Christmas Shaker Card

Happy Friday crafty friends! I hope your week has been going well and that your weekend gets even better.

Today I want to share with you a slimline card I made using the Berry Branch background stamp from this month’s new release and the Christmas Blocks stamp set.

To start my card, I made a slimline base measuring 7" x 8 1/2" with scoring at 3 1/2". I then trimmed a red card stock 3 1/4" x 8 1/4". Finally, I trimmed a white card stock 3" x 8". Once I was done trimming, I stamped the Berry Branch stamp on the white card stock with a green ink pad, and glued a slightly smaller piece of acetate onto the back of it. I then used one of my square nesting dies, which fit perfectly around the Christmas Blocks stamp images, to die cut the background.

I used another white card stock to stamp the cute images from the Christmas Blocks set, and colored them using my Copic markers. I glued that on top of the red card stock and placed some chunky blue glitter to make this into a shaker card. To finish the card, I added some Nuvo drops on the berries and added a sentiment from the Holiday Blocks stamp set.

I really hope you have enjoyed today’s post! For more inspiration follow me on Instagram: @harshgurl.

As always, I hope this has given you some inspiration to do something fun and creative today. Until next time!

Spring/Summer 2021 Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Hi coffee, tea, and cocoa fans! We're so excited to once again be amidst a long list of fabulous Super Sponsors for the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! Nothing better than a little caffeinated creation to put a little SPRING in your step! 😉

The hop kicks off today and runs through Friday, March 26. To be eligible for any of the fabulous Super Sponsor prizes, simply create a NEW coffee, tea, or cocoa project and link it up over on the official Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop post. Enter as many cards as you like, the more the merrier! The deadline to link up is Friday, March 26. And don't forget to check out all the amazing caf/decaf creations along the hop!

Who's ready for summer? I sure am.. and so are my kids, even though it's just the start of Spring Break! Haha! So for my card today, I used the Sunshine in a Cup DIGI. I colored up a few of the images with Copic markers, then fussy cut to add to this fun slimline card. I created the background with the Starry Night Stencil, using it randomly with coordinating inks, then added the sentiment cut with the Speech Bubbles Die Set to finish it off. 

Sunshine in a Cup DIGI

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Here's a little sampling of caffeinated sets and inspiration from the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Shop. 

Card by Lieschen features I Like Big Cups, Texture Tiles 9, Background Builders: Stripes, and Donut Worry

I Like Big Cups

Card by Esther features I Like Big Cups, Coffee Word Die, Texture Tiles 9, Texture Tiles 11, Happy Day, and Grunge Dots Stencil.

Texture Tiles 9

Coffee Word Die

Card by Korin features Special Blend, Texture Tiles 7, and Delightfully Delicate Stencil.

Special Blend

Card by Sheri features Tea for Two

Tea for Two

Thanks so much for stopping by today! We hope you enjoy the hop!

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Poinsettias for Christmas

 Hello, Hello, All!  

Today I am revisiting the gorgeous Poinsettia Greetings Stamp Set.  This is a favorite of mine that I reach for again and again.  

I like to make my parents a special card for Christmas so given the popularity of the slimline card, I decided to go that route.  I used two shades of red Ken Oliver Color Bursts to color this monochromatic card.  

I started out with a 10 x 4 inch piece of Canson Watercolor Paper.  I spritzed it with water and sprinkled on some Alizerin Crimson Color Burst Water Color Powder.  I used a large brush to move the color around and add water where needed.  I also sopped up some of the color with a paper towel as I did not want it too dark.  

Next, using my MISTI, I Stamped the poinsettias 3 times.  I then painted them all, using the Alizerin Crimson as well as Cadmium Scarlet color bursts.  A little mixture of black, blue and purple color bursts was used for the shadows.  The panel was then cut down for a 8.5 x 4inch card.  

When the flowers were dried, I used Winsor and Newton white gouache that was watered down to make splatters.  The flower centers were filled in with a Uniball Signo white gel pen.  

The sentiment is from the Holiday Greetings Stamp Set.  Both the sentiment and the image panel were matted with shiny gold wrapping paper.  Some sequins finish it off.  

Thanks for stopping by!  I won't be back on the blog 'til December so have a Happy, Happy, Thanksgiving!  

Lee Ann  

Simply Amazing

 Hi friends! It's Julee popping in with a little slimline inspiration with the new Encouraging Peonies set.

I love this huge peony with leaves image and wanted to make it the star of a card.  I colored with Copic markers, then hand trimmed around the image and added foam adhesive to the back for a little dimension.  The sentiment is from My Thoughts of You and is stamped onto a panel of patterned paper, and then matted with cardstock.  I added this all to an 8.5" x 3.5" slimline card base and then accented with a few holeless sequins and rhinestones.

My next card is similar in style, but I paired the new Stamp for a Cause: Fear Not set with the leaves from Encouraging Peonies, making the Psalm 61:2 verse the star of the show. I stamped around the sentiment panel with the leaves, then matted onto a piece of patterned paper that I stamped with one of the patterns from the Texture Tiles 3 set.  Some black card stock matting and a couple of Copic colored and fussy cut leaves finish things off.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a fabulous day.

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2020 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 be a Super Sponsor 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 so excited to be sharing a super sneak peek of a set releasing on October 1. Squee! I love this sweet little gnome holding a cuppa something awesome from the upcoming Winter Gnomes set and couldn't wait to ink him up! I colored him up in winter blues, and then masked off to do a little ink blended sky behind him. Pure caffeinated slimline fun.

From Esther comes this Autumn beauty featuring Bushel of Blessings, Incredibly Blessed, and the Coffee & Bible Journaling Digital. Such a fun chalkboard effect and I love how she dressed up the cups for fall!

Jane created this fabulous fall creation by combining cups from Fill Me Up and the coordinating dies, leaves from Give Thanks and a sentiment from Sentimental Wordfetti.

Lee Ann filled her cup from In This Together with images from Fur-Ever Friends and a sentiment from Tea for Two on this delightful card.

Sheri has us at coffee with this fabulous sentiment from Coffee Talk and a cup from the Jesus & Coffee set.

Karen creates the perfect background for this sunshine in a cup card. Stamps featured are Sunshine in a Cup DIGI, Grunge Elements 2, Coffee Talk, and Sentimental Mash-up.

Guest Designer Michelle Hale served up this holiday creation featuring Fill Me Up, Folk Art Snowflakes, and our September Stamp of the Month, Holiday Greetings.

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 11:59PM Eastern on October 6. Winner will be announced here on the blog on Wednesday, October 7.

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.  

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