The Sugar Bowl 72 Ice & Snow

Sorry Girls no sneak for you today, I just didn't have the new ones when I made this Sugar Bowl card..

But Kathrin will have a brand new sneak for you tomorrow ;)

This time at The Sugar Bowl our sweet Sugar Mama Gayle has made a gorgeous sketch for us to follow,

and the option for this is a nice one too, Ice & Snow ♥

So I found this sweet Sassy from the Christmas release All spruced up

She is colored with my dear Copic markers and the paper is from Poppy design 

I added some stickles to the tree and ground to make it nice and frosty.

And the snow flakes are Whiff Of Joy  made with Doodlebug sugar Coated cardstock.

The prize for one lucky winner is 4 Sugar Nellie stamps of your Choice or 6 if we get 100+ entries..

Hope you will come join us 

And so over to this weekend's blog hop..

I want to give out a pre-warning to those of you that might be away for the weekend..

You might want to team up with a friend because ..

...

yes I can tell your exited so I will get to the point..

For the launch weekend ONLY, set 11 of Simply Sassy 

will have 7 stamps!! One exclusive limited edition stamp..

This stamp comes only when you buy the whole set and only this weekend!

That will be 7 stamps for the price of 5!!!

This stamp will not be sold as a individual stamp..

And let me tell you its GORGEOUS!

And it's such a joy to color!!

And I KNOW you will want it!

So now you can't come Monday and tell me that you didn't know of this..

then I will know you haven't stopped by the Sassy blog for days ;) 

See you this weekend ♥

And there will be prizes.. ;)

Hugs Maria Therese

a pop up christmas card

Happy friday Sassy Fans!
It´s time for another christmas in july card and this one is a little special...

Once it comes in the mail it is a flat card.
But if you pull the strings a part slides back and the whole card becomes 3D.
I wanted to make one of these since ages. I found it on Kim´s blog and she has instructions up there too. I was a bit scared of it since it looked quite complicated but it was quite easy to make!

I have been adoring Tracy´s cards with those digi backgrounds and thought I might give these a try too. So I picked that fireplace digi. Since it was a first for me using a digi background and making that slider card I got a bit confused and did some mistakes with putting the digis to the right size. So the picture on the wall is cut off a bit and I also didn´t have the place to add a little decoration to the fireplace. All that I was able to come up with was a garland...
So you just have to imagine:

The girl on this stamp called

All Spruced Up

just came in from the wood where she cut her christmas tree. She´s a wise one and so she cleaned everything before leaving so she´d have the room to put up the tree and go on with the decorations afterwards... ;o)

Another great thing with this technique is that you can hide a secret message under the sliding part. It will only be seen when the card is put up. So I added some holiday wishes there:

And these are the Copics I picked for coloring:

Enjoy your weekend everyone!

A Simply Sassy Christmas Story...

Hi Sassy girls (and boys), hope you're having a great weekend! The weather over here is so-so, and really lent itself to making a Christmas project :D. Hope you likey, sit back, relax and enjoy!

I've made a paperbag booklet for your Sunday inspiration, using the wonderful Carisa's tutorial (you can find that ->HERE<-)

The story you are about to read
Is about the Johnson sisters, a fun group indeed
Meet Britt, the oldest one who does all the shopping
From groceries to Christmas lights to the latest in mopping
(for mum!)

This year too she has some fabulous goodies
From dolls to CDs to fashionable hoodies
Now all she has to do is get them wrapped and hidden
She sticks them in dad's shed, even though it's forbidden
But her sisters are so nosy, they'll look everywhere
To get at the presents, but they won't be there...

Here's Audrey, who makes it her job to find out
Where the presents are hidden, and be in no doubt
That once she finds them she'll unwrap them with care
Because all this secrecy she really can't bear!

However, this year Britt has outdone herself
Audrey's checked every nook and cranny, closet and shelf
But nowhere are the presents to be found
Instead she keeps finding these notes all around
Wishing her a Joyous Christmas and Happy New Year
So she grumbles and mumbles to anyone who'll hear
"I would have those things if my presents were here!"





Little Mirte and daddy have gone tree hunting
They bring home a nice one and hang it with bunting
With baubles and tinsel and lots of fake snow
And of course fairy lights, from high to low

After all that tree-trimming Mirte takes a nap
And dreams of candy canes and sitting on Santa's lap
She can't wait to see what Santa will bring her this year
She's been a good girl, so there'll be no fear
Of getting books or hankies or mittens or socks
What Mirte really wants is the new Justin Bieber CD, it rocks!

This is Femke, who's been ready for Christmas for months
Started asking in August when Santa would come
Been wearing holly in her hair for weeks on end
And been wondering which presents Santa would send

A Barbie, a new swimsuit or maybe a book?
She would also like some cool clothes, a whole new look
Santa, please hurry, she thinks every day
Make my Christmas merry and gay!

Michelle has a secret present stashed away
It needs water and food and two walks a day
It's furry and naughty and chews all her stuff
Christmas can't come soon enough, thinks Michelle in a huff

Finally it's time, Christmas morning is here
The whole family up early, time for laughter and cheer
For presents and surprises and lots of fun
Look what Santa has brought Lisan!

A cute little puppy, sweet as can be
Lisan squeals with joy, happiness and glee
Her very own puppy, who would have thought
Santa's so sweet, she asked and he brought!
A Merry Christmas is had by all
And the little puppy's name? He's christened Snowball!

Project Ingredients:

Stamps: Simply Sassy set nr 8 (available from Funky Kits); Hero Arts sentiment
Paper: Bazzill Basics cardstock kraft; Maja Designs design paper
Embellishments: Zva Creative swirls; Kars adhesive pearls; Wild Orchid Crafts corners; We R Memory Keepers eyelet; string; charms
Tools: EK Success Retro Flower punches; QuicKutz dies; Martha Stewart border punch

Copics:
E00, E51, E93, E21 (skin, cheeks)
C7, C5, C4, C3, C2, C1 (hair, clothes)
E07 (red accents)

That's all from me this Sunday, have a great day and don't forget the free stamp giveaway (see the post below this one)!

Hugs,
Erica

Colorful Chritstmas

Hello Sassy Fans!  How are you all today? Well, I hope. Aren't you just loving these new Sassy's! It's miserably hot where I live so I"m quite enjoying thinking on cooler times. Plus I"m always terribly behind on my Christmas cards, so this insures I'll get a good head start! Ok, well, I know you have things to do today, so I'll get on with it. Here is...

 ...'All Spruced Up' Oh' I just fell in love with her when I saw her...think I'm envisioning my DD when she gets a little older, lol, but it also reminds me of one of my most favorite Christmas movies called "The Little Troll Prince"  Anyway, as you can see I got a little carried away with the crackle paint,lol. There wasn't meant to be that much, but it seemed to just get away from me...that ever happen to you?? You can barely see the Dp's now, but they are BoBunny and Fancy Pants. I don't remember where the snowflakes are from, I've gotten rid of the packaging.

Here's your close-up. I've colored her with copics and the background is done with chalks. I've made the snow out of polar white flower soft and then added some Icicle stickles(on the paint as well). I decided I wanted to it to be snowing, so I added a few dots of flower soft and stickles to the background as well.

Well, that does it for me, if you didn't see Maria's post earlier today be sure to check that out! Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

xxAutumn