Joy Framed Festive Wall Art - Simon Says Stamp Sugar and Spice Release

Good morning! I'm back with another project using the BRAND NEW Sugar and Spice Release from Simon Says Stamp! This time, instead of a card, I made a fun holiday wall hanging - it's still the right size for a card, so could easily be adapted for that, but I love that it can be used a bit differently!

I started off with the new Candy Cane Plate die, layered together in a bright happy color combo of Cotton Candy and Lipstick cardstocks. I then popped a frame over the top with a negative die cut from a Lacy Point Frames die - a bit of foam adhesive adds the perfect dimension! Then I die cut the new Loopy Bow die from a deeper shade of Schoolhouse Red cardstock, and some fun greenery from Ho Ho Holiday Greens die and Leaf Green cardstock. I also die cut one of the words from the new Holiday Duo die set, using white glitter cardstock for the main word, and vellum for the shadow layer. I arranged all those fun bits together, adhering with liquid glue, then added a sprinkling of Dazzling Clear Gems for extra sparkle. I finished off by creating the wall hanging portion, by adding another panel in the back, and adhering some May Arts Faux Silk ribbon in white between the layers. This gave it a polished and finished look - and it hangs perfectly wherever you want to place it! Here is a closer look at the finished project:

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Joy and Cheer - Simon Says Stamp Sugar and Spice Release

 Hello! Super excited to be sharing my first card with the BRAND NEW Sugar and Spice Release from Simon Says Stamp! I've already got LOTS of projects ready to share with the release, and can't wait to show those all to you!

For this card, I paired a couple of dies from the new release. I cut Twisted Branches die from Sage cardstock for the greenery, and Lipstick for the berries. I added a bit of ink blending with a small brush and Pine ink on the greenery, then adhered lots of the berries on the greenery. I used Swiss Dots embossing folder on some white cardstock, trimmed the panel down to a bit smaller than an A2 Cream cardbase, and adhered it so it was on the lower right corner, debossed side up, so the dots were indented instead of raised up. I added the berry branch with a bit of liquid glue, trimming off the slight excess at the top and bottom to make it fit where I wanted it. I die cut the new Fancy Joy and Cheer die from Honey Gold cardstock, and Vellum for the shadow layer, and popped that up with thin foam adhesive strips for dimension. Finished off with some sparkly Stickles on the berries for some extra shine! Here are more photos of this finished card:

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Happy Mail Birthday Scene - Simon Says Stamp

 Good morning! Today I've got a card with lots of die cutting, and no stamping! I'm using a mix of newer and older dies from Simon Says Stamp that came together perfectly. I can't help but want to jump right into this scene - anyone else with me?!?

I started off by cutting the layers of the newer Mail Call die set in Cotton Candy, Lipstick, Steel, Ivory Glitter, and Honey Gold cardstocks. I also cut some of the older Grassy Edgers from Green Apple and Green Leaf cardstocks, and the newer Little Happy Birthday Banners from Lipstick, Cotton Candy, and white cardstocks. For the background, I cut a layer of A2 Postage Rectangles from Cream cardstock, and then one of the A2 Arches from white cardstock. I added a bit of ink blending on the pink and green layers with Rainbow Splash Ballet and Grass inks for just a bit of shading and interest, then layered together the scene, using foam adhesive for some of the layers. Big Momma foam adhesive was a bit help to add a layer of dimension, without adding too much bulk! Finally, a sprinkle of Dazzling Bubblegum gems finished this card off! Here are some photos with a closer look at all the details:

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Squirrels Want to Have Fun - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! Today I'm sharing a fun fall card using a couple of cute sets from Simon Says Stamp - this layering squirrel stamp is so crazy realistic! It was super fun to pair up with some pattern paper layers!

I started off by stamping that layering squirrel from Squirrely Birthday, once in more gray tones (Flannel, Earl, and Charcoal) and once in warmer brown tones (Fawn, Cozy, and Woodsy), then die cut them with the coordinating dies. Next, I grabbed some pattern paper from the Carta Bella It's Autumn 6x6 paper pad, and layered it up on some wonky layered arrangements on a white cardbase. I added the squirrels with foam adhesive, and a sentiment stamped from the Nuts About You stamp set on a hand trimmed banner. It felt like they needed something more, so I die cut some of the new Autumn Leaves die from white cardstock and some of the pattern paper used on the cards, and tucked those around the card. Finally, I added a few Woodland Tales Gems to finish off! Here is a closer look at these two cards:

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Stack of Books Birthday Celebration Card

Hello! Today I wanted to share the card I made for my youngest daughter's 21st birthday. You might guess by glancing at this, that she is a bit of a book lover! When I saw this embossing folder from Spellbinders, I just knew it would be perfect for her. My friend Lea Lawson was kind enough to send it my way (you can check out some cards she created with it HERE if you'd like). I was so thankful, because it made it so I could create this card that was such a perfect fit for my daughter! 

The main background is the Stacked Stories embossing folder from Spellbinders - it's only available from them, and was part of some of the past club kits, so I don't know how long it will be available. But it's a fun one! I embossed it with some light tan cardstock from Spellbinders, and trimmed it in half so it was perfectly sized for my A2 card. I lightly rubbed my embossing ink pad over the raised surface, and then sprinkled on clear embossing powder and heat set that. It added a lovely bit of detail to the design! It felt like it needed something more, so I then repeated that over the top, but a bit lighter, and added some Antique Gold embossing powder. Finally, I ink blended around the edges of the panel with Cappuccino ink to give even more texture and dimension. My daughter likes old books best, so I as trying to give them that feel! Finally, I added a sentiment from EZ Strips Reverse Birthday sentiment strips, a twist of May Arts jute string tied in a bow, and several Honey Bee pearl stickers to finish the design off! Here is a closer look at the finished card: 

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Pretty Pink Autumn Card - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! Today I'm sharing another fall card using a gorgeous stamp, die, and stencil set from Simon Says Stamp, but this time with a totally girly twist! Adding pink to fall colors? I'm definitely here for that! 

For this card, I again used the Pumpkin Blessings stamp, die, and coloring stencils, but this time I heat embossed the image in gold, then used some soft and girly colors to ink blend with. For this one I used Cheeky, Blush, Peachy, Grapefruit, Mandarin, Jade, Latte, Cappuccino, and Buttercream. I used a pink cardbase to coordinate, and then layered over a white layer die cut with Lacy Point Frames, and a Cream cardstock layer that I also embossed with the Thread Plaid embossing folder. I again tucked in some Autumn Leaves cut from Ivory glitter cardstock, and this time finished off with just some Clear Dazzling gems. Which version do you like best? Traditional fall, or gold and pink girly style? Here is a closer look at the finished card:

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