Tag: Encouragement Cards

Pinkfresh Dark Floral Beauty

Hello Crafty Friends! Thanks so much for stopping by to check out today’s project featuring some relatively new Pinkfresh goodies. I have a problem .. I purchase Pinkfresh products, and then I never use them, so I’m trying to do something about that! With that being said, I love the pastel, floral vibe of Pinkfresh, but I wanted to try my hand at a dark Pinkfresh card. Let me know what you think in the comments. Let’s go ahead and run through the details for this project!

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

Ok, so I knew I wanted dark colors, but I didn’t want to go my usual route of black and grays, so I opted for blues and gold. I began by gold foiling the Interlaced Diamond Press Plate onto Indigo cardstock and used the coordinating die to trim it out. I also cut one from black and adhered those together using liquid glue. My next step was to cut the Fresh Florals from Partly Cloudy cardstock. This is an older Spellbinders cardstock, and I think the comparable new ColorWheel color would be Malibu.

Once all of the florals and leaves were cut, I did some ink blending on the flowers using Stargazer ink. I went pretty heavy handed as I wanted the flowers to match the indigo. After I was done ink blending, I decided that it might be pretty to add a layer of gold to everything, so I cut the Fresh Florals again from gold cardstock. I adhered the blue flowers to the gold flowers using foam squares, because I wanted to be able to see the underlying layer. I then assembled the rest of the flowers with liquid glue.

I gold foiled the sentiment, which is from the Favorite Things set, onto the same indigo cardstock and used the coordinating die to trim it out twice. Before beginning the assembly of the card, I cut a panel of the indigo and gold splattered that to add a bit of background interest.

The Interlaced Diamonds was adhered first and then I began adhering the leaves. I glued the gold leaves in place and then glued the blue leaves atop those but slightly off center. I then glued the flowers in place and adhered the sentiment in the center using foam strips. To finish up, I added gold metallic pearls to the centers of the flowers.

That does it for this project! So, how do you feel about a dark Pinkfresh card? Don’t get me wrong, I do love me some pastel colors too, but I needed to try this. I appreciate you swinging by to check out this project, and I hope you have a wonderful day! Stay awesome, friend!

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Happy Happy Friday! I recently got the Artful Palette set from @simonsaysstamp and had to get busy creating a few cards using various patterned papers from my hoarding stash! I can’t be the only one that hoards patterned papers, right?!? These cards were quite fun to make, and I’m considering making a few more! I hope you all have a great day and a wonderful weekend! I have so many stamp sets that I haven’t used, and I’ve been trying to make my way through some of them! Today’s project is featuring one of those sets, it’s the Oh, Shiitake set from @simonsaysstamp. An oldie but goodie for sure! I love the addition of the stencil for this product suite, because sometimes I just don’t feel like coloring! Happy Monday, Friends! Today’s post is featuring the Tiny Flora Embossing Folder from @simonsaysstamp Beautiful Moments release. I embossed the panel onto glossy cardstock and used to brayer to add the pink. In the process of brayering, the bottom portion of my panel had ink splotches that I didn’t like, so I just ripped it off and wet with what I had. Definitely a case of making something good out of something bad. I hope you all have a fabulous day! It’s Friday and I’m back with more cards featuring the Groovy Daisies from @simonsaysstamp. Catch all of the deets over on my blog at redsas.co. Hope you all have a great day and a fabulous weekend! Happiest Wednesday to you! Today’s project is featuring the new Scattered Leaves stencil from @simonsaysstamp latest release, Beautiful Moments. I love leaf stencils, because they’re so versatile! You can make spring leaves, fall leaves, leaves of unexpected colors, etc. if you’d like to check out more details, you can head on over to my blog at redsas.co. Hope you have a fabulous day! Today I’m participating in a Simon Says Stamp Instagram hop, and we’re featuring the Beautiful Moments release! To start from the beginning of the hop, head to @simonsaysstamp!

Pinkfresh Blooming Leafy Lattice

Hello Friends, and welcome back! I recently received my Pinkfresh order with goodies from the March release, and I found some time to play! This project is featuring the new Blooming Grace Washi Tape and the Leafy Lattice Press Plate. Let’s not waste time and go ahead and run through the details!

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

I began this project by smoothing out a panel of the washi tape onto Neenah 110lb cardstock, and using the coordinating die to trim those pieces out. I then went ahead and gold foiled the Leafy Lattice and trimmed that out with coordinating die as well. I wanted a background for all of my elements, so I used the Sparkling Diamonds die cut. I haven’t been able to locate this die cut on the Pinkfresh website, so I’m not sure if it has been discontinued. But, I thought it worked really well with the way I wanted to orient the lattice.

My next step was to play around with the placement of everything, and before adhering anything, I did some light ink blending on the background panel using Peony ink. I placed foam strips on the back of the lattice and adhered that to my panel first. I decided that I needed some additional green leaves, so I used the Fresh Florals die and ink blended those leaves using Fresh Pear and Olive inks.

The sentiment was already in my stash, and that is from the Here For You Sentiments Press Plate, which I had gold foiled as well. I went ahead and adhered the sentiment in the center using the same foam strips, glued the green leaves in place, and then adhered the washi tape pieces, again with foam strips. To finish up, I added some Gold Metallic Pearls.

That does it for this project! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. If you’ve never tried the Pinkfresh washi tapes, I definitely encourage you to give it a try! They are simple to use, and yield beautiful card results! Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Happy Happy Friday! I recently got the Artful Palette set from @simonsaysstamp and had to get busy creating a few cards using various patterned papers from my hoarding stash! I can’t be the only one that hoards patterned papers, right?!? These cards were quite fun to make, and I’m considering making a few more! I hope you all have a great day and a wonderful weekend! I have so many stamp sets that I haven’t used, and I’ve been trying to make my way through some of them! Today’s project is featuring one of those sets, it’s the Oh, Shiitake set from @simonsaysstamp. An oldie but goodie for sure! I love the addition of the stencil for this product suite, because sometimes I just don’t feel like coloring! Happy Monday, Friends! Today’s post is featuring the Tiny Flora Embossing Folder from @simonsaysstamp Beautiful Moments release. I embossed the panel onto glossy cardstock and used to brayer to add the pink. In the process of brayering, the bottom portion of my panel had ink splotches that I didn’t like, so I just ripped it off and wet with what I had. Definitely a case of making something good out of something bad. I hope you all have a fabulous day! It’s Friday and I’m back with more cards featuring the Groovy Daisies from @simonsaysstamp. Catch all of the deets over on my blog at redsas.co. Hope you all have a great day and a fabulous weekend! Happiest Wednesday to you! Today’s project is featuring the new Scattered Leaves stencil from @simonsaysstamp latest release, Beautiful Moments. I love leaf stencils, because they’re so versatile! You can make spring leaves, fall leaves, leaves of unexpected colors, etc. if you’d like to check out more details, you can head on over to my blog at redsas.co. Hope you have a fabulous day! Today I’m participating in a Simon Says Stamp Instagram hop, and we’re featuring the Beautiful Moments release! To start from the beginning of the hop, head to @simonsaysstamp!

Simon Says Stamp Nifty Happy to Know You

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back! I’m so glad that you stopped by to check out today’s project featuring the new Nifty Star Plate from the Rain or Shine release. 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 Nifty Star Plate once from Neenah 110lb cardstock and once from black cardstock. I then poked out all of the pieces from both panels and put the black panel onto a Craft Tacky Mat and put the white pieces into place. Once those were in place, I did some light ink blending using Bubblegum, Sunbeam and Seafoam inks.

To get proper placement onto my card base, I put some removable tape on the back of the black panel and began the inlay process adding the black pieces first and securing with liquid glue and then adding the ink blended pieces atop that. Once all of the pieces were in place, I carefully removed the black panel that I was using as my guide.

The sentiment, which is from the Extra Talkative set, was stamped onto black cardstock using VersaMark ink and heat set using Detail White Embossing Powder. That was then trimmed out using the coordinating die along with two additional cuts. Those were adhered together and added to the card using foam strips. To finish up, I added black crystals to the centers of each piece.

That finishes up this project! I hope you enjoyed it! Inlay work is time consuming, but I think it yields such a beautiful project regardless of what it is. Thanks again for joining me today, and don’t forget to check out the entire Rain or Shine release over on Simon’s website. I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Happy Happy Friday! I recently got the Artful Palette set from @simonsaysstamp and had to get busy creating a few cards using various patterned papers from my hoarding stash! I can’t be the only one that hoards patterned papers, right?!? These cards were quite fun to make, and I’m considering making a few more! I hope you all have a great day and a wonderful weekend! I have so many stamp sets that I haven’t used, and I’ve been trying to make my way through some of them! Today’s project is featuring one of those sets, it’s the Oh, Shiitake set from @simonsaysstamp. An oldie but goodie for sure! I love the addition of the stencil for this product suite, because sometimes I just don’t feel like coloring! Happy Monday, Friends! Today’s post is featuring the Tiny Flora Embossing Folder from @simonsaysstamp Beautiful Moments release. I embossed the panel onto glossy cardstock and used to brayer to add the pink. In the process of brayering, the bottom portion of my panel had ink splotches that I didn’t like, so I just ripped it off and wet with what I had. Definitely a case of making something good out of something bad. I hope you all have a fabulous day! It’s Friday and I’m back with more cards featuring the Groovy Daisies from @simonsaysstamp. Catch all of the deets over on my blog at redsas.co. Hope you all have a great day and a fabulous weekend! Happiest Wednesday to you! Today’s project is featuring the new Scattered Leaves stencil from @simonsaysstamp latest release, Beautiful Moments. I love leaf stencils, because they’re so versatile! You can make spring leaves, fall leaves, leaves of unexpected colors, etc. if you’d like to check out more details, you can head on over to my blog at redsas.co. Hope you have a fabulous day! Today I’m participating in a Simon Says Stamp Instagram hop, and we’re featuring the Beautiful Moments release! To start from the beginning of the hop, head to @simonsaysstamp!

Simon Says Stamp Rain or Shine Blog Hop – Day 1

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back! Today I’m super excited to be participating in the SSS Blog Hop to celebrate their latest release, Rain or Shine! Hop along with us and comment on each post for your chance to win a $25 gift certificate to the Simon store! Simon will be giving away a gift certificate to one lucky commenter from each stop along the way! I’ll list the participants of the Hop at the bottom of my post for your convenience. And, stay tuned for the Blog Hop Day 2 tomorrow for more inspiration and chances to win! My project for today is featuring the new Snowbell Bouquet in a shadow frame. I really enjoy creating shadow frames as a little decorative element for your home or your craft room or anywhere, really. 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 die cutting the Snowbells LOTS of times from Neenah 110lb cardstock and Green Apple cardstock. Once everything was cut, I did some light ink blending on the flowers using Gravel ink and on the stems and leaves using Fairway and Field ink.

I assembled the flowers and adhered them to the stems and cut a background panel that would fit inside the frame from dark green cardstock. I wanted a little more interest, so I splattered it with yellow spray. I chose that one because I knew that it would show up on dark cardstock.

The sentiment was created using the Just Breathe set. I stamped it onto black cardstock using VersaMark ink and heat set it using Detail White Embossing Powder. I trimmed it out with the coordinating die four times to achieve that stacked look.

When the panel dried, I arranged the flowers and sentiment in a way that I was satisfied with and then began adhering them with liquid glue. The sentiment was added with foam tape for added dimension. Once the flowers and sentiment were in their places, I went back and added the leaves here and there to fill in.

That does it for this project! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! Have you tried making a shadow frame? I always end up making mine to send to Simon headquarters, and I really need to make one for myself one of these days! Don’t forget to join the Blog Hop and comment along the way for your chance to win a gift certificate! Thanks for joining me, and I hope you have a great day!

HOP ORDER: 

Simon Says Stamp Blog 
Caly Person
Nichol Spohr
Suzy Plantamura
Jennifer McGuire
Debby Hughes
Emily Midgett
Lisa Addesa
Tina Smith
Anna-Karin Evaldsson
Karin Åkesdotter
Sandi MacIver
Tracy Ware
Barb Engler
Michelle Short
Charlene Madrid

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Happy Happy Friday! I recently got the Artful Palette set from @simonsaysstamp and had to get busy creating a few cards using various patterned papers from my hoarding stash! I can’t be the only one that hoards patterned papers, right?!? These cards were quite fun to make, and I’m considering making a few more! I hope you all have a great day and a wonderful weekend! I have so many stamp sets that I haven’t used, and I’ve been trying to make my way through some of them! Today’s project is featuring one of those sets, it’s the Oh, Shiitake set from @simonsaysstamp. An oldie but goodie for sure! I love the addition of the stencil for this product suite, because sometimes I just don’t feel like coloring! Happy Monday, Friends! Today’s post is featuring the Tiny Flora Embossing Folder from @simonsaysstamp Beautiful Moments release. I embossed the panel onto glossy cardstock and used to brayer to add the pink. In the process of brayering, the bottom portion of my panel had ink splotches that I didn’t like, so I just ripped it off and wet with what I had. Definitely a case of making something good out of something bad. I hope you all have a fabulous day! It’s Friday and I’m back with more cards featuring the Groovy Daisies from @simonsaysstamp. Catch all of the deets over on my blog at redsas.co. Hope you all have a great day and a fabulous weekend! Happiest Wednesday to you! Today’s project is featuring the new Scattered Leaves stencil from @simonsaysstamp latest release, Beautiful Moments. I love leaf stencils, because they’re so versatile! You can make spring leaves, fall leaves, leaves of unexpected colors, etc. if you’d like to check out more details, you can head on over to my blog at redsas.co. Hope you have a fabulous day! Today I’m participating in a Simon Says Stamp Instagram hop, and we’re featuring the Beautiful Moments release! To start from the beginning of the hop, head to @simonsaysstamp!

Spellbinders Floral Frame Grid

Hello Crafty Friends, and thanks so much for stopping by today! I’ve had the My Life in Pictures set from the Spellbinders March releases on my desk, and finally found time to play with it and I’m so happy with what I came up with! Let’s go ahead and run through the details.

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

I began this project by die cutting the frame portion of the set a few times from Neenah 110lb cardstock and black cardstock. I poked out the little edge pieces from the white and left them in place on the black, and adhered the frames together with liquid glue. I also die cut the smile sentiment in the set once from gold, twice from Neenah and once from black cardstock and adhered all of those together, offsetting the black layer ever so slightly.

I wanted to create a grid type pattern, so I pulled out several floral sets that had some smaller die cuts in them. I also pulled a few colors of Spellbinders cardstock as well. I’ll list all of those supplies at the bottom of this post for your convenience. Once everything was cut, I did some light ink blending on the pieces using Guava, Gravel and Field inks. Once that was complete, I assembled the flowers and set those aside while I assembled the rest of the card.

For assembly, I cut a panel of Neenah slightly smaller than my card base and began adhering the frame pieces on a diagonal, trimming off the excess when complete. I then adhered the leaves in place and then secured the flowers with a mix of foam squares and liquid glue. The panel was adhered to the card base, the sentiment was glued directly in place and gold metallic pearls were added to finish up.

A relatively simple card design, but a little time consuming with all of the die cutting. I happen to love die cutting so I didn’t mind it all, and I really love how this card turned out! I appreciate you stopping by, and I hope you have an absolutely wonderful day!

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Happy Happy Friday! I recently got the Artful Palette set from @simonsaysstamp and had to get busy creating a few cards using various patterned papers from my hoarding stash! I can’t be the only one that hoards patterned papers, right?!? These cards were quite fun to make, and I’m considering making a few more! I hope you all have a great day and a wonderful weekend! I have so many stamp sets that I haven’t used, and I’ve been trying to make my way through some of them! Today’s project is featuring one of those sets, it’s the Oh, Shiitake set from @simonsaysstamp. An oldie but goodie for sure! I love the addition of the stencil for this product suite, because sometimes I just don’t feel like coloring! Happy Monday, Friends! Today’s post is featuring the Tiny Flora Embossing Folder from @simonsaysstamp Beautiful Moments release. I embossed the panel onto glossy cardstock and used to brayer to add the pink. In the process of brayering, the bottom portion of my panel had ink splotches that I didn’t like, so I just ripped it off and wet with what I had. Definitely a case of making something good out of something bad. I hope you all have a fabulous day! It’s Friday and I’m back with more cards featuring the Groovy Daisies from @simonsaysstamp. Catch all of the deets over on my blog at redsas.co. Hope you all have a great day and a fabulous weekend! Happiest Wednesday to you! Today’s project is featuring the new Scattered Leaves stencil from @simonsaysstamp latest release, Beautiful Moments. I love leaf stencils, because they’re so versatile! You can make spring leaves, fall leaves, leaves of unexpected colors, etc. if you’d like to check out more details, you can head on over to my blog at redsas.co. Hope you have a fabulous day! Today I’m participating in a Simon Says Stamp Instagram hop, and we’re featuring the Beautiful Moments release! To start from the beginning of the hop, head to @simonsaysstamp!

Carry On With Courage

Hello Friends, and welcome back! Today’s project is featuring florals with some absolutely gorgeous paper from Your Paper Insider! I love grays and black, but this pink cardstock is beyond gorgeous! The color doesn’t come through in the pictures, but it’s the softest, palest pink that I’ve ever come across, and I thought it paired so well with the dark colors on this card. If you haven’t checked out Your Paper Insider, I highly recommend that you do so! It’s a fun subscription box that features papers from all over the world to include many cardstock colors and specialty papers. Let’s go ahead and get into the details for this project.

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

I began this project by die cutting some florals and leaves from the Spellbinders Vivid Blooms set using all of these colors from my subscription box. Once the florals were assembled, I went ahead and used the PinkFresh Studio Sparkling Diamonds plate on a panel of darker gray cardstock.

Before moving on, I did splatter that panel with some black acrylic ink for some added interest. The sentiment was created using the PinkFresh Studio Wonderful Sentiments and Opal foil. The was die cut several times to create a stacked sentiment.

I began assembling the card by adhering the gray leaves first using liquid glue and then adhering the pink leaves atop those. I then adhered the outside flowers, again with liquid glue, and then adhered the center flower with foam tape. The sentiment was adhered with foam strips, and I tucked in some additional leaves to fill in. Clear drops were added to finish up.

That does it for this project. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! Take some time to check out Your Paper Insider to see if it’s something that interests you! Thanks again for hanging out with me, and I hope you have a fabulous day!

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Happy Happy Friday! I recently got the Artful Palette set from @simonsaysstamp and had to get busy creating a few cards using various patterned papers from my hoarding stash! I can’t be the only one that hoards patterned papers, right?!? These cards were quite fun to make, and I’m considering making a few more! I hope you all have a great day and a wonderful weekend! I have so many stamp sets that I haven’t used, and I’ve been trying to make my way through some of them! Today’s project is featuring one of those sets, it’s the Oh, Shiitake set from @simonsaysstamp. An oldie but goodie for sure! I love the addition of the stencil for this product suite, because sometimes I just don’t feel like coloring! Happy Monday, Friends! Today’s post is featuring the Tiny Flora Embossing Folder from @simonsaysstamp Beautiful Moments release. I embossed the panel onto glossy cardstock and used to brayer to add the pink. In the process of brayering, the bottom portion of my panel had ink splotches that I didn’t like, so I just ripped it off and wet with what I had. Definitely a case of making something good out of something bad. I hope you all have a fabulous day! It’s Friday and I’m back with more cards featuring the Groovy Daisies from @simonsaysstamp. Catch all of the deets over on my blog at redsas.co. Hope you all have a great day and a fabulous weekend! Happiest Wednesday to you! Today’s project is featuring the new Scattered Leaves stencil from @simonsaysstamp latest release, Beautiful Moments. I love leaf stencils, because they’re so versatile! You can make spring leaves, fall leaves, leaves of unexpected colors, etc. if you’d like to check out more details, you can head on over to my blog at redsas.co. Hope you have a fabulous day! Today I’m participating in a Simon Says Stamp Instagram hop, and we’re featuring the Beautiful Moments release! To start from the beginning of the hop, head to @simonsaysstamp!

Spellbinders Wonderful Vivid Blooms

Hello Friends and thanks for stopping by! Today’s project is featuring the new Vivid Blooms set from Spellbinders January releases. I had used these florals on a previous project and had some left over, so of course I had to use them! Let’s run through the details.

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

I began this project by die cutting the florals and leaves from Waterfall, Teal Topaz, Saffron, Cotton Candy and Green Apple cardstocks. I did some ink blending on those pieces using Carnation, Honey, Artichoke, Ocean and Surf inks. Once the ink blending was complete, I assembled the flowers and set them aside while I worked on the remainder of the card.

I used the Fluted Classics Rectangles to create a frame and then embossed the center portion using the Leafy Embossing Folder. For some added interest, I did splatter both of those with gold acrylic ink. The sentiment, which is from the You Are Everything Sentiments set, was gold foiled onto black cardstock and die cut three times for a stacked sentiment look.

For the assembly, I glued the frame and embossed panel to the card base and then adhered the leaves in place and then the florals. Two of the flowers were adhered with foam tape for some added dimension. The sentiment was added with foam strips, and to finish up, I added some Gold Metallic Pearls to one of the leaf stems.

That does it for this project! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! Thanks again for joining me today, and I have you have an amazing day! Stay awesome, friend!

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Happy Happy Friday! I recently got the Artful Palette set from @simonsaysstamp and had to get busy creating a few cards using various patterned papers from my hoarding stash! I can’t be the only one that hoards patterned papers, right?!? These cards were quite fun to make, and I’m considering making a few more! I hope you all have a great day and a wonderful weekend! I have so many stamp sets that I haven’t used, and I’ve been trying to make my way through some of them! Today’s project is featuring one of those sets, it’s the Oh, Shiitake set from @simonsaysstamp. An oldie but goodie for sure! I love the addition of the stencil for this product suite, because sometimes I just don’t feel like coloring! Happy Monday, Friends! Today’s post is featuring the Tiny Flora Embossing Folder from @simonsaysstamp Beautiful Moments release. I embossed the panel onto glossy cardstock and used to brayer to add the pink. In the process of brayering, the bottom portion of my panel had ink splotches that I didn’t like, so I just ripped it off and wet with what I had. Definitely a case of making something good out of something bad. I hope you all have a fabulous day! It’s Friday and I’m back with more cards featuring the Groovy Daisies from @simonsaysstamp. Catch all of the deets over on my blog at redsas.co. Hope you all have a great day and a fabulous weekend! Happiest Wednesday to you! Today’s project is featuring the new Scattered Leaves stencil from @simonsaysstamp latest release, Beautiful Moments. I love leaf stencils, because they’re so versatile! You can make spring leaves, fall leaves, leaves of unexpected colors, etc. if you’d like to check out more details, you can head on over to my blog at redsas.co. Hope you have a fabulous day! Today I’m participating in a Simon Says Stamp Instagram hop, and we’re featuring the Beautiful Moments release! To start from the beginning of the hop, head to @simonsaysstamp!

Simon Says Stamp Sending You Love

Hello and welcome back! I’m so thrilled that you stopped by to hang out with me for a few minutes! Today’s project is featuring the new Pixie Dust Stamp set from Simon’s latest release To Be Loved. Let’s go ahead and get right into it!

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

I began this project by stamping the floral image from this set twice onto a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock using VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat setting that with Ranger Clear Embossing Powder. I then colored one of the images using Copic Markers in BG96, BG10, BG53, BG72, G94, YG63, Y08, Y18 and Y38.

When I stamped the floral image twice, I was not sure at this point what I was doing with the card. It was a, “I’m going to start and see what happens” kind of project! Once I finished coloring the one image, I cut it out, and decided that I would use the other stamped image as a background of sorts. I used the Postage Stamp Edge Frames to determine placement and went ahead and trimmed it down.

I then added some “black splatter” using a Copic Multiliner, because I wanted to control where the splatter landed. I adhered the colored portions of the flowers atop the panel using foam squares and then ran it back through the die cutting machine with the postage edge again so that both layers had the pattern.

This is a left over gold foiled sentiment that I had in my stash, which is from the Reverse Bad Day Good Vibes Sentiment Strip set, that I added with foam strips. The panel was added to the card base and along with some gold metallic pearls to finish up.

Another project in the books! I hope you enjoyed it! I used to enjoy using my Copic Markers a great deal, but have kind of gotten out of the habit, so it was nice to pick them up again for a relatively quick project. Don’t forget to check out the entire To Be Loved release over on Simon’s website! Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have an amazing day!

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Happy Happy Friday! I recently got the Artful Palette set from @simonsaysstamp and had to get busy creating a few cards using various patterned papers from my hoarding stash! I can’t be the only one that hoards patterned papers, right?!? These cards were quite fun to make, and I’m considering making a few more! I hope you all have a great day and a wonderful weekend! I have so many stamp sets that I haven’t used, and I’ve been trying to make my way through some of them! Today’s project is featuring one of those sets, it’s the Oh, Shiitake set from @simonsaysstamp. An oldie but goodie for sure! I love the addition of the stencil for this product suite, because sometimes I just don’t feel like coloring! Happy Monday, Friends! Today’s post is featuring the Tiny Flora Embossing Folder from @simonsaysstamp Beautiful Moments release. I embossed the panel onto glossy cardstock and used to brayer to add the pink. In the process of brayering, the bottom portion of my panel had ink splotches that I didn’t like, so I just ripped it off and wet with what I had. Definitely a case of making something good out of something bad. I hope you all have a fabulous day! It’s Friday and I’m back with more cards featuring the Groovy Daisies from @simonsaysstamp. Catch all of the deets over on my blog at redsas.co. Hope you all have a great day and a fabulous weekend! Happiest Wednesday to you! Today’s project is featuring the new Scattered Leaves stencil from @simonsaysstamp latest release, Beautiful Moments. I love leaf stencils, because they’re so versatile! You can make spring leaves, fall leaves, leaves of unexpected colors, etc. if you’d like to check out more details, you can head on over to my blog at redsas.co. Hope you have a fabulous day! Today I’m participating in a Simon Says Stamp Instagram hop, and we’re featuring the Beautiful Moments release! To start from the beginning of the hop, head to @simonsaysstamp!

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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Happy Happy Friday! I recently got the Artful Palette set from @simonsaysstamp and had to get busy creating a few cards using various patterned papers from my hoarding stash! I can’t be the only one that hoards patterned papers, right?!? These cards were quite fun to make, and I’m considering making a few more! I hope you all have a great day and a wonderful weekend! I have so many stamp sets that I haven’t used, and I’ve been trying to make my way through some of them! Today’s project is featuring one of those sets, it’s the Oh, Shiitake set from @simonsaysstamp. An oldie but goodie for sure! I love the addition of the stencil for this product suite, because sometimes I just don’t feel like coloring! Happy Monday, Friends! Today’s post is featuring the Tiny Flora Embossing Folder from @simonsaysstamp Beautiful Moments release. I embossed the panel onto glossy cardstock and used to brayer to add the pink. In the process of brayering, the bottom portion of my panel had ink splotches that I didn’t like, so I just ripped it off and wet with what I had. Definitely a case of making something good out of something bad. I hope you all have a fabulous day! It’s Friday and I’m back with more cards featuring the Groovy Daisies from @simonsaysstamp. Catch all of the deets over on my blog at redsas.co. Hope you all have a great day and a fabulous weekend! Happiest Wednesday to you! Today’s project is featuring the new Scattered Leaves stencil from @simonsaysstamp latest release, Beautiful Moments. I love leaf stencils, because they’re so versatile! You can make spring leaves, fall leaves, leaves of unexpected colors, etc. if you’d like to check out more details, you can head on over to my blog at redsas.co. Hope you have a fabulous day! Today I’m participating in a Simon Says Stamp Instagram hop, and we’re featuring the Beautiful Moments release! To start from the beginning of the hop, head to @simonsaysstamp!

Simon Says Stamp Harlequin Heart

Hello Friends and welcome back! I’m back today with a project featuring the new Harlequin Heart stamp from one of Simonn’s latest releases, To Love. Let’s go ahead and get right into it!

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

I began this project by stamping the Harlequin Heart onto a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock using VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat setting that using Ranger Clear Embossing Powder. Next, I did some ink blending on the panel using Lilac, Orchid and Amethyst inks.

The panel was trimmed down and adhered to a black panel for contrast, before being adhered to the card base. I die cut the You sentiment once from silver cardstock and three times from black and adhered all of those together for a stacked sentiment. I stamped the sub-sentiment, which is from the You stamp set, using VersaMark ink and heat set that using Detail White Embossing Powder.

I adhered the sub-sentiment using foam strips and added some silver metallic pearls to pull it all together and add some bling.

I hope you enjoyed this project! Don’t forget to check out the entire release, as there are lots of good things for those Valentine cards. Thanks again for joining me, and have a wonderful day!

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Happy Happy Friday! I recently got the Artful Palette set from @simonsaysstamp and had to get busy creating a few cards using various patterned papers from my hoarding stash! I can’t be the only one that hoards patterned papers, right?!? These cards were quite fun to make, and I’m considering making a few more! I hope you all have a great day and a wonderful weekend! I have so many stamp sets that I haven’t used, and I’ve been trying to make my way through some of them! Today’s project is featuring one of those sets, it’s the Oh, Shiitake set from @simonsaysstamp. An oldie but goodie for sure! I love the addition of the stencil for this product suite, because sometimes I just don’t feel like coloring! Happy Monday, Friends! Today’s post is featuring the Tiny Flora Embossing Folder from @simonsaysstamp Beautiful Moments release. I embossed the panel onto glossy cardstock and used to brayer to add the pink. In the process of brayering, the bottom portion of my panel had ink splotches that I didn’t like, so I just ripped it off and wet with what I had. Definitely a case of making something good out of something bad. I hope you all have a fabulous day! It’s Friday and I’m back with more cards featuring the Groovy Daisies from @simonsaysstamp. Catch all of the deets over on my blog at redsas.co. Hope you all have a great day and a fabulous weekend! Happiest Wednesday to you! Today’s project is featuring the new Scattered Leaves stencil from @simonsaysstamp latest release, Beautiful Moments. I love leaf stencils, because they’re so versatile! You can make spring leaves, fall leaves, leaves of unexpected colors, etc. if you’d like to check out more details, you can head on over to my blog at redsas.co. Hope you have a fabulous day! Today I’m participating in a Simon Says Stamp Instagram hop, and we’re featuring the Beautiful Moments release! To start from the beginning of the hop, head to @simonsaysstamp!