Blessed Beyond Measure

Hello friends!  Today I am sharing some Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps inspiration for you over on the SNSS Blog.

My first card features a little sneak peek of a wonderful new stamp set being released next week on October 7th as part of the October Release.

Creative Nugget:  Some of the smaller succulents from the stamp set were randomly stamped in light green ink over the background.  The grid from Texture Tiles 1 was stamped in purple ink.  A second panel was embossed with a leafy stencil.  Oxide ink was rubbed onto the raised edges to bring out the detail. This panel was cut in half lengthwise and added to the background. Different succulents from the stamp set were colored with Copic Markers, cut with my Scan 'N Cut and popped onto the card.  A sentiment from the Faith Wordfetti stamp set was white embossed on a purple strip.  A few gems were added to finish the card.

My second card features the adorable Fur-ever Friends stamp set released last month.  This card was also used as the inspiration for the Sketch Challenge this week on Splitcoaststampers.

Creative Nugget:  Stripes of Oxide Inks were sponged on a white panel and then a different leafy stencil was used to emboss some texture on the background.  The wood pattern from Wood Backgrounds was stamped on a strip used to ground the cute little fox which was colored with Copic Markers, cut with my Scan 'N Cut and popped onto the card.  Some of the leaves from the set were colored and added to the card.  The sentiment was stamped on a hand cut banner and white gems were added to finish the card.

The following stamp sets from the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store were used for the cards above:

These cards will be submitted for the following challenges:

2 Crafty Critters Challenge #31 - Anything Goes Featuring a Critter

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #361 - Anything Goes

The Color Throwdown #563

Colour Crazy Challenge Week 39 - Anything Goes Colouring Challenge

Try it on Tuesday Challenge - Animal Magic

So glad you could pop in for a visit...hope you've been inspired to do some stamping.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Nuts About Fur-ever Friends

Hello friends!  Today I am sharing several cards over on the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog using stamps released for the month of September.  I have been having so much fun with the Fur-ever Friends Stamp set...I'm just nuts about all of the adorable critters that are a part of this wonderful stamp set designed by Jennifer Nilsson!

Creative Nugget:  The background for my scene was created by applying Oxide Inks to a piece of acetate, spritzing it with water and patting and smearing the wet ink onto a piece of mixed media paper...blues on the top and greens on the bottom.  A smaller rectangle was cut from the panel, mounted to a piece of white card stock and popping it back onto the larger rectangle. The fence and clouds were cut with retired dies from SNSS and were popped onto the scene along with the cute critters from Fur-ever Friends which were colored with Copic Markers and cut with my Scan 'N Cut.  One of the sentiments from Fur-ever Friends was embossed on one of the clouds to finish the card.

Creative Nuggets:  Oxide Inks were swiped down a piece of mixed media paper and stamped with the wood slice from the Wood Background stamp set.  This panel was then embossed with the wood texture Impression Plate.  A circle was cut from the ring off the edge of the paper.  More texture was added to the wood background using one of the stamps from the Texture Tiles 2 stamp set.  This panel was popped onto a piece of brown card stock and the sentiment was white embossed.  The cute little squirrel, acorns and leaves from the Fur-ever Friends stamp set were colored with Copic Markers, cut with my Scan 'N Cut and popped onto the front of the card.

These stamp sets from the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store were used to create the cards above:

These card will be submitted for the following challenges:

{PIN}spirational Challenge #247

Tuesday Throwdown #440 - Pile It On

Sisterhood of Crafters - Embossing (wet or dry)

Sunday Stamps Challenge 213 - Autumn Whisper

The Rainbow Card Challenge #9 - Beautiful Brown

Thanks so much for stopping by...have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,

Cathy

SNSS September 2019 Release Blog Hop

Hello friends and welcome to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps September 2019 New Release Blog Hop!  We are so excited about the release this month...get ready to see some amazing furry friends and Christmas samples using the fabulous new products from the September release!  

Hop along and leave a little comment love for the designers linked below and you just might be a lucky winner.  One lucky comment from all the comments along the hop will win a $10 gift voucher to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store.  The winner will be announced on the SNSS Blog on Wednesday, September 25th.

Sweet 'n Sassy Blog

Julee Tilman

Cathy McCauley (You are here!)

Ceal Pritchett

Diane Zechman

Jane Bosi

Lee Ann Barrett

Lucinde van Ballegooijen

Lyn Tomlin

Sheri Gilson

For my first sample, I used the adorable Fur-ever Friends stamp set designed by Jennifer Nilsson.

Creative Nugget:  A background was made by sponging Oxide Inks on a mixed media panel.  The aperture with tree was cut from the sponged panel with the WindowRama Dies from Stampendous.  Foliage from the Scene Silhouettes: Wetland Grass stamp set was stamped along the bottom edge.  A second sunrise panel was also sponged with Oxide Inks.  The deer and mushrooms from the Fur-ever Friends stamp set were colored with Copic Markers and mounted onto the sunrise panel.  The foliage panel was popped on top.  The squirrel, sentiment and gems were added to finish the card. 

My second sample is a Christmas card made with the new Deck the Halls stamp set designed by Rebecca Rios.

Creative Nugget:  Oxide Inks were sponged on the top part of a mixed media panel cut with a Leaf Stitched Frame Die by Penny Black.  The panel was embossed with falling snow and splattered with white acrylic paint.  The sentiment from Deck the Halls was embossed on the bottom of the panel.  The popcorn garland and Christmas ornaments were colored with Copic Markers and cut with my Scan 'N Cut.  The ornaments were hung with metallic thread from the garland to finish the card.

The September Stamp of the Month is Donut Worry and is free with a $75 purchase until the end of September.

Ceal is next on the blog list so hop on over to her blog for more fabulous inspiration from the September release!

Thank so much for stopping by...enjoy the rest of the hop and good luck!

Hugs,

Cathymac