Fall Wreath Peace - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning - and Happy Thanksgiving to those who are celebrating today! I'm sneaking in one last fall card using supplies from Simon Says Stamp that I hadn't gotten a chance to put to use yet. I think this card turned out so fun with a fall theme, but a bit of an unexpected color twist!

I used a Fog gray for the cardbase - which was especially fitting, since fall in the Pacific Northwest is often gray skies with the bright colored leaves. Haha! I also added some texture to the background with White Splatter. While that dried, I die cut the Fall Wreath die from both white cardstock and Color Blend cardstock (I love that it has a nice glossy shine!). I layered them together, and then popped them up with small pieces of foam adhesive strips. Before adhering the wreath, I stamped a sentiment from Graceful Swans in the center of where the wreath was going to be placed. I added a loopy white bow from Lawn Fawn white twine, and sprinkled a few Dazzling Gems in Mandarin on the wreath for extra sparkle! Here is a closer look at the finished card:

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Sparkly Snowflake Hello - Simon Says Stamp

 Good morning! Yesterday I shared a card using some leftover bits and pieces from other cards, and today I have yet another one. This one even uses a new leftover piece from yesterday's card, so it didn't have to even sit for long! As before, I used supplies from Simon Says Stamp to make this neutral and elegant card with a bold pop of black!

As a side note - there are some AWESOME doorbuster deals that just released from Simon Says Stamp! You can find them all HERE at a great price for a limited time!

The background is the reverse side of an panel embossed with the Dotted Spiral 3D embossing folder - sometimes I like the texture of the reverse side of those busier designs! I used the panel of glittery cardstock that I took from the middle of the background panel on yesterday's card, from Concord and 9th's Festive cardstock pack, and popped it up with thin foam tape. I added a die cut Large Snowflake, overhanging the edge, and trimming off the excess on the top and right edges, adhering with liquid glue. For the sentiment, I die cut the lovely scripty Simple Hello from black cardstock, and the shadow layer from vellum, and layered them together over the snowflake with tiny dots of liquid glue. Secondary sentiment is from the same Reverse Bold Hello sentiment strips I used yesterday, popped up on a foam adhesive strip. Finished off with a few Dazzling Gems in Opal for coordinating sparkle! Here are more photos of this finished card:

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Hello Deer - Simon Says Stamp

 Good morning! When you make lots of cards like I do, you inevitably end up with leftover bits and pieces laying around. The things that didn't fit on a card like you thought, or you changed your mind, or didn't like the color, or leftover pieces from die cutting - so many reasons! I love when I can pull from my scrap pile, and create a card with the leftovers. Sometimes it helps me pair things together that I never would have thought to put together otherwise, and it also helps me waste less - win win! Lots of different sets and supplies from Simon Says Stamp were put to use on this card, and I love how it turned out!

The frame was cut with Lacy Point Frames dies, and had some Carnation ink blending along the lower half of it. The arch was cut from Nested Arches (and maybe anther set - I can't remember for sure! Nested Domed Arches Frames would also work well though.) from Honey Gold cardstock. The deer came from Nostalgic Christmas, and the hello was cut using Showboat Hello from black cardstock and vellum. I added some super sparkly cardstock to the background from Concord and 9th Festive cardstock paper pack (and because I didn't want to waste any of it, I cut a rectangle out of the middle that I then used on another card that I'll share tomorrow!). I also added a secondary sentiment from Reverse Bold Hello sentiment strips, a few sparkly Champagne Glitter Confetti embellishments, and a Gold Thread bow on the deer. Here are more photos of how this finished card turned out:

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Watercolor Baby Footprint Cards - Simon Says Stamp

 Good morning! I recently noticed my stash of baby cards was getting super low, so I pulled out a (rather SURPRISING) set from Simon Says Stamp - keep reading for what I used to create these cards, that you just might not expect!

I had seen a card by Susan Opel that used this same die set to create a baby card. I thought it was adorable, and I never would have thought to use the Yeti Footprint die this way! Haha! I started off with some watercolor paper, and did some ink smooshing with different shades of SSS inks in Carnation, Sprout, Zest, and Surf. I wanted to recreate the look of baby footprints done with ink as keepsakes, and the ink smoosh technique worked so well for that! I then die cut the ink smooshed pieces, and popped them up with foam adhesive on the shadow layer cut from white cardstock. For the background, I used Swiss Dots embossing folder, and rounded off one corner of that panel as well as the cardbase. I tied around some May Arts Faux Silk white ribbon in a big fluffy bow before adhering those panels together. I added the die cut sentiment using Baby Words dies and white glitter cardstock, then added the secondary sentiments from the Welcoming set, trimmed into thin strips and mounted with foam adhesive. Finished off with a few coordinating Dazzling Gems in Bubblegum, Butter, Sprout, and Dusk (only because I was running low on Surf which would have been a better match. But these gems are versatile!). Here is a closer look at these finished cards: 

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Joy to You Poinsettia Frame - Simon Says Stamp

Hello! I'm stopping by with another card today using a couple of recently released items from Simon Says Stamp - and I love how simple and elegant this card turned out!

This card features the Beautiful Poinsettia Frame embossing folder for the main background, embossed on white cardstock, and then with some ink blending around the edges with Shell and Coral inks to make the embossing pop. I then added some splatter with the new Gold Splatter for some extra fun shine! While that dried, I stamped my sentiment in black ink, and heat embossed with clear ink for some extra shine before die cutting. I used the Nostalgic Christmas set, die cutting two extra layers to stack together for dimension, since the lines of that sentiment were so fine - it was easier than trying to add tiny pieces of foam adhesive. Once that was adhered on my card, it felt like it still needed something extra, so I die cut a couple bows from Pretty Bows 2, one in black, and one in white. The black one I smooshed onto a clear embossing ink pad, and then sprinkled with clear embossing powder before heat setting. I repeated that twice, and it gave such a fun shine to that bow! I layered it offset with the white one for a slight shadow effect, then finished this card off with a few Dazzling Gold gems! Here is a closer look at the finished card:

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Modern Poinsettia Backgrounds - Simon Says Stamp

 Good evening! I've got a couple fun cards today using some recently released items from Simon Says Stamp, and actually using up some leftovers from another recent card to create an entirely different look! I die cut so many extras color layers for THIS card HERE, that I thought it would be fun to do some unique layouts in unexpected colors with the leftover pieces. Funny thing is, I think I like these versions almost better than the original!

I used the Poinsettia Cover plate die and Concord and 9th cardstock, and inlaid some of the die cut pieces, leaving other ones open. I think the unexpected colors give them a modern and graphic feel! I layered them on white cardbases, and then added sentiments from Peacebird, stamped in black ink, then heat embossed with clear embossing powder for some extra shine. The secondary banner sentiments are from Warmth and Wonder, stamped and heat embossed as well, and then both sentiments are added with foam adhesive for dimension. I finished off with a few Dazzling Clear gems, for even more sparkle! Here is a closer look at these finished cards:

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Christmas Snowglobe Gift Card Holder - Simon Says Stamp/Art Impressions Exclusive

Hello! I'm stopping by to share a project using a DARLING new EXCLUSIVE die set from Art Impressions, available only at Simon Says Stamp. I paired it with some various cardstock, vellum, glitter paper, and gems from Simon Says Stamp. I love this bright and festive color combo with lots of sparkle! This design coordinates perfectly with the Envelope Gift Card holder, or can be used on a card or as a tag or ornament. They are available together as a bundle HERE as well!

I had fun cutting all the layers of this in various Simon Says Stamp cardstock - I used Doll Pink, Schoolhouse Red, Audrey Blue, Green Apple, Green Leaf, Orange Peel, and Black. I cut the background from Ivory glitter paper, the base of the snowglobe from Honey Gold cardstock, the snowdrifts from vellum, and the snowman and snowflakes from white cardstock. I layered everything together with liquid glue and foam adhesive for fun dimension. These colors seriously make me so happy! I added a few Dazzling clear gems to the centers of the snowflakes to finish off. I also die cut the matching Envelope Gift card holder from white cardstock, but didn't adhere them together for photos - I wanted to show how perfectly the sizes worked together. You could even use temporary adhesive, and add a string to the top to make it an ornament! Here are more photos of the finished project:

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