Bright Hugs and Kisses - Simon Says Stamp February 2021 Card Kit

 Hello! I'm here today to share another card with the February 2021 Simon Says Stamp Card Kit - Love You Beary Much! This kit is full of sweet love theme items, some super bright and happy elements, and some fun shaker fillings and embellishments as well! The included stamp set by the same name has the cutest little bear and other cute images - with lots of darling sentiments as well, there is some lovely pattern paper, an adorable mini stamp set - that's all not to mention the cardstock, envelopes, and more!

Today's card was a bit of a different feel than what I normally make, but I just had to give that fun Rina K Designs Poppin' Pink Neon Glitz Glitter gel a try - super fun on the Tumbling Hearts stencil included in the kit!

I started off by stenciling that fun background on a panel of white cardstock with that neon glitter gel - super hard to capture the bright happy color and sparkle in a photo - but I tried! Once it dried, I trimmed the panel down slightly, and mounted on one of the A2 black notecards in the kit - perfect contrast with that bright pink!

I stamped the sentiment from the included stamp set then fussy cut it out and mounted with foam adhesive in the lower right corner. Finished off with a few of the sequins from the set included in the kit!

Here is a closer look at the entire kit contents - you can find all the details HERE:

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Background Stencils and Glitter Glitz Gel - Pretty Pink Posh

Good morning! I'm here today to share a couple cards using a couple of different Background Stencils from Pretty Pink Posh with Gina K Glitz Glitter Gel. I'm sharing two different ways to use these products together - both with lots of shimmer and sparkle!

Here is a video showing how I created these two cards:

If you watched the video - isn't that easy?

For this first card, I paired up the Birthday Background Stencil with Turquoise Glitz Glitter Gel, holding it in place with a bit of Purple Tape. SO fun and sparkly! Then I added the Balloon Shaker Die cut from white cardstock with a bit of vellum tucked behind to help those words pop. I also added a secondary sentiment using Party Friends stamp set, heat embossed on a bit of black cardstock. Final finishing touch was a bit of jute string tied around the bottom of the balloon.

The second version was created by attaching the Tropical Background stencil with Pixie Spray, then blending Distress Oxides in Cracked Pistachio, Dried Marigold, Abandoned Coral, and Wilted Violet over the background, then using White Glitter Glitz Gel over the background before removing the stencil. It dries sparkly and clear, so you can see that fun ink blending over the background! Finished this one off very similar to the first, but using the Aloha Shaker Die and Tropical Birds Stamp set for the additional sentiment.

I love the background stencils from Pretty Pink Posh - how they add such a fun look to your backgrounds! And pairing them up with Glitter Gels makes them even more fun - especially when you can think of more ways to use them! Which version is your favorite?

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Welcome Little One Trio - Pretty Pink Posh March Release

Good morning! I'm stopping by today with a few baby cards to celebrate the BRAND NEW March Release from Pretty Pink Posh (also available in a bundle HERE if you just want it all!)! Paulina, owner of Pretty Pink Posh, welcomed her first baby just a few short weeks ago, so instead of doing a formal blog hop post, the Design Team is just sharing our projects with the new release today. There is tons of inspiration - so keep your eyes open for posts with the new products! With a new baby in the Pretty Pink Posh household, is it any surprise that there are lots of baby theme items in this release?!?!? So how could I resist refilling my baby card stash just a bit? :) 

I also love making card sets, especially when I can find one design and just change things up a bit for variety. So I made a boy version, girl version, and then a yellow one for those times when you just don't know!

Each of these cards began with the background using Layered Clouds Stencils, Distress Inks, and Gina K Glitz Glitter Gel in white.

I used Layer A to softly stencil in my chosen ink color using a blending brush. I then placed Layer B over the top, and blended the same ink to a deeper shade. Before removing the stencil, I added a good coating of the glitter gel to make it sparkle as well as add dimension.

While those dried, I moved onto the other parts of the card!

I die cut the adorable scallop square from Spring Days Coordinating Dies from 3 colors of cardstock (love this hidden gem that is super versatile!). 

I heat embossed the sentiment onto each one in white from Little Ones stamp set after planning where I was going to place my image on each one.

I stamped both of the images from Little Ones stamp set and die cut them with the coordinating dies, and then added an image from Baby stamp set, also die cut with the coordinating dies.

I added some super simple coloring with Copics before adhering them onto my scallop squares, and attaching them with foam adhesive onto my stenciled card bases.

I added a touch of Glossy Accents to parts of each of the images - just to add a bit of shine and dimension to them.

Finally, finished off with some jewels in coordinating colors of Cornflower, Pink Blush, and Buttercream!

I love these soft and sparkly cards - the new product made it so easy to put together a super trio of baby cards in a rather short time, which was very helpful!

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Glimmer Mist Clouds - Simon Says Stamp April 2020 Card Kit

Good morning! Stopping by today to share another card created with the NEW April Simon Says Stamp Card Kit - Follow the Rainbows! This kit is full of rainbow happiness - just the thing for our crazy stress filled world right now! The included stamp set by the same name is just lovely and filled with fabulous sentiments, the fun Clouds for Days stencil is super fun, the pattern paper is RAINBOWS, there is some embossing powder - not to mention the Cardstock, Envelopes, and more!

The past couple months I decided to try filming a video for my cards using the monthly card kits - I have had such a great response so far that I will continue as time allows. I've posted the video for this card on my YouTube channel HERE, and also below so you can watch either place you prefer. :)

Here is the video sharing how this card came together:

For this card, I used some of the gorgeous pattern paper in the kit, and some Gina K Glitter Glitz Gel in white, paired up with the Clouds for Days stencil to create a fun sparkly background.

I kept the main image from the Follow the Rainbows stamp set simple, stamped in black ink on white cardstock, then carefully fussy cut out. Then heat embossed the sentiments on black cardstock, trimmed it all down, and mounted those and the main image with foam adhesive over my rainbow and sparkly cloud background!

Here is a closer look at the entire kit contents - you can find all the details HERE:

I can't get enough of the lovely rainbow papers in this kit - SOOOO gorgeous and fun!

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