DieNamites and So Suzy Stamps Blog Hop Day 2

Good morning everyone, and welcome to my stop on Day 2 of our fabulous So Suzy Stamps & DieNamites Blog Hop! You should be arriving from Marina's blog. If you've simply wandered in because I'm awesome, you can see the full blog hop lineup here. Also, we're surprising Suzy today with a special Birthday Blog Hop as well - check it all out here!

Much like yesterday's card, I knew what stamp I wanted to use with the Flower Vases as soon as I saw it. However, today's card strays away from the sweet side of So Suzy and jumps right into the snark pit. So if you're sensitive about such things, just keep scrolling past the inside of the card, ok? Ok.

I die-cut watercolor paper and used my Distress Inks to color in the vases and flowers, resulting in such a soft look. A bit of Sea Glass ink through the Abstract Squares stencil set the perfect background for them.

I glued down most of the die-cut, but left some of the petals and leaves loose to add easy dimension. The I'm Sorry... sentiment was heat embossed onto some yellow patterned paper for a great pop of color.

And the inside...oh the inside...hehehehehehehe

I still love that saying! Just some mild snark for your Saturday morning. The Flower Doodle corner stamp I used is now retired (sob) but you can find some of its cousins here.

Now you're off to Henryka's blog to continue the hop. Be sure to swing by our surprise Birthday Hop for Suzy as well!

Of course, what's a hop without prizes?? Be sure to leave each designer some blog love both days for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Die-Namites or one to So Suzy Stamps. There are two prizes on the line!
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Happy Crafting!

April Blog Hop with So Suzy Stamps

Hey everyone, welcome to my stop on the So Suzy Stamp's April Release hop! Are you loving all the fun birthday designs so far? You should have arrived from Steph's pretty blog. Remember, if you comment on every single blog post you'll be entered to win a $15 gift certificate to the store - no foolin'!

I actually wound up stumped for a bit on what to make for the hop...guess who doesn't have any So Suzy birthday stamps?? Silly, I know, but then I came across the Careful What you Wish For in my collection and went "ooooo"...LOL After all, who doesn't want their wishes (especially birthday wishes) to come true?

I decided to mimic a pretty card I saw on Kristina Werner's blog and made myself a circle mask to fill with flowers. I inked up the new Flower Doodle Corner and Flower Doodle Trio with a variety of springtime ink colors and went to town!

The outside edge was lacking definition I thought, so I grabbed a silver gel pen and drew in some faux stitching. Note to self; trace a circle to follow next time. A quick rounding of the bottom corners and this card was done.

Remember to leave comments on all the fun blog posts to be entered to win the gift certificate! Winner will be announced April 6th on the So Suzy Stamps blog.

All right, now you're off to my buddy Sharon's pretty blog. Happy hoppin'!

Supply list:
So Suzy Stamps - Flower Doodle Corner, Flower Doodle Trio, Careful What you Wish For
Hero Arts Shadow Inks - Soft Green, Orange Soda, Butter Bar, Cornflower Blue, Ultra Pink
Simon Says Stamp Inks - Smoke, Lavender, Audrey Blue
Stick it Adhesive Sheets
Neenah Solar White 110# card stock
Silver gel pen
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Happy Crafting!