SSS To Love Release, Harlequin Hearts

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Happy Friday!  Today I'm sharing a couple of cards using my new Harlequin Hearts background.  If you've followed me for a while, you know I like geometrics and graphic prints, so I'm really pleased with how this one turned out.

This first card is pretty basic.  I stamped the background using Versa Clair black on some natural white cardstock.  (This was a little bit of a mistake as I thought I had grabbed white, and it was kind of dark when I was stamping and I didn't realize until later that it wasn't white white, but I actually liked the result enough to stay with it).

The Love You sentiment die was cut from black and natural white and adhered slightly offset.  That piece was then adhered to the shadow piece which was die cut from red cardstock, and the whole thing was popped up.

Really simple, but I love how bold it is.

This next card has a more tone on tone look, with a twist.  I stamped the background with Versafine on red cardstock, and then embossed with holographic embossing powder.  This gives you a marooney/purple color and lots of shine and sparkle.  

Again, I wanted the background to be the star, so I jsut added a die cut sentiment that was popped up.  The Hugs and Kisses sentiment was cut from Matte Silver cardstock and adhered to a shadow piece that was cut from red and then embossed with the holographic embossing powder.

That's all for me today.  I know lots of folks are off for break starting today, so if you're traveling stay safe and enjoy the break!

SSS To Love Release, Circle Sentiments

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I know it's been all Christmas all the time around here lately, but there's a new release over at Simon Says Stamp today called To Love, and it's all about Valentine's.  I've got a few new products in this release, including the stamp set I'm featuring today called Circle Sentiments.  There are some coordinating/standalone dies too, but today I'm focusing on the stamps.

The set includes several circle images with a letter or shape in the negative space in the center of the circle.  There are then coordinating stamps that fill in those negative spaces with different patterns that you can mix and match.  I've also included a bunch of secondary sentiments.

This first card uses the majority of the letters to create the main 'I LOVE YOU' sentiment.  I used Flannel, Morning, and Sky for the circle alphas themselves.  I then used the coordinating small stamps to fill in some of the negative space in those letters using Sky, Night, and Earl ink.  One of the secondary sentiments was stamped with Versa Clair black ink below.

The top card in this photo was super quick and easy to create.  I used Bubblegum and Watermelon ink to stamp the circle images.  The negative space in the letters was then filled using the smaller stamps and Watermelon ink, and I added one of the secondary sentiments to complete the thought.

For the second card, I thought it would be fun to create using just the small stamps.  I went with rainbow color scheme using Taffy, Cherry, Pucker, Mandarin, Cantaloupe, Sunburst, Limelicious, Lucky, Royal, Night, and Amethyst.  Another of the small coordinating sentiments was added too.

Finally, you might have noticed that I snuck in 'merry christmas' as a secondary sentiment.

This was specifically so I could make the above card.  This makes one of the quickest, easiest Christmas cards ever.  Dublin and Watermelon were used for the circle images.

That's all for me today, but be sure to head over to Simon to check out the full release.  I'll be back tomorrow with some more To Love inspiration.

Merry Christmas, Greetery and Papertrey

Today's card blends products from The Greetery and Papertrey Ink.  The Ribbon Frame die from The Greetery is such a fun die.  I love that it can be the focal point, or jus draw your focus in to the center of the card.  

There's a coordinating stencil, which I used, that adds depth/dimension to the die.  I also added some greens using The Greetery's Rosemary & Berry dies.

The Mega Merry Christmas die is from Papertrey was die cut  once from white cardstock and once using Champagne Matte cardstock.  These were adhered together for a bit of dimension and then adhered to the card.  I thought the retro look of the font went perfectly with the ribbons.

Forgot to mention that I did add a bit of soft inking to the edges of my natural panel before I adhered all the pieces. 

Hope all your holiday preparations are on track!

Merry and Bright

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I've got another very simple Christmas card to share with you today.  I'm using another of the panels I created a few weeks ago.  The panel was inked with a few shades of Distress Ink, and then sprized with some Distress Spritzes.

Unfortunately in my inky haze I did not bother to write down all the colors, but the honest truth is that when you work with Distress, even if you use exactly the same colors/products, you're going to get different results each time.  And honestly, maybe you're not a super inky person, this card translates to whatever background you want to use.

Anyway, I die cut the Merry and Bright sentiment from Tim Holtz's Bold Text Christmas set from the center of my panel.  I then added som stars using the Everyday Art Element Stencils and Gold Lunar Paste.

A pice of Gold Matte cardstock was added to my card base, and then I popped the completed panel up over top.

Again, you don't need a super artsy panel, a simple inked one would do, solid cardstock, a gorgeous patterned paper, this one easily translates to whatever your style.

SSS Diecember, Whirl Nordic Plate

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The Whirl Nordic Plate from the Simon Says Stamp is so pretty!  I love the detail and the texture, and it really doesn't need much to shine.

For this card, a little shine is what I added.  I die cut the plate from white cardstock, and added a panel of Rose Gold Metallic cardstock behind it.  This was then adhered directly to my card base.

For the sentiment, I die cut the Joyful from the Rose Gold as well, and adhered the letters to the shadow piece cut from white cardstock.  This was popped up over my background.

The secondary sentiment was white embossed on a piece of the Rose Gold.  I often have issues with white embossing, but it came out perfectly on the metallic cardstock....I'm going to need to do this more often!

Really quite simple and easy, but it creates such a detailed and pretty card!

SSS Diecember, Whirl Bay Leaves

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I really love the new Whirl Bay Leaves die from Simon's Diecember release.  Leaves/branches are some of my favorite types of dies and I love the texture in the leaves themselves.

For today's card, I die cut several of the leaves from cream cardstock.  I wanted to add a little bit of shimmer to them, so I watercolored them with the Champagne Gold watercolor pan from my Starry Colors watercolor set.  It's hard to see in the photos, but it adds a little extra glitz to the card.

Once these were dry, they were adhered to a panel of cream cardstock to create an allover pattern.  This was then adhered directly to a kraft base.

The Fancy Peace sentiment was die cut from Champagne Matte cardstock and adhered to a shadow piece cut from cream.  The completed sentiment was popped up with foam tape.

Another Christmas card for my dwindling pile....I've finally entered the part of the year where I send more cards than I make!

SSS Diecember, Eucalyptus Branch Die

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Sharing a clean and simple card today featuring the Eucalyptus Branch die from Simon's Diecember release.

The branch was cut three times, from black, light, and dark green.  The black webbing/outline piece was adhered directly to a white cardstock panel, and the green pieces were then inlaid inside.

This bold graphic die needed a bold sentiment to balance it.  The one, from the All About You set, was perfect both in terms of size, but also how it is set to balance the curve of the branch.

Quick and easy today!  Thanks for visiting!