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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

September Features Day 5- Christmas Silhouettes

Welcome to day 5 of our September feature Blog Hops!  
Today we're featuring Korin's beautiful new Christmas Silhouettes stamp set and coordinating dies.



  • Stamp set includes 6 images and 6 mix & match sentiments
  • Set measures approximately 4" x 6"
  • The tree image measures approximately 1 1/2" x 3"
  • Designed by Korin Sutherland
  • Stamp set - $15
  • Die set - $21.25
  • Bundle ($36.25 value) - $32
Here is my card that I would like to share with you today



Check out some of the fabulous samples made by our talented DT in the thumbnails below.

Be sure to leave a comment of each of the blogs along your journey because we're giving away (6) $15 store credits (1 winner will be chosen from each of the 6 blog hops).

The deadline to comment for a chance to win is midnight EST Friday, September 13th.  The list of winners will be announced on our website homepage by Monday, September 16th.

Thanks so much for joining us!  Enjoy the hop!

Monday, September 9, 2013

September features Day 3- Modern Ornaments

Welcome to day 3 of our September feature Blog Hops!  
Today we're featuring Korin's fun new Mod Ornaments set which coordinates with our current Ornament Dies.


  • Stamp set includes 4 images and 9 mix & match sentiments
  • Set measures approximately 4" x 6"
  • The round ornament measures approximately 1 3/4" wide
  • Designed by Korin Sutherland
  • Stamp set - $15
  • Die set - $16.75
  • Bundle ($31.75 value) - $28
Silver and gold, silver and gold...I love the look of silver and gold on holiday cards!  So today I have 2 very similar cards that I embossed the ornaments- one with silver jewels ep and the other with victorian gold ep.  The silver card I also outlined the panels with a zig silver painty pen to give the look of an extra layer.  I used foiled dp from Kaiserkraft Just Believe and Merry and Bright collections.  Take a peek:




Check out some of the fabulous samples made by our talented DT in the thumbnails below.

Be sure to leave a comment of each of the blogs along your journey because we're giving away (6) $15 store credits (1 winner will be chosen from each of the 6 blog hops).

The deadline to comment for a chance to win is midnight EST Friday, September 13th.  The list of winners will be announced on our website homepage by Monday, September 16th.

Thanks so much for joining us!  Enjoy the hop!

Sunday, September 8, 2013

September Features Day 2- Magic of Christmas

Welcome to day 2 of our September feature Blog Hops!  
Today we're featuring Korin's sweet new Magic of Christmas stamp set.


  • Stamp set includes 2 images and 4 sentiments
  • Set measures approximately 4" x 3"
  • The tree image measures approximately 2" x 2 1/4
  • Designed by Korin Sutherland
  • Stamp set - $9
I have a CAS card I would like to share with you today.  

The tree was embossed with silver jewels embossing powder and matted with silver glitter paper.  A frame was scored around the image panel to accent it.  Very easy to reproduce but the embossing gives it such an elegant look and you definitely can't go wrong with some sparkle :).

Check out some of the fabulous samples made by our talented DT in the thumbnails below.

Be sure to leave a comment of each of the blogs along your journey because we're giving away (6) $15 store credits (1 winner will be chosen from each of the 6 blog hops).

The deadline to comment for a chance to win is midnight EST Friday, September 13th.  The list of winners will be announced on our website homepage by Monday, September 16th.

Thanks so much for joining us!  Enjoy the hop!

Saturday, September 7, 2013

September Features Day 1- Seasonal Wreaths

Welcome to day 1 of our September feature Blog Hops!  
Today we're featuring Korin's new Seasonal Wreaths stamp set and coordinating dies!



  • Stamp set includes 5 images and 19 mix and match sentiments
  • Set measures approximately 6" x 8"
  • The wreath images measure approximately 2 1/4" wide
  • Designed by Korin Sutherland
  • Stamp set - $26
  • Die set - $33.25
  • Bundle (a $59.25 value) - $53
Here is my sample that I created using the Autumn leaves wreath which was so fun to color!



Check out some of the fabulous samples made by our talented DT in the thumbnails below.

Be sure to leave a comment of each of the blogs along your journey because we're giving away (6) $15 store credits (1 winner will be chosen from each of the 6 blog hops).

The deadline to comment for a chance to win is midnight EST Friday, September 13th.  The list of winners will be announced on our website homepage by Monday, September 16th.

Thanks so much for joining us!  Enjoy the hop!

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Stem Silhouettes

Hi everyone!  I would like to share 2 cards today that I made using my current favorite set from Sweet N Sassy stamps- Long Stem Silhouettes.


The first card was created by sponging a bg with pink pirouette, rose red, and eggplant ink.  I then did first and second generation stamping of the silhouettes using versafine onyx ink.  The corners were punched with a marvy scallop corner punch and accented with pearls.  The dp is from SU! in rose red.


The second card I sponged crumb cake ink in my oval using my oval die as a stencil.  I then stamped only half of my image with versafine ink so that the flowers would be shorter and fit in the oval.  Great way to get more mileage from your stamps.  Rhinestones were added to the centers.  The flourish die is from MFT and the dp is MME.  

Well enjoy your day, summer sure is coming to a close so quickly!  

Saturday, August 24, 2013

You are His

Back in June when I was helping out at the Sweet N Sassy stamps booth at the Syracuse stamp show, I demonstrated different sponging techniques.  The card I am sharing with you today is one of the cards that I demonstrated.  Korin then did a tutorial on how to do the Sponge and Spritz  on Splitcoast so you can see exactly how this card was created.


Supplies:
stamps- Sweet N Sassy stamps Serene Silhouettes, His Child
ink- versafine black, pumpkin pie, daffodil, and indigo
water spritzer

I hope you give this technique a try if you have not already.  It is so easy to do and creates beautiful and quick cards.  Thank you for joining me today, have a blessed day!

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Sunflower Birthday


My husband's birthday was on August 10 and his favorite flowers are sunflowers.  So, I created this card for him that I would like to share with you today.


I created the bg panel by randomly stamping the small sunflower image fromSweet N Sassy stamps Prim Blessings to create my own dp and sponged the edges with saffron ink.  I then created my focal point for my sentiment by layering 2 of the decorative plaque dies which were also stamped using the new decorative frames set.  They are also available in a bundle this month :). The sentiment is from Script Birthdays.  

Supplies:
stamps- SNSS Prim Blessings, Decorative Frames, Script Birthdays
paper- white, choc chip, MME Hazel dp
ink- choc chip, so saffron
accessories- twine, SNSS decorative plaque dies, SNSS bookmark bits dies (border), button

My husband enjoyed receiving his card and I hope that I have been able to inspire you today.  Thanks for stopping in and have a great day!