Sixth Street Sundries

Emily Midgett

Simon Says Stamp Cozy & Bright Inspiration, Part Two!

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 a day later than expected…. my kiddos shared some germs with me, and I was pretty puny yesterday. But I’m back today to share more inspiration using the gorgeous new products from the Cozy & Bright kit, which is sadly sold out, but luckily the folks at Simon Says Stamp give us the option to purchase individual elements even after the kits sell out! I created another pair of cards using a completely different colorway from the previous projects; red and gold are the ultimate festive color palette, in my opinion! Let’s get started with the details on my projects.

I love the absolute ease with which you can create cards using ephemera packs. Simple Stories has some truly exquisite ephemera packs (click HERE to see them all!), chock full of traditional and whimsical imagery and with a huge amount and variety of pieces to make an insane amount of projects.

To begin my first card, I pulled out some of my favorite botanical die cuts from the Vintage Evergreen Memories ephemera pack to create a lush holiday swag, from which I could hang the coordinating baubles included with the pack, as well! Before arranging and adhering the pieces, however, I splattered some sparkling gold watercolor on the top left corner of my horizontal Lipstick Red A2 card front. I then layered the ephemera die cuts with a variety of heights of thin and thick foam adhesive.

For the greeting, I gold embossed a sentiment from the beautiful new Cozy & Bright stamp set, again using Lipstick Red cardstock, then used the detailed coordinating die to cut the sentiment out. I tucked the greeting amongst the baubles and foliage with some foam adhesive squares, then added a gold thread bow for added shimmer and texture. Finally, I wanted to add a little more interest the semi-bare area at the very bottom of the card front, so I trimmed a 1/4″ strip of Matte Gold Metallic cardstock and adhered it about 1/4″ from the bottom of the card front. The last step was a few shimmering Cherry Pawsitively Dazzling Gems!

For the next project, I kept the color palette simple and super festive with vibrant red and shiny gold. I stamped the champagne coupe tower and a sentiment from Cozy & Bright on more Lipstick Red cardstock with embossing ink and added gold embossing powder. I used the coordinating dies for the stamp set to cut both elements out, then used those same sparkling gold watercolors to add some shimmer to the cocktails within the champagne coupes!

For the background, I kept things simple, making this card one that could easily be mass-produced for the holidays. I trimmed 1/4″ of of each of the long sides of my A2 Lipstick Red card front, then blended Latte Pawsitively Saturated Ink along the long edges. While the Latte ink is a medium beige shade, it does add an “antique” element to the card, creating almost a vignette effect. I lightly splattered the blended edges with some more gold watercolors then adhered a few golden Hand-Drawn Snowflake die cuts along the edges, trimming off the excess. I popped up the two embossed die cuts with some foam adhesive in the center of the embellished card front, then placed the 3.75″ x 5.5″ card front in the center of a full size A2 Matte Gold Metallic card front, allowing strips of gold to peek out from each of the long sides. Finally, I added a few more Cherry Pawsitively Dazzling Gems for even more shimmer and shine!

Well, that’s all for my projects today! I am so excited to start delving into Christmas projects now. It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

Special Release: Simon Says Stamp Limited Edition STAMPtember Christmas Card Kit!

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! Boy do I have some fun projects to share with you! Simon Says Stamp is ringing in the end of STAMPtember 2026 with an absolute banger of a holiday card kit! (Click HERE to check out the entire collection!) Throughout the month, we’ve seen fabulous limited edition collaboration sets from so many of our favorite companies, celebrating this wonderful hobby and all of the joy that it brings us. In addition to those limited edition sets, Simon has also given us super fun surprises and flash sales, a fun Boo Bundle release, and now an absolutely gorgeous holiday card kit that contains so many exquisite components and has a superb value. Here’s a peek at the contents of the Limited Edition Cozy & Bright STAMPtember Holiday Card Kit:

A large stamp set, sentiment die set, snowflake die, embossing folder, embellishments, specialty papers and ephemera, even a photo frame… everything that you could possibly need to jumpstart your holiday crafting! And the value is incredible: over $100 of products for $69.99! I went to town with the contents of this kit and created two separate project suites in different color ways using components from the kit.

For today, I kept the color palette for today’s projects somewhat muted and elegant, with beautiful sage green, gold, and lots of sparkle, taking advantage of the specialty papers in the kit and using those as my inspiration. Let’s get started with the details on my projects!

For my first project, I used the absolutely gorgeous Wild Berry Vines embossing folder to create some elegant “wrapping paper.” I began by embossing an A2 panel of Sage cardstock using the new embossing folder, then swiping glitzy gold metallic ink directly over the raised areas. I think it looks remarkably similar to elegant luxury wrapping paper! Once I had finished the backdrop itself, I decided to add some sparkling “ribbons” to my gift packaging. I trimmed two strips of gold glitter cardstock as well as two thinner strips of Matte Gold Metallic cardstock from the Cozy & Bright Kit, layering the thinner strip atop the glitter strip and adhering them to my “wrapping paper” at a diagonal. I also die cut some bows using the previously-released Pretty Bows die set, layering two bows together to create a nice, fluffy bow for my elegant gift package!

For the greeting, I die cut the detail layers of the new Sending A Little Christmas Cheer die, included with the Cozy & Bright kit, from more of the Matte Gold Metallic cardstock. I backed the sentiment strips with the solid layer cut from more Sage cardstock, then die cut the shadow for the scripty Christmas die cut from heavyweight vellum cardstock. I adhered all of the layers together using liquid adhesive, then popped them up on the gift package using foam adhesive squares and clear foam adhesive for the vellum piece. Finally, I added some sparkling Gold Pawsitively Dazzling Gems for one last touch of sparkle!

I am absolutely loving the idea of creating home decor using my papercrafting supplies, so I was thrilled to see the addition of the 3″x5″ frame included with the Cozy & Bright kit! I decided to make a flat “snow globe” using some of the beautiful printed papers and ephemera included with the kit. I selected the serene deer, some snowy trees, and a snowy background from the printed papers included with the kit, arranging the trees and deer with foam adhesive squares. I added some gold snowflakes cut using the Hand-Drawn Snowflake die, included with the Cozy & Bright kit, trimming the edges with my trimmer to allow them to hang off the edges a bit.

To create the height needed for my shaker, I placed the glass in the frame, then added foam adhesive strips around the edge of the glass to create space between the glass and the finished image. I filled the space at the bottom of my finished scene with Ranger Mica Flakes, which move beautifully in the frame when shaken but provide gorgeous, snowy sparkle when sitting still, then placed the glass over the top of the finished background, sealing in the sparkling flakes. After I replaced the back of the frame, I used my hot glue gun to attach some coordinating ephemera to the front of the frame, along with a coordinating sage ribbon bow. I just love the way this frame came out, and I think it’s such a fun way to get more from our papercrafting supplies!

Well, that’s all for my projects today! I have another project suite to share with you using a completely different color way, so be sure to come back tomorrow for more holiday inspiration using this exquisite Cozy & Bright Kit! (Click HERE to check out the entire collection!)
Remember: the curated kit itself (and the value price) is limited edition, so if you want to lock in that fantastic price and all of the pieces, be sure to move quickly!
The individual components will be available even after the kit sells out, but who can say no to such amazing value! They sure sent STAMPtember out with a bang!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and Happy STAMPtember!

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Grateful Moments Collection Release + Flash SALE!

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! As we wind down on a fabulous STAMPtember celebration, Simon Says Stamp still has a few surprises up their sleeves to share with you! Today, they have released a special collection called Grateful Moments, which is a specially-curated product suite consisting of stamps, coordinating dies and stencils, and couple of extra dies that work beautifully with the Grateful Moments product suite! Click HERE to see the entire collection! These stamps, dies, and stencils will also be restocked if/when they sell out- hooray! I have created two projects today filled with pretty flowers, saturated colors, and gratitude, so let’s get started on the details!

For both of my projects, I wanted to select a color palette that worked beautifully with the autumnal feel of these products from the Grateful Moments product suite, but also had a touch of vivid summertime color. I started with a gorgeous pinky-coral for the card fronts, but then added in burgundy, a rich burnt orange, multiple shades of pink, and some metallics! I think these colors are so striking together!

While these stamps and dies work beautifully with their coordinating stencils, I wanted to take advantage of these absolutely beautiful images by really getting into the weeds with some detailed pencil coloring. I stamped many of the gorgeous images from the Grateful Moments stamp set onto some of that pinky-coral cardstock using Simon Says Stamp’s White Pigment Ink, then used my colored pencils to add lots of vibrant color to the milk jug, flowers, gourd, and pumpkins. I think the effect of the opaque pencils on the colored cardstock is so striking! I cut the finished images out with their coordinating dies.

To ground my cluster of images, I die cut one of the Petal Point Frames from the same pinky-coral cardstock. I also stamped one of the poignant greetings from Grateful Moments onto the colored cardstock using White Pigment Ink, adding white embossing powder over the top to make it really crisp and clean. I also die cut a Timeless Grateful, cutting the detail layer three times-once from rose gold metallic cardsock and twice more from white scrap cardstock, which I layered to create a dimensional greeting, then adhered that onto a burgundy glittery shadow layer. Before I arranged all of the die cuts onto the A2 pinky-coral card front, I blended Taffy Pawsitively Saturated Ink to coordinate with the beautiful pinks of the bouquet and splattered some coppery metallic watercolors on the blended background. I arranged all of the die cuts, adhering them with a variety of heights of foam adhesive, then added a few Rainbow Pawsitively Dazzling Gems to the card. The Rainbow gems really pick up the variety of colors included with all of the images! So much color saturation on this card!

My second card keeps the color palette in the same family, but switches the rose gold for a shining silver! I die cut the new Watering Can standalone die from some shining silver foil cardstock, cutting the accent lines from plain black cardstock. After assembling all of the pieces, I used scraps of cardstock in the same color palette (rich burnt orange, magenta, autumn rose, and hibiscus) along with some jewel green foliage to create a gorgeous floral arrangement in the watering can using the flowers from the previously-released Country Basket Bouquet die set. The size of these blooms worked beautifully with the proportions of the watering can!!

For the greeting, I stamped a sentiment from Grateful Moments onto some deep burgundy cardstock and embossed it with silver embossing powder to tie into the silver watering can. I die cut the sentiments with their coordinating dies. To adorn the pinky-coral A2 card front, I trimmed down some thin strips of cardstock with my guillotine trimmer and adhered them across the bottom with liquid adhesive, creating a ground for my bouquet and greeting so that they were not floating on the card! I arranged all of the die cuts on the card front, adhering them with different heights of foam adhesive, then finally finishing the card with some sparkling Clear Pawsitively Dazzling Gems.

I am just obsessed with this semi-analogous color palette! It’s a bit of a refreshed autumn palette, adding in those cool pinks and coral, but it still definitely has a fall aesthetic!

The folks at Simon Says Stamp are offering a fabulous FLASH SALE to celebrate this newest Grateful Moments release:

All Simon Says Stamp-branded stamps and coordinating stencils are 25% off using code SPEEDY at checkout! (Click HERE to see everything included with the sale!) The offer expires tomorrow at noon Eastern time, so don’t wait! While I didn’t use the stencils on my projects today, I absolutely adore the ease and speed with which you can create a unique and detailed project without having to dig out your coloring mediums. If coloring isn’t your thing, you definitely will want to take advantage of this sale. I even have one of my own illustrations and it’s coordinating stencils included with this sale! Click HERE to check out the Daisy Frame collection!

Well, that’s all for me today. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and Happy STAMPtember!

Simon Says Stamp Rainbow Splash with an Autumn Twist!

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! Amidst the fantastic STAMPtember releases and fun surprises, Simon Says Stamp has added to their Rainbow Splash product line. (Click HERE to see the full range of products!) These products, introduced a a couple of years ago during STAMPtember, are intended to be as user-friendly as possible, making them excellent options for both beginner stampers and seasoned stampers alike! They feature simple designs, a fabulous rainbow color palette in both ink and coordinating cardstock, and useful tools that will enhance your crafting experience. During the 2026 STAMPtember Mega Simon Says Stamp release, (click HERE to see the entire release!), Simon added some beautiful new fall- and winter-themed products that are simple enough for a beginner crafter to be able to enjoy, as well as unique enough that a seasoned crafter like myself can create something lovely! I created this autumnal thanks card using a couple of the new stamp and die sets, as well as some other tricks to make the card feel like “me.” Let’s get started with the details on my project!

To begin, I stamped several images from the diminutive-but-very-useful So Very Thankful stamp set from the Rainbow Splash line using Rainbow Splash Black Ink. Because this ink is alcohol marker-friendly, I was able to add some simple coloring to these line images, keeping the colors very autumnal with reds, oranges, and some deep olive green. I mixed colors that I would not normally try to blend for the leaves, and I love how they came out! Autumn leaves are truly a rainbow of colors, sometimes within one leaf, and I love that the markers were able to smoothly blend into one another. Once I had finished coloring all of the images, I used the coordinating dies to cut each image out.

Next, I stamped the sentiments from Flourish Phrases on white cardstock using Emerald Rainbow Splash Ink and used the large coordinating “thanks” die to cut out the larger greeting, cutting the smaller strips with my guillotine trimmer. I also used a blending brush to blend more Emerald ink on my white card front, then splattered that background with some coppery metallic watercolors for a quick touch of texture!

Once my card front had dried, I began assembling all of the die cuts. I placed the sentiment die cuts first, adhering them with thin foam adhesive squares over the blended and splattered area, then arranged the pumpkin and foliage in a cluster around the sentiment components, creating a little swag. The final touch for this simple and elegant card was a burlap twine bow tucked amongst the pumpkin and leaves!

I wanted to also mention that there are a few of the Pinkfresh Studio STAMPtember collaboration stamp sets left! (Click HERE to see the stamp set!) Here’s a fun shaker project that I made with the product suite:

My secret to blending pink ink on that minty green cardstock: Simon Says Stamp Pastel Pigment Inks! The opaque pigment inks sit nicely atop the colored cardstock without muddling the colors together as a transparent dye ink would. I was even able to layer dye ink over the top of the blended pigment ink for a layered effect!! If you missed out on the dies and stencils, you can still purchase the fabulous stamp set with it’s gorgeous imagery and poignant sentiments for a limited time! I will have all of the supplies that I used to create this elegant shaker card in the link list below.

Isn’t that such a fun technique? I can’t wait to try it out with other projects!

Well, that’s all for me today! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Collaboration Set with InkOn3!

Hi friends! The new InkOn3 Witch Cat Collaboration Set (click HERE to see all of the details!) for STAMPtember is now available, and it’s so dang cute…. I can never resist a cute kitty! I was first introduced to InkOn3 a long time ago when they released their Fadeout Ink (click HERE), which is absolutely perfect for no-line watercoloring and alcohol marker coloring with your stamps. It makes it super easy to look like you can draw as well as color beautifully! I’ve tried other brands of no-line coloring ink and I always come back to the original. (The full sized pad is currently sold out, but the cube and re-inker are still in stock!) This sweet Witch Cat collaboration set features a huge kitty with a sassy witch’s hat and semi-spooky moon. Here’s a peek at this exclusive, limited edition set:

I just love the style of the kitty, with a storybook illustrative style that makes no-line coloring super fun. I created a magical all-purpose card with my OLO Markers and some sparkling additions, so let’s get started with the details on my project!

I began by stamping the Witch Cat image on some plain white cardstock using InkOn3’s Fadeout Ink. This ink fades beautifully into the background when alcohol marker is applied to the image, making it look as though you have some serious artistic skills! I used my OLO Markers to add vibrant color to the pumpkins and moon, then decided to go completely classic Halloween and create a black kitty. I kept true to the illustration, using the “fluff lines” as a guide for where to put my shadows and highlights. I added some white paint pen to the jade green eyes, nose, and whiskers, as well as a bit of sparkling silver watercolor to the buckle on the witch hat for some special details! Once I had completed the coloring process, I used the coordinating die to cut out the generously-sized image.

After I had finished coloring and die cutting the stamped image, I wanted to keep the color palette as seamless as possible between elements. I had selected a lavender card front for the background, blended with Amethyst Pawsitively Saturated Ink in the corner, so I selected a coordinating shade of purple OLO Marker from my stash and colored around the edges of the entire die cut image. It looks much lighter in the photo, for some reason, but in reality that die cut edge matches quite nicely with the background!

Before assembling the card, I splattered that blended corner with some sparkling iridescent watercolors to add to the magical aesthetic. I love how the water spots and the watercolors add such texture and interest to the background! For the greeting, I stamped the “you’re simply magical” sentiment from Witch Cat onto some more lavender cardstock using Nocturne ink, then added some Iridescent Purple Embossing Powder over the top, creating a fabulous iridescent embossed sentiment. I used the coordinating die to cut out the greeting, then began assembling the elements of the card. I cut down some shimmering iridescent gray glitter cardstock into a flagged strip, layering it behind the kitty die cut on the splattered background. I added the sentiment over the top with some more foam adhesive squares, finally finishing everything off with some Prism Pawsitively Dazzling Gems!

Well, that’s all for my project today! Remember: these STAMPtember Collaboration sets are exclusive to Simon Says Stamp and Limited Edition, so don’t wait. All of the collaboration sets have sold out thus far, so you won’t want to miss out on this adorable kitty! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and Happy STAMPtember!