Tuesday, September 29, 2020

National Coffee Day


 It's National Coffee Day and the Coffee Loving Cardmakers are having a super fun blog hop today!! 

 

Both of the companies I work for are super sponsors so I'm sharing two coffee themed cards using their stamps, dies, and papers! First up is a card from the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store 


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  • Rusty Hinge Distress Ink (Ranger)

 My second card is features stamps from Sweet n Sassy Stamps!

 
You can view more great coffee themed projects by visiting the Sweet n Sassy Blog.
 

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Monday, September 28, 2020

Christmas Cards

 

Hello everyone, I'm up on the Sweet n Sassy blog today sharing two Christmas card with some of their BRAND NEW holiday stamp sets.

For this first card I went with the traditional red and green. I did some simple stamping and die cut it with doily dies. To add a bit of texture I embossed the flowers before gluing them together. I'm not sure if you can tell by the picture, but two of those flowers have snowflakes behind them -- just to add interest and dimension!

 

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Supplies and Tools:
  • Best Gift Ever (Sweet n Sassy Stamps)
  • Purr-fect Posies Die Set  (Heartfelt Creations)
  • Power Outage Prills (Heartfelt Creations)
  • Feathered Lace Nested Circle Dies (Gina Marie Designs)
  • Pine Branch (Sizzix - Tim Holtz) 
  • Create a Flake Dies (Spellbinders)
  • Christmas Quilt Embossing Folder (Couture Creations)
  • Elite M-Bossabilities (Spellbinders)
  • Pine Needles Distress Oxide (Ranger)
  • Foam Mounting Tape
 

My second card uses non-traditional colors and features the NEW "Christmas Gnomes" set.


 I created a fun little winter scene and added a country flavor with a gingham checked background using my favorite Texture Tiles set. Since I love little details, I added some tiny stars and two black snowflakes.


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Sunday, September 27, 2020

Character Counts!

 

Have you ever met an ugly person? Oh I'm not talking about someone with a hideous scar or deformity, I'm referring to people who act ugly? Maybe it was the person next to you in a restaurant that made a big fuss because the waitress mixed their order up, or maybe it was a friend who was nice to your face but talked about you behind your back, or perhaps an online acquaintance that went on a rampage over your difference of opinion on ______ (you fill in the blank). Maybe it was the driver who flipped you off because you were going slow in the fast lane, or the judgemental church member who felt it on their heart to let you know what you were doing wrong! It could have been a manipulating family member who always has to have things their way, or a boss who made your life miserable with unreasonable demands and plenty of criticism. This kind of ugly isn't about what the outside of person looks like, but rather what their disposition is like.

Without a doubt, our society is more than little concerned with appearances. (Just add up the all the time, energy, and  money spent on cosmetics, clothing, jewelry, diet plans, and gym memberships!!!) We're good at dressing up, stashing our skeletons in the closet, showing off how smart and beautiful we are; but when we strip away the external stuff, we're left with the part that really matters --- our character! A truly beautiful person is the one who is gentle, kind, forgiving, long-suffering, caring, generous, thoughtful, sacrificial, unselfish, humble, and loving. This kind of beauty doesn't fade with time, but only increases and grows more vibrant with practice and age.  


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Thursday, September 24, 2020

Everything Beautiful


Hello friends, Sweet n Sassy Stamps is having a fall sale this week. All autumn themed stamp sets are 20% off - no code needed! Click here to start shopping!


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Wednesday, September 23, 2020

The Card Concept - Fanciful Fall


Check out the new inspiration board over on The Card Concept blog!
 The theme this week is: Fanciful Fall
Everyone is welcome to play along using the colors, the theme, 
textures, items, or just anything from the picture as your starting point.
 
I was inspired by the brightly colored leaves to create this clean and layered card.
 
 
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Supplies and Tools:

  • Autumn Splendor (Sweet n Sassy Stamps)
    • Note: All autumn stamps are 20% off this week!!! 
  • Canson Watercolor Paper
  • Skeleton Leaves Dies (Sizzix - Tim Holtz)
  • Dashing Rectangles (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
  • These colors of Distress Oxide (Ranger:)
    • Picked Raspberry, Wild Honey, Salty Ocean, Dusty Concord, Twisted Citron, Walnut Stain



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Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Fall Sale!!!

Happy Fall!!!  

To celebrate Sweet n Sassy Stamps is having a week long sale with all fall themed stamp sets 20% off - no code needed! 

For my card today I have an autumn card done up in the colors used for farmhouse decor these days. I enjoy using non-traditional colors on holiday cards sometimes -- just for something different!

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Autumn Tags

  

 Hello everyone! This week the Stamp Simply team is sharing some autumn themed tags with you. It's always fun to dress up a loaf of pumpkin bread, some fall cookies, or maybe a birthday package with something cheery, bright, and handmade! I have three coordinating tags to show you today, so scroll down for a closer look.


I covered a clothes pin in the same designer paper as the tags and clipped them to a white lunch sack with a lacy punched border. Now I'm ready to fill these up with something yummy and give them to friends as a sweet surprise!

Supplies from the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store:

Other supplies:

  • Canson Watercolor Paper
  • Arteza Real Brush Pens
  • Skeleton Leaves (Sizzix - Tim Holtz)
  • Feathered Lace Nested Circle Dies (Gina Marie Designs) 
  • Embroidery Deep Edge Punch (Martha Stewart)
  • White Lunch Sack
  • Clothes Pin 
  • Jet Black Archival Ink (Ranger)
  • These colors of Distress Oxide (Ranger)
    • Dusty Concord, Antique Linen, Fossilized Amber
  • These colors of Distress Ink (Ranger) 
    • Rusty Hinge, Brushed Corduroy 

 

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Monday, September 21, 2020

Merry & Bright


This has been a month for Christmas cards with all the new releases from Sweet n Sassy Stamps! This one features that adorable "Vintage Van" set in a frosty winter scene!

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Saturday, September 19, 2020

These Little Moments


  

Today's card was create "just for fun" to play along in a few of my favorite challenges! I used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches and created a card with absolutely NO STAMPING for Simon Says Wednesday Challenge! 

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Friday, September 18, 2020

Tis the Season


 I have another Christmas card to share with you today featuring the fun new background stamp from Sweet n Sassy Stamps and an adorable die cut from Cottage Cutz!
 
 
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Supplies and Tools:
  • These Sweet n Sassy Stamp Sets: 
  • Vintage Holiday Car (Cottage Cutz)
  • Fishtail Banner Dies (Stamp Simply Ribbon Store)
  • These colors of Distress Oxide (Ranger)
    • Candied Apple, Aged Mahogany, Black Soot

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Wednesday, September 16, 2020

September Sweet n Sassy Blog Hop

 

Hello friends! Welcome to the September Sweet n Sassy Blog Hop! 
The designer's are excited to share some projects with you featuring this months awesome release! 
Be sure to leave a comment at each stop for a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to the
The winner will be announced on the Sweet n Sassy blog next week.

Complete Blog Hop List:

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Supplies and Tools:
  • These Sweet n Sassy Stamps Sets:
  • Labels 3 Nestabilities (Spellbinders)
  • Quilted Delight M- Bossabiliites (Spellbinders)
  • Pine Branch Dies (Sizzix - Tim Holtz)
  • Purr-fect Posies Die Set  (Heartfelt Creations)
  • Minnie Pearls Prills (Heartfelt Creations) 
  • Pine Cone Die (Cardmaking & Papercraft)
  • Snowflake Punch (Martha Stewart)
  • Brilliance Moonlight White Ink (Tsukineko)
  • Faded Jeans Distress Oxide (Ranger)
  • Jet Black Archival Ink (Ranger)

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Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Christmas Peace

 

Hello friends! Today I have a country style Christmas card to share with you featuring a BRAND NEW stamp set from the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store called "Christmas Peace." To create my background I embossed a piece of kraft card stock with a M-Bossabilities folder from Spellbinders and lightly rubbed my white ink pad over top. The candle was stamped on watercolor paper and colored with Arteza Real Brush pens with just a hint of clear glitter added to the flame, wax drippings, and design in the candle base. 

Supplies from the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store:

Other Supplies:

  • Canson Watercolor Paper
  • Arteza Real Brush Pens
  • Quilted Delight M- Bossabilities (Spellbinders)
  • Mini Holiday Greens Dies (Sizzix - Tim Hotlz)
  • Beaded Ovals Nestabilities (Spellbinders)
  • White Acrylic Paint
  • White Gel Pen 
  • Jet Black Archival Ink (Ranger)

 

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Monday, September 14, 2020

Traditional Christmas


  

Happy Monday!! I'm up on the Sweet n Sassy blog today sharing Christmas card in traditional red and green! This was super simple and fun to create. I embossed my red card stock with a knitted folder and lightly rubbed white ink over top to make the embossing stand out. Add a sentiment, some pine die cuts and lots of paint splatters and wa-la a festive holiday card!


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  • Best Gift Ever (Sweet n Sassy Stamps)
  • Pine Branch (Sizzix - Tim Holtz)
  • Knitted Embossing Folder (Couture Creations)
  • White Acrylic Paint
  • Brilliance Moonlight White Ink (Tsukineko)
  • Versamark Watermark Ink
  • White Embossing Powder

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Thursday, September 10, 2020

Winter Village


 

I'm back with another Christmas card featuring a BRAND NEW background stamp from Sweet n Sassy Stamps called "Christmas Text." For my card today I stamped and embossed the background in white and painted over it with diluted distress oxides. It serves as the sky behind my fun little winter village.


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