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Simon Says Stamp Favorite Things Release: Floral Butterfly Bouquets Embossing Folder

I finally got a chance to color the gorgeous Floral Butterfly Bouquet embossing folder from the Simon Says Stamp Favorite Things release. Here is an image of it: Here is my card: I embossed the Floral Butterflies Bouquets Embossing Folder using white cardstock. I love that the images are so raised that it is really easy to color them with Copic Markers. I die-cut a rounded rectangle from mixed media paper and painted it with Solar Yellow Nuvo Shimmer Powder. I cut about 1/3rd of it off and attached it to the front of the tulip background with foam tape behind it. I die-cut the Huggable Bunny die-cut (also from the Favorite Things release) using white cardstock. I colored him... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp April 2025 Card Kit: Butterfly Blossoms

Today is the release of the SSS April 2025 Card Kit which is called Butterfly Blossoms. There is a 6x8" stamp set in the kit also called Butterfly Blossoms stamp set. As usual, there is an add-on set of Butterfly Blossoms Dies that are NOT in the kit, but can be purchased separately and they come with a free set of Butterfly Blossoms stencils. There is also a set of Butterfly Blossoms stencils in the kit if you prefer to ink your stamped images instead of coloring them. Here is an image of the full kit: Here are my three cards: I had never seen the Tim Holtz Serendipity tissue paper pieces before and I was quite intrigued! I wasn't... Read more →

SIMON SAYS STAMP Favorite Things Release: Decorated Eggs and Bundled Bunny Dies

I have a very Eastery Easter card for you today! It is bright and cheerful and very Easter! I used three products from the new Favorite Things release: The Decorated Eggs Wafer Dies, the Bundled Bunny Wafer Dies, and the Basic Shapes Dies. I also used a product for the background from last Easter called the Jellybean Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies. Here are images (click on to go to the product on the SSS page): Here is my card: I embossed the Jellybean Embossing Folder (didn't use the included dies). I colored them all with Copics while I watched the Women Tell All for the Bachelor haha. I have to color while I watch tv or I get bored!... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Favorite Things Release: Springtime Celebration Plate

Today I have a card to share using some of the new products in the SSS Favorite Things release. I was on their Facebook Live today and saw lots of their inspiration cards they shared. There was one by Cindy (CRN cards on IG)that was super similar to the one I'm showing today - I was shocked and wanted to point out that I had not seen it when I made this one! I used the Springtime Celebration Plate which is one of my favorite products from this release. There are so many possibilities for it including using the entire thing as is or punching out all the little images and using them separately as I did. Here is an... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Favorite Things Release: Pristine Blooms Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies

I'm back to flowers tonight in my usual color! My card today uses the SSS Pristine Blooms Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies from the Favorite Things Release. I think the embossing folders with cutting dies is one of the most innovative and amazing products they have come up with. I'm also pretty impressed with the EZ Strips Dies that coordinate with the EZ Strip Sentiment Labels. I've also used those today! SSS blows me away with all of the amazing products I have seen them come up with over the past few years. Here is an image of the Pristine Blooms EF and CDs: Here is my card: I embossed the Pristine Blooms embossing folder using white cardstock. I die-cut... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Favorite Things Release: Round of Appaws Stamp and Die

Today my card is about my favorite thing in the whole wide world and no, I'm not talking about flowers. They are just my favorite thing to color! When I saw the cute Round of Appaws stamp and die bundle in the SSS Favorite Things release, I was excited to color some pooches! I have two dogs and they are the loves of my life. They are my life. I tried to make some of my colored dogs look like them. Here is an image of the set: The best part about this set is it has dogs AND cats so it can satisfy any pet lover (unless you are into snakes...). Here is my card: I used my "random... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Favorite Things Release: Hip Hip Hooray Stamp and Die Bundle

I have another card to share with you using the brand new Favorite Things release by Simon Says Stamp. Today I'm using the Hip Hip Hooray stamp and die bundle because who can resist these little hippos!?! Here is an image of the bundle: Here is my card: I stamped all of the images in the Hip Hip Hooray stamp set and colored them in with Copic markers. I used two of the butterflies. I die-cut them all out with the matching dies. I stamped the sentiment from the stamp set with Versafine Ink on a Sentiment Label cut into two pieces. I embossed the Wavy Ways embossing folder also from the Favorite Things release using white cardstock. I then... Read more →

Blog Hop Day 2: Simon Says Stamp Favorite Things Release: Floral Easter Eggs Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies

Hello friends! I'm so glad you are able to stop by today for day 2 of the SSS Blog Hop for the Favorite Things Release. I used the new Floral Easter Egg Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies. Here is an image of this: Here is my card. As you will probably know by looking, this was NOT a quick card to make. I love to color and love a challenge, so I throughly enjoyed coloring all these detailed eggs. Just be aware that there are much easier ways to use this embossing folder as others have shown. I die-cut 14 of the egg dies and embossed the full embossing folder with white cardstock. I then taped all of the eggs... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp Favorite Things Release: Eggstra Special Stamp and Die

Today is the Favorite Things release by Simon Says Stamp. It is full of Spring and Easter products which are my favorite of the year! I love Spring - the colors, the images, the flowers... I've made 9 cards so far with the release! The one I am sharing today is made with the new Eggstra Special Stamp and Die Bundle. The little chicks just got me! Here is an image of the set: Here is my slimline card (I had to make a slimline so I could fit every image in the set, but I still didn't haha): I started by stamping ALL of the images in the Eggstra Special stamp set with Versafine Ink. I colored them in... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp: Spinning Blossoms Embossing Folder and Cutting Dies

My card today uses the SSS Spinning Blossoms Embossing Folder and Cutting Die from the DieCember 2024 release. It has flowers on it and I have wanted to color it for a long time! I finally got time today! Here is an image: Here is my card: I embossed the Spinning Blossoms embossing folder using white cardstock. I cut it down a little to fit on a purple card base. I die-cut a few of the flowers using the dies that come with the EF and then embossed them as well. I colored them all with purple and blue Copic Markers. I embossed a sentiment using an older stamp set that I still love called So Sorry and used the... Read more →