simon says stamp circle sentiments

Is there anything better than sending a card just to say "I love you"? 

I've got an easy card to share with you today that does just that! And it would make a sweet valentine too!

The Simon Says Stamp Circle Sentiment set really does all the hard work here! I just stamped the bubble letters in different colors of Distress Oxide inks (Picked Raspberry, Saltwater Taffy, Salvaged Patina, Shaded Lilac & Blueprint Sketch).

Then I stamped the sentiment below in black. Quick tip...if you want to stamp over Distress Oxide inks in black, make sure they are dry first to get the sharpest impression. Or if you are impatient like me, use Distress Oxide Black Soot😉

And finally I finished with a little faux black splatter by just dotting a few pens around.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs!!!

Carly

simon says stamp falling in love

Looking for a clean, simple and quick card design? I've got one to show you with the Simon Says Stamp Falling in Love stencil!

I started by placing a piece of low-tack tape on the bottom of a white card panel as a mask. Then I used a blending tool to apply Distress Oxide Saltwater Taffy to the unmasked section.

Immediately after (I didn't want the Saltwater Taffy ink to dry too much), I placed the Falling in Love stencil over the panel and applied Distress Oxide Picked Raspberry ink through it. Since the Saltwater Taffy wasn't dry, the Picked Raspberry blended with it a bit for a soft & dreamy look. For a sharper look, I could have let the Taffy blending dry completely before stenciling.

Then I removed the stencil & tape and stamped a sentiment from the Circle Sentiments set. The final touch was a little faux splatter made by dotting a few black pens around.

By the way, this adorable stencil also coordinates with foil transfer cards for really cool techniques! I'm planning to try that next.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Carly

P.S. Have you checkout the latest Simon Says Stamp release, To Love? It's pretty fun and I'll be sharing much more with it in the next few weeks!

simon says stamp love letter

The new To Love collection just arrived in the Simon Says Stamp shop and it is lovely! One of my favorites is the Love Letter set!

I love word stamps but a solid word stamp like this is extra exciting! One of my favorite techniques is multicolor stamping with solid stamps because it is so easy! 

I used a blending tool to apply Distress Oxide Picked Raspberry to the top of the word stamp and another blending tool to apply Distress Oxide Saltwater Taffy to the bottom. 

After stamping the love word, I added a sentiment in black from the Printmaking Hearts set. One of the scripty sentiments from the Circle Sentiments set would have been beautiful too!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs!!!

Carly

sss jolly birdie

I love dies that work for many seasons like the Simon Says Stamp Jolly Birdie! I was originally intended to give the birdie a little Santa hat for a Christmas card but when I sat down to create, I made a little lovey, Valentine-type card instead...

I started by die cutting the birdie from white cardstock and then I added color to the pieces with Distress Oxide inks (Blueprint Sketch, Salvaged Patina, Picked Raspberry & Saltwater Taffy) and blending brushes. 

After assembling the birdie, I die cut a few of the individual branches from the Rustic Nest set and colored them with a Copic marker.

The nest needed something to sit on so I die cut three of the adore words, coloring one with Blueprint Sketch and then layering all three together to make a little shelf. 

Next I stamped a sentiment from the Printmaking Hearts set under the adore. And finally I finished with a little faux splatter made by dotting pens.

What do you think?

Thanks for stopping by!

Carly

spellbinders felt candy cane die set

Have you seen Nichol Sphor's adorable Felt Stitch & Create collection at Spellbinders? It's ridiculously cute and so fun for the holidays! 

Now stitching does not come easily to me but these dies make it incredibly straightforward and they are so cute that they make me want to practice! 

Spellbinders was kind enough to send me the Felt Candy Cane set and I've created a few things that I'm excited to show you...

I started with a simple card using just the holly leaves and berries. It turned out so well that now I want to make a lot more cards with felt accents!

This candy cane might be more than just an accent though, LOL! I made my pale pink card a non-standard size so I could fit the whole candy cane and I added a little sentiment strip on the side. It reminds me of a little candy cane rattle my son was given for his first Christmas.

And lastly I tried making a candy cane wand! I'm definitely going to need so more practice stuffing and blanket stitching but my kids think it's so fun so I'm happy!

Thanks for stopping by!

Carly

easy watercolor wreath with crafty meraki

Have you seen the fun countdown to Christmas that Crafty Meraki is doing? There's so many fun cardmaking ideas and I'm delighted to be adding one today with a new video! I hope you have a chance to check it out and let me know what you think!

Have a great day!

Carly

mini christmas tree pinata

Wanna know a little secret? I'm obsessed with making mini pinatas and pinata cards! I just think they are so cute, so fun to give as gifts and I just love fringe!!!

So speaking of fringe, Pretty Pink Posh has the cutest Fringe Tree die set and it seemed like a great way to make a mini Christmas Tree pinata!!! 

I even made a quick process video...

What do you think? Are you tempted to make a mini pinata?

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

Carly

P.S. Wanna see more pinata stuff? Check out this card!

P.P.S. Pretty Pink Posh is celebrating Christmas all week and you can snag the Fringe Tree die set for 15% off!😉

simon says stamp woodland treescape

I have a tendency to look at all dies and wonder if I can make them into a shaker card but the Simon Says Stamp Woodland Treescape couldn't be more perfect as a shaker window!

I blended Distress Oxide Blueprint Sketch & Salvaged Patina inks (my new favorite combo) on the card front.

Over the dry ink blending I used foam tape to make a container and then filled it with a little chunky glitter and these awesome sequins. Then I sealed the container with a piece of acetate.

I die cut all the layers of the Woodland Treescape in white and a few snowflakes too. I snipped the lamp post off (because I was going for more forest-y) and adhered the layers together. 

After stamping the sentiment from the Peaceful Trees set, I adhered the layers over the shaker window. And added a little faux splatter with some pens.

Thanks for stopping by & have a great day!

Carly

P.S. Simon Says Stamp has the cutest Tim Holtz die set gift with purchase! In case you need encouragement to treat yourself to some new crafty goodies😉

DieCember 2024 blog party

Happy DieCember everybody!!! The Simon Says Stamp DieCember release hit the shop today and we are celebrating with a giant blog party!

Before I show you the cards I've made, check out this beautiful Fancy Ornaments embossing folder you can get FREE with a $100+ purchase!

And visit the SSS blog to see all the participants because you will definitely want to see what everyone made for DieCember!!!

Ok, now let me show you what I've made...

I am positively smitten with the Grand Pixie Snowflake and you know that the first thing I had to make was a shaker card!

I die cut the snowflake from a white cardstock panel and then did some Distress Oxide ink blending for the background. Blueprint Sketch with Salvaged Patina is my new favorite combo!

I filled the shaker pocket with some chunky glitter, adhered the snowflake panel over it and finished with sentiment strip using the Reverse Winter set.

And then I was loving the Blueprint Sketch and Salvaged Patina snowflakes so much that I made this one...

Since the snowflake is so delicate, I ink blended some white cardstock first. I added a little Peacock Feathers Distress Spritz for shimmer, let it all dry and then die cut the snowflakes.

I adhered the snowflakes to a white card and added a sentiment from the Peaceful Trees set.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope to see you again soon!