Paper Gal

Hello crafty friends! Today I am sharing a project using a few items from the  Simon Says Stamp In My Heart release  to create a cozy Mother's Day card. The embossing folder creates such a cozy sweater texture. Giving this card will be like giving a warm hug! Card Base: Top folding A2 size card base made from white cardstock. Background: Soft pink/apricot cardstock cut into a panel to fit the card base but leave a bit of a white border. I added the panel to the braided embossing folder and ran through my die cut machine. Focal Point: I cut a scalloped frame from white cardstock and adhered it to the panel with liquid glue. I then cut the daisies from white cardstock and the center of the daisies from yellow cardstock. The stems were cut from an olive green cardstock. I arranged them inside the frame with foam squares. Sentiment: I cut a small tag from more yellow cardstock. I stamped the sentiment in olive color ink and used the coordinating sentiment die and added a foam squa...

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 Altenew . 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 Altenew's Sixties Sunshine embossing folder and the One-go Words & Banners stamps and dies. I like to stretch my supplies by using them in a different way. Using this gorgeous embossing folder I have created textured die cut images. Card base: Side folding A2 card base made from white cardstock. Background: Wonky stitched rectangle die cut from white cardstock to leave a white border. Focal Point: I ran a thick quarter sheet of white cardstock through the embossing folder. I then selected a few of the floral images to color in with copic markers and fussy cut out with detail s...

Hello crafty friends! Today I am sharing a project using some of the wonderful products from the Simon Says Stamp In My Heart release to create a fun Easter card. Card Base: Top folding A2 size card base made from white cardstock. Background: Background panel cut from Seashell cardstock . Then I cut a panel using the Teardrop Pinpoint frame die . I ink blended a sky and grass scene with distress ink and a sponge dauber. Focal Point: I cut the Jaunty Stems out of white cardstock and ink blended them with distress ink. I cut out the Garden Fence and Gate die from more white cardstock and added a bit of distress to the gate pieces. I used a brown copic marker to color the hinges and handle. This is an amazing release and I hope you got some inspiration. I have listed all the supplies I used for this project below for your convenience. Thank you for stopping by! Supplies:

I'm so happy to be participating in day 1 of the Simon Says Stamp In My Heart blog hop. I hope you get some inspiration and enjoy the giveaway and a special offer for this blog hop. This gift with purchase will expire March 22nd at 11:59 pm will supplies last.👇👇👇  For this hop I will be sharing two projects using the gorgeous Gerbera Daisy Background stamp that I am showcasing with different techniques. You can decide which way you would like to try! I had a lot of fun creating each one. This first technique I used is to stamp the Gerbera Daisy background stamp onto watercolor cardstock using white embossing powder. I heat se the stamped image then trimmed it down to fit an A2 size card base. Then I used distress inks and a waterbrush to add color to each daisy for a whimsical watercolor look.  I used one bow dies from the new Little Bow die set cut from red cardstock to add as a focal point for my sentiment which was stamped in red ink. To add shine I added clear sticky...

Hello crafty friends! I am happy to share a project featuring the Apple Blossoms embossing folder from the new Simon Says Stamp In My Heart release . This folder was so beautiful that I couldn't help but make two projects. This folder would be perfect for just about any occasion. It would make an absolute gorgeous Mother's Day card. This was a very simple card to create. I took a quarter sheet of thick white cardstock and ran it through the embossing folder. It left a very defined impression that was so easy to color with either copic markers or even to watercolor would be fun.  I just used three copic colors for the blossoms and two copic colors to color the leaves. I will list them in the supply list. I wrapped gold twine around the embossed and colored panel after I trimmed it down a bit to fit on an A2 size card base to leave a white border. The sentiment is from my stash that I stamped in clear ink and heat embossed with gold embossing powder. This is an amazing release a...

Hi all and welcome to another week of the  Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge . This week's challenge theme ~  Clean and Simple This week we are featuring products from the amazing CZ Designs. 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 the the fun CZ Design Gift Builder die set and the absolute "must have" Birthday Basics stamps and coordinating dies . Card Base: A2 size top folding portrait card base made from smooth white cardstock. Background: Plaid paper from my stash trimmed to leave a bit of a white border. Focal Point: I used the Gift Builder die to cut three presents from pattern and solid color cardstock. The ribbon and bows are cut from white cardstock. Just by trimming the bottom of the gift die cut, you can create different sizes. I used white paint and a scor tool to create whit...

I have been having so much fun playing with this Retro Daisies stencil new from the Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Moments release. Card Base: A2 top folding landscape card made from Neenah dessert storm cardstock. Background: White cardstock trimmed down to leave a bit of a border stenciled with distress ink and Distress Sparkle paste. Sequins added over each daisy. Sentiment: Beautiful Friend die cut from white cardstock three times for thickness and the shadow cut form craft cardstock.  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! Supplies:  

Hi all and welcome to another week of the  Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge . This week's challenge theme ~  A Bit O Green! This week we are featuring products from Pinkfresh Studios.  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 the amazing Pinkfresh Studio's Blending brushes  to create a simple but elegant stenciled background to let my bouquet of daisies be center stage. Card Base: A2 side folding card base made from smooth white cardstock. Background: White cardstock trimmed to leave a bit of a white border on card base. Shades of green distress ink is stenciled in broad line vertically. I used a pink copic marker to add a thinner line in between. Focal Point: Bouquet of flowers and metal bucket cut from white cardstock and colored with distress ink and flowers colored with a yellow c...

I am so happy to share a project using items from the new Simon Says Stamp April card kit . I am also featuring a few of the add-on items to this kit. I have an Instagram reel showing the process I used to make the background with the gorgeous artsy butterflies. Card Base: A2 top folding card base made from smooth white cardstock. Background: Butterfly images from the Artsy Butterflies stamped in black ink all over. Distress blue ink blended between the butterflies. Black and blue ink splattered. Butterflies stamped again on white cardstock ink blended using the coordinating stencil and cut out and adhered over matching image with foam squares for dimension. Trimmed off excess to leave a white border on card base. Sentiment: Thanks was stamped in a black pigment ink and embossed using clear embossing powder for shine. Trimmed out and adhered with foam squares. Sub-sentiment stamped in black ink and trimmed and added underneath. Here is a look at everything you will receive in this...