Cactus Watercolor Cards - Simon Says Stamp

 Good morning! I'm sharing a card today, and once again I pulled out a few favorite older supplies from Simon Says Stamp. And it's clearly been far too long since I broke out the watercolors - I need to do that more often. It was so much fun! As a bonus, these are nice and flat, so easy to pop in the mail!

These fun images are part of the Suzy's SUCCULENTS Watercolor Prints - and they are so fun for choosing a coloring technique and focusing on that, instead of how you plan to put your card together. I used my Daniel Smith watercolors, and took my time while watching a YouTube live that my friend Lea Lawson was doing! One of them I did in warm cozy tones that felt more realistic for these images. The other one I did in more cool tones for a bit of fun variety! Once they dried, I trimmed the panels down a bit, matted with some coordinating colored cardstock, and then mounted on white cardbases. Finished off with some Tonic glitter drops in Blizzard for a bit of extra sparkle! Here is a closer look at each of these cards:

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Love Love Love - Pretty Pink Posh January Release Instagram Hop

Good morning! I'm excited today to be hopping along for Day 4 of a Four day Instagram Release Hop to celebrate the BRAND NEW January Release from Pretty Pink Posh! This release is full of hearts, love, and Valentines Day of course! You can head over to Instagram to join that hop, and enter to win today's giveaways! I thought I would share more details here on my blog on my card - since it is always tough to put enough info in an Instagram post! 

I love the colors on these cards! For both cards, I featured pattern paper from the Carta Bella 6x6 Fruit Stand paper pad. On the top card, I used it to die cut the Fringe Heart Die layers, and on the second card, I used them to die cut the Love Script word die 4 times. For the background on the first card, I used the XOXO Pierced Plate die - I love the texture that gives! The second die uses the Diamond Grid stencil with a mix of Bubblegum, Seafoam, Zest, and Melon inks blended on it. I then used the new Doily Borders die to cut both sides of a panel of white cardstock to adhere over the top. Added some white hemp twine to the top, and then added the love words overlapping on the bottom. For all of the "love" word, I die cut a couple extra times from plain white cardstock to layer up for more dimension. On the first card, I added some Tonic Glitter Drops in Blizzard over the entire word for extra sparkle! Finished off with some Ivory Pearls on both cards for an elegant finishing touch! Here are more photos of these cards:

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Vintage Sending Love - Simon Says Stamp February Card Kit

 Hello! I'm popping in to share my another card using the newest February 2025 Simon Says Stamp Card Kit - Distressed Vintage Notes! This month's kit has a lovely vintage love theme that I adore! The included stamp set by the same name features some lovely images and sentiments (there is also a coordinating die for this set available separately HERE). There is a fun embossing folder, Tim Holtz ephemera, ink pad and collage matte medium...that's all not to mention the cardstock, envelopes, and more! 

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

For today's card, I featured the stamp set a little more, but still embellished a bit with the ephemera in the kit! I used a few images from the stamp set, and stamped them on the watercolor paper. I used Cocoa ink (music notes), Gingerbread ink (large floral), and Cookie (butterfly), then misted a bit with water so the colors and images softened a bit to give a watercolor effect. I stamped the sentiment in black ink after those images and the paper were dry. So easy, and such a fun technique! I slightly trimmed that panel so it would fit on one of the Schoolhouse Red cardbases in the kit, added a few ephemera pieces popped up on foam, then wrapped some twine around before adhering it down. Finished off with a few Dazzling Gems in gold for added sparkle! Here are some more photos of this card:

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Vintage Missing You - Simon Says Stamp February Card Kit

Hello! I'm popping in to share my first card using the newest February 2025 Simon Says Stamp Card Kit - Distressed Vintage Notes! This month's kit has a lovely vintage love theme that I adore! The included stamp set by the same name features some lovely images and sentiments (there is also a coordinating die for this set available separately HERE). There is a fun embossing folder, Tim Holtz ephemera, ink pad and collage matte medium...that's all not to mention the cardstock, envelopes, and more! 

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

I created this soft card with a completely vintage feel to it! I used a few items from the Tim Holtz ephemera in the kit, trimming the flower in half to tuck in two different places, and layering up the other items with the Big Momma foam tape (I love that it is thinner, so dimension, but I can create more layers without it getting too thick!). For the background, I used the Pinnacle Hearts embossing folder on white cardstock, then trimmed it down, rounded a couple corners, and mounted on a kraft cardbase with the same two colors rounded off. I added a sentiment from the stamp set in the kit - stamped on a thin strip and hand trimmed into a banner shape - and finished off with a few Dazzling Gems in gold for some sparkle!

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Elegant Floral Duo - Simon Says Stamp To Be Loved Release

  Hello! I'm dropping by with another couple of cards using the BRAND NEW To Be Loved Release from Simon Says Stamp! This is the perfect complement to the To Love Release that dropped in December! For these cards, I created an elegant effect, with a stamp set that is actually more on the cutesy side!

I created cardbases from a couple of the new Simon Says Stamp ink colors - Eggplant and Rainforest, and then heat embossed that large flower image from the NEW Pixie Dust stamp set on opposite sides of the cardbases. I rounded off the opposite top corner, then ink blended some coordinating Pawsitively saturated inks in Iris and Raindrop around the edges to add a bit of a vignette to the cards. They needed some more sparkle, so I added some gold splatter with my Gansai Tambai watercolor palette. Once that dried, I finished off with some Gold Dazzling gems, and sentiments from the previously released So Sorry stamp and die set popped up on foam adhesive. Here is a closer look at these cards:

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Hugs Cuz I Love You - Simon Says Stamp To Be Loved Blog Hop Day 2

Good morning! Excited today to be joining in on Day 2 of an incredible blog hop to celebrate the BRAND NEW To Be Loved Release from Simon Says Stamp! Make sure and check out all the inspiration with this new release AND link up your creations as you receive your orders HERE in the Gallery created just for this release! And check out the graphic below to receive a FREE Circle Hoops embossing folder with any $50 purchase from the To Love OR To Be Loved Release products (embossing folder will be automatically added to card!)  through January 12, 2024 - while supplies last (offer ends at 11:59 PM EDT)!!!

I created a couple of watercolor cards today using the lovely new Hugs to You stamp set! I loved all the pretty florals, and thought they would be fun to watercolor. 

I left the words themselves plain, and colored the flowers, using two slightly different color schemes and my Zig Kuretake watercolors. I then used the same colors as for the flowers and leaves, and a super light watered down bit of those colors to create a light background color wash. I love the soft magical halo it gives! I added secondary sentiments from the stamp set, stamped in black and trimmed into thin strips, and popped up with foam strips. I matted the watercolor piece on coordinating cardstock in Lemon Chiffon and Cotton Candy, then mounted on white cardbases. Finished off with a few Opal Gems, and some Tonic Glitter Drops in Blizzard to accent the plain part of the letters! Here are more photos of these cards:

GIVEAWAY INFO:

Simon Says will be giving a $25 gift certificate to their online store at each stop along the hop - so make sure and leave a comment before you leave for a chance to win! Winners will be announced next Wednesday on the Simon Says Stamp Blog.

Simon Says Stamp Blog
Nina-Marie Trapani
Laura Bassen
Nichol Spohr
Suzy Plantamura
Mindy Eggen
Heather Hoffman
Lisa Addesa
Lea Lawson
Lorraine Aquilina
Karin Åkesdotter
Nicki Baxley
Anne Fiene
Barb Engler
Maggie Haas

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