Doves of Peace

Hi Friends!

Welcome to the December release at Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps.  Today I am sharing a quick Mixed Media card using the new stamp set Doves of Peace along with the December Stamp of the Month, Wood Backgrounds (free with your net purchase of $75 (US) in December 2018).

I love participating in online challenges and used the Global Design Project #166Sketch Challenge for the layout and am also linking this card to the PapercraftCrew Challenge #316 “Favorite New Product” (love both of these sets) as well as the Simon Says Wednesday “Anything Goes” 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- gorgeous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, stamp the Doves of Peace  image with Versafine™ Onyx Black Ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Watercolor the image with water-based markers and fussy-cut around the edge.

2).  On another piece of white cardstock, image the small background image from  Wood Backgrounds with distress ink, stamp repeatedly to create the background and trim the panel.  De-static the lower right hand corner with an embossing powder tool, stamp the sentiment “be with you” from Doves of Peace with Versafine™ Onyx Black Ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool. 

3). Use a circle punch or die to create the design element in the upper right-hand corner, trim the panel and mount onto a piece of black cardstock.  Trim close to the edge of the background panel.

4). Trim another piece of white cardstock to approx.. 4” x 5 ¼”, mount onto a piece of black cardstock and trim close to the edge.  Mount the entire panel onto a white card base and adhere the panel created in step 2 & 3 to the card front using dimensional foam.

5). De-static a piece of black cardstock with an embossing powder tool, stamp the word “Peace” from Doves of Peace using Versamark™ ink, apply white embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Trim the sentiment and mount onto the card front.

6). Add a bit of looped silver cord to the circle cut-out area and mount the fussy-cut Doves of Peace  image over the silver cord with dimensional foam.

7). Add a few silver sequins and use a clear glitter pen on the water in the globe image to finish off the card

Stamp Sets: Doves of Peace , Wood Backgrounds Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black, Versamark™; Stampin’ Write Markers-Pool Party, Granny Apple Green; Tim Holtz® Pumice Stone Distress Ink,  Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen

Cardstock/Designer Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black (Stampin’ Up!)

Accessories/Tools: Embossing Buddy®, Clear & White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Silver Cord, Silver Sequins

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- I hope all of you have a wonderful week!

SC689 Thanks Be Unto God

Hi Friends!

It’s time for the weekly sketch at Splitcoaststampers!  Carey is our #SC689 sketch designer this week and she has created a fun sketch for sure!

I decided to use a verse from Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps What A Savior stamp set for a Christmas card :-) 

We are having a major snow storm here on the East Coast (more snow in the last 24 hours than we have received all winter) and it is the first day of spring!!  

So with the crazy weather, I thought snowflakes would work well for the diagonal element (layer #3) and used a Memory Box die that I had purchased a few months ago and had not had a chance to use yet :-)

I am also linking this card to the Try Stamping on Tuesday March Techique “Embossing” Challenge and the A Bit More Time to Craft “Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to visit the Splitcoaststampers’ Sketch gallery or other challenge sites yet, I hope you will do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). On a piece of white cardstock, use sponge daubers to apply Broken China, Mermaid Lagoon and Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide Inks. Once you have blended the colors, lightly spritz water over the panel and dry with a heat tool.

2), Use the Big Shot™ with the Memory Box™ Snowflake Swell Die to die cut another piece of white cardstock. 

3). De-static the upper left hand corner with an embossing powder tool, ink the verse from What A Savior with embossing ink, stamp onto the panel and heat set with white embossing powder.  Once the embossing powder has cooled, sponge Broken China and Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide Ink over the embossing, lightly wipe off the excess from the embossing with a dry cloth or paper towel and lightly spritz with water.

4). Mount the snowflake panel onto the oxide background and trim.  Mount the entire panel onto a piece of denim cardstock, trim and mount onto the white card base.

5). Apply shimmer to the snowflakes with a clear glitter pen and add a few Ivory Seashell Nuvo™ Crystal Drops to finish off the card.

 Stamp Sets: What A Savior (Sweet‘n Sassy Stamps)

Ink/Mediums: Versamark™, Tim Holtz®  Distress Oxide Ink- Broken China, Mermaid Lagoon, Blueprint Sketch; Nuvo™ Ivory Seashell Crystal Drops, Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen

Paper: Whisper White, Dapper Denim (Stampin’ Up!)

Accessories/Tools: Big Shot™, Memory Box™ Snowflake Swell Die, Embossing Buddy®,  Heat Tool, White Embossing Powder

Thanks again for taking the time to visit! If you have a chance, we would love for you to join us at Splitcoaststampers for this week’s sketch challenge!  Hugs and I hope all of you have a great week, sweet friends!