Hello beautiful blog friends. Thanks for stopping by today.
Well it just dawned on me that I have forgotten to post my April and May Fairy Calendars. Oh My, that's not good. Anyway, here they are. I hope you like them.

I just love designing these calendar pages. For May I used a lot of satin ribbon and Swarovski Crystals. Can you ever have to many sparkles? Nah. I also wanted to add dimension so I printed out another image and cut out the flowers and popped them up with Stampin Dimensionals.

Calendar Recipe
Stamps: Michelle Perkett Studios digi stamp "Willow", Paper Trey Ink "Calendar Basics"
Ink: Early Espresso
Paper: Almost Amethyst, Daffodil Delight, Georgia Pacific White, Prima Marketing "Fairy Flora" designer paper.
Accessories: Copic Markers, Swarovski Crystals, Martha Stewart's Floral Lace border punch, Lavender satin ribbon, Flower Eyelets, Bonnie's Best Metal Corners, Mini Calendar Pages from Paper Trey Ink. Stampin Dimensionals,



I wanted to to capture Spring for April and what better way than with butterflies.

Calendar Recipe
Stamps: Michelle Perkett Stuido digi image " Butterfly". Papertrey Ink "Calendar Basics"
Ink: Early Espresso
Paper: Spring Moss, Marina Mist, Georgia Pacific White, Prima Marketing "Fairy Flora" designer paper.
Accessories: Copic Markers, Swarovski Crystals, Martha Stewart's Butterfly punch, Oval Eyelets, Stickles, Blossom Nestabilities, Daisy ribbon, Marina Mist ribbon and Seam Binding ribbon that I dyed myself. Bonnie's Best Metal Corners, Mini Calendar Pages from Papertrey Ink. Stampin Dimensionals.

If you want to see more detail, just click on the picture.

I hope you all have a blessed day. You're the best.

Hugs and Blessings,
Deb

Happy Birthday Sweet' N Sassy

I am so excited to share this card with you.

This is a beautiful digital image that was created by Leah Cornelius and is called December Poinsettia. One thing that I love about digi stamps is that you can make them any size you want to fit your layout.

I wanted to get away from traditional Christmas colors and I had this gorgeous designer paper form Graphic 45's Christmas Past Collection called Let it Snow. It looked so nice with More Mustard, Garden Green and Very Vanilla.

I used Splitcoast's Wednesday sketch challenge SC305 for the layout.

If you came here from Leah's blog your in the right place. If you didn't start at the beginning, you'll want to hop back to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog and pick up from there where you left off. We have over 30 amazingly talented ladies participating in today's hop plus a prize at every stop so you really don't want to miss a single blog!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: December Poinsettia and Fancy Flexible Phrases

Paper: Georgia Pacific White, More Mustard, Garden Green, Very Vanilla and Graphic 45’s Let it Snow form their Christmas Past Collection.

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Distressed Ink Antique Linen

Accessories: Copic Markers, 0, W0, W1, W3, Y0000, Y32, YR21, YR23, YR24, YG13, YG95, G99. Book Corners for Bonnies Best, Classic and Scallop Oval Nestabilities, Swarovski Crystals, Stampin Dimensionals and Lime Stickles.

This adorable image is called Cocoa's Mittens and was created by Korin Sutherland, the awesome owner of Sweet' N Sassy Stamps. Doesn't he just make you smile?

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Cocoa's Mittens

Paper: Riding Hood Red, River Rock, Georgia Pacific White, Red Glitter Paper, and DP from The Paper Studio.

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Distressed Ink Antique Linen.

Accessories: Copic Markers, 0, W0, W1, W3, W5, R0000, R000, R11, R12, R21, R24, R27, R89, YG91, YG93, YG95. Peach and Clear Spica Glitter Pens. Riding Hood Red Brads, Swiss Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder, Spellbinders Classic Rectangle Nestabilities and Stampin Dimensionals.

I will be giving away December Poinsettia Digi stamp to a lucky winner.

Thank you so much for celebrating with us today!

Now hop on over to Chupa's blog to see the beautiful creations she has for you to enjoy.

Blessings,

Deb

Apple Harvest

Hi everyone! So good to see you today. I wanted to share this beautiful set from Flourishes Stamps. It is called 'Apple of My Eye' and you can find it here. What an awesome stamp company, they have such beautiful images. Please check them out if you haven't yet.



Here is a shot of the main image which is from the Flourishes stamp set 'Apple of My Eye'. I stamped the apple image on Georgia Pacific White paper and then used my Copic Markers to color with: O, W0, W1,W3, E41, E43, R0000, R000, R12, R21, R27,
R29, R89, Yg0000, G12, G20, G21, G28. I know, I use a lot of colors when I color but I just can't help it. I used Label's Ten Nestability from Spellbinders and sponged around the image while it was still in the die with Destressed Ink Antique Linen. I added Book Corners form Bonnie's Best.



Here is a close up of the easel base. I used an image form 'Vintage Picnic' stamp set form Papertrey Ink. You can find the set here. I just love this set because it can be used for so many occasions. The word apple is form the Flourishes set ' Apple of My Eye'. I went over the letters with a clear glaze pen. I stamped the smaller apple form 'Apple of My Eye' on polyshrink with Black Stazon ink and colored it with Stampin' Write Markers, then shrunk it with my embossing gun. The Ribbon is 'Pure Poppy' from Papertrey Ink and the little white apple blossom buttons are from my button stash. I had to add some bling so I glued several Red Swarovski crystals across the top to hold the main image from slipping forward when standing.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Apple of My Eye from Flourishes and Vintage Picnic from Papertrey Ink.
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Distressed Ink Antique Linen.
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Georgia Pacific White, My Mind's Eye Designer Paper.
Accessories: Copic Markers, Pure Poppy Ribbon from Papertrey Ink. Swarovski Crystals, Polyshrink, Stampin Dimensionals, Spellbinders Label's Ten Nestability, Book Corners from Bonnie's Best, Buttons from stash.

Thank you so much for visiting today and taking the time to leave a comment. Have a wonderful day.

Blessings,

Deb

Been gone to long!

Hi everyone, I know that I have been gone a long time and I apologize for my absence. I have missed you all. Life just seems to keep getting in the way of stamping. UGH!!!!
Anyway, back to creating.
I made this card for Flourishes "Timeless Tuesday Challenge." The sketch is by Kimberly Crawford, a very talented lady. I just love Flourishes stamp sets. They are so elegant and the gals there are so kind. You'll have to pay them a visit. You can find them at: Flourishes
Here are the details:
Stamps: all stamps are from Flourishes Lilac stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: Always Artichoke and Stampin Up designer paper
Accessories: Copic markers, SU Eyelets, Classic Oval Nestabilities, Rhinestones by Taylored Expressions, Lavender Moon Stain Ribbon by Papertrey Ink, Fiskars Edge punch and Stampin Dimensionals.

Thank you for visiting. Blessings to all.



I made this little plaque for my stamping buddies just because I love them. I made each of them a little different so the two gals who haven't gotten theirs yet will still be surprised. I had so much fun designing this piece not only because it was for my friends but because it had to do with CHOCOLATE! What could be better than that? (tee hee).
Here are the details:
Stamps: Chocolate Delight House- Mouse and I Love Chocolate House-Mouse
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette, GP White, Doodle Bug designer paper
Accessories: Copic Markers, Copic Glitter Pens, Cuttlebug Swiss Dot embossing folder, Sugared Brads, Swarovski Crystal Rhinestones, Stampin Dimensionals, White Satin and Brown and White Polka Dot Satin Ribbon from Paper Trey Ink, I love this store!Ticket Corner punch, Metal Corners form Bonnies Best,( a wonderful place for embellishments). and last but not least Rain Dot Hearts.

I covered the front and back of a piece of firm chipboard with Chocolate Chip card stock and added a little hanger on the back. I used a piece of my hardware hodgepodge for this.
Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a blessed day.

Old Fashion Winter

This card was inspired by this beautiful designer paper and mitten stamp. I hung the mittens form one of the ovals cut from Classic Oval Nestabilities. I like it because it looks old fashion and besides who can resist sparkles and snowflakes. Thank you for stopping by
Stamps: Impression Obsession
Paper: Textured Soft Sky, Glossy Black, Basic Black, Georgia Pacific White, Winter Wonderland designer paper. (Dream Street)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Classic Oval Nestabilities, Swarovski Crystal Rhinestones, Felt Flurries, Stickles,
Decorative Corners, Martha Stewart Punch, White Flocking, Copic Markers