Simon Says Stamp Every Happiness Blog Hop Easel Card…

July 25, 2026July 25, 2026 Pam Sparks54 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s time to hop and be inspired by the NEW Simon Says Stamp Every Happiness release, a Free Gift AND a chance to win! SSS is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop from the blog comment sections. The winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog where the winners can find out how to redeem their prize. YAY! I hope you’ll comment!

Here’s my card from the release. SSS sent me the Woodland Friends stamp set.

So I had to get coloring! I stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black Copic friendly ink and colored with Copic Sketch Markers. Mostly E 30’s but the stump is E40’s.

A totally charming set of cute critters, sentiments and accessories.

I masked off the bottom and ink blended Gathered Twigs and Mowed Lawn Distress ink. Then I moved the mask and ink blended the top with Tumbled Glass Distress ink.

Here it is from the side. I die cut the largest panel with Spellbinders Emerald Cut Labels and Tag die set in kraft cardstock, then inked it good with Gathered Twigs Distress ink.

I cut a top fold cardbase, scored at 5 ½ in then one side at 2 ¾ in for the easel. I cut the corners of the cardbase off with a scissors to match the top Emerald Cut panel, then I inked it up too.

After I adhered everything together with glue, I tied on the thin cord from May Arts.

When I cut out the mushroom image, by hand, I left a piece at the bottom so I could score and make a stopper.

Here it is A2 size, folds flat and ready to go in the envelope.

I added some dots with a copic marker and a white gel pen. I used a die cut heart and glossy accents to glam up the heart on the stump.

Here’s a short video of how it fits in an envelope and how it sets up! (if a thank you comes up, just tap/click on the CC or subtitles and turn it off. I have no earthly idea how it got on there!)

Have you seen the Simon Says Stamp gallery? It’s awesome! You are welcome to share your creations there also! Check it out HERE!

Here’s the HOP LIST…not sure I really need to post it since I’m the last one on the list! lol

Simon Says Stamp Blog
Nina-Marie Trapani
Emily Midgett
Cathy Zielske
Keisha Charles
Sandi MacIver
Suzy Plantamura
Mindy Eggen
Nichol Spohr
Alberto Gava
Caryn Davies
Rachel Alvarado
Rosemary Dennis
Susan Valle
Pam Sparks

Thank you so much for visiting my blog! So glad you made it this far! Be sure to leave a comment for a chance to win!

Shopping links to Simon Says Stamp and the products I used to make this easel card…thank you for shopping through my links! I appreciate it!

Every Happiness – Simon Says Stamp [ SSS ]	Simon Says Stamps and Dies Woodland… [ SSS ]	Simon Says Clear Stamps Woodland… [ SSS ]
Simon Says Stamp Woodland Friends… [ SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Tsukineko Memento TUXEDO BLACK INK… [ SSS ]
copic sketch markers at Simon Says… [ SSS ]	May Arts NATURAL Twine String Burlap… [ SSS ]	Tonic Deluxe Adhesive Nuvo Glue 200N [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Gathered Twigs Ink… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Gathered… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Reinker Gathered… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Mowed Lawn Ink Pad… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Mowed Lawn… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Reinker Mowed Lawn… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad Mowed… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Tumbled Glass Ink… [ SSS ]
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Tumbled… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Reinker Tumbled… [ SSS ]	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad… [ SSS ]
Uni-Ball Pen Signo Gel WHITE UM-153 [ SSS ]	Ranger Mini Glossy Accents Glue… [ SSS ]

All Occasion · Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Spellbinders dies · Summer · Thinking of You

Spellbinders Wishing you a Squeaky Clean Day Card….

June 16, 2026June 17, 2026 Pam Sparks8 Comments

Hi everyone! When I saw this die cut set I thought it was so cute! So many fun details but very easy to assemble! I love that Spellbinders has a page on their website for assembly!

Here’s what I used to make this card. The frame die set at the bottom isn’t on the website anymore. I went ahead and used it because I’m sure I’m not the only one with ‘stuff’ that needs used! I bet you have a collection too! lol

Whoever illustrated this set did such a great job! I love it! I’m not sure who I would send cleaning cards to though….what do you think? I think most of us can relate!

The embossing folder for this Shiny New Day Release has such a fun name! Suds and Buds! So cute!

I’m linking my card to the Can You Handle the Pressure Challenge blog. Anything Goes using an embossing folder! (optional twist which I didn’t do)

and to the Die Cut Diva’s Challenge blog…June is anything goes month using die cuts.

and to A Cut Above Challenge blog…anything goes using dies.

and to Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge blog…any occasion.

and to Farm Quest Home Challenge…anything home related goes!

I kept this A2 size.

I used another sentiment from the Shiny New Day Sentiments for the inside. I couldn’t resist making a pile of buckets!

I hope this made you smile! Thank you so much for stopping by!

Shopping links to the products I used to make this card…

Spellbinders – Shiny New Day… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Squeaky Clean Etched Dies \|… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]	Shiny New Day Sentiments Clear Stamp… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]
Suds & Buds 3D Embossing Folder \|… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]	Spellbinders – Platinum 6 – Die… [ SBC \| SPL \| SSS ]	Versafine – Onyx Black – full-sized… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]	Nuvo Deluxe Clear Drying Adhesive;… [ STR \| SSS ]	Zig 2-Way Glue Pen – Squeeze & Roll… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]

All Occasion · BetterPress · Birthday · cards · CAS · Die Piecing · Flowers · Foiling · Hot Foiling · Memory Box · Patriotic · Poppystamps · Spellbinders dies · Summer

Garden Pail Bouquet goes Patriotic! 2 cards…

June 10, 2026June 16, 2026 Pam Sparks13 Comments

Hi everyone! A friend was showing me some patriotic ideas and it got my brain to working! I thought, why not use some products I already own! So let’s see what you can come up with too!

I used this set HERE when it first came out. I loved how this card turned out!

So change it up to patriotic colors! After all it’s a celebratory year for the USA! Happy Birthday!

I basically just die cut and glued it up like the picture on the die envelope. I added some splattering and white pen…I had a terrible time deciding whether to add the pen lines!

I used the Happy Birthday from the poppystamps Modest Greetings 1 Foil and cut die set…silver foil. The rectangle die comes with it…nice…no scrounging around for the right size rectangle to die cut it!

I used the Spellbinders Nested Postage Labels and Tag die set for the blue and white background panels.

It’s like a sixteenth of an inch larger (on each side) than an A2 size card. I used the super thin mounting tape I like so well so it’ll still post for one forever stamp.

Linking my Garden Pail Card to some challenges…

Time Out Challenges #315 – Summer and vacation!

Just Us Girls #827 – Summer!

Die Cut Diva’s June – Anything Goes!

The Four Seasons Summer Season – Anything Goes Summer!

A Cut Above June – Anything Goes!

The way this die set is made I ended up with some extra flowers… so I made a clean and simple A2 size card also!

I used the Memory Box Posh Hello hot foil plate in the betterpress letterpress with black ink instead of foiling it! It worked!

The red panel is cut with the Spellbinders postage die set I used above and the tiny scallop border is from poppystamps Scalloped Stitch Frames.

I loved how simply charming it turned out.

When you need a quick note or make it for any occasion in any color!

Linking my Hello card to some challenges…

Simply Clean & Simple -Anything Goes CAS!

Beautiful Blossoms #41 – Anything Goes Floral!

Paper Funday #88 -Anything Goes!

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday – add a sentiment!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! Hope you’re staying in cool! We’re in a heat/humid wave here in Iowa so I’m inside!

Shopping links if you want to look at the products I used…

Memory Box – 94889 Garden Pail… [ STR \| SSS ]	Nested Postage Labels & Tag Etched… [ SPL \| SSS ]	Poppystamps – 2478 Scalloped Stitch… [ STR ]
Poppy Stamps MODEST GREETINGS 1 Hot… [ SSS ]	Memory Box – MBF007 Posh Hello Hot… [ STR ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]
Spellbinders – BetterPress Collection… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Spellbinders – Glimmer Hot Foil System [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Glimmer Hot Foil Roll – Silver -… [ SPL \| SBC ]
Spellbinders – Card Shoppe Essentials… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Perfect… [ SSS ]	signo white gel pen [ STR ]
Uni-Ball Pen Signo Gel WHITE UM-153 [ SSS ]	Hammermill WHITE 100 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]	Memory Box Garden Pail Bouquet Card… [ EXP ]

All Occasion · Baby · Birthday · cards · Die Piecing · Flowers · Spellbinders dies · Summer

Spellbinders BIRTHDAY Special Offer for June 2026…

June 3, 2026June 16, 2026 Pam Sparks11 Comments

My first card I made with this cute free die set! Have you heard? Spend $150 and you get this adorable Dragon! I made it up three ways. I think he would’ve been super cute with a grad cap!

This is my second take! I got it finished and looked on the SB website only to find the Sports dies and stamps no longer available! So…. Here are the names of the sets in case you want to try to find them somewhere! All – Star Sentiments STP-209 and Sporting Goods Die set S6-217.

Linking my Birthday Party Time Dragon to some challenges…

Seize the Birthday – anything goes

Critter Crazy – anything goes

Stencil Fun – anything goes using stencils (background layering stencil set)

Die Cut Divas – anything goes

The Male Room #211 – the outdoors

The Pick 3 for May/June – I pick sports, birthday and blue

on to #3! Which can only be a sneak peek! But worth the trip to the Spellbinders Blog to see the whole card and several others from gals that work with SB products! Click, Tap, HERE!

Here’s the close up pictures I took of the first two cards…

so cute!

The sports one is my favorite! lol

Thank you so much for stopping my blog today….I hope I made you smile!

Now for some shopping links so you can play too!

Deals – Spellbinders Paper Arts [ SPL ]	Scallop and Stitched Edge Ovals… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]	Little Smiles Sentiments BetterPress… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]
Cruisin’ By Sentiments Clear Stamp &… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Lakeside Memories Layered Stencil by… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]	Nested Postage Labels & Tag Etched… [ SPL \| SSS ]
Spellbinders – Shiny New Day… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Mini Blending Brush Set from the Card… [ SPL ]	Altenew Mini Blending Brush Set… [ SSS \| SBC ]
Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock… [ SPL ]	Blush ColorWheel Cardstock 12″ x 12″… [ SPL ]	Waterfall ColorWheel Cardstock 12″ x… [ SPL ]
Seaside ColorWheel Cardstock 12″ x… [ SPL ]	Lilac ColorWheel Cardstock 12″ x 12″… [ SPL ]	Lavender ColorWheel Cardstock 12″ x… [ SPL ]
Beeswax ColorWheel Cardstock 8.5″ x… [ SPL ]	Terra Cotta ColorWheel Cardstock 8.5″… [ SPL ]	Carrot ColorWheel Cardstock 8.5″ x… [ SPL ]
Rainforest ColorWheel Cardstock 8.5″… [ SPL ]	Raven ColorWheel Cardstock 8.5″ x 11″… [ SPL ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]

All Occasion · Altenew · cards · Die Piecing · Memory Box · Spellbinders dies · Stencils · sympathy

Altenew Wildflower Bouquet Sympathy Card…

May 22, 2026May 22, 2026 Pam Sparks5 Comments

Hello everyone! I didn’t plan to post a sympathy card because it’s Memorial Day but it does seem appropriate!

So many loved ones gone before us.

I used a fun layering stencil set from Altenew for the focal image on my card today. A couple years ago I won a contest or something with Altenew and I purchased this set with the gift card I won. I’m just now using it! eek!

I’m loving this technique of inking/coloring flowers with stencils though.

This one was a little tricky at first. I did the stenciling and then die cut and it didn’t match up at all! So I switched and die cut my white cardstock first, then stenciled on the die cut! It worked perfect because I could adjust.

I used the Wendy Vecchi Make Art Stay-tion to stencil! Love this thing…so handy and holds things in place so well. (linked below, I use the big one, there’s a mini also)

I linked the ink colors I used below. I used the pinks to ink the cardstock I die cut the sentiment with so it would match the big pink flower.

I used the Memory Box A2 Rectangle Frames Die Set to make the frame. This set will cut regular rectangles if you take them off the adhesive they come on. I left them all attached so that the set cuts several sizes of frames then!

Poppystamps Lattice Plate for the background on the kraft color cardstock. I can’t remember which kraft I used and I already mailed the card. I think it’s the Neenah brand though which several companies sell. I linked to a few.

This is an A2 size card but I think it’d be really nice on a larger size also. Fun… I loved the Altenew samples so I will be using this again and again! In fact I have one more ready to put on a card! lol

Challenges I’m linking to…

Stencil Fun May 2026 – anything with stencils

Neglected Stuff May 2026 – one old neglected product, The dies I used and the layering stencil set first time out!

Beautiful Blossoms – anything floral goes!

Triple B May 2026 – blossoms, butterflies, birds, one or all three! I have blossoms!

Cut it up – #356 Flowers!

Well thank you so much for stopping by my blog again! I’ve been in a cardmaking frenzy lately! June is a busy family birthday month so…watch out cuz more coming I’m sure! lol

ttul!

It’s a big weekend for sales! I’d love it, if you shop this weekend if you click/tap through my links! I appreciate the little bit of revenue these days! 🙂

Three more days to shop at Simon Says Stamp!

Four more days to shop Spellbinders Paper Arts!

and now the links to the products I used on this card… ALTN = Altenew, SSS = Simon Says Stamp, STR = Starlitstudio.net, SBC = scrapbook. com, SPL = Spellbinders

Dynamic Duo: Wildflower Bouquet &… [ ALTN ]	Dynamic Duo: Wildflower Bouquet [ ALTN \| SSS ]	Dynamic Duo: Wildflower Bouquet… [ ALTN \| SSS ]
Poppystamps – 2427 Lattice Plate… [ STR \| SSS ]	Memory Box – 94672 A2 Rectangle… [ STR ]	Layered With Sympathy Etched Dies -… [ SPL \| SBC \| SSS ]
Spellbinders – Essentially Yours… [ SBC \| SPL ]	Ranger Ink – Wendy Vecchi – Make Art… [ SBC \| SSS \| SPL ]	Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape… [ STR ]
Altenew Red Cosmos Fresh Dye Ink Mini… [ SSS \| ALTN ]	Altenew Green Valley Fresh Dye Ink… [ SSS \| SBC \| ALTN ]	Altenew Coffee Break Fresh Dye Ink… [ SSS ]
Altenew Summer Afternoon Fresh Dye… [ SSS \| SBC \| ALTN ]	Altenew – Fresh Dye Ink Pad – Volcano… [ SBC ]	Altenew – Fresh Dye Ink Pad – Lagoon [ SBC \| SSS ]
Sea Shore Fresh Dye Ink \| Altenew [ ALTN ]	Altenew – Fresh Dye Ink Pad -… [ SBC \| SSS ]	Altenew – Fresh Dye Ink Pad – Deep Iris [ SBC \| SSS ]
Shades of Purple Fresh Dye Ink \| Altenew [ ALTN ]	Neenah Cardstock Environment 100 LB… [ SSS \| SSS \| SBC ]	Neenah Classic Crest Ultra Thick 110… [ SSS \| STR ]
Altenew – Crafter’s Showcase – Mini… [ SBC \| SSS \| ALTN ]	Altenew – Mini Blending Brush Set – 4… [ SBC \| SSS \| ALTN ]	Nuvo Deluxe Clear Drying Adhesive;… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]
Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive Precision… [ STR \| SBC \| SSS ]