Elaina name frame

Good morning! We are gearing up for another new release so be sure to check the store on Friday!  
Today, though, I have a project to share that I recently made for a baby shower gift.  I used lots of Sweet 'n Sassy products to create a fun name frame to match the baby's nursery décor.

This is one of those projects that looks much cuter in person!  It's so hard to photograph without getting a glare from the glass and it's difficult to see the dimension with embossing and foam dots.  I have a few close ups to see it better.

The nursery is decorated with owls, so I used the Owl Be Here stamp set.  I didn't have a die large enough for the size of branch I needed so I cut my own.  Then I embossed it with a woodgrain embossing folder and sponged it with ink.

The flowers were diecut with the SNSS Kindness dies and accented with the Small Leaves.  I also diecut the Clouds and Sun with SNSS dies and the sun was accented with one of the Stars Dies.  The butterfly is from the Majestic Monarchs dies and the banner flags are from the Pennants & More dies.  Lastly, I added a single heart from the Heart Dies.

One of my favorite parts is the embossed clouds!

Besides owls, the nursery has some paisley so I made sure to add a paisley cloud.  I couldn't help but to sneak in some tiny embossed hearts too!

I hope this inspires you to create some framed art of your own.  I sure had fun creating this one!  I almost changed my name so I could keep it.  ;)

Have a blessed week, friends!

♥ Diane

Precious Poppies 'Mixed Media' style

Good Morning! It's Monika here today bringing you a 'Mixed Media' style card.
I love different styles when it comes to crafting and I love using different elements and techniques on my cards.

Mixed Media Art is one of the styles that I've been admiring for a while now. I love the creative mess and how artists can put so many different elements and textures together and make something beautiful.
I thought I'd try to make a card that has a Mixed Media feel to it. By definition, it is not a real Mixed Media card. I didn't use different artistic medias, and it's not really a collage... I just combined tools and things I had in my craft room that, I thought, would give my card a slightly different look: cheese cloth, old dictionary page, white acrylic paint, color spritzer, and label maker.

The main image and the greeting came from one of the soon-to-be released clear stamp sets, Precious Poppies.

 

The poppies were stamped on a dictionary page, then colored with Copic Markers. After adhering the dictionary page to the red background, I used white acrylic paint on the dots stamp from Grunge Borders clear stamp set, and stamped the image randomly.  It's very subtle, but it gave a little bit of texture to my card. I also distressed the edges with my finger nails, spritzed some ink on the card, added cheese cloth in the corner...

The 'flags' were die cute out of Vellum with one of the dies from Pennants & More Die set. The grass was die cut with Fence & Grass Die set. Then I decided to add some words that I made with my label maker. They were stapled to the card with Tim Holtz Mini Staples.

The sketch came from The Sweet Stop, SSS204. Please stop by and see what the Sugar Babies came up with using the same sketch!

Thanks for visiting,

Monika

Thank ewe!

Hello my friends! Giovana here with a very Cute and Simple card (clean too ;) For my project I used the cute little sheep from "Cute Critters" set, I stamped it on Watercolor paper and colored it with Inktense Pencils (Derwent). I die-cut the pennant and little circle and stamped the sentiment in Black Archival Ink. I decided to add a little bit of twine and a paper flower.

Sweet and Sassy Products used:

• Cute Critters set
• Pennants and more dies

Hope you like it!
Have a fantastic day!

New Beginnings

Hello! It's Monika here today, bringing you another of my 'signature' butterfly cards. I just can't get enough of the sweet butterflies from New Beginnings clear stamp set and the matching New Beginnings Butterfly Die set. They are so easy to work with.

This time, I stamped the smaller butterflies on the small panel, and die-cut the biggest out of corrugated paper. I also used some images from Vintage Postcard clear stamp set, another favorite of mine. They are perfect to fill in 'emty' spaces. Since I don't use designer papers, I often use these images to add some character to my paper.
I also like different textures... so I heat embossed one of the images from Long Stem Silhouettes clear stamp set with clear embossing powder. The banner was die-cut with the die from Pennants & More Die set.



I've been trying out new embellishments on my cards, like Washi Tapes and Sequins. They are so popular, so I had to jump on the wagon and get some from my local craft store. Sometimes less is more, but sometimes, you just have to go for MORE!

The sketch came from SplitCoastStampers, SC421.

Thanks for stopping by,
Monika

Fun With Images, Dies, and Numbers

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Hello! It's Monika here today, bringing you a butterfly card. Hopefully you are not tired of them yet. I just can't seem to put my New Beginnings clear stamp set and New Beginnings Butterfly die set away!  A must have in every craft room if you ask me!

As you can see, I used a number of stamp sets along with the butterfly: Nature Silhouettes, Kindness (quote), Vintage Postcard (5c), and Ticket Sentiments. Don't be afraid of mixing up your images. It's so much fun to play around with the different sets and styles.

Other than stamps, I also love playing with dies... and Sweet 'n Sassy now has a nice selection of fabulous dies that are made in the USA. I used the brand new Decorative Plaque dies along with Pennants & More (ticket), and Heart die set.

My favorite way of using the butterfly image is stamping it on vellum, and on regular card stock (after die-cutting the images). The 2 layers are just perfect together.

The little ticket tag slides out and it can hold a special message. I just made sure that I didn't glue the coral panel and plaque down all the way.

The fun sketch came from The Sweet Stop, SSS 168. We have a spin on our sketch this week: fun with numbers (I dry embossed my background designer paper with a Tim Holtz/Sizzix plate and brayered brown ink on top)... and we also have a PRIZE! Check it out!

Thanks for stopping by today. Enjoy your weekend!

Monika

Get Well Soon...

Hello! Monika here today with a shabby style card. I hope you enjoyed our May release blog hop  last week, and the fabulous new images! Nature Silhouettes clear stamp set is one of my favorite sets this month.

I also used Music Background, Ticket Sentiments, and Vintage Postcard clear stamp sets.  The small circle and banner dies are from Pennants & More die set. It's fun to add those die-cut elements to any style and type of projects.
The background came from an old book. I just had to rough it up a bit with some paint splatters and spritz, and with sewn and distressed edges. I also used some cheese cloths. It's very inexpensive and adds a nice texture.

I love doing challenges, so the color combination came from ColourQ Challenges #136, and the perfect came from Mojo Monday #240.

Hope I inspired you to make something today!

Thanks for visiting,
Monika

Celebrating Rhubarb

Hello Sweet 'n Sassy Friends!  I LOVE new releases and last Thursday Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps released six fabulous new clear stamp sets PLUS matching dies, so today I decided to celebrate...with that most adorable bear...Rhubarb!  The card I made for today is a Tri-Shutter Card and the tutorial for this fancy fold can be found over at Splitcoaststampers under the resources tab.

The front of the card features Rhubarb from the new Rhubarb's Birthday Wish clear stamp set. Rhubarb is colored with copic markers and the balloons were given a coat of Glossy Accents. The patterned paper is from the BasicGrey Lauderdale Paper Pad. Do you see those stars and the star border? The Stars Die Set has four different sizes of stars and the star border is included in the Hearts & Stars Scallop Border Die Set!  Can I just tell you how much I LOVE Sweet 'n Sassy dies...they cut like butter!

This is a picture of the back of the card.  The banner in the middle section was made with the new Pennants and More Dies.  The tickets are made with the new Ticket Sentiments clear stamp set.

And here's the whole card opened up.  I had so much fun decorating this card with some of my new stamps and dies. I hope I've inspired you to check out the new release and to try a Tri-Shutter card of your own!  This is the day that the Lord has made, let us be glad and rejoice in it...and maybe find some time to do some stamping! Have a wonderful day!

Hugs,
Cathymac