Hello and welcome to my blog! I am so happy to take part in the blog hop to celebrate the Simon Says Stamp Diecember release. You should ha...
It's always fun when it's time for a Simon Says Stamp blog hop and none more so when you see the fabulousness which is included in this Mothers & Fathers 2014 release! Here's a quic
Hello hello crafty friends and welcome back to another tutorial. I’m extremely excited to be apart of day 2 of Simon Says Stamp Blog Hop for their latest
Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Simon Says Stamp for their Cherished Release Blog hop! You can check out the entire new release HERE. There are so many fantastic new products. I have a c…
*This post contains affiliate links to Simon Says Stamp Happy Friday! Today I'm participating in a blog hop celebrating Simon Says Stamp's latest Yay You release. You should have arrived here from Emily Midgett's blog. As always, there are prizes. Leave a comment below for your chance to win $25 to spend in the Simon store. AND, if you make a purchase $25 or more between now and Sunday night, use BEAUTY and get the Beautiful die set pictured below for free! For my cards today, I'm channeling my inner Laura Bassen. I really love the new Domed Arches stencils. It's a set of five stencils/masks. The arches are designed to nest together together, but for today's cards I offset them, so they recede to the side rather than the center. I started with the second largest arch, inking it with Lemonade. I then lined the next arch up with the left side of the first arch, and inked with Citrine. This process was repeated with the next two sizes of arch and Pucker and Cherry ink. Note that i used blending brushes with a very light hand because I didn't want to overdo the contrast in my layers. The sentiment is from the new Yay You set and was stamped with Versafine. I wanted to show you guys that you don't have to have a massive ink collection to create this type of card. For this green version, I used the exact same technique, but this time I used just one color of ink, Aspen. You still get that great graphic gradiant look. You can amp up the contrast even more by inking with a heavier hand, but I love that this is a technique that isn't dependent on having more supplies. The sentiment is also from the Yay You set. OK, I'm going to send you on your way now. You next stop is Alberto Gava, and I have the entire list below in case you need it. Don't forget to leave comments along the way to be entered to win those $25 store credits. Happy hopping and good luck! Simon Says Stamp Blog Laura Bassen Debby Hughes Jennifer McGuire Amanda Korotkova Amy Rysavy Barbara Tarayao Bibi Cameron Emily Midgett Miriam Prantner Alberto Gava Heather Hoffman Vicky Papaioannou Lea Lawson Jennifer Kotas Sandi MacIver Seeka
*This post contains affiliate links to Simon Says Staamp. Happy Saturday! I'm excited to be participating in a blog hop today celebrating the Dream Big release from Simon Says Stamp. You should have arrived here from Emily Midgett's blog. Before I dive in to my cards, let's talk prizes. First off, Simon will be selecting a commenter from each stop along the way to receive a $25 credit to the Simon store. Also, if you place an order this weekend, you can use the code BIGHUGS to get this free Scripty Big Hugs die. Alright, on to my cards. Today I'm working with my new stencil set for Simon, Dimensional Cubes. I thought it would be fun to show off some different ways to use this set. This first card shows off a very basic application using just one of the stencils, the one with the cube quadrants. All I did here was ink the stencil, rotate once, ink again, etc. I used Heather, Violet, Iris, and Galaxy for a really cool monochromatic color scheme. The sentiment is from the previously released Yay You set. It was stamped with Versafine, die cut, and popped up with foam tape. Super easy! Next up, I used the same process for my four quadrants, although this time I mixed some greens and grays using Aspen, Sage, Flannel, and Earl. This time, I also used the stencil from the set with the inner squares, applying paste to my panel with that stencil. The card was finished off with the Basic Box Card Happy Birthday dies. I used a very dark gray for the shadow piece and cut three layers of light gray for the sentiment itself. Again, it was popped up with foam tape. I also wanted to incorporate the third stencil, which stencils the entire finished pattern. I started by stenciling the quadrants and center square as I had done previously, using Celery, Sprout, Limelicious, Pearfection, and Field. Next, I placed the full pattern stencil over top of my panel, slightly offset, and inked again with some Celery. I then shifted the stencil in the other direction, inking again with Celery. This gave my panel some extra interest/movement/depth. For my sentiment, I pulled out the Sending Good Vibes dies. The shadow piece was cut from white cardstock and inked around the edges with Celery, and I used a dark green cardstock for the sentiment itself. The entire piece was then popped up over my background panel. Finally, for my last card, I inked up the four quadrants very softly using Lemonade, Melon, Cheeky, and Peachy. Then I trimmed my stenciled piece down along the diagonals, so that the pattern looks more like squares than diamonds. I adhered the piece to a white mat, popped it up over my card base, and then added a sentiment from the Reverse Be You sentiment strips. These cards came together so quickly, and I hope I gave you some ideas for how to use the new stencils. Your next stop on the hop is Mindy Eggen, and I'll provide the full hop list below in case you need it. Thanks for stopping by, good luck, and happy hopping! Simon Says Stamp Blog Laura Bassen Amanda Korotkova Jennifer McGuire Barbara Tarayao Emily Midgett Miriam Prantner Mindy Eggen Heather Hoffman Barb Engler Jennifer Kotas Tina Smith Kim Hamilton
*This post contains affiliate links to Simon Says Stamp Hi folks! Today I'm happy to be participating in a blog hop celebrating the Handmade Holiday release from Simon Says Stamp. This is the second day of a two day blog hop. If you haven't participated in the first day, head over here to check out yesterday's posts. It's definitely worth a look especially since there's a $25 credit to Simon Says Stamp being given away at every stop over the two days. To be entered to win, just leave a comment. Winners will be announced on the Simon Says Stamp blog on November 17th. There's also a special offer available through this weekend. Use HDMADE4U to get a free Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide pad free with any purchase! My cards feature a couple of the new embossing folders from the release. I started off both of these cards by adding inking with a Tim Holtz blending tool, and then enhancing the images with Copics. First up the Delicate Pine Branches Embossing Folder. After embossing a panel of white cardstock, I used Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink to enhance the panel, inking more heavily along the edges and more lightly towards the center of the card. What I love about this technique is that it takes a bit of the guesswork out of coloring the image. Once I was done with the inking, I basically had a blueprint for how to color as some of the pine needles naturally inked up darker and others lighter. I used three blue Copics to enhance the inking: B95, B97, and B37. Not every pine needle was colored, I tried to keep the darker blues to the outside edges, and mimicked the inking with the lighter colors leaving some of the pine needles uncolored to enhance the depth of the panel. The sentiment is from the XL Christmas Greetings set. Next, I pulled out the Holly Branch Embossing Folder. This time I used Hickory Smoke to ink up the panel. This helps to define the images, including adding the details in the leaves. Then I went in with Copics to add some very simple coloring. My goal was basically to define the images, but to add veyr light color so that you can still see all the details/veining in the leaves that the inking brought out. For the leaves I used BG70, BG93, and BG96, I used RV11, R39, and F89 for the berries, and E70, E74, and E95 for the branches. I added a simple mat and a sentiment from the From All of Us sentiment strips which was gold foiled. Thanks so much for stopping by. The next stop on the hop is Tina Smith, but I've included the full list below. Happy Hopping! Simon Says Stamp Blog Laura Bassen Debby Hughes Bibi Cameron Keisha Charles Anna-Karin Evaldsson Vicky Papaioannou Mindy Eggen Barb Engler Miriam Prantner Tina Smith Norine Borys Sandi MacIver Adelle Emery Emma Williams Yoonsun Hur
Hello, hello crafty friends and welcome to the most awesome event in the universe, Simon Says Stamp Create Joy Blog Hop! Hooray!! Simon Says Stamp always amaze me and these winter holiday goodies are (I promise!) beyond amazing! Just WOW!! For my first card, I made a watercolour Christmas wreath card. SSS For To Us…
Hello crafty friends, TGIF! Welcome to the Simon Says Stamp Cherished Release Blog Hop!! If you arrived here from Nina Marie Trapani's blog you are on the right track! Today I will be sharing with you my summer themed cards using brand new Summer Flowers Stamp Set, Circular Lace Stencil, and Wonky Rectangles Die Set.…
Hello, hello crafty friends! Happy STAMPtember®! Yay!! Oh my goodness! I am so super excited and extremely honored to be a part of Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember® Blog Hop!! September is my favourite month of the year other than Christmas for card making and I am ready to enjoy the month-long event, STAMPtember®!! Are you…
Hello crafty friends, happy STAMPtember 2023!Can you believe fall is already everywhere (not in Australia, though)? As many of you already know, September is the best month for cardmaking and even we have the month-long STAMPtember festival! Today we have a huge STAMPtember Party with lots and lots of super talented card makers. I am…
Hello crafty friends, happy weekend!Welcome to the Simon Says Stamp Holly Jolly Release Blog Hop. Woohoo!! If you arrived here from super talented Lisa Addesa's blog you are on the right track!For my card today, I'm featuring the Scattered Stars stencil along with the CZ Design Joy Script die. First, I die cut snowflakes from…
Hello, hello crafty friends, TGIF! Welcome to the Simon Says Stamp Hey Love Release Blog Hop!! I have three Valentine's Day themed cards featuring several new products from the Hey Love Release! The Hey Love release is so pretty! I had so much fun working with these new stamps and dies!! For my first card,…
Hi there. Welcome. I’m excited to be a part of the Simon Says Stamp’s blog hop celebrating THIS awesome card kit … I created two cards using this kit and have a few tips to share. First, let me show you the cards… A FEW TIPS… 1. Try making multiple cards. The supplies are already out, so why not!? You can do the same design multiple times or try changing it up between cards. I really...Continue reading
Hey guys! Welcome to my blog! I'm so happy and excited to share my cards using products from the Simon Says Stamp, Fluttering By release !...
Hey guys! Welcome to my stop on the Simon Says Stamp, Good Vibes release blog hop. I'm so happy you're here! Look closely at the bo...
Hey guys! Welcome to my stop on day 1 of the Simon Says Stamp, Believe In You release blog hop. I'm so happy you're here an...
Hello, hello crafty friends! I can hardly believe that this year is almost over! Wow, time really flies!! But before I say hello to the year 2016, I want to enjoy the most awesome Simon Says Stamp You Have My Heart Blog Hop with you, YAY!!! Simon Says Stamp released Valentine themed products in December!…
Hello crafty friends, TGIF! I'm so excited to be a part of the Simon Says Stamp Celebrate You Release Blog Hop! If you arrived here from Amanda Korotkova's blog you are on the right track! My cards today, I am featuring the new Daisy Bouquet Stamp Set! For my first card, I stamped a bunch…
Hello everyone and very welcome to my blog! I am so happy to be a part of the blog hop celebrating the release of the Simon Says Stamp One ...
