Christmas In July Blog Hop!

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Y'all!  It's Christmas in July at Sweet N Sassy Stamps and that means both a fun hop full of inspiration AND a super sale!  It's time to plan your holiday projects and SAVE!!  All Christmas and Winter stamp sets are on sale--be sure to check them out!




You definitely want to start at the very beginning so you don't miss any of  the inspiration!

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Julee Tilman

Bev Gerard

Ceal Pritchett

Dina Kowal

Gayle Bond

Giovana Smith

Jane Bosi

Jeanne Streiff

Julie Cassell

Lee Ann Barrett

Lyn Tomlin

Monika Davis

Sheri Gilson

Stephanie Serrano

Make sure to leave some kindness in the comments on each stop.  It will enter you for a chance to win a $50 gift voucher for the Sweet N Sassy Stamps store!

My project for today features the sets Thrill of Hope and Christmas Wishes.  Using water color paper, I started by stamping and embossing the deer images.  I created a circular mask using a piece of copy paper with a circle die cut window.  Next, I added the trees using Ranger distress ink. I sponged ink around the edges and then added the sentiment and some sequins to finish things off.

My second card uses Thrill of Hope along with Home for the Holidays. After stamping and embossing the lab image from Home for the Holidays, I added the trees and several layers of distress inks to create a antique-y look.  Once dry, I added some red glitter glue to sparkle up the trees and some snowflakes.

Don't forget to share some love at each stop on the hop and be entered to win a $50 gift voucher for the Sweet N Sassy Stamps store!  Enjoy the rest of the hop.....You're off to see what Jeanne Streiff has to share next.  I'm positive it's going to be amazing!

TTFN, Jane

Warmest Wishes....

Happy New Year!!!  I'm cleaning out my "to share" folder today with a few cards I created using images from Sweet N Sassy Stamps.  One of my favorite stamping things to do is find cards I love (usually on Pintrest) and recreate them with stamps I already own.  Waaaaaayyyyyy back in the day, when I first started stamping, I had to buy the exact same stamps and inks and embellishments to recreate the cards I loved.  It's actually a great way to learn about how product works, to get a feel for stamping and locate your mojo.  Some people are offended when their designs are copied, but I hold to the old adage---it's the highest compliment!

The card above features both Thrill of Hope and Christmas Wishes.  I kind of womp at sending out Christmas cards....well, I sorta womp at sending cards period.  Which is really ironic since I create tons of them.  If I were into resolutions, I may resolve to send more, but really, I'll probably still womp.  But.......I digress.  My point was, the Warmest Wishes sentiment from this set is perfect for wompers like me---I finally did sent this one out as a New Year's wishes card--perfect and versatile.  

This card features the retired set, Bottom of My Heart,  Wood Background and All About You.  I finally pulled out my Faber Castel Oil Pastels to create the water colored back ground.  Using a resist technique with the wood slice image, the water color back ground is the perfect splash of color for this simple card.

I love the colors in this card!  It features Wood Background, Whimsy Bouquet, Itty Bitty Blossoms, Texture Tiles One and Scripty Thoughts.  In this day and age with dies and fancy machines that die cut your images, I still love me some good old fashion fussy cutting.  It's a great stress reliever for me!

Thanks for stopping by!!
TTFN, Jane