Make a WISH

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Hello Sweet Friends! Sheri here today with a BIRTHDAY card featuring the Make a Wish stamp set and Bubbles Stencil. The Bubbles Stencil is the current Product of the Month and is FREE with any $50 order!

I don't know about you but I'm always in need of birthday cards and had fun creating the fun background with the NEW Bubbles stencil and two shades of teal ink and offsetting the stencil with each color. Then I took a lighter (third shade) and went over the whole panel to add color. The candles were stamped, colored and fussy cut out. Coordinating dies are now available. The sentiment was stamped and embossed in white. I kept the design simple and on the focal point.

 

Card Measurements:

White A2 Top Fold Card Base: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" (4 1/4" x 11", scored at 5 1/2")

Black Mat: 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"

White (Stenciled) Panel: 3 3/4" x 5"

Black Rectangle Mat: 2 3/8" x 3 3/8"

White Double Stitched Rectangle: 2 1/4" x 3 1/4"

Black Sentiment Strip: 2 3/8" x 1 1/8"
 

 

 

Happy Stamping!!

Birthday Bunnies

 Hi friends! It's Julee popping in with a bit of inspiration for your Wednesday!

My twins turn 9 next week and I'm really not sure how that happened so fast! It's been a whirlwind for sure! Back when I was pregnant, I picked out some adorable little JellyCat plush bunnies for them. This little bunny from the Hoppy Spring set totally reminds me of those sweet bunnies, so I knew I had to use it on their cards.

I colored the bunny up with Copics, then hand trimmed (there are coordinating dies, but mine haven't arrived quite yet).  For the background I knew I wanted to use blue and green, because those were their colors and how we kept track of them. Blue outfits for Kellan and green for Trevor, until they were about 2 years old, and Trevor just HAD to be blue, too! So I created a smooshed background with twisted citron, mowed lawn, broken china, and peacock feathers disttress oxides. When it was dry, I stenciled over it using the Starry Night Stencil and some teal paper glaze. I finished off with a simple birthday sentiment from the Make a Wish set.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderful week!

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love you big time

 Good morning! It's the beginning of the month, which means there's a great new release at SNSS! Today I am sharing two projects using the new Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps set called Good Morning. On this first card, I also used Much Love, Vintage Love, and Lollipop Alpha. I stamped and colored the clock, cut it out and layered it onto a patterned paper background. The clock face was stamped again onto patterned paper and paper pieced. This would be good for Valentine's Day or any other time that you want to show someone how you feel.

For my second card, I used the clock from Good Morning again. This time I also used the new Texture Tiles 10 plus Make A Wish and Birthday Wordfetti. Since the background was kept simpler, I paper pieced the balloons!

Have a great day!

Diane

Celebrate

  Hello Sweet Friends!  Sheri here today with a fun birthday card featuring the NEW Birthday Gnome digi along with Texture Tiles 8 and Make A Wish stamp sets.

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I had a little fun with this one. I like to challenge myself to try new layouts and thought a window would be fun for the Birthday Gnome Digital image to peek out of.

1. Stamp multi-sized polka dots from the Texture Tiles 8 set down the left side of your card panel in orange ink to create a border.

2. Stamp sentiment from the Make A Wish stamp set at the bottom of the panel in blue ink.

3. Create Window in Blue Card Stock. I used a 2 5/8" Square die & 2 1/8" Square die to create this.

4. Print out Birthday Gnome Digital Stamp at 3 1/2", color with your favorite coloring medium (I used copic markers), and then fussy cut him.

5. I popped up my window frame with foam tape (except for the bottom so I could slip the Gnome under). I then added foam tape to the Gnome and slipped him under the frame. His balloons, Hat and sign with be sitting on top of the frame.

6. I attached the white panel to a blue top fold card base. I also added a white piece of card stock to the inside to make it easier to see your message to the recipient.

Card Measurements:

Blue A2 Top Fold Card Base: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" (4 1/4" x 11", scored at 5 1/2")

White Panel: 3 15/16" x 5 3/16"

Blue Window: 2 5/8" Square (Outside), 2 1/8" Square (Inside)

White Panel (Inside): 4" x 5 1/4"

 

This Months Stamp of the Month, is called Bold Birthdays and is FREE with any $75 order.  Plus if you are in the US you will also qualify for FREE SHIPPING!

Plus don't miss Birthday SALE - Week #3

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Happy Stamping!!

light it up...it's calorie free!

Good morning! Today I have two cards to share using the new Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps sets Make A Wish and Humorous Birthday Innies.

I used the sweet cupcake image and birthday papers for both cards. First I used a curvy design and the "Light it up" sentiment.

For my second card, I stamped the bottom of the cupcake "second generation" so it would be lighter. Then I stamped the words overtop.

Have a great Thursday…enjoy your day!

Diane

November 2020 13th Birthday Release Hop + GIVEAWAY

Welcome to our 13th Birthday Release Blog Hop!

Who's ready for some fabulous inspiration with our November Release? We're celebrating 13 years of Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps this month and we're so excited to share a little inspiration with our birthday release with you!  Plus, there's a chance to win a $25 gift code to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps shop! Read on for a bit of inspiration and a little walk through of this month's fabulous new celebratory goodies, then hop along to the blogs linked below to get inspired! 

GIVEAWAY: Leave a little shout out in the comment section on each stop along the way for a chance to win a $25 gift voucher to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps shop. Comment deadline for the prize drawing is 10 pm ET on Tuesday, November 24. Winner will be announced here on the SNSS blog, Wednesday, November 25. Happy hopping!

Here's the official hop list. If a link misbehaves along the way,

hop on back here to pick  up where you left off.

Sweet 'n Sassy Blog
Julee Tilman
Ceal Pritchett
Diane Zechman
Esther Asbury
Jane Bosi
Karen Decknick
Lee Ann Barrett
Lyn Tomlin
Michelle Hale
Sheri Gilson

Part of our celebration is a different sale each week during November. Our Week 2 sale is a fabulous 20% off products in our Backgrounds and Creative Worship Stamps categories! Sale ends Thursday, Nov. 19, so hurry in to grab some deals!

I used the new A Little Snarky set for the sentiment, then paired it with Encouraging Peonies, and the Faith Wordfetti, Just Say Jesus, and Your Story Creative Worship sets.

Let's take a little look-see at the November release...

First up is the November stamp of the month, Bold Birthdays. This set is available for purchase for $15.95, OR you can get it as a FREE gift with a $75 purchase (after any discounts and before shipping and tax) during the month of July! Please note you MUST add this set to your cart to receive the discount. Once your order qualifies, the discount will apply to the set in your shopping cart.

Guest designer Lieschen Harshbarger brings on the happy with this fabulous slimline shaker card featuring Bold Birthdays.

Who loves polka dots? We've got a FABULOUS new texture tiles set this month. Swiss dots, polka dots, random dots, big dots, small dots... you'll be seeing spots with this awesome Texture Tiles 8 repeatable background set!

Korin puts the swiss dots from Texture Tiles 8 in the spotlight, paired with the new Make a Wish set. She shared this card on her NEW blog. Be sure to check out her AMAZING birthday giveaway. Seriously, you don't want to miss out on this! Go ahead hop on over, just be sure to come back and hop along with us! 😄

Make a Wish is the next set in our spotlight. The bold fonts  in this extremely versatile birthday set are perfect for both masculine and feminine cards. And the traditional birthday accoutrements like cake, cupcakes, party hats, and candles are so much fun!

I went for a clean mini slimline with lots of white space, wanting to make the fun images and sentiments in Make a Wish take center stage. Love the fun stamp that can be either sprinkles or confetti! I added a little dimension to the hat by curving the paper with my finger, then adding foam tape to the center and then gluing the sides down securely so it stayed rounded.

For our 13th birthday, we thought we'd bring a little bit more sassy to Sweet 'n Sassy with the A Little Snarky set. After all, SNSS is a teenager now! These humorous sentiments are sure to bring a smile.

Janelle brought this set to life with a set of little encouragement cards sure to bring a smile. So clever to use the A Little Snarky hangry sentiment with our Donut Worry set. She also used Grunge Elements 2 on one of the cards.

Our next spotlight set coordinates perfectly with the A Little Snarky set. Humorous Birthday Innies are funny little sentiments perfect for the inside or outside of your cards!

I created a fun slimline birthday card pairing the Humorous Birthday Innies with the new Birthday Gnome DIGI. These sentiments totally make me smile.

Our Creative Worship set this month is sure to light up your studio! Shine Your Light has fabulous encouraging sentiments and lovely lights of all kinds like lanterns, candles, fireflies, and light bulbs. Such a fun set!

Deeds created these gorgeous bookmarks with Shine Your Light. Wouldn't they make the perfect DIY gift for a reader in your life?

That's our November Release in a nutshell! So many fabulous sets to choose from! What's your favorite? Let us know in the comments.

Your next stop on the hop is my blog, Poetic Artistry.

May you be blessed today and always!

Snarky is My Superpower!

 Hello Hello!

It is so good to be back after a month long break.  We are celebrating Sweet n Sassy Stamps' 13th birthday this month!  I can still remember the first stamp set I bought from SnSS- cutest snowman ever!  We have so many fun stamp sets to share with you this month; many of them are birthday themed.    

One of my favorite sets is the A Little Snarky Stamp Set-oh how we have needed this set!  LOL!  

I colored the snarky lady with Copics and fussy cut her out.  My card background was done using a stencil and sponging on color in ombre fashion.  I have finished it off with my favorite sentiment, Sarcasm is My Superpower (and it is, lol).  

Next up.  Make a Wish Stamp Set~

This is such a versatile set!  Love, love, love it.  The piece of cake was colored with Copics and then fussy cut out.  I stamped and masked a single candle multiple times to get a grouping of candles.  These were colored with Copics as well and fussy cut out.  I picked out another stencil, this one scattered numbers, perfect for a birthday card.  I sponged the background, then stamped the sentiment from the Humorous Birthday Innies Stamp Set.  I grounded the cake and candles with a black circle and added black sequins to finish off the card.  

Lastly, I had a little bit of fun with the Make a Wish Stamp Set!  Is it bad that this is the first thing I 'saw' when I saw this icing???  

I kept the card CAS, stenciled a background and popped up the 'emoji' on dimensional tape.  I added a sentiment from the A Little Snarky Stamp Set.  

Head over to Sweet n Sassy Stamps to check out all of the November release stamps.  Buy the bundle and save some money!

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a blessed week all!

Lee Ann  

Make a Wish!

Good morning!

It's Jessica, sharing a card today that is a bright one to help me get out of the winter 'blahs' - lots of yellows and whites/creams!  I stamped the background with the one of the flourish image from the SNSS Leafy Flourish Background stamp set and then embossed it with a script embossing folder from Stampin Up, shading around the entire panel with the same bright yellow ink.

The focal image is SNSS's Make a Wish - such a pretty little stamp set with lovely sentiments in an elegant script.  It's hard to see in the photo, but I used a glitter pen to add some shimmer to the petals and stems. 

Have a wonderful day - I hope all your wishes come true for you today!

Jessica

Sunflowers and Dandelions

Hello Sweet 'n Sassy friends!   By now, most of the kids around here have begun a new school year...hope yours got off to a good start as well.  It's been two years now since I've had had to prepare a room for a new school year.  On the first day of school all of the retired teachers had breakfast together and waved as the school buses went by... fun!   Being retired has its advantages...the most obvious being more time to spend crafting!  It's Cathy here and my turn to share several cards with you.

I love sunflowers!  Their happy faces are perfect for sending hello wishes, and the sunflowers in the new Prim Blessings clear stamp set are perfect for doing just that!

Graphic 45 French Country DP is the perfect complement for these happy sunflowers.  Love the warm colors on this sunny hello card!

I usually do NOT like to see dandelions sprouting up on my lawn, but the Make a Wish dandelion is perfect for sending birthday wishes.

The dandelion was clear embossed and sponged with distress inks.  Tiny seed beads were hand stitched to the dandelion seeds blowing away in the wind.  This card was made for this week's sketch at The Sweet Stop.  If you get a chance, stop by and play along with SSS225!

That's it...weeds and flowers...both created by God for our pleasure!  Hope you've been blessed by your visit!

Hugs,
Cathy

Wishing You a Beautiful Day

Happy Monday everyone!!  Are you all enjoying your summer so far?  I am loving having more time to just hang out with my kiddies, without the pressure of school.  And having more time to craft for the pure joy of creating!!

Today's card actually came about after looking through a book that I purchased for my boys yesterday...a mini Smash book.  (Who has jumped on the Smash book bandwagon??)  I thought the Smash books would be a great spot for them to jot down some of their summer memories.  Both of them have already filled out a few pages and added some stickers. 

One of the Smash book pages was covered with a beautiful rainbow of colors that looked as if someone had watercolored right on the page.  When I saw the page I immediately imagined this card!

To create the card I used Distress Stains to color on a piece of sticky backed canvas.  Once the stains were dry (you can speed up this process with a heat gun), I stamped my images directly onto the canvas.  I started with the Friendship Script stamp, which I stamped in Pumice Stone Distress Ink and then I added a flower image, also stamped in Pumice Stone and Black Soot, from the Nature Silhouettes stamp set.  Next, I frayed the edges of the canvas by pulling out a few of the strings from each side of the sqaure.  My card was assembled and then I added this great sentiment from the new Make a Wish stamp set.

Super fun card to create and a super fun way to start the week!  How about you?  Have you tried out any of our Silhouette stamp sets yet?  They're great paired with colorful backgrounds.  Here are links to some of my favorites that are perfect for all of your summer crafty projects!
-Nature Silhouettes
-Together Silhouettes
-Serene Silhouettes
-Polka Dot Silhouettes

Enjoy your week!