Simply Steampunk?!

Hi Sassy fans! Hope you're all having a great weekend with nice weather and lots of fun things to do :D! I'm "recuperating" from two days of workshops (giving them, not taking part) and I'm pooped! Lots of fun though, it's never a problem to be in a room full of women (seriously, not a single man!) who share the same passion and who are committed to making the project you've put together for them :D

Anyway, I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd never heard of steampunk right? Right? I had to google it first when I heard that the current fantabulous Simply Sassy set is the "Steampunk Collection" ;o) I hope I've done this little lady justice, to me this is vintage and that was the idea...


I have used lots of materials (well, for me anyway ;o)) and here they are:

Stamps: Simply Sassy "Vintage Boutique"; Stempelglede border stamp
Paper: Bazzill Basics cardstock vanilla, brown; Maja Design design paper
Embellishments: Zva Creative pearls and swirls; photo anchors; brads; Elzybells buttons
Tools: MFT Die-namics flowers, leaves
Copics:
E00, E51, E93, E21 (skin, cheeks, lips);
E44, E43, E42, E41 (outfit, eyes);
Y28, E53, E50 (hair)

That's all from me for now, I hope you have a great week, thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Erica

The Sugar Bowl 60

Over at The Sugar Bowl for this Challenge we're using my sketch 

And this is the card I made

I used Butterflies & pigtails
And I tried paper piecing for the first time.
I will definitely try tis again! I think it's more time consuming than coloring but so fun to get the same paper on parts of the image and the card.

Be sure to join us over at the  Sugar Bowl for the chance to win yet another amazing prize
One lucky winner, chosen at random will win a 6 stamp Sugar Nellie ‘pick’n’mix’
Maybe you want to stash up on some more Sassy girls or boys??

Have a lovely weekend and tomorrow Erica and Lou will show off their Sassy craftings..

Hugs Maria Therese

Soooooooo Sassy

All though all the Simply Sassy girls are so Sassy I think this must be the Sassiest of them all,

just look at her going to her party, this girl is so Sassy I might think she could even go outside dressed like this if she's going with her girls to grab a cup of coffee.. 

I've colored 5th Avenue  with copic's and nothing but copic's , but as I use about hundred of them coloring one image I'm so bad at writing down the colors, shame on me as I love to see what colors other uses..

I've dotted the background, think this gives a cool effect.

The heart paper is Maja design and the pink I'm not really sure as it's a left over paper.

The sentiment is from Stempelglede and also  the stamp around the image.

I decided to try decoration the inside too, and have seen so many cards with the same image as outside 

and think this gives a cool look.

Hope your all having a sweet weekend
Hugs Maria 

Having fun with Shrinky Dink!

Hiya Simply Sassy Fans,

Ok, so I'm probably late to the shrinky dink party - but I finally got some and having a TON of FUN with it! Now, I haven't figured out exactly what medium is best used to color on it so my coloring has left a bit to be desired but it's still fun! I love watching it roll and shrink. *giggle*

I wanted to make a charm with Guinevere from the recently released set 7 as soon as I got her! And so I have a fun place to display her I finally altered this notebook so I can write down craft ideas as they come - I don't know about you, but I'm forever saying to myself, ooh, this would be fun to make or I want to try this and then when I actually sit down at my desk to create, I'm like, what do I want to do? Haha - All the ideas are gone by then. So, I figure if I keep this little notebook with me, I can just write down ideas as they come and flip through it when I finally have time to do something.

I wanted to make it pretty and inspiring with all my favorite things so I had to use Guinevere to match the charm along with gorgeous Graphic45 Once Upon A Springtime Collection, OA & Cosmo Cricket stickers as well as Webster's Pages sparklers. I promise I'll use a different stamp next week! haha

Here is the shrinky dink charm next to the full size image so you can get an idea of how tiny it is! Aren't they cute together? I colored them with the same copics (E70, E71, E74, E77, E79) - I was in a monotone mood, I thought it would be fun to color her in a bit of a vintagey vibe.

Have a great weekend!

Hugs,

Carisa

purple chic(k)

Happy friday all those sassy fans out there! It´s Kathrin here and I am having two cards to share with you today. With those problems Blogger had last week and some posts disappearing I wasn´t able to show you my inspiration card last week... So let´s start!

On the first card I used

Boho Chic

from the latest release of set # 7.
(And everytime I type her name I go with chick instead of chic - but wouldn´t that match great too? LOL)

I hardly ever use purple when I craft but somehow I was in a totally purple mood when I made this card and so it is purple all over. Don´t you agree that she looks beautiful in her white and purple clothes?
I love this image because it´s so versatile - you can make her look very elegant by using muted colors but I am sure if you use some bright colors she will also be great on a 70ies card.

I wasn´t sure which saying to use for my card and came across the "truly amazing" stamp when I went through my stash. So I combined this with another stamp that I inked up only the "you are" part.

For the coloring I went with these markers:

***

And here´s the card I wanted to show you last week:

I was inspired by a few butterflies that fluttered around in our garden and were telling me that summer will be here soon. It was so much fun to watch them - well at least until my cats came realized them too...

So I picked

Butterflies and Pigtails

and made a vintage summer card. I love those brownish pink colors and had some papers in my stash that did not only match my coloring but also had those little blossoms printed on - exactly what I needed for a little extra summer-ish touch.
The saying is by Stampin´Up and I think just this one word is perfect with this image - sometimes you don´t need to make many words to express your feelings.

I used these colors to color the image in:

I am wishing all of you a very sunny and happy weekend!

Sassy Storage

So.. the day has arrived.. my FIRST EVER attempt at a photo tutorial. Please bare with me, I did do a trial run before I made the final project, but how well this is all going to go on the actual day.. we will have to see. LOL. I got this idea from Crafter's Companion. Sara comes up with such clever ideas, and I thought this would be the perfect thing to store those Sassy images ready to be coloured up.

I used Winking Student for this project, I gotta say, she is a cutie. I love her pose! She is available HERE from Funky Kits!

Introducing 'Mini Accordian Folder'..

Here is what you will need:

× x1 12"x12" sheet of heavy weight cardstock - I used Core'dinations
× x1 sheet of  medium weight cardstock - I used Rymans 200gsm coated cardstock
× Strong red tape and your normal adhesive
× Paper trimmer
× Score board
× x3 C6 envelopes
× Patterned paper - I used Basic Grey Basics White and Sassafras Indie Girl
× Your chosen Simply Sassy image - I used Winking Student

So, now you have gathered your supplies - let's start at the beginning, it's always a good place to start..

First, take your three envelopes and glue them shut - if you don't want to lick and stick, your normal adhesive would do fine. You then want to cut all three envelopes in half as shown..

Next.. take your medium weight cardstock and cut to 6"x4.5". This strip will form the 'accordian' part of the folder. You will need to score this strip along the 6" side at every half an inch. TOP TIP: score at every inch on one side, then flip over and score at every half inch, this way you will have scored opposite sides and this will help to make well creased mountain and valley folds.

Next, onto the front and back panels.. take your heavy weight cardstock and cut a strip 4.5" wide, continue to cut this into a strip 5.5" long and another 3.5" long.

Take the 4.5"x5.5" cardstock and score at 3.5" and 4.5" along the 5.5" side as shown..

Crease your scorelines, this will form the back panel and front flap of the accordian folder.

This is where you should be now:



Next up is adhering it all together..

Take the 'accordian' base and turn it so the two end panels are pointing up, apply some red tape (any strong adhesive will do) as shown and attach the back panel.

After you have attached the back panel, this is how the accordian base should look - apply more red tape to every other strip, this is where you will attatch the envelopes.

Now that my envelopes have been attached, this is how the folder should look. All that is left to do now is decorate the front cover, attatch it to the folder and glue the tops of the envelopes together to get the 'accordian' effect when you open it out.

I have my supplies out ready to decorate my front cover. I used Winking Student as well as some papers from Sassafras Indie Girl collection, I have stitched strips and added a sentiment on Kraft cardstock. Perfect.

Add a strip of red tape to the last strip on the accordian folder, apply some regular adhesive on the back of the front panel, leaving about an inch at the top to tuck the flap in, and adhere all to the very front envelope. Stand the folder up and ensure all envelopes match up. Apply a strip of regular adhesive along the edge of each envelope to attach them to each other - this will create the 'accordian' effect when you open the folder.

This is the final result.. each section (6 in total) can be used to house different Sassy images. Keep them safe ready for colouring, or you could have a few pockets dedicated to coloured images ready to use on projects if that's how you roll! :)

So there you have it. I do hope you give it a go and test drive the tutorial for me! If you have any questions, or if the photos aren't clear enough please let me know and I'll do what I can to help!

I'll admit - that wasn't as scary as I thought! Yipee. Keep your eyes peeled for another Sassy tutorial I have coming up very soon! xo Lou.

Simply Sophisticated

Hello to all you Sassy fans!  I hope you're having a wonderful Wednesday.  I have one of the new stamps from set 7 to share with you today.

I've used 5th Avenue and I have to tell you that I absolutely love this gorgeous image.  I think she looks so beautiful all dressed up and ready to party the night away!  I colored her with my copics and colored pencils and added lots of Glamour Dust to give her dress lots of sparkle.  And then I thought she needed some shoes and a purse that were as pretty as her dress, so they got lots of sparkle too.  I cut my image with nestabilities and added Glamour Dust to the edge of the image.  I added a few flowers to finish my card.  I love easel cards but I have a hard time photographing them for some reason.

You can find the lovely 5th Avenue and all her Sassy friends over at Funky Kits.  
If you haven't seen Autumn's post then please scroll down because you won't want to miss what she shared with us earlier today.  Do stop by tomorrow as we'll have another fabulous tutorial to share with all of you.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Stamp:  Sugar Nellie Simply Sassy  -  5th Avenue
Paper:  Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, Glamour Dust, flowers, Nestabilities