SNSS – TLC Challenge… Paint Swiping

Today it is my turn to host the Technique Lover’s Challenge at Splitcoast Stampers. I found a tutorial from the SplitCoast offerings that I had not tried before and it looked really fun. It is called Paint Swiping. I had acrylic paints on my desk from a previous project so it was perfect!

I am currently in love with the Lots of Love stamp set from Sweet N Sassy so I colored up the kitty with my Copics to add to my fun background. I used a sentiment from the Love Wordfetti set.

In the end, the technique was really quick and easy and I think the look is awesome! I can see some more of this in my future!

Recipe:

• Image from Sweet N Sassy Stamps – Lots of Love
• Sentiment from Sweet N Sassy Stamps – Love Wordfett
• Cardstock – Black (Recollections), White (PTI), Main panel Bristol Smooth (Strathmore)
• Paint – Dylusions Rose Quartz, Funky Fushia, Black Marble
• Copics – Warm Greys, RV21, RV23, RV25, RV29
• Archival Ink
• Stencil – TIm Holtz Faded Dots(?)
• Modeling Paste from the Crafter’s Workshop

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you are inspired to try this technique and I would love to see you join in the challenge at Splitcoast!

Lyn

SNSS January Release Blog Hop – It’s Valentine Time!

It is that time again! Welcome to the January 2020 Release Blog Hop!(Ohmygooodness! It is 2020!) 

You should have arrived here from Lee Ann’s page. If not, jump back there so you don’t miss anything.

Hop along to all of the blogs (listed below just in case something goes wrong along the way…🙂 ) for even more inspiration with the January stamps. Leave a little comment love on each stop along the way for a chance to win a $10 gift voucher to the Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps shop.  One lucky comment from all the comments along the hop will win a $10 gift voucher to the Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps shop. Winner will be announced on the SNSS blog, Wednesday, January 22nd.

Hop Order:

Sweet’n Sassy Blog
Julee Tilman
Ceal Pritchett
Diane Zechman

Esther Asbury

Karen Decknick

Lee Ann Barrett
Lyn Tomlin – That’s me!

Sheri Gilson

 

This month’s release is AMAZING AND LOVELY :)! I am featuring Love Wordfetti today with some fun backgrounds to compliment my wordfetti.

I used an embossing folder and some distress inks on watercolor paper for my first card then popped two sentiments up and, as simple as that, I have a super fun Valentine!

For my second card I actually used some of my ginormous stash of patterned paper and my sewing machine to create a little panel to back-set a “Love” die (stacked 3 times) and a complimentary wordfetti sentiment.

2 Valentine’s down many more to go!!

NOW head over to see what Sheri has created for you!!

If if you get the opportunity to craft with some of these great stamps (or any other SNSS stamp) we would love to see what you create on our SNSS VIP Group Facebook Page; Or tag your creations with #snss or #sweetnsassystamps on Instagram.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Lyn

Bugaboo Down on the Farm BIRTHDAY Celebration!

Today we are celebrating Bugaboo’s 10th birthday and we have a “DOWN ON THE FARM” theme. This is day ONE of a week long celebration. It is full of fun challenges and prizes of course so you should join in!

For my card, I used Birthday EWE Trio and an inky background – It was pretty simple but I really like the fun colors!

Happy Birthday Bugaboo!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you are inspired!
Lyn

SNSS Baby It’s Cold Outside!

Today I have three cards to share with you. I decided to use up backgrounds I found on my desk from last month’s fun with Folk Art Snowflakes and Snow Much Fun. Then I inked up and Copic colored all of the adorable critters from this month’s Winter Hugs Clear Stamp Set. I also used the sentiments from this set as they were so perfect for my cards.

For my first card, the background was from when I practiced some ink blending with Distress Oxides (Shaded Lilac, Hickory Smoke, and Black Soot).

For my next two cards, I created some dimensional hills with a stitched border die from Mama Elephant.

For these backgrounds, I used Chipped Sapphire, Dusty Concord, and Shaded Lilac Distress Oxides.

For this last card, I also added some background trees using the Thrill of Hope Set – I love this silhouette set! I added some snowflake buttons to finish my card.

 

This was super fun and these critters make me so happy!! Aren’t these polar bears so so so cute!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lyn

SNSS – Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas sweet friends! I thought it would be fun to create a project that wasn’t green and red so this is what i got 🙂

I used In the Morning and landscape silhouettes and the library card from the Library Ephemera set given on SNSS Creative Worship set.

I hope you have a very blessed day!

Lyn

SNSS December Blog Hop – Happy Camper

It is that time again! Welcome to the December 2019 Release Blog Hop!

You should have arrived here from Lucinde’s page. If not, jump back there so you don’t miss anything.

Hop along to all of the blogs (listed below just in case something goes wrong along the way…🙂 ) for even more inspiration with the December stamps. Leave a little comment love on each stop along the way for a chance to win a $10 gift voucher to the Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps shop.  One lucky comment from all the comments along the hop will win a $10 gift voucher to the Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps shop. Winner will be announced on the SNSS blog, Wednesday, December 23rd.

Hop Order:

Sweet’n Sassy Blog
Julee Tilman
Ceal Pritchett
Diane Zechman
Jane Bosi

Lee Ann Barrett
Lucinde van Ballegooijen
Lyn Tomlin – That’s me!

Sheri Gilson

 

This month’s release has some A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E offerings! I am featuring Happy Camper and have a few projects for your inspiration. I have been using a lot of watercolor paper lately and so found myself with some scraps sitting on my desk that were a little too small for a full card so I decided to pull out some small tag dies and make some tags and also make a set of mini cards (2.5″X 3 7/8″). And…while I was at it, I made an A2 size card too 🙂

The first is the A2 card. As I often do, I went with a CAS mini scene using the step, welcome mat, and flamingo with the camper. That flamingo makes me smile out loud!

For my mini cards, I rounded the bottom corners and stamped one of the fun yard elements on each and added a simple sentiment from Sentimental Wordfetti. I also have some matching mini envelopes (2.75″X 4 1/8″). I have been told these can be mailed through the post office. If you want to test it, email me your address and I will send the first four people one of them. Of course you have to let me know when it arrives 🙂

Here is the set:Here they are up close:

For my tags, I used a small tag die, added the Christmas tree from the set and sentiment came from Christmas Wordfetti. 

Even though these are on water color paper they are all colored with Copic markers.

NOW head over to see what Sheri has created for you!!

If if you get the opportunity to craft with some of these great stamps (or any other SNSS stamp) we would love to see what you create on our SNSS VIP Group Facebook Page; Or tag your creations with #snss or #sweetnsassystamps on Instagram.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Lyn

Bugaboo Holiday Chaos! Day 1

Today starts the annual Bugaboo Stamp Holiday Chaos week! This is a seven day week of challenges with daily prizes and grand prizes too! The theme this year is CRITTERS and boy does Bugaboo have some adorable ones!

Today’s challenge is to create a project using a Holiday Critter AND snow.

I went CAS and created a snow embossed background then colored up Reindeer Trio – three critters = three times the cute right??

Come join in the fun!

Thanks for dropping by!

Lyn

SNSS – To God Be The Glory

Today I am playing with the December Stamp of the Month: Sympathy Morning Glories Clear Stamp Set. I have two projects for your inspiration. I wanted to show the versatility of this set so I tried for a more somber card with color pencils and a brighter Bible journal card with water color

The card is on Neenah Dessert Storm cardstock with Polychromos color pencils – I just love this look – the color pencils just jump off the page!

The Bible Journal card on Canson XL watercolor paper using Arteza Watercolor pencils and Distress Inks and a white gel pen to brighten up the centers:

I also added two of the sentiments from Faith Wordfetti and then I “smooshed” some Distress ink on the page with Philippians 4:20: To our God and Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

It all just seemed perfect to me. What do you think?

These were fun to create and I loved trying out different inks on them! I hope you are inspired.

Thanks for stopping by!

Lyn

Bugaboo Humor Me Wednesday – Cocoa and Gingerbread

Happy Wednesday All!

Today is Humor me Wednesday at Catch the Bug and to Cocoa and Gingerbread House day (on the 12th) , I created a fun oversize tag using Gingerbread Wishes Set. It just makes me smile and it is much brighter in real life –  I can’t wait to put it on a package!

I used  a tag die from My Favorite Things and colored the image with Copics. I added coordinating twine and voila!

I hope you were inspired today! Thanks for stopping by!

Lyn

SNSS Fur-Ever Friends!

Today I am playing with the Fur-Ever Friends Set. I have a clean and simple card and I finally got the opportunity to try my hand at a faith-dex card. It was really fun and I will definitely be making more of them!

The card is a one layer card.

I doodled a border and popped the squirrel in the middle as well as the sentiment from the set. I used some warn gray Copics and used a dot technique for the body.

Here is the faith-dex card:

This one uses Neenah Dessert Storm (kraft). I used a direct to paper technique with my Distress Ink Pads (I explain it in THIS POST). Then I used the entire sheet of Faith Wordfetti Sentiment stamps like a background/texture stamp using the darker ink color. While it was drying, I colored the deer and one of the mushrooms with Copics, fussy cut them and glued them on. I added two of the sentiments and to the back I added the verse from l Peter 4:11:

• Whoever serves, [let him do it] as one who serves by the strength which God supplies – in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

When I looked this verse up I found the following note and it really made me think about how I used my gifts… Therefore, I decided it needed to be my first faith-dex card.

• This passage is part of Peter’s teaching on how Christians should love each other “strenuously” (1 Peter 4:8). He has urged us to offer hospitality without grumbling. Believers are to see all that we have as gifts from God, available to be used for serving each other.

These were fun! I hope you are inspired to try out these faith-dex cards or just try a new technique!.

Thanks for stopping by!

Lyn