Sixth Street Sundries

Emily Midgett

springtime

Springtime Shaker Jar with New Simon Says Stamp Favorite Things + SALE!

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

Hi friends! I have a fun little project using some new goodies from the new Simon Says Stamp Favorite Things release and an upcycle with an old jar that I saved from my trashcan. I have been enjoying creating non-card items, stretching my creativity to show how versatile these fun products can be! For today’s project, I wanted to use the gorgeous new Pastel Ice Embellishment Mix sequins to create a springtime shaker. I loved the sweet little birds in the new Tweet Friend stamp set and thought they’d be adorable for this project. Let’s get started with the details!

*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 start my project, I stamped several images from the new Tweet Friend stamp set, including some of the songbirds, flowering branches, and the bird bath, using Altenew Permanent Gray Mist ink onto white cardstock. I then used OLO Markers to do some no-line coloring, adding a few black accents with a black fine-tipped pen. After I had finished coloring all of the images, I used the coordinating dies to cut each one, and I just love how detailed the images are, especially the flowering branches!

After I had finished coloring and cutting all of the images, I die cut two white Nested Domed Arches die cuts and used a blending brush to blend Morning Pawsitively Saturated Ink on the rounded top of each die cut, creating a smooth blue springtime sky! I adhered both arch die cuts together using liquid adhesive, then used my hot glue gun to adhere the die cuts, standing straight up, to a green glitter die cut circle. I added the colored die cuts to each side of my vignette, creating a little springtime scene for each bird and adhering them with foam adhesive squares.

Once I had created the vignette scenes, I used my hot glue gun to adhere the pieces to the bottom of my clean glass jam jar. I poured in plenty of the new Pastel Ice Embellishment Mix to create a cute little springtime snow globe, then added the lid. For a final touch, I added a fluffy coordinating peach bow, adhering it with my hot glue gun!

Well, that’s all for my project today.

Simon Says Stamp is celebrating 23 fabulous years, and as a special treat, they are offering an equally fabulous gift with purchase: buy any gift card valued at $100 or more and get a FREE $23 gift card!! Isn’t that incredible? Click HERE to purchase a gift card!

You have until 11:59 ET on 3/6/25 to purchase your gift card, so don’t wait. Who can say no to free crafty goodies, right?

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

Simon Says Stamp Favorite Things Release Blog Hop- Day 2!

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

Hi friends! I am delighted to be a stop on Day 2 of the Simon Says Stamp Favorite Things Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from Debby Hughes, and your next stop is Lisa Addesa. You can also start back at the beginning on the Simon Says Stamp Blog. The new Favorite Things release features darling bunnies, adorable chicks, flowers, butterflies, and so many other images that are perfect for use with your springtime projects. I absolutely couldn’t resist the precious Bundled Bunny
die set, as it reminds me of the Peter Rabbit story that I read to my children. I paired it with some older embossing folders and dies to create this sweet little springtime scene. Let’s get started with the details on 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 die cut each of the pieces from the new Bundled Bunny from white cardstock, then used my OLO Markers to add detailed color to the bunny, making him a deep chocolate brown and adding some pale blush pink to his ears and white gel pen to add shine on his eyes! I think he looks just like Peter Rabbit! This die set comes with a sweet little scarf to keep bunny warm, and I can’t wait to add him to a wintry snow scene for a holiday card.

To create the garden in which Peter is hiding from Mr. MacGregor, I ran two separate panels of white cardstock through my die cutting machine using the older Crocus Row Embossing Folder. I used my sharp scissors to cut around the flowers, then used blending brushes to blend Ballet Rainbow Splash Ink on the flowers and Pearfection Pawsitively Saturated Ink on the foliage and grass. I used the same blush colored OLO Markers to intensify the pink tips of the crocus flowers, adding some very subtle dimension to the delicate pink blooms! I also die cut some additional foliage using the older Lady’s Mantle die from white cardstock, upon which I blended residual ink from the green foliage on the crocuses. I created a sky on a third panel of A2 white cardstock, blending Twilight Pawsitively Saturated Ink on the top 1/3 of the panel with a blending brush.

After I had created all of the different components, I used both thin and thick foam adhesive squares as well as liquid adhesive to add each component to the blended card front, building the garden scene around the sweet little Peter Rabbit die cut, creating tons of dimension and height with each additional layer! For the greeting, I die cut the new Blessed sentiment die cut from some sparkling Bubblegum Glitter Cardstock, pairing it with some sentiments from the coordinating Blessed Sentiment Strips. Finally, I added some Dusk Pawsitively Dazzling Gems for additional sparkle!

Well, that’s all for my project today. To celebrate this release, Simon Says Stamp is offering a fabulous freebie! Simply purchase $50 worth of products from the Favorite Things release and the marvelous Happy Bee Day stamp set will automatically be added to your order. You can see the set in the graphic at the top of the post!

For even more fun, Simon Says Stamp is hosting a fabulous giveaway during the blog hop:

Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop from your blog comment section. Winners will be selected and posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday the 5th of March. Winners can email Simon Says Stamp to claim his/her prize!

Your next stop on the hop is Lisa Addesa. Don’t forget to check out Day 1 of the hop for even more exceptional inspiration and prizes! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and happy hopping!

Spellbinders Stamp of the Month-March!

Hi there! Spellbinders has a large variety of monthly club kits to which you can subscribe featuring fun stamps and dies. Their monthly stamp club is a real bargain: $10 for a full size stamp set when you subscribe! The sweet little bunnies in this March Stamp of the Month remind me of springtime toile, so I created a trio of cards using these beautiful stamps.

Sometimes, using one ink color can be just as impactful as a variety of ink colors, and it can allow the detail in the stamps to really shine! Using my trusty Misti stamping tool, I was able to create three stamped panels using three different shades of ink- Ballet Slipper, Grapefruit, and Sea Glass- super springy colors, in my opinion!

After I’d stamped each panel with the bunny and wreath of flowers using colored ink, I used a black pigment ink to add a crisp black sentiment from the March Stamp of the Month on each panel. I then trimmed them down from A2 size and added a black mat that was very slightly larger to create a thin black frame around the edge.

For the bases, I chose coordinating shades of colored cardstock and trimmed them down to A2 size. I then used the same ink shades to stamp a custom tone-on-tone pattern just around the edge of each colored cardstock panel using some of the individual floral stamps from the March Stamp of the Month stamp set.

Once I had stamped all of the pieces of colored cardstock, I mounted the black framed panels on each of them using foam adhesive. Such clean and springy projects! I love when you can create lovely projects easily and quickly because of beautifully designed stamps.

Well, that’s all for my projects today! I hope you’ll check out all of the Spellbinders Monthly Club Kits… there are so many fun options to choose from, and the variety of styles and products represented is a wonderful value!