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

Birthday Bash and Birthday Bash die set!

 

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:

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Birthday Bash

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Birthday Bash Dies Set

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

BIRTHDAY BASH BUNDLE

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!

 

 

April Flourishes Beautiful World Tour

 

 

 

Hello, and welcome to the April Flourishes Beautiful World Tour, and your stop in

Belfast, Northern Ireland! 

If you've arrived here from Iwona's fantastic blog, you've come from the right place, but if you want to start at the beginning, you can go back to the Flourishes blog so you don't miss a thing!

This month Anne-Elise has given us the fun challenge of CHILDHOOD. 

I chose to use a favourite Flourishes set, Bike Ride - I love the fact that you can choose from a variety of things to go in that cute little basket. 

For me it was a toss up between the sweet dog and a pile of books - because even as a child, I was an avid reader and devoured stacks of books from the library.

I still love a library or a bookstore just about as much as a craft store! :)

But as children, my boys loved The Wizard of Oz, and we must have watched it hundreds of times!

This cute doggie reminds me of Toto in Dorothy's basket, so that's what I ended up going with! 

I have to admit that I've never ventured to ride a bike much since I moved here to Belfast - though there are a few bicycle paths, in general bicyclists ride directly on the road and drivers must pass around them - and on these narrow roads, it strikes me as far too scarey!

For my card, I used Distress ink to add to the retro look and stitched around all the panels.

I sponged around a cloud die-cut to create the sky.

Here's a list of supplies used:

Flourishes Bike Ride

MFT Sun Die-namic

MFT Fishtail Flags Die-namic 

Lilybee Designs, October Afternoon dp

Twine

Button

Sewing machine

Ranger Distress Antique Linen ink

Memento Tuxedo Black ink

Stampin Up Cool Carribean ink

Copics

Papertrey Ink Cloud die

 

Thanks so much for stopping by Belfast on your World Tour!

Don't forget that by leaving comments on the designers blogs as you hop the globe, you're in the running to win a free Flourishes Stamp set! Comments will be accepted till the end of the month and a random comment will be chosen, so the more comments, the better your chances of wining!

The next stop is Brisbane, Australia to see what the very talented

Kathy Jones 

has created for you!

First Tuesday Trigger Inspired Card

Here's my very first Tuesday Trigger inspired card - I've been admiring those photos and the lovely creations inspired by them for a long time and thought I'd finally join in! 

Here's the incredibly pretty photo Cath chose this week:

 

It's called Pastel Pretties and I immediately thought of my button stash - how fun to go through and choose pretty pastel ones to match!

I brushed water across a water color paper panel and then added some strokes of water color paint before spraying with water to make them spread and "do their thing"!

Sometimes it can be hard not to have the paint go muddy if it mixes too much, so I was pleased that I managed to accomplish this on the first try!

I then used a toothbrush and a paintbrush to spritz and splotch on larger bits of paint and then dried with a heat tool to make the paint spread a bit.

The sentiment is from Verve's Words of Wisdom and it's stamped in My Favorite Things Color Box Black Licorice ink.

I think I'll save this card for my parents - they are 72 and 73 and have been trying to sell their businesses and retire for a number of years - I would just love for them to be able to have a rest and do new things after so many years of hard work, both providing for our family and also creating jobs in a small community.  Recently it's beginning to look like it might work out for them - I'll give them this card when their dream of retirement becomes a reality!

Supplies include:

Verve Words of Wisdom

Winsor Newton water colors

Twine

Buttons

MFT Color Box Black Licorice ink

Vintage Truck

Here's another card made with the layout from the Sketch Challenge at Splitcoaststampers this week - I used a fabulous image which was stamped and sent to me by my friend in Virginia, Roberta Morin, aka stampin'nana at SCS! 

Thanks, Roberta, love this image, it was fun to colour!

I wanted to go for a retro country look so used plaid and bandana dp and all panels have been sponged with distress ink.

It's kind of a fall image rather than a spring one, but hey - our seasons are all mixed up anyway!

As I type, tiny little snowflakes are falling, and when I drove through the hills this morning, snow was piled high by the road side!

Hope you're seeing some little signs of spring where YOU live!

Supplies include:

Stampin Up image

October Afternoon, Lilybee Designs dp

Papermania kraft cardstock

Hemp twine

October Afternoon button

Sewing machine

Stampin Up small oval punch

Ranger Distress Frayed Burlap ink

He is Risen!

 

I didn't get many Easter cards made in time to send out this year, but I've managed to make one for our elderly neighbours who are so kind to our boys, and have treated them like the grandchildren they've never had.  I'm thankful for lovely people like that as my family live so far away in the U.S.!

I made it with the layout from the Sketch Challenge at Splitcoaststampers today, using Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Calvary die and a sentiment from SNSS's Easter Blessings set.

Still besotted with Basic Gray's Lucille dp which I seem to be using on every other card, the combination of aqua and coral really appeals to me!

I sponged the sky using SNSS's Cloud and Raindrops dies and a Nestie Circle cut from post-it-notes.

Those empty crosses not only remind me of Jesus' death, but the sunrise reminds me that though it seemed darkness and death had won, when the sun rose on that first Easter morning, there was an empty grave too - Jesus had risen and there was new hope for everyone!

Wishing you all a meaningful Easter filled with hope because of His resurrection!

Supplies include:

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Calvary die

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Easter Blessings

Nestabilities Ovals Petite Large, Small

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Cloud and Raindrops dies

Post-it-notes

Spellbinders Nestabilities Circles Small

Sewing machine

Prima Flowers

Basic Gray Lucille dp

Stampin Up Blushing Bride, Pool Party ink

Vintage Baby Girl

 

I have a file of Bessie Pease Gutmann images that I love to use for baby cards, and this is one of my favourites - what a dreamy effect, and it's suitable for both boy and girl cards. 

I sponged the edges with Ranger Distress ink for a vintage look and added some stitching and lace. 

The sentiment is from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Vintage Baby set and it's cut using My Favorite Things Fishtail Flags STAX Die-namics. 

We've had a batch of brand new babies born within our church family - such a happy occasion for card making!!

Other supplies include:

Ranger Distress Frayed Burlap ink

Versafine Sepia

Spellbinders Nestabilities Ovals

American Crafts jute twine

Kraft card stock

Thoughts of You

It seems I can never have enough "Thinking of You" cards because there are always friends, loved ones, or church family members who are going through tough and difficult times.

I used the the layout for the Sketch Challenge at Splitcoaststampers which Korin's given us today. The top panel has been sponged before stamping with the lovely Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps set Long Stem Silhouettes - I love these flowers, they're incredibly easy to use either with stamp pads or with markers.

I then spritzed the whole thing with some acrylic paint, trying for sort of a rain washed effect.

The sentiment is from the SNSS set God's Purpose.

The sketch has two banners along the bottom of the top panel which I've tweaked by using Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Grass die and Fence die - love that sweet little picket fence!

It's Hump Day, the week is half way over - hope it's been a good one so far for you!
 Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies include:

SNSS Long Stem Silhouettes

SNSS God's Purpose

SNSS Grass Die

SNSs Fence Die

Stampin Up Lucky Limeade, Cool Caribbean ink

Stampin Up Lucky Limeade, Taken with Teal card stock

Sewing machine

Twine

Button

Sizzix Plaid embossing folder