Sixth Street Sundries

Emily Midgett

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Shining Happy Shaker with New Simon Says Stamp!

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Hi friends! I have a super fun and happy project to share with you today featuring some fabulous new products from the Simon Says Stamp Shine On release! (click HERE to see the full release!) I always gravitate towards cover plates; they make such an enormous impact on your card front with one pass through your die cutting machine, and there are so many fun ways to get creative with them! I chose to use the new Tall Happy Cover as the focal point for my shimmering rainbow shaker card, adding a sassy birthday sentiment for good measure. Let’s get started on the details of my project!

To begin, I die cut the new Tall Happy Cover from some iridescent white foil cardstock. To bring in the lovely pastel iridescent colors from the cardstock, I decided to go full-on happy with a pretty blended pastel rainbow! I blended a vertical rainbow on my horizontal card front using Pawsitively Saturated Inks in shades of Ballerina, Lilac, Seafoam, Jade, and Butter. I love how beautifully these shades fade into one another, creating just the prettiest rainbow! For good measure, I splattered the blended panel with sparkling iridescent glitter watercolors.

After I had finished creating the background, I decided to create a flat shaker card. I used some leftover stamp packaging to create the translucent pocket over the entire blended card front, then filled the pocket with beautiful Rainbow Stardust Embellishments. These colors worked absolutely perfectly with the pastel blended rainbow!

Once the shaker base had been completed, I finished off the focal point. I adhered the Tall Happy Cover Plate die cut to the front of the shaker pocket with liquid adhesive, then created a “sentiment enhancement” with the new Old Broad Squad. I stamped the two (somewhat sassy!) sentiments from the set with Seafoam ink, then stamped again with embossing ink and added iridescent embossing powder over the top to create a lovely, shimmery greeting. I die cut these two sentiments and placed them on the card front with foam adhesive squares, layering them over the top of the Happy die cut. Finally, I added some sparkling Dewpierce Tiny Butterflies cut from iridescent white glitter cardstock and peeking around the lines of the Tall Happy die cut! I just love how happy and light this card turned out. Perfect for a birthday card for a treasured friend!

Well, that’s all for my project today! If you are an on-the-fly crafter like I sometimes have to be (mom life, am I right?), cover plates are your new bestie! You could very easily simplify this project by removing the shaker element and just have the gorgeous rainbow behind the cover plate die cut do the heavy lifting for you. It still would be such a pretty card! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

You Did It Rainbow Encouragement Card with Simon Says Stamp!

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Hi friends! I have a super colorful project to share with you today, perfect for an encouragement or congratulatory card for a special friend. I initially intended this as a graduation card, but I think it would work nicely for so many different occasions. Ink blending, texture, a little sparkle… I love how fun and celebratory this project is! Let’s get started with the details.

To begin, I used blending brushes to blend Pawsitively Saturated Inks in shades of Apple, Cantaloupe, Melon, Butter, Dublin, Cadette, Clematis. I think these shades work so perfectly for a rainbow; not quite primary colors, just a few ticks off of the “expected” rainbow shades. I decided to ink blend first before using the embossing folder, because I wanted to make sure that the blend was completely clean. Sometimes, when blending over an embossed image, the color can pool a bit in the rises and skip over the divots of the embossed image, so to prevent this, I blend first and emboss second. After I had blended and embossed the panel, I ran the piece through my die cutting machine with the the Sunrise Overlay embossing folder.

After I had created the background panel, I swiped the Simon Says Stamp White Pigment Ink Pad directly over the top of the raised areas, helping to bring out the pattern a bit more and add some fun texture to the background. I also splattered the entire panel with some sparkling watercolors to add additional texture and shimmer. I also added a white frame from the A2 Nested Frames die set around the outer edge of the card front.

For the greeting, I die cut the detail layer of the You Did It! from sparkling holographic cardstock and backed it with a white shadow layer, popping up the detail layer with thin foam adhesive. I placed a vellum die cut star cut using the Nested Stars, adhering the die cut sentiment to the star with Tear-rifically Tacky Tape, then flipping it over and adding more thin foam adhesive to the back of the solid die cuts so that it would have a little more height on the colorful card front. I added a silver embossed “so proud of you” sentiment strip and finally finished the project off with some Prism Pawsitively Dazzling Gems!

Well, that’s all for my project today! I think this card would work for so many occasions and ages. Who doesn’t love a pretty rainbow? Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous 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!

Congrats, Grad + Last Day of Simon Says Stamp Memorial Day SALE!

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 have a colorful graduation card to share with you today. Graduation season is in full swing here in the Midwest, and we are at the age where several of our friends’ kids are taking that next step in their journey to adulthood. (Though the prospect of these kiddos that we knew as babies graduating high school does make me feel a tad ancient!) I have a fun, playful, super colorful graduation card to share with you today featuring some older graduation-themed products and a pretty rainbow of inks. Let’s get started with the details on my project!

To begin, I heat embossed the “Congrats Grad” from Grad Balloons onto some heavyweight vellum using white embossing powder. I love embossing on vellum, particularly with things that “float” like balloons or butterflies, simply because the semi-sheer nature of the vellum helps enhance that illusion of floating as well as keeping the card front from adding additional visual weight with regular cardstock. I used the coordinating dies to die cut the embossed sentiment images and set them aside.

After I had created the main focal point, it was time to dress up the background. I wanted something colorful and fun, so I selected a rainbow of Pawsitively Saturated Inks in shades of Apple, Melon, Butter, Dublin, Cadette, Clematis. This could easily be adapted to the color palette of the school from which the graduate is matriculating! (how’s that for a $2 word? haha!) I blended the inks in ROY G BIV order on the card front using blending brushes, then splattered the background with some gorgeous iridescent glitter watercolors to add texture and shimmer behind the celebratory balloons.

After I had completed the background, I added thin strips of foam adhesive behind the solid embossed areas of the vellum die cuts, then adhered both die cuts to the rainbow background. I drew some balloon strings with a silver paint pen, then added a graduation cap from the Cap and Gown die set, popped up at a jaunty angle on top of the vellum sentiment. I framed in the entire focal point with a white A2 Nesting Frame, encapsulating the focal point a bit and helping to draw the eye to the center of the card front. The final touch was a Silver Cord bow for the balloon bouquet, adding a bit more texture and one last touch of silver to the card!

Well, that’s all for my project today! I think this is such a fun card to give to a graduate with a gift card or maybe even some cash inside. It doesn’t take a huge time investment (appropriate for a teenager who might not appreciate a handmade card) and it can be customized to a wide variety of color palettes.

Just FYI: the Simon Says Stamp Memorial Day Sale ends tonight!!

Take 25% off of all Simon Says Stamp branded products, including the fabulous Pawsitively Saturated Inks that I’ve used for today’s project. It’s a great opportunity to stock up on inks, re-inkers, cardstock, and any of the fabulous Simon Says Stamp tools that you’ve had your eye on!

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

Rainbows for Teachers with Simon Says Stamp, Part 1!

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Hi friends! Yesterday’s post was all about grads and retiring teachers, but I also created two projects to share with you that are perfect to accompany those end-of-year teacher gifts. I have two little boys in kindergarten and two sixth graders, and I am always impressed at how the teachers can take their somewhat utilitarian classrooms and turn them into inviting, colorful spaces that are inspiring for the kiddos. I thought I’d channel those vibrant colors into a card using an older stencil set from Simon Says Stamp, called Happy Rainbow. This huge stencil set (6×9!) creates a rainbow large enough that you can use it for two different cards! Let’s get started with today’s project!

To begin my project, I trimmed down a panel of 5.5″ x 9″ cardstock to acommodate the full size of the Happy Rainbow stencil set. I placed the cardstock panel on my stencil station, which keeps the cardstock in place while I’m doing my blending! I then used blending brushes to blend Pawsitively Saturated Inks in shades of Apple, Cantaloupe, Melon, Butter, Dublin, Cadette, Clematis with each stencil layer, using Post-It Notes to mask off each arch so that the colors would be distinct. I then used a blending brush with black ink to add the little extra details over the top, creating a bold boho-style rainbow that is so cheerful and fun!

Once I had finished blending the entire large rainbow. I cut it in half and saved one side for another project, then used my sharp scissors to fussy cut the other half so that I could pop it up on a Simon Says Stamp So Very Black A2 card front. I also used a black pigment pen to add some little details to the different layers of the rainbow, adding whimsical scrolls and scallops, dots and lines.

Once I had finished embellishing the card front, I die cut the detail layer from Thank You, Teacher from some more So Very Black cardstock, then added a vellum shadow behind it with liquid adhesive. I popped that die cut up with more thin foam adhesive squares cut to size then tucked a sentiment strip from Back to School next to it. Finally, I added a few Black Pawsitively Dazzling Gems for a bit of extra sparkle. I think this would be so cute with a fun teacher gift or a gift card.

Well, that’s all for my project today! Do you give teacher gifts at the end of the year? If so, what do you give them? I have been giving the teachers hanging baskets of flowers at the end of the year with a coffee gift card for the last few years, but I am always open to fun ideas!! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!