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Simon Says Stamp DieCember 2024 Blog Party

Hello Friends and welcome to the SSS DieCember Blog Party! We have a EPIC party going on today with tons of inspiration to get your creative juices flowing! There’s also a free gift with a $100 DieCember purchase! No code necessary, it will automatically be added to your cart once the dollar amount is met. Please see the attached graphic below for all of the details. You can begin the hop at Simon’s website to soak up all of the inspiration from Simon’s awesome designers! My project today is featuring the new Hanging Leaf Ring, so let’s go ahead and get into the details!

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

In October I made a shadow box frame and since then, I’ve been itching to make another! The cute flowers and leaves from the Hanging Leaf Ring set seemed to be begging for their place in a frame, so that’s what I set out to do! I die cut around thirty five of the various sizes of flowers for this project and did some light ink blending on most, while a small few had some darker ink blending. The colors that I used were Bubblegum, Carnation, Seafoam, Ocean, Cantaloupe and Sherbet.

Once all of the ink blending was complete, I assembled the pieces of the largest flowers and added an Opal Dazzling Gem to the center of each flower. It’s a lot of flowers, but it actually went fairly quickly! I die cut a few of the leaves from this set using Smoke cardstock, along with a few leaves using the Budding Branches die.

While I was die cutting, I went ahead and cut the sentiment twice from Neenah 110lb cardstock and cut the shadow twice from black cardstock. All of the pieces were adhered together using liquid glue, and I went ahead and put foam strips on the back.

Now that all of the components were ready, I cut a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock and splattered it with some black acrylic ink before beginning the assembly process. I began by figuring out the center and glued the leaves in place before adhering the sentiment. I then adhered the eight larger flowers and then adhered the remaining smaller flowers around everything.

To finish up, I added more Opal gems to the berry portion of the Budding Branches and put the panel back into the frame. That does it for this project! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! I really love how this turned out and am wanting to make one for myself.

Don’t forget to head over to Simon’s storefront to check out the entire DieCember release! And .. don’t forget to head over to Simon’s website for the Blog Party. Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you have an absolutely wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Leafy Hello

Hello Crafty Friends! I’m so glad that you stopped by to check out today’s project featuring the new Abundant Leaf Background from Simon’s latest release, Festive Fun. Let’s get 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 die cutting the Abundant Leaf Background from a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock. While the die cut was still in the panel, I did some light ink blending using Pine and Sage inks for some added depth. I knew that I wanted a floral card, so I pulled some flowers and went to work on those.

The flowers that I used for this card were the Layered Dandy Flower, Etched Crocus Stems and the Simple Flowers. I cut those from aqua and pink cardstock and did some ink blending on those as well using Bubblegum, Carnation and Mist inks. I should mention that I cut the centers of the flowers from yellow cardstock. Once my ink blending was complete, I assembled the flowers that needed it using liquid glue.

My background was created using a forest green cardstock with gold splatter, and I glued my leaf background to that. Most of the flowers were adhered using foam strips, while a few were glued directly atop the leaves. The hello sentiment was cut once from gold cardstock and twice from black cardstock, while the shadow portion was cut once from vellum. All of those pieces were adhered together and then glued directly to the panel. The panel was added to a Cotton Candy Pre-Scored card base, which is also from the Festive Fun release, and some Surf Dazzling Gems were added to finish up.

That does it for this one! I hope you enjoyed it! I always love making floral cards, so I had to sneak one in for this release! Don’t forget to head over to Simon’s website to check out the entire Festive Fun release. Thanks again for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Merry & Bright Snowflakes

Hello Crafty Friends and welcome back! Thanks so much for stopping by to check out today’s project featuring the new Falling Snowflakes Acetate Foil Transfer Sheets from Simon’s latest release, Festive Fun. 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 silver foiling the acetate sheet to create a shaker card. To build the shaker, I used the PFS Stitched Scallop Rectangle to create a frame and applied glue around the edges and adhered the acetate sheet. I then added foam strips around the edges to create the well for my glitter shaker bits. A plain white panel was then adhered to that to contain everything. I did have some edges hanging out, because I don’t have the steadiest of hands, so I trimmed that off with scissors.

I stamped the Merry & Bright sentiment, which is from the Big Holiday Words set, using VersaMark ink onto black cardstock and heat set that using Detail White Embossing Powder. I trimmed it out using the coordinating die, along with two additional cuts, because I love that stacked sentiment look! The panel was adhered to the card base, the sentiment was glued in place and some Opal Dazzling Gems were added to finish up.

That does it for this project! I’m glad that I finally got the hang of making shaker cards, but I don’t even want to think about how many I messed up back in the day! Thanks for joining me, and I hope you have a fabulous day!

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Simon Says Stamp Autumn Blessings

Hello Crafty Friends and welcome back! Simon’s latest release, Festive Fun, is live and I’m back today with a project featuring the new Abundant Leaf Background. 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 began this project by cutting the Abundant Leaf Background two times from Neenah 110lb cardstock. While the die cuts were still in the panel, I did some ink blending using Honey, Latte, Limelicious, Melon and Zest inks. As you can tell from these colors, I was going for a fall vibe on this one. You’ll see later on where I did a more springy version. Once the ink blending was complete, I cut the stems apart so that I could arrange them how I wanted.

My background was created using the Chunky A2 Scalloped Rectangles with a bunch of gold splatter. I began arranging the leaves in a side arch to determine what sentiment I might use. I cut the Grateful sentiment once from gold cardstock and twice from Neenah 110lb cardstock, and cut the shadow portion twice as well. All of those were adhered together using liquid glue and set aside while I assembled the card.

The background panel was adhered to the card base, and I began gluing the leaves to the panel. The sentiment was adhered using foam strips and I added this sub-sentiment, which is from the new Gratitude Sentiment Strips, using foam strips as well. I used the included smaller die to cut green “berries” and added those to the card, as well as some gold metallic pearls in some spaces for some added shine.

That does it for this one! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! Don’t forget to head over to Simon’s website to check out the entire Festive Fun release! Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Festive Fun Release Blog Hop – Day 2

Hello Friends, and welcome to day 2 of the Festive Fun Blog Hop! You’ll want to be sure to begin the Hop at Simon’s website, which will be linked below, and don’t forget to check out the Festive Fun Gallery where you can check out tons of inspiration from lots of designers! Be sure to comment along the Hop, as Simon is giving away a $25 coupon to a random commenter at each stop! You can also check out Day 1 of the Hop for more inspiration and more chances to win! To continue the celebration, Simon is offering the Cozy Together stamp and die set free with a $100 purchase! No code necessary, it will automatically be added to your cart. My project for today is featuring the new Poinsettia Swag. This is a really pretty stamp, and I enjoyed giving it a soft feel with watercoloring. Let’s dive 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 and gold embossing the floral twice onto a panel of watercolor paper. My style of watercoloring is very simple, mainly because I don’t really know any other way. I used Karin Brushmarkers and scribbled the color onto my glass mat and used a water brush to add the color to the image. Where I wanted more color, I just added more concentrated ink. Nothing fancy at all.

Once the watercoloring was complete, I fussy cut the images and set those aside while I worked on the other elements of the card. My background texture was created using the Poinsettia Field Embossing Folder. As always, I needed more leaves so I used the Holly Sprigs and cut those from green cardstock. I did end up using Artichoke ink to add some shading to the additional leaves.

This sentiment, which is from the Big Holiday Words set, was stamped using VersaMark ink and heat set using Detail White Embossing Powder. I trimmed it out using the coordinating die, along with two additional cuts for a stacked sentiment. The green leaves were adhered to the panel using liquid glue, while the florals were adhered using foam tape. The sentiment was glued to the panel and I added a few gold metallic pearls to finish up.

That does it for this project. I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it inspires you to get crafty in your space! Don’t forget to check out the entire Festive Fun release over on Simon’s website. Thanks again for hanging out with me, and I hope you have an awesome day!

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Nina-Marie Trapani

Laura Bassen

Cathy Zielske

Barbara Tarayao

Mindy Eggen

Heather Ruwe

Keisha Charles

Yana Smakula

Alberto Gava

Lorraine Aquilina

Tracy Ware

Barb Engler

Jessica Vasher

Daniel West

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Simon Says Stamp Sunny Vibes Blog Hop Day One

Hello Friends, and welcome back! Today I’m participating in Day One of a Simon Says Stamp Blog Hop to celebrate the latest release, Sunny Vibes! Be sure to follow along the hop and comment along the way for your chance to win a $25 SSS gift card! Who doesn’t love gift cards, am I right?! There’s also a free gift with any $50 purchase. Just enter the code HELLO during checkout to receive this freebie! I’ll list the Blog Hop order at the end of my post so that you can follow along. And don’t forget, there will be a Day Two of the Blog Hop happening as well! Even more chances to win! My card today is featuring the new Gentle Layers Floral Wreath, along with the new Little Banners Basics. So, let’s run through the details!

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I began this project by die cutting all of the pieces of the wreath from Neenah 110lb cardstock and doing some ink blending using SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Sprout, Seafoam, Lilac, Sunbeam, Honey, Dew and Aspen. Once all of the ink blending was complete, I adhered the pieces together with liquid glue and adhered those to the wreath.

For my background panel, I used the SSS Wistful Leaves Embossing Folder and embossed a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock and then splattered it with gold acrylic ink for added interest. I always say this, but I felt like I needed more leaves, so I used the SSS Winsome Branch and cut some of those from white and gold cardstock. The wreath was glued to the embossed panel and I tucked the extra leaves in place and secured those with a bit more glue.

I used the Hello sentiment from the new SSS Little Banners Basics set and cut the banner from Neenah cardstock and cut the shadow portion from gold cardstock, adhering those with glue and then adhering it to the panel with SSS 3D Foam Strips. To finish up, I adhered the panel to the card base with foam tape before adding some PFS Gold Metallic Pearls.

That does it for this one! I hope you enjoyed it, and don’t forget to join in the Blog Hop for your chance to win! Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have an amazing day! You can follow along the Hop below.

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Nina-Marie Trapani

Caly Person

Jennifer McGuire

Suzy Plantamura

Amy Rysavy

Debby Hughes

Lisa Addesa

Alberto Gava

Barb Engler

Kath Stewart

Karin Åkesdotter

Jean Doeringsfeld

Tracy Ware

Daniel West

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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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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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