Spring Cards with Pretty Pink Posh - YouTube Live

 Hello! Yesterday I had the fun of doing a YouTube live with my crafty friend Lea Lawson! We streamed on Lea's YT Channel, and both used some recently released items from Pretty Pink Posh that are available at Simon Says Stamp!

Here is the live video if you want to see these cards come together, or you can watch it directly on YouTube HERE:

I started off just planning to make the one tulip shaker card - and when I ended up with a little extra time, I put together the second card using the background that I had leftover from the first card! After the live finished, I ended up adding the Ivory Pearls to both cards, and then added the twine at the top of the second card. If you want to see more details of how they were created, check out the video! Here are more photos of the finished cards:

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Watercolor Farm Scene YT Live - Simon Says Stamp Rain or Shine Release

 Good afternoon! Earlier today I went live on my YouTube channel using the BRAND NEW Rain or Shine Release from Simon Says Stamp! For this live I created a cute farm scene with some simple watercoloring!

Here is the live video if you want to see this card come together, or you can watch it directly on YouTube HERE:

For this card I focused on the adorable new Farm Life stamp and die set from the newest release. I stamped the barn on a panel of watercolor cardstock, and lots of other elements on anther panel. I stamped with Nocturne ink, which I've found is amazing for watercolor paper, and also perfect for the watercoloring! I used my Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi 24 color watercolor set - a newer one to me that has such sweet and soft spring colors! I die cut the separate images, and assembled them on my card with foam adhesive. I used a Craft Knife to cut a little slit in the wheelbarrow so the apple crate would look like it was sitting inside. Finished off with a sentiment stamped in black and die cut with the coordinating die, and then a few Simple Stories Glitter Enamel Dots sprinkled around! Here are more photos of the finished card:

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Watercolor Bear Trio - Simon Says Stamp Rain or Shine Release

 Good morning! I'm back with a few more cards featuring some of the adorable and BRAND NEW Rain or Shine Release from Simon Says Stamp! This trio of cards in soft pastels just says SPRING to me - and I love it!

I love simple images to watercolor - and the adorable little bears in the new Rain or Shine stamp set were PERFECT! I also had a new watercolor palette that I hadn't yet put to good use, so I enjoyed pulling it out to play as well! I stamped the images on Watercolor paper using Nocturne ink - it's perfect for nice crisp images on the textured watercolor paper! I used my Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambai 24 color set to add color to the images, keeping the colors soft and pastel. I trimmed those panels down, added a colored cardstock mat behind each image with Sage, Honey, and Creamsicle cardstock. I used the Dotty Diamonds embossing folder to emboss some vellum, then tore those pieces in half to mount on the bottom edge of my white cardbases, before popping up my watercolored panels over the top with foam adhesive. Finished off with sentiments that I stamped in that same Nocturne ink, then heat embossed with clear embossing powder before die cutting with the coordinating dies! Finished off with a bit of sparkly glitter drops added on some areas of the designs - just enough to add some subtle shimmer! Here is a closer look at all these fun cards:

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Hugs Cuz I Love You - Simon Says Stamp To Be Loved Blog Hop Day 2

Good morning! Excited today to be joining in on Day 2 of an incredible blog hop to celebrate the BRAND NEW To Be Loved Release from Simon Says Stamp! Make sure and check out all the inspiration with this new release AND link up your creations as you receive your orders HERE in the Gallery created just for this release! And check out the graphic below to receive a FREE Circle Hoops embossing folder with any $50 purchase from the To Love OR To Be Loved Release products (embossing folder will be automatically added to card!)  through January 12, 2024 - while supplies last (offer ends at 11:59 PM EDT)!!!

I created a couple of watercolor cards today using the lovely new Hugs to You stamp set! I loved all the pretty florals, and thought they would be fun to watercolor. 

I left the words themselves plain, and colored the flowers, using two slightly different color schemes and my Zig Kuretake watercolors. I then used the same colors as for the flowers and leaves, and a super light watered down bit of those colors to create a light background color wash. I love the soft magical halo it gives! I added secondary sentiments from the stamp set, stamped in black and trimmed into thin strips, and popped up with foam strips. I matted the watercolor piece on coordinating cardstock in Lemon Chiffon and Cotton Candy, then mounted on white cardbases. Finished off with a few Opal Gems, and some Tonic Glitter Drops in Blizzard to accent the plain part of the letters! Here are more photos of these cards:

GIVEAWAY INFO:

Simon Says will be giving a $25 gift certificate to their online store at each stop along the hop - so make sure and leave a comment before you leave for a chance to win! Winners will be announced next Wednesday on the Simon Says Stamp Blog.

Simon Says Stamp Blog
Nina-Marie Trapani
Laura Bassen
Nichol Spohr
Suzy Plantamura
Mindy Eggen
Heather Hoffman
Lisa Addesa
Lea Lawson
Lorraine Aquilina
Karin Åkesdotter
Nicki Baxley
Anne Fiene
Barb Engler
Maggie Haas

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Bright Day Tulips - Reverse Confetti Stock Your Stash Challenge

Good morning! Stopping by with a card this morning for this month's Reverse Confetti Stock Your Stash Challenge - the fun monthly challenge at Reverse Confetti!

This month's theme is Easter and/or Spring:

My card is pretty clean and simple - and uses just one single image from the adorable Spring Pals stamp set repeatedly to form a simple border for watercoloring. The sentiment is from the new Word Up stamp set - pretty much a must have stamp set in my book!

Once I watercolored the image, I trimmed it into a thinner strip and mounted over a panel of Premier Polar White cardstock that I had used the Diagonal Stitches Cover Panel on - perfect for fun texture!

Finishing touch is a bit of jute twine tied in a nice loose bow - one of my favorite embellishments!

Here are the Reverse Confetti products I used on this card - click on the picture if you want to learn more about any of these items!

   

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