Bring on the Sun - Simon Says Stamp Shine On Release

Good morning! I'm back with some bright and sunny inspiration using the NEW Shine On Release from Simon Says Stamp - I actually have two cards to share today! There is only one tiny difference, but if you scroll down to the very bottom of this post, you can see how I customized one of the two of these cards I made for my oldest daughter's birthday. When you think about it, almost ANY card can be a birthday card, especially with a tiny adjustment to the sentiment!

For both of these cards, I stamped the image from Bring on the Sun on watercolor cardstock, and heat embossed with clear embossing powder over the black ink to add a bit of extra shine. I then colored the images with some fun Altenew watercolors in bright, tropical colors. Once it dried, I die cut both of them with a Squoval die sized to nest inside one of the new Embossed Squovals which I die cut from Honey Gold cardstock. I used the new Dotty Contour embossing folder on white cardstock to create a background, then matted that on a tiny edge of Audrey cardstock. Sentiment is another new set that I just love called Chill Vibes! You can stamp just the outline, or just the solid image, or pair them together as I did here. I used a blend of Zest and Blush ink to stamp the sentiment in two tones, overlapping the ink slightly for a smooth blend. A tiny row of Clear Dazzling gems finish this card off - and the card at the very bottom has a tiny "happy birthday" added to it with the Happy Bee Day stamp set that now has a new coordinating die in this release. Make sure to scroll through all the photos to see that one at the bottom:

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Thank You Floral Stem - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! So, yesterday I shared a bright and happy floral card using a new stencil that released recently from Simon Says Stamp to coordinate with an older stamp set. Today I'm sharing another of the images from that set, and even using the same ink colors, but gold heat embossing instead of black, and some softer toned background elements to pull it together for an entirely different look!

For today's card, I chose to heat emboss in gold instead of black for a softer more romantic effect. I used a different stem from Wild and Free, and then stenciled and ink blended with the same Grapefruit, Pucker, Cherry, Artichoke, Kale, Butter, and Honey inks before die cutting with the coordinating die. I used softer background colors as well, so started with some Cream cardstock that I embossed with Leaf Spin embossing folder, then layered over a couple of Elongated Hexagons cut from Honey Gold and white cardstocks. I stamped and die cut a sentiment from the same set as well, and added a few Dazzling Clear gems tucked under that sentiment. Finished off with a loose wrap of twine tied in a loopy bow of May Arts natural jute string! Here are some more photos of that finished card:

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Happy Wedding Day - Simon Says Stamp Always There Release

Good morning! I'm back today to a wedding theme card using the NEW Simon Says Stamp Always There Release! This one has a bit of traditional Valentine's Day colors, but I think it's kind of a bold and fun take on a wedding card - and would be easy to switch up just by some simple color changes!

I started off by cutting the new Drawn Hearts cover die from white cardstock, and backing it with some bright and happy Lipstick Red cardstock. I created a window from white cardstock with a Stitched Rectangle die, then created a perfectly sized frame with the same die and the next size up from Honey Gold cardstock. Sentiment is the new Timeless Love die, cut from more Honey Gold and black cardstock for the shadow layer, then I added secondary sentiments from the new Reverse Traditional Wedding EZ Strips sentiment strips. I tucked those under the edge of the frame, and added a tiny bit of foam adhesive on the outer edges for some fun dimension! Here are some more photos of this finished card:

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Triple Heart Shaker Grid - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! Today I have a fun little shaker card with 3 small shaker windows, and lots of fun die cutting and sparkle! I'm using various supplies from Simon Says Stamp, but it all started with a die set I picked up recently and wanted to put to use!

The A2 Grid die is super fun, but that grid is so incredibly dainty and thin - so I die cut it from the center of a panel of white cardstock, then cut it from Honey Gold cardstock, then inset the gold one in the white one, taping in place from the back. This way it held it nice and secure and straight! Next, I die cut the larger heart shape 3 times to create windows, using the grid to align where to die cut them. I backed with acetate, filled with Gina K Disco Ball sequin mix, and then backed with some Sea Glass cardstock. I stamped and heat embossed a sentiment from Good Greetings 1 in Gold Pearl embossing powder, die cut, and added a secondary sentiment from Reverse Beautiful Friend EZ Strips sentiment strips. I die cut several of the flowers from Country Basket Bouquet die set using Seashell and Apricot cardstock, and tucked those around the hearts in little clusters. I die cut a few of the smaller hearts from the A2 Grid die from more Honey Gold cardstock as well to add in the empty grids. Finally, I added lots of Prism Dazzling gems in the centers of the flowers and sprinkled around the die cut hearts to add some extra sparkle! Here is a closer look at the finished card:

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Masculine Highland Cow Birthday - Simon Says Stamp

 Good morning! Back one last time with the final masculine card from the collection I created the other day using supplies from Simon Says Stamp. The ones I made before were in trios, and this one is just a single one that is a bit more layered and intricate! And...it uses up the final leftover from the first cards too! 

For this card, I wanted to use the inside leftover pieces from the first cards, cut from the Carta Bella Cowboys and Cowgirl paper pads, cut with the Square Shaker die. They were small enough that instead of putting them each on a separate card, I thought they would mix well on one card! I grabbed the Dancing Starlets embossing folder and embossed some Lawn Fawn Speckled Eggshell cardstock to create a soft textured background, then adhered those pattern paper squares overlapping in the center. I die cut the Ornate Star die from Honey Gold cardstock to add a touch more interest, then stacked one of the Highland Cows over the top, stamped in black ink and clear heat embossed to make it pop a bit extra. Sentiments are from Birthday Basics for the main one, and EZ Strips birthday for the second one, cut with EZ Strips banners die. I rounded off one corner of the entire card, and then added a few more coordinating enamel dots to finish this one off! Here is a closer look:

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Framed Birthday Trio - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! I often struggle to have good masculine cards in my stash, so I thought it was high time to replenish the supply! I broke out some fun goodies from Simon Says Stamp and set to work the other day, and created quite a few! This is the first that I'll be sharing in 3 installments over the next few days! And it's one of those times where one set of cards led to another - all the way to using up the leftovers. My favorite!

I started off by grabbing Square Shaker Shapes to create some pattern paper frames. I taped the two dies together so they would stay consistent, then die cut 3 pieces of pattern paper, and 3 extra from white cardstock to layer together. This way the frames are a bit more sturdy for popping up with foam! For the background, I embossed some Lawn Fawn Speckled Eggshell cardstock with the Twinkling Stars embossing folder from the Rainbow Splash collection for some subtle texture. I layered up another strip of those pattern papers on the side, then splattered with a touch of black splatter. Once that dried, I popped up my frames on a diagonal with foam adhesive strips. The sentiments are an older Happy Birthday sentiment die, cut from black cardstock for the shadow layer, and Honey Gold cardstock for the front layer. I added secondary sentiments from Reverse EZ Strips Birthday, cut with the EZ Strips Banners die, then finished off with a few coordinating Enamel Dots to accent! Here is a closer look at each of these finished cards:

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