Sweet Stamp Shop May Release #1

Hey everyone, you know it's going to be a great day when the sun is shining and Sweet Stamp Shop is having a new release :) I know every month I talk about how cute and awesome the release is, but REALLY it is so stinkin cute!

This is HANDCRAFTED

 This set is so versatile and has so many fun ways to use it; you will definitely want to check out the rest of the design teams projects for sure :)

Dad's Tool Box is the perfect one to make those Father's Day cards.

This next one cracks me up every time...So stinkin cute!

 Stinky Skunk

While this stamp set is geared towards boys, I just thought it was so funny to make a girl "stinky" b/c you know, girls are always the first to be "it wasn't me" lol

Well make sure to stop by the Shop to use your release day code to get 10% off the new release sets. MR110 for 10% it is good for TODAY ONLY!

Here is the list of some other fun sweet sets I used today as well:

Dia De Los Muertos

Too Hip

Zombies

You Had Me At

Baking Love

Thanks for stopping by and make sure to head on over to the Sweet Blog to see the rest of the design team and enter for a chance to win a Sweet Stamp Prize :) Sounds like a great day to me!

xoxo

Danni

Throwback Thursday's with Sweet Stamp Shop- Chemistry

Welcome back to another Throwback Thursday! I announced the winner for last weeks Throwback Thursday. You can check it our HERE to see if you won! :)

But I am back with this super fun set "Chemistry". Even if you are not a science type kind of guy this set is so fun to play with along with all the GREAT sentiments included in it. AND...This set will be on sale for only $8 for one day only so don't wait to pick one up!

Check it out:

Chemistry

 I played around with a couple ideas and this week nothing was coming together...Then I had an aaah HA moment. I loved what Michelle Duffy did on her layout this past week with the vellum overlay! If you missed that post you can check it out HERE. I LOVE Love love vellum so I wanted to try out that technique since the rest of what I kept trying to do was such a flop.

Here is my card:

 I love how the vellum really tamed down my image and really allowed me to POP the rest of my elements away from it. AND, as you will notice, I used the Mini Periodic Table. But that stamp comes in a square so I tapped off the ones I did not want ink on and then stamped them all individually in a row. I then used my Aged Ivory Embossing Enamel from Stampendous on  a metal frame that was originally green and I embossed to better match. (if you have never done this before PLEASE BE CAREFUL YOUR METAL WILL BE VERY HOT!!!!!!) This is by far one of my favorite crafting techniques. You can practically emboss anything you can get the powder to stick too. I love embossing my picture frames. I will use multiple colors which gives it a marbled distressed kind of a look. It really creates an awesome effect.

I just loved the sentiment "You have a heart of gold"  and I coincidentally had gold heart pins from My Minds Eye that I just recently picked up from my work!!! I attached a green chevron ribbon to add an extra little pop and voila!  Fun HUH???

Don't worry I didn' stop there. I just loved the new Zombie. set and the boy and girl work perfectly for the "you two have all the right Chemistry" sentiment. It was like a match made in heaven. So playful, so fun :)

And of course to keep with the theme, I used vellum for my zombie people.

Here is the additional (NOT a Throwback Set I used today)

Zombies

Thanks for stopping in for another week of Throwback Thursdays! You loving that Chemistry set??? Head on over to the shop (HERE) now to get it for only $8. (This is a one day sale only)


ARE YOU A "MARTHA"  ????  Then boy, you won't want to miss out!!!

>>>>>>>>>>WELL Here Ya Go<<<<<<<<<<

And if you are interested in being a Sweet Stamp Shop designer, there is still time to apply. Check out all the details HERE. You will have until the 15th to apply!

Happy Crafting!!!!!
xoxo
Danni

Throwback Thursday's Pattern Craze

 >>>>>>>>>> Give-Away Alert<<<<<<<<<<

(FOR INFO ON THE GIVE-AWAY READ THRU TO THE BOTTOM FOR ALL THE DETAILS!)

Hi everyone!!! Welcome back to this week's Sweet Stamp Shop's Throwback Thursday. I am featuring Pattern Craze on the blog today and....

This is a MUST HAVE stamp set! 

Just look at it lol. It pretty much speaks for itself :) Patterns, geo-metric shapes, sizes, OPTIONS!!!!! HOT and TRENDY!!!!

Pattern Craze

 I use this stamp set a lot because of the versatility I get from it.

This week I took my inspiration from the Play Date Cafe's challenge blog. The theme for this week's challenge was, It's a {Splash} of Neon. I just LOVED their color scheme they had going...Black, white, and neon yellow (although it looks green to me and that is what I used for my card, neon green)

 

It's VERY TRENDY this week just like the stamp set. I didn't enter my card in the challenge since it was over before Thursday's Throwback, but it is still fun to play along and a GREAT way to draw your inspiration from. I was also going to use a sketch from another challenge blog but I ended up doing my own thing once I broke out the stamp set and got to work.

This is my card that I came up with:

I got out my watercolor pencils for this card and colored in some of the hearts with black on the panel I created, just to give it a little pop and add a little something! Then to give the panel I stamped and embossed on separation, I matted in black. Next I grabbed the plain hexagon and the dot hexagon and stamped on white and trimmed out. I like the idea of just layering them sligthly underneath with out being "neat" about it. For a little more texture, I broke out the trusty mist and added some neon splash and then my black and neon pens and did some border lines. Then I just accented with a few embellies and a sentiment.
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For my sentiment I first stamped Epic from Starts Here in neon green and then stamped right in the middle, Happy Birthday from Zombies. I love how perfectly they fit together.

 Starts Here

Zombies

Loving Pattern Craze??? Head on over to the Sweet Stamp Shop  HERE and snag one up before they are gone, we only have limited stock on hand. So don't procrastinate ;)

Here is a fun little "extra" for you as well :)

 How To:

• Stamp and cut out three big hexagons and one small then distress the edges
• On one edge cut a slit  just to the middle
• Glue the slit together slightly overlapping the edge to creat a "cone shape"
• Glue the rest of the layers together and add a crystal, brad, or pearl

So, like I mentioned above I am doing a fun little giveaway today!!!! You will have unitl midnight tonight to do just a couple(very simple) little things so don't be shy hehehe:

1. "Like" Sweet Stamp Shop on facebook
2. Give us a shout out over on the Sweet Stamp Shop Blog
3. Leave me a comment below on how much you are loving Throwback Thursdays

Please note: Becuase of the shipping cost, only U.S. residents eligible. BUT, I still love love love to hear everyone's feedback!!!!)
 

Sweet Stamp Shop Release Day Is Here!!!

Hey everyone Sweet Stamp Shop is releasing 3 BRAND SPANKING NEW STAMP SETS TODAY on the blog HERE!!!
I am showcasing two of the sets and cannot WAIT to get my hands on the third :) It is all about versatility.
Wanna score yourself an AMAZING deal on EVERYTHING IN THE STORE including the new sets? Well, now through tomorrow only - save 30% off your TOTAL regular priced stamp order. Use coupon code NRJ30 --- and it's good on everything new and all the re-stocked items you've been waiting for!

Ok Ok Ok, now lets get on to more fun stuff the cards!!!

First up is "Starts Here"

Starts Here

 I love this stamp set so much and I know I will be grabbing it on a regular basis. There is so much you can do with it.

 

 Look at all those fun layers. I just love how easily you can stack and layer with this stamp set. It makes it so easy to add textures. What do you guys think? Fun huh?!?!?!

Next up is Zombies

Zombies

LOL as you can tell already I LOVE this zombie set. That girl is so fun!!!  We were challenged this month to show versatility with the stamp sets and I had so much fun with it.  Check it out friends :)

 

How about that for the unexpected? Are you not just loving it?  Well make sure to stop on over at Sweet Stamp Shop blog HERE to see the rest of the designers cards!!! They are so fantastic!!!

AND don't forget tomorrow ONLY - save 30% off your TOTAL regular priced stamp order. Use coupon code NRJ30 --- and it's good on everything new and all the re-stocked items you've been waiting for! 

Make sure to let us know what you think of the new release on our Facebook page HERE. We are dying to hear how much you love all the new sets :)