Paper Gal

I had to search for images of a Lily to see how to color this die. Sad, huh? I wish I had a green thumb and knew how to grow a lush garden of flowers! At least I can create them with paper! I am using a few new goodies from the Simon Says Stamp Sunny Vibes release available now. I had fun with this project... I began with a top folding A2 size card base made from smooth white cardstock.  I used some distress ink to add color to a white piece of cardstock that I die cut using the new Nested Domed Arches Frames die set and then ran it through the new Feathery Fronds embossing folder . I added more distress ink over the raised areas of the embossed panel. I die cut the arched frame from gold cardstock and added to the card base along with the embossed and inked panel. I next die cut the new Lily duo floral dies and colored them with copic markers. I adhered them to the arched panel with foam squares. Next, I die cut the the new Exquisite Hummingbird die and used more copic markers...

Hi all and welcome to another week of the  Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge . This week's challenge theme is Anything Goes! We are featuring products from My Favorite Things . 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 sharing one of my favorite background stamps. I am create two projects using the My Favorite Things Romantic Script background cling stamp . One is stamped using the heat embossed resist technique. The other is just stamping over a stenciled background. Both cards are made with an A2 size card base cut from smooth white cardstock.  I first used a floral stencil and distress ink to create the background pattern. When it was completely dry, I stamped the script background over the the stenciled panel with a sticky ink and the heat embossed it using white embossing powder. I trimmed it down to ...

I'm happy to be participating in day 2 of the new Simon Says Stamp Sunny Vibes blog hop . I am sharing a project using goodies from this  new release ! Check out the special hop promotion! 👆👆👆Also, Simon is giving away a $25 shopping spree to a lucky winner! The winner will be picked from the comments left along the hop. Each comment you leave will be an entry into the drawing.  REMEMBER:  If you want to leave a comment on this post, make sure you include your name so we can reach you if you are selected for the giveaway!   This card was made using the new Sunshine Stencil set colored in with distress ink. (I have a reel showing how I did it over on my Instagram channel) I adhered it to a card base made of smooth white cardstock. I then die cut the new I hope you smile today die from white cardstock three times and layered them together for thickness. I added it to the card with liquid glue. Last, I stamped the sub-sentiment from the new Beachcombing stam...

It's release day! I'm happy to be sharing a project I made with some of the amazing items from the new Simon Say Stamp Sunny Vibes release . 👈 click on the link to see the entire new release. I have made a sweet summer tag using a few of the amazing new goodies from this new release. I trimmed down a piece of smooth white cardstock using a paper trimmer and a corner chomper (remember those?) to create my tag. I then used a plaid stencil to create a soft background with distress ink. I inked the edges of the tag too.  I used the new Divine Peony die cut from white cardstock. I used distress ink and a finger dauber to colored the flower and leaves. The sentiment is from the new Sunshine and Smile stamp and coordinating die set . I added some sparkle with a tape runner and clear glitter. I hope you the project I made and got some inspiration! I have listed and linked all the supplies I have used. 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 theme is Emboss It! We are featuring products from Wow . 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 sharing a go to technique called emboss resist using WOW's clear embossing powder . I think this was one of the very first techniques I learned how to do over 25 years ago. Yikes!! It still yields great results almost every time. I'm also using an amazing background stamp that will give me some much needed color therapy! I began with a piece of watercolor paper that I stamped using a floral background stamp in black pigment ink. First I applied an anti-static brush over the surface of the watercolor paper and stamped the background image 3 times for a nice crisp dark image. Using WOW clear embossing powder I...

It's a fun day when you get to play with new goodies from Tim Holtz! The man is a genius! He has released a set of shimmery spritz sprays for his distress line .  They could not be prettier! I love to add shimmer and shine to my projects and these are just perfect for that! I have created a birthday day card to showcase some of the gorgeous colors from the new Tim Holtz Distress Spritz collection. I used a piece of black watercolor paper to create a fun and festive background panel with the new distress spritz sprays. I chose a few of my favorite colors and sprayed and splattered the colors randomly on the panel.  I then trimmed it down and added it to a card base made from smooth white cardstock. I then die cut the birthday sentiment from more white cardstock 3 times and layered them for thickness. I die cut mini balloons from colored cardstock and sprayed them with the coordinating spritz color. I adhered them with foam squares and added some silver twine. The sub-sentiments...

This post is to pay tribute to my late father-in-law. He was born in Hawaii and would always wear Hawaiian shirts. I made a card today that reminded me of a pattern of one of his favorite shirts. We sure miss him! Aloha Tutuman! I used a fun technique for this background. Using a cling background stamp I added white pigment ink to the stamp on to watercolor paper. I then shook white embossing powder to the inked areas and then heat set it. The white embossed area will resist the ink. I painted the leaves in shades of green and turquoise. When the leaves were dry I painted in between the leaves with a blue distress ink mixed with water. When that panel was dry I trimmed it down to fit an A2 size card base. I then die cut the letters dad out of white cardstock and fun foam using alphabet dies from my stash. On dark green cardstock I stamped the sub-sentiment with more white pigment ink and heat set that with white embossing powder. I added a few light green sequins to finish this project...

Hi all and welcome to another week of the  Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge . This week's challenge theme is  Bright and Cheerful! We are featuring products from Studio Light . 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! I'm excited to share a project for this week's challenge. I am using the gorgeous background image from Studio Light Nature Lover stamp set . I just love the whimsical look of this stamp set! I began with an A2 size card base cut from smooth white cardstock. Using a circle die, I cut a window from another panel of white cardstock and ran that through an embossing folder. I trimmed it to leave a bit of a border. I then cut strips of colored cardstock from my stash and adhered them to the card base to show through the circle window of the embossed panel. I then used white embossing ink to stamp the swirly...