Good Times

Hi friends! I have a new digi set releasing in the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps shop this week! This is a birthday themed set with lots of sentiments perfect for the inside and outside of your cards. And of course, there's a little bit of coffee, because that's just how I roll!

For my first card, I sized the coffee cup, balloon trio and sentiment for a mini slimline panel, then layered together before printing.  Once printed, I colored with copics in blues and greens for a masculine card. I layered this panel on white, then added a panel stenciled with my Peppermint Stripe Stencil as a background.

My second card uses the balloon image and a different sentiment from the set. I colored with Copiics, matted with midnight cardstock, then stenciled a background with my Diamond Tile Stencil and some dress blues ink from Catherine Pooler.  Super quick and easy!

All digis and dies are on sale this week, during Sweet 'n Sassy's birthday bash, so it's the perfect time to pick up some of my digis if you've had your eye on them.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you have a fabulously creative day!

Peppermint Stripes & National Coffee Day Hop Winner

Hi friends! It's Julee sharing some of my first makes with the Peppermint Stripe Stencil I designed for our October release. I'm a huge fan of peppermint and diagonal stripes, so this is a match made in heaven for me!  

Before I get to the creative details, it's also time to announce the winner of our National Coffee Day Blog Hop prize...

Congrats VanessaB! Please send an email to snssassistant@gmail.com to claim your prize.

I designed the free digi below with the sentiment Vanessa suggested in her winning comment. Just right click and save to your computer. Thanks to everyone for hopping along! Please give credit to J Tilman Designs @vervegirl if you use it. Please and thank you.😁

Okay, on with my creative shares for the day.  I had fun with my first pass with this stencil, testing it with ink, glitter paste, and a mix of both. So much fun!

For my first card, I used mint tape to mask off the trio of thin stripes, then stenciled the bold lines in red.  Next I moved the tape to cover the red lines and added pink glitter paste to stencil the stripes.  I love how it looks like a real candy cane!

I recently received the coordinating dies for the classic Precious Poppies set, and could wait to use them. Poppies are red, so I figured they work for Christmas, right?  I added a sentiment tag with two sentiments from the Christmas Wordfetti set, then accented with a few little images stamped and die cut from the Wonder of Christmas Bundle.

My next card was inspired by my favorite wint-o-green mints. I did some masking and used sea glass on just the two outer thin stripes, then evergreen on all the other stripes for a fun wintergreen look.

I used the Christmas Silhouettes set and Karin markers for a soft watercolor effect, first stamping with the brusho, then coating the stamp lightly with water and stamping over it. When that was dry, I stamped again in clear embossing ink then embossed in clear. I love the look. I cut with the coordinating die cuts, then added the peace die cut from the Peace & Joy Word Dies, and a splash of color with the Doily Border Dies in cranberry and finished off with a gold poinsettia.

That third stenciled background hasn't made it onto a card yet, but I'm sure it won't be long. I used the stencil as is (no masking) with pink glitz glitter gel on red cardstock.

Thank so much for stopping by today! If you saw something you have to have, be sure to take advantage of our Earlybird Savings with 10% off individual new releases through Saturday, October 9.

Endless Love | #SNSSVIP1021

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Hello Sweet Friends! Sheri here with a card for the October 2021 VIP Challenge over in our Facebook Group. Each month we host a new challenge and a chance to WIN a $10 Gift Code to the SNSS shop. One random winner is selected each month.  You can find the details on how to play along HERE.

 

This month we are challenging you to "THINK PINK" in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

 

 

You just need to create a project featuring the color Pink using at least one SNSS product! Don't have an image that will work...we have a FREE digital image over in the VIP Group that you can download and use!

 

For my sample I created a Christmas card featuring the NEW Endless Love stamp set with a Pink & Red color combo. I love using non traditional color combos and it was perfect for our challenge!

 

Card Measurements:

White A2 Top Fold Card Base: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" (4 1/4" x 11", scored at 5 1/2")

Red Mat: 4" x 5 1/4"

Pink Panel: 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"

Gold Scallop Border: 1/2" x 5 1/8"

Red Rectangle Strip: 1 3/4" x 5 1/8"

Red Circle Mat: 2 3/4"

White Circle: 2 5/8"

 

Steps to Create Card:

Cut A2 Top Fold Card Base: (4 1/4" x 5 1/2", 4 1/4" x 11", scored at 5 1/2") 

Cut Red Mat: 4" x 5 1/4" 

Cut Pink Panel: 3 7/8" x 5 1/8", you will then dry emboss it with the Peppermint Stripe Stencil to add texture. You can also use any embossing folder.

Cut Gold Scallop Border strip using the Scallop Border die set.

Cut Red Rectangle Strip: 1 3/4" x 5 1/8", you will then emboss with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dot Folder or any folder from your stash.

Cut Red Circle Mat: 2 3/4"

Cut White Circle, stamp sentiment from Endless Love stamp set in black ink. 

Stamp two of the floral images from the Endless Love stamp set. Color with your favorite coloring medium and fussy cut them out. I used Copic Markers.

Assemble the card. I used foam tape to pop up the circle and both floral images.

 

For embellishment I added a few gold pearls.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Stamping!!