Happy 11th Birthday to Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps!

 Hi Friends!

Sweet‘n Sassy Stamps is celebrating their 11th birthday this month! We are so excited and will be having sales to celebrate each week for the month of November!

Korin Sutherland has released two new sets this month as “11^th Birthday Throwback” sets- Cocoa’s Cups and Crazy About Snowmen!  Both sets incorporate some of the most popular images from over the years at Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (many of these images were previously retired) and Korin combined them into two wonderful new sets just perfect for the holidays!  Plus, from 11/01-11/07/18, you can receive 11% off the November release with code HAPPY11NEW! 

Plus, you get to choose your November Stamp of the Month from one of our top 4 stamp sets (for a $60 net order (after all discounts and not including shipping- US $$)- good through November 30^th!  

Plus, don't forget- all $75 net orders receive free shipping in the US!

My first card for the celebration features the new Cocoa’s Cups using the Mojo Monday #501 Sketch Challenge for the layout (guess what?  Julee Tilman has joined our SNSS Design Team plus she has re-started the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenges- woohoo!).

I am also participating with day Simon Says Wednesday “Anything Goes” Challenge along with the Double D Challenge “Stripes or Dots” Inspiration Challenge (I used striped designer paper in the horizontal panel as well as added dots to the snowflakes on the cup image) and the Dies R Us #108 "Stitched Dies" Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to visit the above challenge sites or the SNSS Blog/FB Page yet, I encourage you to do so- wonderful inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, stamp the 11^th Birthday Throwback: Cocoa’s Cups snowflake cup image onto the panel along with the sentiment with Versafine™ Onyx Black Ink (leave plenty of room for fussy-cutting the image as well as die-cutting the sentiment), apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

2). Once the embossing has cooled, fussy-cut the snowflake cup image (I used my Brother Scan ‘n Cut machine to cut this out with just a bit of a border- love this machine I received for my birthday!).  Watercolor the image using water-based markers (see colors below) and add additional white details using Nuvo™ Gloss White Drops and a Sharpie® Extra Fine White Paint Pen .  ***FYI- I had added the gloss white drops to the centers of the snowflakes on the cup first but the color from the marker bled through, so when they had dried, I went over the drops with the paint pen as well as added additional details to the ends of the snowflakes***

  

3). Die cut the various pieces of designer paper and navy cardstock with stitched rectangle dies.  Layer the white cardstock onto the navy cardstock panel for the card front and add the striped layer horizontally (I split this panel behind the vertical layer to extend the length- no one is the wiser, except you are now, lol!).

4). Add the twine across the center of the card and mount the vertical panel with dimensional foam.   Adhere the twine bow with the button and mount the entire panel onto the white card base.

5). Add the fussy-cut image to a die cut layered circle with dimensional foam and mount directly to the card front.

 

6). Adhere the layered embossed sentiment using dimensional foam and add three small Nuvo™ Gloss White Drops at the lower left edge of the sentiment circle.  

7). Punch three snowflakes using a snowflake punch, adhere to the card front and add pink buttons to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets: 11^th Birthday Throwback: Cocoa’s Cups (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black, Stampin’ Write Markers- Coastal Cabana, Gray Granite, Smoky Slate, Melon Mambo, Real Red, Soft Suede; Sharpie® Extra Fine White Paint Pen; Nuvo Gloss White Crystal Drops

Cardstock/Designer Paper: Whisper White, Not Quite Navy, Winter Frost Designer Series Paper (all Stampin’ Up!)

Accessories/Tools: Big Shot™, MFT Dies- Stitched A2 Rectangle Set 1 & 2, Stitched Circles; Circle Dies (retired SU!), Embossing Buddy®, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Martha Stewart™ Snowflake Punch, Coastal Cabana Thick Baker’s Twine, retired SU! Pink buttons

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