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Simon Says Stamp Daisy Oval Frame

Hello Friends and welcome back! I’ve been busy playing with goodies from Simon’s latest release, Celebrate! Today’s card is featuring the new Daisy Oval Frame set, so let’s jump right in to the details!

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I began this card by die cutting the SSS Daisy Oval Frame from gold cardstock, along with the inner frame as well. I also cut it from yellow and green cardstock, because I wanted to inlay those pieces into the gold.

I pulled a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock and die cut it using the PFS Diagonal Stitched Rectangles, and splattering it with some gold ink. I removed all of the gold pieces before adhering the frames to the panel using liquid glue, and then began gluing in the colored pieces for a finished look.

The sentiment is from the SSS Extra Talkative set and that was stamped using VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat set using Ranger Clear Embossing Powder. I cut that out using the coordinating die, along with two more cuts and adhered all of those together. As always, I felt like I needed more leaves, so I used the SSS Etched Meadow Flowers and Leaves for that.

I glued the white leaves in place and adhered the sentiment atop those using SSS 3D Foam Strips for some dimension. The panel was then adhered to the card base using foam tape, and some PFS Gold Metallic Pearls were added to finish up.

I hope you enjoyed this project, because I sure did! There’s something so satisfying about the inlay process. Don’t forget to check out the entire Celebrate release over on Simon’s website! Thanks again for stopping by, and have a wonderful day, friend!

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Simon Says Stamp The Best Organic Leaves

Hello Crafty Friends, and thanks so much for stopping by! The latest Simon Says Stamp release, Celebrate, is live, and I’ve had a blast playing with all of my goodies! Today’s card is featuring the new Organic Leaves stamp, so let’s go through the details!

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I began this project by pulling a card from The Color Cubes and then pulling ink pads that matched, or matched as close as I could get them. The inks used were SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Mocha, as well as PFS inks in Ballet Slipper, Peony and Berrylicious. I cut a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock and placed it in the Misti and began stamping the SSS Organic Leaves. I started with the lightest color at the top, and worked my way through the colors. When I was done adding each ink, I did use a blender brush to soften the edges of the ink, so that I didn’t have any harsh lines on the panel. Once everything was stamped, I used the PFS Diagonal Stitched Rectangles to trim it down.

For some added interest to the card, I used the SSS A2 Thin Frames and cut one of those from gold cardstock and adhered it to the panel using liquid glue. I used the SSS The Best is Yet to Come for the sentiment and cut that from the same gold cardstock, along with two additional black layers. The shadow portion of the die was also cut twice from black cardstock, and all of these layers were glued together for a stacked look.

The sentiment was adhered to the panel using SSS 3D Foam Strips and the panel was then adhered to a black panel, for contrast, using SSS Dot Tape Runner, before being adhered to the card base. For a little added bling, I added some PFS Gold Metallic Pearls.

That does it for this one! I hope you enjoyed it! Have you checked out the entire Celebrate release yet? I’d love to know your favorites in the comments! Thanks again for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Leafy Birthday Wishes

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back! I’m so glad that you stopped by! Today’s card is featuring the new Celestial Wishes set, which is featured in the May 2024 Card Kit. So, let’s run through the details!

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I began this card by pulling out the SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Bubblegum, Melon, Lemonade, Sprout, Seafoam and Lilac so that I could stamp the largest leaf from this set in a rainbow of colors. I stamped my leaves on a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock and used the coordinating die to trim them all out.

Once all of the leaves were stamped and cut, I embossed another panel using the SSS Wistful Leaves Embossing Folder and trimmed it down slightly. I played around with the leaf placement, and decided that I wanted some other white leaves tucked between the layers of the rainbow leaves, and I used the SSS Budding Branches for this. This die has quickly become a favorite of mine!

I started adhering the leaves to the embossed panel using liquid glue, while gluing the white leaves between the layers. I used the Happy Birthday sentiment, which is also from the new SSS Celestial Wishes set. I stamped that using VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat embossed it using Ranger Clear Embossing Powder. Once again, I used the coordinating die to trim it out, along with two additional cuts and glued all of those together for a stacked sentiment.

The sentiment was adhered to the panel using SSS 3D Foam Strips, and I added PinkFresh Jewels to the “buds” of the branches using the colors of the rainbow. The whole panel was then adhered to the card base using foam tape.

That does it for this project! I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it inspires some creativity for you, as well! You can check out all of the contents for the May 2024 Card Kit over on Simon’s website. Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Feel Better Blossoms

Hello Friends and welcome back! Thanks so much for stopping by to check out today’s project featuring the new Cherry Blossom Embossing Folder from Simon’s latest release, Be Bold. Let’s run through the deets for this one!

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I began this project by spritzing a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock with water and placing it in the SSS Cherry Blossom Embossing Folder and running it through the machine. I also used the included die cut and cut a few white flowers and ink blended those using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Seafoam.

To add the black to the flowers, I used the TH Brayer and a VersaFine Onyx Black ink pad, and just rolled the black onto the raised portions of the panel. I also used a Copic 110 marker to touch up some of the black flowers as well. Once that was dry, I used Cosmic Shimmer Snow and Ice Lustre Polish to add some shine to some of the black flowers using my finger.

I used the SSS Feel Better Soon sentiment and cut that once from Aqua Mirror cardstock and twice from Neenah 110lb cardstock. I also cut the shadow portion twice and adhered all of those pieces together using liquid glue. The sentiment was glued directly to the panel, and I glued the ink blended flowers in place also.

To finish up, I added some SSS Dazzling Gems in Surf to some of the flowers before adhering the floral panel to a black panel with foam tape.

That does it for this one! I hope you enjoyed this project, and I hope it inspires you to experiment and play around with your embossing folders. Don’t forget to check out the entire Be Bold release over on Simon’s website. Thanks again for stopping by, and have yourself a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Sympathy Flowers

Hello Crafty Friends, and thanks for stopping by! I’ve been busy working on projects for Simon’s latest release, Be Bold. Have you checked it out yet? I’d love to know your favorites from this release! Today’s project is featuring a new floral stamp set called Wild & Free Flowers. While this is a gorgeous set, it will not be the focal point for this project. I opted to use it as a background instead. Let’s run through the details, shall we?

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I began this project by stamping one of the florals from the SSS Wild & Free Flowers onto a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock using PFS Misty Coast ink. I then used the PFS Stitched Rectangles to trim it down. Then, I went to work on the focal point for this card.

I die cut the SSS Etched Magnolia Blossom and a few SSS Budding Branches from scraps of Neenah 110lb cardstock, and did some very light ink blending on the magnolia using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Bubblegum. Once the ink blending was complete, I adhered the pieces together with liquid glue, after cutting the center of the flower from black cardstock.

I also used SSS Fog cardstock to cut a few flowers using the SSS Fine Floral Stem, and used some pink cardstock to cut a few flowers using the SSS Mini Flowers & Leaves set. Those were adhered together and set aside while I continued to work on the remaining pieces of the card. I die cut the sentiment from the SSS Handlettered Greetings set using SSS Black Glossy cardstock, and adhered that directly to the stamped panel.

Next, I played around with the placement of the flowers and leaves and began gluing the leaves in place first, then the grey flowers were next, and the magnolia was adhered atop all of that using SSS 3D Foam Strips. Some of the leaves were cut and tucked in where needed, and I glued white pearls to all of the areas with a little stem. The panel was then adhered to a black panel 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 in your space! Don’t forget to check out the entire Be Bold release! Thanks again for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Hello Cherry Blossoms

Hello Crafty Friends, and thanks so much for joining me! I’m back today with a project featuring the new Cherry Blossom Embossing Folder from Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, Be Bold. There’s a lot going on with this card, so let’s get to the details!

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This card begins with cutting some white flowers using the included die from the SSS Cherry Blossom Embossing Folder. Once I had quite a few cut, I placed them inside the folder and ran them through the machine to add the embossed texture to them. I then did some light ink blending on them using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Bubblegum, Lilac, Lemonade, Marine, Seafoam, and Melon.

I then used the SSS Etched Eucalyptus Wreath and cut three of those from Neenah 110lb cardstock. While I was cutting, I went ahead and cut a bunch of leaves using the SSS Eucalyptus Leaves die from Neenah 110lb cardstock and gold cardstock, and I used the SSS Stitched Squares to cut one of those.

The background was created using the SSS Stitched Whirl Background and some gold acrylic ink splatter. As you can imagine, there was a lot of playing around with placement on this card! I adhered the three eucalyptus wreaths together using liquid glue and set that aside. I placed SSS 3D Foam Strips on the back of the square and decided placement of the leaves, and began gluing those in place. Some leaves had to be trimmed, and I reserved those to tuck back in where needed.

The square was then adhered to the panel and the wreaths were adhered atop that using a combination of liquid glue and foam strips for support. I glued a few flowers to the wreath and tucked in the remaining flowers here and there, along with the reserved white and gold leaves. I die cut the SSS Simple Hello once from gold cardstock and four times from Neenah 110lb cardstock and glued all of those together with liquid glue. I don’t normally make my sentiments that thick, but I knew it was going to need additional support, because it was going to be adhered atop the wreath with very few connect points.

I glued the Hello in place, and added some PFS Gold Metallic Pearls to the flower centers for added interest. The entire panel was then adhered to the card base using foam tape. Needless to say, this card is quite thick, but I love how it turned out!

Don’t forget to check out the entire Be Bold release over on Simon’s website! Thanks again for joining me, and I hope you have a fabulous day!

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Simon Says Stamp Splendid Leafy Birthday

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back! I’m so glad that you’re here! Today’s project is featuring the new Splendid die, and the Splendid Sentiments Stamp set from Simon’s latest release, Be Bold. Let’s get right in to it!

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I always say, Die Cutting is My Jam, so maybe this should become a series! I like creating backgrounds with unexpected dies, and today’s card does just that! I took the SSS Splendid die and cut a bunch of those from Neenah 110lb cardstock, and cut it once from gold cardstock. I also cut a panel using the PFS Diagonal Stitched Rectangles to use as the background. I had to play around with the placement before committing to adhering the words onto the panel with liquid glue.

Once all of the white words were adhered to the panel, I trimmed off the excess and glued the gold sentiment in place. I used the SSS Splendid Sentiments and stamped the additional sentiment using VersaMark Ink and heat set those using Ranger Princess Gold Embossing Powder. I trimmed those down and adhered them to the panel using SSS 3D Foam Strips.

I used the SSS Abundant Leaves to cut those from Neenah 110lb cardstock and did some ink blending using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Sprout and Seafoam. Those were then adhered to the panel with liquid glue as well. The panel was adhered to a black panel for contrast before being added to the card base. For some additional bling, I added some PFS Gold Metallic Pearls to finish up.

That does it for this installment of Die Cutting is My Jam! I like the sound of that! Anyhoo, I hope you enjoyed this project, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space. Thanks again for joining me today, and don’t forget to stay awesome, friend!

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Simon Says Stamp Birthday Whirl Medallion

Hello, Hello! Thanks so much for stopping by! I’m back today with a project featuring the new Whirl Medallion from Simon’s latest release, Be Bold. If you’ve been around here for a little while, you probably know that I like creating backgrounds with single dies, and today’s project does just that. So, let’s go run through the deets for this one!

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I began this project by cutting a bunch of the SSS Whirl Medallions from gold cardstock. Once I had enough of the medallions, I grabbed a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock and started playing around with the placement. I knew that I wanted to cover the whole panel, so I began in the middle of the panel.

I adhered the first medallion with liquid glue, and worked my way outward from there. Once all of the medallions were placed, I trimmed off the excess. This panel was then adhered to a black panel with foam tape for contrast. I used this Happy Birthday sentiment, which is from the SSS Birthday Basics set, and stamped that using VersaMark Ink and heat setting it with Ranger Princess Gold Embossing Powder.

I used the coordinating die to cut out the sentiment, along with two additional cuts and glued all of those together for a stacked look. The sentiment was then adhered in the center of the card with SSS 3D Foam Strips, and the entire panel was adhered to the card base.

Pretty simple card for today! Die cutting is my jam, and I love creating backgrounds with a single die or with smaller dies. I hope you enjoyed this project, and I hope it inspires you to get creative with your dies! Don’t forget to check out the entire Be Bold release over on Simon’s website. Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Mother’s Leafy Cluster

Hello and welcome back crafty friends! I’m so glad that you stopped by to take a look at today’s project featuring the new Mother die from Simon’s latest release, Be Bold. Let’s go ahead and run through the deets for this one, shall we?

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I began this card by selecting a color combo from The Color Cubes and stamping the SSS Leafy Cluster onto a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock using VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat setting that with Ranger Clear Embossing Powder. I then used the coordinating stencils to do the ink blending using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Blush, Petunia and Watermelon, along with Pinkfresh inks in Atlantis and Metropolis. Once the ink blending was complete, I used the coordinating dies to cut them out.

I cut the SSS Mother die once from SSS Matte Silver cardstock and twice from Neenah 110lb cardstock, and I also cut the shadow portion of the die twice and well. All of those pieces were adhered together using liquid glue and set aside while I worked on the remaining elements of the card. I always seem to need more leaves on my cards, so I opted to use the SSS Etched Meadow Flower and Leaves, along with the SSS Flower Bundle and cut some of those using the same matte silver cardstock.

For the background, I used the PFS Diagonal Stitched Rectangles to cut a panel of black cardstock, and splattered it using white acrylic ink. I then used the SSS A2 Thin Frames to cut a frame from the same silver cardstock. Now for the assembly! I glued the silver frame in place, glued the silver leaves in place and then glued the Leafy Clusters in place.

The sentiment was also glued in place. I chose a sub-sentiment from the SSS Reverse Love Sentiments Strips and adhered that using SSS 3D Foam Strips so that it would match the height of the main sentiment. I added a few PFS Matte Silver Pearls before adhering the panel to the card base using foam tape.

That does it for this one! I really like this color combo, and am enjoying The Color Cubes, especially when I get stuck on putting colors together. I hope you enjoyed this project too! Head on over to Simon’s website to check out the entire Be Bold release! I’d love to know your favorites! Thanks again for stopping by, and don’t forget to stay awesome, friend! 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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