Sixth Street Sundries

Emily Midgett

birthday card

STAMPtember Collaboration 9/4/25: Trinity Stamps!

Hi friends! Happy STAMPtember! If you are new to STAMPtember from Simon Says Stamp, throughout the month of September, Simon Says Stamp will have exclusive collaborations with some of our favorite stamping companies, releasing a limited edition stamp set designed in collaboration with a different company nearly every day! (Click HERE to see the Collaboration Sets page, and be sure to bookmark it!) We are kicking the super special, limited edition Collaboration sets off with a favorite company of mine: Trinity Stamps! Taniesa, the owner, is just about one of the sweetest people you could meet, and her stamp sets combine whimsy and classic imagery to create darling products for your craft room. For today’s project, I paired one of the sweet gnomes from the exclusive, limited edition Ice Cream Gnomes STAMPtember set with some goodies from Simon Says Stamp. Let’s get started on the details for my project!

I began by stamping the gnome from Ice Cream Gnomes with his cute little birthday cake hat and two different happy birthday sentiments onto some white cardstock using Simon Says Stamp Nocturne black pigment ink, then added clear embossing powder over the top to make the lines extra crisp and bold. I then used OLO Markers to add some simple coloring to the gnome, keeping the colors to a red, brown, and peach color palette. I die cut the finished image and sentiments with their coordinating dies.

For the background, I began by using a blending brush to lightly blend Pawsitively Saturated Cheeky Ink in the center of a white card base, concentrating the color in the center and slackening the pressure towards the edges to create a smooth fade. I ran this blended panel through my die cutting machine using the Party Balloons Embossing Folder from Simon Says Stamp and trimmed 1″ off of the bottom. I splattered the blended area with some metallic watercolors to add some fun, sparkling texture. Once the watercolor splatters had dried, I added a very thin strip of black glitter cardstock peeking out from the bottom of the embossed panel, then added that to a pearlescent pink A2 card front.

After I had completed the card front, I added the colored and die cut gnome and sentiments, popping a few blush balloons die cut using the coordinating die from the Party Balloons Embossing Folder and embossed using the embossing folder for extra dimension and shape. I added some strings with a black pigment pen, then finished everything off with some Peachy Pawsitively Dazzling Gems for added sparkle!

Well, that’s all for this project. If you love the STAMPtember Collaboration Sets, don’t wait to purchase them, because these limited edition sets will NOT be restocked. Once they’re gone, they’re gone! (Click HERE to see the Collaboration Sets page, and be sure to bookmark it!) Each day holds new surprises, so be sure to check out the Simon Says Stamp social media at noon ET every day throughout STAMPtember so that you don’t miss out. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and happy STAMPtember!!!

Simon Says Stamp Card Kit of the Month September 2025: Birthday Blitz!

This post was sponsored by Simon Says Stamp. Thanks, Simon!

Hi friends! The new Simon Says Stamp Card Kit of the Month for September 2025: Birthday Blitz is available for preorder and let me just tell you… it’s so. dang. cute!! These card kits are always full of so many fabulous products that work beautifully in concert or individually, and I was so inspired with these products that I made a trio of birthday cards as well as an embellished gift bag in which they could be gifted! Who doesn’t need to build up their birthday card stash, right? Here’s a sneak peek of the contents of the kit:

The value on these kits is always phenomenal,

*I have gathered links to all of the products used at the bottom of the post for your convenience, using affiliate links. Thank you for shopping with my links! I truly appreciate your support for my work!*

To create this quartet of projects, I used only items included with the kit, adding in Rainbow Splash inks and a glassine bag from my stash, as well as a sparkly gold glitter clothespin to close up my bag of birthday cards! Isn’t it awesome when you can create a group of coordinating cards so easily? Let’s get started on the details for my projects!

To create this simple birthday card, I embossed an A2 panel of Holographic Rainbow Diagonal cardstock using the Birthday Sentiments Embossing Folder, both included with the kit. These specialty coated foil cardstocks are my absolute favorite way to use embossing folders; the incredible details seem to be so much more intense on foil cardstock! I also stamped a few simple flowers and a greeting from Birthday Blitz using Dandelion, Pumpkin, Scarlet, and Lime Rainbow Splash Inks, popping them up on the embossed background with some foam adhesive squares. I tucked an Iridescent White Cord bow beneath the sentiment and added a few Rainbow Pawsitively Dazzling Gems for added sparkle.

For my second card, I die cut the Ferris Wheel die combined with several colors of cardstock from the Assorted Card Panel Fronts included with the kit, which perfectly match the colors in the patterned paper from Simple Stories Fun Times, also included with the kit. I heat embossed a greeting from the Birthday Blitz stamp set using white embossing powder on black cardstock and cut it out using the coordinating dies, which you can purchase separately. So simple, but so colorful and even more fun!

My next card features the new Birthday Blitz stamp set, which I used to create this colorful rainbow scene. I stamped the rainbow stripes using Dandelion, Pumpkin, Scarlet, Ballet, and Lime Rainbow Splash Inks all down the front of my white A2 card front, trimming off the edge and adding a strip of the Rainbow Holographic Cardstock and some red glitter cardstock peeking out on the right hand side. I stamped a sun using Dandelion ink, stamping the center with Dandelion and Pumpkin inks to create that intense center. I die cut the stamped sun and some plain white clouds, then heat embossed a greeting from Birthday Blitz and popped it all up on the colorful card front with multiple levels of foam adhesive. Finally, I added a few Rainbow Pawsitively Dazzling Gems for sparkle!

For my final project, I created a little glassine gift bag to hold all of my birthday cards, perfect for giving as a gift! I trimmed down a panel of striped patterned cardstock from the included patterned paper, adhering it to the front of my glassine bag with some liquid adhesive.

For the adornment, I die cut the sweet little Rubber Ducky from some of the included colored cardstock, as well as a vibrant red balloon using the new Party Balloon die. I trimmed down some of the polka dotted patterned paper and framed it with some plain black cardstock, then mounted ducky and the balloon on the front with some foam adhesive. I added a sentiment strip from the included EZ Strips Birthday, onto which I blended a bit of a warm rainbow. Finally, I added an aqua twine bow and another patterned paper tag, then added them both to my glittering clothespin with a red ribbon bow!

Well, that’s all for my projects today.

This kit is so full of amazing products and even more amazing value! The Simon Says Stamp Card Kits are such an incredible value; the value of the individual elements of each kit equals far more than the $44.99 price tag, so you’re getting incredible bang for your buck. If you are consistently interested in the Simon Says Stamp Card Kit of the Month, you can sign up HERE to become a subscriber for an even bigger discount on these carefully curated products. As always, Simon also makes each individual element of the kits available a la carte, so that you can pick and choose what you would like to purchase if buying the entire kit isn’t really your thing. Who can say no to such incredible value though, right?

Kits begin shipping on August 18, 2025, so you won’t have long to wait! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

Golden Birthday with Simon Says Stamp!

This post was sponsored by Simon Says Stamp. Thanks, Simon!

Hi friends! It’s sunny and super hot here. I hope you’re staying cool! I have a golden birthday card to share with you today. I am always looking to stretch my creativity with my color palettes, and I seem to always gravitate towards cool pinks, purples, and blues. I thought that for today’s card, I would use an oft-neglected color in my craft room: golden yellow! Let’s get started with the details.

*I have gathered links to all of the products used at the bottom of the post for your convenience, using affiliate links. Thank you for shopping with my links! I truly appreciate your support for my work!*

To start, I stamped one of the large bouquets from Vintage Blooms on Simon Says Stamp’s Lemon Chiffon cardstock using Honey Pawsitively Saturated ink. The dark Honey ink on the pale yellow cardstock creates an elegant tone-on-tone effect! I used the coordinating, super detailed die to cut the image out. I love how closely these new dies cut to the stamped image; the resulting die cut is so intricate and professional-looking!

For the background, I ran a panel of Simon Says Stamp Honey cardstock through my die cutting machine using the Floral Festoon Embossing Folder, creating a detailed and beautifully textured background that perfectly matched the deep golden yellow stamped image. I also die cut a set of frames using the A7 Nesting Frames from some pearlescent golden yellow cardstock and adhered it to the textured card front using thin foam adhesive squares.

For the greeting, I die cut the detail layer of the new Giggle Happy Birthday die set from some coordinating deep gold pearlescent cardstock and the shadow layer from some Simon Says Stamp Shimmer Ice Vellum, adhering the two with liquid adhesive. I arranged the stamped floral bouquet around the edges of the die cut frame, adhering the die cut with thick foam adhesive squares, then nestled the die cut sentiment amongst the floral arrangement. For a final sparkling touch, I added a few Gold Pawsitively Dazzling Gems.

Well, that’s all for my project today! I start all of my projects with my color palette, so it was fun stretching my creativity with a unique-to-me color palette. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

VIDEO: Pinkfresh Studio Rainbow Ombré Trifold Birthday Card!

Hi friends! I am up on the Pinkfresh Studio YouTube channel today with a super happy and vibrant tri-fold birthday card that is so fun and celebratory… and so much fun to make! You can watch the video below or HERE on YouTube.

In case you can’t watch the video, I will give a brief summary of the techniques used to create this card below!


*I have gathered links to all of the products used at the bottom of the post for your convenience, using affiliate links. Thank you for shopping with my links! I truly appreciate your support for my work!*

To begin, I heat embossed the new Foliage Flair stamp onto some white cardstock using clear embossing ink and powder before using blending brushes to blend Raspberry Bliss, Mango Sorbet, Sunkissed, Fresh Pear, and Turquoise inks, using the emboss-resist technique to create a vibrant card front, taking advantage of that super detailed stamped image to create a beautiful and vivid background. I also flipped a plain A2 card base 180 degrees so that the opening was on the left hand side and blended the same colors in a rainbow ombré down the front, masking the edge of the back side to keep the back nice and clean.

Once I had finished my blending, I used some super strong double sided tape to adhere the thin flap on the vellum on the left hand side of the blended card base, creating a trifold card! I used the Foliage Flair die to die cut the embossed image and backed it with some vellum that I had cut to 4.5″ x 5.5″ and scored 1/8″ from the long edge, then adhered the blended die cut to the vellum panel. The vellum slightly softens the blended rainbow background in the middle panel of the trifold card, but is transparent enough to create an almost tone-on-tone background!

After I had finished creating the trifold card base, I began embellishing the front of the card. I heat embossed the super appropriate “Wishing you a bright, beautiful birthday” sentiment from the new You Are My Rainbow stamp set with some silver sparkle embossing powder, then die cut it with its’ coordinating die. I paired the embossed sentiment with a silver foil “hello” from the new Foiled Script Sentiment Ephemera pack, adhering them to the card front with foam adhesive for added dimension. The neutral metallic colors pop beautifully on the vibrant card front!

To embellish my sentiment and add a touch more shimmer and sparkle to the card front, I used some leftover Fresh Florals die cuts, which I’d cut from Pinkfresh Studio’s Silver Glitter Cardstock, tucking them in amongst the sentiment and creating a visual triangle around my sentiment components. I added some Magenta Clear Drops to the centers of the flowers for one last pop of color!

Well, that’s all for my project today! I had so much fun experimenting with this super colorful trifold card and can’t wait to make another. Thanks so much for watching, and have a marvelous day!

On the Farm with New Simon Says Stamp!

This post was sponsored by Simon Says Stamp. Thanks, Simon!

Hi friends! I have some sweet little critters to share with you today using the adorable new Farm Life stamp set from the new Rain or Shine release from Simon Says Stamp! My friend Alberto Gava illustrated this set (along with his many other darling sets, and I always try to push myself outside of my comfort zone to play with his products. My brain gets a little overwhelmed at the prospect of scene-building, so I have to put my thinking cap on, but I always am so happy with the results. Let’s get started with the details on my project!

*I have gathered links to all of the products used at the bottom of the post for your convenience, using affiliate links. Thank you for shopping with my links! I truly appreciate your support for my work!*

To begin, I stamped several images from Farm Life onto some white cardstock using alcohol marker-friendly black ink, then stamped the barn image on a white A2 card front. I used OLO Markers to add lots of vivid color to the little farm girl and her critters, keeping the colors fairly simple and in the primary color palette. Once I had finished coloring all of the individual images, I used the coordinating dies to cut everything out.

For the barn background, I added color to the barn, bush, and hill with OLO Markers, then used blending brushes to blend Rainbow Splash Grass Ink and Pastel Pigment Blue Ink for grass and sky. I wanted to keep the blending simple and suggestive, creating a simple background for the the vibrant critters. After I had finished blending, I added a thin black frame cut using Simon Says Stamp So Very Black cardstock and the A2 Rectangle Frames, which encloses my scene and makes the canvas a little smaller, and thus more manageable for my scene-building.

I arranged the critters and their girl on the card front, adhering them with liquid and foam adhesive squares, then stamped a sentiment with Nocturne black pigment ink, adding clear embossing powder to make the sentiment super crisp. I popped up the sentiment with foam adhesive squares, as well. I contemplated some sparkles, but thought that the scene was busy enough without any additional elements!

Well, that’s all for my project today! I always enjoy embracing a challenge, and scene-building definitely challenges me to step outside of my flowery comfort zone. I encourage you to try it, too! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!