Sooner rather than Later: SSS Favorite Things Blog Hop, Stromanthe Die

Saturday, March 1, 2025

SSS Favorite Things Blog Hop, Stromanthe Die

*This post contains affiliate links to Simon Says Stamp.

Hi all! Today I'm hopping with Simon Says Stamp celebrating the Favorite Things release. You should be arriving here from Lisa Addesa's blog, and I'll have the full hop list below for you. As usual, Simon is giving away lots of prizes. One commenter at each stop on the hop will win a $25 store credit, and all orders this weekend of $50 or more will automatically receive the stamp set pictured above.

OK, on to the good stuff. I'm sharing a few cards that feature the Stromanthe dies, which coordinate with my previously released Stromanthe stencil set. The die set includes the large die that cuts out the leaf, as well as a sentiment die set. There's a shadow/base piece, and then the sentiment itself which cuts out the letters as well as an outline. This allows you to easily inlay the sentiment using the shadow piece as the base, or get a bit more dimension by using the alphas only on top of the shadow piece.

For my first card, I pulled out a watercolor panel that I had previously created using Distress Spray stains in light greens and yellows. Using the Stromanthe stencil set, I added color over top using Pearfection, Field, and Citrine for my three layers. The leaf was then die cut.

Using the excess portion/negative space from my panel, I die cut the Hello sentiment. This was also die cut from Matte Gold cardstock. The shadow piece was cut from some green cardstock, and then I inlaid the Matte Gold letters into the outline piece from the panel die cut.

To create the backgorund, I clear embossed the Organic Leaves background on some green cardstock and added a bit of inking at the edges using Field ink. The leaf, die cut sentiment, and a sentiment strip were adhered with foam tape.

Next, I created a card with some uexpected colors. I used Rose, Amethyst, and Ocean to ink three Stromanthe leaves.

The leaves were die cut and then adhered horizontally to a black cardstock panel, and the excess was trimmed off.

For the sentiment, I pulled out the Just a Note dies, using white for the sentiment itself, and black for the shadow piece. These were adhered together and then popped up with foam tape.

Finally, I thought it would be fun o create a card with just the Hello dies.

These were cut from five shades of blue cardstock and once from white. The shadow pieces were cut from blue cardstock and used as a base for inlay. The sentiments were constructed to create an ombre effect with the outline being the next darkest shade of cardstock.

The completed sentiments were adhered to a piece of subtle grid patterned paper, and I also added a stamped sentiment from the Circle Sentiments set.

That's all for me today, but there's much more to see. Your next step on the hop is Bibi Cameron, and the full list is below. Don't forget to leave a comment to be entered to win $25 to spend in the store. Enjoy the hop and good luck!