Smile Every Day (Simon Says Stamp March Card Kit)

Hi everyone!

Welcome back! Today I'm sharing another card using the Simon Says Stamp March 2013 Card Kit (Friendship Flowers).

 

Today's card uses some beautiful flower stamps, great stickers from the Lawn Fawn sticker sheet, and my favourite woodgrain cardstock (all from the kit). 

I white heat embossed a number of the images from the Flower Friends stamp set on white cardstock and used distress inks to fill in the unembossed areas. I then die cut the banner and heart. Some washi tape, a metal clip, and sticker elements finished things off.

Here are the linked to the items I used to make today's card (the 1st 10 are from the kit):


Be sure to comment on my March Card Kit posts (this is my 3rd of 4) for your chance to win one of your own thanks to Heidi, owner of SimonSaysStamp.com. I'll randomly draw and announce a winner Monday March 4th. I'll be back tomorrow with something special so be sure to stop by! :)

Thanks so much!
Sarah

Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes Challenge!

Hi everyone,

I'm back to share a card for this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge!

This week's challenge is everyone's favourite: Anything Goes! The design team is featuring Tim Holtz products! Yay!

Here's my card:

I decided to use the tie from the Tim Holtz Tag & Tie die set. I thought it was a great way to use up some scraps of patterned paper. :) The ribbon is from the Simon Says Stamp December 2012 card kit. Initially I was going to use a birthday greeting with this card but then the 'Tag You're it!' just came to me. It reminded me of when I was in university and my boyfriend at the time (now my husband) and I would write long letters to each other. We would try to outdo each other in how long they were. :) Anyways, the sentiment is computer-generated. I printed it first on printer paper, adhered the tag on top, and ran it through the printer again.

Here's what I used to make my card:

I hope you'll join us for this week's challenge! Up for grabs is a $50 gift voucher for the Simon Says Stamp store thanks to sweet Heidi! For all the details and to see what the other designers have come up with please check out the Simon Says Stamp Challenge blog HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sarah

Simon Says Stamp March Card Kit - "Cute" card

Hi everyone!

I'm back to share another card I made using the Simon Says Stamp March 2013 Card Kit (Friendship Flowers).

 

One of the great things about this kit is, that although there's lots of pink and purple in it, it still has lots of great elements for making boyish cards too.

Here's what I used to make today's card (the 1st 7 items are from the kit):


Just a reminder that Heidi (owner of SimonSaysStamp.com) is generously giving me an extra March Card Kit to give away to one of my blog readers. :) All you need to do is post a comment on any of my card kit posts this week (including last Friday) and I'll randomly draw and announce a winner Monday March 4th. (I'll be back with another card on Thursday and something extra special on Friday). :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sarah

Born to Be Wild Card

Hi everyone,

Popping in today for a quick publication share. This card was featured in Paper Crafts March /April issue in the 'Animals to Welcome Baby' section. Here it is:

Besides the ribbon, this card was made entirely with my Silhouette diecutting machine

Supplies:

I also wanted to share that I have a card featured over at the Moxie Fab World blog this week: my World Card Making Day win in the Love category! When I decided to send in some cards for this contest I think I made 1 or 2 new cards and then went through a number of publication rejects to add to the package. I basically added anything that fit one of the 5 categories, that hadn't been blogged, and that I didn't think was hideous. I think that narrowed it down to about 8. Ha! The card that they picked as a winner was the last one that I added... the one that I wasn't sure about. I was so unsure about it in fact that when I found out it was a winner I had to email Susan R. Opel and ask just what it was that drew the judges to that card. You know what she said? It had subway art, used washi tape, and had no pink. Basically the fact that it wasn't a traditional 'love' card. :) Moral of the story is: When in doubt submit it! :)

Here are the supplies I used for my winning card;


Thanks for stopping by!
I hope you have a great weekend!
Sarah 

Simon Says Stamp March Card Kit (Friendship Flowers)

Hi everyone!

I hope you've been having a great week! It's time for me to start sharing some projects I've made using the Simon Says Stamp March 2013 Card Kit (Friendship Flowers). I usually plan to share all my projects in one week but I'm just so excited about March's kit that I couldn't wait until Monday to get started. ;)

 

This month's kit is FABULOUS! I love that the colours shout SPRING to me. (Anyone else done with winter)? ;) Kristina Werner has come up with a wonderful stamp set called 'Flower Friend' for this kit. I love the sweet font of the greetings and the flowers and leaves in this set are so pretty. The kit also includes some happy Lawn Fawn papers and stickers, some washi tape, cute paper straws, etc. I've made a couple of fun projects for next Friday, March 1st using the straws so be sure stop by for that. ;)

Here's my first card using the Friendship Flowers Card Kit:

I was inspired by the rainbow of colors in the patterned papers. :) The little kraft bag from the kit is the perfect size for a gift card or to tuck in a note that can't be contained in a card.

Here are the links to the products I used to make this card (the 1st 5 are included in the kit but can also be purchased separately):

Sweet Heidi (owner of SimonSaysStamp.com) is giving me an extra March Card Kit: Friendship Flowers to give away to one of my blog readers. Yay! All you need to do is post a comment on any of my card kit posts over the next week and I'll randomly draw and announce a winner Monday, March 4th. (I'll be posting more card kit projects next Monday, Thursday, and Friday). :)

Before I go I just want to mention that I've added a pinning button for Pinterest to my posts for those of you who like to save projects there. :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sarah

Simon Says Stamp: Put an Arrow on it Challenge

Hi everyone,

I'm back to share a card for this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge!

This week's challenge is to put an arrow on it and the design team is using product from Basic Grey.

I decided to make a masculine birthday card:

Supplies:

I hope you'll join us for this week's challenge! Up for grabs is a $50 gift voucher for the Simon Says Stamp store thanks to sweet Heidi! For all the details and to see what the other designers have come up with go HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sarah

Party Hat Card

Hi everyone,

Happy Friday! I don't know about you but I'm ready for the weekend! This weekend my kids have a couple of birthday parties to go to and so I've been busy making birthday cards. My mojo has been lacking lately and so I thought I'd pull out some new stamps and just make some cards for fun. No publication calls. No challenges. Just fun. It did wonders and my mojo has returned! Yay!

Here's one of the cards I made using the new TIm Holtz Birthday Blueprints set:

These blueprint images are fabulous and I'd love to get a few more of the sets! First, I stamped the party hat image on my notecard and then again on a couple different patterned papers which I used to paper piece the birthday hat. Once adhered to my card, I added glossy accents to the blue stripes to finish it off. The sentiment stamp is from a new Hero Arts birthday sentiment set called "It's Your Day."

Supplies:


Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Sarah

Simon Says Stamp: White on White Challenge

Hi everyone,

Welcome back for this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge!

This week's challenge is to make a white on white card. Our super talented design team member Joy has created a beautiful inspiration board to help us out with this one. Here it is:

The design team is using Cuttlebug product from Provocraft.
Here's my card:

I rubbed some liquid pearls on the hearts and letters to add some shimmer. I'm also really loving the May Arts faux linen ribbons. I find they still have a soft look like silk but have more *hold* to them. :)

Here's my full supply list:


I hope you'll join us in this week's challenge! Up for grabs is a $50 gift voucher for the Simon Says Stamp store thanks to sweet Heidi! For all the details and to see what the other designers have come up with go HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Simon Says Stamp Have a Heart Challenge

Hi everyone,

I'm back to share a project for this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge!

This week's challenge is 'Have a Heart' and the design team is using some fabulous Simon Says Stamp Exclusives.

I decided to make tags to go with some Valentine goodies for my kids:

Here's what I used to make my tags:

I hope you'll join us for this week's challenge! Up for grabs is a $50 gift voucher for the Simon Says Stamp store thanks to sweet Heidi! For all the details and to see what the other designers have come up with go HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sarah

Simon Says Stamp February Card Kit Winner & Publication Share

Hi everyone!

I'm back to announce the winner of the Simon Says Stamp February Card Kit: Style of Love and share a card I have published in Paper Crafts Stamp It! 3 Ways Vol. 2.

The winner of the card kit is...

croppergal who  said...
Very sweet card, Sarah! I love the pinks and your use of the doily! Great job!

January 30, 2013 at 4:46 PM

Big congrats! Please email me with your shipping info and I'll pass it on to Simon Says Stamp!

Here's the card I have published in Paper Crafts Stamp It! Vol. 2:

Two other designers and I all worked with the same Technique Tuesday stamp set in three different ways. I had fun stepping away from my usual style to make a 'messy card'.

Supplies:


Thanks for stopping by!
Sarah

Simon Says Stamp February Card Kit: Much Love

Hi everyone! Me again! :)

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Before I get to today's Card Kit post I want to announce the winner of the Simon Says Stamp 2013 Valentine’s Day Hop Blog giveaway!

 

We were overwhelmed by the response to the Simon Says Stamp Valentine’s Day Blog Hop. Thank you so much for your wonderful comments and for playing along. I had so much fun being a part this hop with such talented ladies! Thanks you Heidi, Jana, and Simon for including me!

Each designer in the hop is giving away a Goodie Bag from Simon Says Stamp and a random winner from my blog has been chosen and it is:

Aaga (from Hungary) who said:

aaga said...

I didn't like black cardstock..till now! Now I have to try this technique! TFS! 

 

Congratulations Aaga! Simon Says Stamp will be in touch with you to get your mailing address so they can get your goodies off to you. Have fun creating with them and thank you again for commenting on my blog.

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I'm back with one final card this week using the Simon Says Stamp February Card Kit: Style of Love... and one last chance to win one for yourself!

In case you haven't seen my other posts here's the kit:

 

Here's today's card:

I really wanted to use this particular piece of patterned paper this week! All the sweet little circles are so fun! From there I decided to make a window card using a die from Simon Says Stamp's Large Hearts set. I lined up the patterned paper with the front of my card base, cutting the heart out of both. Next, my Dutch heritage kicked in and I just had put some lace in the window using one of the doilies. :) I then surrounded it with a whole bunch of the cute self-adhesive buttons. Finally, I finished it up with a die cut banner and just part of one of the sentiment stamps from the kit.

Supplies:

Thanks so much for joining me this week! Be sure to leave comments on some or all of my Card Kit posts from this week because sweet Heidi has given me an extra kit to give away! I'll announce a winner next Monday February 4th!

Sarah