January 2021 Release Blog Hop Winner

Hi Sweet 'n Sassy friends! It's Julee popping in with a little inky inspiration and some happy news for one of you blog hoppers!

As always, we had so much fun sharing the current release with you on our January Blog Hop. We so hope you enjoyed it, too, and gleaned a little inspiration for using this month's stamps! While we think you're ALL winners, we did randomly select ONE lucky reader from among all the comments on the hop to receive a $25 gift certificate to the Sweet 'n Sassy shop. This month's winner was selected from Lyn's post comments.

And the winner is...

Congratulations Deb!

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

Now onto a little inspiration from me, mixing a couple of this month's releases with a couple of previous releases.

These have been trying times lately, and I often find myself sipping coffee, stamping cards, and praying. Prayers for miracles, prayers for healing, prayers for peace, prayers for hope in the darkness, and prayers for better days to come. I love that this Matthew 21:22 verse "And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive." is in stamp form! 

I started with the to go cup image from I Like Big Cups, watercoloring the image and then fussy cutting.  I did the same with the image from Succulents, adding a bit of stickles for some glitz, then popping it up on the cup with foam tape for some dimension. The background is done with stamps from the Texture Tiles 9 stamp set, stamped tone on tone on pink cardstock.  I then stamped the verse from Words of Jesus on a scrap of patterned paper. I finished off with some inked edges.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

-Julee

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Succulents & Bees

Hello everyone, Esther here sharing two fun cards with you! On this succulent card, I did some masking on watercolor paper to create this fun collage.  I colored my succulents with Arteza Real Brush Pens and fussy cut them before popping them up over a plain white (embossed) background. Keeping the background simple really helps to make the main image "pop."

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Supplies and Tools:

• Succulents (Sweet n Sassy Stamps) 
• Encouraging Thoughts (Sweet n Sassy Stamps)
• Woven 3D Embossing Folder (Sizzix)
  
• Canson Watercolor Paper
• Arteza Real Brush Pens
• Jet Black Archival Ink
• Square Punch
  

My second card features the honey jar and bees from the NEW "Bee Sweet" stamp set.

 I included lots of "frilly" accents on this one with die cut lace and doilies!

Supplies and Tools:.

• Bee Sweet (Sweet n Sassy Stamps)
• Encouraging Thoughts (Sweet n Sassy Stamps)
• Arteza Real Brush Pens
• 3D Lumber Embossing Folder (Sizzix -Tim Holtz)
• Crochet Dies (Sizzix -Tim Holtz)
  
• Hello Doily Dies (Sizzix)
• Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders)
• Fishtail Banner Dies (Stamp Simply)
  
• Barnwood Pretty Designer Paper (The Paper Studio)
• Jet Black Archival Ink (Ranger)
  
• Dusty Concord Distress Oxide (Ranger)
  

For Such a Time as This

Hello All!

I have a couple of cards to share with you today using the Succulents Stamp Set.

These were easy-to-color images that I did not get all detailed with, nor did I think about things like light source much.  I just did some basic coloring with Copic markers.
The 3 images were fussy cut out; then came trying to figure out what to do with them.  Nothing seemed quite right until I landed upon a monoprint made with acrylic paint and my gel plate.
The background panel was cut with a stitched rectangle die.  The succulents were attached, using foam tape to pop up the top most image. The sentiment is from the Love Wordfetti Stamp Set.

Anyone who knows me knows I am a colorist.  I typically shy away from silhouette stamps.  I was determined to use a silhouette stamp from this set.  The outcome was this wreath, made with the larger of the two silhouette images in the stamp set.

I stamped my wreath in desert-like colors and then fussy cut the wreath out.  I die cut a white frame and then used my Wood Background Stamp Set to create a wood grain effect on the frame.  I stamped in a light grey ink.
The inside panel of the frame was done on a medium grey cardstock and again stamped with the woodgrain stamp, this time in time in a darker grey ink.
The sentiment is from the Sentimental Mash Up Stamp Set.  I stamped the 'Hugs' in Onyx Black Versafine Ink directly onto the card and then heat embossed it with clear ep.  'To you' was stamped on a dark gray strip and heat embossed in white.
After spritzing the wreath with an irridescent Shimmer Spray, I popped it up on dimensional tape, surrounding the word 'Hugs'.  I glued the 'to you' onto the wreath and added a few sequins to finish it off. 
I made these cards to send to my parents to encourage them during this unsettled time.  Being in their 80s, they are pretty much house bound for the long haul.
It sure is easy to get caught up in the panic of it all, but believers can get out there and share God's love.  For we were created 'for such a time as this.'  

Have a blessed day all! 

Lee Ann 

Warm Wishes

Hello Sweet 'n Sassy friends!  Have you taken time to enjoy our November Release Hop yet!  If not there's still time to see the awesome card projects made with new products available at the SNSS Store and to qualify for the prize drawing.  You can see the hop details HERE.

I have two cards to share with you today.  It's starting to feel a little more like winter so my first card was made to send warm wishes and features the new  Folk Art Snowflakes stamp set.

A Tim Holtz embossing folder was used to add snowy texture to a stitched panel and a sentiment from the Christmas Pine set was embossed at the bottom of the panel.  One of the snowflakes was white embossed on a smaller panel and then sponged with Oxide Inks.  White gems were added to the centers of the snowflakes to finish the card.

My second card was made with the Succulents stamp set.

Nuvo Shimmer Powder was sprinkled through a stencil and spritzed with water.  The stencil was dabbed with a paper towel and lifted off the panel to reveal a pretty muted background.  Two woven die cuts were cut with a die by Paper Roses and layered onto the card.  The largest succulent from the Succulents stamp set was colored with Copic Marker, cut out and added to the card.  The sentiment was silver embossed and dew drops added to finish the card. 

These stamp sets from the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store were used to create the cards above:

We are also offering a special deal as part of our ongoing 12th Birthday Celebration!

So glad you stopped by today...have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,

Cathy

Blessed Beyond Measure

Hello sweet friends!  Cathy here with some Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps inspiration for you.

My first card features a little sneak peek of a wonderful new stamp set being released next week on October 7th as part of the October Release.

Some of the smaller succulents from the stamp set were randomly stamped in light green ink over the background.  The grid from Texture Tiles 1 was stamped in purple ink.  A second panel was embossed with a leafy stencil.  Oxide ink was rubbed onto the raised edges to bring out the detail.  This panel was cut in half lengthwise and added to the background.  Different succulents from the stamp set were colored with Copic Markers, cut with my Scan 'N Cut and popped onto the card.  A sentiment from the Faith Wordfetti stamp set was white embossed on a purple strip.  A few gems were added to finish the card.

My second card features the adorable Fur-ever Friends stamp set released last month.

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Stripes of Oxide Inks were sponged on a white panel and then a different leafy stencil was used to emboss some texture on the background.  The wood pattern from Wood Backgrounds was stamped on a strip used to ground the cute little fox which was colored with Copic Markers, cut with my Scan 'N Cut and popped onto the card.  Some of the leaves from the set were colored and added to the card.  The sentiment was stamped on a hand cut banner and white gems were added to finish the card.

The following stamp sets from the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store were used for the cards above:

You will need to stop back again next week to see the new stamp set as well as other sets being released in October!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,

Cathy