Snowman Hugs

Hello sweet friends...hope you are having a wonderful week!  SNSS has so many adorable snowmen sets that just make me smile!  Here are a couple of them on two Christmas cards created for today's post.

This smiling snowman is part of the new Christmas Blocks stamp set.  The background was created with the snowflakes from the Holiday Hugs set and Distress Oxide Inks.  Perfect Pearls mixed with water and sprayed onto the background add just the right amount of shimmer behind the embossed vellum frame.

The galaxy sky on this charming Christmas card was also created with Distress Oxide Inks.  Several colors of ink were sponged onto a mixed media panel.  Black Soot Oxide Ink was then added on top of the colors, spritzed with water and again sprayed with Perfect Pearls.  Several Sequins were added to add to the shimmer.  I found this Galaxy Sky Technique on Jennifer McGuire's Blog and had to give it a try.  The cute snowman and sentiment are from the Welcome Jesus stamp set.

Here are the adorable snowmen stamp sets available at the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store that were used to make these cards:

Love the new look!

I'm snow glad you stopped by...be sure to stop again for more SNSS inspiration!

Hugs,

Cathy

Snowy Friends

Hello Sweet 'n Sassy Friends, It's Ceal here to share a card with you today. I am in the process of unpacking and decorating for Christmas and I am also needing to make Christmas cards to send out so, I made this one to send to a dear friend using Welcome Jesus,  Snowy Hello for the greeting and a couple diecuts, Welcome Jesus die set and the Hillside Edges.

We are also having one amazing sale, 50% off the entire site, so go forth and shop! You must enter code MERRY15 to receive the discount.

Season Of Love

Hello Sweet 'n Sassy friends!

It's Ceal here to share with you

In case you've missed it, Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps is celebrating their 8th birthday all month long!  Be sure to keep checking Facebook and the blog for samples, give-aways, and promotions!  Currently SNSS is offering 25% off all dies with the code BDAYDIES25!

Today I am showcasing the set Season of Love. 

Here are a couple of samples I made with it

For my first sample I stamped the silhouette image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and used some Squeezed Lemonade and Mermaid Lagoon distress inks to sponge around the image. The greeting is from one of our Bible journaling sets, Name Above All Names. 

My Second sample is a watercolored version, I stamped the image this time in Versafine Black Onyx ink and used some Brusho powdered watercolors for both backgrounds. Again the greeting is from the Name Above All Names set.

Here are the sets I used 

A Little About Me:

My husband and I  are empty nesters except for Willis our spoiled Shih Tzu. and we are in the middle of a huge transfer move from Denver, Colorado to Maggie Valley, North Carolina, so from the Rockies to the Smokies. We both are originally from the east coast so it's closer to family.

I have been crafting in some for or fashion since I was a little girl. I have always loved to color, still do and Art class was my fave. I have been a stamper about 15 years and have been blessed to be on several design teams and have a very supportive husband.

How long have you been a fan of Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps? 

I have been a Sweet 'n Sassy  fan since the beginning and have been involved in some capacity almost from the beginning as well. 

What do you enjoy outside of stamping? 

I enjoy being outdoors, hiking or just admiring God's beauty especially in the fall. I also enjoy reading and of course spending time with my family.

What is your "day" job? 

At the present time my "day" job is unpacking the 500 plus boxes the movers dropped off last wednesday. I don't know where all this stuff came from, haha. I am fortunate enough to be a stay at home wife where my "day" job is crafting mostly.

Who inspires you? 

That is a hard question, I have so many crafters that inspire me and don't want to leave anyone out so, I am going to say what inspires me and that would be Pinterest, there is so much inspiration there, I usually spend hours looking around.

Share a fun or interesting fact about yourself that most people might not know. I don't do coffee or milk or orange juice in the morning, give me a glass of sweet tea and I am happy.

What advice would you give to a new stamper? Join stamping groups like Splitcoaststampers or Stamp Nation. Check out pinterest for inspiration and watch plenty of You Tube videos, but most of all have fun and never under estimate yourself.

What is your favorite SNSS set? And then maybe share a sample or two using it.

Favorite set? what about favorite sets! I have many that are my go to sets for different seasons. I looked back on my blog and Parisian Postcard is one I have used quite a bit, here are some samples I pulled from my blog.

Here's one with favorite winter stamp, Welcome Jesus 

and my favorite summer set, Ocean Paradise

I hope you have enjoyed getting to know me a little better and don't forget about our die sale! 

Butterfly Flourish and More...

Hello,  Sweet 'N Sassy friends!  Angie here, hoping you have been enjoying our 8th birthday bash this month!  All month long we are revisiting some of our favorite sets and today's feature is Butterfly Flourish!  

I have had a lot of fun designing with this gorgeous stamp set.  The flourishes  flow gracefully among the gorgeous butterflies and I absolutely love the sentiment style!

For my first card, I used a previously made background and simply stamped the flourish and sentiment. I added a piece of glitter paper and gems for a quick and pretty card!

For my next card, I once again used a previously made background and stamped the image. I stamped the image a second time on a separate piece of cardstock, colored the butterflies with Chameleon Pens, then fussy cut each butterfly and added them to the card!

Butterfly Flourish

In celebration of Sweet N Sassy's 8th birthday, we are doing a little "About Me" segment so here's a little bit about me!

We have lived in Georgia for 25 years and in January my husband and I will celebrate our 26th anniversary!  We have a busy year ahead as our oldest is a senior in High School and will be transitioning to college. Yikes!  How did that happen so quickly? Our daughter is a freshman in High School and I think she is looking forward to having some "only" child time at home next year!  

I started stamping a little over four years ago when I decided to create "thank you" cards for my children's teachers.  One of their teachers told me about the Splitcoaststampers community and the rest, as they say, is history.   I made stamping friends on the forums and found tons of inspiration and discovered Sweet N Sassy Stamps during a release party held at Splitcoaststampers.   I fell in love with Sweet N Sassy Stamps beautiful designs and inspirational sentiments so much so that I can still remember going into great detail with my mom about the stamp set God's Purpose while talking on the phone with her one evening.

One of the happiest moments in my stamping journey came in November 2013 when Lydia, manager of Splitcoaststampers invited me to join the Dirty Dozen team.  My very first card as DD member featured Sweet N Sassy Stamps Mini Tags & Sentiments clear Stamp and Mini Tags Die Set and Cathy McCauley was the first person to comment on my card!

Sweet N Sassy Stamps has been part of my stamping almost from the very beginning so you can imagine my delight and awe when I was asked in December 2014 to be on the design team!

I am inspired by so many talented artists but Kristina Werner, Jennifer McGuire, and Lydia Fiedler are among the top designers that I love to watch on youtube.  They create gorgeous cards and inspire me to try new techniques.

I have grown leaps and bounds as a stamper because right from the beginning I found an online stamping community where I made friends and had access to a huge amount of tutorials so my advice to new stampers is find a community, youtube channel and/or bloggers to follow and inspire you.  Practice, practice, practice your art and pay attention to what makes you happy while creating and keep DOING that!!!

I love working with Sweet N Sassy Stamps so it's super hard to choose a favorite but I can say that the Sweet N Sassy stamp set that I have used the most is Welcome Jesus.  I just love the expression of joy on the snowman's face! 

Who Doesn't Love An Adorable Snowman?

It's an exciting month here at SNSS and we have two more days of this week's BIRTHDAY SPECIAL: November 1-5: EVERY $25 order or more will include a free surprise gift. The higher the order amount, the larger the gift ranging in price from $2-$20!

Perhaps WELCOME JESUS is on your short list! It's a darling set and our Throwback Feature for today:

We've got some great samples to share on our Facebook page and
Instagram (@sweetnsassystamps), so head on over and check them out!

Let it Snow!

Hello Everyone!

Have you noticed that once November 1st gets here, time just flies by at lightening speed??  I am finding it hard to believe that Thanksgiving is only a week away and we have already had our first snow.  Yes, I have snow on the mind!
This is my last post for Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps and Korin. It has truly been a blessing to work for Korin and with this talented design team, but it is time for me to step aside.  I have been neglecting so much this last year or so and I need to spend time getting back to some of those neglected things.
That said, I thought it would be appropriate to make a card for my final blog post using the first Sweet 'n Sassy Stamp that caught my eye while perusing the SCS gallery.

Isn't he just the cutest????  You can see why I fell in love with this set, Welcome Jesus.  I stamped the snowman on kraft cardstock and colored him with Prismacolor pencils.  Initially, I had other ideas for this snowman, but it did not pan out, so I fussy cut him out and broke out some fine glitter and made him sparkle.
Did you know that this adorable stamp set now has a matching die?  Yep!  I can't wait to get my hands on the Welcome Jesus Die Set!
I hope I have inspired you to break out the ink and the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps one more time!  Thank you so much for all of your encouraging comments over the last year or so.  I will continue to create with my Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps; I would love it if you would stop by and visit me at my blog.  I am sure to see some of you around in blog land.
Lastly, wishing all of you a Blessed Thanksgiving!

Hugs!

Lee Ann  :)
www.greytpapercrafts.blogspot.com

Joy Times Four

Hello friends…Cathy here with a sweet card for you!  I just love this adorable snowman from the Welcome Jesus stamp set which was one of the Sweet Perks Club bundles offered earlier this month.

The snowman was stamped four times and cut with the matching Welcome Jesus Die.  After coloring them with Copic Markers, they were trimmed to fit the four squares of DP and mounted on black card stock.  The Solar Crest card front was embossed with swiss dots and the snowmen were added along with the sentiment which was stamped on a hand cut banner.   Some Baker's Twine and a little heart covered with Wink of Stella glitter and Glossy Accents finish the card.  The Welcome Jesus stamp set and Welcome Jesus Die are now available individually at the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store.

I know just who will be receiving this cute Christmas card this year!   Speaking of Christmas...there is still time to participate in the Sweet 'n Sassy Christmas Challenge.  All you need to do to be eligible to win a PRIZE is to make a Christmas card and upload it to the gallery using the Linky Code which can be found in THIS POST along with the challenge details.

Be sure to stop by tomorrow to find out the winner of the Christmas challenge AND….

see the new Sweet Perks Club bundles being revealed for the month of November!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a wonderful Fall day!

Joyful Christmas

I hope that your holiday preparations are going well. As for me and my decorating...well my tree is still not up which my daughters are not happy about lol. However, I do at least have some of my Christmas cards finished. Take a peek at one them:



I stamped this super cute snowman onto Neenah white and colored with copics. I also stamped just the scarf onto patterned paper and pieced it onto my colored image. It is available both in clear stamps (Welcome Jesus) and as a digital image (Smiley Snowman). I sponged pink ink around the colored image, added rhinestones for buttons, white stickles for snow, and pearls in the corners.

Thanks for looking and have a blessed day!