To Paris With Love

Welcome friends and a big happy Saturday to you!  It's time for week three of The Sweet Stop birthday celebration!  Once again the Sugar Babies have chosen their favorite sketches for their samples.  That means to play along, you will get to choose the sketch you want to use! Of course there will be another PRIZE given this week...a $15 gift certificate to use at the Sweet 'n Sassy Store!  In addition, Mr. Sweet 'n Sassy is celebrating his 40th birthday, so from now until the 25th of April, Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps is offering 40% off everything in the store. Now's the time to stock up on all those stamp sets and dies you have on your "Wish List!"  


Here is my card sample for this week:

Creative Nugget:  This card is the result of several sources of inspiration. I'm using SSS47 for my layout.  Taylor's "Hump Day Challenge" over at the Sweet 'n Sassy forum on Splitcoaststampers this past Wednesday was to use faux or real stitching. I love the look of stitching on cards and find myself reaching for my Sew Mini more and more!  The soft colors were inspired by the CR84FN52 challenge:  
                                                     

To create the main panel, Spun Sugar, Victorian Velvet, and Antique Linen Distress inks were smeared on a craft mat and spritzed with water.  A piece of Vintage Cream card stock was dabbed several times in the ink and dried with a heat gun.  The Paris collage from the "To Paris With Love" clear stamp set was stamped on the background with Versafine Onyx Black.  The image was then die cut with a rectangle Nestie.  Parts of the collage were stamped on patterned paper, cut out, and popped up in the corners.  The patterned papers  were stitched to kraft card stock and layered onto a Vintage Cream card base.  Some lace and a scalloped border were added.  The sentiment, some pearls and a Mulberry flower finish the card.

I hope my card inspires you to play along with us this week.  Be sure to check out the other Sugar Babies for additional inspiration. 

Sugar Babies

Monika Davis

Shelby Goolsby

Wendy Ramlakhan

Janice Melton

Shannon White

                                       Chrissy Dickinson

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Card Recipe

Stamps: To Paris With Love (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps)

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black (Tsukineko), Antique Linen, Spun Sugar, Victorian Velvet Distress Inks (Ranger)

Paper: Vintage Cream, Kraft (PTI), Madison Avenue Paper Pad (My Mind's Eye), Tea for Two Paper Pack (Cosmo Cricket)

Accessories: Rectangle Nestie, Sew Mini (Janome), Lace, Scalloped Border Punch (SU!), Kaiser Pearls, Mulberry Flower (Petaloo)