Showing posts with label To Paris With Love. Show all posts
Showing posts with label To Paris With Love. Show all posts

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Merci, Paris


I'm hosting the sketch challenge over on Splitcoaststampers this week!  I made a card using the To Paris With Love set from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.  I sponged inside the inner frame of the main image and added some coloring with Copics.  This is such a fun set - I could stare at this image all day :)

Stop by and play along if you get a chance!

Supplies: 
Stamps: To Paris With Love (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps)
Card Stock: Kraft (Neenah)
Patterned Paper: For the Record (Echo Park)
Ink: Rich Cocoa (Memento), Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy (Ranger)
Coloring Medium: Copics
Accessories: Pearls (Queen & Co); Flax Twine (The Twinery)
Tools: Oval Punch (SU)
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Monday, April 23, 2012

A Stitch in Time

Good morning stamping friends!   I get to help you start a new week with some Sweet 'n Sassy elegance! Taylor hosted the "Hump Day" challenge for me over at Splitcoaststampers this week due to a family emergency. Thank you, Taylor!  The challenge was to use faux or real stitching, so a little bit of real sewing was done to create this sample.


"To Paris With Love" was a new clear stamp set released last month.  The set includes the beautiful collage, five sentiments, and three other detail elements. Some soft color was added to a piece of Vintage Cream card stock by smearing Antique Linen, Spun Sugar, and Victorian Velvet Distress inks onto a non-stick mat. These were spritzed with water and the card stock was dabbed into the color several times, then dried with a heat gun.  The Paris collage was stamped using Versafine Onyx Black ink.  Some zig-zag and straight stitching were used to attach the light pink and tan patterned papers to kraft card stock and everything was layered onto a Vintage Cream card base.  The corners of the image were stamped on some pink patterned paper, cut out and popped up in the bottom corners.  A little lace, a punched border, some pearls, and a mulberry flower finish the card.  This set makes it easy to create elegant cards for your friends and family!

So...to sew or faux sew...that's the question!  I hope I've encouraged you to try a little sewing on your next project and to check out the "Hump Day" challenge every Wednesday over at the Sweet 'n Sassy Forum on Splitcoaststampers!

Don't forget....there's a 40% sale on everything at the store until the end of the month in honor of Mr. Sweet 'n Sassy's birthday!  Now's a good time to add this set, or others on your wish list, to your collection!

This is the day the Lord has made...enjoy it...and have a wonderful week!

Hugs,
Cathymac