Sixth Street Sundries

Emily Midgett

oh happy day

Oh Happy Day Teacher’s Thank You with Simon Says Stamp!

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Hi friends! Remember THIS card? I used the Happy Rainbow stencil set to create a rainbow image large enough to make two card fronts, and I have the second one to share with you today! I love a good two-fer! For the previous card, I did some fussy cutting, some die cutting, and added a quick sentiment. Today’s card is a fun and festive shaker card using the remaining A2 rainbow panel, perfect for celebrating the end of another school year. Let’s get started with the details on my project!

To start, I used Pawsitively Saturated Inks in shades of Apple, Cantaloupe, Melon, Butter, Dublin, Cadette, Clematis with blending brushes to blend the Happy Rainbow stencil. I used my Stencil Station (a Craft Tacky Mat placed on a Magnetic Glass Mat, the combination of which holds my cardstock in place securely with the heavy glass mat while the Craft Tacky Mat keeps my stencil in the right spot on my cardstock!) After I had blended all of the pretty ROY G BIV colors on my cardstock panel, I used Rainbow Splash Black ink to add the stenciled boho details to the rainbow. I love the sharp contrast between the vibrant colors and the crisp black details!!

Once I had finished blending the stenciled images, I cut the panel in half to create the two A2 card fronts. For this shaker card, I used some leftover stamp packaging and Tear-rific Tape to create a flat shaker pocket, which I filled with tiny iridescent sequins and delicate silver star sequins.

For the greeting, I used the older Oh Happy Day as my sentiment focal point, cutting the detail layer from So Very Black cardstock and the shadow from vellum, layering the two together with liquid adhesive. I popped it up on the front of the shaker panel using thin strips of foam adhesive, then tucked a sentiment strip from Back to School beneath the die cut greeting, again using foam adhesive. Finally, I tucked a silver cord bow next to the die cut greeting, adding a touch more texture and shine to the card!

Well, that’s all for my project today! Don’t you just love when you can use one stenciled image to create two different projects? It makes me feel so efficient and organized, ha! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

More Rainbow Inspiration Featuring Simon Says Stamp’s New Rainbow Splash Inks!

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

Sometimes, it can be challenging to come up with the perfect rainbow colors. You can totally change the feel of the rainbow by tweaking even one shade, and finding that perfect traditional rainbow gradient can be a little overwhelming amongst all of the inks available. The new Rainbow Splash line from Simon Says Stamp has the benefit of being curated to be a perfect rainbow! I normally shy away from the typical ROYGBIV rainbow, but I have had the Painted Rainbow stamp set waiting for the perfect project, and pairing it with the new Rainbow Splash inks gave me the opportunity! I was inspired to create another project as well, using those same traditional rainbow colors, so let’s get started with the details!

Both of my projects feature Crimson, Pumpkin, Dandelion, Grass, Lake, Heather, and Princess inks in traditional ROYGBIV order. I love that there’s no guesswork involved in creating a perfect rainbow!!

For my first card, I stamped the different pieces of the Painted Rainbow stamp set using the Crimson, Pumpkin, Dandelion, Grass, Lake, Heather, and Princess inks from the Rainbow Splash line. This background stamp was super easy to use with my MISTI, because all I had to do was stamp, line up the next piece alongside the first, then remove the first and stamp the second in the next rainbow shade! So quick and easy, especially since my ink colors were ready to go. I stamped the rainbow on a 5×5 piece of cardstock, then lightly blended around the edges using the coordinating ink colors to create a rainbow glow. I created a simple shaker frame by using my Fiskars trimmer to trim the center out of a panel of 5×5″ white cardstock, backing it with a piece of clear acetate.

After I had finished the frame, I die cut the Oh Happy Day die from some sparkling, iridescent white glitter cardstock and adhered it to the center of my shaker frame. I filled my shaker with tons of iridescent rainbow confetti (I do wish that I’d added more red to make it look a bit more rainbow-y), and then closed up the shaker! I love the square shape; I need to do that more often. Such an interesting way to change things up, providing different proportions with which to work.

For my second card, I used the same Crimson, Pumpkin, Dandelion, Grass, Lake, Heather, and Princess ink combination from the Rainbow Splash line, this time blending the colors together to create a most beautiful rainbow background! I started by blending the colors ROYGBIV style from the top down on a panel of white cardstock. I then ran the blended panel through my die cutting machine using the Cascading Hearts embossing folder from the Rainbow Splash collection. To help emphasize the hearts a bit, I gently swiped my white pigment ink pad over the top of the raised areas, which helps them stand out a bit more. I trimmed down the panel, matting it on a slightly larger piece of white cardstock, then matting both of those pieces with a super sparkly, A2 sized piece of Simon Says Stamp’s holographic glitter paper, which adds a whole new level of rainbow sparkle to the card!

For the greeting, I heat embossed one of the sentiments from the Happy Blooms stamp set on white cardstock using silver embossing powder to coordinate with the silver holographic cardstock in the background. I die cut the greeting with one of the Nested Round Hearts dies, then used the residual ink left on my blending brushes to add a slight glow to the edges of my heart sentiment die cut.

Before I completely assembled my card, I knew I wanted to add a fluffy red bow to accent my heart die cut, but I didn’t have just the right shade of red ribbon in my stash. Instead of compromising the mental image of this card that I had in my head, I chose to dye some plain white ribbon using an alcohol marker! Having a supply of white ribbon plus your rainbow of alcohol markers in your stash means that you always have a perfectly matched ribbon for your card. I tied my red ribbon in a big fat bow, then added my heart die cut over the top with some foam adhesive. A few Rainbow Splash Gems in a rainbow gradient added the final touch of sparkle!

Well, that’s all for today’s projects! I hope you’re not tired of rainbows, because I am finding the new products in the brand new Rainbow Splash line from Simon Says Stamp so very inspiring!! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

Oh Happy Day with New Simon Says Stamp Ink Cubes!

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

Hi friends! I am back again with another project using some new goodies from the Simon Says Stamp Out Of This World release! Have you tried the Pawsitively Saturated ink line from Simon Says Stamp? Let me tell you, I thought that I had enough ink to last me until my fingers gave out, but I absolutely adore the Pawsitively Saturated inks. The super springy foam pad makes them extra juicy, perfect for stamping, ink blending, and a whole host of other techniques! They come in a full range of full size pads, and now they’ve started adding ink cubes, as well, so as to make sure that you can try these wonderful inks out even if you are low on storage space. They released two new ink cube sets during the Out Of This World release: Yellow Sunsets and Green Meadows. I’ve created a totally gender-neutral project using the Yellow Sunsets ink cubes and the new Oh Happy Day sentiment die. Let’s get started with the details!

I began by blending an orange gradient on two A2-sized panels of white cardstock using the Sherbet, Cantaloupe, and Melon inks from the Yellow Sunsets and some blending brushes. I then used the Fab Floral Plate cover plate die to die cut one of the blended panels, popping it up on the second blended panel using some thin strips of foam adhesive. I love using this technique to create a monochromatic textured background; it’s so simple (you might get an arm workout from blending two full panels though, ha) but I think it creates such an impact! You could also easily turn this into a shaker card by adding some acetate and sequins.

For the greeting, I die cut the Oh Happy Day sentiment die once from Simon Says Stamp’s Luxe Glitter Basics cardstock and twice from plain white cardstock scraps, layering them together to create a dimensional die cut greeting. I also trimmed down a greeting from the Reverse Birthday Wishes sentiment card set, which I think works perfectly with the die cut greeting.

After I adhered the two sentiment components, the only thing left was to add one last bit of sparkle. I added some Melanite Magic gems, which are a translucent dark gray with iridescent coating. The dark gray isn’t quite black to complete the “rule of three” with the black accent elements, but I think it’s close!

Well, that’s all for my project today. Even though the cover plate is technically a floral background, the overall pattern is so chunky and graphic that I think this card definitely would have worked for Man Card Monday. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!