Sweet Kiwi

Smile friends!  It's Sunday, the beginning of a new week, AND Day 2 of Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps new release features!

Today's feature is:

Sweet Kiwi

This cutie-patootie koala is sure to make anyone smile. Create adorable summer picnic invitations or just brighten someone's day with a sweet summer greeting!

• Stamp set includes 1 image and 9 sentiments
• Set measures approximately 4" x 4"
• The koala image measures approximately 2 3/8" x 2"
• Designed by Korin Sutherland
• Stamp set is priced at $11

This adorable image is perfect for a shaped card!

Creative Nugget:  The base of the card was made with Solar Crest card stock cut into a half circle on the fold with my Creative Memories cutting system.  Concentric circles were cut out of Garden Green, Green Galore, and lilybeedesign DP and cut in half to match the base.  These layers were then stitched together. Kiwi was stamped on Solar Crest, colored with Copic Markers, and cut with a Spellbinders Classic Circle die.  After applying the bow and sentiment the card was off balance and tilted to the right, so the Fence and Grass Die Set was used to balance the card.  A few punched flowers, pearls, and seeds cut with the Clouds and Raindrops Dies to finish the card.  Doesn't this card just make you want to SMILE! :)

Click on the thumbnails below to see more amazing samples created by the Sweet 'n Sassy Design Team!

Be sure to leave a comment on each blog along the way because we're giving away this precious stamp set to one lucky commenter!

The deadline to comment for a chance to win is Friday, June 21, 2013 at midnight EST.  The winners will be announced on our website homepage on Monday, June 24, 2013.

Enjoy the rest of the hop and have a wonderful Sunday!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Meet Kiwi Koala

Hello everyone and a happy Saturday to you!  I hope you all had a wonderful week in spite of the heat and the rain!  Thursday was busy as Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps began their Christmas in July Hop! You still have one more day to join the fun and enter the hop for a chance to win a free Christmas stamp set of your choice.  Just scroll down to my last post to see all the details.


This week's sketch with a spin at The Sweet Stop means there's another chance for a Prize...$15 to spend at the Sweet 'n Sassy Store!  The spin this week is to use numbers. My sample features a brand new character at the Sweet 'n Sassy Store...meet Kiwi Koala, a new digital stamp called Kiwi Koala's Watermelon!  I think we may see more of Kiwi in the future!

Creative Nugget:  I have to tell you that this card did not come together easily...do you ever have times when that happens?  My little Sew Mini did not like sewing through all the layers so an extra row of messy stitching was added to hide the imperfection...now you know my little secret!  Kiwi was colored with copic markers as usual, but then to give him some nubby texture, several drops of Colorless Blender solution were dripped onto an old washcloth and dabbed on Kiwi.  The image was then cut out with a square nestie.  The number panel was made by dripping drops of alcohol ink and copic refills onto a piece of glossy card stock.  When the paper was filled with color, Ranger Blending Solution was dripped on, causing the colors to move and blend together. Some Pumice Stone Distress Ink was then rubbed onto a number texture plate. That and the glossy paper were run through the Big Shot.  The result was a panel with numbers that kind of matched my DP.  The rest of the card was layered and pieced together on a Vintage Cream card front.  Phew...just thinking about this card makes me tired, but I think it did turn out kind of cute!  Hope you have an easier time with your card.  Here is this week's sketch:

Sugar Babies

Monika Davis

Shelby Goolsby

Janice Melton

Shannon White

          Chrissy Dickinson






I don't have a Christmas version this week because of the Christmas Blog Hop, but I do have a beach card to share with you.  On Sunday we are loading up the car and heading to the beach, so for the Ways to Use It Challenge at Splitcoaststampers, I challenged everyone to make a card or project using something from the beach.  This was my sample:

This little Saturated Canary Beach Baby was a lot of fun to color. Isn't she adorable?


Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope to see your SSS168 cards with a spin in the gallery at The Sweet Stop!  Have a wonderful weekend!


Hugs,
Cathymac


Card Recipe 
Stamps:  Kiwi Koala's Watermelon Digital Stamp (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps), Tiny Tags (PTI)
Ink: Computer Ink, Tuxedo Black (Memento), Peeled Paint and Salty Ocean Distress Inks (Ranger)
Paper: Vintage Cream, Smokey Shadow (PTI), Glossy Card Stock (SU!), Neenah Solar White (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps), Homemade 6 Bean Soup DP (Jillibean Soup)
Accessories: Square Nestie, Ric-Rac Edgeability Die (Spellbinders), Number Texture Plate (PTI), Sew Mini (Janome), Copic Markers R20, 81, 83, 85, 89; YG17, 21, 25; Y17; T0, 1, 3, 5, 7