Love is in the Air

Hello friend!  It's February and love is in the air with one of my favorite love stamps from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps!  

Creative Nugget:  Clouds were sponged on the background with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink.  The images from the Love Birds stamp set were colored with some of my favorite colors of copic markers and cut with the coordinating Love Birds Dies.  A few hearts were die cut, colored and covered with Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents, and suspended from the branches with metallic thread.  The sentiment is from the Stand Tall stamp set.  The sketch at Splitcoaststampers was used for the design.

This card will be submitted for the following challenges:

Mod Squad Challenge - Valentine - Love
Stamp, Ink, Paper Challenge 135 - All You Need is Love
Tuesday Throwdown #377 - Favorite Color

Thanks so much for stopping by...happy stamping!

Hugs,
Cathymac

Valentine Critters

Hello friends....time to move on to Valentine's Day.  Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps were used to create this card for the Splitcoaststampers Sketch for this week.

Creative Nugget:  These critters colored with Copic Markers make me smile!  Picked Raspberry Oxide ink was rubbed on a texture plate, spritzed with water and embossed on the background.  Heart shapes were cut out of the panel so the giraffe from the Stand Tall stamp set and the rabbit and elephant from Valentine Critters could poke through.  The back panel was embossed with a hearts embossing folder, the raised hearts rubbed with Fresh Snow ink and then clear embossed.  The sentiment was white embossed on a grey banner and a few hearts added to finish the card.

This card will also be submitted for the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge Week 450 - No Patterned Papers

Alphabet Challenge Blog - U for Use 3 of Something

Inspired by all the Little Things #77

Simply Create Too Challenge #134 - Use Embossing

Through the Craft Room Door Week Jan. 16 - Anything Goes 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Sweet Baby

Hello friends!  The Technique Challenge on Splitcoaststampers for today is way too much fun...use bubble wrap to create a background.  Out came the Oxide Inks and I now have about twenty backgrounds in many different colors added my stash to be used for future projects!  One of the backgrounds was perfect for a baby card that I needed to make. 

Creative Nugget:  The bubble wrap was taped around an acrylic block for easy application.  Salty Ocean and Wild Honey Distress Oxide Inks were dabbed on, spritzed with water and stamped onto a pierced square panel of Bristol card stock.  The cute images from the Stand Tall stamp set by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps were cut with a Scan 'n Cut and colored with Copic Markers.  The sentiment from the Little One set was stamped using the Misti Tool.  The design for this card came from the Freshly Made Sketch Challenge.  I'll be sending this to a friend from church who just had a precious little baby boy!

This card will be submitted for the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #251 - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #487 - Summer Colours

Freshly Made Sketch Challenge - FMS297

Through the Craft Room Door Challenge July 18-July 24 - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by...until next time!

Hugs,

Cathymac

Welcome Sweet Baby

Hello friends!  Just a quick card to share with you today.  A friend from church is expecting her first grand child and is just ecstatic, so of course I had to make her a baby card.  A few adorable critters from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps were perfect for welcoming the new arrival.

Creative Nugget:  Plaid paper from my stash and some yellow card stock were stitched together for the front of the card.  The cute critters from the Stand Tall and As the Deer stamp sets were colored with Copic Markers, the deer fussy cut and popped onto the sponged scene.  A sentiment from the Little One set was added to finish the card.

This card was also posted on the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog yesterday and will be submitted for the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #227 - Make Your Mark
Through the Craft Room Door Challenge January 31 - Anything Goes
CASology Cue Card - Youth
Crafting From the Heart Challenge #145 - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by…have a wonderful day!

Hugs,
Cathymac

Stand Tall

Hello, friends!  Happy Friday and happy release day at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps!  Five new stamp sets have been added to the SNSS Store and I had fun creating a couple of cute cards with two of them.

Creative Nugget:  With thirteen different sentiments and this adorable giraffe, the Stand Tall stamp set is so versatile and can be used for many different occasions throughout the year.  All of the images were colored with Copic Markers and the card design came from the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge this week.

As the Deer was designed by a new designer at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, Jennifer Rydin, for our Creative Worship line and is great for Bible Journaling, but I chose to use the enchanting images in the set to make a card.

Creative Nugget:  A portion of the front panel was cut away so the circle could hang off the edge following the sketch at Splitcoaststampers this week.  Copic Markers were used again for the coloring and several of the images were fussy cut and popped onto the scene.

Here are the new stamp sets used which are available for pre-order today at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps:

These cards will be submitted for the following challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches 270

A Gem of a Challenge #185 - Celebrate Something New (New Stamps)

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - Anything Goes + a Sentiment

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Be sure to check out all of the new stamp sets at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps!

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

Hugs,

Cathymac

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