U are Amazing

Hey kids!! Sorry that I've been MIA lately...my family was out of town for two days and I didn't have an opportunity to pre-post before we left. It's been far too busy lately...I didn't even have time to create a single thing last week! That hasn't happened in a very long time!! And this week is proving to be just as busy so I'm hoping to grab a few minutes to stamp before the weekend. I will be participating in a joint blog hop on March 18 for PSA Essentials stamps and Touch Twin Markers so be sure to check back on the 18th!!

Today's project features a great stamp set from Sweet 'n Sassy, You. (Isn't that a fun name for a set, just a single word?!) This set features the fun, stylized letter "U" (two of them actually!) and a whole bunch of coordinating sentiments, such as the one I used on today's card, "are amazing."

This is a card I created for a Wholly Scrap! class, where we focused on creating cards with non-traditional folds. This is called the Double Z Fold card and you can find the super easy directions here on SCS. I used my recent favorite designer paper, Farmhouse from October Afternoon, on this card (I'll try to stop using this paper soon but seriously...I adore it!) and even managed to work in one of the tiny ATCs (on the inside of the card) that came with the OA paper pack. I really liked using a band around the card to keep it closed, verus a ribbon, and the "U" was a perfect centerpiece for the front. I just added a grey fabric button and the sentiment to the inside to finish the card.

Enjoy and don't forget to stop by on the 18th!

Thinking of You

Welcome to the weekend! Anyone have any exciting plans for today? Today is my oldest's birthday and we'll be celebrating eight wonderful years!! Can't believe he is already eight! Goodness, the time goes by quickly!!

Well before I head off to eat cake, let's take a peek at today's card that features the Seeing Spots stamp set from Sweet 'n Sassy. This is such a versatile set, with images that are perfect for all kinds of events and even ones that can be used for backgrounds! There are even a boatload of sentiments too!

One of my favorite images, no surprise, is the butterfly! For this card I stamped three butterflies in three opposite colors and used a 1" punch to cut them out. I also used tiny pearls as bodies and attached them to the card with foam tape. The paper at the bottom of the card is from We R Memory Keepers and the newsprint is from Stampin' Up! Ribbon is from Papertrey and the button is a fun wooden one that I found at Michael's for a bit 'ol dollar!

Enjoy your weekend and eat some cake in honor of our birthday party!

Love You Lots

Hi there friends! Sharing a quick card today that I created for a class at Wholly Scrap! This fun card features these great heart die cuts from Sweet 'n Sassy. I used a text background stamp, just barely visible, on the entire card surface and then popped up three hearts. I used foam tape in two different sizes so that I have three levels of hearts...fun stuff! I then added a piece of this great pink ribbon to the edge. The inside of the card features some heart paper!! Perfect for the love of your life!! Enjoy!

Live for Today

Hi there everyone and happy Tuesday! Today I'm sharing a card that I created a few weeks ago. This was for a CAS challenge, to create a card with a nature them and that offered a word of encouragement. I opted to go with this great tree image from Papertreyink. (I'm also partial to the great sentiment!) For the leaves I used three different Distress Inks to create the multiple colors. The sentiment just went over a portion of the tree in black ink and I punched out a half circle for a spot to hold my button (also from PTI). The background of the card was embossed with a Sizzix embossing folder. Enjoy!

Bonjour!

Did you kids have an opportunity to attend the Sweet 'n Sassy Release Party on Thursday night? Oh, we had so much fun!! Great stories were shared, amazing card samples, oodles of new stamps, and three wonderful challenges! (I even managed to get a card created during the release, which I'll share next week!) If you missed the party this month, be sure to mark your calendar for April 1 so you can attend the next release! Today's card features the new set, To Paris With Love. Isn't this a beautiful image? So many possibilities! This is a card I created for an upcoming Wholly Scrap! class where we'll create cards featuring fun and unique folds. This is called the Double Dutch fold and you can learn all about it here on Splitcoast. The size of this image is just perfect for this type of card since you need a larger image for the front, to hold the little flaps at the bottom closed. I colored the background with a very pale blue and then added just a pop of coloring by coloring the flowers. The paper is from Echo Park and is actually a little boy-themed paper but I just adore the grey and patterns found on the opposite side of the paper. Be sure to stop by the Sweet 'n Sassy web site to check out all of the amazing new sets!! Enjoy!

March Sweet 'n Sassy Release Day & Blog Hop

Welcome to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps March New Release Celebration! The Design Divas are so excited to be kicking off this month's amazing stamp release with a blog hop today. You are probably joining me from Monika Davis's blog; if not, be sure to head back to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps blog so you don't miss a thing! I am ga-ga for this month's release, filled with so much goodness! My cards feature the Friendship Script background stamp (seen directly above) and the To Paris With Love set (on first card). The Paris card features beautiful paper from My Minds Eye and I opted to keep stamp the entire image on to designer paper and only color the flowers. I'm liking that look! On the second card I also used the Together Silhouettes stamp set and paired both sets with more vintage paper from My Minds Eye and a design from an embossing folder.

We hope you enjoy checking out the projects as much as we've enjoyed making them! Ready to continue on your blog hop journey? Your next stop is Giovana Smith's blog. And just in case, here is the whole list of team members hopping along with us today: Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog

Korin Sutherland

Jessica Fick

Kim Singdahlsen

Cathy McCauley

Mary Faus

DJ Rants

Amber Hillman

Monika Davis

Kim Schofield - You're Here!

Giovana Smith

Holly McMillen

Dina Kowal

Bridget Finlay

Taylor Usry

After the hop, make plans to join us for our New Release Party over in our Member Company Forums on Splitcoaststampers. We'll have full reveals of all the stamp and dies sets being released this month, challenges to inspire you, and of course fun chatter with great friends! See you there!

Kiss, Kiss

I know it's just a wee bit past Valentine's Day but not so far past that I can't share a love-themed scrapbook page, right? This is a project that I created for PSA Essentials and it features a bunch of darling stamps, a whole lotta heart-filled papers, and one very happily married couple!

How about these little stick figure people, aren't they so cute? And I love the sentiment, "Kiss me now, love me forever." I also added a few more love-y sentiments as accents. Oh, the paper I used is from Cosmo Cricket...isn't it fun? Love their designs!

On this kiss, kiss sentiment I added a pair of pale pink lips...you can just see a hint of the lips under the words. Fun, right? I also had some fun creating a few paper ribbons but used tiny staples to create the creases (this is a fun technique that I picked up from Paisley and Polka Dots). You can read more about the specifics of the products over at PSA Essentials! Enjoy!

PS - My sweetie friend Julie is the guest designer over at PSA, head on over and check out her sweet cards!