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Heartfelt Snowflakes and Distress Oxide Sprays
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Heartfelt Snowflakes and Distress Oxide Sprays

Today I’m sharing Heartfelt Snowflakes and Distress Oxide Sprays.  When combined, make FABULOUS Christmas cards, and it’s SO EASY.  It’s a emboss resist technique:  Just white heat emboss the snowflakes all over a watercolor paper card front.  Then Spritz the heck out of it with Distress Oxide Sprays and then Distress Spritz to add a beautiful glimmer to the finish.

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October 18, 2024 8 Comments
Village Snowman Die Cut Christmas cards intro
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Village Snowman Die Cut Christmas Cards

I have a couple of fun and easy Village Snowman Die Cut Cards to share with you.  This adorable Village Snowman die is part of the new Simon Says Stamp Sweet Wishes Release going live at midnight tonight.  He’s a mighty 2 inches tall,  and super fun to die cut.  I’m sharing two different ways to create with him below.

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October 9, 2024 10 Comments
Mint Green Halloween Card Intro
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Mint Green Halloween Card

The spooky season is almost upon us, so today’s project is a Mint Green Halloween card.  I’m using the Simon Says Stamp Halloween Friends stamp set for today’s card and a few other goodies.  It’s so much fun making greeting cards for this season, as you can be as silly or scary as you like.  I have so many Halloween card ideas that it’s tough to find a place to start, LOL, but today, I decided on Mint Green as my base color to challenge myself to create a cute Halloween card without a lot of black cardstock.

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October 4, 2024 10 Comments
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Arching Leaf Christmas Cards

My Arching Leaf Christmas Cards are created with the Big Holiday Words and Dies set released this month, and that beautiful foliage spray is Arching Leaf Border Dies from last month’s release. 

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September 27, 2024 12 Comments
CARDS | Die Cutting Cards

Simon Says Stamp Elegant Blossom Card

Today’s card uses the Elegant Blossoms Branch die set, the Lovely Stamp and Die Set and the Basket Weave Embossing Folder (LOVE THIS THING SO MUCH).  It’s a pretty simple card to put together but if you want to watch me do it, head over to my Instagram as I uploaded a reel this morning.

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September 20, 2024 12 Comments
New Falling Hearts Embossing Folder card Intro
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New Falling Hearts Embossing Folder

Today I have a New Falling Hearts Embossing Folder card to share with you.  The Falling Hearts Embossing Folder is new this month as part of the main Stamptember release from Simon Says Stamps.  It is a beautiful, deeply etched folder which allowed me to color all the individual hearts and then do the swiping technique to add ink to the background.  Keep reading to get all the details on how to create this card.

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September 12, 2024 8 Comments
The blingiest Birthday Card Ever
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The Blingiest Birthday Card Ever

Today I have the Blingiest Birthday Card Ever, haha…..I’m playing with Simon Says Stamp Sparkling Candles Dies.  They are part of this month’s regular release over at Simon, and they are super cool.  They cut out the candle and the overlay at the same time, making it super quick and easy to put these candles together.  Let’s jump in with the Card Tutorial.

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September 11, 2024 9 Comments
hand made shaker card with a stenciled confetti background in purple, pink, turquoise and green and a rainbow lovely sentiment in the same colors
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Simon Says Stamp So Lovely Shaker Card

Hey card making friends.  I’m sharing a new Simon Says Stamp So Lovely Shaker Card with you today as part of the STAMPTEMBER BLOG PARTY celebrating the 15th Anniversary of Simon’s STAMPTEMBER.

You can start the BLOG PARTY over on the Simon Says Stamp Blog and as you visit each of the blogs, make sure to check out the PROMOTIONS at each stop, as there are many different ones to choose from.

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September 2, 2024 12 Comments
three hand made mixed media cards in teal and purple with stenciling and splatter and purple and teal die cut flowers
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5 Step Mixed Media Cards Video

Hey Crafters, today I have a 5 Step Mixed Media Cards Video to share with you, with step-by-step instructions for beginners in the Mixed Media card making or a quick refresher on some fun techniques.  It starts with Heat Embossing, moves on to Ink Smooshing, then to Stenciling, then to Splatter with die cuts.

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August 16, 2024 14 Comments
hand made card with a stenciled background in teal and purple with two die cut purple flowers overlaid
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Simon Says Stamp Cosmos Duo Mixed Media Hand Made Card

Today I have a Simon Says Stamps Cosmos Duo Mixed Media Hand Made Card to share with you.  I had some creative fun combining the Cosmos Duo die with the Sunflower Pattern Stencil and the Old Letter stamp along with a few pretty inks from Simon to create today’s card.  The full card instructions are below.

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August 13, 2024 13 Comments
hand made Halloween card with a big yellow moon and a blue and purple sky with a flock of bats flying across it
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Simon Says Stamp Acetate Bats Halloween Cards

I have something a little different for you today, Simon Says Stamp Acetate Bats Halloween Cards.  They sent me the Deco Foil transfers new this month, but I don’t have any black foil. So, I ink blended a spooky moon card front and added the Acetate Bats as an overlay.  Super easy and a super fun way to make quick Halloween Cards.

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August 9, 2024 10 Comments
stenciled monstera leaf in three shades of teal on a white card background with a gold sentiment overlay, created with new card making supplies from Simon Says Stamp
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Simon Says Stamp Monstera Leaf Cards

visit the blog for a detailed card making tutorial on how to create the Simon Says Stamp Monstera Leaf Cards using new card making supplies from Simon Says Stamp

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July 26, 2024 100 Comments
Nested Leaves Die Cut Plate Intro
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Nested Leaves Die Cut Plate

Visit the blog for details on how to create the Nested Leaves Plate Die Cut Cards using new card making products from Simon Says Stamp

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April 3, 2024 13 Comments
Mixed media easter card in blues, greens and browns with a vintage rabbit dressed in a suit, decorated with moss and flowers created with new card making products from simon Says Stamp
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Tim Holtz Mr. Rabbit

Well, it FINALLY got here.  What am I talking about?  Tim Holtz Mr. Rabbit stamp set.  With Easter being just next weekend, I was getting

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March 24, 2024 15 Comments
Groovy Blooms Stenciled Cards intro
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Groovy Blooms Stenciled Cards

visit the blog for details on how to create the Groovy Blooms Stenciled Cards using new card making products from Simon Says Stamp

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March 23, 2024 95 Comments
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