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welcome little one

Hello friends and happy Thursday!

Today I am on the Art Impressions blog with a card using one of the new Art Impressions Mini TryFolds4852- Welcome Little One MTF.  This set is one of my absolute favorites…it is just adorable!

The set includes two dies to cut out the openings in the two layers of the tri-fold card, allowing for a sneak peek of the images inside.  The largest image (the crib here) goes on the outside of the card.

CHA 2a diane zechman

When the first fold is opened, it reveals the cute teddy and mobile.

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When the second fold is opened, you see the sweet little sleeping baby.

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How precious…I wish they stayed this little forever!

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Have a great day and… happy stamping!

Diane Signature Medium size

stamps- Art Impressions 4852- Welcome Little One MTF; paper- white, SU! Pixie Pink, Doodlebug- Kraft in color; ink- Memento Tuxedo Black; accessories- Copics, Square & Scalloped Square Nestabilities, MFT Stitched Square Scalloped Frames, SU! Medium Jewelry Tag punch, oval punches, crochet thread, SU! small heart punch.

welcome sweet baby

Good morning!  Today I am sharing this card on the Sweet ‘n Sassy blog.  I needed a couple of baby cards and pulled out the Sweet ‘n Sassy Little One stamp set.  I already had a baby boy card made with this same set but I also need a few for girls.  You can see the boy card I made previously here.

little one girl diane zechman

I also used the SNSS Majestic Monarchs dies to add a little accent to the main image.  It complements the tiny butterflies in the carriage nicely.  🙂  The baby rattle was popped up with dimensionals.

Thanks for popping in and… happy stamping!

stamps- Sweet ‘n Sassy Little One; paper- white, black, SU! Wisteria Wonder, DCWV Nana’s Nursey; ink- SU! Wisteria Wonder, Versafine Black; accessories- Sweet ‘n Sassy Majestic Monarchs dies, MFT Die-Namics Cross-Stitch Circle Stax, rhinestones.

hello little sprout!

Hello friends and happy Thursday!

Today I am on the Art Impressions blog with a card using one of the Ai Little People.  They are SO adorable!  I’ve used the Little Sprout (4317) image here…I love how she is peeking out of the pot!

hello little sprout diane zechman

I paper pieced the pot and used the Camouflaging Die Cuts technique with the “hello” die.  The bottom portion of the panel was first masked, sponged, and then spritzed with purple ink.

hello little sprout close diane zechman

I was going to add the “little sprout” words but I decided this image would also be cute as a general “hello” card, rather than just using it for a baby.

Have a great day and… happy stamping!

Diane Signature Medium size

stamps- Art Impressions- Little Sprout (4317); paper- white, DCWV Nana’s Nursery- Baby Boy; ink- Memento Tuxedo Black, SU! Wisteria Wonder and Concord Crush; accessories- Copics, SU! Hello You Thinlits, rhinestones, Scor-Tape, glue pen, Inkworx Color Spritzer.

welcome sweet baby

Hello friends! Welcome to Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps August 2015 Release Blog Hop! We are super excited to be releasing not only three brand new stamp sets this month, but will also be adding a brand new illustrator to the Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps team. Give a warm welcome to Karla Dornacher!

Karla is an inspirational author, speaker and illustrator and will be designing stamp sets for Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps that will be perfect for the popular trend of Bible journaling.  How great is that?

To create my card, I used the new sets called Little One and Baby Innies, along with the recently released Floral Pattern Background.

sweet baby boy diane zechman

What a sweet carriage!  I added two tiny rhinestones to the center of the wheels and then a few black ones to accent the circles.  And yes…I got my sewing machine out to stitch the border!

I also coordinated the inside with some tiny feet, hearts, and a sentiment from the Baby Innies.

sweet baby boy inside diane zechman

Now I need to make a baby girl card and then I’ll be all prepared for any sweet little ones to come along.  🙂

Blog Hop Giveaway!
What would a Blog Hop be without a giveaway, right? One random commenter from one of the DT blogs will be selected to win a $20 Gift Code to Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps. You have until Thursday, August 20th at midnight EST to leave your comments. The winner will be posted on the Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps Blog on Friday, August 21st!

To see all the awesome samples made by the Design Divas using the new stamp sets from the August Release, click on the links on the SNSS Blog! Don’t forget to leave a little love on each blog as you hop along to be eligible for the PRIZE!

Have a great day!

stamps- Sweet ‘n Sassy Little One, Baby Innies, Floral Pattern Background; paper- white, black, SU! Baja Breeze; ink- Versafine Black, SU! Baja Breeze and Pistachio Pudding; accessories- ribbon, Bow-Easy, gemstones, sewing machine.

 

precious little one

Good morning!

Today I have a baby card to share with a sweet little elephant from Sweet ‘n Sassy’s Baby’s Circus stamp set.  My daughter wanted a shower card and her friend is expecting a boy so I went with blue!

babys circus diane zechman

I also used the SNSS Banner dies to create my sentiment.  Some foam dots gave the card dimension.

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A few teeny rhinestones and a tiny button finished it off.

Thanks for popping in!  Happy stamping!

stamps- Sweet ‘n Sassy’s Baby’s Circus; paper- white, SU! Bashful Blue; ink- Memento Tuxedo Black, SU! Bashful Blue and Marina Mist; accessories- Sweet ‘n Sassy Banner dies, Spellbinders Big Scalloped Squares Large, Copics, button, crochet thread, gemstones.

first birthday

Good morning!  Today I am sharing some cards on the Sweet ‘n Sassy blog.  Here’s one that I made last month for a sweet little guy with a special birthday.

It seems so long ago that my own girls had their first birthday…I miss those days!  Time has passed so quickly. 

I used the Baby’s Circus and You’re A Star stamp sets, along with the Numbers dies to make my card.  The lion and stand are raised on foam dots.

Thanks for checking it out!

stamps- Sweet ‘n Sassy- Baby’s Circus and You’re a Star; paper- white, red, Pebbles Americana; ink- Memento Tuxedo Black; accessories- Sweet ‘n Sassy Numbers dies, Copics, foam dots.

Elaina name frame

Good morning! Today it’s my turn to post on the Sweet ‘n Sassy blog.  We are gearing up for another new release so be sure to check the store on Friday.  I think you’ll like it!  Today, though, I have a project to share that I recently made for a baby shower gift.  I used lots of Sweet ‘n Sassy products to create a fun name frame to match the baby’s nursery décor. 

This is one of those projects that looks much cuter in person!  It’s so hard to photograph without getting a glare from the glass and it’s difficult to see the dimension with embossing and foam dots.  I have a few close ups to see it better.

The nursery is decorated with owls, so I used the Owl Be Here stamp set.  I didn’t have a die large enough for the size of branch I needed so I cut my own.  Then I embossed it with a woodgrain embossing folder and sponged it with ink.

The flowers were diecut with the SNSS Kindness dies and accented with the Small Leaves.  I also diecut the Clouds and Sun with SNSS dies and the sun was accented with one of the Stars Dies.  The butterfly is from the Majestic Monarchs dies and the banner flags are from the Pennants & More dies.  Lastly, I added a single heart from the Heart Dies.

One of my favorite parts is the embossed clouds!

Besides owls, the nursery has some paisley so I made sure to add a paisley cloud.  I couldn’t help but to sneak in some tiny embossed hearts too!

I hope this inspires you to create some framed art of your own.  I sure had fun creating this one!  I almost changed my name so I could keep it.  😉

Have a blessed week, friends!

stamps- Sweet ‘n Sassy- Owl Be Here; paper- white, SU! Crumb Cake, Pistachio Pudding, Early Espresso; Bazzill- Sea Salt, Basic Grey- Bittersweet, MME- Happy Day; ink- SU! Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz, Crushed Curry, Pixie Pink, Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Black, SU! Chalk marker; accessories- SU! Woodgrain embossing folder, Copics, Cuttlebug D’vine Swirl, Perfectly Paisley, and Love Language embossing folders, Cuttlebug Olivia dies, baker’s twine, Scor-Tape, dimensionals, buttons, adhesive rhinestones. Sweet ‘n Sassy dies: Clouds & Raindrops, Stars, Wish You Were Here, Hearts, Pennants & More, Small Leaves, Kindness, Majestic Monarchs.

precious little one

The Week 4 Ribbon Carousel Crew has some inspiration on the RC Blog today.  This month’s theme is Celebrations.  There’s still time to play so be sure to check it out for a chance to win a Ribbon Carousel!

A card can be created for any type of celebration and since I needed a card for a sweet baby boy that was born, I made a baby card.

After the main image was colored and matted, I punched a slot for some ribbon to slide through.  I used the Sweet ‘n Sassy Baby’s Circus stamp set… isn’t it precious?  And the sketch for this card is from The Sweet Stop.

Hop over to the Ribbon Carousel blog and see the other cards the Crewmates created!

stamps- Sweet ‘n Sassy Baby’s Circus; paper- white, Baja Breeze, DCWV Nana’s Nursery Baby Boy; ink- Memento Tuxedo Black; accessories- Copics, SU! Slit punch, ribbon.

baby frame

This past weekend I attended a relative’s baby shower.  Along with the purchased gifts, I also made a framed 12 x 12 page that coordinated with her baby bedding.

When I found out that she was using the Trend Lab Baby Barnyard bedding, I searched online and found these pics for inspiration…Then I found a pic with fabric squares that are used in the bedding…score!  I used it to make my own patterned paper.  🙂

The papers were carefully laid out and diecut with my Big Shot Pro and the Bigz Pro Puzzle Page die.  Then I used various Paper Smooches stamp sets for all of the animals…I just think they are so cute and match pretty well to the bedding.  The barn is from an old SU! set.  I added some Judikins “straw” to the barn and popped up the cow’s nose.  The words were inspired by a scrap page title I saw…I thought they would go perfectly with the puzzle die.

I also popped up the puppy’s feet and added the animal sound words to coordinate with the sheet in the bedding.

This was a lot of fun to create and I hope it matches the room well since I haven’t actually seen the bedding in person.

Thanks for stopping in and I hope this inspires you to create some wall art of your own!

stamps- Paper Smooches- Chubby Chums, Alphadot, Green Acres, and Party Posse, SU! On The Farm; paper- Creamy Caramel, Gable Green, Bashful Blue, white, kraft; ink- Memento Tuxedo Black, SU! Gable Green, Creamy Caramel, Bashful Blue, Brown Marvy LePen; accessories- Sizzix Bigz Pro Puzzle Page die, Copics, ribbon, Magnolia Romantic Tag and Lovely Fence dies, dimensionals, buttons, Judikins Straw Speckles, SU! flower brad, C.C. Designs grass border die, MFT Wonky Scallop Border die, PTI Cloud dies, SU! Oval punch, Cuttlebug Red Tag Sale dies, heart punch, computer font- PeggyFont.

sent from above

Happy Wednesday!  Today I have a little baby gift bag that I decorated with the sweet Tina Wenke image called Sent From Above

It is so easy to turn a plain gift bag into something special with your stamps and papers.  Here I used various dies and some doodling to make it unique.  

The image was colored with Promarkers and then I added some clouds in the background with pastels (chalks).  I used the top of the SU! cupcake punch as a cloud template.  The pictures don’t show it, but I added some Crystal Effects to the shine on the balloon and the baby’s bottle to create a glossy 3D accent.

Here’s a close up…

If you haven’t decorated a gift bag yet, you should give it a try!  I’m sure the recipient would love it!  :0)

stamp- Tina Wenke Sent From Above by Stampavie; paper- white, Bashful Blue, black, DCWV Nana’s Nursery Baby Boy; ink- Memento Black, Micron pen; accessories- SU! Build-A-Cupcake punch, SU! Pastels, gift bag, Cuttlebug Red Tag Sale, button, thread, Spellbinders Reverse Wonky Rectangles and Heart Circles, Promarkers, pop dots, PaperTrey Ink clouds and Edgers #2, Crystal Effects.