Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Season's Greetings - Simon Says Stamp Stamptember Sneak



Hey everyone!  I was lucky enough to receive a free set from Simon Says Stamp last week as part of their Stamptember festivities.

It's a sentiment set, and has several of Kristina Werner's great scripty sentiments.  I really wanted to showcase this one.  I started by stamping the sentiment, and then I used a circle template to lightly sketch a circle around the sentiment in pencil.

The set has two small circular sentiments, one that says Joy and the other Love.  To create the wreath, I used the reverse side of those circles and backstamped the green circles in second generation.  I added a few of the small circles stamped in red also.  To add some extra interest, I went back and stamped the 'real' side of the circles inside a few of the circles.



It needed a little more pizazz, so I used some small Bo Bunny gems to add some sparkle to the wreath.  I was looking for red gems because I think it needs a little balance in the reds, but I wasn't able to locate them....if you could see my craft space this would not be surprising at all....  To finish it off, I added a shadow to the sentiment with a gold Wink of Stella pen.

That's all for today!  Come back tomorrow for some exciting news and a hop!

Supplies Used
Paper/Cardstock:  CTMH - White Daisy Cardstock:  PTI - Harvest Gold Cardstock; Avery Elle - Cherry Cardstock
Stamps:  Simon Says Stamp - Peace on Earth
Ink:  Versafine; CTMH - Topiary and Cranberry ink
Other:  Tsukineko - Gold Wink of Stella Pen; Bo Bunny - Jewels; Tombow - Stamp Runner

17 comments:

  1. Loveeeeeeee this! LOVING that wreath!!!! Pinning!!!!!!!

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  2. What a fun card. I love your wreath.

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  3. Such a fun card and layered design, Miriam! The gems are the perfect finishing touch. :)

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  4. Miriam this is such a fantastic wreath! The back of the stamp stamping is fantastic!

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  5. this is gorgeous.. i love how you stamped the circles..

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  6. Fabulous card!! Love how you made the wreath from the circles!!

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  7. What a fun and creative card. Love the idea of using circles to create a wreath. The way you shadowed your text is brilliant!

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  8. So cute! Love how you used both side of the circles to make the wreath! (& lucky you to get to play with some Stamptember stamps!!)

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  9. Gorgeous! I love the wreath you created with the circles and the shadow-stamped sentiment is fantastic!

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  10. Perfection! Great way to showcase the stamps set and the Bo Bunny gems are the perfect touch!

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  11. Wowee - I love how you did this and such a clever way to use your stamps!! Such a great card and love the extra touch of gold on the sentiment!! Thanks to you for your visits and great comments on my blog - I al so appreciative!! Hugs!!

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  12. Gorgeous!!! So creative! I love all colours you chose! Fantastic!!!

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  13. Gorgeous way to use circles- love the layering and little pops of sparkle with the gems! Fab card! x

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  14. Seriously, you are so darn creative. I just love coming here!! The wreath you made out of the circle stamps is totally inspired. The subtle words in the wreath are very engaging and make you take a second look.

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  15. What a totally fun card!! I LOVE the wreath made from the circle stamps. So fun!!

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  16. What a fun wreath !! Love the berries :)

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  17. This is fabulous! I love that you did the stamps and the reverse, genius!

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