Simon Says Stamp Hugs Release day

I am so happy to help introduce the new Simon Says Stamp HUGS release! 👈Click here to see the full release.

This release is packed full of adorable goodies to spread lot's of love!

When I was in grade school Valentine's Day was always so fun.  We used to decorate a shoe box to collect all the adorable little cards and treats we would pass out to our classmates. When I became a mother I always looked forward to making cute little Valentines for my children to share. 

Valentine's Day is also very special to me because it's both my mother's and my son's birthday.

I have made a set of easy and adorable Valentine's using the Wild Love stamp set and coordinating dies from the new release.

These came together so quickly! I wanted use minimal color so I just used some grays and pinks.

I just love the sweet sentiments that went with each animal.

I used some black ink to stamp the image and the sentiment that was copic marker friendly. 

I used the coordinating dies to cut out the animals and I popped them up with a foam square. These cards are made smaller than an A2 size cardbase. The dimensions are 5" X 3 3/4". They fit perfectly into a cellophane bag with room for some sweet treats!

I hope you have enjoyed my little trip down Valentine's memory lane with me! I have listed and linked all the supplies I used to make these sweet little cards. Thanks for stopping by!💗

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Simon Says Stamp Wild Love stamps and die bundle 

Avery Elle Ice Cold

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

This week's challenge theme is to Ice Cold!

We are showcasing Avery Elle products. 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!

Nothing says cold like the North Pole and if I'm not mistaken I think that's where Santa lives! I'm  also pretty sure he is wrapping lots of presents so he will need some tags!

I cut some tags using a die from my stash out of red heavy weight cardstock. I used a swiss dot stamp to create a snowy sky with heat embossing white powder. I then die cut a mountain scape out of craft cardstock. Then, using the same tag die,  I cut some white cardstock to create a snow base for each tag. 

I then stamped the images from the Avery Elle Ho-Ho-Holiday stamp set with black ink on to white cardstock.  I colored them using copic markers and fussy cut them out.

Using the same stamp set, I stamped each tag with a sentiment in the bottom snow area using black ink.

I tied each tag with a white ribbon and some sparkly red twine.

I hope you have enjoyed the project I made and got some inspiration. I have listed and linked all the supplies I used for your convenience. Thank you for stopping by and happy holidays!!

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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.

You have until Wed  8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in

 

 

DieCember release Let's Party card

I have made a fun card using some fun products from the Simon Says Stamp DieCember release.

I have seen so many wonderful cardmakers creating beautiful cards using alcohol inks. I have always wanted to try this fun technique but was very intimidated. I decided to break out of my comfort zone and try it.

I also wanted a special and festive background to showcase the new Let's Party die from the new release. I chose some of my favorite ink colors to play with.

I made this card using a smooth white cardstock to create an A2 size card base. Using Yupo paper which is created for use of alcohol inks, I applied the different alcohol colors and let them dry. I then trimmed down the panel to add to the card base to leave a bit of white border. I then die cut the sentiment out of white cardstock 3 times for thickness and stacked them on top of each other with liquid glue. I finished the card off with a pre-printed sentiment strip.

I hope you like my premier alcohol inked background. I plan to keep exploring this medium and create some more fun backgrounds. I have listed and linked the supplies I used below. Thank you for stopping by!

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Simon Says Stamp DieCember Instagram Hop

Today I am participating in the Simon Says Stamp DieCember Release Instagram Hop! Thank you for stopping by! 

I have taken a small break from making holiday cards to make a birthday card. I have lots of birthdays in December including mine! 

I used several fun techniques to make this card! Created a stencil from a die, ink blending, ink splattering and die cut inlay for a low profile card. So fun!!

Well, let's dive into how I created this fun birthday card. I began with a panel cut from smooth white cardstock to fit an A2 size card base and leave a bit of a border. Using the large balloon from the Simon Says Stamp Balloon Trio die set, I die cut the balloon in the center of three pieces of vellum trimmed to be the same size as the panel. I then used the shape of the ballon cut into the vellum as my stencil. I then ink blended each balloon to look transparent just by overlapping the stencils each time I ink blended them using distress oxides.

Using some coordinating distress inks to create my ink splatter. I then die cut the Let's Party sentiment from holographic paper for a shiny festive look. I then took the stencils and ink blended panel and placed the Let's Party die in the center balloon and ran that through my die cut machine. I made sure to keep all the bits because I wanted to do some die cut inlay with the sentiment. So I just pieced it all together like a puzzle for that low profile look. I then just added some silver twine for the string to my balloons for a little extra shine.

Head over to my Instagram channel to get more inspiration from all the great designers participating in this fun Hop. Make sure you leave a comment on each for more chances to win a $25 shopping spree to the Simon store!

Hope enjoyed this project and got some inspiration. If you are interested in any of the products I have used for this card, I have listed and linked them for your convenience! Thanks for stopping by!

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Add Some Sparkle WOW

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

This week's challenge theme is to Add Some Sparkle!

We are showcasing WOW products. 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!

Tis' the season to add some sparkle! Whatever your project is, adding some sparkle with make it special! Nothing says sparkle like a shaker card. I have made a larger square card today. I made the background using a stencil, dye ink and embossing powder with some sparkle. I loved it so much that I just couldn't cut it down to fit a regular A2 size card base. So I chose to make a 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" card. I cut the background down to 5"x5" to fit on the card base.

I made the card base from smooth white cardstock. Using a heavy weight cardstock I placed the Scattered Snowflake stencil over the paper using some Pixie spray to keep this delicate stencil in place. I then used the Surf, Sunbeam and Bubblegum Pawsitively Saturated ink to blend over the stencil. I then wiped the excess ink off the stencil and then placed it back over the background and added a sticky watermark ink over the whole area. I pulled up the stencil and sprinkled on the WOW clear embossing glitter and heat set that. The results were glorious!

I then die cut the Merry and Bright sentiment out of white cardstock 3 times to glue together for thickness. I used the outline die that comes with this sentiment to make my shaker window. I trimmed down the background and then adhered a piece of acetate to the back of the window. I also added foam adhesive to pop it up so I could add the shaker bits. I stamped the sub-sentiment from the Christmas Blessings stamp set and heat set that using some silver embossing powder and trimmed it down to a strip. 

I just love this week's theme. I hope you have enjoyed the project I made and got some inspiration. I have listed and linked all the supplies I used for your convenience. Thank you for stopping by and happy holidays!!

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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.

You have until Wed  8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in

 

 

Holiday Sparkle release Reindeer Tags

Just a bit more inspiration for the Simon Says Stamp Holiday Sparkle release. Can you ever have enough tags for the holidays? I love making a cute tag and this Reindeer Die and Stencil Parts was just perfect for some adorable tags. Who doesn't love Rudolph the red nosed reindeer! I also love how simple easy it was to put together.

I used the new Pawsitively Velvet Luxe cardstock to die cut out the parts of the reindeer. I then die cut them again out of some heavy weight white cardstock and glued the velvet parts together with the cardstock for some structure. I then arranged the reindeer parts on a tag, stamped a striped border onto some craft cardstock and then added the sentiments and some sequins for a bit of sparkle.

I just love the soft texture of this velvet cardstock. These will definitely be a crowd pleaser!

I hope you enjoyed this post today! I have listed and linked all the supplied I have used for these tags. Thank you so much for stopping by!

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Simon Says Stamp DieCember Release Blog Hop Day 1

Simon Says Stamp DieCember is here! I am so happy to be part of day 1 of the DieCember Release Hop! 

So much to see! So much inspiration! So much fun! Sorry, I'm a little excited! Make sure you use the code MERRY go receive an amazing die with your purchase of $25 or more!!

Cheers to you! I'm excited for a new year and just fell in love with this wine glass die to make a New Year's card.

This card came together very quickly! It is the quintessential DieCember card being that it is all die cuts! Super easy!

I began with an A2 size card base made from heavy weight smooth white cardstock. I trimmed down a panel of the Luxe black glitter cardstock to leave about a 1/4" white border. I then die cut the wine glass twice out of silver glitter cardstock. I then die cut the liquid image from gold glitter cardstock twice. 

👉Tip- flip over your cardstock before you die cut if you want the image to be flipped like a mirror image. I then die cut the Cheers sentiment 3 times from white cardstock and adhered together with liquid glue for thickness. I then die cut the Cheers sentiment border out of red glitter cardstock. I used a small hole punch to make the champagne bubbles cut from the same gold cardstock. 

👉Tip - when adhering paper to glitter cardstock, I have found that liquid glue works best. It also gives you a little wiggle room to make sure your die cuts are in the right place! 

Simon is giving away a $25 shopping spree for each stop on the hop. So make sure you leave a comment as you hop along! Winners will be picked from the comments left on each blog post and announced on Dec 7 on the Simon Blog. Good luck!!  Also, if you would love more inspiration head over to the DieCember gallery!

Hop Order:
Simon Says Stamp Blog 

Nina-Marie Trapani

Caly Person

Nichol Spohr

Cathy Zielske

Jennifer McGuire

Amy Rysavy

Suzy Plantamura

Keisha Charles

Barbara Tarayao 💋 you are here

Bibi Cameron

Lisa Addesa

Vicky Papaioannou

Barb Engler

Heather Ruwe

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you got some inspiration. I have listed and linked all the supplies I have used for your convenience. Happy DieCember!!

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