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Simon Says Stamp In My Thoughts Butterfly

Hello and welcome back to my blog! I appreciate you stopping by! Today I’m participating in a Simon Says Stamp Instagram Hop to celebrate the CELEBRATE release. Be sure to check that out and comment along the hop for your chance to win a $25 gift card to Simon’s website. Who doesn’t love gift cards, am I right?! Today’s card is once again featuring the new Whirl Butterflies, and I had much fun with these butterflies, and probably made too many projects with them, but at least they’ve gotten some good use! Let’s run through the details for this one, shall we?

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I began this card by die cutting the SSS Spindle Flower from Neenah 110lb cardstock, and doing some ink blending using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Bubblegum, Carnation and Zest. I chose this flower because I had never used it before, and now I’m wondering why I haven’t used it before!! It’s such a great flower! Once the flowers were colored, I assembled the pieces together using liquid glue.

The flowers were going to need leaves, because all of my flowers always need leaves! I used the SSS Budding Branches for this and did some ink blending using Seafoam and Sprout for these. I also went ahead and cut the SSS Whirl Butterflies from gold cardstock and set that aside. My panel was cut using the SSS Postage Stamp Edge Frames and then splattered with gold acrylic ink for added texture and interest.

I glued some of the leaves to the panel and then glued the florals atop those. The rest of the leaves were then glued in place, filling in the gaps, while the gold butterfly was adhered using SSS 3D Foam Strips. The butterfly doesn’t come with a body, and I wanted mine to have one so I used the body from the SSS Layered Cosmic Butterfly and secured that in place.

For added interest, I love adhering jewels to the ‘bud’ portion of these leaves, and did that using PFS Ballet Slipper jewels. I stamped the sentiment from the SSS Checking In set using VersaMark Ink, heat set that using Ranger Princess Gold Embossing Powder, and used the coordinating die to trim it out, along with two additional cuts. Those were all adhered together before being adhered to the panel using foam strips. The entire panel was then adhered to the card base using foam tape for added dimension to finish up.

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 Celebrate release over on Simon’s website, and join the hop over on Instagram for your chance to win! Thanks again for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Floral Diamond Circles

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back! I’m so glad that you stopped by! I’m back today with a project featuring the new Diamond Circles
Foil Transfer Cards from Simon’s latest release, Celebrate. Let’s get right in to it!

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I began this card by foiling a SSS Diamond Circles Foil Transfer Card using gold foil and the Minc Mini. Once my foiling was done, I trimmed the panel down slightly, and went to work on all of the florals. I pulled a card from The Color Cubes for inspiration, and I loved the oranges and aqua together, so I went with that color palette. The florals that I used were SSS Etched Meadow Flower and Leaves, SSS Etched Magnolia Blossom, SSS Charming Daisy, SSS Sunrise Stem and the SSS Whirl Blossom.

Most of the flowers were cut from Neenah 110lb cardstock, while two of them were cut from orange cardstock. Once those were cut, I did some ink blending using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Cantalope, Melon, Peachy and Sherbet, along with C&9 ink in Grapefruit. The added leaves were cut from aqua and light blue cardstock, while the centers of some of the flowers were cut from gold cardstock. I assembled the flowers with liquid glue and added a gold gem to one of the flowers as well.

The background needed something else in my opinion, so I opted to use the SSS Stitched Squares for this. I ended up using two of the squares and adhered those to the foiled panel using SSS 3D Foam Strips and arranged my flowers and leaves around the left side, tucking in leaves between the flowers for added fullness.

I used the SSS Greetings Trio for the sentiment, and cut the Thanks from gold cardstock, along with two additional cuts and the shadow, adhering all of those together with liquid glue. The sentiment was adhered to the panel using foam strips. The entire panel was adhered to the card base using foam tape, and I added some PFS Gold Metallic Pearls to finish up.

That does it for this one! I absolutely love this color combo, and I’m so thrilled with The Color Cubes for those times when I need a little extra color inspiration! Thanks again for joining me, and don’t forget to check out the entire Celebrate release over on Simon’s website. Have a fabulous day and stay awesome, friends!

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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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Just Because Butterflies

Hello Friends, and thanks for joining me! I could not wait to get my hands on the newest Pinkfresh Studio washi tapes! They were delivered a couple of days ago, and I immediately started creating with them! For this card, I’ll be combining my two favorite companies, Pinkfresh and Simon Says Stamp. So, let’s get in to the details, shall we?

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I began this project by adhering the washi tape to panels of Neenah 110lb cardstock. I’m using the PFS Fluttering Butterflies and the PFS Vines and Roses washi tape, along with the coordinating dies. Once all of the pieces were cut, I began on the rest of the card.

I used the PFS Sparkling Diamond to cut a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock, and did some light ink blending using PFS Ballet Slipper ink. I also used the SSS Stitched Squares to cut some frames for interest. The squares were adhered to the ink blended panel using SSS 3D Foam Strips, and I then played around with the placement of the flowers to decide on the look of the card.

Every floral needs additional leaves in my opinion, so I used the SSS Budding Branches for that. I began adhering the floral pieces using liquid glue, and adding the white leaves in between the layers. I did end up trimming off some of the white leaves, but reserved those for adding back in at the end.

The sentiment is from the Spellbinders A little Message Sentiments that was created using the BetterPress Letterpress System, along with black ink. I used the included coordinating die to cut several pieces and adhered all of those together for a stacked look. The butterfly was adhered to the frames, and I used PFS Gold Metallic Pearls to add to the “budding” portion of the branches. The whole panel was then adhered to the card base using SSS Dot Tape Runner to finish up.

That does it for this one! I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space! If you’ve never tried the PFS washi tapes, I highly encourage you to do so! They are so simple to work with, and the end result projects are so very beautiful and effortless! Thanks again for joining me, and I hope you have a wonderful day! Don’t forget to stay awesome!

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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 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 Cherry Blossom Thanks

Hello and welcome back! Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, Be Bold, is live and my project today is featuring the new Cherry Blossom Embossing Folder. Let’s not waste time, and run through the details!

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I began this project by inking up the embossing folder using Bubblegum Pawsitively Saturated Ink and placing a panel of pink cardstock into the folder and running it through the machine. I actually repeated this process twice for a darker, more even ink coverage on my panel. I used the included die to cut a few small flowers from Neenah 110lb cardstock, placed those in the folder, and ran it through to obtain the embossed texture on those.

Once the texture was added to the white flowers, I used the Wink of Stella pen to add some shimmer. I used the SSS Thanks on a Line and die cut that twice from Neenah 110lb cardstock, once from diamond glitter cardstock and once from silver cardstock. I adhered all of those together, offsetting the glitter and silver layers just slightly.

I adhered the white flowers and the sentiment to the pink panel using liquid glue, and added some clear SSS Dazzling Gems for some added bling. The panel was then adhered to the card base with foam tape.

That’s all 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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Whirl Diamond Florals

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back! Thanks so much for stopping by to check out today’s project featuring a few newer and older products from Simon Says Stamp. Let’s run through the details, shall we?

I had the idea to glue a black die cut of the SSS Whirl Diamond Plate onto a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock and doodle in the white space, so I pursued this idea today. I used a black Copic Multiliner to do the doodling, and the next step was to figure out something to go with this panel. That was the hard part! Especially for someone who overthinks! Here’s the dialogue that goes on .. Let’s try this. Let’s try that. Let’s try this with that. No, let’s try something different. I started out trying to use the SSS Fine Floral Stem in white and then in grey, but it just wasn’t speaking to me. I then decided to cut the flowers from silver cardstock, trying to use them with the stem, and it still wasn’t working for me. I then tried placing the silver flowers in a grid, and ultimately decided on that design. Obviously, I had to cut the flowers a bunch of times to be able to fill the panel.

I adhered the flowers using liquid glue, and then decided that the flowers would be better with black centers. Guess what, I had to go back and cut a bunch of the centers from black cardstock. I make things hard on myself so much of the time! I added the black centers, trimmed off the excess where needed, and went to work on the sentiment.

The sentiment is from the SSS Clean Line Stack stamp set, and I stamped it using VersaMark Ink and heat set it using SSS Detail White Embossing Powder. I used the coordinating die to trim it out, along with two additional cuts for a stacked sentiment. I then adhered that to the panel using SSS 3D Foam Strips before adhering the panel to the card base.

That does it for this one! Are you an over thinker too? I am genuinely curious! Do you go back and forth on what to add or what to try? It’s exhausting, I must say. All of this is why I usually only get one card done per day. How crazy is that?! Anyhoo, I hope you have a fabulous day, and thanks again for stopping by!

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