May 2020 New Release Blog Hop

Welcome to our May Release Blog Hop!

May is here with a new lineup of stamps and we're 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, May 20.

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
Lyn Tomlin
Sheri Gilson

For my card today, I'm sharing a shabby little mixed-media card featuring the Consider the Wildflowers set and a sentiment from In This Together. I seriously love this sentiment Korin added to the physical stamp set. It should be a plaque on my wall right now! LOL  I started by stenciling a grid background with some buttercup glitter glaze.  I then stamped the flowers and leaves and colored with watercolor markers and then added some details with fineliner pens.  I fussy cut these, then embossed the sentiment onto a piece of vellum cardstock, then tore out and added a sketch little frame to it.  Some black paint splatters and shabby edges finish things off.

Isn't this card by Korin absolutely GORGEOUS! She made her own DIY pattern paper with the Consider the Wildflower set, then added a sentiment from In This Together and that big old beautiful butterfly from Begin Again as her focal point. Simply stunning!

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

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

First up is the May stamp of the month, Encouraging Thoughts. Such a lovely collection of useful sentiments, this set is sure to be a classic. 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 May! Just add it to your cart and the discount will automatically apply once you've qualified.

Next up is that beautiful butterfly set by Korin.  The Begin Again set features a spectacular Morpho Blue butterfly in three sizes, along with wonderfully uplifting sentiments, including a scripture verse from Ecclesiastes.

We've teamed up with our friend Suzanne Corson from ConfettiCreativo once again to bring the gorgeous Consider the Wildflowers set. It's packed with all sorts of whimsical blooms that you'll be reaching for again and again.

Our own Colleen Gaddie brings her second set to us this month with the beautiful My Father's House set. This lovely church imagery will have you singing all day long.

We're so very excited that we were able to turn the digital set we released last month into a physical stamp set so quickly! Korin added a few more encouraging sentiments to the fabulous In This Together clear stamp set.

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

May you be blessed today and always!

Encouraging Thought and Wildflowers

Hi Sweet 'n Sassy friends! It's Julee here, popping in with the first blog post of May! There's a whole brand new release of awesome stamps in the shop today.

May always brings thoughts of pretty flowers, and the new Consider the Wildflowers set has them in spades! It's another absolutely gorgeous collaboration with Susanne Corson of ConfettiCreativo. I paired it with the May Stamp of the Month... Encouraging Thoughts. This sentiment set has so many great phrases and during the month of May you can get it as a FREE gift with a $75 purchase in the store.

To start I stamped the wildflowers out on smooth bristol paper and then colored with Copic markers and hand trimmed. These were so fun to color.  I knew I wanted a dimensional flower for the first card, so stamped that image twice, then fussy cut the center flower only and layered on top of the full stamped image with foam tape. For the background, I smooshed a little hickory smoke distress oxide onto white cardstock. Then I chose a strip of patterned paper and added the sentiment.

For the next card, I wanted that big flower cluster to take center stage. So I chose a fun black and white patterned paper background, then popped the image up on foam tape. The sentiment is stamped directly on the card base.

If you love the whole release, you can pick up the May Early Bird Bundle at a special price through May 9.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a fabulous start to this new month!

-Julee

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