Thursday 29 November 2012

Friends of Sweet 'n Sassy stamps Birthday Blog Hop

Hi and welcome to the Friends of Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Birthday Blog Hop!
I've had the privilege of working with the fabulous design team at SNSS for the past couple of years, and have loved getting to know many talented and fun stampers among the team and customers along the way!  Korin is a sweet, beautiful friend with integrity and real faith in Jesus.
I'm so glad you get to join us today, and here's some information to keep in mind about the prizes!
 One commenter from four participant blogs will be chosen to receive a $15 store credit at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.
        To be included in the drawings, comments must be left by midnight EST Friday, November 30th.
        The winners will be announced on the SNSS Blog on December 1st at 8am EST!
All of the participating blogs are linked at the bottom of this post.
Now here's the card I've created for the hop today:
 
I've used four different SNSS sets and two die sets:
Serene Silhouettes to stamp grass allong the bottom of the panel.
Nature Silhouettes for the wildflowers.
New Beginnings for the butterfly which is colored with copics.
Script Sentiments for the "Thinking of You" sentiment.
New Beginnings Butterfly die set to cut and pop up the butterfly.
Lacey Eyelet Border die, using the side of the die with tiny scallops.
 I'd been wishing I had a tiny scallops die and then realized I'd had one on this die the whole time!
The image panel was sponged with various inks and then I spattered black ink across it with a toothbrush.  The sun was masked using post-it-notes and a Nestie circle.
It was such a fun card to make and I've loved showcasing these fabulous SNSS products!
Other supplies include:
Stampin Up Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo, Orchid Opulence ink
Ranger Distress Dusty Concord ink
Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Button
Twine
Spellbinders Nestabilities Circles Small

Here are all of the bloggers participating today, so have fun hopping!
 

31 comments:

merrymstamper said...

Gorgeous card!!! I love the depth of colour and your tying ability of twine is perfect!!! I love it.

synthis said...

What a great card. I like the ribbon added to the top and the butterfly. They really make this card.

Robyn said...

Such pretty work you are sharing!

Sue McRae said...

Gorgeous card! Love the background colours against the black and the fine ink mist is a great idea!

Korin said...

Oh my goodness this is jaw-dropping gorgeous.

I am so blessed to call you friend and thank God for bringing you into my life. XOXO

Maria said...

love the card

Nana Griffin said...

Gorgeous. Love it so much.

Cibele Glazer said...

Absolutely gorgeous!

RitaR said...

Thank you for giving us the details about your creative process on this beautiful card. Can't wait to try the toothbrush misting technique!

Sharon Huffman said...

Beautiful use of masking!

Cathymac said...

Gorgeous, Bridget...your sponging is perfect and I love the black splatters! Your silhouette cards are always so beautiful!

Monika/Buzsy said...

Gorgeous card Bridget. Love how you used all the pretty silhouette images. The sponging is fabulous!

Anita said...

Amazing card! I love the colors.

Mary K said...

Bridget, this is one of my all time favorite techniques...you do it the best!! So cheerful!

Lisa Lara said...

Oh my gosh, you do such amazing work B. Wowee!

Pretty Paper Junkie said...

It's getting to be past my bed time, so I'm not going to make it to the blog hop. But I must tell you this card is so very pretty!

Karen McAlpine said...

Very pretty. Like the way you inked the background!

Shannon White said...

Goodness this is Soo Beautiful Bridget! I just LOVE all your Gorgeous creations and this one is no exception! Love the Wonderful depth and Pretty shading too! 8-)

Hugs
Shannon

Lydia Fiedler said...

This is amazing! I love the colors you chose - it just glows. Makes me long for spring, when it will be 90 instead of our wintery 70 - LOL

Jennifer said...

This is stunning! I love the set and how you added the butterfly! Great twine detail!

arlsmom aka Lynda said...

beautiful card!

Sue D said...

Beautiful--love the sponging.

Mary-Anne V said...

wow beautiful...love how you created the inked background.

Unknown said...

I love it! I aspire to this type of design.

acpriess said...

Your background is stunning. Thanks for sharing how you did it.

MariLynn said...

Oh wow,this is gorgeous!!

Jo4Him said...

What a beautiful card; love those sunset colors-very creative. Thanks for sharing

Cynthia said...

Beautiful CAS design, Bridget! Love the colors.

JD/ Jill said...

Beautiful work, I really like the colors you used, and the lovely Silhouette images.

stampingbowd said...

Hi Bridget!!!! Absolutely beautiful card!!!! I love the twine!!!! I finally figured out how to make the bow with multiple layers...but mine still turn out pretty rough! Yours is stunning!!!! Gorgeous color on your card!

Hannelie said...

Really a little piece of art work!