November guest designers and new Design Team Members

Wow, here it is November already! This is a fantastic month for Sweet n Sassy stamps as we will be celebrating our 3rd birthday and you know will be having something special going on. I am very excited to be announcing our November guest designers and 5 ladies who are joining our design team. But first, I would like to say a huge thank you and farewell to our fabulous October guest designers Julie and Sandy. We have enjoyed all the beautiful cards you have shared with us and we are very blessed to have worked you both!

And now on to our November guest designers. I am pleased to announce that we have Roxie Glaza (SCS sketch hostess) and Julie Smith joining us this month. These ladies are super talented and I look forward to seeing what they have to share with us! Here is a little more about both of them...



Roxie Glaza- I was introduced to rubber stamping in 2000 to send cards to charities and it’s still my main goal. I grew up on a farm and I'm now a retired landscape designer so I've enjoyed the outdoors my entire life and my favorite card to create will include the great outdoors. I use all types of coloring mediums and design from clean and simple to the more involved cards. I’m happy to be invited to guest design for Sweet N Sassy stamps and will enjoy bringing you some new ideas.



Julie Smith- Hi, my name is Julie Smith (hobbywoman on SCS) and I am super excited to be a guest designer for November! I am married, have 2 teenage boys, and work full time selling insurance. I started out stamping many years ago…dabbled in that a bit, then did some scrapbooking, and eventually came back around – full circle to stamping again. I’d say it’s almost an obsession at this point! When I have free, time you can either find me in my stamp room or surfing the internet looking for inspiration to stamp something!

Now, I am thrilled to introduce 5 amazing ladies are joining our group of design divas. Two of the ladies are former guest designers that we enjoyed having and we are pleased to bring them aboard- Melissa Craig and Monika Davis. The other 3 talented ladies that we are welcoming today are Joni Mastronardi, Amber Hillman, and Jacquie Peifer. I just know that they are going to inspire us all with the wonderful designs. Now for a little bit more information on each of these lovely ladies...



Joni Mastonardi- Hi, I am Joni. By day I am a fifth grade teacher, and after that I am a stamping addict. Yes, I need to go on a twelve step program. I can’t wait to get into my stamp room and create. Lately, I have put my scrapbooking on the back burner and my focus has been cards. I am in awe of all the talent out there and I love to go blog hopping for inspiration. Of course, there is just not enough time to do it all. In May, I had the wonderful opportunity to get Copic Certified. I would say that my favorite technique is coloring with copics and I am constantly working on improving my coloring! I am just thrilled to be on the Sweet and Sassy Design Team! On a really nice day you can find me on the golf course, and I walk Cooper on a daily basis. On a personal note, I have been truly blessed with my dh who supports my stamping addiction and has never questioned “How much does all this stuff cost?” Good thing because I just can’t stop spending… I have two wonderful daughters, who are my best friends. Their husbands are equally wonderful, not to mention handy(they built my craft room, installed central air, put a new roof on our house and on and on). Best of all, I have a one year old grandson (cutest boy in the world) and a three year old Cavalier, Cooper(cutest dog in the world). Yes, I am truly blessed!



Melissa Craig- My name is Melissa Craig. First and foremost, I am a child of God. Without my faith in our Creator I never would've had the strength to get through the trials in my life of late. I am a very proud mother of 3 wonderful children. My two sons and daughter are the joy of my life and they certainly keep me very busy. I have been a papercrafter for more than 12 years and I have enjoyed every minute of it. I am a former Stampin' Up! demonstrator but left Stampin' Up! because I discovered that there are so many other wonderful companies that I wanted to be a part of. I have had the honor and pleasure of being part of design teams for both companies and challenge blogs and being on the Sweet n Sassy design team has been a dream of mine. I am excited to see this dream come true for me.




Monika Davis- Hi! I'm Monika and I've been stamping on and off for almost 13 years. I was born and raised in Hungary, but I've lived in NH for 14 years with my family. I am a SAHM to 2 boys (8 and 1 1/2). I've been a past design team member for Taylored Expressions and Magnolia, and currently I am on Taylored Expressions Cupcake Sketch Crew, Curtain Call Color Challenges Crew, and Dutch Dare-Card Challenges Design Team. I've been teaching stamping classes for a number of years now in my local stamp store and at my home, and have been published a number of times in papercrafting magazines. I am also one of the winners of Paper Crafts Stamping Royalty 2010.




Jacquie Peifer- I am the Mother of 3 BEAUTIFUL kids and 3 COOL cats! Kyah is 7 and she loves to stamp! Kali and Kade are 3yr old twins, who love music, just like me! I have been with my AWESOME husband for 16 years!! We are SO meant for each other! I started this stamping journey as a SU demonstrator and have just been going from there! I believe life is short!! We should make new friends,share with others, and cherish those that are in our lives, and above all....ENJOY LIFE!!!



Amber Hillman- A little about myself, I am bambi64 on SCS. I am a stay at home mom to 3 girls and 1 boy. They also love to stamp and enjoy giving the stamped items I make (or they make) as gifts to their friends/teachers. I am married to a wonderful guy that totally supports my stamping that started 8 yrs ago. During the summer I got Copic Certified and have a new love for Copics. I have been published in a few different magazines. I love Sweet 'n Sassy for their Christian (values) stamps as I too am a Christian. And that is why I am beyond the moon to be working on the SNSS design team as it has been a dream of mine.

Please join me in welcoming these awesome ladies to the team! We look forward to seeing the wonderful creations you will have for us.

New Design Team Members

Today we'd like to introduce you to 2 wonderful ladies who have recently joined our design team. They started October 1 and really should have been introduced to you sooner, but with the Heirloom Stamp Show taking up so much of our time as of late, we just never got to it.

So, without further adieu please welcome Janice Melton and Deb Vandersteeg to the Design Divas Team :). I think you will agree that each of them are very talented and they will be wonderful assets to Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.

Janice Melton

Hello! My name is Janice Melton (catcrazy on SCS). I am currently a stay at home Mom. I live in south central Pennsylvania with my wonderful husband Roger, our 2 teenage sons (13 & 17), 11 cats and 1 dog. I started out scrapbooking about 8 years ago but got side-tracked when I discovered card making about 3 years ago! I enjoy doing card challenges and learning new techniques.

Deb Vandersteeg

I have loved Jesus since I can remember and am so blessed to be married to my best friend for twenty-nine years who supports me and knows that I need to create to live. Our home is in beautiful, Western Michigan and have three grown children.

I am an artist at heart and have been creative all of my life. I attended college where I studied Fine Arts and through the years have taught classes in basket making and rubber stamping. My work is currently being sold in a gallery not far form where I live. This past July I redesigned my blog, Little Works of Art and I also have a gallery on Splitcoast Stampers.

My passion for rubber stamping started twelve years ago when I was invited to a stamping party. I was hooked. It has been so fun to see my style and ability change over the years. I just found the first card I ever made and I remember being so proud of it, now I look at it and just smile. Well, I guess we all have to start somewhere.

One of the things I love about Sweet’ N Sassy Stamp images is how they lend themselves to many different mediums. One of my favorite techniques is coloring with Copic markers but colored pencil, paper piecing or watercolor would work wonderfully as well.

I want to thank Korin for this wonderful opportunity. I look forward to sharing my creations and getting to know you.

Please join me in welcoming Janice and Deb to the design team :). We are so happy to have them both with us!

To Have and To Hold...

Well, it's that time of year when weddings are in abundance! A joining of two people in the eyes of God can be a beautiful event. Today, my card uses the newly released stamp set called "Wedding Day" which features fabulous sentiments, a beautiful wedding cake and bells. I used a 3D effect on my card where I stamped the image three times, then cut out various portions and layered it with pop up dots! It's a fun technique and really adds a WOW factor to your card! I added some pretty lace trim because it looks like icing!! 

May God enrich your week!

Hugs, Darsie

a True Friend...

We've got a bit of a chill in upstate New York this week, which is surprising for this time of year. My neighbor's poppies are drooping a little, but I just love the splashes of red that borders her fence. My card uses the new CLEAR STAMP set called "Poppies & Greetings" which was recently released. What I love about this stamp set is how crisp the images stamp, and the delightful little greetings that come with it. They are a perfect size to stamp in small spaces on your card. The set includes 2 images and 9 sentiments, and measures approximately 4 x 4 inches. This is a MUST have set, in my eyes!

Here's hoping the rest of your week is filled with God's Grace.

Hugs, Darsie

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June Guest Designers & New Design Team Members

Greetings all! Well I can hardly believe that May has passed us by and it's June already! I hope that you're ready for tomorrow's blog hop...I'm super excited about it! We're going to have so much to share and so many prizes...don't miss it, it starts here!! And I'm super excited to tell you about our June Guest Designers! But first, I want to send out a huge thank you to Tanis and Erika for sharing their beautiful work with us during the month of May!!

For June, we're thrilled to introduce you to Silvie Mabie and Peggy McCurry! Please take a moment to visit each of their blogs filled with their beautiful work! And here's a bit more about each of them... Hello everyone, first I would like to say a big Thank you to Korin for having me on as a Guest DT member this month. It's a total honor! Here is a little about me. My name is Silvia and I am a wife of 11 years to an amazing husband, a mother of 3 sweet kids (6,4 and 3) and I am currently living on the Island of Crete, Greece. I am blessed beyond measure! I love to stamp, scrapbook...stamp in my scrapbooks and create 3-D items. I have been stamping for 6 years now (my how time flies) and I couldn't imagine my life with out it!

Apart from stamping I like to read, currently, I'm reading Bad Girls of the Bible and Have a little Faith...both awesome books. I also like to go to the beach, swim, tan and run. This October I'm going to be running 10K in Athens, it's the 2500 anniversary of the battle of marathon and I'm super excited to be a part of the run...plus I get a cool t-shirt and metal! :) I'm also a Princess, my Father is the King of Kings and I am honored to be His daughter!

Hi! I'm Peggy, pegmac71 on Splitcoaststampers, and I am a full time, work outside the home, professional during the day, and a crafter by night. I have been stamping for about five years now and am still "defining my style". I love Copics and Ribbon! I share my life with my beautiful daughter, my sweetheart professional bowler, a mini poodle and a cat. When I am not stamping, you will find me bowling, reading or being a beach bum. I am excited to be a guest designer for Sweet and Sassy Stamps!

Peggy & Siliva - we're looking forward to seeing your creations this month!! Thank you so much for sharing with us!

Lastly, I'd like to introduce you on two new Design Team Members that we've added to our group of Digi Divas...Randi Barrett and Katlyn Traxler!! Below are both ladies bios and lovely photos. :-)
My life is filled with blessings after blessings. Surviving four different bouts of cancer has gifted me with an appreciation of the life God has granted me. My children were ages 5 and 7 when my first cancer occurred. Since then I have been able to raise my kids, and see them marry wonderful soul mates. One of my favorite blessings from the Lord is to see the birth of our 2 grandchildren and to be a part of their little lives. I have been married to the greatest husband in the world for 36 years. No one is treated better than me! Long ago he kept telling me to get a hobby. SO-O-O-O finally I did.... {grin}.... Stamping and scraping have filled my studio and emptied his wallet. LOL These days, since I have retired from teaching, my time is spent crafting, loving family and giving God the glory He so richly deserves.

Hi! My name is Katlyn Traxler, known to some as K. Joy. I have recently graduated from high school, and am going to work on becoming a medical transcriptionist. I have been stamping for a little over a year now, and just love it! My favorite part is the coloring. In my free time (when I’m not stamping), I enjoy exercising the gifts that God has given me by drawing and practicing my violin.

Please join me in welcoming our guest designers and new design team members!! And be sure to check back tomorrow for the start of the Blog Hop!!