Hi there! Just poppin’ in with a few fun projects especially for Halloween. I’m not much of a super scary Halloween type, but I do love a really colorful, festive and candy-filled holiday:)
I used some fun Halloween products from Simon Says Stamp.
This first card uses the Spider Web background cling, which I embossed in clear and blended Deep Purple over top. I die cut the Ghost Boo die and layered another underneath that was ink blended with Carved Pumpkin and Squeezed Lemonade. I LOVE the festive color contrast on this one.
This next card features the Bwahaha stamp & die set.
To begin I blended a background panel with Aged Mahogany, Candied Apple, Carved Pumpkin & Wild Honey. I stamped the haunted house from Bwahaha with Thistle, Hydrangea and Deep Purple. I inked up the moon with Lemon Chiffon, Duckling & Sunshine.
Hope you have a fun, safe and sweet Halloween! Thanks so much for stopping by!
Browsing Tag
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Stitched Thanks
October 29, 2018Hi there! Just popping in to share a fun project that I created using the Christmas Tree Stitching die.
I’ve been wanting to get into this whole stitching on cards thing for a while. This was an easy way to try it out without feeling too overwhelmed. I used the Chritmas Tree Stitching die and die cut it four times into a square panel.
I used eight different colors of floss to stitch the angled lines. For the sentiment I used the Thanks die. I die cut four of the “thanks” word dies and adhered them together with spray adhesive for dimension. Then I popped the stitched panel onto a Fog card base.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hippopartymus
October 26, 2018Hi there! Just popping in to share a sneak peek at a project I have over on the Simon Says Stamp blog featuring the Picture Book Hippo dies along with the Cuddly Critters Accessories & Punny Animals. 
Are you ready to hippopartymus with me:)? Check out the video over on the Simon Says Stamp blog. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Fun & Festive Release Blog Hop
October 11, 2018
Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Simon Says Stamp for their Fun and Festive Release Blog Hop! I have a couple of project to share using some of the awesome new products.
My first project features the Dancing Deer die. For the background I embossed the Mod Trees Background stamp onto Fog cardstock.
I used the Nested Circle dies on Slate & Schoolhouse Red to create a frame for the Dancing Deer. The sentiment is from the Ornamental stamp & die set.
My next card features the Big Picture Book Bear & Hugs dies.
This is such way to give someone money in card, but you could also tuck in some candy or whatever you can fit inside those cuddly hugging arms.
I stamped a sentiment on the the inside of the card using the Punny Animals stamp set.
Here’s a video to show you how I created these cards.
GIVEAWAY!
Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop. Leave a comment for your chance to win! Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp store blog on Wednesday.
HOP ORDER:
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Cathy Zielske
Laura Bassen←you are here!
Nina-Marie Trapani
Amanda Korotkova
Nichol Spohr
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Suzy Plantamura
Heather Hoffman
Elena Salo
Ankita Gupta
Karin Åkesdotter
Emma Williams
WCMD and Simon Says Stamp!
October 6, 2018
Hi there & Happy World Cardmaking Day! Today I’m honored to join Simon Says Stamp in a blog hop celebrating this fun day!
Each of the designers have created a project using the Ornate Ornaments set. To begin I embossed the ornaments in clear and blended Distress Oxide Inks over the embossing. Then I die cut the ornaments using the coordinating Ornate Ornaments dies. 
For the background I blended more distress Oxides onto Bristol using Peacock Feathers, Cracked Pistachio, Spiced Marmalade & Candied Apple. I also flicked a little bit of liquid watercolors using Aquamarine & Clementine. I used gold thread to make the ornaments look as if they were hanging and adhered a few Crystal Reflections sequins & some drops of glossy accents to finish it off. 
Show us what you’re making today for World Card Making Day! Upload your cards at the InLinkz on the Simon Says Stamp blog by 11:59 pm on Saturday, October 13th, and 1 random winner will receive a $100 gift card from Simon Says Stamp and one random winner will receive a one year subscription to Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine!
I am proud to represent the USA alongside a few other talented designers who are each representing their own home countries:
Yana-Ukraine
Debby-Scotland
Amy-Canada
Yoonsun-Australia
Laura-USA←you are here!
Limited Edition STAMPtember® Card Kit
September 27, 2018
The Limited Edition STAMPtember® Card Kit and it is SO MUCH FUN! I’ve created a few card using some of the contents starting with this super cute Preztel die. 
I die cut the pretzel and blended it with Scattered Straw & Vintage Photo. Then I took a white gel pen to add the dots for salt. I blended Blueprint Sketch & Mermaid Lagoon on the background and embossed a sentiment from the I Chews You stamp set that is also included in the kit.
This next little card uses the No Prob Llama Doodle Pop 3D Stickers by Doodlebug Design. There are three of these sweet sticker sets included in the kit.
I blended Worn Lipstick, Spiced Marmalade & Squeezed Lemonade onto the background and simply popped the sticker onto the card. How sweet is this Llama with the glossy nose? This is a small little lunch note or gift card size.
One last card using the gumball machine image from the I Chews You stamp set.
I colored the image with Copics, adding some highlights with a gel pen. I die cut a circle window opening to frame the image onto Island Blue cardstock and embossed a sentiment, also from I Chews You.
Check out the Simon Says Stamp blog for a fun reveal video and more info on the awesome new Limited Edition STAMPtember® Card Kit. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Limited Edition Halloween 2018 Card Kit
September 15, 2018
Hi there! Have you seen the super fun Limited Edition Halloween Card Kit by Simon Says Stamp? It’s full of so many fun things for all your Halloween crafting, gift giving & decorating.
My first project features the adorable Ghost Boo die. I popped the ghost up over some Pebbles Spooky Boo paper that is included in the kit. I die cut a large circle window into Orange Peel cardstock using one of the Nested Circle dies.
I also whipped up a super simple goodie bag using one of the Paper Kraft bags included in the kit. I embellished the bag with a few tags die cut using one of the Large Tag dies with more of that Pebbles Spooky Boo paper. I added a few die cut pieces from the Spooky Boo Ephemera pack.
Check out the Simon Says Stamp blog for the reveal of this kit! Thanks so much for stopping by!
STAMPtember® Party
September 2, 2018
Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Simon Says Stamp for a STAMPtember® Party!! I am featuring a few more amazing new products from the STAMPtember® release.
To create these cars I used the Mod Stripes Stencil. First I blended Distress Ink in Candied Apple, Carved Pumpkin & Mustard Seed. Then I went over the blending with Moonstone Glimmer Paste. For the sentiment I used the Good Luck dies by CZ Design.
For this next card I blended the same Distress Inks colors and Mod Stripes Stencil. This time I went over the blending with Translucent Embossing Paste.
For the sentiment I used the Great Things set CZ Design and finished it off with Sparkling Clear Sequins.
Make sure and check out the Simon Says Stamp blog to see the list of participating blogs in the STAMPtember® Blog Party. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Happy STAMPtember®!
September 1, 2018
Happy STAMPtember® everyone!! This is going to be a month long party full of amazing new products, but today we are celebrating the exclusive new STAMPtember® release by Simon Says Stamp.
Ya’ll know how I feel about the Picture Book dies, right? Well, they’ve made them bigger! They are so adorable and with this size you can do lots of fun things including making cutie patootie shape cards.
This first shape card uses the Big Picture Book Hippo. I used Fog and Smoke cardstock for the face along with Cotton Candy for the inner ears & Black for the eyes.
And this next one is the Big Picture Book Lion. To make the shape card, I traced the outline of each animal onto a white card base and fussy cut them out, being careful to leave a hinge at the top of each one. Then I adhered the solid colored cardstock over top to create the faces.
The last one is my favorite featuring the Big Picture Book Kitty. There’s so much more to see of this fantastic new release. Make sure and check out the Simon Says Stamp blog to see more! Thanks so much for stopping by!
WOOT!
August 29, 2018
Hi there! Today I’m sharing a colorful project where I experimented with Alcohol Inks. I’ve been watching a bunch of YouTube videos and learning so much. I was so inspired to try this “wet in wet” technique. For this technique you generously wet your Yupo paper with Blending Solution first. Then I added three stripes of Alcohol Inks in the colors: Stream, Flamingo & Sunshine Yellow. You basically just tilt the panel around and let the inks blend and work their magic.
After the ink blended panel was completely dry I stamped it using the Grid Play Grid background cling stamp with Alcohol Lift Ink. I added the sweet Picture Book Panda and sentiment from Birthday Palooza to finish it off.
Here’s a video to show you my “wet in wet” alcohol ink experiment.
So much fun! Hope you enjoyed the tutorial! Thanks so much for stopping by!