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Simon Says Stamp Splendid Leafy Birthday

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back! I’m so glad that you’re here! Today’s project is featuring the new Splendid die, and the Splendid Sentiments Stamp set from Simon’s latest release, Be Bold. Let’s get right in to it!

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I always say, Die Cutting is My Jam, so maybe this should become a series! I like creating backgrounds with unexpected dies, and today’s card does just that! I took the SSS Splendid die and cut a bunch of those from Neenah 110lb cardstock, and cut it once from gold cardstock. I also cut a panel using the PFS Diagonal Stitched Rectangles to use as the background. I had to play around with the placement before committing to adhering the words onto the panel with liquid glue.

Once all of the white words were adhered to the panel, I trimmed off the excess and glued the gold sentiment in place. I used the SSS Splendid Sentiments and stamped the additional sentiment using VersaMark Ink and heat set those using Ranger Princess Gold Embossing Powder. I trimmed those down and adhered them to the panel using SSS 3D Foam Strips.

I used the SSS Abundant Leaves to cut those from Neenah 110lb cardstock and did some ink blending using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Sprout and Seafoam. Those were then adhered to the panel with liquid glue as well. The panel was adhered to a black panel for contrast before being added to the card base. For some additional bling, I added some PFS Gold Metallic Pearls to finish up.

That does it for this installment of Die Cutting is My Jam! I like the sound of that! Anyhoo, I hope you enjoyed this project, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space. Thanks again for joining me today, and don’t forget to stay awesome, friend!

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Simon Says Stamp Rainbow Whirl Blossoms Decor

Hello Crafty Friends, and thanks so much for joining me! I’m back today with a labor of love, non-card project, featuring the new Whirl Blossom from Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, Be Bold. There’s an Instagram Hop going on today to celebrate the release! You don’t want to miss that, because Simon is giving away a $25 gift card to a random commenter at each stop along the hop! Who doesn’t love gift cards, am I right?! Anyhoo, let’s jump right in to the details for this project, shall we?

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The fine folk at Simon LOVE non-card projects, and I’ve had this idea for a little while, and finally decided to just do it! I love this project so much, that I’m probably going to do a letter T at some point to display in my studio. I should totally start a series called, Diecutting is My Jam! Anyhoo, this project began with a decision to cover an S in rainbow flowers, so I went to one of the big-box craft stores to purchase said S. I knew that I wanted the S to be able to stand on it’s own, so it needed to be a little thicker. When looking around in the craft store, the larger S’s were thin, and would not stand on their own, so I opted to purchase three smaller S’s.

I used the SSS Whirl Blossom and cut bunches of flowers from rainbow-colored cardstock, of all different brands. I then pulled out the SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks to do some ink blending in the center of both parts of the flowers. The inks used were Bubblegum, Peony, Cantaloupe, Sherbet, Blush, Sunbeam, Zest, Sprout, Fairway, Seafoam, Surf, Marine, Lilac and Orchid. I did ink blending with the lighter colors and when it dried back, I went back over it with the darker shade of ink.

Once all of the ink blending was complete, I glued the pieces of the flowers together and added a clear Dazzling Gem to the center of each flower. I decided that I also wanted some leaves to tuck in between the flowers and used the SSS Eucalyptus Leaves to cut those from Neenah 110lb cardstock. Of course, I had to play around with the placement before diving in! Thankfully, I didn’t have to do anything to the surface of the letters and could begin the task of assembly.

Each letter took approximately 28 flowers, so I started on one end of the S and began gluing those down in rainbow order until I reached the other end. Once all of the flowers were glued down, I went back through and glued leaves in the spaces available. Now, repeat this process another two times to complete three S’s. The flowers on the bottom of the S overhang slightly, so those are curled up some to allow the letters to stand on their own, as I had envisioned.

That does it for this non-card project! Like I said, it was a true labor of love to cut about 90 flowers for this project, but I’m so happy with how they turned out, and am looking forward to working on a letter T for my studio. Don’t forget to check out the entire Be Bold release over on Simon’s website, and also the Instagram Hop going on today. Thanks again for joining me, and stay awesome, friend!

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Simon Says Stamp Birthday Whirl Medallion

Hello, Hello! Thanks so much for stopping by! I’m back today with a project featuring the new Whirl Medallion from Simon’s latest release, Be Bold. If you’ve been around here for a little while, you probably know that I like creating backgrounds with single dies, and today’s project does just that. So, let’s go run through the deets for this one!

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I began this project by cutting a bunch of the SSS Whirl Medallions from gold cardstock. Once I had enough of the medallions, I grabbed a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock and started playing around with the placement. I knew that I wanted to cover the whole panel, so I began in the middle of the panel.

I adhered the first medallion with liquid glue, and worked my way outward from there. Once all of the medallions were placed, I trimmed off the excess. This panel was then adhered to a black panel with foam tape for contrast. I used this Happy Birthday sentiment, which is from the SSS Birthday Basics set, and stamped that using VersaMark Ink and heat setting it with Ranger Princess Gold Embossing Powder.

I used the coordinating die to cut out the sentiment, along with two additional cuts and glued all of those together for a stacked look. The sentiment was then adhered in the center of the card with SSS 3D Foam Strips, and the entire panel was adhered to the card base.

Pretty simple card for today! Die cutting is my jam, and I love creating backgrounds with a single die or with smaller dies. I hope you enjoyed this project, and I hope it inspires you to get creative with your dies! Don’t forget to check out the entire Be Bold 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 Mother’s Leafy Cluster

Hello and welcome back crafty friends! I’m so glad that you stopped by to take a look at today’s project featuring the new Mother die from Simon’s latest release, Be Bold. Let’s go ahead and run through the deets for this one, shall we?

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I began this card by selecting a color combo from The Color Cubes and stamping the SSS Leafy Cluster onto a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock using VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat setting that with Ranger Clear Embossing Powder. I then used the coordinating stencils to do the ink blending using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Blush, Petunia and Watermelon, along with Pinkfresh inks in Atlantis and Metropolis. Once the ink blending was complete, I used the coordinating dies to cut them out.

I cut the SSS Mother die once from SSS Matte Silver cardstock and twice from Neenah 110lb cardstock, and I also cut the shadow portion of the die twice and well. All of those pieces were adhered together using liquid glue and set aside while I worked on the remaining elements of the card. I always seem to need more leaves on my cards, so I opted to use the SSS Etched Meadow Flower and Leaves, along with the SSS Flower Bundle and cut some of those using the same matte silver cardstock.

For the background, I used the PFS Diagonal Stitched Rectangles to cut a panel of black cardstock, and splattered it using white acrylic ink. I then used the SSS A2 Thin Frames to cut a frame from the same silver cardstock. Now for the assembly! I glued the silver frame in place, glued the silver leaves in place and then glued the Leafy Clusters in place.

The sentiment was also glued in place. I chose a sub-sentiment from the SSS Reverse Love Sentiments Strips and adhered that using SSS 3D Foam Strips so that it would match the height of the main sentiment. I added a few PFS Matte Silver Pearls before adhering the panel to the card base using foam tape.

That does it for this one! I really like this color combo, and am enjoying The Color Cubes, especially when I get stuck on putting colors together. I hope you enjoyed this project too! Head on over to Simon’s website to check out the entire Be Bold release! I’d love to know your favorites! Thanks again for stopping by, and don’t forget to stay awesome, friend! Have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Appreciate You Lattice

Hello Friends, and welcome back! I’m so glad that you stopped by today! Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, Be Bold, is live, and today’s project is featuring a couple of new products! So, let’s run through the deets for this one!

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I began this project by taping down the SSS Lattice Tile Stencil to a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock, and did some light ink blending using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Bubblegum, Lilac, Seafoam and Sunbeam. Once the ink blending was complete, I used the PFS Diagonal Stitched Rectangles to trim it down. I also used the SSS A2 Thin Frames to cut a frame from matte silver cardstock. The frame was glued to the panel and set aside while I worked on the sentiment.

I die cut the SSS Appreciate You once from SSS Matte Silver cardstock, and I die cut the shadow three times from Neenah 110lb cardstock. I die cut the actual sentiment from one of the shadow pieces, and adhered all of those together using liquid glue. I then used glue and inset the silver sentiment into the shadow. I also used the SSS Olive Leaves to cut those for some added interest.

The leaves were adhered to the ink blended panel and the sentiment was adhered atop those using SSS 3D Foam Strips. I added some PFS Matte Silver Pearls to match the Matte Silver cardstock. This panel was then adhered to the card base using foam tape.

That does it for this one! Head on over and check out the entire Be Bold release! Thanks for stopping by, and don’t forget to stay awesome! Have 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 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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Golden Butterfly Hello

Hello Crafty Friends! I hope you are doing well! Thank you so much for stopping by to check out today’s card featuring a couple of new items from Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, Splendor, plus a few older favorites as well. Let’s run through the details.

I began this card by cutting a frame using the SSS Stitched Rectangles die and SSS Fog cardstock. I then trimmed a panel of patterned paper to fit behind the frame. I used the SSS Fine Floral Stem and the SSS Simple Flowers to cut those from Neenah 110lb cardstock. I did end up cutting the Fine Floral twice so that I would have enough flowers to curve around the frame.

For the ink blending on the flowers, I used SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Bubblegum, Seafoam, Celery and Lemonade. Once the ink blending was complete, I assembled the flowers using liquid glue. I also ended up cutting apart the Fine Florals so that I could place the flowers where I needed them to go. I used the SSS Handlettered Greetings and die cut the hello sentiment once from gold cardstock and three times from Neenah 110lb cardstock, adhering all of those together with liquid glue.

The butterfly is from the PFS Small Butterflies Foil Plate, and I foiled that using gold foil onto acetate and used the coordinating die to trim it out. I splattered the patterned paper and the card base with Hickory Smoke Distress Spray Stain for a little bit of added interest.

To assemble the card, I adhered the frame to the card base using foam tape and arranged the flowers along the left edge of the frame, adhering those with glue. I tucked in the leaves where needed, and glued the butterfly and sentiment in place before adding some PFS Gold Metallic Pearls.

That finishes up this one! I hope you found some inspiration from this project! I really like all of the elements of this one, and thought that it came together quite nicely. Thanks again for stopping by. I hope you have an amazing day, and don’t forget to stay awesome!

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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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