Thank You Friend - Tim Holtz January coordinating die release

Hello! I've got one more card to share that features some of the new dies that Simon Says Stamp released this month to coordinate with previously released Tim Holtz stamp sets! Today's card may be my favorite of them all - lots of heat embossing and ink blending - so fun!

I started off by stamping several images from the Field Notes set in Nocturne ink, then heat embossing with clear embossing powder. This allowed me to ink blend without smearing the ink later. I then die cut, and used my Tacky mat to place each die cut element and ink blend in some fun colors. I used Honey, Salmon, Artichoke, Amethyst, and Twilight inks. I also added a bit of two of those colors to my white cardbase, then set about arranging and adhering all of those items on my cardbase. I used a mix of tape runner and foam adhesive to get a good mix of dimension. I added a sentiment from Sentiment Label Stickers, and a sprinkling of the tiniest size of Dazzling Clear gems to finish off! Here are more photos of all the fun details:

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Leaf Shaker Birthday Card - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! Today I have a light, bright, and airy card to share! I used a variety of supplies from Simon Says Stamp, and I love the pastel colors on this card! Not to mention, shakers never get old, am I right?!?!

This card started when I came across the Pale Green embellishment mix in my stash, and suddenly wanted to create a shaker with it! I thought it was a perfect fit for a shaker card, so I pulled out the Rose Branch die that I hadn't had a chance to put to use yet and cut a window in a panel of white cardstock. I saved that piece to use later (stay tuned!), and then created my shaker element, filling it with that mix. For the sentiment, I pulled out the Handwritten Happy Birthday die, and cut it from Honey Gold cardstock and vellum for the shadow layer. I adhered that together with tiny dots of liquid glue, then adhered it to the card with the same. Finished off with that secondary sentiment from EZ Strips Birthday sentiment strips, cut with the EZ Strips Banners die, and then a tiny bow created with Lawn Fawn white twine! Here are more photos of this fun shaker card:

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Snow or Shine - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! While I'm starting to think more and more of moving to spring theme cards, I also know it's not too late to sneak in another snowflake, right? I mixed and matched a few items from Simon Says Stamp to create this card with a bit of a rustic feel to it!

I started off with the Pine Needle Snowflake embossing folder, and used it on Seafoam cardstock. I flipped it over to the reverse side, and then swiped my Ocean ink pad over the surface a few times. This left the indented snowflake the original color, and added some fun texture to the entire panel. I love how the ink kind of pooled up in some areas around the snowflake as well! I stamped a sentiment from Cozy in the Cold in white pigment ink, then heat embossed with white embossing powder. It's my favorite way to get a nice, crisp, white sentiment or image on black cardstock! I popped the entire panel on foam on a white cardbase, and that strip with the sentiment up on foam adhesive as well, then embellished with a heavy amount of Glitter Enamel dots in on the embossed image and around the sentiment. Here is a closer look at the finished card:

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Forever in My Heart - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! I've got a fun artsy-fartsy style card to share today, using lots of supplies from Simon Says Stamp, and branching out a bit more from my usual style! I had lots of fun creating this card!

This card started with my trying a random technique that sounded fun! I used one of the Rounded Hearts dies to cut from a panel of white cardstock, then used that as a stencil. On a panel of plain white cardstock (not even watercolor paper), I used my Gansai Tambai watercolors through the stencil. These watercolors function a bit as a gouache paint if you use less water, so I used a slightly damp wide paint brush, and 3 different colors to swipe over the stencil I created. I ended up with a touch too much moisture, so I didn't get as clean of lines as I had hoped for. Instead of giving up, I decided to run with that messy look! So I used a fine line Sharpie and drew some lines around the outside, drawing one as close to the edges as possible, one slightly inside, and one slightly outside. Then I added some black splatter to finish off the messy look. I loved how it turned out! I used a score board to add some scored lines for extra texture (hard to see in the photo), added a frame using A2 Scalloped Rectangles, tied arounds ome black and white baker's twine, stamped a sentiment from Loving You Bouquet, and finished off with a few Lilac Dazzling gems before adhering that entire panel on a coordinating cardbase created with Concord and 9th cardstock! Here are more photos of this fun and messy creation: 

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Happy Galentine's Day - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! Today I've got a card that uses traditional Valentine reds and pinks - but for those gal pals in your life! I'm using a few items from the most recent Simon Says Stamp release that work perfectly together!

The die cut heart frames are from Tons of Hearts Frames die set - and are actually left from THESE cards I shared a few days ago, and were die cut from Schoolhouse Red cardstock. You know I don't like to waste anything, so I had to find a use for them! I created a watercolor background for them by doing some ink smooshing with Carnation and Peony ink on a panel of Altenew watercolor cardstock. Once it dried, I also added some White Splatter and let that dry as well. I planned a placement for all the hearts, then picked it all up with Press and Seal, added tiny dots of liquid adhesive, and pressed into place! I added sentiments from the new Reverse Galentine's Day sentiment strips, all popped up on foam strips, and then added a good sprinkle of Bubblegum Dazzling Gems to finish off! Here is a closer look at all those fun details:

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Postage Scene Duo - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! Today's cards feature fun little scenes, and sentiments that make a great focal point all on their own. Together, they make a perfect combo! I used lots of different supplies from Simon Says Stamp to put these sweet cards together!

I started off by stamping my images and sentiments from Love is in the Air and Your Joy stamp sets on some Altenew Hot Press watercolor paper - this is the one that has a smooth surface, so easier to stamp on. I stamped both images off one edge of the paper instead of just stamping in the center, just to give them a bit more interest. Then I just relaxed, listened to an audiobook, and watercolored the images with my Altenew watercolor palette! Once those finished and dried, I added a white A2 Postage Rectangles behind them to frame them, and mounted each one on colored cardstock, using Sage and Cotton Candy. Finished off with some coordinating Dazzling Gems in Sprout and Bubblegum, and some Nuvo Blizzard glitter drops on the air balloons and the heart carved in the tree trunk. Here is a closer look at each of them:

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Poppy Windows - Simon Says Stamp

 Hello! Today I've got a fresh pop of spring color - and with the crazy weather that seems to be hitting lots of the US, I figured I wouldn't be the only one that would enjoy thinking ahead to spring days, sunshine, and flowers! I also used a flower die from Simon Says Stamp that I hadn't had a chance to use, and I absolutely love it!

I started off with the Pretty Poppies die set, and as I often like to do, I die cut it in two different color combos. For one I used Creamsicle and Green Apple, and for the other I used Lipstick Red and Green Leaf - I used black cardstock for the centers of both of them. I also used another die I hadn't put to use yet - Balcony Windows - and cut it from Ivory glitter cardstock. I used a bit of Seafoam ink in the upper left corner of white cardbases, adhered the windows with foam adhesive strips - leaving the part of the windows that open free so they move a bit like a real window - and then tucked the flowers into the window, using liquid adhesive to adhere those. I added a sentiment from Pop of Color that seemed like a perfect fit, added a white twine bow, and then a good does of Dazzling Clear gems for sparkle! Here is a closer look at these two cards:

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