Category: Birthday Cards

Simon Says Stamp Spindle Birthday

Hello Crafty Friend, and thanks for stopping by! I’m back today with a project featuring the Birthday Wishes die from Simon’s June 2024 Card Kit, along with the beautiful Spindle Flower. Let’s get into the details.

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I began this card by creating the background panel using a black panel and the SSS Circle Hoops Embossing Folder. Once embossed, I applied some Snow and Ice Lustre Polish over the top to give it the shine that you see. When that dried, I ink blended SSS Rainbow Splash Black ink over that, mainly to tone down the shine.

I die cut the SSS Spindle Flower from Neenah 110lb cardstock and did some light ink blending on the pieces using Concord & 9th Dove ink for the flowers. The stems were ink blended using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Fairway and Seafoam. The yellow portion of the flower just used left over ink from the blending brush. The flowers were then assembled using liquid glue. Of course, I needed some leaves! For that, I used the SSS Privet Branch and used the same colors for the ink blending.

The SSS Birthday Wishes die was cut once from silver cardstock and once from black cardstock, and those were adhered together using liquid glue. The sentiment was adhered in the bottom right corner of the black panel, so that I could determine the placement of the flowers and leaves. Those were then glued in place and the panel was adhered to the card base using foam tape.

That does it for this one! I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space! Thanks again for stopping by and don’t forget to stay awesome, friend!

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Simon Says Stamp Birthday Organic Leaves

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back to my blog! I’m so glad that you stopped by to check out today’s project featuring the new Organic Leaves stamp from Simon’s latest release, Celebrate. This is such a great stamp because there’s so many different things and mediums to use with it. For example, ink blending over it, watercoloring around it, or even using some of the pigment powders and water with it. I have some other ideas that I want to try, but need to find the time! Anyhoo, let’s go through the details for this one!

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I began by stamping the SSS Organic Leaves onto a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock using VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat setting it using Ranger Clear Embossing Powder. I then did some ink blending over the panel using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Bubblegum, Lemonade, Celery, Seafoam and Lilac. Once the ink blending was done, I took a cloth and wiped over the stamped leaves to remove the ink sitting on top.

I love decorative edges, so I used the SSS Postage Stamp Edge Frames to trim the panel down. The SSS Oh Expletive was cut once from silver cardstock and once from aqua cardstock, while the shadow portion was cut twice from black cardstock. Before adhering all of these pieces together with liquid glue, I did some ink blending on the aqua portion using Ocean ink, and then glued this directly to the stamped panel.

The sub-sentiments are from the SSS Reverse Sassy Birthday Sentiment Strips. The smaller sentiment was glued directly atop the main sentiment and the larger strip was adhered with SSS 3D Foam Strips for a little added dimension. The finish panel was then adhered to the card base to finish up.

I have a sassy personality and a sassy sense of humor, so this main sentiment is right up my alley! Don’t forget to check out the entire Celebrate release over on Simon’s website. Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Big Birthday Butterflies

Hello Crafty Friends, and thanks so much for stopping by! I’m back today with a project featuring the new Whirl Butterflies from Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, Celebrate. Let’s jump right in to it, shall we?

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I began this card by die cutting the SSS Whirl Butterflies from scraps of Neenah 110lb cardstock and did some light ink blending on them using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Bubblegum, Sunbeam, Seafoam and Lilac. This die doesn’t come with a body for the butterflies, but I wanted mine to have a body, so I used just the body portion from the SSS Layered Cosmic Butterfly set, and secured it with liquid glue.

The background needed some interest so I embossed a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock using the SSS Circle Hoops Embossing Folder, trimmed it down slightly and adhered it to a black panel for contrast using foam tape. I stamped the sentiment, which is from the SSS Big Old Birthday set, using VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat set it using Ranger Clear Embossing Powder and repeated that process for a second time for a smoother heat embossed image. I then used the coordinating die to cut it out, along with three additional pieces and adhered all of those together using liquid glue.

I glued the sentiment to the background panel and secured the butterflies with SSS 3D Foam Strips, before adding some SSS Clear Dazzling Gems to finish this one up.

This is a pretty simple card for today, but I love the rainbow butterflies! Don’t forget to check out the entire Celebrate release over on Simon’s website! I appreciate you stopping by today, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Leafy Birthday Wishes

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back! I’m so glad that you stopped by! Today’s card is featuring the new Celestial Wishes set, which is featured in the May 2024 Card Kit. So, let’s run through the details!

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I began this card by pulling out the SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Bubblegum, Melon, Lemonade, Sprout, Seafoam and Lilac so that I could stamp the largest leaf from this set in a rainbow of colors. I stamped my leaves on a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock and used the coordinating die to trim them all out.

Once all of the leaves were stamped and cut, I embossed another panel using the SSS Wistful Leaves Embossing Folder and trimmed it down slightly. I played around with the leaf placement, and decided that I wanted some other white leaves tucked between the layers of the rainbow leaves, and I used the SSS Budding Branches for this. This die has quickly become a favorite of mine!

I started adhering the leaves to the embossed panel using liquid glue, while gluing the white leaves between the layers. I used the Happy Birthday sentiment, which is also from the new SSS Celestial Wishes set. I stamped that using VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat embossed it using Ranger Clear Embossing Powder. Once again, I used the coordinating die to trim it out, along with two additional cuts and glued all of those together for a stacked sentiment.

The sentiment was adhered to the panel using SSS 3D Foam Strips, and I added PinkFresh Jewels to the “buds” of the branches using the colors of the rainbow. The whole panel was then adhered to the card base using foam tape.

That does it for this project! I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it inspires some creativity for you, as well! You can check out all of the contents for the May 2024 Card Kit over on Simon’s website. Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Splendid Leafy Birthday

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back! I’m so glad that you’re here! Today’s project is featuring the new Splendid die, and the Splendid Sentiments Stamp set from Simon’s latest release, Be Bold. Let’s get right in to it!

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I always say, Die Cutting is My Jam, so maybe this should become a series! I like creating backgrounds with unexpected dies, and today’s card does just that! I took the SSS Splendid die and cut a bunch of those from Neenah 110lb cardstock, and cut it once from gold cardstock. I also cut a panel using the PFS Diagonal Stitched Rectangles to use as the background. I had to play around with the placement before committing to adhering the words onto the panel with liquid glue.

Once all of the white words were adhered to the panel, I trimmed off the excess and glued the gold sentiment in place. I used the SSS Splendid Sentiments and stamped the additional sentiment using VersaMark Ink and heat set those using Ranger Princess Gold Embossing Powder. I trimmed those down and adhered them to the panel using SSS 3D Foam Strips.

I used the SSS Abundant Leaves to cut those from Neenah 110lb cardstock and did some ink blending using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Sprout and Seafoam. Those were then adhered to the panel with liquid glue as well. The panel was adhered to a black panel for contrast before being added to the card base. For some additional bling, I added some PFS Gold Metallic Pearls to finish up.

That does it for this installment of Die Cutting is My Jam! I like the sound of that! Anyhoo, I hope you enjoyed this project, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space. Thanks again for joining me today, and don’t forget to stay awesome, friend!

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Simon Says Stamp Birthday Whirl Medallion

Hello, Hello! Thanks so much for stopping by! I’m back today with a project featuring the new Whirl Medallion from Simon’s latest release, Be Bold. If you’ve been around here for a little while, you probably know that I like creating backgrounds with single dies, and today’s project does just that. So, let’s go run through the deets for this one!

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I began this project by cutting a bunch of the SSS Whirl Medallions from gold cardstock. Once I had enough of the medallions, I grabbed a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock and started playing around with the placement. I knew that I wanted to cover the whole panel, so I began in the middle of the panel.

I adhered the first medallion with liquid glue, and worked my way outward from there. Once all of the medallions were placed, I trimmed off the excess. This panel was then adhered to a black panel with foam tape for contrast. I used this Happy Birthday sentiment, which is from the SSS Birthday Basics set, and stamped that using VersaMark Ink and heat setting it with Ranger Princess Gold Embossing Powder.

I used the coordinating die to cut out the sentiment, along with two additional cuts and glued all of those together for a stacked look. The sentiment was then adhered in the center of the card with SSS 3D Foam Strips, and the entire panel was adhered to the card base.

Pretty simple card for today! Die cutting is my jam, and I love creating backgrounds with a single die or with smaller dies. I hope you enjoyed this project, and I hope it inspires you to get creative with your dies! Don’t forget to check out the entire Be Bold release over on Simon’s website. Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Whirl Diamond Florals

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back! Thanks so much for stopping by to check out today’s project featuring a few newer and older products from Simon Says Stamp. Let’s run through the details, shall we?

I had the idea to glue a black die cut of the SSS Whirl Diamond Plate onto a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock and doodle in the white space, so I pursued this idea today. I used a black Copic Multiliner to do the doodling, and the next step was to figure out something to go with this panel. That was the hard part! Especially for someone who overthinks! Here’s the dialogue that goes on .. Let’s try this. Let’s try that. Let’s try this with that. No, let’s try something different. I started out trying to use the SSS Fine Floral Stem in white and then in grey, but it just wasn’t speaking to me. I then decided to cut the flowers from silver cardstock, trying to use them with the stem, and it still wasn’t working for me. I then tried placing the silver flowers in a grid, and ultimately decided on that design. Obviously, I had to cut the flowers a bunch of times to be able to fill the panel.

I adhered the flowers using liquid glue, and then decided that the flowers would be better with black centers. Guess what, I had to go back and cut a bunch of the centers from black cardstock. I make things hard on myself so much of the time! I added the black centers, trimmed off the excess where needed, and went to work on the sentiment.

The sentiment is from the SSS Clean Line Stack stamp set, and I stamped it using VersaMark Ink and heat set it using SSS Detail White Embossing Powder. I used the coordinating die to trim it out, along with two additional cuts for a stacked sentiment. I then adhered that to the panel using SSS 3D Foam Strips before adhering the panel to the card base.

That does it for this one! Are you an over thinker too? I am genuinely curious! Do you go back and forth on what to add or what to try? It’s exhausting, I must say. All of this is why I usually only get one card done per day. How crazy is that?! Anyhoo, I hope you have a fabulous day, and thanks again for stopping by!

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Simon Says Stamp Rainbow Birthday

Hello Crafty Friends, and thank you so much for stopping by! It’s always a pleasure to have you! I’m back today with another card featuring the new Topography Background Stamp from Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, Splendor. Let’s run through the details for this one.

I received The Color Cubes as a Christmas gift, and I put them to good use on this card! The really cool thing about The Color Cubes is that you also receive a download that gives you the corresponding Copic marker colors. Once I decided on a card from the cube, I went and found the Copics to guide me.

To begin the card, I stamped the SSS Topography Background stamp onto a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock using VersaMark Ink and heat set it using Ranger Princess Gold Embossing Powder. The Copic markers that I used were RV06, YR04, Y18, G05 and B05. Once the coloring was completed, I used the PFS Diagonal Stitched Rectangles to trim it down.

I die cut the SSS Happy Birthday Brush Script once from gold cardstock and twice from black cardstock and adhered all of those together using liquid glue, along with three of the shadow die cuts as well. The sub-sentiment is from the new SSS Birthday Basics set, and I stamped that onto black cardstock using VersaMark Ink and heat set it using the same embossing powder and trimmed it down to an appropriate size.

To assemble the card, I adhered the panel to a black panel using foam tape, and glued the main sentiment in place and added the sub-sentiment with SSS 3D Foam Strips. Everything was then adhered to the card base, and I added a few PFS Gold Metallic Pearls for a bit of shine.

That does it for this one! I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space. I actually colored this panel on a plane ride to Miami for a short getaway. I always bring things along with me on trips to occupy any downtime that I might have. Anyhoo, don’t forget to check out the entire Splendor release over on the Simon website. Thanks again for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!

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Birthday Checking In

Hello Crafty Friends and thanks for stopping by! STAMPtember has arrived! Are you excited? Have you checked out the release yet? What are your favorites? I would love to know in the comments! I’m here today with a card featuring the brand new Checking In stamp set from Simon Says Stamp. So, let’s go through the details, shall we?

I began by stamping the floral image from the SSS Checking In set onto a panel of Neenah Desert Storm cardstock in the corners using VersaMark Ink and heat setting that using SSS Detail White Embossing Powder. Once the stamping was done, I used the PFS Diagonal Stitched Rectangles to trim the panel down.

To add color to the flowers, I used a white colored pencil, as well as a graphite pencil and a blending stump. After the coloring was completed, I splattered the panel using White Acrylic Ink.

For the sentiment, I opted for the SSS Happy Birthday Brush Script and cut that three times from black cardstock, adhering them all together using liquid glue. I then adhered the sentiment to my panel between the florals and added some pearls for a little added interest.

To finish up, the stamped panel was adhered to a black panel for contact using foam tape, and that was then adhered to the card base.

Super simple card, but I like the monochromatic tone of the finished project. I hope you enjoyed it as well. Don’t forget to check out the entire STAMPtember release, and buckle up for an exciting month! The collaboration sets will start rolling out soon! Thanks again for stopping by and have yourself a wonderful day!

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Melon Birthday Bouquet

Hello Friends and welcome back! Thanks so much for stopping by to check out today’s project. Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, Just a Note, is live and I’m featuring a card using the new Summer Bouquet Stencil. So, let’s run through the deets, shall we?

To begin, I taped the stencil to a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock and added ink using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Melon, Sherbet, Celery and Limelicious. I concentrated color towards the centers of the flowers and at the base of the leaves. I rotated the stencil around to fill the panel before trimming it down using the PFS Diagonal Stitched Rectangles.

I chose the SSS Happy Birthday Brush Script for my sentiment, and die cut that once from gold cardstock and twice from Neenah 110lb cardstock and adhered all of those together using liquid glue. The sentiment was then adhered towards the bottom of the panel.

Before assembling the card, I splattered my card base using some gold acrylic ink. Once that was dry, I adhered the panel using foam tape for a little added dimension. To finish up, I added some PFS Gold Pearls for that much needed bling.

That does it for this one. I hope you enjoyed it! Don’t forget to check out the entire Just a Note release over on Simon’s website. Thanks again for stopping by today! Have a wonderful day and stay awesome friend!

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