Sixth Street Sundries

Emily Midgett

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Egg-stra Special Two-fer with Simon Says Stamp!

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

Hi friends! It’s Easter week, and I have some fun and sparkling inspiration to share using some new and some old goodies from Simon Says Stamp! I have been really busy with family and then was able to take a much-needed vacation to visit some crafty friends over the weekend, so I am a little behind on sharing some Easter inspiration. Today, I have a two-fer: a fun, sparkling shaker card and a matching tag embellishment created using the leftovers! Let’s get started with the details.

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I love creating fun shaker windows embellished with adorable images. I feel like the storybook images in the Hoppy Easter set work perfectly for shaker cards; they are sweet and innocent and work splendidly for a card for a child, and what child doesn’t love a shaker card? I began by stamping the bunny image from Hoppy Easter using Rainbow Splash Black ink, then used my OLO Markers in vibrant shades of pink, purple, and coral to add vivid color to the stamped image. I used a white gel pen and a sparkling DecoArt shimmer pen to add some extra interest to the polka dots on the bottom of the Easter eggs, then used the coordinating dies to cut out the finished colored image and stamped sentiment.

To create the shaker background, I began by stamping the Pepita Background onto some white cardstock using Bubblegum Pawsitively Saturated Ink. I then die cut one of the Nested Egg Dies from the center of an A2 panel of Clematis Glitter Cardstock and backed it with some leftover clear stamp packaging. (Reduce, reuse, recycle!) I used some strips of foam adhesive around the egg-shaped opening and filled the shaker with the new Clematis Embellishment Pack. Shake, shake, shake! I added the die cuts on the front of the shaker and added one final touch of texture with some Iridescent White Cord from Simon Says Stamp!

With the leftover glittery egg die cut, I added some strips of coordinating colored carstock and a pretty bow, which I die cut using the Pretty Bows die set and some deep plummy purple cardstock. I used a mini clothespin to add the embellished egg die cut to a glassine bag of jelly beans. Isn’t this such a cute and simple way to dress up a bag of sweets?

Well, that’s all for my projects today! I have to work on filling my kiddos’ Easter eggs this week… four kiddos means lots and lots of Easter eggs to fill. Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a marvelous day!

Limited Edition: Simon Says Stamp Easter Kit!

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

Hi friends! Simon Says Stamp released a special surprise tonight: a brand new Limited Edition Easter Kit! This kit is absolutely packed with product that is perfect for creating your Easter and springtime cards. Here’s a rundown of everything included in the kit:

NEW and EXCLUSIVE Simon Says Stamp Hoppy Easter 6×8 inch clear stamp set
NEW and EXCLUSIVE Simon Says Stamp Bunny Embossing Folder and Die 
24 double-sided 5×6 inch sheets of Tim Holtz Idea-ology Backdrops Volume 5 Assortment 
1 Simon Says Stamp Easter Sentiment Strip Sheet
5 white pom poms (bunny accents!)
Set of 6 Simon Says Stamp Suzy Watercolor Cards in a Floral Assortment
1 Detail Watercolor Brush Pen
2 A2 Scored Watercolor Notecards
1 Package of Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Holiday Pearl Crayons (including Sugary Gumdrop, Wonderland, and Frosty Mint)
1 Simon Says Stamp Exclusive 3×4 inch acrylic block
1 Ranger Pipette
1 bottle of Tim Holtz Ranger Merry Mint Mica Spray Stain
1 Sheet of 8.5 x 11 Inch Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Velvet Cardstock in Snow White (perfect for bunnies!)
1 Sheet of 8.5 x 11 Inch 65 LB Cardstock in Gamma Green

Wowzers, such a lot of value packed into this kit for only $59.99! These kits are limited edition, meaning that they won’t be restocked, so if you’re in love with these elements, you will not want to miss out on this exceptional value! I have three cards to share with you today using lots of different components from the kit, so let’s get started with the details!

Nothing screams spring to me quite like seeing those cheerful yellow daffodils that pop up all over the place in early spring. The entire kit has tons of daffodils in the different elements, and ach of my cards features a daffodil in some form, whether it is at the feet of the sweet little Easter egg-hunting girl, the bunny hiding behind the bloom, or as the large focal point on one of Suzy Plantamura’s exceptionally lovely watercolor cards! I used Distress Inks to watercolor all of my images today, which I tapped out onto my palette and picked up with my damp paintbrush.

For my first card, I did some no-line watercoloring with some of the stamped images from the Hoppy Easter stamp set found in this Limited Edition Easter Kit. I stamped her using Contour Ink onto hot press watercolor paper, then used lots of different springy shades of Distress Inks to do some no-line watercoloring, adding some fine tipped black pen to her eyes, mouth, and tag, as well as some sparkly watercolor details and dots for added interest! I used the Hoppy Easter coordinating dies to cut the finished image out.

The Limited Edition Easter Kit also contains a wide variety of beautiful patterned papers with a beautiful vintage aesthetic. I selected three of my favorite papers in varying patterns and colors, then used my trimmer to cut down some thin strips from each paper, as well as with the white velvet paper included with the kit. I laid all of the strips down on my white A2 card base, keeping the patterns that contrasted the most next to each other to keep things from being too busy. To help ground my little watercolored Easter egg hunter, I trimmed down a block of vellum and mounted the watercolored die cut to the vellum, along with a sentiment from Hoppy Easter. To hide the foam adhesive, I flipped the vellum rectangle over and added some foam squares to the back of the solid die cuts, then adhered the entire thing to the center of the card front. Finally, I added a few Pawsitively Dazzling Clear Gems for some sparkle!

For my second card, I watercolored the precious little bunny from the Hoppy Easter stamp set using some more Distress Inks, cutting her out with the coordinating dies. Isn’t the expression on the bunny’s face so adorable? To ground the shy little bunny, I used a leftover Nested Domed Arches die cut around the edge of which I blended the new Pawsitively Saturated Trio 27. I added some strips of the papers included with the Limited Edition Easter Kit to create “grass,” as well!

For the background and the greeting, I took advantage of the fact that the Easter Sentiment Strip sheet and Suzy’s Watercolor Cards that are included with the Limited Edition Easter Kit are both toner foil-friendly! I ran both the sentiment strips and the crocus watercolor card through my Minc using some kelly green foil that coordinated perfectly with the green accents on my watercolored image, adding some beautifully shiny foil accents to the card! I splattered the crocus background with the Merry Mint Mica Spray Stain to add some more metallic green shine to the card. I popped up the arch die cut with the bunny and patterned paper strips using some foam adhesive, then popped up the sentiment strips on the arch with some more foam adhesive, finishing everything off with the Pawsitively Dazzling Clear Gems.

My last card takes advantage of the toner foil-friendly printing on Suzy’s Watercolor Cards included in the Easter Kit. I ran the gorgeous daffodil panel through my Minc using gold foil, adding some lovely shine to the crisp black lines! I used Distress Inks in shades of Scattered Straw, Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade, Rustic Wilderness, and Speckled Egg, tapped out onto my palette and picked up with my damp paintbrush. Because these cards are printed on Distress Watercolor Paper, they work beautifully with Distress Inks! After I finished watercoloring the image, I trimmed the watercolor panel down and matted it on a slightly larger panel of Simon Says Stamp’s Matte Gold foil cardstock, framing those two pieces on a full A2 panel of Sea Glass cardstock.

For the greeting, I chose to allow the watercolored background image to be the star of the show, selecting a small Happy Easter greeting from Hoppy Easter, which I heat embossed in gold on some more Sea Glass cardstock and fussy cut with my sharp scissors. I popped the greeting up with some foam adhesive, then finished off my “rule of three” for metallic accents with a gold twine bow tucked beneath the sentiment. Finally, I added a few pale blue gems from the Pawsitively Dazzling Cool Tones gem set for even more sparkle!

Well, that’s all for my projects today! The exceptional value in this new Limited Edition Easter Kit is fantastic, so if you are loving it, don’t wait, because it won’t be restocked! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

To Some Bunny Special…

Hi there! I’m up on the Honey Bee Stamps blog with some punny Easter inspiration for you using some of the products from the latest release! I never have been much for “cute” or punny projects, preferring to keep things a bit more elegant, but the new Easter Basket Builder stamp set is a great combination of elegant and adorable! Let’s get started with the details on my project.

To start, I stamped several elements from the Easter Basket Builder using Copic-friendly ink on some Neenah cardstock, then used my Copic markers to color them. I like to use unexpected color palettes, this time going with a raspberry, peach, and sunny yellow color scheme for the basket full of eggs. I die cut the colored images using the coordinating Honey Cuts.

Next, I die cut a panel using the Basketweave Slimline Die to create some beautifully subtle tone-on-tone texture. Because this die is made to create a slimline card, the dimensions are not quite wide enough to cover the entirety of the A2 card front, but I like the plain frame that it leaves on each side! I blended a bit of peach ink in the spot behind where the basket sits using a blender brush, helping to draw the eye to the focal point of the card.

I adhered the die cuts to the card front using foam adhesive, then added a greeting from Hoppy Easter, which I stamped in black and then die cut from the coordinating dies. Finally, I added a few Moonlight gems for some sparkle.

Well, that’s all for my project today! We are supposed to have some really beautiful weather the next few days… spring is definitely on the way! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

Honey Bee Stamps Spring Bliss release+New Illustrations!

Hi there! Honey Bee Stamps has the new Spring Bliss release now available for purchase, and it’s chock full of some absolutely beautiful new stamp sets. I’m pleased and proud to say that I have two new illustrations being released within this release, as well! I have a quartet of pretty spring cards for you today, so let’s get started with all of the details.

My first card features some of the fantastic new standalone dies from this release: Basketweave Slimline Die and Build An Egg. I love a good standalone die… there are so many, many techniques and tricks that you can use to make them really fun and unique. One of my favorite ways to make an impact with standalone dies is to use specialty papers, like glitter or foil paper. I die cut the base layer of the eggs from Build An Egg from some sparkly white glitter paper, then die cut a some detailed eggs from pale pink cardstock and a polka dotted egg from some pink foil cardstock, as well as a few teeny eggs from Itty Bitty Eggs. I also die cut some pretty green grass using the Grass Border die.

I die cut a Basketweave Slimline Die from some plain white cardstock, then arranged all of the sparkly, shiny pink egg die cuts on the grass, adhering them with foam adhesive. I stamped a greeting from the new Hoppy Easter sentiment set, then die cut it with the coordinating dies. I added a few Moonlight gems for added texture and sparkle!

My second card features the darling new Easter Buddies stamps and dies. I began by stamping a variety of the images from Easter Buddies with no-line ink on Copic-friendly paper, then used my Copic markers to color the images. I love the look of no-line Copic coloring… reminds me of illustrations from children’s books. I die cut all of the images using the coordinating dies.

For the card base, I blended a sky using Speckled Egg Oxide Ink (an appropriate color, no?) and then blended some extra grass using the Grassy Hill Border and some green ink. I adhered the negative die cut from the first card’s grass die cut along the bottom of the blended card base using foam adhesive, then added my little bunny, chick, and Easter accoutrements using foam and liquid adhesive.

I added some sparkly white clouds cut using the Wispy Clouds dies, as well as a die cut sentiment from Easter Buddies. Love these sweet little springy animals!

My next card features one of the new illustrations I created for the Spring Bliss release: Spring Joy Bouquet. It coordinates with the previously released Floral Bouquet Wrap die, but I thought I’d show it off all by itself! I began by heat embossing the bouquet using white pearl embossing powder on some watercolor paper, then used my Holbein watercolors to add pretty pastel pink, yellow, and lavender to create a super springy bouquet.

For the background, I used the wet-on-wet technique to create a light, airy backdrop for my bouquet. I began by taping down my watercolor paper to a board, then wet it thoroughly with clean water and dropped in diluted color, swirling the colors around to create a pretty background. Once it had dried completely, I added a light pink Quatrefoil Cover Plate die cut over the top to create some subtle texture.

I added the watercolored bouquet to the card front using foam adhesive, then added a white embossed greeting on some pretty periwinkle cardstock.

In addition to Spring Joy Bouquet, I also have illustrated a new background set: Spring Blooms. I heat embossed the background stamp using some pretty copper embossing powder on watercolor paper and used Karin markers to watercolor the blooms.

I used the Oval Thin Frames die to cut a copper foil frame. I adhered it using liquid adhesive, then die cut “sending my love” using the dies from the Slimline Blanket Sentiments, cutting them three times and adhering them together to create dimensional die cuts.

I adhered the die cuts using liquid adhesive, then added some Cupcake rhinestones for extra sparkle.

Well, that’s all for my post today! I hope you will check out the new Spring Bliss release from Honey Bee Stamps. So many beautiful and unique products! Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a marvelous day!