Flower-ful Birthday Wishes

Good morning!

Jessica here with a bright and colorful flower-ful birthday card to share with you today!  One of my favorite stamping techniques to use is paper piecing.  It's such a quick way to add character and color to your crafting projects.  I used some patterned paper from Echo Park for my card today - the patterns worked so well with these fun flower images.

I stamped the flowers from Your Friendship (now available only in digi format)  in black Versafine ink (my favorite ink for paper piecing because the black is so rich and dark against the patterns) and then trimmed them with scissors.  Then I took my Memento Black marker and edged around the trimmed lines of the flower to finish it off - another important step when paper piecing to help hide any tiny mistakes in your cutting.

Have an enjoyable weekend!
Jessica

You Are My Sunshine

It's time again for another Inspiration Challenge today over in our Member Company forums on Splitcoaststampers!  Today I shared a fun dining room with clean lines, polka dots, and a pop of blue.  For my card, I tried to echo those things, using the Your Friendship set and the dots from Polka Dot Silhouettes.  Take a look at the original picture:

Want to know how to play along?


Using the picture above, make a card, project, altered item, or anything else your mojo inspires you to make. It can be based on the colors, the textures, the theme...anything!  I've pulled out a few colors, for those of you who love to use them as your jumping off point.  I've also highlighted a few of the different textures and patterns in the picture, in case you'd rather use those as inspiration.  Remember, there is no right or wrong, just be inspired and have fun!  Upload your art to the gallery at SCS, and use the keyword SNSSIC04 (note: you do not have to use a Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps image to play along, but to be considered for the Sweet 'n Sassy Spotlight you do).  While there is NO time limit to play along in this challenge, I'll post a new one each Tuesday morning!

So, come play!!  Can't wait to see what you create :)


Supplies: 
Stamps: Your Friendship, Polka Dot Silhouettes (SNSS)
Card Stock: PTI Kraft; Neenah WHite; SU Red Riding Hood
Ink: SU Red Riding Hood, Bordering Blue
Accessories: Cappuccino twine, misc brad
Tools: crop-a-dile

Making a Difference

Happy 4th of July!

My project today is a 4.25" square card that I made using two new Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps products just recently added to the online store for July's release:  Your Friendship stamp set and Echo Park's A Walk in the Park patterned paper. If you're interested in both of these products, I highly recommend for you to take a look at the Your Friendship July card kit that I designed using these products (along with some fun embellishments too!)

Since my card is a thank you card, I'd also like to invite you to check out this week's Just for Fun challenge on Sweet 'n Sassy Connection - that's this week's challenge!  We'd love to see you play along with us!

Have a blessed and safe holiday!
Jessica

Card Details

Stamps: Your Friendship (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps)

Ink: Versafine

Card stock: Echo Park A Walk in the Park

Other: PTI rickrack die; MFT texture die; EK Success circle punches

July Sweet Peek #4

It's day 4 of our Sweet Peeks....it's going by so fast! Today we are sharing a super versatile set with you....

Introducing Your Friendship

~Set measures 4"x6"
~Includes 4 images and 7 sentiments
~Price will be $15
~Designed by Korin Sutherland

And guess what??? This fun new set is also being featured in the 2nd of two July Kits of the Month. Be sure to stop by Jessica's blog below to see just some of what you can make with this fun new kit.

Here are a few little snippets from some of our DT.....be sure to check out their blogs for the full cards. They are fabulous and you won't want to miss them :)!!

by Jessica Fick

by Bridget Finlay


by Taylor Usry

by Cindy Coutts

by Mary Marsh

by Shelby Goolsby

Check back tomorrow for another fabulous Sweet Peek and more DT snippets!

Hugs,
Korin