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I am so happy to be participating in the Simon Says Stamp new coordinating dies for Tim Holtz Stamps Instagram Hop. Click HERE to go the hop. Here is a look at all the new coordinating dies . Today I made a masculine Valentine's card featuring the Tim Holtz Correspondence stamp and new coordinating dies . Card base: A2 size cut from smooth white cardstock. Focal Point: Simon Says Stamp Simple Happy Valentine's Day die cut from red cardstock and the shadow out of white cardstock ink blended with Salty Ocean distress ink. Background: Images stamped in black ink and cut with the coordinating dies popped up with foam squares on the stenciled plaid panel. 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. Make sure you visit the hop for tons more inspiration and a chance to win a shopping spree at the Simon store. Happy hop day!! Supplies:

Hi all and welcome to another week of the  Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge . This week's challenge theme ~  Anything Goes! This week we are featuring products from  Pink & Main . 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's project features the Pink & Main Pocket Full of Posies embossing folder and a popular technique! I made three projects for this week's challenge but all were created the same way. I began by creating an A2 size card base made from smooth white cardstock. I then trimmed down another piece of white cardstock to create my background panel which I ran through the embossing folder. I then turned it over and added distress ink directly over the entire top surface of the panel. The ink pad left ink on the raised portions of the embossing while leaving the "valley" surfaces whi...

Hello crafty friends! I am sharing a CAS - clean and simple project with you today. Sometimes I make extra die cuts, backgrounds, stamped and cut sentiments to keep on hand if I want to throw together a quick card. This card was made entirely from left over elements from past projects. Card base: A2 size top folding card made from red cardstock. Background panel: White cardstock ran through an embossing folder trimmed down to leave a border. Focal point: Pretty Poppies flower dies cut from white cardstock and ink blended with distress ink and ink splatters. Elements of the the flowers are adhered together with glue and popped up with foam squares. Sentiment: stamped in red ink on white cardstock and cut out with a coordinating die. 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. Thank you for stopping by! Super easy! Supplies:

Today I am sharing a project that features new coordinating dies for Tim Holtz previously released stamp sets. I am using the new dies that coordinate with the Tim Holtz The Professor stamp set to create a colorful card. If you hate fussy cutting and love Tim's beautiful stamps this is exciting to have coordinating dies to add dimension to your projects. Tim just inspires my artistic side! I began with an A2 size card base made from smooth white cardstock. I then created a ink blended panel with distress inks and spritz some water and white paint all over it. I set it aside to dry. I then stamped some of the images from the stamp set all over the panel with black ink. I used diamond stickles to add sparkle to the lightbulbs. I stamped the Profession a piece of thick white cardstock in a sticky black ink and heat set with clear embossing powder for shine. I then added distress ink to his image. I did the same thing with the pointing hand. I used the coordinating dies to cut out h...

Hi all and welcome to another week of the  Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge . This week's challenge theme ~  Use Stencils! This week we are featuring exclusive products from Simon Says Stamp . 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! The focus this week is the fun background I created with the Simon Says Stamp Falling in Love stencil . I used a great technique of masking off hearts to create a multi color hearts. Background: Using the Simon Says Stamp Falling in Love Stencil I create masks for each of the different shapes of hearts to be able to apply multiple colors. I have an  IG Reel showing this process. After I inked each color and shape heart I removed the stencil and added dots with a copic marker that coordinated with that color. I also used a white gel pen for more dimension. I adhered the background to ...

Hello crafty friends! Today I am sharing a fun and sassy card. This card features the Simon Says Stamp Sassy Sally stamp and die set and the Galentine die from the Heart to Heart release . Card Base: Top folding A2 size cut from smooth white cardstock. I used a wonky stitched rectangle die cut from more white cardstock. I used post it tape to mask off lines to create a fun checked background. Focal Point: Kitties stamped in black alcohol friendly ink and colored in with copic markers and fussy cut out. There are coordinating dies if you are not a fussy cutter. I cut a scalloped eyelet circle die and ink blended a sky and grass background for the kitties to sit on. I stamped the sentiment in coordinating ink and die cut the Galentine die from white cardstock and ink blended it again in coordinating ink. I added a few hearts cut from sparkly cardstock for a bit of shine with foam squares. I hope you enjoyed the project I made and got some inspiration.  I provided affiliate links to ...

Hi all and welcome to another week of the  Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge . This week's challenge theme ~  Emboss It! This week 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! I'm absolutely in love with the Spellbinder's 3d Tufted embossing folder . The texture is just so amazing. It looks like fabric on a love sofa! Card base: A2 size made from smooth white cardstock Background: Red cardstock panel trimmed down to a 1/4 inch shorter than the card base to leave a white border ran through the Spellbinder's Tufted 3d embossing folder . Focal Point: Heart die cut from white cardstock. Assorted flower dies cut from reds and pinks and arranged around the heart with liquid glue and excess trimmed off. Adhered with foam squares on card. Sentiment: Love You die cut from glitter c...

Hello fellow crafters! I love, love, love this time of the year when I get to switch from holiday making to fun valentines and spring projects! I am showcasing a few goodies from the new Simon Says Stamp Heart to Heart release. I began with an A2 size card base made from smooth white cardstock. I then took a piece of white cardstock to fit the front of the card base and ran it through the Wirework Hearts embossing folder . I adhered it with tape runner and a bit of liquid glue at the corners. I picked out a few scraps of colored cardstock to cut strips that I added to double sided adhesive paper. I then used one of the Nested Round Heart dies to cut a striped large heart to add to the card front. I cut the My Heart is with You sentiment die out of white cardstock three times for thickness and adhered it to the center of the striped heart with liquid glue. I then used a smaller size of the heart dies to cut out a couple of glitter hearts. Last I stamped the sub-sentiment out of white i...

I'm so happy to be participating in day 2 of the Simon Says Stamp Heart to Heart blog hop. I hope you get some inspiration and enjoy the giveaway and a special offer👇👇👇 for this blog hop.   This first project I have created features the Tons of Hearts dies . I cut 4 consecutive sizes of hearts from white, red, pink and glitter cardstock and layered them on top of each other. I filled the front of a gray cardstock panel I cut from a stitched rectangle die. I added the panel of gray cardstock with the hearts on to an A2 size card base made from white cardstock. I stamped a sentiment in red ink on to more white cardstock and used the coordinating die to cut it out and add between one of the row of hearts. The second project is super fun. This card features the Toaster Pastry die and Groovy Wishes stamp . I cut the pastry from white cardstock and ink blended the edges with distress ink for that "toasted" look. The frosting was cut from pink cardstock and again I added di...