Simon Says Stamp Masculine Outline Hearts

Hello Friends and thanks for stopping by! Today’s project is featuring the Outline Hearts Stencil from one of Simon’s latest releases, To Love. This is a super simple project, so let’s get right to it!

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

I began this project by deciding on a color scheme using a card from The Color Cubes. Once that was decided, I pulled some inks that best matched and those ended up being Dew, Mist, Cabbage and Sage. I used a Copic Multiliner to add heart doodles before trimming it down using the Postage Stamp Edge Frames.

The Love Ya sentiment was cut once from Black Glossy cardstock and twice from black cardstock, while the shadow was cut twice from Neenah 110. All of those pieces were adhered together before adding them to the heart panel using foam strips. This was then added to the card base to finish up.

That does it for this project! I hope you enjoyed it! It was a quick and easy one, but I absolutely love this color scheme! Don’t forget to check out the To Love and To Be Loved release over on simon’s website. Thanks again for joining me, and I hope you have an awesome day!

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Simon Says Stamp Valentine Chocolates

Hello Friends and welcome back! Thanks so much for stopping by to check out today’s project featuring the Sweet Treats stamp and stencil combo. I kind of got on a short clean and simple kick this month, and today’s project falls right in line! Let’s get to the deets!

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

I began this project by stamping the chocolate box from the Sweet Treats set 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 stencil to add the color using Gingerbread, Cocoa, Watermelon and Cherry inks.

Once the color was added, I trimmed out the box and added some pink and holographic hearts atop some of the chocolates for added interest. The background was created using the Postage Stamp Edge Frames along with a splatter from the Cherry ink pad. This was then adhered to the card base using foam tape, while the heart box was adhered using foam squares. To finish up, I glued the sentiment, which is from the Reverse Love Sentiment Strips, directly onto the heart.

That does it for this one! Again, a simple card, but it’s cute nonetheless. I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space! Thanks again for hanging out with me, and I hope you have yourself a fabulous day!

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Simon Says Stamp Rainbow Tucked Hearts

Hello Crafty Friends! I hope you’re having a great day! Thanks so much for stopping by to check out today’s project featuring the new Tucked Hearts stamp from Simon’s latest release, To Be Loved. Let’s go ahead and jump into the details!

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

I began this project by pulling my inks, which were Bubblegum, Sunbeam, Seafoam and Lilac. I inked up the top portion of the stamp in the Misti and softened the edges of ink with a blending brush so that I didn’t have any harsh lines. I worked my way down the panel and through the colors until I was satisfied with the vibrance.

Once I was done stamping, I trimmed the panel down using the Chunky A2 Scalloped Rectangles. That was then adhered to the card base, and I went to work on the remaining elements of the card. I die cut the Lined Love You once from gold cardstock and three times from black cardstock and adhered all of those together using liquid glue.

I did offset the gold layer slightly so that you would be able to see the black shadow. The gold hearts are actually leftovers from the Clipping Heart that I had in my stash. The sentiment and the hearts were glued in place to finish up this project.

A super simple one for today, but those are good sometimes! We don’t always have lots of time to devote to a card, so easy peasy ones are a must from time to time. Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you enjoy your day! Stay awesome, Friend!

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Simon Says Stamp Birthday Leafy Branch

Hello Friends, and welcome back! I’m back today with a project featuring the Leafy Branch for Simon’s latest DieCember release. Let’s go ahead and get into the details!

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

I knew that I wanted a monochromatic look to this project, so I began by die cutting the flowers from Neenah 110lb cardstock, while cutting the centers from black cardstock. I’ll list the flowers used in the thumbnails at the end of this post. Once the flowers were cut, I did some light ink blending using Gravel ink.

I went ahead and assembled the flowers, and adhered Gunmetal Dazzling Gems to the centers of the smaller flowers. I die cut the Leafy Branch from black cardstock to provide that contrast that I needed. For added interest, I die cut the Double Plaid Cover from Gravel cardstock and adhered that to a darker grey cardstock using liquid glue.

Before adhering the leaves to the panel, I splattered them with white acrylic ink. I then adhered the florals in place with black foam squares. I stamped the sentiment, which is from the Birthday Basics set, using VersaMark ink and heat set that using Detail White Embossing Powder. The coordinating die was used to trim it out, along with two additional cuts for a stacked sentiment. That was then added to the card using foam strips, along with a few more embellishments to finish up.

That does it for this project! I hope you enjoyed it! I always love working with florals, so this was a favorite of mine for sure! Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Floral Whirl Leaf

Hello and welcome back, Friends! I’m back today with another project featuring the awesome Whirl Fancy Leaf from Simon’s latest DieCember release! I had a lot of fun with this leaf, and really love today’s project, so let’s go ahead and run through the details, shall we?

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

I began this project by die cutting the leaf twice from Neenah 110lb cardstock and did some light ink blending on them using Lilac, Orchid, Seafoam and Surf inks. I had a few leftover flowers from the Hanging Leaf Ring set that I decided to add to this project as well.

Those flowers have some light Gravel ink blending on them, along with some Gunmetal Dazzling Gems. I love the Just Breathe set, so I stamped one of the sentiment onto black cardstock using VersaMark ink and heat set it using SSS Detail White Embossing Powder. That was trimmed out using the coordinating die, along with two additional cuts for added strength and dimension.

I used the Postage Stamp Edge Frames to trim a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock and splattered that with some black ink before proceeding. This panel was adhered to the card base using foam tape, the leaves were glued into place and the flowers were secured with foam tape. The sentiment was secured with foam strips to finish this project up!

I hope you enjoyed this project as much as I did! I really love the simplicity of it, as well as the colors! Thanks for stopping by to check out today’s project! I hope you have a wonderful day, and don’t forget to stay awesome!

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Simon Says Stamp Leafy Hello

Hello Crafty Friends! I’m so glad that you stopped by to check out today’s project featuring the new Abundant Leaf Background from Simon’s latest release, Festive Fun. Let’s get right into the details, shall we?

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

I began this project by die cutting the Abundant Leaf Background from a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock. While the die cut was still in the panel, I did some light ink blending using Pine and Sage inks for some added depth. I knew that I wanted a floral card, so I pulled some flowers and went to work on those.

The flowers that I used for this card were the Layered Dandy Flower, Etched Crocus Stems and the Simple Flowers. I cut those from aqua and pink cardstock and did some ink blending on those as well using Bubblegum, Carnation and Mist inks. I should mention that I cut the centers of the flowers from yellow cardstock. Once my ink blending was complete, I assembled the flowers that needed it using liquid glue.

My background was created using a forest green cardstock with gold splatter, and I glued my leaf background to that. Most of the flowers were adhered using foam strips, while a few were glued directly atop the leaves. The hello sentiment was cut once from gold cardstock and twice from black cardstock, while the shadow portion was cut once from vellum. All of those pieces were adhered together and then glued directly to the panel. The panel was added to a Cotton Candy Pre-Scored card base, which is also from the Festive Fun release, and some Surf Dazzling Gems were added to finish up.

That does it for this one! I hope you enjoyed it! I always love making floral cards, so I had to sneak one in for this release! Don’t forget to head over to Simon’s website to check out the entire Festive Fun release. Thanks again for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!

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Spellbinders October 2024 Large Die of the Month Cozy Toes Slippers

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back! Thanks so much for stopping by! The October Large Die of the Month from Spellbinders is titled Cozy Toes Slippers, and this is such a cute set! It includes elements to make slippers that feature a bunny, a reindeer, a penguin, Santa and even a monster! I chose to do the Santa slippers, so let’s go ahead and run through the details, shall we?

If you are not familiar with the Spellbinders Clubs, here’s a little bit about how it works ..

  • On the 6th of the month, Non-Club members can join the club and get this month’s Club product(s) at the reduced Club Member price with free shipping.
  • On the 27th of the month, registration for this month’s club products closes.
  • On the 10th of the next month, Club products become available to everyone without requiring a Club membership; however, they are available at regular price and there is no free shipping. If a product is sold out, it will be re-ordered.

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

I began this project by sorting through the dies and identifying those that pertained to the Santa. I then began cutting from colors of cardstock that coordinated with the pieces. I cut the pajama pants from patterned paper from my stash, and cut the slippers from black, and so on. You get the idea!

Once all of the pieces were cut, I began assembling them. I’m not even going to lie, I do have to refer to the images on the website sometimes to figure out what I’m supposed to be doing with the pieces! I decided that I needed a background, so I used the Argyle Plaid 3D Embossing Folder for that.

I adhered the pants and slippers using foam tape for added dimension, and applied glue and glitter to Santa’s hat for some sparkly additions. I also decided to apply some Glossy Accents to Santa’s nose as well. The sentiment is from the Mistletoe Greetings BetterPress set, and that was created using BetterPress Black ink, and then glued directly atop the pajama pants to finish up.

That does it for this project! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! There are so many fun options with this set for some super, cute Christmas or wintery cards! Thanks again for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!

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Floral Happy Thoughts

Hello Friend, and welcome back to my blog! I’m so glad that you stopped by to check out today’s project featuring the Fantasy Flowers from Alex Syberia Designs. I picked up this set while I was at CREATE, and couldn’t wait to make something with it! Let’s go ahead and run through the details!

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I began this card by die cutting a bunch of flowers, leaves and a few stems using the Fantasy Flowers set from Neenah 110lb cardstock. Once those were cut, I did some ink blending using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Seafoam, Mist, Raindrop, Melon, Cantalope, Sherbet, Honey and Aspen. I did decide to go back and cut one of the center portions of the flowers from black cardstock, before adhering all of the pieces together using liquid glue.

The background panel is the PFS Sparking Diamonds, which was cut from Peacock cardstock, and the frame is the PFS Simply Diamonds. I thought these two paired well together, and added some nice texture and interest. The sentiment is from the SSS XL Greetings 2 set, and this is definitely one of my favorites! It was stamped on black cardstock and heat embossed using SSS Detail White Embossing Powder. It was cut two additional times and adhered together for a stacked sentiment.

Once I began playing around with the placement of the flowers and leaves, I thought some black leaves would look pretty good, so I cut some of those using the Classic Foliage, also from Alex Syberia Designs. I glued the panels together, and then glued the leaves and orange flowers in place. The teal flowers were then adhered using SSS Foam Squares, and the sentiment was adhered using SSS 3D Foam Strips to finish up.

That does it for this one! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! This color combination is going to become a favorite of mine! Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Spindle Birthday

Hello Crafty Friend, and thanks for stopping by! I’m back today with a project featuring the Birthday Wishes die from Simon’s June 2024 Card Kit, along with the beautiful Spindle Flower. Let’s get into the details.

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I began this card by creating the background panel using a black panel and the SSS Circle Hoops Embossing Folder. Once embossed, I applied some Snow and Ice Lustre Polish over the top to give it the shine that you see. When that dried, I ink blended SSS Rainbow Splash Black ink over that, mainly to tone down the shine.

I die cut the SSS Spindle Flower from Neenah 110lb cardstock and did some light ink blending on the pieces using Concord & 9th Dove ink for the flowers. The stems were ink blended using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Fairway and Seafoam. The yellow portion of the flower just used left over ink from the blending brush. The flowers were then assembled using liquid glue. Of course, I needed some leaves! For that, I used the SSS Privet Branch and used the same colors for the ink blending.

The SSS Birthday Wishes die was cut once from silver cardstock and once from black cardstock, and those were adhered together using liquid glue. The sentiment was adhered in the bottom right corner of the black panel, so that I could determine the placement of the flowers and leaves. Those were then glued in place and the panel was adhered to the card base using foam tape.

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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Many Thanks Roses

Hello Friends and welcome back! Thanks for joining me! Today’s project is mostly all PinkFresh Studio products, with a Simon product thrown in. I’ve always said that I absolutely love PinkFresh Washi Tapes, and the newest washis are no different! Let’s run through the details for this one, shall we?

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I began this project by cutting several panels of the newest PFS Fluttering Butterflies Washi and the PFS Vines and Roses Washi using the coordinating dies. These two sets work so perfectly together! Once the washi tapes were cut, I went to work on the design of the card.

The background panel was stamped onto a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock using the PFS Bougainvillea Print stamp with PFS Misty Coast ink. I chose this ink because I wanted a subtle background image, and this grey is absolutely great for that. Once it was stamped, I trimmed it down using the PFS Diagonal Stitched Rectangles and moved on. I love using the washi tape pieces around a focal point so I cut the PFS Ornate Circle and put SSS 3D Foam Strips on the back.

The sentiment is from the PFS Modern Script Sentiments Foil Plate set, and I used gold foil for that and used the coordinating die to cut it out along with two additional pieces, adhering all of those together with liquid glue. As I always say, all of my florals always need additional leaves, so I opted to use the SSS Budding Branches for this.

Now to assemble the card! The circle was place in the center of the panel, and I arranged the washi tape pieces around the top and bottom portions, securing with a combination of glue and foam strips for support. I did tuck in the white leaves for added interest and added PFS Gold Metallic Pearls to the ‘bud’ portions. The sentiment was glued directly to the panel before everything was adhered to the card base.

That does it for this one! If you haven’t tried the PinkFresh washi tapes, I highly encourage you to do so! They make for effortless, beautiful projects! Thanks again for stopping by! Have a wonderful day, and don’t forget to stay awesome, friend!

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