give thanks

Hello friends!  Where has the year gone?  Thanksgiving will  soon be upon us so today I have a super simple project to dress up your holiday table and help put the emphasis on giving thanks.

I created a super simple Silverware Pocket that would look great at each place setting.  (Or they would look cute to fill them up and place them all in a basket if you have a large family gathering and serve the food buffet style.)

I didn’t add the napkin behind the utensils so I could get a photo of the scored back but you can easily slip a napkin in there too and they’d be good to go!  Directions are here on my blog for creating this fun and easy pocket.  I used Season of Change, So Grateful, and Grunge Borders stamp sets, and the Season of Change Leaf dies and Bookmarks & More dies.

I also have a CAS Christmas card to share today if you like to get ahead on making your Christmas cards!  I used some Sweet 'n Sassy stamps along with silver and gold cardstock, plus gold embossing powder to make this sparkly and shimmery holiday greeting.

The gold embossed snowflakes are from the Spectacular Snowflakes stamp set.  The sentiment is from Mod Ornaments and was embossed with white e.p.  The little scallop border was diecut with a die from the SNSS Bookmarks and More set of dies.

I hope today's projects will inspire you to get started on your holiday creations!

♥ Diane

season of change

The leaves are slowly disappearing but I was still in the mood for stamping some beautiful Autumn leaves so I decided to create with the Season of Change stamp set and matching Leaf dies.  Oh, I have fallen in love with this set!

Aren't those leaves gorgeous?  I love the sentiment as well!  When I was finished with my card, I wanted to add something to the leaf panel so I stamped the little dots from the Birthday Bash stamp set, using second generation stamping with the brown ink.

Thanks for visiting our blog! 

♥ Diane

Immortal, Invisible

Happy Saturday Morning!

Does a long weekend make your work week feel longer or shorter?   Do you try to do more in 4 days to make up for it?   I don't know about you but many times I pack more into those long awaited holiday weekends than I should.   Is it hard to be still and quiet?   The scripture says, "Be still, and know that I am God."  To become still we must surrender.   Our minds, our thoughts, our being.

While I was creating my card for you today the words of the mighty hymn, Immortal, Invisible... flowed from my lips.  I am at peace; my spirit settled as I set my mind on things that are above and not on this earth.    Listen and see if it isn't true for you too.

To all life Thou givest, to both great and small;
In all life Thou livest, the true life of all;
We blossom and flourish as leaves on a tree,
And wither and perish, but nought changest Thee.

I realize I must learn to rest, to surrender my thoughts to the Word.   When I do, I am always blessed beyond measure - because I'm spending time with the One who loves me and desires to be my all.

My card is created using both image and sentiment by Dina Kowal, for Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps called, Season of Change.   I used the coordinating die set, Leaf Dies (set of 4) as well.

May the eyes of our heart see, and our faith increase as we surrender and transform our minds.   May God's peace and rest steady our pace in the days to come.

Hapu u'de'u ki-anokhi Elohim
arum baggoyim, arum ba'aretz

Be still, and know that I am God - I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth

Blessings,

Susie ~

Season Of Beauty

Hi there and thanks for stopping by!

It's Ceal here to share a CAS Autumn card with you today.  I love going up to the mountains in the fall  to see all the beautiful colors God displays in His creation this time of year. I love the verse  Ecclesiastes 3:11 because God truly does make everything beautiful. If you have not done it lately just go outside look around you and thank God for all He has done and His creation.  For my card I used two different sets Season of Change and New Creature.

Season of Change...

Hello! It's Monika here today, bring you another Fall card. Did you see Jennie's gorgeous card yesterday? What a neat technique on the leaves!

I decided to use leaves on my card too, but I used Season of Change clear stamp set. I loved how my card turned out last week, making my own background with the pretty leaves. 

I wanted to do something similar, but this time, I used different colors. What a big difference from the bright colors!

On this card, I stamped the Kraft background paper with SU! Chocolate Chip, Real Rust, and Poppy Parade colors.

It doesn't look that great yet... but cover it with Vellum (speckled with brown ink), and the difference is amazing! The background is toned down and the randomly stamped leaves don't look so messy.

I didn't want to cover up the pretty background, so I used very little embellishments. Just a Prima flower, Baker's Twine, Pearls, and couple of mini staples...

The greeting came from Sheltering Cherry Blossom clear stamp set.

Thank you for stopping by today. Hopefully I inspired you to make some Fall cards today.

Monika

Season of Change

Hello! It's Monika here today, bringing you a Fall card. It was time to pull out my Fall images and dies this weekend. I needed to change up my theme a bit, and give me butterflies a break! :o)

I love using vellum, so I decided to show you couple of different ways you could dress up your card with it.

I used it on the background to tone the bright color down, plus to give a nice texture to it by dry embossing it. It has such a neat effect when you 'alter' the vellum that way. Depending on the thickness of the vellum paper, it might rip a little bit, but sometimes I don't even mind that... just adds to the texture.

I also used it on the leaf. I die-cut couple of leaves with Season of Change Leaf die out of vellum and white card stock. Then I stamped the leaf image from Season of Change clear stamp set, with 2 different colors on the vellum piece. (Make sure you let the ink dry!). Next I sponged and curled the edges. The white leaf was also sponged on the edges. Then I just glued the 2 pieces together , using adhesive only in the middle.

 I used Grunge Borders clear stamps set on the background. The greeting is from Autumn Collage clear stamp set.

To embellish my card, I used brads (also to hold the vellum in place), buttons, ribbon, twine, and cheese cloths.

Thanks for stopping by,

Monika

Watch the leaves turn ~

stamps: Season of change, decorative frame topper, Autumn Collage

Fall is the season where I cannot help but stop and look at my surroundings no matter the hurry in my day! Our creator God is amazing! Who cannot help but notice? I combined two fall sets to create the card above. Season of Change is especially fun to work with since it has matching dies! The quote I used comes from the Autumn Collage set and it has sentiments that go perfectly with any fall set. Decorative toppers are stamped on the decorative plaque die to finish off the focal image. The leaf is stamped and rolled on various inks to create turning leaf.

Stamps: Christmas Candle, Decorative Frame topper

Christmas Candle was offered as free gift in July with a $50 purchase! Who doesn't like Free right? Well, I wanted to ink it and make a Christmas Card with it. It is coloured using copics, I added the Decorative Frame toppers on the top and bottom of  the image. 

Thank you for stopping by! 

~Mary
 

Naught Changeth Thee

Hello, Jennie here and today I have a fun autumn card I made using Season of Change from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps and Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Pitt artist Big Brush pens (no ink pads, shock and awe I know!).  I colored directly on the stamp using two markers prior to stamping on white card stock.  I love the two-toned look on the leaves...  To add some filler to the white space I inked the Friendship Script Background with a light yellow pen.  The sentiment was inked with a brown markers and and some flecks by coloring with the same marker on my craft mat, spritzing with water and then flicking over my panel using a water color brush...uber cool technique, and a favorite!

Here is a closer look at the flecking:

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings, 

Season of Change ~

Fall is right around the corner! Schools have flung their doors open for many and the anticipation for gorgeous crisp colour is brimming...I couldn't help but create a fall card for as I wait for my next favourite season to kick off. 

I love finding treasures in the most unexpected places...my leaf is showcased on a square I punched with my latest find! It was the perfect punch to create a border for these Season of Change stamps and matching die. 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a beautiful day! 

~ Mary

Stamps: Season of Change

Dies:  Season of Change leaf 

Papers: SU, BoBunny

embellishments: Ribbon, MS punch, Su punch, 

To Everything, A Season

Hello everyone, it's Taylor here today.  As many of you know, I've been a part of Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps for quite some time - just about eighteen months, to be exact.   And for a little over a year, I've had the privilege of serving as the Design Team and Social Media Coordinator.  It is with a twinge of sadness that I'm writing this today - it will be my last official post as part of the Sweet 'n Sassy team.

The decision to step down has not been an easy one for me, and it has taken quite awhile to come to.  I love Korin, and have been so happy to work for (and with) her for so long.  And the Design Divas - well, you couldn't ask for a more caring, supportive group of women to be around. 

I just wanted to take this time to thank all of you - the team and the customers, for the friendship and encouragement you've given me for the past eighteen months.  It has been wonderful getting to know all of you, and seeing the inspiration and creativity you bring to the table.

I won't be going far - you'll still see me in the gallery over at SCS, and sharing my SNSS creations on the Facebook page, too.  I love my SNSS stamps too much to not get them inky all the time!

I appreciate all of the opportunities I've been given as a part of this team.  Truly, SNSS has been such a blessing to me!  I cannot wait to see future releases and what the talented ladies who work with them will create.

Thinking of You...Twice!

This is my first post as part of the Sweet 'n Sassy design team and I am thrilled to be here!

I tend toward a very clean and simple style.  I usually have a layer or two, I like ribbon and bows, and I do like coloring (Rhubarb and Cocoa are particular favorites) - but overall I keep things simple.  My sample cards today are particularly simple because I had some wonderful new Sweet 'n Sassy stamps that are unique and stylish enough to stand on their own.

I wanted to use the Thinking of You stamp set that is free in November with a $50 purchase.  It is a set of eight "Thinking of Yous" - each with a unique font and style. 

For my first card, I used the Season of Change stamp and die set.  These leaves have such an interesting pattern, I knew they could stand alone on a clean and simple, one-layer card.  As an experiment, I used one die to cut a window and a different die and stamp on top.

Both stamps are rock and rolled in a darker color.  Then the top leaf has some Clear Rock Candy Distress Stickles which gives shine and sparkle but in a very subtle way.

My second card is a totally different look although even simpler than the first card.  The butterfly is from Polka Dot Silhouettes - I love his shape and knew that he would be unique enough to highlight the sweet and stylish lines of the sentiment.

I hope I have given you some new ideas for your stamps or perhaps some additions to your Sweet 'n Sassy wishlist!!

Kim Singdahlsen

Leaf Card:

• Stamps: Sweet 'n Sassy Thinking of You, Season of Change
• Paper: Vanilla
• Ink: Stampin' Up Pumpkin and Cajun, Limeade and Olive, Chocolate
• Accessories: Sweet 'n Sassy Season of Change dies, Clear Rock Candy Distress Stickles

Butterfly Card:

• Stamps: Sweet 'n Sassy Thinking of You, Polka Dot Silhouettes
• Paper: White
• Ink: Stampin' Up Calypso Coral, Basic Gray
• Accessories: Cuttlebug dotted border, Stampin' Up scallop border, misc pearls

Season Of Change

My husband needed a thank you card to give to our friends for some gifts he received. This is what I came up with.



Pretty simple and straight forward card really. I used one of the leaf images from the Season of Change set and did the rock and roll technique using mustard and tangerine inks. The white panel is embossed with a cuttlebug polka dots folder, add some pearls to the corners and some ribbon and call it a day :)


Supplies:

stamps- Season of Change and Many Thanks sets from Sweet N Sassy
paper- soft suede, whisper white, more mustard from Stampin Up
tangerine tango ribbon

We Blossom and Flourish

Hi, it's Beate again. Today's card is another sample I created for the Hope You can Cling to Challenges on Splitcoaststampers. This challenge was to incorporate pink in a masculine card.


The sentiment from Season of Change was stamped in the center of a 3 1/4" x 4 3/4" piece of white cardstock with embossing ink. The sentiment was embossed with clear ink before the entire piece was sponged with Tattered Rose, Wild Honey and Peeled Paint Distress ink. Leaves from Season of Change were stamped over it in the same colors.

The edges of the panel were distressed and stitched to a 1/4" bigger piece of brown cardstock. Three brads were added to the top left of the card.

The card base is a 4 1/4" x 11" piece of Kraft cardstock folded in half. The card front was embossed with the Cuttlebug Brocade Embossing Folder and the edges were sponged with Vintage Photo distress ink. The layers were adhered to the card base with dimensionals.

Leaves were cut out of white cardstock with leaf dies matching the set. Leaves were stamped over the die cuts and the edges were sponged before both leaves were tied together with a button and Linen thread. The leaves were adhered to the lower right of the sentiment panel.

Here is a video for the visual learner:


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

Blossom and Flourish

I used the beautiful newly released Season of Change set illustrated by Dina Kowal. The sentiment in the set is lovely and I chose to focus on that rather than the images for this card. I stamped the poem with dk brown ink and sponged some soft blue ink along the edges. All of my edges were stitched and I used buttons and baker's twine for my embellishments. I thought that the dp coordinated so well since part of the poem mentions "leaves on the tree". It is from the Echo Park Walk in the Park line which I don't see in the store right now but the Country Drive pack looks like it has a similar pattern.

Glad you stopped by today, have a wonderful day!!

Frame It Part 3

Happy Monday everyone and thanks for taking the time to visit the Sweet 'n Sassy Blog.

It's Mary Marsh here and today is my turn to do the blog post.

I have just returned from a fabulous week on the North Carolina shore. So I am quite anxious to get back to creating.

My last 2 blog posts I have done cards that I have titled "frame it".   See those posts here and here.

I love taking a sentiment stamp and use dies, embossing folders, patterned paper and ribbon to frame the card. So I decided to continue with that theme again this month.

I used the cuttlebug embossing folder "scroll works" to frame the sentiment from the new set "season of change". This set was just released this month. It even has a matching die. I love the versatility of this set.

Instead of patterned paper I chose metallic cardstock in chocolate and cream. I punched some leaves from copper metallic paper and added a few rhinestones for a little bling.

My ribbon is some that I recycled from a fall wedding shower a few years ago. I liked the coppery shimmer and the fall words printed on it. I thought it worked great with my card today.

That's my card. Hope you have a great start to this week.