Happy Camper Birthday - Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Release

Good morning! Dropping by with a card using another adorable set from the recent Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Release - and this is one of those special ones for me, because this set was designed by my daughter! You know I couldn't wait to ink it up! I also used her inspiration for my card, and added some of my own touches to it. It also makes me SOOO nostalgic for all of our camping trips when my daughters were growing up!

I started off by stamping lots of the fun images from the Rainbow Splash Happy Camper set on watercolor paper, then coloring them in with my Gansai Tambi watercolor palette. I also grabbed another panel of watercolor paper and added a soft wash of color to the background. I die cut each of those images, and arranged them on the panel, popping them up with foam adhesive. I added the main birthday sentiment, stamped and die cut and popped up with foam as well, then added both secondary sentiments, and the additional small images sprinkled around the card. I popped that panel up on a white cardbase, then added a white twine bow and a few Dazzling Clear gems to finish off! Here is a closer look:

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Bring on the Sun - Simon Says Stamp Shine On Release

Good morning! I'm back with some bright and sunny inspiration using the NEW Shine On Release from Simon Says Stamp - I actually have two cards to share today! There is only one tiny difference, but if you scroll down to the very bottom of this post, you can see how I customized one of the two of these cards I made for my oldest daughter's birthday. When you think about it, almost ANY card can be a birthday card, especially with a tiny adjustment to the sentiment!

For both of these cards, I stamped the image from Bring on the Sun on watercolor cardstock, and heat embossed with clear embossing powder over the black ink to add a bit of extra shine. I then colored the images with some fun Altenew watercolors in bright, tropical colors. Once it dried, I die cut both of them with a Squoval die sized to nest inside one of the new Embossed Squovals which I die cut from Honey Gold cardstock. I used the new Dotty Contour embossing folder on white cardstock to create a background, then matted that on a tiny edge of Audrey cardstock. Sentiment is another new set that I just love called Chill Vibes! You can stamp just the outline, or just the solid image, or pair them together as I did here. I used a blend of Zest and Blush ink to stamp the sentiment in two tones, overlapping the ink slightly for a smooth blend. A tiny row of Clear Dazzling gems finish this card off - and the card at the very bottom has a tiny "happy birthday" added to it with the Happy Bee Day stamp set that now has a new coordinating die in this release. Make sure to scroll through all the photos to see that one at the bottom:

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Up, Up, and Hooray - Simon Says Stamp Shine On Release 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 Shine On Release from Simon Says Stamp! Make sure to 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 not-yet-released adorable Deco Blossoms stamp set set FREE with any purchase from the Shine On Release products (will be automatically added to card!) through June 28, 2026 - while supplies last (offer ends at 11:59 PM EDT)!!!

I'm so excited with how my card for today turned out! Several days ago the idea hit me, and I had a ton of fun putting it together! This card was inspired by the Disney movie Up, of course! Keep reading to find out how I put it together!

As I was going through the items for the release, and deciding what to create my next card with, I suddenly noticed how perfectly sized these two images were to work together for this little scene. I used the balloons from Balloon Critters and one of the houses from the Cottagecore set. I started off by stamping and heat embossing both of my images on watercolor paper, then watercoloring with my Gansai Tambai watercolors in a bright color palette. Once they dried, I die cut them with the coordinating dies. For the background, I used a previously released embossing folder called Heart Showers. It also has a coordinating cloud die that I was able to put to use! I used Sea Glass cardstock, and matted it with black cardstock, and then cut lots of extra clouds from white cardstock. You can also emboss those, but for this card I just left them plain die cut. I even layered one over the top of the balloons to make it feel more dimensional. I couldn't resist that PERFECT sentiment from the Balloon Critters set, heat embossed in white on black cardstock, and trimmed to a thin strip. I used lots of foam adhesive, and fun angles to add to the playfulness of the card. Finished off with some white gel pen accents, and a few tiny Clear Dazzling gems sprinkled on the clouds to finish off! Here are more photos of all the little hidden details on this card:

GIVEAWAY INFO:

Simon Says Stamp 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

Heather Hoffman (you are here)

Suzy Plantamura

Jennifer McGuire

Cathy Zielske

Bibi Cameron

Laura Bassen

Amy Rysavy

Mindy Eggen

Barb Engler

Kim Hamilton

Mary Reiner

Maura Hibbitts

Bonnie Crane

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Spring Framed Bunny Art - Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Moments Release

Good morning! I'm back today with something different than a card, still using the BRAND NEW Beautiful Moments Release from Simon Says Stamp! I thought it would be fun to get out of the box, so to speak, and create something different and fun! I love how it turned out!!!

I started off by stamping the adorable images from Special Friend on watercolor paper, and coloring in with soft watercolors. I love the vintage storybook feel that these images give me! Once they dried, I die cut them all out and set aside. I pulled out a Ranger Mini Framed Panel and added some color and texture to it by using a Vintage Photo distress ink cube to swipe directly on the edges of the frame, and then spritzed well with Fossilized Amber spritz which has a lovely bit of sparkle to it. For the background, I used Ivory cardstock for the base, then layered over several pieces of Desert Storm cardstock with a torn edge. I then adhered it inside the framed panel, and then started tucking my images into the scene. I stamped a tiny bee and it's little trail onto the background, and added the sentiment at the top. I embellished with a few colors of the adorable new Easter Eggs embellishment mix, some sparkly Nuvo Blizzard glitter drops on parts of the scene, and then added accents here and there with a white gel pen! Here is a closer look at this fun framed piece of art:

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Undersea Bubble Shaker Card - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! Today I've got a sweet little ocean theme shaker card using lots of supplies from Simon Says Stamp - those little bubble shaker elements are SOOO incredibly cute, and I love them in this little scene!

I stamped an image from Undersea Friends on watercolor paper, then watercolored in the scene in soft colors with my Gansai Tambai watercolor palette, and then added some sparkly glitter glue to parts of the scene. While that dried, I created the window. I used Dot Spiral 3D embossing folder on white cardstock, then cut a perfect window out of it with Basic Circle dies. To merge the two pieces together, I added a bit of soft ink blending with Seafoam ink on the embossed panel - it coordinated perfectly with the watercolor I used for the background on my scene, and made it feel like the scene was coming out of the shaker and onto the outside of the card! I created the shaker element, and filled it with Doodlebug Bitty Bubbles embellishments - they are darling! Added a sentiment from the Undersea Friends set, as well as a few Trinity Bubble Blow Out embellishments on the outside to carry the theme fully through. Here are more photos of the details on this card:

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Soft Leafy Backgrounds - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! I'm sharing a couple cards today using a leftover item from some cards I shared a couple days ago HERE. For these cards today, I'm again using supplies from Simon Says Stamp! Isn't it funny sometimes when you like the card you create with leftovers almost more than the original?

For these cards, I had a panel of cardstock that I used to die cut Delicate Leafy Branch from twice. I could just barely fit it on an A2 panel twice. I was going to toss those, but they were so pretty, I started trying to think of a way to use them! I pulled out an item I don't think I've ever used - an Embossing ink dabber, and then used that negative piece as a stencil over some watercolor paper. I carefully dabbed over the entire thing, then sprinkled on clear embossing powder and heat set it. Then I grabbed some watercolors and did some soft watercoloring over the top, allowing the embossed area to resist the ink. The result is SOOO pretty - and I'm kind of obsessed with it! Once those panels dried, I die cut them with one of the Squovals dies, then added sentiments from Mandala Blossoms, heat embossed in white on coordinating cardstock from Gina K and Concord & 9th. I added some glittery butterflies using Bright Butterflies die and white glitter cardstock, then finished off with some glittery enamel dots! Here is a closer look at these finished projects: 

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