Hello, crafty friends. I have a special die to share today to celebrate Cyber Monday over at Simon Says Stamp… I die cut the Snowflake Rosette die (free with any of THIS $30 Tim Holtz branded product purchase over at SSS) using THIS specialty cardstock three times. I adhered each piece together at the end of each die cut, bending it to the center to create a snowflake shape. I adhered it to a...
Hi there, crafty friends. Today’s card creates a scene out of a large die cut cover plate word… To create this card, I started by die cutting THIS cover plate from white cardstock three times and adhered them together. I also cut it from THIS masking paper. I applied the mask of the center of the O in Joy on a white A2 panel. I ink blended on top with blue Distress Oxide inks....
Hi, crafty friends. I have more inspiration to share today using products from THIS new release… To create this card, I started by die cutting THIS die from teal and dark teal cardstock. I embossed the inner piece using THIS embossing folder. I used the debossed side instead of the raised embossed side for a different look. I added two strips of cardstock cut with THESE dies to resemble a present. I stamped THIS...
Hi there, crafty friends. Today’s card features products from THIS new release from Simon Says Stamp… To create this card, I started by stamping THIS stamp set sentiments on a piece of colored cardstock to create a background. Next, I die cut THIS die from THIS specialty paper I die cut the solid piece under from dark gray cardstock. Next, I did cut THIS bow die from green cardstock and adhered it on top...
Hello, crafty friends. I have two Holiday cards to share today with the same design but two very different color combos. They feature products from a collaboration between Simon Says Stamp and Tim Holtz… To create these cards, I started with two specialty cardstocks and die cut them with THIS and THIS die. Next, I sprayed Distress Spray Stains on top and adhered them to a top folding white notecard. Next, I die cut...
Hi, crafty friends. I haven’t used my watercolors in awhile so I’d thought I would break those out to create a quick and easy background… I started by embossing a panel of THIS watercolor cardstock with THIS embossing folder. Next, I applied THESE watercolors to cover the entire background and create a quick background. I spritzed it with water for added interest. After it was completely dry, I added THIS die cut sentiment that...
Hi, crafty friends. Today’s card features products from THIS card kit… To create this card, I started by trimming down a piece of the kit’s patterned paper and die cut THIS die from the center to create a pocket to place a gift card in. I adhered it down to a top folding note card (that had a piece of the same patterned paper adhered to it so you would see a continuous pattern...
Hi, crafty friends. My son started back to school today so I thought I would share a fun back to school shaped card… To create this card, I die cut all the pieces from THIS die from colored cardstock and specialty cardstock. Since the bus is large, I wanted to create a shaped card so I cut one from yellow cardstock and one from heavy weight white cardstock. At the top of the white...
Hello, crafty friends. I have more inspiration to share featuring THIS new release from Simon Says Stamp… To create this card, I started by die cutting THIS background die from colored cardstock (I used Concord & 9th colors…Sprout, Aqua Sky, Fig, and Lilac) and white cardstock. I adhered the white main piece to the front of a note card and then filled in each triangle and diamond shape with the colored cardstock pieces. I...
Hi there, crafty friends. Today’s cards are part of THIS Blog Hop celebrating THIS new release… I love cover plate dies because you can stretch one background to create two cards! To create these cards, I started by ink blending a panel of THIS watercolor cardstock with Distresss Oxide inks. I spritzed it with THIS spray for some sparkle and texture. After it was completely dry, I die cut the panel using THIS die....
