SugarPea Designs

Stamptember – Shiver Me Timbers – SugarPea Designs

September 9, 2020 Jentimko 1 Comment

Happy Stamptember!!! If you are not aware of this monthlong celebration of crafty fun, head right on over to Simon Says Stamp to see!

We think STAMPtember is the most exciting part of the year and we’ve been counting down the days!! We know so many of you have come to love and collect our exclusive STAMPtember sets, and this year will not disappoint! Today we’re sharing with you the stamp set we created exclusively for this event called Shiver Me Timbers. There is also a coordinating die set and you can purchase them as a bundle or separately! This set is exclusive to Simon Says Stamp, so it’s the only place you will find it, and only while supplies last! Don’t wait too long to get yours, most of these sell out really fast! You can find it HERE.

I had such fun coloring the images from this set. And yes, I have that extra little monkey who just didn’t fit on the card but I had to show him anyway! So many ways to combine the images and sentiments. To create my window, I used the new Birch Forest SugarCut’s outline circle. The perfect size for the scene. And take a closer look to see that our little exploring monkey is bringing the rum for the party. Not sure why, but that rum just cracks me up! Of course there are coordinating SugarCuts for the set and you can buy it as a bundle. Did I mention that the sets sell out FAST?!! Once gone, they are gone.

I’ll be back in a few hours (posting this right at midnight when the set goes live!) with another project for SugarPea Designs and Freshly Made Sketches.

SugarPea Designs – August Release Day

August 28, 2020 Jentimko 32 Comments

Welcome to Release Day for SugarPea Design! I love Release Day. I have one final card to share. There is also a GIVEAWAY featured at the bottom of the post.

I chose to combine some sets that I think you already fell in love with, based on comments. Using one of the leaf images from the Beautiful Books stamp set, I created a wreath. Then I added some of the berry elements from the same set. So easy, so fun, and really stretches the set. Another of the amazing sentiments from Autumn Blessings is the center focal point. The fabulous Autumn Background creates the perfect subtle detail on the card base.

Would you like to win a $50 Gift Voucher to the SPD store? Leave a comment below for your chance to win. TWO lucky commenters will be randomly selected from the Sweet Peek Week comments to win a $50 Gift Voucher! Winners will be announced on our blog: Monday, August 31st.

Thank you for stopping in today. Back tomorrow for one additional card and the entire release will be available on Friday, August 28th at 2p Eastern.

SugarPea Designs – August Sweet Peek Week Day 4

August 27, 2020 Jentimko 37 Comments

Welcome to day 4 of the SugarPea Designs Sweet Peek Week! I am so excited about the products I get to show you this week! Today is the final day of reveals and we have the Let’s Stay Home set with coordinating SugarCut dies and the Torn Strips Stencil. There is also a GIVEAWAY featured at the bottom of the post.

When I saw this stamp set, the first thing I thought of was to make a card where you “entered” the room. So for the front, I created a way to do that. I started with a basic gate fold and the added a door made with elements from the set. The frame turned into the door windows, the book into a mail slot. I used the lamps as intended and the plant is my secret to keeping the door closed. It tucks behind the edge of the plant.

When you open the door, I have this inside. I colored many of the elements from the set and even used the frame as an actual frame here by adding the little flower and coloring it all up. I cannot even tell you how much fun this is. I’m not a natural scene builder as a stamper and this really has me obsessed. I thought the stencil was a good way to add dimension to the floor so I added a bit of distress ink on some darker card stock. Just the right touch! And let’s face it, this sentiment nails it! Just like at my house, that cat on the chair is the big winner in all this!

Thank you for stopping in today. Back tomorrow for one additional card and the entire release will be available on Friday, August 28th at 2p Eastern.

SugarPea Designs – August Sweet Peek Week Day 3

August 26, 2020 Jentimko 43 Comments

Welcome to day 3 of the SugarPea Designs Sweet Peek Week! I am so excited about the products I get to show you this week! There is no stopping this release and today we are featuring two stamp sets, Autumn Blessings and Autumn Background, plus a stand alone SugarCut, Thanks Word with Shadow. There is also a GIVEAWAY featured at the bottom of the post.

This card is also for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge with sketch designer Karren. I started by stenciling with Distress Oxide ink onto white card stock. This gave me a great background for the beautiful sentiments from Autumn Blessings. I love this one and thought is was perfect for how I feel about so many things in my life. The image is from the same set. I colored it and then fussy cut it to meet the sketch from FMS.

Thank you for stopping in today. Back tomorrow for our next feature and the entire release will be available on Friday, August 28th.

SugarPea Designs – August Sweet Peek Week Day 2

August 25, 2020 Jentimko 42 Comments

Welcome to day 2 of the SugarPea Designs Sweet Peek Week! I am so excited about the products I get to show you this week! Up for today is an adorable set called Hey Fall with coordinating SugarCut dies and two stand alone dies, Birch Forest and the Card Front Elements 3 SugarCuts. There is also a GIVEAWAY featured at the bottom of the post.

I wanted to focus on this fantastic die and wow, what fun to use! I simply cut it out of white card stock and then created an ink blended panel behind it. I looked for a bit of a fall sky feel. I chose a sentiment from Hey Fall and cut with a Sentiment Strip SugarCut, with an additional strip behind to help the sentiment stand out.

Thank you for stopping in today. Back tomorrow for our next feature and the entire release will be available on Friday, August 28th.

SugarPea Designs – August Sweet Peek Week Day 1

August 24, 2020 Jentimko 47 Comments

Welcome to day 1 of the SugarPea Designs Sweet Peek Week! I am so excited about the products I get to show you this week! Today is a fabulous start with the Beautiful Books Stamp Set and coordinating SugarCut Dies plus a stand alone Open Book SugarCut Die Set. There is also a GIVEAWAY featured at the bottom of the post.

I started with the idea of combining the products and they work together perfectly. I cut the book with the Open Book SugarCut and then stamped a sentiment from the Beautiful Books stamp set on the page. The book dies layer up easily and I just glued them together at the spine leaving a bit of play in the pages for depth. Then for the decoration.

It doesn’t take much to see where my glasses inspiration came from! And then a few flowers because who doesn’t love flowers?! But this set is loaded with all kind of multitasking images you are sure to find lots of uses for. To add a little detail behind the book, a natural “go-with” set is from the last release called Handwritten Letter.

Thank you for stopping in today. Back tomorrow for our next feature and the entire release will be available on Friday, August 28th.

Smile

August 20, 2020 Jentimko 1 Comment

I am excited to share a card today that I created for the SugarPea Designs blog. You know that I love stencils. And you know what? I’m actually using one to stencil with. I know…crazy.

I started with Simon Says Stamps Fog Gray card stock. It is a pretty and subtle gray. I pulled out the Leaf Canopy Stencil and applied some embossing paste. It give a tone on tone effect that is really pretty. I thought vellum would be a nice complement to the embossing so I cut some with the SugarCut – Stacked Honeycombs.

I chose the sentiment from the SugarCut – Floral Envie set. Such a pretty die! I thought the blue would be a pretty pop off all the pale neutrals. For a little more sparkle, I added some sequins (which conveniently hide some of the adhesive on the vellum) and a bit of silver thread.

Hop over to the SugarPea Designs page for more inspiration! Thanks for stopping in today. See you soon!

I’m Glad We’re Friends

August 13, 2020 Jentimko 1 Comment

And wow, am I glad! Thank you all for your continued support of my little stamping world. It makes such a difference in helping me stay positive. A quick share of a card I created for the Mix It Up Challenge #70 from SugarPea Designs. You can go join in and play for a chance to win!

I was inspired by both the sketch and the colors. I love these Cottontail Cuties and thought they’d make a fun scene. It is such a joy to color the little images!

I used the Outdoor Scene Builder Stencil to add a bit of a cloud background and then used my favorite little Sentiment Strips to cut a sentiment from the stamp set.

I hope this brightens your day a bit! Remember to come over and join the fun and earn a chance to win. Have a great day!

Freshly Made Sketches #447

August 5, 2020 Jentimko 6 Comments

Happy middle of the week! Honestly I’m glad for the Wednesday challenge to help me keep track of the days right now. The oh so talented Kim Singdahlsen is our sketch designer at Freshly Made Sketches this week and this one is such a classic.

In fairness to Kim, I truly started on a path of following the sketch completely. But sometimes designing goes a different path. I think I stayed true enough to the intent at least. I thought a Halloween card was just what I needed to shake it up. And what could be more fun that this Trick or Treaters Stamp Set by Picket Fence Studios. I just love these sweet images! I colored the adorable witch and her, um, friend with Copic Markers. Then using the Outdoor Scene Builder Stencil from SweetPea Designs, I inked the grass. I added a bit of a purple sky and used the same stencil for the stars. I had a couple of great sentiment choices but this one made me smile when used with this little cutey.

I hope you’ll come over and play with us this week. The team has created such wonderful inspiration, as they do each week. Thank you for stopping in today. I’m always grateful for the chance to share with you. Have a great rest of your week.

Honeycomb Hello

July 30, 2020 Jentimko 1 Comment

I am sharing this project I created for the SugarPea Designs blog today. I love graphic geometrics and these cards are an easy way to create them.

I inked some Bristol paper using the graduating color palettes of Distress Ink. Once I had it inked all I had to do was put in my nesting SugarCut – Stacked Honeycombs and cut a few all at once. With the even spacing and the variety of sizes, this was so fast and created a bunch of honeycombs to play with.

I just chose random sizes and color combinations and formed patterns until I got them how I liked them. Originally I planned a stamped sentiment (which would be totally great too) but thought the SugarCut – Hello was an even better choice. A little more ink brushing and some quick cuts and those were done too.

For the black card, I used GinaK Black Foam Tape to pop up the elements. The black really blends and makes the adhesive less obvious. For the white card, I used the GinaK White Foam Tape. With all the honeycombs, I have enough to make one more card too. I hope you enjoy these cards and will give this technique a try. Thanks for stopping in today! See you soon!

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