heartfelt thoughts

Good morning! If you haven't heard, Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps is having a birthday and celebrating with weekly sales and releases all month long!

This week, save 20% on all Birthday and Sentiment sets! There are 2 new stamp sets released this week... here I used the Heartfelt Thoughts sentiment set (the November 2021 Stamp of the Month). I also used Pinecone Background and Forest Silhouettes Dies. I kept this card CAS...black & white with a pop of red.

Have a great day and be sure to check back each week for sales and new releases!

Diane

antique ornaments

 Hello! Today I am sharing a few cards using the Antique Ornaments set (sold in a bundle and separately). I also used Wonder of Christmas (also sold in a bundle and separately), Pinecone Background, and Spectacular Snowflakes.

There's just something about antique ornaments that brings back memories and evokes feelings of nostalgia. I instantly remember the bubble lights that accompanied them! My cards today were created with those images and memories in mind. In fact, my first card was colored to resemble an antique Christmas card.

I threw out traditional colors in my second card and went with colorful, old-fashioned ornaments.

My last card started out monochromatic but then I decided to add some green branches to hang it from.

Have a great day!

Diane

Peace & Joy

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Hello Sweet Friends! Sheri here with a Christmas card featuring the NEW Pinecone Background stamp set from the September 2021 Release. The sentiment from the Poinsettia Greetings stamp set.

Today's card features a little heat embossing and ink blending to make this super simple card shine.  

 

Steps to create the card:  

• Cut White A2 Top Fold Card Base: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" (4 1/4" x 11", scored at 5 1/2").
  
• Cut light Green Panel: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". You will stamp the Pinecone Background stamp with embossing ink and emboss with Gold Embossing Powder. I like to stamp on a larger panel than I need so I can cut it down to fit the card design.
  
• Cut down Green Panel to 4" x 5 1/4". I used a stitched die.
• Take a medium and dark shade of green ink that coordinates with the card stock and ink blend around the edges. Make sure to leave the center light. Use the darker shade at the very edge.
  
• For added texture I added some gold paint splatters using gold ink.
  
• Stamp and emboss sentiment from the Poinsettia Greetings stamp set on a strip of black card stock. I like to stamp sentiments on a larger piece of card stock and trim down. The final size of the strip is 2" x 3/8".
• Assemble Card. The green panel is glued to the card base and I popped up the sentiment with foam tape.
  
• For embellishment I added a few gold sequins.

Card Measuurements:

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

Green Stitched Panel: 4" x 5 1/4"

Sentiment Strip: 2" x 3/8"

 

There's still time to earn the September 2021 Stamp of the Month,  

Berry Branch Background!

 

 

 

 

Happy Stamping!!

Holiday Cards & giveaway!

 Good morning! Today I am sharing two projects using the Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps Holiday Wreath and Pinecone Background sets. Also used are Christmas Wordfetti and Mini Tags Dies. I have a little giveaway too, so be sure to read to the end!

My favorite poinsettias are pink so I made my first card in that color. This is a pretty simple design and was finished off with a few sequins.

A white frame was created with two rectangle dies for my second card, then it was run through an embossing folder. Just a portion of the pinecone image was used for the center and it was matted with gold paper for some shine.

Giveaway- I have an extra set of the Doily Border Dies and Scalloped Border Dies! These are brand new but they are loose...not in the packaging that you normally receive them in. I will choose from one of the comments on this post on my personal blog that are left by 9:00 pm tomorrow night (Sept. 17) to send these to.

Have a great day!

Diane