Blessings are found where you seek them

These days it can be hard to find the blessings, but I think it's important to keep looking for them. So I made this little card as a reminder.

I stamped a background with the little hearts from Texture Tiles 5. I stamped the heart from Sweet Little Lamb with the same ink and cut it out. After that I colored the image with that ink too. I stamped the message from Blessings in Disguise with black ink.
I masked the bottom and top of my card to make the light pink part of my card and colored the middle with Distress ink. To finish the card I added a couple of clear sequins.

 

I hope you're inspired to create!
- Lucinde

Ink Smooshing Challenge

Hello Sweet n' Sassy friends! We are stamping the weekend away for Korin's birthday in our Facebook Sweet n' Sassy VIP Group. Woohoo!! Get ready for lots of fun!!

The creative team will be sharing a bunch of fun challenges and lives throughout the weekend. Don't worry, you can always catch the replays. Play along with us in the VIP Group group for a chance to win one of five $10 gift codes to Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps! You have until April 11th to create and submit for a chance to win.

My challenge is ink smooshing and it is so much fun! I think what I like most about this technique is it always comes out different. I love to just sit down and play and make ink smooshed panels to have in my stash for future creations.

I used the same layout for both cards. This layout is easy, dramatic and allows my ink smooshed backgrounds to make a statement. I am not going to give instructions in this post. Instead, I am linking two videos below demonstrating the technique from fellow design team members.

For my first card, I used the timeless Hymn Word Art, canson xl watercolor paper and distress oxide inks (squeezed lemonade, carved pumpkin and candied apple).

For my second card, I used Blessings in Disguise and the brand new April Stamp of the Month Friendship is a Blessing. Love, love, love the April SOTM! Trust me, you will want to add this set to your collection. I wanted to mix it up a bit and try some water based dye ink pads. I used tempting turquoise, pixie pink, green galore and summer sun to create the background and color the flower.

Julee's video

Deed's video

I hope you will join us in the VIP group and enjoy some stamping fun!

Thanks for stopping by and happy stamping!

Karen

Background Stamps Two Ways

Hey friends, Esther here sharing two cards with you featuring the new Psalm 23 Background stamp. On the first card I used it for it's intended purpose -- as a background. On the second card I created a scenic background and used it as the main feature!

To create my first card I  embossed the dandelion in white embossing powder on blue card stock, and then added some random leaves in a moonlight white ink. I distressed the edges and inked them in chipped sapphire distress ink. Since I love lace and doilies, I added a pretty strip of white lace to one side before adhering it over my Psalm 23 background. The dragonfly was embossed in blue, colored with real brush pens, and then made to sparkle with some Nuvo glitter drops.

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Supplies and Tools:

• Blessings In Disguise (Sweet n Sassy Stamps)
• Psalm 23 Background (Sweet n Sassy Stamps)
• Dragonfly Dreams (Sweet n Sassy Stamps)
• Canson Mixed Media Paper
• Real Brush Pens (Arteza)
• Crochet Thinlits (Sizzix - Tim Holtz)
• Versamark Watermark Ink
• White Embossing Powder
• Lapis Embossing Powder (Stampendous)
• Brilliance Moonlight White Ink (Tsukineko) 
• Faded Jeans Distress Oxide (Ranger)
• Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink (Ranger)
• White Blizzard Glitter Drops (Nuvo)
• Foam Mounting Tape

For my second card I created a scene using three different scene silhouette stamp sets before embossing the new Psalm 23 Background stamp over top. I wanted to keep this card fairly simple so a paper crimped background and some elegant photo corners were all I added.

(You can purchase these three silhouette sets as a bundle and save money!!  CLICK HERE for the Woodland Bundle)

Supplies and Tools:

•  Psalm 23 Background (Sweet n Sassy Stamps)
• Scene Silhouettes: Tall Grass (Sweet n Sassy Stamps)
• Scene Silhouettes: Trees (Sweet n Sassy Stamps)
• Scene Silhouettes: Woodland (Sweet n Sassy Stamps)
• Album Tags and Accents Die (Heartfelt Creations)
• Fiskars Paper Crimper
• Versamark Watermark Ink
• Black Embossing Powder (Ranger)
• These colors of Distress Oxide (Ranger)
• Salty Ocean
• Broken China
• Faded Jeans
• Peeled Paint
• Pine Needles
• Vintage Photo

be joyful

Good morning! Today I have two projects to share. I used Sweet Little Lamb, Loop da Loop Alpha and the Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps March Stamp of the Month: Blessings in Disguise. First I made a Faithdex card using one of the lambs.

Since my alpha was large and I didn't know where my letters would land, I first masked the top of the lamb. Only a small portion of the letter f ended up needing to be masked!

The sun was a pre-printed die-cut prompt from the Gifts & More section of the SNSS Store.

While I had that awesome Loop da Loop Alpha out, I decided to also make a card. I used my MISTI to stamp the letters onto some patterned paper, then added some stamped and fussy cut leaves. This is a 3 1/2 x 6 1/4 card which fits into a regular #6 3/4 envelope. Sometimes it's nice to make a different size and we mostly all have this size envelope handy!

Have a great day!

Diane

Springtime Cards

Hello friends, Esther here sharing some spring themed cards I created with the NEW stamp sets for March! This first one features the "Sweet Little Lamb" set. I couldn't resist adding some hearts from the set to my tree, and those tiny little flowers to the vines along my fence.

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Supplies and Tools:

• Sweet Little Lamb (Sweet n Sassy Stamps)
• Canson Mixed Media Paper
• Watercolor Brush Pens (Benicci)  
• Christmas Quilt Embossing Folder (Couture Creations)
• Dotted Ovals Dies (Sizzix)
• Grass, Tree, Vine Dies (Cottage Cutz)
• Versamark Watermark Ink 
• Black Embossing Powder (Ranger)
• These colors of Distress Oxide (Ranger)
• Salty Ocean
• Twisted Citron
• Wilted Violet

My second card uses "Blessing in Disguise" (my new favorite stamp set!), Psalm 23 Background, and Grace So Amazing.

For this card I stamped and embossed four coneflowers. After coloring them, I fussy cut them, and trimmed the leaves off.  I cut between the petals and glued one on top of the other to form two 3D flower heads. I then punched a bunch of tiny suns, scrunched them up, and hot glued them to my flowers (If you like to see a photo of the process you're welcome to visit this post on my personal blog.)

Supplies and Tools:

•  Blessings In Disguise (Sweet n Sassy Stamps)
•  Psalm 23 Background (Sweet n Sassy Stamps)
• Grace So Amazing (Sweet n Sassy Stamps)
• Canson Mixed Media Paper
• Watercolor Real Brush Pens (Arteza)
• Dotted Oval Die (Sizzix)
• Crochet Thinlits (Sizzix - Tim Hotlz)
• Garden Greens Thinlits (Sizzix - Tim Holtz)
• Lace Embossing Folder (Sizzix - Tim Holtz)
• Sun Punch
• Versamark Watermark Ink
• Black Embossing Powder (Ranger)
• Faded Jeans Distress Oxide (Ranger)
• Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink (Ranger)