Heartfelt Christmas

Hello Friends!  It's my turn to post a card on the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog in honor of Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps 8th birthday party celebration so I thought I would share here as well.  The Bottom of my Heart stamp set is being featured today so it was used to create my sample.

Creative Nugget:  I cannot take credit for the design of this card because I saw something similar on Face Book, but I knew that the Bottom of My Heart stamp set would be perfect for CASEing the idea.  The heart image was stamped repeatedly on some Gelli Plate mono prints I had made at a recent class and cut with the coordinating Heart Die.  They were arranged in the shape of a Christmas tree.  The little hearts were also cut from the same paper using the Hearts Border Die.  One of the sentiments from Bottom of My Heart was stamped at the base of the card and helps to ground the tree.  The "Merry Christmas" sentiment is from the Christmas Puppy stamp set and was cut with one of the Banner Dies.  A bow was made from some metallic thread and added along with a few gemstones to finish the card!

Here is the Bottom of My Heart stamp set...

…and other supplies used to make this card that are available at the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store:

Be sure to check out the fabulous special Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps is offering this week!

This card will be submitted for the following challenges:

Pile It On #95 - Any Holiday/Celebration

Fan-Tastic Tuesday #111 - Anything Goes with a Twist (Something that begins with a B: Bow, Banner)

Alphabet Challenge - T for "Tis the Season"

Thanks so much for stopping by…Have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Cathymac

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)

Hugs, Kisses, and Cute Mini Critters

Okay...call me crazy, but I've decided to give my blog a face lift in the midst of a blog hop!  Please excuse the mess while I clean it up!

Happy Saturday to you!  Hope your new year is getting off to a good start.  I pray that you are well and haven't caught that nasty flu bug that's going around.  I've got a lot to share with you today, so I'll get right to it!  You'll want to keep scrolling down because there's a mini blog hop at the end of this post with a chance to win some wonderful prizes!

First...it's time for the very first sketch of 2013 at The Sweet Stop!

Creative Nugget:  Isn't this little girl just darling?  This Mo Manning digi image, With Love, was so much fun to color with Copic Markers.  I couldn't resist adding Stickles to her little valentine!  The wavy panels were cut out of Yours Truly papers by Echo Park with a wavy cutter by Creative Memories.  The hearts, from a brand new set by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps called Bottom of my Heart, were stamped on various red and pink papers with Versafine Onyx Black Ink and cut with the matching Heart Die Set.  Everything was matted with True Black card stock and attached to a Neenah Solar Crest card base.  The little sentiment tag was attached to the side of the main image panel and pearls finish the card.

Check out more fabulous eye candy by the other Sugar Babies and play along with us this week over at The Sweet Stop!

Sugar Babies

Monika Davis

Janice Melton

Robin Parker

Faye Wynn-Jones

Melissa Schultz

Ceal Pritchett

Marlene Peduzzi

                                                Stephanie Serrano

Card Recipe

Stamps: With Love Digi (Mo Manning), Bottom of My Heart (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps)

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black (Tsukineko), Spun Sugar Distress Ink (Ranger)

Paper: True Black (PTI), Neenah Solar Crest (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps), Yours Truly Paper Pad (Echo Park)

Accessories: Rectangle Nestie (Spellbinders), Heart Die Set (Sweet'n Sassy Stamps), Kaiser Pearls, Copic Markers

Mini Critters Blog Hop

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps has just released five new stamp sets for the January 2013 Release.  For the next five days, each set will have its own little blog hop full of inspiration for you.  The first blog hop is today and features Mini Critters, an adorable mini set that packs a big punch!

Here are some samples I created with this set:

For a chance to win this adorable set, leave a comment on each blog as you hop along.  Be sure to make a stop at the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog for more information about Mini Critters and this hop!

I hope you've enjoyed your visit...as always...thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Cathymac