Monday, November 7, 2011

Sweet 'n Sassy Birthday Blog Hop


Hello and welcome to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Birthday Blog Hop!  Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps is so excited to be celebrating four wonderful years! I am so happy to be apart of this celebration. I have been a Sweet Stop Sugar Baby for 11months now and also had the privilege of being a member of The Sweet 'n Sassy DT.  Korin is a wonderful, sweet and talented lady and I want to wish her many more years of success.

  A fantastic group of Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps design team members past and present, along with some special friends, have put together this fabulous Birthday Blog Hop to kick off a whole month of fun. We have 37 stops so the hop will take place over three days - feel free to take your time visiting each blog!  You have until 11:59pm EST November 9th to leave comments on as many blogs as you can.  On Saturday, November 12th Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps will announce FOUR winners (chosen at random from comments on random stops along the hop); each lucky winner will receive a prize pack including stamps, dies, paper & twine valued at $40!

If you have been following along already you should have come from Margo's Blog.  If you are only starting here, please head back to the SNSS blog and go from there.  You won't want to miss any stops along the way!  Also, don't forget to comment on as many stops as you can....the more comments the better your chance of winning one of the fabulous prize packs! :)
Cardinal Blessings

 I decided to make something a little different to show you how versatile Sweet 'n Sassy stamps can be.  I used the Cardinal Digi so that I could size him to fit my wreath but it is also available in a great clear set. I colored the image with Copics and did a second set of wings so that I could pop it up to give dimension.  The Flowers are from the Your Friendship Set and I just stamped, layered and added some silver Stickles to edges.  The Swirls are all from Sizzix and the Pine Branch Punch from Martha Stewart is my favorite tool this time of year.  The sentiment is from the new Sweet 'n Sassy Christmas Tags (love this set).
Here is a close up of the way I colored the feathers and added Polar White Flower Soft to create a snowy look on the branches.
 Copics
P89, R29, R27, R24/YR15, YR18/E59, E57,E44, E43, E42/G99, G94
Your next stop on the hop is Tami Mayberry, but just in case here is the list.
Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you will come back and visit again soon.
Signature2011

65 comments:

Margo said...

Your wreath is gorgeous - I love all of the little touches, like the flower soft snow!!

Sandy said...

WOW!!!!! This is beautiful! I love the way you added all the pretty touches! Just beautiful!

Mary Anne / MA54K said...

Awesome little wreath! Well done! Happy to hop and celebrate!

Stephanie (Arty Carty) Lee said...

and your wreath is just gorgeous!! xxx Steph

Beate said...

Wow. Shelby, your wreath looks amazing. Your Cardinal is colored beautifully.
Hugs and smiles

Lydia Fiedler said...

Oh my GOSH - this is incredible! This looks like it needs to be in a magazine!!

Dee said...

This wreath is beautiful! You have used so many different skills to bring it all together. All I can say is WOW! Thanks!

Laurie said...

nice; clever idea

Patricia St Martin said...

Outstanding Wreath. I love cardinals. You did a wonderful job coloring your cardinal. Your wreath turned out so pretty. I would hang that on my wall.
Hugz, Pat

Jennie said...

Beautiful wreath!!

Anonymous said...

Your wreath is just stunning, love the colors. Thank you for creating and sharing it.

Joey said...

Shelby this is stunning hun. Joey x

Riette said...

Amazing! So different and well done!

Whimcees said...

Hello!

This is a WOW card! What a gorgeous creation!

Wishing you a happy day!

Hugs,

Barbara Diane

Frances Brown said...

Wow. This keeps getting better and better. All kinds of new ideas. Never thought about adding the digis to something other than a card.

Ceal said...

WOW your cardinal looks real. awesome coloring and project!

Basslady said...

this wreath is so stunning and wonderful!

a beautiful decorating-idea!

hugs and kisses from germany,
silvi xoxo

Sasha said...

Such an amazing wreath, and your cardinal is so beautifully coloured:)

Miriam Prantner said...

What a lovely wreath! The bird looks great!

Anonymous said...

Wow... what a great idea.
Love it.
Em

Purrfect Paper Creations said...

What an amazing wreath, your cardinal looks like you could pet him!

Chris L.

Caity Sue said...

That wreath is adorable and I love the cardinal! So cute! Thanks for sharing!

Vicki Dutcher said...

AWESOME job of using the bird image this way~ just killer!

mitz said...

...you surely ** wow-ed ** us.. this is so beautiful.. great job
mitz_zee@yahoodotcom

Monika/Buzsy said...

OMG! Gorgeous project Shelby! Love how you used the lovely chickadee image! Awesome and creative!

Krissy said...

wow! Great project! Beautiful coloring!

stampingbowd said...

Wow!!! What a STUNNER!!!! You are so creative!!!! This is just beautiful!

MaryM said...

Thank you for getting me to think "out of the box" with stamping. This is a cute wreath and the coloring is breathtaking. I had to go find my florasoft again.

forpahl5 said...

Love the wreath! Thanks for sharing!

Lorie said...

What a beautiful home decor piece. Very creative and nicely done!

suem66 said...

Love the wreath. Great idea.

Kristin said...

Really lovely, I hope it gets a place of honor among your holiday decorations! Fantastic job, thanks for sharing! :) Cheers

merrymstamper said...

Beautiful and clever use of SNSS stamps! you did a fabulous job!!! wow.

Unknown said...

Oh my goodness, Shelby - this is fabulous! Great job!

Crafty Math Chick said...

This looks AWESOME! You colored that pretty cardinal so magnificently! it really looks third dimensional on this wreath!

Shannon White said...

Gorgeous Wreath Miss Shelby! Wow! love the flourishes and layered flowers! and the coloring on your Darling cardinal is Fantastic! the touch of flower soft for snow is just perfect! Love this! 8-)

Hugs
Shannon 8-)

Peggy said...

Beautiful wreath. Love the bird and flowers.
Blessings,
Peggy Allen

Jenny said...

Oh my!!!!! That is GORGEOUS!!!! So nice!!!!!

Anita said...

Stunning!

Karenladd said...

This is unbelievable! I can't believe how wonderfully you colored that bird...it practically sings! Love your wreath!

Char said...

WOWZA!!!!! What a wonderful idea and your coloring of the cardinal is AWESOME!!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

Mary Marsh said...

Love your wreath Shelby-the cardinal image is beautiful -a wonderful project

Ellen Taylor said...

Wow! That is one outstanding project! Thanks for sharing!

Unknown said...

Coloring is GREAT! Love the project! I think you have inspired me to get busy with my holiday projects!!

Unknown said...

Wow!! What a beautiful wreath! I LOVE how you decorated! Thank you for sharing.

Marie said...

The wreath is wonderful. Thank you for the added idea of using images in different ways. There are so many things to do with paper crafts than scrap books and cards. Thank you for sharing another great idea.

Harriet Skelly said...

Shelby your wreath is gorgeous and I love how you colored and popped up the cardinal!

synthis said...

This is a very creative way to use stamps. Thanks for sharing!

Emily said...

Oh my, WOW!! This wreath is amazing. Thank you for sharing your God given gift.

Janice M said...

Wow Shelby!! That wreath this beautiful!!

Chris - Creations in Bloom said...

Your wreath is so beautiful. Love how you used the cardinal and the flowers. Helps us newbies think outside of the box. :) TFS.

Anonymous said...

Wow I am just in awe of your idea and how beautiful that image is on the wreath. That is magnificent. I love it and thank you for sharing with us. Hugs Cathy

Kaye W. said...

This is such a gorgeous wreath! This would make such wonderful gifts!

peggy wainman said...

Beautiful wreath! Thanks for showin the veratility of digis!

Wendy Ramlakhan said...

OMGosh!! This is beautiful Shelby!!

Cindy Lou said...

I am so all over this 3-D interpretation of this stamp/digi! Your wreath is awesome! Great job and thanks for sharing!

Newbie said...

LOVE, LOVE the BEAUTIFUL wreath! EVERYTHING about it! Gorgeous bird with superb coloring, beautiful white flowers with the greenery and the bling on the flourises! The snow on the branches is a lovely finishing touch. Love the bow on top!

Sue D said...

This is so pretty--great idea!

Robin Parker said...

Shelby, wow this is so cool. Thanks for sharing this gift idea. Fabulous!

Cathymac said...

Your wreath is gorgeous, Shelby! Every detail perfect...the beautiful cardinal, the pine branch with snow, the flourishes...fabulous!

LeroyLime said...

Your bird looks so real, as if he's going to fly away at any moment. Love your beautiful wreath!

Anonymous said...

So pretty. I'd love to have him hanging on my door.

Chrissy D said...

What a pretty Wreath! Beautiful work!

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

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