Simon Says Stamp Thanks Leaf Ring

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome to DieCember! It’s my favorite month after STAMPtember! Today’s project is featuring the new Classic Leaf Ring in super fun colors, so let’s go ahead and go through the details!

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

This die set contains the leaf ring along with a separate leaf die, so I cut the leaf ring once from Rainforest, Sage, Sunshine and gold cardstock. I also cut the separate leaves twice from all of those colors as well. My background was created using the Wistful Leaves Embossing Folder along with the A2 Postage Rectangles.

I wanted some interest on the background, so I splattered it with Raindrop ink before adhering the leaf rings. I adhered one ring down and adhered the next one offset slightly, until they were all adhered. I then went back and added the separate leaves around to make it fuller. I went ahead and adhered the panel to the card base using foam tape and then adhered the sentiment, which was cut once from gold cardstock and tree times from white cardstock.

That does it for this project! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! I always love creating projects with leaves, and this one was no exception. Don’t forget to check out the entire DieCember release over on Simon’s website. Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you have an awesome day!

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Simon Says Stamp Snowy Hillside

Welcome back, and thanks for joining me for today’s project featuring the Snowy Hillside Embossing Folder from Simon’s latest release, And Everything Nice. Let’s go ahead and get right into the details.

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

I began this project by embossing a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock and coloring the trees and stream using Copic markers. I added some Diamond Dust to the falling snowflakes as well as the trees for added interest. The sentiment strips were added using foam tape for a little bit of dimension. The embossed panel was adhered to a Fern colored panel before being adhered to the card base to finish up.

A simple project for today! Don’t forget to check out the entire And Everything Nice release over on Simon’s website. Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have an awesome day!

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Simon Says Stamp Holiday Florals

Hello Friends and welcome back! There’s a super fun Instagram Hop happening today, so you’ll want to check that out and comment along the hop for your chance to win a $25 gift card. My project is featuring the new Holiday Duo paired with some florals, because we all know that I love florals! Let’s go ahead and run through the details!

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

I began this project by die cutting the Rustic Layering Flower and the flowers from the Fine Floral Stem from Neenah 110lb cardstock. I also die cut the Etched Berry Branch and the Arching Spruce Sprig from Green Apple, Fern and Forest cardstock colors. The ink blending on the flowers uses Brick, Bubblegum and Peony inks, while some of the leaves use Field ink.

Once I was done with all of the ink blending and assembling the flowers, I worked on the background, which was created using the Faceted Snowflakes Embossing Folder and the A2 Scalloped Rectangles. I die cut the joy sentiment once from Red Matte Metallic cardstock and twice from red cardstock, adhering all of those together for a stacked sentiment.

I adhered my background panel to the card base and began adhering the leaves in place first using liquid glue. The smaller flowers were glued in place, and the larger flowers were adhered with foam tape. The sentiment was added along with some red gems to finish up.

That does it for this project! I hope you enjoyed it! Don’t forget to join the Instagram Hop for your chance to win a gift card! Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have an awesome day!

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Simon Says Stamp Floral Love & Hugs

Hello Friends and welcome back! I hope you’re enjoying STAMPtember so far! Today’s post is featuring the new Stitched Flowers Embossing Folder, so let’s go ahead and get into the details!

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

I began this project by embossing a panel of black cardstock in the folder and trimming it down slightly smaller than an A2 card. I then used these super awesome metallic rub-ons to add the gold color to the panel using my finger. There are lots of fun colors in this palette, and I really want to try another one in a different color.

Once I was done with the rub-ons, I die cut the sentiment once from black glossy cardstock, once from black and once from a scrap of cardstock that would coordinate with the metallic. I also cut the shadow portion twice and stacked all of those together.

My panel was adhered to a black panel for contrast, the sentiment was adhered using foam strips and some black gems were added to the centers of the flowers to finish up.

That does it for this one! I hope you enjoyed it! Don’t forget to head over to Simon’s website to check out the entire STAMPtember release, and stay tuned for tomorrow as we are having a huge blog celebration! Thanks again for joining me, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp + Tim Holtz STAMPtember Collaboration Set

Hello Friends, and welcome back! It’s time for the Tim Holtz Collaboration that you’ve all been waiting for! Tim actually has SIX new holiday products that are part of Tim’s STAMPtember Technique Workshop! How exciting is that?! As you know, from previous classes with Tim, these kits sell out super fast, and there are limited quantities available! With that being said, if you’d like one, don’t delay in grabbing yours TODAY! My project is featuring the new Festive Watercolor along with the new Festive Sentiments, so let’s go ahead and go through the deets!

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

I began this project by creating an ink smooshed panel using Simon Cabbage, Kale, Pine and Field inks. I worked one color at a time, and smooshed the ink onto my glass mat and spritzed it with water. I smooshed my panel into the puddle and dried it with my heat tool before moving on to the next color. Once I was satisfied with the panel, I stamped a leaf from the Festive Watercolor set using VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat set it using clear embossing powder. I did this several times to have enough to make a swag.

I then used the coordinating die to trim those leaves out. I stamped the sentiment, which is from the new Festive Sentiments set, onto Crimson cardstock using VersaFine again, and heat setting it the same way. I did cut the sentiment three times for a stacked sentiment look.

My background was created using a really old embossing folder from Tim Holtz with some ink blending on the edges using Brick ink for some added depth. As I always say, I needed more leaves, so I used the Arching Spruce Sprig from Simon and cut those from Forest cardstock. I took everything over and gave it a good white splatter!

I adhered the stamped leaves and sentiment using foam strips and tucked in the other leaves, securing those with liquid glue. The panel was adhered to a black panel for added contrast, and I added some red gems to areas where a berry might go to finish up.

That does it for this project! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! Be sure to snag your kit TODAY for this workshop, as supplies are limited! Thanks again for joining me, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Spellbinders Seasonal Wreath

Hello Friends, and welcome back! Today’s project is featuring the Seasonal Wreath Foliage from Spellbinders and Suzanne Hue. It’s also featuring the new Linen 3D Embossing Folder, so let’s go ahead and run 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 die cutting the leaves a bunch of times from Waterfall cardstock, while also cutting the berries from Crimson cardstock. I did some ink blending on the leaves using Surf ink and then adhered the berries to the leaves.

The background was created using the new Linen 3D Embossing Folder and some gold splatter. The sentiment was cut once from gold cardstock and three times from Neenah, while the shadow portion was cut twice. All of those layers were adhered together for a stacked sentiment.

The background was adhered to the card base, and then I began adhering the leaves in place. Once those were all in place, I added the sentiment using foam strips for some added dimension.

That does it for this project! I hope you enjoyed it! Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Spellbinders Falling Leaves

Hello Friends, and welcome back! Thanks for joining me to check out today’s project featuring the new Falling Leaves from Spellbinders and Kelly Bangs. This was a fun project, so let’s go ahead and run 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 grabbing a panel of watercolor paper and some Simon inks. The colors that I chose to use were Guava, Honey, Pearfection and Clay. The process basically involved ink smooshing, using one color at a time. I smooshed the ink pad onto my glass mat and spritzed it with water, and laid the paper into the puddle. I repeated this process with each color, until I was satisfied and until my panel was covered. Once done with the inks, I dried the panel using the low setting on my heat tool.

I went ahead and die cut the leaves from the panel, die cut the stems from Peridot and Green Apple cardstock, and die cut the acorns from Desert Storm. I adhered the stems to some of the leaves and did some ink blending on the acorns using Gingerbread and Mocha inks. I assembled the acorns, added some detail with a brown colored pencil and set everything aside while I figured out the background.

The background was created using the Nested Postage Labels & Tag set, along with the Scribbled Letter Embossing Folder. I gold splattered the background, as well as some of the leaves to tie everything together. The sentiment was created using the new Documenting Labels set.

The background was adhered to the card base and then I began adhering to the leaves, tucking them in around the acorns. The acorns were adhered using foam tape, and the sentiment was secured with liquid glue to finish up.

That does it for this card. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! I really love how these leaves turned out! I still have some of my ink smooshed panel left, so I might have to create another card! Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Blossom Bursts

Hello Friends, and welcome back! Thanks for stopping by to check out today’s project featuring the new Blossom Bursts Embossing Folder from Simon’s latest release, Happy Camper. Let’s go ahead and run through the details for this one.

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

I began this project by embossing the folder onto a panel of watercolor paper. To add color to the flowers, I used Bubblegum, Carnation, Cantaloupe, Honey, Sunbeam, Surf, Mocha and Ocean ink. I began with one color and smooshed some ink onto my glass mat and painted it on using a detail water brush.

Once done with the painting, I stamped the sentiment using VersaMark ink onto black cardstock and heat setting it with Detail White Embossing Powder. I trimmed it out using the coordinating die, along with two extra cuts, and adhered all of those pieces together.

The trimmed panel was adhered to the card base using foam tape, while the sentiment was adhered using foam strips. I also added a few Dazzling Gems to finish up.

That does it for this one. I hope you enjoyed it! This was just an easy way to stretch your ink pads and use them for more than just stamping or ink blending. Thanks again for joining me, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Here For You

Hello Friends and thanks for stopping by! I’m back today with a project featuring the new Contemporary Lighthouse Embossing Folder from Simon’s latest release, Friend Like You. Let’s go ahead and run through the details for this one.

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

I began by embossing the folder onto a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock. I then began coloring the image using Copic Markers C1, C3, C4, C6, C7, E23 and Y17. When I was satisfied with the coloring, I did some ink blending using Sunbeam, Sky and Night inks, being very careful not to mix the yellow and blue because I didn’t want to end up with green.

Before working on the sentiment, I splattered the panel with some white acrylic ink to mimic stars. The sentiment was stamped onto black cardstock using VersaMark Ink and heat set using Detail White Embossing Powder. That was trimmed out three times for a stacked sentiment.

I adhered the panel to the card base using foam tape and glued the sentiment in place to finish up.

That does it for this one. I’m not very good at coloring embossing folders, but I gave it a try anyway. Is it perfect? No. But, I’m happy with the outcome. Thanks again for stopping by. I do truly appreciate it, and I hope you have an awesome day!

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Simon Says Stamp Bird Branches

Hello Friends! I’m so glad that you stopped by to check out today’s project featuring the new Bold Bird Branches Embossing Folder from Simon’s latest release Moments In Time. Let’s go ahead and get into the details.

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

I began this project by embossing the folder onto a panel of Fern cardstock and rubbing Kale ink over the raised portions of the panel. That left the leaves, flowers and birds the original color. I then took a scrap of Neenah 110lb cardstock and used the included die cut to cut the birds, and then run them through with the folder to get the texture.

The birds were ink blended using Seafoam, Surf and Heather inks. I decided that the flowers on the panel needed some color, so I colored those using Salvaged Patina Distress Paint and a paintbrush. I adhered a black jewel for the eyes on the birds and secured them to the panel using foam strips.

The sentiment is from the new I See You EZ Strips set that I gold foiled and trimmed down. This was adhered with foam strips as well and I added some gold gems to the centers of the flowers to finish up.

Another simple project for today. I really like the look of this technique of adding color to the raised portions of an embossed panel. Have you tried it yet? Don’t forget to stop by and check out the entire Moments In Time release. Thanks again for stopping in, and I hope you have a fabulous day!

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