Hello! Happy STAMPtember! Can you believe how fast this summer went? But fall is one of my favorite seasons, so I don't mind at all! And...today is also the beginning of a special month-long party at Simon Says Stamp known as STAMPtember! Woohoo! I'm stopping by to share my first card with the BRAND NEW STAMPtember Release from Simon Says Stamp! And the irony is not missed on me that my card is created entirely with die cuts, and no stamping whatsoever, but...it's really about cardmaking anyway, right? And these ARE fabulous new dies that released in celebration, so it's all good, right?
I'm using two new releases in particular on my card - Eucalyptus Leaves Wafer Die and Scripty Happy Birthday Die. I started off by die cutting lots of the Eucalyptus Leaves from Neenah 110 lb cardstock, then I watercolored them with some of my Pinkfresh Studio Liquid Watercolors - I loved how it worked even on the white cardstock, and gave a totally different look to the colors! I also added a bunch of gold splatters using my Gansai Tambai Starry Colors Palette, then let those dry thoroughly.
I then die cut a couple of circles, one in white and one in pale yellow, and layered them together, arranging the Eucalyptus Leaves around the edges to form a wreath. I then die cut the beautiful new Scripty Happy Birthday Word - this is an awesome layering die, so I cut the base layer from vellum for a soft background, then the detail words from gold glitter cardstock, and layered that with tiny bits of foam adhesive over the top of the wreath.
I created a square cardbase with kraft cardstock, and added some white paint splatters to the background to soften it a bit and add to the splattery watercolor effect, and let that dry.
Added some ivory jute twine wrapped around the entire circle piece, and then adhered the entire circle element with foam adhesive on the square cardbase! super fun - tons of die cutting, but so bright and happy that it was worth it!
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