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You’re the Bestest

December 30, 2018

Hi there! Long time no post, eh? It’s been a festive blur! Hope you all had a wonderful holiday. I’m happy to finally get some crafty time and share a project I created featuring the Outline Floral Frame die. I die cut this gorgeous floral frame with white cardstock and colored it using my Copics.

I backed the frame with acetate and created a full card shaker. For the background I blended some distress inks in Spun Sugar, Spiced Marmalade & Squeezed Lemonade. I also flicked some of the inks along with white acrylc ink. Then I stamped a beautiful sentiment from the So Loved stamp set.

To fill the shaker I used some Heart Confetti & sequin mixes. Also want to mention that the foam strips are a dream to use for shakers like these. They are pre-cut, thin strips of foam tape and make it so effortless for shaker making.

Before the new year comes and goes I just want to take a moment and thank you for your support & encouragement this year. I appreciate every kind word & comment you leave, and feel so fortunate that you take the time to stop by. Here’s to another year of inspiration, humor & crafty goodness! YOU’RE THE BESTEST💗

Also announcing a winner from my Honey Bee Stamps post.
Congratulations raggiodiluce82!

Windows to My Heart

December 21, 2018

Hi there! Today I’m taking a little break from the holiday frenzy & sharing this project over on the Simon Says Stamp blog featuring the Windows to My Heart die along with a few adorable Picture Book Animals: Monkey, Zebra & Chihuahua. The sentiment is from the Besties set.

Check out the full tutorial & video over on the Simon Says Stamp blog.

I also have a winner to announce from my Bold Beautiful post.
Congratulations Amy Cooley!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Ornate Love

December 10, 2018

Hi there! Have you seen the latest You Are Loved release by Simon Says Stamp? So much fun stuff, great for Valentine’s Day and so much more! I have a project to share using the Ornate Love stamp & coordinating die set.

To begin I die cut the two hearts form the Ornate Love die set onto two separate panels of white cardstock and layered them onto a white card base for a fun, tone on tone background.

Then I embossed the block letters from Ornate Love in white. Each letter was embossed onto a different color. I used Doll Pink, Lipstick Red, Orange Peel and Sunshine. I also embossed the “you” from Ornate Love and used the coordinating dies to die cut everything out and pop up with foam tape.

Check out the You Are Loved release HERE! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Simple Mod Shakers

December 8, 2018

Hi there! Today I’m sharing a couple of fun projects over on the Simon Says Stamp blog featuring the Mod Poinsettia Oval & Mod Leaf Oval dies. I created these simple Mod Shakers adding a couple of beautiful sentiments from the Sketched Flowers set. I love how the intricate die cuts pop on the neutral background of Fog & Ivory cardstock, too.

You can see the full post & video over on the Simon Says Stamp blog.

I also have a couple of winners to announce.

The winner from the Christmas Tree Stitching post is Lura!

The winner from the Gina K. class at The Paper Forest post is Connie G.!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

DieCember® Release Blog Hop

December 2, 2018

Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Simon Says Stamp for their DieCember® release blog hop. I have a colorful project to share using a couple of the fun new dies from the DieCember® release.
My project features the Spinning Circle die. I die cut eight different solid colored cardstocks, which allows you to make eight rainbow spinning circles. Ofcourse you could do any color combination that floats your boat. I’ve just been dying to try this with rainbow colors.
For the sentiment I used the You’re the Best die with White Glitter Cardstock and backed it with Island Blue.Here’s a video to show you how I created this card.

Simon Says Stamp is having a fun promotion for DieCember®. Use the code DCMBR27 for a free Nutty & Bright stamp set (while supplies last!) with any purchase.
GIVEAWAY!
Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop.
Winners will be chose over the weekend and posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, December 12th.

HOP ORDER:
Simon Says Stamp Blog
Cathy Zielske
Laura Bassen←you are here!
Nina-Marie Trapani
Nichol Spohr
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Suzy Plantamura
Heather Ruwe
Lisa Addesa
Heather Hoffman
Barb Engler
Laurie Willison
Bibi Cameron

Happy DieCember®!

December 1, 2018

Hello & Happy DieCember®! Simon Says Stamp just released a super fun & festive DieCember® collection. Around 44 fantastic new dies. I’ve been crankin’ my Big Shot like nobody’s bizzz! My arms are gonna be so fit for the holiday, ha!I’ve got a couple of projects to share with you today featuring some of the new DieCember® goodies. This card features the Santa Cat & Santa Pup dies. I framed them using the largest Stitched Ovals dies and added a sentiment from Coolest Yulest. The plaid background paper is by Lawn Fawn. I also added some highlights to the eyes using a gel pen.
Next up, my favorite this besides a rainbow or a shaker card is a shape card. This one is perfectly pandastic!
I used the Big Picture Book Panda die along with the Big Picture Book Medium body. I traced the outline of the head and body todether to make a simple card base and adhered everything to the base. Believe me when I tell you I scrounged my house like a mad woman to find something adorably delicious to tuck inside his hands, but came up with nothing! So a cute little puffy gold sticker it was. I think a mini candy cane would be perfection for this, too!
For the inside of the shape card I stamped a sentiment from Punny Animals. Oh, and by the way I found the perfect way to add a subtle rosy cheek to these picture book animals. I used a Detail Blending tool with Spun Sugar ink and it worked like a charm!
I’ll be back tomorrow for a fun blog hop featuring more DieCember® goodies! Check out the new release HERE! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Christmas Tree Stitching

November 30, 2018

Hi there! Today I have such a super simple & sweet holiday card to share with you.I used the Christmas Tree Stitching die and threaded some green embroidery floss, adding some random beads that I scrounged up from the bottom of our bead bin.
We have a crafty bead bin bursting with all kinds of cute beads. I had a weak moment a few months ago at my local craft store. I had all the kids with me. I was outnumbered. They talked me into buying a ton of cute beads. I might have started the whole thing. I lose my mind in the craft store. They swore they were gonna make beaded bracelets, sell them on etsy and become millionaires.
Needless to say, we’ve made a few personalized bracelets for gifts and here I am using them on my cards. But seriously, how cute is this? Might be one of my most favorite cards ever! I added a simple embossed sentiment using the Tiny Words Christmas stamp set.
Guess what? I have an extra Christmas Tree Stitching die to give away.
Leave me a comment telling me your biggest crafty weakness: stamps, dies, paper, beads, all of the above, etc.?
I’ll pick a random winner from the comments.
Thanks so much for stopping by!

Limited Edition Holiday Card Kit Blog Hop

November 16, 2018

Hi there! Today I’m joining Simon Says Stamp for a blog hop featuring the AWESOME Limited Edition Holiday Card Kit Comfort & Joy!
I’ve created two projects using the contents of the kit.For this card I embossed the gorgeous Poinsettia Background cling in white onto Schoolhouse Red cardstock. Then I embossed the large snowflake image from Comfort & Joy in Antique Gold along with the sentiment embossed in white. I used one of the Sentiment Label dies to die cut the embossed sentiment.
For this next card I used a couple pieces of ephemera from the Tim Holtz Idealogy Christmas Ephemera pack included in the kit.
I’m in love with that vintage hymn ephemera! I mounted it onto some plaid pattern paper by Echo Park, also included in the kit. For the Christmas Wreath ephemera, I punched a hole in the top and tied a bow using the green organdy by May Arts, included in the kit.
Follow along the blog hop to see more amazing inspiration using this fun new kit!
Thanks so much for hopping by!
Simon Says Stamp Blog
Laura Bassen←you are here!
Cathy Zielske
Debby Hughes
Nichol Spohr
Shari Carroll
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Suzy Plantamura
Heather Hoffman
Vicky Papaioannou

Rainbow Grid Masking

November 8, 2018

Hi there! Today I’m sharing this project over on the Simon Says Stamp blog. I had fun trying a little bit of rainbow grid masking using the Grid Stencil along with a sentiment from Besties.You can see the full project & video over on the Simon Says Stamp blog. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Critter Sweaters

November 4, 2018

Hi there! Today I’m sharing a fun project featuring the Critter Sweaters by Simon Says Stamp.How fun are theses critters with their hilariously adorable sweaters? I used a the I Love Donuts set to stamp the circles onto the bear’s red sweater. Then I added Postbox Red Nuvo Vintage Drops to the centers of the embossed circles. I used Copics to add the rosy cheeks and accents to the critter faces.
For the kitty cat’s sweater I embossed a snowflake from Ornamental and added Bonnie Blue Nuvo Vintage Crops. Tonic Studios is having a Nuvember celebration this month highlighting their various Nuvo products each day on their Instagram feed. Today I’m featuring the Nuvo Vintage Drops. They are really unique in that they dry matte which is a fun look to try.
To frame the critters I used a large Nested Circle dies onto Soft Navy cardstock. I added a sentiment from Coolest Yulest using the Sentiment Label dies to create the sentiment banners. The pattern paper behind the critters is from Pinkfresh Studio.
Make sure and check out the Tonic Studios Instagram feed to see the fun Nuvo products being highlighted all month long! Thanks so much for stopping by!

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