ODBDSLC140 - Love

Hello friends!  So glad you could stop by...it's Tuesday and Our Daily Bread Designs has a LOVELY Shining the Light Challenge for you this week!

This week's challenge is:

LOVE - use pink, white, and red or hearts, in honor of Valentine's Day.  The hearts can be in an embossing folder, embellishment, or designer paper.

To make the challenge even more fun, we will be giving out a PRIZE, a $15 gift certificate to the Our Daily Bread Designs store!!  Entries for the prize must be submitted by Saturday, February 3rd at 8 p.m. EST.  One random winner will be chosen and announced next Saturday.

While it is not required to use Our Daily Bread Designs images and sentiments on your creations, we would love to see them if you have them.  As a way of recognizing those who do use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing three or more of our participants for the Shining the Light Award.  In order to qualify for this award; however, you must use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Sunday, February 3rd at 8 p.m. EST.  If you upload your creation to Splitcoaststampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword ODBDSLC140.  When posting your creation on your blog, please include a link to the challenge.

By this shall all [men] know that you are My disciples, if you love one another [if you keep on showing love among yourselves].  (John 13:35)

My sample for this week's Shining the Light Challenge is a Tent Topper card.

Creative Nugget:  Two complementary patterns were chosen from the Kissing Booth Paper Pad by BasicGrey and stitched to Early Espresso card stock, then mounted to a Fine Linen card front.  Ribbon and a bow were added along with a tiny ribbon rose.  The intertwining hearts are from the Love One Another stamp set and were colored with Copic Markers.  Oval and Floral Oval Dies were used to cut and mount the image panels, and a little sponging added while still in the die.  A few heart crystals were added as accents to highlight the wonderful verse from the third chapter of John!

Love One Another

My talented Design Team Sisters have more lovelies for your inspiration! 

~~Chris Olsen~~Jan Marie Ennenga~~

~~Kathy Roney~~Audrey Hiltke~~Diana Nguyen~~ 

and our January Guest Designer, Sabrina Friel~~

I can't wait to see your ODBDSLC140 LOVE creations over at the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog this week!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Card Recipe

Stamps: Love One Another (ODBD)

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Antique Linen and Spun Sugar Distress Inks (Ranger) 

Paper: Early Espresso (SU!), Fine Linen (PTI), Kissing Booth Paper Pad (BasicGrey)

Accessories: Oval and Floral Oval Dies (Spellbinders), Sew Mini (Janome), Heart Crystals (Prima), Ribbon, Ribbon Rose (Michaels), Copic Markers R000, R30, R32, R35, R37, R81, R83, R85, YG61, YG63, YG67, E30, E33, E35, E37, E41, E43, E47, E49

Peace of God

Brrrrrrr...it's cold out there!  What a good day to stay in and craft!  Hello sketch lovin' friends...it's Saturday and time for another sketch at The Sweet Stop!

Creative Nugget:  Nothing comforts like the peace of God and knowing that nothing can separate us from His love!  I reached for the clear stamp set, Peace of God by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, for my sample today.  The titmouse image was colored with Copic Markers and layered onto circle and scalloped circle dies.  Glossy Accents was added to the berries for texture.  The Bo Bunny patterned papers were cut to follow the sketch and sewn to Smokey Shadow card stock.  Everything was mounted onto a Neenah Solar Crest card front.  The sentiment was stamped on a tiny tag and tied to the bow.  A few punched flowers and pearls finish the card.  I hope this card will bring comfort to a woman in our congregation going through a difficult time.

Check in on the other Sugar Babies for more lovely inspiration for SSS195.

Sugar Babies

Monika Davis

Janice Melton

Robin Parker

Faye Winn-Jones

Melissa Schultz

Ceal Pritchett

Marlena Peduzzi

                                                Stephanie Serrano

I hope you can join us the week at The Sweet Stop! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Card Recipe

Stamps: Peace of God (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps)

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Pumice Stone Distress Ink (Ranger)

Paper: Neenah Solar Crest (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps), Smokey Shadow (PTI), Alora Collection Paper Pad (Bo Bunny)

Accessories: Circle and Scalloped Circle Nesties (Spellbinders), Sew Mini (Janome), Tiny Tag Die (PTI), Glossy Accents (Ranger), Flower Punches (SU! and Recollections), Kaiser Pearls, Copic Markers YR16, YR18, R29, YG00, YG21, YG23, BG70, BG72, C00, C0, C1, C2, C3, C5, C7, C9

ODBDSLC139 - For a Child

Happy Tuesday, dear friends.  Time for another Shining the Light Challenge at  Our Daily Bread Designs!

This week's challenge is:

For a Child: Make a card or project for a child or new baby.

To make the challenge even more fun, we will be giving out a PRIZE...a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs Store!!  Entries for the prize must be submitted by Sunday, January 27th at 8 p.m. EST.  One random winner will be chosen and announced next Saturday.

While it is not required to use Our Daily Bread Designs images and sentiments on your creations, we would love to see them if you have them.  As a way of recognizing those who do use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing three or more of our participants for the Shining the Light Award.  In order to qualify for this award; however, you must use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Sunday, January 27th at 8 p.m. EST.  If you upload your creations to Splitcoaststampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword ODBDSLC139.  When creating your posts on blogs, please include a link to the challenge.

I thought I'd try a twisted easel card for my sample this week.

Creative Nugget: Sugar and Spice and all things nice. That's what little girls are made of.  This adorable silhouette image is from the new Little Girls stamp set released this month by Our Daily Bread Designs and was stamped directly on the DP.  A combination of Blush papers by My Mind's Eye, True Black card stock, and Classic Petal Edgeabilities were stitched to a Vintage Cream card front and were perfect for this little girl birthday card.  Pink ribbon, pearl flourishes, lace, and flowers...all girly things...were used to embellish the card!  

Close up of the outside of the card

Inside

For more fabulous inspiration For A Child, be sure to visit my Sister Sticks!

~~Chris Olsen~~Jan Marie Ennenga~~

Kathy Roney~~Audrey Hiltke~~Diana Nguyen~~

and our January Guest Designer, Sabrina Friel~~

I hope you can join us over at the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog this week for ODBDSLC139!

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

Hugs,

Cathymac

Card Recipe

Stamps: Little Girls (ODBD)

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black (Tsukineko), Spun Sugar and Walnut Stain Distress Inks (Ranger)

Paper: Vintage Cream, True Black, My Mind's Eye

Accessories: Marvelous Squares Dies, Classic Petal Edgeabilities, Fancy Tags Three Die (Spellbinders), Flowers and Pearl Flourish (Recollections), Lace, Ribbon, Sew Mini (Janome)

Warm Thoughts

Hello, friends!  Sending warm thoughts and warm wishes to you on this fine Saturday morning!  What a busy work week it's been.   I did manage to find some stamping time...and that's a good thing because it's time for another wonderful sketch at The Sweet Stop!  Since it is the third week, the spin is snowmen...which means if you include a snowman on your card, you will be eligible to win a $15 credit to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store!


I think I'm definitely in a pink rut...not that pink is necessarily my favorite color.  I usually don't wear pink, but there are just so many pretty papers and color combinations out there that include pink, and with the LOVE month on the way...well, you'll just have to excuse all the pink!  LOL!  Any way...here's another pink creation!

Creative Nugget:  This cute litte snowman is from the Holly Jolly Christmas clear stamp set by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps and was the perfect size for this sketch.  He was colored with Copic Markers, fussy cut, and popped up on a Decorative Labels one die.  The various layers of the sketch were created by taping and stitching a combination of Echo Park patterned papers, Early Espresso, and Neenah Solar Crest card stocks.  Texture was added with the Canvas Impression Plate and a Sizzix Snowflake embossing folder.  The sentiment is from the Cozy Friends clear stamp set. Some organdy ribbon, a snowflake punch, and colored rhinestones finish the card.

There are so many adorable snowman images out there, so I can't wait to see your snowy creations!  Take time to check out the talented Sugar Babies for more snowman inspiration.

Sugar Babies

Monika Davis

Janice Melton

Robin Parker

Faye Winn-Jones

Melissa Schultz

Ceal Pritchett

Marlena Peduzzi

                                             Stephanie Serrano

Thanks so much for stopping by...hope to see you over at The Sweet Stop!  Have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Card Recipe

Stamps: Holly Jolly Christmas, Cozy Friends (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps)

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Early Espresso (SU!), Spun Sugar, Walnut Stain (Ranger)

Paper: Early Espresso (SU!), Neenah Solar Crest (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps), Holly Jolly Christmas DP (Echo Park)

Accessories: Romantic Rectangle, Marvelous Squares, Decorative Label One Dies (Spellbinders), Canvas Impression Plate (PTI), Snowflake Embossing Folder (Sizzix), Sew Mini (Janome), Snowflake Punch (Martha Stewart), Rhinestones (Recollections), Organdy Ribbon, Copic Markers G000, G00, G02, G03, YR65, YR68, RV10, RV13, RV17, RV19, R00, R20, R22, R29, BG0000, BG000, E43, E44, E47, E49

ODBDSLC138 - Border It!

Hello friends...happy Tuesday!  I'm so glad you decided to stop by because it's time for another Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge!

This week's challenge is:

Border it- use your dies and punches to make a special border on one, two or all sides

To make the challenge even more fun, we will be giving out a PRIZE...a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs Store!! Entries for the prize must be submitted by Sunday, January 20th at 8 p.m. EST. One random winner will be chosen and announced next Saturday. 

While it is not required to use Our Daily Bread Designs images and sentiments on your creations, we would love to see them if you have them. As a way of recognizing those who do use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing three or more of our participants  for the  Shining the Light Award.  In order to qualify for this award or join the challenge; however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Sunday,  January 20th at 8 p.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC138.  When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

Creative Nugget:  I found myself reaching for one of my very favorite ODBD stamp sets, You Will Find Refuge, to make this diamond fold birthday card and matching corner bookmark.  Both techniques use the diamond shape for the main panel, so this birthday ensemble came together quickly.  The card has a layered border on two sides, and the bookmark has the border on the bottom!  The chickadees were colored with Copic Markers and cut with the matching Chickadee Die making it very easy to pop them on top of the Marvelous Squares dies.  The sentiment is from the Be Joyful set and twine bows and pearls were added to finish the card.

Closed Diamond Fold Card

Open Diamond Fold Card

Corner Bookmark

My talented Sister Sticks have created bountiful border beauties for your inspiration!

~~Chris Olsen~~Jan Marie Ennenga~~Kathy Roney~~Audrey Hiltke~~Diana Nguyen~~and our January Guest Designer, Sabrina Friel~~

I hope you can join us over at the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog this week for ODBDSLC138!

Thanks so much for stopping by...have a terrific Tuesday!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Card/Bookmark Recipe

Stamps: You Will Find Refuge, Be Joyful (ODBD)

Ink: Tuxedo Black, Walnut Stain and Antique Linen Distress Inks

Paper: Kraft, Riding Hood Red, Neenah Solar Crest, Bo Bunny

Accessories: Chickadee Die (ODBD), Marvelous Squares Dies (Spellbinders), Border Punches, Twine, Glossy Accents, Sew Mini, Scor-Pal, Pearls, Copic Markers 

Be Joyful!

Hello sketch lovin' friends!  I hope this post finds you well and that you've been able to stay away from that nasty flu bug..I've heard it really wipes you out for a few days!  So far, the Lord has kept me healthy and for that I'm joyful!

Oh my...what a busy week at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps!  A new release and five mini blog hops featuring each of the sets has literally kept us hoppin'! Now it's Saturday and time for a new sketch over at The Sweet Stop.  Even though the release festivities are over, I found myself reaching for one of the new sets once again...LOVE Long Stem Silhouettes and know it will get a lot of use since it is so versatile.

Creative Nugget:  The choice of colors for this card came together when I saw these two pieces of patterned paper lying on the floor next to each other in my scrap pile.  After they were sized correctly for the sketch, one was given a punched border and both were stitched to Neenah Solar White and attached to a Kraft card front. The white strip was scored and the Baker's twine was wrapped around the card between the score lines.  The long stem flowers were stamped twice in VersaMagic and white embossed on a piece of Kraft card stock.  This panel was stitched to a piece of white.  The sentiment is from the Be Joyful stamp set by Our Daily Bread Designs, and was also stitched to a piece of Kraft.  A button was added and a Viva Pearl Pen was used in the centers of the flowers to finish the card.

There's lots of wonderful inspiration over at The Sweet Stop from my fellow Sugar Babies so be sure to check out each one and leave a little love behind.  Here's this week's SSS193!

Sugar Babies

Monika Davis

Janice Melton

Robin Parker

Faye Winn-Jones

Melissa Schultz

Ceal Pritchett

Marlena Peduzzi

Stephanie Serrano

Thanks so much for stopping by...stay healthy and be joyful...have a wonderful week!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Card Recipe

Stamps: Long Stem Silhouettes (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps), Be Joyful (Our Daily Bread Designs)

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, VersaMagic (Tsukineko), Worn Lipstick Distress Ink (Ranger)

Paper: Neenah Solar Crest (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps), Kraft (PTI), Scraps

Accessories: Sew Mini (Janome), Rectangle and Long Rectangle Nesties (Spellbinders), Border Punch (Martha Stewart), Strawberry Baker's Twine (The Twinery), Button (PTI), White Embossing Powder (SU!), Salmon Pearl Pen (Viva Decor), Scor-Pal

Turtley Awesome

Hello friends...happy hump day!  Hope you are having a good week.  I'm sorry to say that today is the last day of mini blog hops for the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps January Release.  The good news is you still have one more day of wonderful inspiration and then tomorrow the winners of each stamp set released will be announced.  Today we are featuring the bigger version of one of the sets you've already seen.  Can you guess what it is?  That's right...Cute Critters!

This adorable set with its cute quips is so versatile, it can be used all through the year.  Just imagine the possibilities of combining this set with the mini version...Mini Critters!

• Set includes seven images and seven sentiments
• Set measures approximately 4" x 6"
• Images measure approximately 1.75" x 1.5"
• Illustrated by Korin Sutherland

Here's my sample for Cute Critters

Creative Nugget:  I had so much fun creating this little pond scene for the turtle image.  I tore and cut various patterned papers from an old retired SU! paper pad and stitched them to a Not Quite Navy card stock panel.  This panel was mounted to a Neenah Solar Crest card front that had been embossed with the Canvas Impression Plate.  A variety of dies, embossing folders, and punches were used to add details to the scene.  The turtle was colored with Copic Markers, cut out, and popped onto the lily pad. Some Glossy Accents was added to the turtle's shell for added texture.  This card will be perfect for one of my nephews because they are turtley awesome!

The Sweet 'n Sassy Design Divas have more wonderful eye candy for your inspiration.  Just click on the linky tool below to make your way through the hop.

Be sure to leave a comment on each of the blogs along the way because one lucky commenter will win this adorable stamp set.

The deadline to comment for a chance to win is midnight tonight.  The list of winners will be announced on the 
Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog tomorrow, January 10th.

I hope you've had as much fun hopping along with us this week as we've had creating the samples for you.  By now you have probably chosen your favorite sets to add to your wish list.  If you are like me, you might even want them all! LOL!  If that is so, be sure to check out the Bundle option at the Sweet 'n Sassy Store.

Thanks so much for stopping by...have a blessed day!

Hugs,

Cathy

Card Recipe

Stamps: Cute Critters (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps)

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Walnut Stain and Faded Jeans Distress Inks (Ranger)

Paper: Neenah Solar Crest (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps), Kraft (PTI), Not Quite Navy, Patterned Paper Pad (SU!)

Accessories: Grass Die, Flower Blossom Dies (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps), Cloud Die, Canvas Impression Plate (PTI), Oval and Label Die (Spellbinders), Swirls Embossing Folder (ProvoCraft), Sew Mini (Janome), Butterfly Punch (Martha Stewart), Copic Markers

ODBDSLC137 - Something New Something Old

Hello friends!  I can't tell you how excited I am to be posting my very first Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge as a design team member!  I am looking forward to sharing a new challenge sample with you each Tuesday, so I hope you will be able to join me each week and play along on the ODBD Blog!  Now on to this week's challenge!

This week's challenge is:

To use something new and something old

To make the challenge even more fun, we will be giving out a PRIZE... a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs Store!!  Entries for the prize must be submitted by Sunday, January 14th at 8 p.m. EST.  One random winner will be chosen and announced next Saturday. 

While it is not required to use Our Daily Bread Designs images and sentiments on your creations, we would love to see them if you have them. As a way of recognizing those who do use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing three or more of our participants for the Shining the Light Award. In order to qualify for this award or join the challenge however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Sunday,  January 13th at 8 p.m. EST.  If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC137.  When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

Creative Nugget:  To begin making this card, I used my new Snowflake Dies to cut three different snowflakes from some Pure Luxury card stock.  Two more snowflakes were stamped on this panel using my new Sparkling Snowflakes stamp set and Summer Sky ink. This panel was then lightly taped to another piece of card stock the same size and the three matching snowflakes were stamped through the die cuts.  The top panel was then embossed with my old Swiss Dots embossing folder.  The sentiment from my new Snowflake Sentiments stamp set was stamped and cut with an old rectangle nestie and mounted on an old Romantic Rectangle die cut from Brocade Blue card stock.  An old Fanciful Flourish die cut, a new stamped snowflake die, some twine, and rhinestones finish the card.

Take time to stop in to see more fabulous inspiration from the other Challenge Team members!

~~Chris Olsen~~Jan Marie Ennenga~~Kathy Roney~~Audrey Hiltke~~Diana Nguyen~~and our January guest designer 

Sabrina Friel~~

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Card Recipe

Stamps: Sparkling Snowflakes, Snowflake Sentiments (ODBD)

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black (Tsukineko), Summer Sky (Memento), Faded Jeans Distress Ink (Ranger)

Paper: Pure Luxury (Gina K Designs), Brocade Blue (SU!)

Accessories: Snowflake Dies, Fanciful Flourish Die (ODBD), Romantic Rectangle Die, Rectangle Nestie (Spellbinders), Swiss Dots Embossing Folder (ProvoCraft), Piercing Tool (SU!), White Twine, Rhinestones (Recollections)

Bottom of My Heart

Welcome friends!  I hope you have been enjoying all the marvelous card samples from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps January Release mini blog hops thus far.  You are in for another treat today...the featured set is Bottom of My Heart!  There are so many heart patterns and sentiments included in this set making it a go to set, but the best thing is that there is a matching Heart Die Set that matches all the hearts!

Can you just imagine all the ways this set can be used!

• Set includes nine hearts and eight sentiments
• Set Measures approximately 6" x 4"
• Images measure approximately .5" for the smallest heart and 2.25" for the largest heart
• Illustrated by Korin Sutherland

Here's my sample for Bottom of My Heart

Creative Nugget:  The three hearts are hanging from the hugs and kisses sentiment and a topper cut from Echo Park patterned paper with an edger die was added to the top. The sentiment was added and the panel was embossed with the Canvas Impression Plate.  The large heart was clear embossed on Riding Hood Red  card stock, the striped heart was stamped on Pure Luxury with Riding Hood Red ink, and the small heart was stamped in black on Riding Hood Red card stock, and all of them were cut with the matching Hearts Die Set. The card was matted with Riding Hood Red and stitched to a Pure Luxury card front.  Baker's Twine bows were added to the hearts and to the top of the card. The card design came from the CAS(E) this Sketch Challenge.

See the linky tool below to check out all the amazing samples made with this set by the Sweet 'n Sassy Design Divas!

Be sure to leave a comment on each of the blogs along the way because one lucky commenter will win this fabulous stamp set!

The deadline to comment for a chance to win is midnight Wednesday, January 9th.  The list of winners will be announced on the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog on Thursday, January 10th.

Join me again tomorrow for the last featured stamp set of this release and another mini blog hop!  Have a wonderful day...thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Card Recipe

Stamps: Bottom of My Heart (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps)

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, VersaMark (Tsukineko), Riding Hood Red (SU!)

Paper: Pure Luxury (Gina K. Designs), Riding Hood Red (SU!), Your Truly Paper Pad (Echo Park)

Accessories: Hearts Die Set (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps), Canvas Impression Plate, Edger Die (PTI), Sew Mini (Janome), Baker's Twine (The Twinery)

Cocoa's Heart

Hello friends!  It's the beginning of a new week and time for the third mini hop for Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps January Release. Today we are featuring everyone's favorite little mice, Cocoa and Cookie in a new clear stamp set called Cocoa's Heart.

This darling set can be used for Valentine's Day or any time you want to send a little love.

• Set includes two images and four sentiments
• Set measures approximately 4" x 4"
• Images measure approximately 2" x 2.25" and 2" x 3"
• Illustrated by Korin Sutherland

Here's my sample for Cocoa's Heart

Creative Nugget:  The Heart Scallop Border Die and the FabScraps DP were stitched to a Kraft card front embossed with a Sizzix heart folder. Cocoa was colored twice with Copic markers...then just the head was cut out and popped on top of the other stamped image for some dimension.  The whole heart was then cut out and popped onto the Asian Accent doily.  The sentiment banner was hand cut and attached to the card.  A twill bow, some button twine and a button finish the card.

This next card was already shared on the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog, but hasn't been posted here yet, so I thought I would share it as well.  

Check out some more wonderful samples made by the other Sweet 'n Sassy Design Divas.  See the link tool below!

Be sure to leave a comment on each of the blogs along the way because one lucky commenter will win this adorable stamp set!

The deadline to comment for a chance to win is midnight, Wednesday, January 9th.  The list of winners will be announced on the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog on Thursday, January 10th.

Join me again tomorrow for another featured stamp set and mini blog hop.  Have a wonderful day, and thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Card Recipe

Stamps: Cocoa's Heart (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps)

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Antique Linen and Walnut Stain Distress Ink (Ranger)

Paper: Kraft, Vintage Cream (PTI), Neenah Solar Crest (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps), Classic Collection Paper Pad (FabScraps)

Accessories: Hearts Embossing Folder (Sizzix), Sew Mini (Janome), Asian Accents Die (Spellbinders), Heart Scallop Border Die (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps), Twill Ribbon, Button Twine, Button (PTI)

Long Stem Silhouettes

Hello friends...happy Sunday!  Welcome to day two of 
Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps January Release Features!  If you love silhouette stamps, you will love today's feature stamp set.

Introducing...Long Stem Silhouettes 

This lovely stamp set is perfect for creating beautiful and classy cards with ease as you will see as you make your way through the participating blogs in today's mini hop.  The sentiments included in the set make it very versatile.  I've already found myself reaching for it over and over again!

• Set includes 3 images and 6 sentiments
• Set measures approximately 6" x 4"
• Images measure approximately 3.75" high x less than 1.5" wide
• Illustrated by Korin Sutherland

Here's my sample using Long Stem Silhouettes

Creative Nugget:  One of the quick and easy ways to use silhouette stamps is to stamp directly on designer paper. When you start with gorgeous papers like these from the Ladies' Diary Collection by Graphics 45, you're bound to end up with a beautiful card.  A few layers, a pearl pen, some stitching and lace, a little twine and a button are all you need to create a card with a vintage feel.  The design for this card came from this week's Sketch Challenge on Splitcoaststampers.

Check out some more fabulous samples made by other members of the talented SNSS Design Team.  See the linky tool below!

Be sure to leave a comment on each of the blogs along the way because one lucky commenter will win this beautiful stamp set!

The deadline to comment for a chance to win is midnight, Wednesday, January 9th.  The list of winners will be announced on the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog on Thursday, January 10th.

Join me again tomorrow for another featured stamp set and mini blog hop.  Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Card Recipe

Stamps: Long Stem Silhouettes (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps)

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, VersaMagic Red Brick (Tsukineko), Fresh Snow (PTI), Walnut Stain Distress Ink (Ranger)

Paper: Vintage Cream, True Black (PTI), A Ladies' Diary Paper Pad (Graphics 45)

Accessories: Lace Scallop Punch, Butterfly Punch (Martha Stewart), Salmon Pearl Pen (Viva Decor), Sew Mini (Janome), Button (PTI), Lace, Twine