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Simon Says Stamp Friendly Frolic Blog Hop

Hello! Today, I’m delighted to be sharing three projects as part of a Simon Says Stamp blog hop showcasing products from the FRIENDLY FROLIC release.

My first project showcases the Folk Dance die, with which I used the inlay technique (one of my favorites).

To create a frame for the pieces, I die-cut the Folk Dance panel several times from black cardstock and adhered the layers together. I backed the panel with white cardstock.
I used the Folk Dance die to cut the leaves and petals from colored cardstock and adhered the pieces into the frame.
I adhered the assembly to a card base.
I stamped the Big Thanks sentiment on a white cardstock strip with black ink.
I die-cut the Big Happy sentiment and applied it to the strip.
I adhered the strip to the card.

My second card features the Diamond Pattern die.

I inked a cardstock panel (masking as I went along) with Picked Raspberry, Spun Sugar, Twisted Citron, and Tumbled Glass Distress Inks and cut it with the Diamond Pattern die.
I adhered the panel over a similarly colored piece so that the diamond pattern revealed a second layer of color.
I added a sentiment cut with the You Da Best die.

My final project combines an image from the Plantiful Puns stamp set with the Diamond Pattern stamp.

I stamped the Plantiful Puns image and colored it with Copic markers.
I stamped the card front panel with the Diamond Pattern stamp using Versamark ink.
I cut a circle in the panel and adhered the plant image from behind.
I heat-embossed the Plantiful Puns sentiment on a strip, which I adhered just under the plant image.
I adhered the panel to a dry-embossed card base.

Thank you for visiting! Looking for more inspiration? Check out the Friendly Frolic Gallery. Now it’s time to get hopping!

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Debby Hughes
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Amy Rysavy
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Heather Ruwe
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Mindy Baxter
Marge Yoon

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Simon Says Stamp Friendly Frolic Release

Hello! Today, I’m delighted to be sharing two CAS cards featuring products from the just-released Simon Says Stamp FRIENDLY FROLIC release.

My first card, on which I used a resist technique, showcases the Folk Dance stamp.

I heat-embossed the Folk Dance stamp with clear powder.
I applied Distress Inks to the background (from top):
Spiced Marmalade, Squeezed Lemonade, Shabby Shutters, and Broken China.
I adhered the inked panel to a card base.
I stamped the Big Thanks sentiment on a white cardstock strip with black ink.
I die-cut the Big Happy sentiment and applied it to the strip.
I added the strip to the card.

My second card features the Folk Dance die.

I die-cut the Folk Dance panel several times to create extra depth and adhered the layers together.
I painted cardstock with Color Pop paints.
Once the painted panel was dry, I adhered it to the back of the die-cut panels.
I adhered the assembly to a card base.
I stamped the Big Thanks sentiment on a white cardstock strip with black ink.
I die-cut the Big Happy sentiment and applied it to the strip.
I adhered the strip to the card.

Looking for more inspiration? Check out the Friendly Frolic Gallery. Additionally, head to the Simon Says Stamp Blog for two days of blog hopping on Friday and Saturday!

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Spellbinders Layers of Flowers – Take Two

Hello! Today, I’m sharing a CAS card created with the Spellbinders Layers of Flowers die set. This is my second card using this die set. My first take had a vertical orientation.

The set, designed by Marisa Job, includes three different floral panels. I heat-embossed a sentiment on to a rectangular panel to which I attached the assembled layers. Two of the layers are cut from white cardstock, which puts the focus on the top detailed layer. I added small yellow circles to the centers of the flowers for additional color and to tie in with the patterned paper background.

Freshly Made Sketches 345

Hello! I am playing along with the Freshly Made Sketches #345 Challenge.

For my CAS card, I combined a My Favorite Things die and stamp set (Die-namics Double the Smiles and All Smiles) with Carta Bella patterned paper and a Spellbinders flower (from the Die D-Lites Daisy set). I heat-embossed the sentiment from the All Smiles set with Ranger Red embossing powder.

On CAS cards, I tend to start out with the mindset of “Oh, this won’t take any time at all”! I quickly realize that because there are so few items on the card, the choices have to work just right. I obsessed a lot over the colors and patterned paper with this card.

Spellbinders Top Floral Panel – Two Ways

Hello! Today, I am sharing two cards created with the Spellbinders Top Floral Panel die, part of the Blooming Garden Collection by Marisa Job. The cards vary in orientation and color.

I used the same technique for both versions:

I cut the Top Floral Panel from white cardstock three times. I adhered the panels together to create a thick die-cut.
I heat-embossed the sentiment on to a rectangle, which I sized to fit just inside the Top Floral Panel, and adhered the heat-embossed rectangle to the card base.
I adhered the Top Floral Panel to the heat-embossed rectangle before adding the petals and flower centers.
I used the Top Floral Panel die to cut the the petals and flower centers. I added a small amount of liquid adhesive inside the Top Floral Panel frame and inlaid the petals and flower centers.