Spring Flowers

It has taken me almost a whole year to get this Simon flower stamp set - it seemed to be constantly sold out.  But I finally snagged myself one, and here is my first card using it.

supplies: white and black cardstock, Simon's Spring Flowers, "sending" from Lila's Heart, Painted Hugs die, VersaMark and clear embossing powder, wilted violet, picked raspberry, mustard seed, twisted citron, and mowed lawn distress inks, blending tool, dandelion yellow, carnation, pink, and crushed grape Nuvo crystal drops gloss

The Nuvo drops in all 3 colors match the distress inks perfectly!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today.

Simon Says.............Anything Goes!

Welcome to another challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog!

This is your favorite week of the month - you can make anything you like! The team is using Carabelle Studio products this week, and if you have any, we'd love to see your creations, too, but that isn't necessary to play along.

If you're like me, you've had enough of winter, so I chose a big tropical leaf stencil and made a card that makes me feel warm and relaxed.

supplies: white cardstock, Carabelle Architecture de feuilles  stencil, twisted citron, mowed lawn, and lucky clover distress inks, ink blending tool, Winnie & Walter Hello cutaway, stamped sentiment from Hero Arts Hello stamp & cut, VersaFine Onyx Black ink, Tammy Tutterow Pinwheel Posies flower dies, My Mind's Eye brad

I started by securing my stencil to a piece of white cardstock, then colored in the leaves using the 3 distress inks.  That panel was then trimmed.  Next I die-cut the big Hello from the panel, along with 4 white ones, and glued them all together.  I stamped the little sentiment and then the stenciled panel was attached to my card base, adding my big hello.  To finish, I made a big Tammy Tutterow flower, holding the 4 layers together with a brad, and attached that to the upper part of the card.  

Now it's your turn - I can't wait to see what you create!  We have a  $50.00 gift voucher

to the amazing Simon Says Stamp store for 1 lucky random winner of this week's challenge!

Simon's February Card Kit

Here's a card using the Simon Says Stamp February Card Kit!

supplies: surf blue, white, and doll pink cardstock, dps from Doodlebug Cream & Sugar  and (teal print from) Dot Grid Daisy paper pads, Simon's Coffee and Tea stamp set,  aqua marker, Simon's Stitched Rectangle and Stitched Circle dies and Die-Namics Blueprints 20 banner die

This stamp set has some really fun sentiments, and the kit includes adorable embellishments, especially this Coffee Love die, and some Doodlebug Latte Love epoxy stickers - can't wait to play with them next!

Valentine Hugs!!

It's coming up on my favorite time of year - Valentine's Day - a day when I can let the people I love know I'm thinking of them.  I've been missing my mojo the last few weeks, but I think it may be returning, as this first card generated 2 others!

supplies: white cardstock, Concord & 9th Layers of Love dies, Winnie & Walter "hugs" from Big, Bold Friends cutaways, worn lipstick and candied apple distress inks, a green and pink marker, adhesive foam squares

I used the same framing die for my 2nd card today, trimming it away around the outer edges:

supplies: kraft, white and green cardstock, Doodlebug Gingham dp, Layers of Love, Fancy Blossoms, Folk Art Florals (leaves), All Occasion sentiment, Nuvo Carnation Pink gloss drop

And here's the fancy work from the above card used as a  frame for another die, this one from Simon:

supplies: white cardstock, Doodlebug Gingham dp, Layers of Love, Simon's Heart of Roses and Painted Hugs dies, a retired Sizzix flowers embossing folder, stamped "sending" from Simon's Lila's Heart, pieces of adhesive foam squares

Stay tuned - hopefully there are more to come!  Thanks for visiting today.

Hello Gorgeous!

Here's a fun card, using a Hero Arts Color Layering set - I paired it with a stencil.  Not sure that flamingos live beside the ocean, but this one does!

supplies: white cardstock, Hero Arts Color Layering Flamingo and matching die, Simon Says Stamp Waves stencil, and Tropical Leaves palm stamp, cracked pistachio, lucky clover, tea dye, and broken china distress ink, Hero Arts Ombre Mint Julep to Emerald Green ink

This multi-step flamingo is really fun to stamp and it layers easily, too!  I had fun putting together this scene.  Hope it makes you smile.

Five For Friday

Welcome to my blog - today I have a card being featured at Tammy Tutterow's Five for Friday semi-monthly feature!  Today I played with her Posie Parts stamps.

supplies: white and clay cardstock, dps from Doodlebug Petite Prints 6" pads, Tammy's Posie Parts stamps, sentiment from PTI, various yellow buttons

I decided to stamp on petite prints design papers; their scale is perfect for these smallish parts, and I love the selection of color each pad gives us.  I fussy-cut all of the elements - it's something I enjoy doing anyway, and having all the little pieces to play with is much easier, in my opinion, than masking would have been.  To add some dimension to this otherwise simple design, I sewed on buttons to the centers of the flowers, and pulled up the petals.

This was fun to put together, and brought a little spring into my life until the real thing shows itself!

Be sure to visit Tammy's blog to see what my team-mates did this time!

Simon Says.........Anything But a Card

Welcome to another challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog!

Our theme this week is "Anything But a Card", and we are using We R Memory Keepers products. 

I chose some ombre glassine papers and made a winter luminary:

supplies: We R Memory Keepers Oh Goodie! Ombre glassine paper pack, tall glass vase, Hero Arts Layering Snowflake dies, tall pillar candle

And another picture with the candle lit:

These snowflakes dies make a partial cut, so that everything remains attached.  Since I have a cuttlebug which cuts only 6" wide at a time, I needed to trim my glassine to that width, and I also added a 2nd width of 2 1/2" at the bottom.  The top panel was cut randomly, and on the bottom one I lined up the medium sized snowflakes.  After making my cuts, the snowflakes  were pulled outward, and then I secured the glassine strips at the back of my luminary.

Wouldn't a group of 3 of these in different heights make a pretty table centerpiece?

There are 6 colors to choose from in this pack.  I chose the aqua, but I think this would be fun to do in green using the new Simon Partial Cut Leaves, or in any of the other colors with flower dies!

Now it's your turn - I can't wait to see what you create!  Heidi has provided another $50.00 gift voucher

to the amazing Simon Says Stamp store for 1 lucky random winner of this week's challenge!

Hey There, Cutie!

Just checking in with a card that I made for our granddaughter's birthday later this month.

Last fall, I won a stamp set of my choice from Your Next Stamp, and I chose this darling set that features lots of cute woodland critters.  I'm very impressed with the quality of these stamps.

supplies: white and rust cardstock, dps from Bella Blvd and My Favorite Things, Your Next Stamp Woodland Cuties, markers to color, Die-Namics Snow Drifts, Stitched Mini Scallop Square and Blueprints 20 banner dies

Thanks for stopping by today!

Thinking of You

I have another card today using some of Tammy Tutterow's cling stamps.

supplies:  watercolor paper, Tammy Tutterow Thinking of You and Simple Line Border, Spectrum Aqua markers and water,  tumbled glass distress ink and blending tool

I love this doodled frame stamp that Tammy calls Simple Line Border - it's a great way to add a little interest to a one-layer card!  And this main stamp with the sweet flower pot and gorgeous written sentiment will be so useful for lots of different occasions.

Thanks for stopping by today - I appreciate your visit!

Simon Says..........Winter Birthday!

Welcome to another challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog!

Our theme this week is "Winter Birthdays" and my teamies and I are playing with Lawn Fawn goodies!

supplies: white cardstock, Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Winter dps, Winter Sparrows, blue and grey markers to color, Sophie's Sentiments, mini Misti, peppermint twine, pearl hearts, Simon Stitched Circles and Stitched Rectangles, adhesive foam squares

This adorable bird set has been a favorite of mine since it was released a few years back - hope they never retire it!  Since these papers are mostly in blues and greys, I followed suit when I colored the birds.  The blue plaid panel and the fussy-cut birds are popped up with foam squares.

Here's another favorite little stamp that works for this challenge, too:

supplies: white and red cardstock, ancient snowflake dp from my stash, Lawn Fawn Winter Bunny, red, grey and pink markers to color, Stitched Snowflake dies, tiny Sparkling Clear sequins, Die-Namics Snow Drifts die, Blueprints 20 banner, sentiment from retired The Craft's Meow, mini Misti 

Now it's your turn - I can't wait to see what you create!  Heidi has provided another $50.00 gift voucher

to the amazing Simon Says Stamp store for 1 lucky random winner of this week's challenge!

Tammy's Florals

Today is another of Tammy Tutterow's Five for Fridays, where her creative team shows off some projects that we've been working on during the month.

I have 2 cards today using some of Tammy's floral cling stamps.

supplies: white and black cardstock, vellum, MFT Tiny Check Brights gingham dp, Tammy's Sunflower Bunch, stamped on Bristol paper and colored with my Spectrum Aqua markers and water, Clearly Besotted Delightful Day sentiment and canning jar, Die-Namics Stitched Mini Scallop Rectangle die

I colored the sweet bouquet , cut it out, and then inserted the stems into my vellum canning jar before attaching it to the framed rectangle.  I use any excuse I can to use gingham, so this panel was brought in to pull out the yellow in the sunflower - the scale is just right!

My next card is one-layer.  I'll need to line the card front on the inside, as my markers bled through......

supplies: white cardstock, mini Misti, Tammy's Flower Swag 3, Spectrum Noir markers and Wink of Stella clear glitter pen, My Favorite Things All Occasion sentiment

I stamped the sentiment using my handy mini Misti in the center of my card, then stamped the Flower Swag above and below it.  Easy peasy and nice and flat for mailing!

I hope you'll visit Tammy's blog to see what my other teamies have made this time - we all have such different styles, it's really fun to see the variety of projects!

Simon Says........New Somethings!

Welcome to another challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog!

Happy New Year and welcome to our first challenge of 2017 !  Our theme this week is "New Somethings" and the team are showcasing Simon Says Stamp exclusive products. 

My "new" is a set of Simon rose dies from the last DieCember release called Hey Love.  I die-cut them once and made 2 cards from them, using the positive and negative die-cuts.

This first one uses the negative die-cuts, and some papers that I made ages ago using the polished stone technique (pouncing alcohol inks on glossy white paper).   I love how this one appears to have been stenciled, but I just used the positive die-cut as a spacer to insert my negative pieces, gluing them down one by one, then removing the outine die, which I then used on my 2nd card below.

supplies: white and aqua cardstock, my own polished stone papers, Simon's Elegant Roses dies and It's Your Birthday stamps, DieNamics Layered Leaves, Blueprints 20 stitched rectangle, Winnie & Walter Audrey's Cutaways scalloped rectangle

For this one, I used the positive die-cuts:

supplies: white cardstock, my own polished stone papers, Simon's Elegant Roses dies and It's Your Birthday stamps, DieNamics Layered Leaves, Taylored Expressions Garden Party embossing folder, Winnie & Walter Audrey's Cutaways scalloped rectangle, Doodlebug enamel dots

I used another "new" crafty item on this last card, the lovely Garden Party embossing folder.

Now it's your turn - I can't wait to see what you create!  Heidi has provided another $50.00 gift voucher

to the amazing Simon Says Stamp store for 1 lucky random winner of this week's challenge!