Coffee Cards with Deb and Celeste

Good morning everyone! I'm guesting over at Coffee Cards with Deb and Celeste this month, and as a surprise to our pal Terri we're featuring her new wreath stamp she designed for So Suzy Stamps.

Now, some people see a wreath and immediately think 'holiday'. Me, I wonder how I can use it to fit any season. Behold the autumn wreath! It was actually super easy to make; I popped the wreath into my Misti (so it would always stamp in the same spot) and first inked it up with Hero Arts Butter Bar ink. Then I added dabs of Just Rust and Red Royal ink to create a tri-color wreath.

The golden shimmer? Distress Stain in Tarnished Brass splattered onto the card front with a paintbrush. I filled in the berries with Dandelion Yellow Nuvo Drops and added shimmer berries with Golden Sunset Nuvo Glitter Drops. A little mustard twine from my stash and the 'Happiness is...' sentiment stamped in Hero Arts Cup o' Joe ink and the front was done.

Of course, I had to finish off the inside, too:

It may still be 80 degrees here, but there's nothing like warm cider in the fall. It was so easy to finish off the inside of the card with a smattering of leaves and more gold splatters.

Thanks for stopping by today! Be sure to check out Deb and Celeste's creations, too!

Happy Caffeinated Stamping!

Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# DARK CHOCOLATE DC7 Shop at: SSS	Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB REAM Smooth Solar White Paper Pack 250 Sheets Shop at: SSS | AZ	Misti Stamp Tool Original Size Misti Most Incredible Stamp Tool Invented Shop at: SSS | AZ
Wreath Shop at: SS	Happiness is... Shop at: SS	Warm Cider Shop at: SS
Chestnut Leaf Shop at: SS	Ash Leaf Shop at: SS	Gloss Dandelion Yellow Nuvo Crystal Drops Shop at: SSS | SS
Glitter Golden Sunset Nuvo Glitter Drops Shop at: SSS | SS	Hero Arts Shadow Ink Pad Red Royal Mid-Tone Shop at: SSS	Hero Arts Shadow Ink Pad Just Rust Orange Mid-Tone Shop at: SSS
Hero Arts Shadow Ink Pad Butter Bar Mid-Tone Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distressed Ink Stain Tarnished Brass Shop at: SSS

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Happy Birthday, Suzy!

Good morning everyone, and welcome to my stop on the surprise birthday blog hop for Suzy of So Suzy Stamps! You should be arriving from Josefine's awesome blog where you heard all about the prizes, yes? In case you just stumbled in this Monday morning, let's review; the amazing Justine gathered a whole bunch of Suzy's friends plus former and current Design Team members together to celebrate Suzy turning 40...again...because 40 is the new sexy, after all. We also have three (3) amazing party favors up for grabs! Just leave a comment on every blog for a chance to win:

• $20 So Suzy Gift Certificate from justinehovey.com
• Bunkie Bag from Simply Charming Everyday
• Original MISTI from My Sweet Petunia

Winner will be announced February 22nd!

Ok, on to my card! Now I've had the great pleasure of knowing Suzy for three years now. I was on her original Design Team, have attended card classes at her house, survived grocery shopping with her (never, EVER try to touch the cart. EVER.) and attended Creativation with her and some other fabulous ladies just last month. She is a seriously funny, classy lady with a boat-load of spunk and sass, even if she does kill electronic devices on a regular basis. So keeping all of that in mind I grabbed my Suzy stamps and came up with this:

One classy dame with a glass of champagne! (I know it's a martini glass, just go with me on this.) I started off by stamping the Tulip Background in Versamark ink on the front & inside of my card base to give it that fabulous watermark look. Then out came my MISTI, Versafine Onyx ink, the Martini Lady and the Happy Birthday stamp. I always use my MISTI with solid stamps like this because it takes me so many tries to get the image perfect.

Of course, I also have no patience for drying times, so I added clear embossing powder over the top and heat set it. A little stitching thanks to the stitched rectangle dies and this gal was ready for the card base.

To add height, I added a layer of fun foam behind the panel and attached it all to my card base. Then this lady needed some bling! Fizzy bubbles from the glass with the Nuvo White Blizzard and a necklace and earrings using the Nuvo Soft Gold. While those dried, it was time to make the inside panel.

With the Mirror Image stamp celebration happening, I could not resist pulling mine out for this card. Using it, I added another martini champagne glass to the inside but heat embossed this one in gold glitter powder. Sparkly awesomeness!

And the sentiment? Hehehehehehe...unfortunately, it looks like it's retired (dang it, Suzy!) but it's a classic:

After all, what's a birthday without a little snark? Some more Nuvo drop bubbles and this card was done! You can find all of the supplies I used linked below.

Now you're off to sweet Martha's blog. I'm positive she's got something amazing for you.

Happy Birthday, Suzy!

Supplies Used:

Martini Lady	Happy Birthday Fancy	Tulip Background	Mirror Image Rubber
Pale Gold Nuvo Crystal Drops	Glitter White Blizzard Nuvo Crystal Drops	Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER CLEAR Fine Detail ClearEP1	Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad VF-82
Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark VM-001	Lawn Fawn LARGE STITCHED RECTANGLE STACKABLES Lawn Cuts Dies LF767	Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets	*Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# SCHOOLHOUSE RED SR1
MISTI	Foam Sheets 1.5mm 4	Tombow Xtreme Adhesive Runner, Clear, 1-Pack (62127)	Mono Multi Liquid Glue Carded, 0.88-Ounce

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CAS Daisy Bouquet

Hey everyone - I'm over on the So Suzy Stamps blog today sharing a pretty, CAS card. Switch out the sentiment and this would be fabulous for any occasion!

Come on over and check out the full card, plus the supplies I used.

Happy Crafting!

Rainbow Tulip Garden

Happy May! We've had so many fun stamps released so far this year at So Suzy Stamps that we've decided to take a breather and revisit them all. I'll be playing with the March release again, full of pretty flowers and fun sentiments!

I'm enjoying the latest Online Card Class featuring vellum and acetate, so look what I came up with:

A rainbow tulip garden! The entire front panel of the card is vellum which I added a rainbow of dye inks to. Once it was dry(ish) I heat embossed the Tulip Background stamp in white over the top.

A little diecutting and more heat embossing got me the fun strip for the sentiment. I love how pretty the Fancy Happy Birthday looks in gold. There's a matching white strip on the back of the vellum to hide the adhesive.

I left the inside super simple - the Never Grow Up sentiment and Nuvo drops line up with the white cardstock strips so you can't see them when the card is closed.

We do have some new releases today - more Nuvo Drops and a new line of stencils! Woohoo!

Happy Crafting!

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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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