SNSS February Release Hop – Happy Birthday!

It is that time again! Welcome to the February 2020 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 February stamps. Leave a little comment love on each stop along the way by Tuesday February 18th at 10:00pm 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, on Wednesday, February 19th.

Hop Order:

Sweet’n Sassy Blog
Julee Tilman
Ceal Pritchett
Diane Zechman

Jane Bosi

Esther Asbury

Karen Decknick

Lee Ann Barrett

Lucinde van Ballegooijen

Lyn Tomlin – That’s me!

Sheri Gilson

This month’s release is fabulous and ranges from Sentiment Mash ups to Birthday borders and sweet Springtime images to stunning dragonflies and fun Alphas :)!

I am featuring Birthday Borders and the Stamp of the Month Sentimental Mash-up today.

I used some distress oxide inks on watercolor paper for my first project – A quick and easy birthday tag. I stamped the border of candles and the mashed up sentiment in black archival ink then did simple coloring (no shading) with some Pitt Brush Pens.

For My Second card I created a fun colorful background with Oxides, then repeated the word YOU with Shake It Off Alphas on a panel. I used oxides and clear embossing powder for the complimentary sentiments with Sentimental Mash-up. I flicked splashes of oxides to coordinate with the background.

My final card  uses the balloon border – I practiced “ballon-y” shading on this one using Copics. I also finally tried my hand at a sky background with distress oxides and a cloud stencil. Not perfect, but it was fun! I added a banner with the Birthday mashup I used on my tag. I love this one – it is so bright and cheery and CAS!

I hope you are feeling inspired!! 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

SNSS – Rhubard’s Fall

WooHoo!! The weather is finally a little cooler and the leaves are starting to change colors – I love it!

Today I have some beary adorable clean and simple fall cards! Both use Neenah Dessert Storm (kraft) and Polychromos pencils. This combo is one I love and find myself turning to more and more lately. The stamp set today is another Fall Remix: Rhubarb’s Harvest

The first card is a one layer card.

The second card uses the scraps left over from another card using Canson watercolor paper, Brushos, and a Falling Leaves Stencil.

These were fun! I hope you are inspired to test out color pencils on kraft.

Thanks for stopping by!

Lyn

SNSS – Fall is in the Air!

Fall is finally here! The weather is finally a little cooler and the leaves are starting to change colors – I love it!

Today’s cards are perfectly fall and so much fun! We have a Remix – a  FALL Remix called – Autumn Splendor. I created some “falling leaves” layouts using two different papers and different mediums to see what the differences would produce – they both make me smile out loud and I can’t decide which one I prefer!

The first card is a one layer card using Neenah Dessert Storm (kraft). The leaves were colored with Polychromos pencils which are so wonderful on kraft. The colors just pop! I tried to create some dimension with shadows. It was a fun challenge and I am really happy with the results.

My second card uses Canson watercolor paper, Brushos, and a Falling Leaves Stencil for a background panel and then for the focal point, I colored up the leaves with Inktense pencils for a watercolor look.

These were fun! I hope you are inspired to test out different papers and mediums and see what happens!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lyn

 

Adore Him!

I am not sure about you guys but Christmas stuff is popping up everywhere around me – It is 93 degrees here in Georgia so it is a little hard to get into the Christmas spirit, but this new set from Sweet N Sassy surely has done it! It is called Adore Him. It is so precious. It has so many different elements in the Christmas Story that I have lots of ideas running through my mind.

Today’s images were colored with Polychromos pencils. They take a little while to build up the color, but the end result is great!

My first card uses Distress Oxides to create a night time sky.  I used Wood Backgrounds to create “wood pieces” for the “manger” and the colored the baby , fussy cut it, and popped it up on fun foam. I used the sentiment from an older set called Peace on Earth (retired) And that is all there is too this one – clean and simple but not really, right?

My second card uses The Three Wise Men. This one is very  clean and simple. I colored them, fussy cut them, and glued them onto a white card. I rounded the corners for a little added interest. For this one, I used a sentiment from We Three Kings – I love this sentiment!

These were so much fun! I hope you are inspired to get your Christmas cards started. It will actually be here before you know it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lyn

SNSS June Blog Hop – Lemons

Hi friends! Welcome to the June 2019 Release After Party Hop! 

This month we have some sweet and adorable  stamps as well as some pretty and elegant sets! You should get good and inspired 🙂

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 JUNE 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. Winner will be announced on the SNSS blog, Tuesday, June 25.

Hop Order:

Sweet’n Sassy Blog
Julee Tilman
Cathy McCauley
Ceal Pritchett
Diane Zechman
Jane Bosi
Lucinde van Ballegooijen
Lyn Tomlin
Monika Davis
Sheri Gilson
Stephanie Serrano

My projects today features Life and Lemons.  I stepped away from my Copics for today’s projects.

The first card is clean and simple using polychromos pencils on kraft.

• I used Neenah Dessert Storm paper and colored the image up with my Polychromos colored pencils.
• Since it is supposed to be a clear jar, I used versamark for the outline image and heat set it before I colored it.
• To finish my card, I went back and used the sentiment and lemon slice to fill in the background using Versamark for a tone on tone look. I highlighted with a little white watercolor acrylic paint to make the jar look more “glass-like”.

My second card today is a simple watercolor card.

• I used Canson watercolor paper for this one a
• I put distress ink on an acrylic block, misted it, and stamped it onto water color paper
• I ink smooshed ona scrap piece of watercolor paper with shades of yellow in one spot and shades of green in another. I stamped the leaves with the darkest green in the green area and the lemon with the darkest shade of yellow on the yellow area – this gave me natural shading…
• I fussy cut the lemon and leaves and adhered the to my card with foam tape for dimension.
• With Versafine Black Onyx Ink, I stamped the sentiment.

Now it is time to hop on and see what the incredibly talented Monika Davis has for you!

I hope you are inspired to create today and see how you can stretch your stamps (or bring old ones to life again!) And 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

SNSS June Challenge – Get Beachy!

Hi Friends!

Today I have some mer-mazingly adorable projects using the new Mer-mazing set. It is seriously so much fun and I can’t stop coloring these beach themed cuties! For fun, I created a challenge at Sweet N Sassy’s VIP Facebook Group with a video tutorial. If you are not a member of this group, you should join – it is so much fun and chock full of inspiration and encouragement!

All my projects use the scene building technique from the tutorial but they all use a different medium… Use what you have, it is easy and fun!

My first project uses the beach scene technique with color pencils and the sentiment is built using the Scripty Thoughts set

My Second project uses Copics to build my scene.  My Third project uses Distress Oxides and white acrylic paint to build my scene and Copics to color the images. I used Texture Tiles 1 to create the texture in sand.

Recipe :

• Paper – Canson Watercolor card stock (for color pencils), Strathmore Bristol Smooth (for Distess Oxides), Xpress It (For Copics)
• Image – Mer-mazing set
• Sentiments (not from Mer-mazing set) are from Scripty Thoughts set
• Ink – Polychromos Color Pencils, and Distress Oxides, And Copics
• Ink for Sentiment – Versafine Onyx Black

I hope you are inspired today. Come on over to the Sweet N Sassy’s VIP Facebook Group and join the challenge – there is a prize for one lucky winner!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lyn

SNSS – Surrounded in Prayer

Hi Friends! Today I have more projects (CAS to more complex) for you using the same stamp set. Today I am using Surrounded in Prayer which is a great stamp set AND it is for a cause.My first project is a clean and simple card. I used the sentiment and ribbon from the Surrounded in Prayer set then, to frame it, I used a short border stamp from the Hymn Block set. It is so fun when you are able to use those little stamps from one set on project after project and in different ways! Do you have some sets you can stretch?

Recipe :

• Paper – Neenah Solar White card stock
• Image – Surrounded in Prayer and Hymn Block
• Ink – Stamped image with Gina K Amalgam Ink And Copics (RV02, RV04, RV06, RV17)
• My background paper is cut with an AJVD rectangle die and Spellbinders Square Die

My Second project is a mixed media art journal page in my 6×6 disc bound journal. This one has a fun layer that make me smile out loud! I found a free copy of Amazing Grace online, printed it and used gel medium to adhere it to my journal page (I put gel medium under it and on top of it) Then I started building from there. A layer of Distress Oxide spray, splattered and edged with ink, some fun washi tape and my favorite elements – the people (colored with Copics) and the sentiment (cut apart and put down in pieces) from the Surrounded in Prayer set. I wanted the characters to look like they were singing soooo I looked through my stamp sets until I found a solid circle (the period in the Chunky Alpha set – woo hoo, how about that!)  I love the colors in this one and I LOVE the song peaking through

Here it is a little close – see the music! So happy right now!!

Recipe :

• Background – Gel Medium (Golden) and sheet music of Amazing Grace (printed on copy paper)
• Background ink – Distrss Oxide Spray Walnut Stain and Vintage Photo
• Splatters – White Pebeo acrylic and Black Dylusion Paint
• Image and Sentiment – Surrounded in Prayer and Chunky Alpha “Surround” is embossed with Versafine Onyx Black Ink and clear Embossing Powder
• Main image colored with Copics
• Washi Tape – By Grace from Illustrated Faith
• Outline image with Stabilo All Pencil and water brush

I hope you are inspired today. Think about the all the little elements from your various stamp sets and use them in a new way!! Just have fun doing it!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lyn

 

 

SNSS – Victory in Jesus

Hi Friends! Today I have two projects for you using the new Victory in Jesus set from Sweet N Sassy Stamps.

I made a CAS card as well as a “everything but the kitchen sink” card.

My first project is a simple watercolor card.

Recipe :

• Watercolor paper – Strathmore Coldpress
• Image – Victory in Jesus
• Ink – Stamped image with Gina K Amalgam Ink and colored it with Inktense watercolor pencils
• My background paper is cut with a wonky rectangle die

My Second project is a more complex one. I found a mixed media background in my stash. I thought it would be fun to stamp on top of it and color over it with color pencils. It actually worked; however, it was a little busy. To “mute” it, I covered it with embossed vellum and added the sentiment on top.

Recipe:

• Background – Acrylics Dylusions
• Background stencils – Tim Holtz
• Image – Victory in Jesus
• Ink – Stamped image with Gina K Amalgam Ink and colored it with Polychromos pencils
• Vellum embossed with Cuttlebug butterfly embossing folder

I hope you are inspired today. See how you can create a variety of projects with a single project and most of all, this should be fun so make it FUN!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Lyn

 

SNSS Happy Birthday Sweet ‘N Sassy Stamps!

Hi Friends! Today’s post is a pretty fun one because it is part of a month long celebration for Sweet N Sassy Stamp’s 11th Birthday! I made a birthday tag using Party Hat Cocoa Digital Stamp to get things started! (I love Cocoa Mouse – don’t you?!)

As part of the celebration, there are different prizes every week and this week it is FREE US Shipping with the code “HAPPY11FREESHIP”My inspiration projects today are a little surprise for my sister. She is a big time scrapbooker and my favorite person to create for. When I send her a card she thanks me for the “embellishment” and adds it to a page. Soooo today I made her an actual embellishment using a great little clear stamp set from 2013 called Snowman Soup.

I bought this mug die cut this summer and have just been waiting for the inspiration to use it – this stamp set was just what I needed! I decided to decorate my mug with a winter scene by stamping my snowman and making him a bit taller. I wanted to color it with color pencils because they are so great on dark colored paper. I was not disappointed.

I created a little journaling card to go into it so she can journal the page and tuck it into the mug. I decorated the bottom corner with one of the smaller snowmen in the set.I was having so much fun, I also created a little ATCoin thinking she could pop it somewhere too. I colored this up with Copics – you can see the difference in vibrancy when it is beside the color pencil snowman. I really like them both in different ways!

Here is the whole set – I think she is going to love it!

I hope you are inspired today to just create something and have fun doing it. Try different mediums and see what you like best.

Thanks for stopping by and joining the celebration!

Lyn

Bugaboo – Sketch Challenge

Today I am playing along with Stella Says Sketch challenge at Catch the Bug.

I am loving the fun new fall images at Bugaboo and this Squirrel is no exception. The look on his face make me think he is thinking something naughty haha!

I actually dug in my stash today and used some DP for my card so one less piece of paper in a stack of many – woo hoo! I printed my image on 80# Neenah Solar white and colored it with my Polychromos pencils. My sentiment is from Carta Bella”Just Be You” Set.

Head on over to Catch the Bug and join in on the challenge. You have two weeks and there are prizes to win!

I am also entering this card into the following challenges:

• Colour Crazy Challenge -Week 45 Anything Goes
• Through the Purple Haze – Challenge #150 Everything Fall
• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies – Challenge #20

Thanks for stopping by!

Lyn