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Good Vibes – Foiled Stencil Cards

Hello! Today I am sharing two CAS cards created with the Simon Says Stamp Jazz Dance stencil and the Summertime die.

To begin, I applied Deco Foil Gel through the Jazz Dance stencil on white cardstock. Once dried, I ran the panel through the Minc with a Rainbow Foil sheet. For the second card base, I ran a piece of Toner Sheet and the leftover foil sheet (with the negative image from the stencil) through the Minc.

To create the Summertime sentiment panels, I first cut the Summertime die from white cardstock. I also used the die to cut the frame and letters from a Toner Sheet. I foiled the letters with Lime Foil and the frame with Rainbow Foil. I then inlaid the lime foil letters into the white frame and the white letters into the rainbow frame.

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Taylored Expressions – CAS Friendship card

Hello! Today, I am sharing a CAS, summer-themed, friendship card created with Taylored Expressions products.

My card combines the watermelons cut with the Little Bits – Watermelon die set with a sentiment from the Punny Man 2 stamp set.

To make the card:

I die-cut the watermelons from Guava, Pink Champagne, Oreo, and Lime Zest cardstock.
I created a card base with the Weathered Embossing Folder from Sugar Cube cardstock.
I cut a rectangle from the Hello Happiness paper pack and a circle frame from Pink Champagne cardstock.
I stamped the sentiment in Oreo ink on Sugar Cube cardstock. I adhered the stamped panel behind the circle frame.

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Simon Says Stamp GOOD VIBES Blog Hop

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Hello! Today, I’m delighted to be sharing three projects as part of a Simon Says Stamp blog hop showcasing products from their GOOD VIBES release. Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop! The list of stops is included at the end of my post.

Additionally, use the code PUFFY for a pack of Pebbles Flowers Puffy Stickers, free with any purchase until Sunday, 6/24 at 11:59 pm EDT.

My first project features the Hibiscus Frame die with which I created a CAS friendship card in bright tropical colors.

I cut the Hibiscus Frame from 110 lb. white cardstock and trimmed it to 4 1/4″ square (the die cuts the inside but not the outside frame).
For the background, I adhered strips of cardstock – Key Lime, Sea Glass, Tangerine Twist – from the Gina K Add-On pack to a piece of cardstock.
I cut the small piece of the hibiscus from Coral Reef cardstock.
To finish, I heat-embossed a sentiment from the Vacation Time set on Tranquil Teal and added it to the top.

For my next project, I created a CAS summer-themed card showcasing the Jazz Dance stencil.

I applied Deco Foil Transfer Gel through the Jazz Dance stencil on to Turquoise Sea cardstock.
Once dried, I ran the stenciled panel through the Minc with matching Turquoise Sea foil to create a tone-one-tone background.
I used the Summertime die for the sentiment. I cut Key Lime, Tangerine Twist, Coral Reef cardstock (all three included in the Gina K Add-On pack) and Turquoise Sea cardstock with the die and inlaid the letters in a white cardstock frame.

For my final project, I created a friendship card combining a sentiment from Vacation Time with the Big Friend die.

To begin, I added Broken China Distress Oxide ink to a white cardstock panel and stamped the Vacation Time sentiment in Archival ink.
I cut the Big Friend die sentiment from white cardstock and Coral Reef.
I used the Blooming Circle die to cut the floral pieces from Lucky Clover, Sea Glass, Tangerine Twist, and Coral Reef (from the Gina K Add-On pack). I used a negative piece to place the small pieces on the card base.
I used Turquoise Sea cardstock for the card base.

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Simon Says Stamp GOOD VIBES Release Day

Hello! Today, I’m delighted to be sharing three projects featuring products from the just-released Simon Says Stamp GOOD VIBES release. This release is serious fun – think beach, summer, bright and happy.

Let’s head to the beach! My first card features the Surf’s Up stamp set.

I created a background with inks (from top): Salty Ocean, Summer Sky, Squeezed Lemonade, Dandelion, Tangelo, and Spiced Marmalade.
I stamped the Surf’s Up beach/sun image in black ink on top of the inked panel. I die-cut a frame from Key Lime cardstock (included in the Gina K Add-On pack). The diameter of the circle die was such that I covered the outside circle of the beach/sun image with the frame.
I stamped and Copic-colored a number of the images in the Surf’s Up set, adding them to the scene along with some clouds cut with the Picture Book Sky die.
To finish off the card, I heat-embossed the sentiment on black cardstock and added it to the frame.

My next project showcases the intricate and elegant Debra die.

I cut the die from white cardstock and cut it to an A2 size (the die cuts the inside design but not the outside edges).
I created a panel to go behind the Debra frame with alcohol inks – Red Pepper and Sunshine Yellow – on Yupo paper.
I heat-embossed a sentiment from the Vacation Time set and adhered it to the card.

My final project showcases several of the big sentiments in the Vacation Time set.

I repeatedly stamped two of the Vacation Time sentiments on white cardstock for the card background.
I added a die-cut Bikini and heat-embossed sentiment (Four Seasons set) to a circle cut from cardstock to match the ink I used to stamp the sentiments.

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

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Die-cut Stars – CAS(E) this Sketch 276

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS card created for the CAS(E) this Sketch #276 Challenge.

I love stars (and have since I was a child) and set out to make a CAS and bright card, using two of my favorite techniques — die-cutting and heat-embossing.

I cut the stars from Gina K cardstock with the MFT Stacking Stars Die-namics die set (now retired).
I heat-embossed the Seeing Stars sentiment on black cardstock and cut it with one of the Lawn Fawn Everyday Sentiment Banners.
I dry-embossed the card base with the Stampin’ Up Simple Stripes embossing folder.
I arranged the stars on the card base and picked them up with Press’n Seal. I added adhesive to the backs of the stars and attached them to the card base. The sentiment strip was added with foam adhesive.