Party Like a Puffin - Simon Says Stamp Cozy Hugs Release

 Hello! Super excited to share a couple cards with you using the BRAND NEW Cozy Hugs release from Simon Says Stamp! A few years ago we briefly visited Iceland on our way to Norway for a summer trip, and we fell in love with the adorable puffins there. So when I saw the cute new Party Like a Puffin set, I was SUPER excited to play with it! And of course...I had to make 2 cards, not just one! :)

I started off by stamping all the fun images I wanted to use. I thought it would be fun to do something a bit different, so I stamped them in Versafine black ink, then heat embossed them with clear embossing powder. Hard to see in the photos, but it gives them such a fun bit of shine!

Next, I used Copic markers to color the images in. I kept it pretty simple, and used some bright and happy colors - fit for a party of course!

I die cut all the images, then stamped and heat embossed sentiments the same way as the images, and die cut those with their coordinating dies as well where that applied.

Next, I wanted to create a bit of a fun background for them. I used the new Snowfall and Banks stencil to do this. I used the bottom edge to mask off and create a blended sky - using Distress Oxides in Abandoned Coral, Shaded Lilac, and Mermaid Lagoon.

I then used the other portion of the stencil to add embossing paste to create a snowfall over the blended background. SOOO fun!

Once those backgrounds dried, I trimmed them down a bit to fit on my cardfronts. I added my images and sentiments using foam adhesive for a bit of dimension.

I then layered those on white carbases - layering up some paper scraps to add a bit of dimension on those, but without adding as much dimension as foam adhesive.

Finally, a few little Glacier jewels from Pinkfresh finish these cards off! I love the bright happy feel to them all! What about you - are you a fan of puffins too?!?

You can check out the entire NEW release HERE:

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Hanging Garden Slimline Card - Pinkfresh Studio Facebook Live

 Good morning! Dropping by today to share slimline card I made last week for Pinkfresh Studio's Facebook Live. I used an older stencil, and some newer dies and stamp set to create this card - mixing in some gold embossing paste for one of the layers on the stencil! You can watch the replay HERE if you want to see more details. 

I used the Hanging Garden stencil on two sides of a long panel of cardstock, trimmed to 4 1/4" by 10", and layered ink colors, then some gold embossing paste for the final layer. I had one I had done in advance that had time to dry, so I pulled that out and die cut it with the largest Slim Stitched Rectangles die to create my panel.

Next, I die cut the gorgeous Ornate Circle die from matte gold cardstock, and a couple extra times from white to build up a bit of dimension. I layered them together to place in the center of my panel, popped up with foam as well.

Can you see that lovely texture from the embossing paste? So fun and dimensional!

A pink slimline cardbase, sentiment from Heart Smiles stamp set, and a few of the newest Clear Drops: Iridescent finish this card off!

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Happy Thoughts - Simon Says Stamp January Card Kit

 Good morning! I'm popping in today with another card using the BRAND NEW January 2022 Simon Says Stamp Card Kit - Warmest Wishes! This month's kit frosty, wintry, and fun! The included stamp set by the same name is full of adorable images and sweet sentiments, there is some cute pattern paper, some fun sparkly elements, a beautiful stencil and embossing folder, glitter paste...that's all not to mention the cardstock, envelopes, and more!

Today is a clean and simple card featuring a favorite color combo of mine - teal and gold!

I used the Scattered Snowflakes stencil and Seafoam Glitz Glitter gel from the kit to create my background. It is such a pretty shade, and a fun hint of matte sparkle - perfect for these snowflakes! I let it dry thoroughly, then trimmed the panel down to fit on my cardfront.

The sentiment from the stamp set in the kit is heat embossed in gold on a strip of vellum, wrapped around the front of the panel and adhered in the back. I popped that panel up with foam adhesive on a white cardbase, then added a few Sparkling Champagne Metallic Pearls from Pinkfresh Studio to finish it off!

Here is a closer look at the entire kit contents - you can see it all HERE:

I think this would also be lovely in silver instead of gold...even if I happen to be a bit partial to the gold!

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Pinkfresh Studio Holiday Stamp, Die, Stencil, and Hot Foil Release

Good morning! Today is an amazing blog hop to celebrate Pinkfresh Studio's Holiday Stamp, Die, Stencil, and Hot Foil Release! If this release doesn't have you humming Christmas songs, I don't know what will! You aren't going to want to miss a stop along the way - TONS of inspiration and prizes up for grabs! YAY!

As always, there is also a shipping promo - FREE US Shipping with $75 purchase, or discounted shipping for our international friends. Details and coupon codes are on this graphic:

I managed to get several cards in - amazing how quickly playing Christmas music in the background gets your creative juices flowing, anyone else?!?

I love these gorgeous new Ornament Layering Stencils - I actually put in a wish for layering ornament stencils, and these fabulous things were the result! And... coordinating dies just make them that much better! I stenciled them in a bright and happy color scheme, and die cut with the Coordinating dies. I saved the "Merry Christmas" word at the bottom of the stencils for another card later.

I layered the branch and ornaments on a circle (it is actually leftover negative space from the final card I'm sharing today - from the Happy Holidays Circle Frame die). I used foam adhesive for lots of fun dimension.

Background is one of the gorgeous new hot foil plates - Diamond Hot Foil Plate - that I know is going to be fabulous as a staple for much more than holiday cards! I also trimmed it down using the largest Stitched Rectangles die. I added the circle with more foam adhesive to continue on the feeling of dimension.

Mounted everything on a coordinating green cardbase, added a few sparkly jewels on the ornaments, and around the edges, and finished off with a sentiment from the new (and AMAZING!) Perfect Sentiments: Holiday hot foil and coordinating die. I also added a secondary sentiment from Thrill of Hope stamp set.

Another item from this release that I made a wish for some time back - layering tree stencils! The new Wintry Forest is SOOO fun and amazing! I can't wait to stencil it in ALL the colors!

For my first card with it, I thought it would be fun to just use one single ink color, and do each layer of the trees in gradually deeper tones with the same ink. I chose Olive for this first try - and LOVE how it came out!

Once I stenciled the trees, I used the final layer to add white embossing paste for a bit of texture, and added some gold splatters for sparkle. I then popped it behind a Blanket Stitched Oval to create a window, and mounted it on a deeper green cardbase.

I used another one of those Perfect Sentiments: Holiday, again popped up with foam adhesive, and as before, another secondary sentiment from Thrill of Hope stamp set, heat embossed in white on black, and trimmed into a banner shape.

Final touch on this card is a few Metallic Gold Pearls to coordinate with the gold splatters!

And finally - more happy and non-traditional colors!

The base of this card is some aqua cardstock with the new Diagonal Stripes hot foil plate over it with Prism hot foil - the color of this foil is pretty much silver with a hint of reflective rainbow hints. Sooo pretty!

I added the new Happy Holidays Circle frame, stenciled in soft colors, and then stamped over the top and heat embossed in gold. I love that the sentiments have a coordinating die as well!

The secondary sentiment I just heat embossed on a strip of colored cardstock, and then finished off with a few more Metallic Gold Pearls.

To add the dimension to these pieces, I die cut them 3 times, and layered together instead of using foam adhesive. Just gave me a bit more of a stable piece, and easier than trimming down lots of little pieces of foam tape!

GIVEAWAY INFO:

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Pinkfresh Studio December 2020 Stencil and Die Release Blog Hop

 Good morning! Today is an amazing blog hop to celebrate Pinkfresh Studio's December 2020 Stencil and Die Release! You aren't going to want to miss a stop along the way - TONS of inspiration and prizes up for grabs! YAY!

For the release, Pinkfresh is offering free US Shipping for all orders over $50 - as well as an amazing discount of 30% off on all FULL SIZE ink pads! Perfect timing, since these are so very amazing for this stencil release! You can find all of the inks HERE!

As always, I went a bit crazy with this release - I'm just going to apologize in advance for a SUPER photo heavy post! I think I may have surpassed even my usual size release post - but these stencils were so super easy and fun to put together gorgeous cards in no time at all, that I just had a hard time stopping! So...let's get started, shall we?

This first card uses the gorgeous new Overlapping Leafy Wreath Layered Stencil with it's coordinating dies. This is such a game changer to have stencils with coordinating dies!

I layered the wreath in a rainbow of bright sherbet colors - Sparkling Rose, Sunshine, Apricot, and Raspberry Bliss and mounted it with foam adhesive on a simple white cardbase.

I added a sentiment with Lea's Ornate Upper and Lower case dies, and Simply Sentiments: You stamp set, then finished off with a few coordinating Crystals in the lower right corner. Aren't these colors SOOO fun and happy?!?

Next up, I softened up the colors to a bit more pastels, but still with a bright pop of color!

This uses Enchanting Meadows layering stencil - which also has a coordinating die. I stenciled this one using Ocean Breeze, Aquamarine, Mermaid Cove, Coral Reef, and Sweet Mustard.

I added a frame behind it using one of the Essentials: Stitched Scallop Rectangles, with some different colors of pattern paper tucked behind it in layers.

I added a background of Essentials: Diagonal Stitched Plaid, trimmed down to mount onto a soft blue cardbase, then finished off with a heat embossed sentiment from Floral Notes.

Next up, we have a more one layer design:

This uses the unique Seamless Floral Panel Stencil. What is fun about this stencil is that as the name implies, it can be used for a seamless effect on a larger card - such as a slimline! I kept it just to an A2 card here.

I stenciled this one with Ocean Breeze, Aquamarine, Tidal Pond, Fresh Pear, and Key Lime. I added a gold frame using the same Essentials: Scallop Stitched Rectangles as the last card, but the larger frame.

Sentiment on this one is heat embossed right over the image using Every Good Thing stamp set, then mounted all of it on a coordinating card base.

This next card is a slimline design that pairs up two stencils from the new release that work perfectly together!

I started off with the first layer of the Mountainscape stencil and simultaneously used the fun new Cloudbuilder stencil with a huge rainbow of blue inks: Sky Blue, Summer Shower, Seaside, Blue Jay, Storm, and Stargazer. Serious cloud layers going on here!

I moved onto the next layer of the stencil and added the snowdrifts using Regal Kiss - I can never resist the idea of "purple mountain majesty" - you know?

Next, using the final layer of the stencil, I added the trees with Evergreen ink, the moon with Sweet Mustard and a bit of sparkly clear Nuvo Drops, and the stars with some white embossing paste. I added more Nuvo drops to the top of the hills and mountains, then finished off with a sentiment from Through the Woods heat embossed on a strip of black cardstock before mounting the entire panel on a gray cardbase.

Next up a super simple one layer card...

Something about the new Argyle Stencil just seems perfect for a nice neutral guy card, don't you think?

I did it with Misty Coast and Rocky Slope inks, then used Detail Black ink to add a large bold sentiment with Scripted Bold Sentiments and a little help from Simply Sentiments: Hello.

I kept started to add more layers or something, but decided to just keep this one super simple!

And from that guy card - we head back to all girly and feminine!

This card features the fun Floral Circle Print stencil with some soft colors - Sweet Mustard, Apricot, Ballet Slipper, Coral Reef, and Meadow.

I die cut Stitches Die from some yellow cardstock, trimmed it down slightly, and did some ink blending around the edges using Sweet Mustard ink to add a bit of shadow around the edges.

The sentiment is a combination of Sentiment Suite: You die - with a bit more of that yellow ink blended on the bottom - and a supporting sentiment from You Are Amazing, heat embossed on a bit of black cardstock. Finished off with a few sparkly white jewels!

This next card is one that was created on Facebook Live last week - you can watch the replay HERE if you would like more info on this card:

This card (and the next one) both feature one of my favorites from this release - Hanging Garden layering stencil. This version uses Mint, Meadow, Emerald City, Sweet Mustard, and Blue Jay inks.

Sentiment is a combination of Phrase Builder: Hello and Sending Love and Hugs - some die cut, and some stamped.

Front panel was die cut with Essentials: Diagonal Stitched Rectangles, and a sprinkle of jewels added before adhering with foam on an ivory cardbase.

This next version is the exact same card, just made in advance with a slightly different color combo.

For this card, I used the same greens as above, but then used Sparkling Rose and Apricot for the flower layers.

Sentiments and outer frame dies are identical, and this one is also finished with a few sparkly jewels in coordinating colors.

Which color combo do you prefer?

And finally...here is a look at the card that was supposed to be for yesterday's Facebook Live! Due to technical difficulties, we had to postpone, and are hopefully going to be doing it this morning at 10AM PST - there will of course be a giveaway, and we always have tons of fun...so I hope you will stop by HERE and join us!

This was created using another favorite from this release - Daisy Wreath stencil which also has a coordinating die. I used Soft Lilac, Candy Violet, Fresh Pear, and Olive ink for the layers of this one.

Background was created with another new stencil - Diamond Plaid - and Summer Shower and Seaside inks.

I die cut the frame with Essentials: Ornate Banner Die set,, and the sentiment is from Incredibly Grateful stamp set. Mounted everything with foam adhesive on a coordinating card base, and added a few sparkly jewels to finish this one off!

GIVEAWAY INFO:

Make sure and leave a comment before you leave for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Pinkfresh Studio! All winners will be chosen and posted on the Pinkfresh Blog on Friday, December 18, 2020 - so make sure and check back to see if you were a winner! Winners must check that page and claim their prize within 2 weeks.

Here is the entire blog hop line-up so you don't miss a single stop - and product links are below - including affiliate links where possible, which simply means if you use one of the links below that I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!!!

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