Embossed Floral Encouragement Cards - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! Today I've got a simple trio of encouragement cards featuring a beautiful embossing folder from Simon Says Stamp, as well as one of my favorite sentiment sets! Do you recognize those colors as well? Yep...I also used up some leftovers from THESE cards that I posted a couple days ago! I mean, when you have pretty leftovers sitting nearby, what's a girl to do?!?

I had 3 panels leftover that had been cut from some of Lawn Fawn Schoolyard cardstock pack with a Nested Stitched Rectangle die. I had been wanting to use the pretty Peony Trio embossing folder, so I centered each panel in the embossing folder and ran it through. The good part about doing this, is if you die cut AFTER embossing, you flatten out the embossed image. So this way I had the pretty stitched edge already on there, and also a nice deep embossed impression. I popped those up with foam adhesive on a white cardbase, added sentiments from Inside Greetings 1, and then wrapped around coordinating Prima Yarn to tie in a bow. I thought about gems, but these were just too perfect as they were to mess with them! Here is a closer look at each one:

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Glow On Fox - Simon Says Stamp Shine On Release

 Good evening - and happy end of June! Finishing out the month with ONE more card with the new Shine On Release from Simon Says Stamp - one of those cards using a bunch of leftover items from other cards. Sometimes that is fun, because I combine things I might not have picked up to put together, but they end up working in a way I didn't plan or expect. Always a surprise!

The background was created with the negative piece from Dancing Meadows that I used on THIS card, layered over a cardbase created with Seashell cardstock. There are a couple A7 Arches tucked in on top of it, one from Ivory Glitter cardstock that was left from THIS card that posted this morning, and then I cut another one in the same size from white cardstock to offset for a shadow effect. I die cut another of the Dancing Meadows from Apricot cardstock, and grabbed some of those pieces to layer on the card. The fox is one from Clever Fox that I had stamped, stenciled, and die cut along with the ones I used on THIS card, THIS card, and THIS treat box. I also added a coordinating little bow with Prima twine around his neck. Sentiment is one I die cut and didn't use on the project I had planned to put it on - die cut from the new Glow On die with a secondary sentiment from EZ Strips Glow On Reverse Sentiment Strips. A few Dazzling Clear Gems tucked around finish this card off! Here are more photos of all the layers and details on this card:

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Birthday Fox - Simon Says Stamp Shine On Release

Good evening! I'm back with another card using the BRAND NEW Shine On Release from Simon Says Stamp - I did say I had lots of projects to share in the next couple days, didn't I? And even more fair warning - you will be seeing lots of these adorable foxes. Not only have they been one of my favorite animals for a long time, but these ones are adorable AND come with coloring stencils! Can you tell why I'm happy?!?

I started off by stamping and ink blending this sweet fox using the Clever Fox set and a mix of Clay, Terracotta, Ballerina, Cozy, and Buttercream inks - as well as one of the fun new Detail Shading brushes (which I love!). I then layered up some pattern papers for the background from Simple Stories Pink Lemonade and Color Me Happy paper pads. I added a small strip of Audrey cardstock to separate the two pieces. I used a window that was leftover from another card for which I used the new Embossed Squovals. You know how I love to not waste anything if I don't have to! I created an outer frame using a couple of the previously released Squovals dies and some Ivory Glitter cardstock to glam it up a bit. The sentiment is from another new set called Plane Awesome. A bit of Prima Yarn and some glittery enamel dots finish this card off! 

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Sweet Little Critters - Simon Says Stamp Always There Release Blog Hop Day 1

Good morning! Excited today to be joining in on Day 1 of an incredible blog hop to celebrate the BRAND NEW Simon Says Stamp Always There Release! 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 Hot Mess stamp set set FREE with any purchase from the Always There Release products (will be automatically added to card!) through May 31, 2026 - while supplies last (offer ends at 11:59 PM EDT)!!!

I put some of the ADORABLE new dies in this release to use, and created this sweet little trio of cards - the cuteness is just too much!

I started off by die cutting and assembling the adorable Fable Lion, Fable Elephant, and Fable Giraffe dies using a variety of different cardstock colors, and doing a bit of ink blending on the pieces to add some extra dimension. Cardstocks and inks are all listed below! I also die cut and created windows and layered frames using the new A2 Notched Rectangles dies and Sparkler Scallop Frames. The frame around the window is white glitter cardstock, and I tucked some pattern paper behind from Carta Bella Lemonade 6x6 paper pad. I added sentiments from the new Classic Friendship stamp and die set, heat embossed in gold, and then added coordinating gems in opposing corners of each card. Finished off with a few white gel pen dots on the cheeks (that also had a bit of soft pink inking on them) and coordinating bows from Prima yarn. Here are lots more photos, and closer images of each of these adorable critters!

BLOG HOP LIST:

• Simon Says Stamp Blog 
• Nina-Marie Trapani
• Heather Hoffman
• Cathy Zielske
• Laura Bassen
• Suzy Plantamura
• Amy Rysavy
• Mindy Eggen
• Cheiron Brandon
• Lea Lawson
• Barb Engler
• Yana Smakula
• Heejung Hunsberger
• Kristin Sluhan
• Susan Valle

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Pink Floral Kindness Appreciated - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! I'm here today with a soft and pretty monochromatic card featuring an embossing folder with some heat embossing to help make it pop a little extra. I used several recently released items from Simon Says Stamp - and I love this sentiment so much. It's kind of a unique type of sentiment that I don't feel you see a lot, but I think is super meaningful!

I started off with the Everlasting Flowers embossing folder, and embossed a panel of Apricot cardstock. I used the debossed side of the panel, and swiped over it with White Pigment ink. I was planning to stop there - and it was nice and soft and pretty already - but thought it would be fun to add some white embossing powder to make it a little more special. The sentiment is from Bereavement Thank Yous, stamped on the next lightest shade of cardstock, Seashell. To set it off from the busy background, I layered together several strips of white cardstock with torn edges, a simple way to add some lovely texture. Added a bow using coordinating Prima Yarn, and then a couple little rows of Peachy Dazzling Gems to accent! Here is a closer look at this card:

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