Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Praying for Texas


Hello Sweet 'n Sassy Stampers!
It's Ceal here to share with you today. With the aftermath of hurricane Harvey, Texas has been in my thoughts and prayers. My heart goes out to all those who have lost their belongings and homes because of the flooding. 

To make my card I started with a top folding white note card, some scrap patterned paper and a panel of kraft cardstock.
I stamped the floral image from the set Mason Jar Bouquet with versatile ink and colored it with Copic markers. I used some designer paper by Basic Gray and cut strips to cover a scrap piece of paper and then cut it down to fit on the Kraft panel. 
To finish the card I stamped the greeting on a piece of kraft cardstock and popped it and the flower u0 using foam tape.





Tuesday, August 29, 2017

it's your day.

Hello! It's Monika here today with a birthday card. I love using flower images on my cards... they are good for any occasions.
So here is a card with a pretty layered flower:


The image came from Pretty Potted Florals clear stamp set. I stamped the flower three times and cut the different layers out after coloring them with water color... I also stamped up three leaf images. I used foam adhesive between the layers (underneath the petals of the top layer) to add dimension to my card. The black oval frame is also popped up with foam adhesive.

 
I just had to add some sweet butterflies (from Majestic Monarchs clear stamp set) that were heat embossed with white embossing powder on vellum. They add such a nice and airy touch to any cards. The background was stamped with Typewriter Text Background clear stamp. I wiped off some of the gray ink from the edges to add a weathered look to it. The greeting was stamped from Keep in Touch, Too clear stamp set.

Here are couple of cards (from the past) using Pretty Potted Florals clear stamp set:


 
Thank you for stopping by,
Monika
 




 

Monday, August 28, 2017

Celebrate TODAY!

Morning friends, Stephanie here with you today to share a card I made for my sisters birthday using Celebrate Today.  Her favorite color is yellow so I found this lovely gingham paper and added a touch of lace.  I stamped on watercolor paper using markers and my spritz bottle, I love how this turned out.  This set comes with some amazing sentiments to make cards for many different occasions!

Saturday, August 26, 2017

'Tis So Sweet

Hello sweet friends!  Hope you had a wonderful week and are ready to enjoy the weekend!  I have a couple of cards to share with you today using stamps that are now back in stock at the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store.

This Hymn Block coordinate beautifully with the Sweet as Honey stamp set.  After sponging distress inks on a glossy card stock panel and stamping the honeycomb from the Sweet as Honey stamp set, a little sanding in both directions helped to create a faux linen look.  Some Long Stem Silhouettes were stamped in the corner and square aperture was cut from the panel with a square die.  A frame was created and this panel was popped over another faux linen piece on which words from the time-loved hymn, 'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus, was stamped.  The Honey Bee was stamped, colored, fussy cut and popped onto the card.

Have you ever had a loss of Mojo.  I've found that inspiration can come from almost anywhere if you just look around.  This next card was inspired by my shower curtain!

The stripes along the right side were stenciled while the flower from Mason Jar Bouquet was stamped several times and fussy cut.  These were mounted to a black panel in a way that resembled my shower curtain.  They were then embossed with a canvas impression plate to create the texture of fabric.  The sentiment was white embossed on a black fussy cut banner....No Coloring and very easy to make!

These stamp sets from the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store were used to create the cards above:


Thanks so much for stopping by!  Take a look around...what can you find to inspire some creativity?
Happy stamping until next time!

Hugs,
Cathy

Friday, August 25, 2017

you're too kind

Good morning!
 
Today I am sharing this card using the Long Stem Silhouettes and Kindness Matters stamp sets.
 

I added a 4 x 5 1/4" piece of white craft foam underneath the white panel (a Jennifer McGuire trick) to pop it up from the base.  I love how it gives a nice thickness and quality feel to the card.  The flowers were stamped 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation to give it some depth, and I used my trusty Bow-Easy tool to make a nice bow.  How pretty is that hand-written "kind"?
 
Have a great day!
Diane
 

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Monoprinted Background & Floral Greetings

It's Gracie Chavez with a new card to share and this time I'm bringing lots of sparkle and mixed media to cheer up your day.

To make today's card I monoprinted a background with my gel press, a stencil and craft paints and once I removed the card panel from the gel press, while the paint was still wet I sprinkled glitter, mica and other beautiful texture elements that add shimmer to to the card.


I made a border using a strip of patterned paper and an SVG border cut that I created and then added two flowers lightly colored and fussy cut. Finally I stamped a Happy Birthday sentiment, in beautiful cursive font, on a matching patterned paper banner. This Magnolia flower and this sentiment are from a set I designed for SNSS called Floral Greetings. 




Hope you enjoyed today's post. Until next time!


Monday, August 21, 2017

When Peace Like a River

Hello Sweet Friends!  Julie here, and today I am sharing a card created with the Hymn Blocks Clear Stamp Set (designed by NinaB Designs). 



I love the different hymns represented in this stamp set as well as the combination of fonts- don’t you?  So unique and perfect for many occasions!  Due to the popularity of this stamp set, we ran out of stock on our initial order but you can order yours now as a “Pre-Order”.


To create this card, stamp the Hymn Block image onto vanilla cardstock using a brown ink (I used the new Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Distress Oxide Ink and embossed it with Clear EP), die cut with a stitched square die, add a bit of distressing with espresso ink and mount onto a piece of espresso cardstock.

Layer the different designer papers onto espresso cardstock and create the one vertical panel using the same Hymn Block image repeatedly stamped onto olive cardstock.

Add the artichoke denim ribbon bow with an espresso doily die cut along with a button, linen thread and a few pearls to finish off the card.  

I had fun designing this card and know that this stamp set will be one of my favorites for years to come!

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit us today and I hope I have inspired you to create something this week- hugs and God Bless, sweet friends!

Saturday, August 19, 2017

Good News....

{jane bosi}

Good News---because don't we all need some?  Imagine finding this is the mailbox instead of those nasty old bills? 

I created this simple card using Send Me.  Colored with water color pencils, some fussing cutting, a bit of embossing and crystal effects (on the heart)--easy peasy!  Something you could get right to this afternoon...

Be crafty!  Jane

Friday, August 18, 2017

Thank you

Hello Everyone!!  It's Sheri here with another card using the recently released Sweet as Honey stamp set.  I just had to make another card with this set.  Not sure if you can tell but this card has some serious dimension.  Every layer except the bottom is popped up with foam pop dots and it took everything for me not to raise that too.  I just love how dimension brings a card to life.  I normally hand deliver or use padded envelopes to mail my cards.  Hope you will be inspired to add a little dimension to your next card.


http://www.sweetnsassystamps.com/sweet-as-honey-clear-stamp-set/

Thank you so much for stopping by!
 

Thursday, August 17, 2017

You are Cherished


Hi Sweet n' Sassy Friends!
It's Ceal, a little late but here with my post to share with you today a card featuring the Scribble Flowers and the All About You sets.
To make my card, I started with a top folding white note card and a piece ow watercolor paper cut down with a stitched die. I randomly stamped the floral images  from the Scribble Flowers set all over the watercolor paper using Versafine Black Onyx ink, next I just scribbled color over the images using Zig clean color real brush pens and then spritzed with water. After the panel dried I added randomly added some black dots with a fine tipped sharpie. 
For the greeting I stamped the word You from the All About You set using Versamark ink and heat set it with clear embossing powder so it would stand out against the background. I added the panel to a black mat and then to finish the card I stamped the rest of the greeting in Versamark ink on a black piece of card stock and heat set it with white embossing powder then used foam tape to give it dimension.






Tuesday, August 15, 2017

With sympathy

Hello! It's Monika here today with a sympathy card.
It's been a while since I did coloring, so I decided to sit down and color an image.
 
 
The image (from Floral Greetings clear stamp set) was stamped with Onyx Black Versafine ink on Kraft paper, then colored with Prismacolor Pencils. I added a white base layer, then built up the colors.
I didn't want to take away from the striking colors, so I kept the card pretty simple. I just added some pearl dots and colored vellum and voila... done!
 
Here are some cards (from the past) using the same stamp set:
 



 
Thank you for stopping by,
Monika
 
 

Monday, August 14, 2017

Using up Scraps

Hello Sweet 'N Sassy friends, Stephanie here with a card and I decided to use papers from my scrap bin.  I promised myself at the beginning of this year to use up all scraps and is just seems that my scrap bin keeps getting bigger and bigger.   I am using Fill Me Up for my card today, love this set.  I did all paper piecing on this card, no coloring!  I think I will buy a $10 Starbucks card and give it to someone in line behind me next time I go. :)  I love this set, it is great for card making or bible journaling.


Saturday, August 12, 2017

God is Always With You - Distress Inks and Embossing Folder techniques

Do you have any crafty tools that if you were stranded on a crafter's desert island, you would have to have - no questions asked?? For me that is my embossing machine. I love my dies but I l-o-v-e, love my embossing folders! They can add texture and dimension to a CAS card giving it movement but still keeping it simple. They are versatile in the techniques you can do with them and they are fairly inexpensive. It is one of my favorite things for card making. 

Today I used my embossing folders and created 2 different cards. I used distress oxides on both sides of the folder for a stamp/stencil look and a debossed look. I used a honeycomb embossing folder, and paired it with the bee from the Sweet as Honey Stamp Set. The nature theme of the background made me think of the sentiment "God is Always with You" from the God is For You Stamp Set so I also paired it with my cards.

For the first card ...


  • Lightly tap Spiced Marmalade and Fossilized Amber Distress Oxides randomly over the inside/FRONT side of the folder (this is the side that typically has the brand stamped on it)
  • Spritz it with water
  • Gently lay the the watercolor paper on top of it
  • Close the folder and allow the color to soak into the paper for a couple of minutes
  • Take it out of the folder and sit it aside to dry.
  • While I didn't press hard enough to emboss, you can do so even running it through your machine. However, it squeezes the color out a bit and I wanted a more "crisp" image (water color-y crisp if that makes sense?)
  • I heat embossed the sentiment onto the card with bronze power (If you emboss the background, you can't stamp it directly to the card...)
  • I heat embossed the bee as well and water colored it, fussy cut it, and adhered it with glue dots (three high under the wings for dimension)


For the second card...


  • Lightly tap Spiced Marmalade and Fossilized Amber Distress Oxides randomly over the inside/BACKside of the folder (this is the side that does not have a brand stamped on it)
  • Spritz it with water
  • Gently lay the the watercolor paper on top of it.
  • The backside usually has more space to cover so it isn't' going to be crisp, therefore, this time I close the folder and run it through my embossing machine
  • Take it out of the folder and sit it aside to dry.
  • I heat embossed the sentiment onto a separate piece of paper with black powder and mounted it onto the background.
  • I heat embossed the bee as well and water colored it, fussy cut it, and adhered it with foam dots. 


You can definitely see how different each card is and yet you use the same simple tool and basically the same process for both. What do you think? What is your favorite versatile tool?

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

Lyn

 

Friday, August 11, 2017

sweetness to the soul

Good morning!
 
Today I am sharing this card using the Sweet As Honey and Fantastic Flowers stamp sets.  Who says a card with bees has to be black & yellow? Pink bees? Yes, please!
 

I love using this set for a collage.  If you look close, there are also some leaves in the background.  The flower was paper pieced and I added Stickles to the center.  The bee was popped up.  I had a few scraps of black cardstock laying close by so I added them in the corners and was happy with the simple layout for this busy panel.
 
Have a great day!
Diane