Happy Birthday Suzy!

Yaaaay, it's party time!!! There was no possible way that we could let our leader's birthday go by unnoticed, so Justine took lead this year in kicking our butts into whipping up some serious fun for Suzy's birthday. WOOHOO!

Of course, YOU get the presents! Be sure to comment on each of our blogs AND wish Suzy a 'happy birthday' by February 22nd for a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to the So Suzy Stamps shop. Winner will be announced February 23rd on the So Suzy Stamps blog!

So I came across the Spellbinders die I picked up while shopping with Suzy and Momma Denise last summer again and knew I had to use it for Suzy's card. It was going to be awesome - whether it was going to be an awesome card or an awesomely hot mess was yet to be determined. LOL In the end it did turn out the way I wanted, but I can hear my dear Mary now telling me how loca I am for doing this...

...but it turned out AWESOME! A shaker card. With sprinkles. And by sprinkles I mean glitter, but it really does look like sprinkles, right? Just don't eat them.

And oh does it shake! Amazingly enough, it also does not leak the glitter...I was worried for a bit and might have held it over the garbage can just in case before I gave it a test shake. But behold the power of stick-it adhesive and five layers of cardstock!

To not detract from all the glitter, I added some Skittles for sprinkles to my favorite cupcake, which is currently part of the Retirement Sale and makes me very sad. It also means that it's 25% off and you have no good reason not to buy it.

I kept the inside a little more simply, but just as poignant:

Happy Birthday, Suzy! May your Coke be cold, the temperature be warm, and the cupcakes be fresh. Love ya!

Hop lineup:

So Suzy Stamps blog with Chris

Monica

Kymona

Martha

Jennifer <<< you are here!

Justine

Be sure to check out our Blog Hop with the Die-Namites team as well!

Stamps used:
Happiness is...
Sprinkles
Medium Cupcake Swirl (retiring)
Ice Cream Sprinkles
Happy Birthday Fancy

Happy Crafting!

I'm also linking up to - Simon Says Stamp Shake It Up challenge and the DoubleClick Skittles Challenge #42, Birthday

Happiness is...COFFEE!

Happy National Coffee Day, my friends! Fall is here and it brought with it cool air, warm coffee, and my baby in kindergarten. Say what?!? That's ok, I'm the mama with the cup of coffee at the bus stop...especially since it comes before 8am. Whimper.

And, AND, the Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop is in full swing!

You may have already seen the card I created for Super Sponsor a2z Scrapbooking, but I had to make one with my So Suzy Stamps goodies as well. And I was in the mood to get messy...soooo messy...LOL

The card base reminds me of cozy sweaters and I went with fall, jewel tone ink splatters on my background paper. Don't forget the coffee cozy for that hot coffee!

I used Distress Inks and a paintbrush to make my splatters (ahem, gotta love how well the inks clean up off your desk, brushes, stamp packaging, the cat...) and a die set from Top Dog Dies that I won a while back. Gee, wonder why I picked it? LOL And if anyone asks, that's totally pumpkin spice latte in the cup.

The stamps are from So Suzy Stamps and utterly perfect for this card. Ok, and my life in general. Those I heat embossed with the gorgeous Ranger Liquid Platinum embossing powder.

It needed a heart, so I colored a heart die cut from the same die set with my Spectrum Noir DR3 marker and added on Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents. A few cups of coffee later it was dry and the perfect touch for the card. Oh, and the brown ink splatters? The new Ground Espresso ink, naturally.

Be sure to check out the entire Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop here - there are some amazing creations, and more keep being added!

Supply List:

Happiness Is...	Coffee	Top Dog Dies Mini Coffee Die Set TC096	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad GROUND ESPRESSO Ranger TIM43270
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad FOSSILIZED AMBER Ranger TIM43225	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad DUSTY CONCORD Ranger TDP39938	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad TUMBLED GLASS Ranger TDP40248	Ranger Embossing Powder LIQUID PLATINUM EPJ37484
Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets	*ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker 025320	Mini Glossy Accents

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So Suzy Stamps: Happiness is...a gift card!

Hey everyone, I'm over on the So Suzy Stamps blog today with a fun way to "package" up a gift card...follow the link below for the full scoop!

So Suzy Stamps: Happiness is...a gift card!

Happy Crafting!

Happiness is...Coffee and So Suzy Stamps

Hey everyone - it's the first of the month, which means a new challenge at So Suzy Stamps! This month we're showcasing the Happiness is... line of stamps. I love how versatile they are, and I, of course, had to start with my favorites:

Anyone surprised? No? Didn't think so...LOL I created the card background by stamping the Coffee sentiment with the Hero Arts Brown Ombre ink - totally looks like coffee! And on the inside:

After all, the best stories happen when there's coffee involved. ;) I added the Liquid Pearls to tie in my ink colors and to jazz up the ivory cardstock a bit. On the front I heat embossed the Happiness is... in white ink and made a little thread nest. A small scattering of some Glossy Accents and this card was done.

I can't wait to see what you make with the Happiness is... stamps! Be sure to head on over to the So Suzy Stamps blog to see what the rest of the team came up with.

Supply List:

Happiness Is...	Lot of Coffee	Open Sassy Heart	Hero Arts Ombre Light to Dark Brown Ink Af311
*Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad SEA GLASS Blue ink004	Hero Arts Rubber Stamps Shadow Ink Mid-Tone, Cup O' Joe	Bazzill Basics Paper 9-963 Card Shoppe Heavy Weight Cardstock, 25 Sheets, 8.5 by 11-Inch, Chocolate	Bazzill Basics Paper 9-961 Card Shoppe Heavy Weight Cardstock, 25 Sheets, 8.5 by 11-Inch, Peanut Fud
Bazzill Basics Paper 8-825 Card Shoppe Heavy Weight Cardstock, 25 Sheets, 8.5 by 11-Inch, Butter Min	Hero Arts White Embossing Powder	DMC 283Z Metallic Embroidery Thread, 43.7-Yard, Light Silver	Liquid Pearls - Baby Blue
Liquid Pearls - Dark Chocolate	Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents Precision Tip, 2-Ounce	3M Scotch 1/2-Inch by 36-Yard Double-Sided Foam Tape

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So Suzy Stamps Stupendous Birthday Blog Hop

Hey everyone - enjoying all the birthday fun?? You should be arriving from Jenny's fun blog, but if you just stumbled in be sure to head on over to the So Suzy Stamps page for the full list of events, bloggers, and confetti!

It turned out that I actually had a few of the very first stamps in my collection to choose from, so I grabbed two of my favorite sentiments - "Happiness is..." and "Sending you an instant hug".

I stamped Happiness is... on a piece of 4.25"x5.5" Neenah Solar White cardstock in that luscious gold Delicata ink and then die cut three butterflies out of the panel. For some texture I ran it through an embossing folder and then made light marks on an A2 card base showing where my butterflies were. I then added some washi tape to the card base thus "coloring in" my butterflies. Some adhesive to hold it down and the second sentiment stamped inside with a little confetti heart and this pretty card was done.

All right, now I'm sending you off to Kim's blog! Be sure to join in all the birthday festivities we have going on today (psssttt...there are prizes involved!)

Scavenger Hunt on So Suzy Stamps Website - $10 Gift Certificate - 5 Winners

Blog Hop on...So Suzy Stamps Blog - $10 Gift Certificate  - Drawing (1 winner)

Instagram Photo Bomb - $10 Gift Certificate - Drawing (1 winner)

 - Be sure and use #SoSuzy1stBday

Facebook Birthday Party - $10 Gift Certificate - Drawing (1 winner)

Participate in all of the festivities - $25 Gift Certificate - Drawing (1 winner)

20% off everything in the store - No coupon required

Happy Partying!