SC627 Cocoa Sends Love- Birthday Wishes

Hi Friends! 

It is time for the SplitcoaststampersSC627 Sketch Challenge and I decided to create another card using Sweet ‘nSassy Stamps (SNSS) Cocoa Sends Love Clear Stamp Set designed by Korin Sutherland. 

I think that the SNSS Cocoa Sends Love Clear Stamp Set is very versatile with that sweet Cocoa mouse image peeking out of the mailbox, the gorgeous font used for the fourteen different sentiments plus that cute little trio of hearts stamp :-).

I am also linking this card to the Just Us Girls  Word Week #375 “New” Challenge (since SNSS Cocoa Sends Love is a new stamp set:-)).  

If you have not had a chance to visit us at the SNSS Blog yet, I hope you will find the time to do so- many gorgeous projects from my “sisters” on the SNSS Creative Team!  Also, I hope you find the time to visit the Just Us Girls Challenge site- they always have a fabulous gallery in addition to their wonderful Design Team!

To create this card:

1). Ink the SNSS Cocoa Sends Love Clear Stamp Set Cocoa image with archival black ink and stamp onto a piece of white cardstock.  Color the image with alcohol markers and water-based markers, fussy-cut and mount onto black cardstock (fussy-cutting around the edges again).

2). Trim a piece of blush pink designer paper for the background, mount onto a piece of black cardstock (approx.. 3 ¾” wide) and mount onto the white card base (approx. 3 15/16” wide).

3). Add the vertical strip of designer paper mounted onto black cardstock per the sketch.

4). Die cut a piece of black cardstock with a doily oval die and die cut an oval for the center with a stitched oval die.

5). Ink the small hearts image from SNSS Cocoa Sends Love Clear Stamp Set with a rose marker and repeatedly stamp (re-inking as needed) over the oval die cut piece of white cardstock.

6). Layer the stamped white oval onto the black oval die cut and mount onto the card front with dimensional foam.

7). De-static a piece of black cardstock with an embossing tool, stamp the sentiment from SNSS Cocoa Sends Love Clear Stamp Set with embossing ink, apply white embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Mount onto the card front at the top of the oval (again, per the sketch).

Front view to show that the oval hangs off the edge a bit :-)

8). Add the fussy-cut SNSS CocoaSends Love  mailbox image with dimensional foam.

9). Die cut two hearts using the SNSSPick Me Up Dies from rose cardstock and mount onto the card front.

10). To finish off the card, use the Sharpie Extra Fine White Paint Pen to add highlights to the eyes of Cocoa. 

This was a fun card to design with all of the different layers and patterns!  Even though the oval hangs off the edge a bit, I made sure that the overall width was still 4 1/4" (so it is still an A2 size card) :-)

Thanks for visiting and I hope all of you have a blessed week!

SNSS Cocoa Sends Love

SNSS Pick Me Up Die Set

Cocoa Sends Love

Hi Friends! 

Today Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (SNSS) is releasing two brand new clear stamp sets, Cocoa Sends Love (designed by Korin Sutherland) and the Creative Worship Give Praise (designed by Jennifer Rydin).

We are highlighting a few designs for the new release on the SNSS Blog and SNSS FB Page- I hope you will take the time to stop by and check out the wonderful inspiration from the SNSS Creative Team.

I decided to play along with the SNSS Cocoa Sends Love Clear Stamp Set and create a quick, fun card! 

To create this card:

1). Ink the SNSS Cocoa Sends Love image with archival black ink, stamp onto white cardstock.

2). Color with image with water-based markers using a water brush and ink direct to the image, add glossy accents to the hearts.  Fussy cut the image and mount onto a piece of black cardstock, fussy cut the image once more.

3). Die cut a heart from white and black cardstock, split the black heart and layer behind the white heart allowing a bit of the black die cut to show as a frame.

4). Die cut a larger black oval and a smaller patterned oval using stitched oval dies, layer together.

5). Use a heart embossing folder to emboss a piece of white and light pink cardstock, layer together, add the white crocheted lace and 5/8” black satin ribbon to cover the seam.

6). Mount the background panel onto black cardstock, trim and mount onto the rose card base.

7). Mount the oval focal image onto the card front with dimensional foam.

8). Heat emboss the sentiments from SNSS Cocoa Sends Love Clear Stamp Set with white embossing powder onto black cardstock, trim and create the banner points before adding to the card front with dimensional foam to finish off the card.

I had fun designing this card and hope I have inspired you to create something this weekend!  Hugs and have a blessed week, sweet friends!

SNSS Cocoa Sends Love