Simply Boho...

Good Morning Sassy fans!!  I'm just gonna get right to it today and show you my Boho Chic...

 ... in a CAS style. I actually had something much more elaborate planned, but I got the base of the original all made up and then colored her and she totally didn't match...has that ever happened to you?? I generally have a pretty good eye for color, but I must've had something else on my mind, cause she did not go and since it took me ages to cut her all out...yes, I stupidly did all that b4 checking, so I decided a new card would be faster.

At any rate, I think this would make a nice card for a man, just because or I love you...was going to write something to that effect on the front, but I just wasn't liking what I came up with. Needless to say, I had a time of it and once I settle on a word or words I think it'll really be set.

Here's a closer view of her coloring. I really like how she turned out, just wish she would have matched the first card. I was going for a sepia effect, except for the skin, and i think it turned out pretty good. The stitching is faux cause i didn't have time to do the real thing and I did all the distressing with my Zutter Distressor...so  fast, love it. The ink is colorbox chalk ink and the paper is a scrap.

Well, that's all for me today. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

xxAutumn

Tuesday spotlight..

This Tuesday we have a sweet girl with an amazing talent for coloring with us.

meet

Bridget/Curlybear

I asked her to make something for the Spotlight 

and by that I'm thinking of one card or something..

So Bridget has really  spoiled us this time 

Look at her gorgeous Sassy projects!!

 Using: Oh La La, Fashionista, Amelia, Hippie Chick, Winking Student, Fairy Tale,

Butterflies and Pigtails ,5th Avenue

*Start by telling us a little about you:
Hello, My name is Bridget, and I live in the wonderfully picturesque county of Cornwall, with my Patient Husband, our Malamute Buzz, and our two cats Nala and Jasmine, I have lived here all my life and I can't see myself living anywhere else, apart from maybe Scotland, the land of The House of Sugar.

*When did you start card making and what made you start?
I have always had an interest in art, but I have never been able to draw well enough to share with other people, so when I came across the craft channels on TV, and I saw the beautiful things you can make, it inspired me to have a go at making cards, at first, using Rubber Stamps, and then onto the many other forms of crafting, I then progressed onto blogging, about 18 months ago, and my eye's were opened even wider, by the stunning creations that I came across.

*What is your preferred coloring medium?
Everything....... lol, well, it depends on my mood, but I do go through phases, I might use Polychromes for a while, or Promarkers, but my favourite of favourites at the moment are copics, in particular sketch markers, I just love the range of colours you get, and the professional finish they give you, it makes you feel like you've accomplished something when you have finished your project,
I have just gotten hold of a set of Prismacolour pencils, I haven't done much with them yet, its a work in progress, but I do love the finish they give you when using them on Kraft card, so more to follow on that, lol...

*What is your fav Simply Sassy stamp?
Well how can I answer this question, I love them all, and I have all apart from 3 of them, but having thought long and hard about it,
I am going to have to say Amelia and all of the new Christmas stamps, lol, this is the most difficult question of all, lol.

*How did you notice the Simply Sassy stamps the first time?
I first noticed the Simply Sassy Stamps, when Karen introduced us to Krista's artwork on the Sugar Nellie blog and I have been hooked ever since.

 *What is your favourite style (card making)?
I don't think I've really got a favourite style, I do like clean and simple, but I also like to see lots of embellishments, so I don't really think I have a specific style, I like to change things a lot so not to get bored, I like shabby chic, though I can never seem to produce a very good end product.

 *And what would you love to see more of at the Simply Sassy blog?
This is another hard question to answer, because it's difficult to improve on perfection, because I think you girls already do a fantastic job, what with all the fun blog hops, brilliant tutorials and wonderfully inspirational cards, so I had a really good think about what I would like to see added and that would be a Simply Sassy Challenge blog.

Here are some other gorgeous Sassy projects I found at Bridget's blog

Using : Fabulous Darling

Using Vintage Boutique

 

Using 5th Avenue

Using Boho Chic

Thank you So much Bridget for letting us spotlight you.

And please leave Bridget some sweet comments :)

Hugs Maria 

 

Boho tag

Thought I'd give you something else today than Christmas!

Yes I love my Sassy Christmas stamps and I'll soon have more Christmas inspiration for you.

I've moved day to give room for something else on Saturday..

But you will need to wait until Saturday to know what it is ;)

This is Boho Chick and there is so many ways to use her!

For this one I wanted to make a tag.

I think it's so much fun to make tags!But they have to be big enough because I always love to embellish a little (or a lot..) The Sassy girl is colored with Copic's The spotted paper you see in the background is Maja design, flowers are prima and the bird I'm not really sure as I got it in a RAK.

Have a sweet Wednesday back later for Autumn's post :)

Hugs Maria

Thank You

Good morning all you sassy friends!  I am a little sad today as this is my last day as a guest designer with this remarkable Simply Sassy team.  So before I share my card, I would like to to say "Thank You!"  I want to thank Maria for choosing me as a guest designer.  There were so many gorgeous entries for the guest dt call that I never thought I had a chance.  Thanks for taking a chance on me, Maria.  I also want to thank the rest of the DT.  You girls are tremendously talented and supportive.  I'm amazed at how you all jump in to help one another if there's ever a problem.  And I want to thank all of you Sassy fans.  I appreciate you taking time out of your busy schedules to visit and leave such wonderful comments.   OK, enough of my sappy talk, here's my project for today :)

I used Boho Chic and colored her with copics and colored pencils.  I've added some lace and a bow with a little flower.  I used my Martha Stewart daisy border punch and butterfly punch and added some pearls.  My papers are Memory Box and I stitched around all of them.  You can find Boho Chic and all the other beautiful Simply Sassy images over at Funky Kits.

Thank you so much for stopping by.  Please be sure to stop back each day to check out the sneak peeks of the newest Simply Sassy release.  

I'll be seeing you around blog-land :)     

Stamp:  Sugar Nellie Simply Sassy Boho Chic
Paper:  Memory Box - Enchanted; Memory Box - Gossamer; Bazzill
Other:  Copics, Prismacolor and Caran d'Ache colored pencils, gamsol, lace, MS daisy border punch, MS butterfly punch, flower, pearls

Simply Seeing Double

Hi everyone, hope you're enjoying your weekend! Today I'm showing you not one but two Sassy cards with my last set 7 stamps, as later today Lou is having a sneek peak for the new set, which will be released next week :D!

I've enjoyed working with these Steampunk Sassy girls, it's taken me out of my comfort zone and into a somewhat different style of card, and that's never a bad thing is it ;o). For my first card I've used Guinevere, I've kept things quite simple and to give it a vintagey feel I've distressed the edges of the design papers and added some flourishes.

For my second card I've used Boho Chic and an old sketch from Friday Sketchers, which is still one of my faves. Hope you likey!

Materials used:
Stamps: Simply Sassy stamp "Guinevere"; Simply Sassy stamp "Boho Chic"; Stempelglede background stamp; sentiment stamps from My Favorite Things
Paper: Bazzill Basics cardstock green, purple, kraft; Maja Design design paper
Embellishments: charm; string; Queen & Co pearls; Papertrey Ink ribbon
Tools: QuicKutz antique flourishes, accolade; EK Success retro flower punches; My Favorite Things doily; Heidi Swapp distress tool
Copics: E00, E51, E93, E21; V95, V93, V91; E44, E43, E42, E41; YG63

That's all from me today, have a lovely Sunday and don't forget to check back later to see what Lou has in store!

Hugs,
Erica

Boho Chic Handbag

Morning Sassy Fans,

Before I get into all the details, it's my turn to do a tutorial next week and I'd like to know what you would like to see.  I was thinking of showing how to make the chic flower in the photo below or quite often I get asked about envelope box's to fit embellished cards, but I'd like to know what you'd like to see.  So could you please leave a comment below and I will try my best to do a tutorial based on something you want and something I can do, lol.

I have created a handbag using my Go Kreate Dies, using this classy little lady, Boho Chic available from Funky Kits.

I have coloured Boho Chic using copic markers and stitched the panels using my trusty sewing machine.

I made the large flower using Tim Holtz die and Mulsin Cloth, inked with peeled paint and scrunched a bit.  Brad through the middle and Voila!

Ingredients:-

Image Boho Chic available from Funky Kits HERE

Sentiment is a Whimsey Tickert Stamp

Go Kreate Dies

Pion Papers

Peeled Paint Distress ink

Nesties for the handle

Muslin cloth, Brad, pearls, buton, twine from stash

Marianne Design Die for flourish

Martha Stewart Punch for the leaves

Small roses from wild orchid crafts

Sewing machine

..::Enjoy::..

Hey Sassy fans! Thanks for stopping by today guys, I have something a bit special to share with you! A birthday card I made especially for a Sassy lady.. Tracy Payne!! :) It was Tracy's birthday this past Tuesday and I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to give her a little handmade something, even if it was just a simple Birthday card.

I used one of my fave stamps from Set 7 - Boho Chic.. she is available HERE from Funky Kits. I have coloured her using PM's to coordinate with some gorgeous patterned paper from Kaisercraft. I have matted the aqua paper with some SU! Certainly Celery cardstock which I have distressed and machine stitched.

Notice me and my sewing machine, Mr Janome, had a little disagreement when I was stitching this card. Well, I was less than impressed to say the least, so that was the only layer I stitched before I lost my temper with him!! You may notice that this card looks very similar to a card I made for TPS earlier in the week, well, you'd be right. The same patterned paper pack and the same layout - I just loved it so much I had to have another go.

The panel behind Boho Chic is another slice of Certainly Celery which I have die cut with a labels fourteen nestie and embossed with a Script EF to lift the image away from the busy patterned paper. I have fussy cut the image out - but you knew that. You could just see it coming, I know.

The horizontal panel of patterned paper had hints of black, so I went along with that and punched a scalloped border on Basic Black cardstock and stitched along the side. I added a strip of SU ribbon, I couldn't tell you what colour it is!! I then added a tiny PTI tag with the word 'Enjoy' and tied it to the ribbon using twine. I think that just about covers it. As always, don't hesitate to ask me any questions!!

Be sure to check out Erica's post today too! Awesome inspiration!! :) xo Lou.

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!