Hi there, crafty friends. Happy Diecember! If you’re unfamiliar with Diecember, it’s a month long party hosted by Simon Says Stamp celebrating dies and die-cutting. I used a few of the new dies from THIS release to create today’s card share… I started by applying ink on the cloud stencil to create a sky background. I stamped and Copic colored the Simon image. I die-cut the Bunch of Balloons die from white cardstock and...
Hello, crafty friends. As soon as I saw the Do What it Cakes stamp set, I knew I wanted to create a giant rainbow cake!… To create this card, I started with the background. I stamped the checkerboard pattern from the On the Ground Background stamp along the bottom of a slimline card panel. I colored in some of the pattern with Copic Markers. I masked off the pattern and applied a rainbow of...
Hi there, crafty friends. I’m excited to be part of THIS blog hop celebrating THIS new release from Simon Says Stamp. This release has some fantastic slimline stencils and I used them to create a few slimline foiled backgrounds… For the first card… I applied the Thermoweb Transfer Gel Blanco paste through the Slimline Sun Rays stencil on a yellow slimline panel. After it was dry, I laid gold foil on top and ran...
Hello there, crafty friends. Simon Says Stamp has a new release HERE and it is simply magical. I created this card using some of the new goodies… I started by creating the background. I applied water all over a piece of watercolor card stock and added in purple and blue watercolors from my gansai tambi set. While it was still wet, I sprinkled on salt. I just used regular table salt. After it was...
Hi, crafty friends. Today’s card share features the August Card Kit from Simon Says Stamp… How cute are those images!? I started by embossing a piece of watercolor card stock with the embossing folder included in the kit. I laid down a A2 rectangle mask in the center of the panel and then laid the Build a Frog Pond stencil (included in the kit) on top and inked up the bottom portion to create...
Howdy, crafty friends. I’m a big believer of it’s all in the details when it comes to card making. Today’s card share features three finishing touches that I like to do to make a card extra special… 1. SPARKLE AND SHINE There are several products I use often to give a card extra sparkle and shine The top two products I use for this is the Nuvo Crystal Glaze and the Aqua Shimmer Pen....
Hi, crafty friends. I’m sharing a card today featuring the new 3D Card Die Set… I started by cutting a piece of blue card stock to 2.75 x 5.25 to create the reveal panel. I applied the Blanco transfer gel through the Fading Circles stencil on the panel. I chose to use the Blanco transfer gel because I was applying it on top of colored card stock. After it was completely dry, I laid...
Howdy, crafty friends. I have another card to share using more goodies from the new Rainbow Release HERE. On a slimline panel, I applied pink ink through the Fading Hearts stencil and then I applied Glitter Glitz Gel on top for some sparkle and shine. I stamped and colored the sundae images from the Sundae Afternoons stamp set and used the coordinating dies to cut them out. I white heat embossed a sentiment from...
Hi, crafty friends. I’m really loving creating slimline cards lately. I have one to share today… I stamped and colored the floral image from the Slimline Florals stamp set. I used the coordinating die to cut it out. I white heat embossed the happy birthday sentiment on a black slimline card panel and added the Beautiful die to finish the sentiment. Here’s a closer look… I also created an envelope using the Slimline Envelope...
Hi, crafty friends. I’m excited to be part of THIS blog hop celebrating THIS new Reverse Confetti release… I have a few projects to share with you today using the new release… To create the slimline card, I covered a panel using colored card stock strips. I stamped and colored the adorable images from the Punny Party stamp set and used the coordinating dies to cut them out. I stacked them on top of...
