Sunday, December 15, 2013

Sassy Studio Designs FB Progressive Monthly Challenge #8: Show Your Folds

Hello Everyone! I'm pleased to let you know that it's time for a new Sassy Studio Designs FB Progressive Challenge over on our Facebook Page. The challenge for this month is "Show Your Folds" and runs from December 15th - January 14th. Please check our facebook page for all the details.

Here is the step card I created using the free image "Katniss Girl on Fire Sassy":


Paper: Garden Green, Whisper White Card Stock and Jolly Jamboree Paper
Stamps: Sassy Studio Designs - Katniss Girl on Fire Sassy Digital Image
Markers: Blush Blossom, Blushing Bride, Wild Wasabi, Soft Suede, Garden Green and Pear Pizzazz
Accessories: Alpine Snowflake Punch, Arctic Snowflake Punch and Mini Glue Dots

Be sure to stop by the Sassy Studio Designs Facebook Page join in on this awesome challenge with the opportunity to receive Katniss Girl on Fire Sassy for free as well as a chance to win two Sassy Studio Designs images of the winner's choice.

I have also submitted this card to the following challenges:

Love to Create Challenge #95 - Holiday, White on White w/ a Splash of Green

Challenges 4 Everybody Challenge #35 - Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenge #189 - Anything Goes

The Crafty Bloggers Network Challenge #17 - Girly

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Amy's Birthday Card 2013

This is the birthday card I gave to my friend, Amy, for her birthday this past weekend.  A bunch of us took her out to dinner at her favorite restaurant.  I had a lot of fun and I hope she did too.




Paper: Pink Passion, Lavender Lace, Bermuda Bay, Regal Rose, Whisper White Card Stock and Cake & Ice Cream Hip Hip Hooray (Bright) Paper
Stamps: Sassy Studio Designs - Charlotte Sassy Digital Image and Create with TLC - Birthday Chick Digital Image
Markers: Blush Blossom, Regal Rose and Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Oval Die Cuts, Large Oval Punch, Spots & Dots Embossing Folder, Quickie Glue Pen and Paper Snips

Monday, December 2, 2013

Thanksgiving Cards 2013

These are the cards I sent to my family this year.




Mom's Card
Paper: Sahara Sand, Whisper White Card Stock and Traditions Floral Paisley Paper
Stamps: Bugaboo Stamps - Bobblehead Thanksgiving Indian Boy, Bobblehead Thanksgiving Indian Girl, Bobblehead Thanksgiving Pilgrim Boy and Bobblehead Thanksgiving Pilgrim Girl Digital Images
Markers: Always Artichoke, Basic Black, Blush Blossom, Bravo Burgundy, Cherry Cobbler, Creamy Caramel, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, More Mustard, Not Quite Navy, Pale Plum, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Really Rust, Sage Shadow, Sahara Sand and Gold Glitter Pen
Accessories: Circle Die Cuts




Dad's Card
Paper: Cajun Craze, Really Rust, Patterns Pack - More Mustard, Very Vanilla Card Stock and Natural Botanical Paper
Ink: StazOn Black
Stamps: Autumn Harvest, Teeny Tiny Wishes and Bugaboo Stamps - Turtles Thanksgiving Digital Image
Markers: Always Artichoke, Cajun Craze, River Rock, Creamy Caramel, Really Rust, Certainly Celery, Barely Banana, More Mustard, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Basic Black and Gold Glitter Pen
Accessories: Modern Label Punch, Paper Snips and Mini Glue Dots




Little Sister's Card
Paper: More Mustard, Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla Card Stock, Natural Botanical Paper and Thanksgiving Words Paper
Stamps: Sassy Studio Designs - Giving Thanks Digital Stamp
Markers: Blush Blossom, Creamy Caramel, Real Red, Riding Hood Red, Close to Cocoa and Gold Glitter Pen
Accessories: Circle Die Cut, Scallop Edge Punch, Scallop Oval Punch and Large Oval Punch




Grandma's Card
Paper: Creamy Caramel, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla Card Stock and Imaginisce Striped Paper
Ink: StazOn Black
Stamps: All-Year Cheer III and Cornucopia - Digital Image by Hambo Stamps
Markers: Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel, Really Rust, Ruby Red, More Mustard, So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Garden Green, Pear Pizzazz and Elegant Eggplant
Accessories: Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Burlap, Brown Sugar 1/8" Ribbon, Dimensionals and Mini Glue Dots




Older Sister's Card
Paper: Creamy Caramel, Always Artichoke, Whisper White Card Stock and Natural Botanical Paper
Stamps: Bugaboo Stamps - Bobblehead Thanksgiving Pilgrim Girl Digital Image
Markers: Blush Blossom, Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip, Ruby Red and Going Gray
Accessories: Oval Die Cuts, Flower Fusion and Rich Regals - Always Artichoke Brads




Brother-in-law's Card
Paper: So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White Card Stock and Thanksgiving Words Paper
Ink: StazOn Black
Stamps: Gobble, Gobble and Bugaboo Stamps - Bobblehead Thanksgiving Pilgrim Boy Digital Image
Markers: Blush Blossom, Pumpkin Pie, Always Artichoke, So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Basic Gray, Basic Black and Gold Glitter Pen
Accessories: Pumpkin Harvest Embossing Folder




Nephew's Card
Paper: More Mustard, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White Card Stock and Autumn Vine Designer Series Paper
Ink: StazOn Black
Stamps: Gobble, Gobble and Bugaboo Stamps - Bobblehead Thanksgiving Turkey Digital Image
Markers: Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Always Artichoke, Real Red, More Mustard, Ruby Red and Really Rust
Accessories: Circle Die Cuts, Fall Leaves Ribbon and Glitter Leaf Brads

Saturday, November 30, 2013

Sassy Studio Designs November Silver & Gold New Release Blog Hop

Welcome to Sassy Studio Designs November Silver & Gold New Release Blog Hop! If you got here from our wonderful designer Lindsay's blog then you are on the right track (the full hop list is below for reference). Wasn't her card gorgeous!

Our theme for this month is Silver and/or Gold. Please join in our Silver and/or Gold challenge and don't forget to leave some love on all the DT blogs for your chance to win some of these new images!

Here is the card I created using Waiting for Santa Sassy:


Paper: Real Red, Garden Green, Wild Wasabi, Gold, Whisper White Card Stock and Red Holly Paper
Stamps: Sassy Studio Designs - Waiting for Santa Sassy Digital Image
Markers: Blush Blossom, Blushing Bride, Wild Wasabi, Soft Suede, Real Red, Creamy Caramel, Gold and Silver Glitter Pen
Accessories: Modern Label Punch, Gold Iridescent Adhesive Rhinestones and Glaze Pen



Your next stop on the hop is Debbie's blog. Please head over and check out her stunning creation.

Here is the complete hop list:

SSD
Kitty
Carrie
Adina
Jacki
Sara
Susan
Gemma
Chris
Karal
Lindsay
Lori ~ this is me
Debbie
Jackie
Kim
Valerie
Greg
Michelle
Amanda
SSD

I have also submitted this card to the following challenges:

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge 155 - Frame a Female

Charisma Cardz Challenge #46 - Christmas

The Corrosive Challenge #188 - Happy Holidays

Creatalicious Challenges Challenge #57 - Christmas Time

Sketch N Stash Challenge 126 - Sketch

Thursday, November 28, 2013

Dare to be Sassy Thursday #205: R U Green?

Good Morning! Every Thursday Sassy Studio Designs host a challenge called Dare to be Sassy Thursday (DTBST). You don't have to use a SSD image to play along, but we love it when you do.

This week's challenge is R U Green? For this challenge, we would like you to Repurpose, Reuse, Recycle.

Here is the card I created (re-used silver lace/re-purposed gold and silver cardstock):


Paper: Midnight Muse, Silver, Gold, Shimmery White Card Stock
Stamps: Sassy Studio Designs - Bonnie of the Nile (Sassy Cleopatra) Digital Image
Markers: Blush Blossom, Real Red, Early Espresso, Basic Black, Midnight Muse, Gold Glitter Pen and Silver Glitter Pen
Accessories: Iridescent Adhesive Rhinestone Flourishes, Silver Lace, Diamond Stickles and Paper Snips



Head on over to SSD to join in on this challenge and see what the rest of the Design Team has created.

Love to Create Challenge #93 - 3 of Your Favorite Embellishments (Rhinestones/Stickles/Lace)

Artistic Inspirations Challenge 69 - Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody Challenge #34 - Anything Goes

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #238 - Cupcake Photo Inspiration

Friday Sketch Challenge #57 - Sketch

Sunday, November 24, 2013

Sara's Baby Shower

This is the card I gave my friend, Sara, for her baby shower. This is her first child and she is having a girl. I'm so excited for her and her husband!



Paper: Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White Card Stock and Wisteria Wonder Designer Series Paper Patterns Stack - In Color 2011-2013
Stamps: Sassy Studio Designs - Pregnant Pinup Digital Image
Markers: Blush Blossom, Creamy Caramel, Blushing Bride and Wisteria Wonder
Accessories: Super Giant Daisy Punch, 5/16" Neutrals Brad - Whisper White and Quickie Glue Pen

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Dare to be Sassy Thursday #204: Count Your Blessings

Good Morning! Every Thursday Sassy Studio Designs host a challenge called Dare to be Sassy Thursday (DTBST). You don't have to use a SSD image to play along, but we love it when you do.

This week's challenge is Count Your Blessings. For this challenge, we would like you to create a project about being thankful.

Here is the card I created:


Paper: Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla Card Stock, Shades of Autumn Paper and Autumn Harvest Paper
Stamps: Sassy Studio Designs - Scarecrow Sassy Digital Image and Teeny Tiny Wishes
Markers: Blush Blossom, Blushing Bride, Soft Suede, More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie and River Rock
Accessories: Thanks Embossing Folder and Paper Snips



Head on over to SSD to join in on this challenge and see what the rest of the Design Team has created.

Brown Sugar Challenge #68 - Thanksgiving

Card Mania Challenges CMC#34 - Autumn Colors

Just Inspirational Monthly Challenge - Autumn/Fall Colors

Dream Valley Challenges 70 - Clean and Simple (CAS)

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #237 - Cupcake Photo Inspiration

Stella Says Sketch Challenge #146 - Sketch

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Dare to be Sassy Thursday #203: Not Your Typical Christmas

Good Morning! Every Thursday Sassy Studio Designs host a challenge called Dare to be Sassy Thursday (DTBST). You don't have to use a SSD image to play along, but we love it when you do.

This week's challenge is Not Your Typical Christmas. For this challenge, we would like you to create a project using any colors but red and green.

Here is the card I created:


Paper: Daffodil Delight, Strawberry Slush, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla Card Stock and Candlelight Christmas Specialty Designer Series Paper
Stamps: Sassy Studio Designs - Reindeer Pin Up Digital Image and Petite Pairs
Markers: Blush Blossom, Blushing Bride, Daffodil Delight, Strawberry Slush, Early Espresso and Soft Suede
Accessories: Alpine Snowflake Punch, Arctic Snowflake Punch, Daffodil Delight Taffeta Ribbon and Mini Glue Dots



Head on over to SSD to join in on this challenge and see what the rest of the Design Team has created.

The Crafty Bloggers Network Challenge #16 - Christmas

3 Girl JAM Challenge #28 - Anything Goes w/Ribbon

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge 153 - Add a Sentiment

Love To Scrap! Challenge #17 - Anything Goes

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #236 - Cupcake Photo Inspiration

Sketch N Stash Challenge 125 - Sketch

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Dare to be Sassy Thursday #202: Happy Veteran's Day

Good Morning! Every Thursday Sassy Studio Designs host a challenge called Dare to be Sassy Thursday (DTBST). You don't have to use a SSD image to play along, but we love it when you do.

This week's challenge is Happy Veteran's Day. For this challenge, we would like you to create a project supporting our military.

Here is the card I created:


Paper: Brilliant Blue, Shimmery White Card Stock, Star Burst Border Paper and Solid Glitter - Red, Blue & Silver Paper
Stamps: Sassy Studio Designs - Patriotic Pinup Sassy Digital Image
Markers: Blush Blossom, Wild Wasabi, Soft Suede, Basic Gray, Real Red and Marine-Star Gelly Roll Glitter Pen
Accessories: Red, White & Blue Rhinestone Stars, Brilliant Blue Brads and Sticky Strip



Head on over to SSD to join in on this challenge and see what the rest of the Design Team has created.

The Crazy Challenge CCH#157 - B is for... (Blue, Brads, Bling)

Just Inspirational Challenge - Glitter

Challenges 4 Everybody Challenge #32 - Anything Goes

Card Mania Challenges CMC#33 - Anything Goes

Sunday Sketch & Stamp Challenge 181 - Sketch

Sunday, November 3, 2013

Halloween Cards 2013

These are the Halloween cards I gave to my family this year.




Mom's Card
Paper: Silver, Shimmery White Card Stock and The Glitzy Glitter Stack - Neutrals Paper
Stamps: Sassy Studio Designs - Bonnie of the Nile (Sassy Cleopatra) Digital Image
Markers: Blush Blossom, Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Basic Black and Silver-Star Gelly Roll Glitter Pen
Accessories: Classic Diamond Die Cut, Slit Punch, Silver Floral Embellishments, Gray Grosgrain Ribbon, Neutrals Designer Buttons - Basic Black, Silver Cord, Diamond Stickles, Paper Snips, Sticky Strip and Mini Glue Dots




Dad's Card
Paper: Basic Gray, Kiwi Kiss, Basic Black, Whisper White Card Stock and Ghostly Greetings Designer Series Paper
Ink: StazOn Black Stamps: Booglie Eyes
Markers: Basic Gray
Accessories: Spiderweb Edge Punch, Kiwi Kiss Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Googlie Eyes, Black Floss and Mini Glue Dots




Little Sister's Card
Paper: Shimmery White Card Stock, Holographic Paper and White Glitter Paper
Ink: StazOn Black
Stamps: Fancy Flexible Phrases, Create with TLC - You Like an Angel Digital Image and Sassy Studio Designs - Sassy Angel Digital Image
Markers: Blush Blossom, Blushing Bride, Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight, Gold Glitter Pen and Clear Gelly Roll Glitter Pen
Accessories: Curly Label Punch, White Flourish Glitter Tape, Diamond Stickles, Sticky Strip, Dimensionals and Mini Glue Dots



Grandma's Card
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White Card Stock and Halloween Night Designer Series Paper
Ink: StazOn Black
Stamps: Haunting Halloween and Witch on Broom Riley
Markers: Basic Black, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, Summer Sun, Pumpkin Pie, Green Galore and Concord Crush
Accessories: Scallop Rectangle & Rectangle Die Cuts, 1/4" Square Punch, Green Galore Brads, Quickie Glue Pen and Dimensionals




Older Sister's Card
Paper: Elegant Eggplant, Naturals White Card Stock, Halloween Border Strip Paper, Good Fortune Paper and Cast-A-Spell Designer Series Paper
Stamps: Sassy Studio Designs - Maleficent Digital Image
Markers: Certainly Celery, Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Perfect Plum, Basic Black, Golden Star Gelly Roll Glitter Pen and Gold Glitter Pen
Accessories: Black Glitter Tape




Nephew's Card
Paper: Basic Gray, Whisper White Card Stock, Creepy Crawly Designer Series Paper and Wicked Fun Specialty Designer Series Paper
Ink: StazOn Black
Stamps: Spooktacular
Markers: Blush Blossom
Accessories: Circle Die Cuts, Spiderweb Double Edge Punch and Mini Glue Dots



Brother-in-law's Card - No details since this was a Lonestar Shoebox Swap card