Hi there! Just popping in quick to share a little sneak of a project that I have up on the Simon Says Stamp blog featuring the Center Cut Kaleidoscope Background Cling with some fancy schmancy masking & ink blending:) I added a sentiment using the CZ All Caps No 01 dies and Fa La La stamp set.
Check out the full project & video over on the Simon Says Stamp blog.
I also have a winner to announce from my Holiday Tag Kit giveaway.
Congratulation Lee!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Waffle Flower for their Valentine’s Day Release Blog Hop!
I’ve created a couple of cards featuring some of my favorites from the Valentine’s Day release. My first card features the adorable Little Bakers stamp set and coordinating dies.
For the background I stamped the tiny heart image from Little Bakers. I colored the sweet bakers with Copics and popped them up with foam tape.
My next card features the Make a Fish stamp & die set.
Seriously, I can’t get over the attention to detail here with these dies. Incredibly designed and so unique! I die cut all the pieces with white cardstock and used my Copics to add the color.
For the background I used a BG10 & BG11 Copic refill along with Blending Solution on Yupo paper. I added an embossed sentiment from the Make a Fish stamp set.
Hi there! Today I’m joining Spellbinders for their holiday blog hop! You can check out all of the new holiday products HERE.
My first card features the Tree Picking die.
I used alcohol inks on yupo paper for the background and added a sentiment from the Ho Ho Ho die set on glittered cardstock.
This next card features the Snowflake Snippets.
Again, I used alcohol inks for the background. I die cut the Snowflake Snippet die onto white glitter cardstock and embossed a sentiment from Jumbo Stripes.
Giveaway!
To celebrate this release, Spellbinders is giving away a $50 gift certificate to FIVE lucky winners. Please leave a comment on Spellbinders blog by Sunday, December 10th 11:59 pm EDT for a chance to win. The winners will be announced in the blog hop post on Spellbinders blog the following day.
You can also leave me a comment for your chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Spellbinders.
Blog Hop:
Spellbinders
Simon Says Stamp
Yana Smakula
Laura Bassen
Stephanie Low
Svitlana Shayevich
Sharyn Sowell
May Sukyong Park
Elena Salo
Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Simon Says Stamp for their DieCember® Blog Hop.
My first card features the Evergreen Circle die. I die cut the evergreen image with a nested circle die and then using a slightly larger circle mask, blended distress inks onto the background.
I embossed a sentiment from the Coolest Yulest stamp set and popped the panel up onto a Fog card base.
This next card uses the same technique and features the Picture Book Tree Background die.
I used a Basic Rectangle die to die cut the Picture Book Tree image out and then masked a slightly larger rectangle using post-it tape to blend the distress inks onto the background.
Here’s a video to show you how I created these cards.
Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop.
Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday.
HOP ORDER:
Simon Says Stamp Blog
Laura Bassen←you are here!
Nichol Spohr
Nina-Marie Trapani
Amy Rysavy
Heather Ruwe
Kelly Latevola
Suzy Plantamura
Lisa Addesa
Anna-Karin Evaldsson
Gayatri Murali
Virginia Lu
Lorraine Aquilina
Hello there & Happy DieCember®! The latest DieCember® release by Simon Says Stamp is now available and there is so much to love. I have a couple of project to share with you using a few of my faves from the release.
First up is a project featuring the new Picture Book dies. The Picture Book dies are some of my most favorite dies by Simon and I was absolutely giddy to see a Hippo, a Moose & a Polar Bear💗
For the background I partially die cut one of the larger Nested Circle dies to create a circle frame and blended distress inks behind using Candied Apple, Spiced Marmalade & Squeezed Lemonade.
The sentiment is also from the DieCember® release and is called the Script Miss You die.
Next up is another fantastic new die! I LOVE this one. It’s called the Happy HB die.
I kept this one really clean & simple adhering several strips of colored cardtsock in a row to show through the die cut letters of the Happy HB die. I used one of the Nested Circle dies to die cut the Happy HB die cut into a circle shape and popped it up over the colorful strips.
The colors of solid cardstock I use are: (top to bottom)
Amethyst Allure, Royal Purple, Doll Pink, Schoolhouse Red, Chilli Pepper, Orange Peel, Sunshine
I’ll be sharing more projects in the next few days so stay tuned for the blog hops & giveaways!!
Check out the new DieCember® release below & thanks so much for stopping by!
Hello! Have you seen the latest Limited Edition Holiday Tag Kit by Simon Says Stamp? I’ve created a few projects to share with you using the kit.
I created these tags using the Fanciful Tag dies that are included in the kit. I love the door flap that you can add to make the tag interactive. I added some images and sentiments from the Handmade Christmas stamp set included in the kit.
I used several of the gorgeous pattern papers in the kit and added photos behind the door for a fun surprise.
For this next card I used the Snowflake stencil by Tim Holtz along with the Ranger Opaque White Texture paste included in the kit.
For the sentiment I used one of the Heidi Swapp foil accent holiday stickers included in the kit.
Here’s a video to show you how I created these projects.
For more information about the kit visit the Simon Says Stamp blog!
Leave me a comment for your chance to win a prize package!
Also wanted to announce the winner from my Altenew Markers Release blog hop.
Congratulations Louanne Collins!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hi there! Today I have a couple of projects over on the Mama Elephant blog featuring the Scripty Notes stamp set.
For my first card I combined the Scripty Notes set with The Cat’s Meow.
I stamped the cats with Memento ink and colored them with Copics. Then I die cut a circle window into Soft Stone cardstock to frame the sentiment from the Scripty Notes set and added some sparkling clear sequins to finish it off.
For my next card I used some sweet images from the Whimsical Winter stamp set. 
I also used the Framed Tags-Hug it Out creative cuts for the red frame & brown tag. I colored the images with Copics and added a bit of ink blending on the background using Mermaid Lagoon & Blueprint Sketch.
That’s all for today! Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Simon Says Stamp again for another exciting cyber week reveal. I’ve created a couple of projects featuring the fun new Friend Forever exclusive stamp & die set designed by Lawn Fawn.
My first card uses the sweet little birdie images. I stamped several on a curve and colored them in non other than rainbow order:)
I used the Card Curved Edge die on the striped pattern paper and the sentiment is also from the Friend Forever set.
This next card uses the Magic Color Slider dies by Lawn Fawn along with the sweet otter images from the Friend Forever set.
I used the Put a Bow on It die on white glittered cardstock and added a sentiment from the Winter Otter stamp set. I embellished it with some snowflake sequins & clear drops.
I have a video. It’s not a tutorial, but more me just chitty chatting about the new exclusive set and cards that I’ve made using images from it.
This is a shadow box from back in September that I made using the same otter images & santa hat that are also included in the Friends Forever set.
Like I mentioned in the video, not all of these images are in the Friends Forever set, but some are and these are just some ideas in ways that you might be able to use them and draw from sets that you already have. This next one is an oldie but I love that sweet mouse image that is also included in the new exclusive and it’s the perfect size for the Snow Globe Shaker.
This is another older project using the same sweet mouse image and sentiment included in Friends Forever.
One last throw-back. I used the sweet dachshund & scarf image that is also included in Friends Forever.
Check out the blog hop for even more amazing inspirationg!
Blog Hop:
Simon Says Stamp Blog
Lawn Fawn Blog
Jennifer McGuire
Kristina Werner
Yana Smakula
Laura Bassen
Nichol Spohr
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Simon Says Stamp in a blog hop to reveal Suzy’s Classical Christmas Watercolor Prints. I LOVE all of Suzy’s Watercolor Prints! They make the best little gifts for crafty friends. In fact my kids are always asking, “Mom, do you have any new Suzy’s Watercolor prints, yet?” They love them, too!
For this card I simply colored one of her new Classical Christmas Watercolor Prints with Copics and turned it into a shaker card.
I created the frame using one of the Basic Rectangle dies. Then I used foam tape strips to create the shaker and filled it with Sparkling Clear Snowflake Sequins.
Want to see some more fabulous inspiration using Suzy’s new Classical Christmas Watercolor Prints? Hop along to see more:
Simon Says Stamp Blog
Suzy Plantamura
Kathy Racoosin
Kelly Latevola
Yana Smakula
Laura Bassen←you are here!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hi there! I’m back with Mama Elephant highlighting the new Lion Dance stamp set.
For the background I blended distress inks on the Hillside Cover die. I stamped the images from Lion Dance with Memento ink and colored them with Copics then I used the coordinating dies to cut them out and popped them up with foam tape. 
Check out the Mama Elephant blog stop see more inspiration using the Lion Dance set. Thank so much for stopping by!
