Sixth Street Sundries

Emily Midgett

friendship

A Friend Like You 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 sweet project that uses some old, some new, and some leftovers! I love when I can pull so many different elements together to create a cohesive project, and adding in some pretty blooms and cute critters just makes it that much sweeter. The Friend Like You mini stamp set is such a sweet little set that gives you a lot of bang for your buck, especially if you add in the coordinating dies. I created this sweet springtime friendship card with lots of texture and small details, even using some of my leftovers from a previous card. Let’s get started with the details!

To begin, I die cut a panel of white cardstock using one of the nested Modern Teardrops dies, then stamped the adorable little critter pals from Friend Like You using Simon Says Stamp Intense Black ink, which works nicely with alcohol markers. I colored the images using my OLO Markers, keeping things simple because the images are modest enough to not need a ton of shading details. Once I had finished coloring the stamped image, I used blending brushes to lightly blend Cabbage & Sky Pawsitively Saturated Ink for some “grass” and “sky” respectively.

I wanted to add some interesting but relatively simple texture behind the main image, so I ran an A2 panel of white cardstock through my die cutting machine using the new Fanfare embossing folder. This is such a pretty and unique pattern, and I think that the points on the individual embossed teardrops complement the points on the ends of the Modern Teardrop die cut so nicely! I popped up the colored and blended die cut in the center of the embossed panel using thin foam adhesive squares.

After stamping a greeting from Friend Like You, again using Simon Says Stamp Intense Black ink, I used the coordinating die to cut it out neatly. I had some colorful leftover blooms and leaves from THIS project, so I decided to embellish my sentiment with some pretty flowers. I popped up the greeting with thick foam adhesive squares, then tucked the blooms from Country Basket around and beneath the sentiment, using both liquid and thin foam adhesive for lots of dimension on my project. Finally, I added a trio of Peachy Pawsitively Dazzling Gems to the points on each side of my Modern Teardrop die cut for a little added sparkle!

Well, that’s all for my project today. Sadly, an annoying polar vortex has turned all of the budding daffodils and tulip trees a depressing wrinkly brown. The warm springy weather should be back tomorrow, though, so fingers crossed things start to perk up and look colorful again soon! Until then, we will just have to channel springtime with paper and ink. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

Blue and White Friendship with New Simon Says Stamp!

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

Hi friends! Today’s project is a special one to me. I have always loved blue and white, and even chose those colors for my wedding. Today, “cottage core” and “grandma chic” have now made blue and white super popular design elements for decor, so I thought I would apply some of those trends to my card for today, using the brand new Wildflower Cuttings stamp set from the Simon Says Stamp Friend Like You release. Let’s get started on the details of my project!

*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!*

This project is super simple and uses only the Wildflower Cuttings stamps and dies! I began by using one of the large foliage stamps with an acrylic block to stamp a pretty botanical background in the top left corner of the card using Cadette Pawsitively Saturated Ink. I also used a blending brush to lightly blend the same Cadette ink over the top of the stamped area, creating a tone-on-tone effect! To add a little extra texture and sparkle to the background, I splattered sparkling iridescent watercolors on the blended area, adding a touch of shimmer to this simple stamped background.

For the focal point, I stamped the vase and bouquet image from the Wildflower Cuttings stamp set, again using Cadette ink. To add another element of shimmer and shine, I also stamped directly over the top of the image with embossing ink and sprinkled Hero Arts Iridescent Blue embossing powder over the top, adding a lovely crispness and gorgeous shimmer to the image. I repeated the same process with the greeting, then used the coordinating dies to cut each embossed image.

After I had stamped and die cut the images, I trimmed a small rectangle of white glitter cardstock to create a “shelf” for my vase of flowers. I popped it up with foam adhesive squares, then added the vase. I nestled the sentiment in the crook of the floral arrangement, then added a little twine bow around the narrow neck of the vase. Finally, I finished the project off with some sparkling Prism Pawsitively Dazzling Gems. I think this card is so simple and elegant, and could easily be recreated in any ink color and different sentiments to create a matching set!

Well, that’s all for my project today. It doesn’t get much more classic or fresh than crisp blue and white, don’t you think? Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!