Snowman Fun

Happy Monday! Kim here to share a fun winter card with you using Mr. & Mrs. Snow Duo. I colored and fussy cut the snowman then adhered him onto an embossed background using 3D tape. The snow was done by using spray adhesive then sprinkling with Glitz microfine transparent glitter on top. I did some stitching for added texture.

Monthly Anything But a Card Challenge

Hello Sweet Stamp Friends!

We have a new monthly challenge...

Our theme is....

Anything But a Card

Remember you still have time to join in our Monthly Anything Goes challenge!

DT Sweeties projects...

Josette Trunnell

Kelli Acopan

Kendra Sand

Kim Sherrod

We'd love to see your beautiful creations, so come play along! {ATCs, scrapbook pages, mixed media, altered art, tags, etc.} You could win some SWEET things of your own by playing along in our challenge! 

Click here for our complete Challenge Rules.

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***Check back throughout the week for more inspiration from our DT Sweeties!!***

Happy Stamping! 

Have a super sweet week!

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For everything there is a Season

Good morning-
Nazeema here!!!  Happy Saturday!!  Any fun plans this weekend?
We are attending a birthday party and jewelry party this afternoon.
For November and December, I believe we have parties/functions every weekend.
Looking forward to A busy..busy couple of months. 

 For my card today, I used my distress inks:

Peeled Paint, Spiced Marmalade, Barn Door and Vintage Photo

I used Trees and Leaves 2 Step stamp set.
I worked on the leaves portion first, before I applied the trunk.
I just love how this came out and the simplicity of the entire card.

Don't forget, our SweetStamps challenge is all month long, click the links for all the rules and details.  

Thanks for stopping by today!!  See you soon.

InLinkz.com

Reindeer Friends!

Hello there! Britt Bass here to share a sweet little Christmas card that I created!

I am really looking forward to the holiday season this year and I LOVE Christmas cards!  I plan on putting aside a whole day to make and mail my cards this year!

I like to make a few simple cards, a few elaborate ones. some elegant, some traditional and some cartoonish and cute!  This one definitely falls in the CUTE category!

I stamped this adorable little reindeer and holly berries with ribbon from the Reindeer Friends Stamp set and colored them with my Spectrum Noir Alcohol markers. I cut my images out and set them aside.

I used a little pattern to create the background of the card and I wanted to share it with you!  This is an excellent way to mass-produce cards for the holidays because you get 2 to 3 cards worth depending on how many papers you cut at once.  Feel free to save this to your computer to use as a reference! (it is NOT sized to any exact measurements - this is just a reference sheet).

After layering my cut pieces of paper and adding a small sentiment sticker from my stash I attached my focal reindeer image and the holly and berries.  Lastly, I tied a satin ribbon around the top of my card and I was done!

Make sure you visit the NEW SweetStamps.com for this and so many other awesome supplies for your holiday crafting!

Thanks for stopping by queenies!

Later gators!

Today is NOT for the Birds :P

Hello everyone, Leah here with some fun and happy inspirations for you today using the rubber stamp image "For the Birds".  I made a happy card for a great day with some cheery pinks and oranges and yellows.

If you would to see more details about this card, please visit my blog here :)

This image can be used for many great things, and I chose to make this a sort of congratulations card lol.  You can find this rubber stamp image called "For the Birds" in the Sweet Stamps online shop.

Don't forget to come and join in our monthly challenges (there are two!) over on the Sweet Stamps challenge blog.  See you soon!

Happy Birthday Banner Girl

Aloha everyone!  kel from Scraps & photoGRAFFS here again today!!

This is Banner Girl and Words Clear Set and she is so cute!  This set actually comes with a blank banner and NINE different sentiments that fit in that blank banner.  It is so awesome that you can make so many different cards with this set!!  I colored her up with Copics and then trimmed her out and popped her up on some foam dots for depth!  

Thanks for stopping by today, see you again soon!

lovies, =o) kel

Fall Blessing Card

Hello, Josette here.  I thought I would bring you another card colored with Copics.  I did little to the image, except size and print.  Autumn House Digital Image

This is an A6 Card, measuring: 6.25 X 5 inches.  The Card base in a dark brown Card Stock.  The second layer measures 4.75 X 6 and is a orange chevron patterned card stock.  It came from a 6 x 6 card pack and I lost the identifying manufacturers information.  But any cardstock would have worked, even a solid orange.  The tag: is 3 X 3.75 inches and the corners were notched.

The Sentiment was stamped in Brown using a Pigment Ink and was then embossed using a Clear embossing powder.  After stamping and cutting out the sentiment, it was inked with Distress in Gathered Twig and then splattered with water.  This give it a rustic distressed feel.  The Card Stock used was Kraft colored.

The scene measured 3.75 inches square and was Colored with a bunch of Copic markers.  The only marker that was matched to the paper was the oranges for the pumpkin.  Everything else used were natural blending families.  The full list of copics will be in the description.

Close up of the house.  After all the coloring was completed, the edges were inked with Distress: Tumbled Glass and Chipped Sapphire. A white Gelly Roll Pen was used to ink the snow. Wink of Stella, Clear, added glimmer to the moon and stars.
The image was adhered without any dimension.  The sentiment was popped up using fun foam.

Score tape seems the best solution to adhere fun foam to a project.  The bond is firm and permanent.
Finishing touch, a ribbon and bow and it is ready to send to someone needing a pick me up.

Until Next time,
Happy Crafting
Josette

Supplies and links:
Autumn House Digital Image
My Blog
YouTube:  My Channel, videos about copics and other "bits of inspiration"
Copics
B:      21,45,97,99
BG:   10,53
G:      07,21,85,94
Y:      17,19,32,35
YG:   21,25,63,97
R:      24,39
YR:   07,09,14,15,16,23,24
E:      08,15,23,27,40,47,55,57,59,99
C:      0.01,02,03,
N:      01,03

Wink of Stella
Scor-Tape
Gelly-Roll-White-Pen
Paper: Neenah Solar White for Image, Neenah Desert Storm Sentiment.  Brown Card stock, Orange  Patterned Paper
Ink:    Distress:  Gathered Twigs, Chipped Sapphire, Tumbled Glass
           Archival: Potters Soil
Embossing Powder:  Clear, Hero Arts
Fun Foam, ATG

Birthday Wishes

Hi There! Kim here with a yummy birthday inspiration. I did some paper piecing by stamping the sweet treat image from the Kitty Sweets clear stamp set several times on various patterned paper and cut fussy cut them. I did some distressing around the edges of all the papers and added some micro fine glitter to the cherry.
The sentiment was stamped onto white cardstock and I freehand the banner and finished it with some red rhinestones. The image and sentiment are popped up using 3D tape.

Winter Blues

Good morning-
Nazeema here, coming by to share a little Wintery inspiration with you.  
Christmas is right around the corner and I am already in panic mode!!  I have a list of recipients I typically send cards to and I am nowhere at my quota this year!!  Yikes!! 

 For my card today, I pulled out the following distress ink pads:
Chipped Sapphire and Broken China.
Keeping it simple, so you can see the 2 colors more clearly.
To add a little more something, I  colors Winka Stella Clear to color directly onto Tiny Snowflake Border and stamped onto the background. The shimmer is really subtle, but I think I like.   :)
The Snowflake was embossed with Bahama Aqua and then I embossed again adding a little bit of Ultra Thick White Enamel Powder.
 You can see the cracks in the white enamel, allowed some blue to show through, which looks beautiful in person.

Don't forget, our SweetStamps Challenge is all month long, click the links for all the rules and details.  

Thanks for stopping by today!!  See you soon.

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'Tis the Season | Mr. & Mrs. Snow!

Hello sweet people!

Britt Bass here and I'm so excited to bring you my first official post as a DT sweetie for Sweet Stamps!

I saw these little pair of Snow People and just KNEW it would make an excellent "snow globe" shaker card!

First I stamped Mr. & Mrs. Snow DUO with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored them with my Spectrum Noir Alcohol markers.  I used Distress Ink in Stormy Skies to add a winter-y blue sky above the happy couple and then added stars, highlights and fun details with a white gel pen.

I die cut a large circle in a 6x6 sheet of Christmas tree paper (from my stash) with a Circle Die and then used the same die and a slightly larger scallop circle die to create a frame with green cardstock.

I assembled my shaker with a piece of acetate and filled it with a mixture of Sugar Sand, Clear Glass Micro Beads, and some blue micro beads (from my stash).  I didn't add any sequins or larger pieces because I wanted it to look like a snow bank the swishes from side to side as it shakes!  I finished the card with a layered sticker from my stash!

Thanks for taking a look!

Have a BEAUTIFUL Day!

Leah here today with more fun inspiration for you, using some Piccolos and a fun technique :)

I used several different Piccolo Accents on this piece, and not only did I add them as embellishments, but I also used them stamp the background!  If you would like know more, please visit my blog here :)

To create this piece, I used the following Piccolo Accents:
A165 Flower Tops
A166 Flower Flourishes
LA123 Pop-Up Flowers

You can find these and many more Piccolo elements over at the Sweet Stamps online shop.  I am really looking forward to designing with some of those chipboard words!

Don't forget to come and join us for the two monthly challenges over on the Sweet Stamps Challenge Blog!  Come and have some fun with us :)

Kitty Sweet!

Aloha everyone!  kel from Scraps & photoGRAFFS here today sharing my first project as a DT Sweetie!  I'm so honored to be here and working with such a wonderful and talented team!

I used the cute kitty and one of the sentiments from the Kitty Sweets Clear Stamps Set... He's so cute I couldn't resist!!  I colored him up with copics and added the sentiment to the side along with some fun banners to match.  I even added some Glastique Finishing Glaze to his nose to shine it up a bit, although it's not so shiny in this picture! 

Thanks for stopping by today, see you again soon!

lovies, =o) kel

A Walk in the Park!

Hello, I am Josette Trunnell.  I am a new design team member for Sweet Stamps.  I would like to share my first project with you.
If I am new to you or you are a Copic Fan, I invite you to stop by my blog for the first installment of my discussion regarding the choice of markers.  Or here is the link to the YouTube Video.  There is a second video link later in this posting as well.
YouTube Link for the first Copic Video

Here is my Card for today.

When I first saw this image, I had to have it!!!  Here is the link to the image:  Glam Girl: Heather

  I have a French Bulldog, her name is Pretty in Pink Tigerlilly, "Lilly" and she looks just a ferocious as the digital puppy. I wanted to create a card that showcased that little darling.  I needed to alter or adjust the image to get the Frenchie to be the focus.  That is what I love about Digital Stamps is that they are so versatile.

Original image

   

I pulled the image into photoshop and enlarged the image until I the Frenchie was the size I needed.  I made a decision about where to crop off Heather and colored her in, using the photo of my Lilly for inspiration, right down to those pink ears.   I used my paper choice to chose markers for Heather's clothing. 

This card is very simple to assemble once all the decision were made regarding paper and markers.

The size of the card was determined by the final colored image.  I needed to balance everything so that the finished project complemented the cropped image.  A square card fit the bill.

This is a 5.5 X 5.5 inch square card.  The base card is formed from a heavy white card base, 110#.  The papers are from a 6 X 6 inch pad, Dear Lizzie, by American Craft.

The actual coloring of the image is demonstrated on the following video.  

Part 2 of Copic Coloring Video

Hope you enjoy my first card.  I will be back next week with another Digi Creation from Sweet Stamps.

Happy Crafting,

Josette

Supplies and Links:

 My Blog

My YouTube Channel  

Supplies and digital image is available  at the Sweet Stamps Shop

Links for your convenience.

Copics:

B:   0000,37,39,45,91

BG:0000

R:   05,24,59

RV:32,93

G:  00,12

YG:11

Y:   13,15,35

T:    01

W:   0.01,03,05,07,09

110

Wink of Stella: Clear

White Gelly Roll Pen

 

Have a Beautiful Day

Hello Stampers! My name is Kim and I blog over at Lily Patch Stamps. I am one of the new Sweet Stamps Sweeties. This is my first project and I am so excited to have the opportunity to create with the beautiful stamps and dies from the Sweet Stamps store.
I am using the Cabbage Rose stamp and coloring in with Copic markers. The butterfly is a Sweet Cuts die called Flutterby. I love the dainty feel it lends to the card. I stamped the sentiment onto the white cardstock and freehand the banner.

November Anything Goes

Hello Sweet Stamp Friends!

First up, our winner from October....
Karen D. of Snippets: Bloom On

Beautiful card!!

Please contact us (within one week at sweetstamps (at) gmail (dot) com) to claim your sweet prize!!

Time for another monthly challenge!
Our theme is....

Anything Goes

DT Sweeties projects...

Britt Bass

Nazeema Thompson

Kendra Sand

Leah Tees

We'd love to see your beautiful creations, so come play along! {Cards, ATCs, scrapbook pages, mixed media, altered art, etc.} You could win a $10 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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***Check back throughout the week for more inspiration from our DT Sweeties!!***

Happy Stamping! 

Have a super sweet week!

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