Paper Gal

It's release day! I am sharing a project featuring the beautiful Rose Branch die from the new Simon Says Stamp Friend Like You release.  Click HERE if you would like to see the entire release.  This is a 5x7 card base made from smooth white card stock. I then trimmed down a piece of plaid pattern paper to leave a bit of a white border.  I cut the leaves out of watercolor paper three times. I used distress ink to add some vibrant color with a paint brush and water. I popped them up on the plaid panel with 3d foam squares and trimmed off the excess that was hanging over. I stamped the sentiment in a coordinating color and used a die cut it out. I hope you enjoyed the project I made and got some inspiration.  I provided affiliate links to all the supplies at no additional cost to you. If you have any questions, please leave a comment. I love to hear from you! Thank you for stopping by and happy release day!! Supplies:

Hi all and welcome to another week of the  Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge . This week's challenge them ~  Anything Goes We are featuring products from Hero Arts . You don't have to use them to join in but if you have some we would to see what you make. As always just for entering you will be eligible for the drawing of a  $25 voucher to the Simon store! This week I am using the gorgeous Hero Arts Whimsy Floral Bold Print background stamp . This is my dream background stamp! Lots of little florals to color so I can create a customized beautiful background panel. I began by placing the 6x6 background stamp in my MISTI to stamp on to white cardstock. I love using the MISTI to get great coverage. I used the Pumice Stone Oxide ink for it creamy coverage. I then wiped away the oxide ink and added clear sticky ink to heat set with clear embossing ink for a little shine. I used a rectangle die to cut the desired size out of the stamped and embossed panel. I used copic ...

Hello crafty friends! I am having so much fun with the new Simon Says Stamp Bold Flower die  from the Moments in Time release . It has lots of layers to create a big beautiful flower. I pulled out my colored cardstock scrap box and used up quite a bit. I began with an A2 size card base made from smooth white cardstock. I then ran a piece of white cardstock through a swiss dots embossing folder to create a textured background. I trimmed it to leave a bit of a border. I then went to work on die cutting the layers from the Bold Flowers die set . I wanted create three big flowers so I chose lots of colors of scrap cardstock to use. After I die cut the layers I used a white gel pen to add some detail to some of the the layers. I also used copic markers to create polka dots on other layers. Just to make it fun. I adhered each layer of the flower together with thin foam squares create dimension without a lot of bulk. I arranged the flowers on the embossed panel with liquid glue. Last, I d...

Hi all and welcome to another week of the  Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge . This week's challenge them ~  Fur Feathers Flowers We are featuring products from Spellbinders. You don't have to use them to join in but if you have some we would to see what you make. As always just for entering you will be eligible for the drawing of a  $25 voucher to the Simon store! It's no secret that I am in love with making my own plaid backgrounds so I am featuring the Spellbinders Plaid Builder stencil set .  I began by choosing one of the four stencils that come in the Spellbinders Plaid Builder stencil set . I wanted to create a simple grid pattern. I placed a piece of white cardstock on a sticky mat to hold it in place then used a blender brush to add the stripes with pink and yellow ink. I then trimmed down the stenciled panel and added it to the A2 size card base. Next, I die cut the flowers from the Flower Power stamp set that has coordinating dies . I cut them from...

Hello crafty friends! Today I'm shopping my stash to find a die that I haven't used in a while to create a fun and simple birthday card. This project features the Simon Says Stamp Big Bow die . I just love the size of it! Very simple card to make! I die cut the bow from pink, yellow and coral colored cardstock. I then added the cut pieces of the bow in my MISTI and stamped with with a swiss dots background stamp in a coordinating ink. I assembled the bow pieces together with liquid glue and a few pieces of foam squares. I adhered them them to a panel of white cardstock cut with a stitched rectangle die to fit an A2 size card base. I trimmed off the excess. Last, I die cut the happy birthday sentiment from silver glitter cardstock. I also cut it out of white cardstock two more times to adhere together for thickness. I hope you enjoyed the project I made and got some inspiration to show some love to those older stamps and dies that you have in your stash.  If you are interested I...

Hi all and welcome to another week of the  Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge . This week's challenge them ~ Masculine We are featuring products from the amazing Tim Holtz .  You don't have to use them to join in but if you have some we would to see what you make. As always just for entering you will be eligible for the drawing of a  $25 voucher to the Simon store! This week I am featuring one of T im Holtz 3d texture fades embossing folder Brickwork . It has such amazing detail almost as if someone carved it! I began with an A2 size card base made from smooth white cardstock. I then trimmed down another piece of white cardstock and added distress in to the raised inside of the embossing folder before I ran it through the die cut machine. This technique pushes the ink into the recessed area of the impression.  I then did my die cutting. I cut out the sentiment, stars and letters from white, blue and green cardstock. I adhered them together with liquid glue and...