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

Happy Birthday, Korin!

Happy Birthday to you,

Happy birthday to you,

Happy Birthday dear Korin,

Happy Birthday to you! 

(This is the best singing you will hear from me...LOL!)

Hello friends!  The card I will be posting today is in honor of my dear, sweet friend, Korin Sutherland, owner of Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.  The ladies on the Creative Teams at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps will be celebrating in a special way, so we hope you will join us for a day filled with special offers and a fantastic giveaway!  Be sure to check out the details at the following social media venues:

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog

Facebook

Instagram 

As many of you know, Korin loves her fur babies so here is a birthday card made especially for her:

Creative Nugget: The current Mojo Monday sketch was used for the design of this card.  Cat paws from the Kitty Love stamp set were randomly embossed over the top 2/3 of the card front and then sponged with Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, and Ground Espresso distress inks.  The cats from the same set were stamped at the bottom.  Sentiments from the Kitty Love set and the LOL Cats set were white embossed and then stamped again with Archival ink to create a shadow on the square panel.  It was then sponged with the same inks.  Next, a piece of designer paper from my scrap box was added.  Finally the kitty from the Valentine Critters set was colored with Copic Markers and cut with the matching Valentine Critters Die.  The sentiment was curved on the block to match the curve of the circle.  A couple of hearts and some rhinestones finish the card.

Here are the stamp and die sets from the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store used to make my card:

This card will be submitted for the following challenges:

Mojo Monday Challenge - MOJO 442

Alphabet Challenge - C is for Cats

Pile it On #105 - Animals Prints and/or Pawprints

The Card Concept #52 - Clean and Layered

Simon Says: Anything Goes

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

Hugs,

Cathymac

Some Bunny Loves You

Hello friends!  With Valentine's Day right around the corner I couldn't resist all the lovely challenges out there to inspire a card for my hubby.

Creative Nugget:  Pink and red Kuretake watercolors were splattered and dripped onto a piece of watercolor paper to create the background.  Three strips of washi tape were added and a heart cut using a Spellbinders Heart Nestie.  The adorable bunny was inspired by the Ways To Use It challenge on Splitcoaststampers to use something that skips, hops, jumps or LEAPS and is from the Valentine Critters stamp set by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.  The bunny was colored with Copic Markers and cut with the matching Valentine Critters Die.  The design of the card was inspired by the (CAS)E This Sketch Challenge which I will be getting in just under the wire!

The colors were inspired by The Card Concept challenge for this week.  I used the clean and layered style for my card.

This card will be submitted for the following challenges:
Splitcoaststampers Ways to Use It - WT570
(CAS)E This Sketch - CTS #158
The Card Concept #48 - Sweet Hearts
Aud Sentiments #148 - Use a Love Sentiment
Through the Craft Room Door (Feb 9-15) - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for visiting...hope you were inspired!

Hugs,
Cathymac

Puppy Love

Hello friends!  I have just a quick card to share with you today which came together quickly as a result of combining two challenges.  On Friday, Jeanne, on Splitcoaststampers asked us to take a break from Christmas and make a holiday card…but not a Christmas one.  Right away I thought of Valentine's Day so out came Valentine Critters, the Sweet Perks Club Bundle on sale right now by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.  Then I saw the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches, and got the idea to turn it into a shaker card.

Creative Nugget:  A few splatters from Grunge Elements and acrylic paint made a super quick and easy background for this card.  A heart embossed panel and seed beads were used for the inside of the shaker.  The adorable pup from Valentine Critters was colored with Copic Markers and popped onto the acetate.  Finally, the sentiment was make and stamped in one line rather than two to fit the hand cut banner.  I paws-itively love how this card turned out and hope you do, too!

The following stamp sets from the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store were used:

This card is entered in the following challenges:

FMS #165
Splitcoaststampers - F4A Holiday Twist

Thanks for stopping by…have a wonderfully blessed day!

Hugs,
Cathymac

Sweet Perks on Black Friday!

Hello sweet friends!  I hope you were blessed with a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with family, love, and laughter! Now that all the leftovers have been put away, the big question is…how many of you will brave the crowds on Black Friday?  For those of you who love to find a good bargain or two on this big shopping day, Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps has some sweet deals for you!

First up is the Black Friday/Cyber Monday Sale where you will find special prices on select stamp sets in the store.  You can check out the details by clicking on the graphic below. Sale ends on Monday, December 1st!

Next up is the new December Sweet Perks Club.    

SNSS is only offering one bundle this month and quantities are limited, so if you like this adorable set designed by Diane Zechman, hurry on over to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store and grab it while supplies last.

Here is a card made with the new Sweet Perks Bundle and one of the Black Friday Sale sets, Birthday Word Art:

Creative Nugget:  Scraps of DP from a Simple Stories paper pad were mounted to Smokey Shadow card stock to create the card front.  A SB heart Nestie was sponged with Angel Pink ink and mounted to the left of the card.  The elephant from the Valentine Critters Bundle was colored with Copic Markers and popped onto the heart with an Action Wobble Spring.   A clear Wink of Stella marker was used to give the balloons some shimmer and Glossy Accents applied for some texture.  The sentiment from the Birthday Word Art stamp set was stamped in Watering Can Archival Ink.  Seam binding and lots of bling were added to finish this card which will be for my great-neice's birthday!

This card will be entered in the following challenges:
Simon Says Anything Goes Challenge
Splitcoaststampers Free 4 All Challenge

Thanks so much for stopping by…stay safe out there today!

Hugs,
Cathymac

Valentine Critters

Thanks so much for coming back to join us for more of Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps January Feature Hops!

Welcome to Day 3

Today's feature is:

Valentine Critters

You will love all of the adorable critters included in this fun Valentine stamp set!

•Clear stamp set includes 6 images and 10 sentiments
•Set measures approximately 6" x 8"
•Bunny image measures approximately 2.25" x 2.5" 
•Elephant image measures approximately 2.75" x 2.25"
•Designed by Diane Zechman
•Stamp set - $26

I had so much fun with this set, I have two projects to share with you!

Creative Nugget:  By now you probably recognize that background…it's the Leafy Flourish Background stamped with Versafine Crimson Red ink on Solar Crest card stock.  The two panels across the top used the flourish border included in the set. They were attached by stitching them only at the sides so the magnetic bookmark could be slipped onto the card.

The bookmark was created with the Bookmark Die cut on a folded piece of Cherry Cobbler card stock so that edge of the die extended above the fold line.  A layer of Solar Crest card stock was added to the top layer of the bookmark on which the sentiment was stamped.  A Spellbinders Scalloped Heart was attached at the bottom, and the adorable puppy was colored with Copic Markers, fussy cut, and attached to the heart.  The hearts are from the Elephant's balloons and were colored, fussy cut, and covered with Glossy Accents.  Positive and negative magnets were glued to the inside of the bookmark at the bottom to help keep the bookmark on the right page of your book.

When I saw THIS tutorial on Splitcoaststampers, I knew that the new Valentine Critters stamp set would be perfect for creating this fun pop-up box!

Creative Nugget:  The panels of the box are layered with Graphic 45 designer papers and True Black card stock.  The bunny was colored with Copic Markers, fussy cut, and popped onto the box. His little heart was paper pieced.  The sentiment was stamped on a hand cut banner.  The ribbon holds the box together, so when you untie the ribbon….

the flaps fold down and out pops the cutest little teddy bear along with several layered hearts...some spellbinders and some Heart Dies by SNSS.  Two of the hearts are on strips of acetate so they wiggle!  LOL!

Check out some of the fabulous samples made by our talented DT starting on our SNSS Blog.

Be sure to leave a comment of each of the blogs along your journey because we're giving away (5) $15 store credits (1 winner will be chosen from each of the 5 blog hops). 

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

Thanks so much for joining us! 
Enjoy the hop!

Hugs,

Cathymac