Christmas Birdie Joy - Simon Says Stamp

 Good morning! Today I'm sharing some CHRISTMAS cards (haha - sorry if you hate jumping ahead on seasons, but it's always nice to get ahead, right?). I'm using an adorable little birdie die that I wanted to break open and try, and pairing it with some fun other dies and pattern papers from Simon Says Stamp. I mean, how adorable is that sweet little birdie?!?!?

I actually began by choosing my pattern paper - which is a great way to set the colors you will use on your ink blending. I used some new to me 49 and Market Mistletoe and Memories pattern paper (first time using their pattern paper, and it is such a lovely thick and heavy weight! I love it!). I also added some interest to the top layer of pattern paper by using the newer Simple Stars stencil with some Nuvo Moonstone glitter paste. While that dried, I worked on the Fun Birdie. I cut all the layers out from white cardstock, then used my Tacky mat to hold the little pieces in place while I added color with ink blending in Buttercream, Cocoa, Brick, Paprika, and Honey. I assembled all the layers together with liquid glue, then white heat embossed some sentiments from Making Spirits Bright on black cardstock and die cut them out. I also die cut two sizes of Modern Teardrop frames from Honey Gold cardstock and white carstock, adhered them together, then trimmed a straight edge on the bottom of each one to change the shape a little. Layered together all the pattern paper, frames, sentiments, and birdies with a mix of liquid glue, tape runner, and foam adhesive. Finished off with a couple twists of May Arts gold string wrapped and tied in a bow, and a sprinkle of enamel dots! Here is a closer look at these festive and fun cards:

Product links are all below - including affiliate links where possible, which simply means if you use one of the links below that I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!!!

Butterfly Background Thank Yous - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! Today I've got a couple of cards featuring an embossing folder from Simon Says Stamp, paired with some pretty ink blending and die cut sentiments! Isn't this color combo fun?!?

I started off with the Confetti Butterflies embossing folder, and embossed one full A2 panel of white cardstock, and then one panel that I first die cut with one of the Modern Teardrops dies. I lightly misted them with water before embossing, which allows for a deeper impression on the cardstock that I love! Once those dried, I grabbed a fun color combo of Pawsitively Saturated inks - Butter, Clay, and Violet (using a search for ombre gradients on Pinterest to give me some color inspiration). I blended the full panel softly with the color for a more pastel background, then on the die cut panel, I blended deeper to get a slightly more bold effect. For both of them, I used the back side of the embossed panels, which gives a different effect that is super fun! I used the negative from the die cut frame to create a window to put my whole panel behind, and then adhered the die cut background with foam adhesive on my cardbase. Sentiments are the Showboat Thanks die, using black cardstock for the shadow layer, and white for the main layer. Finished off with some Dazzling Gems in Prism on both cards, and then some Black and White Baker's twine on the bolder card, and Iridescent cord on the softer toned card. Here is a closer look at these finished cards:

Product links are all below - including affiliate links where possible, which simply means if you use one of the links below that I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!!!

Soft Poppy Pod Trio - Simon Says Stamp

 Good morning! As I often like to do, I'm sharing some cards today that take a leftover element from another card, and put it to use on something else! I had the strips of pattern paper left from yesterday's cards, so I pulled out a newer die from Simon Says Stamp that I hadn't used yet, and paired it with some other supplies to create these simple cards.

I started off by die cutting the sweet little Poppy Pods die from white glitter cardstock. I tore the edges on some strips of white cardstock, and then layered the leftover Favorite Flannel pattern paper over the top, after tearing out a section in the center. In hindsight, I'm not sure if I love that? Or wish I had left them solid...but at this point, it was done, so I just rolled with it! At the very least, it's interesting I guess! Haha! I adhered the die cut poppy pods with liquid glue, trimmed excess stem off the end, then added those panels with foam adhesive on my white cardbases. I and stamped sentiments from Flower Love on the side, embellishing with a few coordinating jewels in Surf, Sprout, and Gold. Finally, rounded off the lower right corner of the cards, and then added a sweet little bow with Lawn Fawn white twine! Here is a closer look at each of the finished cards:

Rooting For You Trio - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! I'm here with a sweet little trio of cards featuring a newer stamp set from Simon Says Stamp that I hadn't put to use, and some fun plaid backgrounds and borders!

The Rooting for You set is sooo cute and fun! And I had these Lawn Fawn pattern papers and Delicate Stitched Borders actually on hand and prepped for something else I was working on, but ended up going a different direction. They were perfect for these cards though! I started off by stamping and watercoloring all my images with Altenew watercolors. Once they dried, I cut them out with the coordinating dies. I layered up my pattern paper and borders on my cardbases, using foam adhesive for the borders, and tucking the largest image a bit under the border so it was peeking out. Sentiments were stamped and hand trimmed into little banners, and then a few Simple Stories enamel dots finish these off! Here is a closer look at all the fun:

Product links are all below - including affiliate links where possible, which simply means if you use one of the links below that I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!!!