Sweet 'n Sassy September release!!

Hello, Sweet 'n Sassy  friends!  Welcome to the September 2014 Release!  Autumn is such a wonderful time of the year.  Just think of cool crisp mornings, warm colors, ripe, juicy apples, changing leaves, beautiful fall flowers, and Thanksgiving and you have the makings of a fabulous release!

This release is a little different from those in the past as some of the items have already been released to Sweet Perks Club participants…but now, there are a few more Fall surprises we have to share with you!

Here you have the new stamps:

• So Grateful
• Beary Bountiful Autumn
• Falling Leaves
• Skeleton Leaf Background

They are all GREAT!!  You are going to love them all! 

Let me show you what I have for you today.

Thankful for you: This card is super simple and I love how it turn out, I wanted to create more than just a background, so I stamped the  Skeleton Leaf Background (twice) on a piece of white cardstock in Versamark Watermark ink, then added white embossing powder and heated set. Then, I used Distress Inks to create a yellow/orange background and for the other one I used blue/green Distress Inks. Then, I used the new Leaf Silhouettes Die Set to die-cut leaves. I used only one from the blue/green background I created, I will be using that one in another project ;) After that I added the die-cut leaves to my background piece, stamped the sentiment from So Grateful set, added a little strip of Cooper Metal Sheet to the end of the BG line, added sequins and twine, added my pieces to a white card base and my card was done!

Happy Fall: Here I used Beary Bountiful Autumn set. This card turned out a lot better than I expected, my main idea was to create something CAS, then I added few things here and there and I started liking more that way, LOL. This card is 5" square. The white panel is 4.5" square, I stamped the background using Distress Inks  and Falling Leaves Set, then I scored each side at 1/8". Then I stamped the image in Memento Tuxedo Black, colored it with Spectrum Noir Markers and die-cut, embossed and stenciled it with a square die. I stamped and colored extra hat, pumpkin and Happy Fall sign, then cut them out and added them to the image with foam adhesive. The sentiment was stamped in Coffee Archival Ink. Finally, I die-cut and embossed the small leaves from Leaf Silhouettes Die Set using Cooper Metal Sheet and added them to the card.  

 

This card got inspired by the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge "Create your own background" and the sketch from "Deconstructed Sketch"

Please join us for our release day blog hop featuring our talented DT creations.  You are going to FALL for all of their gorgeous projects! :)

The DT blog links can be found in the Linky Tool at the end of this blog post.

One random commenter from one of the DT blogs will be selected to win a $10 Gift Code to be used at the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store.  You have until Thursday, September 18th at midnight EST to leave your comments.  The winner will be posted on the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog on Friday, September 19th!

 One more thing before we let you go...

We can't forget our fun Release Day Challenge! 

"Create a Fall Themed Card"   

Just a few guidelines to remember as you play:            

• You don't have to use a Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps image to enter (although we sure love when you do!)
• Please create a NEW card (no back linking)
• We ask that you enter your card in no more than 3 challenges
• You'll have until Thursday, September 18th at midnight EST to enter
• We'll draw 1 winner from this week's challenge to receive a $10 credit to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Store!  
• If there are 25 participants, (not including the DT), we'll draw 2 winners!
• Please use code SNSSept2014RC when uploading to Splitcoaststampers or other galleries 

To enter simply share a link to your creation below, but don't forget to visit the DT blogs to see their beautiful release creations!

Thanks for joining us today!  Be sure to join us again on Friday, September 19th to see if you've won!

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Sweet 'n Sassy September release!!

God bless America

Hello friends! Today is a day that we will never forget. I remember I went to the store after my English class at the American Institute (in Peru), I always took the 7-9 am class so then I could head to work or home  and have extra time to do other things. That day I didn't have to go to work, went to the store to get a card for my future husband, got to home and my sister was crying, a lot of chaos everywhere.  Today, I remembered, I prayed and I cried for all of one who lost their love ones that day, I can not image the pain.

So, today I want to share a very special card, this one uses a brand new stamp from Crafter's Companion "Statue of Liberty" 
This card is super simple, it was colored with Spectrum Noir Markers and Pencils. The sentiment was colored with pencils and die-cut using a circle die. I added stitches and voila!!

Here is the list of Spectrum Noir markers and pencils I used:

Statue of Liberty: TB1, TB2, TB3, TB4, GT1, GB5
Bricks: EB1, EB2, TN2, BG3
Trees: CG1, DG2, CG4
Dots: LY2
Spectrum Nor Pencils: 016 (Outline)
Sentiment was colored with: CR6, TB4

Hope you like it!
God bless America.

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God bless America

Pumpkin Girl Card!!

Hello friends! Halloween is around the corner and although I don't celebrate it, I have a super cute pumpkin girl with pretty lashes card for you!

This card was super fun and relax to make! I like the pumpkin shape die by itself, but after die-cutting the Top Dog Dies Pumpkin Album Die I decided to draw few lines here and there with Spectrum Noir Pencils and blend them with a stump and a blending solution. I started with a lightest orange color pencils and increased the color as I was feeling more comfortable with the design.
After finishing the coloring/drawing design I die-cut the Top Dog Dies Pumpkin Album Finishers Die Set in Black Shimmering cardstock, the little leaves are in green and polka dot green patterned paper, then I thought it would fun to add some vines, and I took the swirl from Top Dog Dies Butterfly Finishers Die Set and voila! Card done! I added orange twine to the side.

Here are the dies I used for this project:

Hope you like it!
Have a great day!

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Pumpkin Girl Card!!

Home is where the heart is

Hello friends! Hope you all are having a fantastic day! Today, I want to show you a card I made using a just released stamp from Crafter's Companion, This image is part of one of many amazing stamps of the new Art-Kure  US Landmark Collection! You are going to love it.

This image is called "Yosemite Chapel". I colored it with Spectrum Noir Pencils.

Here are the details:

• Create a card base from Kraft Cardstock. 5" square.
• Cut a piece of Candy Red  Shimmering Cardstock 4.5" square. Cut a slightly small piece of Patterned Paper from the Vintage Christmas Collection.
• Die-cut a border (one side only) from Elegant Stamping Frame Die in Candy Red Shimmering Cardstock. Adhere it to the square piece and add zig-zag stitches.
• Stamp "Yosemite Chapel" image onto Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock in Memento Tuxedo Black. Color image with Spectum Noir Pencils, these are the colors I used:
• Trees: 056, 057, 058, 058, 60
• House: 049, 086, 090, 094
• Steps: 114, 117
• Ground: 058, 109, 110
• Sky: 061
• Die-cut image with square die, adhere it to card panel with circle foam adhesive.
• Stamp sentiment from "Phrases" set  on White cardstock in Black Ink. Die-cut, emboss and stencil it with circle dies. Add it to card.
• Create a bow and add it to card, finally add pearls.
• Add White Liquid pearls and crushed glass to create a snowy image.

Also, if you are on Facebook, Crafter's Companion has a giveaway going on only TODAY! So, run and leave a comment  HERE for your chance to win one of the new stamps.

Hope you like my card.
Have a great day!

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Home is where the heart is

Crafter's Companion September Challenge "Autumn"

Hello friends! Happy Monday to you all. I hope your day is beautiful and amazing. I had a very relaxed weekend, didn't do much, yeah, perfect weekend!! I enjoyed a nice warm picnic with our church yesterday, some adults and kids got baptized and then we all had good times talking, eating, kids playing around!

Anyway, today, I have a really pretty card for you.  I made this card for Crafter's Companion September Challenge "Autumn". I chose this beautiful "Sunflower" image to create my "Autumn" project, isn't this sumflower image adorable?

To color the image I used Distress Ink pads : Wild Honey, Mustard Seed, Vintage Photo, Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Peeled Paint, just squeezed a bit onto my craft sheet and used a fine paint brush and spray mist with water to dilute the color or get as much or little I wanted. I used regular cardstock, I used my heating tool after coloring a layer so the cardstock didn't peel.
After that, I covered the center of sunflowers with Crystal Lacquer and added clear glitter. Stitches and ribbon were added, just kept it simple :)

Hope you can join us and play along with us for your chance to win $30 GC to Crafter's Companion Store!! All details about this challenge can be found HERE.

Before I go, I want to show you a picture of one of my sunflowers!! I planted them for the first time this year, they are HUGE and beautiful!!

Submitting this project to:

• Word Art Wednesday: Anything goes
• Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Stamping a clear or rubber image

Hope you like my project!
Have a fantastic day!!

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Crafter's Companion September Challenge "Autumn"

Proverbs 4:23

Hello friends! It's Friday!! School has officially started everywhere around the country, weather is changing, leaves just starting to change colors and other are falling, I can smell Fall in the air, my favorite season!!  Thins are quieting down here, a lot of baking and freezing in the near future, ohhh feels like I am dreaming :)

Anyways, today I have a very simple yet pretty card for you! I used a Latina Crafter stamp with a Bible verse "Guarda tu corazón", this is one of my favorite Bible verses and I think the first I memorized.

Proverbs 4:23New International Version (NIV)

23 

Above all else, guard your heart,

    for everything you do flows from it.

I created a diagonal background on a piece of Kraft cardstock with embossing paste and a dot stencil, while the paste was still wet but a bit firm I added yellow glitter and heated it up, it bubbled a little bit. Love the result. I stamped the leaves from the set "Sólo porque" and cut them out. The verse was stamped and die-cut on a piece of yellow textured cardstock in St. Valentine Archival Ink (my new favorite ink), then I die-cut a label shape from this die set and adhered them together with foam adhesive. Added all the pieces to card panel, the final touched were little drops of White and Ruby Liquid Pearls. I scored around the edges (.25") and TA-DA!!! Card was done.

Submitting this project to:

• Word Art Wednesday: Anything goes
• Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Stamping a clear or rubber image

Hope you like it.

Have a fantastic and blessed day!

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Proverbs 4:23

Spooky Eye with a hat Tutorial

Hello friends! Today, I am bringing you a super fun and spooky tutorial. I do not celebrate Halloween, but when I saw the new stamps I thought that could be fun to make something different. I had so many ideas and I hope you like this decor I created.

So let's get started!

• Die-cut 4 circles using Die'sire Essential Circle Dies from Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock and Black Pearl Shimmering Cardstock.

•  Use your Spectrum Noir Markers IG2 to color the entire circle.

•  Use your Spectrum Noir IG5 to dark all the edges of the circle.

•  Use your Spectrum Noir IG3 and draw lines to start creating the spooky eye.

•  Add more lines using a ultra fine black and red marker.

•  Now, put all the pieces together. I punch a little circle from Green Envy Shimmering Cardstock and add it to black piece. 
• Color the hat from "Best Witches" set. I use Spectrum Noir Markers: IG1, IG2, IG3, IG4, IG5, IG6, OR1, OR1, PL4. Then cut it out, add circle foam adhesive and adhere it to the big circle.

•  Die-cut a piece of Black Pearl Shimmering Cardstock using the biggest die from Die'sire Elegance Stamping Frame Die and the square piece from orange cardstock.

•  Add the creepy eye to the square panel. Add cheese cloth to the corners, then sprinkle orange glitter.

This is how it looks after all!!

Submitting this project to:

• Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Stamping a clear or rubber image

Hope you like it!
Have a great day!

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Spooky Eye with a hat Tutorial

Halloween Mini cards set

Hello friends! Halloween is just around the corner and I have for you these set of easy mini cards!! I have to say I don't celebrate it, but this year I have created some Halloween projects you will see in the following days and weeks :)

So, for these projects I used Top Dog Dies Halloween Trio Die Set, all the cards are super simple, I die-cut the trio in White and Black Shimmering cardstock and mounted in black and white to create a little shadow.

Here are them and few details:

For this card I embossed the orange cardstock to give it a little bit more of textured. For the sentiment I used the Top Dog Dies Banner #1 Set and added a pretty bright orange ribbon. To make it a little bit more fun, I added glasses to the cat, this die is from Top Dog Dies Photo Props Die Set.

For this card I added the black ghost first, then added the white with foam adhesive, sequins and black twine were added to spook you a little bit (just kidding).

For this last card, I adhered the bats and add a little bow made with black twine. Stamped the sentiment on orange cardstock and added black and orange sequins.

Hope you like them!!
Have a fantastic day!

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Halloween Mini cards set

Sending love across the miles!

Hello friends! Today I have another "just for fun" card. Yesterday I played with stamps and markers, just having a relaxing day after doing yard work.
Anyways, for this card I used this beautiful stamp by Latina Crafter "Sprinkles of Love" and the Sketch from "Poppy Sketches" 

Here are the details:

• Stamp image on White cardstock in Memento Tuxedo Black. Color image with markers. Here I used Spectrum Noir Markers and these are ones used:
• Hair: IG1, IG2, IG3, IG4, IG5
• Skin: FS1, FS2, FS3
• Dress: PP1, PP2, PP3
• Hearts: CR5, CR6, CR8
• Die-cut image with rectangle die from the Journaling Cards Die Set. Cover wings with Crystal Laquer and sprinkle clear glitter, cover hearts with Crystal Laquer. Set aside to dry.
• Doodle a frame with a fine black marker and add sequins.
• Mat a piece of textured cardstock and patterned paper and add zig-zag stitches.
• Stamp sentiment in Jet Black Archival Ink.
• Add panel to card base (A2 size), tie on red ribbon.
• Add foam adhesive to image and add to card.

I am submitting this card also to:

• Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Anything goes
• Paper Crafting Challenges: Sequins

Hope you like it!!

Have a fantastic day.

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Sending love across the miles!

With all my love

Hello friends! Hope you all here in the US had a great Labor Day Weekend. We traveled to see my in-laws, had a good time there. Today, I did yard work (work that never ends), hopefully it will be one of the last ones for the season.
Anyway, I came back home and wanted to play the Butterfly Reflections Ink Labor Day Challenge and I did!! A bit late but I did and I am very happy because I haven't crafted in more than a week {wink, wink}

The challenge is about your favorite season and mine is... FALL!! Perfect weather, I am not a fan of hot weather, although I like summer because I can garden, LOL.

And this is the card I made. I used this pretty Sunflower stamp and the sentiment is from Flowers from Bamboo by Crafter's Companion. I colored the image with Distress Inks, I used Wild Honey, Mustard Seed, Dried Marigold, Brushed Corduroy, Peeled Paint, Broken China and Tumbled Glass. Added few turquoise sequins and cover the image with Crystal Lacquer and the card was done!
I used the sketch #90 from CAS(E) this sketch.

Also submitting this project to:

• AAA Cards: Watercolor
• Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Anything goes
• Paper Crafting Challenges: Sequins

Hope you like it.

Have a fantastic day/night!!

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With all my love