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Simple Happy Easter with New Simon Says Stamp Favorite Things!

March 17, 2025

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

Hi friends! I have another sweet Easter project to share with you using some new goodies from the Simon Says Stamp Favorite Things release! With four kids, caring for my mom, two cats, a grumpy old man dog, and a new Bernedoodle puppy (Lord help me with that one), plus remodeling a house…. sometimes a girl just needs a quick refresher with some lightning fast crafty time. This project went lickety split with a few new goodies from Simon Says Stamp, some texture, some pops of sparkling color, and my OLO Markers. Let’s get started with the details!

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I began by stamping the basket-toting bunny from the new Bunny Blessings stamp set from the Simon Says Stamp Favorite Things release using some alcohol ink-friendly black ink. I used my OLO Markers to add color to the image, keeping the bunny a warm gray and adding pops of color to the carrots, tulip, and polka dotted Easter egg. Once I had finished coloring all of the images, I used their coordinating dies to cut them out, along with a stamped Happy Easter greeting from the stamp set. I can’t tell you how delightful it is to see the level of detail on these coordinating dies. Having a thick white edge around my stamped image drives me a little batty, so these close-cropped die cuts are just perfection, in my opinion!

For the background, I wanted to keep things fairly simple while still adding some fun texture and pattern, so I ran a panel of white cardstock through my die cutting machine using the new Floral Easter Eggs embossing folder. I trimmed the panel down on top and bottom, then allowed strips of the new Pale Green Glitter Cardstock to peek out on the edges, creating a full A2 background upon which I could build my Easter scene.

To add create some visual focus and shrink the size of my canvas to fit the small scene that I’d created, I first placed a white A7 Nesting Frames die cut on my textured background using some foam adhesive. I arranged the stamped and colored die cuts within the frame using more foam adhesive to adhere the pieces to the card front. Finally, I added a smattering of coordinating Sprout Pawsitively Dazzling Gems to add just a touch more sparkle to the project!

Well, that’s all for my project today. When you pair a few colored die cuts with a frame and some background texture, even a seemingly-small scene can become a focal point. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

Fun with Felt: Bunny Edition with Simon Says Stamp!

March 7, 2025

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

Hi friends! I’m back today with another Fun with Felt project, this time using some of the sweet springtime products from the new Simon Says Stamp Favorite Things release. I am enjoying creating projects that last a bit longer than a card, and felt is a great way to make a project feel more substantial and meaningful. Let’s get started with the details!

To start, I placed a piece of finely knit white cotton fabric, sized to fit within a 5″ embroidery hoop, in my MISTI, then stamped some of the floral branches from the beautiful Tweet Friend stamp set along the top of the fabric using Simon Says Stamp’s Nocturne Ink. This pigment ink works beautifully with lots of different surfaces, making it an ideal ink to use with fabric! After it had dried completely, I used some alcohol markers to add delicate blue and emerald green to the branches, using a light hand to keep the ink from bleeding outside the stamped edges, and placed the fabric in the 5″ embroidery hoop.

After creating my background, I die cut the new Huggable Bunny, Pretty Bows, Grassy Edges, and Easter Basket die from some lovely springtime felt colors. I adhered the different pieces of the bunny together using felt glue and allowed it to dry completely under a heavy paperweight to keep things nice and flat. I began arranging the different die cut felt pieces on my floral embroidery hoop background, adhering them each with felt glue and placing another heavy glass paperweight on top to keep things flat while drying.

Once I had finished arranging and adhering all of my felt die cuts, I used needle and thread to sew on some seed bead flowers, grass, and some stamens to the centers of the stamped floral branches. The seed beads add just a hint of shimmer to the project, and the added texture makes it feel even more polished! I just love how this one turned out!

Well, that’s all for my project today. I have been working with textiles and different fabrics and mediums so much lately… it’s so fun to add some variety into my crafting time! I hope it inspires you to look outside of your paper stash to see what you can embellish and make even more special. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

Eggstra Special with New Simon Says Stamp Favorite Things!

March 4, 2025

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

Hi friends! I have some colorful, cheery Easter inspiration using the adorable new Eggstra Special stamp set from Simon Says Stamp’s latest release, called Favorite Things! I leaned into the Pastel Pigment Ink palette from Simon Says Stamp for several of my projects for this release, but I wanted to add a little pop of vibrant pink to this project to help those sweet blooms stand out amongst the colorful Easter eggs. Let’s get started with the details!

To start my project, I stamped several images and a sentiment from the new Eggstra Special stamp set onto some white cardstock using Nocturne Pigment Ink, then covered it with Clear Embossing Powder to make those black lines extra crisp and stark against my pastel color palette! I then used OLO Markers in a variety of pastel shades, zhuzhing things up with a pop of vibrant magenta. Because I wanted to have a sunny, buttery yellow background, I used a coordinating butter yellow marker around the white edges of my die cuts to make sure that they transitioned seamlessly from the background to the foreground!

After I had finished my focal point, I die cut the previously-released Double Plaid Cover with the buttery yellow glitter cardstock in the new Pastel 6×6 Glitter Pack. I love this plaid background; it’s the perfect amount of texture and pattern without overwhelming the main focal point! I paired the buttery yellow glitter pattern with a Lemon Chiffon card base, creating a fairly neutral tone-on-tone texture and pattern behind my colorful springtime images.

To help ground my images and sentiment die cuts on my plaid card front so that they weren’t just floating in midair, I die cut one of the Nested Ovals Dies from Simon Says Stamp Vellum. I arranged the colored die cuts in the center of the vellum oval, then adhered all of the die cuts to the front of the card with liquid and foam adhesive, hiding the adhesive for the vellum behind the solid die cuts. To add a few final shimmery accents, I added some Butter Pawsitively Dazzling Gems and a bow tied with the new Simon Says Stamp Iridescent White Cord. I think this card exudes all of the springtime feels!

Well, that’s all for my project today! Have you started crafting for springtime yet? I have definitely noticed a shift in my color palettes, transitioning from lots of deep reds and dramatic jewel tones to white, light, and bright pastel palettes! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

Springtime Decor with New Simon Says Stamp Favorite Things Release!

February 28, 2025

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

Hi friends! I have another project to share with you today using a fabulous new embossing folder from the new Favorite Things release, which I used to create some vibrant home decor! I love creating all different kinds of projects using my stamping supplies, because they can be used for so much more than just cards. I thought that the large blooms on this pretty floral embossing folder would be so pretty framed, so I used some paint, an inexpensive frame from the dollar store, and my Copic markers to add lots of vivid color, creating a unique framed home decor piece that would be so pretty on a mantle, piano, or desk. Let’s get started with the details!

To begin, I used Lucky Clover Distress Paint to paint the entirety of the wooden frame. These frames contain a chalkboard panel within the plain birch wood frame, so it’s super easy to customize. While the paint was drying, I ran a panel of plain white cardstock through my die cutting machine using the Pristine Blooms Embossing Folder. These 3D embossing folders create such impeccable detail; they really do a beautiful job on their own without much or any embellishment!

In my mind’s eye, I saw a vibrant field of magenta blooms on a sea of emerald green, so I used my Copic markers to add lots of detailed coloring to the individual blooms. Because the foliage is small and detailed, I used a lighter green marker to cover the entire area around the flowers, then used darker green markers to add details to the foliage. Around the edges of the panel, I added more deep emerald green, blending the edges with the same lighter green that I used for the entire background. This creates the feel of a vignette and adds interest and dimension behind the vibrant flowers while still maintaining the minimalist color palette!

Before adhering the colored panel to the now-dried frame, I decided to add some sparkling accents to the foliage and flowers, as well as splatters on the background. I used a paintbrush to lightly “gild” the tips of the foliage with glittering watercolors, then used Post-It Notes to protect the blooms and splattered the edges of the colored panel. I used Simon Says Stamp’s Tear-rifically Tacky tape to adhere the panel to interior of the frame. Wouldn’t this be such a pretty addition to a springtime mantel or on your desk at work?

Well, that’s all for my project today! Be sure to check out the new Favorite Things release to see all of the delightful springtime goodness that is now available. And don’t forget to check out the release blog hop, happening today and tomorrow! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

Floral Flashback Week: Mother’s Day Tulips, Take Two with Simon Says Stamp!

February 22, 2025

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

Hi friends! I am back with a final installment of this week’s Floral Flashback Week, this time with another project featuring my older Mother’s Day Tulips stamp set that I illustrated for Simon Says Stamp. When I was working on my first project for this week featuring the Mother’s Day Tulips set, I initially had intended to layer the two colored die cuts together to create a very full tulip bouquet, or perhaps even a field. However, when I went to put the two colored die cuts together, I didn’t want to cover up quite so much of my hard-earned no-line coloring tulips, so I decided to just use each die cut to create their own individual cards! While THIS tulip project was clean and bright white, I decided to do something a bit more dramatic and unique with this project, pairing the vivid coral tulips with some luxurious chocolate brown cardstock. Let’s get started with the details!

I began my project by stamping the main image from my Mother’s Day Tulips stamp set using Permanent Gray Ink from Altenew so that I could do some no-line coloring, then selected gorgeous shades of coral and lime green from my Copic collection to add some fabulous depth and dimension to these pretty tulips. I feel like some flowers are just the embodiment of spring, and tulips definitely rank high among them! Their vibrant blooms are always a harbinger of lovely mild spring weather and are the first pops of color against the sleepy winter landscape.

To intensify that illusion of vibrant colors against a bland landscape, I decided to create a background for my tulips with the Lilac Clusters Embossing Folder and some luscious brown cardstock from Concord & 9th. I embossed the lovely lilac blooms (also an embodiment of springtime around here!) onto the A2 card front, then used a coordinating brown Copic marker around the edges of the die cut tulip image, making the tulips truly pop off of the somewhat drab background. The gorgeously detailed embossing folder adds an element of spectacular texture behind the vibrant blooms! I popped up the colorful die cut tulips with some foam adhesive, trimming off any excess that was hanging over the edge.

After I had finished creating the background and the focal point, I used some rose gold embossing powder to heat emboss a sentiment from the Mother’s Day Tulips stamp set, to which I made sure to add a variety of sentiments that could be used outside of Mother’s Day, as well. I fussy cut the sentiment, then popped it up with a double layer of foam adhesive. Finally, I added a coordinating bow and some Peachy Pawsitively Dazzling Gems for some added texture!

Well, that’s all for my project today. I hope you enjoyed meandering down my stamp illustrations from the past with me this week! I am so excited about things to come, as well, and I hope you love them as much as I do. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!