Thursday, May 19, 2022

Simon Says Stamp Yay You IG Hop

Hello crafty friends! Today I am part of a fun hop over at my Instagram page to celebrate the new Simon Says Stamp Yay You release.
To make this shiny gilded birthday card I used an A2 size card base made from smooth white card stock. I then cut down a panel of white card stock to leave a bit of a border. I then hot foiled the panel with a backgrouond hot foil plate using gold foil. I then took the butterfly and flower hot foil dies and ran them all through the die cut machine using gold foil. I colored the flower and butterflies using copic markers YG01, YR04, YG21, Y13, RV13, and RV14. I heat embossed the Happy Birthday sentiment in gold embossing powder on white card stock and trimmed it down to a strip. I die cut all the hot foil images out and added them to the front of the panel along with the sentiment strip. I then added flat gold pearls.

I have been learning to hot foil recently. I think it has such a beautiful effect on a card.
I have added some photos to show a bit of the process. I added the butterfly hot foil die on the hot plate.
I then added the gold foil shiny face down.
I then added the white card stock and added the plates and waited for it to heat up.
When the light indicated I took it off the hot foil machine and ran it through the die cut machine.
I peeled back the foil to reveal a beautiful gold outline the butterflies and flowers. I then die cut those butterflies and florals using the dies included with the butterfly and floral hot foil set. 

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Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Doodlebug Layer it up!

 Hi all and welcome to another week of the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

This week the challenge theme is to Layer it Up!

We are showcasing Doodlebug products this week. You don't have to use them to join in but if you have some we would love to see what you make! As always just for entering you will be eligible for the the drawing of a $25 voucher to the Simon store!

I made two cards today featuring the Doodlebug Bake Me Happy Cookie stickers.

I have layered the cookie stickers with cardstock to give them a bit of stability.
Here are the cute Doodlebug Cookie stickers I used...
To make the Happy Birthday card I began with a top folding A2 size card base made from cream card stock. I then cut a panel 1/4 inch smaller than the card base out of smooth white card stock. I then stamped the flowers and leaves on the panel. On a seperate piece of white card stock I stamped the Happy Birthday in coordinating ink and heat embossed the sentiment using clear embossing powder for a little shine. I then fussy cut the sentiment out and popped it up using foam adhesive. I then layered the cookie sticker onto heavy white cardstock to give the stickers more stability and added them under the Happy Birthday sentiment.
To make the Thank You card I used the same cream card stock to make the card base. I then used smooth white card stock to create a panel smaller than the card base to leave a border. I then took the panel and ran it through the die cut machine using an older swiss dots embossing folder. I added the cookie stickers layered with heavy card stock in a row and die cut the words thank you out of a coordinating color card stock and adhered to the panel. I added glossy accents for shine on the thank you sentiment.

I hope you enjoyed my cards today and if you are interested in any of the products I used to make these cards, they are listed and linked below for your convenience. All supplies can be found at the Simon Says Stamp store.

Supplies:

***If any product is out of stock just click on the "Notify Me" button and you will alert Simon to restock that product and then they will notify you!

Now it's you turn! Happy crafting!

Do you use Instagram ?  If so please add  #ssswchallenge to your challenge entry uploads so we can see them on there too.






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Friday, May 13, 2022

Simon Says Stamp YAY YOU Blog Hop - Day 2

Hello crafty friends! Welcome to day 2 of the new Yay You release from Simon Says Stamp. 
There are so many wonderful products in this release. I have used the Basic Box Card Stars die from the new Yay You release to make a fun box card. It's perfect to give to a graduate or someone who has achieved something amazing! 
So lets dive right in on how I made this fun card. I began with a piece of Fog card stock for the box. I then die cut the cloud frame as my second layer panel from white card stock and stamped the word Congratulations in red ink on the bottom of the cloud frame. I then cut a piece of acetate and ahered it behind the cloud frame. I die cut the You Did It sentiment from holographic paper and glued it to the center of the acetate to appear to be floating. The next layer panel I used the new Stars add on die and cut it from white card stock. I wanted a splash of color so I used copic markers to color the stars.
For the very last layer of my box card I just cut a panel out of more holographic paper to adhere to the back of the box. I just love the way holographic card stock catches the light! So fun and festive. Then using the tips from Nina's video I added sticky strip tape to the panel layers and and folded it up so they would line up perfectly. I then added a few die cut stars to the front and that's it! If you want to learn the basics on how to put the card box togehter Nina Trapiani's Youtube channel  has a great tutuorial!

I am so glad you stopped by or should I say "hopped" by today but befor you go, here are a few things to know!

Promotion
Simon is offering a free Beautiful die with any $25 purchase! See the banner at the top for details.

Giveaway
Each blog post today in the hop will be awarded a $25 gift voucher picked from the comments. So make sure you leave a comment as you hop for lots of chances to win!!

Supplies
If you liked my fun box card and are interested in any of the supplies I have used to make it I have listed and linked them below for your convenience.


Inspiration
For tons of inspiration make sure you check out the 1st day of the Yay You hop as well as the Gallery located on Simon's blog! So much talent, it's just bananas!!

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Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Tim Holtz Not a Card

Hi all and welcome to another week of the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

This week the challenge is to make something that is  Not a Card!

We are showcasing the amazing Tim Holtz products this week. You don't have to use them to join in but if you have some we would love to see what you make! As always just for entering you will be eligible for the the drawing of a $25 voucher to the Simon store!

I get so many requests this time a year for weddng cards. I thought it would be fun to make a tag to tie onto a wedding gift. 
All out of my Tim Holtz Tags so I improvised and made my own out of Tim Holtz water color card stock. Also, I am excited to use the new Happily Ever After stamp from the new YAY YOU release from Simon Says Stamp which launched today!! I will add a link at the bottom if you want to see the new full release.
Well let's dig into the details on how I made this wedding tag! I used some watercolor paper to make the tag. Using distress ink I blended, ink splatter and spritz with water. It was so fun to have no rules! Just smooshing and splattering with water until I liked what it looked like. I then die cut a stitched hole protector from white card stock and adhered that at the top of the tag and looped some natural twine and tied it into a bow. Using more watercolor paper I die cut an oval to fit my sentiment. I had some more fun fun ink splattering, smooshing and spraying with water in a pretty blue distress ink. When the oval was dry, I then stamped a text background to give it a romantic love letter feel. I then used gold embossing powder to heat embossed the Happily Ever After onto the oval and added it to the tag with some foam adhesive.  
Last but not least, I die cut some daisies and stems out of more water color paper. Using a paint brush and water I colored them with distress inks. I added some gold watercolor accents to pull it all together.

I hope you enjoyed my card today and if you are interested in any of the products I used to make this card they are listed and linked below for your convenience. All supplies can be found at the Simon Says Stamp store.

New Simon Says Stamp YAY YOU! release click HERE!

Supplies:

***If any product is out of stock just click on the "Notify Me" button and you will alert Simon to restock that product and then they will notify you!

Now it's you turn! Happy crafting!

Do you use Instagram ?  If so please add  #ssswchallenge to your challenge entry uploads so we can see them on there too.






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Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Paper Rose Feminine

Hi all and welcome to another week of the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

This week the challenge theme is Feminine.

We are showcasing Paper Rose products this week. You don't have to use them to join in but if you have some we would love to see what you make! As always just for entering you will be eligible for the the drawing of a $25 voucher to the Simon store!

What's more feminine than flowers? My card today is just packed full of flowers! I made this amazing background using the Paper Rose Lots of Flowers stencil.
I used a soft palate of colors for my card today. I just love using a blender brush and oxide ink with stencils. You can control the shade of color just by the pressure you use when blending. 
I started with an A2 size card base made from smooth white card stock. I then trimmed down a panel from more white card stock to stencil some lovely flowers in various colors. I then shifted the stencil a bit and added some white texture paste to give the background an even softer look. 
I just love love love dimension and texture to a card! So using a flower stamp set I stamped some flowers out of the same colors I used for the background and trimmed them out and popped them up using some foam adhesive. Using two dies from a nesting rectangle set I stacked them on top of each other and added the stamped flowers for a layered look. I then die cut the word hello from some orange and white card stock and stacked them for thickness. So 1 orange and 3 white in total. I added a few clear sequins for some sparkle.

I hope you enjoyed my card today and if you are interested in any of the products I used to make this card they are listed and linked below for your convenience. All supplies can be found at the Simon Says Stamp store.

Supplies:
***If any product is out of stock just click on the "Notify Me" button and you will alert Simon to restock that product and then they will notify you!

Now it's you turn! Happy crafting!

Do you use Instagram ?  If so please add  #ssswchallenge to your challenge entry uploads so we can see them on there too.






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Asthma Awareness Blog and Instagram Hop 2022

Hello crafty friends! Today I was invited to participate in a Blog and Instagram Hop for a wonderful cause. 
Please click on the Instagram icon and it will take you to my page if you would like to participate in the Instagram hop too.
May 3rd is World Asthma Day, a disease which is know worldwide from mild to severe. Approximately 300 million people suffer from asthma. Here is a link to more information about Asthma Awareness.
I wanted my card today to reflect the feeling of fresh air and being outside. 
There are lots of wonderful crafters joining this hop and lots of giveaways sponsored by some amazing companies!! Please come hop along to support this wonderful cause and to get some inspiration!


What you can win:
• 2x €25 store credit for @cloud9craftstore only for people living in Europe (excluded UK and Switzerland)
• 1x €25 gift card for @cardnouveau only for people living in Europe (excluded UK and Switzerland)
• 1x $20 or £20 gift card for @wowembossing
• 1x $50 gift card for @ginakdesigns
• 1x $25 gift certificate for @mftstamps
• 1x $25 gift card for @lawnfawn
• 1x $25 store credit for @tayloredexpressions
• 1x a prize pack from @heroarts only for people living in the USA
• 1x a Share Handmade Kindness goodie bag sponsored by @jennifermcguireink
I made this card using a top folding A2 size card base out of smooth white card stock. I then cut a panel about a 1/4 inch smaller on each side to leave a white border. I then ink blended clouds using a stencil and distress oxides. I die cut the bird out of a heavier weight card stock about 3 times and glued them together for thickness. I then die cut the bird one more time and used the coordinating stencil to color in the bird and adhered the previous die cut birds on top. I hope that made scense!! The sparkles is stickles glitter gel I added to the colored part of the bird. I then die cut my sentiment out of more heavy weight card 3 times and once out of gold card stock and layered them all together with the gold layer on top. I also die cut a frame from white card stock 3 times to pull the card together!
I hope you got some inspiration and some information about this disease. 
To enter the giveaways, just leave a comment and winners will be chosen from the comments on each blog and Instagram post. The more you visit and comment the more chances you have to win!

Blog hop order:
If you are interested in any of the products I used to make my card I have provided a list and links below for your convenience.

Supplies:

Don't forget to comment for a chance to win!! Have an amazing day😀
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Thursday, April 28, 2022

Simon Says Stamp Happy and Joyful Instagram Hop

There is a fun and inspiring Instagram hop going on! To check it out just click on the Instagram button on the right and it will take you to my page. Today I am featuring a card made using products from the new Happy and Joyful release.  
I had such a blast making this card that I am featuring today!
I began with smooth white card stock that I cut down to make a top folding A2 size card base. I then cut a panel from the the same white card stock. Then, using the Layered Flower stencil from the new release, I ink blended a beautiful background using some distress inks. I love this stencil because you can make a multi-colored background. There are 4 pieces to this stencil. So fun to make!! I then cut a frame out using the Marquee wafer dies. I manipulated the smallest die of the set to make a square. Using embrodery thread I stitched the thread through the die cut dots for a sewn look and tied a cute litte bow for interest.

Last but not least, I stamped the sentiment from the Missing You stamp set in coordinating inks. I cut them out and popped them up using foam adhesive.
This is such a great release. A little something for everyone! If you want to check out the entire release, please click HERE to see it.
I hope you have found lots if inspiration from this post and be sure to check out the Hop on Instagram for so much more! If you are interested in any of the products I used to make this card they are listed and linked below for your convenience. All supplies can be found at the Simon Says Stamp store.

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