Pink and Main - Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Collaboration

 Hello again! Popping in today with the next in line of the Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Exclusive Collaborations! It's hard to believe the month is more than half over! Today's collaboration is with Pink and Main, and is the cutest little holiday sweater set! I had fun pulling out my somewhat neglected Copic markers to color a couple of these cuties up!

I started off by stamping one of the sweaters from Warm and Fuzzy twice in black and clear heat embossing, then coloring those in with Copic markers (colors listed below!). I also stamped a sentiment, then die cut them all out. I stamped that same sweater a couple extra times on a white cardbase to create a fun background, then popped the colored sweaters and sentiment up with foam adhesive. I created a frame with Ivory glitter cardstock and an A2 Stitched Rectangle die, then added a generous sprinkle of coordinating enamel dots to add some extra color. For a final touch of sparkle, I added Nuvo glitter drops to the light bulbs on the sweaters - scroll to the bottom of the post to see how fun that touch is! Here are all the photos of the finished card:

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Party Balloons - Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Feature

 Hello! Today is a special STAMPtember surprise from Simon Says Stamp - and instead of a special collab or huge release, its a special mini release of embossing folders with coordinating stencils (several of them have dies as well), and a FLASH SALE (use COUPON code HURRY to get discount!) on all  of them PLUS previously released embossing folders with stencils! You can find them all tucked into this category HERE if you want to check out the options! I'm using one of the new sets to create this set of birthday cards - can you see the slight difference between them?

I started off by embossing the Party Balloons set on two A2 panels of cardstock, one white, and one in the nice soft pink shade of Seashell cardstock. I misted them with water for a nice deep impression, and let them dry thoroughly before stenciling. I used some ink colors that were on my desk from anther project, and stenciled all the layers with Cabbage, Zest, Salmon, Sky, and Violet inks. I used the Celebrate word die for the focal point, cutting from white glitter cardstock and Honey Gold cardstock, and popping that up with foam. Secondary sentiment is from the Strike up the Fun set! I love all the colorful balloons, and how they look slightly different depending on if they are on white or pink cardstock! Here are more photos:

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Ray of Light - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! Today I've got a bold floral card using some lovely supplies from Simon Says Stamp - and a surprising way that I ended up using some leftover supplies for this card! They were accidentally a perfect match - love when that happens! 

This card actually started off with the Dot Petal Pattern stencil - it had been sitting in my stash since it's release, and I hadn't had a chance to put it to use. I pulled out some Gina K Kelly Green cardstock, and used Rainbow Splash Grass and Emerald inks to do a tone on tone effect, blending Grass over the entire panel, and Emerald around just the outer corners. I added some white splatter to two corners for some extra texture and interest. I found that glittery arch in my stash that was cut from Pinkfresh Glacier glitter paper using the Stitched Arches die previously. It was a larger size than I wanted for this card to avoid covering up too much of the stenciling, so I grabbed a smaller one and cut it down slightly (saving the frame I made to use on another card, of course!). As I dug through my pile of leftovers, I found those sunflowers that I had stamped out from the Sunflower Meadow set - and look how PERFECTLY those colors matched! It's like they were made to go together! They had been stamped with Butter, Zest, Honey, Allspice, and Lucky inks. I layered those on the arch with varying amounts of foam adhesive squares for plenty of fun dimension. Finished off with a sentiment from EZ Strips Glow On reverse sentiment strips, hand trimmed into a thin banner shape. Here are more photos of the finished card:

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Blooming Wreath - Simon Says Stamp In My Heart Release

Good morning! I'm stopping by with another card using the NEW Simon Says Stamp In My Heart Release! I'm using another of the new embossing folders, a few different dies, and more of that yummy new colored cardstock!

I started off by using the new Moonflower cardstock and embossing it with the new Blooming Wreath embossing folder. I used the debossed side of the panel, and swiped my White Pigment ink over the top to lighten the outside portion a bit extra. Then I blended just a touch of Lilac ink into the flowers in the wreath to make them pop a bit extra. I added the Thank You Sentiment die, cut from glitter cardstock and vellum for the shadow layer, and added a secondary sentiment from Thanks, Mom. The butterfly is from Butterfly Escapade, die cut from the new Seashell cardstock and embossed, then with the center cut from Honey Gold cardstock. I then went crazy with Iridescent Clear Drops to embellish the flowers - I love all that sparkle! Here is a closer look at the finished card:

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Holiday Cheer - Simon Says Stamp/Tim Holtz DieCember Limited Edition Surprise Set

 Good morning! Today I'm sharing a couple cards using a fun little bonus surprise for DieCember at Simon Says Stamp! The adorable little snowman and Santa on my cards below are from a new Tim Holtz limited edition surprise set. This die set will be available for FREE with $25 or greater purchase of Tim Holtz product. So fun!

 They are so cute and fun to die cut and layer up, and paired together so fun for these two cards. I used colored cardstock and white glitter cardstock for most of the layers, and a few elements with the same pattern paper I used for the background. These plaid pattern papers are some that I've been loving lately! I trimmed those down, added some distressing to the edges, then added some torn white paper underneath the edges of that. Layered over a bit of vellum, also with a torn edge, to soften the background a bit and provide a base for my images and sentiments. I also added a couple wraps of Black and White Baker's Twine tied around. Sentiments were cut from Luxe glitter cardstock, then layered with white cardstock behind that. I added some Nuvo glitter drops on parts of the images for added sparkle, and finished off with a few coordinating Metallic pearls! Here are more photos of these cards and those adorable images:

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Pinkfresh Studio November 2023 Stamp, Die, Stencil, and Embellishment Release

Good morning! Today is the blog hop to celebrate Pinkfresh Studio's November 2023 Stamp, Die, Stencil and Embellishment Release! You aren't going to want to miss a stop along the way - TONS of inspiration and prizes up for grabs! YAY! You can find links to all of the new release items I used on today's cards at the bottom of this post!

First up, I'm featuring the lovely Nothing but the Best set, heat embossed in gold, and ink blended with some of the new ink colors. I particularly love mixing corals and oranges on florals - and the new oranges are a perfect mix with our previous red family! I also did a mix of an older green with one of the new turquoise color families for the greenery. So much fun! I created a window frame using the negative space from the new Ornate Rectangle Frames die, and backed it with a coverplate. Sentiments are from the same stamp set, and I added a few Ombre Glitter drops to embellish. Here are more photos of this finished card:

My next card features the fun new Holiday Spirit set - I just love how festive this drink is, and by choosing which elements I used, and mixing up the sentiments - this card totally works beyond the holidays as well! I used the new orange family for this card as well - and I think this drink looks so fun and yummy! I added a frame cut from Ornate Rectangle Frames from the white glitter cardstock that is in the Holiday Sparkle glitter cardstock pack, and a sentiment from the new Beyond Happy sentiment set. Background was created with Dotted Chevrons coverplate, and a few Champagne glitter drops are the finishing touch! Here are more photos of this card:

Next up - I love the pretty new Farm Fresh set - those vases are going to be SOOO fun to combine with so many other Pinkfresh floral sets! For today's card though, I focused on the florals already in the stamp set. And - I used 5 of the new color families - one of the greens for the leaves, and 4 different color families for each flower. I added another negative piece from the Ornate Rectangle Frames for a decorative element, mounted over the Elongated Lattice coverplate die, and another sentiment from the Beyond Happy set. Finished off with some Emerald City clear drops to embellish! Here are some more photos of this card:

And finally - this last card mainly features the new Kaleidoscope stencil set, and the new Kaitlyn alpha set - I love the ornate detail on this alpha, it is so fun! I also used the Ornate Rectangle frames againt o create a window frame effect, and used Basic banners to frame my secondary sentiment. A few of the new Champagne clear drops finish this card off!

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Make sure and leave a comment before you leave for a chance to win one of 10 $25 gift certificate to Pinkfresh Studio chosen from comments left across the hop! All winners will be chosen and posted on the Pinkfresh Blog on Tuesday, November 21, 2023 - so make sure and check back to see if you were a winner! Winners must check that page and claim their prize within 2 weeks.

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