Saturday, March 2, 2013

Sweet Stamp Shop--Guest Designer

 
Is anyone else ready for spring?  I am so tired of the snow, the cold, the winter coats, etc, etc. 
I think my kids are ready for some warm weather too!  My son keeps saying he's going outside to play basketball.....um, no....it's 30 degrees!!!
 
Anyway, I'm here with my Guest Designer post for the Sweet Stamp Shop which you can see on the Sweet Stamp Shop blog!!  I was very honored to be chosen this month as one of the designers!
Thank you Nicole Rixon for the sweet opportunity to work with your designs this month!
 

I have a couple of cards today using some of the newest releases.......Nesting and Distressed Chevron.  Let me say first, that I didn't have any SSS stamps prior to this gig......so that being said, this design process was a bit hard for me and made me really think "outside the box" when it came to sentiments, layouts, etc.  However, I feel like I still created cards that were ME. 
 
On with the show!!
I'm going to show off the Distressed Chevron background.  My first card uses the background simply by stamping it on a card front with white pigment ink.  Oh the ink coverage is amazing!  (see supply list below)  Then I added on a speech bubble veneer from Freckled Fawn.
 
hello


 My next card uses Distressed Chevron background to make my own pattern paper.  Here I stamped the background onto paper and then die cut my little animals from it for a sweet baby card!
 
baby


My final card uses the set called Nesting.  Who doesn't like those little Nesting families?  Cute little sentiments in this set too!  I actually **gasp** cut my sentiment apart and out of the frame it came in to achieve this sentiment layout......but I like!  :)
**I had a very hard time getting this card photographed to get my sentiment in focus...sorry!**
 
Nesting

Nesting2
 
Well, thank you all so much for all your lovely comments on my blog lately......you all certainly know how to make a girl smile!
 

{hello}
Stamps:  Distressed Chevron (Sweet Stamp Shop)
Paper:  Hibiscus Burst (PTI)
Ink:  White (Wplus9)

Misc:  Wood speech bubble (Freckled Fawn)

{BABY}
Stamps:  Distressed Chevron (Sweet Stamp Shop)
Paper:  Lemon Tart, Sweet Blush, Aqua Mist, White (PTI)
Ink:  White (Wplus9)
Dies:  Animals (PTI), Headline Alpha Dies (PTI)
Misc:  Sewing Machine, Buttons (PTI), Foam Adhesive

{It's what's on the inside...}Stamps:  Nesting (Sweet Stamp Shop)
Paper:  Pure Poppy, Hawaiian Shores, White, True Black (PTI)
Ink:  Tuxedo Black (Memento), Versamark
Dies:  Heart Border (PTI)
Misc:  Copics, Foam Adhesive


15 comments:

Misty said...

You did such a wonderful job with these. They're GREAT!

Jen Carter said...

These turned out wonderfully! You never would have known that you were short on sentiments. My favorite is your first one, the hello card! I love how you used the background for the baby card too. I also think it's great how you showed just part of the dolls bodies on the last card! Great work!

Taheerah said...

*Love* these cards Amy - they are definitely 'you'!! The baby card is so cute and sweet, but my oh my have I fallen head over heels with that distressed chevron - both the stamp and your card! Wow!!

Lea L. said...

These are all super cute! LOVE that baby card...it's adorable! The distressed chevron background on that first one is pretty fab too!

Miriam Prantner said...

I love these! That first one is so fun, but I LOVE the second one and how you used the chevron on the animals, so cute! And of course the doll card is adorable!

Ashley H said...

Loving those cute little animals - that card is adorable! & the masking technique for the nesting sentiment is a great idea... I found that nesting set very difficult to use.

Annette Allen said...

Amy your cards are amazing..i totally love your amazing creativity..

Lisa Petrella said...

Diggin' that distressed chevron and the coverage of that white ink is FABULOUS!!! I also LOVE how you made your own patterned paper for your die-cut animals!! ADORABLE baby card!

Sharron said...

Love both cards using the chevrons! Those little chevron animals make such an adorable baby card! And great design with the dolls and fun sentiment!

Kara said...

LOVE that baby card, Amy!!

Unknown said...

These are all fab but the baby card is my fave...perfect little stitched panels...a quilt of cute! Awesome GD designs!

Kim Heggins said...

Amazing cards Amy and that distressed chevron stamp is so fun and makes for fabulous cards!

Laurie said...

Every one of these cards is amazing! You did an awesome job!!

Denise Bryant said...

Sweet cards! That baby card is absolutely adorable!
DeniseB

Leigh Penner said...

Oh, these are fabulous, Amy! Well done!

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