SNSS Blog Hop!

Hi there!!! I am the next to last stop in today's November Release Day DT Blog Hop. The Design Divas and some of the gals from the Digi Team are hopping together to celebrate our fabulous clear stamps, digis, and dies being released tonight!! If you've been hopping along with us today, you should have just come from Monika's amazing blog. If you didn't, I invite you to pop over to the SNSS blog to start this hop from the very beginning :). We have a HUGE prize up for grabs and I guarantee you won't want to miss out on your chance to win :).

I have a few samples to share with you today. This first sample was made using our new Lacey Eyelet Borders die set and a gorgeous new stamp set called Snowflake Flourish both designed by the talented Dina Kowal.


We introduced the Lacey Eyelet Borders die set at the York Heirloom Stamp Show a few weeks back and it was such a hit, it SOLD OUT the first day! I am thrilled to have it back in stock for this release :).

The bottom "ruffled" area on my card was created using tissue paper. I originally intended on doing what I found on this blog recently, where you cut out a bunch of layers from tissue paper with your die and create a "crochet" effect, but I had a bit of trouble getting it to work for me, so I decided to try something different and created a layered "ruffled" look instead. I think it turned out pretty cool despite it not being my intention. I hope to share a video of this technique soon over at The Sweet 'n Sassy Connection if you are interested.

The snowflakes from Dina's set were stamped first and second generation using the same ink (first being inked and stamped directly onto the card base, second being inked and stamped off onto scrap paper then stamped again onto the card base to create a lighter shade of the first ink color). The white border strip was cut from the second die in Dina's Lacey Eyelet Border dies set. Instead of weaving the twine through the die cut (which looks really cool, too) I just wrapped it around, added the snowflake ornament (found these at Michaels last year) and added the button with the twine bow. The sentiment is also from one of Dina's sets, Christmas Light, from our September release.

This next card features one of my new sets called Freezin' Season as well as Dina's Lacey Eyelet Borders die set AND my new Clouds & Raindrops die set.


I used the clouds as "snow mounds" by cutting off the bottom of each die cut. I outlined the mounds with Stickles to add more of a snowy feel. I added more Stickles over top the image to resemble falling snow, then added twine, a snowflake button and the tag sentiment which is also included the Freezin' Season stamp set. The designer paper is from Echo Park's Holly Jolly 6x6 pad.

Lastly, I'd like to share this card I made with on of our new digis, Rhubarb's Stocking...


Not too much to say about this one....I embossed a white panel with a Sizzix embossing folder and mounted in to the card base. The ribbon is Martha Stewart seam binding and the rhinestone heart border is something I picked up in the clearance section at Michaels a while back. The sentiment is from the Rhubarb's Christmas stamp set released back in September. The DP is from Echo Park's Holly Jolly 6x6 pad....and of course.....I used more twine :).

Ok, now that you've seen what I created, head over to the SNSS blog and leave a comment for a chance at that awesome prize!

And just in case you got lost somewhere along the way, here is the whole blog hop list again.....

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Kim Schofield

Sandy Domelle

Ceal Pritchett

Mary Faus

Janette Olen

Makiko Jones

Kim Singdahlsen

Jessica Fick

Stephanie Wright

Dina Kowal

Holly McMillen

Carol Longacre

Taylor Usry

Cathy McCauley

Margo Smith

Bridget Finlay

Harriet Skelly

Monika Davis

Korin Sutherland<----you are here

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One more thing.....Don't forget to join us tonight at 8:00PM EST in our member company forums over on Splitcoaststampers - we have a great release party planned! There will be full reveals of all of the stamp sets, digis and dies, plus challenges, more prizes plus a free birthday digi for all attendees :)!!!

See you tonight!!