Roses

Esther here today sharing a pretty rose card. I created the background by ink smoosing prize ribbon and rustic wilderness ink on mix media paper. I then stamped over it with one of the rose images from True Beauty. I added some text from Texture Tiles 1 and some white paint splatters over that.  

The roses (from True Beauty) were stamped in Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink  and colored with Arteza real brush pens with metallic paint splatters over top. I die cut two of the Friend Word Die in black card stock and layered one over the other for extra thickness. 

Using the barouque frame 3D embossing folder (Altenew) I embossed the frame on white card stock and die cut it with the matching die in the sweet friend die set (Altenew). A few blue sequins finished off this sweet friendship card. 

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Morning Glories Two Ways

Esther (from Shoregirl's Creations) here today sharing two cards using the Sympathy Morning Glories stamp set.

 

This first card is a one layer card with the morning glories stamp around the edges of a watercolor panel in  Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink. I then used a dabbing method to watercolor the flowers and leaves. (I dabbed on two colors of watercolor paint and used a wet paint brush to spread the color around.) After my paints were dry I added some text using the Typewriter Text Background  stamp and black soot distress ink. I then splattered the piece with white acrylic paint. The final step was adding a sentiment from the Timeless Hymns stamp set and a few black jewels. 

My second card is a clean-and simple card with lots of fussy cutting and paper piecing. 

To color my image I created two ink smooshed backgrounds (on mix media paper) using dusty concord and worn lipstick distress ink for the first and shabby shutters and rustic wilderness for the second. I stamped the morning glories on the first one and the leaves and stems on the second. Next I fussy cut all the flowers and leaves, and stamped a third image stamped in Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink on white card stock. I glued the leaves down first and popped up the flowers with foam mounting tape. I fussy cut around this third image and added a bow using purple burlap string.

The black background was embossed with Swirl Motif 3D embossing folder from Altenew, and I stamped the sentiment in Yeti ink from Lawn Fawn. 

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My Anchor Holds

Hello Friends, Esther here with two new cards to share with you.  I'm loving all the masculine stamp sets in this month's release, and this first card features a little scene created with "Peace Be Still" on an ink smooshed background.  I stamped my images on mix media paper and colored them with Arteza real brush pens before fussy cutting and adding them to my card front. For extra texture I added some cheesecloth behind my collage.

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Supplies and Tools:

• These Sweet n Sassy Stamp Sets
• Peace Be Still
• Texture Tiles 1
• Arteza Real Brush Pens
• Canson Mix Media Paper
  
• Lighthouse w/clouds (Cottage Cutz)
• Shells Cutups Dies (The Cat's Pajamas)
• Ornate Ovals (Divinity Designs)
  
• Cheesecloth
  
• Jet Black Archival Ink (Ranger)
  
• These colors of Distress Oxide (Ranger
• Broken China
• Cracked Pistachio
• Black Soot
  

My second card features a set from last month called "My Father's House"

For this card I created a fun vintage scene with script and newsprint designer papers from The Paper Studio, die cuts from various companies, and four different Sweet n Sassy sets.

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Supplies and tools:

• These Sweet n Sassy Stamp Sets
• My Father's House
• Encouraging Thoughts
• How Tweet
• Texture Tiles 1
• Kirby Teesdale Paper Pack (The Paper Studio)
• Canson Mix Media Paper
• Arteza Real Brush Pens
• Dotted Ovals Dies (Sizzix)
• Crochet Dies (Sizzix -Tim Holtz)
• Callista Rectangle Shadowbox Frame (Spellbinders)
• Scallop Basic Edges 2 (My Favorite Things)
• Fishtail Banners (Stamp Simply)
• Jet Black Archival Ink (Ranger)
• Vintage Photo Distress Oxide (Ranger)
  

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