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Simon Says Stamp Hello Floral Tag

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back! So glad you stopped by to check out today’s post featuring the new Scalloped Floral Tag from Simon’s latest release, You Are My Favorite. Have you checked out the release yet? I’d love to know your favorites in the comments! Let’s get right 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 tag pieces from Neenah 110lb and gold cardstock. I then used the Hanging Leaf Ring set to cut flowers and leaves from Cotton Candy and Sage cardstock. I did some ink blending on those pieces using Bubblegum and Sage inks, and then assembled the flowers and added some Dazzling Gems to the centers.

I die cut the background using the Chunky A2 Scalloped Rectangles set, gold splattered that and set it aside to dry while I worked on the sentiment. I die cut the hello, which is from the Handlettered Greetings, once from gold cardstock and twice from Neenah, adhering them together for a stacked sentiment.

The background was adhered to the card base, the leaves were glued in place, the tag was adhered using foam tape and the flowers were adhered using a combination of liquid glue and foam strips.

That does it for this project! I hope you enjoyed it! Head on over to Simon’s website to check out all of the new products from the You Are My Favorite release! Thanks again for joining me, and I hope you have a fabulous day!

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Simon must have discontinued the Chunky A2 Scalloped Rectangles as well as the Handlettered Greetings, because I was unable to locate those on their site. My apologies on that. I will link to items that are similar for your convenience.

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Happy Friday, Friends! I hope you’ve had a great week and are ready for an awesome weekend! Today’s project is featuring the Timeless Love die from @simonsaysstamp Always There release. I paired it with the older Peony and Leaves die for a soft, pretty floral. Enjoy today and have yourself a fabulous weekend! Happiest Wednesday to you! I got myself in a grungy mood with the Dewpierce Butterfly from @simonsaysstamp latest release, Always There, so I created this card the other day. Sometimes when I think of grungy, I think of darker, neutral colors but I put a spin on this with some pastels instead. You can find all of the deets, as well as more pictures and a full product list over on my blog at redsas.co. Hope you all have a fabulous day! Today I’m participating in a Simon Says Stamp Instagram hop, and we’re featuring the Always There release! To start from the beginning of the hop, head to @simonsaysstamp! Happy Sunday, Friends! Hope your weekend has been amazing so far! The weather here in my area of Virginia has been amazing this weekend! Which is awesome, considering all of the rain that we’ve had lately. Here’s my second card featuring the super cute Mr. Snappy, from @simonsaysstamp Always There release, doing his grilling thang! 🔥 Together by Design is our monthly collab where a group of designers all create with products from the same featured brand/designer, each adding their own creative twist. Tap the tags below to see every project and meet the designers. Happiest Saturday, Friends! I hope everyone is having an awesome day so far! I created this black out card the other day, which features the new Peony and Bells Embossing Folder from the @simonsaysstamp Always There release. I really enjoy this technique because it’s not about being perfect! Being perfect is cool and all, but perfection rarely works out in my experience. You can find all of the details over on my blog at redsas.co. Enjoy your day!

Simon Says Stamp Birthday Hexagons

Hello Crafty Friends! Thanks so much for stopping by to check out today’s project featuring the new Hopping Hexagons Embossing Folder from Simon’s latest release, You Are My Favorite. This was a simple project, so it will be a quick one!

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

I began this project by embossing a panel of matte silver cardstock in the folder, trimming it down a tad and adhering it to a black panel before adhering to the card base.

I die cut the birthday sentiment (this die was discontinued on the Simon website, so I will link to something similar) from the same matte silver cardstock once and twice from regular black cardstock. In addition, I die cut the shadow portion twice and adhered all of these pieces together for a stacked sentiment. This was then adhered to the embossed panel using liquid glue to finish up.

Super simple project for today, that makes for a great birthday card for anyone. You could also use any sentiment for a quick masculine card. Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Happy Friday, Friends! I hope you’ve had a great week and are ready for an awesome weekend! Today’s project is featuring the Timeless Love die from @simonsaysstamp Always There release. I paired it with the older Peony and Leaves die for a soft, pretty floral. Enjoy today and have yourself a fabulous weekend! Happiest Wednesday to you! I got myself in a grungy mood with the Dewpierce Butterfly from @simonsaysstamp latest release, Always There, so I created this card the other day. Sometimes when I think of grungy, I think of darker, neutral colors but I put a spin on this with some pastels instead. You can find all of the deets, as well as more pictures and a full product list over on my blog at redsas.co. Hope you all have a fabulous day! Today I’m participating in a Simon Says Stamp Instagram hop, and we’re featuring the Always There release! To start from the beginning of the hop, head to @simonsaysstamp! Happy Sunday, Friends! Hope your weekend has been amazing so far! The weather here in my area of Virginia has been amazing this weekend! Which is awesome, considering all of the rain that we’ve had lately. Here’s my second card featuring the super cute Mr. Snappy, from @simonsaysstamp Always There release, doing his grilling thang! 🔥 Together by Design is our monthly collab where a group of designers all create with products from the same featured brand/designer, each adding their own creative twist. Tap the tags below to see every project and meet the designers. Happiest Saturday, Friends! I hope everyone is having an awesome day so far! I created this black out card the other day, which features the new Peony and Bells Embossing Folder from the @simonsaysstamp Always There release. I really enjoy this technique because it’s not about being perfect! Being perfect is cool and all, but perfection rarely works out in my experience. You can find all of the details over on my blog at redsas.co. Enjoy your day!

Simon Says Stamp Welcome Baby

Hello Friends, and welcome back! Today’s post is featuring the new Duck Trio from Simon’s latest release, You Are My Favorite. I do want to note that I used a sentiment die cut that is no longer available, so I will link to something similar in the list below. 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 die cutting the Duck Trio from Neenah 110lb, black and yellow cardstock. Once those were cut, I assembled the ducks and set them aside while I worked on the other elements of the card.

I die cut a background panel using the Nested Postage Labels & Tag and splattered that with black ink. The sentiment, which is no longer available, was die cut once from black glossy cardstock and three times from regular black, and adhered together for a stacked sentiment.

The sentiment was adhered to the background panel, trimming off the ends, while the ducks were adhered using foam strips for added dimension. Everything was then adhered to the card base to finish up.

That does it for this one! I hope you enjoyed it! My card was made into a baby card, but really, any sentiment of your choosing would work well too! Don’t forget to check out the entire You Are My Favorite release over on Simon’s website! Thanks for joining me, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Happy Friday, Friends! I hope you’ve had a great week and are ready for an awesome weekend! Today’s project is featuring the Timeless Love die from @simonsaysstamp Always There release. I paired it with the older Peony and Leaves die for a soft, pretty floral. Enjoy today and have yourself a fabulous weekend! Happiest Wednesday to you! I got myself in a grungy mood with the Dewpierce Butterfly from @simonsaysstamp latest release, Always There, so I created this card the other day. Sometimes when I think of grungy, I think of darker, neutral colors but I put a spin on this with some pastels instead. You can find all of the deets, as well as more pictures and a full product list over on my blog at redsas.co. Hope you all have a fabulous day! Today I’m participating in a Simon Says Stamp Instagram hop, and we’re featuring the Always There release! To start from the beginning of the hop, head to @simonsaysstamp! Happy Sunday, Friends! Hope your weekend has been amazing so far! The weather here in my area of Virginia has been amazing this weekend! Which is awesome, considering all of the rain that we’ve had lately. Here’s my second card featuring the super cute Mr. Snappy, from @simonsaysstamp Always There release, doing his grilling thang! 🔥 Together by Design is our monthly collab where a group of designers all create with products from the same featured brand/designer, each adding their own creative twist. Tap the tags below to see every project and meet the designers. Happiest Saturday, Friends! I hope everyone is having an awesome day so far! I created this black out card the other day, which features the new Peony and Bells Embossing Folder from the @simonsaysstamp Always There release. I really enjoy this technique because it’s not about being perfect! Being perfect is cool and all, but perfection rarely works out in my experience. You can find all of the details over on my blog at redsas.co. Enjoy your day!

Simon Says Stamp Love & Hugs Botanical

Hello Friends, and welcome back to my blog! The latest Simon release, You Are My Favorite, is live and I’m back with a project featuring the new Big Botanicals. Let’s go ahead and get right into the details since this one had lots of steps.

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

I began this project by putting a panel of mixed media paper in my splat box and adding Distress Oxide Sprays and Spritzes until I was satisfied. The sprays used were Wilted Violet, Villainous Potion, Prize Ribbon and Rustic Wilderness. The Spritzes used were Wilted Violet, Twisted Citron and Peeled Paint. I did dry my paper between layers of color so that I could build upon each other.

Once satisfied with the panel, I stamped one of the florals from the Big Botanicals set onto the panel using VersaFine Onyx Black and heat set it using Ranger Clear Embossing Powder. I did use a couple of the other elements from the stamp set and added those as well. I also used the TH Stitches set for some other added elements. I also used the TH Digits stencil along with some Ranger Translucent Crackle Paste to add some texture.

I set that aside to dry while I worked on the other elements for the card. I stamped the sentiment, which is from the Mix & Match Butterflies set, onto black cardstock using VersaMark ink and heat set that using Simon Detail White Embossing Powder. It was trimmed out using the coordinating die several times for a stacked sentiment. I used the Stitching Butterflies set to cut and assemble one of the butterflies to add once everything was dry.

For even more texture, I used the TH Paper Distress tool to rough up the edges of the panel, and I used a water brush to paint the floral and dry it with paper towels to lift some of the ink from those areas. My panel was adhered to the card base with foam tape, while the butterfly and sentiment were adhered with foam strips.

That does it for this project! I hope you enjoyed it! I never do mixed media projects because I’m not very good at them, but I enjoy them just the same! Don’t forget to check out the entire You Are My Favorite release over on Simon’s website! Thanks again for joining me, and I hope you have an awesome day!

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Simon Says Stamp White Fusion Thanks

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back! Today’s project is featuring the new White Fusion stencil from Simon’s latest Rain or Shine release. Let’s go ahead and jump into the details.

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

I began this project by stenciling the White Fusion leaf onto a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock using Simon’s Sage, Cabbage, Artichoke and Kale inks, along with Pinkfresh Eucalyptus ink. Once I was done with all of the stenciling, I fussy cut the leaf out, and added some gold detail with a Krylon Gold Leafing pen.

My next step was to cut a panel using the Postage Stamp Edge Frames and splatter that with gold acrylic ink. I die cut the Abundant Leaf Background from Green Apple cardstock and did some ink blending along the edges using those same green inks. I adhered the background panel to the card base using foam tape, and then adhered the White Fusion leaf with foam tape as well.

The Abudant Leaf Background was trimmed apart and secured with liquid glue underneath the larger leaf. I die cut the Simple Thanks once from gold cardstock and twice from Neenah 110lb and adhered all of those together before being adhered to the card. To finish up, I added some Pinkfresh Gold Metallic Pearls to pull everything together.

That does it for this project! I appreciate you stopping by, and I hope that you found a little bit of inspiration! Have a wonderful day!

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Happy Friday, Friends! I hope you’ve had a great week and are ready for an awesome weekend! Today’s project is featuring the Timeless Love die from @simonsaysstamp Always There release. I paired it with the older Peony and Leaves die for a soft, pretty floral. Enjoy today and have yourself a fabulous weekend! Happiest Wednesday to you! I got myself in a grungy mood with the Dewpierce Butterfly from @simonsaysstamp latest release, Always There, so I created this card the other day. Sometimes when I think of grungy, I think of darker, neutral colors but I put a spin on this with some pastels instead. You can find all of the deets, as well as more pictures and a full product list over on my blog at redsas.co. Hope you all have a fabulous day! Today I’m participating in a Simon Says Stamp Instagram hop, and we’re featuring the Always There release! To start from the beginning of the hop, head to @simonsaysstamp! Happy Sunday, Friends! Hope your weekend has been amazing so far! The weather here in my area of Virginia has been amazing this weekend! Which is awesome, considering all of the rain that we’ve had lately. Here’s my second card featuring the super cute Mr. Snappy, from @simonsaysstamp Always There release, doing his grilling thang! 🔥 Together by Design is our monthly collab where a group of designers all create with products from the same featured brand/designer, each adding their own creative twist. Tap the tags below to see every project and meet the designers. Happiest Saturday, Friends! I hope everyone is having an awesome day so far! I created this black out card the other day, which features the new Peony and Bells Embossing Folder from the @simonsaysstamp Always There release. I really enjoy this technique because it’s not about being perfect! Being perfect is cool and all, but perfection rarely works out in my experience. You can find all of the details over on my blog at redsas.co. Enjoy your day!

Simon Says Stamp Rainbow Stacked Blooms

Hey there, Friends! Thanks for joining me! Today’s project is featuring the new Stacked Blooms Embossing Folder from Simon’s latest release, Rain or Shine. This was a super quick card, so let’s get to the details.

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

I began this project by embossing a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock with the embossing folder and did some random ink blending on the debossed side of the panel using Carnation, Sunbeam, Surf and Cadette inks.

Once the ink blending was complete, I used my black Rainbow Splash ink pad and rubbed that on the raised portions of the panel to give this black-out feel. The You Mean The World to Me sentiment was cut once from holographic cardstock and twice from black cardstock. The shadow portion was also cut twice, and all of those pieces were adhered together using liquid glue.

The panel was adhered to the card base using foam tape, while the sentiment was glued in place. I didn’t feel that this card needed any additional bling, which is weird for me!

That finishes up this project! Like I said, a super, simple one for today. Thanks again for joining me, and I hope you have a fabulous day!

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Happy Friday, Friends! I hope you’ve had a great week and are ready for an awesome weekend! Today’s project is featuring the Timeless Love die from @simonsaysstamp Always There release. I paired it with the older Peony and Leaves die for a soft, pretty floral. Enjoy today and have yourself a fabulous weekend! Happiest Wednesday to you! I got myself in a grungy mood with the Dewpierce Butterfly from @simonsaysstamp latest release, Always There, so I created this card the other day. Sometimes when I think of grungy, I think of darker, neutral colors but I put a spin on this with some pastels instead. You can find all of the deets, as well as more pictures and a full product list over on my blog at redsas.co. Hope you all have a fabulous day! Today I’m participating in a Simon Says Stamp Instagram hop, and we’re featuring the Always There release! To start from the beginning of the hop, head to @simonsaysstamp! Happy Sunday, Friends! Hope your weekend has been amazing so far! The weather here in my area of Virginia has been amazing this weekend! Which is awesome, considering all of the rain that we’ve had lately. Here’s my second card featuring the super cute Mr. Snappy, from @simonsaysstamp Always There release, doing his grilling thang! 🔥 Together by Design is our monthly collab where a group of designers all create with products from the same featured brand/designer, each adding their own creative twist. Tap the tags below to see every project and meet the designers. Happiest Saturday, Friends! I hope everyone is having an awesome day so far! I created this black out card the other day, which features the new Peony and Bells Embossing Folder from the @simonsaysstamp Always There release. I really enjoy this technique because it’s not about being perfect! Being perfect is cool and all, but perfection rarely works out in my experience. You can find all of the details over on my blog at redsas.co. Enjoy your day!

Simon Says Stamp Nifty Birthday Stars

Welcome back, Friends! Thanks so much for joining me for today’s project featuring the new Nifty Star Plate! I had a lot of fun with this plate! In a previous post, I used just the stars in a rainbow fashion, and today I’m doing an inlay. 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 die cutting the Nifty Star Plate once from Neenah 110lb cardstock, once from Honey and once from Rainforest cardstock. I poked out the white stars from that panel and adhered it to my card base using liquid glue, and I then began inlaying the colored stars.

The sentiment, which is from the Clean Line Stacks set, was stamped onto more Rainforest cardstock with VersaMark ink and heat set using Detail White Embossing Powder. I used the coordinating die to trim that out, along with two additional cuts and adhered all of those together. The sentiment was added to the card using foam strips for added dimension. To finish up, I added some clear drops to the centers of the starts for shine.

That does it for this one! Thanks again for joining me! I hope you have a wonderful day, and don’t forget to stay awesome!

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Happy Friday, Friends! I hope you’ve had a great week and are ready for an awesome weekend! Today’s project is featuring the Timeless Love die from @simonsaysstamp Always There release. I paired it with the older Peony and Leaves die for a soft, pretty floral. Enjoy today and have yourself a fabulous weekend! Happiest Wednesday to you! I got myself in a grungy mood with the Dewpierce Butterfly from @simonsaysstamp latest release, Always There, so I created this card the other day. Sometimes when I think of grungy, I think of darker, neutral colors but I put a spin on this with some pastels instead. You can find all of the deets, as well as more pictures and a full product list over on my blog at redsas.co. Hope you all have a fabulous day! Today I’m participating in a Simon Says Stamp Instagram hop, and we’re featuring the Always There release! To start from the beginning of the hop, head to @simonsaysstamp! Happy Sunday, Friends! Hope your weekend has been amazing so far! The weather here in my area of Virginia has been amazing this weekend! Which is awesome, considering all of the rain that we’ve had lately. Here’s my second card featuring the super cute Mr. Snappy, from @simonsaysstamp Always There release, doing his grilling thang! 🔥 Together by Design is our monthly collab where a group of designers all create with products from the same featured brand/designer, each adding their own creative twist. Tap the tags below to see every project and meet the designers. Happiest Saturday, Friends! I hope everyone is having an awesome day so far! I created this black out card the other day, which features the new Peony and Bells Embossing Folder from the @simonsaysstamp Always There release. I really enjoy this technique because it’s not about being perfect! Being perfect is cool and all, but perfection rarely works out in my experience. You can find all of the details over on my blog at redsas.co. Enjoy your day!

Simon Says Stamp Thank You Blossom

Hello Friends, and thanks so much for stopping by! I’m back with a project featuring the new Thank You Basics from Simon’s latest release, Rain or Shine. Let’s go ahead and go 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 Elegant Blossom Branch from Neenah 110lb cardstock and ink blending the pieces using Guava, Limelicious and Pearfection inks. I did cut the stem portion two additional times and adhered those together, along with the pieces of the flowers with liquid glue.

The background was cut using the Postage Stamp Edge Frames, which is one of my favorites, and then splattered using gold acrylic ink. Once dry, I stamped the sentiment from the Thank You Basics set using VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat set it with Ranger Clear Embossing Powder. The panel was then adhered to the card base using foam tape, the stem was glued in place and the flowers were adhered with additional pieces of foam tape. To finish up, I added a few clear drops for some shine.

That does it for this one! I really love the clean and simple look of this card. Clean and simple doesn’t always come easy for me, so I do enjoy when an idea comes together! Don’t forget to check out the entire Rain or Shine release over on Simon’s website. Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have a fabulous day!

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Happy Friday, Friends! I hope you’ve had a great week and are ready for an awesome weekend! Today’s project is featuring the Timeless Love die from @simonsaysstamp Always There release. I paired it with the older Peony and Leaves die for a soft, pretty floral. Enjoy today and have yourself a fabulous weekend! Happiest Wednesday to you! I got myself in a grungy mood with the Dewpierce Butterfly from @simonsaysstamp latest release, Always There, so I created this card the other day. Sometimes when I think of grungy, I think of darker, neutral colors but I put a spin on this with some pastels instead. You can find all of the deets, as well as more pictures and a full product list over on my blog at redsas.co. Hope you all have a fabulous day! Today I’m participating in a Simon Says Stamp Instagram hop, and we’re featuring the Always There release! To start from the beginning of the hop, head to @simonsaysstamp! Happy Sunday, Friends! Hope your weekend has been amazing so far! The weather here in my area of Virginia has been amazing this weekend! Which is awesome, considering all of the rain that we’ve had lately. Here’s my second card featuring the super cute Mr. Snappy, from @simonsaysstamp Always There release, doing his grilling thang! 🔥 Together by Design is our monthly collab where a group of designers all create with products from the same featured brand/designer, each adding their own creative twist. Tap the tags below to see every project and meet the designers. Happiest Saturday, Friends! I hope everyone is having an awesome day so far! I created this black out card the other day, which features the new Peony and Bells Embossing Folder from the @simonsaysstamp Always There release. I really enjoy this technique because it’s not about being perfect! Being perfect is cool and all, but perfection rarely works out in my experience. You can find all of the details over on my blog at redsas.co. Enjoy your day!

Simon Says Stamp Rainbow Mod Plants

Hello Friends and welcome back! Thanks for joining me for today’s project featuring the new Mod Plants from Simon’s latest release, Rain or Shine. You’ve had a few day to peruse the release, what are your favorites? Let me know in the comments! Let’s go ahead and 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 pulling my Bubblegum, Sunbeam and Seafoam inks. I picked out one plant from this set to do a repeat rainbow pattern. Once the stamp was place in the Misti, I inked the top portion of the stamp with the Bubblegum ink and used a blending brush to soften the edge of the ink. I did end up stamping several times to get good coverage. I then inked the middle portion of the stamp with the Sunbeam ink, softening the edges as before. I then inked the bottom portion of the stamp with the Seafoam ink, softening the edges of the ink again.

Once I was finished with one leaf, I moved it to the next area on my panel and repeated those stamping steps each time. When finished, I used the Postage Stamp Edge Frames to trim the panel down. This was then adhered to the card base using foam tape. The Sending Love & Hugs sentiment was cut once from gold cardstock and twice from Neenah 110lb cardstock, and the shadow portion was also cut twice. All of those pieces were adhered together using liquid glue and then added to the card with foam strips to finish up.

That does it for this one! It’s a simple design, but I really like how it turned out! Thank you so much for joining me today! I hope you have a fabulous day, and don’t forget to stay awesome!

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Happy Friday, Friends! I hope you’ve had a great week and are ready for an awesome weekend! Today’s project is featuring the Timeless Love die from @simonsaysstamp Always There release. I paired it with the older Peony and Leaves die for a soft, pretty floral. Enjoy today and have yourself a fabulous weekend! Happiest Wednesday to you! I got myself in a grungy mood with the Dewpierce Butterfly from @simonsaysstamp latest release, Always There, so I created this card the other day. Sometimes when I think of grungy, I think of darker, neutral colors but I put a spin on this with some pastels instead. You can find all of the deets, as well as more pictures and a full product list over on my blog at redsas.co. Hope you all have a fabulous day! Today I’m participating in a Simon Says Stamp Instagram hop, and we’re featuring the Always There release! To start from the beginning of the hop, head to @simonsaysstamp! Happy Sunday, Friends! Hope your weekend has been amazing so far! The weather here in my area of Virginia has been amazing this weekend! Which is awesome, considering all of the rain that we’ve had lately. Here’s my second card featuring the super cute Mr. Snappy, from @simonsaysstamp Always There release, doing his grilling thang! 🔥 Together by Design is our monthly collab where a group of designers all create with products from the same featured brand/designer, each adding their own creative twist. Tap the tags below to see every project and meet the designers. Happiest Saturday, Friends! I hope everyone is having an awesome day so far! I created this black out card the other day, which features the new Peony and Bells Embossing Folder from the @simonsaysstamp Always There release. I really enjoy this technique because it’s not about being perfect! Being perfect is cool and all, but perfection rarely works out in my experience. You can find all of the details over on my blog at redsas.co. Enjoy your day!

Simon Says Stamp Pepita Background

Hello Friends, and thanks so much for stopping by to check out today’s project featuring the new Pepita Background from Simon’s latest release, Rain or Shine. 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 background onto a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock using Dew, Mist and Raindrop inks. I started with the lightest color at the top of my panel and used a small blending brush to soften the edges of the ink on the stamp, so as not to have any harsh edges. I did have to repeat this step multiple times to get a good image. I proceeded with the the other colors doing the same thing.

Once I was satisfied with the stamped image, I made marks on the panel so I knew where to trim it down. I then used my scissors to trim along the edges to give it a more interesting appeal. I really liked that look and did another card the same way. I die cut the Lush Leaves from Matte Silver cardstock as well as an aqua mirrored cardstock that I purchased from my local craft store.

While I was cutting, I went ahead and cut the Scripty Hugs once from the same mirror cardstock and twice from Neenah, as well as cutting the shadow portion twice. I adhered all of those pieces together and started the assembly process. The background was adhered using foam tape while the leaves were secured with liquid glue. I added the sentiment with foam strips and added Surf Dazzling Gems to finish up this project.

I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! I think the aqua colors pair so nicely with the silver. Don’t forget to check out the entire Rain or Shine release! Thanks again for joining me and have an awesome day!

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Happy Friday, Friends! I hope you’ve had a great week and are ready for an awesome weekend! Today’s project is featuring the Timeless Love die from @simonsaysstamp Always There release. I paired it with the older Peony and Leaves die for a soft, pretty floral. Enjoy today and have yourself a fabulous weekend! Happiest Wednesday to you! I got myself in a grungy mood with the Dewpierce Butterfly from @simonsaysstamp latest release, Always There, so I created this card the other day. Sometimes when I think of grungy, I think of darker, neutral colors but I put a spin on this with some pastels instead. You can find all of the deets, as well as more pictures and a full product list over on my blog at redsas.co. Hope you all have a fabulous day! Today I’m participating in a Simon Says Stamp Instagram hop, and we’re featuring the Always There release! To start from the beginning of the hop, head to @simonsaysstamp! Happy Sunday, Friends! Hope your weekend has been amazing so far! The weather here in my area of Virginia has been amazing this weekend! Which is awesome, considering all of the rain that we’ve had lately. Here’s my second card featuring the super cute Mr. Snappy, from @simonsaysstamp Always There release, doing his grilling thang! 🔥 Together by Design is our monthly collab where a group of designers all create with products from the same featured brand/designer, each adding their own creative twist. Tap the tags below to see every project and meet the designers. Happiest Saturday, Friends! I hope everyone is having an awesome day so far! I created this black out card the other day, which features the new Peony and Bells Embossing Folder from the @simonsaysstamp Always There release. I really enjoy this technique because it’s not about being perfect! Being perfect is cool and all, but perfection rarely works out in my experience. You can find all of the details over on my blog at redsas.co. Enjoy your day!