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Freshly Made Sketches 337 – Die-cut Crocodile

Hello! Today, I am sharing a CAS friendship card which I am entering into the Freshly Made Sketches 337 challenge.

This card combines my fondness for die-cuts and for stencils.

To begin, I cut the Picture Book Croc from cardstock colored with Lucky Clover, Pine Needles, and Cracked Pistachio inks and assembled him. Next, I inked a white cardstock panel using the Abstract Triangle stencil with Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron, Cracked Pistachio, and Mermaid Lagoon inks. I dry-embossed the yellow cardstock with an embossing folder for texture and added a heat-embossed sentiment from the Messages for Everyday set.

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Simon Says Stamp SENDING SUNSHINE Blog Hop

Hello! Today, I’m delighted to be sharing four projects as part of a Simon Says Stamp blog hop showcasing products from their SENDING SUNSHINE release. The list of stops is included at the end of my post.

My first project features the Flower Cluster die. I cut several cardstock colors with the die and inlaid the petals and leaves. I placed yellow cardstock behind the flower centers (rather than inlay those small pieces). On the card panel, I added Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide ink to the center and adhered the Big Thanks dies sentiment at an angle in the center of the two floral sprays. The Flower Cluster die could be used any number of ways. For example, inlay only a few flowers or simply cut an outline.

For my next card, I used the Marilyn Full Card die to cut a panel from cardstock colored with Distress Oxide inks in S queezed Lemonade, Spiced Marmalade, and Picked Raspberry. I used the Big Thanks dies for the sentiment. I shared another card example created with the Marilyn Full Card in this post.

My next card uses the Spring Flower Burst stamp set on a panel colored with Distress Oxide inks in S queezed Lemonade, Worn Lipstick, and Picked Raspberry. I stamped the flower cluster from the set several times and added a few of the individual flowers to fill the space. I added Flickering Butterflies, cut from cardstock colored with the same Distress Oxide inks, and a heat-embossed sentiment. I shared another card example created with the Spring Flower Burst in this post

For my final card, I used the You Are My Sunshine die to create a sentiment to pair with flowers and leaves cut with the Radiant Sunflower die set from cardstock colored with Squeezed Lemonade, Spiced Marmalade and Peeled Paint Distress Oxide inks. The card background was colored with Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide ink.

Time to get hopping!

Simon Says Stamp Blog
Debby Hughes
Laura Bassen
Yana Smakula
Heather Ruwe
Amy Rysavy
Barb Engler
Jean Manis
Bibi Cameron
Yoonsun Hur
Vicky Papaioannou
Lea Lawson
Olga Direktorenko
Kelly Latevola

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Simon Says Stamp SENDING SUNSHINE Release

Hello! Today, I’m delighted to be sharing four projects featuring products from the Simon Says Stamp SENDING SUNSHINE release.

My first card showcases the Marilyn Full Card die–elegant and on-trend! I used the die to create an A2-sized overlay and adhered it on top of a cardstock panel, which I had colored with Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers, and Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide inks. I used the Big Thanks dies to create the sentiment.

My next project combines a Playful Messages sentiment with images stamped with the previously released Fingerprint Doodles set.

My next card is all about the sunshine! I die-cut the You Are My Sunshine sentiment from cardstock which I had colored with Distress Oxide inks in S queezed Lemonade and Spiced Marmalade. I stamped an image from the Spring Flower Burst stamp set in black ink on either side of a masked portion (there is a coordinating die set for this stamp set as well). I adhered the sentiment in the area I had masked.

For my final card, I used the Star Stream die to add interest on the background of a friendship, encouragement, or graduation card (with a masculine feel), on which I included a Seeing Stars sentiment with die-cut pieces cut with the Space Journey set from cardstock in the Rainbow Pack.

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

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Freshly Made Sketches 336 – Die-cuts and Patterned Paper

Hello! Today, I am sharing a CAS, summer-themed, friendship card which I am entering into the Freshly Made Sketches 336 challenge.

This card combines my fondness for die-cuts and for patterned paper.

It took awhile to come up with a combination of papers that would allow the white chair to stand out and support the theme. I cut the chair and flip flops with the Impression Obsession Single Beach Chair die. The sentiment is from the Papertrey Ink Flipping Out stamp set.

Taylored Expressions – Cactus Die-Cuts

Hello! Today, I am sharing a CAS, Southwest-themed, apology card combining a variety of Taylored Expressions supplies.

Here’s how I created the card: I cut Sugar Cube cardstock with the largest die in the Stitched Rectangle Stacklets and applied Dreamweaver Embossing Paste through the Chevron Arrow Stencil. I set the panel with wet embossing paste aside to dry. I cut the cactus and their containers with dies in the Sitting Pretty Accessories set from Sugar Cube cardstock and colored them with Copic Markers. I like the look that coloring with Copic markers gives to die-cuts, especially for the variation it provides. I assembled the plants and containers.

I stamped and heat-embossed the sentiment from the Lookin’ Sharp Stamp & Die Combo set on Poppy Seed cardstock with TE Fine Detail White Embossing Powder. Once the stenciled panel was dry, I added the sentiment and cacti to the panel with foam adhesive. The card base was created from Toffee cardstock.

Lookin’ Sharp Stamp & Die Combo [ TE ]	Sitting Pretty Accessories [ TE ]	Chevron Arrow Stencil [ TE ]
Stitched Rectangle Stacklets [ TE ]	TE Fine Detail Embossing Powder – White [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Poppy Seed [ TE ]
TE Premium Cardstock – Toffee [ TE ]	TE Premium Cardstock – Sugar Cube [ TE ]	Copic Markers [ TE ]
Dreamweaver Embossing Paste – White [ TE ]	VersaMark – Watermark Stamp Pad [ TE ]	Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L – 3D Foam… [ TE ]