So Suzy Stamps: guest designer.

Today I am guest designing at So Suzy Stamps. I love their snarky stamp sets but they have lots of other (non-snarky) stamps too. Go check out the SSS blog today to see what I made!

For this card, I used the Open Road stamp. I have lots of photos I could use this stamp on in my scrapbook pages but I also envisioned a sunset created with distress ink blending. So that's how I made this card.

I started with the Herb 4 stamp set.  I stamped it along the bottom of my card base with Versamark and then heat embossed with white. Then I started from the bottom with yellow distress ink and started working up the card base with into oranges and reds. I stamped the sentiment withVersamark right in the middle of the card and heat embossed it with black embossing powder.

For my second card, I used the Built from Fire stamp set and I looove this sentiment.

For my  background, I used a stencil and Dreamweaver's crackled embossing paste to make the bricks. I applied gold embossing powder and heat embossed the embossing paste, which gave the bricks some texture. I applied Tim Holtz distress ink in Barn Door to the whole background of the card. Around the edges, I applied Aged Mahogany and then used my distress tool to rough up all the edges. I used a sanding tool to lightly go over the whole card for a little bit of distressing. Then I inked my sentiment and looped an anchor paperclip through some twine for a finishing touch.

Thanks so much for checking out my cards today and be sure to visit the So Suzy Stamp Store to see all the other snarky (or not) stamp sets!


supplies
paperclip: The Paper Studio
embossing powder: My Stamp Box (gold); My Stamp Box (white); Sparkle N Sprinkle (black detail)
stencil: The Crafter's Workshop (Mini Bricks)
ink: Tim Holtz distress ink (mustard seed; wild honey; spiced marmalade; dried marigold; worn lipstick); Versafine (onyx black)
sequins: Studio Calico