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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 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 Be Still Flower

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back! I’m so glad that you’re here! Today’s project is featuring the new Wild & Free Flowers set from Simon’s latest release, Be Bold. Let’s not waste any time, and get to it!

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I began this card by stamping one of the florals from the SSS Wild & Free Flowers onto a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock, using VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat setting it using Ranger Clear Embossing Powder. I then colored the image using Copic Markers in G24, G85, G94, R83, R85, RV52 and Y18, along with PrismaColor Pencils for some extra shading.

Once the coloring was complete, I used the PFS Diagonal Stitched Rectangles to trim the panel down, before adhering it to a black panel with foam tape. I stamped the sentiment, which is from the SSS Tiny Words Faith set, using the same black ink.

I added some clear drops and “fake” black splatter using Copic Multiliner pens. Normally, I add real splatter, but I wanted control of where the black dots were placed, hence the use of pens. This panel was then adhered to the card base.

A pretty simple card for today. I hope you enjoyed this project, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space. Don’t forget to head over to Simon’s website to check out the entire Be Bold release! Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have a fabulous day!

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Simon Says Stamp Thanks Daisy

Hello, and welcome back! I’m so glad that you stopped by! I’m back today with a card featuring the new Beautiful Dove from Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, Splendor. This has been a fun release, and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed playing with the products that I received. Let’s run through the details, shall we?

To begin this card, I die cut the SSS Beautiful Dove from Neenah 110lb cardstock and pulled out some inks to do some ink blending. I settled on using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Lilac, Morning and Surf. Once the ink blending was completed, I adhered all of the pieces together using liquid glue, and went back over with the brushes to enhance the colors just a little bit more.

I set the dove aside, and began working on the flowers. For these, I die cut the SSS Charming Daisy three times from Neenah 110lb cardstock and ink blended those pieces using Sprout, Fairway and Citrine, along with C&9th Dove ink. The pieces of the flowers were then glued together. I did end up cutting off the leaves, because I wanted to add them back in where I had open spaces.

For the background, I stamped the SSS Crackle Background onto a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock using PFS Misty Coast ink and trimmed it down using SSS Postage Stamp Edge Frames. The sentiment is from the BetterPress A Little Message Sentiments set, and I used BetterPress Black Ink to make the impression onto a BetterPress A2 Card Panel. I then used the included die to trim it out, along with two additional pieces and adhered those together using liquid glue.

To assemble the card, I determined the placement of the flowers and glued the stems down and then adhered the floral sections with SSS 3D Foam Strips. I then adhered the dove with Foam Strips, glued the sentiment in place, and then glued the leaves where I had space. The panel was then adhered to the card base with foam tape, and clear drops were added for additional interest.

That finishes up this one! I played around with so many doves and colors and finally decided that a colorful dove needed muted florals, otherwise, it was just too much. I’m an over thinker, and this is a classic example of my over thinking! Anyhoo, I like how this one turned out, and I hope that you do too. Don’t forget to stop by and check out the entire Splendor release over on the Simon website. Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Lucky Flowers

Hello, and thanks so much for stopping by! I’m back today with a card featuring the Lots of Luck stamp set from Simon’s latest release, Splendor. Let’s not delay, and get to the details!

This set is a layering stamp set, so I decided on some colors for the flowers and the grass before getting started. I began by stamping the first layer of the grass with SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Sprout, and the second layer with Field onto Neenah 110lb cardstock. As a note, you want to start out with your lightest color first. For the flowers, I used Bubblegum, Carnation, Sweets and Taffy. Once the stamping was completed, I used the coordinating dies to trim everything out.

I settled on the Just Because sentiment from this set, and stamped that using VersaFine Onyx Black Ink and heat set that using Ranger Clear Embossing Powder. I did repeat those steps to get a smoother finish on the sentiment, and then die cut that as well. For a stacked sentiment, I did two additional die cuts, and adhered all of those together using liquid glue.

For the background, I used the SSS Detail Ringlet Plate and cut a panel of that, and I also used the SSS Stitched Rectangles to cut a frame. I did end up splattering the panel with some Distress Oxide Picked Raspberry Spray for some added interest. The frame is slightly smaller than an A2 card, so I trimmed down the Ringlet panel to fit behind the frame and glued those together. I played around with the placement of the flowers and grass and decided that I needed some additional leaves, so I used the SSS Etched Meadow Flower and Leaves set and cut two sets of the leaves. Those, of course, had to have some ink blending, so I used the same ink colors so that everything would match.

Now that I have all of the elements, it’s time to assemble the card. I tucked the grass inside the frame so that it overlapped the sides of the frame slightly, and glued just the bottom in place. I then glued the leaves in place, with those hanging over the frame as well. The flowers and sentiment were then glued in place and the entire panel was adhered to the card base with foam tape. To finish up, I added some clear drops for a little shine.

That does it for this one! 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 Splendor release, as it’s a fun one! Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Just Because Flower Bunch

Hello Crafty Friends! I appreciate you stopping by! Today, I’m participating in an Instagram Hop to celebrate Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, Splendor, so you’ll want to head on over there to comment along the hop for your chance to win a $25 gift card. Today’s project is featuring the new Beautiful Dove die, and I knew that I wanted to pair it with a bunch of flowers. So, let’s run through all the details for this one!

To begin, I went to work on all of the flowers. I die cut the flowers from Neenah 110lb cardstock using SSS Etched Magnolia Blossom, SSS Charming Daisy, SSS Layered Dandy Flower and SSS Cosmos Stem. All florals need leaves, so I used the SSS Etched Berry Branch for those. Once everything was cut, I got started on all of the ink blending.

For the ink blending, I used SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Bubblegum, Lilac, Lemonade, Sunbeam, Seafoam, Sprout and Field. I sat the florals and leaves aside, and die cut the SSS Beautiful Dove from Neenah 110lb cardstock and did some ink blending of that using Earl ink. Once all of the components for the card were assembled and complete, I got to work on the rest of the card.

I used the SSS Stitched Whirl Background and cut that from a panel Mixed Media paper. I then saturated the paper and added some light pink watercolor to it, and dried it with the heat tool. Once it was dry, I did place the panel under something heavy to flatten it out a bit. When I was ready to assemble, I did run it back through using the Whirl plate to get the die cut definition back. I’m not even going to lie, I putzed around with the placement of the flowers and leaves for WAY too long! Way too much over-thinking going on!

In all of the playing around with placement, I did trim off some of the leaves and “berry clusters,” and reserved those for adding back in later. I adhered the leaves first using liquid glue, and adhered some of the flowers with glue and some with foam strips. The dove was then adhered to the panel with foam strips as well. Next, I added back in the trimmed leaves and “berry clusters” where I had room to do so.

Because this card is so involved, and not a whole lot of space for a sentiment, I opted for a tiny sentiment. I used the BetterPress A Little Message Sentiments using BetterPress Black Ink and trimmed it out using the coordinating die. I did die cut it several times and adhered those layers together using liquid glue for a stacked look. The sentiment was then glued directly to the panel.

My panel was then adhered to the card base using foam tape. Lots of layers and dimension on this one, but I absolutely love dimension, so I’m good with that! For some bling, I added some PFS Iridescent Drops to the “berry clusters” to finish it up.

That does it for this one! I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space! Head on over to Simon to check out the entire Splendor release! You won’t be disappointed! And don’t forget to check out the Instagram Hop for your chance to win a $25 gift card. Thank you again for stopping by, have a wonderful day and stay awesome!

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Simon Says Stamp Lucky to Know You

Hello Crafty Friends and welcome back! I’m still playing with goodies from Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, Splendor, and today I’m featuring a card using the new Fancy Lucky die, along with the Lucky Sentiment Strips. Let’s run through the details for this one!

To begin this card, I cut a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock using the SSS Postage Stamp Edge Frames and splattered it using the Grass colored Karin Marker. I just scribbled on a piece of plastic and spritzed it with water and used a paint brush to add the splatter.

I stamped the largest clover from the SSS Lots of Luck stamp set using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Sprout and Fairway. This is a layered stamp set, so I stamped the first layer with the lightest ink, and the next layer with the darker ink. I then used the coordinating die to trim it out. I die cut an extra and adhered those together with liquid glue.

To add a little more detail to the clover, I added some green Tiny Hearts from Doodlebug Designs. Moving on to the sentiment, I die cut the SSS Fancy Lucky die from gold cardstock once and twice from Neenah 110lb cardstock and glued all of those layers together. I also die cut the shadow twice, and adhered all of the pieces together for a stacked sentiment. Once that was complete, I settled on a sub-sentiment from the SSS Lucky Sentiment Strips and added a SSS 3D Foam Strip to the back of that.

To assemble the card, I adhered the splattered panel to the card base using foam tape and positioned the clover atop that and adhered with liquid glue. The Lucky sentiment was also adhered with Foam Strips and the sub-sentiment was nestled right underneath.

That does it for this one! A relatively simple card, but sometimes, those are all that you need! I hope you enjoyed this card, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space. Head on over to check out the entire Splendor release, and let me know your favorites! I hope you have a wonderful day, and don’t forget to stay awesome friend!

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Simon Says Stamp Just Because Cosmos

Hello Friends, and thanks for joining me! The newest Simon release, Splendor, is live, and I’m back today with a card featuring the new Lots of Luck Stamp and Die set. Let’s not waste and time, and go through the details for this one!

I began this card by die cutting a bunch of petals from colored cardstock and a few centers from Neenah 110lb cardstock using the SSS Cosmo Flower Petals. Once those were cut, I did some ink blending using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Sweets, Cantaloupe, Sunbeam, Surf, Marine and Lilac. While ink blending, I did concentrate more color towards the centers of the flowers for added depth and dimension. To assemble the flowers, I adhered the petals to the back of a die cut center using liquid glue, and then adhered the solid center behind that.

All floral cards need some type of leaves in my opinion, so I die cut a few leaves from gold cardstock using the SSS Privet Branch. I then used the SSS Stitched Rectangles to create a frame from Neenah 110lb cardstock as well.

The sentiment is from the new SSS Lots of Luck set and was stamped using VersaMark Ink and heat set using Ranger Princess Gold Embossing Powder. I used the coordinating die to trim it out, along with two additional cuts and adhered all of those together using liquid glue.

Let’s assemble this card! First thing’s first, the card base needed some gold splatter! Once that was dry, I adhered the frame using SSS 3D Foam Strips. I positioned the flowers atop the card, secured the leaves with glue, and then secured the flowers with foam tape. The sentiment was then adhered with the foam strips. I felt this card had enough going on and did not add any additional bling.

That’s it for this card! I hope you enjoyed it! Don’t forget to stop by and check out the entire Splendor release! It has a lot of fun things to consider. Thank you again for swinging by, and I hope you have a fabulous day! Stay awesome friend!

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Simon Says Stamp Lucky to Have a Friend Like You

Hello Friends, and welcome back! I appreciate you stopping by to check out today’s project featuring a stamp set from Simon Says Stamps’s latest release, Splendor. Have you checked it out yet? I’d love to know your favorites! This project has a sentiment from the Lots of Luck Stamp Set. This set also includes some florals and clovers, but I’m just using a sentiment today. Let’s run through the details.

Lots of stamp sets include florals and such with the sentiments, and this is just a reminder that you can combine components from a set with other things and products, like I did with this card. This is a very simple card, but I love how it turned out! I began this card by cutting a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock using the SSS Postage Stamp Edge dies, and splattering it with some gold acrylic ink. I set that aside to dry while I worked on the other elements of the card.

I bought these dried florals at a “big box” craft store, and trimmed them down so that they would fit onto an A2 card panel. These particular flowers are more neutral in color, as you can tell, but I did purchase some more colorful varieties from Amazon that I’ll be using for future projects. I’ll link to those below.

Moving on, I stamped this sentiment from the SSS Lots of Luck stamp set using VersaMark Ink and heat set that using Ranger Princess Gold Embossing Powder, and trimmed it out with the coordinating die. I did trim it two more times and adhered all of those layers together using liquid glue for a stacked sentiment.

To make the seal, I used gold wax beads and the Spellbinders Wax Seal Kit. I did not use the wax seal stamp included in the system, but one that I had purchased separately. I positioned the dried flowers on my card panel and then poured the melted wax on top and placed the handle on top of that. I then adhered the sentiment atop the wax using SSS 3D Foam Strips, and the panel was then adhered to the card base using foam tape. To add a little bit more interest, I added some cream colored Tiny Hearts.

That finishes up this one. Like I said, this is a super simple card, but pretty and unique, all at the same time. While I had the wax system out, I went ahead and made several panels that are ready to go when needed. I hope you enjoyed this card, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space. Don’t forget to check out the entire Splendor release. Have yourself a wonderful day and stay awesome, friend!

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Simon Says Stamp Friendship Leaves

Hello Fellow Crafter, and thank you so much for swinging by! I’m back today with a card featuring the new Friendship Leafy Cluster from Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, Sweetheart. This really is becoming one of my favorite sets! I love the fact that it’s a product suite that includes a stamp, stencil and die! Let’s run through the details for this one, shall we?

I received The Color Cube bundle for Christmas from my bestie, and this passed Saturday, she and I went through them together and ooohed and awed at each card. This inspired me to pull out a card from the bundle and do some ink blending using the SSS Friendship Leafy Cluster. To begin, I stamped the leaf clusters twice on a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock using VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat set them using Ranger Clear Embossing Powder.

I took the card from The Color Cube over to my inks and tried to match them the best that I could. The inks that I chose were, SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Cabbage and Sherbet, along with PFS Atlantis and C&9th Harbor and Powder. I taped the stencil to my stamped panel and began ink blending using the various inks in a random pattern. This is a set of two stencils, so I just made my way through each stencil, and each leaf. Once the ink blending was complete, I used the coordinating die to trim the clusters out.

For the background, I die cut the SSS Whirl Diamond Plate from a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock and adhered it to the card base using liquid glue. For the sentiment, I used this one, which is from the PFS Favorite Things Sentiments Press Plate set. I inked it up using the BetterPress Black Ink and a BetterPress A2 Card Panel and ran it through the Spellbinders Platinum 6 to make the impression. I then used the coordinating die to trim it out. I cut the sentiment two more times and adhered all of them together using liquid glue for a stacked sentiment.

I decided on the placement of the sentiment and adhered that atop the card using SSS Foam Tape, and then determined the placement of the leaves. Those were then adhered using liquid glue, and the excess was trimmed off. To finish off the card, I added a few PFS Ice Clear Drops for a little bit of shine.

That does it for this one! I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space! I really enjoyed pulling a card from The Color Cube and matching inks up to it for a color combination that I knew would work. Thanks again for joining me, and I hope you have a wonderful day! Don’t forget to stay awesome!

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