Thinking of You - HUGS

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Hello Sweet Friends! Sheri here today to let you know that a NEW VIP Challenge has started over in the Sweet 'N Sassy Stamps VIP Group over on Facebook. Each month a new challenge is posted on the first of each month and runs for the entire month. One random winner is selected at the end of the challenge to WIN a SNSS stamp set of their choice!

 

This month we are challenging you with a "Back 2 School" Theme! 

For my sample I pulled out the NEW Bold Caps Alpha die set and practiced my ABC's by spelling out the word HUGS out on my card. 

 

Steps to Create 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 Blue Mat: 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"
• Cut White Panel: 3 3/4" x 5"
• Take White Panel and lightly ink blend using the Mosaic Stencil and blue ink to create background (Used Gina K In the Navy ink).
• Stamp flower and leaves from True Beauty stamp set. I used the sold & line images. You will need to fussy cut the images out (Used Gina K. Powder Blue and In the Navy ink) .
• Stamp "Thinking of You" sentiment from the Sentimental Wordfetti stamp set and trim into a sentiment strip (Used Gina K. In the Navy ink).
  
• Cut out the word "HUGS" using the Bold Caps Alpha die set in blue card stock. 
• Assemble Card. The flower, top leaf & sentiment strip are all popped up with foam tape (optional)
• For embellishment I added a few clear solid sequins. (optional) 

 

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")

Blue Mat: 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"

White Panel: 3 3/4" x 5"

White Sentiment Strip: 1 15/16" x 1/4"

 

  

 

 

 

 

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Happy Stamping!!

 

down on the farm

Good morning! Today I am sharing some cards using new stamp & die sets from the Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps August release. This adorable farm set pairs so well with the new alpha dies!

Product links: Bold Caps Alpha Dies, Down on the Farm Bundle (Stamps and Dies also sold separately), Hillside Edges Dies, Sentimental Wordfetti.

For my first card, I die cut a hello greeting in various colors and offset the letters for a bit of whimsy. My greeting and cute pig were layered onto a floral embossed panel, then I added a little Wordfetti sentiment.

I die cut letters to spell YIPEE for my second card. This time I used the little cow and created a scene for him with patterned papers and the Hillside Edges Dies. I have a clear 6 inch ruler that I got in the sewing department somewhere many years ago. I use it very often on my cards...it stays in my tool caddy. The clear ruler is very helpful to me in lining up alpha dies! (You could also use a piece of washi tape to create a straight edge for alignment, then remove it).

Have a great day!

Diane

Oh Happy Day

Hey there Sweet 'n Sassy friends! 

It's Ceal, here. Today I am sharing a bright and happy floral card using one of my favorite techniques. 

I just happen to love paper piecing, its so relaxing and I think I also like it because it reminds me of a puzzle and I love puzzles.

To make this card I started with a top folding white card base and a white panel. I stamped the flowers from the Happiness Blooms set and then stamped them again on different colors of patterned paper and cut them out and glued them over the original stamped image. The leaves I colored with Copic markers. 

I finished the card by adding a sentiment is from the Sentimental Wordfetti set embossed in white on a black strip.   

 

Thinking of You | #SNSSVIP0722

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Hello Sweet Friends! Sheri here today to let you know that a NEW VIP Challenge has started over in the Sweet 'N Sassy Stamps VIP Group over on Facebook. Each month a new challenge is posted on the first of each month and runs for the entire month. One random winner is selected at the end of the challenge to WIN a SNSS stamp set of their choice!

 

This month we are challenging you with a "WATER" Theme! You just need to incorporate water in your project (raindrops, puddles, watering cans,ocean, beach, nautical stamps, etc). You can find the challenge HERE.

 

 

For my sample card I choose to use the Nautical themed stamps and pulled out the Peace Be Still stamp set to create this simple Thinking of You card. Love how the textured background makes the sailboat and sentiment pop.

 

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")

Light Blue Mat: 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"
Dark Blue Panel: 3 3/4" x 4 15/16"

White Strip Mat: 3 3/4" x 2 3/4"

Light Blue Strip: 3 3/4" x 2 5/8"

Dark Blue Circle: 2 1/2"

White Circle: 2 1/4"

Dark Blue Sentiment Strip: 1 3/8" x 3/8"

Steps to Create Card: 

• Cut & Score A2 Card Base: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" (4 1/4" x 11", scored at 5 1/2" on 11" side)
• Cut light blue mat: 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"
• Cut Dark Blue Panel: 3 3/4" x 4 15/16", then emboss with embossing folder (Memory Box Waves 3D, EF1013)
• Cut White Strip Mat: 3 3/4" x 2 3/4"
• Cut Light Blue Strip: 3 3/4" x 2 5/8", then emboss with embossing folder (Memory Box Waves 3D, EF1013).
• Cut Dark Blue Circle: 2 1/2"
• Cut White Circle: 2 1/4"
• Stamp & Emboss "Thinking of You" sentiment from the Sentimental Wordfetti stamp set in white on a piece of dark blue card stock. Trim to sentiment strip: 1 3/8" x 3/8". 
• Stamp sailboat from Peace Be Still stamp set with black ink and color with your favorite coloring medium. I used alchol friendly ink and colored with copic markers. Next fussy cut the boat out.
• Assemble card. The dark blue circle and sailboat are popped up with foam tape. This step is optional.
• For embellishment I added clear dew drops.

 

 

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 Happy Stamping!!

You're the Best Dad

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Hello Sweet Friends! Sheri here today with a card featuring the NEW Masculine Mash-up stamp set from the May 2022 Release!  This is a great set to add to your collection for your masculine themed cards.

 

Today's card could be used for Father's Day or a Birthday! Nothing better than telling Dad that he's the BEST!

 

Steps to Create Card:

• Cut & Score White Card Base: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" (4 1/4" x 11", scored at 5 1/2")
• Cut Mustard Mat: 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"
• Cut Navy Panel: 3 3/4" x 5", then emboss with your favorite masculine embossing folder. I used an older one, Houndstooth (Cuttlebug) from my stash.
• Cut a 2 3/4" Circle out of the center of the navy panel.
• Create a Mustard Mat for window in navy panel by Cutting out a 3" Mustard Circle and then cut a 2 1/2" Circle out of it.
• Cut 1 DAD Word die out of Mustard card stock and 2 in Navy card stock so you can stack for dimension.
• Stamp Tool image from the Masculine Mash-Up stamp set and color with your favorite coloring medium. I stamped with alcohol friendly ink and used my copic markers to color. This image will then need to be fussy cut out.
• Stamp "You're the Best" from the Sentimental Wordfetti stamp set with embossing ink and emboss it with a White Fine Detail Embossing Powder (this is very helpful to getting detailed and small sentiments to embossing crisply).
• Assemble Card. I did use foam tape to pop up the card panel, tool image and small sentiment which is totally optional.
• For embellishment I added a few metal star embellishments from my stash.

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")

Mustard Mat: 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"

Navy Panel: 3 3/4" x 5"

Navy Window: 2 3/4"

DAD: 3 1/2" x 15/16"

Black Sentiment Strip: 1 1/8" x 1/4"

 

Copic Markers:

Yellow: YR23 & YR21

Gray:   T4, T2 & T1

 

 

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 Happy Stamping!!

Simple card for a friend

Hello crafty friends! I hope your Friday is going great so far. I’m excited to share with you a quick card I made using one of the new stamp sets from this month’s release, called Let's Get Cozy.

I made an A2 top folding card and cut another piece for the front panel. On this piece I used the Diamond Tile stencil with one of my favorite inks. I only inked the corner where I would place the stamp images.

 

I then stamped the chair image from the Let's Get Cozy stamp set and colored it with Copic markers. Once I was done coloring, I fussy cut the image and glued it onto the front panel with foam tape. I also used the Friend word die and a sentiment from the Sentimental Wordfetti stamp set. To finish the card I used some clear sequins.

On my Instagram (@harshgurl), I also shared another card using the Let's Get Cozy stamp set. This time I made a little scene with it! 

I hope you have enjoyed today's blog post! Don't forget to checkout this month's new release, you will love it! 

For more inspiration you can follow me on Instagram: @harshgurl. As always, I do hope this has given you some inspiration to do something fun and creative today. See you next time!

 

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2021 National Coffee Day Blog Hop

Hi friends! It's Julee Tilman popping in with a super exciting blog hop today! We're so excited to once again be one of a long list of Super Sponsors for the National Coffee Day Blog Hop! This is a traditional blog hop hosted by the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog with prizes for commenting on the company blogs in the hop. Each of the stops on the hop are hosting their own giveaway, so you'll definitely want to grab yourself a cup of something awesome and hop along!

We've got a few caffeinated creations to share, along with our giveaway info, so be sure to read to the end and comment with one of your favorite coffee related sentiments for a chance to win! If you want to take a gander at our coffee/tea/cocoa stamp offerings, we're not going to stop ya! Or if you're into caffeinated digis, we've got those, too! {grin}

Speaking of stamp offerings, for my card today, I'm featuring a card made with my Fall Breeze stamp set. I stamped and colored the leaf cup image three times with Copic markers, then cut with the coordinating Fall Breeze Die Set. I did the same with the steam, then got to work on the backgrounds.  I used the Delightfully Delicate Stencil on the seafoam cardstock layer in grey ink.  The coffee word background is from the Texture Tiles 9 stamp set and I added a little of the same pattern of stenciling on it as well.  I finished with a sentiment from Sentimental Wordfetti.

My second card features my new Holiday Cheer Digi (this was formerly released with Verve as the Good Cheer Digi).

Some of our creative team members have a dose of caffeinated goodness they're sharing today:

Card by Lieschen features Fall Breeze, Sweet Treats, Coffee Talk, and Fall Leaves Stencil.

Card by Sheri features Fall Breeze.

Card by Michelle features Fill Me Up, Consider the Wildflowers, and Script Stencil.

Card by Esther features I Like Big Cups, Texture Tiles 9, Texture Tiles 4, and Coffee Word Die.

Card by Jane features I Like Big Cups, Autumn Gnomes, Jesus & Coffee, Coffee Talk 2, and Fall Leaves Stencil.

Alright, now it's time for the giveaway! Please leave a comment below telling us one of your favorite coffee related sentiments for a chance to win a $25 gift code to the Sweet & Sassy Stamps shop. Our giveaway will be open through 9:59PM Eastern on October 5. Winner will be announced here on the blog on Wednesday, October 6.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Don't forget to leave a little shout-out in the comments for a chance to win. Then hop along to the next stop on the hop list below.  

The next stop on the hop is Therm O Web.

The full link list is below, see the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog for all the hop details.

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Puppy Love

Happy Saturday Everyone! There are four new digis in the house and all digi stamps are 50% off November 6-12, 2020.  I decided to play with GG: Puppy Love first since I love this sweet image. So cute!

 

 

After I printed her out on canson mixed media paper, I die cut the panel and colored with Arteza Real Brush Pens. I masked the bottom of the white panel and added some green ink just along the edge. After that, I wasn't sure what else to add to the card. I started digging through my stash of extra colored images and came across the sun from Melt for You and the flower pots from Happy Camper. I love mixing and matching elements from different sets!  I assembled the card as seen and added the sentiment from Sentimental Wordfetti. 

 

 

I hope you enjoyed today's card and may you have an awesome day!

Karen
 

 

Dragonfly Dreams

Hello Sweet 'n Sassy friends!

Ceal here, to share a couple cards with you featuring Dragonfly Dreams from our February release.  I love how the wings on the dragonfly are so realistic. 

To create the card above I started with a white top folding card base, a white panel and a purple panel. I randomly stampd the dragonflies masking them off as I stamped them in Wild Lilac, Lovely Lavender and Sea Glass. On the two larger ones I embossed the bodies in Lilac Shimmer and Under the Sea embossing glitters by WOW embossing. The sentiment is from the Sentimental Wordfetti set.  

 

The card below uses the same Dragonfly Dreams set but this time I gave the card a little more mixed media look. I started with a white top folding card base, a purple panel for a mat and a white panel for the focal panel. 

I stamped the parge dragonfly and then masked it off and randomly stamped portions of the Psalm 23 Background in a light purple and then added some texture in a darker purple using the Texture Tiles 2 set.  Next I used a stencil to create the flourish background. I added a second set of smaller wings and embossing them with Lilac Shimmer embossing powder. To finish the card I added some epoxy drops to the body and the sentiment from the Scripty Thoughts set. 

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