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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Only One

Today I have a card to share with you that I made just for fun. I think I will give it to my husband for Valentines Day. My Favorite Things has a guest designer contest every month and this month they gave us a fabulous sketch to use for the contest entries. I really enjoyed making this card and I am happy with how it came out, hope you like it too.   Take a look:

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 To create my card, I used Lovey Dovey sentiments. I masked off the "only one" and stamped the rest of the sentiment with kraft ink and then went back with a pink marker to stamp the rest of the sentiment. I used a spica clear glitter pen over the pink for a touch of sparkle. I distressed part of the bg panel with kraft ink before sewing around the edges.

 Here is a look at the inside of the card:

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Supplies used: 
Stamps- My Favorite Things Lovey Dovey sentiments
patterned paper- MME Hazel and Prima Madeline 
Cardstock- MFT kraft, sno cone, pink lemonade, whip cream 
Dies- MFT Fishtails (for inside), Nestabilities circles, SNSS heart die 
Ink- MFT sno cone, MFT kraft, SU pink marker 
Accessories- twine, button, sewing machine, paper piercer, pearls, MS border punch, foam tape

Thanks for visiting!!

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Love You!

Yesterday, I was the sketch challenge hostess on Splitcoast. So, today I thought I would share the sample card that I made for the sketch. I hope you like it.

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I used the new Bottom of my Heart set from Sweet N Sassy stamps along with the matching Heart Dies again. I seriously love this set, I have used it quite a bit lol. The hearts were stamped and die cut, then mounted with foam tape on top of the circles which were sponged with pink ink while still in the circle die. I then accented each with buttons and twine. Easy peasy. I really like these colors together.

Supplies: 

Stamps- SNSS Bottom of my Heart 
Cardstock- SU riding hood red, baja breeze, PT sparkle white 
Ink- SU pink pirouette, baja breeze, riding hood red 
Accessories- SNSS heart dies, SU buttons, twine, foam tape, sewing machine, circle nest abilities

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Fussy and Fancy- circles

Thanks for visiting, have a wonderful day and stay warm and cozy!

Monday, January 21, 2013

My Heart Skips a Beat

Hi everyone!  I hope that you have been well and avoiding the widespread flu that has been going around.  Unfortunately, it has hit me and my family.  The good news is that I seem to be getting better now.  So, I would like to share a card with you that I made a little over a week or so ago.

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I used the new Bottom of my Heart set from Sweet N Sassy stamps along with the matching Heart Dies. I stamped several hearts and cut them along with a few others from dp out using the dies. I then layered them using foam tape and accented with rhinestones.

 Here is a peek at the inside of the card:

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Supplies:
stamps- SNSS Bottom of my Heart 
patterned paper- Echo Park Be Mine
accessories- SNSS heart dies, rhinestones, MS heart border punch, twine, foam tape

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Charisma Cardz- use at least 2 punches
Sweet Stampin- Frills
Cute Card Thursday- diamonds
Pile it on- Hearts

Thanks so much for stopping by- have a fabulous day!

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Day 5- Too Tweet

Today is the 5th and Final Day of Sweet N Sassy stamps January new release features. The set we are featuring today is


~Includes 7 images and 7 sentiments
~Set measures approximately 6"x4" and sells for $15
~Images measure approximately 1.5" x 1.5"
~Illustrated by Korin Sutherland

Here is the card I have to share with you today:

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I stamped the sweet little bird 3 times (twice onto patterned paper and once on the vanilla).  I cut the 2 patterned birds out, used an exacto knife to cut around the wing on one of them and then adhered the 2 birds together before popping them up over the bird stamped on vanilla.  Patterned paper is an older DCWV 4X6 pad called Nana's Nursery baby boy.  I just love how the little birds in the paper coordinate so well with the image so I knew I wanted to make a card with it.  I used the scallop border die along the bottom.

Here is a close up showing the dimension on the bird


Be sure to check out some more awesome  samples made by our talented DT below. 

Be sure to leave a comment of each of the blogs along your journey because we're giving away this adorable stamp set to one lucky commenter!   
 

The deadline to comment for a chance to win is midnight Wednesday, January 9th.  The list of winners will be announced on our website homepage on Thursday, January 10th. 

Thanks so much for joining us!  Enjoy the hop!

This is a Blog Hop!

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Day 4- Bottom of My Heart

Today is day 4 of the Sweet N Sassy stamps January release. The set being featured today is:


The set measures 4X6 and is $15.  I love this set with all the different shapes, sizes, and patterns of hearts.  I have been having so much fun playing with it.  There are also coordinating heart dies!

Here is the card I have to share with you today:

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I die cut 2 hearts using the coordinating heart dies and stamped one with versafine onyx and the other with TH distress fired brick. I used some gorgeous papers from Echo Park Yours truly collection which were a gift from my BFF Korin- thanks girl, I love them!! The layout was designed by Korin and was the sketch on SCS this past week. Rhinestones and twine were used as accents.

Here is the inside of the card:
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Also be sure check out some of the fabulous samples made by my fellow talented DT members below.

Be sure to leave a comment of each of the blogs along your journey because we're giving away this beautiful stamp set to one lucky commenter!

The deadline to comment for a chance to win is midnight Wednesday, January 9th. The list of winners will be announced on our website homepage on Thursday, January 10th.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Enjoy the rest of the hop!

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Long Stem Silhouettes mini blog hop

Welcome to Day #2 of your January Release Features! Today's featured set is...




This lovely set will help you create beautiful and classy cards with ease. It's perfect for many techniques and CAS projects, too. You'll use those gorgeous sentiments over and over again! 

  • Set includes 3 images and 6 sentiments 
  • Set measures approximately 6"x4" 
  • Images measure approximately 3.75" high x less than 1.5" wide 
  • Illustrated by Korin Sutherland 

Here is a card that I made using this beautiful new set:

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The patterned paper is from the My Minds Eye Hazel collection. The sentiment banner die is from Spellbinders. Ink is versafine gray and SU baja breeze. Pink pearls and SU gray taffeta ribbon are used for embellishments. 

Now check out some of the fabulous samples made by our talented DT below. 

Be sure to leave a comment of each of the blogs along your journey because we're giving away this adorable stamp set to one lucky commenter!

The deadline to comment for a chance to win is midnight Wednesday, January 9th. The list of winners will be announced on our website homepage on Thursday, January 10th. 

Thanks so much for joining us! Enjoy the hop!

Friday, January 4, 2013

Sweet N Sassy stamps January release!


First, I would like to wish all of you a very Happy New Year!!  Wow, what a year 2012 was for my family.  A year filled with laughter, tears, exciting new adventures, and many of God's blessings.  I am looking forward to the new things the year ahead will bring.  

Speaking of new things, it is release day at Sweet N Sassy stamps and it sure is fabulous!  I am excited to have such awesome stamps to play with.  So, check it out!


The Design Divas have been busy little bees creating with our new stamps and we are so excited to finally be sharing them with you!

We are doing things a bit differently with this release but we are sure you are going to love the changes...

Instead of doing the typical new release blog hop, we'll be doing 5 mini hops over 5 days.  We want each set to have it's own day to shine, plus you will have a chance to WIN each set over the 5 days of features!  How fun is that? :)

Without further ado, our January 2013 Release...

Cocoa's Heart    4x4    $11
For all you Cocoa Mouse fans, this set is going to melt your heart!  Imagine all the super cute lovey-dovey cards you'll make for all the sweethearts in your life!



Cute Critters    4x4    $15
This set is jam-packed with cuteness!  You'll be making valentines and love-notes with this set until the cows come home! {or the bunnies, turtles, birdies, mice, puppies, kitties & sheep} ;)


Mini Critters    3x4    $9
Look!  Those cuties from the set above are also available MINI-sized!  They may be tiny but they pack a BIG punch when it comes to the cuteness factor!  Perfect for the back of your cards as well as tags and cards!
    

Bottom of My Heart    4x6    $15
The ideas will flow like crazy with this versatile set.  And the best part is, it coordinates with our fabulous Heart Dies!  Woot woot!!


Long Stem Silhouettes    6x4    $15
This set will help you create beautiful and classy cards with ease.  It's perfect for many techniques and quick CAS projects, too! 


Now if you are anything like me, you love and want them all....so this offer is just for you...
Get all 5 sets (a $65 value) for just $58 when you purchase the January 2013 Release Bundle! 

After you're done shopping for new stamps, head over to our Member Company Forum at Splitcoaststampers for our January Release Virtual Stamp Day.  We've planned 5 fun challenges for you plus more prize opportunities!
  
The challenge schedule is as follows: 
10am EST - CAS Challenge hosted by Bridget
12pm EST - Color Challenge hosted by Cathy
2pm EST - Inspiration Challenge hosted by Mary
4pm EST - Sketch Challenge hosted by Ceal
6pm EST -  Theme Challenge hosted by Monika  

I will have some cards to share with you over the next few days for our mini blog hops so I hope you will stop back.  Until then, have a fabulous day!