Tuesday Spotlight..

This Tuesday we have sweet 

Corry

This post is quite a long one.. so go grab your cup of coffee or tea because you don't want to miss this girl..

I asked her to make something new for the Spotlight 

She has made us this fantastic cupcake, card and door-hanger ♥♥♥ 

+ I've grabbed some gorgeous cards from her blog too..

Don't you just want to eat that cupcake???

And a yummy card that matches the cupcake♥♥

Image she's using on the card is Sundae service

and a gorgeous door-hanger using Tiffany

 Any girl would love having this on their door ♥

*Start by telling us a little about you:
I am a 35 yr old wife & mother to 3 children. Funny when one asks to say a bit about themselves, we start with our age.....weird eh? I say eh, as I am from Canada (Manitoba actually) and I DON"T live in an igloo. My children are 10 yrs (girl), 4 yrs (boy) and 20 mnth old (boy). I also work as a part time Registered Nurse. I craft til the wee hours of the morning, so no one can bother me. haha! I'm sneaky like that!

*When did you start card making and what made you start?

Uhh...I blame it all on my neighbor & BFF. There I was merrily making my scrapbooks when she pops over and says "OMG you have to see this card I just made at card class".....the same card class I said NO to in the first place. Well, I was hooked. That was **thinking**.....2008.

One thing led to another, first came SU, then CTMH, then digis. What the heck was a 'digi'....EEK!!

Then I found blogland and well, the rest is history! 

Using Spread your wings

Using Lost in Thoughts  and Skater Girl  

*What is your preferred coloring medium?
I color my faces and, as of recently, hair with copics. My copic selection is meager. LOL I gave hubby my Christmas list already....."copics"....done! I also color with watercolor pencils, blending stumps and baby oil. Nope the baby oil does not get the paper all oily. The blending stumps (dipped in baby oil soaked sponges) carries the color so nicely..my heart skips a beat just thinking about it. Not quite sure what I mean?....can't really picture it? see this post HERE on my blog.

Using Apple of my eye

*What is your fav Simply Sassy stamp?
oooo.......hhmmmm.........like just one?!! Well, since I only recently got addicted to them & I drool at each of the DT creations.....geesh...I'd have to say "High School Student".....& I don't even own her!!! Funny right?!! I thought the "So What" girl from the last set woulda got me, but rather my fave from that release is actually "Tiffany".

Using Team Spirit

*How did you notice the Simply Sassy stamps the first time?
Donna Mosley. Yup. She was in the spotlight here & I thought "hey, that's a nice stamp"......what the heck am I missing right? One hop led to another hop & boom.....here I am! Buying each new release. (Another Christmas present list item) heehee

*What is your favourite style (card making)?
Embellish, Embellish, Embellish. Rule of thumb......if all else fails, embellish. No style imparticular, I like to try everything at least once including 3D items. In fact this is the first time I have attempted to make a cupcake! lol LOVE IT!! And just when I thought I came up with the cupcake idea all by my lonesome, I remembered seeing Kathrin's SCRUMMY sundae dish a short while ago!!

See....inspiration has seeped it's way into my brain! 

Using Lost in Music 

*And what would you love to see more of at the Simply Sassy blog?
hhmmmmmmmmm.......boy cards. I seem to be drawn to boy images & stamps. They are the first to catch my eye. Oh & my Sassy on the header......I'd love to see THAT everyday I visit!! LOL

(I'll just keep trying out like every other die hard Sassy Fanatic)!!

Thanks so much for spotlighting me. This truly was a HUGE honor! Mwah!
Cor*

Thank you so much Corry for letting us Spotlight your gorgeous cards

and for us to getting to know you alittle better ♥♥

Just for you, again

Hi ladies, first of all thank you for your lovely comments on this blog!

Today I'd like to share this card and I hope you like it. I have used one of the last release's images, the lovely ''Sundae Service''  (oh, yes, she's ''In Stock'', I've just checked!), papers from Little Yellow Bicycle - ''Savor'' and my gorgeous Die-namics.

That's all from me for today, have a great week and meet me next week, same time, same place!

Hugs,
Alina

Simply Red ;o)

Helloooo Sassy fans! Hope you're having a fantabulous Sunday and you didn't forget to put your clocks back one hour, it's lovely having a whole extra hour of weekend isn't it :D! For your inspiration today I have used the scrumptious

Sundae Service

I wasn't at all happy with the last card I made with this beauty, so she's been used for a retry ;o). Also, I got the new set in the other day and let me tell you: more scrumptiousness is on the way!!! So start saving them pennies, thank goodness Christmas is coming up right ;o)

I have used lots of die-cuts on this card and little else, as the busy paper combined with the die-cuts and the flowers make for a pretty full card I think. Also, I'm not one for "throwing" everything I have at a card and see what sticks, some people carry that off brilliantly but I'm not blessed with that talent ;o).

Card Ingredients:
Stamp: Simply Sassy "Sundae Service"
Paper: Bazzill Basics and Elzybells Art Stamps cardstock; My Mind's Eye paper "Be Loved"
Embellishments: My Mind's Eye die-cut sheet; Kars adhesive pearls
Tools: Marianne Design frond; QuicKutz flowers
Copics:
E00, E51, E93, E21 (skin, cheeks)
Y28, E53, E50 (hair)
BG15, BG13, BG11, BG10 (blues)
R29, R27 (reds)
R22, R21 (pinks)

Well, there you have it, another Sunday inspiration post done. I hope you likey, enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,
Erica

cupcakes and sundaes

Hello Sassy fans and happy friday!

Today I am sharing a cupcake with you that I made for one of my girl's friend. It was her birthday and she asked for some money as the gift. Of course such a "boring" gift need an excitement packing.
While we were in Italy this summer and went grocery shopping I found these tin foil cups that also come with a plastic lid. Okay, it's kind of sad thinking of how I could use household stuff for crafting while I am at a grocery store in my vacation.LOL But I guess that's how we are, right!?

I used the

Sundae Service

and let the cupcake top match the coloring of my image.

The top of the cupcake is made from the half of a styroform ball that I glued to the lid. I painted it with white acrylic paint and added some white glitter to it. The top is made from brown velvet flock that I wanted to look like a chocolat covering.
To cover the rim of the half styroform ball I added some white ribbon to the edge that I glued down in little loops.
The cherry on top is made from a tiny styroform ball and some green wire.

Here it is opened:

And these are the Copics that I used for the coloring:

Have a happy weekend everyone!

Plenty of Sundae's to go around..

Meet this cool chick serving Sundae's..

She's got plenty for everyone..

If you want to pick up yours you can find her here 

She's called Sundae Service and she is colored with Copic markers,

the sundae is paper-pieced for some extra dimension.

The paper is by Maja design, flower and pearls are by Prima   

And the swirl corner is by Make it Crafty.

Wishing you all a crafty day ♥ 

...just for you

Good evening, ladies, nice to see you again on this Monday evening.

I have this card to share with you and believe me, it's only coincidence that I've used the same image as Erica and Autumn. 

''Sundae Service'' has been coloured using Derwent pencils. The papers are from ''Pinecode Press'' and I've got them for a while, the sentiment is again from a MFT ''A la Modes'' set, the hearts and buttons are made using my favourite dies: the Die-namics.

I hope you like my card and that's all from me for today. Thank you again for stopping by and the wonderful comments. have a nice week wherever you are.

Hugs,

Alina

Simply Sweet Sundae!

 Hello Sassy Fans! I hope your Monday is off to a good start! Thanks so much to all of you for hopping around with us for the new release this weekend! You guy's are a great group of followers!! 

For today's inspiration I have used...

 ... 'Sundae Service'. Don't you just love this stamp!! So much fun to color and it just so happens I was able to nab the perfect stack of papers( BoBunny's Sweet Tooth) for her. I did follow the sketch over at CLP for this one and I really love how it turned out.

Here's a closer view. I did something a little different(for me) and added some deeper colors using some Prismacolor pencils and I really love the effect...I'm hooked!! I know people have been doing this for a while and our own Maria has given us a little tutorial before, but it took me a while to get on the band wagon. Anyway, here's a pic of my copics...

... yep, I used all of those in some way or another,lol
and the pencils...

930(magenta), 994(process red), 995(mulberry)

I actually used these to change the color of her skirt to what you now see

1074(French grey), 1083(putty beige)

for shading around and under her

947(dark umber)-hair, 905(aquamarine)-leg warmers 

Well, that's all for me today, but remember to stop by later to see what beautiful creation Alina has to share with you.

Have a great day!

xxAutumn

Simply Sassy Sundae!

Hi Sassy fans, I'm back with a little Sunday inspiration, and what could be more appropriate than me using the adorable and very sweet

Sundae Service

Don't you just LOVE this stamp?!? Krista has done it again, this stamp is so versatile and fun and just so pretty! By the way, have you joined in the new release blog hop yet? If not, please see the post below this one for all the deets and start hopping :D!

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Simply Sassy "Sundae Service"; sentiment by Hero Arts
Paper: Bazzill Basics cardstock kraft; My Mind's Eye design paper "Blush"
Embellishments: Doodlebug Design buttons; Papertrey Ink ribbon; Karen Foster scrapper's floss
Tools: My Favorite Things Die-namics Button Quartet, Upsy-Daisy flowers; Martha Stewart border punch Floral Lace; Marianne Design Creatables Decorative Element
Copics:
E00, E51, E93, E21 (skin, cheeks)
Y28, E53, E50 (hair)
R85, R83, R81 (pinks)
E44, E43, E42, E41 (browns)
W5, W3, W2 (shading)

Right, that's all from me, I'm off to enjoy my last day of vacation, back to the coal mines tomorrow ;o). Have a great day, see you next week!

Hugs,
Erica