Category: Love You Cards

BetterPress Magnolia Florals

Hello Friend! I’m so glad that you stopped by! Today, I’m sharing a card using various products, including the BetterPress Letterpress System. I’ve had my BetterPress system for quite a while, but haven’t used it too much until recently. Not too long ago, I posted a black and white card design for Simon Says Stamp, and I really loved it and wanted to try another black and white design. So, let’s run through the details of this one.

To begin, I used the SSS Etched Magnolia Blossom to cut two flowers from Neenah 110lb cardstock, and I cut a few leaves using the SSS Windswept Leaves from the same cardstock. I then did some very light ink blending on the flowers using C&9th Dove ink. I did go back and cut the centers of the flowers using black cardstock, because I liked the contrast. Once the ink blending was complete, I assembled the flowers using liquid glue.

For the background, I used the Spellbinders So Grateful For You Press Plate, black ink and a BetterPress A2 card panel. I inked up the plate and ran it through the die cutting machine to make the impression. I did end up trimming the panel down ever so slightly and mounted that onto a black cardstock panel.

I thought the panel needed a frame, so I used the PFS Folk Edge Rectangles and cut one of those from black cardstock and glued it to the background panel. Moving on to the sentiment, I used the SSS XL Love Greetings and stamped on black cardstock using VersaMark Ink and heat set that using SSS Detail White Embossing Powder. I then used the coordinating die to trim that out, along with two additional cuts for a stacked sentiment.

Let’s assemble this card! I adhered the sentiment in the center of the panel using liquid glue, and arranged the leaves adhering those with glue as well. The flowers were then adhered atop the leaves using foam tape for a little added dimension. Everything was then adhered to the card base using dot tape runner. To finish up, I added some clear drops for additional interest.

That finishes up this one! Like I said, I’ve had my BetterPress for a while now, but am just starting to use it. Mainly because I ordered some sentiments for it, and have really been enjoying those. I need to order some more cover plates, as I really like the look of those. I hope you enjoyed this project, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space! Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day! Stay awesome Friend!

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Simon Says Stamp Black on Black Love

Hello Friends! Thanks so much for stopping by! I’m back today with a card featuring the new Hugs & Kisses die from Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, Sweetheart. If you’ve been here a few times, you probably know that I like creating backgrounds from sentiment dies. Yes, it’s a little bit of work, but I always love the result that it yields! Today’s card is a black on black design, so let’s get started!

I began by cutting the SSS Hugs & Kisses die a bunch of times from SSS Black Glossy cardstock. It looks like I used six for this panel. Once all of those were done, I cut a panel of black cardstock just smaller than an A2 card front, arranged the die cuts so that the entire panel was covered, adhered them using liquid glue, and trimmed off the excess.

For the focal point of the card, I used elements from the SSS Noted Heart stamp and die set. I stamped the heart onto a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock and used the coordinating die to trim it out. I then did some light ink blending on the heart using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Bubblegum. I stamped the main sentiment on black cardstock using VersaMark Ink, heat embossed it using SSS Detail White Embossing Powder, and trimmed it using the coordinating die.

I took the pink heart back to the Misti and stamped “everything” using VersaFine Onyx Black ink. I also decided to use the heart dies in the set to cut a few from the black glossy cardstock as well. To assemble the card, I adhered the heart atop the sentiment panel using foam tape. The black sentiment was also adhered using foam tape, while the black hearts were glued directly to the cardstock. Everything was then adhered to a black card base.

That does it for this card. I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope that you’ll try creating your own background as well! It’s such a great way to stretch your supplies! Don’t forget to check out Simon’s newest release, Sweetheart. Thanks again for joining me, and have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Love You Shaker

Hello Crafty Friends and welcome back! Today, I’m featuring a card using a sheet from the Acetate Hearts Foil Transfer Card set from Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, Sweetheart. There are four sheets in the set, and you’ll see another card from this set later on. I don’t often make shaker cards, because I’ve messed up so many in the process, that I usually shy away from them. However, when I saw this sheet, it screamed shaker to me, so I had to give it another go! Let’s go through the details!

To begin, I pulled out the Minc Mini and some silver foil. I set the Minc to level four and waited for it to heat up before proceeding. Once hot, I figured out which side the toner was on and placed the sheet and foil in the pocket and ran it through. Next, I die cut a frame from Neenah 110lb cardstock using the PFS Stitched Scallop Rectangles to build the shaker window.

I used 1/8″ Scor-Tape and placed that on the back of the frame, removed the release paper, and adhered the foiled acetate sheet. Whew, the beginnings of a shaker, and I haven’t messed up yet! Progress! The next step is to build the walls of the shaker, and I did this using foam tape, adhering it along the edges of the frame on the back side of the acetate.

Now that the walls are built, the contents of the shaker can be added and contained. I ended up using these cute little hearts from Buttons Galore, and I used quite a bit of them, because I wanted a fuller shaker. I cut a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock just smaller than the frame and adhered it very carefully to the foam tape. I then adhered the shaker panel to a card base, and moved on to the sentiment.

I didn’t want to cover up too much of the acetate panel, so I chose the SSS Love You die and cut that once from SSS Rich Red Matte Metallic cardstock, and cut the shadow three times and adhered all of those together using liquid glue. The sentiment was then glued directly to the acetate being careful not to shift it while drying.

That does it for this card! And.. I didn’t even mess it up! I hope you enjoyed this project, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space! Don’t forget to check out the entire Sweetheart release! Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day! Stay awesome friend!

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Simon Says Stamp Sending Love XO

Hello Crafty Friends, and thanks so much for stopping by! I’m back today with a card featuring the new Acetate Hearts Foil Transfer Cards from Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, Sweetheart. This card is so simple, but I love the results that I got! Let’s run through the details!

To begin, I pulled out the Minc Mini and some pink foil. I cut a panel of foil while the Minc was heating up, and placed the acetate panel and the foil inside the transfer envelope and fed it through when the machine was heated and ready. I ended up using heat setting four because this yielded better results for me.

I trimmed a panel of patterned paper and applied small dots of glue on the back side of the Xs and Os, and then adhered that to the paper. This was then adhered to a panel of black cardstock for contrast.

I stamped the sentiment, which is from the SSS XL Love Greetings set, onto black cardstock using VersaMark Ink and heat set that using SSS Detail White Embossing Powder. I used the coordinating die to trim that out, along with two additional cuts and adhered all of those together using liquid glue.

The sentiment was adhered atop the acetate with glue and everything was then adhered to the card base using foam tape.

That does it for this card! Like I said, super simple! Using patterned paper can yield some amazing results and make it look like you spend hours on a project, when you really only spent a few minutes! I hope you like this project, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty, maybe even with some of your patterned paper! Thanks again for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Light Me Up

Hello Crafty Friends, and thanks for joining me today! Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, Sweetheart, is live and it has so many awesome things! I was lucky enough to get to play with the new Love Bulb die, and I just think it’s so cool! Let’s go through the details, shall we?

To begin, I die cut the SSS Love Bulb from Neenah 110lb cardstock, and colored the base and outline using Copic Markers in C2 and C5. For the “inside” of the bulb, I did some light ink blending using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Bubblegum. I removed the heart from the bulb and added Carnation Pink Nuvo Crystal Drops and set that aside to dry.

Moving on with the rest of the card .. I cut a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock using SSS Postage Stamp Edge Frames and used the same Bubblegum ink for some light ink blending where the light bulb will be placed. I used the SSS Heart Stream die to make a “cord” for the bulb using SSS Holographic cardstock.

This cute little sentiment is from the SSS Light Me Up set. I stamped the sentiment on black cardstock using VersaMark Ink and heat set it using SSS Detail White Embossing Powder. I then used the coordinating die to trim it out. I also went ahead and cut two additional die cut sentiments and used liquid glue to adhere all of those together for a bit of dimension.

All of the elements of the card are cut and ready, so let’s assemble the card! I glued the Heart Stream along the top of the postage edge panel, and then glued the bulb underneath one of the hearts. The sentiment was then glued underneath the bulb and the heart was glued to the center of the bulb. This panel was then adhered to a card base using foam tape.

That does it for this one! It’s kind of a clean and simple card for me, which I never make, but I like the way this one turned out! To be completely honest, I wasn’t sure about the pink heart, but I decided to just go with it. Head on over to Simon and check out the entire Sweetheart release! I’d love to know your favorites! Thanks again for stopping by and stay awesome friend!

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Simon Says Stamp Lots of Love Greetings

Hello Friends and thanks for joining me! I’m super excited to be participating in a SSS Instagram Hop today, to celebrate the And Back Again release! Be sure to head over there to check it out and leave comments along the hop! There are lots of $25 gift cards up for grabs! So, let’s go through the deets for today’s card!

The colors of this card remind me of Valentine’s Day conversation hearts! This card was definitely a labor of love! I hated it for a bit, and then I finally came around to liking it! But it was definitely one of those cards that starts out as a great idea in your head, but once you get started, it doesn’t look like you envisioned it. So then you end up stamping, cutting, moving things around, changing colors, etc., etc. before deciding on a finished project. Anyhoo, I began this project by stamping a bunch of the sentiments from the SSS XL Love Greetings set on Neenah Classic Crest 110lb cardstock using SSS Pawsitively Saturated inks in Bubblegum, Sweets, Cheeky, Melon, Sunbeam, Celery, Fairway, Seafoam and Marine.

I stamped each sentiment in it’s ink color, cleaned the stamped and re-inked it using VersaMark ink and then heat set it using Ranger Clear Embossing Powder. I continued this process for lots of sentiments obviously. When I was done, I used the coordinating SSS XL Love Greetings dies to trim those out.

This background was a bluish, ink smooshed background from my stash, but I decided that it needed some additional colors to tie in all of my colored sentiments. I added some Distress Oxide Spray in Picked Raspberry and moved that around with a water brush, as well as, some ink smooshed Twisted Citron. In addition to those, I used some Ranger Dina Wakely Gloss Sprays in Lime, Turquoise, Ocean and White to do a bunch of splattering. I did use my heat tool to speed up the drying process so that I could continue.

I laid out my sentiments on the panel in a way that I was satisfied with, but decided that they needed more dimension. So, I went back and cut another white layer using the dies and adhered all of those together using liquid glue. I then glued the sentiments to the panel and trimmed off any excess around the edges. I wasn’t quite satisfied, so I went back and stamped three of the sentiments using VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat set those using the same clear embossing powder, and trimmed them out.

I adhered those three sentiments to the panel using foam tape for added dimension. I also added some pink glitter hearts, because why not, and because I felt like it needed something extra! This panel was then adhered to a black panel using foam tape, before being adhered to my card base with SSS Tape Runner, which I splattered with Royal Talens Amsterdam Oxide Black Acrylic Ink.

That finishes up this project! It took a while, but in the end, I love how it turned out! Don’t forget to head over to Instagram to participate in the hop and leave comments for your chance to win a gift card! Who doesn’t love winning gift cards?! Thanks again for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Love Greetings

Hello Crafty Friends! Have you checked out the newest Simon release, And Back Again? What are your favorites? Today’s card is featuring a great new stamp set called XL Love Greetings! Large sentiments are absolutely my jam, so I was so excited to see this one! Let’s go through the details of the project.

I began this project by putting a panel of Neenah Classic Crest 110lb cardstock in the Misti and arranging a bunch of the sentiments from the XL Love Greetings on top, fitting as many as I could. Once I was satisfied with the placement, I inked the stamps up using VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat embossed them using Ranger Clear Embossing Powder.

I trimmed the stamped panel using SSS Postage Stamp Edge Frames and adhered it to a black panel using SSS Dot Tape Runner. I created a striped panel using cardstock from the Stamp Market and used the heart die from the SSS Botanical Heart die set to trim it out.

The card was missing something, so I used the SSS Etched Meadow Flowers and Leaves set to cut some leaves from coordinating pink and white cardstock. I used the Ranger Embossing Dauber to add some ink to the edges of the pink leaves and heat set some Ranger Holographic Embossing Powder.

The leaves were glued underneath the heart, while the heart was adhered using foam tape for dimension. I also added a Doodlebug Designs Tiny Hearts sticker for a little added interest. Everything was then adhered to the card base to finish up.

That does it for this project! I hope you enjoyed it and I hope it inspires you to get crafty! Definitely stop by and check out this super fun release, And Back Again from Simon. Have a wonderful day and don’t forget to stay awesome!

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Simon Says Stamp Piece of My Heart

Hello Crafty Lovelies! It’s been quite some time since I’ve posted. We traveled for the holidays and then I spent some time with my family, but I’m back today with a project featuring the new Piece of My Heart die from Simon’s newest release, And Back Again! What a super fun release this is! I’ve had so much fun creating with the goodies that I received! Let’s jump right into the details for today’s project, shall we?

I began this project by cutting some strips of pink and blue cardstock using the PinkFresh Studio Slim Stripes die. I cut a scrap piece of Neenah Classic Crest 110lb cardstock and lined the strips up diagonally using liquid glue. Once all of the stripping was done, I used the new SSS Piece of My Heart die to cut it out of the striped piece.

Next, I trimmed a panel of Neenah 110lb using the PinkFresh Studio Diagonal Stitched Rectangles, and splattered that using Ranger Dina Wakely Gloss Spray in Ocean. While that was drying, I cut the SSS Clipping Heart die four times from SSS Holographic cardstock.

I began gluing the clipping hearts down to the panel, covering as much of the panel as possible. I trimmed the excess off and repositioned those in other places on the panel, so as not to waste any of the die cuts. I also cut the clipping hearts a couple of times from the blue cardstock, because I wanted to inlay just a few of those for interest.

I placed foam tape on the back of the SSS Piece of My Heart die and positioned it in the center of the panel. I found a coordinating SSS Sentiment Strip and glued that in the center of the heart. Everything was then adhered to a black panel using SSS Tape Runner, before being adhered in the same way to the card base.

That finishes up this project! Thanks so much for joining me today! I hope you’ll stop by and check out the entire And Back Again release! There’s so many fun things in this one! Have a wonderful day and don’t forget to stay awesome!

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  2. SSS Clipping Heart
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  7. PinkFresh Studio Slim Stripes Die
  8. PinkFresh Studio Diagonal Stitched Rectangles
  9. Ranger Dina Wakely Gloss Spray, Ocean
  10. Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb Cardstock
  11. Black Cardstock
  12. Tim Holtz Scissors
  13. Bearly Art Glue
  14. 3M Foam Tape
  15. Gemini Jr.

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Simon Says Stamp Polka Hearts

Hello! Hello! Thanks for stopping by! I’m still playing with goodies from the new Simon Says Stamp release, To the Moon! Today’s project is featuring the super cute Polka Hearts stencil set, so let’s get to it!

I began by taping the stencil to a mini slimline panel of Neenah Classic Crest 110lb cardstock. I started with the circles, and ink blended those using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Bubblegum and Sweets. I lightly ink blended the Bubblegum and then added some shading with the Sweets ink. Next, I ink blended the hearts in the middle of the circles using SSS ink in Taffy.

Once the ink blending was completed, I added the heart stencil back to the panel and added some Gina K Iridescent Glitz Glitter Gel for some sparkle. I set that aside and worked on the elements for the rest of the card. I die cut the SSS Streamer Ribbons twice from SSS Matte Silver cardstock and twice from Neenah 110lb and adhered those together using liquid glue. I also die cut the SSS Love Your Guts once from the same silver cardstock and twice from Neenah 110lb and glued those together as well.

I trimmed the panel using the PinkFresh Studio Blanket Stitch Mini Slimline die, and adhered the streamers to the top and bottom. I then adhered the sentiment in the middle of the panel using liquid glue. The panel was then adhered to a panel of SSS Doll Pink cardstock using foam tape for dimension.

Everything was then adhered to the card base, which is also Neenah 110lb cardstock. No card is complete without a little bling, so I added some PinkFresh Studio Silver Metallic Pearls.

I actually love how this card turned out, and I love the subtle sparkly hearts! I hope you enjoyed it as well. Don’t forget to check out the entire To the Moon release, you won’t be disappointed! Have a wonderful day and stay awesome!

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Simon Says Stamp Love Your Heart

Hello Friend, and thanks for joining me today for more goodness from the newest Simon Says Stamp release, To the Moon! Today’s project is featuring the brand new Polka Hearts Stencil set. Is that not the cutest name ever?! Anyhoo, let’s jump right in!

I used this stencil in an unconventional manner for this card, but I like thinking outside the box sometimes. I began by taping the stencil to a scrap of Neenah Classic Crest 110lb cardstock, and applying SSS Glitz Glitter Gel in Cherry through that. I set that aside to dry while I cleaned my supplies and worked on the rest of the card.

For the background, I used the SSS Magnetic Embossing Folder and did some light ink blending in the center using PinkFresh Studio Candy Apple ink. I trimmed the panel down because I always like to mount my panels against black cardstock for contrast.

I carefully fussy cut three of the glitter hearts and foam mounted them to the embossed panel and adhered a SSS Sentiment Strip across the center one using liquid glue.

The panel was then foam mounted to a black panel using foam tape before being adhered to the card base, which is also Neenah 110lb.

Super simple card, but I like the simplicity of it! And, I like using stencils in different ways! Stop by and check out the entire To the Moon release, and let me know what you think of it! Thanks for joining me and have a wonderful day!

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