So Suzy Stamps Second Anniversary Bash

Welcome to the 2nd Anniversary of So Suzy Stamps Blog Hop! We are so excited to bring you some gorgeous projects featuring the Top 10 So Suzy Stamps of all time! We even made a section on the website where you can find the most popular stamps. If you are coming from Monica's blog, you’re in the right place and if you’re just stopping by you can start here. Don’t forget to leave a comment on each blog to be entered into the many draws for prizes.

I have to tell you, I was both tickled and stumped when I was asked to use the Venetian Mask for the celebration; the mask is the very first So Suzy stamp I ever bought! I used her so much early on that I wanted to do something different for the hop...enter being stumped. What hadn't I done with it yet? Hello partial heat embossing and Nuvo Crystal Glitter Drops!

Thank you MISTI for letting me double-stamp with ease. After stamping the mask in teal, I then went back and added Versamark round the edges. (I mimicked a mask I found on Google; so pretty!) That was heat embossed in gold, then the layers began. Gold metallic and vellum to soften the teal card base, and the same carried thru inside.

I had to use the matching sentiment. I mean, hello! It is pretty wonderful after all.

Supplies used:

Venetian Mask

Love Takes Off the Mask sentiment

Nuvo Gold Embossing Powder

Nuvo Glitter Night Sky Crystal Drops 

So Suzy Stamps has some amazing specials to help celebrate the anniversary:

•   FREE shipping on US orders of $25 or more / FREE shipping on INTERNATIONAL orders of $50 or more today only!

•   FREE So Suzy Exclusive Sequins Mix with every order!!

Prizes - Don’t forget to join our Facebook group so you can play along!

•   $25 Gift Card (Must leave a comment on all the blogs in the hop)

•   Note Card Set from Monica for commenting on her blog
•   Mini MISTI from Justine for commenting on her blog and subscribing to her YouTube Channel

•   Surprise Coupons all day long

•   500 Reward Points for the store (must place an order on April 20th to be eligible)

•   Peacock Bunkie Bag (must have participated in the favorite stamp album on Facebook)

•   $50 Gift Card (Must play the Bingo game on Facebook)

•   Free shipping for 2016 - 5 winners (must place an order of $25 or more on April 20th to be eligible)

•   Entire Set of June Release Stamps (must comment on the hop, place an order of $25 or more on April 20th, play Bingo, have commented on Justine’s YouTube video and put a favorite stamp pic in the Facebook album) 

Thanks for stopping by - your next stop is Suzanne herself! If you get lost or a link isn’t working, here is the list of blogs:

Kymona

Justine

Martha

Chris

Monica 

Jennifer- that's me!

Suzanne

Happy Crafting!

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Mountain Plains Crafters Graphic 45 Giveaway

Good morning everyone! We're having some fun with Graphic 45 papers, die cuts, and metal over at the Mountain Plains Crafters blog. And since it's the holidays, we had to giveaway a little present, too! How about some paper and metal embellishments?

Just head on over to the MPC blog to see what the gals came up with and find out all the details! It's easy, promise. ;)

Me, I love G45 paper but never have any on-hand when I need it! So I went beachy with some scrapbook pages and the lovely By The Sea paper pad and embellishments.

Lots of die cuts, distressing, chipboard buttons, twine, and there's a sailboat charm around somewhere...I think...it was really late. LOL

I don't think I'll be back before Christmas, so have a wonderful holiday season!

So Suzy Stamps Friendship Hop

Good morning, everyone! Are you enjoying our So Suzy Friendship Hop?? Hard to believe we've only known each other for a year now...seems like it was just yesterday these ladies were hearing for the first time that I was going to mail them my Jasper cat. LOL

As a special 'thank you' to everyone who has been on the team, followed our blog and made new friends, we are doing a Friendship Blog Hop with some of our past and present Design Team members. Be sure to leave a comment on everyone's blogs for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to So Suzy Stamps! Woohoo!

You should be arriving from sweet Martha's beautiful blog - I just love that gal. One day I'll get to hug her in person!

For my card, I broke out the Distress Inks and water to do some water coloring. The first time I saw that lovely rose hanging in Suzy's shop, I knew what I wanted to do with it!

Distress Inks - Wild Honey, Abandoned Coral, Twisted Citrus

I hear some of you giggling...you know already what stamp I used for the sentiment, don't you? It was just so fitting for my teammate loves!

Stamps - Rose, Open Sketch Heart, Weird Stalker

Hehehehehe, I truly do love them all in a non-stalker way. Ok, off you go to my dear Monica's blog to continue on the hop! You have until December 4th to leave us some love for a chance at that gift certificate to the shop.

Happy Crafting!

You are my Anchor - MPC and May Arts Giveaway

Good morning everyone! If you're looking for my Day 4 GIU post you can find it here - this is my second post today and it's a fun one. We have a new contest over at Mountain Plains Crafters and it's all about the ribbon!

We had so much fun with this challenge! Be sure to head on over to the MPC post to read all about our contest and see everyone's beautiful creations.

For my card, I actually started with the ribbon - this beautiful nautical pattern simply called out to me for this challenge. I then went searching through the Silhouette Store; I thought I wanted an anchor to stamp a sentiment on, but then I discovered a cut file that was even better!

I love how it turned out! I created the sentiment mat with some scrap wood-grain cardstock I had, then cut the words out of some Lawn Fawn paper. For the anchor, I even raided my metallic cardstock stash for a lovely coppery-red piece to bring out the red in the ribbon.

See the shimmer on the navy card base? I added some spray mist in Heirloom Gold to give it some interest and mimic splashes of salt water. I used Tombow Xtreme adhesive on the ribbon and the sentiment mat, then lots and lots of tiny pieces of foam tape for the sentiment and the anchor. It still needed a little something else, so I grabbed some 4mm clear sequins from Pretty Pink Posh and added them in for a bit of bling and visual interest. (Thanks for the idea, Paula!)

Feeling inspired? ;) We can't wait to see what you come up with for the contest! Trust me, you want this ribbon...you need this ribbon in your life!

Be sure to swing by the May Arts Ribbon Facebook page and thank them for sponsoring this challenge, and while you're there be sure you're following Mountain Plains Crafters, too! We love sharing fun projects and links on our page.

Supplies used:

2.5 Inch Cotton Blend/Vintage Inspired Print - Buy Ribbons Online	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets	Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# SOFT NAVY Blue SN23
Lawn Fawn BEACHSIDE Pint Sized Patterns 6 x 6 Petite Paper Pack LF829	*DCWV Cardstock 6 x 6 METALLIC Paper Stack Printed Matstack MS-019-00053	Ranger Perfect Pearls Mist HEIRLOOM GOLD Glimmer Spray PPM28314
*Pretty Pink Posh 4MM SPARKLING CLEAR Cupped Sequins	3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent	Tombow XTREME Permanent Adhesive Tape Runner
Ranger .5 Oz. MINI MULTI MEDIUM MATTE Glue Adhesive Paint INK41511

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Happy Crafting!

Also linking up to - Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Meticulosity's Blogiversary Party!

Good morning everyone! I'm partying with Deb over at Meticulosity today as she celebrates her one year blogiversary - yahoo! It's hard to believe that I've only known my Debbie Deb Deb for a year now - seems like my sister from another mother has been in my life much longer than that. You can find all of the party fun at Deb's blog: http://meticulosity.blogspot.com/

I have some blog candy to give away as well, but more about that in a moment. First, let's talk party hats!

Now it's a party! I went CAS with this fun card and my new Reverse Confetti party hat stamp & die cut set. I also gave my new Hero Arts Ombre purple ink pad a spin, and man is it fun. I'm still packing (ugh) so I decided to use what was on my desk; a pretty scrap of blue paper that I embossed, some lovely gray cardstock from Simon Says Stamp, and my absolute favorite metallic cardstock. That is how much I love you, Deb - I used metallic cardstock for you! LOL

I used foam tape on the party hat and the die cuts for added fun. It came together quickly and I love the results. Time to Party!

Speaking of party, how about winning that goodie bag? The joys of cleaning is finding extra supplies to giveaway, and I came across this 6x6 pad that's as vibrant as Deb's personality and a set of my favorite Hero Arts ink colors...including cup o' joe. :) Seeing as Deb and I are the coffee addicts of the group, it was only fitting.

US residents only this time due to cost of postage-sorry my international friends

For a chance to win, please leave a comment on my blog below telling me all about something that will distract me from the pains of moving. If you want to keep with the Deb & I theme, good topics are crafting, coffee, cats, beer, and online BFFs. ;) For extra entries, you can do the following (but be sure to come back and tell me about it in a separate comment!):

• follow Deb's blog, Meticulosity
• share this giveaway on social media
• follow my blog (if you already do, that counts; just leave a comment, please)
• send coffee

Ok, the last one is silly, but if you do that will be taken into consideration...LOL

Seeing as I'll be moving all weekend (yikes!) I'm giving  you until 11:59pm EST on Sunday, May 24th to enter. Winners will be contacted and announced on Tuesday, May 26th simply because I'll need a day to recover first. ;) Make sure when you leave your comments I have a way to contact you!

Time for me to get another cup of coffee - Happy Crafting!

Holiday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!

Hello everyone! I wound up with quite the snow day here, which means I was finally able to do some catching up. This is my first of THREE projects I'll be sharing for the Holiday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!

And let me offer a huge THANK YOU to all of these companies that are donating some amazing prizes:

17 Turtles:  $15 Store Gift Card

A Muse Studio/Chris Franco:  Cup of Good Cheer stamp set

Add a Little Dazzle:  $25 Store Gift Card

Butterfly Reflections Ink:  Prima Coffee Break

Color Cast Designs:  Coffee Lovers kit

Create a Smile:  Monster Party stamp set

Hero Arts:  A Little & Today's Special stamps/Cup 'O Joe Shadow ink

Kraftin' Kimmie:  $25 Store Gift Card

Kreative Kymona:  Fancy Mug Giveaway

Latina Crafter:  Cafe Wood Veneers + $25 Store Gift Card

Neat & Tangled:  Warm Wishes stamp set

Newton's Nook:  $15 Store Gift Card

Paper Smooches:  $25  Store Gift Card

Pickled Potpourri:  $7 Store Gift Card

Poppystamps:  Tea Cup Stack Die

Reverse Confetti:  $15 Store Gift Card

Stamp Academy:  2 classes

Stampin' Up/Veronica Zalis:  $20 Store Gift Card

STAMPlorations:  $10 Store Gift Card

Stamp Simply Ribbon Store:  Coffee Cup Prize Pack

SugarPea Designs:  $20 Store Gift Card

Sweet 'n Sassy:  Pick Me Up Clear stamp & die set

The Alley Way Stamps:  Tea Par-tea stamp set

Two Paper Divas:  Your Warm My Heart stamp set

Your Next Stamp:  $20

Verve Stamps:  $25

Whole Wild World:  Coffee before Talkee mug

●●Sponsorship prizes are eligible via random draw from linked hop participants only●●

Ok, now that we have the fine print out of the way, onto my first project!

Oh yes, yet another adorable 4 oz coffee cup full of treats and a gift card holder! But can you tell what it's made from?

I painted a Starbucks coffee sleeve with Picket Fence Distress Paint and used the Hero Arts Deco Pattern Stencil with some Distress Inks to create a fun background. A few snowflakes heat embossed with white powder and a holiday sentiment finished it all off! To keep the gift card from falling out, I glued the bottom of the sleeve together. The corrugated cardboard gives the whole thing such a fun texture!

The cup is just fun; I used a pattern I found online for the wrapper, then used my scallop punch and circle punch to make the topper. The stamps are from my oldest stamp set; the Fiskars coffee one. The red Tombow Adhesive works best for making sure these stay together!

Now then, who's been a good little crafter this year and wants a caffeinated treat? I'm giving away some caffeinated goodies of my own from the Prima Coffee Break collection! Just enter via the Rafflecopter tool below - you have until Sunday, December 14th to do so!

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Happy Crafting!

Die Cut Crazy Birthday Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Die Cut Crazy Birthday Blog Hop!  The Die Cut Crazy Contributors have created some amazing birthday projects to inspire your own die cut creativity to make any birthday special.  If you just joined the Birthday Hop at my site, be sure and go back to the Die Cut Crazy blog for the hop kick off, then hop along the list to each of our designers. You won't want to miss any of the special birthday projects in this hop for sure. 

The DCC August 15th Blog Hop will run from Friday August 15th at 4:00 AM CST and end Monday August 18th 11:59 PM CST.                     

Die Cut Crazy Magazine will be giving blog candy of a 3 month subscription to one lucky winner announced on Tuesday, August 19th on the DCC blog and the DCC Facebook Group. WOOHOO! To enter to win, you simply need to leave a comment on each of our blogs and LIKE the DCC Facebook page and then leave a comment on the DCC blog saying that you've done all that. Got it? All right, onto the party!

I love that photo booths are a thing again right now, and what's more fun than playing with your BFF and photo props at your party? Of course, it needed my own special spin...

Here's to you my friend

Birthday kittens! The new die from Pretty Pink Posh is absolutely adorable and totally fit my idea of a photo booth shoot. I used the Sweet Stamp Shop kitty and colored her in several times to make these two friends playing with glasses, fake mustaches, and party hats.

Close up of the accessories; Glossy Accents on the glasses & mustache, Stickles on the party hats

This was so much fun to make. I'm ready for a party now!

Now, what's a party without a treat bag? Besides the DCC giveaway, I'm hosting my own as well for a lovely Unity stamp from my magic bin 'o duplicates! Just use the Rafflecopter form below to enter; you have until August 18th at Midnight!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Thanks for stopping by today! Next up in the Die Cut Crazy Birthday Blog Hop is Karen.

To make sure you don't miss any of the birthday projects, here is the list of all our blog hop designers:

Debbie - www.scrapmequickdesigns.com   

Deepti - http://deesartutopia.blogspot.com/
Tina - tinamarie9971.blogspot.com
Kelly - http://kelsmakes.blogspot.com/
Lisa  - http://craftingwithprincesslisa.blogspot.com
Jennifer - www.CaffeinatedPapercuts.com <<<That's me!
Karen - http://karenskreativekards.blogspot.com/
Holly - http://www.hollybeary.com/
Mary -  www.blackflowercreative.wordpress.com   
Dianne - Grayson Creations hosted at DCC
Kymona - http://kreativekymona.com

I'm also linking up to Seize the Birthday: Anything Goes

Happy Crafting!

*Pretty Pink Posh 4MM SPARKLING CLEAR Cupped Sequins	Kitty Cat	Elegant Sentiments	Too Hip
Stitched Film Strip Die	*Crafter's Companion BRIGHTS 24 SET SPECTRUM NOIR MARKERS 751729	*Crafter's Companion PASTELS 24 SET SPECTRUM NOIR MARKERS 751712	*Crafter's Companion LIGHTS 24 SET SPECTRUM NOIR MARKERS 751743
*Crafter's Companion WARM GREYS SPECTRUM NOIR MARKERS 404560	*Crafter's Companion COOL GREYS SPECTRUM NOIR MARKERS 404577

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