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Sparkling Season

September 5, 2022

Hi there! Popping in to share a beautiful, new STAMPtember® collaboration called Sparkling Season designed by Gina K Designs for Simon Says Stamp.

STAMPtember® Collaboration with Gina K Designs-Sparkling Season

I loved this large five-pointed snowflake image and stamped it with Versamark ink onto pie-shaped pieces of solid colored cardstock. For the sentiment I used one of the Reverse From Me Christmas Sentiment Strips.

STAMPtember® Collaboration with Gina K Designs-Sparkling Season

Here is a fun, little reel to show how I created this card.

I know that these collaboration sets often sell out, and I wanted to be sure to bring you a design that could easily be adapted to a snowflake image that you might already have. Thanks so much for stopping by!

New! Tim Holtz Watercolor Pencils

September 3, 2022

Hello! Today I am so excited to take a first look at the new Tim Holtz Watercolor Pencils. I was so fortunate to receive the Set 2 of 12 pencils to try out, but there are actually 36 colors available.

SSS-XL Teacher Greetings, Tim Holtz Watercolor Pencils

I quickly swatched out the twelve colors below and they are gorgeous! I used Arches Cold Press Watercolor paper and a simple brush with water to blend out the colors. The start very pigmented and blend out seamless and smooth.

Tim Holtz Watercolor Pencils

I wanted to create a simple, colorful card that showcased several of these colors so I simply drew stripes with the pencil and blended them out with a brush. I added an embossed sentiment from the XL Teacher Greetings stamp set.

SSS-XL Teacher Greetings, Tim Holtz Watercolor Pencils

Here is a video showing the swatching and card making.

These delicious new pencils are available now at Simon Says Stamp! All the links are below. Thanks so much for stopping by!

STAMPtember® Blog Party

September 2, 2022

Hi there! Today I’m joining Simon Says Stamp for a STAMPtember® Blog Party!

SSS-Happy Faces

My first card features the Happy Faces Stamp Set. I stamped several of the solid circle image using Pawsitively Saturated Inks for a dreamy overlapping rainbow design.

SSS-Happy Faces

For my next card I stamped the same solid circle image from Happy Faces and added an embossed sentiment from Circle Sayings.

SSS-Happy Faces, Circle Sayings

Here is a video showing how I created these cards.

The links to all of the designers participating in the STAMPember® Blog Party can be found over on the Simon Says Stamp blog. Thanks so much for stopping by!

STAMPtember® is Here!

August 31, 2022

Hello and happy STAMPtember® 2022! We are kicking off a month long celebration with a fun, new release. You can check out all of the amazing new products HERE!

SSS-Berry Wreath, Handwritten Hello

My first card features the gorgeous Berry Wreath die set. I used several shades of solid colored cardstock, adding glossy accents to a few berries. For the sentiment I used the new Handwritten Hello die set.

SSS-Berry Wreath, Handwritten Hello

This next card showcases the new Basic Box Card Balloon die that coordinates with the Basic Box Card die set.

SSS-Basic Box Card Balloon, Black Eyed Susans

I die cut the balloon panel once with white cardstock and with Really Rainbow pattern paper. I embossed a sentiment from Black Eyed Susans.

SSS-Basic Box Card Balloon, Black Eyed Susans

I have a reveal video walking through the STAMPtember® release over on the Simon Says Stamp blog. You can check it out HERE! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Circle Patterns

August 30, 2022

Hi there! Today I’m sharing a fun, circle pattern design created using strips of cardstock and a circle die.

SSS-Take Note

The idea for this fun, striped circle pattern came from this gorgeous quilt pattern that I came across on Pinterest.

Isn’t this an incredible quilt pattern? Here’s another great pic. You can find more of Lisa Hofmann-Maurer’s amazing work HERE.

I trimmed strips of solid colored cardstock to 1/4″ and adhered them to a panel. Then I cut the strips out using a circle die. The sentiment is from the Take Note stamp set.

SSS-Take Note

I have a quick little reel showing the process below.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Diamond Tiles

August 29, 2022

Hi there! Today I’m sharing a project featuring the Diamond Tiles die set. This is one of my favorite die sets for several reasons. The first being that my daughter, Alex, designed this die set years ago and of course they lend themselves perfectly to my geometric loving heart. I used several shades of solid colored cardstock and pieced them together to create this fun pattern.

SSS-Diamond Tiles

For the sentiment I used one of the CZ Reverse Birthday Sentiment Strips with the Sentiment Label dies.

SSS-Diamond Tiles

There really is no end to the designs you can create with these dies. I find so much inspiration from quilt makers for these dies. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Take Note

August 28, 2022

Hi there! Today I’m sharing this project over on the Simon Says Stamp Blog featuring the Take Note stamp & die set.

SSS-Take Note

I love this simple repeated pencil design and it makes for a great back-to-school card to give to your favorite student or teacher. You can check out the video of this project HERE!
Thanks so much for stopping by!

Let’s Celebrate

August 23, 2022

Hi there! Today I’m sharing a simple birthday card using the Let’s Celebrate stamp set included in the September Card Kit by Simon Says Stamp.

SSS-Let's Celebrate

I simply stamped the banner several times staggering it down the card and colored the flags with Copics.

SSS-Let's Celebrate

I shared a fun, little reel of this card over on Instagram. You can view it below. Bailey, my daughter, has been helping me with my Instagram. She did such a good job on this one with the song choice and everything.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Vintage Garden

July 31, 2022

Hi there! Today I’m sharing a project using the beautiful Vintage Garden stamp set included in the August Card Kit by Simon Says Stamp.

SSS-Vintage Garden, Alstroemeria Stem, Blossom Vine

I love this gorgeous scripty sentiment paired with these colorful floral die cuts. I used the Alstroemeria Stem & Blossom Vine dies with Concord & 9th cardstock. I added some detail shading to each bloom using small round blender brushes. The panel is popped up onto a Smoke cardbase, included in the August Card Kit.

SSS-Vintage Garden, Alstroemeria Stem, Blossom Vine

You can check out more gorgeous inspiration using the August Card Kit HERE! Thanks so much for stopping by!