Sixth Street Sundries

Emily Midgett

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Gilded Celebrate 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! I have a card with a little shimmer, a lot of color, and even more texture to share with you today featuring some fun new products from the Simon Says Stamp Sending Cheer Release! (Click HERE to see everything!) I love adding shimmering details to the gorgeous texture of Simon Says Stamp’s 3D Embossing Folders, and today’s technique is super easy and makes such a big impact. Let’s get started with the details on my project!

To begin, I used the new Deluxe Bouquet embossing folder with Simon Says Stamp’s new Blue Spruce cardstock. These new colored cardstocks released in the Sending Cheer Release are so beautiful and fill in some holes in my cardstock rainbow. After embossing this gorgeous blue-green cardstock, I swiped my embossing ink pad directly on the raised areas, then sprinkled shimmering gold embossing powder and heated it up. The effect is so lovely; it enhances the raised, textured details and adds shimmer!

Once the gilding was finished, I used sharp scissors to cut out the entire floral bouquet. I also used some more Blue Spruce cardstock to die cut one of the Petal Point Frames, a favorite in my craft room. I layered the frame over another A2 panel of Blue Spruce cardstock, adhering it with some thin foam adhesive for a touch of dimension. I also popped up the trimmed and gilded bouquet with another layer of thin foam adhesive. When working with monochromatic color palettes like this, I like to be generous with layers of foam adhesive to keep each layer distinct and visually interesting.

For the greeting, I die cut the detail layer of the Timeless Celebrate from gold pearl cardstock, then used vellum to die cut the shadow layer. I adhered the two layers together with liquid adhesive, then added very thin strips of thin foam adhesive behind the solid lines of the die cut to pop it up on the card front. I thought about adding some gold gems, but thought it was blingy enough with the shimmering embossing powder and pearlescent sentiment!

Well, that’s all for my project today! This project is somewhat simple, but I think the layered monochromatic cardstock and shimmering embossing powder is so elegant. It allows the exquisitely detailed texture to shine, literally! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

Happy Birthday Little Fox with New Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember!

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!*

Hello friends! I have another project to share with you today featuring some adorable and festive new goodies from the Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember release (click HERE to see the whole release). I find that I never can have too many birthday cards, and I especially need child-friendly birthday cards with four kiddos and all of the birthday parties that come with so many kids! I absolutely love the “fable” line of critters that Simon Says Stamp has been releasing the last few months; they are drawn in a sweet storybook style that is not too “cutesy” but still has a sweet and whimsical aesthetic. I combined several different dies to create this cutie pie birthday card. Let’s get started with the details on my project!

To begin, I die cut the pieces for the Fable Dancing Fox and the Party Balloons dies from plain white cardstock. I used OLO markers to add lots of color to the individual pieces, selecting a somewhat neutral color palette, tempering the pink and peach balloons with green and blue. In hindsight, I wish I would have colored the fox in a bit more of a pastel palette, but c’est la vie. I assembled the die cut pieces with liquid adhesive and set them aside.

For the background of my little birthday scene, I die cut the largest of the Fiesta A2 nesting dies from white cardstock. I selected Pawsitively Saturated Inks in shades of Cheeky, Ballerina, and Morning to coordinate with the balloons, avoiding the green in the balloon bouquet’s color palette to prevent the pink and peach mixing with it and creating a muddy mess. Once I had finished softly blending a colorful halo onto the background of my die cut, I splattered some shimmery iridescent watercolors on the blended area and adhered the die cut to my A2 card base with thin foam adhesive.

I die cut the new Celebrate die to add a chunky, bold sentiment to my cutie fox’s birthday scene. I cut the detail layer from iridescent white mirror cardstock and the shadow from vellum. I adhered the detail layer to the vellum with thin foam adhesive strips, then added more thin foam adhesive strips behind the solid die cuts on the vellum to create a double layer of foam tape that helps that sentiment pop from the background. I placed it over the blended and splattered background, then adhered the fox and balloons with more foam adhesive. Tons of dimension on this project!! Finally, I added some Prism Pawsitively Dazzling Gems for even more gorgeous shimmer on this festive birthday card.

Well, that’s all for my project today! The Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember company collaboration celebrations are starting tomorrow, and you won’t want to miss these limited edition sets. Be sure to bookmark my blog or become a subscriber so that you don’t miss anything fun! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and happy STAMPtember!!

More Rainbow Splash Inspiration from Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember!

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

Hi friends! I have some more colorful inspiration for you today using the new additions to the Simon Says Stamp Rainbow Splash line! This line, specially curated for both seasoned and new stampers alike, features very accessible items, with simple stamp images, embossing folders, gorgeous inks in the most perfect rainbow, and some shimmering adhesive gems to accent your projects. For my projects today, I have used a few elements from the new STAMPtember collection and some of the older products to create this pair of festive cards. Let’s get started with the details!

*I have linked 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!*

Both of my cards feature the fabulous pyrotechnic images in the new Firework Sparkle stamp and die set. These images are great for so many celebratory occasions or even just to create an encouragement card for a friend! I created two cards, one super simple and one a bit more complicated to show that even if you are an experienced stamper, these images are great additions to your stash.

For my relatively simple card, I began by stamping the large sparkler from the Firework Sparkle stamp set once using Rainbow Splash Princess ink, then the two smaller sparklers using Lime and Sea inks. I die cut the images using their coordinating dies, which are super easy to line up, then turned my attention to the card base.

To create that “glow” behind the sparklers, I used Rainbow Splash Blending Brushes to very lightly blend Princess, Lime, and Sea inks approximately where I would be placing the die cuts on the card front. I also used a T-square to add a silver acrylic paint pen frame around the edges of my card, but you could easily omit this step if you wanted to keep things super simple! I popped up the sparklers on the blended background with some foam adhesive squares, then added my sentiment pieces, heat embossed with silver sparkle embossing powder and fussy cut with sharp scissors. Finally, I added a few Prism Pawsitively Dazzling Gems on each of the silver frame’s corners.

For my second card, I chose to create something that looks a bit more involved but actually is quite simple, because the Magnificent Burst folder does a lot of the “work” for you! I started by embossing a panel of white cardstock with the Magnificent Burst embossing folder, then used blending brushes to blend Rainbow Splash Ink in shades of Princess, Heather, and Sea over the exploding fireworks, making sure I chose colors that would blend nicely together if they overlapped.

To enhance the fireworks background, I stamped some fireworks from the Firework Sparkle stamp set and die cut them with their coordinating dies. I heat embossed a greeting using more silver sparkle embossing powder, trimming the pieces out with my sharp scissors and trimmer. I popped up all of the different elements with foam adhesive, then added a few Prism Pawsitively Dazzling Gems for added sparkle!

Well, that’s all for my projects today! I hope you’re enjoying the last days of STAMPtember… it’s been such an incredible month filled with so much stampy goodness. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

Celebrate Your Birthday!

Hi there! Happy Saturday! I have a quick post for you today using some new goodies from Catherine Pooler that are now available in the Ellen Hutson store! I love making cute, colorful birthday cards, and the new products from Catherine Pooler make doing that so easy. Let’s get started with the details!

I began by stamping a background panel using some of the solid stamps from Yay Gifts! by Catherine Pooler and Sugared Lavender, Stone Blue, and Seafoam inks. I softened the colors by stamping off once to create a more subtle confetti background.

Next, I stamped the tower of gifts from Yay Gifts! using Intens-ified Black ink on some Copic-friendly white cardstock, then used my Copic markers in coordinating shades of lavender, blue, and green. I die cut the colorful tower using the coordinating die, popped it up on the stamped background panel using foam adhesive, then added a black Celebrate! die cut using some more foam adhesive. The final touch was to add some Iridescent Snow gems for a touch of sparkle.

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

Where Creativity Meets C9: Shades of C9!

Good morning! As today is the 9th of the month, we are celebrating Concord and 9th’s new release (ahem, please do yourself a favor and go drool over those new stamp sets. Buffalo plaid. Need I say more???)  The 9th also marks the start of a new challenge over at Where Creativity Meets C9. This month, we’re focusing on “Shades of C9,” meaning you can find inspiration in the beautiful shades of aqua and turquoise in the Concord and 9th logo!

If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll have seen a sneak peek of my project on Instagram earlier this weekend. I started by heat embossing the pretty florals from You Are Here on some watercolor paper using silver embossing powder. Next, I watercolored the flowers using Shimmerz shimmering watercolor pots in shades of blue and green.

For the greeting, I die cut the celebrate and you from All About You dies in glitzy silver and shimmery teal papers. I glued the celebrate to a strip of vellum that I flagged on the end and popped up the You with dimensional foam adhesive. I trimmed the watercolored panel down a bit and added a strip of the same shimmery teal card stock on the side of my A2 card base. Finally, I scattered a few sequins from my stash across the front of the card.

Now, it’s your turn! You have until October 29 to enter a project in to the Shades of C9 challenge to be eligible to win a gift certificate to Concord and 9th, generously provided by Angie and Greg from Concord and 9th! You can find all of the details and rules for the challenge here. Have fun and good luck!!