It's the Great American Pie Month, a perfect reason to make a Sweet 'n Sassy card!

Did someone say pie? Isn't that the greatest sentiment? February is Great American Pie Month. I'm not sure what that means but pie is good so why not make a card.

I'm excited to announce there's another reason for this card. I was asked to be the guest designer for today's Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers. This cute "Pie for Cocoa" card is just one of the cards that I created. It uses three different Sweet 'n Sassy stamps: Pie for Cocoa, Did Someone Say Pie? and All My Heart. The images were colored with Copic Markers. A couple of different papers were used: Bo Bunny Blush Dot, Memory Box, Copic X-Press It Blending Card and Neenah Desert Storm.



I love the way the little flowers on the hearts mimick the polka dotted iced cookies in the inspiration picture. I tried to make the pie crust the same color as the cookies but alas, I always burn my pie crusts.

I had so much fun with this challenge, I made a second card using the Sweet 'n Sassy Chickadee and Berries stamp. The sentiment is also a Sweet 'n Sassy stamp. It is part of the Punny Fruits and Veggies set. The berries and the dotted paper represent the pink polka dotted iced cookies while the browns in the chickadee and branches were inspired by the cookies. Did you notice anything familiar about the design of this card? It was inspired by this week's Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Sketch Challenge. It's a terrific sketch that I'm sure will be used a lot.

Again, the image is colored with Copics and the paper is Echo Park's Victoria Gardens.

Here's the inspiration photo:

Are you inspired? Why don't you create something Sweet 'n Sassy and upload it to Splitcoast Stampers. Please remember to add the keyword: SNSSIC25.

And while you're thinking Sweet 'n Sassy, why not play along with their Sketch Challenge. There's also a stamp release blog hop this Thursday night. I'll see you there.

Thank you so much Korin and Taylor and everyone at Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. Playing along has been so much fun! And Thanks everyone for visiting.

Oh I'm sorry, I never asked...What's your favorite type of pie?

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Hey, it's Saturday. Have you created anything for this month's Stampendous challenge? It is all about bling. Create a card with glitter, rhinestones or anything sparkly and upload it to the Stampendous blog for a chance to win Cherub Wishes Perfectly Clear Set. You have until February 2, 2012 at 11:00 PM EST to play along.

I had good intentions to create something blingy today but it just didn't happen. Instead I thought I'd share this peony panel card. I stamped the flourish from the Cling Jumbo Peony set several times with VersaMark and then embossed with Stampendous Clear Detail Embossing Powder. The pretty colored panel is called Peony Border Panel. I colored it with Copics, matted it and adhered it to the card base. The sentiment is from the Friendly Greetings Class A' Peel sticker set.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my card.


Please visit the following blogs for some sparkly inspiration:

Janelle Stollfus

Kristine Reynolds

Cyndi Bundy

Pam Hornschu

Jennifer Ingle

Melinda Gleissner

Suzanne Czosek

Taylor Usry

Stampendous Saturday Challenge

Good Morning! Have you been playing along with this month's Stampendous challenge? It's all about bling, whether it's glitter, rhinestones or sparkly stickers. Remember, you have until February 2, 2012 at 11:00 PM EST to play along and you don't have to use Stampendous products. We do love it when you do though.

I actually made two cards this week. This first one uses sprinkles of Stampendous Aged Silver Embossing Enamel to create the bling in the background. It's hard to see in the photo but this embossing enamel will give you a fabulous shiny finish. The flower stamp is from the Stampendous Cling Jumbo Thank You. I colored directly to the stamp using Faber-Castell PITT Big Brush pens and then misted the stamp with Perfect Pearls before actually stamping it to the paper. After the image dried, I stamped over it with my all-time favorite Stampendous Cling Music Score and then fussy-cut. Simple.

Today is National Hugging Day. I'm not quite sure what this entails but I thought I'd make a card to celebrate. I stamped the little background block from the Stampendous Daisy Stem Trio set three times with VersaMark ink and then added glitter. Of course I used the following luscious Stampendous colors, Cherry, Rose and Tiger Lily. Pink and Orange is such a happy combination. The sentiment is from an older Stampendous set SSC1052. You may be able to still find it at your local stamp store. This is a terrific set of sentiments so it's worth searching around for.

Please check out the wonderful, glittery inspiration created by Stampendous Design Team members.

Stampendous Impressions Blog
Janelle Stollfus
Cyndi Bundy
Wendy Price
Wendy Jordan
Taylor Usry
Suzanne Czosek
Kristine Reynolds
Pam Hornschu
Jennifer Ingle
Steph Lee


Thanks for visiting. HUGS!

On Valentine's Day, the Stampendous Bling Challenge

It’s Saturday which means another chance to play along with the Stampendous Challenge. This month’s challenge is all about bling. It doesn’t matter whether you use glitter, rhinestones or sparkly stickers, just bling up a card and submit it over at the Stampendous blog. Please add the direct link for your card to the linky tool on the Stampendous blog no later than February 2, 2012 at 11:00 PM EST. You don't have to use Stampendous products to play along, but we sure love it when you do! And as an extra incentive for playing, one lucky person (drawn at random from all the entries) will receive this gorgeous Cherub Wishes Perfectly Clear Stamp Set. Due to shipping restrictions, the winner must have a US address.

For my card I inked the Stampendous Heart Stack N228 image with VersaMark Watermark Ink and then embossed it with my favorite black Stampendous embossing powder. I also stamped and embossed a sentiment from the Stampendous Iguana Love set SSC1084 the same way. I dry embossed a frame around the panel, matted it and then added foam adhesive before adhering it to the card base. For bling, I colored one of the hearts with a mixture of Festive Berries Distress ink and Perfect Pearls Mist. I also added a few Stampendous Class a’ Peel Dot Sparklers in red AC672HSR. If you want to add bling fast and inexpensively use Class a’Peel stickers. They come in a huge variety of styles and colors and because you always get a lot of them in one package, this product is perfect for mass producing cards.

Before you run off to create your blinged-out card, please check out the stunning inspiration created by these Design Team Members.

Stampendous Impressions Blog
Cyndi Bundy
Wendy Price
Wendy Jordan
Jennie Lin Black
Taylor Usry
Krissy Fossmeyer
Suzanne Czosek
Kristine Reynolds
Pam Hornschu
Melinda Gleissner (that's me)
Jennifer Ingle

Thanks for visiting!

Resolutions Can Be Challenging So Add Some Bling