Kitty Sweets Card!

Hello, Britt Bass here to bring you a quick little post about a quick little card I made using Sweet Stamps' Kitty Sweets clear stamp set and Embossing Powder.

First, I stamped my image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored him with my Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and fussy cut him out.  I wanted him to be wearing a little birthday hat, so I cut a triangle with a slightly rounded bottom out of a piece of patterned paper and outlined it with a black Memento marker to make it looked like it was stamped .  I then colored around the black line with white gel pen - that gave the hat the same little white border as the cat.  I attached the hat to my cat and added a button - cat complete! 

I took a DCWV cardbase and three DCWV papers from the "Dots and Stripes" line and layered strips across the middle of the card, alternating colors within my color scheme. (Tip time! If you run your fingers under the edges of each layer it will give you some nice dimension without using pop dots! Just don't put adhesive all the way to the edges!)

Finally, I attached my cat to the card base and began working on my sentiment.  I stamped the frame and the "Wishes for a great Birthday" sentiment and embossed them using Silver Fine Detail embossing powder and Black Fine Detail embossing powder - respectively.  Once the senimtent was attached - the card was done!

I know that you all enjoyed the sketch I added to one of my posts last month, so I wanted to give you one for this card as well!

Now, don't forget to stop by Sweet Stamps for all your supplies this month!  

Thanks for stopping by!

Frosty Papillon

Hello there crafty people! Britt Bass here from Pink Paper Crowns!

Today I'm bringing you a shimmery masterpiece featuring Sweet Stamps' Starflake Medallion stamp, Large Butterfly Accent Piccolo, and Embossing Powders and Enamels!

Let's get started!

First, I took the Starflake stamp and stamped it twice on my background, once on the top right and once on the bottom left, in versamark ink.  I used white detail embossing powder to heat emboss the images.  Next, I used several colors of glimmer mist and sprayed over the embossed stamped images to create the shimmery background color.

Next, I used the same stamp and stamped it onto periwinkle cardstock, heat embossed it with the same white embossing powder, and sprayed it with clear, shimmer glimmer mist.  I cut out the shape, leaving a bit of room around the edge and attached it to the background with foam adhesive. (See below how shimmery it is?!)

Lastly I took one of the Large Butterfly Accent Piccolos and covered it with Embossing Fluid and used the same white embossing powder all over the front.  After that layer had dried I used layers of Embossing Fluid and Aged Pink Piccolo Embossing Enamel on the edges of the butterfly to create the look the the butterfly had begun to build up frost on its wings!

Lastly, I attached a gem from my stash to the middle of the butterfly and it was done!

Thank you so much for spending a little of your holiday weekend with me!  Don't forget to visit the Sweet Stamps Store today!

Pretty Tree Piccolo | Enamel Powder

Good Morning crafty peeps!!  Britt Bass here from Pink Paper Crowns!

I'm here today bringing you a pretty little shaker card using a beautiful range of products from the Piccolo line.

When I first saw this pretty floral tree image I knew I wanted to use the Piccolo Enamel Powders to add color and dimension to the shape.

I used the Piccolo Embossing Powder Adhesive and covered the entire outside edge and several of the flowers with the adhesive liquid.  I applied Shamrock Dreams Enamel Powder and heat set it.  I repeated that method with Mardi Gras Enamel Powder and Copper Kettle Enamel Powder to cover the rest of the tree.  I finished the tree with dots of metallic pearl paint around the edges - and set it aside to dry.

I die cut an A2 sized frame out of brown glitter cardstock and layered in on top of the soft brown snowflake paper.  After the tree was completely dry, I used it to trace a window in the middle of the snowflake paper, cut it out and fit the tree into the window.

I attached clear transparency to the back of the piece, making sure to cover all the little openings in the tree, and then used foam adhesive to create a well for my shaker.  

I filled the shaker with brown seed beads from my stash and Sugar Beads from the Sweet Stamps store.  (I wish I had used a few sequins or confetti to make the shaker a little more obvious, but there's always next time!)  Lastly, I adhered the whole front piece to an A2 cardbase and added a brown satin bow!

I had SUCH fun working with these products and I can't wait to break out my Piccolos again!  Take a look at the Sweet Stamps store for tons of pretty and intricate shapes like this!

Have a wonderful weekend queenies!

Later!

Two Stencils, One Background, Say What?!

Hello! Happy Friday Sweeties!!!  Lisa here with my last post for Fridays, from now on I'll be back to posting with the challenges, so I hope to still see you stop by and join us with our weekly challenges and inspiration.  With that said I decided to do something fun, different, and new to me because... well.... why not? hehehe!  I'll share my project first, then share how I did it...

This card was created using two stencil at one time to create this fun and lovely background.  How'd I do that?  Well I started by layering my stencils on top of each other and my cardstock.  My Kitchen Floor stencil went over the paper and then layered it with the Abstract Stencil on the top.  To hold them all in place I used wash tape around the edges.  I then began tracing over the top stencil (Abstract stencil) with my colored pencils in various colors.  Once I had colored the whole thing I removed the top stencil and colored in the open areas of the second stencil (Kitchen Floor) all with a grey colored pencil.  When this was finished I removed that stencil and finished my card by die cutting my butterfly and adhering it back in, adding pearls, and my sentiment embossed on vellum.

I hope I've shown you a new technique or maybe some new tips on how to get the most from your stencils.

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Supplies Used:

Kitchen Floor Stencil

Abstract 6 x 6 Stencil

Swirly Doodle Butterflies Clear Stamp Set

Flutterby #2 SweetCuts Die

Pearl

Lavender self-adhesive pearls

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Thinking of You - Elegance...

Hello!  Lisa here, and today I have a really elegant card showing a fun new technique with a stencil...

Supplies Used:

Enamel Powder 24k GOLD	Framed Handwritten Words Clear Stamp Set	Elegant Leaves SweetCuts Die	Art Stencil MOROCCAN TILE
Distress Ink Pad STORMY SKY	Distress Ink Pad BLACK SOOT	Pearl Pearls

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To create the background on this card I started with patterned paper, taped a stencil down, pressed my Versamark ink pad for full coverage, removed stencil, and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  I then went over the whole thing with two different distress inks and my blender.  I LOVE this look and when you hold it to the side the shine is perfect!  I then touched the card off with a little embossing and gold die cuts for a truly elegant touch.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Wave Catchers Layout

Hello!  Happy Friday!!!  It's Lisa here with you all, and I'm excited to share today's project.  In keeping with this weeks challenge theme of anything but a card I have a layout to share with all of you today.  This layout incorporates lots of stencils and stamps in various ways, and let's not forget the cute piccolo accents too...

Supplies Used:

Art Stencil SPLISH SPLASH 6x6	Art Stencil MOROCCAN TILE	Art Stencil GEO TRIANGLES	ATC Mini Art Stencil OVAL DOTS
Trees & Leaves 2-Step Clear Stamp Set AF4612	Beach Bears Clear Stamp Set	Enamel EP DEEP BLUE SKY	Enamel EP VINTAGE GOLD
Enamel EP TURQUOISE LAGOON	Enamel Embossing Powder Adhesive	By the Sea Accents

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Now on this layout I have used stencils in three different ways... spraying ( tag and background ), embossing ( blue splash background ), inking ( yellow and orange background ).  Stencils are some of the most fun and versatile tools out there, and SweetStamps.com has quite the selection!  In the last photo I tried to take my photo on an angle so you could see the gorgeous shine of the blue embossed background.  To create the embossed stencil look I began by taping my stencil to cardstock with washi tape.  I then pressed my versamark ink pad into the stencil until the whole thing was covered.  Next I removed the stencil, added the embossing powder and heat set it.  I love this look and the texture.

I also used stamps in two different ways on this layout.  If you look in the upper left corner you will see I made a corner border by stamping the word summer repeatedly.  Then in the lower right corner you will see where I stamped "surfs up" repeatedly without re-inking.

Finally, you will see that I embossed two beach themed piccolo accents that are the perfect embellishments for this fun mixed media layout.

Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Joy

Hello!  I hope all of our American sweeties had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and to everyone else Happy Friday yay!!!!  Lisa here with a clean and simple Christmas card to share with you...

Supplies Used:

Vertical Joy	Holly Branches	Poinsettia & Holly Leaf DUO	Enamel EP 24k GOLD
Copic Sketch Markers	Wink of Stella Brush Marker

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This card is a very basic stamping, coloring and embossing card.  With a touch of sparkle on the poinsettia to set it off.  I hope you will get some time to play in our Bordered Sentiment Challenge, they are easy to create as I have done here and you'll have a chance to win a $10 gc! woot woot!

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Challenge #185 - Embossing

Happy Tuesday from New York! Hope you had a great time with family and friends for the Labor Day weekend. 
Did you get the email about our September New Release?
We now have our very own line of ART STENCILS!
You can see a few of them used in this week's challenge...

EMBOSSING

Take a look at these fab designs from our DT Sweeties...

Donna K


Irit Shalom

Lisa Lahiff

Roxie Glaza

Shelly Schmidt

We'd love to see your Embossed creation (you can dry emboss, heat emboss or even paste emboss), so come play along! {Cards, ATCs, scrapbook pages, mixed media, altered art, etc.} You could win a $20 shopping spree for goodies at SweetStamps.com's online store by playing along in our challenge! Click here for our complete Challenge Rules.

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Our Monthly Technique Challenge {Double Side Step Card} runs through September 14th so come play along for your chance to win FREE stuff!

***Check back later this week for more inspiration from our DT Sweeties and Guest Designers!***

Happy Stamping! 

Have a super sweet week!

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