The Silver Stamper

Hi, Stampers!      The 2019-20 SU! ANNUAL CATALOG is up and running.  Just click the catalog image on my blog sidebar to get there.  Click the image above for a cute, stop-motion video promo - not that we need much more to get us excited about this new catalog year!      There are also new, all-inclusive kits for beginner and casual stampers.  Click the "Experience Creativity" brochure image to see what's offered or just go to pages 202-203 in the catalog for all that's included. There is also a more detailed Project Kit, "For the Love of Felt," on pp. 200-201 - the coordinating stamp set for this kit is sold separately. Happy Stampin’! Sue Duffy ~ mandsduffy@comcast.net      

Hi, Fellow Stampers!       Are you ready to be inspired? To shop?  I hope you were able to purchase the retiring items you wanted before they sold out, like Lovely as a Tree.  I've already got a list for goodies above and beyond what I was able to pre-order as a Demonstrator!  Some little things, a couple of bundles and there's even a darling Host set I'm hoping to earn.      Just click the Shop link in my sidebar, note the current Host Code, and l et me know if you have any questions or need a catalog. Happy Stampin’! Sue Duffy ~ mandsduffy@comcast.net

Hi, Stampers!      This is my entry for this week's Freshly Made Sketches Challenge, FMS390: If you get email notice of my posts, the details are on my blog - just click "Read in browser," in your email.  Click either of the images above to head on over to Freshly Made Sketches to see all of the wonderful samples submitted for this challenge. Happy Stampin’! Sue Duffy ~ mandsduffy@comcast.net

Hello, Stampers!      I've had this idea in my head for some time and decided it would make a good congrats or graduation card - a little something different.  Here's the inside - the text is just printed on a label in Word.  Details are on my blog - just click "Read in browser >>," below. Happy Stampin’! Sue Duffy ~ mandsduffy@comcast.net

Ahoy, Stampers!      Some time ago, I saw an image similar to this on Sarah G.'s blog at Funky Fossil Design's (UK).  I thought the design was so unique I just had to try something similar with SU! stamps.  FFD, a UK shop, designs and sells mostly stencils.      I used stamps from three separate SU! sets, one of which is retired:  Wherever You Go (retired), High Tide and Sailing Home, in the new Annual Catalog.  The sailboat and birds in the water drop on both cards, if you want to call it that, is from Sailing Home, the compass, GO sentiment and single bird on the blue card are from Wherever You Go.  On the aqua card, the sentiment is from Sailing Home and the birds at the bottom are from High Tide.      I used Distress Inks with two stencils: Lightbulb Aperture over Messy Rainbows .       For a Stitched Rectangles Dies Tip, stamp sets and other SU! supplies, click "Read in browser." Happy Stampin’! Sue Duffy ~ mandsduffy@comcast.net

Hi, Stampers!     Playing around again with this easy brushing Brusho technique (see my May 4 post) .  This time I added some extra water droplets from my Aqua Painter for a little more interest.  Don't be afraid to experiment - try it, you'll love it! Happy Stampin’! Sue Duffy ~ mandsduffy@comcast.net Details      The base is a vertical A2 card of Whisper White Thick CS, and the mat layer is also WW Thick, cut with the largest of the Stitched Rectangle dies. My "art piece" is 2-3/4 x 3-3/4 Watercolor Paper.      I sprinkled Prussian Blue and Yellow Brusho onto the Watercolor Paper and spritzed with water and brushed it with my Aqua Painter, blending the colors a little in the middle.  I then added droplets of water from my Aqua Painter here and there, dabbed off a little excess with a napkin, and let dry.      The sailboat and birds are stamped in Night of Navy, using my Stamparatus, in case I had to re-stamp.  When I made sure the stamped images w