Kraft Christmas Tags - Simon Says Stamp DieCember Instagram Hop

  Good morning! Today I'm joining a fun Instagram hop to celebrate the DieCember Release from Simon Says Stamp! Lots of inspiration to be found, and some great prizes as well! Head over to my Instagram HERE to check it out! But as always with an Insta hop, there are only so many details you can get in that tiny caption, so I always like to do a full blog post with ALL the details!

These were so fun and easy to create! I used the fun new Trim a Tag stamp set, that coordinates with these fun tag dies that I already had in my stash, but are also available in a bundle with the stamp set, or as a set of two. They are the perfect size for gift tags - I plan to add these to my gift packaging for my daughters this year. :) I stamped and heat embossed in white on kraft cardstock, then added some pretty faux silk white ribbon. I kept pondering adding something more - ink blending, bling, glitter - but they were so pretty just in their clean state, that I couldn't add anything to them without taking away from how perfect they already were! Here are some more photos, and close ups of each tag:

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Merry and Bright - Simon Says Stamp DieCember Card

 Hello! I'm dropping by this morning to share my first card using some of the BRAND NEW release from Simon Says Stamp in celebration of the beginning of the fun month of DieCember! As it should be in honor of the month, my card features mostly die cutting, with just a simple stamped sentiment!

My card mostly uses the fun Geometric Snowflake Plate wafer die - I felt like I was quilting with paper while using this die! I used a mix of Surf Blue and Mint cardstock, then added a sparkly center using some white glitter paper. I added a simple sentiment from the previously released Deck the Halls stamp set, and a few sparkly clear drops to embellish. Here is a closer look at this card:

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Stenciled Daisies Sorry - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! Stopping in to share a fun stenciled card from Simon Says Stamp that I partly created a few weeks ago at Lea Lawson's house while visiting her in Minnesota - and then finished up when I arrived home! I used some of her supplies to create this card - kind of fun to raid someone else's craft room sometimes, don't you think?

I didn't use anything brand new - although most of it was new to me. I used the Daisies and Leaves stencil, paired with some bright citrus tones of Limelicious, Citrine, and Cheeky, and stenciled in two corners of my panel of cardstock. The sentiments are from a fabulous sympathy set called So Sorry - I love the font, and all the great sentiments that are a little beyond the basic sympathy sentiments. I finished off with a few Clear Drops: Ice from Pinkfresh to add a bit of simple sparkle. Here are more photos of the finished card:

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Holiday Cheer Snowflakes - Simon Says Stamp December Card Kit

 Hello! I'm popping in to share my first cards using the new December 2023 Simon Says Stamp Card Kit -  Making Spirits Bright! This month's kit has a great holiday vibe, and lots of fun decorative elements! The included stamp set by the same name has some fun images to stamp as well as some great sentiments, there is a fun embossing folder, a fun phrase die, festive pattern paper...that's all not to mention the cardstock, envelopes, tools, and more!

Today I'm sharing a duo of cards featuring a crisp black and white design, with some pops of red and green and sparkle! For these cards, I cut the Holiday Cheer die set from Red Holographic paper for the shadow layer, and white for the front layer. To create a background for those, I stamped the large snowflakes from the Making Spirits Bright stamp set in black on white cardstock, then trimmed that panel down, and added a thin mat using the green glitter paper in the Holiday Sparkle glitter pack from Pinkfresh Studio. I also added some coordinating Ruby and Jade glitter drops from Pinkfresh, to add that extra sparkle and pop of color. Here are more photos of these cards:

Here is a closer look at the entire kit contents - you can see it all HERE:

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Love You - SB dot com Freebie set

 Good morning! Dropping by to share a card using some Pinkfresh Studio supplies - including the special new Julieta Alpha die set that was is currently available exclusively at Scrapbook.com - and is available today as a free gift with any $20 purchase for the next couple of days, or while supplies last! You can click HERE for more details! There are also some other promos going on - you can check all those out HERE.

For my card, I wanted the sentiment with the new Julieta Alpha to be front and center, and Pinkfresh Washi is such a beautiful accent, that I knew they would be perfect together! I used the Artistic Dahlia washi, placing a panel on vellum, before die cutting - using vellum helps maintain that ethereal effect of the washi tape. I die cut the letters from white glitter cardstock from the Holiday Sparkle glitter pack (will soon be available on it's own as well!), and then created a background using Stitched Diamonds coverplate and Diagonal Stitched Rectangles. Used a soft pink cardbase, and finished off with a few Twilight Ombre Glitter Drops! Here are more photos of these cards so you can see these lovely alphas up close:

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Thanks a Bunch - Pinkfresh Studio YouTube Live

Good morning! I'm stopping by today to share a card I created recently for a Pinkfresh Studio's YouTube Live. This live was with Lea Lawson at her house, and we worked on it together actually! We had lots of fun, and did a ton of stenciling for this card! You can watch the video replay HERE if you want to see more details and watch this card come together.

Here is the replay of the live video if you'd like to watch it here:

For this card, I thought it would be fun to create the vase full of flowers using the new Farm Fresh set, but also nestled in a garden of flowers! We stamped and stenciled the florals a total of 6 times to get a bunch to work with. We used some soft green cardstock for the cardbase, and ivory cardstock for the vase. The Ornate Rectangle frame was created with ivory glitter cardstock, and the sentiment was from the new Beyond Happy for the sentiment - I thought it was a perfect fit with all those florals! A few Champagne clear drops were the finishing touch! Here are more photos and views of this card:

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Stenciled Ombré Snowflake - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! Stopping in to share a fun stenciled card from Simon Says Stamp that I recently created - simple, sparkly, and wintry! I love the color combo, the bit of sparkle, and the simple crisp black sentiment! 

I started off by using the Stylized Mandala stencil directly on my white cardbase, in ombré tones of Pawsitively Saturated inks - Lucky, Ocean, and Royal. Before removing the stencil, I misted over the stenciled area with some Perfect Pearls mixed with water in a little bottle. This added some great shimmer and fun shine! I added a preprinted Reverse Sentiment popped up in black on the background, rounded off the upper right corner, and then added a few Clear Iridescent Pinkfresh drops for a bit of sparkle! Here are more photos of this card:

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