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Simon Says Stamp DIE-CEMBER BLOG HOP - Day 1

Today is the first day of a two day blog post kicking off the Simon Says Stamp Die-cember release. It came out yesterday and there is already tons of inspiration using the products in the Die-cember Gallery so check it out. And you are probably in the process of getting all kinds of inspired on this blog hop! Hopefully I will add to that! I made 3 cards to share with you using many of the new dies. I ended up "accidentally" making all my cards today with Nuvo Shimmer Powder! I guess I can't stay about from that stuff! haha So let's get started! CARD 1: My first card uses the new Chunky Hearts Panel Wafer Die and the... Read more →

SSS Die-cember is HERE!!!

Every year, Simon Says Stamp has a die release on December 1st called Die-cember. They release so many cool dies that can be used all year (not holiday themes). There is SO much inspiration under each product if you visit their website. You can see the entire new release HERE. This image will show you some of the goodness! There will be a 2 day blog hop on December 2nd and 3rd where you will see tons of inspiration using these new products. I'll be back with 3 cards tomorrow for the first day, so today I am only going to share one card. This card was made with the new Snowflake Frame Dies. I think they are my favorite... Read more →

SSS Joy For You Limited Edition Tag Kit - "One Stamp, Five Ways"

Today Simon Says Stamp released their 3rd Limited Edition Kit for the month! This one is a tag kit and is called Joy For You Holiday Tag Kit. Here is an image of the kit: I created a "one stamp, five ways" post with this kit focusing on the stamp set called Joy For You (and sold alone). I have 3 cards and 11 tags, so I guess in technicality I did a "one stamp, 14 ways"! Here we go..... CARD 1: The kit includes the amazing embossing folder called Holiday Greenery (also sold alone). I inserted a piece of card size white cardstock sprayed lightly with water. After it was dry, I colored all of the raised images with... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - SSS Special Edition Gnome Peeking Holiday Gift Card Kit

I love gnomes! I'm so happy gnomes are popular right now! I love them so much that I drew a set of watercolor cards with winter gnome scenes. Then SSS came out with this Special Edition kit called Gnome Peeking Holiday Gift Card Kit and they included my Winter Gnome watercolor cards in it! Here is an image of the cards in the kit: The kit is so cute and the stamp set is just my new favorite all time stamp full of gnomie goodness! Here is an image of the Gnome Peeking Gift Card kit and the Gnome Peeking stamp set: I like to focus on a stamp set when I do my "one stamp, five ways" posts, so... Read more →

"One Stamp, Three Coloring Methods" - SSS Outline Merry Christmas

Today I have a "one stamp, three coloring methods" post to share with you. I used the Simon Says Stamp Outline Merry Christmas cling stamp that was part of their Holly Jolly release. Here is an image: As usual, I used colored pencils, Copic markers, and Karin Brushmarkers (or watercolors) for my 3 images. Here are the individual images of each one colored: Next, I made the three into cards. I die-cut some snowflakes from different glitter papers. I used the CZ Good Cheer Stamp and Die set for the sentiment on all 3. It comes with a rectangle die that fits the greeting I used or I used the SSS Thin Frame Dies for the sentiment block. I used... Read more →

My Favorite Things Holiday Penquins - My Favorite Holiday Stamp Set 2020

Today I have a card to share with you using my favorite holiday stamp set I've seen this year. It is by My Favorite Things and is called Holiday Penguins. I always love penguins, but these are just the PERFECT penguins. I also love the tree and the little candy canes and ornaments that come with the set. Here is an image: Of course with all of these cute little penguins, I had to create a slim-line card so I had more "real-estate". First, I made the sky which is a little different for me. I started by using my SSS Blender Brushes to apply Distress Oxide Inks on a piece of 3.5" x 8.5" Ranger Watercolor Paper. I used... Read more →

Simon Says Stamp and Art Impressions - Christmas Barn Stamp Set

Art Impressions has designed an exclusive holiday stamp set being sold through Simon Says Stamp. I was lucky enough to be one of a few people to get the stamp early and be able to design with it. It is called Christmas Barn and here is an image of the set (it comes with dies as well!): I love how interactive their stamp/die sets are. All the little doors on the barn open! The stamp set I worked with was missing the sentiments as they were not done with production yet. So I added it to my main image digitally so you can see what it will look like. My sizing may be off, but it should be close enough... Read more →

2 Cards With 1 Stencil and Glimmer Paste - Winter Floral

Do you like stencils? I never use them. I don't know why! I think because I didn't have Pixie Spray to hold them in place, so I would use tape and then they would move and mess me up. So many companies are coming out with cute stencils lately that I decided to finally order some Pixie Spray and try these stencils out! I did my first stencil project today with the Simon Says Stamp Winter Floral Stencil. Here is an image: This stencil is from last years holiday release. Simon has come out with some new layering stencils, but I wanted to try out just a onesie first haha. I really love the way this one looks, but I... Read more →

"One Stamp, Five Ways" - SSS Just Believe Special Edition Card Kit

I have another "one stamp, five ways" post to share with you (that's 2 in one week - a record!) using the brand new special edition card kit by Simon Says Stamp called We Believe. I'm not sure what YOU believe, but I believe this one is a beauty! It is right up my alley style wise! Here is an image: As usual, I try to focus on the stamp set in these posts, which is a darling 6" x 8" stamp also called We Believe with a matching set of We Believe Dies. I have 4 cards to share with you completely focusing on the stamp, but one of my 5 cards doesn't use it at all - eeekkkkk.... Read more →

"One Stamp, Three Coloring Methods" with SSS Modern Poinsettia Cling Stamp

My favorite blog posts are my new "one stamp, three coloring methods" series. I love using one stamp and coloring it with my three favorite coloring tools - colored pencils, Copics, and Karin Brushmarkers. Today I choose the Modern Poinsettia cling stamp by SSS from their Make Merry release. Here is an image of the stamp: This image shows my 3 different colored images: And here are the individual colored images with the card I made with each. 1. COLORED PENCILS I stamped the cling stamp with MFT Natural Ink and stamped it on white cardstock. I colored it in with colored pencils. I then die-cut the piece with the largest A2 Frame Die and attached it to a red... Read more →