Gerbera Daisy Bunch with Leah

HI!  I have a simple card for you today, with a great image that's unusually colored lol.

I colored Gerbera Daisy Bunch image with a mechanical pencil...lol.  The background is colored with Prismacolor Premiere pencil number 936 (Slate Grey).  Took a risk and it worked out!

You can find this stamp in the Sweet Stamps online shop :)

See you soon!

July's Anything Goes Challenge

Hello Sweet Stamp Friends!

Welcome back to another monthly challenge!!

Are you ready?!?!?! 

First, our winner from June's Anything Goes Challenge....

Drum roll please......

Ema!

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

Our theme is....

Anything Goes

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

And here are our  DT Sweeties projects...

Leah

Kim

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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Thinking of You Dragonflies with Leah

I have a purplishious Thinking of You card today using some Dragonflies Accents from Sweet Stamps.  I used a different technique for the background, and if you'd like more details, you can find them on my blog at Ode to Paper.

To create this card I used the following products from Sweet Stamps online shop :)

Dragonflies Accents
Framed Handwritten Words stamp set
Picocolo enamel and embossing powder adhesive fluid
Enchanted Aubergine enamel powder

Don't forget to visit the Sweet Stamps blog this week for a special announcement regarding the two monthly challenges :)

Hello Sweet Stamps fans!

We have a brief announcement regarding the Anything Goes and Anything but a Card Challenges here on the Sweet Stamps blog.

  For the rest of the summer (July, August, September) we will only be having one challenge per month.  The Anything Goes challenge will continue on the first Sunday of every month, except for this month (July) when it will begin on the second Sunday. I hope everyone will continue to play along!  

The Anything but a Card challenge will begin again in September or October (not sure on the dates yet), but we will announce the winners of the June challenge on the third Sunday of July as usual.

See you all soon!

A Special Thank You Card with Leah

HI everyone, I am on my way out of town today, but I have a classy Thank you card for you today first!

I created this project using three products from the Sweet Stamps online shop...can you guess which ones?  If you would like to know the answer please visit my blog at Ode to Paper :P

Come back again soon for more great inspiration from the talented design team!

A Heartfelt Thinking of You

I have a Thinking of You card to show you today.  I used several products from Sweet Stamps to create this project, and you can find those products on my blog at Ode to Paper.

There are many versatile products in the Sweet Stamps online store, products that can be used for virtually any form of paper crafting.  See you soon with more fun and inspiration!

Kitty Sweets with Leah

Hello everyone! I have a sweet little card for you today using the Kitty Sweets clear stamp set :)

You can see more details about this card on my blog at Ode to Paper :)

You can find this stamp set in the online shop at Sweet Stamps, and don't forget, the monthly Anything but a Card challenge starts on Sunday!  See you soon:)

A Clean and Simple Card with Leah

Hello everyone, I have created a fun CAS card for you today using the negative cuts from the card I created last week!

Clean and simple cards can be just as effective as fancy cards, and sometimes the simplicity of them says even more :)  I love the look of CAS cards, but sometimes it's hard to rain myself in!

I created this card using Pretty Petals and Betty's Bloom Sweet Cuts dies and the Framed Handwritten Words stamp set.

You can visit my blog at Ode to Paper to see more details :)

Come back soon to see more beautiful inspiration from our talented design team :)

A watercolor card with Leah :)

I created a fun watercolor card for you today using these products from Sweet Stamps:

Antique Leaf Scroll Border stamp
Three Rose Garland stamp
Framed Handwritten Words stamp
Medieval Metals embossing powder

I enjoy making watercolor cards so much, there's just something about this medium that makes you want to play lol.  And just a word about this embossing powder, it is seriously my go-to metal embossing powder.  It is so gorgeous, and pictures just don't do it justice!  If you would like to see more details about how I created this card, please visit my blog at Ode to Paper.

See you again next Thursday for more inspiration and fun :)

Wild Roses with Leah

I am totally in LOVE with this new stamp set!  It is so gorgeous, and it has so many possibilities!  This is the new "Wild Roses" stamp set, and I have paired it with the "Beautiful Day" stamp, to create this elegant card.

You can find more details about this card on my blog at Ode to Paper.

You can find the linked products in the online store at Sweet Stamps, as well as many other floral stamps and fun crafty stuff.  See you there!

Elegant Entwined Roses with Leah

Hello everyone, I have some elegant roses on a card for you today.  I have used the Entwined Roses and Beautiful Day stamps to create this card, and I kept it fairly simple...I wanted the image to speak for itself!

If you would like to see more details about how I created this card, please visit my blog at Ode to Paper.

You can find the linked products in the Sweet Stamps online shop, hope to see you there soon!

4020 Blossoms with Leah

I have so much fun coloring flower images, and this one did not disappoint.  This is the 4020 Blossoms rubber stamp, and it can be used to create almost any kind of card.  I have created a "Thinking of You" card with it this week for you to see.

If you would like to see my color combinations for this image, please visit my blog at Ode to Paper.

You can find this wonderful image in the Sweet Stamps online store, as well as many other fun floral images.

Check back again tomorrow for more great inspiration from the Design Team!

Scripty Butterflies with Leah

Alas, my reign of watercolor has ended for this month, lol, but that doesn't mean I won't do it again soon muwahahahaha.

For this project, although not watercolor, it is an equally fun technique, that you can find more about on my blog at Ode to Paper.  I used the Flutterby #2 Sweet Cuts die for this technique, as well as the Artsy Fartsy French Script ATC background stamp, Framed Handwritten Words clear stamp set, some Glastique and some Shades Dye Ink in Amaryllis.

There are so many dies, stamps and other fun stuff in the Sweet Stamps online shop, and you create so many different things with them!  The possibilities are endless, and i want to try them all!!!!!

See you next month (lol) for more Sweet Stamps creative fun :)

Watercolor Wild Rose Bunch with Leah

I have one more watercolor card for you today, using the Wild Rose Bunch stamp and the Framed Handwritten Words clear stamp set from Sweet Stamps.

If you would like to see more about how I created this project, please visit my blog at Ode to Paper.

I think this might be my favorite of the watercolor cards I created this month, and you know what they say about practice...lol...well, ok, it's not perfect, but it is definitely an improvement!

You can find these stamps and many more at the Sweet Stamps online store, and keep checking often because there are more new stamps coming soon!  I am so excited :)

See you soon!

Watercolor Butterfly with Leah

For my watercolor fun this week I chose to create with the Flowery Butterfly stamp, and the Framed Handwritten Words stamp set.

Sweet Stamps has so many fun images to create with, and this fun butterfly caught my eye.

If you would like to see more details abut how I made this card, please visit my blog at Ode to Paper.  On my blog you'll find posts from all the watercolor projects this month as well as some lessons learned ;)

I am finding more and more gorgeous images to color and paint over at the Sweet Stamp online shop, and I'll tell you a secret...there's more to come!!!!  And they're coming soon.  Stay tuned!

Watercolored Poppies with Leah

Hello everyone, and welcome to my month of watercolor inspiration for Sweet Stamp!

For this project I decided to make two (almost) identical cards using the Poppies 1007 red rubber stamp and the Beautiful Day stamp and some watercolors to create a classy and simple card.

If you would like to see more details about how I made this card, please visit my blog at Ode to Paper.

This Poppies stamp set is so beautiful, and since poppies come in all kinds of different colors, you can really have fun with it :)

You can make a simple card so elegant with an image like this.  It becomes the focal point of the card so easily, and with so little work involved in the actual card-making process.  When you put  alot of time into the image itself, you don't always want to make a busy card, let the image do the talking!

Come back soon for more beautiful inspiration from the talented design team here at Sweet Stamps, and don't forget to come back and join us for one of two monthly challenges!

Flowers flowers and more flowers

Josette here with another fun card.  This card is nothing but die cuts, a little glitter and a simple saying.  I call this my scrap card.  When I am making backgrounds, there are often many failed attempts.  Either the wrong color or "something" just not right.  Additionally, whenever I have a puddle of ink on my craft sheet, I "mop" it up with a piece of water color paper.  I buy my water color paper in very large tablets and cut them down.  There is always that 1-2 inch strip of paper left over. That is what I use for mopping up,  or testing a color.  Additionally, there are times when I need to cut down a background, those large scraps get saved.  I have a little bucket of these color swatches and it is from this bucket that I made todays card was created from.

This entire card is made from left overs, even the ribbon.  Turned out well.

Stop my my blog today for a detailed description of how I made this card. Josette's Blog

All of the die cuts and the sentiment stamp are available at Sweet Stamp Shop.

Supply Links: SWEETCUTS-our-exclusive-dies

Betty's Bloom SweetCuts Die SC009 

Fancy Leaf SweetCuts Die sc006

Pretty Petals SweetCuts Die sc008

Sentiments-Words

Beautiful Day 919

Other supplies used:  

GLITZ-Micro-Fine-Transparent-Glitter

Scor-tape

Thank you 

Happy Crafting and will see you next week with another creation.

Josette

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!

'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!