So Suzy Stamps~ Moon Fairy

Good Morning my crafty friends, I'm here for my very last post for So Suzy Stamps.

Today I have a card I made using Moon Fairy and Twinkling H20's. 

I started with a piece of Watercolored paper at 3' 3/4 x 5'. I misted it with water and then applied Mystic Blue Twinkling H20 with a wet brush. I then went over top with Wild Plum Twinkling H20. Be sure to Dry in between each layer so your colors don't get muddy.

I then stamped  Moon Fairy  and Birthday Wishes with Jet Black Archival Ink. I layered these onto aqua and Purple Cardstock and finished with some gems from my stash. 

For the inside:

I stamped Warm Sunshine with Aquamarine  and Deep Purple Archival Inks. Finished with some TH Star Stamps. 
 

Thanks for stopping by, It's been great crafting with y'all for the last 6 months for So Suzy Stamps! I hope to see you all on FB, IG and blogland! :o)

 I 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)

 Happy Craftin'!

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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'!

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So Suzy Stamps~ Black Cat Prowl

Happy Saturday my Crafty friends!

Today I'm here to share with you a great way to use up your scraps along with the newly released stamps Halloween Cat & "Black Cats Prowl" from

What I did was get some scrap papers in black and white and tear them up...that's right. Tear it all up into strips and pieces. I inked up the edges with Distress Ink- Black Soot. I just love this color as I find it softer for edging. Now here's the fun part...start gluing your strips randomly with Modge Podge. Add Modge Podge to the base, add your strip and go over with the Modge Podge again. Such a fun and great way to use up your scraps and you get different designs every time! :o) Layer this onto black card stock and layer that to a white base card. Voila!

I then did a die cut using Spellbinders Labels 14 with white card stock. I inked up the "Black Cats Prowl" sentiment with Memento London Fog

ink and stamped the  Halloween Cat stamp with Black Archival Ink.  I just love that Cat Stamp!! I finished by inking the edges again with Distress Ink- Black Soot. Added some twine and a Mini Ghosts chipboard embellie.  

Here's how I finished the inside with the
Halloween Cat stamp:

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

 Suzy has a Guest Designer Call happening right now- be sure to check it out!

 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~ Masquerade

Happy Thursday my Crafty friends!

Today I have a CAS card I made using the Venetian Mask and Love Takes Off The Mask stamps from 

 

  But that's not all...Have you seen all the wonderful Fireworks! Sprays that Suzy carries? Let me tell you that if you haven't tried these out...you just aren't "Crafting" my friends!!! These sprays are complimentary to Memento and Izing ink colors...that's right...your favorite Memento inks, have a spray with a shimmery effect! And these work on both light and dark papers!

So without further ado, here's my card...

I started with a 5x5 card base and then cut out a pink layer of CS 1/8' smaller. Then another white  piece of CS, again cut 1/8' smaller than then the pink CS.
 I embossed the 
 Venetian Mask and Love Takes Off The Mask
stamps with detail black embossing powder onto the white piece of card stock. 

But I still wanted a pop of color, so I used Fireworks! in Angel Pink and just love the hint of sparkle and shimmer it added with the soft pink color. 

Voila! a quick CAS card with a lot of glitz and glamour!

Of course I had to finish the inside of my card too

I hope I've inspired you to try out Fireworks! Sprays in the great assortment of colors that Suzy carries. It's the perfect finishing touch on a project. 

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

  

For more inspiration  check out So Suzy Stamps on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook , Flickr, Pinterest and now on Periscope. 

Happy Craftin'!
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So Suzy Stamps~ Altered Box

Good Morning my crafty friends,I'm here, with some inspiration for

With our "Happiness Is..." Challenge going on, I thought I'd do an altered box using the Happiness Is... stamp & the Open Road corresponding sentiment. I matched them with the Vintage Balloon stamp. Love this "Happiness Is..." series...there's something for everyone and for every occasion! 

I started with a small box I had and used Gesso all over, this is so that the paints and other mediums I used would have  something to grab on to -Gesso gives your projects "Some tooth". 

I then used various stencils with homemade texture paste (1 part glue, 2 parts white acrylic Paint and 2 parts Plaster of Paris or talc- Mix it up really well and voila!). This gave my box dimension and of course different textures. Allow to completely dry before next steps.

 Then I added different spray mists (Lindy's Stamp Gang, Distress Stain in Antique Bronze, Hedi Swapp Color Shine). Dry completely with your heat tool in between so they don't get "Muddy". I then stamped the Vintage Balloon onto tissue paper in Versamark Sepia (Important to use Archival Inks as then it won't smear/run). I adhered the images to the box with Gel Medium (Modge Podge can also be used). 

I embossed the  Vintage Balloon onto chipboard and fussy cut it out and added some bling for extra dimension.

 

I then created a tag using the
Happiness Is... and decorated it with Enamel Chips in Turquoise, Frantage and sprays. I finished with Brass Buttons and Gears from Memory Box- Mini Gears which were Gesso'd, sprayed and embossed. I also added some Bling to tie them in with the
Vintage Balloon. I finished with the
Open Road sentiment in Black Archival Ink, so it would stand out. 

I've been having a lot of fun getting into Mixed Media! If I don't like something, I can cover it up with Gesso, Paper or decoupage and start again! lol!

 I hope I've inspired you to give it a go!

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

  

I'd like to enter the following challenges:
Altered Eclectics September Challenge 


Crafts Galore Challenge- Anything Goes 

Crafty Time Challenges- Anything But a Card 

Digistamps4Joy Challenge #116- Anything Goes 


Rhedd's Creative Spirit Septemeber Challenge 


World Wide Open Monthly Challenge- September 

Creative Moments Challenge #76- Anything Goes with a Sentiment


613 Avenue Create Challenge #139- Anything Goes 


That Craft Place Challenge- Aug 30- Mixed Media Anything Goes 

Mixed Media World Challenge #6- Gorgeous Textures

We Love To Create Challenge #18- Anything Creative/Mixed Media Goes 


PDE Linky Party- Aug 28- Anything Goes 

Happy Craftin'!

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So Suzy Stamps: Water Color Sentiment

Good Morning my crafty friends,I'm here, with some inspiration for

Today, I'm here to show you a CAS Watercolor Card using Don't Give Up Sentiment .

I created shapes using Painters Tape and watercolored the shapes around the tape. Peeled off the painter's tape and embossed the sentiment. Voila a CAS watercolor card. Finished with twine, Buttons and Sequins from the Ton.  

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

Happy Craftin'!
~hugs~
Amy

Good Morning my crafty friends,I'm here, with some inspiration for

Today, I have a

So Suzy Stamps~ Shaker Turtle

Good Morning my crafty friends,I'm here, with some inspiration for

Today, I have a cute lil' Shaker Card I made using Marco-Sea Turtle. As soon as I saw this lil' guy, I knew I wanted to make him into a shaker card!

My Kraft cardbase is 5'x5' and I cut a Yellow piece of Cardstock 1/8' smaller and and a white piece 1/8' smaller again. Embossed the white CS with Embossalicious- Petite Dot EF for some texture. Used my Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Circles  for my Cut out. Cut my acetate 1/2' larger than my cutout. 

 

Now here's the fun part...you add Foam tape around your cutout and fill 'er up with sequins and adhere to the Yellow CS. I used a mixture of Green's and Yellows from The Ton- Sequins. You really need to check out all of their colors! One word....GORGEOUS!!

Finished with a Seashell Border die and a Provo-Craft "Hello Friend" Sentiment die.

 
Here's Marco, colored with SN Markers and fussy cut:

Here's the inside with Birthday Wishes Sentiment:

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget about our  "Under the Sea" 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

and Pinterest. 

Happy Craftin'!
~hugs~
Amy

So Suzy Stamps~ White Washin' with Dragonflies!

Good Morning my crafty friends,I'm here, with some inspiration for

Today, I have a cute lil' card set I made using 

Dragonfly and a white-washing technique 

 Suzy told me about with her card here.

I didn't know what it was, but her card is stunning, so off I went to comb thru Pinterest. Lol! 

Here's my take:

You'll need:

Kraft cardstock

White Embossing Powder
Embossing Heat gun
Versamark Ink
White Craft Ink
Waterbrush Pen
Distress & Tombow Markers, or other Alcohol Markers

Dragonfly stamp
Sentiments, Sending a Note & Thank You! used here
Embossing Powder for Sentiments

Paper Trimmer

Glue
Embellishments

Here's the technique I did:

1. I used my Static Buddy on the Kraft Cards
 (cut to 3 3/4'x5'), prepping for Embossing. 
2. Stamp the Dragonfly onto the Kraft CS, bottom right corner. Using my Misti Tool, I went ahead and stamped all 6 Kraft CS bases at once. 
3.Emboss with White Detail EP and Embossing Heating Gun.

4. Take your White Craft Paint, smoosh some onto your craft mat (this prevents your ink pad from getting water from the waterbrush pen). Using your Waterbrush pen, pick up the white ink and white wash the image  by lightly "coloring" the image with a thin layer of "white color & water". 
5. Allow to dry. Then color using alcohol Markers.

6. Emboss sentiments in top left corner.

7. Layer onto White CS bases cut to 4' x5 1/4'. Then layer this onto your 4 1/4'x 5 1/2' Card base. 
8. Embellish as desired- I kept it fairly simple with MME Enamel Dots here. 

Here's the finished cards:

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

 
I'd like enter the following challenges:
Sisters of Craft Challenge- July- Anything Goes

Not Just Cards Challenges- Challenge 22- Anything Goes

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

and Pinterest.

Happy Craftin'!
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