Tuesday 30 April 2013

Precious Friend

 
Here's a card made for the Featured Stamper challenge this weekat Splitcoaststampers - it's Pattie G. and HERE is the card that inspired me.
I used Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Precious Poppies set for the sentiments and curved the long one on the acrylic block to imitage a butterfly flight path.
I coloured the two hat pins with Copic marker YG03 to match the dp made by Wild Rose Studios.  The polka dot dp is from Stampin Up and was sent to me by my sweet friend, Roberta (stampin'nana).
The tag was made using Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Mini Tags and Sentiments and Mini Tags and Sentiments die set with Stampin Up's Lucky Limeade ink.
Other Supplies include Spellbinders Butterflies 2, my sewing machine, a flower and some ribbon!

Saturday 27 April 2013

Pretty in Pink


A card made for this week's Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger Challenge and for the Inspiration Challenge at Splitcoaststampers  at DryGoods. 
 And here's the Tuesday Trigger inspiration photo, Pretty Little Petits Fours:
 
 
I made a couple of masks with post-it-notes using Spellbinders Nestabilities Squares Large and Small, then sponged inside with both pink and gray ink.
The flowers were made with different sized punches, layering them up, and topping with pearls.
The sentiment is one of my favourites for a thank you card, from Papertrey Ink's Signature Greetings.
Then a few pearls scattered around to finish!
Other Supplies include:
Stampin Up Pretty in Pink ink
Tsukneko Archival Brilliance Starlite ink
Woodware Flower punches (medium and mini)
Papermania Midi Flower punch
Pearls
 

Friday 26 April 2013

Courage

 
A card with absolutely no stamps! 
I made this for three challenges - Moxie Fab's The Wonder of Watercolor, Splitcoaststampers Mix-Ability (to use drawing or doodling), and the Free For All Challenge,
to write a sentiment rather than stamping. 
Here's the story behind the sentiment. 
When I saw my sweet friend Dina Kowal's sample for the Mix-ability challenge,
I was astounded by how beautiful it was - you can see it HERE.
 I showed it to my son and said, "I know she's fabulously talented, but how does she do that?"  and he said "She's not afraid."  
When I told Dina, she said it made her teary and to give him a hug! 
As a young man headed for Art College in September, this has been part of his journey - learning to "let go" and not be worried about people's expectations, or about messing up, but to just CREATE! 
It inspired my sentiment for today's card.
I sponged a watercolor paper panel with ink before loosely watercoloring grass and flowers in several layers. I then drew in some lines and dots, and added a doodled border to frame. I wrote the word "courage" with different size letters on watercolor paper before popping it up in a random fashion. The whole panel is popped up on a watercolor paper card base - I love the rich feel of the paper!
I used Winsor & Newton watercolors and the only other supplies are a small Woodware butterfly punch plus a black fine line pen. 
Thanks for stopping by!

Thursday 25 April 2013

Pale Pink Roses

 
A card made for this week's Moxie Fab Trigger Tuesday Challenge and the Splitcoaststampers Ways to Use It Challenge - Add it Up (mathmatical symbols).
Here's the gorgeous Trigger Tuesday photo that inspired me called Pretty Little Petits Fours.
 
 
I love that wood grain bg, but I don't have a wood grain embossing panel or stamp - I did have a few brown woodgrain embossed panels lying around someone must have given me - so I swiped white embossing ink over one and then embossed with white embossing powder - it ended up with a glossy white woodgrain effect. 
I also used several layers of silver embossing on the flourish and multiple layers of silver embossing on the tag before stamping the sentiment while it was still warm to leave the impression (it's helpful to ink up the stamp with embossing ink first so it doesn't stick, and don't do it while it's still too hot.)
The roses are made from pink felt using MFT Mini Rolled Rose Die-namics - I just love rolling those little things!
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Wednesday 24 April 2013

Peaceful Sea


A card  made for the Colour Challenge at Splitcoaststampers using Night of Navy, Baja Breeze, and River Rock....the blues and sandy hues made me think of the sea so I reached for one of my very favourite Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps sets, The Sea.
 The sentiment is also from SNSS, Bridge of Hope.
These words were written by Horatio Spafford after deep personal tragedy and are still bringing peace and comfort today through the singing of this hymn.
I masked and sponged the scene with post-it-notes after stamping the silhouette and then used a Cuttlebug die set for the sea shells, lightly sponging the edges with Ranger Distress Frayed Burlap ink.
Other supplies include:
Spellbinders Nestabilities Circles Large
Hessian burlap
Post-it-notes
Stampin Up Night of Navy, Baja Breeze ink
Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Ranger Distress Frayed Burlap ink
Brads
Provocraft Cuttlebug Seashell dies

Sunday 21 April 2013

Chocolate Cupcake Anyone?

 
Here's a card I made for hosting the Featured Stamper Challenge at Splitcoaststampers today - it's Robin, aka Missro, and I was inspired by her cupcake card found HERE.
I used Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps newly released Birthday Bash set and Birthday Bash Die Set to make the cupcake and SNSS dies for the stars and pennants. 
I stitched with brown thread to add to the chocolate theme. 
 I used a tiny star punch to make some chocolate star sprinkles, just like some we've got in our cupboard - they're a favourite cupcake decoration!
I scored a line at the top of the pennants so that I could fold a small edge back and tape them over the twine at the back, I found it helps keep them all in place and gives a neat edge.
Other supplies include:
DCWV Sweet Stack dp
Sewing machine
M-bossibilities So Trendy embossing folder
Spellbinders Nestabilities Ovals Petite Small, Large
Buttons
SU Pool Party, Early Espresso card stock
American Crafts jute twine

Thursday 18 April 2013

Hey Chickie!

 
 
 
Here's my card for the fab Paper Smooches Sparks Cool Shades Challenge this week - Oceanside:
 
 
I ended up loving this combo! 
I used a Stampasaurus Stencil and sponged the colours in the
chevron pattern before popping up this little bird. 
Strictly speaking, chicks are yellow, but in Stampyland,
we can be as creative as we like, so my little chick is acid green!
 
Others supplies include:
MFT Color Box Black Licorice ink
Stamping Up Cool Caribbean
Memento Pear Tart, Sky Blue
Ranger Distress Antique Linen
Marianne Designs Bird/Branch die
Kraft cardstock
Buttons
Copics
 

Wednesday 17 April 2013

Wake Up and Smell the Coffee


 
 
 
I love the fun Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger photo this week called Wake Up Call! 
The colours are so fabulous and cheery and remind me of a sunny summer's morning! 
 Looking forward to the first time I can sit in the back garden with a morning
cuppa and enjoy the sunshine!
I used Verve's Sip and Savor for the sentiment and the coffee cup, adding little polka dots with a gel pen on the cup. 
I made my own double ended banner with dimension using My Favorite Things Fishtail Flags STAX Die-namics - this ends up being easier than it may look by cutting two small bits of a banner and attaching them at an angle behind the sentiment banner to make it look like it's been folded. 
 I drew in the steam with a gel pen as well.
Other supplies include:
Spellbinders Nestabilities Circles Large,
My Favorite Things Sun Die-namics
Echo Park dp
Stampin Up dp
Stampin Up Pool Party, Daffodil Delight card stock
My Favorite Things Color Box Black Licorice ink
My Favorite Things Fishtail Flags STAX Die-namics
White gel pen
Verve Sip and Savor
Twine
October Afternoon button

Monday 15 April 2013

Button Heaven

 
A quick card made for the Splitcoaststampers Clean and Simple Challenge today based on this Pinterest photo!
 


I used Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Cloud and Raindrop dies for the clouds and Verve's Words of Wisdom set for the sentiment.
Others Supplies include:
MFT Color Box Black Licorice ink
Smooth White card stock
Twine

Sunday 14 April 2013

Butterfly Blessings


 
One of the things I love about papercrafting is being able to choose colour combos, and I had a real urge to do green and black!  Here's a card for today's Featured Stamper Challenge at Splitcoaststampers - it's Lin, aka bearpaw, and HERE is the card I used for inspiration.
I cut a rectangle with Spellbinders Nestabilities and then inside it cut a square from Spellbinders Nestabilities Squares. 
The rectangle is popped up and so is the text square with the black layer receding behind, you might be able to see it in this closer look. 
 

Who knows if green butterflies exist in reality but this one's coloured with copics to match the vivid green dp (DCWV Lemonflower Matt Stack).

 
 
Other Supplies include
Hero Arts Antique Butterflies and Flowers
Stampin Up text dp
Sewing machine
Button
Twine
Memento Tuxedo Black ink (butterfly)
MFT Color Box Black Licorice ink (sentiment)
Papertrey Ink Signature Greetings (sentiment)

Friday 12 April 2013

Sun Kissed Flowering Tree


 
 I don't think we're going to get much sun here in Northern Ireland today, so I had to create mine on a card! 
I made this inspired by the beautiful Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger photo Magical Magnolias:
 
 
I was intrigued by the mix of pink with tiny touches of yellow which I don't use together much, but I went for it head first!  There's plenty of milky white in the photo, so I kept a fair bit of clean, white space!
I masked a strip with post-it-notes before sponging in Stampin Up's Barely Banana and Blushing Bride. I also masked a sun with a small circle from Spellbinders Nestabilities Circles.
I created the tree using several die-cuts from Memory Box's Woodland Branch die, then added some layered flowers using Martha Stewards hydrangea punch and a Tonic punch with tiny star shaped flowers. The sentiments if from Taylored Expressions Discover Your Wings set.
My card also fits the Free for All Challenge at Splitcoaststampers today - Let the Sun Shine In - to use sun or something sunny on your card!

Thursday 11 April 2013

Our Father in Heaven!

 
 
Today I'd like to show you a couple of cards I created with the sentiments from the
new Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps set, His Child.
I love these wonderful truths about our relationship with our heavenly Father
through Jesus and wanted to show
how flexible they are with many different images and die-cuts.
For the first card I added an embossed heart to highlight the
love of God mentioned in the sentiment, using SNSS's Heart Die Set -
love all the sizes and shapes in this set of dies!
The sentiment panel is popped up over two dp panels, and to finish I added a trio of buttons.
It was a quick, easy card, and there's plenty of creamy white space for a clean look.
Supplies include:
Sizzix Plaid embossing folder
Buttons
October Afternoon dp
MFT Color Box Licorice Black ink
Smooth Cream card stock


For the second card I sponged a panel with green ink along the bottom, then stamped with several images from Nature Silhouettes.
Using clouds from SNSS's Cloud and Raindrops Die Set I masked and sponged a sky scene, then popped up a couple of clouds.
To finish I added a fence die-cut using SNSS's Fence and Grass Die Set and a few sponged punched butterflies.
Thanks so much for stopping by, I hope your day is a good one!
Supplies include:
Stampin Up Lucky Limeade ink
Ranger Distress Broken China ink
Stampin Up Melon Mambo ink
Martha Stewart Butterfly punch

Wednesday 10 April 2013

SNSS April Release Mini Blog Hop Day 5

Welcome to Day 5 of Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps April Release Mini Blog
Hops - today we're showcasing several sets, the first one is
His Child!


 
I loved making cards with this set, in fact I ended up making
about five the first time I used it - I'll share a couple of those with you today! 
For this one I masked and sponged a strip with post-it-notes
before spritzing with distress stains. 
I used the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps
fence die from the Fence and Grass Die set to add a
little picket fence.  This wonderful sentiment
is accented with stamps from SNSS's Decorative Frame Toppers.
 
Supplies include:
 Ranger Distress Scattered Straw
Stampin Up Pool Party, Cool Caribbean
Ranger Broken China Distress Stain
MFT Color Box Licorice Black ink
 
Here's my second card:
 
 
For my second card I also masked and sponged a strip using post-it-notes,
before spritzing with water.  I find dabbing up the excess water
with a dry cloth helps "lift" the ink.
I used a post-it-note and a small circle cut with Spellbinders Nestabilities
Circles Small to mask a sun. 
The wild meadow grass is stamped using
to accent the wonderful sentiment.
 
Supplies include:
Stampin Up Lucky Limeade, Yoyo Yellow ink
MFT Color Box Licorice Black ink
Twine
Pearls
Ranger Mini Mister
 
 

     
    Stamp set includes 3 images & 5 sentiments
    Set measures approximately 4" x 6"
    The first sentiment measures approximately 1 3/8" x 3"
    Designed by Dina Kowal
    Stamp set is priced at $15

    Mini Tags and Sentiments and Mini Tags Die Set

 
I can't tell you how useful these stamps and dies are going to
be - look at all those tags and sentiments!
I decided to string some of the small tags along for a "rainbow" effect and
then designed a matching sentiment to say exactly what I wanted to say. 
I popped up the word "blessed" using red ink for emphasis.
Check out all the details below and just imagine what YOU could do with it!
 
Other supplies include:
Stampin Up Yoyo Yellow, Lucky Limeade, Ballet Blue, Orchid Opulence, Real Red ink
MFT Color Box Licorice Black ink
Twine
Brads
 


 Stamp set includes 8 images & 37 interchangable words
Set measures approximately 4" x 6"
Round tag measures approximately 1"
Designed by Korin Sutherland
Coordinates with Mini Tags Die Set
Stamp set is priced at $15
Die set includes 8 dies, Round tag measures approximately 1 1/8"
Die set is priced at $11.75
Get them both for $24 when you purchase the Mini Tag Bundle available for a limited time
 
Check out some of the fabulous samples made by our talented DT in the thumbnails below.
Be sure to leave a comment on each of the blogs along your journey because we're giving away this adorable stamp set to one lucky commenter!
The deadline to comment for a chance to win is midnight EST Wednesday, April 10th. The list of winners will be announce on our website homepage by Thursday, April 18th.
Thanks so much for joining us, enjoy the rest of the hop and have a wonderful day!
 

Tuesday 9 April 2013

SNSS April Release Mini Blog Hop Day 4

Hello and welcome to Day 4 of our Mini Blog Hops
celebrating this month's releases - today we're featuring 
two very useful sets
 
 
I sponged a heart using a mask made with
Spellbinders Nestabilities Hearts and
then stitched around it before adding 
white flourishes and some flowers and pearls.
 
 
 
Here are the details:
The set contains 10 sentiments and 10 numbers.
It measures 6" x 4".
The first sentiment measures 2 3/8" x 3/8".
It's designed by Korin Sutherland.
The price is $15.
 
 
And here's how I made the INSIDE of the card:
 
 
It's not often I do up the inside of my cards but
a fantastic set like Anniversary Innies makes it so easy! 
Again I made a mask using a Nestie heart and post-it-notes
before stamping the verse and adding some die-cut flourishes.
 
Supplies include:
Spellbinders Nestabilities Hearts
Prima flowers
MFT Fancy Flourish Die-namics
Stampin Up Blushing Bride ink
MFT Color Box Black Licorice ink
Pearls
Sewing machine
 


Here are the details:
The set contains 6 sentiments.
It measures 6" x 4".
The first sentiment measures 2 3/8" x 3/8".
It's designed by Korin Sutherland.
The price is $15.

 
Check out some of the fabulous samples made by our talented DT in the thumbnails below.
Be sure to leave a comment on each of the blogs along your journey because we're giving away these fab stamp sets to one lucky commenter!
The deadline to comment for a chance to win is midnight EST Wednesday, April 10th. The list of winners will be announce on our website homepage by Thursday, April 18th.
Thanks so much for joining us, enjoy the rest of the hop!
 

Monday 8 April 2013

SNSS April Release Mini Blog Hope Day 3

Hello and welcome to Day 3 of our Mini Blog Hops
celebrating the April Releases at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps! 
Today we're showcasing two fabulous sets -
 
 
Here's my card made with the beautiful Poppy Backround stamp -
I simply sponged the image with red ink and then added
some white highlights in the center with a gel pen. 
The scalloped black edge is the back side of a die-cut using
The tag is made using a newly released set called Mini Tags and Sentiments
and the matching Mini Tags dies.
 
Supplies include:
Twine
Echo Park Victoria Gardens dp
Stampin Up Real Red, Lucky Limeade ink
MFT Color Box Black Licorice ink
 
 
 
Here are the details:
The set contains 1 large image.
The poppy is 3 3/4"  x 3 3/4".
The price is $15.
It's designed by Korin Sutherland.
 
 
 
 
This card was made with the wonderful set Precious Poppies - I know I'm going to reach for this set again and again with all it's fabulous sentiments and beautiful poppy images!
I kept this one clean and simple, colouring the image with copics and simply adding ribbon and pearls.
Supplies include:
Copics
MFT Color Box Black Licorice ink
Gingham ribbon
Pearls
 
 
 
Just look at all these fabulous images and sentiments!
Here are the details:
The set contains 3 images and 17 sentiments.
It measures 8" x 6".
The large group of poppies measures approximately 4 1/2" x 3 1/8".
The price is $26.
It's designed by Korin Sutherland.
 
 
Check out some of the fabulous samples made by our talented DT in the thumbnails below.
Be sure to leave a comment on each of the blogs along your journey because we're giving away both fantastic sets to one lucky commenter!
The deadline to comment for a chance to win is midnight EST Wednesday, April 10th. The list of winners will be announce on our website homepage by Thursday, April 18th.
Thanks so much for joining us, enjoy the rest of the hop and have a wonderful day!
 
 

Sunday 7 April 2013

SNSS April Release Mini Blog Hop Day 2


Welcome to Day 2 of the SNSS Mini Blog Hops celebrating the April Release sets! Today we have two sets that will give you so many options for making birthday cards!
I've used Birthday Innies for a beautiful birthday verse and Script Birthdays for the banner sentiment.
My card is also for the Featured Stamper Challenge at Splitcoaststampers today - it's Ellen Parker, aka ebparker, and I was inspired by her card found HERE.
I stitched the main panel onto a framing panel and then added some orchids with tiny pearls.
Supplies include:
Lifestyle Crafts Inverted Squares Nested Dies
Lace
Cheery Lynn Designs Fancy Flourish die
Pearls
MFT Color Box Black Licorice ink
MFT Fishtail Flags STAX Die-namics

Here's one more card made with Birthday Innies and inspired by a card in Ellen's gallery.
I stamped some words of the sentiment in different colours and popped them up for emphasis.
I love the font on this lovely birthday verse! 
The image is from the just released fabulous set Precious Poppies.


 


  • Stamp set includes 17 sentiments
  • Set measures approximately 4" x 6"
  • The first sentiment measures approximately 1 3/4" x 7/8"
  • Designed by Korin Sutherland
  • Stamp set is priced at $15
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  • Stamp set includes 5 sentiments
  • Set measures approximately 6" x 4"
  • The first sentiment measures approximately 3" x 1"
  • Designed by Korin Sutherland
  • Stamp set is priced at $15
Check out some of the fabulous samples made by our talented DT in the thumbnails below.

Be sure to leave a comment of each of the blogs along your journey because we're giving away this adorable stamp set to one lucky commenter!

The deadline to comment for a chance to win is midnight EST Wednesday, April 10th. The list of winners will be announced on our website homepage by Thursday, April 18th.

Thanks so much for joining us! Enjoy the hop!

Saturday 6 April 2013

SNSS April Release Mini Blog Hop Day 1



Let's celebrate! 
It's owner Korin Sutherlands birthday and it's
April Release time at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps!
No better time to introduce the fabulous new


 
I loved making these chocolate cupcakes with the stamps and dies, and the frosting die makes a deliciously fluffy topping for them!
I stamped the cupcake base and then sponged with more ink to give the appearance of rich chocolate cake.   I then sponged the die-cut frosting toppers with ink - you can also use the matching stamp to make a fun polka dot icing!
I added some die-cut bows.
The stamps and dies are incredibly easy to use together or on their own!
 
Supplies include:
Stampin Up Orchid Opulence, Pretty in Pink, Soft Suede, Melon Mambo ink
Buttons
Sewing machine
Stampin Up Melon Mambo card stock
 
Here are all the details for these fabulous stamps and dies!
 
Stamp set includes 18 images and 9 sentiments.
Set measures approximately 6" x 8 ".
The party hat image measures approximately 1 3/8 " x 2 ".
Designed by Korin Sutherland.
Stamp set is priced at $26.
Die set includes 18 dies.
Can be used with or without the stamp set.
Die set is priced at $23.75.
Get them both for just $45 when you purchase the
which is available for a limited time!
 
 
Check out some of the fabulous samples made by our talented DT in the thumbnails below.
Be sure to leave a comment on each of the blogs along your journey because we're giving away this adorable stamp set to one lucky commenter!
The deadline to comment for a chance to win is midnight EST Wednesday, April 10th.  The list of winners will be announce on our website homepage by Thursday, April 18th.
 
Thanks so much for joining us, enjoy the rest of the hop and have a wonderful day!