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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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BetterPress Magnolia Florals

Hello Friend! I’m so glad that you stopped by! Today, I’m sharing a card using various products, including the BetterPress Letterpress System. I’ve had my BetterPress system for quite a while, but haven’t used it too much until recently. Not too long ago, I posted a black and white card design for Simon Says Stamp, and I really loved it and wanted to try another black and white design. So, let’s run through the details of this one.

To begin, I used the SSS Etched Magnolia Blossom to cut two flowers from Neenah 110lb cardstock, and I cut a few leaves using the SSS Windswept Leaves from the same cardstock. I then did some very light ink blending on the flowers using C&9th Dove ink. I did go back and cut the centers of the flowers using black cardstock, because I liked the contrast. Once the ink blending was complete, I assembled the flowers using liquid glue.

For the background, I used the Spellbinders So Grateful For You Press Plate, black ink and a BetterPress A2 card panel. I inked up the plate and ran it through the die cutting machine to make the impression. I did end up trimming the panel down ever so slightly and mounted that onto a black cardstock panel.

I thought the panel needed a frame, so I used the PFS Folk Edge Rectangles and cut one of those from black cardstock and glued it to the background panel. Moving on to the sentiment, I used the SSS XL Love Greetings and stamped on black cardstock using VersaMark Ink and heat set that using SSS Detail White Embossing Powder. I then used the coordinating die to trim that out, along with two additional cuts for a stacked sentiment.

Let’s assemble this card! I adhered the sentiment in the center of the panel using liquid glue, and arranged the leaves adhering those with glue as well. The flowers were then adhered atop the leaves using foam tape for a little added dimension. Everything was then adhered to the card base using dot tape runner. To finish up, I added some clear drops for additional interest.

That finishes up this one! Like I said, I’ve had my BetterPress for a while now, but am just starting to use it. Mainly because I ordered some sentiments for it, and have really been enjoying those. I need to order some more cover plates, as I really like the look of those. I hope you enjoyed this project, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space! Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day! Stay awesome Friend!

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Simon Says Stamp Black on Black Love

Hello Friends! Thanks so much for stopping by! I’m back today with a card featuring the new Hugs & Kisses die from Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, Sweetheart. If you’ve been here a few times, you probably know that I like creating backgrounds from sentiment dies. Yes, it’s a little bit of work, but I always love the result that it yields! Today’s card is a black on black design, so let’s get started!

I began by cutting the SSS Hugs & Kisses die a bunch of times from SSS Black Glossy cardstock. It looks like I used six for this panel. Once all of those were done, I cut a panel of black cardstock just smaller than an A2 card front, arranged the die cuts so that the entire panel was covered, adhered them using liquid glue, and trimmed off the excess.

For the focal point of the card, I used elements from the SSS Noted Heart stamp and die set. I stamped the heart onto a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock and used the coordinating die to trim it out. I then did some light ink blending on the heart using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Bubblegum. I stamped the main sentiment on black cardstock using VersaMark Ink, heat embossed it using SSS Detail White Embossing Powder, and trimmed it using the coordinating die.

I took the pink heart back to the Misti and stamped “everything” using VersaFine Onyx Black ink. I also decided to use the heart dies in the set to cut a few from the black glossy cardstock as well. To assemble the card, I adhered the heart atop the sentiment panel using foam tape. The black sentiment was also adhered using foam tape, while the black hearts were glued directly to the cardstock. Everything was then adhered to a black card base.

That does it for this card. I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope that you’ll try creating your own background as well! It’s such a great way to stretch your supplies! Don’t forget to check out Simon’s newest release, Sweetheart. Thanks again for joining me, and have a wonderful day!

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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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Scrap Paper Crocus Stems

Hello Friend, and thanks for swinging by! I recently came across Ashild Halvorsen on Instagram where she was using scraps of her gel prints to make “scrap tape.” I don’t have a bunch of gel prints, but I do have a bunch of scraps of patterned paper, and I thought this would be a cute idea to use some of them up. I’m sure if you’re like me, you have an over abundance of scraps as well! Let’s run through the details for these cards.

Ashild used tape for her strips, but I wanted mine to be larger, so I cut panels of Neenah 110lb cardstock to 3.5″ x 4.75″. I also took a pile of my scraps and cut them into various strips, with no regard for how thick or thin they were, just cutting. I then used some dot tape runner to cover the panels and began laying down the strips. I ended up making eight panels, but I have enough strips to make about eighteen more!

I layered some of the panels with black cardstock for a bit of a contrast, and splattered some of the card bases for additional interest. I used the SSS Etched Crocus Stems to cut several flowers in black and white and adhered those using liquid glue. I also used various sentiments that I thought would work for this design as well. I will list all of the products used below, if you’d like to reference them. All of the strip panels were adhered using foam tape for additional dimension.

I just really loved this idea for using some of the scrap papers that have accumulated in my drawer, and I’m so glad that I stumbled across Ashild’s account! If you have a moment, you should definitely go check her out! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and I hope you’ll give this project a try! If you do, please tag me on Instagram, as I would love to see your creations. I hope you have a wonderful day, and don’t forget to stay awesome!

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Simon Says Stamp Rainbow Hearts Banner

Hello Friend! I’m so glad that you stopped by! I’m back with another card for Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, Sweetheart, featuring this super fun Heart Banners Stencil. Let’s run through the details, shall we?

I began this card by cutting a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock to 6×6. This is a set of four stencils, and I wasn’t quite sure how it was going to lay out on the cardstock, and that’s why I began with a 6×6 panel. I could always trim it down later, if I decided to. I taped the panel to the stencil and began ink blending using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Sweets, Sunbeam, Surf, Cadette and Orchid. I started in rainbow order, but then decided that I didn’t want all of the heart to look the same, so I began mixing up the colors a little bit. Instead of starting with the pink, I started with the blue, and so forth.

I continued through the stencils until the panel was complete. I used the PFS Diagonal Stitched Rectangles to trim the panel down, which left some white areas at the top and bottom. To remedy this, I just added more hearts to those areas, once again mixing up the colors so that everything wasn’t uniform. For a little added interest, I used a Copic Multiliner to draw double lines around each heart.

The sentiment, which is from the SSS XL Greetings 3, was stamped on black cardstock using VersaMark Ink and heat set using SSS Detail White Embossing Powder. I used the coordinating die to trim that out, along with two additional cuts and adhered all of those together using liquid glue. The sentiment was then glued directly atop the panel in the center. For some added bling, I added a few PFS Ice Clear Drops.

To finish up, the heart panel was adhered to a black panel using foam tape and then adhered to the card base.

That does it for this one! I really love all of the different hearts, and adding the black detail around the hearts made a huge difference, in my opinion. Thanks again for stopping by! I hope you have a wonderful day, and don’t forget to stay awesome!

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Simon Says Stamp Hello Stems

Hello Crafty Friends, and thanks for stopping by! Today’s project is featuring the new Whirl Diamond Plate from Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, Sweetheart. So, let’s jump right into the details!

I began this card by cutting three SSS Sunrise Stems from Neenah 110lb cardstock. While I was cutting, I went ahead and cut the SSS Whirl Diamond Plate from a panel of black cardstock. I did some ink blending on the flowers using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Seafoam, Surf, Celery, Pearfection, Lemonade and Sunbeam.

Once all of the ink blending was done, I adhered the pieces of the flowers together using liquid glue. At this point, I did not adhere the flowers to the stems, because I was figuring out placement and deciding if I was going to need to trim some of the leaves off.

Before adhering the Whirl Diamond die cut to another panel of black cardstock, I splattered the panel with some gold acrylic ink for just a touch of added interest. Once that was dry, I adhered the die cut panel using liquid glue. I determined the placement of the florals, trimmed off a few leaves as necessary, and adhered the stems and flowers to the panel.

It was bothering me that I did not have three stems extending all the way to the bottom of the panel, because of placement on the card. To remedy this, I die cut the bottom of the stem two more times and ink blended them to match. I then tucked and glued the bottom portion so that I had three stems extending the length of the panel. That’s just me being a tad bit anal. What can I say?

I die cut the SSS Script Hello once from gold cardstock, cut the shadow three times from black cardstock and adhered them all together for a stacked sentiment. The sentiment was then adhered to the panel using foam tape. For a little bling, I added a few PFS Gold Metallic Pearls before adhering the panel to the card base.

That finishes up this project! I hope you enjoyed it! I love the look of bright florals against a black background. I think it’s so dramatic and beautiful. Don’t forget to check out the entire Sweetheart release! There’s so many fun things to feast your eyes upon. Thanks again for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp You’re Amazing

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back! I’m so glad that you’re here! Today’s card is featuring the Friendship Leafy Cluster Stamp and Stencil from Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, Sweetheart. Have you checked out the release yet? What are your favorites? I had a lot of fun with the ink blending on this one, so let’s go through the details!

I began by stamping the leaf clusters on some Neenah 110lb cardstock using VersaFine Onyx Black ink, and heat setting them using Ranger Clear Embossing Powder. I then began the ink blending with the stencil using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Bubblegum, Lemonade, Seafoam and Lilac. Once the ink blending was complete, I fussy cut the leaves and set them aside while I figured out the rest of the card.

I pulled a panel from the SSS Color Blend Pastel cardstock pack and used the SSS Dibble Dot Embossing Folder on it. That was then adhered to a black panel for contrast. I stamped the sentiment, which is from the SSS XL Greetings 2 set, on a scrap of 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 additional cuts, and adhered all of those together using liquid glue.

The leafy clusters were then adhered to the embossed panel using foam tape, trimming off the excess, and the sentiment was glued directly atop the leaves. Everything was then adhered to the card base to finish up.

That does it for this project! I hope you enjoyed it! I really like how this one turned out, and am really happy with the colors. Thanks again for stopping by! Have a wonderful day, and don’t forget to stay awesome!

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Simon Says Stamp Love You Shaker

Hello Crafty Friends and welcome back! Today, I’m featuring a card using a sheet from the Acetate Hearts Foil Transfer Card set from Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, Sweetheart. There are four sheets in the set, and you’ll see another card from this set later on. I don’t often make shaker cards, because I’ve messed up so many in the process, that I usually shy away from them. However, when I saw this sheet, it screamed shaker to me, so I had to give it another go! Let’s go through the details!

To begin, I pulled out the Minc Mini and some silver foil. I set the Minc to level four and waited for it to heat up before proceeding. Once hot, I figured out which side the toner was on and placed the sheet and foil in the pocket and ran it through. Next, I die cut a frame from Neenah 110lb cardstock using the PFS Stitched Scallop Rectangles to build the shaker window.

I used 1/8″ Scor-Tape and placed that on the back of the frame, removed the release paper, and adhered the foiled acetate sheet. Whew, the beginnings of a shaker, and I haven’t messed up yet! Progress! The next step is to build the walls of the shaker, and I did this using foam tape, adhering it along the edges of the frame on the back side of the acetate.

Now that the walls are built, the contents of the shaker can be added and contained. I ended up using these cute little hearts from Buttons Galore, and I used quite a bit of them, because I wanted a fuller shaker. I cut a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock just smaller than the frame and adhered it very carefully to the foam tape. I then adhered the shaker panel to a card base, and moved on to the sentiment.

I didn’t want to cover up too much of the acetate panel, so I chose the SSS Love You die and cut that once from SSS Rich Red Matte Metallic cardstock, and cut the shadow three times and adhered all of those together using liquid glue. The sentiment was then glued directly to the acetate being careful not to shift it while drying.

That does it for this card! And.. I didn’t even mess it up! I hope you enjoyed this project, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space! Don’t forget to check out the entire Sweetheart release! Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day! Stay awesome friend!

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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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Jennifer McGuire

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Amy Rysavy

Debby Hughes

Emily Midgett

Lisa Addesa

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Emma Williams

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Jessica Vasher

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