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Simon Says Stamp Thank You Magnolias

Hello Friend, and thanks for stopping by today! I’m super excited and honored to be joining Simon Says Stamp for Day 2 of the blog hop to celebrate the Sweetheart and Smitten releases!

Simon is giving away a $25 coupon from every stop along the hop, so be sure to follow along and leave comments for your chance to win! You can also check out Day 1 of the hop here. There’s also a blog hop exclusive offer for a free Hearts and Stars stencil with any purchase. Just follow the directions on the graphic to redeem yours. Don’t delay, this offer expires on January 14th at 11:59pm ET. My project for the hop is featuring the new Whirl Diamond Plate, which I love! Let’s get to the details!

I love the color scheme of this card. I ended up using a thank you sentiment, but I think these colors would lend themselves well to a sympathy card as well. I began this card by cutting three flowers using the SSS Etched Magnolia Blossom set from Neenah 110lb cardstock. I did some ink blending on each layer of the blossom using PFS Misty Coast ink. Once the ink blending was complete, I adhered all of the layers together using liquid glue. In the process of assembling the flowers, I decided that the center of the blossoms would be better in black, so I cut a few of those.

Moving ahead, and working on the other elements of the card, I cut the SSS Whirl Diamond Plate from Neenah 110lb cardstock and glued that to a panel of SSS Fog cardstock. I played around with the placement of the florals and decided that I needed some black leaves and used the SSS Eucalyptus Leaves die for that. I adhered the florals to the panel using foam tape and glued the leaves underneath.

For the sentiment, I used the SSS XL Greetings 3 set and stamped it on black cardstock using VersaMark ink and heat set that using SSS Detail White Embossing Powder. I then used the coordinating die to trim it out, along with two others and adhered all of those together, for added dimension.

The sentiment was adhered to the panel using foam tape and the panel was adhered to the card base using foam tape as well. To finish up, I added some white pearls for a little bit of added interest.

That does it for this card! I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space! Don’t forget to comment along the hop for Day 1 AND Day 2 for your chance to win! Simon will announce all of the winners on their blog on Wednesday, January 17th. Thanks again for stopping by. Have a wonderful day and stay awesome friend!

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Floral Take Care

Hello Crafty Friends! Thank you so much for stopping by! Simon Says Stamp is having a fun Instagram Hop happening today to celebrate the DieCember release, with lots of chances to win a $25 gift card to their store. Who doesn’t love gift cards, am I right?! All you have to do is comment along the hop for your chance to win. My card for the hop is featuring the new Soaring Whirl Bird from the DieCember release. So, let’s run through the details, shall we?

There are lots of elements to this card, but I began by die cutting several flowers using the SSS Layered Dandy Flower from Neenah 110lb cardstock. I also used the SSS Etched Berry Branch to cut a few leaves from SSS Green Apple Cardstock. To add color to the flowers, I did some very light ink blending using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Bubblegum. For the center portions of the flowers, I used a slightly heavier hand to make the pink just a tad bit darker, and I used Lemonade ink to color the tiny portion of the centers. Once the flowers were colored, I adhered the pieces together using liquid glue. To add some shading to the leaves, I used SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Seafoam and Surf. You wouldn’t think that those colors work with the green cardstock, but I like the way those turned out.

Moving on, I die cut the SSS Soaring whirl Bird from Neenah 110lb cardstock and did some ink blending using those same Seafoam and Surf colors, along with some Celery for the hint of green. For the background of the card, I used the SSS Wooden Planks Embossing Folder to emboss a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock.

I knew that I wanted the leaves to make a semi-circle on the front of the card, so I began playing around with the placement of the leaves and the flowers. Once satisfied, I adhered the elements to the panel using liquid glue. There were a few bare spots, so I used extra leaves and tucked those in for a fuller look. I adhered the bird towards the bottom of the panel before adhering it to the card base using foam tape. I also added a black crystal to the eye of the bird, which gave a great contrast.

Now that I had all of my elements laid out, I needed a sentiment that would fit in that space, so I went searching and landing on the SSS Take Care sentiment. I die cut that three times from black cardstock and adhered all of those together before adding to the card. To finish up the card, I added PFS Jewels to the “berry” areas, and I really like that added bit of sparkle to the card.

That finishes up this card! I hope you like it, and I hope it inspires you to get creative in your space! I’m sure there are many of you like me that don’t always love every card that you make, but I really love how this one turned out! Don’t forget to head over to Instagram to comment along the hop for your chance to win a $25 gift card to the Simon Says Stamp store! Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day! Stay awesome, Friend!

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STAMPtember Butterfly Rose Bouquet

Hello, and welcome to my blog! I’m so happy that you dropped by! It’s that time of year again when STAMPtember is upon us. One of the best months of the year! There’s so many new products, and so much inspiration to draw from, not to mention all of the collaboration sets that will debut soon. With the release of all the STAMPtember products, Simon Says Stamp is hosting a huge blog party with codes for free gifts and gifts with purchase! So, be sure to check out all of the blog posts in the party! You can begin the party by starting at Simon’s blog! Check the bottom of this post for my STAMPtember code! For my card today, I’m featuring the new Billow Butterfly, so let’s run through the details.

To begin, I stamped the floral image from the SSS Orchid Rose Bouquet on a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock using PFS Misty Coast Ink. I chose this ink, because I wanted a very light background that didn’t distract from the focal point of the card. I then trimmed the panel down using the PFS Diagonal Stitched Rectangles, and cut so that the floral image was on the bottom portion of my card panel.

I used the SSS Etched Eucalyptus Wreath and cut three of those from Neenah 110lb cardstock, and adhered them together using liquid glue. Next, I used the new SSS Billow Butterfly to cut some of the butterflies from some scrap Tim Holtz patterned paper that I had hanging around in my stash. This die is super cool, because it’s one piece that cuts several different butterflies, including solid butterflies as well as, outline butterflies. I opted for the solid for this particular project, because I wanted to be able to see the print of the patterned paper. Once the butterflies were cut, I adhered the bodies using liquid glue and moved on to working on the sentiment.

For the sentiment, I used the thank you die, which is from the SSS Handlettered Greetings set. I die cut the sentiment once from Burnished Rose cardstock, and four times from Neenah 110lb, and adhered all of those together. I wanted the sentiment to be thick, so that it would be sturdy.

To assemble the card, I glued the wreath to the stamped panel, and then glued the patterned butterflies atop the wreath. The butterflies are only glued down at the bodies, so that their wings could be curled for added dimension. Once those were in place, I adhered the sentiment only where it comes into contact with the wreath, hence wanting a thicker sentiment for sturdiness. I trimmed off the excess portions of the sentiment and added some clear drops for a little shine. The panel was then adhered to the card base using foam tape.

That does it for this project! I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty as well. Don’t forget to check out the entire STAMPtember release along with all of the blog posts celebrating this awesome release! Each blog post will have a different code for gifts! Thanks again for stopping by! Have a wonderful day and stay awesome friend!

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Birthday Checking In

Hello Crafty Friends and thanks for stopping by! STAMPtember has arrived! Are you excited? Have you checked out the release yet? What are your favorites? I would love to know in the comments! I’m here today with a card featuring the brand new Checking In stamp set from Simon Says Stamp. So, let’s go through the details, shall we?

I began by stamping the floral image from the SSS Checking In set onto a panel of Neenah Desert Storm cardstock in the corners using VersaMark Ink and heat setting that using SSS Detail White Embossing Powder. Once the stamping was done, I used the PFS Diagonal Stitched Rectangles to trim the panel down.

To add color to the flowers, I used a white colored pencil, as well as a graphite pencil and a blending stump. After the coloring was completed, I splattered the panel using White Acrylic Ink.

For the sentiment, I opted for the SSS Happy Birthday Brush Script and cut that three times from black cardstock, adhering them all together using liquid glue. I then adhered the sentiment to my panel between the florals and added some pearls for a little added interest.

To finish up, the stamped panel was adhered to a black panel for contact using foam tape, and that was then adhered to the card base.

Super simple card, but I like the monochromatic tone of the finished project. I hope you enjoyed it as well. Don’t forget to check out the entire STAMPtember release, and buckle up for an exciting month! The collaboration sets will start rolling out soon! Thanks again for stopping by and have yourself a wonderful day!

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Let Your Dreams Blossom

Hello Crafters and welcome back! There’s a super fun Instagram hop going on featuring some of the new products from Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, Just a Note. Be sure to head over there to check it out and comment along the way for your chance to win a $25 gift card from Simon. Who doesn’t love gift cards, right?! My project for today is featuring the new Plant Sentiments stamp set, so let’s run through the details, shall we?

To begin this card, I stamped some florals from the SSS Best Friend Ever set onto some Neenah 110lb cardstock using VersaMark Ink. I then heat set that using Ranger Princess Gold Embossing Powder. Once those were stamped, I used the coordinating die to trim them out and added color using Copic Markers R30, RV00, RV91, YG05, YG13, and YG63.

I used the Let Your Dream Blossom sentiment from the SSS Plant Sentiments set and stamped that on black cardstock using VersaMark Ink, and embossed that using the same gold embossing powder. Once that was done, I did end up fussy cutting the sentiment out. I used the SSS Detail Petal Plate to cut the background and did some very light ink blending on the corners using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Celery.

I played around with the placement and decided that I needed some leaves, which happens quite a bit for me! I used the SSS Windswept Leaves and cut a couple of those. To assemble the card, I adhered the leaves using liquid glue and adhered the florals using foam tape for added dimension. For portions that I cut off, I added some of those around the edges as well.

The sentiment was also adhered using foam tape before adhering the entire panel to a black panel. I like using black panels for the contrast that it provides. Everything was adhered to the card base, and I added some clear drops for a little added bling.

That finishes up this project. I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it inspires some of your creativity! Don’t forget to head over to Instagram to hop along leaving comments for your chance to win a gift card. And, be sure to check out the entire Just a Note release for lots of inspiration on the Simon website. Have a wonderful day, and stay awesome friend!

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Melon Birthday Bouquet

Hello Friends and welcome back! Thanks so much for stopping by to check out today’s project. Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, Just a Note, is live and I’m featuring a card using the new Summer Bouquet Stencil. So, let’s run through the deets, shall we?

To begin, I taped the stencil to a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock and added ink using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Melon, Sherbet, Celery and Limelicious. I concentrated color towards the centers of the flowers and at the base of the leaves. I rotated the stencil around to fill the panel before trimming it down using the PFS Diagonal Stitched Rectangles.

I chose the SSS Happy Birthday Brush Script for my sentiment, and die cut that once from gold cardstock and twice from Neenah 110lb cardstock and adhered all of those together using liquid glue. The sentiment was then adhered towards the bottom of the panel.

Before assembling the card, I splattered my card base using some gold acrylic ink. Once that was dry, I adhered the panel using foam tape for a little added dimension. To finish up, I added some PFS Gold Pearls for that much needed bling.

That does it for this one. I hope you enjoyed it! Don’t forget to check out the entire Just a Note release over on Simon’s website. Thanks again for stopping by today! Have a wonderful day and stay awesome friend!

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Full Bloom Sunrise Stem

Hello Crafty Friends, and thanks for stopping by. Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, Just a Note, is live, and I’m back today with a card featuring the new Plant Sentiments stamp set. Since I gravitate towards flowers, I was super happy to receive a sentiment set that would coordinate. So, let’s run through the details for this one.

I began this card by die cutting three of the SSS Sunrise Stem flowers from Neenah 110lb cardstock. To add color to the flowers, I did some ink blending using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Celery, Limelicious, Lemonade, Sunbeam and Lilac.

Once the flowers had some color, I cut a background using the SSS Stitched Whirl Background and set that aside while I worked on the sentiment. I selected a sentiment from the SSS Plant Sentiments set, and stamped that onto some black cardstock using VersaMark Ink. I then heat set it using SSS Detail White Embossing Powder and hand trimmed it out.

I assembled the flowers using liquid glue and then arranged them atop the background and adhered those to the panel. I then figured out the placement for the sentiment and adhered that using foam tape for a little added dimension. The panel was then adhered to a black panel for contrast before being adhered to the card base. I also added a few clear drops for added interest.

That does it for this project. I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space. Be sure to check out the entire Just a Note release over on Simon’s website, because there’s lots of fun things to look at and be inspired by. Have a wonderful day and don’t forget to stay awesome!

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Framed English Garden

Hello Crafty Friends, and thanks so much for stopping by! I spent some time not too long ago playing with some PinkFresh Studio Washi Tapes, and today’s project is a product of that playtime! So, let’s run through the detail, shall we?

To begin, I adhered a portion of the PFS English Garden Washi Tape to a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock and used the coordinating die to trim those pieces out. I then used the PFS Sparkling Diamonds cover plate to cut another panel of Neenah to use for the background.

I also pulled out a scrap and used the PFS Stitched Scalloped Rectangles to cut one of the smaller rectangles from this set. I set all of these pieces aside while I worked on the sentiment, and for that I used the PFS Scripted Sentiments. I used gold hot foil to foil the sentiment and used the coordinating die to trim it out. I cut two additional sentiments and adhered those together to make it a bit more sturdy and to add more dimension.

To assemble the card, I adhered the frame to the background panel using foam tape, placing some of the washi tape pieces underneath it. I adhered the additional pieces atop the frame using liquid glue. I decided that it needed some additional leaves, so I used the PFS Leafy Branch and cut a few from Neenah and tucked those behind the flowers, securing with glue.

I adhered the sentiment, offset from the frame just a little bit, using a combination of glue and foam tape. The panel was then adhered to the card base before adding a few PFS Gold Metallic Pearls to finish up.

I really enjoy working with the PinkFresh Studio washi tapes, because beautiful cards come together so effortlessly! They have so many to choose from and each one is gorgeous in its own way! I hope you enjoyed this project, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space. As always, have a wonderful day and don’t forget to stay awesome!

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Slimline Rainbow Sunflowers

Hello Fellow Crafters, and thanks for swinging by! I hope you’re doing well and having a wonderful day! Today I’m participating in a super fun Instagram Hop to celebrate Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, Out of This World, so be sure to head over there to check it out! Leave comments along the hop for your chance to win a $25 gift card to Simon Says Stamp! Who doesn’t love gift cards?!? Today’s project is once again featuring the new Bountiful Sunflower Blossom. I really have had loads of fun playing with this die! So let’s go through the deets for this one!

I had the idea of lining up sunflowers on a card, and in my brain, the sunflowers were smaller and I could get more on a card front, but that’s the problem with ideas. Sometimes they don’t work out as we had anticipated. But nonetheless, I like how this card turned out. To begin, I cut the SSS Bountiful Sunflower Blossom six times from Neenah 110lb cardstock. I had to cut it six times, because I used two rows of petals instead of just the one that it cuts.

I had to do the ink blending on each piece separately so as to get each petal covered, so I lined up the pieces for the flower up and proceeded to ink blend those. The colors that I used were the SSS Pawsitively Saturated inks in Bubblegum, Lemonade, Seafoam and Lilac. This seems to be my go-to set for rainbow ink blending. Once the flowers were done, I adhered the pieces together using liquid glue.

For the background of the card, I used the SSS Slimline Marquee die to trim a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock and splattered it using acrylic ink. I set that aside to dry and worked on the sentiment. I die cut the hello sentiment, from SSS Handlettered Greetings, once from SSS Holographic Cardstock and once from black cardstock, and adhered those together off center just the slightest.

To assemble the card, I layered the splattered panel onto a black panel for contrast and glued the two side sunflowers directly to the panel, while adhering the center flower with some foam tape. I then glued the sentiment to the center of the middle flower, leaving the ends of the sentiment free floating, if you will. I added some clear drops before adhering everything to the card base.

That does it for this one! I never make slimline cards, but I end up liking them when I do! Anyhoo, I hope you like it too, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space. Don’t forget to check out the entire Out of This World release, and let me know your favorites. Also, don’t forget to head over to Instagram to join in the hop! Have a fabulous day and as always, stay awesome sweet friend!

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So Appreciate You

Hello Crafty Friends, and thanks for stopping by! Today’s project is featuring the new Pawsitively Saturated Ink Cubes in Yellow Sunsets, from Simon Says Stamps’s latest release, Out of This World. Have you checked it out yet? What are your favorites? I would love to know what they are. Let’s run through the details for today’s project!

I began with a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock and swiped the SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink Cubes, from the Yellow Sunsets, across the panel. The colors that I used were Lemonade, Sunbeam, Citrine, Melon and Cantaloupe. Once that was done, I used the SSS Postage Stamp Edge Frames to trim it down. I used a larger frame to trim a panel of black cardstock as well.

The black and yellow was really speaking to me, so I used the SSS Etched Crocus Stems and cut some of those from black cardstock. I used a white gel pen to add some detail to the flowers before adhering them to the yellow panel with liquid glue. I used a sentiment from the SSS Reverse Gratitude Sentiment Strips and used foam tape to adhere that.

The yellow panel was then adhered to the black panel before being adhered to the card base. To finish up, I added some clear drops for a little bit of added interest.

Super simple project today, but simple cards are sometimes all that you need, or all that you feel like making for that day. Not every card has to be an elaborate undertaking to create. I hope you enjoyed this project, and I hope it inspires you to get creative in your space! Don’t forget to check out the entire Out of This World release, and don’t forget to stay awesome! Have yourself a wonderful day!

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