Hi cardmakers and friends! Nothing like a Hot Summer Savings Sale to cool a papercrafter off! Forget swimming…shop ’til you drop! lol
I have a sneaky peek of a new stamp set that’s coming from the new ‘Good Vibes’ release, Wednesday, June 20th. It’s super fun and screams Summer!
I won’t keep you! Thanks for stopping by!
Hi everyone! WOWzer it’s a hot day in May for IA! 93˚! eek! So I’m inside writing a blog post. I wanted to go on a walk but not if it means melting!
My cards today feature Simon Says Stamp’s new Leafy Circle die. It’s from the latest fabulous release called ‘Sending Sunshine’.
What I did…I die cut a piece of 110# Neenah Solar White cardstock with SSS Stitch Frame die. Then instead of cutting the die in the panel, I embossed it using the tan mat, shims and the multi purpose platform in my Big Shot like you would do an embossing folder.
Using the ink blending tools and 3 Distress ink colors, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn and Peeled Paint, I added color. I thought it was so cool, I did the same technique (embossing/inking) for my next card but added a kraft color panel with the Leafy Circle cut in it over the top of the ink blended piece. whew… run on sentence.
Hey, talking about inks made me remember this… 25% off Ranger right now at SSS, use code RANGER25
I stamped the sentiment on vellum with Ranger Archival ink, trimmed it and used the Glue Dots Vellum adhesive on the back, just gotta tell you, that worked slick. Then I stamped explore nature on the white panel with the same ink. Stamping for both using the MISTI.
I matted the white panel with a green rectangle die cut from the Memory Box Rectangle Basics set. I love that teeny border. Mounting tape on the back of that and placed on a top folded kraft color cardbase that I edged with Gathered Twigs Distress ink and a mini ink blending tool.
Linking my Explore Nature card to some challenges…
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – use more than one stamp
Happy Little Stampers – anything goes with dies
Next card…same wreath but I CASEd myself…brought back that Meadow Flower… can’t get enough of it I guess!
This time I ink blended with Peeled Paint and Forest Moss Distress Inks. Colored the flower head with Copics and added three Nuvo White drops. I used mounting tape behind the flower, the flower stem leaves and the sending die cut.
Both of these cards are A2 size and good for snail mail!
Linking my ‘sending’ card to some challenges…
Happy Little Stampers – anything goes with dies
Thanks for clicking over! ‘preciate it so much!
Blessings to you on this special Memorial weekend remembering our loved ones.
Here’s the products I used on these cards…
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Hi everyone! I’m excited to be sharing two cards I made with a die that Simon Says Stamp sent me to play with from their new release Fluttering By!
Here I combined the NEW Flickering Butterflies die and SSS Sending and Wishing stamp and die sets with Memory Box Devonshire Wreath and Wrapped Stitch Rectangles dies.
I made a Distress Ink smooshed background on watercolor paper, kept it very simple with one color of ink!
Pretty sure it was Peacock Feathers ink and a Memory Box Pool notecard for the card-base
A little thin foam mounting tape cut to fit under the flowers on the wreath and a little black gem in the centers.
Here the Flickering Butterflies took to the forest! Using three pieces of brown textured card-stock I die cut one with SSS Birch Tree Window die and adhered it directly to the white card-base. Next up is the Memory Box Everglade Collage die cut and mounted with thin foam mounting tape. The top piece is cut with the Memory Box Wrapped Stitch Rectangles die and the Woodland Glimpse Collage die. It is mounted on top with thin foam mounting tape also.
I die cut the NEW SSS Flickering Butterflies from a Memory Box Pool notecard and the poppystamps Brush hello is die cut from a Memory Box Sage notecard.
It’s close but this will still go through the mail with one postage stamp! yay! I wish you could see it IRL! 😀
Thanks for stopping by and have fun looking and shopping this fabulous NEW release!
Here’s what I used and thank you so much! Linking to the MB Catalina wreath because SSS doesn’t have the Devonshire right now.
SSS coupon code for $5 off your order is SPR5F until May 1st.
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Hi everyone or should I say baaaahhhhh! haha! Time for a Spring release at Simon Says Stamp and what a wonderful selection of Spring designs it is!
I got to play with the new Picture Book Lamb die… I die cut him in white and black textured card-stock and a little pink for his ears. Oh, I added the little red heart from all the V-day leftovers laying on my desk.
I used a new Memory Box circle frame, a sentiment that I just had to add a little twist to! lol I’ll link to everything below…. here’s a closer look.
Super cute for sure…an A2 size CAS card!
Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out the NEW, NEW, AWESOME release HERE!
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We’re (me and the grands) still working on family Valentines here…hehe
This is an extra ‘treat yourself’ end to Valentines week!
Thanks for stopping by and have fun shopping!
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