Category: Encouragement Cards

Simon Says Stamp Faithful Florals

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back to my blog! Simon’s latest release, Cheering for You, is live, and I’m back today with a project featuring their new Acetate Card Base. This was my first time using an acetate card base, and I’ve got to say, I am in love! 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 card by working on the florals using SSS Dreamy Daisy Layers, Etched Magnolia Blossom, Charming Daisy and the Etched Berry Branch. All of these were cut from colored cardstock and ink blended using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Bubblegum, Carnation, Seafoam, Ocean and Pearfection. Once the ink blending was complete, I assembled the flower pieces using liquid glue.

For the white base, I used the Memory Box Circle Basics set and cut two circles from Neenah 110lb cardstock. I splattered one with gold ink and adhered the flowers to it, beginning with the leaves and then adding the flowers on top. I used SSS Surf Pawsitively Dazzling Gems to add to the “berry” portion of the leaves.

The sentiment is from the SSS Just Breathe set and I stamped that onto black cardstock using VersaMark Ink, and heat set it using SSS Detail White Embossing Powder. That was trimmed out using the coordinating die, along with two additional cuts for a stacked sentiment.

The sentiment was glued in place and the circle panel was adhered to the acetate using Scor-Tape. The second circle was adhered inside the card behind the front circle. This was done to ensure that you wouldn’t be able to see the adhesives.

That does it for this project! Have you tried using an acetate card base? If not, I encourage you to give it a try! I think it’s a fun, unique look, and definitely something that I’ll try again. Thanks again for stopping by! Don’t forget to check out the entire Cheering for You release over on Simon’s website! Have a wonderful day!

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Spellbinders Amazing Florals

Hello Crafty Friends, and thanks so much for joining me for today’s project featuring the new Spellbinders Argyle Plaid 3D Embossing Folder. I look for any excuse to use the many, amazing flowers from Spellbinders, and today’s project gave me just that opportunity! Let’s go ahead and get into the details!

I began this project by embossing the Argyle Plaid onto a panel of black cardstock. I knew that I wanted a black and gold background with lots of flowers, so I then took gold ink and a brayer and rolled that over the raised portions of the panel. Yes, it messed up in one or two places, but I love the look just the same!

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

Next, I die cut a bunch of flowers and leaves from pink and green cardstock using the Spellbinders Club Blooms and the Spellbinders Sealed Leaf Sprigs. I also die cut some of the flower centers from black, gold and yellow cardstock as well. Once the cutting was done, I used SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Bubblegum, Carnation, Honey and Pearfection and did some ink blending before assembling the flowers.

This super awesome sentiment is from the Spellbinders Making Me Smile Sentiments Hot Foil set, and I foiled that using gold foil onto black cardstock and trimmed it out with the included die. This is one of those sets that creates multiple sentiments at once, and that is a game changer! I did two extra cuts and adhered the three layers together using liquid glue for a stacked sentiment.

Now to assemble this masterpiece! I adhered the embossed panel to the card base and glued the leaves in place first, followed by the flowers. The two larger flowers, as well as the sentiment, were adhered using foam strips for a little added dimension. To finish up, I added some PFS Gold Metallic Pearls to tie everything together.

That does it for this project! I hope you don’t get tired of flowers, because I sure don’t get tired of creating with them! Thanks again for joining me today, and don’t forget to stop by and check out all the new July releases over on the Spellbinders website. Have a wonderful day!

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PinkFresh Pastel Joyful Leaves

Hello Friends, and welcome back! I appreciate you stopping by to check out today’s project featuring some new-ish products from PFS! Let’s not waste time and jump right into the details.

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I began this project by foiling the PFS Joyful Day Press Plate using gold foil. Yes, you read that correctly! That’s the great thing about Press Plates .. They can be foiled, they can be inked and used as a press plate, and they can also be used to make an embossed impression if you so desire. No worries if you haven’t delved into the world of press plates, just use your Glimmer machine! I also foiled the PFS Decorative Frames using the same gold foil, along with the sentiment, which is from the PFS Script Sentiments Hot Foil Plate set. The frames were then cut using the coordinating die.

Moving on .. Since the machine was already hot, I used the PFS Solid Hot Foil Plate to go ahead and transfer the reverse image of the Joyful Day onto a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock, because I wanted to use that as well. Before using the coordinating die to trim the leaves out, I used the coordinating stencil to do some ink blending using PFS inks in Ballet Slipper, Sparkling Rose, Ocean Breeze and Turquoise.

The sentiment was cut two additional times and glued together for a stacked sentiment, which I really enjoy! Now that I have all of the pieces for the card, I started playing around with placement, and decided that I wanted a textured background inside the frame, so I used the PFS Dotted Chevron for that. I did some very light ink blending in the upper corner using the same Sparkling Rose ink, and I just trimmed it down to fit inside the frame without any of the edges showing.

I adhered the ink blended leaves atop the gold leaves with liquid glue and also glued the chevron panel behind the frame. The leaves were then glued in place, along with the sentiment, and the panel was secured to the card base with foam tape for some added dimension. To finish up, I added a few clear drops.

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!

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Simon Says Stamp Divine Peony

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back! I’m so glad that you stopped by! I’m back today with a card featuring some new products from Simon’s latest release, Sunny Vibes. Let’s get right into the details, shall we?

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I began this project by die cutting the SSS Divine Peony three times from Neenah 110lb cardstock. I cut it three times, but only used two of the larger flowers for this project. I did some light ink blending using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Bubblegum, Carnation, Celery, Pearfection and Sunbeam. Once the ink blended was complete, I assembled the flowers and set those aside with the leaves, while I worked on the rest of the card.

I knew that I wanted a black on black background, so I stamped the SSS Orchid Rose Bouquet onto a panel of black cardstock using VersaMark ink and heat set that using Ranger Clear Embossing Powder. I also stamped the sentiment from the SSS Just Breathe set onto a scrap of black cardstock using the same ink, and heat set that using Ranger Princess Gold Embossing Powder. I used the coordinating die to trim out the sentiment, along with two additional cuts, and adhered all of those together using liquid glue.

I used two dies from the SSS Postage Stamp Edge Frames to cut a frame from black cardstock. The frame was adhered to the stamped panel using SSS 3D Foam Strips, and I trimmed off the excess around the edges. The leaves were glued in place, along with the buds, and the flowers were secured with the foam strips. The sentiment was also adhered with foam strips, and some clear drops were added to finish up. I didn’t want a white border showing from the card base, so I added a black panel, and then secured my floral panel atop that.

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 This Blows

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back to my blog! I’m back today with a fun project featuring the new Reverse Bad Day Good Vibes Sentiment Strips from Simon’s latest release, Sunny Vibes. This card might not be for everyone, but it totally cracks me up! Let’s run through the details!

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I began this project by die cutting the SSS Oh Expletive once from SSS Black Glossy cardstock and twice from black cardstock. I also cut the shadow portion of the die twice from black and adhered all of those layers together using liquid glue.

Once the main sentiment was complete, I pulled a piece of patterned paper from the Tim Holtz Abandoned pad and used the SSS Postage Stamp Edge Frames to trim that down. I then rubbed Simon Mocha ink along the edges for a more distressed feel. Before adhering the panel to the card base with foam tape, I splattered it with Ranger Distress Mica Stain in Crooked Broomstick.

The main sentiment was adhered using SSS 3D Foam Strips for added dimension, and I added the sentiment strip just below using the same strips. This card was super simple, but it makes me laugh, and I love that! I thought this sentiment strip paired well with the main sentiment.

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

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Simon Says Stamp Paper Hug Leafy Cluster

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back to my blog! I appreciate you stopping by to check out today’s project featuring the new Bad Day, Good Vibes stamp set, from Simon’s latest release, Sunny Vibes. I’m pairing it with the Friendship Leafy Cluster product suite, which is a favorite of mine. Let’s go ahead and get to the details!

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I began this project by stamping the leaves from the SSS Friendship Leafy Cluster set onto a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock using VersaFiny Onyx Black ink and heat setting it using Ranger Clear Embossing Powder. I did stamp several leaves, because I really wasn’t sure where this card was going. Once the stamping was done, I used the coordinating stencil to add color using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Bubblegum, Carnation, Lemonade and Citrine.

Once satisfied with the ink blending, I used the coordinating die to trim out the leaves. I did cut five more leaves from Neenah 80lb cardstock and adhered all of those together with the ink blended leaf with liquid glue for LOTS of dimension! Next, I took a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock and foiled the SSS Mini Slimline Falling Dots Foil Plate. Unfortunately, I believe Simon must have discontinued this plate, because I was unable to locate it on their website. My apologies for that .. I will link to a similar product. I did have to foil the panel twice to cover the size of panel that I wanted. I then used the SSS Postage Stamp Edge Frames to trim it down.

I stamped this super cute sentiment from the new SSS Bad Day, Good Vibes set using the same Onyx black ink and the same embossing powder and used my Brother Scan n Cut to trim it out. I adhered the foil panel to the card base using SSS Dot Tape Runner, and the leaf was glued directly to the panel, while the sentiment was adhered using SSS 3D Foam Strips to match the thickness of the leaf.

That does it for this one! I love this leaf, and I love the colors along with the cute foiled dots! Like I said, this set is a definite favorite of mine. I hope you enjoyed this project too, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space. Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have a fabulous day!

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Floral Happy Thoughts

Hello Friend, and welcome back to my blog! I’m so glad that you stopped by to check out today’s project featuring the Fantasy Flowers from Alex Syberia Designs. I picked up this set while I was at CREATE, and couldn’t wait to make something with it! Let’s go ahead and run through the details!

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I began this card by die cutting a bunch of flowers, leaves and a few stems using the Fantasy Flowers set from Neenah 110lb cardstock. Once those were cut, I did some ink blending using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Seafoam, Mist, Raindrop, Melon, Cantalope, Sherbet, Honey and Aspen. I did decide to go back and cut one of the center portions of the flowers from black cardstock, before adhering all of the pieces together using liquid glue.

The background panel is the PFS Sparking Diamonds, which was cut from Peacock cardstock, and the frame is the PFS Simply Diamonds. I thought these two paired well together, and added some nice texture and interest. The sentiment is from the SSS XL Greetings 2 set, and this is definitely one of my favorites! It was stamped on black cardstock and heat embossed using SSS Detail White Embossing Powder. It was cut two additional times and adhered together for a stacked sentiment.

Once I began playing around with the placement of the flowers and leaves, I thought some black leaves would look pretty good, so I cut some of those using the Classic Foliage, also from Alex Syberia Designs. I glued the panels together, and then glued the leaves and orange flowers in place. The teal flowers were then adhered using SSS Foam Squares, and the sentiment was adhered using SSS 3D Foam Strips to finish up.

That does it for this one! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! This color combination is going to become a favorite of mine! Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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PinkFresh Studio May Challenge – Flower Power

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back to my blog! I rarely participate in challenges, but decided that I would give the PFS May Challenge a go. The theme is Flower Power, and flowers are always up my alley, so why not?! Let’s run through the details, shall we?

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I began this project by foiling the PFS Simplest Gestures florals onto a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock, using gold foil. I then used the coordinating stencils to do some ink blending using PFS inks in Bubble Gum, Sunkissed, Citron, Ocean Breeze and Atlantis. Once all of the ink blending was complete, I used the coordinating die to trim them out.

I went back to foiling for the sentiment using the PFS Wonderful Sentiment Foil Plate and coordinating die. I cut three and adhered all of the together using liquid glue for a stacked sentiment. Now to pull everything together! I did some light ink blending on my card base using leftover ink on the blending brush and glued the PFS Floral and Diamond Tiles panel atop that.

The card was needing a little something else, so I added a gold frame using the SSS A2 Thin Frames, and then adhered the florals using SSS Foam Squares. The sentiment was adhered amongst the flowers using SSS 3D Foam Strips for a little added dimension. I also used the SSS Budding Branches and cut a few of the ‘buds’, glued those in place and added some PFS Gold Metallic Pearls. I did trim off the excess flowers and added a few back in around the edges of the card to finish up.

That does it for this project! I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space! Thanks again for joining me, and don’t forget to stay awesome!

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Simon Says Stamp Diamond Circle Good Vibes

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back! I’m so glad that you stopped by for today’s project! It’s featuring the new Diamond Circles Foil Transfer Cards from Simon’s latest release, Celebrate. Let’s jump right in to the details!

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So, when I see foil transfer cards, I always feel like they HAVE to be foiled, but guess what? They don’t! I decided to just color this one for a completely different look! To begin, I pulled a card from The Color Cubes for some color inspiration. Once I decided on the colors, I pulled Copic Markers that matched and began coloring the different portions of the circles. The markers that I used were V22, V15, V17, V25, BG18 and BG78.

Once the panel was done, I used the PFS Diagonal Stitched Rectangles to trim it down. I die cut the SSS Sending Good Vibes once from silver cardstock, twice from black cardstock and cut the shadow twice from black cardstock as well. All of those were adhered together using liquid glue and then glued directly to my panel.

Everything was then adhered to the card base before adding some PFS Silver Metallic Pearls to finish up.

Super simple card for today, but this is a good reminder that even though this card can be foiled, you don’t have to foil it! By not foiling, I think it gives it a completely different look! Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Striped Just a Note

Hello Crafty Friends, and thanks for stopping by! I’m back today with a card featuring the new Just a Note 2 from Simon’s latest release, Celebrate. Let’s not waste time, and jump right in to it!

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I began this project by making a striped panel using scraps from my stash and die cutting the SSS Just a Note 2 from this panel. I also die cut it twice from Neenah 110lb cardstock, along with the shadow and adhered all of those pieces together using liquid glue.

My background panel was cut using the PFS Diagonal Stitched Rectangles and splattered with gold acrylic ink for added texture and interest. While that was drying, I went ahead and used the SSS Ring Frame and cut two of those from gold cardstock, and also cut it from the same colors as my striped panel.

When my splattered panel was dry, I adhered the ring frame using liquid glue and inlaid some of the colored circles in place. I did end up leaving some of the gold circles as well. I used a portion of the second ring frame to fill the panel a little bit more, and trimmed off the excess. The sentiment was adhered to the panel using SSS 3D Foam Strips, and I also added a few flowers using the SSS Fine Floral Stem. To finish up, I added some PFS Gold Metallic Pearls to the flowers, and stamped the inside greeting using the SSS Just a Note Notes with VersaFine Onyx Black ink.

That does it for this one! I hope you enjoyed it! Don’t forget to check out the entire Celebrate release over on Simon’s website. Thanks again for stopping by, and have yourself a wonderful day!

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