Snowflake Sparkle - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning - and happy Christmas Eve! I can't believe how fast this year has gone. I've got a sparkly card to share today using some supplies from Simon Says Stamp - really turning on the glam for this card!

Sometimes it's fun to use an embossing folder backwards - so you use the debossed side instead of the embossed side. This particular panel was an accident - I was trying to emboss the Dazzle Snowflakes embossing folder the correct way, but had the cardstock upside down. Since the Tim Holtz Kraft Stock Metallics are kraft on one side, and metallic on the other, I wanted to have the pretty metallic side up, so debossed it was! I tore the edges to add some fun texture, and left a diagonal open space in the middle. I adhered those onto my white cardbase, and used a thin foam adhesive strip just along the torn edge to pop that up for a bit of dimension. I added a sentiment from Sparkle Season, stamped, die cut, and popped up with foam, then embellished with a few glitter enamel dots. Finally, I wrapped some sheer ribbon from my stash around, and tied in a pretty bow! Here is a closer look at this elegant card:

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Warmed by your Friendship - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! Today I'm sharing an almost one layer card, using a couple of fun sets from recent Simon Says Stamp releases - and a monochromatic color scheme that is super fun and wintery!

I actually used a panel I had created earlier and never used, with a rainbow watercolor gradient in a diagonal pattern on a panel of watercolor paper. I had used Altenew watercolors, and brushed on from lightest to gradually deeper color. Since it was already nice and dry, I was able to start stamping right away! I used the adorable snowman from Wrapped in Scarves, and while it had lots of adorable sentiments, I chose instead to grab a sentiment from the Stacked Holiday Sentiments set. I wanted to add some black splatter, and had learned a trick from someone else once - I set the clear stamp down over the top of the stamped images as a perfect and easy mask, and then added the black splatter. Then I could lift the stamp off and clean it right away with no issues, and my stamped sentiment and image were not covered with black splatter! Once that dried, I mounted it in one corner of a cardbase created with Sea Glass cardstock, and then added some sparkly Nuvo glitter drops on parts of the scarf, hat, and garland! Here are more photos with a closer look at this finished card:

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Warm Wishes Deer Duo - Simon Says Stamp

Hello! I've got a fun shaker card to share using a mix of items from a couple of recent Simon Says Stamp releases! I love the combination of different dies and embossing folders, and how they all came together to create one wintery card!

This card actually started with the adorable deer from Fawn Surprise. I first die cut the deer from kraft cardstock with the coordinating die, then ran through the embossing folder to add the texture. I grabbed a tiny ink blender and some Cappuccino ink to blend around the edges for some texture. I also added some detail with a white gel pen, and a fine line black Sharpie for the eyes. It's not perfect - and I see all the flaws, but I still think they are pretty cute! Next, I created the shaker element using the negative space from Chunky A2 Scallop Rectangles, backing it with a panel of Color Blend cardstock embossed with the Dazzle Snowflakes embossing folder. I used one from the pastel pack (which I realized when writing up this post is discontinued) - but there are so many lovely options in different packs! Or you could ink blend your own background in whatever colors you wished. Anyway - back to the card! I filled my shaker with Starbright embellishment mix, and added a fun border on the corners with a mix of Bubblegum and Dusk Dazzling gems to coordinate with the background color. Sentiment is Warm Wishes Medley Script, die cut from Honey Gold and Ivory Glitter cardstock. Added a little secondary sentiment underneath from EZ Strips Just Sayin' Sentiment Strips to finish it off! Here are more photos of this finished card:

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Rainbow Just Sayin' Critters - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! Today I've got a super fun little card using a set from a recent Simon Says Stamp release. For this card, I stretched myself to find a way to put a cute little journaling stamp set to use on a card! I love the results!

I was very intentionally messy on my watercolors. I pretty much stamped out a bunch of my favorite little images from Journal Jamboree on watercolor paper, then added blobs of individual watercolors on each one. Once they dried a bit, I added an additional bit of the same color on certain areas to highlight them, and then added some glitter drops on those areas as well for some additional sparkle. Once they all dried, I used the coordinating dies to cut each one out, and arranged them on foam adhesive in a jammed together in a wonky little row along the side of my cardbase. When all was said and done, I had a dab more space along the bottom than I wanted, so I added a tiny strip of black cardstock to ground the bottom image, and give a fun border on the bottom. For the sentiment, I die cut the Just Sayin' die, using black and white carstock, then popped it up with foam on my card. I stamped a whole bunch of the sentiments from the Just Sayin' stamp set, rounded off one corner, and then finished off with a sprinkle of Rainbow Dazzling Gems - the photos don't do those justice, but they were the PERFECT fit for this bright and fun card! Here are more photos of the finished project:

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Rainbow Tree Grateful - Simon Says Stamp January 2026 Card Kit

 Hello! I'm popping in to share anaother card using the newest January 2026 Simon Says Stamp Card Kit - The Small Things! This month's kit is full of beautiful wintry fun! The included stamp set has some lovely winter woods scene building critters, and some fun sentiments (there is a matching die set available HERE as well). There is a gorgeous snowflake layering stencil with coordinating dies, an adorable tree die, some twinkle paste - and that's all not to mention the pattern paper, embossing folder, sparkly gems, cardstock, and more! 

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This card features one of the adorable tree images in the stamp set - I saw it and just thought it would be adorable stamped in a little row. And while it would be super cute in green tones, I thought rainbow would be even more fun! I simply stamped in rainbow order, and in a slightly random pattern, which was easier than trying to perfectly space and align them. I trimmed it down to pop up with foam on my card, added a sentiment underneath, and then to give the look of some frosty snow, I used the Mini Silicone Spatula and Spoon to scoop out little bits of the Twinkle Texture paste and pile it at the base of the trees. I put it on pretty thick, and allowed it lots of time to dry for a fun dimensional embellishment. Finished off with a few Dazzling Prism gems for sparkle! Here are more photos of the finished card:

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Snowflakes Warm Birthday Wishes - Simon Says Stamp January 2026 Card Kit

 Hello! I'm popping in to share my first card using the newest January 2026 Simon Says Stamp Card Kit - The Small Things! This month's kit is full of beautiful wintry fun! The included stamp set has some lovely winter woods scene building critters, and some fun sentiments (there is a matching die set available HERE as well). There is a gorgeous snowflake layering stencil with coordinating dies, an adorable tree die, some twinkle paste - and that's all not to mention the pattern paper, embossing folder, sparkly gems, cardstock, and more! 

The monthly card kit has even more perks now when you sign up for the Subscription service! There is a video HERE you can watch to learn more!

I love how fun and wintry this card is - and the photos don't do it justice at all with all the sparkle from the twinkle paste! I actually almost planned to just stencil the snowflake from Crystal Snowflake and keep the card one layer, so I stenciled it 3 times on one A2 panel, going off the edges on some places. I used a blend of aqua and blue tones one each snowflake, then die cut each one, and then added the Twinkle paste in the kit on the lighter layer. Once those dried, I popped them up with foam on a white cardbase, added a sentiment from the stamp set, rounded off one corner, and finished off with a sprinkle of some of the gems from the included Dazzling Gems Cool Tones in the kit! Here are more photos of this finished card:

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Warm Wishes Interactive Tag - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! Today I have a Christmas tag to share, using a couple items from the recent Simon Says Stamp DieCember Release - another couple items I hadn't used yet, and one I particularly wanted to work with before Christmas was over! This tag also has a fun interactive element - scroll down to see the smaller tag tucked in the pocket!

I actually started off with a penl cut with Chunky A2 Scallop Rectangle dies, and stamped some fun images from the Jingle All the Way set. When I was done, I wasn't really happy with the layout, so I decided to trim it out with one of the dies in Layered Scallop Tags, partially die cutting, so it left the scallops at the top. I then cut the tag layer for behind it from Lipstick Red cardstock. Before I adhered it down, I decided it would be fun to make a pocket, and tuck in another little tag - so I adhered that panel with just foam strips on the side and bottom, and then created a smaller tag. I stamped with more images from the stamp set to make it super cute! I added the tag toppers, threaded on some White ribbon and either some Gold Cord or Gold String, tucking the little tag inside the pocket. Finally, I embellished the tree with some Sunbeam Dazzling gems! Here are more photos, showing the interactive element as well:

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