Simon Says Stamp Delicate Blossoms

Hello Friend, and thanks for joining me! Today’s project is featuring the new Delicate Blossoms stamp from Simon’s latest release, Happy Camper. There’s a fun Instagram Hop going on over there, so be sure to check that out, as Simon is giving away a $25 gift card at every stop along the hop. 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 stamping the image onto a panel of watercolor paper using VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat setting it using clear embossing powder. I then went to work using pan watercolors to color the image. I’m not even going to lie, this process too me almost an entire day! I’m very slow and I wanted to make sure that I had some depth to the flowers and leaves.

Once I was satisfied, I used the new More A7 Rectangles set to trim it down. I added some foam tape to the back of the panel and adhered it to a black panel for some contrast. I cut my card base, black splattered it and set it aside while I worked on the sentiment. I cut the hello once from silver cardstock and twice from black cardstock, while cutting the shadow portion twice as well. All of those pieces were adhered together before moving on.

I adhered the panel to the card base, glued my sentiment in place and added some silver embellishments to finish up. I chose the space near the bottom right, because I did not want to cover up any of the flowers that I had spent hours coloring!

That does it for this project. I hope you like it! I love the finished product of a watercolor piece, I just wish that it didn’t take me so long to complete! Don’t forget to check out the entire Happy Camper release! Thanks again for joining me, and have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp You Grow, Girl!

Hello Friends and thanks for stopping by! I’m so glad that you joined me today for a project featuring the new Rooting For You set from Simon’s latest release, Happy Camper. It’s a quick one, so let’s run through the deets!

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

I began this project by stamping one of the critters from the set onto Neenah 110lb cardstock using VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat setting it with clear embossing powder. I used Copics C1, C3, C4, C5, C7, R81, R83, YG17, E23, E27, E37, YR16 and YR18 to color in the image. Once finished, I fussy cut the image out, because I did not have the coordinating dies.

My background was created using the Postage Stamp Edge Frames and the smooshing technique used by Cathy Zielske. I smooshed Bubblegum ink onto my glass mat, spritzed it with water, and then used a ziplock bag with a paper towel inside of it to smoosh it onto the ink and then onto the paper for an organic look. Once the panel was dry, I stamped the sentiment using the same black ink.

The critter was adhered using foam tape and the panel was adhered to the card base using foam tape as well. I added pink glitter drop to the center of the flower to finish up.

That does it for this one. I hope you enjoyed it! I don’t always do clean and simple cards, but do enjoy them when I decide to do one. Thanks again for stopping by, and don’t forget to stay awesome!

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Simon Says Stamp ilysm

Hello Crafty Friends, and thanks for stopping by! I’m back today with a project featuring two new products from Simon’s latest release, Happy Camper. I created this card using the new ilysm and the smallest die from the More A7 Rectangles. I created a card for the last release using the smallest die from the previous rectangles set, and wanted to revisit that with this new set. Let’s go through the details.

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

I began this card by cutting that smallest die from the More A7 Rectangles set from various colors of cardstock from my stash. I also went ahead and cut the background using the Postage Stamp Edge Frames and the sentiment from gold and white. I gold splattered the background and assembled the sentiment using liquid glue.

Once my background panel was dry, I arranged the rectangles and used Press n Seal to hold those in place while I put glue on the back. I flipped the rectangles over and adhered them to the panel, along with the sentiment.

The completed panel was adhered to the card base using foam tape and a few gold metallic pearls were added to finish it up.

That does it for this one! Another simple one, but I really like the color palette. Thanks so much for joining me, and don’t forget to stay awesome, friend!

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Simon Says Stamp Clean and Simple Wildflower

Welcome back, Friends! Today’s post is a clean and simple design, which is hard for me sometimes. It’s once again featuring the Delicate Wildflowers from Simon’s latest release, Friend Like You. Let’s go into the details.

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

I began by die cutting the wildflowers from Neenah 110lb cardstock and did some light ink blending using Honey, Pearfection and Gravel inks. Once done with that, I assembled the pieces of the flower.

My background was created using the Postage Stamp Edge Frames and gold splattered before gluing the stem in place. The flower and sentiment, which is from the Reverse I See You EZ Strips, were adhered with foam strips. The panel was then adhered to the card base using foam tape to finish up.

Like I said, a super simple card for today. Thanks again for stopping by, and don’t forget to check out the entire Friend Like You release. Have yourself a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Birthday Splash

Hello Crafty Friends! Thanks for stopping by to check out today’s post featuring the new Undersea Friends set from Simon’s latest release, Friend Like You. This was an easy one, so let’s get into it.

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

I began this project by stamping one of the Undersea Friends onto some Neenah 110lb cardstock using VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat setting it using clear embossing powder. I then colored the image with Copic Markers C00, C1, C2, C3, C4 and C5.

There is a die set that does with these stamps, but I did not have that, so I fussy cut my image. I then pulled some blue cardstock from my stash and cut those to fit my card base and tore the top edges to resemble waves. I stamped the sentiment and the bubbles directly onto the card and glued my blue layers in place, while the fish was adhered using foam strips.

That does it for this one. A pretty simple, yet cute card. I don’t normally prefer cutesy sets, but I think this card came out good. I hope you like it as well. Thanks so much for joining me, and I hope you have a fabulous day! Stay awesome, friend!

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Simon Says Stamp Hummingbird Hugs

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back! I’m back today with a project featuring the new Brilliant Hummingbird from Simon’s latest release, Friend Like You. Let’s 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 Brilliant Hummingbird, the Delicate Wildflowers and the Dainty Floral Vine all from Neenah 110lb cardstock. I went ahead and pulled Heather, Honey, Pearfection, Seafoam and Gravel inks to do all of the ink blending on these elements. Once I was done, I assembled the hummingbird and flowers and set those aside while I worked on the rest of the card.

I used the new A7 Rectangles and cut a panel of Neenah that got gold splattered. I also used two of the rectangles to cut a gold frame that would go around the outside of splattered panel that I just cut. I glued the gold frame in place and then began gluing the leaves in place.

The sentiment was stamped with VersaMark Ink and heat embossed using Detail White Embossing Powder. I trimmed that out three times for a stacked sentiment. The sentiment, flowers and hummingbird were adhered using foam strips for some added dimension and some gold pearls were added for some shine to finish up.

That does it for this project! I don’t often enjoy making A7 cards, but sometimes the extra space is nice. I hope you have an awesome day, and don’t forget to check out the entire Friend Like You release.

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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 Friend Like You Blog Hop Day 2

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back to my blog! It’s Day 2 of the Simon Says Stamp Blog Hop to celebrate the Friend Like You release! Simon is giving away a $25 coupon to one lucky commenter at every stop along the hop, so you’ll want join in for your chance to win. I’ll list the blog hop order at the bottom of this post for your convenience. Plus, there’s a free gift with any purchase from the Friend Like You release! See the graphic below. Also, don’t forget to check out Day 1 for more chances to win! My post for today is featuring the new Brilliant Hummingbird, and of course I had to pair it with some florals, 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.

I began by die cutting the hummingbird pieces from Neenah 110lb cardstock and ink blending those using Sweets, Sprout, Fairway, Surf and a tiny bit of Flannel. I went ahead and assembled the hummingbird and decided that I wanted the beak dark, so I cut that from some Forest cardstock, and added a tiny black gem for the eye.

The flowers and stems were die cut from Cotton Candy, Green Apple and black cardstock. I used the same inks for the ink blending on these pieces as well. I assembled the flowers and placed foam strips on those before stamping the sentiment onto black cardstock and heat setting that using Detail White Embossing Powder.

The background panel was cut using the Postage Stamp Edge Frames and gold splattered before adhering the stems with liquid glue and adding the flowers. The hummingbird was added with foam strips as was the sentiment. The panel was then adhered to the card base with foam tape to finish up.

That does it for this project! I hope you like it! Thanks again for joining me and I hope you have an awesome day!

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Nina-Marie Trapani
Laura Bassen
Cathy Zielske
Barbara Tarayao
Heather Hoffman
Keisha Charles
Mindy Eggen
Heather Ruwe
Yana Smakula
Caryn Davies
Maura Hibbitts
Allison Frazier
Tracy Ware
Revati Panickar
Michelle Langley

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Simon Says Stamp Color Block Mosaic

Welcome back, Friends! I’m back today’ with a project featuring the new A7 Rectangles from Simon’s latest release, Friend Like You. This is a very large die set, however I only used one of the dies to create this panel. Small die cuts need some love too! I recently created a grid front card using the Delicate Wildflowers, and I pretty much used those same colors for this card. 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 pulling out a bunch of colored scraps and die cutting the smallest rectangle from the A7 Rectangles set. I knew that I wanted to create a large panel, so it was quite a bit of die cutting! Once all of the cutting was complete, I placed foam strips on the back of all of the pieces.

I cut a panel and gold splattered it for a bit of added interest and then began adhering the strips in the pattern that you see. I was able to trim off the excess and use the pieces in other areas. The sentiment was cut once from gold cardstock and once from Neenah 110lb cardstock and adhered together. That was then glued to one of the rectangles and the panel was secured to the card base to finish up.

A super simple card for today, although time consuming. Sometimes I like the process of assembling something like this. This is just an idea to give your die sets another look at a different way tot use them. Thanks again for stopping by, and don’t forget to check out the entire Friend Like You release over on Simon’s website. Hope you have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Hey Friend

Hello Friends, and welcome back! I’m so glad that you stopped by to check out today’s project featuring the new Delicate Wildflowers from Simon’s latest release, Friend Like You. This project also features the new EZ Strips Everyday stamp, 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.

I began this project by pulling out a bunch of colored scraps and die cutting the wildflowers from those, while cutting the centers from black cardstock. Once all of the cutting was complete, I did some ink blending on the flower pieces using Sweets, Cantaloupe, Honey, Spring, Marine, Surf and Lilac. The flowers were then assembled using liquid glue.

My background was created using two of the Pinkfresh Double Stitched Rectangles, and I splattered that for some added interest. I arranged the flowers in rainbow order and adhered them using foam tape, leaving space in the middle for the sentiment.

The sentiment uses the new EZ Strips Everyday, and was stamped onto black cardstock and heat set using Detail White Embossing Powder. That was trimmed down and adhered to the panel using foam strips as well, to finish up.

That does it for this project! I hope you enjoyed it! I like giving small die cuts a little love now and again too. You’ll see later on another project that uses a small die cut to create a full panel. Thanks again for joining me, and don’t forget to check out the entire Friend Like You release. Have an awesome day, friend!

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