Pinecone and Cardinal Birthday Wishes - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! I've got one final card to share for the year using a mix of supplies from Simon Says Stamp - I really can't believe that this year is already over! This card uses a lovely layering stencil, and an adorable little die cut bird. And while I realize that these two things aren't really to scale - I just thought it was too cute to not add that little birdie. And if you can't exercise some creative license on a card, when can you, right? :)

I started off by stenciling the pretty Layering Pinecone stencil 2 times using Buttercream, Cookie, Gingerbread, and Cocoa inks, and die cutting with the coordinating die. I grabbed some pattern paper from Simple Stories Simple Vintage Flannel paper pad, and added the pinecones over the top with foam adhesive. I die cut the Cute Cardinal die from Lipstick, Creamsicle, and Black cardstock, then assembled it together before tucking on top of the pinecones. I added a birthday sentiment from Inside Greetings Birthday stamp set, and finished off with a few Honey Bee Pearls to embellish! Here is a closer look at this card:

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Trio of Trees Birthday Cards - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! I feel like I'm constantly on a quest to have enough birthday cards around, so today I have a couple of cards featuring some die cutting and simple pattern paper from Simon Says Stamp - I'm also using an unexpected die to create the window, and some pattern paper from a Christmas pack that is versatile enough to stretch a little bit further than December!

To create the window on these cards, I grabbed the Rounded Tags dies - that way I have a die cut tag that I can still use later, but it creates such a fun window shape as well! I backed that with some pattern paper from Carta Bella Christmas in the City 6x6 paper pad - I think they both fit great for winter cards still. I die cut Frosty Tree Gathering die 2 times each from glitter and matte cardstock in the Spellbinders Antique White Assorted Treasures cardstock pack - I love the different textures together! I adhered them together, slightly offset on each to give a bit of a shadow effect. I tucked those into the windows, then added sentiments from EZ Strips Reverse Birthday sentiment strips and embellished with Cottontail Embellishment mix. Here is a closer look at these two cards:

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Scallop Winter Wishes Duo - Simon Says Stamp

 Good morning! I've got a couple cards to share today using some of my favorite dies from Simon Says Stamp that released in the past couple months, paired with some fun pattern paper panels!

These cards started with a couple favorite panels from Simple Stories Simple Vintage Flannel Season 6x8 paper pack. I then built around them to create these cards. First off, I used one of the Eyelet Layer Frames dies to cut a frame, then trimmed the pattern paper designs slightly to fit inside those frames. To add some extra texture and interest, I grabbed some Lawn Fawn white hemp twine, and threaded it in and out of the eyelet holes all the way around, ending at the top and tying in a pretty bow. While I wouldn't say it was super quick, it really didn't take terribly long, and adds so much to these cards! I then grabbed Weaving Plate coverplate die and some Concord and 9th colored cardstock that coordinated well with my paper panels and created those fun textured backgrounds. Adhered them together with foam adhesive, then finished off with a few Butter Dazzling gems for a touch of sparkle! Here is a closer look at the fun details on these cards:

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Cozy Cocoa Joy - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! I got a bit of time to craft after the holidays, so have a couple cards to share to finish off the year! I love this layering stencil and die set from Simon Says Stamp - and paired it with some soft and pretty ink colors and other supplies to bring it all together!

I love how this turned out so cozy, but still in soft pastels! I used the Warm Mug stencil and die set, and die cut the image first, then used my Crafty Tacky mat to hold it in place while I added color with each stencil layer. This made it super easy to line up all the stencil layers. I used Cheeky, Blush, Jade, Surf, Buttercream, Latte, and Cappuccino inks. I also used some Lawn Fawn white stencil paste for the marshmallow stencil layer, and sprinkled on some Rock Candy glitter while that layer was still wet. I used some of the leftover ink on my blending brushes to add some soft color to two corners, rounded off one corner, and stamped my sentiment from the cute little Your Joy stamp set. I then trimmed off a bit of my stenciled image on the bottom and left side, then adhered it on my card base with a touch of foam adhesive. Finished off with a few Gold Dazzling gems for some soft sparkle! Here is a closer look at this finished card:

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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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