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

Snow Friends

Hello friends!  Hope you've had a wonderful week.  Here it is Saturday again and time for another Sketch at The Sweet Stop.  The evidence of the snow we had last weekend is slowly fading away as temperatures rise, so I thought I would use a snow theme for my card sample.

Creative Nugget:  I just love this cute "Winter Friends" digi image from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.  After choosing the patterned paper from the Winter Park collection by Echo Park, the image was sized to fit the sketch and colored with copic markers, pulling the colors from the paper.  This was then cut with a square nestie.  Some Weathered Wood Distress ink was lightly sponged around the edges while still in the nestie and small white dots were added with a white poster-paint pen to represent falling snow.  All of the panels were layered onto Smokey Shadow card stock.  The bottom of the Smokey Shadow DP layer was punched with a snowflake border punch.  The sentiment from the "Cozy Friends" clear stamp set was stamped on the Select White layer and impressed with a canvas pattern.  The little heart at the end of the sentiment was a leftover from a heart border punch from another project and received a dab of Glossy Accents.  All layers were mounted onto a Soft Sky card base.   Some sparkly twine and a felt snowflake were added to complete the card.

While we are on the subject of snow, Kody LOVED his first snow experience!

Don't let this cool, calm, and collected pose fool you...he had just been racing around the yard like a mad dog, burrowing his face in the fluffy, white snow!

See what I mean!

Hope you enjoyed my card and the photos!  The Sugar Babies have some other fabulous samples for you this week...don't they always!  

The Sugar Babies

Monika Davis

Shelby Goolsby

Wendy Ramlakhan

Janice Melton

Shannon White

Kim O'Connell

           Chrissy Dickinson  

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Plan to come back on Thursday as the Sweet 'n Sassy Divas have a fabulous February Release Blog Hop planned.  You can see all seven of the wonderful clear stamp sets that will be released on Thursday, February 2nd at the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps store.  Korin is even offering a discount on the whole release bundle.  Then join the fun by joining us for the release party at 8:00 PM at the Sweet 'n Sassy forum over at Splitcoaststampers!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Card Recipe

Stamps: Winter Friends Digi, Cozy Friends (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps)

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black (Tsukineko), Weathered Wood Distress Ink (Ranger)

Paper: Soft Sky (SU!), Smokey Shadow, Select White (PTI), Winter Park DP (Echo Park)

Accessories: Square Nestie (Spellbinders), Snowflake Border Punch (Martha Stewart), Canvas Impression Plate (PTI), Heart Border Punch (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps), Felt Snowflake (SU!), Glossy Accents, Stardust Stickles (Ranger), White Poster-Paint Pen (Sharpie), Copic Markers E00, E02, E13, E17, E18, E19, R00, R20, Boooo, Booo, B91, B95, B97, Woo, W1, W2, W3, W5, W7, 0