So Suzy Stamps- This Tag's for you!

Good Morning my Crafty friends!

I'm here to share a little Gift Tag I made using the newly released Whimsy Tree  from

I started by inking up the Whimsy Tree stamp with Archival Ink in Black onto watercolor Cardstock. I then used the Smooshing Technique (Kristina Werner does a great tutorial) to create a pretty background. 

You do this by dabbing Distress Inks (used Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade and Abandoned Coral here) onto acetate, spritzing with water and smooshing down to your watercolor cardstock. Just be sure to dry your paper in between layers/colors so your colors don't get muddy. :o) 

I then stamped Flourish Border with Aquamarine Archival Ink at the top of the tag and layered onto Olive green Cardstock. 

For the back of my Tag:
 I used Flourish Border with Aquamarine Archival Ink and Ornament Swirl with Magenta Hue Archival Ink. I then used the "To" and "From" from the Layering Christmas Trees set in Leaf Green Archival Ink. I finished with Twine in different Olive, Yellow and Orange (to match the distress inks of the front of the tag). 

Thanks for stopping by, hope I've inspired you to get Crafty Today and  don't forget about our  Thanksgiving/Fall Challenge going on. If you don't have a blog - you can still enter over at our Facebook group. :o)

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly Challenge- Nov 3_ ATG 

TTCRD Challenge Nov 3rd- 9th- ATG 

Sweet Stamps November ATG Challenge 

World Wide Open Design Team Monthly Challenge- November 
 

Happy Craftin'!

~hugs~

So Suzy Stamps~ Fallen Leaves...

Good morning crafty Friends, it's time for a new challenge over at 

As Canada's Thanksgiving has passed, I went with the Fall theme using Blowing Tree and Fallen Leaf. Aren't these gorgeous?

I tried a new inking technique too, which I found here from Vicki- Stamp Smiles. 

I kept it fairly simple as I already had a lot going on with the inked background. LOL! 

I prefer the stamps inked in Black Archival ink...how do I know? Because I tried it with Embossed colored inks first..hehehe. With all the background ink, the images are not as crisp, so I prefer the Black Archival Ink. :o)

I hope you have fun trying out this fun technique and this month's new releases!

 For more inspiration why not check out So Suzy Stamps on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook , Flickr, Pinterest and Periscope. 

Happy Craftin'!
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So Suzy Stamps~ Haunted House

Happy Saturday my Crafty friends!

Today I'm here to share with you a cute and spooky lil' card I made using the newly released stamps Haunted House, Bat & "Safest Day" from

Here's my lil' card:

I started by embossing the Haunted House with black detail embossing powder onto Watercolor card. Then I masked off the "moon" and inked with distress inks- "Chipped Sapphire" & "Dusty Concord". I took off my mask and inked with "Squeezed Lemonade". I stamped only the "Halloween" portion of the "Safest Day" Sentiment, also with black archival ink.

I then inked up Bat and stamped him using Black Archival Ink. This month we are also showcasing Halloween Chipboard embellishments from Unique Laser Designs. Thank you Shilo!:o)

 These little sets will be available in Suzy's store here .

I used two little Mini Ghosts and the tombstone from Halloween Mini Shapes set. I used Gesso on them and then inked them lightly with Black Soot Distress ink. I also used a Faber Castell Fine Black Pitt Pen
to make "RIP" and some writing. 

  I also used Spectrum Noir Markers, Black Pitt Pen and White Signo Gelly Pen for my walkway up to the Haunted House. 

I then stamped the other portion of the "Safest Day" Sentiment inside along with Bat:

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget about our  "Halloween" challenge. If you don't have a blog - you can still enter over at our Facebook group

  

For more inspiration why not check out So Suzy Stamps on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook , Flickr, Pinterest and Periscope. 

Happy Craftin'!
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So Suzy Stamps ~ Happy Haunting!

Good morning crafty Friends, it's time for a new challenge over at 

This month's Challenge is 

HALLOWEEN!

It's that time of year my Ghouly friends...Witches, Bats and Ghosts come out to play! Check out the new releases here that came out for Halloween...something for everyone!

I found this lil' Coffin wood box at Michael's for like $1.29!!! So got a bunch of them and went to town on it! lol. 

I Primed it with Black Gesso then glued strips of old book paper. I used Tangled Web Stencil with some modeling paste, and added some cheese cloth. I then sponged on some silver paint in spots and finished with the HAPPY HAUNTING sentiment which I embossed in Purple Eggplant EP for a POP of color. I also stamped the BAT  stamp with archival ink. I finished with a spider- with a pop of purple too-which I also got at Michael's. 

This month we are also showcasing Halloween Chipboard embellishments from Unique Laser Designs. Thank you Shilo!:o)

 These little sets will be available in Suzy's store here .

I used two little Mini Ghosts and the bat from Halloween Mini Shapes set. Just loved these..the perfect size for this project! :o)

Finally I added the goodies inside- Gummy Eyeballs! Oooooo!

My nephew loved them!! lol!

Don't forget today there is FREE SHIPPING- INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL at  

So Suzy Stamps 

so get a shoppin'! :o)

Happy Craftin' and Shoppin'!

~hugs~

Salty Hugs?

Good morning crafty Friends, it's time for a new challenge over at 

This month's Challenge is 

UNDER THE SEA

I made a lil' scene card using Polo- Seahorse and he's a lil' cutie!

I used Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders to create the waves and sand. Added some Mini Shells from Impression Obsession
 and a sprig from Anja's Leaves- Marianne Creatables.
Some Flowersoft- Sand added some texture to the card.   To finish off the card, I added Miss You Sentiment and Bubbles which I added some Glossy Accents to.  

Colored Polo with SN Markers

Layered him on with some 3D Foam Tape

Here's the inside of my card

Be sure to check out my teamies AMAZING "Under The Sea" Makes...they are FIN-TASTIC! lol

Don't forget today there is FREE SHIPPING- INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL at  

So Suzy Stamps 

so get a shoppin'! :o)

Happy Craftin' and Shoppin'!

~hugs~

Amy

So Suzy Stamps~ June New Releases!

Good Morning Crafty Friends!

I'm here to show you a new card with a few of this month's awesome new releases over at

Be sure to check out  what this month has to offer, because trust me you do not want to miss out on these!

Here's my card using Bee Girl, Bee's and Sunny and Bright.

 I used CS From American Crafts and DP from Crafty Smith. Finished with a Honey Comb strip using Honeycomb EF from Cuttlebug and some MME Enamel dots.

Colored the Bee Girl using SN markers with a little Wink of Stella on her wings- then Fussy cut her out

Isn't she BEE-UTIFUL??? lol


Be sure to check out the Diva's fabulous makes using this month's release and leave them some Luv!

Also, coming up later today is our June Challenge and Blog Hop!
 Trust me, you do not want to miss out on  that.

WAIT!!!!
The fabulous Suzy from So Suzy Stamps allowed me to do a giveaway on my blog this month. 

Yep, so if your a follower of this blog (Instagram too, but not required)  and comment on this post, you will be entered to win the 3 sets I used today: Bee Girl, Bee's and Sunny and Bright !


Winner will be Randomly Chosen on June 15th. 

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and Pinterest.