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Friday, May 9, 2025

Floral Frame Thinking of You Trio - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! Today I have a trio of elegant sympanthy cards to share using some more of the new You Are My Favorite Release from Simon Says Stamp, paired up with some older items as well!


For these cards, I started off by heat embossing the lovely frame from Flowering Frame on different colors of Simon Says Stamp cardstock. I heat embossed in Gold on Sage and Rainforest, then in Antique Gold on Honey. I die cut them with the coordinating dies, then pulled out my cardbases. For these, I started off by ink blending along the top of my white cardbases with coordinating inks in Aegean, Honey, and Sage. Next, I chose another floral from the Flowering Frame set, and stamped it tone on tone over the ink blending around the edges of the card. For the sentiments, I used Moments of Grace - an oldie but a goodie - stamped in black ink. I mounted the embossed frames over the top with foam strips, added some coordinating Glitter Enamel dots, and a little bow from Lawn Fawn white twine to finish them off! Here are more photos, including close ups of each card:













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Thursday, May 8, 2025

Light and Airy Spring Floral Cards - Simon Says Stamp You Are My Favorite Release

Good morning! Today I have a couple more cards to share using some more of the new You Are My Favorite Release from Simon Says Stamp. These use one of my favorite sets from this release, and while still having lots of color, I love the light airy feeling they have!


I just love the new Big Botanicals set! Such a pretty and vintage vibe! For these cards, I stamped them using my MISTI, and used varying shades of ink cubes to get a variegated look. I stamped first in the lightest tone, only inking the flowers. Then partially inked with the next deepest tone, and stamped again. Finally, added a bit of the deepest tone alone the bottom or edge and stamped again. Repeated with the colors for the stems before die cutting. I used the new Hopping Hexagons embossing folder on some white cardstock, then cut at an angle with my paper trimmer. Because the design is so complex, you probably can't even tell that I flipped one piece over, so one card uses the embossed side, and one card uses the debossed side! Love the extra versatility! I ink blended a bit of the green inks behind the embossed pieces to help them pop, adhered the flowers, and then built stamped sentiments with a mix of Mother's Day stamp, and Inside Greetings 1 stamp. Finally, rounded off one corner to add some interest! Here are more photos of these finished cards:










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Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Cup of Thanks - Pretty Pink Posh May Release

 Good morning! Today I have a card to share using some of the newest release from Pretty Pink Posh! It's such a fun release - and I fell in love with the lovely tea theme - and couldn't wait to use that adorable background layering stencil. I was inspired by some vintage tea cups that my mom had, and went with a classic blue and white combo!


I started off by using the Layered Teacups stencils, using Marine, Cadette, and Royal inks. I also added a soft shadow to the edges with the lightest of those inks, just to soften the white edges a bit and make it look more cohesive. Next, I die cut part of the new Shadow Box die from white and navy cardstock - love those scalloped and stitched edges! So perfect for a focal point frame! I added some florals from Floral Wreath Builder cut from more shades of blue cardstock, and a touch of white.  I grabbed a sentiment from Friend Greetings, and heat embossed in white on some more of that navy carstock, then paired it with a secondary sentiment from Tea Time stamp set. Finished off with a heavy dose of Marshmallow pearls in the flower centers, and on each of the stenciled tea cups. Here are more photos of this finished card:






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Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Watercolor Tulips Love You Mom - Simon Says Stamp

 Good morning! Today I'm sharing a couple more cards using an older stamp set from Simon Says Stamp - but paired up with some new watercolors and a lovely paint palette I recently purchased! 


I don't do a ton of watercoloring - and definitely wouldn't call myself an expert. But I do find it SOOO relaxing and fun! When I saw the gorgeous Petal Palette from Altenew, I just knew it would be a lovely addition to my craft room. I also grabbed the Altenew 36 pan watercolor set, and an Altenew brush set. Then I pulled out this lovely Mother's Day Tulips stamp set - it has such a large and gorgeous bloom, perfect for painting! I stamped it with Nocturne ink - which is so great for watercoloring, and for getting a lovely stamped image on watercolor paper. Then I just enjoyed taking my time and painting these beauties. Once they finished and dried, I added sentiments from the same stamp set, and then trimmed down some Spellbinders colored cardstock that coordinated, and popped those strips up with foam on the side of the panel. Finished off with a few Trinity Stamps Bubble Blow Out embellishments that reminded me of dew drops on real flowers. Here are more photos of these two finished cards:










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Sunday, May 4, 2025

You Are Loved Peeking Duck - Simon Says Stamp You Are My Favorite Release

 Good morning! Today I have a fun little ducky shaker trio card using some supplies from the NEW You Are My Favorite Release from Simon Says Stamp. I love the wonky, playful design - although in hindsight, I wish I could adjust the tilt on the far right ducky! But I also think, at the same time, that's it's kind of fun as well. What can I say - it's handmade, not perfect, right?


I started off by using the adorable little Peeking Duck die (the name on that one just cracks me up!) and cutting it 3 times from a panel of white cardstock. I created a shaker with each one using different colors of Gina K cardstock to back each shaker window. I filled them with tiny 3mm sequins from Pretty Pink Posh, and added a repeating sentiment from the new Inside Greetings 1 stamp set. Finished off with some coordinating Enamel Dots and a bow of Iridescent white cord tied around the top! Here are more photos of this finished card:






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