Birthday Blossoms

Hello Sweet 'n Sassy Stampers! 

It's Ceal, here to share with you today a card using a new set that is available for preorder, Spring Blossoms. I don't know about you but I did not want that groundhog seeing his shadow because I am ready for spring. It has been so cold in the mountains the past couple months. I would love to see some tulips pop in in everyone's yard.

Spring Blossoms is a gorgeous set with two huge blossoms, a daffodil and a tulip. It is also lots of fun to color. 

To make my card I started with a Smoky Slate card base and a white panel cut down with a stitched die. I stamped the tulip images with memento ink, masking them off to look like a bouquet. I colored them using Chameleon pens, and then used a Copic BG11 to go around the edge of the colored tulips. This card is going to a friend who has a unique personality so I colored all the tulips yellow and only one pink one.

For the Birds

Hello sweet friends!  Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps has many stamp sets with wonderful bird images.  The two cards I have to share today use two of these stamp sets.  The first card includes birds from the newly released Scene Silhouettes: Wetlands set.

To create the background for this card, distress inks were applied to a piece of acetate, spritzed with water, and the ink on the acetate used to "paint" the scene.  The trees from Landscape Silhouettes were stamped on the horizon, then stamped again on a piece of acetate, flipped ink side down under the trees and rubbed onto the card to make the reflection.  Silhouettes from Scene Silhouettes: Wetland Grass and Scene Silhouettes: Wetlands were added.  A sentiment from the Thoughtful Words set embossed on a pennant flag completes the card.

My second card was made just in time for Valentine's Day and features the cute birds from the Love Birds stamp set.

Clouds were sponged on the background.  All of the images were colored with Copic Markers and cut with coordinating dies that are no longer available.  The hearts were covered with Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents and hung from the branches with metallic thread.  A sentiment from the Stand Tall stamp set was embossed to finish the card.

All of the stamp sets used to create the cards above are available at the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store!

There's still time to take advantage of the new February Release Bundle available for pre-order until February 9th!

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Be sure to check back often to see more beautiful samples created by the Creative Team for your inspiration!

Hugs,

Cathy

Hoppy Easter

Happy Monday Everyone!  

Have you see the NEW Stamp of the Month yet?  It's called Hoppy Easter and it's perfect for creating your Easter and Spring cards!  I just had to make a card with this cutie...first I stamped him in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, colored him with Copic markers, and found some festive papers in my stash and created this sweet Easter card. 

 The Hoppy Easter stamp set is the February 2018 Stamp of the Month and is FREE with a $60 order (after all discounts and before shipping & tax) through 2/28/18.

Happy Stamping!

Hoppy Saturday...

{jane bosi}

Hoppy Saturday, everyone!  I'm super excited to share this card using the newly released Hoppy Easter set.  Isn't that little bunny adorable?? Even better---it's the FREE with purchase set this month!!

I've been playing around with some new Brusho pigments and used them, along with an embossing folder, to create my colorful background.  That sweet little bunny is the perfect accent to finish things off.

Have a great day!

We Love Because He First Loved Us

Hi Sweet Friends!

Julie, here sharing a quick card using What A Savior  (designed by NinaB Designs) from the February release! I love this new stamp set with all of the wonderful verses, sentiments and flowers!

I think that this verse from 1 John 4:19 "We Love Because He First Loved Us" is a wonderful reminder of God's love for all of us and perfect for a Valentine, don't you?

To create this card,  heat emboss the What A Savior verse with silver embossing powder.  Once the embossing has cooled, watercolor with a red marker for the “heart” area and add a bit of shimmer with a clear glitter pen.

Layer onto a few circle dies, add a bit of designer paper with red ribbon and a bow to finish off the card.  Quick and easy!!

Come check out the rest of the February release stamp sets- perfect for all year round and on sale in our Early Bird Special!!

Plus this month we are offering this sweet set, Hoppy Easter

as the February 2018 Stamp of the Month FREE with a $60 order (after all discounts and before shipping) through 2/28/18.

Plus, don't forget we have free shipping and handling (in the US) for orders over $75.00 (after discounts).

                              

Thanks again for taking the time to visit us today- hugs and God Bless, sweet friends!

Faith Sees the Invisible - Distress Ink Backgrounds with Silhouette Images

Hello, crafty friends! Kim here with you today! Welcome to today's project featuring two of my all time favorite sets, Wetlands and Wetland Grass, which were introduced in January. (I love me some silhouette stamps!)

I created two cards with the new sets, showcasing a Distress Ink background technique. The video below will take you through each step of the process, showing you the technique so that you can reproduce the same look. Links to products below the video. Enjoy and happy crafting!

Supplies:

-Wetlands Stamp Set  

-Wetland Grass Stamp Set

-Faith Stamp Set

-Landscape Silhouettes Stamp Set  

-Distress Inks

-Ranger Watercolor Paper

-Archival Ink

-Blending Tool

Beautiful Silhouettes

I am so excited about today's cards! Sweet N Sassy's New Silhouette stamps are so versatile! You can create almost any background and compliment it with a silhouette! You really can't wrong with them!

For my first card, I went with a simple acrylic block technique. This card feels very masculine and I am too often short on these so... YAY!

• I used my acrylic block and Distress inks for the background.
• Then I used Nature Silhouette 2 and black archival ink for the ground/grasses, added a sentiment from Thoughtful Words  and added my duck from Scene Silhouettes Wetlands (This is the January Stamp of the month and it is FANTASTIC - you still have time to get it free with $60 purchase). 

For my second card, I created a beach scene.

• I tore some paper and  used it as a mask to ink up my beach line with Distress Inks
• With the straight side of the paper acting as a mask, I added the ocean and sky - also with distress inks.
• When that dried, I added details with shades of brown Copics and a white gel pen to get more realistic sands and waves
• I added "beachy" birds from Scene Silhouettes Wetlands and a sentiment from Floral Greetings.

This is just two ways to use these awesome stamps! I hope they inspire you and I can't wait to see what ways you come up with!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lyn

Your Kindness

Hello Everyone!  Today I have a card featuring the NEWLY released Through The Trees stamp set.  I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with Copic Markers.  To keep this a gender nutral card I kept the design very clean and just layered in on an embossed background.  The sentiment is from the Thoughtful Words stamp set.

Don't forget that the Scene Silhouettes: Wetlands is the January 2018 Stamp of the Month and is FREE with a $60 order through 1/31/18.

Happy Stamping!

Stop and Pray

{jane bosi}

Just a little reminder for this week:  Stop Drop and Pray!  The card above was a quick card and simple to create--just a little water coloring and some dry embossing.  If you are impatient, like me, you can grab the image in digital form too!

My second card also features the Stop, Drop and Pray image along with a Scribble Flowers background.  I heat embossed various images from the floral set on kraft card stock and then colored using distress inks and daubers--an whole different look for this great image!

Keep smiling and looking up, Jane

Spotlight on SNSS

Hello sweet friends!  I love the new stamp sets released by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps this month, but I still love some of the old sets as well.  Today I am featuring the new and the old with two cards I made recently.

This first card uses the new Through the Trees stamp set as well as the Scene Silhouettes: Woodland set and the Thoughtful Words set designed by Nina Brackett.

The scene was stamped twice with the help of my Misti...once on Neenah card stock and once on mixed media paper.  Intense Color Blocks were used to watercolor the mixed media scene and ODBD Pierced Circle Dies were used to cut circles from the top layer.  The sentiment from the Thoughtful Words set was embossed on the top layer as well.  The top layer was popped over the watercolored layer using foam tape.  The animals from the Scene Silhouettes: Woodland set were embossed and cut with my SanNCut.  They were also popped onto the card with foam tape.

My second card uses the old Precious Poppies and Floral Greetings stamp sets.  Unfortunately I needed a sympathy card for a friend who just lost her father and the poppies were perfect.

The poppies were gold embossed on Neenah card stock and watercolored with Intense Color Blocks.  Fossilized Amber Distress Ink was sponged through a TH Burlap Stencil for a little shading behind the flowers.  The sentiment is from the Floral Greetings stamp set and was gold embossed on a black banner.  A bow made with metallic gold thread and black pearls were added to finish the card.

You can find these new and old stamp sets at the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store.

Thanks so much of stopping by!  Hope you were inspired and until next time...happy stamping!

Hugs,

Cathy