live stream during our Winter Stamp-a-thon you might have seen how she made this totally rad watercolor card.  The card features Loop da Loop Alpha, Love Wordfetti, Vintage Love, Texture Tiles 5, and Texture Tiles 1. Isn't it fabulous?

Aren't these sweet little Valentiness from Guest Designer Jill Holdorf featuring the Loop da Loop Alpha just so cool? Love those layered hearts!

Okay, the next stop on the hop is my blog, Poetic Artistry. 

Here's a little look-see at the sets included in the FEBRUARY release...

First up is the January stamp of the month, Sentimental Mash-up. Our February stamp of the month is another must-have in your stamping collection. It includes a lovely collection of builder sentiments in mixed-fonts that are perfect for both masculine and feminine creations. This set is available for purchase for $15.95, OR you can get it as a FREE gift with a $75 purchase (after any discounts and before shipping and tax) during the month of February! Just add it to your cart and the discount will automatically apply once you've qualified.

Jenn Nilsson brings spring to life with her adorable Springtime set. Chicks, rain boots, an umbrella, and flowers, now all we need is winter to go away!

Dragonfly Dreams indeed! This set by Korin is just so breathtaking. The definition on the wings and bodies is amazing!

Our Creative Worship set this month is the whimsical Loop da Loop Alpha from Rebecca Rios. These sketchy scripted letters are so much fun!

Our final set for February is the fun Birthday Borders set from Korin. Balloons, cupcakes, confetti, and presents... who's ready to celebrate?

That's our February Release in a nutshell! So many fabulous sets to choose from! What's your favorite? 

May you be blessed today and always!