Happy day, friends! It’s time for my monthly series at Simon Says Stamp, Making the Cut. This series is all about die cutting and incorporating die cutting in to your paper crafting projects. This month I am sharing ideas for creating tone-on-tone designs with dies and ink and adding gilding detail with Foundry Wax. Affiliate…
Category: TECHNIQUE | Stenciling
Pretty Pink Posh June 2023 Release Blog Hop Day 1 | Fruit Salad Cards and Envelopes
Welcome to the Pretty Pink Posh June 2023 Release Day 1 Blog Hop! Today I’m sharing four “fruit salad” cards with matching envelopes using brand new products from the Pretty Pink Posh June Release. These stamps, dies, hot foil plates, and stencils work together seamlessly to create delicious designs! Stenciled backgrounds on kraft cardstock with…
Ocean Themed Cards with Hero Arts (June My Monthly Hero Blog Hop & Giveaway)
Happy Monday and welcome to the June 2023 My Monthly Hero Blog Hop! It’s new release day! The June My Monthly Hero products are here and today I’m sharing ideas for layering inks and paste for these beautiful underwater ocean-themed card designs! Each month I create project(s) with the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Add…
Bookmarks 3 Ways with Mama Elephant
Hello friends! The May 2023 Release is now available! Today I’m sharing ideas for creating Bookmarks 3 Ways with the Mama Elephant Simple Bookmarks, Storytime Stamps and Dies, and Love Yourself greetings. These bookmarks would be fantastic for yourself or to give as gifts or party favors! Watch the video below to see how I…
Hero Arts Summer Catalog Release Hop + GIVEAWAY (Rainbow Mixed Media Create Card)
Happy Monday and welcome to the Hero Arts Summer Catalog Release Blog Hop! Today I’m sharing a rainbow mixed media design card featuring lots and lots of brand new products from the new release paired with my favorite Hero Arts Reactive Inks! Who doesn’t love a good rainbow card, right?! This happy design is perfect for…
Lawn Fawn High Five Card & Shaker Tag | May 2023 Mini Release
Hello friends! The May 2023 Release is now available! Today I’m sharing a card and tag made with products from the May Release. I love all the bee-themed products and these adorable stamps, dies, and stencil are going to be fantastic additions to your crafty stash! Affiliate links are used throughout this post at no…
YouTube Live Replay | Midnight Book Club Shaker Card
Happy Tuesday, friends! Yesterday I went live on YouTube and shared this darling Midnight Shaker Card featuring brand new products from the Mama Elephant May 2023 Release. During the live I share real-time construction of the shaker card, real-time no line coloring of the cute images, and tips and tricks for stamping first, stenciling second,…
Mama Elephant May 2023 Stampede Blog Hop + Giveaway (Open Book Shaped Card)
Hello friends! The May 2023 Release is now available! Today I’m sharing an open book shaped gift card featuring the darling Book Club images and dies, Storybook Sayings Stamp Set, and Turn the Page Creative Cuts! I also used the previously released Grass Duo Creative Cuts and Mushroom Home Creative Cuts to finish out this…
Color Layered Clouds & Text Backgrounds | Hero Arts May 2023 My Monthly Hero Release
Hello friends! Today I’m popping in here with a set of six cards I created with new May 2023 Hero Arts My Monthly Hero release products (and a favorite product from a couple of months ago). I’m sharing an all-time favorite technique with this new stencil set: layered stenciling with a stamped text overlay. The…
Pinkfresh Studio April 2023 Stamp, Die, Stencil, and Hot Foil Release
Happy Monday! The April 2023 Release is here and today I have a set of three celebration cards to share with you using brand new stamps, dies, and stencils from the release paired with a favorite Pinkfresh Studio background stamp and beautiful inks from previous releases! Affiliate links are used throughout this post at no…