Thursday, July 16, 2015

Simon Says Stamp August Card Kit: Hello Cards (and Giveaway)! and Simon's New SPLASH of COLOR RELEASE

Hi everyone!

 I'm back with a couple of cards to share using the fun new Simon Says Stamp August Card Kit: Summer Sunshine.

Both of the cards I'm sharing today feature the HELLO sentiment from the new Flip Flop Season Stamp Set that comes in the card kit.

 For my first card, I paired the HELLO stamp with the Simon Says Stamp Sunshine Die. I stamped the HELLO with Versafine Smokey Gray Ink onto some of the Simple Stories patterned paper and coloured it in with the Sakura Jelly Roll Pen. I then diecut the sunshine sentiment from the gorgeous My Mind's Eye Carrot Stick Shimmer Cardstock three times and stacked them to provide a little dimension. I added a strip of the hello patterned paper as well as stamped the triangle border stamp from this month's stamp set. I coloured in the open triangles with the Jelly Roll Pen as well. The card base is Simon's Smoke Cardstock.

For my second card, I stamped the HELLO sentiment onto some of the patterned paper using Versafine Onyx Black ink, cut out each of the letters, and adhered them to a piece of Simon's Smoke Cardstock. I added the 'happy' and flower stickers, matted the panel to a piece of patterned paper, and adhered it on an angle to a piece of My Mind's Eye Tropical Bay Shimmer Cardstock. You can better see the shimmer of this gorgeous cradstock on the second picture below.



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Just a reminder that you can pick up the Simon Says Stamp August 2015 Card Kit for just $29.95 + shipping. If you'd like to receive this kit and future kits for only $24.95 + shipping per month, you can SUBSCRIBE HERE.

 Also, sweet Heidi, owner of Simon Says Stamp, has given me an extra August Card Kit to pass on to one of you! Just leave a comment on any or all of my August Card Kit blog posts and I'll announce a winner Friday, July 24th.

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 Before I go I just wanted to mention that Simon's fun new Splash of Color Release is also available now and can be found in it's entirety HERE!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sarah


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Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Simon Says Stamp August 2015 Card Kit Reveal (& GIVEAWAY!)

Hi everyone!

Today is reveal day for the Simon Says Stamp August 2015 Card Kit: Summer Sunshine and it is another fun one!



I love the fresh orange-red-teal colour combination this month, the sweet October Afternoon Summertime Pillow Puffs Stickers, and the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Sunshine Die. The Simple Stories Summer Vibes Papers are fun for the summer and the Sakura Jelly Roll Pen is perfect for adding a little shine. This month's kit also includes a Simon Says Stamp Clear Storage Pocket, a custom bottle of Martha Stewart 'Fairy Tale' connfetti mix, and a pack of Best Creations Foam Adhesive. These elements are perfect for creating shaker cards...which is just what I did for today's card! (Sorry the pictures aren't better. It was hard to photograph without getting a glare).



The Simon Says Stamp Storage Pocket is the perfect width for a 5 1/2" wide card. I just cut the top down to 4 1/4" high. I put the fish and yellow star stickers inside the pocket to create a little scene, brushed inside the pocket with my EK Success Powder Tool to help prevent static, and added some of the Martha Stewart Fairy Tale confetti mix. I then sewed the top shut with a piece of the Simple Stories Summer Vibes Paper behind it in order to seal the pocket and create the back of my card. I added a strip of patterned paper to the top of my card front to hide the stitching, as well as a little hand cut 'hello' sentiment from one of the papers. Finally, I added some Ranger Glossy Accents air bubbles to the front of card. My plan is to write my message on the back of the card so you don't see my writing through the fish tank.

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You can pick up the Simon Says Stamp August 2015 Card Kit for just $29.95 + shipping. If you'd like to receive this kit and future kits for only $24.95 + shipping per month, you can SUBSCRIBE HERE.

Also, sweet Heidi, owner of Simon Says Stamp, has given me an extra August Card Kit to pass on to one of you! Just leave a comment on any or all of my August Card Kit blog posts and I'll announce a winner Friday, July 24th.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sarah


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Thursday, July 9, 2015

Hooray Shaker Card (How I Store my Shaker Selections and Link to Discount Code)

Hi everyone!

I'm excited to be sharing today's card with you for a few reasons. First off, the products I'm featuring were designed by my sweet friend Lucy Abrams who I finally got to meet in real life (along with her adorable family) last month after knowing her online for over 6 years. She is as wonderful in person as I imagined she would be. Secondly, I've been hoarding her gorgeous Shaker Selections. I have 12 different selections (and more on the way). They are STUNNING! Yay for putting some on a card, lol! ;) Thirdly, the fun Circle Hooray Die Lucy designed for Clearly Besotted showed up a couple of days ago in my Simon Says Stamp order. I've been planning this card for a bit now and was able to grab the die when it came back in stock. Now I'm stalking Lucy's Clear Besotted Diamond Thanks Die, waiting for it to be restocked too. (As of the writing of this post, all of Lucy's other Shaker Shape Dies are in stock at Simon).

After that long introduction, here's my card:


I started this card by diecutting Simon's largest Stitched Rectangle Die as well as the Circle Hooray Die from a piece of White Fun Foam as well as from a piece of Neenah White Cardstock. I then adhered a scrap of cardstock to the back of the Fun Foam, added Lucy's Flamingo Sparkly Shaker Selection to the area above the Hooray sentiment and her Forget-Me-Not Sparkly Shaker Selection below. The foam 'Hooray' forms a natural barrier between the colours. I cut out a piece of acetate from a Hero Arts Acetate Notecard, brushed over it with my EK Success Powder Tool to reduce static, and adhered it over the entire opening. I took the diecut cardstock panel and blended Abandoned Coral Distress Ink at the top and Shaded Lilac Distress Ink at the bottom. I spritzed some Shimmer Spritz on the panel, let it dry, and adhered it over the fun foam piece before adhering it all to a card base. Finally, I adhered a few individual components from Lucy's Shaker Selections using Multi Medium Matte Adhesive. I'm so happy with how this card turned out and think the Hooray sentiment is great for so many different occasions: birthday, baby, graduation, etc.

Before I go, I thougth I'd mention that yesterday Jennifer McGuire posted an AMAZING clear shaker card on her blog using some of Lucy's Shaker Selections and she has a discount code for 15% off Lucy's Shaker Selections! Visit her blog to see her fabulous card and get the discount code! It's good through 7/15/15.

I also wanted to quickly share how I've been storing my Shaker Selections. I'm a tea drinker and David's Teas are some of my favourites. They have some great gift boxes that include these little tins of teas. Once I finish a flavour I repurpose the tin for Lucy's Shaker Selections. They are the perfect size! I've kept my gift box too so I can store all the tins together. I'm out of tins so it's time to buy more tea. ;)


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