Spellbinders Hot Foil Glimmer of the Month Kit for July

 This month's Glimmer of the Month Kit is a welcome addition to our hot foil plates - it makes different sizes of stripes!  For my first card I paired it with Teal glimmer hot foil and made a monochromatic card.

supplies: white, aquas and green card, Stripe Hot Foil Glimmer plate, teal glimmer foil, Be Bold Blooms dies, foiled sentiment and die from Be Bold Glimmer Sentiments set, aqua sequins

I foiled the striped glimmer plate horizontally across the top of my card, then just added my flowers and a foiled die-cut sentiment.

There is also a die in this set that cuts 3 different widths of stripes!  My next card utilizes that.

supplies: white and summer colors of cardstock, Spellbinders July Glimmer of the Month Stripes die, Be Bold Blooms die, Pink Fresh Studio Curvy Leaves die, Simon Says Stamp reverse sentiment strip and Detail Bohemian Cover Plate , adhesive foam squares

I chose 5 summery colors of cardstock and cut out the stripes - the die gives you 3 different widths with each cut.  Then I decided on a color order, and glued the strips diagonally to a scrap of white cardstock. That panel was trimmed and run through my machine with the cover plate for some subtle texture.  After attaching the panel to my card front, I simply added a single flower and leaves and a sentiment.

You can find all the information you'll need HERE to get this fun kit for yourself.  You'll have until July 28 to join the club, and you can "unjoin" at any time!  And don't forget that each month you'll also get a roll of glimmer foil!

Simon's Annual Kids Only Vacation Challenge!

 

I wanted to make sure that you knew that Simon Says Stamp is hosting our annual month-long Kid's Challenge!  We do this every year to give our young designers out there the spotlight.  This year the challenge begins today and runs until July 28.

The theme is Anything Goes,  and it's open to all children between the ages of 2 and 16.  You are allowed to help them a little bit, if necessary, but we really want them to create something all by themselves.  

We will have THREE surprise Grab Bags of crafty goodness for 3 separate winners, all chosen at random!

This challenge is open for CHILDREN ONLY, and any entry from anyone over the age of 16 will be deleted.  Please make sure to add the child's age along with his/her name when you post your entry.

The challenge will remain open until 6 P.M. EST July 28th, and the random winners will be announced soon after the challenge closes. You can enter HERE at the Wednesday blog.

Easy and Fun Daisy Cards

  Playing again with my new Daisy Days suite.  Today I'm using the Fill in the Blank papers that coordinate with the stencils and stamps.  

For my first card, I was heavily influenced by Melissa's sample card that she made for the release of these products in May; loved the red and yellow color scheme she used!  It's something I'd never have come up with on my own......This one starts with a beige/taupe Fill in the Blank base.

supplies: Lipstick Red cardstock, The Greetery  Daisy Days Fill in the Blank paper, Daisy Days stencils and matching stamps, Altenew mini ink pads and a blending brush, Heffy Doodle Bold Banner Sentiments and matching die, sunshine enamel dots

After stencilling the background card, I attached the large flowers stencil and ran it through my machine with an embossing pad and plate to give it some extra dimension, then added enamel dots to the flower centers and my sentiment.

Next I started with a pink Fill in the Blank card base.

supplies: The Greetery  Daisy Days Fill in the Blank paper, Daisy Days stencils and matching stamps, Daisy Days matching dies, Pink Fresh Studio Rise & Shine yellows and Altenew Grass Field and Shadow Creek greens inks, Simon Reverse Sentiment Strip

I added some extra die-cut and stamped flowers for a little dimension on this one.

This suite makes for a fairly fast card when you need something in a hurry - and it's a fun process, too!

Have a great weekend!

My June Favorites

 Here are my personal favorites for this month.

What did I do before dies????  Thanks for stopping by!

Simon Says......Anything Goes

Welcome to our weekly challenge at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge!

 

It's the end of the month, so our theme as always is Anything Goes! The team is featuring Riley & Co. stamps again.  

supplies: white card, Riley & Co. Glow Behind the Horizon stamp, Spellbinders Awesome Birthday clear stamps, Ranger Gold Tinsel embossing powder, Wonky Stitched Rectangle die

Now it's your turn!  We have a $25.00 gift certificate 

to the amazing Simon Says Stamp store for 1 lucky random winner of this week's challenge!  I can't wait to see what you all make this week!

Just Playin'.......

 with a mix of Simon Says Stamp goodies for today's card.

supplies: white and Audrey Blue card, Doodlebug Floral Graph patterned papers, Simon's Blooming Meadow flowers and leaves, Garden Greetings sentiment, Blossom Field embossing folder, Hero Arts Nesting Rectangle die, enamel dots, adhesive foam squares to lift flowers and frame

To start, I stamped and fussy-cut the flowers and leaves from some tiny floral tone-on-tone prints and arranged them with the help of some Press 'n Seal.  Then I cut a rectangle out of a white card panel.  On the smaller rectangle I stamped my sentiment, and ran the "frame" through my floral embossing folder.  The flowers were then attached to the frame and the inner rectangle glued to my card.  Then I lifted the frame and flowers with some adhesive foam squares.

Thanks for your visit!

Blue Bells

 Here's a card using another of my new The Greetery dies recently released.

supplies: white, cornflower blue, paler blue, and green cardstock, The Greetery Blue Bells Botanicuts dies, Altenew Fine Frames die, Hero Arts (retired) Old Letter Writing woodblock stamp and sentiment from (retired) Forever cling stamps, partial Sunny Studio Frilly Frames Eyelet Lace die,micro-dot adhesive, Doodlebug tiny heart sprinkle

I love any flower that's blue, so this one was a must-have die for me.  I thought I'd make a vintage-feeling card using some old Hero arts stamps along with more modern supplies.  Once again, the micro-dot adhesive came to the rescue to help secure the teensy frame and the skinny flower dies - makes everything SO much easier!

After cutting out my scalloped panel, I masked off an area to stamp the script background.  Then I added the skinny blue frame, and stamped the main sentiment.  Lastly I added my blue bells, and then popped up the panel above a white card base.

My husband and I celebrated our 51st anniversary earlier this month, and here's the card I made him; it incorporates these bluebells along with some older The Greetery dies.

supplies: white, cream, kraft, green, and 2 blue cardstocks, The Greetery Wood Slice Hearts, Blue Bells Botanicuts, Love die, and sentiment from Love Is, faded jeans distress ink

This is a take on some cards I made for Valentine's Day last year.

There's also a similar Botanicut set released at the same time that is Lavender - it's on my wishlist!

Thanks for stopping by - have a great day!

When Life Gives You Lemons........

 Today's card is made up of the supplies in the July Card Kit from Simon Says Stamp.

supplies: white cardstock, vellum (not in kit), Tim Holtz Window Frame, Simon You Shine Window Box and sentiment stamps, buffalo plaid from Simple Stories Vintage Lemon Twist paper pad

I knew I wanted to use the window box along with one of the window baseboard pieces, but then it was difficult to add a sentiment, so I came up with the idea to make an "awning" to hold it!

Here's the kit - don't you love the colors this month?  There are lots of fun things inside, also: the Emboss and Cut Flower Garden folder and a bottle of Tim Holtz Foundry Wax in Gilded! 

A Wedding Card

 June is the month for weddings, and although I don't have one this year to attend, it's always good to have something "just in case".  I decided I wanted to make a white-on-white design, and use vellum and embossing.  I took this first picture against a bouquet of white peonies.

supplies: white and Cream card, vellum, Simon Beautiful Flowers and Thankful Flowers (leaves) clear stamp sets, clear embossing ink and white powder, Tammy Tutterow/Maker's Movement Sweet Petite Sentiment, Simon Blossom Field embossing folder, Hero Arts Nesting Rectangle dies, micro dot adhesive

I'm thrilled with the new micro dot adhesive - it is PERFECT for adhering vellum elements!  

Here's a 2nd photo taken in my usual way, inside under our bathroom skylight.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Simon Says........Clean and Simple

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

This week we want to see some Clean and Simple designs.  The team is featuring Hero Arts products.  You don't have to use this brand to enter our challenge, but if you do have some of their products, we'd love to see you using them, too!

I used a stamp set and 2 sets of dies that Hero Arts made first as a card kit.  But it was so popular that they were re-released as single products.  In my opinion, they are timeless designs!

supplies: cream and parchment cardstock, Hero Arts Sending Love Mail clear stamps, Envelope Accessories and Boutique Accessories dies, markers to color, tiny heart sprinkle, adhesive foam squares

Now it's your turn!  We have a $25.00 gift certificate 

to the amazing Simon Says Stamp store for 1 lucky random winner of this week's challenge!  I can't wait to see what you all make this week!

Hello Sweet Friend

 Here's another card using my new Pretty Pink Posh Spring Foliage dies, this time in cool colors.  

supplies: white, various blues, purples, and greens from Memory Box paper collections pads, Pretty Pink Posh Spring Foliage dies, Simon Blossom Field embossing folder, Pink Fresh Studio Perfect Sentiments stamp and matching die, (retired) Wplus9 Hand Written Hello sentiment, enamel dots 

You can't see it, but I used an old twig wreath die as a platform to add my flowers to, and then popped the whole thing above my card base with adhesive squares.

It's a new week - hope it's a great one for you! 

Bless You

 Here's a card made with a set of Becca Feeken dies that were released last week - her collection is called The Right Words.

supplies: white, pink, green, and pale yellow cardstock, pale grey striped patterned paper, You Are a Blessing dies

This die set includes what you see, plus a few other words/parts of words to build around "Bless".  Isn't the font lovely?  

Many thanks to Spellbinders for sending me this new set to play with!  

New 3D Embossing Folders

 Spellbinders is launching a line of 3D Embossing Folders, and they were kind enough to send one of the 10 new ones to me.  It's called Puff Dotty - here's what I did with it.

supplies: white, 2 shades each of aqua, blue, and green cardstock, Spellbinders Puff Dotty 3D embossing folder, a daisy and leaves from a 2019 Small Die of the Month kit, retired Happy die, Tim Holtz Sentiment label sticker

To begin I cut some strips from 6 shades of blue to green cardstock, and glued them diagonally onto a 1 3/4" X 5 1/2" strip, then attached that to my white card panel and ran it through my Big Shot machine with the complete platform and 1 cutting plate.  Then I simply added my stacked sentiment and a daisy!

Be sure to check out all 10 of these new 3D folders - they are a generous 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" size, so you can use them for slimline cards too!

Just Wanted to Say Collection

 Spellbinders released a new collection recently. which they are calling Just Wanted to Say, and I have 3 cards to share with you!

My first card features the new Wreath Builder dies.

supplies: white card, Wreath Builder dies, markers to color, white pearls, sentiment from Concord & 9th Harvest Wreath Turnabout stamp set, Wplus9 Blossomsberry ink

I kept this CAS, and used 2 sprigs of flowers and leaves, cut twice each, to form my wreath, then added additional flowers - easy and a delicate design!  There are dies for the flowers alone, which I doubled up for more dimension.

Next up, some bird cards!  This first one uses the Little Chickadee dies.

supplies: white and Audrey Blue card, Little Chickadee and a leaf sprig from Wreath Builder dies, colored with markers, Simon Beautiful Butterflies sentiment, Lumber embossing folder, heart sprinkles

I used the 3rd of the leaf sprigs from the Wreath Builder dies to make something for the bird to perch on, cutting them all from white cardstock and coloring them with markers before assembling.  I wanted to bring out more of the aqua in the bird, so I embossed a woodgrain texture onto my background, and inlaid the retired Becca Feeken shape into it.

My 3rd card features another bird set called Sweet Birdie, and I made a mini slimline with it.

supplies: white, 2 yellows, black, and green card, Sweet Birdie dies, Petite Floral Potpourri dies and Mini Slimline Envelope/Nested Card Creator dies, a retired Hero Arts sentiment, black enamel dot, adhesive foam squares 

These last 2 sets of birds contain 8 dies each, so you can make a variety of birds just by changing up colors and adding and subtracting elements to make them as complicated or simple as you like. 

Once again, many thanks to Spellbinders for sharing these fun dies with me!