"Sweet Meets Sassy Collection #2" Release Day at SCACD!!

Good morning and welcome to release day at SCACD!! First of all, I must apologize as yesterday I had posted that we were having a blog hop today...I completely forgot that we're changing things up a bit for this release, and trying something a little different! Today, the final three images in the Sweet Meets Sassy Collection #2 are being revealed over on the store blog Follow Your Heart by:

Suzanne

Colleen

Anki

The exclusive Sweet Meets Sassy Collection #2 was illustrated by artist Victoria Case for SCACD. It actually includes two separate sets, "The Retro Crew" and "Heart and Hugs The Fun Collection". (when purchased as complete sets, you will receive a bonus sentiment stamp!)

A few other member of the design team decided to make an extra card to celebrate today's release...including me. My card today features the adorable new stamp named "LOL"...she's part of the "Hearts and Hugs" set. This is such a cute image, and so perfect for today's generation of youth...well, actually it's not just the youth who are permanently attached to their electronic devices!! You can't get through a day without seeing someone texting or emailing...remember the days when we didn't all need to be accessible 24/7?? Makes me feel old, lol. But we all adapt right? Quite honestly, I rely on texting and emailing more often than actual telephone calls anymore, as it is usually more convenient...and yes, I'm completely guilty of adopting the short forms used in this method of communication as well. :) See...I even do the sideways smiley face!! The patterned papers are Basic Grey (Olivia)...the red panel is a scrap of MME paper. The flourishes were cut with Spellbinders Doodle Parts. The pearls were created with a Viva Decor Pearl Pen in Ice White. I did up the sentiment on my computer and chose a font that looked like typewriter print. It was matted on a Spellbinders Ribbon Tag Trio.



"LOL" was stamped on Neenah cardstock in Memento Ink and coloured with Copic markers. I added some Stardust Stickles to her slippers...just because all girls need a little "glam". :) The image was cut out with some oval Spellbinders. I sponged around the image and sentiment with Victorian Velvet Distress Ink.



Copics: Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20 Hair: E50, E31, E33, E37, E59 Shirt: R22, R27, R46, R59, B91, B93, B95, B97 Pants: B91, B93, B95, B97, C5, C7 Slippers: BG10, BG11, BG15, BG09, C5, C7, blender Stool: G20, G82, G85, G99, C5, C7, R22, R27, BG10, BG11, BG09 Laptop: C5, C3, C1, C00

If you have not yet visited the store blog Follow Your Heart, please make sure to pop over there to see those gorgeous projects by Suzanne, Colleen and Anki! While you're there, make sure to check to see if you were one of the lucky blog candy winners from this week's sneak peek giveaways.

Then it's time to do some shopping! Head on over to SCACD to purchase these gorgeous new stamps. You can also find them at Quixotic Paperie if you live over in the UK.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Blessings,

Melanie

Stamps: SCACD's "LOL" from the Hearts and Hugs set (Sweet Meets Sassy Collection #2)
Ink: Memento, Copics, Distress Ink
Paper: Neenah, Bazzill, Basic Grey, MME
Embellishments: Ribbon, Viva Decor, Stickles
Tools: Spellbinders

A Final Sneak Peek for the Sweet Meets Sassy Collection...Release Day is Tomorrow at SCACD!!

Good morning friends! Tomorrow is release day at Susana's Custom Art and Card Design. The "Sweet Meets Sassy Collection #2" is an exclusive collection illustrated by artist Victoria Case. Sharing the final two sneak peeks today are:

Dianne

Lori

***BLOG CANDY*** Would you like to win the stamp being previewed today?? Just leave comments on Dianne's and Lori's sneak peak posts on their personal blogs. Susana is actually giving away one of each stamp you have seen this week during the sneak peeks!! All blog candy giveaways will be open until June 23, 2011 at 10:00 pm EST, so you still have time to go back and visit all the lovely DT members who shared sneak peeks earlier in the week (you'll find links to all their personal blogs over on the store blog Follow Your Heart). Random.org will be used to select one winner for each stamp, and their names will all be posted at Follow Your Heart by June 23, 2011 at 11:00 pm EST. All these exclusive stamps will be available for purchase tomorrow at SCACD, and at Quixotic Paperie for our friends in the UK.

We hope to see you tomorrow for our release day blog hop!! There are still a couple of stamps from the Sweet Meets Sassy Collection that you have yet to see. :)

Blessings,

Melanie

Here Comes the Sun

Good morning folks!! The challenge over at Sundays With Crissy this month is Here Comes The Sun. This is open to your interpretation! You could use sunny colours, summertime images, include an actual sun on your project...so many possibilities!

I decided to pull out one of my favourite stamps that Crissy illustrated for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps...this stunning fairy is Ophelia. (You can find all the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps by Crissy Armstrong HERE.) I've used her a couple of times before, but I absolutely adore her so I was excited to ink her up again. :) Ophelia is actually perched on a rock, but I chose to not ink that portion of the stamp so that I could have her sitting on the edge of my main image panel with her legs extending past the border. I could have used that "out-of-the-box" Spellbinders technique that so many talented bloggers use...but I was too lazy! lol So I just placed the die on the paper, traced around it with a pencil and hand cut it...definitely not the perfectly clean and crisp edge you get when using your Spellbinders properly, but it will do. :) I've been hoarding that sunflower paper from Fancy Pants (Rusted Sun) for ages and finally decided it was time to use it, especially since the sunflowers seemed to be perfect for this challenge. I had this gorgeous deep red satin ribbon that I thought would be a perfect colour match for the red in the paper...nope. My ribbon supply is actually quite limited, and I felt the card needed another horizontal element behind the image. I had recently picked up a roll of organza ribbon at the dollar store, so I covered my ribbon with a layer of that to tone down the intensity of the red...and I was hoping it would echo the shimmer I planned to put on Ophelia's wings. The little white pearls were created with a Viva Decor Pearl Pen in Ice White.



Ophelia was stamped on Neenah paper with Memento Ink and coloured with Copic markers. The sky was sponged in with Stormy Sky Distress Ink and a hand-cut cloud template. In keeping with the Here Comes The Sun challenge, I wanted to use sunny colours for Ophelia. I also wanted to experiment with some feather blending on her wings...fairy wings are so much fun to colour! It took me a few tries on a scrap piece of paper to come up with the right combination of yellows, oranges and reds to achieve the effect I wanted...she actually ended up looking a bit more like a fire fairy than a sun fairy though! lol I added some subtle shimmer to her wings with Smooch Illuminate.



Copics: Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20 Hair: E50, Y21, Y26, E31, E33, E37, E59 Dress: R22, R27, R29, R46, R59, C5, C7, YR16, Y17, R27, E08, E99 Wings: E50, YR20, YR16, Y17, Y23, R17, R27, R59

Why don't you get creating and show us your Sun/Summer themed cards!! There will be five free digi's given to one lucky challenge participant who will be chosen by Random.org at the end of the month! You may now use images from any company and still be included in the draw for the blog candy prize! Those who use one of Crissy's images, either from her rubber or digital collections will be entered twice in the draw. But please respect the rule of no more than three entries per month. Otherwise your entries could be deleted the first post is "HERE"

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Blessings,

Melanie

Stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps "Ophelia
Paper: Neenah, Bazzill, Fancy Pants
Ink: Memento, Distress Ink, Copics
Embellishments: Ribbon, machine stitching, Viva Decor Pearl Pen

SCACD "Sweet Meets Sassy Collection"...Day Three of Sneak Peeks!

Good morning friends!! Just a quick reminder for today's sneak peeks of the soon to be released "Sweet Meets Sassy Collection" at SCACD. Sharing sneak peeks today are:

Alex

Marti

***BLOG CANDY ALERT*** All week long links to the daily sneak peeks will be posted on the store blog Follow Your Heart. Each day you will have the opportunity to win the stamp being previewed...all you need to do is visit the personal blogs of the DT members sharing the sneak peeks and leave a comment on their posts. All blog candy giveaways will be open until June 23, 2011 at 10:00 pm EST so if you have missed any of the previous sneak peeks, you can still visit those blogs and get your name in those drawings (just scroll back through previous posts at Follow Your Heart for links to those blogs). Random.org will be used to choose the winners and their names will all be posted at Follow Your Heart by 11:00 pm EST on June 23, 2011.

The Sweet Meets Sassy Collection #2 will all be available for purchase on June 24, 2011 at SCACD, and at Quixotic Paperie for all of our crafty friends in the UK...we hope you plan to join us for the Release Day Blog Hop on Friday!

Blessings,

Melanie

SCACD "Sweet Meets Sassy Collection"...Round Two of Sneak Peeks!

Good morning friends! I just wanted to remind you of the sneak peeks happening all this week for the upcoming release this Friday at SCACD!! Each day two of the talented design team members will be sharing sneak peeks featuring stamps from the soon-to-be-released "Sweet Meets Sassy Collection #2". Please visit the store blog Follow Your Heart each day to see who has previews to share with you. There is also blog candy being given away each day...to be eligible, you must leave a comment on the designer's individual sneak peek posts. (you'll find the links to their blogs at Follow Your Heart) The daily blog candies will all be open until June 23, 2011 at 10:00 pm EST, so if you have missed any of the days of sneak peeks you can still go back to visit those designers and leave a comment on their posts. The winners will all be announced on June 23, 2011 by 11:00 pm EST at Follow Your Heart. Sharing some gorgeous sneak peeks today are:

Danni

Colleen

Don't forget that we're having a blog hop this Friday to celebrate the exclusive SCACD "Sweet Meets Sassy Collection #2" release...we hope you can join us!

Blessings,

Melanie

Femme Fatale

It's almost time for a new release at Susana's Custom Art and Card Design!!! Susana will be releasing the "Sweet Meets Sassy Collection #2" by SCACD artist Victoria Case. This release of stamps actually includes two sets..."The Retro Crew Collection" and "Hearts & Hugs-The Fun Collection". The sneak peeks start today and will continue right up to our release day blog hop this Friday! Each day, two of the SCACD design team members will have sneak peeks to share with you...up today are Carolyn and your's truly. :) You can visit the store blog, Follow Your Heart, each day for links to the talented ladies who have previews to share with you.

Today, Carolyn and I have the privilege of introducing the very sassy "Femme Fatale" who is part of the "Retro Crew Collection #2". How much fun is she??!! Oh, to be so glamorous! As soon as I saw this vixen, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with her. :) While she is quite reminiscent of Marilyn Monroe, that dress immediately made me think of Jessica Rabbit..do you remember the movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit??!! lol That settled it for me...she was definitely going to be wearing a red sequined number just like Jessica. I went with a smaller card base than I usually do...it's 4x5. The rhinestone swirls are from my local dollar store. The "Glamor Girl" sentiment is from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. It was cut out with some circle Spellbinders and matted on Spellbinders Lacey Circles. I jazzed up the red and silver cardstock with some Smooch Illuminate and Stardust Stickles. There certainly is no shortage of bling on this card! The white organza ribbon is from Walmart, and that gorgeous black flower is from Prima (Delightful Day).


"Femme Fatale" was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black on Neenah cardstock and coloured with Copic markers. To create her "Jessica Rabbit" gown, I coated her dress with Stardust Stickles. I used a Viva Decor Pearl Pen in Ice White on her pearl necklace, bracelet and earings. Her diamond ring was given a bit of dimension with the Viva Decor Hologram Glitter Liner.



Copics: Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20 Hair: Y21, Y26, E31, E33, E37, E50, E59 Dress: R22, R27, R46, R59, C5, C7 Gloves: E50, E53, E57, blender

Have you visited with Carolyn Bounds yet?? She has a stunning project to share with you that also features the gorgeous Femme Fatale. :)

***BLOG CANDY!!!*** Please make sure to leave comments for both Carolyn and I on our "Femme Fatale" posts to be eligible to win this gorgeous stamp!! The blog candy will be open until June 23, 2011 at 10:00 pm EST. Random.org will be used to draw a winner who will be announced on the store blog Follow Your Heart by 11:00 EST the same night. :)

The new exclusive "Sweet Meets Sassy Collection #2" by artist Victoria Case will be available for purchase this Friday at SCACD...and at Quixotic Paperie for our crafty friends in the UK. Remember to check in at Follow Your Heart each day leading up to the release for sneak peeks of the new stamps and more blog candy!! We hope you plan to join us for the release day blog hop this Friday. :)

Blessings!

Melanie

Stamps: SCACD's "Femme Fatale" (from the "Retro Crew Collection #2"), sentiment from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps
Ink: Memento, Copics
Paper: Neenah, Bazzill
Embellishments: Stardust Stickles, Smooch Illuminate, Prima Flower, rhinestone swirls, Ribbon, Viva Decor Pearl Pen and Hologram Glitter Liner
Tools: Spellbinders, Martha Stewart Punch

Swimming By To Say Hi!

Time for another challenge at Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps! This time, our hostess is the very lovely and very sweet Diana Pickering. She has a fun challenge this week...she wants us to make Cards for Kids!

This is Sunny the Turtle, one of the adorable recently released June stamps from our newest Krafty artist Emilie Goulet. I love him to bits!! Emilie has such a gift for giving her animals huge personality...just look at that grin, and I think the addition of a rubber ducky is the perfect finishing touch to this image! I used some paper that I've been hoarding from October Afternoon...I love plaid paper! The sentiment is from Kimmie's "Mermaid Sentiments".


Sunny was stamped on Neenah cardstock and coloured with Copic markers. I added some Glossy Accents to the water and sponged in a sky with Memento Summer Sky Ink and a hand-cut cloud template.

Copics: Turtle: YG00, YG03, YG63, YG67, G99, E11, E13, E17, E18, E59 Water: BG0000, BG000, B000, B00, B02, B05, B12, C00...and some of the above colours for the reflections Duck: Y00, Y11, Y17, E08 Bottle: Yoo, Y17, YR02, YR04, YR07, E08, E18

We'd love to have you join in our Kid's Card challenge this week. If you do, you could be the lucky winner of Dancing Dylan, the stamp Diana used on her card...oh, and Kimmie will also throw in four more Steven Leary stamps of the winner's choice!! Just make sure to use a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp to be eligible. You can check out all the fun kids cards made by the Krafty Girls this week at the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Blog!

Hope you all have a fantastic weekend and thanks so much for stopping by today! :)

Blessings,

Melanie

Stamps: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Sunny the Turtle and Mermaid Sentiments
Paper: Neenah, Bazzill, October Afternoon
Ink: Memento, Copics, Versafine
Embellishments: Glossy Accents