New release and bloghop at Sassy Studio Designs (GDT)

Are you ready for the unveiling of the first, very special,  SASSY and SEXY PORTRAIT release of 2015?? Well, get ready for some amazingly sexy portraits to make their appearance during this HOP!  IF this is how Lindsay starts off the year, you better hang on tight because 2015 is going to blow your socks off!!!! 

You should have come here from Greg, if not start at the SSD blog!!

I've used the fabolous Snowqueen to make this card. Isn't she beautiful??

My recipe:

white and blue bazill

DP from Maja design

Diecuts: Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities, Die Namics, Marianne design

Buttons from That Craft Place and WOC

Shabby blue frantage from stampendous

Stormy Sky D.I

Ribbon from Crafty Ribbons

Lace and flowers from stash

My image is called Snow Queen and is coloured with these promarkers: tan, dusky pink, blush, baby pink, almond, sky blue, powder blue, glacier blue (FM), dusky rose, pale pink, sandstone, putty, primrose, ivory.

If you get lost along the way, come back to this page and you can find your way using the blog hop order below...

Blog Hop Order:

SSD: http://sassystudiodesigns.blogspot.com/
Sara - http://luminousinmychaoticdreamslife.blogspot.com/
Valerie - http://lafeerieduscrap.blogspot.com/
Greg - http://latestwhims.blogspot.com/
GDT January FB Challenge – Bettina Leikvoll -http://bettandshobbykrok.blogspot.no/
Sheena – http://cardsbysheena.blogspot.co.uk/
Debbie – http://www.craftingwhenican.blogspot.com/
Kitty – http://intruderlady.blogspot.com
Sari – http://aavamaki.blogspot.fi/
Carrie - http://carrieshandmadecards.blogspot.co.uk/
Chris - http://cattsscratchingpost.blogspot.ca/
Karal – http://karalscreativespace.blogspot.com/
GDT – Cindy Groh – http://cre8ivecindy.blogspot.co.uk/
SSD Store http://buysassystudiodesigns.blogspot.com/

As you're hopping along, be sure to comment on each Design Team member's post so that you can be included in the draw for the ENTIRE RELEASE!  BUT you HAVE to comment on EVERY DT members blog - AND don't forget to comment here as well!!

Thanks SO much for joining us on this super NEW RELEASE!!!!  Have fun hopping AND if you're free this evening from 6 PM through 8 PM (PST), swing by our Party Blog for a live chat!!!  Pop in and say HELLO!!!  There could be some special surprises there!!!!  You'll never know, unless you come by and say HI!!!! 

Happy Hopping!!!!  Have fun & GOOD LUCK!!!! 

DT Top Tip Tuesday- Stitches faux or real

It's tuesday again and it has been 2 weeks since our last challenge. We had a lot of great entries for the magical, mystery & fantasy challenge and I thoroughly enjoyed visiting your blogs. There were mermaids, fairies and I even saw some dragons. They all looked fab. Now it is finally time for a new challenge at Top Tip Tuesday!! Yaaaai!!!! Finally!! We have a great one for you for the next two weeks as well. It is also tipper week so all of the dt has a lot of great tips for you!!

It is time for : Stitches faux or real!! And let me tell you it was a thrill trying to sew on my cards. Yes I tried sewing after seeing the fab sewing tutorial by Janette. It was quite enjoyable really. So you should have a go if you've never tried it before!! Or you could make some fake good ones. Either way we wanna see it in our challenge these weeks!!

Our awsome sponsors this week is:

Saturated Canary:

1st prize is 2 digi images from her lovely etsy shop

Hello! My name is Krista Smith.

I have been drawing and doodling my whole life...as far back as I can remember! Over the last year and a half, I have been selling it on Etsy. I was approached to draw stamps for Sugar Nellie, a stamp company based in Scotland. After designing only rubber for a year, I decided to branch out a bit into the digital world:). As an artist, I appreciate the versatility of digi's for the stamper. I also like releasing stamps that are a little more obscure or unique. Monsters, nerds with big glasses...even a mermaid:). Those ones are really fun for me to draw! After opening up my digi shop in the beginning of September, I've been busy filling orders:). I am really thrilled and very humbled that ladies are so receptive to my designs and seem to enjoy coloring them a lot! I am so inspired by these amazing colorists!! I have met so many wonderful, talented ladies through this business and look forward to building new friendships, too! My personal blog, Saturated Canary, is filled with bits of my family life, artwork, and a slight obsession with fashion;). I also run a new challenge/ inspiration blog, Saturated Canary Challenge with my amazing design team. I'd love to meet you and be inspired by your own creations! Do stop by and say hello!:)

and

The Crafty Pad

Prize 2 is 2 digis from Debbies lovely online shop

Debbie at The Crafty Pad Stamp Designs said: 
The Crafty Pad Stamp Designs is proud to sponsor Top Tip Tuesday. I own and run The Crafty Pad Stamp Designs. We offer a variety of both polymer stamps and digi stamps. Weekly challenges are held at The Crafty Pad Blog

My project for this challenge is a shaped card for once;) I did an oval shaped card and I was so lucky to get to use one of  Kristas lovely images for this challenge and it was a joy to colour her up!!


My tips for this challenge!!
Top Tip 1: When you are going to use a sewing machine make sure you try on a piece of cardstock that you can toss afterwards and sew in slow motion.
Top Tip 2: When making a shaped oval card (or another form) make sure you keep just a bit of the die outside the folded paper when cutting in your die cut machine.

My recipe:

blue, green and white (not showing) bazill

DP from Maja design and Magnolia

Stitches by my sewing machine;)

Diecuts: ovals and scalloped ovals

My image is from our sponsor Saturated Canary and is called Dorothy. She is coloured with these promarkers: dusky rose, baby pink, pale pink, blue pearl, cornflower, china blue, black, chestnut, walnut, cocoa, cinnamon, almond, ivory, blush, tan, grey green and cool grey 1.

Now I hope I've inspired you to take a look in our challenge blog to see what my talented teammates have got in store for you!!

I'll deliver for these challenges:

Make it Monday: Anything Goes
Love to create: Add stitching to your project (faux or real)
The Crazy Challenge: Anything Goes
Robyn's Fetish: People
Just Some Lines: Girly Girl
Saturated Canary: Anything but square and rectangle
Paper Cupcakes: Critter in the image (dog)