I Scream, You Scream...

...we all scream for ICE CREAM!

It's party time over at So Suzy Stamps - we're celebrating their 3rd birthday. I couldn't resist when Suzy asked me to come be a guest designer. Hey, who doesn't love a party? It's a fun month of free shipping on orders over $25 (easy to do, believe you me) and daily deals on stamps. Today, it's all about the ice cream! So, of course, I had to grab mine and make a card with them.

Mmmm, ice cream...now that it's finally warming up around here, I've started eating it again. Yes, I'm one of those people who don't like cold food in the winter. Just keep the coffee coming instead.

I have a video on how I assembled this super fun, ice cream party card!

In the video I promised I would list what Copics I used on the cones, so here you go:

Top cone: RV13, RV21, R17, R24, YG17, E97, E99
Middle cone: V01, V12, RV13, RV21, B000, B41, YG06, YG07, R17, R29, E97, E99
Bottom cone: YG06, YG07, R17, R29, E18, E97, E99

I do love how my ice cream "drips" came out, and you'd never know I mucked up the inside, right? LOL

I have all the supplies I used listed below, and remember, all of the ice cream stamps are 20% off today!

Happy Caffeinated Crafting, and Happy Birthday So Suzy Stamps!

Ice Cream Sugar Cone	Ice Cream Fun Cone	Waffle Cone	Happy Birthday Fancy
Medium Cupcake Swirl	Ice Cream Sprinkles	Ice Cream Cone	Popsicle
Sundae	Skinny Cupcake Swirl	Coastal Breeze Ink Bite Set	Dark Walnut Nuvo Crystal Drops
Tim Holtz Layering Stencil SPLATTERS THS009	RESERVE Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad CRACKED PISTACHIO Ranger TDP46776	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad TUMBLED GLASS Ranger TDP40248	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SPUN SUGAR Ranger TDP40194
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad MILLED LAVENDER Ranger TDP40026	Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS IBT40965	Tonic WHITE BLIZZARD Nuvo Glitter Drops 758N	Tonic MORNING DEW Grande Nuvo Crystal Drops 797N
Ranger DARK CHOCOLATE Liquid Pearls Pearlescent Paint LPL28123	Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad VF-82	Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad SEA GLASS Blue ink004	Lawn Fawn SMALL STITCHED RECTANGLE STACKABLES Lawn Cuts Dies LF768
PaperandMore Classic White Cardstock	Post-it Labeling Tape 695, 2 Inches x 36 Yards, White	My Sweet Petunia MISTI	Scor-Pal Scor Buddy Scoring Board

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Coffee Loving Cardmakers May Guestie

Good morning, lovelies! I'm so excited to be guesting over on the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog today. I'm sharing several cards, old and new, over there but have one more for you right here.

It is finally feeling like summer around here, which means pretty green grass & plants (my favorite color) and iced coffee!

Yummy yum yum! I broke out some of my new toys to make up this summery card. The stamps are from Lil' Inkers Designs and are colored in with my Kuretake Zig Clean Color Brush markers.

The stencil is from So Suzy Stamps and I made my own ombre greens by mixing Ranger Glossy Embossing Paste with Mowed Lawn and Twisted Citron Distress Inks. After it was all dry I cut my panel down with one of Lil' Inkers wonky stitched dies (which are crazy fun, by the way), popped my iced coffee on with some foam tape, and attached the whole panel with some Fun Foam for dimension.

Be sure to stop by the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog to see the rest of my caffeinated creations for today, and Happy Crafting!

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GIU Day 3 - Watercolor Because I Care

Good morning everyone, and welcome to Day 3 of my Growing in Unity week! I'm the Growing in Unity gal this week over on the Unity Stamp Co. blog, which means I'll be sharing a project created with my Unity stamps with you every day. I invite you to come back each day and leave a comment for a chance to be one of the (2) lucky people to win a bag of (25) Unity stamps! Woohoo! If you're new to my blog, I'd love it if you became a follower and join in the fun over on the Caffeinated Papercuts Facebook page or followed Caffeinated Papercuts on Instagram. :)

I am still on my flower kick - who's up for some stamped watercolors?

These are FUN to make - grab two Distress Inks and your stamp. Start with the lighter ink and cover the roses, then come in with the darker ink to make the middles. Now spritz with water (make sure the spritzer is pointed away from your face...just saying...) and stamp onto watercolor paper. Look what you made!

Now continue stamping until you fill a sheet with roses. Or is that just me? When you finally run out of paper, trim them out and arranged artfully on cardstock stamped with the wood grain stamp, which is also super cool. Snip the leaves out separately to stretch your placement and help balance them back out.

Heat emboss your sentiment, then go to town with foam tape and gluing down the little leaves. It actually goes super fast. Add some sequins (because, sequins!) and you're done.

Thanks for stopping by today! Remember to leave a comment every day this week to better your chances of winning those stamps, and I'll see you tomorrow for Day 4.

Happy Crafting!

GIU Day 2 - Floral Thanks

Good morning everyone, and welcome to Day 2 of my Growing in Unity week! I'm the Growing in Unity gal this week over on the Unity Stamp Co. blog, which means I'll be sharing a project created with my Unity stamps with you every day. I invite you to come back each day and leave a comment for a chance to be one of the (2) lucky people to win a bag of (25) Unity stamps! Woohoo! If you're new to my blog, I'd love it if you became a follower and join in the fun over on the Caffeinated Papercuts Facebook page or followed Caffeinated Papercuts on Instagram. :)

Spring is attempting to force its way into the Northeast, and I for one am all for it! My crocus are jumping, my daffodils and tulips are straining for sunlight, and I have a flat of pansies to plant. So needless to say, I have flowers on the brain!

Flower-ception! LOL Every so often I get the urge to make a shaped card - they're such a fun alternative to rectangles, even if it is hip to be a square. Ok, ok, I'm done...haven't finished my second cup of coffee yet. Be afraid...

This one was actually pretty simple - ink up the beautiful Samantha Walker stamp in three Distress Inks and stamp onto Neenah Solar White cardstock. I love the Distress Inks for this because they blend so easily and give you a pretty faux-watercolor look. The 'thank you' sentiment also comes with the set and I simply inked that up in a dark gray ink; bold enough to stand above the flowers, but not as harsh as black would be here.

Now start die-cutting! A 3.5" circle worked for my stamped image, then a 3.75" yellow circle and two 4" scalloped circles for the card base. Assemble, glue, and you have a card!

Of course, I couldn't stop there...glossy white Nuvo Crystal Drops for some subtle shine and texture in the middles of the flowers. Done!

Thanks for stopping by today! Remember to leave a comment every day this week to better your chances of winning those stamps, and I'll see you tomorrow for Day 3.
Happy Crafting!

You Make Me...

Happy February! Is it just me or did January last about five years? Ugh! So nice to turn the calendar page and have a reason to work on lovey dovey cards with bright colors. Of course, I couldn't stop at just one while playing with three of the lovely new releases from So Suzy Stamps!

Watercolor hearts, anyone?

Ah, pretty colors and sequins...swoon! I adore how these came out, and love more that they don't have to be Valentine's Day cards. These are perfect for anniversaries, birthdays, or random Wednesdays as well.

I started with traditional V-day colors for this one, using Distress Inks in Spiced Marmalade, Abandoned Coral, and Picked Raspberry.

I lifted Kristina Werner's tutorial on how to make lovely watercolor hearts and it worked like a dream.

Ink splatters with the same inks, then when it was all dry I pulled out my Misti to stamp the You Make Me and Giddy with black VersaFine ink. Since I used the rough side of the watercolor paper (because I loooove the texture) the Misti was a must so that I didn't muck it all up. A smattering of Pretty Pink Posh sequins in coordinating colors finished off the front.

The inside got some love, too - literally! We all know what a sucker I am for Suzy's scripty font stamps and this Love You is no different. I find it a fabulous alternative to stamping Happy Valentine's Day, as it leaves it open for the previously mentioned other occasions that way. Now if only husbands providing flowers worked the same way...sigh...

Card #2 got the exact same techniques, just with different colors!

Festive Berries, Squeezed Lemonade, Salty Ocean

 

Supplies Used:
Stamps - You Make Me, Giddy, Happy, Love You
Distress Inks - Spiced Marmalade, Abandoned Coral, Picked Raspberry, Festive Berries, Squeezed Lemonade, Salty Ocean
Inks - Memento Rhubarb Stalk, Simon Says Stamp Soft Navy, VersaFine Onyx Black
Paper - Bazzill Peppermint, Bazzill Candy Necklace, Ranger Watercolor paper, Neenah Solar White
Bling - Liquid Pearls in Buttercup, Pretty Pink Posh Sequins

Happy Crafting!

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