Get Well Wishes

Good morning sweet friends!  It's the beginning of a new week and time for Day 3 of the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps features! Guess who's back?  None other than everyone's favorite adorable little mouse...Cocoa!

Today's features are:

Cocoa's Get Well Wishes and Wishing You Well

• Stamp set includes 2 images and 8 sentiments
• Set measures approximately 4" x 4"
• The RX Cocoa image measures approximately 2" x 2"
• Designed by Korin Sutherland
• Stamp set is priced at $11

• Stamp set includes 7 sentiments
• Set measures approximately 4" x 4"
• The Get Well Soon sentiment measures approximately 2" x 1/4"
• Designed by Diane Zechman
• Stamp set is priced at $9

I used both Cocoa's Get Well Wishes and 

Wishing You Well for my get well card.

Creative Nugget:  I had forgotten how much fun it is to color Cocoa.  The RX Cocoa image was colored with Copic Markers, cut with a Classic Circle Nestie, and mounted to a Raspberry Fizz circle after piercing around the image.  A Scalloped circle was cut from Raspberry Fizz and the Basic Grey DP layer.  This panel was matted in Raspberry Fizz and a bow was tied around.  The DP layer and image were attached to a panel of Solar Crest card stock that had been stitched to Raspberry Fizz and mounted to a Solar Crest card base.  The sentiment from the Wishing You Well set was stamped in the lower right corner and a scattering of rhinestone stickers were applied to finish the card.  This card is ready to be sent to someone who needs a cheery get well wish!

To see more fabulous samples created by the talented Design Team, click on the thumbnails below!

Be sure to leave a comment on each blog along the way because we're giving away one of these sets to two lucky commenters!

The deadline to comment for a chance to win is Friday, July 19th at midnight EST.  The winners will be announced on our website homepage on Monday, July 22nd.

We have two more days of features so be sure to stop back again tomorrow!  Have a wonderful day...and stay cool!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Buggin' Ya

Hello...and welcome to Day # 3 of Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps May Release!  Hope nothing has been buggin' ya so far today, but after today's mini hop, you'll be seeing lots of creepy crawlies!  Now bugs are not particularly my cup of tea, but these adorable bugs are sure to grow on you!

Today's feature is:

Buggin' Ya

This cute stamp set is for all those boy moms, grandmas, aunts, and babysitters who know what it's like to find critters in pockets.  There might even be a few girls out there who love creepy crawlies as well!  This is another one of those stamp sets that can be used year round!

• Stamp set includes 6 images and 12 sentiments
• Set measures approximately 4"x 6"
• The worm image measures approximately 2" x 1"
• Designed by Korin Sutherland
• Stamp set is priced at $15

Here's what I came up with for Buggin' Ya:

Creative Nugget:  The Sweet Stop sketch for this week was used for the card design.  The cute parade of ladybugs were colored with Copic Markers.  The Grass Die helped to ground those marching critters!  To give a country feel, gingham was used for the top panel, the grass and the ribbon.  The sentiment was cut apart and matted with True Black card stock.The base layer was embossed with a Picnic Plaid Impression Plate, stitched to True Black card stock, and mounted to the Solar Crest card.  Pearls were added to finish the card.  These bugs I can live with!  LOL!

Here's another one:

Creative Nugget:  I got the idea to put all the bugs from this set in a jar, but I didn't have a jar pattern, so off to the drawing board.

Look...a clean desk space!  LOL!

I sketched the jar by folding the paper in half so both sides would be the same, then used the top of the jar pattern to create the topper.  The jar pattern was traced onto a folded card and cut out with the bottom corners rounded.  The topper was traced three times onto some Graphics 45 paper...one for the front, one for the back, and one for the inside of the jar.  The toppers were glued to the card after Copic Markers were used to define the folds. Doodles were added around the edges of the jar.  The bugs were stamped onto the jar and stamped again so they could be colored and popped up.  Some splatters were added to fill the white space.  A tag was made using one of the sentiments from the set and tied around the jar lid.  The ant from the set was used on the inside of the card.

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 wonderful stamp set to one lucky commenter!

The deadline to comment for a chance to win is Friday, May 17 at midnight EST.  The winners will be announced on our website homepage on Monday, May 20th.

Thanks so much for hoppin' by!  Have a delightful day!

Bugs 'n Hugs, 

Cathymac

Cheer Up, Buttercup!

Hello, and happy Saturday to you sketch lovin' friends!  It's the first Saturday in September and time for another fabulous sketch at The Sweet Stop!  One of my little cherubs from church had to have her tonsils removed this week, so a combination of the new sketch and a Tiddly Inks digi were used to make the perfect card to help cheer her up!

Creative Nugget:  The "Wryn - Grow a Little Love" digi from Tiddly Inks, was colored with copic markers, cut with an oval nestie, and mounted to a floral oval die which had been cut in half to fit the image.  Several patterned papers from the Alora Collection by Bo Bunny were stitched together on a Smokey Shadow panel.  This was adhered to a Picnic Plaid embossed panel and stitched to another piece of Smokey Shadow card stock.  All of the layers were mounted to a Rocket Red card front...now doesn't that color bring back old SU! memories!  Wryn was popped up on top of a ruffled ribbon and bow.  The sentiment was computer generated and hand cut into a little banner.  A few dew drops were added to finish the card.  This little darling should cheer up my little buttercup, don't you agree?  I did change the orientation of the sketch to accommodate my image.  This card was also submitted for the "Ways to Use It" Challenge at Splitcoaststampers this week...Hannah had challenged us to make a card to make someone SMILE!

Be sure to check out the wonderful samples by the other Sugar Babies and play along with SSS174 over at The Sweet Stop.

Sugar Babies

Monika Davis

Shelby Goolsby

Janice Melton

Shannon White

          Chrissy Dickinson



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

Card Recipe
Stamps: Wryn - Grow a Little Love (Tiddly Inks), Computer
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Broken China, Pumice Stone, Peeled Paint Distress Inks (Ranger)
Paper: Neenah Solar White (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps), Smokey Shadow (PTI), Rocket Red (SU!), Alora Collection Paper Pad (Bo Bunny)
Accessories: Oval Nesties, Floral Oval Die (Spellbinders), Picnic Plaid Impression Plate (PTI), Sew Mini (Janome), Ruffled Ribbon, Dew Drops, Copic Markers E00, 11, 13, 25, 29, 31; G40, 43, 46; R22, 27, 29, 35; BG53, 72, 75

Comforting Thoughts

Good morning, friends!  I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. With only a week left until Christmas, I thought I'd deviate from the festivities for a while and bring you some comforting thoughts and a technique I have not used in a while.

Creative Nugget:  Some of the most comforting words come from Psalms 23, so I grabbed two wonderful Sweet 'n Sassy clear stamp sets, "Psalms 23" (I'm not seeing this one in the store right now) and "Wildflowers."  I began by stamping Psalm 23 with Tuxedo Black ink on a piece of Select White card stock and cut it out using a Spellbinders label die.  The wildflowers were then stamped with VersaMark ink and clear embossed. Peeled Paint, Tattered Rose, and Weathered Wood distress inks were then sponged over the wildflowers while the panel was still in the die.  The ink was then removed from the embossing by rubbing over the whole panel with a paper towel. This was layered onto a black panel embossed with the Square Lattice EF.  Other layers of white, black, and Basic Grey DP were added and mounted on a Select White card base.  Black gingham, a little get well tag, and black pearls embellish the card.  

As we franticly finish our Christmas preparations this week, let us ponder the wonderful words of this psalm, remember what the season is really all about, and take comfort!

Thanks so much for visiting today!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Card Recipe

Stamps: Psalm 23, Wildflowers (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps), Mixed Messages (PTI)

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Peeled Paint, Tattered Rose, Weathered Wood Distress Inks (Ranger)

Paper: Select White, True Black (PTI), Sweet Threads DP (Basic Grey)

Accessories: Labels Seventeen Die (Spellbinders), Square Lattice EF (SU!), Black Gingham Ribbon (PTI), 1/2" Circle Punch, Kaiser Pearls

A Victorian Get Well

Happy Saturday, friends...and happy fall!  Yes, it's officially fall now...beautiful warm colors, crunchy leaves, cool crisp weather...don't you just love it!  The bad news is...it's supposed to rain all weekend here in my part of PA!  The good news is...it's time for another Sweet Stop sketch!  Whether it's sunny or rainy where you are, take some time to play along with us at The Sweet Stop!

Creative Nugget:  I totally rebelled in two ways with my card sample this week.  First, I did not go with a fall theme.  Second,  (gasp)... no copics!  Even though it looks black in the photo, the card base is Smoky Shadow.  My new square lattice embossing folder was used to give texture to the white layer.  This was sponged with some tea dye distress ink.  The beautiful papers are from the Victoria Gardens paper pad by Echo Park.  The shelf was stamped on the DP with  black onyx Versafine ink.  The teapot, teacup, and shelf scarf were all paper pieced.  A small rose was cut from DP and popped up as an accent.  The sentiment was adhered to the Spellbinders ribbon slide tag and tied on with some dotted Swiss ribbon.  Three black pearls in the bottom right corner finish the card.  My Sweet Stop friends have totally different sketch samples, providing you with lots of inspiration.  So hop on over to their blogs, leave some love, and then join the fun!

                                                           Sugar Babies

Korin Sutherland 

Monika Davis 

Shelby Goolsby 

 Lorie Ames

Wendy Ramlakhan  

Janice Melton 

Shannon White 

Kim O' Connell

Thanks for stopping by...come back and visit again!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Card Recipe
Stamps: On the Shelf (Gina k. Designs), Tea for Two (PTI)
Ink: Black Onyx Versafine (Tsukineko), Tea Dye Distress Ink (ranger)
Paper: Smoky Shadow, Select White (PTI), Victoria Gardens DP (Echo Park)
Accessories: Square Lattice Embossing Folder (SU!), Ribbon Slide Tag Die (Spellbinders), Dotted Swiss Ribbon (PTI), Kaiser Pearls

Buttons and Fibers and Bears...Oh My!

Happy Saturday to you all!  I'm so glad you stopped in for a visit because it's time for another Sweet Stop sketch!  This week's sketch has a spin and that is to use fabulous fibers.  I love button twine and Baker's twine, but wasn't sure how I was going to use it in a unique way until I saw Stef's inspiration challenge from last Saturday at SCS.   Blumenthal Lansing is the place to shop for buttons and this FRIENDS picture frame provided the needed inspiration. 

Creative Nugget:  Since it's time for many students and teachers to head back to school, I chose Reading Rhubarb, a Sweet 'n Sassy digi image, as the subject for my card, but turned Rhubarb into Rhubarbette by adding a skirt and a bow.  The skirt was made with a piece of ruffled ribbon with the top ruffle cut off and adhered to a piece of button twine for the little waist band.  The image was colored with copic markers.  The frame was made with rectangle nesties and buttons strung with Baker's twine.  Easy-peasy...but oh so cute!  The circle part of the sketch was layered onto a fleur de lis motif die from Spellbinders.  The frame and the circle were then layered onto a piece of Cosmo Cricket DP.  I had so much fun making the button frame that I decided to do another one.

  
Now it's your turn to grab some fibers and this week's sketch and join the fun!  There's even a chance to win the "Seeing Spots" clear stamp set from the Sweet 'n Sassy Store!  While you're at it, don't forget to stop over at The Sweet Stop and see what the other Sugar Babies have done.  You will be amazed at all the creative ways to use fibers on your cards!   Thanks for spending some time with me today...just as the sentiment on my sketch card says...you my friends are such a blessing to me!  Thank you for your many kind comments.  Have a wonderful weekend!

 The Sugar Babies 
Korin Southerland

Monika Davis

Shelby Goolsby

Jennipher Lowery

Wendy Ramlakhan

Janice Melton

Shannon White

Kim O'Connell

Hugs,

Cathymac

 Card Recipe

Stamps: Reading Rhubarb Digi (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps), God's Blessings (SU!)

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Tattered Rose Distress Inks (Ranger)

Paper: Vintage Cream, Pure Black (PTI), Neenah Solor White, Cosmo Cricket DP

Accessories: Rectangle Nesties, Fleur De Lis Motifs Dies (Spellbinders), Button Twine, Buttons (PTI), Ruffled Ribbon (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Copic Markers E50, E53, E55, E57, BG72, BG75, BG78, R00, R20, R81, R83, R85