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Emily Midgett

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Fun With Felt: Stitched Bunny Tag with New Simon Says Stamp!

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 am back today with a sweet little gift tag that I created using some springtime felt colors and the new Stitching Bunny die set from the Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Moments release! (Check out the full Beautiful Moments release HERE!) I love using my felt to create handmade gifts, and this little tag could be an ornament, a door hanger, or just a little snippet of springtime decoration after being used to adorn a gift bag or basket. Using felt rather than just cardstock makes it feel more permanent, at least to me. Let’s get started on the details!

To begin, I die cut the components of the new Stitching Bunny from cream and blush felt. I also die cut a rosy felt egg using the new Basic Shapes Nested Eggs. Before placing my bunny on the egg, I used felt glue and embroidery floss to add the extras: sequined eyes, floss whiskers, and the pink toe beans and ears. Once I had finished adding all of the extras, I stitched the bunny to the egg in the center, leaving the head unattached so that I could add a small amount of fluff to help the bunny pop up nicely!

Because I had placed my bunny in the center of my generously-sized felt egg, I had some room on either side to add some embellishment. I die cut a flower and some foliage from Wildflower Bucket twice each, using the same pale pink for the flower that I’d used for the ears to provide continuity for each element. I adhered these felt die cuts to the egg using felt glue. I added a bit of shimmering embellishment with some stitched sequins and beads, as well.

Once I had finished adhering all of the felt die cuts to the front of the egg, I die cut a backer using the same size of egg die from Simon Says Stamp Mega Thick cardstock. This 120 lb weight cardstock is perfect for adding extra stability to your tags! I adhered it to the back of the felt egg with more felt glue, then created a tag hanger with one of the dies from the Layered Scallop Tags set, which I cut from metallic felt twice. I sandwiched the felt/cardstock egg between the two tag hangers, adding plenty of felt adhesive to make sure that it stayed put, and placed it under a heavy glass paperweight to dry. Once dry, I added a coordinating sage green ribbon hanger and bow and added the to and from information on the back before hanging it on my gift bag!!

Well, that’s all for my project today! How adorable would these be on Easter baskets?? A decoration and keepsake all in one little felt package! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

Rainbow of Daisies with New Simon Says Stamp + 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! We are currently enjoying some “faux spring” weather over the next several days, and I am doing my part to bring springtime sunshine and flowers with projects using the the new Beautiful Moments release from Simon Says Stamp! (Check out the full Beautiful Moments release HERE!). I created THIS project using the fabulous new Wildflower Bucket. Whenever I am working with small die cuts that I plan to use to create a full arrangement, I always cut a ton to make sure that I have a sufficient amount to create my lush floral arrangement. Luckily, this usually means that I have lots of extras that I can use on another project! Let’s get started with the details.

I had created an ombré of flower buckets with coral, pink, and lavender, so I wanted to create another ombré rainbow using the leftovers from my Wildflower Bucket die cutting spree. Rather than clustering the flowers together in an arrangement, I decided to die cut two Dainty Floral Vine foliage die cuts. This takes care of two design details for me: the pop of green needed from the foliage as well as the basic layout of my card!

I used thin foam adhesive squares to add the vines to a peachy A2 card front, then used thicker foam adhesive to add the blooms. I maintained the ombré aesthetic, shifting the from one color family to the next seamlessly with the daisies that I’d already cut. I added in some of the smaller hydrangea blooms as well, filling in any blank areas left after using up the larger daisy images.

Once I had adhered all of the foliage and blooms to my card front, I created a simple “hello” greeting by stamping the pretty sentiment from Basket of Blooms onto some more peachy cardstock using embossing ink and adding Platinum Sparkle embossing powder. I die cut the finished sentiment with it’s coordinating die, then used a double layer of foam adhesive to pop it up in the center of my rainbow wreath. I added a few small Peachy Pawsitively Dazzling Gems to the center of the small hydrangea blooms, then added one final touch of texture with a twine bow tucked beneath the sentiment. I love the homey texture that this adds to the card!

Well, that’s all for my project today! Now for some fabulous sale information:

To celebrate their 24th birthday, you can receive 24% off of your entire Simon Says Stamp-branded order! This includes their marvelous Pawsitively Saturated Inks, accessories, stencils, embossing folders, and of course, stamps and dies… so many amazing products at such an amazing discount!! Simply click the photo above or HERE to shop and then use code BDAY24 at checkout to receive your discount!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day! Happy Birthday to Simon Says Stamp!

Buckets of Rainbow Flowers with New Simon Says Stamp!

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! It’s going to be a week full of dreary, rainy days here in the Midwest, for which the ground is thankful but my eyeballs are not! The daffodils and crocuses are beginning to peek out from their winter slumber, and the warm temperatures by which we’ve been teased a few times are making me yearn for spring! I am a winter girl who loves cozy sweaters, Christmas, and cuddles by the fire, no doubt about that, but I’m going to embrace the new season and try to not think about summer and it’s relentless heat. (Ha.) The new the new Beautiful Moments release from Simon Says Stamp is filled with fabulous products to fulfill your every springtime design need! (Check out the full Beautiful Moments release HERE!) The fantastic Wildflower Bucket has a variety of blooms and foliage, along with a generously-sized bucket that you can fill with this floral abundance. I think my new motto should be “when in doubt, triple it!” I used lots of vibrant cardstock scraps to create a rainbow of flower buckets. Let’s get started with the details on my project!

When designing this card, I was envisioning a florist’s bench beneath an awning, filled with a row of posies from which people can pluck their own flowers to create a bouquet. With that in mind, I pulled out my scrap bags and selected six shades of coral, pink, and purple, then used the individual floral dies from Wildflower Bucket to die cut the flowers for each bucket. I also cut some greenery using the foliage dies, as well as three buckets from some brushed silver foil cardstock.

Once I had die cut the individual components and adhered the detail pieces to each bucket, I wanted to create a halo of coordinating color before beginning the assembly process on my card front. I used blending brushes to blend Pawsitively Saturated Inks in shades of Shell, Peony, and Orchid, which in my mind adds a bit of a coordinating glow behind each bouquet! I popped up a thin strip of white cardstock towards the bottom of the blended panel, then used that as my “table” for the buckets. I adhered the buckets with more foam adhesive squares, then began arranging the blooms and foliage, creating a lovely array of flowers in rainbow order!

For the greeting, I decided to use one of the lovely sentiments from the new Good Greetings 1, heat embossing two of the greetings on white cardstock using silver embossing powder. I die cut the finished sentiments with their coordinating dies, then mounted them on the front of the buckets, tilting the larger sentiment at a jaunty angle! I tucked a bow created with Simon Says Stamp Silver Cord beneath the sentiments and added a few Clear Pawsitively Dazzling Gems for sparkle.

Well, that’s all for my project today! I love that the flowers from Wildflower Bucket are individual so that you can make intentional color choices and cuts without any waste. I had plenty of leftovers from this card, so I will be saving them for a future project! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!