Simon Says Stamp ilysm

Hello Crafty Friends, and thanks for stopping by! I’m back today with a project featuring two new products from Simon’s latest release, Happy Camper. I created this card using the new ilysm and the smallest die from the More A7 Rectangles. I created a card for the last release using the smallest die from the previous rectangles set, and wanted to revisit that with this new set. Let’s go through the details.

NOTE: all supplies are linked in the thumbnails at the end of this blog post.

I began this card by cutting that smallest die from the More A7 Rectangles set from various colors of cardstock from my stash. I also went ahead and cut the background using the Postage Stamp Edge Frames and the sentiment from gold and white. I gold splattered the background and assembled the sentiment using liquid glue.

Once my background panel was dry, I arranged the rectangles and used Press n Seal to hold those in place while I put glue on the back. I flipped the rectangles over and adhered them to the panel, along with the sentiment.

The completed panel was adhered to the card base using foam tape and a few gold metallic pearls were added to finish it up.

That does it for this one! Another simple one, but I really like the color palette. Thanks so much for joining me, and don’t forget to stay awesome, friend!

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Simon Says Stamp Clean and Simple Wildflower

Welcome back, Friends! Today’s post is a clean and simple design, which is hard for me sometimes. It’s once again featuring the Delicate Wildflowers from Simon’s latest release, Friend Like You. Let’s go into the details.

NOTE: all supplies are linked in the thumbnails at the end of this blog post.

I began by die cutting the wildflowers from Neenah 110lb cardstock and did some light ink blending using Honey, Pearfection and Gravel inks. Once done with that, I assembled the pieces of the flower.

My background was created using the Postage Stamp Edge Frames and gold splattered before gluing the stem in place. The flower and sentiment, which is from the Reverse I See You EZ Strips, were adhered with foam strips. The panel was then adhered to the card base using foam tape to finish up.

Like I said, a super simple card for today. Thanks again for stopping by, and don’t forget to check out the entire Friend Like You release. Have yourself a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Birthday Splash

Hello Crafty Friends! Thanks for stopping by to check out today’s post featuring the new Undersea Friends set from Simon’s latest release, Friend Like You. This was an easy one, so let’s get into it.

NOTE: all supplies are linked in the thumbnails at the end of this blog post.

I began this project by stamping one of the Undersea Friends onto some Neenah 110lb cardstock using VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat setting it using clear embossing powder. I then colored the image with Copic Markers C00, C1, C2, C3, C4 and C5.

There is a die set that does with these stamps, but I did not have that, so I fussy cut my image. I then pulled some blue cardstock from my stash and cut those to fit my card base and tore the top edges to resemble waves. I stamped the sentiment and the bubbles directly onto the card and glued my blue layers in place, while the fish was adhered using foam strips.

That does it for this one. A pretty simple, yet cute card. I don’t normally prefer cutesy sets, but I think this card came out good. I hope you like it as well. Thanks so much for joining me, and I hope you have a fabulous day! Stay awesome, friend!

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Spellbinders Thank You Botanical

Hello Friends, and thanks for joining me! Today’s project is featuring the Modern Botanicals from Spellbinders and Dina Wakely. This set includes several elements, but I opted to just use the leaf for my project. Let’s go ahead and go through the details.

NOTE: all supplies are linked to multiple sources in the thumbnails at the end of this blog post.

I began this project by inking up the leaf on the BetterPress system using Celery and Seafoam inks. I did this twice and then used the coordinating die to trim those out. While I was inking, I went ahead and inked up the La Dolce Vita Sentiments using VersaFine Onyx Black ink. I used clear embossing powder to heat set it. I wasn’t sure that this technique would work, but I went with it anyway. I used the coordinating die to trim that out as well. Before moving on, I added some color to the leaves using Copic Markers BG11 and BG32.

I then did some die cutting using the Vivid Blooms set from Neenah 110lb cardstock, as well as Waterfall, Teal Topaz, Beeswax and black. I did some light ink blending on the flowers before assembling them using the same Seafoam ink along with PFS Misty Coast ink. Before the assembly of the card, I cut a panel using the Nested Postage Labels & Tag and black splattered that.

The panel was secured to the card base, the leaves were glued in place, as was the smaller flowers, while the larger flower and the sentiment were adhered using foam tape. A few clear drops were added to finish up.

That does it for this project! I hope you enjoyed it, and I appreciate you stopping by. Have a wonderful day, and stay awesome, friend!

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Simon Says Stamp Relax Snake Plant

Hello Crafty Friends and welcome back! Today’s project is featuring the new Snake Plant Stencil and Die from Simon’s latest release, Moments In Time. Let’s jump right into it.

NOTE: all supplies are linked in the thumbnails at the end of this blog post.

I began this project by gathering a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock, my inks and a Craft Tacky Mat. This stencil set has five stencils, so the inks that I used were Celery, Limelicious, Fairway, Pearfection and Emerald.

Once the ink blending was complete, I used the coordinating die to cut out the leaves. I also cut the leaves from Fern and black cardstock and adhered all of those together, offsetting them slightly. This was then adhered to a Forest panel that I had previously gold splattered.

The sentiment, which is included with the die set, was cut once from gold cardstock and once from black cardstock, while the shadow portion was cut twice from the same Forest cardstock. This was then glued directly atop the leaves to finish up.

That does it for this one! The snake plant always reminds me of my Mom, as she always had one on the front porch. I would love to have one, but the google machine says that they are toxic to cats, and I’m a cat person. Oh well. Thanks again for joining me, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp You Are Amazing Vintage Bloom

Hey There, Friends! Thanks so much for stopping by! Today’s project is featuring the new Vintage Blooms from Simon’s latest release, Moments In Time. This is a super simple project, but I always love dark and dramatic cards, so let’s go ahead and go through the details for this one!

NOTE: all supplies are linked in the thumbnails at the end of this blog post.

This Vintage Blooms stamp set has two larger floral images, and I decided to just use one of them on the corner of a black panel. I stamped the floral using VersaFine Onyx Black Ink and heat set it using Ranger Clear Embossing Powder. I then took a deckle edged ruler and ripped off the remaining portion of the panel.

I wanted that rough edge to have some detail, so I rubbed the VersaMark Ink pad along the edge and heat set it using Ranger Princess Gold Embossing Powder. Before adhering the stamped panel to another black panel with foam tape, I gold splattered that for some additional interest.

The sentiment is from a discontinued Simon set, but in looking on their website, Papertrey Ink has some similar items that would work great too. I die cut the sentiment once from gold cardstock and twice from black cardstock for a stacked sentiment and then glued that along the torn edge.

That does it for this project! A dark, clean and simple design! This design would be great for any occasion, but I also can see it as a wedding card as well. Don’t forget to check out the entire Moments In Time release over on Simon’s website. I hope you have an absolutely wonderful day!

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Lovely Heart Grids Featuring Your Paper Insider

Hello Crafty Friends and welcome back! I recently received Box 11 from Your Paper Insider, and went to work on creating a few cards! If you haven’t looked into Your Paper Insider, I encourage you to do so! It’s a quarterly subscription box filled to the brim with interesting and gorgeous papers from all over the world! Let’s go ahead and go through the details for this set!

NOTE: all supplies are linked to multiple sources in the thumbnails at the end of this blog post.

All of the cardstock for both of these cards came from Box 11 with the exception of the black. I thought the pink and purple paired nicely with this awesome purple glitter paper! I began this project by die cutting the SSS Printmaking Hearts once from all three of the colors.

For one of the cards, I opted to splatter the card base with Distress Oxide Sprays in Picked Raspberry and Wilted Violet, while the hearts for the second card got the splatter. I just wanted to mix up the design a little between the two cards.

I placed foam strips on the back of the hearts and secured them to the card bases, mixing up the pattern, but still having the glitter heart in the center. The sentiments were stamped onto black cardstock using VersaMark Ink and heat set using SSS Detail White Embossing Powder. They were trimmed out along with two additional cuts for a stacked sentiment, and adhered directly to the heart using liquid glue.

That does it for these projects! I hope you like them! They’re both simple projects, but sometimes simple is good! Don’t forget to check out Your Paper Insider! Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Spellbinders Birthday Field Notes

Hello Friends and welcome back! Today’s project is featuring the Field Notes Wildflowers along with the Molded Frame 3D Embossing Folder from the Spellbinders April releases. I got a little behind from traveling and then being sick for a week, so I’m playing a little bit of catch up! Let’s go ahead and go through the details for this one.

NOTE: all supplies are linked to multiple sources in the thumbnails at the end of this blog post.

I began this project by creating the background first using the Molded Frame Embossing Folder, trimming it down slightly and then adding some splatter. The next step was to cut the flowers pieces using Neenah 110lb cardstock and Fern cardstock.

I placed tiny pieces of foam tape on one of the floral pieces and then adhered the other piece atop that for a more dimensional look. This was then adhered to the stem and black gems were added to the centers of the flowers.

The black strip is part of the wildflower set, but it was smaller than I wanted, so I just cut two of them and trimmed off one end of both. The sentiment was created using the Ideal Moments Sentiments BetterPress Plate along with black BetterPress ink.

The panel was adhered to the card base, the floral was glued in place along with the black strip and the sentiment was adhered with foam strips to finish up.

A simple project for today, but I love the classic look of white flowers on a white background. I hope you enjoyed it! Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have an awesome day!

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Spellbinders Birthday Cosmos

Hello Crafty Friends and welcome back! Today’s project is featuring the new Cosmos, as well as the Journal Grid in a clean and simple design. These products are from the May releases, and you should definitely check them out! Let’s go right into the details!

NOTE: all supplies are linked to multiple sources in the thumbnails at the end of this blog post.

I began this project by cutting the Cosmos from Neenah 110lb cardstock and the pieces from pink and yellow cardstocks. I did some light ink blending on the petals using Peony ink, drew some veins with a pink colored pencil and assembled the flower with liquid glue. I wanted this flower on a stem so I used the Layered Wildflowers set and cut that from Green Apple cardstock with some ink blending with Pearfection ink.

The Journal Grid BetterPress Plate was inked using Misty Coast ink, trimmed down and gold splattered for some additional interest. I chose the light grey ink because I wanted a subtle background for this card.

I gold foiled the You Are Everything Plate onto Neenah 110lb and trimmed it out with the coordinating die, along with two additional cuts because I love that stacked sentiment look. The background was adhered to the card base and the leaves and flower were glued in place while the sentiment were adhered using foam strips.

That finishes up this project! I hope you enjoyed it! Don’t forget to check out all of the May releases over on the Spellbinders website! Thanks again for joining me, and have a fabulous day!

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Simon Says Stamp In My Thoughts Botanical

Hello Crafters, and welcome back to my blog! I appreciate you stopping by to check out today’s project featuring the Big Botanicals from Simon’s latest You Are My Favorite release. Let’s not waste time, and get right to the details!

NOTE: all supplies are linked in the thumbnails at the end of this blog post.

I began this project by stamping the flower portion of this stamp using Sunbeam ink, and the leaf portion using Limelicious ink. I just used a Post-It to mask off the areas, so nothing super technical. I then used Copic Markers Y15, Y18, YG05, YG17 and YG23 to add color to the stamped image. I also went in with some colored pencils to add some extra detail to the shaded areas.

Once I was done with the coloring, I fussy cut the image out. As a note, there are coordinating dies for this stamp set, in case you aren’t a big fan of fussy cutting. My background panel was cut using the Postage Stamp Edge Frames and splattered with some gold ink. Once the splatter was dry, I stamped the sentiment, which is from the I’m Sorry set, using VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat set using Ranger Clear Embossing Powder.

My panel was adhered to the card base using foam tape, and the floral was adhered using foam strips. I did add a few gold embellishments to tie everything together.

That does it for this project! A relatively clean and simple design 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 I hope you have an awesome day!

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