Cocoa's Gift

There are some new Cocoa images in the Sweet N Sassy stamps store. They are so cute! One of my favorites is Cocoa's Gift. It is available as either a digi image or as a clear stamp set. It is great to use for any occasion- birthday, gift for you, Christmas etc. Today I used it as a Christmas image.



I stamped the image twice- once onto Neenah white and once onto patterned paper. I paper pieced the present and colored the image with copics. I distressed the edges with ink.

Supplies:
clear stamps-
Paper- Neenah white from Paper Temptress, Basic Grey Wassail dp
accessories- pearls, copics, oval nesties, felt poinsettias

I am submitting this card for the following challenges:

A Spoon Full of Sugar- Animal Crackers
Simon Says Stamp and Show- Holiday Fun
Fussy and Fancy- Christmas colors

Hope you have a great day!

Sketch Challenge winner

Hi there, just finishing up getting things ready for the first day of school tomorrow. I wanted to pop in and announce the winner of my sketch challenge though. I would like to thank everyone who participated in my challenge. I put all the participants names in a hat and my husband was kind enough to pick our winner. The winner of the Christmas Itty Bitties set is:

Anita

Congratulations!! Please contact Korin at korinstamps@comcast.net to claim your prize

Joyful Christmas

I hope those of my American friends are enjoying the long Labor day holiday weekend. For me, this is the last weekend before the start of school for my daughters so there are lots of last minute preparations to finish in anticipation of school commencing. This is the first year that all of my girls are in school- my youngest is starting kindergarten and my oldest is going to be starting high school. Yikes- I have a freshman in high school???!!! How on earth did that happen lol? I hope that with school starting that it will allow me extra craft time but it already seems that the calendar is filling quickly.

I am very excited as I received an email on Thursday accepting one of my cards for publication in Papercrafts magazine Stamp It cards Spring issue. I have not had time to submit anything in the last 8 months so I am very happy about this news. Anyway, I do have a card to share with you today. I made this about a week or so ago when I visiting my friend Korin (owner of Sweet N Sassy stamps) down in PA. I hope you like it.



I stamped this super cute snowman onto Neenah white and colored with copics. I also stamped just the scarf onto patterned paper and pieced it onto my colored image. It is available both in clear stamps (Welcome Jesus) and as a digital image (Smiley Snowman). I sponged pink ink around the colored image, added rhinestones for buttons, white stickles for snow, and pearls in the corners.

Supplies:
clear stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Welcome Jesus set
paper- Neenah white, CTMH Jingle dp
accessories- pearls, pink rhinestones, white cotton lace, circle nesties, frosted lace stickles, copic markers, grosgrain ribbon

I am submitting this card for the following wonderful challenges:

Simon Says stamps- Pearls and Lace
Charisma Cardz- song inspired (Frosty the Snowman)
Paper Sundaes- Christmas in August

Thank you so much for stopping by and don't forget to visit on Monday if participated in my sketch challenge on the previous post to see if you are the winner of the stamp set. Have a blessed day!

Sweet N Sassy stamps blog hop

Hi there! Can you believe it is the first of September??? The summer has really flown by and school starts next week already. Wow, how time flies!

Anyway, Sweet N Sassy stamps is releasing 10 new stamp sets today. They are all fabulous and to celebrate we are having a blog hop featuring them. The set I am featuring today is called Christmas itty bitties. This set is going to be awesome for making CAS cards and is a must-have in my opinion. The set features 6 images and they each measure about 1 1/8 inches or so.

As a bonus today, I have a challenge for you. And what is a challenge without a prize?? The winner of my challenge will receive the Christmas Itty Bitties stamp set- how cool is that?! My challenge for you is a sketch challenge and you will have until Saturday Sept. 4th to play along. Please post a link to your entry by commenting under this post. You do not need to use Sweet N Sassy stamps to be entered into the drawing but I would love to see them if you have them. The winner will be chosen by random.org and will be posted here on my blog on Monday Sept 6. Below is the sketch and my sample.





The large image square can be used for one big image or for several smaller ones which is what I have done. Have fun with it!

Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Christmas itty bitties, Christmas Wonder (sentiment)
accessories- gingham ribbon, apron lace border punch, stickles, copics, square nesties

Now, if this was your first stop on the hop then you will want to go back and start at the Sweet N Sassy stamps blog so you don't miss any of the awesome projects that the DT has for you. There may just be a couple of other challenges/prizes offered for you as well. Now if you have already been hopping then your next stop is the incredibly talented and owner extraordinaire Korin. I also have a list of the blog hop participants below in case you missed someone along the way.

SNSS Blog
Ceal Pritchett
Darsie Bruno
Korin Sutherland
Kim Schofield
Leah Cornelius
Lisa Jurecek
Lorie Souther
Nancy Brown
Tricia Traxler
Chris Dickinson

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today. I hope that you will be able to play along with my challenge, I look forward to being inspired by all of YOU! Have a blessed day and happy hopping.

Mojo Monday 150- Contest week

Hi everyone! Can you believe that August has already arrived? Wow, my summer is certainly flying by! We have out of town guests staying with us for the next week and we sure are enjoying our time with them. I was able to sneak in a small pocket of time to make my mojo sample for you all. Below is the sketch and my sample.





I used the Wedding day stamp set from Sweet N Sassy stamps and colored it with copics. I used frosted lace stickles on the bow and pearls in the middle of the flowers.



Supplies:
stamps- Wedding day from Sweet N Sassy stamps
paper- blanc sparkle cardstock from Paper temptress, blush blossom from SU, basic grey capella dp
accessories- pearls, circle nesties, sewing machine, copics, stickles

Challenges that I am entering this card in:
Paper Sundaes-stitching
Dutch Dare- anything goes
Creative Inspirations- anything goes

Well, I am off to take the girls to the pool for their swimming lessons. It is such a beautiful sunny day here so it is perfect for a day at the pool. I hope you have a wonderful day in whatever do today.

Don't forget to stop by the mojo Monday blog for the contest details as 6 Verve sets are up for grabs and that is something you certainly would not want to miss!

mojo Monday 149

Hi there! It has been a couple weeks since I have been able to finish my mojo samples. Both times I had the cards started but something unexpectedly came up and I could not finish it in time. After a very late night, I was able to complete this week's sketch. Below is the sketch and my sample.





This cute party hat Cocoa image from Sweet N Sassy stamps is currently available as a digital image but will be released in August as a clear stamp set. Cocoa was colored with copics and the top of the hat was accented with a clear spica glitter pen. I sponged around ink the image while it was still in the die.



Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Birthday Cocoa
Paper- SU dp, doodlebug dp, green galore, Neenah white
accessories- copics, rhinestones, spica glitter pen, square nesties, sewing machine

We would love to have you play along with this week's sketch with us. For some more inspiration and info on this week's sketch please visit the mojo Monday blog.

Hope you have a wonderful day and thank you for visiting my blog today!

Clean and Simple Poppies

Hi everyone! How is your summer going? My girls and I have been busy but enjoying spending time at the pool and at soccer. I won't have as much time for crafting most likely until school starts so I have a fairly simple card to show you today.



I stamped my flowers from the Poppies and Greetings set onto Paper Temptress blanc sparkle. I colored them with copics, added stickles to the centers, and sponged blue ink around the image. I matted my poppies with white and attached to my card base. To accent my pretty poppies I scored a double frame on the base. I finished off by tying a knot at the with satin edged organdy ribbon.



Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Poppies and Greetings
paper- Paper Temptress sparkle blanc
accessories- copics, stickles, scor-pal, ribbon

Thank you for stopping by today- many blessings to you!!