Sixth Street Sundries

Emily Midgett

Vintage Peach Ornament with New Simon Says Stamp Joy For You Release!

This post was sponsored by Simon Says Stamp. Thanks, Simon! *I have gathered links to all of the products used at the bottom of the post for your convenience, using affiliate links at no extra cost to you. Thank you for shopping with my links! I truly appreciate your support for my work!*

Hi friends! I have another project to share with you today that makes my vintage-loving heart so happy. I have been slowly curating our holiday decor over the last several years to be a mixture of new vintage-style items and thrifted vintage items, and I find endless inspiration from them for my crafting. Why buy it when you can make it, right? As soon as I saw the precious little village in the new Here Comes Santa Claus set from the Joy For You release (click HERE to see the full release!), I knew that I wanted to create one of those little vintage glass ornaments that have a sweet holiday scene recessed inside the ornament. I paired Here Comes Santa Claus with the Snow Globe die from last month’s Card Kit of the Month (click HERE to see my shaped shaker card project with the kit!) with lots of layers to create this sturdy tag-turned-ornament. Let’s get started with the details!

For this tag-turned-ornament, I wanted to create a super sturdy base upon which I could build my little vintage scene. I started by die cutting two solid Snow Globe dies, one from regular white cardstock and one from Simon Says Stamp’s 120 lb heavyweight cardstock, sandwiching the two together to create a super sturdy base upon which I could build my ornament frame. Next, it was time to die cut ten frames to layer and create the thick and sturdy exterior frame! I used masking tape to ensure that the opening was consistent for each die cut to make for super easy layering. I adhered all of the frame pieces together with liquid adhesive, placing them beneath a heavy glass paperweight to make sure that everything stayed completely flat. I kept the frame separate from the backer for the time being so that I could build my village before the final assembly.

Next, I stamped lots of the little images from the adorable Here Comes Santa Claus stamp set, keeping the color palette light and rosy with Shell, Salmon, and Coral Pawsitively Saturated Ink. I die cut the different elements with their coordinating dies, then turned my attention to the background. I used a Shading Brush to lightly blend a wintry morning sky on the solid backer using Shell ink. I also die cut the bottom section of the solid snow globe using sparkling white glitter paper, then used my scissors to cut a hill upon which I could build my village. I adhered the glittery hill to the blended snow globe base, then laid out all fo the die cuts in their approximate spots so that I could stamp some trees at different heights behind where the die cut house and church would end up.

Once I had stamped the trees, I adhered the frame itself over the top of the solid snow globe backer, then began adding the die cuts with thin and thick foam adhesive squares. I added some sparkling “snow” to the trees, roofs, and snow drifts with a glue pen and Rock Candy glitter, both fine and chunky. I also added some sparkling die cut snowflakes (included with the Snow Globe die set) as well as the metallic details for the Snow Globe’s base. I kept the color palette uniform throughout, using coppery rose gold foil cardstock for the base’s details. Finally, I punched a hole and added a Simon Says Stamp Antique Brass Eyelet, creating a super sturdy opening for my peach ribbon loop.

Well, that’s all for my project today! Don’t forget to check out THIS post for Day 1 of the Joy For You blog hop, then go to the Simon Says Stamp Blog HERE to check out Day 2! So much fabulous inspiration and prizes! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

Simon Says Stamp Joy For You Blog Hop- Day 1!

This post was sponsored by Simon Says Stamp. Thanks, Simon! *I have gathered links to all of the products used at the bottom of the post for your convenience, using affiliate links at no extra cost to you. Thank you for shopping with my links! I truly appreciate your support for my work!*

Hi friends! I am hopping along with Simon Says Stamp today to celebrate their  Joy For You release (click HERE to see the full release!). You should have arrived here from Barbara Tarayao, and your next stop is Nicky Meek. You can see the entire hop list over on the Simon Says Stamp Blog. I have created a bevy of holiday projects using these fabulous new products, and for today’s project I used one of my favorite images and color palettes for the holidays. Cardinals have always symbolized peace to me; after I lost my grandparents, I have always felt so much comfort when I see them and hear them chirping outside my window. Their ruby red feathers are absolutely spectacular against the wintry landscape, and so I tried to capture that bold contrast with today’s shaped A7 card. Let’s get started with the details on my project!

The new Pine Cone Cardinal embossing folder and die set features a beautifully illustrated cardinal with lots of exquisite texture perched on a pine branch. It also comes with a die for the cardinal, so you can die cut and emboss the shape in a different color of cardstock or other technique. Whenever I am working with embossed die cuts, I die cut the image first, then run the die cut piece through the machine with the embossing folder so that all of the textured details stay crisp. I then used my OLO Markers to add vivid color to the cardinal. Adding detailed coloring to these super textured die cuts just makes them look so realistic!!

After I had colored the standalone cardinal, I die cut a medium arch from white cardstock using the older A7 Arches nesting die set. I then placed it in the Pine Cone Cardinal embossing folder and ran it through my die cutting machine, adding lovely texture to the panel and creating a serene little scene upon which my vibrant cardinal could perch! I adhered the standalone cardinal to the embossed die cut with thin foam adhesive, then die cut a second, slightly larger A7 arch from shimmering white glitter cardstock and mounted the embossed piece in the center with thin foam adhesive. I also used that same larger A7 Arch die to die cut a shaped card base, making sure that the fold of the card was within the lines of the die so that it did not cut.

For the greeting, I die cut the Fancy Peace detail layer from the same white glitter cardstock and backed it with a vellum shadow layer, adhering the two pieces with liquid adhesive. I also die cut the Christmastime EZ Strips sentiment cards with the EZ Strips Banners. I arranged the sentiments next to the die cut cardinal, adhering them with more thin foam adhesive. I die cut some iridescent white foil cardstock using the new Fresh Pine Sprigs dies, then tucked them behind the cardinal and the sentiment pieces, which creates a lush bough of pines in which the cardinal can nestle! Finally, I added a few Opal Pawsitively Dazzling Gems for a touch more sparkle. I just love how the vibrant cardinal pops from the layers of white texture. Such a festive way to let the cardinal be the star of the show!

Well, that’s all for my project today. Now for some fun giveaway information!

Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop, with each winner selected from each blog’s comment section. Winners will be selected and then posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog; be sure to check there to find out if you won and how to redeem your prize!

Simon Says Stamp is also offering a fun gift-with-purchase promotion over the weekend: the adorable Joy of Snow stamp set (not yet released!) will be automatically added to your cart for free with *any* purchase from the Joy For You release  (click HERE to see the full release!).

Your next stop on the hop is Nicky Meek. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and happy hopping!

Frozen Fractals All Around with New Simon Says Stamp Joy For You Release!

This post was sponsored by Simon Says Stamp. Thanks, Simon! *I have gathered links to all of the products used at the bottom of the post for your convenience, using affiliate links at no extra cost to you. Thank you for shopping with my links! I truly appreciate your support for my work!*

Hi friends! I have a super intricate card to share with you today using some gorgeous new snowflake dies from the Joy For You release (click HERE to see the full release!) with a fun color palette and lots of unique details. I won’t lie; this project took me a bit to complete with so many layers and so much blending but I am so happy with the results. The Frozen Fractals dies are some of the most gorgeous and delicate snowflake dies that I have seen!! Let’s get started with the intricate A7 card.

Because the Frozen Fractal Love, Frozen Fractal Joy, and Frozen Fractal Hope dies are so generously sized, I thought that they would work perfectly to create a bold A7 card! I love using texture to highlight tone-on-tone projects, but this time I wanted to create a bold and bright color palette with ink blending. I die cut two of the larger A7 Notched Rectangles from plain white cardstock and used Shading Brushes to blend Jade, Dew, and Celery Pawsitively Saturated Inks in approximately the same spots on both die cuts, creating two nearly-identical panels.

After I had blended both panels, I set one aside and then laid out the Frozen Fractal Love, Frozen Fractal Joy, and Frozen Fractal Hope dies on my second blended panel. This allowed me to maneuver the placement to get an accurate view of how the finished die cuts would look on the card! I die cut the snowflakes from the blended panel, then used the new Tim Holtz Picket Fence Metallic Distress Spray to add gorgeous shimmer to the snowflakes. Once they had dried completely, I adhered them in their appropriate spots on the second blended Notched Rectangle die cut using liquid adhesive. I love the subtle texture that the shimmering die cuts provide on the card front!

For the greeting, I decided to heat emboss a sentiment from Christmas Star Flakes using silver sparkle embossing powder on vellum, then die cut it with it’s coordinating die and popped it up with some very thin strips of foam adhesive. Before adhering my finished die cut front panel to an A7 Clear Card Base, I added tons of gorgeous Prism Pawsitively Dazzling Gems to create extra special and festive sparkle!

For the interior of the card, I wanted to cover up the super strong double sided adhesive on the back of the front panel, so I die cut two more A7 Notched Rectangles in the same size as the front panel using some lighter weight white cardstock. Before adhering them, I used Jade Pawsitively Saturated Ink Ink to stamp a blizzard of snowflakes from the Frozen Fractals stamp set, which features the same gorgeous and detailed snowflakes as the dies on the front of the card! Having detailed snowflake dies and coordinating snowflake stamps makes for the perfect level of professionalism on your holiday cards, in my opinion! I also stamped a sentiment from Inside Greetings Holiday using Dew ink and adhered both of the snowflake panels to the interior of the card with more double sided adhesive.

Whew, that was a long one! It did take me a minute to complete everything, but I think the results were so worth the extra time investment. Sometimes, you need a really special holiday card, and this one fits the bill. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and don’t forget to come back this weekend for the blog hop with lots of inspiration, freebies, and prizes! Have a marvelous day, friends!

Simon Says Stamp Joy For You Release-Now Available!

This post was sponsored by Simon Says Stamp. Thanks, Simon! *I have gathered links to all of the products used at the bottom of the post for your convenience, using affiliate links at no extra cost to you. Thank you for shopping with my links! I truly appreciate your support for my work!*

Hi friends! I am super excited to share a project with you tonight using goodies from the brand spanking new Joy For You collection from Simon Says Stamp! (Click HERE to see the whole collection!) We are in full blown Christmas mode now, with so many fabulous new holiday products to make the most dazzling cards, tags, and crafts for your friends and loved ones. I have a moody, dramatic project to share with you today using several new products from the release, so let’s get started with the details!

As soon as I saw the new Holly Ringlet and Fresh Pine Sprigs die sets, I knew that they belonged together! To begin, I die cut the greenery from Holly Ringlet and Fresh Pine Sprigs using a newer colored cardstock, called Moss. This lovely and soft sage green is perfect for so many color combinations; it will fit in nicely with pastel palettes and bolder palettes alike! (It’s currently out of stock, but be sure to sign up to be notified when it comes back in stock… it’s such a beautiful and unique shade of green!) I used an alcohol marker in a slightly darker shade of mossy green to add a touch of contrast to the Fresh Pine Sprigs die cuts. This is a quick and simple way to enhance your color scheme without having to dig out tons of different colors of cardstock! I also die cut some sparkling berries from Simon Says Stamp’s Plum Glitter Cardstock.

After I had die cut all of the greenery and berries, I used a Shading Brush to blend Aster Pawsitively Saturated Ink on an A2 panel of the newer Midnight Purple cardstock. I wanted to add almost a reverse halo behind the wreath to help increase the contrast between the deep and moody plummy purple and the soft sage green. After I had blended the reverse halo, I splatterend some shimmering platinum metallic watercolors on the panel and set it aside to dry.

For the greeting, I combined the beautiful scripty “Noël” from Big Scripty Greetings Holiday with a longer message from Making Spirits Bright. I heat embossed both greetings on another panel of Midnight Purple cardstock using platinum embossing powder, which provides a lovely contrast with the light metallic lettering and richly colored cardstock. I die cut the Noël with it’s coordinating die, trimmed the sentiment strip with my scissors, then set about assembling all of the components. I first adhered the wreath to the blended and splattered background with some thin foam adhesive squares, then added the sentiment pieces with thicker foam adhesive. I then tucked the individual holly leaves and branches behind the wreath and sentiment die cuts, adhering them with both liquid and foam adhesive for lots of different heights. Finally, I added the sparkling berries in groups of one, two, or three. I just love how dramatic and rich this card is with the metallics and saturated cardstock colors!

Well, that’s all for my project today using new goodies from the . You can check out the full Joy For You collection from Simon Says Stamp HERE! I have SO MUCH inspiration to share with you using these beautiful new products; you can subscribe to my blog by putting your email address in the box up in the top left corner so that you don’t miss any of the sparkly, colorful inspiration. And be sure to stop by again this weekend for the always-fabulous blog hop! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

Holiday Postage with New Simon Says Stamp!

This post was sponsored by Simon Says Stamp. Thanks, Simon! *I have gathered links to all of the products used at the bottom of the post for your convenience, using affiliate links at no extra cost to you. Thank you for shopping with my links! I truly appreciate your support for my work!*

Hi friends! I am back today with possibly one of my favorite holiday cards that I’ve made. The postage stamp craze has ebbed and flowed, but I am always on the lookout for stamp sets with smaller images that would work perfectly for a postage collage. I loved the new Iconic Christmas stamp set from the Simon Says Stamp Sending Cheer Release (Click HERE to see everything!) and initially thought “wow, those would make some adorable tags!” But then I realized that, with a little masking, those fabulous images would work beautifully as a postage collage. Let’s get started on the details for my project!

The main products used on this card are the new Iconic Christmas, the older Postage Shapes dies, and light adhesive masks. I used Post-It Notes for my masks, but Post-It Tape would also work perfectly! I die cut a bunch of different shapes from the Postage Shapes die set using plain white cardstock, then laid them out on my card front in a collage to give me an idea of layout, color palettes, and sizes.

After I had the die cut layout set, I arranged the stamps from Iconic Christmas on the individual die cuts so that the images would be evenly balanced on the card. This also allowed me to determine which images would need the be masked on the edges to create that crisp white scalloped edge that is synonymous with the postage stamp image. I stamped all of the images using alcohol marker-friendly black ink, then used my OLO Markers to color the images, keeping the color palette consistent with each image to make sure that the collage was cohesive! After I had colored the die cuts, I adhered them to the card front with thin foam adhesive squares for a bit of added dimension, which helps to keep the white die cuts from blending into the white card front.

There was a bit too much white space for my taste, so after stamping, die cutting, and adhering a greeting from Iconic Christmas, I used a black pen to add some whimsical doodles to the card front. I kept things simple with some dots, curlicues, and straight lines (those were more difficult than the curlicues!), adding just a bit of whimsy to the card. In hindsight, I wish that I’d added some shimmering glitter to the images with a glue pen and Rock Candy glitter, but c’est la vie.

Well, that’s all for my project today! I just love how clean and crisp this card came out; it’s whimsical, but still elegant and so festive! Thank so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!