SNSS June Release Blog Hop

Hello friends and welcome to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps June 2019 Release Blog Hop!  We are so excited about the release this month...get ready to see some mer-mazing samples using the new products released this month.

The participating blogs are linked below...just follow along and get ready to be inspired by the samples created just for you by the Creative Team.  Be sure to leave a little love behind to be eligible for a chance to win a $10 gift voucher to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store.

Sweet'n Sassy Blog
Julee Tilman
Cathy McCauley (You are Here)
Ceal Pritchett
Diane Zechman
Jane Bosi
Lucinde van Ballegooijen
Lyn Tomlin
Monika Davis
Sheri Gilson
Stephanie Serrano

For my first sample, I use the adorable new stamp set, Mer-mazing, designed by Jenn Nilsson.

Creative Nugget:  The shells from the Mer-mazing stamp set were randomly stamped over the background.  A piece of kraft card stock was torn, stamped with texture from the Texture Tiles 1 stamp set, and attached to the background. A square panel was sponged with Peacock Feathers and mounted to the kraft layer.  All of the cute images were colored with Copic Markers, cut with a Scan 'n Cut and popped onto the card.  The sentiment was white embossed on a banner and jute twine was added to finish the card.

The new Hymn Word Art stamp set was used to create my second sample.

Creative Nugget:  The card front is mixed media paper smooshed with Distress Oxide inks.  A frame was created with three different sizes of stitched rectangle dies.  Both of these were mounted to black card stock.  The hymn was black embossed on a stitched rectangle panel, mounted to black card stock and layered inside the frame.  Flowers from the Doodle Florals stamp set were colored with Copic Markers, cut out and mounted to the frame.  Pearls were added to the centers of the flowers to finish the card.

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

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

Hugs,

Cathymac

That's Mer-Mazing

Hello sweet friends!  Just getting around to sharing these cards from the new MER-MAZING June Release by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps here on my blog.

My first card uses the new Mer-Mazing stamp set created by Jenn Nilsson and an oldie but goodie, Lots-a-Spots.

Creative Nugget:  Some of the spots from Lots-a-Spots were white embossed on mixed media paper.  Distress Oxide Inks were sponged over the embossed spots and other spots from the stamp set were stamped with the same Oxide Inks to create the underwater background.  Circle dies were then used to cut bubbles from the background.  Images from the Mer-mazing stamp set were colored with Copic Markers and cut out using the Scan 'N Cut.  Some of the images were then placed behind the popped up background while other images were popped on top of the background to finish the card.

My second card used the new Hymn Word Art stamp set designed by Nina Brackett.

Creative Nugget:  Distress Oxide inks were pressed onto an acrylic block, spritzed with water, and stamped onto a piece of mixed media paper to create the background.  This panel was cut with a stitched rectangle die.  One of the hymns from the Hymn Word Art stamp set was black embossed onto the background.  A white paint pen was used to color in some of the letters.  A black gingham bow was added along with some sequins to finish the card.

My final card used the Peony Cluster stamp set which was the stamp of the month last month, but is now available for purchase.

Creative Nugget:  The background panels were created with Ranger Alcohol Inks on Yupo paper.  The peonies were white embossed on vellum and fussy cut.  The vellum flowers were popped onto the card with foam tape.  Netting ribbon was added to one layer and the sentiment from Happy Couple was embossed on a die cut banner to finish the card.

These cards will be submitted for the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes #391
Just Us Girls Challenge #491 - Color Week

Time Out Challenge #137 - Nature
The House That Stamps Built Challenge J1219 - Tic-Tac-Toe (Blue & Green, Frame, Embossing)

Scrapping 4 Fun Challenge 142 - Summer

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,

Cathymac