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Hello Sweet Friends! Sheri here with a Father's Day card featuring the Scene Silhouettes Wetland Grass, Scene Silhouettes Woodland and For My Father stamp sets. Plus did I mention that all three sets are on SALE!! Sale ends 5/27/21. You can find them all HERE.

 

I wanted a CAS (clean and simple) design so I decided to pull out my ink blending brushes and two shades of blue ink (Gina K. Designs Blue Denim and In The Navy).

 

Directions:

• Cut White A2 Top Folding card base: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" (4 1/4" x 11", scored at 5 1/2")

• Cut Black Mat: 3 5/8" x 4 7/8"

• Cut White Stitched Panel: 3 1/2" x 4 3/4"

• Ink blend stitched panel with two shades of blue (light & dark) and let dry. You can use a heat tool to speed up drying.
  

•  Using a stamp positioner arrange your images and stamp with black ink. 

• Assemble card.

 

 

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")

Black Mat: 3 5/8" x 4 7/8"

White Stitched Panel: 3 1/2" x 4 3/4"

 

 

 

 

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Happy Stamping!!

Emboss Resist Technique on Scrapbook Page

 Hello crafty friends and welcome to today's project...a scrapbook page! This page features a resist emboss technique along with the Through the Trees stamp set (along a few others). Below are a few close up pictures of my layout along with a step-by-step video. Enjoy and happy crafting!

Supplies: -Through the Trees Stamp Set - http://bit.ly/2DU6hJB -Majestic Butterflies Stamp Set - http://bit.ly/2nhoXbL -Typewriter Text Stamp - http://bit.ly/2Eja94R -Wetland Grass Stamp Set - http://bit.ly/2CMYbCa

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

Faith Sees the Invisible - Distress Ink Backgrounds with Silhouette Images

Hello, crafty friends! Kim here with you today! Welcome to today's project featuring two of my all time favorite sets, Wetlands and Wetland Grass, which were introduced in January. (I love me some silhouette stamps!)

I created two cards with the new sets, showcasing a Distress Ink background technique. The video below will take you through each step of the process, showing you the technique so that you can reproduce the same look. Links to products below the video. Enjoy and happy crafting!

Supplies:

-Wetlands Stamp Set  

-Wetland Grass Stamp Set

-Faith Stamp Set

-Landscape Silhouettes Stamp Set  

-Distress Inks

-Ranger Watercolor Paper

-Archival Ink

-Blending Tool

Beautiful Silhouettes

I am so excited about today's cards! Sweet N Sassy's New Silhouette stamps are so versatile! You can create almost any background and compliment it with a silhouette! You really can't wrong with them!

For my first card, I went with a simple acrylic block technique. This card feels very masculine and I am too often short on these so... YAY!

• I used my acrylic block and Distress inks for the background.
• Then I used Nature Silhouette 2 and black archival ink for the ground/grasses, added a sentiment from Thoughtful Words  and added my duck from Scene Silhouettes Wetlands (This is the January Stamp of the month and it is FANTASTIC - you still have time to get it free with $60 purchase). 

For my second card, I created a beach scene.

• I tore some paper and  used it as a mask to ink up my beach line with Distress Inks
• With the straight side of the paper acting as a mask, I added the ocean and sky - also with distress inks.
• When that dried, I added details with shades of brown Copics and a white gel pen to get more realistic sands and waves
• I added "beachy" birds from Scene Silhouettes Wetlands and a sentiment from Floral Greetings.

This is just two ways to use these awesome stamps! I hope they inspire you and I can't wait to see what ways you come up with!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lyn

Dark Nights and Bright Stars

Hello sweet friends!  God uses the struggles in our life to make us shine more brightly for him.  As we go through these trials with grace Jesus gets all the glory!  I love this quote from the Inspirational Word Art 2 stamp set available at the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store.

 A galaxy sky seemed the natural choice for a background for this quote.  Blueprint Sketch Distress Ink and Fossilized Amber, Picked Raspberry, Cracked Pistachio, and Wilted Violet Oxide Inks were sponged onto a piece of mixed media card stock.  The colors were well blended before Black Soot Oxide Ink was sponged over all of the colors letting some of the color peek through the black.  The panel was spritzed with water and sprayed with a mixture of Perfect Pearls.  Watered down white acrylic paint was then splattered on creating a night sky full of stars.  Spellbinder Dies were used to make an offset frame. Grass from the Scene Silhouettes: Wetland Grass stamp set was stamped on both the frame and the Galaxy panel.  The little fox from the Scene Silhouettes: Woodland stamp set was black embossed and cut out with my ScanNCut.  The sentiment is from the Inspirational Word Art 2 stamp set and was black embossed on a circle cut with a Taylored Expressions Stitched Circle Die.  A few sparkly gems and sequins were added to the sky to finish the card.  I'm also posting this card over at the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog.

The stamp sets used to make this card are available at the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store.  (**LOVE the new Scene Silhouettes stamp sets**)

Thanks so much for stopping by!  
Remember that our January Stamp of the Month, Scene Silhouettes: Wetlands, is free with a $60 order through 1/31/18.

Hugs,

Cathy

January release cards

Hello! I am sharing a couple of cards with you today using stamps from the NEW January release.

 

For my first card I used Stop Drop Pray and Whimsy Bouquet. I just stamped, colored with Copics, and popped my panel up on a sheet of white craft foam. A few drops of Stickles were added to the little dots.

 

 

Here I used Through The Trees and Thoughtful Words. The trees were stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa and outlined with a light blue Copic marker. I tore the left edge and layered it over a punched scallop border. Then I added some ribbon with a few folds in it, securing it with Scor-Tape and a gold brad.

 

Next I used Scene Silhouettes: Wetland Grass, Scene Silhouettes: Wetlands, and Thoughtful Words. (Wetlands is the January 2018 Stamp of the Month!). The background on the circle was masked/sponged.

And my last card was created with Whimsy Bouquet (such a pretty floral set) and Thoughtful Words. A perfect card for getting a jump start on Valentine's Day! The floral images were colored with Copics.

Have a great day!

Diane

Hope You Are Feeling So Very Loved

Hello Everyone!  Today I thought I would share a couple Encouragement cards that I created with the NEWLY released Scene Silhouettes: Wetland Grass and Thoughtful Words stamps sets.  I don't know about you but I tend to struggle with making these types of cards along with Sympathy cards.  One thing I've found helpful is making more than one at a time with the supplies that I've pulled out so I can have a stash to be able to send when I need one.  You can either make a duplicate or play around with the supplies and come up with a couple different layouts.

For my cards today I pulled out some card stock, inks, embossing folders to add a little texture, ribbon, and some black pearls.  I find that using a monochromatic color pallet along with a gender neutral design also helps.  Hope these ideas will help you the next time you need to create this type of card.

Don't forget that the Scene Silhouettes: Wetlands is the January 2018 Stamp of the Month and is FREE with a $60 order through 1/31/18.

Happy Stamping!

Faith Makes the Impossible Possible

Hello Sweet Friends!  Julie here and today I am sharing a quick card using the January Stamp of the Month- Scene Silhouettes: Wetlands (free with any $60 order) along with the Scene Silhouettes: Wetland Grass and Faith.

I love the silhouettes in all of the new stamp sets- perfect for all types of occasions as well as masculine cards!

I created the background scene using distress inks before stamping the images with an archival black ink and heat setting with clear embossing powder. Once cooled, I cut the panel into 3” x 3” square and hand trimmed to nine 1” squares.

The sentiment from Faith was stamped onto white cardstock using archival black ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder, trimmed and mounted onto black cardstock.

I also heat embossed the duck image from Scene Silhouettes: Wetlands  before fussy-cutting.  After mounting the 1” squares with dimensional foam, adding the fussy-cut duck image, I finished off the card with a few crystal drops. 

 

Quick and easy- a fun card using just stamping techniques! No special dies needed.

I hope I have inspired you today and thanks for taking the time to visit us- hugs and God Bless, sweet friends!