Simon Says Stamp Peaceful Bird

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back! We are celebrating the DieCember release with a super fun Instagram Hop, so be sure to check that out for your chance to win a gift card to the Simon’s website! Who doesn’t love winning gift cards, am I right?! Today’s project is featuring the new Flourish Bird in an icy surrounding along with the EZ Strips Christmas stamp, 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.

I began this project by die cutting the bird twice from red cardstock, and ink blended it using Brick ink. Once done with the ink blending, I assembled the bird with foam tape in between the two layers. I then got started on the spruce sprigs.

The greenery was cut several times from Fern and Forest cardstock, adding the Diamond Dust to them using liquid glue. Those were all set aside to dry while I worked on the rest of the card. The sentiment was stamped using VersaMark Ink, heat set using Princess Gold Embossing Powder and trimmed out using the EZ Strips Rounded Rectangles die.

The background was created using a panel of the forest cardstock that was gold splattered and the Whirl Diamond Plate cut from the same cardstock. That was adhered in place and I began adhering the sprigs in place as well. Some of the sprigs were trimmed off and tucked in different place for a more full appearance. The bird and sentiment were adhered using foam tape to finish up.

That does it for this one! Sorry if you guys are tired of the icy leaves, I’ve just been having so much fun making them! Don’t forget to join the Instagram Hop! Comment along the hop for your chance to win a gift card. Thanks so much for joining me, and I hope you have an awesome day!

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Simon Says Stamp You Can Do Anything

Hello Friend, and thank so much for joining me! I’m back today with a project featuring the Mountain Horizon from Simon’s DieCember release. What are your favorites from the release? I’d love to know in the comments! I’ve already added things to my shopping cart! Let’s go ahead and jump into the details for this one.

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

When I saw this Mountain Horizon die cut, I knew that I wanted to try to do something different with it. I thought it might look cool if I only used a few pieces of it to create an abstract design, so that’s what I did! I die cut it from several different colors from my stash and began adhering them to a black splattered panel.

I stamped the sentiment with VersaMark Ink, heat set it using white embossing powder and trimmed it out several times for a stacked sentiment. I added my panel to a black panel for some contrast and secured the sentiment with foam tape for dimension to finish up.

A pretty simple project for today, but I really like how it turned out! I hope you do too! It was just an idea to try to stretch the possibilities for the die. Thanks again for joining me, and I hope you have a great day!

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Simon Says Stamp Thanks Leaf Ring

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome to DieCember! It’s my favorite month after STAMPtember! Today’s project is featuring the new Classic Leaf Ring in super fun colors, so let’s go ahead and go through the details!

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

This die set contains the leaf ring along with a separate leaf die, so I cut the leaf ring once from Rainforest, Sage, Sunshine and gold cardstock. I also cut the separate leaves twice from all of those colors as well. My background was created using the Wistful Leaves Embossing Folder along with the A2 Postage Rectangles.

I wanted some interest on the background, so I splattered it with Raindrop ink before adhering the leaf rings. I adhered one ring down and adhered the next one offset slightly, until they were all adhered. I then went back and added the separate leaves around to make it fuller. I went ahead and adhered the panel to the card base using foam tape and then adhered the sentiment, which was cut once from gold cardstock and tree times from white cardstock.

That does it for this project! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! I always love creating projects with leaves, and this one was no exception. Don’t forget to check out the entire DieCember release over on Simon’s website. Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you have an awesome day!

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Simon Says Stamp Christmas Grid

Welcome back, Crafters! Thanks so much for stopping by to check out today’s project featuring the new Tree Plate from Simon’s latest release, And Everything Nice. This is a simple card that would be great for mass producing, that is of course, if you like die cutting! 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 die cutting the Tree Plate from red cardstock and splattering the trees with white ink. I used the negative panel to adhere to my card base with removable tape to help in the placement of the trees.

The trees were adhered using foam tape, and the sentiment was glued directly atop those. I decided that I needed something on the tops of the trees, so I die cut the Mini Hearts Party from silver cardstock and glued them in place to finish up.

That does it for this project! Like I said, a super simple one, but I do love me a good grid pattern! Don’t forget to check out the entire And Everything Nice release over on Simon’s website. Thanks again for stopping by, and have yourself a great day!

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Simon Says Stamp Pink Poinsettia

Hi Friends, and thanks so much for joining me! I’m back today with a project featuring the new Layering Pine Sprigs from Simon’s latest release, And Everything Nice. Let’s get into the details for this one, and a little back story of how it came about.

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

I began this project by die cutting the sprigs a bunch of times from Fern and Forest cardstock. I assembled the pieces and set them aside to dry while I worked on the rest of the card. I die cut the sunflower from pink cardstock three times and did some ink blending using Carnation ink. I cut the center of the flower from Green Apple cardstock and assembled all of those pieces together. For some interest and shine, I added some green gems to the center.

Now for the back story .. I had all of the assembled pin sprigs on my desk when I received a phone call from my daughter, so I sat playing with them and moving them around when they ended up in this starburst pattern and that’s how this particular design came to be. I had originally planned on just having them here and there around the flower, but I like this better! I die cut the Acorn Bundle from Desert Storm and chocolate and ink blended that using Mocha ink.

My background was created using the Snowflake Burst Pinpoint Plate and I adhered the sprigs in place using liquid glue, while the flower and acorns were adhered with foam tape. The sentiment was stamped using VersaFine Onyx Black and heat set using clear embossing powder. It was trimmed out using the coordinating die cut three times for a stacked sentiment. That was also added using foam strips to finish up.

That does it for this project. I hope you enjoyed it! I know this is technically a sunflower die cut, but I thought it was fine to use it as a poinsettia. What do you think? Don’t forget to check out the entire And Everything Nice release over on Simon’s website. Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have an awesome day!

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Simon Says Stamp Snowy Hillside

Welcome back, and thanks for joining me for today’s project featuring the Snowy Hillside Embossing Folder from Simon’s latest release, And Everything Nice. Let’s go ahead and get right into 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 and coloring the trees and stream using Copic markers. I added some Diamond Dust to the falling snowflakes as well as the trees for added interest. The sentiment strips were added using foam tape for a little bit of dimension. The embossed panel was adhered to a Fern colored panel before being adhered to the card base to finish up.

A simple project for today! Don’t forget to check out the entire And Everything Nice release over on Simon’s website. Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have an awesome day!

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Simon Says Stamp Triangle Trees

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back! I’m so glad you stopped by for today’s project featuring the new Triangle Whirl Trees from Simon’s latest release, And Everything Nice. There is a Triangle Tab die cut that these trees work with, but I wanted to create a card instead, so let’s 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 trees several times from Green Apple, Fern and Forest cardstock colors. I then did some ink blending on the edges of the lighter trees using Field and Artichoke inks.

Once I was done with my ink blending, I went ahead and gold splattered all of the trees. While those were drying, I die cut the Simple Peace once from gold cardstock and twice from the Forest cardstock, adhering all of those together for a stacked sentiment. I cut a panel of cardstock and arranged my trees and then used Press n Seal to pick them all up.

I applied liquid glue to the back of the trees and adhered them to the panel, trimming off any excess. I did have to go back in and apply glue under all of the overlapping layers to make sure that everything was secure. I adhered the panel to the card base and glued the sentiment in place to finish up.

That does it for this project! I hope you enjoyed it! I really love the look of all the layered trees on this one. Don’t forget to check out the entire And Everything Nice release over on Simon’s website. Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Ride or Die

Hello Friends, and thanks so much for stopping by! The And Everything Nice release is live, and I’m back with a different project! I received the Angel Wings Stencil in my package, and the only thing that I could think was to pair it with a skull/skeleton. Don’t ask why, it’s just what happened! I have no explanation, so I just went with it!

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

I began this project by working on the wings first using grey, red and pink inks. I’ll list all of the supplies at the bottom of this post, if you’re interested at all. I pulled out a panel of watercolor paper and got to work on my inky background using various sprays.

I will add that I stamped some things onto this panel, but you can’t even really tell in the pictures. I think the black ink was absorbed into all of the sprays that I used. I also used some embossing folders from Sizzix, which aren’t even made anymore. I’m not very good at mixed media, so there’s that! I did use my sewing machine to sew a very crooked zig zag line down one side of the panel for some added interest.

I stamped the skull and skeleton using VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat set those using clear embossing powder. I added some shading using Copic Markers as well as adding some color to tone down the white using a water brush and Fawn ink. I fussy cut those pieces and added some metal gears using liquid glue.

The edges of the panel were distressed before adding the wings, skelton and skull with foam tape. The red heart was cut using the Clipping Heart die, and the sentiment was made on my computer. The inky panel was added to a black panel before being added to the card base to finish up.

I’ve said it before, I’m not very good at mixed media, but it’s fun to try! Maybe I’ll get around to using the Angel Wings Stencil for its intended purpose one day! Head on over to Simon’s website to check out the full And Everything Nice release! Thanks again for joining me, and I hope you have an awesome day!

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Simon Says Stamp Peaceful Trees

Hello Friend, and welcome back! Thanks for stopping by to check out today’s project featuring the Tree Plate from Simon’s latest release, And Everything Nice. I made several cards with this plate, and this is by far my favorite! Let’s run through the deets!

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

I began by die cutting the plate once from Rose Gold Metallic cardstock and once from Champagne Glitter cardstock. These colors work so beautifully together! Before adhering the trees to the card base, I splattered it with a rose gold ink that is so beautiful!

I used the negative panel and adhered that to the card base with removable tape so that I could get the tree placement perfect. The trees were adhered in place using foam tape. The Simple Peace was cut once from the metallic cardstock and three times from Neenah and adhered all of those together for a stacked sentiment. That was glued in place to finish up.

A super simple project, and it comes together so quickly! I’m probably going to use this design for my personal holiday cards this year, as I don’t have a whole lot of time to dedicate to them. I’m also hosting a crafting group at my home, and we’ll be using this design as well, just in traditional reds and greens. Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Cool Birthday Penguins

Hey there and welcome back! Today’s post is featuring the new Cool Birthday stamp set from Simon’s latest Sugar & Spice release! I don’t often do clean and simple cards, but that’s what I was going for here. Let’s go ahead and run through the details!

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

I began this project by stamping the penguins from the new Cool Birthday stamp set using VersaFine Black Onyx ink and heat setting them using clear embossing powder. That’s my preferred method if I know that I’m going to be using Copic markers. Once those were stamped, I went ahead and colored them and fussy cut the images out.

While I was stamping, I went ahead and stamped the sentiment onto black cardstock using VersaMark ink and heat set that using Detail White Embossing Powder. I trimmed it down and put foam tape on the back, along with the penguins.

I gave my card base a light splatter of black before adhering two of the Snowflake Swirl die cuts. The excess was trimmed off, and I adhered the penguins and sentiment to finish up.

A super simple project for today! I hope you enjoyed it! Don’t forget to check out the entire Sugar & Spice release over on Simon’s website. Thanks again for joining me, and I hope you have an awesome day!

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