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Simon Says Stamp Adulting is Hard

Welcome back, Friends! It’s a beautiful STAMPtember, and I’m curious what your favorites are so far? As we all know, there are tons of new things the entire month, so be sure to stay tuned for those. Today’s card is featuring the fun, new Coffee Time set, so let’s get into it!

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

I began this project by stamping the coffee cup from the Coffee Time set a bunch of times using VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat setting it with Ranger Clear Embossing Powder. I also stamped the sentiments from the set using the same ink and powder. I die cut the coffee mugs and die cut the sentiments three times to achieve the stacked sentiment look.

Once all of the mugs were cut, I got busy coloring them using Copic Markers in RV55, V05, Y13, Y17, YG13, G14, BG11, BG13, BV00, BV02 and E23. I also die cut the SSS Artwork Grid Plate twice from Neenah 110lb cardstock and adhered those to the card base using liquid glue. As I was playing around with the layout of the card, I decided that it would be super cool if each square had a corresponding color of splatter. For some reason, I must like making things hard for myself!

I took the card to the splat box and pulled out the TH Distress Oxide Sprays in Picked Raspberry, Fossilized Amber, Twisted Citron, Broken Chine and Wilted Violet. I worked one square at a time and “masked” off everything else using paper towels. Yes, this took some time, but I’m quite happy with how it turned out! Everything on the card front was then adhered using foam tape to finish up.

That does it for this one! I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it inspires you to get creative in your space! Head on over to Simon’s website to check out the entire STAMPtember release! Thanks again for stopping by, and don’t forget to stay awesome!

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Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Collaboration with Concord & 9th

Hello Friends and welcome back! Today’s STAMPtember collaboration set is with Concord & 9th and features a wreath building stamp set. Let’s not waste time and get into the details!

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

I began this card by stamping the florals and leaves onto a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock using C&9 inks in Grapefruit and Artichoke. This set also includes individual flowers, so I stamped those using Nectar ink and fussy cut those out.

I trimmed the panel down using SSS Postage Stamp Edge Frames and gave it a gold splatter for additional interest. I always need more leaves so I used the C&9 Primrose Garden dies for those, and cut several leaves from two colors of green cardstock.

The sentiment that I used is the C&9th Scripted Thanks die, which is from a summer camp bundle several years ago and doesn’t appear to be available. But, you can use whatever you have in your stash that will fit. I cut the thanks once from gold cardstock and twice from black cardstock and adhered those together using liquid glue.

My panel was adhered to the card base and I glued the green leaves in place and adhered the individual flowers atop those with foam tape. To finish up, I added some PinkFresh Jewels for some sparkle.

That does it for this project! I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space! Don’t forget to head over to Simon’s website to snatch up your copy of this collab set, because once they’re gone, they’re gone forever! Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Simple Thanks Floral Spray

Hello Friends, and thanks so much for stopping by! The STAMPtember release is in full swing, and I’m back today with a project featuring several new products. I kind of went crazy with the new products on this one because it’s featuring the new Rustic Layering Flower, the Double Plaid Cover, the Simple Thanks and the Crimped Floral Embossing Folder & Die. So, let’s go through the details for this one!

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

I said that I used the Crimped Floral Embossing Folder & Die, but I did not use the entirety of the folder itself. I used it to create the smaller flowers in my spray. Another thing to note, this card is giving an illusion of the Double Plaid Cover. I saved the left over squares and triangles from a previous project and ink blended the edges of those using Earl ink for a shadowed effect.

To begin, I used the Double Plaid Cover to emboss a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock and then adhered the grey ink blended pieces using foam squares. I thought this was a super interesting way to utilize those leftover pieces. For some color inspiration, I pulled a card from the Color Cubes, and die cut the smaller flowers from colored cardstock, using the included die from the Crimped Floral Folder. For some depth, I did some ink blending on those using C&9 Peacock and Sorbet inks, and added a black crystal to the centers of the flowers.

I then cut the larger flower using the Rustic Layering Flower and ink blended that using that same Peacock ink before assembling the pieces. As always, I need leaves to go with my flowers, so I used the Arching Leaf Border set and cut those from a sage and pine colored cardstock. While die cutting, I went ahead and die cut the Simple Thanks four times from black cardstock, and adhered all of those together with liquid glue.

I began gluing the leaves in place first, as those were the bottom layers, and then I glued the larger flower in place next, and tucked in the other flowers where needed for fullness. The sentiment was glued directly to the panel to finish up.

That does it for this one! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! Don’t forget to head on over to Simon’s website to check out the entire STAMPtember release, and stay tuned all month long for the long awaited collaboration sets! Thanks again for hanging with me, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Double Plaid Floral

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back to my blog! I’m so glad that you stopped by to check out today’s project featuring the new Double Plaid Cover, as well as the new Rustic Layering Flower. These new products are from the STAMPtember release, and I had a blast making this card, so let’s get into the details!

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

I began this project by pulling an inspiration card from the Color Cubes, just to get some color variety going on. Once I decided on a color combo that I liked, I die cut the Rustic Layering Flower three times from aqua, orange and pink cardstock. This flower has several pieces so I did some ink blending on those pieces before assembling them. The ink colors that I used were Carnation, Sweets, Ocean, Cantaloupe and Sherbet.

For some additional flowers and leaves, I used the Fine Floral Stem for some light blue flowers, as well as the Budding Branches for some white leaves. I have to say that the Budding Branches is by far my most used leaf set from Simon! I did die cut the centers of the flowers from gold cardstock to pull the elements together.

Moving on to assembly .. I splattered my card base using black acrylic ink before adhering the Double Plaid Cover with foam strips. I arranged the flowers and leaves and adhered those using a combination of liquid glue and foam strips to provide support where necessary. I always have to add embellishments to the “buds” of the leaves, because I just think it’s so awesome and so pretty!

I stamped the sentiment, which is from the Mix & Match Butterflies set, using VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat set that using Ranger Clear Embossing Powder. I used the coordinating die to cut it several times for a stacked look. The sentiment was glued directly to the panel to finish up.

That does it for this project! I’m sorry if you’re sick of florals, but I literally can’t help myself! Florals and leaves are my jam! Don’t forget to check out the entire STAMPtember release, as well as all of the collaboration sets happening all month long! Thanks again for joining me, and have yourself a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Crimped Floral Thanks

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back to my blog! Today’s project is featuring two new products from Simon’s STAMPtember release, the Crimped Floral Embossing Folder and the Simple Thanks. Let’s not waste any more time, and get right into 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 embossing a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock using the new Crimped Floral folder, and then went to work ink blending the panel on the de-bossed side. The inks used were SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Lilac, Orchid and Amethyst. I’m not sure what this technique is called, but I then used a black ink pad to rub across the flat side of the panel, leaving the purple visible. Is it called like a “black-out” technique?! I have no idea!

I then trimmed the panel down and adhered it to a black panel using foam tape for added dimension. I cut the Simple Thanks once from silver cardstock, twice from black cardstock, and I cut the shadow portion twice as well. Those pieces were all adhered together using liquid glue before before being glued to the panel. I thought the card needed a little bling, so I added some PFS Purple Gems to the centers of the flowers.

That finishes up this one! It was a super simple card, but I like how it turned out! I haven’t tried the “black-out” technique before, but I’m pretty sure I’ll be doing it again. Don’t forget to check out the entire STAMPtember release over on Simon’s website. Thanks again for stopping by, and have yourself a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Floral Birthday Love STAMPtember Blog Party

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back! I’m so happy that you joined me for today’s HUGE STAMPtember blog party! Each stop throughout the party has a STAMPtember promotion, so you’ll want to check those out for sure! You can start your party experience here or by heading to Simon’s blog. My project is featuring the new Rustic Layering Flower in aqua tones with a hint of grey. This is such an awesome release, with so many more things coming during the month, so stay tuned for all of the excitement! Let’s go ahead and go through the details for my project!

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

I began this project by pulling an inspiration card from The Color Cubes, and then I ink blended a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Mist and Raindrop. Those two colors seemed to match the color palette best. Once the ink blending was complete, I cut the Rustic Layering Flower twice from that panel. I do a little more ink blending in the center of the flowers for more depth before assembling the flowers using liquid glue.

Now that I had the flowers, I had to decide on the rest of the card! I opted to go with the Whirl Diamond Plate for my background, and I cut a bunch of leaves from grey cardstock using the Budding Branches. In laying out the card, I decided that I needed one more small flower, so I cut that and assembled it as well.

I splattered my card base using TH Distress Oxide Spray in Hickory Smoke before adhering the background panel. I began adhering the grey leaves in place first using liquid glue, trimming down as necessary. Once I was happy with the leaf placement, I adhered the flowers using foam strips.

For the sentiment, I used the Mix & Match Butterflies set and stamped that using VersaFine Onyx Black and heat set it using Ranger Clear Embossing Powder. I trimmed it out using the coordinating dies, and made two additional cuts for a stacked sentiment. That was then adhered using foam strips as well. To finish up, I added some Surf Dazzling Gems and some silver metallic pearls to the “buds” of the branches.

That does it for this one! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! I always love working with die cut flowers, so this card was totally in my wheelhouse! Don’t forget to head on over to Simon’s website to check out the entire STAMPtember release! Thanks again for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Fresh Roasted Coffee

Hello Crafty Friends and welcome back! I’m once again playing with the Coffee Time set from Simon’s latest STAMPtember release. This is a CZ Design card if I ever did see one! Cathy is just so freaking talented! Let’s not waste time and go through the details.

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

This card is a double stencil technique. I used the SSS A2 Mask Stencils on a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock and then secured the new SSS Fresh Roast Stencil atop that. I did some light ink blending using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Latte and Cappuccino. Once the ink blending was complete, I used the rectangle portion of the mask stencil to cover my ink blending and then splattered it with TH Distress Mica Spray in Crooked Broomstick.

I stamped the coffee mug and the sentiments using VersaFine Onyx Black in and heat set those using Ranger Clear Embossing Powder. I wanted two mugs, so I did a mirror stamping for the second one. In all honesty, I did have to watch a Jennifer McGuire video to learn how to do it! I then used the coordinating dies to trim those out. I did cut the sentiments two additional times for that stacked sentiment look.

I colored the mugs using Copic Markers in C1, C2, C3, E23 and E47, and those, along with the sentiments were adhered to the panel using foam strips. That panel was then adhered to a black panel with foam tape for added dimension, because what do we say? Dimension is life!

And, 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 STAMPtember release over on Simon’s website, and stay tuned all month long for the collaboration sets! Have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Grateful For You Cosmos

Hello Crafters and welcome back! I’m participating in an Instagram Hop today to celebrate Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, Cheering For You. Head on over there to check it out and comment along the hop for your chance to win a $25 gift card! Today’s project is a mixed media-ish type, which I never do, but always love them when I’m done! It’s featuring a few new products from the latest release, so let’s go ahead and get into the details!

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

This background panel was left over from a previous ink smooshing session, so I pulled that out for this card. But, I’ll post how it was created just in case you feel inspired to create your own. I grabbed a piece of watercolor paper, and Distress Oxide ink pads in Saltwater Taffy, Crackling Campfire, Spiced Marmalade, Fossilized Amber and Evergreen Bough. I worked one color at a time by smooshing the ink pad onto my silicone mat, spritzing with water and swiping or dabbing my paper into the ink. I made my way through the colors, drying the paper in between each addition, so that the colors didn’t get muddled. Once I was satisfied with the additions of color, I took the panel to my splat box and splattered it with Distress Oxide Sprays in Saltwater Taffy, Crackling Campfire and Fossilized Amber.

Like I said, this panel was made a little while back, but I recently bought the new TH Distress Spritzs so I decided to splatter the panel with some of the Peacock Feathers Spritz, along with some black acrylic ink. The panel was trimmed down using the SSS Postage Stamp Edge Frames, and I did some stamping using a few TH Stampers Anonymous sets with Archival Black ink. I’ll link to those stamp sets below.

I die cut the SSS Cosmos Duo twice from black cardstock and used the Fossilized Amber Distress Spritz on one set. Once the pieces were dry, I adhered them together using liquid glue. I also die cut the You twice from black cardstock and once from black glossy cardstock and adhered those together as well. The small sentiment is from the You stamp set, and that was stamped onto black cardstock with VersaMark Ink and heat set using Ranger Princess Gold Embossing Powder.

I adhered the flowers to my panel with liquid glue and adhered my sentiments using SSS 3D Foam Strips for added dimension. This panel was then adhered to a black panel for contrast before being adhered to the card base.

That does it for this project! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! Not sure why I don’t do this type of card more often, so maybe I need to work on that. Don’t forget to check out the Instagram Hop for your chance to win a $25 gift card at each stop along the hop! Thanks again for joining me for today’s project, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp You Are A Star

Hello Crafty Friends! Thanks so much for joining me for today’s project featuring the new You die and stamp set from Simon’s latest release, Cheering For You! This project is also featuring the new Starry Sky Foil Transfer Cards, so 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 foiling the Starry Sky panel using silver foil and my Minc Mini. Once I was done foiling, I trimmed the panel down using the SSS Postage Stamp Edge Frames. Next, I die cut the new SSS You once from silver cardstock and three times from black cardstock and adhered all of those pieces together using liquid glue.

The sub-sentiment, which is from the new You stamp set, was stamped onto a scrap of black cardstock using VersaMark Ink and heat set using SSS Detail White Embossing Powder. Both sentiments were adhered to the foiled panel using SSS 3D Foam Strips for some added dimension.

I decided that the panel needed some black starts to tie everything together, so I used the SSS Mini Stars Party and cut a few of those and added to the panel using foam strip pieces. The panel was then adhered to the card base to finish up.

That does it for this one! Super simple, but I thought this sentiment went perfectly with these foil transfer cards. Don’t forget to check out the entire Cheering For You release over on Simon’s website! Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp You Are Amazing

Hello Friends, and welcome back! Thanks so much for stopping by to check out today’s project! This project is featuring the new You die and You stamp set from Simon’s latest release, Cheering for You. Let’s go ahead and roll through the details!

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

I really like creating backgrounds with single dies, and Simon’s new You die was perfect for this technique! I began this project by die cutting the new SSS You a bunch of times from Neenah 110lb cardstock. I also die cut the SSS Divine Peony and did some ink blending on that using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Morning and Galaxy.

Once the ink blending was complete, I assembled the florals using liquid glue, and then decided that I wanted the leaves to be black, so I went back and cut those. To begin assembly, I cut a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock using the PFS Diagonal Stitched Rectangles and splattered it using black acrylic ink. When that was dry, I began adhering the You die cut to cover the panel and trimming off the excess.

I adhered the leaves in place and then adhered the larger flower using SSS 3D Foam Strips for added dimension. The card was missing something, so I cut the You from black cardstock and adhered that using foam strips, and that brought things together, in my opinion. I then used the new SSS You Stamp set and stamped the sub-sentiment using VersaFine Onyx Black ink, heat set that using Ranger Clear Embossing Powder and adhered it with the same foam strips.

Once everything was complete, I adhered the panel to a black panel for contrast using SSS Dot Tape Runner, and then everything was adhered to the card base to finish up.

That does it for this card! I love creating my own backgrounds using die cuts, and I love creating beautiful flowers, so this card was right up my alley! I hope you enjoyed it! Thanks again for stopping by, and don’t forget to check out the entire Cheering for You release over on Simon’s website! Have yourself a wonderful day!

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