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

Thinking of You

Thinking of you.....today, I'm featuring the Sweet 'N Sassy Stamp of the Month along with my current favorite set, Refresh My Soul!!

These two sets together make quick work of crafting beautiful cards!  To complete this one, I stamped a few of the images from Refresh My Soul and masked them, adding a few more images.  Each image is colored using distress inks and an aqua brush.  

When the images were completely dried, I floated some water color sky and ground around the images.  Using the Stamp of the Month, Scripty Thoughts, I added a sentiment and then a few sequins and staples for a simple one layer card full of color! 

Enjoy!!  TTFN--Jane

Girl Power Birthday Wishes

Happy Monday!  I decided to kick the week off with some fun birthday cards I created with Sweet 'N Sassy Stamp's new release, Girl Power and the May Stamp of the Month, Scripty Thoughts.  You can get your own copy of Scripty Thoughts FREE with a $75 purchase.  Read all about it HERE.

I can not get enough of these great images from Girl Power!!

So many possibilities!!  There's still time to save and buy the whole BUNDLE!  Available until 5/9

Simple layouts, a little bit of bling!

You can never have enough birthday cards, right?  These two sets make it simple and so much fun!

TTFN, Jane