Heading Into Fall

 Hello All!  

Things are getting a little crazy around here as I finally get to head back to work/school tomorrow.  We have a whole host of new guidelines and procedures to follow.  And back to school means fall is right around the corner.  Whaaaat??  

Of course with fall come the fall holidays, including Veteran's Day.  The new stamp set, The Lord's Battle is perfect for that thank you card for a veteran. 

I cannot tell you how much I love this stamp set!  It is so versatile. And I don't know what it is but I love coloring these boots!  The boots were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink using the MISTI, and then colored with Copics.  Once I was happy with the coloring, I put the image panel back in the MISTI and stamped over it again, this time using Versafine Onyx Black ink for crisp, dark lines.  

Next up, the background panel.  I loosely drew in an oversized flag on some Fabriano Hot Press Watercolor Paper.  I wanted a smooth surface so that the large words would stamp with complete coverage.   I painted the flag with Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors.  

When the panel was dry, I stamped the sentiment, which is from the God Bless America Stamp Set. I again used the MISTI so I could double stamp the words if necessary.  Versafine Onyx Black ink was used for the sentiment.  The boots were popped up on dimensional adhesive.  

Fall also ushers in all of the goodness of nature- colorful leaves, fall harvest, and pumpkins.  I really do love fall! This next card is ALL things fall!  It is the newest by Jenn Nilsson, Bushel of Blessings.  

This card got all mixed media'y' mostly because I had no mojo and everything I did made it worse!  The gorgeous image was stamped in Antique Linen Distress ink and then colored with Copics.  And the more I colored, well, it just wasn't looking good.  So,  when all else fails, throw more at it!  So I added in detail with Prismacolor Pencils.  But I still was not getting into things, so I ended up fussy cutting the image out.  I decided it needed a dark background, so pulled out a gel plate print I had in my stash.  

I was finally getting somewhere.  I added a partial circle behind the wheelbarrow and then added an orange mat to the print panel.  To tie in the orange, I added orange sentiment strips.  The sentiment is from the Lots a Spots Stamp Set.  Finally, a few sequins finish the card! 

There are a lot of great stamps in the shop that are on sale right now.  Check them out HERE.   

Have a Blessed Day All!  

Lee Ann 

Mixed Media, 3 Different Ways

Hello Friends! 

Today seemed like a good day to try something a bit different.  There were lots of bits and pieces on my desk- colored images, monoprints, and various other backgrounds.  I thought it would be fun to put some of these items to use and create mixed media cards.
 I think a lot of us have a certain idea of what mixed media is in our heads- lots of texture, layers, and lots and lots of products- sprays, pastes, metal items, tissue paper, pencils, crayons, gel mediums to name a few.  However, in the card making world, many consider a mixed media card to be two or more mediums on a card. 
So, here we go.  I have 3 different cards, varying in complexity and using different mediums. 
The first is super CAS!

The two mediums are watercolor and acrylic paint. 
Here is the how to~
The background panels are from a single monoprint using acrylic paint and a stencil.  If you are not familiar with monoprinting, it involves using a gel plate like the ones here.  Acrylic paint was dropped on and rolled out with a Printing Brayer.  The leaf panel is two stamps- the leaf is from the Autumn Splendor Stamp Set and the doodled square is from the Just Be Stamp Set. I stamped and masked the leaf onto water color paper, then stamped the square.  The image was then watercolored with Ken Oliver Color Bursts and fussy cut out. I doodled lines around my background panels using a Sakura Pigma Micron Pen.  Some acrylic paint splatters finish off the leaf image. 
The next card has a bit more going on~

The flower, which is from the Mason Jar Bouquet Stamp Set, was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black Ink on water color paper, painted with Ken Oliver Color Bursts and fussy cut out.  The background is stamped multiple times with the floral branch from the Birds and Blooms Stamp Set and colored with Prismacolor pencils.  I added dies cuts from a new die I was trying out and heat embossed a sentiment from the Singing Praises Stamp Set.   
This third card is what you may consider to be a more traditional mixed media project.  It was inspired by our own Julee Tilman! 

I had another flower laying around, wanting to be used on a card.  It was stamped on watercolor paper with Versafine Onyx Black Ink , water colored with Ken Oliver Color Bursts and then fussy cut out.  My mixed media panel was one I made when trying to replicate something that Julee had made.  Well, mine fell really short!  I was going to toss it, but, when placed next to the color orange, it suddenly came to life.  I also had a piece of patterned paper that had been spritzed with a couple of different shimmery sprays; the colors worked perfectly with the orange rose and the teal panel.  The sentiment is from the new, Sentimental Mash Up Stamp Set.  This card uses water colors, sprays, embossing paste and distress oxides. 

There you have it, 3 mixed media cards, all with very different looks.  Which do you like best? 
I hope I have inspired you to get messy today!

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed week! 
Lee Ann 

Exciting Times

So much fun and exciting times going on this month at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.  We are celebrating 9 years!  YES, 9 years!  Lots of fun things happening during the month so make sure you check back daily here and on our FB page for lots of Birthday goodness which includes great deals!   We also have a new release happening tomorrow- so many great stamp sets!

Here is a little sneak peak at one of our new sets called Furry Friends by Rebecca Rios, are these not the cutest critters ever!? I colored them up with copic markers and the paper is from My Minds Eye.

Each day during the Birthday celebration there will be  a "DAILY DEAL", Today's deal is Lots
"a" Spots a cute little set that you can do so much with!  Grab it while you can this sale is just good for today!

each day is a gift

Good morning!  It is ssssoooo cold here.  brrr! 

 

Today I am sharing a card using 4 SNSS sets... Celebrate Today, Lots-a-Spots, Decorative Frames, and the coordinating Decorative Plaques dies.

It's a calendar...no, it's a notepad...wait, it's an easel card!  Ok, it's all three.  :)

 

I stamped the dotted background (after stamping the ink off first) in a light yellow so the notepad color would match.  The notepad fits perfectly on the SNSS Decorative Label!  Happy accident...the sentiment goes perfectly with the mini calendar!   (oops...I forgot to tear off January!)

 

Thanks for popping in…stay warm and happy stamping!

Diane

 

Celebrating love

Hello friends! Hope you are starting a great week. Today, I have a sweet and lovely card for you. I needed a wedding card, not too formal, fun colors and pretty.
I used Lots-a-Spots set, inked the images in Memento Bamboo Leaves and New Sprout, also used Stampin" Up Coastal Cabana and Daffodil Delight, Memento Tuxedo Luxe Toffee Crunch and Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. The sentiment was stamp in Jet Black Archival Ink, matted the background piece with a light piece of blue cardstock and added stitches. Then added a piece of burlap, ribbon a blue flower.

Hope you like it!
Have a great day!
Giovana

Just Because........

Good Morning Friends!  How are you?  Jacquie here, to share a spotty creation!  Thanks so much for stopping by!  As you know, our challenge this week is to create something with SPOTS!!  So, I created a CAS card with a GREAT sentiment!  It is ALWAYS a good time to send a greeting, just because!!

I used our Friday Feature set, Lots-a-Spots clear stamp set and a sentiment from our Flower Blocks 3 clear stamp set.  I LOVE the way simple can look!  I had thought about adding something more?  Then I decided it was enough, just the way it is!  Hope you like and hope you will join us for this week's CHALLENGE!  All you have to do, is PAGE DOWN to play along!  Thanks again for stopping by and letting me share with you; have a WONDERFUL day!!

Celebrating You~

Good Morning! Mary here to share this fun and easy card I created using the fun Lots-a-Spots set! I created this very quickly by stamping these directly on designer paper. I created matching fishtail banners by hand and stamped the sentiment by curling it into an oval and finished it with an SU oval punch. I embellished the banners by wrapping them all with black bakers twine. 

Materials Used:

Stamps: LotsaSpots

Inks: Versafine black, SU Baja Breeze

Paper: Authentique, SU

Accessories: Bakers twine, SU punch

Have a wonderful Day! 

for mother

Hello!  I have another sneak peek today of the awesome new release that Sweet 'n Sassy has coming on Friday.  Whether you are wishing your mother a happy birthday or thinking ahead to Mother's Day next month, I am sharing a card today for that special someone we call "mom".

I created a monochromatic card with one of my new favorite flower sets, Thankful Blooms and a sentiment from Lots-A-Spots.  The word "Mother" is also a fabulous new die.  I love this release!
Please join us on Thursday at 8 pm in the SCS forum for our release party!  You can find all the info for the new release happenings HERE. 

 

Have a wonderful week! 

♥ Diane