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Guest-Designing for So Suzy Stamps (+ a giveaway)!

4 Apr

Today’s a busy day on my blog!  For the Spring 2016 Release for the Ton please scroll down or click here!  Later you can find my Lawnscaping Challenge post here!

I am so excited to be guest-designing for So Suzy Stamps today!  Suzy is one of the nicest ladies in the crafting industry and I’m very grateful to call her a friend!  So Suzy Stamps is celebrating their anniversary this month and I’m thankful she asked me to join in the festivities!  Today I’m sharing a trio of cards using the Tulip stamp!  My goal was to create three cards that used the same stamp but had totally different looks and I’m pretty happy with how they turned out! 😉

My first card uses distress inks and the Joseph’s Coat technique!

SS1

I started off by blending Spun Sugar, Ripe Persimmon, and Picked Raspberry distress ink onto a piece of watercolor cardstock.  I let it dry overnight and then stamped the tulip all over the background panel with versamark and embossed it with clear embossing powder.  Next I smeared a black dye ink pad all over the background panel.  Once the panel was totally covered with black ink I used a dry cloth to buff the ink off of the embossed sections.  The clear embossing powder sealed in the pretty distress ink tulips and really allowed them to stand out against the stark black background!  To finish my first card I stamped the sentiment on a piece of vellum and embossed it with white embossing powder.

My second card uses a similar color palette but a very different look!

I started by masking off a vertical strip on a piece of watercolor cardstock with post-it tape.  I stamped the Tulip with versamark and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder.  Next I blended a little Spun Sugar distress ink over the entire strip.  Then I used zig clean color real brush markers to add a little color to each tulip and then blended it out with a waterbrush.  I removed the post-it tape and stamped the sentiment with versafine and embossed it with clear embossing powder.

My last card does use the Tulip stamp even if it doesn’t look like it at first! 😉 I stamped the Tulip eight times in a circle alternating with pink and red inks.  Super simple but I LOVE the result!  I splattered some black ink over the top and then added the label sentiments with foam mounting tape!  I trimmed the panel down and adhered it to a black card base.  Again, similar color palette (which wasn’t intentional) but different result!

So that’s my trio!  Do you have a favorite?  After I finished I realized that there was no sparkle in any of these cards (the horror!!) so I’m definitely focusing on shimmer, sparkle, and metallics next week! 😉

GIVEAWAY!
So I accidentally ordered a duplicate of one of the stamps I’ll be using next week!  If you’d like to win it, leave me a comment here before 11:59 PM EST Sunday, April 10th and I’ll announce the winner next Monday!

Thanks so much for visiting and I hope you’ll check out my second guest designer post next Monday!

suppliesInterested in the products I used?  To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases help keep my blog running and I thank you for the support!)

Tulip
Eleanor Roosevelt
Common Sense
Altenew Clear Stamps, Label Love
Mini Ink Blending Tool-1
Ranger Distress Spray Stain, Black Soot
Altenew Crisp Dye Ink Cubes, Red Cosmos
Ranger DIS-27164 Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Spun Sugar
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Ripe Persimmon
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad, Picked Raspberry
Pentel Arts Aquash Water Brush Assorted Tips, Pack of 3 (FRHBFMBP3)
ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Marker 027, Dark Pink
ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Marker 022, Carmine Red
Powder Tool Adhesive Deactivator
VersaMark Ink Pad
Tsukineko Full-Size Memento Fade Resistant Inkpad, Tuxedo Black
Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents Precision Tip, 2-Ounce
Ranger Embossing Powder, 1 oz, White
Ranger Super Fine Embossing Powder, Clear
WAGNER HT 400 650-Degree Heat Gun
Scotch Acid Free Advanced Tape Glider, Pink Applicator with 2 Rolls of 1/4-Inch Tape (085)
Fiskars Softouch Scissors, Left/Right Hand, 5 Inches, 1.75-Inch Cut (99217097)
3M Scotch 1/2-Inch by 36-Yard Double-Sided Foam Tape
Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Licorice Twist, 10 pk
Essentials by Ellen 40 lb. Vellum, 25 pk
Classic Crest Super Smooth Solar White 80# Cover 8.5
Canson Arches French Bound Cold Press Watercolor Paper Pad 9×12
My Sweet Petunia Mini MISTI Stamping Tool
InLinkz.com


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38 Comments
Categories:
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Comments

  1. Rubeena says

    April 4, 2016 at 8:11 am

    Gorgeous cards! Congrats on being a guest!

    Reply
  2. Shona Chambers says

    April 4, 2016 at 8:12 am

    Congrats on being a Guest Designer and you really showed off this beautiful tulip stamp. I love all the designs you created and must try out some of these techniques myself AND get my hands on that tulip stamp too!!!

    Reply
  3. Ava Gavloski says

    April 4, 2016 at 8:15 am

    Lovely presentation if the stamp

    Reply
  4. Amy Cooley says

    April 4, 2016 at 8:18 am

    Beautiful designs! I love the pop of color against the black background!

    Reply
  5. Melissa Friedrich says

    April 4, 2016 at 8:53 am

    Love all three of these beautiful cards (even without bling!) I think my favorite is the last one, so clever! Thanks for your inspiration, all these techniques are awesome and really help stretch your supplies.

    Reply
  6. Vinita Jain says

    April 4, 2016 at 9:03 am

    Awesome, all of your 3 creations are so different and inspiring using same stamp, love them! The first one is very impressive! And thanks for the chance to win!

    Reply
  7. Lindsay w says

    April 4, 2016 at 9:03 am

    Would love to win, I have a feeling my want list is going to be huge from the Ton’s new release!

    Reply
  8. Karen B. says

    April 4, 2016 at 9:37 am

    I like busy days on your nlog that way we get to see all the pretties! Amazing cards and you’ve definately acheived different looks.

    Reply
  9. Linda says

    April 4, 2016 at 9:52 am

    Love love love the cards. It’s amazing how you made them seem different but the same. The first and last techniques I’ve never seen before. And they are awesome.

    Reply
  10. christine canfield says

    April 4, 2016 at 11:30 am

    ooo i love the circle pattern one! so abstract!

    Reply
  11. conil says

    April 4, 2016 at 12:32 pm

    Way to show how to use that amazing tulip. Each card is unique. Doesn’t even look like the same stamp. Gorgeousness all around.

    Reply
  12. Gilda (McStamper) says

    April 4, 2016 at 3:17 pm

    Beautiful cards. Really love the white with flower outline.

    Reply
  13. Denise Bryant says

    April 4, 2016 at 3:35 pm

    Love your gorgeous cards with this set! Awesome colors and details! I have some tulips blooming in my yard now! Lovely!

    Reply
  14. Mary schmidt says

    April 4, 2016 at 4:36 pm

    Great idea to stamp the tulip stamp 8 times in a circle. It looks like a totally different stamp. I love stamps that can be used in more than one way.

    Reply
  15. Amy McCue says

    April 4, 2016 at 4:55 pm

    I love the way you used the tulip to make a larger flower! That is so cool!

    Reply
  16. Christy Q says

    April 4, 2016 at 5:28 pm

    Gorgeous creations! Your first card literally blew me away – love how the colors pop against the black.

    Reply
  17. Debbie Peysen says

    April 4, 2016 at 5:54 pm

    Awesome trio. I adore each one in a different way.Love the pink ink on the black card stock. The second card is my favorite. I am going to try this technique. The last one is so fun. How on earth did you think of that? Thanks for all the inspiration

    Reply
  18. Lisaerica says

    April 4, 2016 at 7:58 pm

    Hi Jess, congrats! They all have such beautiful different looks, I love them all but the black background is my fav. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  19. Kristie G. says

    April 4, 2016 at 8:13 pm

    Gorgeous cards! LOVE!! Congratulations on being guest!!!

    Reply
  20. Becca Yahrling says

    April 4, 2016 at 8:30 pm

    Love all the gorgeous coloring of your cards – just beautiful! Your 2nd card is my favorite – love this look very much.

    Reply
  21. Helen Gullett says

    April 4, 2016 at 9:00 pm

    Wow Jess, they all are gorgeous and LOVE them all!

    Reply
  22. shartl says

    April 4, 2016 at 9:34 pm

    Oh, I LOVE tulips and these cards are so pretty. I can’t decide which I like more…the stamping on black, or the beautifully colored tulips on white! Thanks for sharing your cards with us

    Reply
  23. Patt H. says

    April 4, 2016 at 10:14 pm

    Awesome cards! Love the tulip stamp, especially how you stamped it 8 times to make a completely different flower.

    Reply
  24. Melissa says

    April 5, 2016 at 12:00 am

    Love what you did with the tulip in the last card

    Reply
  25. karenladd says

    April 5, 2016 at 3:59 am

    Love this beautiful stylized tulip and all the different ways you used it! So creative and beautiful!

    Reply
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