For the Birds

Hello sweet friends!  Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps has many stamp sets with wonderful bird images.  The two cards I have to share today use two of these stamp sets.  The first card includes birds from the newly released Scene Silhouettes: Wetlands set.

To create the background for this card, distress inks were applied to a piece of acetate, spritzed with water, and the ink on the acetate used to "paint" the scene.  The trees from Landscape Silhouettes were stamped on the horizon, then stamped again on a piece of acetate, flipped ink side down under the trees and rubbed onto the card to make the reflection.  Silhouettes from Scene Silhouettes: Wetland Grass and Scene Silhouettes: Wetlands were added.  A sentiment from the Thoughtful Words set embossed on a pennant flag completes the card.

My second card was made just in time for Valentine's Day and features the cute birds from the Love Birds stamp set.

Clouds were sponged on the background.  All of the images were colored with Copic Markers and cut with coordinating dies that are no longer available.  The hearts were covered with Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents and hung from the branches with metallic thread.  A sentiment from the Stand Tall stamp set was embossed to finish the card.

All of the stamp sets used to create the cards above are available at the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store!

There's still time to take advantage of the new February Release Bundle available for pre-order until February 9th!

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Be sure to check back often to see more beautiful samples created by the Creative Team for your inspiration!

Hugs,

Cathy

How Tweet It Is!

Hello Sweet 'n Sassy Friends!  It's Friday and that means it is time for another new stamp set to be featured, and what an adorable set we have for you today!  How Tweet includes six images and seven sentiments that can be used for many different occasions.  This stamp set will just make your heart happy!

Now, isn't that little birdie as cute as can be?  The blue panels were made with distress inks on mixed media paper and the designer paper is from Bo Bunny.  Copic Markers were used for the coloring of the images and the Freshly Made Sketch for this week was used for the design.  The branch is from the Love Birds stamp set and was cut with the matching Love Birds Die.

Have you seen the new Inspirational Word Art 2 stamp set that was showcased last week?

This sentiment is one of six in the set and inspired the background for this card which was done  by sponging VersaMark ink through a star stencil and white embossing the stars.  Color Burst pigment powders were sprinkled on the mixed media paper over the stars and spritzed with water.  The design for this card came from the Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge for this week.

The products used to create these cards are available at the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store.

The Love Birds stamp set and Love Birds Dies are available separately or as a Bundle.

Be sure to stop by the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Facebook page to see more amazing samples of these two sets made by the Creative Team then head on over to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store to pick up either of these two fabulous stamp sets!

Have a "TWEET" day!

Hugs,

Cathy

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A CAS card and a Sneak Peek.

Happy Monday!

It's Ceal, here to share a CAS card with you today using an older set, Love Birds. I made this card for a challenge at Addicted to CAS for the code word of HOME. This set was perfect. I colored it up with Copic markers and also used the coordinating die cut to give some dimension.

I also have a sneak peek for you from our Bible journaling kit that will be released this Friday

Isn't it Gorgeous! 

Love Birds

Hello, Sweet 'n Sassy friends!  Cathy here with a sweet little card to share with you today.  Dare to Get Dirty is going strong over at Splitcoaststampers, and the challenges designed for the Fan Club Members have been a lot of fun.  It's a wonderful time to try new techniques and to be stretched a little out of your comfort zone, so I decided to try a new watercolor technique!

A chevron stencil was pressed into a watercolor wash to remove some of the paint that was laid down in the upper right corner.  Now, the big question was...what to do with this panel?  Out came the adorable Love Birds clear stamp set and matching Love Birds Dies by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.  Before coloring the love birds, I did a google search and was surprised to see how colorful love birds really are!  The images were stamped, cut, and colored with Copic Markers.  The little trio of hearts were fussy cut so they could be individually placed on the card. They were colored with Wink of Stella and covered with a dab of Glossy Accents.  The sentiment was stamped on a banner and placed below the branch to finish the card.

Just a reminder:

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps will have a booth at the Stampaway USA Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio this Saturday, August 9th.  Here is a coupon for you to grab if you are in the area and are planning to attend. Be sure to stop by and say hello to Korin and her family!

Finally, tomorrow we'll be having a challenge of our own right here on the Sweet 'n Sassy Blog!  Join us for a Store special, a new Friday Feature and Challenge, and a chance to win a prize!

Hope you've been inspired to try something new…thanks so much for visiting with us today!

Hugs,
Cathy

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  :)

Anniversary Elegance

Hi Everyone!

Hope your summer is going great!  I have been MIA a bit, having been on vacation to the beautiful Southwest with my son.  I am back and refreshed and ready to stamp!
Today I am sharing an elegant, though rather CAS card (at least for me) that will be for my parents anniversary.  While they are past their golden anniversary (3 cheers!), it still seemed an appropriate color choice for the card.

I cut a large oval in the card front and then backed it with a lattice die cut and framed the oval with gold cardstock.  I stamped the large butterfly from Majestic Monarchs onto vellum, embossed it with gold ep and die cut it out with its matching die.  This has to be my favorite butterfly ever.  I feel like I use it on every card.  I hope I am not boring you with it!  :)
Next, I die cut the tree branch from the Love Birds Matching Dies out of a craft metal sheet.  Tiny white flowers made with a punch adorn the foliage.  The sweet sentiment is from the Love Birds Stamp Set.

A pearl and bling flower centers are my finishing touches. As I said, this is pretty cas for me!

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope I have inspired you!

Have a blessed week!

Lee Ann  :)

Friday Feature & Challenge #10: Birds

Hello sweet friends and welcome once again to Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps 
April Release Friday Feature!

The Design Divas have some fabulous samples for you to see today as we feature one of our new stamp sets and matching dies available at the Sweet 'n Sassy Store…Love Birds clear stamp set and Love Birds Die Set

Before we get started, let's take some time to congratulate our last Friday Feature challenge winner!

The random winner of our House or Home Challenge is #12
Cynthia Olheiser 

Here is her darling card:

Cynthia, 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 features are:
Love Birds and Love Birds Die Set 

                                          

• Stamp set measures approximately 6" x 4"
• The branch measures approximately 4 1/4" x 2"
• The love birds measure approximately 2" x 1 1/4"
• Designed by Korin Sutherland
• Stamp set priced at $15
• Die set priced at $14.50
• Bundle Price is $26.50

Our challenge to you this week is to use a bird on your creation.

The first 11 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 BIRD 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 8th 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 SNSFFC10 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 9th to see if you won and to check out the next Friday Feature & Challenge!

Blessed

Hello Everyone!

I played with the Love Birds set this week; it is one that is right up my alley, as I love all things nature.  The tree branch and matching die is so much fun to play with and a perfect compliment to the tree background in the Tender Thoughts set. 

I started by inking up my background trees in Baked Brown Sugar and stamping them on white, then die cutting them out with their matching Birch Forest Die; lastly, backed the trees with a light blue cs.  I made a square window with my Square Spellbinders dies and popped it up on dimensionals. 
The birds were colored with Prismacolor Pencils and die cut out with their matching Love Birds Die.  The tree branch was stamped twice and colored with Prismacolor pencils, then die cut out with the matching die from the Love Birds Die set.  One branch was used for the birds and the other was cut into pieces to embellish the corners of the window.
The sentiment was stamped on vellum an heat embossed with gold embossing powder; I just love this hot trend!
A seam binding bow finishes it off!

I hope I have inspired you!  More details on how to make this are on my blog.
Have a blessed week!

Lee Ann  :)

a little birdie told me..

Hello and happy Monday!  Here's a different shaped card for today.  I used the new Sweet 'n Sassy sets Thankful Blooms and Love Birds to create this File Folder Card.

And here's the inside..

There are quite a few tutorials and videos on creating this style of card but I followed this one.  If you don't have a punch board, you can also make a file folder card following the directions found here. 

I stamped the birds onto patterned paper and only cut one out for the front.  An additional wing was stamped and popped up for dimension.  The flower was also popped up over the ribbon.  Two of the sentiments were placed on a clear block in a wavy manner to give the card a whimsical feel.

I am really enjoying this month's Sweet 'n Sassy release...I hope you love it too!

Have a lovely day!

♥ Diane

So happy for you!

Good morning!

Today, I'm happy to be sharing a fun card that I made using the new Love Birds stamp set and coordinating die set. I embossed the images with detail white embossing powder and colored with Copic markers, using a blender pen to clean up the coloring on the white embossed lines a bit.

We hope you'll join us tomorrow for a special feature blog hop!

Have a great day! 

Jessica