Sixth Street Sundries

Emily Midgett

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Homage to Feminine Birthday Cards 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 a clean, crisp, and super feminine birthday card using a delicate doily die and some simple-but-spectacular solid floral stamps from the new Simon Says Stamp Every Happiness release (click HERE to check out the entire release!). The incredibly gorgeous and detailed nesting shape dies that Simon Says Stamp has been releasing lately are simply scrumptious, and I can’t get enough of them. They’re just the perfect ground for a focal point! I paired the new Petal Point Frames with some gorgeous solid florals from the new Forest Forage in Summer and a dainty color palette to create this flirty and feminine birthday card. Let’s get started with the details!

To begin, I die cut lots of images from the new Forest Forage in Summer product suite. When working with multi-layer stamps like this one, I like to die cut first so that I can be sure that the stamps will line up properly within the confines of the die cut lines. I die cut the images, reserving the negative space leftover, then placed the leftover panel inside my MISTI and used the open spaces to perfectly place my stamps in the center of each opening. I then stamped the images using Pawsitively Saturated Inks in shades of Heather, Periwinkle, Limelicious, & Ballerina. I just love how the soft pink and purple inks juxtapose so beautifully against the vibrant and almost neon Limelicious ink of the foliage!

After I had cut and stamped an abundance of flowers and foliage, I used Periwinkle ink to stamp the birthday sentiment from the new Paper Cut Messages, which I die cut using it’s coordinating die. I also die cut a sweet “doily” using the new Petal Point Frames nesting die set. I thought that the delicate details on the edge of these rectangular shapes would work beautifully with the feminine floral images!

I adhered the embellished rectangle die cut in the center of a white A2 card base using thin foam adhesive squares, then placed the birthday greeting in the center of the doily with some more thin foam adhesive. Next, I arranged the flowers and foliage in a larger swag below the sentiment and a smaller bouquet above, lending some visual balance to the card. Finally, I embellished the flower centers and a few bare spots with some sparkling Bubblegum Pawsitively Dazzling Gems, adding some much-needed sparkle to this card. The pink gems coordinate so beautifully with the pink blooms!

Well, that’s all for my project today! I absolutely love being able to tap into my girly-girl sensibilities and pull out all of the feminine stops on a project. Pink, purple, flowers, lace, sparkles…. yes please! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

Happy Peachy Shaker with 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! Have you seen the new Every Happiness release? (click HERE to check out the entire release!) It’s full to the brim of beautiful new goodies: stamps, dies, stencils, embellishments…. so much to tickle your crafty fancy! I used the beautiful new Sweet Blooms stencil with some older products to create this pretty, peachy shaker card, and I just love how dainty and feminine it came out. Let’s get started with the details on my project!

This project hinges on the delicate, dainty blooms from the new Sweet Blooms stencil that was released with the Every Happiness collectin. I used my Stencil Station to safely hold my white A2 card front, then blended each layer of the Sweet Blooms set using Pawsitively Saturated Inks in shades of Shell, Ballerina, & Tidepool. I love how delicate this floral pattern is…. it’s neutral enough to be super versatile with whatever focal point you want to add to it!! It reminds me of a baby blanket or pretty nursery wallpaper!

After I had finished stenciling the background, I used the same ink shades to stamp several elements from the recently-released Lettered Oh Happy Day stamp set, which features some chunky greetings and floral accents. The simplicity of the floral accents work beautifully with the simplistic floral backdrop of the stenciled panel! I stamped all of the elements with my MISTI and used the coordinating dies to cut each piece.

To create my flat shaker panel, I used super sticky double sided tape to create a clear pouch over my stenciled background with some leftover stamp packaging. Before sealing it, I added plenty of Creamsicle Embellishments, which move beautifully in the pouch! Before I began adhering the stamped elements to the front of my shaker panel, I die cut a crisp white Daisy Oval Frame (an older die, but still a favorite of mine!) to help add a little more dainty whimsy to the card. I adhered it to the shaker panel with some liquid adhesive, then added the stamped elements over the top with thin foam adhesive squares. I just love how delicate and dainty this project is!

Well, that’s all for my project today! If you haven’t checked out the new Every Happiness release (click HERE to check out the entire release!) I highly encourage you to do so…. so many fun new goodies to play with! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

Tropical Sunset Blend with New Keep Palm from Simon Says Stamp!

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Hi friends! The kids and I had our first afternoon at the pool this summer, and coupled with the sultry, humid temperatures we’ve recently developed, I am definitely in a summertime mood! When I was designing the new Keep Palm stamp set for the Always There release, (click HERE to see the entire collection) I wanted to create a floral border that would fill up most of a card front and had enough detail that you could spend lots of time coloring the images or do some simple stamping and ink blending to create vibrant tropical backgrounds. I used tropical inks from the super juicy Pawsitively Saturated Ink lineup with some crisp black embossed images to create this vibrant project. Let’s get started with the details on my card!

To begin, I stamped the floral frame image from Keep Palm onto some plain white cardstock using Simon Says Stamp’s Nocturne Black Pigment Ink. I added some clear embossing powder over the top of the sticky black ink and heated it up, creating the perfect canvas for the emboss/resist technique!

After I had completed the heat embossing, I selected some vibrant, almost neon, shades of ink from the Pawsitively Saturated Ink lineup, selecting Apple, Coral, Peachy, Lemonade, and Limelicious inks, then blending them in ROY G BIV order to create this vivid sunset background. I love how smoothly the colors blend into one another, creating a seamless transition from one to the next! Once I had finished blending, I used a sparkle pen to add some pretty shimmer to the flowers. It’s so hard to capture that shimmer in photographs, but in real life the sparkle is gorgeous!

After I had finished the main card front, I trimmed it down so that I could place it in the center of a full sized A2 card base created using So Very Black cardstock. This crisp black frame works nicely to emphasize the crisp black embossed lines of the stamped image. For the greeting, I selected a sentiment from the Keep Palm set, embossing it on more So Very Black cardstock using white pigment ink and white embossing powder for a crisp sentiment on the black backdrop. I die cut the sentiment with it’s coordinating die, then placed it in the center of my floral frame with some thin foam adhesive. Finally, I added a black twine bow and some Black Pawsitively Dazzling Gems for a few more black accents and sparkle!

Well, that’s all for my project today! Every time I design a stamp set, I do my best to create images that are both fun to color and easy to use for those not inclined to color. You can do so many different techniques with a detailed floral image like this, and I think blending those tropical colors over the black embossed lines sets them off beautifully! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

Have a Little Fun with the New June 2026 Simon Says Stamp Card Kit of the Month!

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Hi friends! The new June 2026 Simon Says Stamp Step Right Up Card Kit is now available for preorder, and when I say it’s jam-packed with fun goodies, I truly mean it!! Click HERE to read more details on the Simon website! This month’s kit is the epitome of summertime fun, with a carnival theme, dies that create dimensional treats, and fun embellishments that ensure extra special cards. Here’s a sneak peek at this month’s kit:

These kits are always incredible value; the individual components of this kit retail for over $90, but you can preorder this kit for only $44.99! Click HERE to purchase your own kit! You can save even more by becoming a kit subscriber (click HERE to see the subscription details!). If you love receiving this type of curated kit filled to the brim with goodies to make your cardmaking even more simplified and enjoyable, you definitely want to hit that subscribe button!

For today’s project, I used a color palette that’s a bit muted for me, perfect for a masculine recipient. I feel like Kraft cardstock is such an under-utilized color in my craft room, and I am always so happy when I use it because I love the end result. I paired the Kraft cardstock included with the Step Right Up kit with the Pennant Banner die, also included with the kit, to create this colorful celebration card. Let’s get started with the details on my project!

To begin my project, I die cut three sets of the Festive Bunting images from white cardstock. There are some options in the Having Fun to stamp with dots or stripes, but I used a selection of alcohol markers to add some muted, somewhat masculine colors on my pennants. I colored all of the individual pennants with the markers, then used liquid and thin foam adhesive to add the die cuts to the Kraft card front, arranging the pennants in a festive swag all down the front of the card.

Once I had added the pennants to the card front, I wanted to add some celebratory sparkle to the background, so I used Simon Says Stamp White Pigment Ink to stamp the little sparkling stars in a swag down the card front, rotating the stamp so that the stamped images didn’t look repetitive or cookie cutter. I also added some small white dots with a white gel pen, then added a variety of Blue Frost Embellishment Mix, following the trail of sparkles down the card front!

Finally, I heat embossed a greeting from Having Fun onto more of the Kraft cardstock included in the kit, stamping with White Pigment ink and adding white embossing powder over the top to make sure the sentiment was bright and crisp against the muted tan background. I used my scissors to fussy cut the sentiment, but there are dies available to make that task go lickety-split!

Well, that’s all for my project today.

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. Options galore! Who can say no to such incredible value though, right?

This is such a fun kit, and I have a few more projects to share with you using some of the add-ons! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

Happy Birthday Shaker with New Simon Says Stamp!

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Hi friends! I am back from a weekend of relaxing fun with my husband, celebrating my 40th birthday! I’ve been reflecting on what this milestone “means” to me, and the main feeling is, quite simply, gratitude. Gratitude for my husband, who works so hard for me and for us as a unit, gratitude for the not-so-little family that I adore and that drives me a little nutty, gratitude for our home and our situation in life, gratitude for this work that is incredibly fulfilling in so many ways… I’m just thankful for so much. I thought for today’s post, I’d share a colorful birthday shaker card today to say “happy birthday” to myself! 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 begin, I stamped the new Scripty Birthday Background onto a panel of white cardstock using sticky embossing ink, then added White Satin Pearl embossing powder. To create the colorful background, I used blending brushes to blend Pawsitively Saturated Inks: in shades of Fairy, Periwinkle, Iris, Royal, and Tropic, utilizing the emboss/resist technique to create a bold and colorful background. These are some of my most favorite colors in the Pawsitively Saturated Ink line, beautifully rich, with cool undertones and gorgeous vibrancy!

To create the shaker window, I began by die cutting a glittery rectangle, then cutting out the middle using the new A2 Postage Rectangles, creating a unique reverse-scalloped frame. I cut a slightly smaller panel of acetate, then used strips of foam adhesive to completely enclose the frame before filling it with Mist Sequins. I love the look of the iridescent sequins with the cool rainbow blended background!

To adorn my shaker window, I die cut the Handwritten Happy Birthday three times from Royal Purple cardstock, layering the die cuts together to create extra dimension. I placed this in the center of my shaker window, then added several balloons cut from a variety of colored cardstocks using the new Party Balloon die. I arranged the balloons on the card front in a cascade, popping them up with som added foam tape. Finally, I tucked a sentiment strip cut using the EZ Strips die and EZ Strips Birthday. Such a fun and festive card, right?

Well, that’s all for my project today! I am off to enjoy some Mexican food and homemade almond cake courtesy of my daughter and my redhead. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!