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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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Laura Bassen
Yana Smakula
Debby Hughes
Yoonsun Hur
Amy Rysavy
Jean Manis
Heather Ruwe
Vicky Papaioannou
Lisa Addesa
Lea Lawson
Cheiron Brandon
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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CAS(E) this Sketch 279 – Sail Away

Hello! I am playing along with the CAS(E) this Sketch #279 Challenge.

I stamped the sentiment (now retired but a favorite of mine) in Gray Flannel on white cardstock.
I inked the Waves Stencil (which I masked) with Tumbled Glass, Mermaid Lagoon, and Blueprint Sketch.
I colored white cardstock with Hickory Smoke and Mermaid Lagoon from which I cut the Sailboat (now retired.
I added the stamped and stenciled panel to a Slate Gray card base.

Hibiscus Frame – CAS Friendship Card

Hello! Today, I’m sharing a CAS friendship card showcasing the Hibiscus Frame from the Simon Says Stamp GOOD VIBES release.

I cut the Hibiscus Frame from 110 lb. white cardstock and trimmed it to A2 panel size (the die cuts the inside but not the outside frame).
I created the background with alcohol inks – Flamingo and Sunshine Yellow – on Yupo paper.
I used a spray adhesive to attach the frame to the alcohol-ink panel. I also adhered die-cut pieces around the edges into the frame.
To finish, I heat-embossed a sentiment from the Kind Flowers set on black cardstock.

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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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