charming flower stem

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

Hi friends! Today, I have a project featuring tons of new goodies from the Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember mega-release that kicked off our month-long STAMPtember celebration! (Check it out HERE!) We’re celebrating all things stamping, so 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 so that you don’t miss out on any of the amazing limited edition sets!!) Today’s project, however, uses products that are not limited edition, but will be added to Simon Says Stamp’s regular lineup of products until further notice! I have a vibrant and super fun birthday shaker to share with you today, so let’s get started with the details!

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To begin, I cut down a panel of the Simon Says Stamp Rainbow Holographic 8.5 x 11 cardstock into four A2 card fronts, then ran the purple-to-teal blended panel through my die cutting machine using the new Boho Flowers 3D embossing folder. Pairing detailed 3D embossing folders with metallic or coated cardstock creates an absolutely magical effect; if you haven’t tried it yet, I encourage you to do so! It’s totally worth it! To perfectly match the vivid cool colors on the embossed foil panel, I used plain white cardstock to die cut the new Autumn Leaf Branch and Charming Flower Stem dies from the STAMPtember release, then used OLO Markers to color them in the coordinating colors. I assembled the flowers with thin foam adhesive for extra dimension.

To create the shaker portion of the card, I die cut a new A2 Scalloped Rectangles from some coordinating aqua glitter cardstock, then used a More A2 Rectangles die to cut out the center, creating a sweet scalloped frame! I used the same size A2 Scalloped Rectangles to die cut a panel of clear acetate and backed the frame with this clear panel, creating a window through which my shaker bits could be seen. I added foam adhesive strips around the back of the frame, then filled the shaker with Simon Says Stamp Starbright Embellishments and Simon Says Stamp Lilac Embellishments, which slide beautifully over the coated embossed cardstock!

For the greeting, I used my MISTI to create an ombré sentiment using the previously-released-but-now-has-coordinating-dies Big Scripty Greetings set! I stamped the top part of the greeting using Periwinkle, using a microfiber cloth to soften the sharp ink line, then stamped the bottom portion with Crocus, again softening the middle with a microfiber cloth, finally stamping once more over the entire greeting with embossing ink. I added some Iridescent Blue Embossing Powder over the top for some extra shimmer, then die cut the image and blended Tidepool ink over the top to make the sentiment coordinate completely with the color palette on the card. I arranged all of the die cuts around and on the shaker window using liquid and foam adhesive, then added some Prism Pawsitively Dazzling Gems and tucked a bow tied with Simon Says Stamp Iridescent White Cord for additional texture. A busy, colorful card, but so festive and perfect for a birthday!!

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

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

Hi friends! Happy STAMPtember! I have a dainty project to share with you today featuring some of the newest products from the substantial Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Release that went live earlier this week. (Check out that entire release HERE!) I feel like we can never have enough sympathy and thinking of you cards, and the delicate blooms in the new Charming Flower Stem die set were just begging to be used to create a somber “here for you” card. Let’s get started on the details!

To begin my project, I die cut the new Charming Flower Stem twice from plain white cardstock. I then used OLO Markers to add delicate color to the blooms, selecting a very pale yellow and enhancing the highlights with my colorless blender marker. I used liquid adhesive to put the layered die cuts together after coloring, then used my sharp scissors to trim off the stems on one of the blooms to create a custom arrangement. It’s easy to customize these floral spray die cuts with a few snips of your scissors!

After I had finished coloring the florals, I die cut one of the spectacular new Lacy Point Frames dies. These nesting dies feature an intricate, feminine pattern around the edges that I thought worked beautifully with the delicate blooms! I die cut one of the frames from some deep navy blue cardstock, then mounted it in the center of a full-sized A2 panel of the same navy cardstock using thin foam adhesive squares. I love the subtle texture that these tone-on-tone die cuts create! I arranged the blooms in a trio on my card front, then added a glittering navy blue bow to the base of my bouquet, cut using Pinkfresh Studio Midnight Navy glitter cardstock and the new Pretty Bows 2.

For the greeting, I stamped the EZ Strips You Got This onto another panel of the same deep navy cardstock using Simon Says Stamp’s White Pigment Ink, then added White Satin Pearl embossing powder over the top to help enhance the contrast on those crisp stamped sentiments with that deep blue background. I used the new EZ Strips Banners die to cut out all of those sentiments in one fell swoop, leaving me a ton of greeting strips handy for a future project! What a time saver it would be to stamp these in a few neutral colors and die cut them to save for a rainy day! After tucking the sentiment amongst the ribbons of the bow with some more foam adhesive, I finally added some Opal Pawsitively Dazzling Gems to the corners of the lacy frame, adding one more touch of sparkle and shimmer to this somber card.

Well, that is all I have for this project! Stay tuned, because the super special STAMPtember collaborations begin shortly, and you won’t want to miss out on these limited edition, exclusive designs! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

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