Jolly Christmas Wishes - Simon Says Stamp And Everything Nice Release

Good morning! I'm back with a card today, using more of the BRAND NEW And Everything Nice Release from Simon Says Stamp that just released, and this card feels like a Christmas party to me! So many fun images all in one space, and with so many happy colors too!

I started off by stamping all the fun layering stamps in the new Festive Merriment set, and die cutting with the coordinating dies. I used two of the newly released ink colors for this as well - Shell and Coral (LOVE this new color family!), and added in Brick, Cookie, Jade, and Juniper. I used some of the Sea Glass cardstock in the release with the new Wispy Pine Needle Frame embossing folder for the background, and die cut a large Stitched Oval from some white cardstock to create a window. I die cut the jolly from the new Holiday Trio 1 die set, and stamped and die cut the supporting sentiments from the new Holly Jolly set. Then I just assembled everything together, mixing and matching foam adhesive for dimension. Finally, I embellished with a mix of Dazzling gems in Mandarin and Gold! Here are more photos of this finished card and all it's fun elements:

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Embellished Lantern Decor - Simon Says Stamp And Everything Nice Release

Hello! I'm delighted to be stopping by to share my first project using the BRAND NEW And Everything Nice Release from Simon Says Stamp that just dropped - and this time, I'm not starting off with a card, but a cute little home decor item that I'm so excited about!  

I had recently ordered the adorable Alterable Light Up Lantern from SSS - and when my release package came and I saw these festive dies, I knew exactly what I wanted to create with them! I die cut the new Magical Mistletoe die once from both Green Apple and Green Leaf cardstock, and the berries several times from Schoolhouse Red and Lipstick Red cardstock, layering them and adhering all together. I also added Nuvo glitter drops to the berries for extra sparkle and shine! I set those aside to dry, and then cut the new Layering Pine Sprigs die a few times from Sage cardstock, layering them together as well. I pulled out another new die - Holiday Window Decor - and cut just the star from Sunshine cardstock, and the bow from Honey Gold cardstock. Then, I adhered everything together into a pretty cluster, and added it to the top of the lantern with good sturdy Scor tape! It held it super well, but I also love that it makes it easy to change out the decor for a different season as well! It really is absolutely ADORABLE! Here are more photos of the finished project:

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Holiday Blog Hop with Tim Holtz stamps and Simon Says Stamp coordinating dies

 Good morning! I'm super excited today to be joining a fun blog hop featuring a few more cards that use some new dies that Simon Says Stamp just released to coordinate with previously released Tim Holtz stamp sets! There are so many fun techniques that are possible when you add coordinating dies! I shared a couple other cards yesterday with other sets in this release - if you're interested, you can check those out HERE!

The first card I'm sharing uses a fun colored cardstock technique for creating a unique background!

I stamped the fun candy cane image from Tattered Christmas several times on some pretty red cardstock with Nocturne ink, then heat embossed with clear embossing powder for some fun shine. I die cut each of them, then just die cut white cardstock with no stamping the same number of times, adhering them together with a slight offset for a fun shadow effect. I then popped those up with foam on the same color cardstock panel. I added a layer of white behind it, then a pretty scallop edge cut with A2 Scalloped Rectangles dies. I added the sentiment, stamped in black and die cut, some white gel pen accents, and then a heavy does of white pearls sprinkled around the background! Here is a closer look at this card:

Next up - another version of using lots of images to create a background!

This card uses the cute Holiday Things set - I chose 3 images, stamped them each several times with a specific color of Distress Oxide ink on white cardstock, then die cut with the coordinating die. I arranged them on a panel of kraft cardstock, trimming off any parts of overhang, then I popped them up on foam adhesive in the planned arrangement, before matting on a Dark Chocolate background for a framing effect. Added a sentiment from Scribbly Christmas, heat embossed in white on black cardstock, then a generous sprinkle of Dazzling Gems in Gold to add some sparkle! Here are more photos of this card:

And finally - jumping from more traditional and rustic holiday colors, to the bright and happy pastels!

These little trees in Scribbly Christmas are so cute! I stamped 6 different ones, using distress oxide inks in tone on tone distress oxides on coordinating cardstock colors. I then sprinkled on clear embossing ink and heat set for some fun shine. I die cut them all out, then put each card together. The top card I used the distress oxide cubes to swipe on a panel of cardstock, and then adhered the trees in alternating colors at the bottom with foam adhesive. The second one I used Snowflake Burst Pinpoint cover plate die for a background, and added the trees with foam adhesive slightly overlapping each other. I used coordinating tones of colors cardstock to add stripes to the cardbase, and popped that panel over top. I added stamped and die cut sentiments from the set, and used lots of Dazzling Gems in Clear to embellish! Here are more photos of these finished cards:

Here is the entire blog hop list - hop along for tons of amazing inspiration!

Simon Says Stamp Blog 

Nina-Marie Trapani

Cheiron Brandon

Nichol Spohr

Emma Williams

Heather Hoffman (you are here)

Tami Bastiaans

Tina Smith

Jenn Shurkus

Jean Doeringsfeld

Stacy Hutchinson

Barb Engler

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Christmas Magic with Tim Holtz coordinating dies - Simon Says Stamp

Hello! I'm super excited today to share a couple cards that feature some new dies that Simon Says Stamp is releasing to coordinate with previously released Tim Holtz stamp sets! The two cards I'm sharing today both have a unique feature that I love - the die cuts part of the image, but leaves a background uncut, which is PERFECT for fun layering techniques!

This first card might be my favorite of the ones I made for this release - and I made a total of 6 cards! I die cut some circle windows from a panel of white cardstock using SSS Basic Circles dies, then stamped 3 images from Holiday Sketchbook in black ink on the white cardbase to fit under the windows. I then stamped each of those images in black on different colors of cardstock, and heat embossed them with clear ink for a touch of shine. I then popped those up with foam over the stamped images (don't you love how the background of the falling snow is simple black on the background?!?), then popped that front circle panel over top with more foam adhesive. I stamped and heat embossed 3 sentiments from the same set, trimmed them into banners, and added them next to each image. Finally, I added some coordinating glitter enamel dots sprinkled around the sentiments! Here is a closer look at this card - keep scrolling down to see the next one!

This next one is more rustic and artistic to contrast with the bright, modern, and CAS design of the last one!

For this one I used some kraft cardstock as the base, and stamped the image from Festive Collage with Distress Oxide ink cubes. I used Gathered Twigs, and some Ground Espresso - partially ink blending for some subtle variation. I then stamped the image again, using Candied Apple and Evergreen Bough - using cubes made it easy to partially ink the image in two different colors. Once that was done, I die cut with the coordinating die - which just cuts the flower. This was super easy to pop up on the background for some fun dimension! Before I adhered it, I added some white splatters to the background, and tied a little Lawn Fawn twine bow around the flower. Finished off with a sentiment from another set with a newly coordinating die - Scribbly Christmas, also cut out with the coordinating die! Here are some more photos of this card:

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