Sixth Street Sundries

Emily Midgett

lisa horton crafts

Vintage Christmas Baubles with Simon Says Stamp!

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

Hi friends! We’ve shifted fully into holiday mode here on my blog, and while there might be a few autumnal or regular projects on here, the next few months are going to be all Christmas, all the time!! I have tons of ideas and products to play with, so I hope you’re as ready for sparkles, baubles, greenery, and gingerbread as I am. I have a project featuring a gorgeous vintage bauble stamp set from the Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember Release, called Shiny Baubles. These vintage-style ornament stamps are super simple to layer in any color combination your heart desires, but I chose to work with a quintessentially vintage color palette: red, pink, and aqua! Let’s get started on the details for 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!*

I began by stamping the vintage ornaments from Shiny Baubles using Pawsitively Saturated Inks in shades of Apple, Guava, and Cherry on Hammermill white cardstock, then using the metallic Lisa Horton Crafts Verdigris ink to stamp some aqua accents on the ornaments. This opaque metallic ink is so beautiful, and it adds just the right touch of shimmer to these holiday baubles. Shimmer and shine is a must on holiday projects, don’t you think? I also used the “rock ‘n roll” technique to add some extra shading on the sides of the ornaments, tapping my ink pads only on the edge of the stamp and blending the sharp edges off with touches of my microfiber cloth before stamping again using my MISTI.

For the card base, I wanted to create a glowing Christmas tree scene, so I pulled out the oldie-but-goodie Corner Pine Frame, which I die cut from Audrey Blue cardstock. I also used blending brushes to blend Guava and Cherry inks in the upper corner of my white A2 card front, creating a “glow” from holiday lights and adding some interest and contrast behind the pine boughs. I adhered the cover plate die cut to the blended card front with liquid adhesive, then arranged the baubles amongst the boughs and added a couple of standalone boughs to fill things in a bit more, creating a lush focal point.

For the greeting, I stamped the simple “Joy to the world” sentiment from the Shiny Baubles set using the Verdigris ink, then trimmed it down to a simple square using my trimmer and popped it up with foam adhesive squares. Finally, I added some silver glitter die cut ornament toppers using the coordinating Shiny Baubles dies and some Surf Pawsitively Dazzling Gems to make things extra glam and festive!

Well, that’s all for my project today! Christmas crafting definitely brings joy to my world… I hope it brings joy to your world, too! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

How’ve You Bean with Simon Says Stamp!

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

Hi friends! I have a caffeinated project to share with you today, and boy do I need some caffeine for the end of the first week of school! My little boys started kindergarten, and while I have been simultaneously enjoying the alone time and productivity, I am also feeling a little aimless without anybody to whom I need to distribute snacks or bickering to break up… such is life, I guess. I have been making some cards to sell at my local coffee shop, and as I was perusing the various coffee-themed items in my stash, I came across the Coffee Beans background stamp that I knew would work perfectly with the new Best-Teas stamp set from the Simon Says Stamp August Card Kit of the Month! That particular Card Kit is sold out, but you can still purchase the stamp set that was included with the kit. 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!*

To begin, I stamped the Coffee Beans clear background stamp using Lisa Horton Bronze Metallic ink, which adds a subtle shimmer to your stamped image depending on the angle at which you are viewing it. I trimmed this down about 2″ and made up the difference on the bottom of the A2 card front with some Glazed Chestnut Tonic cardstock, which matched the stamped coffee beans beautifully!

After I had created my background, I used Contour Ink to stamp the croissant, cookie, and various coffee-making accoutrements from Best-Teas on some plain white cardstock. I used OLO Markers to color the images no-line coloring style, then die cut them with their coordinating dies. I also stamped a greeting from the Best-Teas stamp set using the same Bronze Metallic Ink, cutting it out with it’s coordinating die.

I arranged all of the die cuts on my card front, adhering some with foam tape in single and double layers, as well as some with liquid adhesive for a few variations in height for added texture to the card front. I tucked a rustic twine bow amongst the brunch scene, finally adding some Opal Pawsitively Dazzling Gems for added sparkle.

Well, that’s all for my project today! Mixing old products with new products is so much fun for me… it definitely pays creative dividends to search your stash and refresh your memory of items that you already have but maybe haven’t seen enough love. (Or any in my case-eek) Even better when you can pair old with new for even more versatility! Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a marvelous day!

Interference Plaid with New Simon Says Stamp!

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

Hi friends! I have a shimmery holiday card to share with you today using several new goodies from the Simon Says Stamp brand STAMPtember release from earlier this month. This card features some of my favorite things: plaid, greenery, and sparkle! I combined all of these elements with some die cutting and toner foil to create this shimmering card. Let’s get started with the details!

I recently purchased several colors of the Lisa Horton Crafts Interference Inks, and let me just say… I am totally smitten with the beautiful shimmer that they add to your cardstock, even more so when you pair them with colored cardstock as I’ve done here! I ran a panel of emerald green cardstock through my die cutting machine using the new Thread Plaid embossing folder (which is currently out of stock, but you can always sign up to receive an email when it comes back in stock!), then decided to swipe the beautiful Lisa Horton Crafts Champagne Shimmer ink over the raised embossing and around the edges of the textured panel, creating a gorgeous shimmer adds a beautiful lavender shimmer to the card front.

I think that the combination of plaid with holiday greenery is simple and absolutely classic holiday imagery, so I pulled out some green shimmer cardstock, Arching Spruce Sprig die, Branching Corner Holly, and some Candy Violet glitter cardstock to coordinate with the lavender shimmer on the plaid background. I die cut the foliage using the green pearl cardstock, then added the tiny florals cut from the Candy Violet glitter cardstock. I trimmed a panel of vellum cardstock down upon which I could mount the greenery without it getting lost on the plaid background. I arranged the greenery in a swag on the vellum and adhered with both liquid and foam adhesive, then flipped the panel over and added some more foam adhesive behind the solid die cuts, effectively hiding the adhesive behind the semi-transparent vellum.

For the greeting, I ran the fabulous Reverse Holiday Greetings cards through my Minc machine using some coordinating Pink & Main Caribbean Cheerfoil, then popped it up with a double layer of foam adhesive over the holiday greenery swag. Finally, I added a few Lilac Pawsitively Dazzling Gems to add a bit more sparkle and to add one last touch of lavender to the card front!

Well, that’s all for my project today. This card would be so pretty in lots of different color palettes for Christmas, from traditional to the non-traditional teal and lavender palette that I’ve shared here! Plaid and greenery work so perfectly together, don’t you think? Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

Navy and Rose Gold with Simon Says Stamp and More Lisa Horton Crafts!

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

Hi friends! I have one more project to share with you using some of the super sparkly Interference Inks from Lisa Horton Crafts that I just purchased. I am in love with how unique these inks are; they can look completely different depending on what color of cardstock used! I have been experimenting with different ink color combinations, and I loved the metallic rose gold effects of the Galaxy Dream on navy blue cardstock. Let’s get started on the details!

To start, I embossed a panel of Nautical cardstock using the Sparkling Facets Embossing Folder. I swiped the raised areas on the resulting patterned, textured panel with the Lisa Horton Crafts Galaxy Dream Interference Ink. These fabulous dye/pigment ink hybrids look incredible on colored cardstock; they change depending on the background cardstock color or the angle at which you are viewing it! So unique and so many was to use them. To add to the “mixed media” feel of the card, I splattered the background with some super sparkly handmade glitter watercolors in a coordinating shade of rose gold.

Once I had created the background, I decided to create some bold, heat embossed flowers for the focal point, embossing the large bouquet from Graceful Flowers onto more Nautical cardstock using rose gold embossing powder. I die cut the image and trimmed it so that it was hanging off of the edge of the card. I also heat embossed a greeting from the Graceful Flowers set and used the coordinating die (love that there are dies for the sentiments, as well!) to cut it out. To ground my focal point and sentiment, I cut a thicker strip of Nautical cardstock as well as a thinner strip of rose gold foil cardstock and popped them up on the embossed, inky card front with some thin foam adhesive squares.

I adhered the sentiment and floral die cuts to the card front with a double layer of foam adhesive to help add multiple layers of height to the card. To add a bit more sparkle and texture to the card, I tucked a few Lilac Pawsitively Dazzling Gems on the card front. The Lilac gems are almost a “neutral” gemstone color, working nicely with muted shades of mauve, purple, and rose gold, depending on the colors with which they are paired! Finally, I tucked a bow made from some sparkly copper twine beneath the flowers for one last touch of sparkly texture.

Well, that’s all for my project today! I can’t wait to play with these shimmery  Lisa Horton Crafts inks for holiday cards… I definitely think they’re going to add an element of luxury with their metallic shine. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!