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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Spellbinders Thank You Botanical

Hello Friends, and thanks for joining me! Today’s project is featuring the Modern Botanicals from Spellbinders and Dina Wakely. This set includes several elements, but I opted to just use the leaf for my project. Let’s go ahead and go through the details.

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

I began this project by inking up the leaf on the BetterPress system using Celery and Seafoam inks. I did this twice and then used the coordinating die to trim those out. While I was inking, I went ahead and inked up the La Dolce Vita Sentiments using VersaFine Onyx Black ink. I used clear embossing powder to heat set it. I wasn’t sure that this technique would work, but I went with it anyway. I used the coordinating die to trim that out as well. Before moving on, I added some color to the leaves using Copic Markers BG11 and BG32.

I then did some die cutting using the Vivid Blooms set from Neenah 110lb cardstock, as well as Waterfall, Teal Topaz, Beeswax and black. I did some light ink blending on the flowers before assembling them using the same Seafoam ink along with PFS Misty Coast ink. Before the assembly of the card, I cut a panel using the Nested Postage Labels & Tag and black splattered that.

The panel was secured to the card base, the leaves were glued in place, as was the smaller flowers, while the larger flower and the sentiment were adhered using foam tape. A few clear drops were added to finish up.

That does it for this project! I hope you enjoyed it, and I appreciate you stopping by. Have a wonderful day, and stay awesome, friend!

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Spellbinders Thanks Citrus Spritz

Hello Friends, and welcome back! Today’s project is featuring the Citrus Spritz dies from the Spellbinders June releases. Let’s go ahead and get into the details!

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

I began this project by die cutting the lemons from Beeswax cardstock, the flowers from Neenah 110lb and Blush cardstock and leaves from Peridot cardstock. I did some ink blending on this pieces using Carnation, Honey, Pearfection and Flannel inks.

Once the ink blending was complete, I assembled the flowers and set everything aside while I worked on the rest of the card. I die cut a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock using the Nested Potage Labels & Tag and splattered that with gold ink. I also went ahead and die cut the Woven Lattice Texture from Neenah 110lb cardstock as well.

The postage layer was adhered to the card base and the lattice was glued into place. I began adhering the leaves and flowers in place first, along with the first lemon, and then adhered the last two lemons using foam strips. The sentiment was gold foiled onto black cardstock and adhered to the card using the same foam strips for a bit of added dimension.

That does it for this project! I appreciate you stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day! Stay awesome, friend!

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Simon Says Stamp Mini Slimline Daisies

Hey There, and welcome back to my blog. I’m so glad you stopped in to check out today’s project featuring the new Tattered Daisy and Thank you Text background stamp from Simon’s latest release, Moments In Time. Let’s get into the details for this one!

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

I began by die cutting the daisy five times from Neenah 110lb cardstock, and cutting the stems from Fern cardstock. I then did some ink blending on the flowers using Bubblegum, Sunbeam, Honey, Seafoam, Surf and Heather inks and then assembled the flowers. I was too lazy to go back and cut the centers from black cardstock, so I just used my Rainbow Splash Black ink pad to color those.

The background was created by stamping the Thank You Text onto a panel of Neenah and heat embossing it using Detail White Embossing Powder. I then used the same inks from the ink blending and smooshed them one at a time onto my glass mat with a spritz of water and did some smooshing onto the panel using a piece of left over plastic from packaging. Because I had white on white embossing, it was quite hard to tell which direction the text went until I added the ink, of course! I had originally wanted the rainbow to go from left to right, but that didn’t work out, so I sucked it up and just went with it, because again, I was lazy.

The sentiment, which is from the Thank You Basics set, was stamped onto black cardstock using VersaMark Ink and heat set using the same white embossing powder as before. I trimmed that down and began assembling the card.

I decided on placement and glued the stems to the panel while the flowers were adhered using foam strips. I trimmed off the stems and adhered the sentiment with foam strips as well. This was then adhered to a black panel before being adhered to the card base, and some clear drops were added to finish this project up.

I don’t normally do mini slimline cards, but this design warranted a larger canvas to achieve the rainbow pattern. I hope you like it! It certainly was a fun project to work on! Don’t forget to check out the entire Moments In Time release, and have yourself a fabulous day!

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Simon Says Stamp Thank You Daisy Bundle

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back! The latest Simon release, Moments in Time, is live and today’s project is featuring the new Tattered Daisy along with the Thank You Text background stamp. I kind of went crazy with this flower die cut, so you’ll be seeing it a bunch! Let’s go ahead and go through the deets for this project.

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

I began this project by die cutting the daisy five times from Neenah 110lb cardstock and did some ink blending using Seafoam, Surf, Marine, Cadette, Heather and Field. I did also use the Rainbow Splash Black ink pad to color the centers of the flowers, because I was feeling a bit lazy and didn’t feel like going back to cut those from black cardstock. Just keeping it real for you .. I do get lazy from time to time. Once the ink blending was complete on all of the pieces, I assembled the flowers and set those aside while I worked on the other elements of the card.

I have a bunch of gold splattered panels sitting around from a class that I taught, so I went ahead and used one of those and stamped the Thank You Text onto that using Misty Coast ink. I chose this ink, because it’s a very light ink and does really well when you’re wanting a barely there type of image. While I was stamping, I went ahead and stamped the sentiment 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 for that stacked sentiment that I love.

For the assembly, I arranged and determined placement and then secured the stems in place using liquid glue, while the flowers and sentiment were added with foam strips. The panel was adhered to the card base and some clear drops were added to finish up.

That does it for this one, and I really like how it came out! I hope you do too! Don’t forget to check out the entire Moments in Time 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 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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Simon Says Stamp Floral Sparkle Strands

Hello Friends, and welcome back! I’m so glad that you stopped by to check out today’s project featuring the new Sparkle Strands stamp from Simon’s latest release, Sweet Wishes. This is a really fun stamp, and I can see using it in many different ways! 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 stamping the Sparkle Strands onto a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock using PFS Misty Coast ink. I then trimmed it down using the SSS Postage Stamp Edge Frames, and went to work on the other elements of the card.

I used the Divine Peony and cut that three times from Neenah 110lb and cut the leaves and centers from black cardstock. I did some ink blending on the layers of the flowers using Bubblegum and Sunbeam and then assembled those layers using liquid glue. The sentiment, which is from the Friendship Leafy Cluster set, was stamped with VersaMark ink and heat set using Detail White Embossing Powder. That was trimmed out with the coordinating die, along with two additional cuts for a stacked sentiment look.

Time for assembly! The panel was adhered to the card base, and the leaves were glued in place, while the flowers were adhered using foam tape for a bit of dimension. The sentiment was glued in place, and white pearls were added to the strands to finish up.

That does it for this project! I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope it inspires you to get creative in your space! Thanks again for joining me, and have a fabulous day!

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Spellbinders Floral Thanks Cardfront

Hello Crafty Friends and thanks for joining me! Today’s project is featuring the new Thanks A2 Cardfront 3D Embossing Folder from Spellbinders September releases. I paired it with a bunch of florals for added interest, because we all know that I’m addicted to flowers! Let’s go ahead and go through the details.

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

I began this project by running a gold panel in the Thanks folder through the machine, and then began die cutting all the flowers. The sets used for the flowers were Autumn Sealed Sprigs, Be Bold Blooms and Club Blooms, and the colors used were Black, Orange, Pink Sand, Saffron, Sage and Waterfall. Once that was done, I did a little bit of ink blending on the flowers using Carnation, Ocean, Sage and Honey inks before assembling the flowers.

The flowers on the sides were adhered first using liquid glue, and then I added a few to the center of the panel to balance everything out. My panel was adhered to the card base, and to finish up, I added a few clear drops.

This was a super simple card, but I loved adding all of the flowers to it for that pop of color! Be sure to head over to the Spellbinders website to check out all of the awesome releases for September! Thanks again for stopping by, and I hope you have an amazing day!

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Simon Says Stamp Simple Thanks Floral Spray

Hello Friends, and thanks so much for stopping by! The STAMPtember release is in full swing, and I’m back today with a project featuring several new products. I kind of went crazy with the new products on this one because it’s featuring the new Rustic Layering Flower, the Double Plaid Cover, the Simple Thanks and the Crimped Floral Embossing Folder & Die. So, let’s go through the details for this one!

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

I said that I used the Crimped Floral Embossing Folder & Die, but I did not use the entirety of the folder itself. I used it to create the smaller flowers in my spray. Another thing to note, this card is giving an illusion of the Double Plaid Cover. I saved the left over squares and triangles from a previous project and ink blended the edges of those using Earl ink for a shadowed effect.

To begin, I used the Double Plaid Cover to emboss a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock and then adhered the grey ink blended pieces using foam squares. I thought this was a super interesting way to utilize those leftover pieces. For some color inspiration, I pulled a card from the Color Cubes, and die cut the smaller flowers from colored cardstock, using the included die from the Crimped Floral Folder. For some depth, I did some ink blending on those using C&9 Peacock and Sorbet inks, and added a black crystal to the centers of the flowers.

I then cut the larger flower using the Rustic Layering Flower and ink blended that using that same Peacock ink before assembling the pieces. As always, I need leaves to go with my flowers, so I used the Arching Leaf Border set and cut those from a sage and pine colored cardstock. While die cutting, I went ahead and die cut the Simple Thanks four times from black cardstock, and adhered all of those together with liquid glue.

I began gluing the leaves in place first, as those were the bottom layers, and then I glued the larger flower in place next, and tucked in the other flowers where needed for fullness. The sentiment was glued directly to the panel to finish up.

That does it for this one! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! Don’t forget to head on over to Simon’s website to check out the entire STAMPtember release, and stay tuned all month long for the long awaited collaboration sets! Thanks again for hanging with me, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

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Simon Says Stamp Crimped Floral Thanks

Hello Crafty Friends, and welcome back to my blog! Today’s project is featuring two new products from Simon’s STAMPtember release, the Crimped Floral Embossing Folder and the Simple Thanks. Let’s not waste any more time, and get right into the details!

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

I began this project by embossing a panel of Neenah 110lb cardstock using the new Crimped Floral folder, and then went to work ink blending the panel on the de-bossed side. The inks used were SSS Pawsitively Saturated Inks in Lilac, Orchid and Amethyst. I’m not sure what this technique is called, but I then used a black ink pad to rub across the flat side of the panel, leaving the purple visible. Is it called like a “black-out” technique?! I have no idea!

I then trimmed the panel down and adhered it to a black panel using foam tape for added dimension. I cut the Simple Thanks once from silver cardstock, twice from black cardstock, and I cut the shadow portion twice as well. Those pieces were all adhered together using liquid glue before before being glued to the panel. I thought the card needed a little bling, so I added some PFS Purple Gems to the centers of the flowers.

That finishes up this one! It was a super simple card, but I like how it turned out! I haven’t tried the “black-out” technique before, but I’m pretty sure I’ll be doing it again. Don’t forget to check out the entire STAMPtember release over on Simon’s website. Thanks again for stopping by, and have yourself a wonderful day!

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