Christmas Joy

Today I am showcasing a card from the Christmas Joy stamp Set.  Cardinals are just perfect for Christmas, aren't they?  Such a beautiful red against green pine trees or white sparkling snow.  

To make this card, I first stamped in Antique Linen distress inks and then colored in with watercolor brush pens.  I then went back and stamped several times to get the clearer outline in different colors.  I used a die-cut to cut it out and sponged the edges.  I added a banner and bow against some Christmas paper I found in my stash.

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Winter Cardinal

Hello Everyone!

Are you as thrilled as me that we are into the month of November?  I love this time of year- not quite crazy busy yet, but all of the anticipation of the holiday season.  Christmas cards seem to be on everyone's priority card making list right now; I used the Christmas Joy Stamp Set for this traditional Christmas Card.

This chubby cardinal is one of my all time favorite bird images, if not my favorite. I colored him with Copics and then fussy cut out around the pine cone and lower branches of the pine bough for an 'outside the box' look.  There is a new matching die for this image, but since I did not want to cut the entire image out, I did not use it.  The sentiment, which is from the Winter Girls Stamp Set, is stamped in a strip across the card; it is embellished with a scalloped strip that was die cut with the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Scallop Border Die.   I added buttons and twine to add to what I consider to be a cozy, somewhat country feel to this card.  I also added glitter to the branch and pine cone for a bit of shimmer. 

That's it for me- Thanks for stopping by today! 

Lee Ann  :)

October 2014 Happenings

Hello Sweet 'n Sassy Friends!  The leaves are beginning to change color and the days are getting cooler, which means that Fall has officially arrived, and there are lots of fall happenings
going on at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps this month!

There is still time to take advantage of the new bundles for this month's Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Sweet Perks Club!
To see the new bundles and get the details, simply click the logo below!

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps will be at the
Heirloom Rubber Stamps & Paper Arts Festival
www.heirloompro.com 
Friday, October 10, 2014 (3:00pm-5:00pm) ~ Reflection Class
(There is still time to sign up for this class)

October 11 & 12, 2014
Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm ~ Sunday 11:00am-4:00pm

York Expo Center
Memorial Hall
334 Carlisle Avenue
York, PA 17404
(717) 848-2596
www.yorkexpo.com

There will be a Make and Take table set up at the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps booth on Saturday and Sunday so if you are in the York, PA area, be sure to stop by to say hello!  We'd love to meet you!

October Classes at the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Studio:

October 7th (6:30pm-8:30pm) - Vintage Christmas Cards with Cathy
October 18th (10:00am-12:00pm) - CAS (Clean & Simple) Christmas cards with Korin
October 21st (6:30pm-8:30pm) - Vintage Christmas Cards with Cathy
October 28th (6:30pm-8:30pm) - CAS (Clean & Simple) Christmas cards with Korin
See class details and card samples HERE!

October 31st - New Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Sweet Perks Club Bundles are revealed!

Every day in October, here on the SNSS Blog, you will find new samples created by the 

Design Team!  Check back often to see new techniques and different ways to use your favorite
Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps products! 

My card for you today was made from one of the new Sweet Perks Bundles
being offered until October 9th!

The cardinal from the new Christmas Joy Bundle was colored with Copic markers.  Having a matching die makes cutting the image a snap so it can be placed anywhere on your card.  Behind the window frame snowflakes from the Small Snowflakes Die Set and tree die cuts from the
Forest Silhouettes Die Set were used to create a wintery scene for this Christmas card
which will go to one of the special men in my family this Christmas!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
 Enjoy your Day!

Window on Winter

Hello Everyone!
I am excited to share today's card with you as it offers a sneak peek of two of the sets being released on the 8th of this month- Tender Thoughts and Winter Girls.

I tend to be an outdoorsy, back to nature sort of girl; can you tell by my card?!  :)

The birch trees from the soon to be released Tender Thoughts set were embossed in white and then used as the background panel for my shaker window.  I stamped and die cut my deer silhouette, using the matching die for the Tender Thoughts set.  I added 'snow' and the deer die to my window.  The pine branch and pine cones are actually a portion of the image from the Christmas Joy Stamp Set.  The sentiment is from another soon to be released set, Winter Girls;  I just love this font!
I have more details on how I made this card on my blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by!   Lee Ann  :)

Seasons Greetings

Oh ok...so as much as I want to delay the onslaught of colder weather, the truth is that Christmas is just around the corner! Is it too early to start thinking about the creation of holiday cards? Just don't remind me of how much work is on the horizon...**smile**

I definitely had the holidays on my mind when I created this card using one of our newly released stamp sets, Christmas Joy. I love this birdie image and had a great time coloring it with Copic markers. I even got a little crazy and stamped the bird and pine cone twice so I could pop up the images. Got to love that added dimension!

My designer paper is from Imaginsce and the word background is from a new embossing folder, which was used on Tim Holtz kraft Core-dinations paper (sand the embossed areas for a nice kraft accent!) The flowers are from Petaloo and this sweet layout is from a former Sweet Stop challenge.

Enjoy!