Category: Friendship Cards

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!

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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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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 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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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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Simon Says Stamp In My Thoughts Butterfly

Hello and welcome back to my blog! I appreciate you stopping by! Today I’m participating in a Simon Says Stamp Instagram Hop to celebrate the CELEBRATE release. Be sure to check that out and comment along the hop for your chance to win a $25 gift card to Simon’s website. Who doesn’t love gift cards, am I right?! Today’s card is once again featuring the new Whirl Butterflies, and I had much fun with these butterflies, and probably made too many projects with them, but at least they’ve gotten some good use! Let’s run through the details for this one, shall we?

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I began this card by die cutting the SSS Spindle Flower from Neenah 110lb cardstock, and doing some ink blending using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Bubblegum, Carnation and Zest. I chose this flower because I had never used it before, and now I’m wondering why I haven’t used it before!! It’s such a great flower! Once the flowers were colored, I assembled the pieces together using liquid glue.

The flowers were going to need leaves, because all of my flowers always need leaves! I used the SSS Budding Branches for this and did some ink blending using Seafoam and Sprout for these. I also went ahead and cut the SSS Whirl Butterflies from gold cardstock and set that aside. My panel was cut using the SSS Postage Stamp Edge Frames and then splattered with gold acrylic ink for added texture and interest.

I glued some of the leaves to the panel and then glued the florals atop those. The rest of the leaves were then glued in place, filling in the gaps, while the gold butterfly was adhered using SSS 3D Foam Strips. The butterfly doesn’t come with a body, and I wanted mine to have one so I used the body from the SSS Layered Cosmic Butterfly and secured that in place.

For added interest, I love adhering jewels to the ‘bud’ portion of these leaves, and did that using PFS Ballet Slipper jewels. I stamped the sentiment from the SSS Checking In set using VersaMark Ink, heat set that using Ranger Princess Gold Embossing Powder, and used the coordinating die to trim it out, along with two additional cuts. Those were all adhered together before being adhered to the panel using foam strips. The entire panel was then adhered to the card base using foam tape for added dimension to finish up.

That does it for this one! I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space! Don’t forget to check out the entire Celebrate release over on Simon’s website, and join the hop over on Instagram for your chance to win! Thanks again for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Appreciate You Lattice

Hello Friends, and welcome back! I’m so glad that you stopped by today! Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, Be Bold, is live, and today’s project is featuring a couple of new products! So, let’s run through the deets for this one!

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I began this project by taping down the SSS Lattice Tile Stencil to a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock, and did some light ink blending using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Bubblegum, Lilac, Seafoam and Sunbeam. Once the ink blending was complete, I used the PFS Diagonal Stitched Rectangles to trim it down. I also used the SSS A2 Thin Frames to cut a frame from matte silver cardstock. The frame was glued to the panel and set aside while I worked on the sentiment.

I die cut the SSS Appreciate You once from SSS Matte Silver cardstock, and I die cut the shadow three times from Neenah 110lb cardstock. I die cut the actual sentiment from one of the shadow pieces, and adhered all of those together using liquid glue. I then used glue and inset the silver sentiment into the shadow. I also used the SSS Olive Leaves to cut those for some added interest.

The leaves were adhered to the ink blended panel and the sentiment was adhered atop those using SSS 3D Foam Strips. I added some PFS Matte Silver Pearls to match the Matte Silver cardstock. This panel was then adhered to the card base using foam tape.

That does it for this one! Head on over and check out the entire Be Bold release! Thanks for stopping by, and don’t forget to stay awesome! Have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Thanks Daisy

Hello, and welcome back! I’m so glad that you stopped by! I’m back today with a card featuring the new Beautiful Dove from Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, Splendor. This has been a fun release, and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed playing with the products that I received. Let’s run through the details, shall we?

To begin this card, I die cut the SSS Beautiful Dove from Neenah 110lb cardstock and pulled out some inks to do some ink blending. I settled on using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Lilac, Morning and Surf. Once the ink blending was completed, I adhered all of the pieces together using liquid glue, and went back over with the brushes to enhance the colors just a little bit more.

I set the dove aside, and began working on the flowers. For these, I die cut the SSS Charming Daisy three times from Neenah 110lb cardstock and ink blended those pieces using Sprout, Fairway and Citrine, along with C&9th Dove ink. The pieces of the flowers were then glued together. I did end up cutting off the leaves, because I wanted to add them back in where I had open spaces.

For the background, I stamped the SSS Crackle Background onto a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock using PFS Misty Coast ink and trimmed it down using SSS Postage Stamp Edge Frames. The sentiment is from the BetterPress A Little Message Sentiments set, and I used BetterPress Black Ink to make the impression onto a BetterPress A2 Card Panel. I then used the included die to trim it out, along with two additional pieces and adhered those together using liquid glue.

To assemble the card, I determined the placement of the flowers and glued the stems down and then adhered the floral sections with SSS 3D Foam Strips. I then adhered the dove with Foam Strips, glued the sentiment in place, and then glued the leaves where I had space. The panel was then adhered to the card base with foam tape, and clear drops were added for additional interest.

That finishes up this one! I played around with so many doves and colors and finally decided that a colorful dove needed muted florals, otherwise, it was just too much. I’m an over thinker, and this is a classic example of my over thinking! Anyhoo, I like how this one turned out, and I hope that you do too. Don’t forget to stop by and check out the entire Splendor release over on the Simon website. Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Lucky Flowers

Hello, and thanks so much for stopping by! I’m back today with a card featuring the Lots of Luck stamp set from Simon’s latest release, Splendor. Let’s not delay, and get to the details!

This set is a layering stamp set, so I decided on some colors for the flowers and the grass before getting started. I began by stamping the first layer of the grass with SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Sprout, and the second layer with Field onto Neenah 110lb cardstock. As a note, you want to start out with your lightest color first. For the flowers, I used Bubblegum, Carnation, Sweets and Taffy. Once the stamping was completed, I used the coordinating dies to trim everything out.

I settled on the Just Because sentiment from this set, and stamped that using VersaFine Onyx Black Ink and heat set that using Ranger Clear Embossing Powder. I did repeat those steps to get a smoother finish on the sentiment, and then die cut that as well. For a stacked sentiment, I did two additional die cuts, and adhered all of those together using liquid glue.

For the background, I used the SSS Detail Ringlet Plate and cut a panel of that, and I also used the SSS Stitched Rectangles to cut a frame. I did end up splattering the panel with some Distress Oxide Picked Raspberry Spray for some added interest. The frame is slightly smaller than an A2 card, so I trimmed down the Ringlet panel to fit behind the frame and glued those together. I played around with the placement of the flowers and grass and decided that I needed some additional leaves, so I used the SSS Etched Meadow Flower and Leaves set and cut two sets of the leaves. Those, of course, had to have some ink blending, so I used the same ink colors so that everything would match.

Now that I have all of the elements, it’s time to assemble the card. I tucked the grass inside the frame so that it overlapped the sides of the frame slightly, and glued just the bottom in place. I then glued the leaves in place, with those hanging over the frame as well. The flowers and sentiment were then glued in place and the entire panel was adhered to the card base with foam tape. To finish up, I added some clear drops for a little shine.

That does it for this one! I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space. Don’t forget to check out the entire Splendor release, as it’s a fun one! Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Lucky to Know You

Hello Crafty Friends and welcome back! I’m still playing with goodies from Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, Splendor, and today I’m featuring a card using the new Fancy Lucky die, along with the Lucky Sentiment Strips. Let’s run through the details for this one!

To begin this card, I cut a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock using the SSS Postage Stamp Edge Frames and splattered it using the Grass colored Karin Marker. I just scribbled on a piece of plastic and spritzed it with water and used a paint brush to add the splatter.

I stamped the largest clover from the SSS Lots of Luck stamp set using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Sprout and Fairway. This is a layered stamp set, so I stamped the first layer with the lightest ink, and the next layer with the darker ink. I then used the coordinating die to trim it out. I die cut an extra and adhered those together with liquid glue.

To add a little more detail to the clover, I added some green Tiny Hearts from Doodlebug Designs. Moving on to the sentiment, I die cut the SSS Fancy Lucky die from gold cardstock once and twice from Neenah 110lb cardstock and glued all of those layers together. I also die cut the shadow twice, and adhered all of the pieces together for a stacked sentiment. Once that was complete, I settled on a sub-sentiment from the SSS Lucky Sentiment Strips and added a SSS 3D Foam Strip to the back of that.

To assemble the card, I adhered the splattered panel to the card base using foam tape and positioned the clover atop that and adhered with liquid glue. The Lucky sentiment was also adhered with Foam Strips and the sub-sentiment was nestled right underneath.

That does it for this one! A relatively simple card, but sometimes, those are all that you need! I hope you enjoyed this card, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space. Head on over to check out the entire Splendor release, and let me know your favorites! I hope you have a wonderful day, and don’t forget to stay awesome friend!

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Simon Says Stamp Just Because Cosmos

Hello Friends, and thanks for joining me! The newest Simon release, Splendor, is live, and I’m back today with a card featuring the new Lots of Luck Stamp and Die set. Let’s not waste and time, and go through the details for this one!

I began this card by die cutting a bunch of petals from colored cardstock and a few centers from Neenah 110lb cardstock using the SSS Cosmo Flower Petals. Once those were cut, I did some ink blending using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Sweets, Cantaloupe, Sunbeam, Surf, Marine and Lilac. While ink blending, I did concentrate more color towards the centers of the flowers for added depth and dimension. To assemble the flowers, I adhered the petals to the back of a die cut center using liquid glue, and then adhered the solid center behind that.

All floral cards need some type of leaves in my opinion, so I die cut a few leaves from gold cardstock using the SSS Privet Branch. I then used the SSS Stitched Rectangles to create a frame from Neenah 110lb cardstock as well.

The sentiment is from the new SSS Lots of Luck set and was stamped using VersaMark Ink and heat set using Ranger Princess Gold Embossing Powder. I used the coordinating die to trim it out, along with two additional cuts and adhered all of those together using liquid glue.

Let’s assemble this card! First thing’s first, the card base needed some gold splatter! Once that was dry, I adhered the frame using SSS 3D Foam Strips. I positioned the flowers atop the card, secured the leaves with glue, and then secured the flowers with foam tape. The sentiment was then adhered with the foam strips. I felt this card had enough going on and did not add any additional bling.

That’s it for this card! I hope you enjoyed it! Don’t forget to stop by and check out the entire Splendor release! It has a lot of fun things to consider. Thank you again for swinging by, and I hope you have a fabulous day! Stay awesome friend!

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