Simon Says Stamp Just For You Blog Hop - Day 1

I am so glad to be participating in day one of the Simon Says Stamp Just For You new release blog hop!

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Ahh the flowers of spring! So far they are only in my dreams! This new release has some amazing flowers to play with. I have chosen the Spring Florals Hot Foil Plate and the Daffodil Stem Hot Foil Plate from the Just For You release to create some spring projects for this hop!

This card was made using an A2 size card base made from smooth white cardstock. I then took a piece of heavy weight cardstock with the Spring Florals hot plate and ran that through my Spellbinder's Glimmer machine using gold glimmer foil. I was so surprised that the first time I ran it through it came out perfect! I think the trick is to let it heat up and not be in a hurry to pull it off. (that's me always) I used copic markers to color the flowers and the stems and then I fussy cut the image out and added to a panel that was die cut with a wonky rectangle die and ink blended with a stencil. I added the Sending die cut from gold cardstock and a sub-sentiment stamped in the same ink I used to stencil the background. For dimension I popped everything up with foam squares.

I had so much fun hot foiling that I was thrilled to see there was another hot foil floral! So I made another card this time for Mother's Day. Again I used an A2 size card base made from smooth white cardstock. I then took another piece of white cardstock and ran it through the Terrace Floral 3d embossing folder for a textured background that I trimmed to leave a bit of a white border. Using a stitched rectangle die I cut out a panel that had the hot foiled image on it and then masked off the image and added a light blue distress ink and some ink splatters - too much? Probably but oh well, I was having fun. I even ran the Spring Floral hot foil plate a second time so I could cut out three of the blooms to be popped up for dimension. After all was dry I removed the mask and colored the flowers with shades of pink copic markers. I then added the extra flowers and to finish it off I added a bit of white gel pen detail. The sentiment is from the Mother's Day Bouquet stamp set and was heat embossed with gold embossing powder and used the coordinating dies to cut it out. Oh, yes I forgot that I added some sequins to of course!😆

I made a little video to show how nice a shiney that hot foil is on a card!!

I hope you have enjoyed the projects I have shared today and got some inspiration! More inspiration for this amazing release can be found on the Just For You Gallery. I have provided affiliate links to all the supplies I have used to make these projects below as well as a list of all the blog hop participants. 

Make sure you leave a comment to have a chance to win a $25 shopping spree at the Simon store. Each blog participant in the hop you leave a comment on will give you more chances to win! Happy hopping and thanks for stopping by!

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List of Hop Participants today:

 

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Nina-Marie Trapani

Suzy Plantamura

Cathy Zielske

Keisha Charles

Barbara Tarayao 💋you are here!

Lisa Addesa

Bibi Cameron

Heather Ruwe

Emily Midgett

Alberto Gava

Tina Smith

Natasha Vacca

Simon Says Stamp New Just For You release day

 Yippee! It's release day! I am so happy to share some projects I made with the new Simon Says Stamp Just For You release.

I have a few projects to share and hopefully it will give you an idea of how much I loved this new release. I feel like I have been waiting for Spring forever! I have made some Easter/Spring themed cards using some of the amazing products from this release.

I have to disclose the fact that I made this card before I saw the amazing Kristina Werner's YouTube video featuring this stencil set and that our colors are almost identical.  That was a happy coincidence. I love that we had the same idea though! I know she designed this stamp and stencil set and it is one of my favs from this release. 

*Card base is made an A2 card base from smooth white cardstock

*On white cardstock I used the Folk Art stencil and distress ink to create the image.

*Using the coordinating die and one of the nested rounded heart dies, I cut out the image and matted it on dark blue cardstock.

*Using fog cardstock I die cut a stitched rectangle to create a panel to leave a white border.

*I stamped the sentiment from the Happy Hello stamp set in dark blue ink on more white cardstock. 

*Using nesting circle dies I cut out the sentiment from white cardstock and the mat from the dark blue cardstock and added a few clear sequins for sparkle.

The next two cards are made from the same Happy Easter die and the Easter Critters stamp set.

*Both cards are A2 size card bases made from smooth white cardstock.

*I made my own plaid backgrounds for both cards using masking tape and distress ink.

*I trimmed them down to be a bit smaller than the card bases. 

*I also used a nested oval die to create the focal point for the Happy Easter sentiment.

*I die cut the Happy Easter die from pink and silver cardstock.

*I then stamped the bunny images from the stamp set onto watercolor paper and colored them with Derwent watercolor pencils. 

This last project is made using the Bunny Egg stencil and coordinating die. 

*The card base is A2 size made from smooth white cardstock.

*Using a gingham background stamp I created a panel stamped in light blue cardstock. 

*I trimmed the panel down and matted it with yellow cardstock for a very spring feel.

*Using the stencil and distress ink I colored in the sun and bunny and die cut the image out.

*I die cut the outline of the stenciled image 3 times from thick cardstock for more dimension.

*I then stamped the sentiment from the Pop-up Shape Puns stamp set in light blue ink.

*I then used a banner stamp/die set to frame sentiment and drape it over the stenciled image.

*I added clear glitter to the sun portions of the stenciled image for a bit of sparkle.

I hope you enjoyed the projects I have made for release day and hope you got some inspiration. I have affiliate links listed below if you are interested in all the supplies I used for these projects. Thank you so much for stopping by and happy release day!! 

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Impression Obsession Recycle It

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

This week's challenge theme is Recycle It!

We are showcasing products from Impression Obsession. 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!

This week's challenge is to Recycle It! I have decided to go through my craft supplies and use some older embossing folders that I have had for a long time. I have also decided to make a few wedding cards. I never seem to have enough of those.

I have made 2 different but similar layouts using the Impression Obsession Mr & Mrs die. This first set uses ribbon to accent and the die is arranged in a single line at the bottom of the card.

This next style is very similar except the colors are softer and the die is stacked and matted with a scallop circle frame.

Here is a short video that shows the process of adding some shine to the embossed and inked backgrounds.

I hope you have enjoyed the project I have made for this fun challenge and got some inspiration. I have listed and provided affiliate links below for your convenience. Thank you so much for stopping by!!

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

 

 

Pretty Pink Posh Instagram Hop Spring Greetings

Hello! I am happy to be participating in the Pretty Pink Posh's Spring release Instagram Hop. I hope you enjoy the project I have made for this hop and get some inspiration! 

I love making shaker cards. So my card today features the Umbrella shaker die. It is just so adorable and I thought it would be perfect for a spring card.

I made this card using an A2 card base from smooth white cardstock. I then trimmed down a panel of white cardstock a bit smaller to leave a white border. Using distress ink, I blended the top of the panel with blue. Then I turned it around and blended the other side with green for a soft grass and sky look.

I then die cut the umbrella out of heavy weight cardstock 3 times. I then trimmed down a piece of acetate to be adhered to the first umbrella die and then added the next 2 after that so there would be room for the shader bits. I then die cut the Spring from the Happy Spring Shadow dies out of colored cardstock and adhered it across the handle of the umbrella. I then added the adorable Pretty Pink Posh clay confetti bits for the shaker element. I then die cut several flowers from the Umbrella Shaker die set out of different shades of cardstock and added them randomly around the card with foam adhesive to pop them up.

I hope you enjoyed my card for the Pretty Pink Posh Instagram Hop today. I have listed and linked the supplies I have used below. Thank you so much for stopping by!

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Just for Mom card

🌸🌺🌷Spring is just around the corner and so is a special day set aside for mothers! I have made a card combining the colors of spring into a card for mom! 

I was asked to be a guest designer for Pretty Pink Posh's new spring release. I am in love with the layering stencils from Pretty Pink Posh! For this card I have used the Layered Umbrellas stencil. I just love to stencil and then cut out the images. I also used the new Shadow Mom dies.

I made this card using an A2 size card base from smooth white cardstock. I then took another piece of white cardstock to create a whimsical background by cutting a piece of vellum in half and using it to mask off a border. I then ink blended the mask using distress oxide inks.

On another piece of white cardstock I used the layering umbrella stencil and create some fun umbrellas that I fussy cut out and added to the border with foam adhesive. I also stamped some flowers from the Flower Garden stamp set and cut those out as well. 

I then die cut the Mom sentiment from some white cardstock about 3 times for thickness and added the shadow that I had ink blended with more distress oxide inks. The sub-sentiment comes from the new Spring Jar stamp set.

I hope you enjoyed the card I made and got some inspiration to make a special card for mom or a fun card fro spring. I have affiliate links below to all the supplies I have used to make this card. Thank you so much for stopping by. Happy crafting!!

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Tim Holtz Tag It!

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

This week's challenge theme is Tag It!

We are showcasing products from the amazing Tim Holtz. 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 a fun challenge. I love making tags. They are such an easy, quick and cute way to add something special to a gift. I try to always have a stash of tags for whatever occasion that I would need one. I highly recommend it!

I have chosen to use a tag from the very versatile Tim Holtz Sizzix Tag collection. 

I die cut both these tags from smooth white cardstock. I then took another piece of white cardstock and created a colorful plaid background using distress inks and a bit of white acrylic paint. I find this so fun and relaxing. I trimmed down the plaid backgrounds to fit on each tag.

I then die cut the Etched Layered Daisy three times. I added a bit of distress ink to the one stem and used coordinating copic markers for the center of the daisy. I then layered them together with liquid glue and then adhered them to the tag with 3d foam squares.

The sentiment is the most adorable mini Happy die that I paired with birthday stamp from the Let's Celebrate stamp set. I finished these tags off with Memory Box clear drops and some ribbon from my stash.

I hope you have enjoyed the project I have made for this fun challenge and got some inspiration. I have listed and provided affiliate links below for your convenience. Thank you so much for stopping by!!

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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

 

 

Miss You Tulip card

Tulips smiling shyly greet the Spring

Tightly closed at first we meet

Tulips slowly open and began to sing

Gaining volume ever sweet!

I found this poem online about tulips. Every year I plan to plant the tulip bulbs so I can enjoy the gorgeous Spring surprise and every year I forget! Well, I guess that's the beauty of being a card maker, I can make beautiful tulips anytime I want and share them with those I love! I wanted to make a tulip themed card so I kind of "shopped" my stash for the supplies. With Spring around the corner it's a great time to go through your craft supplies and organize! Take stock of the things you use and the items that might need a new home.

I made this card using an A2 card base made from smooth white cardstock. I then die trimmed down a piece of cream cardstock to leave about a half inch white border. I ran the cream cardstock through a dotted embossing folder for some added texture.

I then die cut the photo frame 3 times from thick white cardstock and adhered together with liquid glue. I then used some blue and white gingham pattern paper for the background of my photo. I die cut the Miss You sentiment from gold and white cardstock and ahered together with liquid glue and added to the bottom of the photos frame.

I then die a whole bunch of tulips, leaves and stems from white cardstock. I used distress ink to color them and arranged them inside the photo frame with 3d foam squares and liquid glue.

I hope you enjoyed my post today and got some inspiration to make some Spring themed cards. To also shop you stash! I have affiliate links to all the supplies I used below for your convenience. Thanks so much for stopping by!!

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