Colorful Cocoa

Hello and Welcome to Day 4 of Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps December Release Blog Hop!  Today we are sharing cards with one of your favorites, Cocoa!

This image, paired with the 'Thank You' sentiment makes a perfect card for a teacher.  Cocoa is colored with Copics and the dp is from Echo Park.  I finished off the card with a Stampin' Up button and some Hemptique twine. 

 

Here are the details~

• Includes 2 images and 5 sentiments
• Paint can image measures approximately 2.5" x 2"
• Designed by Korin Sutherland
• Stamp - $11

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 (4) $15 store credits (1 winner will be chosen from each of the 4 blog hops).

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

 

Thanks so much for joining us!  Enjoy the hop!

Lee Ann  :)

Getting Grungy

Hello and Welcome to Day 3 of the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps New Release Blog Hop!  Today we are featuring Korin's fabulous grunge set!

I paired the artistic spatters of the Grunge Elements Set with the wonderful little ink well and pen from the Keep in Touch Set.  I masked off a center square, sponged my color in and then stamped the splatter image over that.  The ink well is die cut out and popped up on dimensionals.  These are so easy to put together and will make a great little gift set of 3 x 3 notecards. 
Here are the details~

• Includes 9 images and 3 sentiments
• Word "art" measures approximately 1.5" x .75"
• Designed by Korin Sutherland
• Stamp - $26

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 (4) $15 store credits (1 winner will be chosen from each of the 4 blog hops).

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

Thanks so much for stopping by and enjoy the hop! 

Lee Ann  :)

Supplies Used-

Stamps- Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Grunge Elements, Keep in Touch

Paper- Neenah Solar White

Ink- Bahama Breeze, Lucky Limeade, Regal Rose, Ranger Archival Black

Other- Post It Notes, sponge, Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Keep in Touch Dies

A Tattered Rose

Hello Friends!  I have a quick share for you this evening of a card I made for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge which is to add stitching on our card.  I wanted to get my newest Flourishes stamp inky. 

I colored my image with Prismacolor pencils and fussy cut it out.  The rest is pretty self explanatory.  Supplies are listed below. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed Sunday!

Lee Ann  :)

Supplies Used-
Stamps- Flourishes Old Tea Rose, Stampin' Up Everything Eleanor
Paper- Neenah Solar White, SU Basic Black, Whisper White, Specialty dsp and First Edition dsp (retired)
Ink- Crumb Cake, Memento Tuxedo Black
Other- Stampin' Up white ribbon, Spellbinders Circle Nestabilities and Classic Petal Edgeabilities, sewing machine

The Card Concept- A Challenge

Hello friends! I have wonderful news today!

 Many of you may know the talented Lesley Croghan and the many challenges for stampers that she hosts throughout blogland.  I have participated in many of them myself!  Lesley's latest venture is a challenge called The Card Concept, which allows one to explore the various styles of stamping- 6 of them to be exact.  I am thrilled to have been asked to be one of the designers representing the Classy and Elegant style.  What is the Classy and Elegant style you ask? 
It may include these features-

• polished
• shiney finish
• sparkling elements
• rich color scheme
• sophisticated sentiments
• regal
• sweeping
• dramatic
• monochromatic
• layered textures
• awe
• impress

That is quite a list!  I personally tend to use a lot of layered textures such as dry and heat embossing, fabrics, and mixed media.  I also tend to reach for sophisticated sentiments and images-frequently florals, like the card below-

As you can see with this card,  I have used a sophisticated sentiment and floral image,  have lots of texture with mixed media, have a dramatic flourish and have added a bit of bling. 

We start in January; I hope you will join us for some great challenges!  Keep up with the news by following The Card Concept blog and 'like' us on facebook! 

Lee Ann  :)

Supplies Used-
Stamps-Stampin' Up Field Flowers, Word Play, Everything Eleanor
Paper- Crumb Cake, Whisper White, First Edition dsp
Ink-Gumball Green, Early Espresso, Calypso Coral, Blush Blossom, Always Artichoke
Other- gesso, SU Apothecary Framelits, pearls, bubble wrap, dimensionals, glitter
  

Keeping in Touch with New Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps!

Hello Friends!
Welcome to Day 1 of Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps New Release Blog Hop!  Today we are highlighting this fabulous set, Keep in Touch, with its matching dies,  that is perfect for your vintage cards, note cards and masculine cards. 

 

I stamped my adorable telephone and cut it out with its matching die and then used these fab papers from Pebbles Inc. along with this week's sketch from Splitcoaststamper~

As you can see, I turned my sketch and then mirror image flipped it to accommodate my image.
Here are the details on this great set~

• Stamp set includes 6 images and 12 sentiments
• Set measures approximately 4" x 6"
• Typewriter image measures approximately 2.25" x 2"
• Die set includes 6 dies
• Designed by Korin Sutherland
• Stamp set - $15 
• Die set-$10.50
• Get the bundle for just $22 a ($25.50 value)
   

  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 (4) $15 store credits (1 winner will be chosen from each of the 4 blog hops).

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

 

Thanks so much for stopping by and enjoy the hop!



Lee Ann  :)

Supplies used-
Stamps- Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Keep in Touch
Paper-Neenah Solar White, SU So Saffron, Pebbles Inc. dsp
Ink-Ranger Archival Ink
Other-Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Keep in Touch Dies, snss Scalloped Edge Dies,  baker's twine, MFT Fishtail Flag Stax Die-Namics, SU Simply Scored, MME

Terrific Type

Hello, Everyone!  Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps has just released new stamps and they are perfect for your vintage look cards. I used the Typewriter Background Stamp and Keep in Touch Stamp Set for this card. 

For this background, I used the frame from Keep in Touch and then stamped off once before stamping the Typewriter Background within the frame.  The dp was spritzed with some Mister Huey's Calico White ink.  I used this great sketch from Chupa~

Here are the details~

• Includes 1 background stamp
• Measures approximately 3.75" x 3.75"
• Designed by Korin Sutherland
• Stamp - $11

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 (4) $15 store credits (1 winner will be chosen from each of the 4 blog hops).

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

 Thanks so much for stopping by; have a blessed week!


Lee Ann  :)

Supplies Used-
Stamps- Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Keep in Touch, Typewriter Background
Paper- Very Vanilla, Mellow Moss, Basic Gray cs, Pebbles Inc. dp
Ink- Calypso Coral, Memento Black, Basic Gray
Other- Keep in Touch Dies, SU paper doily, SU doily Sizzlit, Hemptique Twine, dimensionals, Mister Huey Calico White spray ink. 

Trying the Chalkboard Technique

Hello Everyone!
I have a quick post today sharing a card I made for MOJO Monday ,  The Shabby Tea Room and Simon Says Stamp.   I tend to not be a trend follower, so I had not tried the chalkboard technique.  But after seeing it featured over on the Merry Monday Challenge, I decided to give it a whirl.

 I used this great sketch from Verve's MOJO Monday~

And this inspiration from The Shabby Tea Room~

I was drawn to all of the pattern in this photo as well as the black and kraft colors.
 Simon Says Stamp asked us to use a flourish of some sort on our project.  I used this great bling flourish.
If you are familiar with Verve's stamps, you know that this tag stamp has a snowflake on it.  I masked the snowflake so I would just get the tag shape edge.  I stamped leaves and sentiment from Bloom and Grow on the  now plain tag and embossed everything in white. 
 
Thanks so much for stopping by-
Have a blessed week!

Lee Ann  :)

Supplies used
Stamps- Glad Tidings (Tag image), Bloom and Grow
Paper- SU Basic Black, Crumb Cake cs, SU dsp (pink), Me and My Big Ideas (chevron), Bo Bunny- The Avenues
Ink- Versamark, SU Crumb Cake, SU white craft ink
Other- Verve Sweet Scallop Die (tag) and Elegant Leaves Die, dimensionals, Prima flower, Prima bling, white embossing powder, SU white ribbon x2