Simon Says Stamp Thank You Magnolias

Hello Friend, and thanks for stopping by today! I’m super excited and honored to be joining Simon Says Stamp for Day 2 of the blog hop to celebrate the Sweetheart and Smitten releases!

Simon is giving away a $25 coupon from every stop along the hop, so be sure to follow along and leave comments for your chance to win! You can also check out Day 1 of the hop here. There’s also a blog hop exclusive offer for a free Hearts and Stars stencil with any purchase. Just follow the directions on the graphic to redeem yours. Don’t delay, this offer expires on January 14th at 11:59pm ET. My project for the hop is featuring the new Whirl Diamond Plate, which I love! Let’s get to the details!

I love the color scheme of this card. I ended up using a thank you sentiment, but I think these colors would lend themselves well to a sympathy card as well. I began this card by cutting three flowers using the SSS Etched Magnolia Blossom set from Neenah 110lb cardstock. I did some ink blending on each layer of the blossom using PFS Misty Coast ink. Once the ink blending was complete, I adhered all of the layers together using liquid glue. In the process of assembling the flowers, I decided that the center of the blossoms would be better in black, so I cut a few of those.

Moving ahead, and working on the other elements of the card, I cut the SSS Whirl Diamond Plate from Neenah 110lb cardstock and glued that to a panel of SSS Fog cardstock. I played around with the placement of the florals and decided that I needed some black leaves and used the SSS Eucalyptus Leaves die for that. I adhered the florals to the panel using foam tape and glued the leaves underneath.

For the sentiment, I used the SSS XL Greetings 3 set and stamped it on black cardstock using VersaMark ink and heat set that using SSS Detail White Embossing Powder. I then used the coordinating die to trim it out, along with two others and adhered all of those together, for added dimension.

The sentiment was adhered to the panel using foam tape and the panel was adhered to the card base using foam tape as well. To finish up, I added some white pearls for a little bit of added interest.

That does it for this card! I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space! Don’t forget to comment along the hop for Day 1 AND Day 2 for your chance to win! Simon will announce all of the winners on their blog on Wednesday, January 17th. Thanks again for stopping by. Have a wonderful day and stay awesome friend!

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    1. tracyware333's avatar

      tracyware333

      Thank you so much Tami! I love cover dies for this very reason .. all of the texture, interest and dimension that they provide! Thanks for stopping by today, and I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!

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      Thank you so much! I totally agree, white flowers are sometimes hard to work with, but that super light grey ink blending in the centers gave them the definition that they needed. I wasn’t sure about it when I started, but so glad that I went ahead and did it. And, I thought the black centers of the flowers was a nice touch as well that pulled everything together. Give your white flowers a little touch of grey and see if that works for you. If you do, please tag me on Instagram, I’d love to see yours! Thanks for stopping by today, and I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!

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      tracyware333

      Thanks so much Linda! This one came together pretty effortlessly, which is always a plus, considering it takes me forever to make one card! I appreciate you stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

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      tracyware333

      HEY DARIA!! I love seeing names and people that I know! I hope you are doing well sweet lady. Thank you so much for that sweet comment, and I appreciate you stopping by today. I hope you’re having a fabulous weekend, with some crafty time of course!

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    sunshinehoneybee

    Wonderful Magnolia creation. We planted a Mini Magnolia Tree when we moved into house 30+ yrs ago and it is now taller than house, has had couple bird nests in it (saw Robins hatch, open eyes, fed by parent birds & was there ehen each flew out of the nest slso) and had BlueBonnets grow under it.
    Melissa
    “SunshineHoneyBee”

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      tracyware333

      Hey Sunshine! Thank you so much for such a sweet comment! I love that story. We have two rather tall Magnolia trees in our yard, and I just adore the smell of the blooms each year. How amazing to see a bird family in yours and watch them grow up. Thanks Sunshine for stopping by today. I hope you have a fabulous weekend!

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      Thanks so much Melissa! This card came together rather effortlessly, which I love! Mainly because I think I’m the slowest crafter on the face of the earth! I just end up thinking and then overthinking and overthinking a little bit more. I’m so glad that you like it! Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you have a fabulous weekend!

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      Thanks so much Ruth! That live was so much fun! I don’t make it to all of them, but I’m so glad that I did yesterday. That chat was going by so dang fast! But, I love that there were so many in there having fun! Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful rest of your weekend!

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    Kay Furnish

    OMG, Tracy, this is my favorite card in the whole Blog Hop from both days!! I commented on it during the SSS Release video, then went back and watched the replay so I could pause and see who made it, then left a comment about it below the replay video. Do you think I liked it?? Best card ever!!

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      Oh my goodness Kay! You have totally made my day! I’m so glad that you like it! I saw a comment go by on the live that said, “black and white card for the win.” But, I didn’t see who made the comment, and that chat was FLYING! I couldn’t keep up because it was going so fast, but I love that there were so many people in there having a good time. You are seriously too sweet, and I so appreciate this comment! I hope you have a fabulous weekend!

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    Linda Price

    I’m trying hard to curb my spending right now, but boy this card makes it hard. I just can see so many uses for that Whirl Diamond plate die. It just “zhuzhes up” the entire card. Wow.

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      Thanks so much Linda! Girl, I totally get it! I try really hard to not spend so much. But, this die really does add a lot of texture and interest to the background. Maybe a Valentine’s gift, possibly? Do you have a birthday coming up? Just thinking out loud. I appreciate you stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

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        Linda Price

        Tracy-all valid reasons to buy, surely! (as if we need an excuse to buy more card making supplies-LOL) I’m throwing it on my Wishlist and will hopefully have it before too long.

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      Thank you so very much Pauline! I don’t often go in the black, white, grey direction, but sometimes you just have to go where the inspiration leads you. I appreciate you stopping by and I hope you have an amazing weekend.

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      Totally same Caroline! It’s a gorgeous die cut, and you’re right, it adds so much texture. I love using it tone on tone for that added oomph to my project! I think it’s definitely going to be getting a lot of use. I appreciate you stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

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      Thank you so much Alexandra! By the way, that is a GORGEOUS name! I don’t often make black, white and grey cards, but I was really happy with this outcome. I appreciate you stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

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    Patty Eifert

    OMG! Here I am hopping along seeing all these colorful cards and then I come across your beautiful black and white card! I don’t think I’ve ever made a black & white only card and it is just stunning! Thanks for the inspiration, I’m definitely going to have to try this!

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      Thank you so much for that awesome comment Patty! The backdrop of the card is Simon’s Fog grey cardstock, but I thought it worked well here. To be honest, I usually go for those colorful cards too, but this one just took a turn in this direction, and I went with it! I appreciate you stopping by, and I hope you have a fabulous weekend! PS… please tag me on instagram when you make your card. I would absolutely love to see it.

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    ginmcd

    Wow !! Your card is spectacular, Nothing says elegance like a black and white (creme) color theme. This card would be a wonderful way to say “Congratulations” as a wedding card, Happy Birthday to make anyone feel extra special on their special day, Happy Mother’s Day to let a special mom feel loved – the list could go on. I adore this card !!

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      tracyware333

      Thank you so much! It’s so funny that you said that. When my husband first saw this card, he said the color scheme would be good for a sympathy card as well. But, I totally agree, so many occasions that this could work for. I made another card the other day using this plate with black and aqua colored flowers. It turned out pretty, and I’ll post that one soon. Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you have a fantastic weekend.

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      tracyware333

      Thank you so much! Yes on the florals! I made another card the other day using different colored florals and it’s pretty as well. I’ll post that one soon. Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful weekend!

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    TMc

    I love a timeless black and white color scheme any day….but the Simon Says Stamp FOG cardstock addition just became my new favorite combination! What an amazing creation! It is truly stunning ♥

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      Thank you so much for the awesome comment! I had that Fog cardstock lying around and decided to just lay the elements on it to see what it looked like, and I was surprised myself. I couldn’t believe how pretty the color combo was. So yeah, I think I’m going to be pulling out that Fog cardstock more often! Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by today! I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!

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      Thank you so much Celeste! Adding that touch of grey ink blending to the flowers really made a difference in my opinion. I played and played around with different white leaves, but thought the black was so much better. Thanks for taking the time to stop by today, and I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend!

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    debschenz

    Yes, this card is elegant, beautiful and amazing! Love the black and white palette. Love the elegant white flowers. Whoever receives this card will love it. It deserves to be framed. Love it!

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    Reiko Flanigan

    What an elegant and beautiful card! You are right, it would make a great sympathy card. Thank you for sharing your talent!

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      tracyware333

      Thanks so much Paulette! I sometimes find black and white hard to work with, but luckily this one came together pretty easily. Thanks for taking the time to stop by, and I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend.

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    Rosemary D

    Absolutely gorgeous card! Love everything about it. Hoping we get to see more of your beautiful cards in future SSS release blog hops.

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      tracyware333

      Thank you so very much Rosemary! I appreciate that sweet comment. I would love to participate in future blog hops, so hopefully I’ll get invited again! Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you have yourself a wonderful week ahead.

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    Brenda T

    Great choice on the design, love all the dimension going on! Absolutely gorgeous…. looked like a fun card to make and will be a wonderful card to receive…. whoever the luck recipient will be! 🙂

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      tracyware333

      Thank you so much Brenda! This one was sent to the Simon office for display at the upcoming CREATE event in May. Are you going? Last year was my first time, and it was a blast! Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful week!

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