AF17 Antique Keys

Here's another of SweetStamps.coms newest ArtsyfArtsy release.  For this card I started with a wooden tag and used Piccolo Enamel & Embossing Powder Adhesive and applied various colors of Piccolo Embossing Enamels ( Vintage Black, Silver, Bronze and Copper, Stary Sky and Real Rust) and then applied Mars Black Enamel Gel along the outer edge.  The AF17 Antique Keys was stamped on black card stock using Distress Embossing ink and Queen's Gold EP and heat set.  I then cut the keys so they were separated and layered them to the tag using foam dots.  The main body of the card was stamped using Nightfall Shades Dye ink and the 5005 Spotty Dotty Border and the 5001 Three Stripes Border both from SweetStamps.com.  Both the card and navy blue cardstock were then edged with Delicata Golden Glitz ink  and I also used a pouncer to add color to both.  The sc006 SweetCuts Fancy Leaf die was cut from a kleenex box, the sc010 Mini Flower set flowers were cut from a Dove chocolates wrapper and a foil vitamin wrapper.  The red netting is from an orange bag and the buttons and other embellishments were from my stash.  Great use of items I had hanging around the house.

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Another AF14 Royal Dance Collage

This stamp, AF14 Royal Dance Collage makes me think of Masked Balls and Mardi Gras so I used Shades Dye inks in Fortune Teller, Envy on glossy paper to make the background and used Distress Embossing ink to stamp the image then heat embossed it using Queen's Gold EP.  I used a course pouncer to pounce the same colors to the white card stock.  The little masks were cut from shrink plastic using the Die-versions DVW188 Fancy Mask 1 and DVW 189 Fancy Mask 2.  I added color to the shrink plastic before shrinking.  The ribbon, rhinestones, and string of gold pearls were from my stash.

SweetStamps.com has a Pintrest board, where ALL of the newly released stamps and projects have been posted- in the ArtsyFartsy board. Here is the link: http://pinterest.com/sweetstamps/

AF14 Royal Dance College

ArtsyfArtsy is a NEW division of SweetStamps.com! 

Brought about by our love of papercrafting and stamping, all ArtsyfArtsy images are sized to fit on ATC’s (Artist Trading Cards) which make great layers for standard A2 (4 1/4“ x 5 1/2”) cards!  This new line will contain collage elements.

AF cling stamps are made from high quality, deep-etched red rubber and mounted on cling foam for use with acrylic blocks.  

MADE IN THE USA.

We are SUPER excited 

to share this new line with you!

      Here is the Royal Dance College (AF14)

I just love how this card turned out, it is exactly as I pictured it before I started.  The image was stamped using Distress Embossing ink and heat embossed with Fine Detail Black EP. The embossed background is the CTFD3095 Fans Crafts Too Embossing Folder.  The border is the 5003 Antique Leaf Scroll Border stamped with Nightfall Shades Dye ink both from SweetStamps.com.  The masks were made from Black Shrink Plastic and Whispers Dies DVW188 Fancy Mask 1 and DVW188 Fancy Mask 2, I used toothpicks colored with Nightfall ink to finish the masks.  The netting was also colored with Nightfall ink.  Black Pearls are from Kaiser Craft.

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AF2 French Postcard Writing

ArtsyfArtsy is a NEW division of SweetStamps.com! 

Brought about by our love of papercrafting and stamping, all ArtsyfArtsy images are sized to fit on ATC’s (Artist Trading Cards) which make great layers for standard A2 (4 1/4“ x 5 1/2”) cards!  This new line will contain collage elements.  All AF cling stamps are made from high quality, deep-etched red rubber and mounted on cling foam for use with acrylic blocks.  MADE IN THE USA.

We are SUPER excited to share this new line with you!

Here is the French Postcard Writing (AF2)

Image is stamped in French Roast Shades Dye ink. The keys are MK02 Miniature Keys from Piccolo.  I used Enamel Embossing Power Adhesive and Platinum Embossing Enamel on the keys to give them a metal effect.  The embossed piece was made from the Cheery Lynn Design XL131 Fleur De Lis embossing plate.  The flower, swirl and wire were from my stash.

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Betty's Blooms

This card was made form the NEW Betty's Blooms SweetCuts dies from SweetStamps.com.  The DP is Isabella from Bo Bunny and the Pewter Pearls are from Kaiser Craft.

Justice's Birthday 2013

Here's a card I made for my grandson Justice.

Twins

Here's a card I made for a friend who is having twin boys.  

The sentiment was found on the web

I just made some adjustments to it.

Blue and Brown Easter 2013

For this card I started with the CS25 Center Step Die.  The other dies used were the DVW115 Spring Scenery, Cheery Lynn Designs B265 Build a Flower #3 Embellishments dies and the XL5 Scallop Circle stacker dies.  The stamp is the 950 Blessed Easter from SweetStamp.com stamped using French Roast Shades Dye ink.  The pearls are Kaiser Craft Chocolate pearl strips and the polka dot ribbon is from my stash.

Swings, Flowers and Birds

This card was made using the following items.

Memory Box
98463 Set of Swings
98187 Woodland Branch
98451 Contempo Circle Border

Cheery Lynn Designs
B265 Build A Flower #3 Embellishment set
B126 Grass Border

Kaiser Craft Chocolate Pearl strips
Sitting Birds and Flying Birds brads from EyeLet Outlet

Birthday Cars

For both of these cards I started with a 4-1/4"x5-1/2" piece of watercolor paper then embossed them using the EF4008 Pine Tree Scene embossing folder from Crafts Too.  I watercolored using Shades Dye inks in the following colors, Brownie, Forest, Tank, Tidal Wave, Nassau Blue and French Roast.  The cars are the LR0198 Classic Car die set from Marianne's and were cut from black card stock and highlighted with silver metallic ink.  The lamp post is from the B130 Colonial Lamp Post set from Cheery Lynn Designs also highlighted with silver metallic ink.  Stamps used for inside verses are from SweetStamps.com, 926 Hope Your Birthday and 9066 Wondrous Things.

Easter 2013

For this card I used the EF3067 Flower Bouquet Crafts Too embossing folder.  The water colored card was one I had from Hero Arts from many years ago.  The stamps are from SweetStamps.com, 992 Easter Greetings and 950 Blessed Easter.  Ink is Deco Coral Shades Dye ink and the dies on the inside are the MFD014 from Nellie Snellen.  Pearls are Mango from Kaiser Craft.

Hoppy Easter 2013

At SweetStamps blog today our theme is Easter.  Please join us for a chance to win $20.00 in FREE stamps by entering your Easter creation in our challenge.  If you enter using a SweetStamps stamp you will be entered twice in the drawing.

For this card I started with the CS25 Center Step card die.  The dies used are Memory Box 98191 Grapevine Wreath, Cherry Lynn Designs B202 Celtic Chain, B263 Tags #4 and B171 Bunny and Chick Border.

The stamps are all from SweetStamps.com, 2017 Pop Up Bunny, 2011 Striped Egg, 877 Eggs Duo, 2008 Egg-stra Special Easter, 2012 Hoppy Easter.  Inks used Brownie Shades Dye ink and Memento Tuxedo Black.  Eggs were colored with Spica Glitter Pens.  Twine was from my stash.

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Spring Pastels