Blessings

We have a gorgeous color challenge this week at Splitcoast Stampers: Soft Suede, Blushing Bride, and Certainly Celery. These are perfect colors for making flowers, so I pulled out these CC Designs flower and leaf dies and added a Sweet n Sassy sentiment.

Stamps: Sweet n Sassy
Accessorites: CC Designs rolled flower and leaf dies, embossing folders, half pearls, seam binding ribbon, doily die.

Friends of Speedy TV Challenge - New Technique

The Friends of Speedy TV challenge at Mark's Finest Papers this week is to use a new technique, join us here for a chance to win a stamp set: http://www.mfpspeedytv.ning.com/. I learned this technique last week at the Puyallup, WA Stamp Convention, it's to color embossing folder embossed paper with sponge daubers and pigment ink. I chose to add a pansy from Mark's Finest Papers from the 'Today Tomorrow, and Always' stamp set and colored it with Copic markers. I added foam tape under the pansy and doily for extra dimension.

Stamps: Mark's Finest Papers - Today Tomorrow and Always
Accessories: embossing folder, Copic markers, foam tape, doily die, border die, circle die, pearl stickers.

Poppies

I attended a stamp convention this last weekend and thought I'd try a couple of the techniques that I learned. I colored the poppy image with Marvy pens and then used a watercolor brush to spread the color through the leaves, then added orange Tombow marker to the flower centers and spread the color on the petals. The second technique was to color an embossed background with sponge daubers and pigment ink.

Stamps: Sweet n Sassy Stamps - Poppies & Greetings
Accessories: Sweet n Sassy Stamps scalloped border die, Cheery Lynn doily die, embossing folder, half pearls, Tombow and Marvy Markers, water brush, pigment ink, sponge daubers.

Friends of Speedy TV - Memorial Day challenge

This week's Friends of Speedy TV challenge at Mark's Finest Papers is to make a Memorial Day card. I chose this lovely Mark's Finest Papers Scenic Selections stamp set and the sentiment is from the Pussy Willows set. Join us here at Mark's Finest Papers
http://www.mfpspeedytv.ning.com/
for a chance to win a stamp set.

Stamps: Mark's Finest Papers - Scenic Selections, Pussy Willows stamp sets
Accessories: Tombow Markers, embossing folder, Spellbinder dies, jewel stickers, foam tape, ribbon

Robin

I made this for the Ways to Use - Complementary colors at Splitcoast Stampers . I chose this beautiful bird image from Sweet n Sassy Stamps and added a feather bouquet.

Stamps: Sweet n Sassy Stamps
Accessories: feathers, seam binding ribbon, Copic markers, My Favorite Things flourish die, Cheery Lynn doily and border dies, jewel stickers, embossing folder.

Friends of Speedy TV Challenge - Paper Piercing

This week's Friends of Speedy TV challenge this week is to make a card with paper piercing. I chose this lovely Mark's Finest Papers Dogwood to show off my new My Mind's Eye papers. Join us at us here at Mark's Finest Papers http://www.mfpspeedytv.ning.com/
for a chance to win a stamp set.

Stamps: Mark's Finest Papers - Dogwood Blossoms
Accessories: Tombow Markers, embossing folders, Spellbinder dies, jewel stickers, lace, foam tape, seam binding ribbon

Mark's Finest Papers - Mother's Day Card

Friends of Speedy TV challenge this week is to make a Mother's Day card. I chose this lovely daffodil and butterfly. Join us at us here at http://www.mfpspeedytv.ning.com/
for a chance to win the 'Mother's Magnoias' set.

I colored the daffodil and butterfly with Copic markers and mounted on Spellbinder dies.
Stamps: Mark's Finest Papers - Daffodil Greetings
Accessories: Copic Markers, embossing folders, Spellbinder dies, Memory Box border die, jewel stickers, pearl paint, foam tape

Sweet n Sassy Wedding Card

Sweet n Sassy has a couple beautiful new wedding stamp sets this month and this is really handy, as a co-worker friend is getting married. Her style is vintage with modern touches so I chose this cake image, it's so fresh and I loved combining it with distressing, crinkled seam binding ribbon, and pearls for a vintage feel.

Stamps: Sweet n Sassy - Wedding Cake
Accessories: embossing folder, Copic Markers, half pearls, doily die, seam binding ribbon, distressing tools.

Sweet n Sassy New Release and Blog Hop

Stamps: Sweet n Sassy Stamps: Gone Fishin
Paper: My Mind's Eye, SU
Accessories: Sweet n Sassy Scallop border die, Copic Markers, embossing folder, twine, button, foam tape, Spellbinders, brad stickers.

Stamps: Sweet n Sassy Stamps - Wedding Cake
Accessories: embossing folders, pearl stickers, seam binding ribbon, foam tape.
Dies: Memory Box doily die, Cheery Lynn lace border die, MFT flourish, CC Designs flower and leaf dies

Welcome to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps May New Release Celebration!  All of the Design Divas are excited to kick things off today with a fun blog hop full of inspiration using the sets that will be available for purchase in the store tonight. Please comment at each blog stop for a chance to win the entire release!  Ready to get started?

Here's the full list of Design Divas (and our special May Guest) sharing their creativity with you today:

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Blog

Korin Sutherland

Dina Kowal

Giovana Smith

Bridget Finlay

Taylor Usry

Monika Davis

Holly McMillen

Kim Singdahlsen

DJ Rants

Cathy McCauley

Jennie Harper

Kim Schofield

Mary Faus

Jessica Fick