Simon Says Stamp More Than Chocolate

Hello Crafty Friends and welcome back to my blog! Thanks so much for stopping by to check out today’s project featuring the new Sweet Treats Stamp and Stencil, along with the Groovy Love You More die cut. Let’s jump right into the details, shall we?

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

I began this project by stamping several of the elements from the Sweet Treats stamp set onto Neenah 110lb cardstock using VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat setting it with Ranger Clear Embossing Powder. I then went to work adding color using the coordinating stencil set. The inks used were Gingerbread, Cocoa, Gravel, Seafoam, Surf, Watermelon and Cherry. The piece of candy was colored using Copic Markers BG10 and BG15. I also added a touch of shading on the cupcake using RV13.

Once all of the color was added, I trimmed them out. I did decide to add a touch of sparkle to the lollipop sprinkles using a Ranger Emboss It Pen and Simon Detail Sparkle Embossing Powder. I die cut the Groovy Love You More sentiment once from silver cardstock and cut the shadow portion once from Neenah and adhered those pieces together. I knew that I wanted to add the sub-sentiment, so I stamped that onto black cardstock using VersaMark ink and heat set it using Detail White Embossing Powder. The sentiment actually says ‘more than chocolate,’ but I trimmed off the ‘more’ part.

Now that I have all of the elements for the card, I needed to figure out a background. I went ahead and splattered my card base using black acrylic ink and decided on a heart background. I used the Stacked Hearts die and cut that three times and adhered them to the card base, cutting off any extras. I adhered all of the treats using foam strips and then added the sentiments with more foam strips.

That finishes up this project! I hope you enjoyed it! This project is well outside of my comfort zone, but it was a fun project nonetheless. Don’t forget to check out the entire To Be Loved release over on Simon’s website! Thanks again for hanging out with me, and I hope you have a fabulous day!

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Simon Says Stamp Harlequin Heart

Hello Friends and welcome back! I’m back today with a project featuring the new Harlequin Heart stamp from one of Simonn’s latest releases, To Love. Let’s go ahead and get right into it!

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

I began this project by stamping the Harlequin Heart onto a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock using VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat setting that using Ranger Clear Embossing Powder. Next, I did some ink blending on the panel using Lilac, Orchid and Amethyst inks.

The panel was trimmed down and adhered to a black panel for contrast, before being adhered to the card base. I die cut the You sentiment once from silver cardstock and three times from black and adhered all of those together for a stacked sentiment. I stamped the sub-sentiment, which is from the You stamp set, using VersaMark ink and heat set that using Detail White Embossing Powder.

I adhered the sub-sentiment using foam strips and added some silver metallic pearls to pull it all together and add some bling.

I hope you enjoyed this project! Don’t forget to check out the entire release, as there are lots of good things for those Valentine cards. Thanks again for joining me, and have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp To Love And To Be Loved Release Blog Hop – Day 1

Hello Crafty Friends and thanks for joining me! Welcome to Day 1 of the Simon Says Stamp Blog Hop featuring the To Love and To Be Loved releases! Be sure to comment along the hop for your chance to win a $25 coupon from Simon! There’s also a free gift with purchase when you spend $50 or more on new release products! A chance to win a coupon, a free gift with purchase AND tons of inspiration .. YES PLEASE! My project for today is featuring the new I’m Sorry die cut in my usual floral fashion! Let’s go ahead and go through the details!

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

I began this project by cutting a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock down to the same size as the gold thin frame and splattering it with gold acrylic paint. I set that aside to dry while I worked on the other elements of the card.

The I’m Sorry sentiment was cut once, and I die cut a few white flowers using the Cosmos Duo set, and cut the centers of the flowers from yellow cardstock. The flowers needed a little bit of shading so I added that with some Gravel ink. The centers also got some shading using Sunbeam ink. The flowers are two layers because I wanted more fullness, so I went ahead and assembled all of the pieces using liquid glue.

Now here is where things get a little wonky! I needed a longer stem for the flowers so I die cut the stem from the Divine Peony set, and I die cut a few leaves from the Winsome Branches set to go along with the stem from the Cosmos set. Light ink blending using Cabbage ink was applied to the stems and leaves.

To assemble the card, I glued the gold frame to the splattered panel, added the I’m Sorry and then added the one long stem. The first two flowers were then adhered using foam strips, I added the second stem, along with the third flower and then added the leaves atop the stems. The panel was then adhered to the card base to finish up.

That does it for this one! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! Be sure to comment along the Hop for your chance to win! You can begin the Hop over on Simon’s blog to make sure that you catch all of the inspiration from the team. And, stay tuned for Day 2 tomorrow for more chances to win! Thanks so much for joining me, and I hope you have a great day!

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Caly Person
Cathy Zielske
Jennifer McGuire
Barbara Tarayao
Emily Midgett
Amy Rysavy
Debby Hughes
Keisha Charles
Alberto Gava
Miriam Prantner
Heather Ruwe
Tina Smith
Jean Doeringsfeld
Tracy Ware
Natasha Vacca

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Simon Says Stamp Simple Love You

Hello and welcome back! Simon’s brand new release, To Be Loved, is live today and I’m back with a project featuring the new Funky Hearts Stencil. It may not look like I used the stencil on this card, but I assure you that I did! It’s just a little reminder that there are many ways to use a stencil! Let’s go into it, shall we?

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

I began this card by placing the stencil onto a scrap panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock and applying a layer of Tacky When Dry paste. I actually did this twice, because I wasn’t sure if I wanted to use one heart or two. I set that aside to dry while I worked on the rest of the card.

I wanted this to be a more clean and simple design, so I went ahead and splattered my card base with gold acrylic ink and put that over with the hearts to dry. I used the Clipping Heart and die cut that once from Neenah, and I went ahead and cut a frame using the Stitched Rectangles. Once the hearts were dry, I applied some gold gilding flakes and rubbed those in to make sure that I have good coverage. Those were then fussy cut for their use on the card.

The frame was adhered to the card base using foam strips, and the white hearts were adhered inside the frame using liquid glue. The gold hearts were adhered in the middle using the same foam strips, as well as the tiny sentiment, which is from the Reverse Love Sentiment Strips.

That does it for this one! It’s a super simple card, but I quite like how it turned out! Thanks again for stopping by, and don’t forget to check out the entire To Be Loved release over on Simon’s website. Have yourself a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Birthday Rosettes

Hello Friends! I hope you’re doing well! I appreciate you stopping by to check out today’s project featuring the Layered Rosette die and stencil combo! Let’s not waste time and jump right into it!

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

I began this project by cutting the Layered Rosettes from Neenah 110lb cardstock and then used the stencils for the ink blending. The colors used were Guava, Watermelon, Cantaloupe, Melon, Surf and Ocean. Once the ink blending was complete, I adhered the layers of the Rosettes together using liquid glue along with silver centers.

For the background, I used the A2 Marquee die and splattered that with black acrylic ink before adhering the silver Streamer Ribbons die cuts. The Rosettes were then adhered using liquid glue and trimmed off before adhering this panel to a black panel for contrast.

The Happy Birthday sentiment was cut from black cardstock twice, the shadow portion was cut from Neenah 110lb twice and all of the pieces were adhered together before being added to the card with foam strips.

That does it for this one! I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space! Thanks again for joining me, and I hope you have a fabulous day! Stay awesome, Friend!

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Simon Says Stamp Good Cheer Ornament

Hello Crafters, and welcome back to my blog! Thanks so much for stopping by to check out today’s project featuring the Tim Holtz Be of Good Cheer set! Let’s run through the details for this one!

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

I began this project by die cutting the snowman pieces from the set with color coordinating cardstock. I then adhered the pieces of the snowman and went to work on the Layered Rosette from Simon’s latest DieCember release. I die cut the pieces of the rosette from Neenah 110lb cardstock and did some ink blending using Cabbage and Artichoke ink. You can tell from the images that I die cut the smaller rosette from gold cardstock as well, for layering purposes. Before adhering the pieces, I did some white ink splatter for a bit of added interest.

Since I made this into an ornament, I die cut the larger rosette four times, used a hole punch so that I could tie ribbons, and adhered all of those together with liquid glue. To give it a bit of aging, I rubbed some Gathered Twigs Oxide ink along the edges as well. The snowman was then adhered using foam tape for added dimension.

To finish up, I used some gold thread for the hanging portion of the ornament, and used some red and white twine to make a bow as well. That does it for this project! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. You can receive your own Be of Good Cheer set free with an $25 Tim Holtz purchase. Thanks again for joining me, and have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Falling in Love

Hey There Friends! Thanks so much for stopping by to check out today’s project featuring the Falling in Love stencil from Simon’s latest release, To Love. I love good rainbow cards, so let’s go through the deets!

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

I began this project by ink blending over the stencil using Bubblegum, Sunbeam, Celery and Surf inks. I went and washed the stencil and put it back over the panel and applied Snow Angel Paste over that.

While that was drying, I die cut the Hugs & Kisses sentiment once from gold cardstock, twice from Neenah 110lb and cut the shadow twice as well. Those were all adhered together for that stacked sentiment that I love so very much!

Once my panel was completely dry, I adhered it to the card base using foam tape and glued the sentiment directly atop that. A few gold embellishments were added to finish up.

Super simple project for today! Head on over to Simon’s website to catch the full To Love release! Thanks again for joining me, and don’t forget to stay awesome, friend!

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Simon Says Stamp Thanks Exotic Blooms

Hello Crafty Friends and welcome back! Simon has a new To Love release, and I’m back today with a project featuring the Exotic Blooms. We all know that I love the florals, so let’s go ahead and get into the details for this one!

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

I began this project by die cutting the Exotic Blooms several times from Neenah 110lb cardstock. I also cut a few flowers from the Hanging Leaf Ring set as well, and did some light ink blending on all of those flowers using Melon, Cantaloupe, Sherbet and Honey. The leaf portions were ink blended using Sage and Pine. Once I was set on all of the ink blending, I assembled the flowers, and added Opal Dazzling Gems to some of the flowers.

My background was created using the Double Plaid Cover and the Stitched Squares. The cover die was glued to the card base, while the gold square was adhered using foam tape. I began arranging my flowers and leaves and gluing those down as I went. I decided that some gold leaves would be nice to pull the floral arrangement together with the gold square.

The sentiment, which is from the Friendship Leafy Cluster set, was stamped onto black cardstock using VersaMark ink and heat set using Detail White Embossing Powder. The coordinating die was used to trim that out along with two additional cuts for a stacked look. The sentiment was glued directly to the panel to finish up.

I hope you enjoyed this project as much as I did! As I said earlier, I love florals so this was a fun one for me! Thanks again for joining me and don’t forget to head on over to Simon’s website to check out the entire To Love release! Have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Birthday Leafy Branch

Hello Friends, and welcome back! I’m back today with a project featuring the Leafy Branch for Simon’s latest DieCember release. Let’s go ahead and get into the details!

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

I knew that I wanted a monochromatic look to this project, so I began by die cutting the flowers from Neenah 110lb cardstock, while cutting the centers from black cardstock. I’ll list the flowers used in the thumbnails at the end of this post. Once the flowers were cut, I did some light ink blending using Gravel ink.

I went ahead and assembled the flowers, and adhered Gunmetal Dazzling Gems to the centers of the smaller flowers. I die cut the Leafy Branch from black cardstock to provide that contrast that I needed. For added interest, I die cut the Double Plaid Cover from Gravel cardstock and adhered that to a darker grey cardstock using liquid glue.

Before adhering the leaves to the panel, I splattered them with white acrylic ink. I then adhered the florals in place with black foam squares. I stamped the sentiment, which is from the Birthday Basics set, using VersaMark ink and heat set that using Detail White Embossing Powder. The coordinating die was used to trim it out, along with two additional cuts for a stacked sentiment. That was then added to the card using foam strips, along with a few more embellishments to finish up.

That does it for this project! I hope you enjoyed it! I always love working with florals, so this was a favorite of mine for sure! Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Floral Whirl Leaf

Hello and welcome back, Friends! I’m back today with another project featuring the awesome Whirl Fancy Leaf from Simon’s latest DieCember release! I had a lot of fun with this leaf, and really love today’s project, so let’s go ahead and run through the details, shall we?

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

I began this project by die cutting the leaf twice from Neenah 110lb cardstock and did some light ink blending on them using Lilac, Orchid, Seafoam and Surf inks. I had a few leftover flowers from the Hanging Leaf Ring set that I decided to add to this project as well.

Those flowers have some light Gravel ink blending on them, along with some Gunmetal Dazzling Gems. I love the Just Breathe set, so I stamped one of the sentiment onto black cardstock using VersaMark ink and heat set it using SSS Detail White Embossing Powder. That was trimmed out using the coordinating die, along with two additional cuts for added strength and dimension.

I used the Postage Stamp Edge Frames to trim a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock and splattered that with some black ink before proceeding. This panel was adhered to the card base using foam tape, the leaves were glued into place and the flowers were secured with foam tape. The sentiment was secured with foam strips to finish this project up!

I hope you enjoyed this project as much as I did! I really love the simplicity of it, as well as the colors! Thanks for stopping by to check out today’s project! I hope you have a wonderful day, and don’t forget to stay awesome!

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