Thank You Bunches

Hello friends!  It's my turn to share on the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog so thought I'd share my cute thank you card made with the new Winnie's Garden stamp set by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps here as well.  This stamp set is full of cute images and sentiments making it very versatile and ideal for many different occasions as well as for just sending a quick note to a friend!

Creative Nugget:  The flower image from Winnie's Garden was white embossed randomly on the background panel and pigment powders were sprinkled on and spritzed with water.  Excess water was dabbed off with a paper towel and the panel was dried with a heat tool.  Color Burst pigments were sprinkled through a stencil, spritzed with water, and dried to create the circle panel.  The grass was die cut using the Grass Border after the Color Burst powders were dried.  Mixed Media card stock was used for the Color Burst panels, but water color paper would also work for these techniques.  Winnie was colored with Copics, fussy cut, and popped onto the vellum sentiment panel.  Wink of Stella was added to the butterfly which was added to complete the Splitcoaststampers Sketch.  Winnie's garden is much prettier than mine!  LOL!

This card will be submitted for the following challenges:

Just Us Girls #349 - Photo Week

Alphabet Challenge - I for Ink it Up

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenge #112 - Girls of Summer

Thank you bunches for stopping by…be sure to plant some kindness today!

Hugs,

Cathy

Pastel Posies

Hello friends!  More snow means more stamping time…Woooo-hooo!  This card was made for the Sketch Challenge today on Splitcoaststampers! 

Creative Nugget:  Love the pastel colors on the new paper packs released by Our Daily Bread Designs earlier this month...Pastel Paper Pack and Easter Card Collection 2016.  The sentiments are from the Many Thanks stamp set and the dies used were the Circle and Double Stitched Circle Dies, Pretty Posies Dies, Fancy Foliage Die, Easter Eggs Die, Beautiful Borders Die, and the Pennant Die.  Pearls and a little ribbon were addd to finish the card.

This card will also be submitted for the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #219 - Anything Goes

Pile It On #101 - Homemade Embellishments

Alphabet Challenge - Y for Your Choose

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Stay safe and stay warm!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Coffee or Tea?

Hello, Friends!  What's in your cup?  That's the question on the Ways to Use It Challenge on Splitcoaststampers today. I love the smell of coffee brewing, but was never able to get past the bitter taste, so I am definitely a tea drinker, but even more than that I love my hot chocolate!

Creative Nugget:  The Pick Me Up stamp set and matching Pick Me Up Dies by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps made this card easy to put together following the Mojo Monday Sketch for the week.  Looks like I spilled my hot chocolate, but those splatters you see were really made using the Grunge Elements stamp set.  A little stitching and a little twine finish off the card.

Here are the supplies from the SNSS Store used 

to make this card:

Here is the Mojo Monday Sketch:

This card will be submitted for the following challenges:

Ways to Use It 548 - Coffee or Tea?

Mojo Monday Sketch - MOJO414

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Use a Stamp and a Blog Hop

Crafting From the Heart Challenge 76 - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by…have wonderful Thursday!

Hugs,

Cathymac

A Patriotic Thank You

Hello, blogger friends!  I have a quick card to share with you today!  Every year my DH and I head over to my sister-in-law's family for a wonderful 4th of July picnic.  The food is always fabulous and this year the weather was just delightful…not hot and humid as usual…but pleasant and breezy!  Janette's sketch today on Splitcoaststampers was the inspiration, and the new Pennant Swag 2 stamp set and matching Pennant Swag Die just released by Our Daily Bread Designs helped to make the perfect patriotic thank you card for our relatives.

Creative Nugget:  The Old Flag Background was stamped three times...once on Real Red, once on Pacific Point, and once on Solar Crest card stocks.  The three panels were cut and stitched together to make the background which was then stitched to Real Red and mounted to a Solar Crest card base.  The white panel was embossed with stars to add to the patriotic theme.  Pennant Swag 2 was stamped in Pacific Point, cut with the matching Pennant Swag Die, and popped up on the embossed panel.   The Fancy Foliage and Asters and Leaves Dies were cut from left over pieces of the stamped background and added to finish the card.  

Every time I see red, white, and blue, I am reminded of how much God has blessed our nation and how thankful I am to live here!  Let's remember to pray for our country and for our leaders!

Here are the supplies from the 

Our Daily Bread Designs Store used to make this card:

This card will be entered in the following challenges:

Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge…SC487

Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge…Patriotic or Red White and Blue ODBDSLC209

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Pick Me Up

Welcome back to DAY 4 and the last day of Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps March Release Blog Hops.  Today's hop is dedicated to all of you coffee drinkers out there, but even if you are like me, and not a coffee drinker, you will love this adorable set with matching dies and the samples we have made for you to enjoy!

Today's features are:

Pick Me Up and Pick Me Up Dies

• Stamp set measures 4"x4"
• Coffee mug image measures approximately 1.5" x 1.5"
• Illustrated by Korin Sutherland
• Coordinates with Pick Me Up Dies
• Stamp set price is $11
• Die set price is $7.50  (Bundle is $16)

Here is my card for Pick Me Up:

Creative Nugget:  The background for this card was made with several of the splatters from the Grunge Elements stamp set in Angel Pink, New Sprout, and Versafine Onyx Black ink.  A Tim Holtz Faded Dot stencil was used to apply the Texture Paste over the splatters.  A piece of KaiserCraft designer paper and a Borders and Background Die were also added to the True Black card base. Several of the images from the new Pick Me Up set were stamped, die cut, and added to a Classic Circle Nestie that was sponged with Angel Pink ink.  A button was attached to one of the Heart Dies and added along with some rhinestone stickers and a sentiment banner.  A Wink of Stella markers was used to add some shimmer to finish the card.

This card will also be entered into the Seize the Sketch #15 Challenge

The DT has shared their gorgeous samples in the thumbnails below.  Stop by each of their blogs and comment for a chance to WIN one of (2) $20 gift codes to the Sweet'n Sassy Stamps Store over the course of our 4 days of blog hops!

Don't miss these other opportunities to win:

(1) $20 gift code drawn from all comments on Friday's release blog post
(1) $20 gift code drawn from all comments on full reveals in our SCS forum
(1) $20 gift code drawn from all participants in our release challenge hosted on blog

The deadline to comment for a chance to win is midnight EST Friday, March 14th.  The list of winners will be announced on our blog by Monday, March 17th.

Thanks so much for joining us!  We hope you've been inspired by our samples today!

Hugs,
Cathymac