Tuesday Spotlight

This Tuesday I'm so happy to present you with a very talented 

Sugar Bowl Sweetie Lilian

She made us this gorgeous card and just look at her stunning coloring ♥

Using High School Student

And of course Lilian has also answered our Q&A  

*Start by telling us a little about you:
Hello! I am Lilian, thirty-something and I live in Manila, Philippines.
I work full time and craft mostly during the night after I get home from work.

*When did you start card making and what made you start?
5-6 years ago while surfing the internet, I was wowed by some SU! cards online. I then looked for a SU! demo and started buying their products.
I was pretty happy with that until, I saw Tilda cards. I was very excited at the thought of coloring images and they can be made into cards too.
I think I bought my first Tildas from Funky Kits.
At the time, I didn't know that International customers can only order Sugar Nellie stamps but I was lucky to have my order go through.
I ordered a mix of Magnolia and Sugar Nellie stamps...and that's how my addiction to coloring images begun...

*What is your preferred coloring medium?
My current favorite is coloring with Copic markers.

*What is your fav Simply Sassy stamp?
My first fave would be Hippie Chic.

*How did you notice the Simply Sassy stamps the first time?
The Sugar Nellie blog of course :)

*What is your favourite style (card making)?
Hm.. I am not sure I have a style.. :( I just go with what I like - maybe CAS?
I love to make cards that have little or no flowers because I find it easier to mail them. The less bulky the better.
I do love the look of flowers on other people's cards and am very tempted to buy flowers again :)

*And what would you love to see more of at the Simply Sassy blog?
You have tutorials, spotlights and the regular card postings. I think it's great the way it is.. :)

Thank you for having me as a spotlight guest!

Lils

And I also found some more gorgeousness over at Lilian's blog ♥

Using My friend Kitty

 Using Pillow talk

 Using Hippie Chick

Thank you Lilian for letting us spotlight you and showing your gorgeous cards♥

Please be sweet and leave Lilian some love♥

Hugs Maria

back to school

Hello and happy friday dear Sassy fans!

School will start again next tuesday for us here in Bavaria.
In today's post I want to share a special little treat - but first I have to give you some general informations about the german tradition of "school cones". Here each kid gets one of these on their very first day of school/1st grade. They bring them with them to school and after the first day has ended they are allowed to open them.
These are big and filled with candies, toys and usefull stuff for school. This tradition excists since at least 200 years and was meant to make their start at school extra sweet.

Here's a pic of my twins on their first day - just to give you an expression of the real size of these...



So, this was 5 years ago - but now my girls have to change school and enter high school. And we thought it would be nice to give them another school cone as it is kind of another very first day at school. But they will only get a small one this time, about 12" high.

So, which better stamps to use for decorating them than

High School Student

and

Team Spirit!

And this is how they turned out:

I bought two of these already decorated but the only ones I was able to get that day were light blue ones with dinosaurs allover. So I used some white acrylic paint to cover these.
I added some paper strips, stamped little stars in very light color over the paint and added some die cut letters and numbers.
The text is german and means "have a great start at the new school".

And here are two close ups of the "centerpiece" of the cones:

These were made quite fast and simple but I know my girls will love them (and the content of course LOL)!

I used these Copics to color the images:

Wishing all of you a wonderful weekend!

Tuesday Spotlight

This Tuesday in our Spotlight we have one of our new Guest designers

Alina

So now you get to know her better and see what she's already made with the Sassy's

This is what she told me about her project:

It's a small card in a box, the pattern is a chocolate package; the stamp is of course the High School Student, but I used it to congratulate a friend of mine which in a few weeks will start to work in a new school as a Maths teacher, I thought the image looks like a young teacher as well!

*Start by telling us a little about you:
Hi, I'm Alina, I live in a small village in the south of Holland, I'm married and have a daughter.

*When did you start card making and what made you start?
I started about 12 years ago. I was looking for a new hobby, after years of knitting and sewing and embroidery. I had nothing to do on a Sunday afternoon and went to visit my SIL and she showed me some of her punches and hand-made cards. The next morning I bought my first two punches and some cardstock and from that moment couldn't stop anymore making my own cards.

*What is your preferred coloring medium?
Well, I love the colour pencils. I have a small box with Prisma pencils and lots of Derwents.

*What is your fav Simply Sassy stamp?
At this moment, without any doubts, the Retail Therapy: I just love her outfit!

*How did you notice the Simply Sassy stamps the first time?
I can't remember this, but I must have seen them on the blogs which I follow.

*What is your favourite style (card making)?
I don't have one, I just like a card or another project, I visit so many different blogs.

*And what would you love to see more of at the Simply Sassy blog?
I've been following you for quite a while and I think everything is just fine: lots of examples easy to find because of the labels, blog hops and prizes, featured artists, so I can only say keep up the good work!

And here are some of the gorgeous Sassy's from her blog:

Using Hippie Love

 Using Retail Therapy

 Using Call me 

Please welcome Alina to our team ♥♥♥

And next Tuesday you'll get to know Paula a little better :)

Hugs Maria 

Tuesday Spotlight

This Tuesday we're putting the Spotlight on Sugar Bowl Sweetie Kiki.

Here is the gorgeous card she made for us 

Using High School Student 

1. Start by telling us a little about you?

 Hi, my name is Christel. I'm 43 years old, happily married to the best husband of the world and mother of two teenage boys. I live in a small town in NRW, Germany and I'm working part-time at an elementary school. I love papercrafting, gardening and playing tennis and try to spend as much time as possible at my working desk.

 2. When did you start card making and what made you start?
I started paper crafting in 2008. We went on holiday to Florida for 3 weeks and I wanted to create a keepsake after coming back home. So I looked for some inspiration in the web and discovered the wide range of stamps. Immediately afterwards I was infected by the dangerous (and expensive) stamping and card making virus.

 3. What is your preferred coloring medium?
First I started coloring with watercolor pencils. After a while I discovered some really amazing colorings with Copics on several blogs and decided to give it a try, too. Since then I really love my Copics, the range of intense colors and how you play with them.

 4. What is your fav Simply Sassy stamp?
This is really hard to say. I love them all but I think my absolute favourites are two of my first Simply Sassy images "Little Light of Mine" and "Bella Bunting".

 5. How did you notice the Simply Sassy stamps the first time?
 I'm lucky enough to be part of the Sugar Bowl Designteam. I noticed the first release of Simply Sassy stamps on that way.

 6. What is your favourite style?
I don't think I've got a special style. Sometimes I feel like creating clean and simple cards, sometimes I have to use lots and lots of flowers, lace, ribbons, pearls and other embellishments.

 7. And what would you love to see more of at the Simply Sassy blog?
 Oh wow, such a difficult question. I always love stopping by and see the newest creations of the designteam. You girls do a fantastic job with all the inspiration and tutorials. It's gorgeous as it is ...

It was a dream looking for gorgeous card to spotlight in Kiki's blog, 

just give her a visit as there are more beautiful cards than I can put in here ;)

Using Little light of mine

Using Call me  

 Using Bella Bunting

Be sweet and leave Kiki some L♥VE 

Thank you Kiki for letting us spotlight you :)

Tuesday Spotlight

Today's Spotlight we have sweet 

Julia/Juls

Who makes the most gorgeous Sassy creations..

She made this gorgeous card and tag for us with sweet Tammy on 

*Start by telling us a little about you:
Hi I am Julia, I am in my early 30’s and Live in Inverness Scotland. I work from home as a secretary, so it’s great sometimes I can be at work in my Pyjamas but as long as I use my best telephone voice no one knows!! And nearly every spare moment I have is spent on crafting.

*When did you start card making and what made you start?
I have been crafting since I was a little girl, I first started with sewing, making my own hair accessories until I moved onto making my own clothes. I have done cross-stitch, cake decorating, knitting. I took art at school and was always sketching and painting.

 I used to look at the “handmade style” cards in shops the type that had a bit of corrugated card and a paper flower, and I thought I could do that and it would save me money ... I started out with old wrapping paper dried flowers and wet glue. Then about 6 or 7 years ago my mum bought me some crafting goodies as a present and the obsession began from there. It hasn't saved me money, in fact it costs me a small fortune but I love it so I don't care!!

 *What is your preferred coloring medium?
At the moment it is copic’s but I keep looking at the beautiful effect of Prisma pencils on Kraft so I think that is the next thing on my wish list.


 *What is your fav Simply Sassy stamp?
Oooh this is difficult I love so many of them and as soon as I saw this question at least 5 popped into my head, so I have based this on the one that I have inked up the most which is High School Student, I have recently purchased winking student, and I think she could quickly catch up in the inking department!! .... I do Love the girls with the Glasses!


*How did you notice the Simply Sassy stamps the first time?
I am a huge fan of Sugar Nellie , I follow the blog, and I am lucky enough to live about an hour away from Elgin the home of Sugar Nellie, so I was eagerly awaiting the release of the first Simply Sassy Stamps.


*What is your favourite style (card making)?
I don't think I really have a style, but I definitely have phases ... ie shabby chic or C&S ... I love it all, I think I most love masking, I enjoy trying to create whole scenes by using lots of rubber stamps.


*And what would you love to see more of at the Simply Sassy blog?
In the risk of sounding really corney, I love it just the way it is ... 

I always love looking at all the inspiration and the tutorials.

Here are some of the amazing Sassy creation you can find in Julia's blog but do go visit her as you really get a lot of inspiration looking through her blog!!

(yes it was really hard picking just a few to show you here!!)

Using :High School Student, Bella bunting, Party Frills, My friend kitty, I give you my heart

Using: Call Me

Using Winking Student

Using High School student , I Love to read

Using High School Student, I Love to read, Winking Student

Thank you Julia for letting us spotlight you!

And please leave Julia some sweet comments!

Hugs Maria

Wonder who our new guest designer(s) are??

First I want to thank every one of you that applied for the position as guest designer for set 7 and 8 of Simply Sassy. You really helped making my job very hard! I hoped to announce the guest designer right after the call was over but with so many I needed help from my Sassy girls. 

 So they have sent me their votes by mail so they wouldn't be affected by each other's decision..

Still the top were a tie, so late night yesterday I remember Karen asking me if I wouldn't have two girls instead getting each their half set, and mailed the 2 girls at the top if they would share a spot..

And I got a YES from both :) 

So here are the new girls that will work hard to give you some Sassy inspiration

Lou Mac

 Using Artistic Goddess

 Using High School Student

Aaaaaaaaaaaaand

Carisa

  Using Hippie Chick

 Using Bad Hare day

So please give the girls a warm welcome :) 

sugar and spice...

Hello!
It´s friday and so it´s my turn to give you a little inspiration.

I´m sorry but I don´t have another sneak peak to share - seems like my postman started stamping and decided to use my brand new stamps for a while before delivering them because they still haven´t arrived here... If anyone sees them - send them home right away pretty please! ;O)

It´s thelast day before easter break here in Germany and so I thought I´d use

High School Student

today.
She seems to love to go to school - for sure because all the boys there love her and her sassy style - but I am also sure she´s going to enjoy the break!

I wanted to not color her too dark and so I left the lightest areas of the image white. And so I also didn´t have to use many markers for the coloring:

I used a black Prismacolor pencil to do a little shading - just a wee bit at the darkest areas of the image.

The papers are from different branks like K&Co and DCWV, saying a modified image from
StudioG. And then I got that ABC-stamp from Catslife Press in the mail this week and it was just perfect to use here.

Wishing all of you a wonderful weekend and hope many of you will join us for the hop!

Simply Noteworthy ;o)

You know how you get started on a project and you're having so much fun and it just saddens you when you finish it? I had that with these notebooks, which were designed by my friend Monique for our challenge blog a while ago. They are so easy to make and so fun to give away! I'm giving one to a colleague, who was browsing through my blog, stumbled upon an earlier version I'd made and wanted one too...after weeks of her dropping not-so-subtle hints I've finally decided to give in, and here they are (be warned: picture overload *lol*):

Now this cutie pie has to be teacher's pet doesn't she, I'm surprised she's not carrying a shiny new apple for the teacher...although it might be in her lunch pail ;o). I love this Sassy for her big glasses, hair which is a dream to colour (I have hair colouring problems sometimes, but not with this one :D!) and her funky legwarmers. And don't even get me started on those shoes, Krista has done it again! They look like the kind that tone your legs and other bits when you walk don't they, what are they called again?

Anyway, listen to me waffling on again, I'd best be off to enjoy the rest of my weekend, hope you're enjoying yours too! Have you been on our vintage Sassy hop yet? Today is the last day, so if you want to see some gorgeous creations by the DT and have a chance at winning a prize, why not join us on the hop and scatter some comments on the way? You can find all the details HERE. Happy Hopping!

Speaking of hopping, did you see Kathrin's fantastic Easter project HERE? Makes me want to go out and buy some chocolate...so what else is new eh ;o)

Materials I used:
Stamps: Simply Sassy "High School Student"; sentiments by Papertrey Ink and Kaisercraft Paper: Elzybells kraft cardstock; My Mind's Eye Stella and Rose: Hazel Collection Embellishments: Zva Creative swirls and pearls
Tools: Stampin' Up! punch; MFT Die-namics
Copics: E00, E51, E93, E21 (skin, cheeks, lips)
Y28, E53, E50 (hair)
E44, E43, E42, E41 (dress, shoes, books, glasses, hearts)
BG10, BG11 (eyes, hairclip, tunic, legwarmers, lunchpail)

That's all from me on this sunny Sunday, hope you likey and if you want to make this notebook cover yourself, the description (in Dutch and English) can be found HERE. This cover holds an A6 notepad and can be easily adapted for the Post-It notes.

Have a lovely day!

Hugs,
Erica

Tuesday Spotlight on....

This week our spotlight is on Debs!!

And here is what she made for us..

 Using Star Dust

and 

Using Bad Hare day

Start by telling us a little about you:
I live in South Yorkshire with my card widow hubby and two gorgeous
children...Milly 8 and Casey 11.... I work part time in a call centre
and deal with question's about Child Maintenance and other wider
separation issues...it's a very rewarding job but can also be draining
at times so crafting is my escape...i also make fabulous carrot cake
and love Karaoke although i sing VERY badly :0)

*When did you start card making and what made you start?
I've always been a crafty person starting off with cross stitch when i
was around 16 ..i then played around with decoupage for a while and
have always made cards on and off ..but i didnt seriously start card
making until around 3 years ago... but i still get a lot of pleasure
from my sewing :0)

*What is your preferred coloring medium?
Pro Markers...i also like to use aqua markers but i recently had a
play with some Copics which of course i now NEED!!

*What is your fav Simply Sassy stamp?
Do i have to choose just one??....erm..Hippy Chick and Fairy Tale are
easiest to colour as they are a little bigger than the newer stamps
but i love Spread Your Wings...and Stardust...and Luv a
Latte...and..........

*How did you notice the Simply Sassy stamps the first time?
Through the Sugar Nellie Blog..one of the first i followed when i
started blogging 2 years ago :0)

*What is your favourite style (card making)?
I love the Shabby Chic look but i love to try new things and at the
moment i'm trying really hard to master Clean and Simple

*And what would you love to see more of at the Simply Sassy blog?
maybe a few colouring tutorials for different types of medium and
maybe the occasional challenge??.....
 

And here are some beautiful cards I found over at her blog

Using High School Student

 Using Luv A Latte

Thank you Debs for sharing your sweet cards! 

And I know she would love any comments you may leave her :) 

 

Spotlight on Debbie

This week our spotlight is on Sassy crafter Debbie

I know a few of you wanted her in the spotlight :)

 I had already asked her but Debbie is a busy crafter, but as Karen told me a few months ago , good things come to those who wait.. and as with all my Spotlight girls I asked then to make us a brand new card.

Look at this stunning card Debbie sent me!! WOW! 

 

Using: Pillow talk, High School Student and Artistic Goddess

I also ask the girls to answer a few questions:

*Start by telling us a little about you:
I live with my partner , son and 2 daughters on the NE coast of Scotland.
I’m self-employed and also run a small support charity for parents and carers of children with additional needs as well as being the Letraset Product Coach for Scotland and I do the odd demonstration and classes here in the NE of Scotland

*When did you start card making and what made you start?
I started card-making back in 2007 and then moved onto scrapbooking in an attempt to make baby books for each of my children. Then in January 2009 I fell in love with a Sugar Nellie stamp I saw on someone’s blog and was hooked, that’s when I started stamping and when I bought my very first promarkers.

*What is your preferred coloring medium?
I’m a promarker girl through and through but have been known to use Aquamarkers on occasion and I have a sneaky wee set of Martha Stewart colouring pencils that get an airing once in a while.

*What is your fav Simply Sassy stamp?
I think it would have to be Pillow Talk, there’s just so much attitude in that pose and she personifies “Sassy”, she’s a dream to colour and is perfect for teaching colouring techniques with.

*How did you notice the Simply Sassy stamps the first time?
Because I’m a huge Sugar Nellie fan and I always keep an eye on what Karen brings us.

*What is your favourite style (card making)?
I don’t really have a “style” I like a challenge and I’ll give most things a try, but I do love to work from sketches when I’m making cards, it takes the hard work out of it for me and leaves me free to get creative. But I am very inspired by some of the girls who have made CAS an artform.

*And what would you love to see more of at the Simply Sassy blog?
I’d love to see the occasional competition or challenge,
maybe every time there’s a new release? Pretty please?

I have also been snooking around in Debbi's awesome blog and found these amazing cards:

 Using:No 1 fan

 Using: Fairy tale

Thank you Debbie for letting us Spotlight you.
I know Debbie would love any comment you may leave for her!

Spotlight on Pop's

This week we are spotlighting Pop's

from Poppet's Place

I asked her  to make a card for the Spotlight and she sent me 4!!! 
Each as fabulous so no pick and choose I'll show you all of them!

But fist I also asked her to answer some questions for us

*Start by telling us a little about you:
I am 35 years old and married to my best friend, we are both full time carers to our 3 special children...

*When did you start card making and what made you start?
I started making cards about 3 years ago when i wanted a card with my daughters name on but couldnt find one i thought i would maker her one and now i am hooked....

*What is your preferred coloring medium?
I like to use markers, but i also add chalks and prisma pencils to my images...

*What is your fav Simply Sassy stamp?
I have 3 favorites, Hippy chick because she is so much fun, and High school student and Love to read as they are wearing glasses and they rind me of my daughters,

 you don't get many stamps with glasses on that are so cute...

*How did you notice the Simply Sassy stamps the first time?
I am a huge Sugar Nellie fan and my very first stamp was a Sugar Nellie stamp 

so always keep up to date with the site...

*What is your favourite style (card making)?
I dont really have a style i just mish mas it togther and hope for the best, 

but i do love using up my little scarps.... 

*And what would you love to see more of at the Simply Sassy blog?
Gorgeous creations :)

And now for Pop's gorgeous card

 Thank you Pop for spotlighting for us!!

And to all of you Sassy fans, please leave Pop's a comment and to stop by her blog :)