Sixth Street Sundries

Emily Midgett

forest forage in summer

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!

Simon Says Stamp Every Happiness Blog Hop Day 2 + Freebies + Prizes!

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! We are hopping along today for Day 2 of the Simon Says Stamp Every Happiness Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from Nina-Marie Trapani, and your next stop is Cathy Zielske. You can also start at the beginning at the Simon Says Stamp Blog. We are hopping to celebrate the new Every Happiness release (click HERE to check out the entire release!), with lots of gorgeous inspiration, prizes, and freebies throughout this two-day hop! I have a magical, Tinkerbell-inspired project to share with you today using the beautiful new Leafdance Flowers & Frame. Let’s get started with the details!

When I want to create super vibrant and detailed scenes like this, I like to start with plain white cardstock and embellish with my alcohol markers. I die cut the new Leafdance Flowers & Frame die set from plain white cardstock, then used my OLO Markers to add lots of super vibrant, almost neon color to the images. I kept the foliage a verdant neon green and the blooms super vivid fuchsia and pink. I also die cut one of the new Dewpierce Dragonfly Duo images, cutting the wings from some iridescent white foil cardstock, trying to capture the magnificent shimmer of dragonfly’s wings.

I wanted to create a whimsical, magical background inspired by the vibrant colors of the Tinkerbell movies that I watched with my daughter as a little girl, evoking water, sky, and flora by blending Surf & Limelicious Pawsitively Saturated Inks on a plain white card front. I think that those two colors match the vibrancy of the colored die cuts beautifully! I also splattered the background with some shimmering iridescent watercolors, adding to the magic and ethereal nature of the aesthetic.

After I had created the background, I used thin foam adhesive to add the colored die cuts to the card front, creating a lovely swag along the side of my A2 card front. I popped up the dragonfly in the curve of the foliage’s arch, as well as a greeting from Forest Forage in Summer, which I stamped using Surf ink on white cardstock and cut with the coordinating die. Once I had added all of the die cut and colored elements to the card front, I used liquid adhesive to add some Prism Pawsitively Dazzling Gems, creating even more sparkle and adding some “dew drops” to the scene!

Well, that’s all for my project today! Now for some fun freebie and giveaway information!

Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop from your blog comment section. Winners will be selected and posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog where they can find out how to redeem their prize.

You can also receive a fun, not-yet-released freebie with any purchase from the Every Happiness collectiong (click HERE to check out the entire release!)! See the graphic above for all of the details.

Your next stop is Cathy Zielske. You can also check out Day 1 of the hop (for even more prizes!) by clicking HERE. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and happy hopping!