Category: Floral Cards

Slimline Rainbow Sunflowers

Hello Fellow Crafters, and thanks for swinging by! I hope you’re doing well and having a wonderful day! Today I’m participating in a super fun Instagram Hop to celebrate Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, Out of This World, so be sure to head over there to check it out! Leave comments along the hop for your chance to win a $25 gift card to Simon Says Stamp! Who doesn’t love gift cards?!? Today’s project is once again featuring the new Bountiful Sunflower Blossom. I really have had loads of fun playing with this die! So let’s go through the deets for this one!

I had the idea of lining up sunflowers on a card, and in my brain, the sunflowers were smaller and I could get more on a card front, but that’s the problem with ideas. Sometimes they don’t work out as we had anticipated. But nonetheless, I like how this card turned out. To begin, I cut the SSS Bountiful Sunflower Blossom six times from Neenah 110lb cardstock. I had to cut it six times, because I used two rows of petals instead of just the one that it cuts.

I had to do the ink blending on each piece separately so as to get each petal covered, so I lined up the pieces for the flower up and proceeded to ink blend those. The colors that I used were the SSS Pawsitively Saturated inks in Bubblegum, Lemonade, Seafoam and Lilac. This seems to be my go-to set for rainbow ink blending. Once the flowers were done, I adhered the pieces together using liquid glue.

For the background of the card, I used the SSS Slimline Marquee die to trim a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock and splattered it using acrylic ink. I set that aside to dry and worked on the sentiment. I die cut the hello sentiment, from SSS Handlettered Greetings, once from SSS Holographic Cardstock and once from black cardstock, and adhered those together off center just the slightest.

To assemble the card, I layered the splattered panel onto a black panel for contrast and glued the two side sunflowers directly to the panel, while adhering the center flower with some foam tape. I then glued the sentiment to the center of the middle flower, leaving the ends of the sentiment free floating, if you will. I added some clear drops before adhering everything to the card base.

That does it for this one! I never make slimline cards, but I end up liking them when I do! Anyhoo, I hope you like it too, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space. Don’t forget to check out the entire Out of This World release, and let me know your favorites. Also, don’t forget to head over to Instagram to join in the hop! Have a fabulous day and as always, stay awesome sweet friend!

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So Appreciate You

Hello Crafty Friends, and thanks for stopping by! Today’s project is featuring the new Pawsitively Saturated Ink Cubes in Yellow Sunsets, from Simon Says Stamps’s latest release, Out of This World. Have you checked it out yet? What are your favorites? I would love to know what they are. Let’s run through the details for today’s project!

I began with a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock and swiped the SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink Cubes, from the Yellow Sunsets, across the panel. The colors that I used were Lemonade, Sunbeam, Citrine, Melon and Cantaloupe. Once that was done, I used the SSS Postage Stamp Edge Frames to trim it down. I used a larger frame to trim a panel of black cardstock as well.

The black and yellow was really speaking to me, so I used the SSS Etched Crocus Stems and cut some of those from black cardstock. I used a white gel pen to add some detail to the flowers before adhering them to the yellow panel with liquid glue. I used a sentiment from the SSS Reverse Gratitude Sentiment Strips and used foam tape to adhere that.

The yellow panel was then adhered to the black panel before being adhered to the card base. To finish up, I added some clear drops for a little bit of added interest.

Super simple project today, but simple cards are sometimes all that you need, or all that you feel like making for that day. Not every card has to be an elaborate undertaking to create. I hope you enjoyed this project, and I hope it inspires you to get creative in your space! Don’t forget to check out the entire Out of This World release, and don’t forget to stay awesome! Have yourself a wonderful day!

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Simple Sunflower Blossom

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back to my blog! I’m so glad that you stopped by! I’m back today with a card featuring the brand new Bountiful Sunflower Blossom, from Simon Says Stamp’s latest release Out of This World. I can’t even express how much I love this die! Flowers and sentiment dies are my jam, so I was thrilled to receive this sunflower die! Let’s run through the details for this project, shall we?

I had a lot of ideas going on when making this card, and it originally was going a different direction when I decided that I liked the white on white texture of this one. I began by cutting the SSS Bountiful Sunflower Blossom five times from Neenah 110lb cardstock and assembling those together using liquid glue.

I played around with the placement of the flowers on the card front, trying to cover as much surface area as possible. Once trimmed, I filled in with the remaining pieces and petals. I decided that a white on white theme was quite calming, so I opted for a more suitable sentiment.

The SSS Prayers die seemed a suitable fit for this card. I tried a white sentiment, but ultimately decided on using Polished Gold cardstock. I cut the shadow portion of the die three times and the sentiment portion once and adhered all of those together before gluing to the card.

To finish up, I added some clear drops for a little added interest. That finishes up this card. Super simple, but I like the way it turned out. Simple isn’t usually my go-to, and I struggle with this design process, so I hope you enjoyed it! Don’t forget to check out the entire Out of This World release, and let me know your favorites! Thanks again for stopping by, have yourself a wonderful day, and stay awesome friend!

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Sending Love Sunflower

Hello and welcome back friends! I’ve been having a lot of fun playing with goodies from Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, Out of This World. For today’s card, I’m featuring the new Bountiful Sunflower Blossom. Let’s go through the deets, shall we?

To begin, I cut the SSS Bountiful Sunflower Blossom twice from Neenah 110lb cardstock and did some ink blending using the new Pawsitively Saturated Ink Cubes in Yellow Sunsets. Once all of the color was added, I adhered the layers together using liquid glue. I also added a little bit more detail using Copic Markers E18, E31, E35 and E55.

I used the SSS Kaleidoscope Embossing Folder to emboss a black panel, and I used the SSS Privet Branch to cut leaves from Polished Gold cardstock. I played around with the placement of the leaves before gluing those in place, and then glued the sunflower atop the leaves.

A foiled sentiment seemed to be the perfect fit for this card, so I used a sentiment from the SSS Everyday Acetate Sentiment Strips set and hot foiled that using gold foil. I adhered the sentiment over the sunflower using foam tape for some added dimension.

The finished panel was then adhered to a yellow panel for some contrast before being adhered to the card base.

That finishes up this project. I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty! Stop by and check out the entire Out of This World release and let me know your favorites. Have a wonderful day and stay awesome!

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Pastel Birthday Wishes

Hello Crafty Friends! I hope you’re having a wonderful day! I’m back with a card featuring a new product from Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, Out of This World. This release has a lot of fun things, including a few new embossing folders, and some gorgeous flowers, just to name a few! Today’s card is featuring the new A2 Scalloped Rectangle Stencils. Let’s go through all of the deets for this one, shall we?

To begin, I used the SSS A2 Scalloped Rectangle Dies to cut a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock. Then, I taped the SSS A2 Scalloped Rectangles Stencil to the panel and did some ink blending. The colors that I used were Bubblegum, Lemonade, Seafoam and Lilac.

Once the ink blending for that stencil was done, I taped a Tim Holtz stencil over the scalloped stencil and ink blended the same colors to get the dot detail in the background. Double-stenciling, if you will. I removed both stencils, cleaned them and set them aside.

I chose the focal points for the card and die cut the SSS Cosmos Stem from Neenah 110lb and adhered those to the panel using liquid glue. I opted to use the birthday sentiment from SSS Elegantly Modern Greetings stamp set and stamped that using VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat set it using Ranger Clear Embossing Powder. I repeated that process for a second time to achieve a smoother finish on the embossing. I then used the coordinating die to trim that out, along with two additional die cuts for added dimension.

The sentiment was adhered together and placed over the cosmos stems using foam tape. The sub-sentiment was glued directly to the panel. I added some iridescent drops for added bling, before adhering the panel to the card base.

That does it for this one! Have you tried double stenciling before? I really like the look that it gives. I hope you enjoyed this project, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty! Thanks so much for stopping by and don’t forget to check out the entire Out of This World release. Stay awesome friend!

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Simon Says Stamp Dreamy Daisy Birthday

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back to my blog! Today’s card is featuring the new Painted Rainbow background stamp from Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, Dear Friend. This is such a fun release and I had lots of fun playing with different color combos using this stamp. Let’s get to the details!

This is a pull apart stamp, so you can stamp the arches of the rainbow as close or as far apart as you’d like them. I did do a card that has the spacing as the stamp is put together, and you’ll see that another day. Anyhoo, I began by placing a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock in the Misti and stamping the arches in the selected colors of SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink, which are Seafoam, Surf, Violet, Amethyst and Lilac.

Once I had stamped enough to cover a panel, I trimmed it down using the PFS Diagonal Stitched Rectangles. I then cut several flowers using the SSS Dreamy Daisy Layers and did some light ink blending on them using the Seafoam ink. I also cut some leaves using the SSS Winsome Branch. I adhered the flowers together using Bearly Art Glue and set everything aside while I worked on the sentiment.

I’m running short on birthday cards, so I opted to use the SSS Basic Box Card Happy Birthday die and cut it three times, adhering all of those together for added dimension. I began the placement and assembly of the card by gluing the leaves under the flowers and gluing the larger daisy directly to the panel. The other two flowers were adhered using SSS 3D Foam Squares.

I nestled the sentiment in the middle using glue and added some PFS Iridescent Clear Drops for that little bit of bling and shine. Everything was then adhered to the card base, which is Neenah 110lb cardstock.

That does it for this project! I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty! Thanks so much for joining me, and my apologies for the extended break. Don’t forget to check out the entire Dear Friend release and let me know your favorites! Have a wonderful day and stay awesome!

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Simon Says Stamp Black Eyed Susans Birthday

Hello Crafty Friends and welcome back! How’s your STAMPtember going so far? What are your favorites from the new release? Yeah, I’m nosey! There are so many cool things that it’s hard for me to narrow down my favorites! Anyhoo, today’s project is featuring the new Black Eyed Susans stamp set, so let’s run through the details!

To begin, I stamped the floral images from the SSS Black Eyed Susans set onto a panel of Neenah Classic Crest 110lb cardstock using VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat set that using Ranger Clear Embossing Powder. I pulled out some Copic markers and began coloring using Y06, Y08, Y18, YR23, E39, E79, E99, G24, G82, YG61, N0 and N1.

Once all of the coloring was complete, I used a Copic Multi Liner 0.5 to add some additional black dot detail to the centers of the flowers. Next, I stamped a bee from the set twice in the same way and colored those using one of the yellow markers along with the Copic 110 Special Black marker. For a bit more added detail, I went over the wings using a Wink of Stella marker as well before fussy cutting them.

I trimmed the floral panel using PFS Diagonal Stitched Rectangles and adhered it to a black panel using SSS Dot Tape Runner. I used the Happy Birthday sentiment from the same set and stamped that onto black cardstock using VersaMark Ink and heat set it using SSS Detail White Embossing Powder. Once that was done, I trimmed it down and adhered it to the panel using SSS Foam Tape.

I adhered the bees to the panel as well using SSS Foam Squares, before adhering everything to the card base. No card is complete without some bling, so I added some PFS Iridescent Clear Drops to finish up this one.

That does it for this project! I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty! Don’t forget to swing by and check out the entire STAMPtember release! Have yourself a wonderful day and stay awesome!

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Simon Says Stamp God Loves You

Hello Crafty Lovelies! Thanks so much for stopping by! For today’s project, I played around with the new Blossom Vine die. Of course, I always love the opportunity to play with florals, so let’s go through the details!

To begin, I die cut the SSS Blossom Vine once from Neenah Classic Crest 110lb cardstock and did some light ink blending using the SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Bubblegum and Sage. I then set that aside to work on the remainder of the card.

I die cut the smaller PFS Stitched Scallop Rectangles and trimmed a panel that would go behind the frame, and added texture to it using the SSS Whirl Background. That was then adhered together using liquid glue.

Before adhering anything to the card base, I smooshed a little of the Bubblegum ink on my glass mat and used a water brush to flick some splatters on it. The frame was then adhered to the card base using SSS 3D Foam Squares.

I then glued the flower element to the frame, along with a SSS Sentiment Strip. To finish up, I added some PFS Iridescent Clear Drops.

That finishes up this project! It was actually pretty simple, but I love the elegance of this card. I hope you’ll stop by and check out the entire Dream Big release over on Simon’s website. Thanks again for stopping by! Have a wonderful day and don’t forget to stay awesome!

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Simon Says Stamp Sorry for Your Loss

Hello Friends! I’m so glad that you stopped by today! Have you checked out Simon’s latest release, Dream Big? It’s beautiful with so many things to offer! Today’s project is featuring a new embossing folder with die, entitled Terrace Floral. Let’s get into the details!

To begin, I trimmed two panels of Neenah Classic Crest 110lb cardstock and placed each one inside the SSS Terrace Floral embossing folder and ran it through the Spellbinders Platinum 6, giving me a total of two panels to work with. I trimmed one of the panels down that would end up being on the card front.

For the other panel, I used the included die to trim the one floral element out, and I fussy cut a few more of the flowers. Once all of the cutting was done, I adhered the flowers to the panel using SSS 3D Foam Squares, trimming off the excess.

The floral panel was then adhered to a black panel for contrast. I adhered a SSS Sentiment Strip directly to the flowers using liquid glue, along with some white pearls. Everything was then adhered to the card base to finish up.

Super simple card, but I like how it turned out! I always like using mainly white on sympathy cards, I guess because it’s soothing. I hope you enjoyed this project and I hope it inspires you to get crafty! Don’t forget to stop by and check out the entire Dream Big release! Have a wonderful day and stay awesome!

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Simon Says Stamp Birthday Floral

Hello Friends, and thanks for stopping by! I’m still playing with goodies from Simon’s latest release, Dream Big. What are your favorites from this one? Today’s project is featuring the new Terrace Floral Embossing Folder and Die Cut. This is a really beautiful folder with so many possibilities! Let’s go through the details.

I began by trimming a panel of Neenah Classic Crest 110lb cardstock, spritzing it with some water and running it through the die cutting machine inside the folder.

Once the panel was ready, I did some ink blending on the flowers and leaves using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Lemonade, Citrine, Sprout, Fairway and Latte. I trimmed the panel down and adhered it to a black panel for contrast using SSS Dot Tape Runner.

I used the SSS Happy Birthday Brush Script die for the sentiment. I cut it once from gold cardstock and once from black cardstock. I also cut the shadow twice from black cardstock and adhered all of those together using liquid glue.

The sentiment was then adhered to the embossed panel using SSS 3D Foam Squares and then adhered to the card base. I added some PFS Gold Metallic Pearls for that little bit of bling, because all cards need a little bling, am I right?!

That does it for this one! I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty! Don’t forget to stop by and check out the entire Dream Big release and let me know your favorites! Have an awesome day and stay awesome!

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