Friday, August 17, 2018

Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps Blog Hop & Giveaway


Howdy - Lydia here! I wanted to start with a Howdy, since I have a Western themed card for you today. 

I love silhouette images that let me do blended backgrounds. When I first got my life changing brushes I sat down and tried different types of blending with them, and today's card actually features the very first blending I did with them. I used Peach Bellini, Sea Glass and Wild Dandelion inks to give a sky feel. Then I stamped the sentiment and the image from Crackerbox on top in Nocturne.

I extended the ground on the Horse Silhouette stamp to the edges of my card panel with a Special Black marker, and then also all the way down to the bottom of the card so my cowboy and horse weren't just floating in the sky. 
Horse Silhouette - So Suzy Stamps
[ SSZ ]
You Are Loved
[ SSZ ]
"Life Changing" Blender Brush Set -...
[ PFS ]
GKD Color Companions Ink Pad- Wild...
[ GNK | SSS ]
GKD Color Companions Ink Pad- Peach...
[ GNK | SSS ]
GKD Color Companions Ink Pad- Sea Glass
[ GNK | SSS ]
Tsukineko VersaFine Clair NOCTURNE...
[ SSS | ELH ]
Copic Sketch MARKER 110 SPECIAL BLACK
[ SSS | MFT ]
Heavy Base Weight Card Stock- White
[ GNK ]
MISTI Stamping Tool
[ MSW | HA | SSS | ELH | MFT ]
Absorber - Synthetic Cleaning Cloth
[ AMZUS ]
Rotatrim Professional Series Cutter -...
[ BLIC ]
Mudder 10 Pack White Buffer Sanding...
[ AMZUS ]
Xyron ADHESIVE ERASER 23675
[ SSS | ART | AMZUS ]
Essentials by Ellen Storage...
[ ELH ]
Teflon Bone Folder - Ellen Hutson LLC
[ ELH | SSS ]
Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Two...
[ SSS | ART | BLIC | ELH ]
Ink Off Cloth
[ INK ]

If you want to see the video I made with these new-to-me brushes, it's here

This card is for a blog hop we are doing today with Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps. Both companies are giving away $50 shopping sprees, so be sure and leave us a comment today to be eligible to win! Winners will be announced on August 24th on both blogs.



Your next stop on the hop is Lydia Fiedler

The full list is below:


Enjoy the inspiration.

33 comments:

  1. Oh this touched my heart. So beautiful. Thanks for making my morning brighter.

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  2. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO beautiful. I love silhouette stamping.

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  3. Love this silhouette with the beautiful colors behind it!! Gorgeously done and thank you for introducing me to these new products!!

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  4. Oh Wow! My step father would have loved this, he was a rancher/farmer in New Mexico. I sent him cards every week when he got ill. He passed away last month.

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  5. This is gorgeous! I love that lush silhouette against that bright sunset background! It looks BEAUTIFUL!

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  6. Gorgeous Blending. I love the whole vibe of this card.

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  7. Love your card, thanks for sharing, off to hop!

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  8. I love the silhouette look and background of this card! WOW

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  9. Beautiful card and great blog hop. All the cards were amazing.

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  10. Love this - the background is vibrant! Might have to get me some of the brushes!

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  11. Wow, gorgeous card! Amazing colors and blending.

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  12. Beautiful! Love the impact of the silhouette on your choice of blended colors!

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  13. Such a sweet card! I love my Misti because it has helped me create crisper images! Thanks for creating such an awesome product!

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  14. Beautiful collaboration and hop!
    What a magical scene on this card! Fabulous sunshine colours!

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  15. What a fun hop. Love the combination of Crackerbox and Suzy and Misti working together. It's been a blast!

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  16. What a neat card! I'm always looking for good horse & western stamps & this one is perfect! Love your awesome design & wonderful blended coloring!.

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  17. Awesome card! Will have to try the silhouette!

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  18. Such a pretty card. I love horses and the silhouette is so pretty against the background

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  19. Beautiful card.
    Thanks for sharing...

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  20. Love your card! The silhouette look is perfect to bring attention to the background and sentiment.

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  21. Just stunning. Love the image, your background is amazing, and that special black marker is stunning. Just a wonderful card.

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  22. Very cool card! I love the background colors, they are perfect with the western silhouette. Now you've got me wondering about the life changing brushes LOL, heading over to watch your video now.

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  23. What an absolutely gorgeous card!!!

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  24. Such a lovely card and great background. I checkout out the brushes and the shaving cream and I'm in awe. Thanks for this opportunity and the wonderful inspiration.

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  25. Hadn't seen those brushes before - they look pretty cool! Love your card - the coloring IS wonderful! TFS!

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  26. GORGEOUS CARD! I really love the blend of colors for the background! and that sentiment is just so perfect too!!

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  27. Gorgeous card! I love the blended background you created for the silhouette design!

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  28. Beautiful card! Love the silhouette!

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  29. Fabulous--I love silhouette stamps with blended backgrounds too.

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  30. That’s a fantastic card ! That background is absolutely stunning ! Thanks for the opportunity to win.
    [margessw(at)icloud(dot)com]

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