Delightful Doilies With a Spin

Hello friends and stampers!  I hope you've had a wonderful, COOL week!  It's been sweltering here, so not many walks were taken.  Kody will be ready for a good long run when the weather cools off a bit!  

Since it's the third Saturday of the month, there's a SPIN on the new sketch at The Sweet Stop!  Use DOILIES on your stamped creation for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to the Sweet 'n Sassy Store.  What a timely spin since
Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps just released a new clear stamp set called Delightful Doilies and what a beautiful set it is, so that's what I used for this week's sample.

Creative Nugget:  This card was a mixed media experiment.  Three doilies were stamped in VersaMark ink and clear embossed on mixed media paper.  Water was sprayed on the panel before spraying on Dirty Martini, London Blue, and After Midnight Dylusions.  This was then wiped with a paper towel and heat dried. The other two doilies were white embossed on Blueberry Sky and Winter Wisteria card stocks.  The same Dylusions colors were sprayed on a craft mat and then spritzed with water.  The doilies were dabbed in the ink, fussy cut, and popped on the doily background.  This panel was matted in True Black and popped onto a Solar Crest card base after adding a lace border.  The Mini Tag Die was stamped with a sentiment from the Special Friends stamp set and tied onto the lace along with a seam binding bow.  A few pearls and a button tied with floss were added to finish the card.  I'm sure if I tried this again, the results would be quite different which is what makes mixed media so much fun!

Take a look at all the amazing samples made by the Sugar Babies this week.  Then take out your doilies and play along with SSS220 at The Sweet Stop for a chance to win the prize.

Sugar Babies
Ann Tuck
Ceal Pritchett
Cynthia Olheiser
Debbie Owens
Jamie Moore
Marlena Peduzzi
Melissa Schultz
Monika Davis
Robin Parker
Stephanie Serrano

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

Hugs,
Cathymac

Card Recipe
Stamps: Delightful Doilies, Special Friends (SNSS)
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, VersaMark (Tsukineko), Shaded Lilac Distress Ink (Ranger)
Paper: Solar Crest (Neenah), True Black, Blueberry Sky, Winter Wisteria (PTI), Mixed Media (Strathmore)
Accessories: Mini Tag Dies (SNSS), Dirty Martini, London Blue, and After Midnight Dylusions (Ranger),Clear EP (Stewart Superior), White EP (WOW!), Seam Binding (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Button, Kaiser Pearls, Lace 

Happy Birthday, Korin!

Welcome friends...I'm so glad you were able to stop in...you are in for a real treat! I'm a day early with a very special birthday surprise....tomorrow is my dear friend Korin Sutherland's birthday!  A group of her friends are getting together today for a fun, early birthday party because tomorrow is the fantastic April Release Blog Hop for Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, and we didn't want to take the spotlight away from that.  After all, our sweet girl deserves her OWN day in the spotlight!  So please join us as we celebrate Korin's birthday a little early! After all - you can never have too much celebration, can you?!?!

If you've just arrived from Brenda Weaver's Sweet Paper Treats Blog, you're on the right track.  If not...you may want to go back to Taylor Usry's blog to start at the beginning.

Creative Nugget:  This sweet little girl is for a very sweet friend...Korin!  She is from the Special Friends clear stamp set by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps and is all colored up with copic markers. Her dress is paper pieced to match the pennant hanging above her.  A little lace, some messy stitching, and some pearls complete this sweet birthday card!  Have a wonderful day, Korin!

Below is the whole birthday party train....prepare yourself for some fantastic cupcakes and ice cream from these talented ladies!!

Taylor Usry

Beate Johns

Bridget Finlay

Holly McMillen

Lydia Fiedler

Chrissy Dickinson

Dina Kowal

Leslie Hanna

Lisa Hjulberg

Kim Schofield

Jessica Fick

Julie Ranae

Monika Davis

Jessica Diedrich

Brenda Weaver

Cathy McCauley <--- You are here!

Makiko Jones

Kim Singdahlsen

Mary Faus

Deb Felts

Lori Craig

Giovana Smith

Kim O'Connell

Wendy Jordan

Julie Smith

Michele Single

Jeanne Streiff

Lee Murphy

Head on over to Makiko Jones' Mak Ink Studio next for some more birthday sweetness!

                                                              

And feel free to leave Korin some early birthday love, either on her blog, her Facebook page, or the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Facebook page!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Come back again tomorrow for the fun April Release Blog Hop!

Hugs,

Cathymac


Card Recipe
Stamps Special Friends (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Walnut Stain and Tumbled Glass Distress Inks (Ranger)
Paper: Sweet Blush (PTI), Early Espresso (SU!), Neenah Solar White, Fine and Dandy Girl DP (My Mind's Eye)
Accessories: Rectangle and Long Rectangle Nesties (Spellbinders), Pennants & More Die Set (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps), Sew Mini (Janome), Kaiser Pearls, Mulberry Street Paper Flower (Petaloo), Lace, Embroidery Floss, Copic Markers E00, E11, E13, E25, E49, E53, E59, R00, R20, R32, BG10, BG53, BG57, YG00, YG01, YG13, YG17