Keep In Touch

Hello friends, and for those of you in the U.S., happy 4th of July weekend!  I have two cards to share with you today that are perfect for keeping in touch.

The first card is made with a stamp set being featured this week at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, Keep In Touch.

Creative Nugget:  Since the elements in the stamp set are vintage in nature, I decided to make this card a little Shabby Chic by adding a shabby bow, distressing the edges, and stitching the panels together.  The colors were inspired by The Card Concept Challenge for this week and the design by Freshly Made Sketches. The patterned papers came from an Authentique paper pad and were made a little more aged by applying ink to an acrylic block, spritzing it with water, and stamping it directly onto the DP.  A few ink splatters were added with watercolor paints.  The images on the card are from the Keep In Touch stamp set and were cut with the matching Keep In Touch Dies.  A few postage marks from the Parisian Postcard stamp set were lightly stamped and pearls added in the corner to finish the card.

The second card has a completely different look and was made using the Splitcoaststampers Sketch for this week.

Creative Nugget:  All the stamps and dies used on this card are from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.  The poppies are from the Mini Flower Blocks 3 stamp set and were colored with Copic Markers and cut with a Spellbinders Square Nestie.  The Anna Griffin Poppy embossing folder was perfect for the background.  The sentiment is from Keep in Touch, the featured stamp set for this week, and was cut with the edge of one of the Decorative Plaques Dies.  The Majestic Monarch was colored with Copic Markers and cut with the matching Monarch Die.  The panels were stitched together and a bow and pearls were added to finish the card.

Here are the products from the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store used to make both cards:

Take Note will be submitted to the following challenges:

The Card Concept #38 - Color Challenge

Freshly Made Sketches #193

Hello Friend Poppies will be submitted to the following Challenges:

Pile It On #75 - Flag Colors (red, white & Blue)

Coffee, Chocolate and Cards Challenge #94 - Seeing Red

Sister Act Challenge #113 - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by…have a fabulous 4th of July weekend!

Hugs,

Cathymac

SNSS March 2015 Release Blog Hop & Challenge

Hello, sweet friends!  Welcome to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps March 2015 Release Day Blog Hop & Challenge! The days are getting longer, the weather is changing, and Spring is on the way!  Who doesn't love watching for the first signs of Spring after a cold and snowy winter?  Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps will help set the stage for Spring with three new Mini Flower Block stamp sets... AND for you animal lovers out there…two new stamp sets featuring our favorite canines and felines!  So get prepared to be inspired by the projects created for you by the talented Design Divas! 

Release Giveaway!

What would a release be without a giveaway, right?  Well, here are the details of this month's release prize. One random commenter from one of the DT blogs will be selected to win a $10 Gift Code to Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.  You have until Thursday, March 19th at midnight EST to leave your comments.  The winner will be posted on the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog on Friday, March 20th!

Here are several samples made with some of the new products being released this month:

Creative nugget:  The new Mini Flower Blocks stamp sets feature twelve beautiful flowers and three of the springtime flowers from the Mini Flower Blocks 1 and Mini Flower Blocks 3 stamp sets were chosen for my card.  Each flower was colored with Copic Markers, cut with a Spellbinders Square Nestie, and matted with Smokey Shadow card stock.   A few Grunge Elements were stamped on the background which was then embossed with chevron stripes for a little texture.  The sentiment is from the Winter with Winnie stamp set and was stamped and cut with one of the Banner Dies.  The Arrow Dies were used to make arrows which were added along with some yellow seam binding to finish the card.

If you know me at all, you know that I just love the new Puppy Love Stamp set.  You probably thought I would use the Golden, but this plaid DP just screamed Scotty!

Creative Nugget:  Lots of layers stitched together to make the background.  The Scotty was stamped twice…one was fussy cut and popped up for dimension.  One of the little hearts in the set was used to make a collar.  The little scalloped border was made with the Bookmarks & More Die Set.  Truer words were never spoken!!  LOL!

Finally, one more card made with the popular Treasured stamp set that now has a new matching Treasured Die!

Creative Nugget:  Distress inks were used to watercolor a background and texture was added with modeling paste through a stencil.  The butterfly image was colored with Copic Markers.  A sentiment from the Treasured stamp set was stamped on a Banner die cut, and the other sentiment from Everyday Miracles was stitched to the vertical panel and the corners rounded.  A few pearl flourishes and a bit of Baker's Twine finish the card.

Here are the new stamp sets that were used to make these samples:

Now onto our release day challenge!
"Loving Pets"  

(Include a pet on your card or project) 

Just a few guidelines to remember as you play:

            

- You don't have to use a Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps image to enter
(although we sure love when you do!)
- Please create a NEW card (no back linking)
- We ask that you enter your card in no more than 3 challenges
 - You'll have until Thursday, March 19th at midnight EST to enter
- We'll draw 1 winner from this week's challenge to receive a $10 credit to Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps!  
If there are 25 participants, (not including the DT), we'll draw 2 winners!
- Please use code SNSMARCH2015RC when uploading to Splitcoaststampers or other galleries 

To enter simply share a link to your creation below!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  To see more fabulous samples made by the sweet Design Divas using the new products from this release, click on the links below.  Don't forget to leave a comment to be eligible for the PRIZE!

Hugs, 

Cathymac